Class Notes

Across the country and around the world, members of the Cornell Class of 1991 are living out the University’s founding values through service, leadership, and community engagement. Their words tell the story best.

Eric Rosario shares the joy of his work at the Sciencenter in Ithaca, where he is “honored to be elected chair of the board of trustees” and energized by “an outstanding team dedicated to making science accessible to all.” Dorine Colabella’s service with the Assistance League of Northern Virginia reflects the same spirit. She supports clothing, literacy, and food programs for Title I students and recalls a moment that shaped her work: a young boy arriving on a cold, rainy day with no socks because “his brother got to wear them that day.”

Many classmates devote their careers and volunteer time to protecting children and improving health. Jeannette Perez‑Rossello describes her national advocacy to prevent child abuse as “a meaningful and rewarding part of my journey.” Steve Merz exemplifies this commitment through his leadership roles as a committee member of the American Heart Association Heart Walk and as a board member of the American College of Healthcare Executives of Northern New England.

Pediatric epilepsy specialist Eric Kossoff supports epilepsy foundations through lectures, walks, and triathlons. Cardiologist Anthony Magnano has spent two decades volunteering with local education and refugee‑support groups, while pediatrician Stephen Turner partners with schools to “provide medical advice and talks for expecting parents and preschool children.” Family physician Julie Nielsen Lindsey reflects that what drives her is “the desire to serve others and make a difference on the individual and community level,” even as she embraces a new chapter in telehealth.

Education and mentorship run deep. Jana Pompadur Kierstead leads programs at Harvard Business School that “develop leaders who make a difference in the world.” Kristin Hurley Van Riper mentors D.C. public school students through Minds Matter, calling them “really inspiring” and admiring “their ambition and motivation.” Your class correspondents give back to the Cornell community by volunteering to write this column and keep our classmates connected; Evelyn Achuck Yue shares that reconnecting with classmates has been “so fulfilling.”

Environmental stewardship is another hallmark of the class. Susie Curtis Schneider works to protect Cayuga Lake, recruiting “hydrilla hunters” and supporting HAB (harmful algal bloom) monitoring. Andrew Stifel has dedicated years to wildlife conservation, noting that “all of it has its place” in protecting ecosystems for future generations. Troy Resch supports historic preservation through the Landmark Trust USA and Scott Farm, while Cynthia Miller Mason fosters community well‑being through pop‑up yoga that brings “peace, restoration, and deeper connections” to her Texas community.

Classmates also strengthen their local communities in countless ways. Amy Gellert Lebovitz supports the Friendship Circle and St. Joseph’s in New Jersey. Denise Law LaGalia treasures her work with the Allendale Woman’s Club, saying it has been “extremely rewarding in many ways.” Sabrina Strickland balances her orthopedic surgery practice with raising a proud Cornell family, while Karen Paul Zimmer, MD ’98, shares the joy of her blended family, including Cornell alumni.

Cornell itself remains a lifelong anchor. Paul Hayre reflects that “augmenting Big Red vibrancy dramatically increases the greater good in the world,” and credits his wife, Jeannette Perez‑Rossello, with expanding the impact of the President’s Council of Cornell Women and alumni engagement. Joe Marraccino (that’s me) keeps classmates connected through the annual Frozen Apple hockey outing, now drawing “over 100 Class of ’91 strong.” Meredith Clark Shachoy celebrates her multigenerational Cornell family, calling it “a true legacy.”

Some classmates discovered their passion for service at Cornell. Chris LaPunzina first volunteered with Habitat for Humanity as a senior and says he “was hooked after one day,” continuing that work in every city he’s lived in. Andrew Stifel echoes that early experiences shaped his lifelong commitment to conservation.

Together, these voices form a portrait of a class that leads with purpose, empathy, and action. The Class of ’91 continues to show that service is not a moment but a way of life, one that reflects the very best of Cornell.

Our 35th Reunion is just around the corner, June 4–7, and we’re hoping to see many of you back on the Hill in person! We have an exciting weekend planned, full of class festivities, athletics, lectures, tours, and much more—including favorites like the tent parties on the Arts Quad, Cornell Dairy ice cream socials, and Cornelliana Night. You can find all the details at our class website. We encourage everyone to register online ahead of time, but onsite registration will be available throughout Reunion. See you in Ithaca!

Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly. ❖ Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings from Southern Maine, where a blanket of snow is settling over us. Our classmates have sent in some interesting news—stories of creativity and achievement.

Miki Yoshimoto shared that she enjoys going to intimate chamber concerts and traveling with her family. She has started her own handmade sustainable goods business. Her son is at UT Austin studying violin performance and her daughter is applying to colleges, with her first choice being Cornell, to study environmental engineering.

Won Choo wrote in to say he’s been married 26 years and has a son and daughter. His son graduated from Emory University and works at J.P. Morgan and his daughter is a senior at University of Chicago. Won owns two companies in the transportation and logistics industry and employs around 350 people.

Timothy Reed recalled when Michael Vargas scored the game-winning touchdown in his first sprint football game for Cornell, a 12-7 win at West Point over Army. Along with his love of family life, Timothy works as an anesthesiologist in Winter Garden, FL. Timothy credits a Cornell colleague for inspiring him to study medicine after an engineering undergrad degree.

Kevin Kordziel wrote in about his new thriller Perpetuity, which was released in August 2025. It tells the story of a doctor and an enigmatic woman running for their lives while trying to solve a futuristic medical mystery. Kevin worked as a lawyer after graduating from Cornell in 1991 and Duke Law School in 1994. Today he writes full time under his pen name Kevin Joseph.

Julie Kaufman Betancur writes to share the news that, after 20 years in HR across tech, professional services, and consumer packaged goods, she has launched her own career coaching and talent consulting practice, Talent Right Partners.

Continuing with the impressive creativity of our classmates, Kim Brown Bixler shared that, after a “30-year gap year,” she went back to school at 52 to earn her MFA degree from the NYU Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. She wittily suggested that a mid-life crisis is more enjoyable set to show tunes. Hard to disagree with that. In addition to two shows—BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical and a Spanish language production in Costa Rica—she gave a TEDx Talk about creative reinvention and the beauty of second (or third) acts. It was called “Why I Couldn’t be a Musical Theater Writer Until I Turned 50.”

José Enrique Medina wrote a poetry book called Haunt Me, which came out in September 2025. It earned the prestigious Rattle Chapbook Prize. This collection asks: What do we inherit from those who vanish? And what becomes of us when the ones we long for stay silent—while those we tried to forget come back, again and again, to remind us who we are?

Impressive news, please continue to share updates with your correspondents. ❖ Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Alumni Directory.

Hey Class of ’91—Big Red energy is everywhere!

Ithaca is looking gorge-ous and Cornell inaugurated its 15th president, Michael Kotlikoff, at the 75th Trustee-Council Annual Meeting. Classmates spotted reconnecting at TCAM: Lisa Bushlow, Mark DeAngelis, MPA ’92, Nicole Bisagni DelToro, David Einhorn, Jacqueline Flake, Cristos Goodrow, Abbe Goldberg Groffman, Anne Grossman, Paul Hayre, Cathy Merrill, Jeannette Perez-Rosello, Eric Rosario, Andrew Stifel, Ed Tam, MBA ’95, Charles Wu, and Karen Zimmer Paul, MD ’98. 

Save the date for our 35th Reunion! We’re back on campus June 4­–7, 2026—our first in-person Reunion since 2016! Details are coming soon. Don’t miss it.

It was a D.C. mini-reunion for Matthew Sherman and crew—Charles Nemecek, John Trenor, Jeff Rathke, John Byers, and Peter Selian—as they relived freshman year memories from Boldt Hall/Boldt Tower to their senior apartment over museums, restaurants, and a Nationals baseball game. A great time was had by all!

Edward Chai shares that in addition to seeing his Big Red track family at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championship, he “runs” into Cornellians everywhere: Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95, on the Metro-North, Paul Hayre, Jeannette Perez-Rosello, Wes Newman ’09 in Puerto Rico, and Stuart Friedman ’90 at a lacrosse game in Ohio. As Edward’s wife, Rachel Brody, notes, “you people” are everywhere!

From Cornell’s White Hall to NYU Tisch’s Musical Theatre Writing MFA, Kim Brown Bixler’s TEDx Talk chronicles her journey. Her thesis musical, BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical, was a hit on stages from Off-Broadway to Costa Rica. Bonus: Kim and Tim Bixler, JD ’93, welcomed grandson (and future Cornellian) Cecil!

José Enrique Medina, BA ’93, released Haunt Me, winner of the 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize. A collection of poems written after his mother’s passing, it explores legacy, grief, and healing.

Mike Dreitzer was appointed chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. With 25+ years in gaming law and leadership, most recently as CEO of Gaming Arts LLC, he’s ready to raise the bar. 

As for me, Ruby Wang Pizzini, I’ve recently retired after 24 years in financial services. Our daughter Grace earned her ChemE degree from Michigan and is now pursuing her master’s in energy systems. Mark and I are loving pickleball, volunteering, traveling with our son Milo to tournaments, and helping him with tennis recruiting over his last two years of high school.

One last reminder: Reunion is on June 4–7, 2026. It’s been too long. And per Robert Marciano, our favorite meteorologist and CBS news weather anchor, only sunny days ahead. Let’s make it happen!

Got news? Send it via the online news form or reach out to one of us directly. ❖ Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Alumni Directory.

Hey, Class of 1991 friends! Greetings from your Ithaca-based class correspondent! As you read this, the end of the fall semester is in sight for current students and we (hopefully) are still awaiting our first snowfall. But, more importantly, your Reunion committee is in full swing for plans for our 35th Reunion next June! Mark your calendars to return to Cornell on June 4–7, 2026, and watch your email for details!

As a warm-up for all the catching up you will be doing next June, see the information below that was shared with our class via the online news form. Please keep the updates coming!

Matthew Sherman and his spouse, Kathleen Gapp, made a road trip for the Harvard/Dartmouth hockey games during the 2024–25 hockey season. They met up with their cousin Peter Slaunwhite ’74 and shared some memories. Matthew and Kathleen are looking forward to their next trip to campus for Reunion!

Classmate Chris Stuebner reports that she and her daughter Katrina manage a 4-H dog training club in Virginia. They are proud to have just graduated a service dog to his forever human. Such great work! Chris also keeps busy playing clarinet in the Fairfax Wind Symphony. Chris says her experience as a walk-on for the women’s ice hockey team was the most impactful thing about Cornell for her. She loved reconnecting with her former teammates at the 50th anniversary of the women’s ice hockey program last year.

We are so happy to hear from Johnny Tseng, who writes from his home in Hong Kong, where he runs a clothing business. He reports that his daughters are now studying abroad in the U.K. He graciously recalls that he learned resilience, courage, and honorability during his years on the Hill.

A bit closer to home, Jean Signorelli Spiegel writes in from Ballston Lake, NY. Jean changed careers five years ago and now works in the Town of Clifton Park Town Supervisor’s office. Jean also is enjoying a remodeling and landscaping project at a vacation home in Aurora, NY. She is happy to report that daughter Lauren just completed her first year of graduate work at Cornell (Go Big Red!), and her younger daughter Sophia has just started her freshman year at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.

Classmate Sharon Prise Azurin is proud to share that her youngest daughter, Estelle ’28, is enjoying her sophomore year in the College of Human Ecology, majoring in design and environmental analysis. Estelle is a member of the equestrian team, so Sharon has enjoyed returning to campus more frequently to cheer on the team at the Oxley Equestrian Center (Let’s go Red!).

Your class correspondent Susie Curtis Schneider and husband Eric, MBA ’99, have loved living close to campus and have entertained many Cornell friends and family during the past year. Will we be able to host you at Reunion? One more reminder to make your plans NOW to come back to campus for our 35th Reunion from June 4–7. We haven’t been able to gather as a class in person since 2016 (remember COVID?), so it’s time! Can’t wait to see you all!

Thanks to those who sent in updates! Have news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly. ❖ Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings, Class of ’91! Let’s see what our classmates are up to.

On the East Coast, we heard from Stephen Turner, a pediatrician who lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Taryn. His greatest joy these days is “playing golf with his sons!” The most impactful thing he learned while at Cornell, he says, was critical thinking skills.

Living in Sands Point, NY, Toby Handler, MD ’95, is a urologist in Garden City, specializing in women’s health. She writes that “spending time with my four daughters, taking care of my patients, and spending time outdoors and exercising” brings her the most satisfaction these days. The most impactful thing Toby learned while at Cornell is “how important long-term friendships are; college friends are still my closest friends today.”

In Connecticut, Jennifer Huber writes, “I am a gardener at Mystic Seaport Museum, tasked with making sure the campus is full of flowers and well decorated at Christmas.” These days, she finds the most joy in “knitting and vegetable gardening.” Jennifer found “lifelong friendships” to be the most impactful thing she learned while at Cornell.

When Cornellians serve their communities, they carry Ezra’s founding ideal out into the world. Ezra wrote about his intention “to do the greatest good” for humanity. There are so many classmates that are serving, and we want to highlight a few.

Karen Baase, MPS ’00,writes, “Fifteen years ago, a group of my friends and I, members of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Hamilton, NY, were inspired by a Reader’s Digest article on the nonprofit America’s Grow-a-Row in New Jersey. From their humble beginnings, they happily gave the excess vegetables they cultivated from their family garden to the food pantry. We wanted to do the same in Hamilton. And so we collaborated with the Hamilton Food Cupboard, which willingly accepted our offer. We launched our efforts in a donated garden space, 40 by 80 feet. Seeds were donated by Tractor Supply and many volunteers planted, weeded, tilled, and harvested our bountiful produce for four years.

“After four years, we lost our garden plot, but individually I continued that effort in my home garden, supplying what I could to the Hamilton Food Cupboard. Then I retired and moved to Western New York, where I restarted my own Grow-a-Row model, supplying fresh produce to the Brockport Food Shelf once a week. That went on for six years. Now that my large-scale gardening effort has ended, I keep my hands busy tilling, planting, and harvesting from two cold-frame, 2-by-8-foot beds next to my house. I’m forever grateful for helping to spread fresh produce to needy persons at local food cupboards.”

Rebecca Scott writes, “I started volunteering with Safe Place for Youth, an organization that supports young people who are unhoused. I have volunteered in the community garden, the clothing closet where members get fresh clothes, and the dining area where members are served meals that are provided by different organizations in the community. Recently, I’ve started volunteering in the education and employment office, where we help young people continue their schooling and find work. I love having the chance to interact with the members. Just like any young people, they have challenges in life, but they face them with humor and tenacity. I’ve learned so much from them!”

Save the date of June 4–7, 2026 when we will celebrate our 35th Reunion! Thank you to those who sent in updates! Have news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly. ❖ Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) |Alumni Directory.

Greetings, Class of ’91! Let’s see what our classmates are up to.

Steven Eisenberg lives in Doylestown, PA, and writes, “I am a lawyer. My firm is located in Bucks County, PA, about 15 minutes from where I live. I have three children: my oldest daughter is a lawyer in Philadelphia, my middle son is a Disney Imagineer making magic in Orlando, FL, and my youngest is a fourth-year student at RISD, studying architecture. My wife, Sasha, and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary this summer, June 2025.”

Brian Frankie, MS ’92, and his wife, Michelle, their two kids, Jasper and Lydia, and their two dogs, Bean and Oreo, live in Missouri City, TX, outside of Houston. “The kids are in sixth and seventh grade at the Honor Roll School in Sugar Land. Michelle is running her business, Wool Needle Thread, making hand-crafted items. I’ve been working at Western LNG, developing a new natural gas project in Northern British Columbia.”

Interesting news from Miguel Ferrer, who shares that his late mother, Suzi Nudelman Ferrer ’62, had an exhibit of her artwork at the Johnson Museum earlier this year. Per the exhibition notes, “From her time as a Cornell BFA student to her transformation into a critical avant-garde artist in mid-1970s Puerto Rico, Ferrer’s art practice was socially engaged and theoretically infused with issues still pertinent five decades after the works were produced.

“Most of the work was only exhibited publicly once or, in a few cases, twice during her lifetime, and subsequently relegated to storage for over 40 years. Recent public policies increasing restrictions on female bodies make Ferrer’s themes more relevant than ever as indicators of the significance of body autonomy. This exhibition joins the continuum of a worldwide rediscovery, reinstatement, and legacy preservation of female artists previously and deliberately excluded from art historical narratives.”

Fadya El Rayess has been a member of the Brown Family Medicine residency leadership team since 2011, serving as assistant and associate residency director before becoming residency director in 2017. A National Health Service Corps scholar, Fadya worked in Rhode Island community health centers for 12 years prior to joining the residency leadership. She is a 1999 graduate of the University of New Mexico Family Medicine Residency and completed a Faculty Leadership Development Fellowship at Brown. She also has an MPH in health promotion and disease prevention from George Washington University.

Fadya’s clinical interests include global health, advocacy, health disparities, reproductive health, LGBT health, and care of immigrants and refugees. She is the co-director of the Scholarly Concentration on Caring for the Underserved at the Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University and volunteer faculty for the student clinic at Clinica Esperanza. Fadya is also responsible for the department’s global health initiatives for residents and the Family Medicine Global Health Fellowship.

She serves on the Brown Council for Diversity in Medicine and Brown University’s Global Health Initiative Executive Committee. In 2009, Fadya and her family spent a year in Lesotho, Africa, where she provided educational support for the development of a family medicine residency in a small, resource-limited medical school. An avid kayaker and potter, she enjoys running, yoga, reading women’s literature, and spending time with her family.

Congrats to our classmate Paul Hayre and to Karen Stewart ’85, who are our two newly elected alumni trustees!

As for me, Evelyn Achuck Yue, I was reminiscing about my Hotelie days as my niece, Samantha Saito ’26, had her Establishment night this week, which is a course in the Hotel School that offers students a unique opportunity to apply their hospitality knowledge in a real-world setting. A team of three to four students create a menu, market their restaurant evening, train, and manage their classmates to deliver a unique dining experience for guests. I can’t believe that it will be almost 35 years since I graduated from Cornell. And on that note, save the date of June 4–7, 2026 for when we celebrate our 35th Reunion!

Thanks to those who sent in updates! Have news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly. ❖ Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Alumni Directory.

For two years in a row, our classmates, with friends and family, turned out in full force to see Cornell Big Red Hockey at NYC’s Madison Square Garden over Thanksgiving break. With 125 people strong, our class spirit is second to none! From the ice of NYC and Ithaca to the seas of Florida, let’s catch up with some classmates.

Shehriyar “Shay” Antia, with his wife and two teenage sons, made the trip down from Upper Manhattan to enjoy the thrilling overtime Cornell victory. Just a month earlier, Shay and I ran into each other at a New York Fed alumni day; we overlapped 10 years there. “Now, I am the head of long-term, thematic research for the global asset manager PGIM.” Shay has certainly made the most of his Cornell economics degree!

Matthew Sherman did not make it to MSG, but did travel to see Cornell hockey and celebrate coach Mike Schafer ’86 in his 30th and final season. Matt writes, “My wife, Kathleen Gapp, and I road-tripped to Ithaca for the Harvard and Dartmouth hockey games and we met up with a cousin, Peter Slaunwhite ’74, for some memory sharing.”

Matt, a civil engineering major, lives in Melrose, MA, just outside of Boston. “I am a principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, a civil structure consulting firm, where I work on construction materials, claim support, and repair projects.” Matt hopes to see many of us at Reunion in 2026!

Janice Anne Wheeler writes from her houseboat in Florida. With husband Steve, “I live on a 1934 classic wooden sailing yacht. It’s been an amazing experience! Exploring and writing about what I find brings me the most joy these days.” Janice is a sailor, chef, entrepreneur, biographer, and ghostwriter; be sure to check out her website.

Janice sadly shares that she recently lost a fellow Hotelie and her best alumni friend, Howard Buchanan ’92. Janice’s message to us all, “Love, laugh, and live the dash.” She certainly is!

Remember to save the date for our Reunion, June 4–7, 2026! Classmate Charles Wu reports from the 2025 Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference in Philadelphia that Reunion planning continues in earnest. After a pandemic interrupted Reunion in 2021, our 35th Reunion promises to be epic!

Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly: ❖ Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Alumni Directory.

Johanna Sagarin writes, “Along with a colleague, I authored a book that was released in November 2024, titled Working with Parents in Child Psychotherapy. It is intended for mental health clinicians who work with children and families.”

According to the book’s blurb: “Grounded in decades of clinical experience, this empathic, practical book presents a research-informed framework for delivering parent guidance as a stand-alone intervention or adjunct to child therapy. Elisa Bronfman and Johanna Sagarin delineate flexible coaching strategies to enhance family relationships and parenting skills and find new solutions to struggles around discipline, homework, bedtime, meals, screen time, and other daily routines. The approach can be tailored for parents dealing with any child mental health concern or behavioral challenge. Assessment, treatment planning, clinical decision making, and progress monitoring are all discussed in step-by-step detail. Packed with illustrative case material, the book features 34 reproducible clinical tools that can be photocopied or downloaded.”

“Cheesecake mogul” Alan Rosen was recently featured in a Cornellians story. “Rosen is the third-generation owner of Junior’s, the NYC diner-and-dessert institution most famous for what has long been lauded—by media outlets, celebrities, tourists, and local regulars alike—as the exemplar of New York-style cheesecake. ‘At the end of the day, most of our customers want the basics,’ Rosen says. ‘When you have a good recipe, you don’t want to get too crazy.’

“Junior’s sells tens of millions of slices and whole cheesecakes each year through its restaurants; on the home-shopping channel QVC; at Costco; wholesale; and through online orders. Its bakery goes through 6 million pounds of cream cheese a year. And while the company has grown significantly in the past quarter-century with Rosen at the helm, he says Junior’s success is rooted in tradition: its basic cheesecake recipe is the same one that his grandfather, Harry Rosen, used when he opened Junior’s original location on Flatbush and DeKalb avenues in Downtown Brooklyn in 1950.

“‘We’re still mixing the cream cheese, the eggs, the sugar, the heavy cream exactly the same way—we’re just doing it millions more times,’ he says. ‘I had a piece last week, and I’ll have one today, and it’ll make me smile just like it did the first time I had it. How many things haven’t changed in 74 years?’ Also famous for its ample deli sandwiches, Junior’s has long been an NYC stalwart with a devoted clientele.” ❖ Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings, Class of ’91! As I write this, Tom Greenberg and Eric Rosario are still basking in Big Red Spirit from Homecoming weekend as co-hosts of the 1990s tailgate. Many fellow alumni, including Tom’s wife, Daphne Liu ’93, their son, Dylan Greenberg ’28, and Tom’s uncle, Donald Greenberg ’55, BCE ’58, PhD ’68 (professor of computer graphics in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning), gathered to reconnect and make new friends over a delicious spread of tailgate fare before the Cornell-Yale football game. Fellow Class Council member Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95, also joined the festivities, ensuring the Class of ’91 was well represented! As Eric recalled, “The little bit of drizzle” (which turned into pouring rain for the last three quarters of the game) did little to dampen the enthusiasm of players and fans alike as Big Red trounced the Bulldogs, 47-23. We yell Cornell!

Tim Vanini is thrilled to be gearing up for his fourth season as a color analyst for Cornell men’s hockey, alongside partner Grady Whittenburg. Tim anticipates an exciting season, tinged with bittersweet feelings, as this marks Mike Schafer ’86’s last year as head coach. Casey Jones ’90 will serve as associate coach this year and transition to head coach next year. The Big Red are currently ranked pre-season #1 in the ECAC and in the Top Ten nationally.

Congratulations to Jennifer Leeds and Robert Hess as they celebrate the 35th anniversary of their first date on December 8, 1989: dinner at Rosetti’s before the Phi Kapp (“Skullhouse”) holiday formal. Fast forward to 2024—their older son, Tjaden Hess ’20, is now living in Boston after four years in Austin, while their younger son, Max (Purdue ’24), is working as a civil engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation. With both kids now independent and gainfully employed, Jennifer has retired from Novartis after 22 years. Aside from traveling extensively with Rob, she continues her consulting and board work and is serving her second term on the CALS Alumni Association Board of Directors as VP of alumni engagement. Jennifer is also a sustaining member of PCCW, where she enjoys connecting with remarkable Cornell women and helping to advance the careers of hundreds of Cornell alumnae.

Uta Birkmayer, MPS ’92, and her husband, Greg Abel, are enjoying their lives on the beautiful central coast of California while exploring their “next spiral” in life. Greg is considering retirement and has a desire to teach history, while Uta can’t imagine ever retiring! Both are excited about their plans to move to Europe in the coming years and are looking forward to welcoming grandkids.

As for Mark and me (Ruby Wang Pizzini), we’re squeezing in a few more trips to Ann Arbor, MI, to catch as many games as we can with our daughter, Grace, in the “Big House” before she graduates from UMich’s College of Engineering in May 2025.

Before you know it, our 35th Reunion will be here! Please save the date of June 4–7, 2026. Until next time—stay connected and well, classmates! Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly. ❖ Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings from Ithaca! As I write this in mid-August, Ithaca is humming with visitors touring the Finger Lakes and families touring the Cornell campus. The campus is beautiful, and the residence halls are ready for students to move in. It’s a wonderful time of year!

Thanks to the many classmates who used the online news form to send in updates this month. As one of your correspondents, I appreciate that so many classmates have fun news to share! We have updates from coast to coast—so buckle up and here we go!

First, a shout-out to two classmates who have sons who are members of Cornell’s Class of 2028. Writing in from Chesterfield, VA, Michael, JD ’94, and Cheryl Jacobson Favale, MILR ’94, are excited to make the journey to Ithaca with their youngest son, Matthew ’28, who will be entering Cornell this fall! Matthew will be joined by Aidan D’Alessandro’28, son of David D’Alessandro and Celeste Tambaro-D’Alessandro (Weston, MA). Aidan will be a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. Hopefully Matthew and Aiden can keep an eye out for each other.

At the other end of the Cornell journey, Rachael Przybyla (Austin, TX) is proud to share news of the graduation of daughter Sloane Hayashi ’23 from the ILR School. Sloane is living in Washington, DC, and works as a staffer on Capitol Hill.

Matthew Sherman had an opportunity to meet up with several of our classmates this year. While in Washington, DC, visiting his daughter, Elizabeth ’21, he had lunch with senior year housemates Jeff Rathke and John Trenor. Later in the year in Cambridge, Matt and his spouse, Kathleen Gapp, met up with another housemate, Pete Selian, and his wife, Peggy, to cheer on the Cornell men’s ice hockey team in a 2-0 victory at Harvard. Let’s Go Red!

Writing in from Bellingham, WA, Christine Anderson Perkins reports a mini-Kappa Kappa Gamma reunion in Colorado in June. As part of the gathering, she was back in touch with Melissa Pattison MacQueen, MBA ’98, Alissa Moore Sims, MBA ’98, Laura Fricke Main, Shelly Hood Briskin, Becca Shilling, Lisa Strope, Karen Roberts Sessions, Margaret Showel, Amanda Murray, and Cheryl Lundeberg Lonergan.

Heading to Mason, OH, we hear from Nate Bailey, the chief people officer at GE Vernova’s software business. Nate says that work continues to be a source of energy and enjoyment, as does spending time with his spouse, Camille, and his son, who is in his senior year at Xavier University studying graphic design.

Rick Repp wants classmates to be on the lookout for a children’s book he published last year, The Downtown Ducks. It’s based on the true story of a banker who led a mallard and her ducklings to safety after they hatched on a downtown office building. Rick wrote that book during breaks from his day job practicing corporate law as a partner in a law firm in Spokane, WA.

Lastly, a little reminder from your Ithaca-based correspondent that our 35th Reunion will be here before you know it! Our Reunion chairs will be in touch with details, but for now you can mark your calendars to plan a return to the Hill, June 4–7, 2026! And if you call us early, Eric and I will save a guest room for you.

Thanks to those of you who sent in updates for this month. If you haven’t been in touch in a while, we encourage you to reach out and let us know what you’ve been up to! You can send in information using the online news form, if that is easiest. Or you can also contact any one of your class correspondents directly: ❖ Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Alumni Directory.

With our daughter’s graduation from Ithaca College falling on the same day as my birthday, I figured I should invite anyone and everyone who might be in or around Ithaca to celebrate. And why not?

I am glad that Eric Schneider, MBA ’99, a freshman-year dorm-mate and current Ithaca dweller, made his way to the festivities. I remember Eric usually had a smile on his face and always had something witty to say. As a former ROTC member, I knew exactly how he would appear when he strolled into the backyard; familiar face and grin with a touch of gray hair, tailor-fit khakis, and a button-down shirt.

We caught up a bit on his work with Corning Inc. and his children. “Our older son is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and our younger son a rising sophomore at the University of Vermont.” At one point Eric paused, looked past me, and shared, “I apologize for being so tightly wound back then. Still a work in progress.” His wife, Susie (Curtis), a fellow Class Notes ’91 correspondent, chuckled with me. I did not disagree with the overachieving mechanical engineer BS, Cornell Johnson School MBA, and U.S. Navy lieutenant. But it got me thinking, is being tightly wound so bad?

Chris Reynolds, also a U-Hall 2 dorm-mate, said, “I am pretty sure I could make that admission as well,” when I told him about my exchange with Eric. Chris, a political science and econ major and lacrosse player, towered over all of us back then with a nice way about him. “I live in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, with my wife of 25 years and am a partner at RCV Frontline, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage food and beverage brands.” Chris also earned an MBA from Columbia University.

Chris likes to unwind with his busy family. “We have four children: oldest son plays lacrosse and football at Army; second son attended International Yacht Restoration (trade) School and works in North Carolina for Fibreworks, supporting projects for the Department of Defense and NASCAR, among others; daughter, a junior in high school, committed to play lacrosse and attend the University of Maryland; and youngest son is in eighth grade, a four-sport athlete, and an aviation fanatic.” Whew!

My daughter, Abby Marraccino, overcame a major setback in her first two weeks of college, cut from the only sport and team she knew and loved: gymnastics. It lit a fire under her, and she sprung from there, reinventing herself as a diver, a sport she had never tried before. Abby went on to be team captain for part of five league championships and earned four national all-American honors. How? I still ask myself.

I did not know Cathy Merrill Williams back on the Hill. A government and history major who earned a master’s in public administration from the London School of Economics, she is now CEO of Washingtonian Magazine. Cathy, who resides on the other hill, Washington, DC, wrote, “I have two sons attending Cornell! My older son just completed his freshman year and is studying math, sailing, and, well, partying. My younger son will soon join the Hotel School as a freshman.”

Of course I wondered, so I flat out asked Cathy, “Were you tightly wound back then?” Cathy responded affirmatively. “College was fun. I did, however, keep a journal and, looking back, I’m surprised how much I stressed about classes and grades. Now with children and a company to run and the many issues facing the world, it seems a little crazy to have had that be a major worry. Yet, I see it in my own son too, so perhaps it is just the circle of life.” Perhaps it is.

Circling back to our daughter: for her next act, professional or otherwise, she coined the mantra, “Nothing is more powerful than a smile.” Though behind her clenched teeth and those of these classmates are determined beings winding and unwinding as they leap through life. And that’s not such a bad thing at all.

Also not a bad thing: our 35th Reunion is almost here! Please save the date of June 4–7, 2026. Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95, one of our chairs, and Eric Rosario, a member of the planning team and Annual Fund rep, met up on campus for this year’s Reunion to scope things out. After a pandemic interrupted Reunion in 2021, our 35th Reunion promises to be a blockbuster!

Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly: ❖ Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings, Class of ’91! This is Evelyn Achuck Yue, reporting from the Bay Area in Northern California. My 16-year-old twins, James and Allison, hit a huge milestone and received their driver’s licenses just in time for me to fly to Las Vegas to compete in a golden ticket pickleball tournament. This summer, we hope to visit Cornell and other schools on the East Coast as we begin the college visit tours.

Now, reporting on news from some of our classmates. Therese Duane writes, “My husband, Jeffrey Tessier, and I have been raising our four children, two of whom are now at Texas A&M and the other two at Nolan Catholic High School. Jeffrey is clinical chief of infectious diseases at UT Southwestern. I left academic surgery and am now doing locums and medical mission trips for the last year, trying to serve a higher purpose.”

Michelle Dortignac sent an update: “I came to New York City to be an artist and forged my unconventional career path from there. I started as a modern dancer/choreographer, then went to teaching yoga, then became an aerial acrobatics performer, then created a combination class of aerial acrobatics mixed with yoga, called aerial yoga. As aerial yoga started to become popular and competition started popping up everywhere, I developed my own method, Unnata, which now has a worldwide presence. Even after 30 years since college graduation, I found my life path but am still a ‘work in progress.’ Last year, I relocated to Pennsylvania after having lived in Brooklyn, NY, since my Cornell graduation.”

Doantrang Du shares, “I am the program director of the Rutgers/Monmouth Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program located in New Jersey and the co-director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Monmouth Medical Center. I am responsible for training young physicians and medical students. I am married and have two children. My son graduated from Brown and is currently working as a software engineer out in Silicon Valley and my daughter is a freshman at Cornell.”

Susan Halebsky Dimock sent in a quick greeting: “I run Loyola University Chicago’s D.C. semester program and have an 11th grader. I am no longer on my local school board. This summer, I hope to see Maryanne DePresco when I take my son to camp in Vermont.”

Todd DeMonte sent an update that he and his wife live in Sun Prairie, WI, and will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary this year. They have three happy children: Thomas, 24, Emma, 23, and Julia, 22. Todd spends his spare time as a volunteer wrestling coach at a local high school. He is the principal member of TD1 LLC, where he identifies and leads the development and acquisition of innovative product concepts and solutions across multiple markets, increasing vitality and driving long-term value creation. Todd earned a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell and an MBA from Tulane University. He has been awarded 31 U.S. patents with several more pending.

Rebecca Brown writes, “I moved to Vero Beach, FL, from Austin, TX, once I became an empty nester in 2023. After pursuing various careers from finance to technology to fitness, I am currently a real estate investor in Vero Beach and the surrounding areas. My son is studying engineering at UCF in Orlando and following his dream to work in the theme park industry. I now spend my free time playing tennis and running on the beach with my two rescue pit bulls.”

Thanks to those who sent in updates for this month. If you haven’t been in touch in a while, we encourage you to reach out and let us know what you have been up to! We would love to hear from all of you! You can send updates by using the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly: ❖ Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Alumni Directory.

Family and friends, turkey and football, and … Cornell Big Red hockey at NYC’s Madison Square Garden have become an annual tradition for many during Thanksgiving break. About 100 classmates, friends, and family members joined our class block of seats to re-live the Lynah Faithful traditions and see Cornell play the latest “Safe-ty school! Safe-ty school!”: Boston University.

I (Joe Marraccino) found myself there among the spirited sea of red, including friends Michael Clifford ’90, BS ’91, Chris and Joyce Martir Dugan ’90, Thomas Greenberg, Sanjeev Dhawan, Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95, Alix Mellis-Brown, John Martin, Andrew Stein ’90, and Glenn Haber ’92. I caught up with some of our other hockey enthusiast classmates too.

Eapen Chandy, MBA ’97, graduated with an electrical engineering degree followed by an MBA in ’97, and lives in South Glastonbury, CT, with his wife and four children, ages 20, 18, and 15-year-old twins. Eapen shared a picture taken more than 10 years ago of his uniformly smiling family in the stands. “I am passionate about sports, including Cornell hockey, and it has been an annual family tradition to see a game either in New Haven, CT, or at MSG!” Eapen also loves his music, mostly classic rock, and his career “has been spent largely in financial services. Currently I serve as the treasurer of Coalition Inc., a cyber insurance startup, which is exciting at this stage of my life.” Glad to see Eapen doing well; his life is anything but “Bor-ing! Bor-ing!”

Kulravee Puttharuksa Keegan is a self-proclaimed “suburban hockey mom.” She graduated from the College of Human Ecology with a major in human development and family studies, and currently lives in Eastchester, NY, where she is a practicing physician. Kulravee has been to a number of games throughout the years. “My son and his friends play youth hockey, so they enjoy going, and get a kick out of the cheers, taunts, and Big Red traditions!” The family’s favorite taunt? “It’s all your fault! It’s all your fault!” Of course it is.

Loretta Dougherty Gallo just attended her first Cornell hockey game at MSG, perhaps the start of an annual tradition! Loretta, an animal science major back on the Hill, shared, “I am originally from the Bronx and now live in Pelham, NY, with my husband, Fred ’90, and our 10-year-old twins, Josh and Hannah. I am a veterinarian and in my (ha ha) free time I enjoy reading and attending my son’s hockey games and my daughter’s horseback riding lessons.” Loretta and family followed the game intently. “It was especially great to be able to share it with our kids, since our son is a goalie playing for Pelham Youth Hockey and Ian Shane ’25 played an amazing game in goal for the Big Red!”

I agree, Ian is no “Sieve! Sieve!” We may see him more regularly at MSG and other professional hockey arenas soon. Loretta and Fred are hoping to continue other Cornell traditions. “The joke in our house is that we won’t force Josh and Hannah to choose Cornell, but with seven undergraduate schools to choose from, why wouldn’t they!?”

The good news is that we all went home happy. “Warm up the bus! Warm up the bus!” Cornell won a thriller against BU. Whether you have attended this annual game in the past or are looking to start a new Thanksgiving tradition, hope to see you with the “Rocket’s ‘RED!’ Glare” next time around!

Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly: ❖ Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings from southern Maine! We don’t have much news to share, but we do have an update from Todd Kennett, head coach of heavyweight rowing at Cornell. He shared that the team recently competed at the Henley Royal Regatta, a race with a rich history dating back to 1839, held in the quiet English river town of Henley-on-Thames. Although the format and course were not typical, Cornell’s team had a good showing, beating University of Surrey and Durham University (in the best race of the week), and finally falling to University of Washington in the quarterfinals. If you want to watch the Cornell-Durham match up, you can see it here.

I hope you all had a beautiful winter and stay healthy in the spring. When something happens in your life, think of your classmates and your correspondents and submit it! ❖ Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings, Class of ’91! Ruby Wang Pizzini here, your Glen Ridge, NJ-based class correspondent. As I write this, I’m taking a much-needed breather from traveling around the U.S. with my son, Milo, who competes in U.S. Tennis Association Junior Tournaments. A highlight of these road trips was a chance for him play at Cornell’s own Reis Tennis Center (an experience second only to qualifying for the National Clay Court Championships in Dothan, AL, according to him, LOL).

Now for news from some of our classmates. Janice Anne Wheeler writes that after 25 years in Colorado and five in New York, she is living her best life aboard a 1934 sailing yacht, exploring the eastern U.S. and Caribbean. This fall, Janice and her husband, Steven Uhthoff, will depart for a five-year odyssey. Having unexpectedly penned two very personal memoirs and three biographies over the course of a single year, Janice says the stories now just flow! Watch for her new book at her website.

Not to be outdone in the writing department, Marc Polymeropoulos, MPA ’92, shares that after retiring from the CIA in 2019, he, too, wrote a book. Clarity in Crises: Leadership Lessons from the CIA is available in audiobook and hardcover at your local library and for purchase online. You may have seen Marc on MSNBC and “Morning Joe” commenting as an expert on national security. He enjoys traveling around the country for keynote speeches on leadership and foreign policy, watching his son play college baseball, and generally spending most of his free time with his wife, Cynthia Saddy, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Janice Anne Wheeler ’91 is living her best life aboard a 1934 sailing yacht, exploring the eastern U.S. and Caribbean.

Judi Heichelheim tells us that she currently lives in the Washington, DC, area, where she continues to work in the global health arena, most recently on a contract focused on the global health supply chain. She and husband Vladimir Bogachev have two children: Alex is studying at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Polina is 13 and an eighth grader. Besides having fun connecting with other Cornellians in D.C. through the affable Tony Chen ’12, Judi enjoys spending time in her garden, exploring new foods, and taking long walks exploring local beauty in D.C. and in her travels, especially to the Asturias and the Basque Country in Spain.

Congratulations to Bob Baca, who just completed 25 years with the federal government, most of them with the Department of Agriculture, where he worked on combatting invasive species and illegal logging. Another part of his work is representing U.S. interests at the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer. Bob’s been with the treaty’s U.S. delegation for just over 10 years, which has taken him all around the world. If it all works out, he’ll be at the next treaty meeting, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. You go, Bob!

Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly: ❖ Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings from Ithaca! As I write this in mid-August, we are enjoying the last few days of relative “calm” before students return to campus next week. The campus is beautiful, as it always is whenever parents are coming to town (!!), and native Ithacans are readying themselves for driver confusion regarding single-lane-bridge etiquette. I look forward to campus being abuzz with excited and energetic students!

I’m pleased to share some updates from classmates below.

Agnna Varinia Guzman, BS ’94, writes from her new home in Denver, CO. “I am counsel for one of the largest law firms in the world—Ogletree Deakins. I am an attorney member of the immigration practice group, responsible for small- and medium-size clients across various industries.” Varinia writes that she is enjoying exploring the Denver area, including adventures to Boulder, Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods, and Red Rocks. She has fond memories from Cornell of dancing with friends and a strong sense of community among diverse students.

Brad Bosart sent in an update from Orchard Lake, MI, where he is a managing director/financial advisor with Bosart Wealth Management Group of RBC Wealth Management. He loves his work and hopes that “retirement is a long way off.” He is proud to announce that son Brent recently joined the practice as a financial advisor, and his daughter, a senior at Denison University, has plans to attend law school. Brad is a Sigma Nu brother and relishes the “amazing number of lifelong friendships that were established while attending Cornell.”

Chris Reynolds sent in a quick greeting from Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Chris is a venture partner with RCV Frontline, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage food and beverage brands. He has fond memories of time on the Arts Quad, cheering at Schoellkopf Field, crossing the Suspension Bridge, and hours spent at the Chi Psi Lodge.

Jerry Liu, ME ’92, recently visited Cornell from Cupertino, CA, with his teenage daughters, Sarah and Liz, for the first time in more than a decade. “The place has changed in some ways, but it’s still the same in others,” he writes. “Loved the food at Morrison and Souvlaki House—brought back memories!” Jerry recently took a new role at Hewlett Packard as senior director of software engineering. He was also reelected to a second term on the board of education for Cupertino Union School District.

Just down the California coast, attorney Kimberley Best Robidoux sends an update from San Diego. She is the managing partner of the San Diego office of WR Immigration, assisting employers with the employment eligibility verification process and hiring talented foreign nationals. And from Salt Lake City, UT, Kim Schleman Selzman writes that she is working as a medical director for patient safety. She and her husband, Craig, have a son, Zachary, who will be a freshman at Cal Poly studying physics this fall, and a daughter, Sofia, who is in her junior year of high school. Kim has fond memories of the wines class and 2 a.m. food truck visits while on the Hill.

Thanks to those of you who sent in updates for this month. If you haven’t been in touch in a while, we encourage you to reach out and let us know what you’ve been up to! You can send in information using the online news form if that is easiest. Or you can also contact any one of your class correspondents directly: ❖ Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings from Ithaca! I, Susie Curtis Schneider, am so happy to be writing this class update from our new home in Ithaca, NY. My husband, Eric, MBA ’99, and I have finally returned for good! Our younger son graduated from high school in June, so we took the opportunity to become residents again. We look forward to hosting many of our friends who return to the area for Reunion, graduation, or campus tours with their own kids! Please reach out at my email address below if you know you will be in town.

I look forward to connecting in person with former track teammate Jennifer Caci, who has also relocated to Upstate New York! Jen writes: “I retired after 29 years as a Medical Service Corps officer in the U.S. Army on September 1, 2020. I completed seven combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, so I was looking for some peace in my retirement. I had purchased a 75-acre former dairy farm in New York’s Southern Tier in 2007 in preparation for my eventual retirement, and that farm is where I reside today. My current farming operation includes heritage breed cotton patch geese and Cayuga ducks as well as registered Painted Desert and Corsican sheep and a variety of milk goats. I grow five different types of berries and sell them, along with vegetables and homemade jams, at several area farmer’s markets. I am a Chenango County 4-H volunteer and am using my MS in entomology and applied ecology to lead a 4-H program called the ‘Bug Club,’ which teaches kids about the importance of insects and facilitates the creation of an insect collection for county fair competition. I am still running, but during hay season my training mostly includes getting up and down from big tractors hundreds of times a day. Farming is tough, but it is also very fulfilling. I am just over an hour from Cornell and I do go there to watch sporting events and for 4-H activities whenever I can. It’s a good life.”

Jason Feinsmith sent in a great update with details about his family’s “amazing cross-country road trip from Utah to Wyoming to South Dakota and Chicago, where we went fly fishing, swam in the Mississippi River, stayed on a farm, and fed chickens.” In addition to adjusting to being empty nesters, Jason adds, “this year has been a steady year for me. Work at End-to-End Analytics, now in our second year since acquisition by Accenture, has been going great. I’ve been mostly working from home, doing a mix of machine learning and SQL development for supply chain analytics and operations along with project management and client engagement. I’m biking whenever I can, including a 250-mile ride down the Pacific Coast Highway 1 to San Luis Obispo with my best friend from childhood. And as much as I do miss the kids in college, I have to admit I’m enjoying the simplicity of empty-nester living and being spontaneous with my wife, Elana (Adleman) ’89.”

Sara Abbe Taylor sends greetings from Mill Valley, CA, where she is managing a local impact investing fund at the San Francisco Foundation. She is happy to share that she loves her job, spending time in nature, and being with her daughters—one of whom recently toured Cornell! Sara has fond memories of late-night snowstorms on campus and studying in the music room.

Classmate Wendy Hunnewell Leynse and her husband, James ’89, attended daughter Emma ’23’s Cornell graduation this spring. Emma graduated summa cum laude and will be pursuing a career in publishing. Wendy and Jim are also happy to report that son Ben ’27 will be starting at the College of Arts & Sciences this fall, so they plan to continue regular visits back to the Hill. Wendy adds, “Meanwhile, Jim and I are keeping busy with work and volunteering locally near home in New Jersey. Jim works as an architectural photographer, and I enjoy teaching cultural anthropology. We also love keeping up with our Cornell friends.”

Lastly, we are proud to share that Anjali Arondekar recently released a new publication through Duke University Press, Abundance: Sexuality’s History. Anjali is currently a professor of feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of For the Record: On Sexuality and the Colonial Archive in India, also published by Duke University Press.

Thanks to everyone who sent in updates for this Class Notes column! Y’all are awesome! Perhaps some other classmates have news to share? Help us out by sending in an online news form! You can also contact any one of us directly: ❖ Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Alumni Directory.

Spring weather has finally arrived in Northern California as I write this. We received so much news from our classmates! Let’s get started on the West Coast.

First, we heard from the wife of our late classmate Patrick Duffy. Charisse Lee ’93, living in Belmont, CA, writes, “Patrick and I met at a fraternity mixer. Our three boys are 19, 17, and 15. Thaddeus is a sophomore at University of Richmond in Virginia. Timothy is a senior at Carlmont High School and will be Cornell Class of ’27 in the College of Engineering. Gregory is a freshman at Carlmont. I’ve had a non-linear career—I worked in medical products consulting and operations consulting at Kaiser, went to law school, practiced corporate law, was mostly home raising the kids, and now am part time at Stanford Health Care. Patrick died five years ago of cancer, so recently I’ve been raising these kids myself. I have a lot of support with family nearby and many friends.”

Sarah Abbe Taylor, residing in Mill Valley, CA, writes, “I will celebrate my 10th anniversary with the San Francisco Foundation in March, managing our local impact investing fund that invests capital in disinvested Bay Area communities, projects, and organizations. My daughters are 15 and 17, and I plan to bring them to Cornell to attend my niece’s junior-year dinner project at the Statler. I recently divorced, so life continues to evolve, but I feel optimistic and grateful for my many blessings—including my Cornell friends!”

Over on the East Coast, David Rickerby (Tiverton, RI) is managing partner of his own law firm: Boston Tech Law. He recently relocated from Providence to Tiverton in the summer. In his spare time, he is reading deeply on comparative mythology and neoplatonic philosophy.

Peter Sloane (White Plains, NY) reports that he is still working from home, three years into the global pandemic. “I’m a partner at Leason Ellis LLP, a thriving intellectual property law firm in White Plains with about 35 attorneys. I co-chair the trademark and copyright practice group.” Peter and his wife, Michele, have two daughters, Hannah, at the New School in Manhattan, and their older daughter, Molly, attends Smith College.

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn writes, “On March 15, my new book (my third!), called Problem Solver, will be published by Cornell University Press! I also wrote an article on the same topic for Harvard Business Review.” In her book, Cheryl describes five types of decision-makers by assigning them one of five “Problem Solver Profiles”—Adventurer, Detective, Listener, Thinker, and Visionary. She explores their biases, pitfalls, and strengths so readers can recognize how they can better their own choices. With real-life examples, usable worksheets, and replicable strategies to apply new decision-making skills for your immediate benefit, Problem Solver equips readers to “move forward, with confidence, into their future.”

We asked the following question on our news form: “What’s something you’re doing now that you never imagined?” Hans Aramburo responded, “I never thought I would be raising a 2-year-old after a 17-year gap between him and his sister. It’s a totally different experience at this age vs. in my 30s.” Monica Anschel says, “Leading a cryptocurrency investment club for women over 50.”

Cornell’s Precollege Studies summer program let us know recently that the children of some of our classmates attended last summer: George Akel’s child Calista, Mark Cisz’s child Stephen, Ralph Ho’s child Ralph, Cyndilee Freeman Kosloff’s child Jonah, Susanna Suh’s child Colin, Matthew McGrath’s child Mac, and Joseph Quinn’s child Tanner were among the many talented high school students to participate in 2022. One of the longest running and most prestigious programs of its kind, it offers students the chance to earn credits and a Cornell transcript, study with top Ivy League faculty, and experience college academics firsthand. If you have a high-school-aged child who is interested in applying for the 2023 online Precollege Studies program, you can learn more here.

Thanks to everyone who sent in updates for this Class Notes column! Have news to share? Use the online news form, or contact one of us directly: ❖ Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Alumni Directory.

Leave it to Cornell to name its annual alumni leadership conference “CALC,” a reminder of that tough course back on the Hill. Ugh! Still, I made my way to this year’s conference in San Diego to meet some of the active alumni behind the screens. As an almost empty nester, it gave my wife and youngest daughter something fun to do over school break as well.

Like me, these classmates weren’t fazed by the name “CALC,” and had a lot to share when we met! Cristina Moeder Shaul, a first-time attendee, is a step ahead of me. “Now that I’m an empty nester and have more time, I figured this would be a great opportunity to attend.” Cristina is all-in on the Big Red. “Cornell holds a huge place in my heart. I’ve helped our class Reunion leaders with affinity group communications to encourage class members to attend and have gone back to every five-year Reunion since graduation. My husband, Matt, is also Class of ’91, our son James ’22 is a Cornellian, and I have lots of relatives who either worked for or graduated from Cornell.”

Since graduation, Cristina has been active in the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network (CAAAN), meeting with prospective students, and in 2021, she helped start Delta Links, a networking and mentoring initiative for Cornell’s Tri Delta Chapter offering professional and personal development programs to active sisters and all alums. “It’s been a great way to stay connected and meet new sisters across the generations.” Debbie Lathrop Lechner ’77, a fellow Tri Delta at CALC, agreed! Cristina continued, “Our Class of ’91 Tri Deltas rock—we are a tight group to this day!”

An Arts & Sciences government major at Cornell, professionally Cristina has “been in the marketing, communications, and publishing realms in the nonprofit, for-profit, and government sectors,” and is now self-employed with a handful of clients for whom she does strategic planning, marketing, communications, grant writing, and event planning.

Cristina and Matt lived in Sanibel, FL, up until Hurricane Ian struck. Not surprisingly, Cristina has a sunny outlook: “It will bounce back!” One day she will again lead meditations and mindfulness walks in nature on behalf of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. “I really enjoy connecting with nature and appreciate how resilient it is and how it engages my sense of curiosity, wonder, joy, and beauty.”

My son and I had some of the same professors for the same courses … 31 years apart!

Cristos Goodrow ’91

“I loved being on the Hill and I love going back,” Cristos Goodrow said at CALC. His pride for Cornell is easy to see. On day two, he sported a wide-brimmed straw hat with a red band and “Cornell” scripted in a shiny white font. “I wore this hat to my son’s Cornell graduation and will likely wear it to my daughter’s graduation.” He shook his head and added, “though my family doesn’t share my affection for it.” Cristos showed me a text from his wife, back home in Northern California, after she discovered that the hat surfaced in San Diego: “Noooooooooooo!!!” We laughed at her predictable reply.

Cristos is active in CAAAN, and he double-majored in math and computer sciences as an undergrad—the same majors as his son, Corgon ’22. “We had some of the same professors for the same courses … 31 years apart!” Cristos’s studies and experience have led to an interesting career. “I lead software engineering for the YouTube app, including search and recommendations. I’ve been at YouTube for 12 years and at its parent company, Google, for more than 15 years.”

“Cornell played a formative role in my life,” Cristos shared at CALC. “I had a difficult time after my football career ended due to injury.” He refocused and co-created Alternative Spring Break, for students to spend a week repairing homes for those in need in Appalachia, WV. Cristos admitted that simply sending money may have gone further to make progress on projects, “but it was more about working together with the community, which made a lasting impression.”

Charles Wu, also from Northern California, is no stranger to CALC—though with his broad smile every time I glanced over at him, he had the energy of a first-timer excited to soak it all in. “CALC is a great way to connect with a wide range of Cornellians.” Charles serves as a member-at-large and is the class historian for this term. “Also, since I am involved in the Cornell Council, the Cornell Asian Alumni Association, and Reunion prep, I am able to connect face-to-face with colleagues I only see online. The CALC planners work hard to have a great keynote with actionable learnings. It’s a lot of fun, and you eat well!”

Charles studied computer science and biology at Cornell. Like many of us, he is faced with caring for aging parents. “The past few years, I had to downshift to help my parents out as my father was ill.” In lieu of full-time employment, Charles wrote a game for the iPhone to bring families together and reinvent screen time. “The game is a clever twist on Pictionary, which uses your iPhone and TV together. It is called Draw Me If You Can and is free to try in the App Store.”

Reflecting on his undergrad days, he recalls being tested. “We were pushed in many ways so that, after Cornell, things seemed doable in a way that others who didn’t go to Cornell didn’t see. I remember late-night sessions working on problem sets with classmates and being completely lost.” Charles’s classmates felt the same way. “But being lost together, we somehow found a path. If it were easy, I don’t think the bonds would have been as strong with our classmates or to Cornell.”

Charles sadly reports that Howard Wolkow passed away recently. “It’s a reminder to try to catch up with classmates when the opportunity permits.”

Well, you get the picture by now. CALC wasn’t all that bad—much better than that difficult course on the Hill. We were treated to lectures by the legendary business leader Ken Blanchard ’61, PhD ’67; the University Librarian; and a rocket scientist alum turned best-selling author and motivational speaker. Still, my ’91 classmates and I agreed that the best part was taking a step back to reflect and get to know each other and other spirited Cornell graduates.

We hope to see you at the next CALC in Baltimore in February 2024! Got news to share? Use the online news form. Or contact one of us directly: ❖ Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Alumni Directory.

Greetings, Class of ’91, from Southern Maine! We didn’t have updates this time—seems we’re all busy getting back to normal. For me that means a few work trips coming up, including one that will allow me to connect with my freshman roommate, Julie Welch Alvarez ’92! I can’t wait!

Send in your updates to your class correspondents; it’s a lot more fun to have news to sort through. We’ll share all that we get. Could be a job change, a promotion, retirement (yes, we’re that old), a family update, or anything else you’d like to share. Enjoy the spring! ❖ Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy) | Joe Marraccino (email Joe) | Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn) | Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie) | Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby) | Alumni Directory.

Hello, Class of 1991! It’s fall as I write this from Glen Ridge, NJ, where I’m 45 days (but who’s counting?) into a hybrid work arrangement and commuting two to three days to the office in Jersey City. After nearly three years working from home, we were welcomed back with free Starbucks, renovated workspaces (standing desks!), a bank of EV chargers in the garage, permanent outdoor dining areas, and a new Shake Shack and Whole Foods in the neighborhood—not all bad!

I am happy to hear that normalcy has returned to the Hill as well. Our class council members—Tamar Ben-Dov, Lisa Bushlow, Mark Cisz, Meredith Clark Shachoy, Mark DeAngelis, MPA ’92, Jacqueline Flake, Cristos Goodrow, Sharlyn Carter Heslam, Cathy Merrill, Daniel Sturman, Maureen Larson Tarantello, Jeff, MD ’95, and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD ’98—all returned to Ithaca for Cornell’s Trustee-Council Annual Meeting (TCAM) in October and were happy to report that “fall is amazing, and Ithaca is still Gorges!” Check out the group pic on our Cornell91 Facebook page.

The month prior, thousands of Cornellians came together for Homecoming 2022, full of Big Red spirit, including Lisa Bushlow and Nicole DelToro, who found time to catch up when Lisa wasn’t busy organizing the laser fireworks show or escorting President Pollack. Lots for Nicole to celebrate, as September also marked the 20th anniversary for Andrews & Cole, the executive search, recruiting, and consulting firm based in Washington, DC, that Nicole co-founded in 2002. I have a feeling that Nicole will be making many return trips to campus as she begins her new chapter as “Cornell Mom” to Colin ’26 (A&S).

Other classmates are embracing new chapters: Elizabeth “Wendy” Gale Langley of Crofton, MD, tied the knot with Craig during COVID in 2020. She is enjoying newlywed life and working for a nonprofit that specializes in linguistic software that’s used for literacy and Bible translation among typically oral language and sign language groups. Joseph Suh has joined Reed Smith as a partner in the global corporate group in New York. Formerly with Greenberg Traurig, Joseph provides counsel to investment managers and their private funds on fund formation and structure, plus investment activities of private funds. Learn more about his practice here.

Douglas Fambrough of Boston, MA, shared that his company, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, was recently bought out and now he and his wife, Kimberly Moy, are test-driving retirement. Matthew McGrath and his wife, Ann, of San Francisco, CA, have two sons—one in college and the other in his senior year in high school. Matthew has been involved in corporate finance and is looking forward to retirement someday! He is getting ready to build a house in Texas, glad to be singing again, and trying “not to be so bad at golf.”

Denise Law LaGalia is celebrating two graduations in 2022: Catherine graduated eighth grade in June and Matthew graduated in December from Virginia Tech (dual majors in computer science and psychology). Dan and Libby Harrison write that daughter Stephanie is a high school junior. “We will be looking at colleges. Cornell is on her list.” Dan adds that he was planning to meet up with Jeff Bershad ’90 for the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby in Los Angeles.

Hong Kong-based Johnny Tseng and his wife, Noelle Lee, recently dropped off their older daughter to boarding school in London, where she is entering ninth grade and has decided to pursue her studies abroad. To help from missing her too much, Johnny has recently joined a Bible studies fellowship at his church and is excited to get more involved with his faith.

By the time you read these Class Notes, Robert Zverina will be marking the 25th anniversary of Picture of the Day, his photo “blog”—in quotes because blog wasn’t even a word when he started it! “I had no idea I would keep at it this long or that it would accrete into the single largest creative endeavor of my life.”

Congratulations to all! Got news to share? Use the online news form or feel free to contact one of us directly: ❖ Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby); Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy); Joe Marraccino (email Joe); Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn); Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie). Alumni Directory.

Greetings from the Cornell campus, where classes are in full swing! One advantage of working on campus is that I get to reconnect with classmates who are visiting Cornell during their kids’ college search. And since I am married to a fellow 1991 graduate, Eric Schneider, MBA ’99, I get to meet some of his Cornell friends too!

This summer, I reconnected with one of my former track and field teammates, David Schleuning, who was visiting campus in July with his wife, Lissy, and their three children. David, who lives in Piedmont, CA, was kind enough to send me the following update: “After Cornell, I got a PhD in astrophysics at the University of Chicago and then moved to the Bay Area, where I have worked for a number of startups, followed by a longish stint at a laser company, Coherent Inc.”

David adds, “For the past five years, I have been working at Waymo-Google’s autonomous car venture—very exciting to see the new technology in both hardware and software emerge. During COVID, a small group of Cornellians gathered over Zoom to exercise and reconnect. The ‘Total Fitness Program’ core members—Stephanie Best, John Wolf ’90, MA ’91, MBA ’99, Jeannine Cavender-Bares ’90, Barry Logan ’90, Aaron Pempel, and I—continue to meet weekly on Tuesday/Thursday for a half hour doing exercises, stretching, yoga, and plenty of reminiscing about the good old times in Ithaca, mixed with the challenges of daily life. If you know us, please reach out, but plan on doing a few pushups (‘wolf progression’) and some ‘figure four-overs’ as we catch up.” The Schleunings visited Ron ’89 and Laura Landauer Fritz ’89 this summer while traveling through Bend, OR. David also visited with Aaron Pempel in Oregon and shares that Aaron, a former Nike executive, has taken up boxing and is working on his latest entrepreneurial endeavor.

I met one of Eric’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity brothers, Kris Billiar, who was also visiting Cornell’s campus this summer for a tour and a trip to the Cornell Dairy Bar. He followed up his visit with this life update: “I’m married (18 years!) to Cori Henry, a wonderful woman from my hometown of Cleveland, and we have two girls and a boy (16, 14, and 12). We live in Worcester, MA, an hour west of Boston, where I work at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as professor and department head of biomedical engineering. My job is a great balance of research, teaching, mentoring, and leadership. My group studies the mechanobiology of heart valves—how the cells in the valves respond to mechanical forces—in an effort to avert heart valve disease and to create tissue-engineered valves to replace diseased valves. I teach biomechanics and get to advise many cool student projects. I also do lots of work for the profession, including reviewing grants and fellowships and organizing conferences. I love the work, but really love playing with my kids, building and fixing things around the house, playing noon-time basketball, and biking with friends (just did the MS ride in Maine and a 100-mile gravel ride this summer). It was great to visit Ithaca with my family this summer—first time in way too long! Cornell gives a great college tour, too.”

Kim Brown Bixler is proud to report: “I ended my 30-year gap year by enrolling in graduate school. (I deferred my admission to business school in 1991 and then life got in the way—work, family, kids.) I took a different path, decided to follow a creative passion, and started at NYU Tisch’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program in fall 2021. We had just finished paying off the last tuition payment for our children (Kendall ’20 and Robert ’21). My husband, Tim, JD ’93, and I have moved to NYC for at least two years. Tim is teaching at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island while I am in school getting my MFA. Here is a recent article about my musical theater journey.”

Maybe Kim should connect with classmate Hallie Goldman Hohner, who sent in this update from Chicago, IL: “I am the founder and executive producer of a company called Broadway Camp for Adults LLC. I also perform in our cabaret shows! My daughter, Caroline ’26, starts at Cornell this fall in the College of Arts & Sciences, and our son, Nate, is a sophomore at Colorado College, majoring in physics.”

Lastly, Jerry Liu, ME ’92, from Cupertino, CA, wrote the following: “I’m serving as an elected official! I got involved with local politics about 10 years ago and was elected to the school board four years ago. Recently, I brought my family to visit Ithaca for the first time. We are enjoying traveling again now that restrictions are going away.”

Thanks to everyone who sent in updates for this column! Y’all are awesome! Hopefully some other classmates also have news to share. Send in an online news form or contact one of us directly: ❖ Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie); Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn); Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby); Joe Marraccino (email Joe); Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy). Alumni Directory.

“What’s something you’re doing now that you never imagined?” the revamped Share Your News form begins. Many classmates enthusiastically responded, the most I’ve seen.

Luisa Santiago replied with a broad and interesting answer, “Living my best life!” Luisa attended the ILR School on the Hill, and now hails from Mechanicsville, VA. She reports, “I recently retired from a career in the military, where I served as logistician my first nine years and then as an Army judge advocate—almost 30 years in total.” Post-military, Luisa received an executive MBA from UNC Chapel Hill. “I am now a judge and love it!” Luisa has lots of travel plans with her husband, Rick, and enjoys yoga, hiking, and connecting with old friends.

I asked Luisa why she hadn’t imagined living her best life. She thought about my question and shared, “After retiring from the military, I decided that it was most important to take the time to listen and enjoy the friendships and family I didn’t have the time to appreciate because of my work. The past few years have reminded me that life is precious and not guaranteed. There are no do-over opportunities to live quality moments and create memories.” Thank you for your service and wise words, Luisa.

Meanwhile, John Jackson, a CALS grad, helps students live their best lives. “I have taught science at Unadilla Valley High School for 30 years and am fortunate to be part of the New York State Master Teacher Program, as I strive to share my experiences with future teachers at various universities.” John’s 82 documented achievements (in Cornell speak, that’s about half of the 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower) led to his induction to the Oxford Academy Hall of Distinction. “I feel it is so important to take a sincere interest in my students’ lives and demonstrate that it’s cool to have a variety of interests and be a well-rounded individual.”

John and wife/golf partner Terri take a sincere interest in their children’s lives too. “Our daughter, Kaitlyn, graduated from Ithaca College with an acting and communications degree, appeared on ‘American Idol,’ and has been cast in the national tour of the musical Anastasia.” John has dedicated the past 20 years to coaching son Andrew in every sport at every level. “Andrew now plays basketball for the University of Rochester, where he is a business/finance major and enjoying his time in Rochester.”

Who better to highlight next than ILR grad Kim Best Robidoux, who is helping immigrants lead their best lives. “I recently joined WR Immigration LLP as partner to open and lead the San Diego office!” A multi-year Super Lawyer in the immigration category in San Diego, she writes, “I work with an amazing team on employment-based immigration matters, including guiding employers with I-9 employment verification training, advice, and audit defense.” Related, Kim is group leader for the networking affinity group ProVisors and co-chair of San Diego’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Kim’s best life includes right-brain stress relief outlets, “making liqueurs from my great-uncle Roland’s recipes, creating homemade body scrubs with my sister-in-law, and knitting for fun at a community college class!”

More power to these and other classmates as they strive to lead their best lives. Is your journey 25 steps? 82 steps? 161 steps? However you define it, keep on climbing.

News to share? Send an online news form or contact one of us directly: ❖ Joe Marraccino (email Joe); Wendy Milks Coburn (email Wendy); Ruby Wang Pizzini (email Ruby); Susie Curtis Schneider (email Susie); Evelyn Achuck Yue (email Evelyn). Alumni Directory.

Greetings! This is Evelyn Achuck Yue, one of your new class correspondents. I am so excited to have this opportunity to help our class stay connected and share our updates. So, let me share a little about myself. I was a Hotel major and lived in Clara Dickson Hall and then in an apartment at Eddygate in Collegetown. I worked for a bit and then went to get my Master of Accountancy at U. of Southern California.

After working for a few years in high tech in Northern California, I met my husband, Raymond. My senior college roommate, Melanie Dunn,played matchmaker and set us up on a blind date when he moved to the West Coast for his job. We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this June! We have three children: Madison, 16, a junior in high school, and twins, James and Allison, 14, in eighth grade. I am now a domestic engineer and CEO of the Yue household. This is my favorite job because it allows me to spend more time with the kids, knowing that I only have a few more years before I am an empty nester. In preparation for my next stage in life and staying fit, I have picked up a new sport: pickleball. Raymond and I love this sport and plan to play the circuit in the next few years! If any of you are ever in the Bay Area or would like to play some pickleball, please feel free to reach out at evelyn_yue@yahoo.com. Now, on to other news.

Paul Hayre was at Cornell Leadership Week at the end of March and writes, “Our class was the best represented at the combined weekend meetings of CALC, TCAM, PCCW, and several other alumni groups: 16 of us! Plans changed for several, given COVID numbers, and we endeavored to wear masks when interacting with students and local community members. Distance-wise, the prize goes to Jeff Lamontagne and Charles Wu, who made it in from Denver and the West Coast, respectively. It was especially fun to ‘re-meet’ Jeff after 30 years.”

“The agenda was largely recharging connections with each other, other alumni leaders, and the campus community/staff, and also hearing the latest and greatest from the Hill. Since we all might remember him, there was also a memorial service for President Frank H.T. Rhodes, postponed for over two years. I thought I was special in that he always seemed to remember me and speak specifically to me when we met. Turns out he gave that gift to everyone who ever met him. Extraordinary man.

“Weekend topics ranged from social and healthcare equity to personal resilience to deep earth heating to global food supply and security and other climate initiatives and much more. President Martha Pollack spoke of Cornell’s leadership in recruiting top faculty and students while also leading the world in how to continue to deliver education and advance mission in the midst of a pandemic. One final note: I knew just about none of the people on this list while an undergrad, yet we have become dear friends while serving our class together—and our class always sets new standards year after year. Must have been something in the water during our four years on campus.”

Also, in New York is Michelle Rosenberg Parentis, who writes that her husband, Mike, is still a practicing sports med/foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon in Buffalo, NY. “I work part time at his two offices a few days per week. For the most part, I have divested myself of all my school and community volunteer work, etc., and am focusing on family, trying to be fit, cooking, travel (lots of visits to Chicago and Nashville), and getting together with friends. Like a true retiree, I’d like us to move to a warmer climate, but my parents are still here. So we won’t leave Buffalo anytime soon. Our oldest son, Jake, 25, is a first-year law student at Loyola Chicago. Our daughter, Kaela, 23, is a first-year doctoral candidate for a PsyD in clinical psychology, also in Chicago. Our youngest son, Dean, 19, is a first year at Vanderbilt U. in Nashville.”

Wendy Pong, who lives in Fort Lee, NJ, writes, “My son, Ryan Leung’23, is also a Cornell Hotelie! And my daughter, Allison, is a senior at UC Berkeley and will be graduating in May.”

Heading further south, in sunny Florida is Lisa Jias DeRosimo, MS ’92, who writes, “John and I celebrated our 25th anniversary on March 22! Angela is 21, and she is at the U. of Pittsburgh, and Sarah is 12 and in sixth grade. We have been in Miami almost ten years. I am in private medical practice, specializing in weight management and wellness. I am also on the scientific advisory board for the international health and wellness company Modere. The days are full with my medical practice, kids’ activities, and our church community.”

Thanks to everyone who sent in updates for my first Class Notes column! Do you have news to share? Send in an online news form or contact one of us directly: ❖ Evelyn Achuck Yue, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com; Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com; Susie Curtis Schneider, theschneiders@live.com; Joe Marraccino, joe.marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings and happy summer! Hopefully as we start to get out of the house more, we’ll all create some memories to share with your class correspondents! We love getting news of fellow Cornellians as they move and shake this world.

We did hear some exciting news about Roben Allong, who has been appointed president of the Qualitative Research Consultants Assn. She is the first woman of color to serve as president since the organization’s founding in 1982. Roben brings a strong background to bear in this new role, as she is also the founder and CEO of Lightbeam Communications, a market research and strategy boutique firm based in New York. Congratulations, Roben; you make our class proud.

Enjoy your summers, everyone. I look forward to hearing about reunions and get-togethers! ❖ Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Evelyn Achuck Yue, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, joe.marraccino@wfafinet.com; Susie Curtis Schneider, theschneiders@live.com; Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com. Online news form.

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Greetings from Ruby Wang Pizzini, your former class treasurer and now one of your new class correspondents, alongside Wendy Milks Coburn, Joe Marraccino, Susie Curtis Schneider, and Evelyn Achuck Yue. We’re so excited for the opportunity to help share what you’ve been up to over the last 35 years (and counting)!

A little about me: as an undergrad, I lived in Founder’s Hall, Balch Hall, and, lastly, a Collegetown apartment across the street from the Palms. I’m still very close with my roommates, Arang Hoang Cistulli, Irene Ngai Tennant, and Rosemary Chi Christiansen ’89, MS ’92, as well as with my Chi Omega sisters. Although I was a Neurobiology and Animal Sciences major in the College of Arts & Sciences, it took me almost a decade (and a few job changes) to discover my true passion in marketing and communications. I owe a lot of my good fortune to the time I worked at MetLife—from the many colleagues who have become lifelong friends, to my first rent-controlled Manhattan apartment, to my MBA from Fordham U. (hooray for tuition reimbursement!), and, finally, for my husband Mark, with whom I was set up on a blind date by a co-worker. Life does work in mysterious ways! Today, I’m a principal, marketing and communications, at BNY Mellon and live in the lovely suburb of Glen Ridge, NJ, where we enjoy attending events hosted by the Cornell Club of Northern New Jersey. In addition to staying involved with our class, I’ve enjoyed volunteering on the Cornell Annual Fund Committee of Northern New Jersey (NNJ), first as a committee member since 2012 and then as chair since 2017. If you live in NNJ and would love to join a terrific group of volunteers who are passionate about helping to equip our alma mater “to do the greatest good,” feel free to reach out (ruby.pizzini@gmail.com). Mark and I are the proud parents of Grace, 18, and Milo, 13. Although we were sad our daughter did not apply to Cornell, we are thrilled that she is currently living her best life at the U. of Michigan, studying chemical engineering and cheering on the Wolverines from the “Big House” all the way to the Orange Bowl!

I’m delighted to share that my dear friend Arang Cistulli (Arang.Cistulli@gmail.com) and her husband, Joe, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this past December. In addition to successfully launching their two grown kids, together Arang and Joe have run 11 marathons, five half-marathons, and numerous 10Ks and 5Ks! Arang is a founding member and chairperson of membership for the Orchid Giving Circle (orchidgivingcircle.org), founded in 2015 with the Texas Women’s Foundation. In response to learning that less than 1% of all philanthropic dollars go to Asian communities, a group of Asian women came together to provide grants and foster philanthropy for the North Texas Asian community. In seven years, membership has grown to 86 professional women of Asian descent, and collectively they have awarded over $1 million to 30 local organizations benefiting underserved Asian communities.

The India Education Diary reports that Cornell Trustee David Einhorn recently became the namesake of the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. The center will help equip students with the knowledge and empathy needed to address pressing social problems. “Community-engaged learning fosters self-reflection and enables students to build positive interpersonal relationships with people of different backgrounds and world views,” says David. “It helps them recognize how interconnected and interdependent we are—as neighbors, colleagues, and citizens.”

Perry Ground was recently featured in a CALS Coffee Break—which is a new series spotlighting some unique work and passions of CALS alumni in half-hour-long webinars. In “Stories of the People from the Longhouse,” Perry brought stories about the beliefs, traditions, and history of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people to life. He is a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. He’s been a storyteller for over 30 years and learned many of the stories he shares from elders of Native American communities. Perry is also the Frederick H. Minett Professor at the Rochester Inst. of Technology.

Shelley Stuart (sls1@cornell.edu) writes that she is currently looking for online facilitation work while simultaneously building up her once sidelined bee business, just in case. Recently, she has also launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new one-gallon batch brewing kit called “Brew a Braggot.” You can learn more at her website.

You may have heard a familiar voice from Lynah Rink on ESPN+, sharing play-by-play commentary for Big Red hockey alongside Grady Whittenburg (fun fact: Grady was also the announcer of Big Red Hockey our senior year) this past season. It belongs to none other than Tim Vanini (who has an amazing voice, by the way). Back in the day, Tim (jtimvanini@gmail.com) and teammate Doug Derraugh set a Cornell record by playing in all 119 games in their four years on the team. Tim’s parents may have set their own record by attending all 119 home and away games, but that’s a story for another time. Tim will continue to announce the women’s games on a regular basis—and the men’s as well, on occasion, so stay tuned!

That’s all the news for now. Many thanks to all who sent in updates. Keep the news coming! Submit an online news form or contact any of us directly: ❖ Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com; Evelyn Achuck Yue, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com; Susie Curtis Schneider, theschneiders@live.com; Joe Marraccino, joe.marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings from Susie Curtis Schneider, one of your new class correspondents! As a Cornellian who keeps ping-ponging to and from campus, I am excited at this opportunity to help keep our classmates connected. So, in the spirit of sharing, here is a little about me. As an undergraduate, I was a proud member and two-year captain of Cornell track and field, worked at Olin Library, and lived in Balch Hall and South Baker. I graduated as an unemployed English major, collected an MSJ from Northwestern U., and moved to Atlanta, where I worked for three years as a reporter. I returned to our alma mater in 1995 as an assistant track and field coach. I have worked in various athletics and admissions jobs at Cornell ever since.

I met my husband, Eric, MBA ’99 (Navy ROTC, mechanical engineer, Lambda Chi Alpha) at our 5th Reunion at the Singles Happy Hour, and we were married in 1998 at Sage Chapel, followed by a reception in the Memorial Room at the Straight. Alumni Affairs loves that story! Fast forward to 2022: Eric and I live in Horseheads, NY, about halfway between Ithaca and Corning, NY. I work in admissions at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, mostly working with applicants to the Cornell Nolan School (which we knew as Hotel) and the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (which we knew as Ag Ec). Eric works for Corning Inc. and has had various manufacturing roles there over the past 20-ish years. We have two sons, one a junior at U. of Colorado, Boulder and the other a junior in high school. As soon as our younger son graduates from high school, we plan to relocate to Ithaca as full-time residents in anticipation of many of our classmates returning to the Hill to retire. Any takers? Please reach out (theschneiders@live.com), even if you are just passing through, as we would love to connect with any classmates. But enough about me!

I’m happy to share news from Lisa Bushlow (LAB244@cornell.edu), who is proudly living in Ithaca with her two teenage sons, Sam and Julian. She works as a senior director for Alumni Affairs at Cornell, overseeing Reunion, classes, Homecoming, and Student and Young Alumni teams. Lisa is thrilled to be returning to the office after working remotely for the past 19 months! She and her partner, Sueane, can’t wait to travel post-pandemic.

Stefanie Nelson is founder and director of Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup (SND), based in NYC, and Dance Italia, a summer dance festival in Lucca, Italy. Classmate Jill Berger Inbar is an original member of the SND board of directors. Stefanie has spent the past year building Motore592, a space in Lucca, Italy, designed to foster artistic innovation and showcase the gamut of art forms in the heart of Tuscany. While the COVID-19 pandemic has made this expansion difficult, Stefanie launched Motore592 this past summer and has big plans for 2022! If anyone is fortunate enough to get to Italy and pass through Lucca, they should visit!

Amy Morris Reade writes, “I graduated from Indiana U. School of Law in 1994 and practiced law in Manhattan for several years, until moving out of the city. We moved to southern New Jersey in 2003. I practiced law briefly in this area but stopped to focus on raising our three kids. I started writing fiction in 2012; my first mystery novel was published in 2014. I’m currently working on books 14 and 15. I learned the art of quilling (paper filigree) during the pandemic, and I love to practice that. I also started to teach myself Greek, but that wasn’t as successful! I love to read, cook, and travel; I don’t get to Ithaca very often, but when I do, I cherish that time.”

Lastly, Wendy Hunnewell Leynse sent this: “I can’t believe it’s my 30th Reunion year! I very much enjoyed catching up (virtually) this spring and summer with classmates from U-Hall 4 and Cornell Abroad (Paris). It was really wonderful to say hello to you all again. My, how time flies! I currently teach cultural anthropology at Queens College, CUNY, and live in New Jersey with my photographer husband, James ’89. Our son, Ben, is a high school junior, and our daughter, Emma ’23, is a junior at Cornell, majoring in English and enjoying working in Arts & Culture at the Cornell Daily Sun, where she is a third-generation Sunnie!”

Thanks to everyone who sent in updates for my first Class Notes column! Do you have news to share? Submit an online news form or contact any of us directly: ❖ Susie Curtis Schneider, theschneiders@live.com; Joe Marraccino, joe.marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com; Evelyn Achuck Yue, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com.

As we began to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, it came as no surprise that aviation economist John Heimlich led the way, by spreading his wings to visit classmates across the country. “Zoom got old,” John said in jest about keeping up with his circle of friends. “We recently migrated to group texting so as to avoid seeing each other’s faces.” Let’s follow John as he zooms out of his living room to see and report on his merry band of ’91ers. Travel is just what the doctor ordered for John!

John’s first non-virtual stop: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. “I seized the miracle of flight to spend a few quality days with Tony Magnano and his beautiful family, celebrating Tony’s birthday and even spanking the fuzz at the local tennis club. After some serious perspiration, we left our racquets behind to enjoy a long walk on the beach, exchanging pleasantries and tales of the high seas.” John beamed, “Tony is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist tending to the hearts of men and women in Jacksonville.” Tony enjoys spending his free time with his wife, two boys, and daughter doing things like playing guitar, biking, and family goat yoga. (Yes, it’s a thing!)

Just a hop, skip, and jump from there to Bonita Springs, FL, is Saurabh Patel, “the visionary who (cymbal crash) practices (well, perfects) ophthalmology as a vitreous retina macula consultant and surgeon,” John enthusiastically relays. “As if this weren’t enough, can you believe that this gifted physician couldn’t get access to N95 masks back when COVID-19 began? Not to be denied, this hardwired, one-time Cornell EE major and his daughter designed their own comparable mask.” The skilled curative engineer also built the prototype medical device to identify and help manage diseases like childhood blindness (amblyopia). Check out this website for more information.

John’s next stop via the friendly skies: the Princeton suburbs, “to see my pal Sameer Desai and his lovely clan. We waxed nostalgic, contemplated the future of Indian politics, and debated the merits of various crockpots, consumer electronics, and office technologies.” Sameer continues his vital work as an oncologist and says he is “living the dream with my wife and two daughters. I’m always up for a get-together with fellow Cornelians!” Good to see that Sameer is still smiling.

John’s last leg of his journey was to Rye Brook, NY, and Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95. “As an ER doctor in Connecticut, Jeff was one of the early heroes in the fight against the pandemic,” John said. Jeff admits, “It has been particularly difficult for me as an ER doctor to get through the pandemic. We tried our best and are looking forward to traveling and seeing friends again.” Jeff reports that he and his wife, Robyn (Lipsky), “are adjusting nicely as empty nesters,” as son Bryan ’21 and daughter Lauryn ’24 have flown the coop to Cornell. I will always picture Jeff as the zealous classmate running around the field and through the stands with the “Big Red C” flag cheering on our teams. Jeff’s Cornell roots continue to run deep, as he is part of several Cornell committees and chaired our most recent class Reunion.

John’s gleeful support of his classmates today reminds me of Jeff’s flag-waving for Cornell back then. After John landed at his home in Washington, DC, I asked him, “Why all the classmate friends who are doctors?” John laughed, “Well, I do have medical needs.” He assured me that he has other Cornell friends who are not doctors, “like Sanjeev Dhawan, the big cheese of critical construction projects, also part of this fun group.”

Good friends, travel, and laughter following an isolating pandemic … just what the doctor ordered for sure! More power to this one and all those other Cornell circles of friends. Do you have news to share? Submit via the online news form, or contact one of us directly: ❖ Joe Marraccino, joe.marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com; Susie Curtis Schneider, skc12@cornell.edu; Evelyn Achuck Yue, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com.

Although we were all disappointed not to celebrate our 30th Reunion on Libe Slope this June, the Class of 1991 pulled together an incredible virtual Reunion. Our virtual Reunion allowed us to extend the celebration over a few months, and classmates were able to participate in innovative and exciting ways. Planning efforts were led by Reunion chair Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95, and class president Jana Pompadur Kierstead.

Our first event, held in April, was led by Kim Brown Bixler and Abbe Goldberg Groffman. We were treated to special performances by Cornell’s a cappella group the Touchtones and Cornell’s amazing dance group BreakFree. We heard and saw how current Touchtones and BreakFree dancers pivoted during the pandemic, and ’91 Touchtones alumni KimMartin-Epstein, Erinn Greene Ryen, and Lisa Dell DeLuca also joined in the celebration!

Our next event, in May, “Eating the Future,” planned by Dorine Colabella DiConti and J. Tim Vanini, began with music by the Hangovers and featured a presentation from ’91 classmate Mitchell Davis, a foremost expert in the fields of food, restaurants, and food systems change. Some classmates who joined also created the featured beverage for the evening, the “Rhubarb Shrub.”

Then in June, we held the Class of ’91 rooms party, which occurred during the University’s virtual Reunion weekend. Thanks to Eric Rosario, BA ’10, and Kathy Kraus Bolks for their planning efforts, which allowed many ’91ers to re-connect and meet some new ’91ers as well. Our final Reunion event, in July, coordinated by Kim Bixler, involved a virtual chocolate trip around the globe, and we learned the ins and outs of chocolate tasting as we sampled delicious offerings made with cacao grown all over the world. Additional thank-yous go out to the other ’91ers that were very involved in virtual Reunion planning including Paul Hayre, Bob Baca, Andrew Stifel, Robyn Lipsky Weintraub, Ruby Wang Pizzini, Charles Wu, Kris Hurley van Riper, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD ’98.

Hopefully some of you tuned in to the University-sponsored Reunion event “Clash of the Cornellians,” a trivia night challenge to see how well contestants (from any Reunion class) know Cornell today. Our very own Jeff Weintraub, MD ’95, took the win! And another huge congratulations goes out to Robyn Lipsky Weintraub, who had her 35th New York Times crossword puzzle published and has hit for the cycle, having created a crossword every day of the week for the New York Times. Well done, Jeff and Robyn! In other class news, ’91 set a new record in funds raised for a 30th Reunion campaign. We also reached our goal for Cornell Giving Partner Members and for the Annual Fund. Thank you all for your generous contributions!

As we were not able to meet in person, the Class of ’91 is sponsoring a Reunion memory book. This project, spearheaded by Charles Wu, provides all classmates an opportunity to catch up with others. Hundreds of classmates have already participated, and we encourage all of you to join. Create a private page before the end of this year (secure and only visible to other ’91ers) all about you: what you’re up to these days, favorite memories of your time on the Hill, and pics from then and now. If you did not receive an email with a link and instructions, please drop us a message at cornell91@cornell.edu, and we’ll send you the link to join.

The conclusion of our 30th marks the beginning of a five-year run for our next slate of class officers. Check out the full listing here. This is the last column for Tim Vanini and Lori Attanasio Woodring. Joe Marraccino and Wendy Milks Coburn will be staying on as correspondents, and will be joined by Ruby Wang Pizzini, Susan Curtis Schneider, and Evelyn Achuck Yue. Please keep in touch and send any news or updates by using the online news form. Have a wonderful summer and don’t forget to write in and tell us what you have been doing! Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com ; Susan Curtis Schneider, skc12@cornell.edu; Evelyn Achuck Yu, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com.

As always, if you are interested in getting involved with any class positions (and we are always seeking), please contact our class president, Jana Pompadur Kierstead, at jkierstead@hbs.edu. Check out our class website for yourself at: cornellclassof1991.com. We’d love to hear from you about anything! Submit your news via the online news form or contact any of us directly at: Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

Greetings from Kennebunk, ME! I’m writing with a grateful heart for all the efforts the medical and scientific community have undertaken to change the course of this pandemic. It’s spring, and I’m noticing every blade of grass as we emerge from a long and distanced winter.

We heard from a few folks this round, some old friends of mine and a note from Julie Chang Leung, who writes that she and her husband, Mark, are proud that their son, Nick ’21, graduated summa cum laude with distinction from the College of Arts & Sciences in December ’20. He completed a double major in Biological Sciences and East Asian Studies and will be applying for medical school in the fall. My good friend Danny Espinoza wrote that he and his wife, Lisa Trovato ’93, are almost ten years into their West Coast experiment. Danny started a new position at Apple and is living in Palo Alto with Lisa and their daughter, Ava, who is a budding singer-songwriter and performer. They are happy, healthy, and looking forward to visiting with family and friends back East in the after times.

Post-pandemic travel is on all our minds, and another good friend, Jit Singh, shared that he is a partner at Deloitte and is living in D.C. with his wife, Lisa, and two high schoolers. He also continues to support City Year’s education mission and sits on their D.C. board. He and the family got to spend the last year of the pandemic watching the wonderous flow of visitors to the nation’s capital, but sadly didn’t get to travel anywhere themselves. He is looking forward to dusting off his passport when it’s safe, maybe reprising their sailing trips in Croatia in 2016 and 2019. New traditions, new hobbies, and new ways to cook have been the latest changes in their household this year. He says to look him up if you are ever in D.C. and wishes everyone a happy 30th Reunion!

As always, hoping you and yours are safe and healthy, and that you are able to enjoy some time with loved ones in back yards, on hiking trails, or over dinner as your vax kicks in. Happy 30th Reunion, everyone, and I hope you have a great summer. Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com;Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.comJoe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

It’s our Reunion year! On June 11-12, we will be celebrating 30 years. Can you believe it?! By now, you have probably heard that we will be meeting ONLY virtually this time around. Even though we will not be able to connect in person (and we have broken records for attendance), chances are we will be able to gather even more classmates to connect virtually. We are in the process of planning Reunion, and it has been decided by the class officers to have multiple events from April through September 2021. To find out information about Reunion and other events, please go to cornellclassof1991.com. The website contains a bevy of information, such as previous Reunions, “Missing Classmates,” class officers, giving, and much more. Pop on over and check it out.

Here’s a bit of news that came across my desk recently. Not sure if you know this, but Cornell Summer College, now more than 60 years old, is one of the longest running and most prestigious precollege programs of its kind, with 1,300 talented high school students attending in 2020. It offers high school students the chance to earn credit and prepare for college while taking regular Cornell classes with top university faculty members. See precollege.cornell.edu for more info.

Here is a list of our classmates’ children who attended last summer: Camille Beck-Belaman, daughter of Cecile Belaman and Axel Beck and sister of Claire Beck- Belaman ’23 (A&S);Hayley Buckman, daughter of Art and Amy Kurzman Buckman; Sabrina Hammond, daughter of Edward and Carmela Leung Hammond, MBA ’97; Aidan Larish, son of Susanna Suh and James Larish; Sloan Steinlauf, daughter of Joanne Ceraso and John Steinlauf; Emily Stoller, daughter of Gregory and Arlene Stoller and sister of Bradley Stoller ’23; and Alexander Wu, son of Howard and Cynthia Samala Wu.

Looking forward to seeing you at Reunion! If you have news to share, please fill out the online news form or contact any of us directly at: Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

Last time I wrote, COVID-19 had just hit. This time I write as the virus is spiking again. Time is at a standstill. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, though, as a vaccine is here. It’s a Big Red light, and these classmates are in motion toward it—one step, one cycle, one stroke at a time.

Alix Mellis-Brown recently leaped from Edgemont, NY, to Madison, CT. “It was always my plan to move when my youngest graduated high school. I thought I would couch-surf around the world for a year while my kids were doing their thing. Then COVID hit and, well, it’s had its impact on everyone and everything.” A Fine Arts major on the Hill, Alix never stepped too far from the art world and focused on Jewish education for many years as an instructor and administrator. “I loved working with teens and using photography, history and art as a way to engage them in social justice and help them feel empowered to impact positive change.” These days, Alix runs her own photography and art business, “which is front-and-center after often taking a back seat to other things.”

To stay mentally and physically ft, Alix joined a hiking and running club in her new hometown. “I have a goal to hike many if not all of the trails that run from the Connecticut shoreline to Massachusetts.” Though she is in Yale country, Alix, often seen with her two rescue dogs and Big Red “C” hat, has “met friendly Cornellians on the trails and about town.” Alix’s children are following closely in her footsteps. “Jack, 23, graduated from U. of Maine Honors College, thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, and is headed into the Peace Corps (if they don’t delay again); Max, 21, lives in Denver, CO, and is working toward ascending all the 14ers (mountain peaks exceeding 14,000 feet) and getting involved in helping at-risk youth through hiking and wilderness; and Charlotte, 19, is a sophomore at Lehigh, which always reminds me of a mini-Cornell when I visit!”

Judith Germano, from Montclair, NJ, skillfully cycles among roles as a distinguished fellow and professor at NYU’s Center for Cybersecurity, an adjunct professor at NYU School of Law, leader of NYU’s Women Leaders in Cybersecurity programming, and founder and operator of a boutique law firm specializing in all things cybersecurity. A Communications and Business Marketing major back in the day, Judi is in the thick of things in a post-COVID-19 world. “Cybersecurity, a top priority for industry and government, has become an even more pressing concern during the global pandemic, with a tremendous shift to a remote workforce; hospitals and other organizations victimized by ransomware attacks; threats of intellectual property theft, data manipulation, and supply chain disruptions; and the prolific spread of misinformation.” Judi has proudly completed five Ironman triathlons (140.6 miles = 2.4-mile swim + 112-mile bike + 26.2-mile run), including a top-ten age-group finish, and has earned Ironman All World Athlete status for 2020. Rather than making her absent, Judi’s training helps her be more present in her job. “Strangely, being an iron-distance triathlete has some analogies to good cybersecurity: it requires an interdisciplinary approach; you must train and prepare in advance, all year; good equipment helps but the human factor is key; there are issues and surprises that you cannot control so you must adapt quickly; and good communication (internally and externally) is critical.” Judi and her family can’t wait to get back on the Big Red wagon: “My husband, Michael Bonarti ’87, and I were married at Sage Chapel in 1998, with our reception at the Statler. We still make trips to Cornell with our two children at least twice a year to see Cornell hockey at Lynah Rink, and we have traveled to see Cornell hockey at Princeton (men’s and women’s teams), the ECACs, MSG, and elsewhere.”

“Where in the world is Greg Meier?” some classmates and I often ask. Greg, who studied History in Ithaca, reports, “I’ve been working in the Foreign Service for the State Dept. for the last 11 years, mostly focusing on economic diplomacy. In this time, I have lived and worked in Karachi, Budapest, Washington, DC, and Lima.” As of this writing, Greg is preparing himself for a new administration, and, as a music lover, he is excited that the nominee for Secretary of State “is a Lou Reed fan and has played with Grant Hart and Alex Chilton (influential alt-rockers)!” Greg and his family are currently in Brasilia, “which is an easy place to live with consistently great weather and tons of opportunities for outdoor fun.” He is soaking in that flawless weather while continuing to perfect his swim stroke. “I’ve joined a ten-person open water swim team and we compete in races in some truly stunning locations. ”When not working or swimming, Greg enjoys his family. “My wife, Scarlet, is a children’s book illustrator and recently completed two projects for a Spanish-language publisher, and our son, Matias, is currently a senior in high school and busy applying to colleges (fingers crossed for Cornell!).” Greg keeps in touch with a good group of Cornell friends, some of whom live near his permanent home base in the D.C. area.

The Big Red light dimmed but never turned off during the COVID pandemic for these classmates and is beginning to shine more brightly. Though they have traveled different paths, each of them, and all of us, share one momentous path in 2021. Alix said it best: “One of my favorite things about Cornell is the friendships that have lasted all these years. We continue to be a part of each other’s lives, and I can’t believe that our 30th Reunion is almost here!” And what a Reunion it will be.

News to share? Send an online news form at alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes. Or contact any of us directly at: Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

Although it feels, in many ways, that time has stood still, life at Cornell goes on. I, person-ally, have been impressed by how well the university has handled getting students back on campus and all the work they are doing to support students and the local community.

It was great to hear from Ric Coombe, who shared, “I am managing director of a family office, incidentally the same employer I joined out of Cornell in 1991.” Like many of us, Ric has been working from his home office since last spring, but he has had the added perk of quarantine on Thunder View Farms, a 2,000¬ acre family farm in the Catskills. This Angus farm is nationally recognized for environmental stewardship. As Ric said, “It could be a lot worse.” Ric and Karen (Cone) ’86 are excited that both of their children, Patrick ’22 and Rebecca ’24, are “at home on the Hill studying with other students in Ithaca,” although of course they wish they could visit.

I think most of us also wish we could visit Cornell, especially since our 30th Reunion is around the corner. Yes, it actually has been 30 years (though we definitely don’t feel that old) and it’s time to start planning. The world is certainly in a different place and Reunion might feel quite different as well. Nevertheless, it is important to connect and mark this milestone. A committee is getting together to plan both in¬ person and virtual com¬ ponents, so we are prepared once the university an¬nounces its plans. If anyone has any creative ideas or is interested in helping out, please reach out to Jana Pompadur Kierstead (thekiersteads@me.com).

I hope you have found ways to stay connected and find adventure and silver linings while staying safe. Please take a minute to share them with us. Now, more than ever, is a wonderful time to hear from old friends, near and far. Online news can be sent to: http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/ or feel free to contact any of us directly. Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings fellow classmates, and I hope this holiday season finds you happy, healthy, and safe. We didn’t have any updates this round, so I’m taking the opportunity to personally ask you to send us some news! Pandemic stories, murder hornet sightings, whatever you have we’d like to hear it and share it. Take care, everyone! Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

We certainly live in interesting times. As I write this in late June, all in Ithaca are waiting for Cornell to announce its plans for the fall semester and potentially the 2020-21 academic year. There have been adjustments to our lifestyles, and positivity and fun still evolves. Here are some notes from our classmates.

Jennifer Leeds is co-leading the COVID-19 response for Novartis. She also shared the following, “Our son Tjaden Hess ’20 is graduating from Cornell this month, and we are heartbroken that we cannot see him receive his diploma and celebrate in Ithaca. Our younger son Max, is headed off to college in the fall (we hope) and so we will be empty nesters!” At the same time, Jennifer remarks that the most satisfaction in her days comes from “seeing my sons becoming independent adults.”

Jill Weisman Pflaum, MBA ’97 (Wayzata, MN) writes, “Four kids, ages 9-14, keep us round-the-clock busy, so we are mostly in that phase now. Lots of fun and short-lived—so no complaints!” Jill is looking forward to more travel and cultural escapades in the future. “These are somewhat on hold with kids’ activities, camps, school, and visiting aging parents.” She adds that the most satisfaction in her life these days comes from “old friends, new friends, family, accomplishing work milestones (both my hus¬band and me), and seeing my kids accomplish their own milestones.” Becky Remis (Scotia, NY) remarks, “Happily engaging my high school science students in online learning! Also awaiting the arrival of a chocolate lab puppy.” When not doing that, she is happy gardening, hiking, and biking.

Congrats to Renee Exelbert, who has written her first book, Chemo Muscles: Lessons Learned From Being a Psycho-Oncologist and Cancer Patient. In it, she reflects on her experience of confronting her cancer diagnosis, as the doctor becomes the patient. Check it out! Jason Feinsmith and family are doing quite well, given the times. His son, Ari, wrapped up his first year in civil engineering at Mission College, his daughter, Leora, is enjoying theatre in high school, and his wife, Elana (Adleman) ’89, just finished up her certificate in financial life planning, in which she plans to build a private practice. Jason has started a new position at a boutique analytics consulting company and has had a wonderful transition with his colleagues. Although his dad passed away at the end of 2019, he and the family are grateful for so many wonderful memories.

As always, if you are interested in getting involved with any class positions (and we are always seeking), please contact our class president, Jana Pompadur Kierstead, at jkierstead@hbs.edu. Check out our class website for yourself at: cornellclassof1991.com. We’d love to hear from you about anything! Submit your news via the online news form or contact any of us directly at: Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

It’s one of my favorites, but what’s The Incredibles really about? Like this scene: As the tug-of-war between using their superpowers and fitting in plays out, Elastigirl tells Dash, “Everyone is special,” to which a frustrated Dash retorts, “That’s just another way of saying no one is.”

The coronavirus and social distancing have changed us in ways we don’t yet know. What we do know is how our classmates made a difference in the moment. Jeff Hyink (Pacific Grove, CA), a retired Navy officer, could fix or build anything back then. Always happy to teach you how, few took him up on it. Now, dozens of our homebound high school- and college-age students have accepted his offer to learn basic programming, in Python, over several weeks. Jeff affectionately called his students “Pythonistas” and tempted the class with, “You can use these skills to learn other languages, build some apps, and rake in some real dough.”

Sanjeev Dhawan (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) would spend hours upon hours building things too, like paper bridges for an Engineering class. Now, Sanj, founder and owner of Unicorn Construction, builds and maintains real bridges.“Fortunately, city and state government aimed to keep infrastructure projects going, so we’ve been able to keep people working—but my focus and concerns are different than before.” Sanj further remarked, “40 percent of my day is making sure that worksites are safe for our employees.”

With his guitar freshman year, Andy Tarsy (Cambridge, MA) would connect Jeff, Sanj, me, and others. Andy, founder of Emblem Strategic, uses a different instrument to connect people these days: Zoom. Andy gathered over 100 “isolated” leaders in groups of 10-12. He began one session, “This is my therapy.” His goal: simply to ask how the current situation looks from different vantage points. He ended another session, “It’s great to see your beautiful faces. Now go out there and help each other through this time and beyond.”

Jeff Peres (Towson, MD) took part in one of Andy’s sessions. If you don’t know Jeff, or his employer Epic Games, you probably know the game Fortnite. Head of MegaGrants, Jeff beamed, “Epic Games is sharing its unbelievable success to help people realize their artistic and technical ambitions. The company has committed $100 million to game and tool developers, media and entertainment creators, educators, and students to do amazing things with Unreal Engine.” Though I joked with Jeff that it’s been difficult for my wife and me to work while the boys are screaming at the TV, Fortnite is a welcome diversion and friend connector. To date, the team has awarded grants to over 200 recipients. Make note, parents.

With little time for video games, John Heimlich (Bethesda, MD), VP and chief economist for Airlines for America, said simply, “I wake up every morning on a mission to save 750 thousand direct industry jobs and 10.4 million indirect jobs.” Airlines are suffering. John cited a 96 percent drop in passenger volume, leading to the worst cash crisis in aviation history. Working tirelessly to navigate the disaster relief payouts, John lamented, “Most carriers prepared for an emergency twice the impact of 9/11. What we’re facing now is at least four times that bad.”

Greg Stoller (Needham, MA) has been busy in his own right: “I’ve been managing my real estate holding company, teaching Boston U. MBA students in over 15 countries, trying to keep up with my daughter during her online gymnastics workouts, and dropping my son off at a grocery store job.” Greg only wanted to talk about one thing, though—how his wife, Arlene, a geriatric clinical nurse specialist, made his family so proud. “We’re also a little terrified.” Arlene specializes in nursing education and recently has made rounds to ensure that all nurses have what they need to do their jobs safely. “She wouldn’t have it any other way,” Greg concluded our conversation. “It’s her raison d’être.”

With the help of these classmates, I finally get The Incredibles. It’s okay to fit in most of the time. In fact, it’s necessary. By fitting in, it allows you to see, understand, and act when your superpowers are needed. A tired Mr. Incredible jests, “No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit?” Take a deep breath, Class of ’91. You never know when your superpowers will be needed once again.

Have news to share? Send an online news form at alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes. Or you can contact any of us directly at: Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

Andrew Sussman was recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in October. Andrew is one of the three inventors of Wine Ring, one of the RingIT brands. It is the leading AI-driven B2B personalization software for the wine and spirits industry, focused on individual consumer preference. Wine Ring combines state-of-the-art machine learning with the knowledge of leading Master Sommeliers and Masters of Wine to deliver the most powerful sales tool in the industry, the Wine Ring Preference Intelligence Engine. The Wine Ring software analyzes consumer ratings and sales, and then makes inventory-based recommendations for individual consumers and house- holds. All recommendations are based on individual preferences, not crowdsourcing or groupthink. Andrew is one of the three inventors of nine patents on machine learning. He and his colleagues have built software that behaves like a human expert that can be thought of as machine intelligence with a human touch. This definitely sounds like something wine lovers must try. Congratulations, Andrew!

Katherine Miller Eskovitz also has exciting news. After 19 years at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Katherine left the firm with six partners to be a founding partner at Roche Cyrulnik Freedman, a litigation boutique focusing on high-stakes trials, including cryptocurrency and cannabis law specialties. Best of luck in your new partnership, Katherine!

We would love to hear from more of you. Please write in and tell us about your newest adventures, business or pleasure, your summer plans, or your recent visits with fellow Cornellians. Online news can be sent to: http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/ or feel free to contact any of us directly. Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings from Kennebunk! As I write this in December, we are freezing up here in Maine, with some weather on its way. My son is hoping for a white Christmas this year. You’ll all be reading this in March, right at the start of Mud Season, Maine’s fifth season.

We heard from some of my favorite classmates this time around. First, my roommate and longtime dear friend Julie Welch Alvarez ’92 wrote from Central Texas that her oldest, Andrew ’19, graduated with a degree in Operations Research and Information Engineering from the College of Engineering. Andrew has had a great experience at Cornell! Julie also shared that she was able to celebrate Karen Paul Zimmer, MD ’98’s 50th in Philadelphia at the Rittenhouse Hotel. Also there were Georgia Bosseler Rossi ’90, Erinn Greene Ryen, Kelly Hammond Jessop ’90, MBA ’95, MRP ’96, Tom Wolf ’90, ME ’91, Nina Weissenberger Neel ’89, Rob Lane ’90, Elizabeth Bunta Haussman, and Abbe Goldberg Groffman. Julie also joined a lot of Cornellians on November 30 at Madison Square Garden, to see Cornell defeat BU 2-0 in the Red Hot Hockey game!

Tracey O’Connor Morzano, another roommate and dear friend of mine, wrote that her oldest, Isabella ’22, is a sophomore at Cornell and is loving it. Isabella runs track and cross country for the Big Red. I also heard from my old friend Doug Fudge, MAT ’92, and caught up with him. He is living in Culver City, CA, with his wife, Esta Spalding, and their daughter, Gemma. Doug is an associate professor at Chapman U., and he regularly talks with his roommates of several years, Harry Cosmatos, who lives in South Pasadena, and Ian Reichenthal, who lives in New York City.

That’s it for now! Here’s your friendly reminder to please pay your dues and send updates! We correspondents appreciate some fodder for the column. Have a wonderful spring, everyone, and hope to see you soon. Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

It’s been a wonderful fall here in Ithaca. Though you’ll read this in January, the fall colors are starting to come alive just before the Trustee- Council Annual Meeting (TCAM) weekend as I write. Here are a few notes from our classmates.

Shawn Reeves, MAT ’97 (Cambridge, MA) writes, “I and my nonprofit have opened a workshop space, in Cambridge, MA, for teachers interested in energy and electronics. With very few of us, I took windsurfing for PE credits at Cornell. I’m still surfing on some of the same equipment as the 1980s, but I haven’t surfed Cayuga Lake since 1990—I’d like to experience those high winds and frigid waters again.” Herbert “Tripp” Burgunder (Owings Mills, MD) is a real estate lawyer in Baltimore. “My oldest child is now a sophomore at Cornell. I have been back to campus several times since he started.”

Dan Harrison (Los Angeles, CA) has met with fellow alums Michael Karangelen ’90 (Bedford Corners, NY) and Jeff Bershad ’90 (Armonk, NY) for the fifth year to go to the MLB All-Star Game. “We’ve done Cincinnati, San Diego, Miami, Washington, and now Cleveland. I’m looking forward to 2020 in Los Angeles (where I live), so my commute will be the shortest—although with L.A. traffic, it might be faster to fly to Cleveland than to drive to Dodger Stadium. Most important, it is great to share time, friendship, and baseball and catch up over a couple of days.” Caryn Cooperman Davis writes from London, UK: “Hi! I have recently moved to London after living in Atlanta, GA, for 26 years. I am still working at Coca-Cola; after working at the world headquarters, I have now moved to the Western Europe business. If there are any other Cornell alums in London, please reach out. I would love to connect.”

Allison Lakin (Waldoboro, ME) wrote, “After a career working in museums, I founded Lakin’s Gorges Cheese in 2011. In 2016, I expanded the business, relocating to our new farm and beginning to build a herd of dairy cows. In the meantime, I buy my milk from another Cornell alum, Carrie Whitcomb ’07. And if I had a day in Ithaca, I would take the time to leisurely explore the natural wonders around the campus. They provided such respite during times of stress as an undergraduate; I would like to see them through relaxed eyes.” Zina Spezakis (Tenafly, NJ) announces, “Having spent nearly two decades on Wall Street, I moved into clean energy a few years ago helping a Cornell startup, Ecolectro, that develops technology that enables clean energy production from hydrogen gas. But the big news is that I’m running as a Democrat for Congress in New Jersey’s Ninth Congressional District next year. Having read the UN’s IPCC report last fall, I realize that I need to step up and run, in order to bring the urgency, expertise, and relentless drive to address the climate emergency we are facing.” Good luck, Zina! We are rooting for you.

Stacey Slater Sacks (Summit, NJ) writes, “For the last 24 years, I have been an attorney at Nixon Peabody LLP, based in its NYC office. I was a litigation associate, litigation partner, and, for the last 14 years, firm-wide pro bono partner, helping to organize and manage its pro bono program. I recently left to start Pro Bono Strategies LLC, a pro bono consulting business, where I will use my experience and network to help mid-sized law firms in NYC and New Jersey to start and/or develop their pro bono programs in a cost-effective way, thereby increasing the pool of lawyers available to do pro bono work. See more at: www.probonostrategies.com. On a personal note, I live in Summit, NJ, with my husband, Jonathan, my son, 14, and my daughter, 12. I am in touch with many of my Cornell friends and hope to see many more of you at our next Reunion.” Send your news to: Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

Classmate Joe Marraccino here. Ithaca is top of mind these days. First, I celebrated the half-century mark on Cayuga Lake with a long weekend with fellow old-timers Chris Dugan, Jim Hamilton, and Greg Meier. Happy to have Dale Galvin ’92 and Glenn Haber ’92 join us as well. I can’t remember the weather ever being so nice in Ithaca! It was also nice to feel 20 again, if only for a short while (and with more aches and pains!). From our dock we could see Cornell and Ithaca College, both standing tall on opposite hills. What a view! And fitting, as my daughter begins her freshman year at Ithaca College. I’m happy that we’ll share an amazing college hometown.

It’s been a big year for birthday celebrations for Jim’s wife, Rebecca Warme Hamilton (Bethesda, MD), too. “I’m making the most of a milestone year, recently celebrating at Kate Snow’s birthday bash with fellow grads Monica Ruehli and Andrea Retzky.” Rebecca, a Policy Analysis major in Human Ecology on the Hill, is at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown U., as the Michael G. and Robin Psaros Chair in Business Admin¬istration, professor of marketing, and marketing area coordinator. As a marketing professor, Rebecca studies consumer decision making. “I recently visited Cornell to present a research paper to the faculty at the Johnson Graduate School of Management. I often collaborate with faculty in the Johnson School as well as the School of Hotel Administration.” On a personal note, Rebecca loves getting together for a monthly book club with other Cornell grads Mindy Schrader Kim, Lori Giuffre, Christina Guerola Sarchio, Anjali Chaturvedi ’90, /b>Debbie Goldstock Ringel ’90, and Melissa Fast ’88. Ask Rebecca about her latest research or book selection: rebecca_w_hamilton@hotmail.com.

Dorothy Patton is an Arts & Sciences Government major who actually works for the government. Go figure. Dorothy, an international lawyer at the Dept. of State, is also a frst¬ time published author! She just published From Suffragists to Senators: A Century of Laws by Women Since 1920. Her inspiration? The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, her exposure to other countries’ struggle with democracy, and thinking lately about our own democracy. In her booklet, Dorothy “remembers the sacrifices, celebrates the successes, and recommits to exercising the precious right to vote.” Dorothy and her husband live in Arlington, VA, and have raised two boys, one a senior at the U. of Virginia and the other a freshman at Temple U. Dorothy is enthusiastic for what she calls “Act III” as a blossoming empty nester. “I had to write this book about my passion. It took me nine months to write and deliver it—my new baby! I’m looking forward to my nest remaining full and exciting in different ways.” Dorothy would love to hear from you at jdplustwo@msn.com.

Morgan Rider, an environmental engineer while on the Hill, is the new business development director for the social impact branding agency Oliver Russell. Morgan will oversee its expansion into Portland, OR (her hometown). “Oliver Russell’s values align perfectly with mine and what I care about most—social enterprises, non-profts, and doing good in the world.” Morgan is a stalwart conser¬vationist, serving as board chair for the Climate Trust, as a board member for the Wetlands Conservancy, and as the community chair for the Portland Advertising Federation. Oliver Russell is a Certifed B Corp., part of a growing movement of companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental issues. “My focus will be on cultivating new opportunities with businesses and non-profits that share our vision for positive world change.” Wish Morgan well in her mission at mrider@oliverrussell.com.

Thank you for sharing your motivating stories, a timely gift for my daughter’s send¬off! Now it’s your turn. What’s your “Mecca”? A career change, a child off to college, a gathering of classmates, moving to a new location? Text me, subject line “Mecca,” at (845) 548¬2564 and I’ll contact you a.s.a.p. to hear your story! Send your info via the online news form or contact one of us directly at: Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

“Cornell is just an extraordinary institution that teaches you how to think about how to interact with the world,” said Bill Nye ’77 in his address to the graduating Class of 2019. He reminded his listeners not to let fear stop them from changing the world but to “take that fear and turn it into excitement.” Nye advised, “Use your knowledge and your abilities to bring out the best in those around you and let them bring out the best in you.” He inspired graduates to be agents of positive change: “It’s no longer a matter of only keeping the air and water clean . . . Nowadays we—by that I mean you—are going to have to steer our spaceship. Take charge of our Earth.”

Now campus is once again bustling with eager students, excited to see old friends and meet new ones, enthusiastic about the academic endeavors that lie ahead, and committed to making a positive impact in the Cornell community and the world beyond. Which brings us to our class news, where we love highlighting our class- mates’ journeys and successes. So now that you are all back from your summer holidays, please take a minute to write us and let us know what you have been doing and who you have seen. We miss hearing from you!

After 25 years of working in Global Health, Judith Heichelheim became chief operating officer at Population Services Int’l (PSI), a nonprofit global health organization. She has been in this position for about a year now. When not at work, Judith stays busy with her husband and two children (ages 15 and 9) who love hockey, crew, soccer, basketball, and travel.

Greg Stoller has been awarded a Metcalf Award, Boston U.’s highest teaching honor, for his work as a senior lecturer at the Questrom School of Business. Greg, who is consistently rated among the top one percent of full-time faculty, is characterized by students as a “one-of-a-kind life teacher who connects students to the real world and enriches learning and critical thinking skills.” His courses incorporate current case studies involving the Boston area and international entrepreneurs. He also runs most of Questrom’s case competitions, for which he mentors student teams to successfully compete in start- up and venture competitions against undergraduates and MBAs from the nation’s top-rated schools. Greg is a graduate of the Hotel school and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Along with his extremely successful career in financial analysis, Greg speaks seven languages and has published numerous books, articles, case studies, podcast, and TV/radio shows. Yet, for all of his accomplishments and successes he says that he learns from his students as much as he teaches. “What I am most proud of is that every year we’ve created at least one job for a student.”

Thanks to Michelle Travis, there is a children’s picture book that pays homage to working moms everywhere. My Mom Has Two Jobs is Travis’s first children’s book, which won the 2019 Independent Publisher Award— Bronze Medalist for Best Children’s Picture Book (ages 7 and under). The book gives parents a platform to talk with their kids about their work and to help kids see how parents bring the same love, passion, and dedication to both their parenting jobs and their professional jobs. The book is beautifully illustrated to embrace the diverse moms and kids of different races and ethnicities and to show the wide range of important roles that women play.

Online news can be sent via: http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/. Or feel free to contact one of us at: Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings, Class of 1991! It’s April here in Maine and any time those spring flowers want to bloom, I’ll be ready! We have a mixture of news this time, both fun and professional. Gabrielle King Morse has been named the next CEO of the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE), a Boston-headquartered nonprofit dedicated to helping women and veterans start and grow their businesses and achieve financial independence and business success. Prior to taking this role, Gabrielle led national teams for several social enterprises, including uAspire, Discovering Justice, CityYear, and Crossroads for Kids. She and her family live in Acton, MA.

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn has published a new book, Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results. Cheryl is a benefactor to Cornell, and she, along with husband David and the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, helped to establish the Engaged Cornell initiative. We heard from Matthew Sherman, who is married to classmate Kathleen Gapp. They live in Melrose, MA, and were recently at Cornell to see some hockey games with their daughter, Elizabeth ’21, and cousin Peter Slaunwhite ’74. Matthew is a senior principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger in Boston, MA, work- ing in construction and civil engineering. He recently had coffee with Jeff Rathke, his former roommate, in DC. Jeff has recently taken a new position at the American Inst. for Contemporary German Studies in DC.

Matthew Hammond reached out to let us know he is spending the 2018-19 academic year as a fellow at Harvard Law School researching competition policy is- sues. After his fellowship, he’ll return to work as an attorney for the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice. He fondly remembers the Plantations (now the Botanic Gardens) and would love to see them again. Lisa Epstein Jay wrote that she recently connected with some great friends to celebrate their 50th birthdays and other memories memories in Florida: Rachel Laiserin, Ashley Gravelle, Linda Keenan, and Tina Hohn Schissel.

I,Wendy Milks Coburn, keep up with several class- mates, and have enjoyed seeing everyone post milestone birthday pics and messages. Amazing to see so many friends’ kids off to college. I recently had dinner with Douglas Fudge, MAT ’92, in Portsmouth, NH, when he was home visiting family. He lives in L.A. with his wife, Esta Spalding, and daughter Gemma. Doug has recently become an associate professor at Chapman U., where he continues to be the leading expert in hagfish slime. It was great to catch up with him. I hope this finds you all well and please continue to send news of your accomplishments and adventures. Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

We hope you responded to the annual News and Dues mailing from our class. Haven’t paid class dues yet? Go to: alumni.cornell.edu/classes http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/classes/. When you’re done, head over to http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/ to share your news or write to any of us at the addresses below. We’d love to hear from you! Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

Classmate Joe Marraccino here. This time around let’s take a moment to remember and celebrate a classmate whose life was taken way too soon. Laura Williams, daughter of John ’65 and Andrea Shulman Williams ’65, passed away suddenly, doing what she loved to do.

Laura moved to Russia shortly after graduation in 1993 and started the first World Wildlife Federation office in Moscow. Later married, she and her husband, Igor Shpilenok, and two boys, Andrei and Makar, made a life together in Bryansk, Russia, near where Igor had established a nature reserve. For many years, the couple worked tirelessly together on environmental issues. Laura always had a love of horses, and several years ago she turned her passion into a mission. With her “Herd of Joy” of eight horses, Laura held horse-inspired work- shops and retreats in her hometown and locations all over the world. Her selfless goal: to help people connect to their creativity and intuition to live the lives they were meant to live. One workshop participant beamed, “Laura and her herd have a special magic. You come to meet the horses, but you leave having met yourself.” Another said gratefully, “Since we left you, we are always mindful of one another, like horses in a herd.”

A family friend reached out about her tragic death. “She was working with one of her horses at their farm when the horse spooked, threw Laura, and stepped on her chest. Igor was there and took her to the local hospital, where she died five hours later. At her request, she was buried in Chukhrai, the tiny village where they live.” Laura loved to write about her life in the countryside. Her most popular piece chronicled the adventures of her “super dog” dachshund, Chado, who rode horses bareback and loved to explore the world around him, often missing for months at a time and sometimes found miles and miles away. Laura boasted, “On legs only slightly longer than wine corks, Chado can keep up with—and even outrun— any horse. In fact, while my horse works up a foamy sweat at a fast gallop, tiny Chado is running circles around us and dashing out ahead.”

A young admirer of Chado hung a picture of the pooch in her room with this quote beneath it: “A man sets himself to the task of making a plan of the universe. After many years, he fills a whole space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and people. On the threshold of death, he discovers that the patient labyrinth of lines has traced the likeness of his own face.” Thank you, Laura. Rest in peace.

Have news to share? Send in your info via the online news form or contact any one of us directly. Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

While we all enjoy reminiscing about Cornell, some of our classmates are lucky enough to spend time there. Pat Breznay Frank recently announced, “I am very happy to report that I was able to enjoy freshman orientation this August by dropping my daughter off to be part of the Cornell Class of 2022.”

Other classmates continue to enjoy college life while working on various campuses. Lisa Dale is now teaching at Columbia U. in the undergraduate sustainable development program. “This is a relatively new job for me. I’ve been here a year and hope to stay indefinitely!” Her research includes a look at the policy elements of wildfire and public lands management in the American West, with a focus on climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lisa’s older son is living in Berlin, where he is working as a photojournalist and studying German. Her younger son is at Brooklyn College and preparing to study abroad in Spain for the year. Lisa remembers one of the first people she met freshman year was Jenny Harris, who is still a close friend of hers today. They live near one another in NYC and see each other often.

Andrew Hostetler is an associate professor and associate chair in the psychology department at the U. of Massachusetts, Lowell. He gets the most satisfaction from his community work and research with older adults. The first person he met at Cornell was Neil Gladstone ’90. If Andrew had a day to spend in Ithaca he would start with an early morning hike at either Cascadilla Gorge, Six Mile Creek Gorge, or Buttermilk Falls State Park, followed by an afternoon wine tasting and lunch on Seneca Lake, “appetizers” (meaning food samples) at Wegmans, and then dinner and drinks on the Commons. Now that sounds like a perfect Ithaca day!

Also in Massachusetts, Jana Pompadur Kierstead has been working for Harvard Business School for almost 20 years now. She is currently executive director of both the MBA and doctoral programs. Jana recently joined the boards of the Museum of Science, Boston and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. Jana lives in Needham, MA, with her husband, Tim, and her three children, Olivia, 17, Alana, 15, and Lane, 12. In her free time you can find her in the stands watching her daughters play high school volleyball or cheering for her son on the soccer field or basketball court. While on the Harvard campus, Jana gets to spend time with classmate David Roberts. David has served as the dean for external education at Harvard Medical School since 2014. He completed his internal medicine training at Massachusetts General Hospital and a pulmonary and critical care fellowship in the Harvard Combined Program. Building his career as a pulmonologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, much of David’s work has focused on the intersection of medicine and medical education, earning him a national reputation as a highly collaborative and innovative medical educator.

William Wechsler wrote in from Bethesda, MD, noting that he recently joined the Atlantic Council to lead the think tank’s work on the Middle East. Sara Weaver stated, “I am thriving in the Bay Area in California, following graduating from Fuqua School of Business in 2000. I’m advising companies on commercial strategies, including marketing/sales/customer service, and am focused on digital health and medical device industries.” Robert Spencer, PhD ’97, is still enjoying his work at Intel in Oregon and shared, “My older daughter started her fresh- man year at Colby College in Maine and our other daughter is a sophomore in high school.” If Robert were back in Ithaca for the day, he would bike around campus and get pizza in Collegetown.

On the entrepreneurial side of things, a few of our classmates have started their own businesses. Jeffrey Pease ’89, MBA ’91, wrote, “In 2016, after two CMO roles, I struck out on my own. Message Mechanics helps companies create and communicate clear stories that sell.” Jeffrey moved four years ago from San Francisco to NYC with his wife, Cynthia, and “wonder dog” Grady. He recently created a new training program called “Presenting to the Attention Challenged” and he is enjoying rolling it out. Jeffrey remembers “two Davids, Prof. David Dunning in Psychology and Prof. David BenDaniel at the Johnson School, who had the most long-term impact on my life.” Meagan Heaney Wise and her husband, John, recently launched their own barbecue sauce company called the Palmetto Sauce Co. They currently offer two different styles of sauces based on John’s family recipes and regional style sauces from South Carolina. “We are having a blast learning about all aspects of the food merchandising business and are incredibly grateful for all of the support from our family and friends.” For more information and to order, check out their website: www.thepalmetto sauceco.com. I can promise you that once you try their sauces you may never buy another brand!

Please remember to drop us a note and share what you have been doing. We love hearing from you! Online news can be submitted at http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/ or feel free to contact one of us at: Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Summer is wrapping up as I write this, and it is time again to share news of our classmates. I always feel nostalgic at this time of year and wish that I were returning to Ithaca for another amazing year at Cornell. Something about the crisp fall air here in Maine evokes memories of moving into dorms and starting new classes. We heard from three classmates this time. Please consider dropping us a note to tell us a bit about your life, your family, your work, or whatever inspires you.

Michelle Travis has published her first children’s book, My Mom Has Two Jobs. The book celebrates working moms, and their work both inside and outside of the home. On each page, children proudly describe how their moms care for them in a very special way, while also making the world better through their careers. The book highlights moms in a wide range of professions, including a teacher, an engineer, a police officer, a doctor, a secretary, a dentist, a firefighter, a nurse, a lawyer, a waitress, a military sergeant, a veterinarian, and a pilot. Michelle is a law professor at the U. of San Francisco School of Law.

Debra Etelson-Mayblum told us about the first annual Cornell Alumni Shabbat, held at a synagogue in New Rochelle, NY, in July. Alumni-led, the service ended with a prayer sung to the tune of our Alma Mater. In attendance were Debra, Eric ’81 and Liz Meller Alderman ’83, Jayne Gilbert Peister ’88, David Shechter ’95, and Caroline Fox ’95. Joelle Vlahakis’s oldest, Olivia Angsten ’18, graduated from Cornell in May. She is pursuing a PhD in archeology at Stanford next. In addition to being a mom of three (she also has two boys, 18 and 14), Joelle is a passionate advocate for palliative medicine in Sarasota, FL. She is hoping to start a fellowship in Florida to train doctors in hospice and palliative medicine, at which Joelle will teach. Lastly, she shared that her roommate, Melissa Raksa, who she met at Mary Donlon in 1987, is the godmother to her younger son, John.

I am amazed that this year my son is 10 and heading into fifth grade. I’ve enjoyed connecting with many of you on Facebook and elsewhere, and I truly love to see the back-to-school pictures each year, so keep them coming. Feel free to send me any updates that you’d like me to include here in this column as well. Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

Stephen Smith, MBA ’95 (sms11@cornell.edu) writes, “After leaving Naviance — the business Shaun Fanning ’94 and I co-founded in 2001 - last year, we have launched a new education technology company called Intellispark (www.intellispark.com). It’s great to be back in the early stages of an entrepreneurial venture, and I’m glad to be doing it with some prior experience!” Stephen adds that if he had a day in Ithaca, he would play the organ at Sage Chapel.

Sara Weaver (sarasweaver@gmail.com) started a new position in March 2018 as VP of commercial operations at Neodyne Biosciences. The brand has products to prevent the formation of scars. “I’m loving it!” she writes. “I am a newlywed (second marriage) and now have two children and two stepchildren. I’m hoping to bring my family to Ithaca this summer!” Send your news to any of us; we’d love to hear from you! Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

Classmate Joe Marraccino here to continue our “Mecca” (i.e., change) theme from my inaugural column a few months back. Let’s see what’s new with our fellow classmates, including a powerful first book to help people make better decisions, a sports psychology venture to get players, coaches, and parents in-synch for success, and a sabbatical project literally for the birds. We’ll also take a peek on time spent away to recharge with classmates (“Cornell Chicas”) and solo (“rave in a snow cave”). Let’s get going!

I’m thrilled to be back in touch with Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, freshman year U-Hall 2 alumna. We meet for breakfast a few times a year. Cheryl lives in New York and has three children, with two daughters at Cornell—a junior studying Food Science and a freshman in the Dyson School. She also has a sophomore in high school, her “little guy” who is six feet tall. Cheryl, a History and Government major on the Hill, recently had her first book published, Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction. Cheryl said proudly, “The book aims to help people make better personal and professional decisions, like a student choosing a college or a company deciding how to grow its business.” Cheryl teaches her AREA Method decision- making system at Columbia Business School, and she enjoys “helping companies and individuals through my coaching and consulting practice, CSE Partners.” Cheryl recently met up with Sarah Walkling for coffee when Cheryl spoke at a Booz Allen innovation conference in Washington, DC. Sarah now works in government affairs for Michigan State U. Cheryl would love if you reached out to say hi through her website, www.areamethod.com.

Lauren Gallagher has a few of her own “firsts” to report, as she launched a new company, Sync-it-Up Sports, in her hometown on Long Island. Lauren, a Human Ecology major, co-founded the company to combine her passion for sports (she played soccer at Cornell) with her passion for education and psychology (both a master’s in special education and PhD in school psychology). Lauren says about the enterprise, “Our goal is to connect players, coaches, and parents with the psychological, social, and team-building tools necessary to develop the complete athlete within the team sport environment.” Along those same lines, Lauren’s second “first” is a soon-to-be-published children’s book, The Hard Hat for Kids, co-authored with fellow Cornellian Jon Gordon ’93 and based on his inspirational book, The Hard Hat. “With lessons like ‘Ten ways to be a great teammate’ and the ‘We Before Me’ philosophy, it’s a worthy read for youth sports families.” While raising her two children, Jackson and Gracie, and working as a school psychologist, Lauren has found time to coach boys’ and girls’ soccer for the past 12 years. Wish Lauren wellinhernewventureatwww.syncitupsports.com.

Lauren keeps in close touch with Cornell friends who spend a “sacred” annual long weekend together, going back about eight years. The group of a dozen or so rent a house or villa and have been to places from Charles- ton, SC, to Puerto Rico to, of course, Cornell. “Our get- togethers are not only filled with tons of catching up, eating, drinking, dancing, and relaxing, but also have become ‘think tanks’ for sharing ideas and info that help us grow both personally and professionally,” Lauren beamed. This year’s trip included Maria Del Mar Ortiz Fournier, Jodi Rogoff Gonzalez, Lori Attanasio Woodring, Kirsten Blau Krohn, Kim Seibert Sleeman, and Katherine Miller Eskovitz. They all have a brim hat to show for it, with the tag line “Cornell Chicas 2018.”

Chris Eykamp calls Portland, OR, home these days, and recently got away to recharge as well, to a “rave in a snow cave.” My first natural question was, “What’s that?” He elaborated, “It’s a party in a cave dug into the snow on the side of Mt. Hood—accessible only by skiing or snowshoeing a mile and a half, followed by a short climb—illuminated by flashing LEDs, disco balls, and projected video. (Yes, someone hauled all that stuff up.)” Now that’s a party! Chris is a software developer and cartographer by trade. “My Civil and Environmental Engineering degree never panned out for me, thank goodness!” he quipped. Chris is currently on sabbatical, but he’s not taking it easy. He created an organization, Sensorbot, to “improve the air quality in Portland by building a bunch of air quality monitors (housed in bird- houses) to map air pollution and help people understand how bad it is, with the hope that will result in new initiatives to reduce diesel pollution and wood smoke, the two biggies here in Portland.” Chris added, “We are also creating a template for the project that can be replicated elsewhere, either with or without our involvement.” Chris and wife Jen have two children—the older is off to college next year to study engineering, and the younger is a sophomore in high school. Catch up with Chris at chris@eykamp.com.

It’s great to see these classmates doing new things, pursuing their passions, and going strong! Now it’s your turn. What’s your Mecca? A career change, a child off to college, been to a gathering of classmates, moving to a new location? Text me subject line “Mecca,” at (845) 548¬2564 and I’ll contact you a.s.a.p. to hear your story! We’d love to hear from you about anything! Send your info via the online news form. Or contact one of us directly at: Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

A small but dedicated group traveled to Philly on a cold weekend in February to attend the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC). Those in attendance included David Peck, MPA ’92, Sharon Wolfson Bader, Bob Baca, Paul Hayre, Ruby Wang Pizzini, Jeannette Perez-Rossello, Lisa Bushlow, Nicole Bisagni DelToro, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD ’98. For three days, the group learned about new alumni programs, explored new tools to support the class, networked with other class officers, and helped run the sessions. I think it’s safe to say that the Class of ’91 is poised and ready to do great things leading up to our next Reunion. Although Meredith Clark Shachoy was unable to attend CALC, she was thrilled to announce that her daughter, Brooke, a senior at Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, MA, was recruited for the Cornell women’s Division One sailing team. “Brooke’s so excited to be going to Cornell and will be a third- generation Cornellian!”

Meredith also shared a brief update on Cornell friends from coast to coast. Sabrina Strickland Fertig is a top orthopedic sports doctor, specializing in knee and shoulder surgery, at Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC. She is also a mom to three daughters. Kim Rugala LaFontana lives in Melrose, MA, with her husband and two daughters. She works for a startup healthcare company in Boston. Elleke Monster Haggerty lives in Kenilworth, IL. With her two oldest daughters in college, Elleke is a fierce paddle tennis competitor and actively involved in the Kenilworth school board. Jill Weisman Pflaum, MBA’97, is living in Wayzata, MN, with four children and her husband. Jill is loving the cold weather—just like Ithaca! Ruth Ann Keene Ehm, JD ’98, is general counsel at Unity Technologies. She has two daughters that love to ski with her in Crested Butte, CO, and a husband who is an amazing cook. Heather Bracher Severs lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Charley, and three boys. Heather works in the fashion industry curating high-end jewelry and accessories for fashion companies. Hilary Morse is also living in Los Angeles and working at a startup natural hemp product company. Her son, Luka, is 9 and they both love surfing and exploring the world with her husband, bass guitarist Mike Dimkich. Elizabeth Kuo Spokes is living in San Francisco with her husband and three children. She is active in many charities and continues to be an avid runner.

For those of you who don’t get the Human Ecology magazine, James Pitaro was featured in the fall issue. James is chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. He and his team focus on infusing technology into Disney’s physical products and leveraging digital experiences to immerse fans into their favorite stories in new ways. James pointed out that innovation often gets confused with technology, but innovation is all about mindset. “It’s not enough to be smart and talented—you have to be curious. I was inspired and challenged all the way through Cornell and there was no cruising. I bring that work ethic with me every day.”

Roxanne Malek, BArch ’94, has been promoted to vice president of the SmithGroupJJR, one of the nation’s leading integrated design firms. Her diverse project experience ranges from large-scale academic projects to complex science facilities for clients that include UC San Francisco, Berkeley, and Merced; Contra Costa Community College; and Stanford U. Roxanne, a registered architect and member of SmithGroupJJR’s board of directors, has been with the firm for 21 years. She is a native of and presently resides in San Francisco. Seth Briskin has been named Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis’s new managing partner. Seth will be the firm’s third, and youngest, managing partner and will continue to serve as chair of the labor and employment group. He joined the firm in 2006 as a partner, and his practice has spanned a myriad of labor and employment law issues involving private, public sector, and nonprofit organizations with both unionized and non-unionized workforces.

And lastly, for those looking ahead to summertime, Cornell offers a Summer College Program for high school students who have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior year. Some of the many talented high school students who attended the 2017 program were: Quinn, daughter of David, DVM ’95, and Kate Guernsey Ackerman; Katrina, daughter of David Schmier and Cindy Potter ’90; and Bradley, son of Gregory Stoller.

We love hearing from you. Please drop us a note and let us know how and what you have been doing. Online news can be sent to: http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/ or feel free to contact any of us directly. Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

What a freezing start to this year we had! The nesting required made me dig into some New Year’s resolutions, but after we got the thaw we’re back to normal. We only have a couple of notes this month, starting with a classmate’s very impressive service to our country. Jennifer Caci has made a career of working in the Active Duty Army. She just returned from her seventh combat deployment and is hoping to retire soon. She would like to hear from Nick Gaiano, and she thanks CSM(R) Frank McFadden for influencing the direction of her life. I would like to thank her for her service, and for the freedom we enjoy every day. My company, TD Bank, values and prioritizes hiring veterans for good jobs after returning from these military theaters.

Classmate Julie Dugoff Waxman launched Baked in Color in May 2016. In addition to her site, www.baked incolor.com, they are live at TurnstyleNYC, 58th and Broadway at Columbus Circle. They hope to roll out additional locations in NYC. In the meantime, they ship to all 50 states within the US. Steve Shimony and his wife, Stacy, recently celebrated their daughter Rebecca’s bat mitzvah over Thanksgiving weekend. “It actually caused us to miss the Cornell-BU hockey game at the Garden, which the boys and I have attended every year since its inception. We partied all night at the bat mitzvah with Alan Leibel, Michael Whitman, Jeff Bregman ’90, and Will Walter ’90. We even had some nephews and a niece celebrating with us who also had to miss the game: Erin Gross ’17, Adam Hirsch ’17, and Daniel Hirsch ’20. It was a very special night!”

For myself, I am still here as a mom, wife, and market- er, keeping it real in a dual income household in America. I’ve found a blog that represents my view on how “easy” it all is: “I Mom So Hard.” Check those ladies out. Hope you all have a happy and healthy 2018. Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

If you are interested in getting involved in any position with our class council, please contact class president Jana Pompadur Kierstead (Needham, MA; jkierstead@hbs.edu). Specifically, we are looking for a social media/webmaster to manage the Class of ’91 website. Check it out for yourself at cornellclassof1991.com, and contact Jana if interested.

So, I, Tim Vanini (Ithaca, NY), recently accepted a position at Cornell. I am the corporate relations and career services manager in the Professional Programs and Extended Learning Office in CALS. I will be working with students earning their MPS (one-year program) in securing capstone projects for them and helping them with employment opportunities. I moved down here at the beginning of September, so needless to say it’s been a whirlwind. I am grateful to be here. Rebecca Darien Yodzio (Traverse City, MI) just moved from California last year and is the owner of an office supply store.

Debra Squires Lee (Hingham, MA) was recently recognized in the 2018 Best Lawyers in America rankings for her expertise in commercial litigation practice. She practices at Boston-based Sherin and Lodgen. Andrew Peters (Kew Gardens, NY) released The City of Seven Gods. The book was recently honored as a 2017 Best Novel (Horror/Fantasy) in the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards. Ameena Nalim (Derwood, MD) is a global public health consultant and a qualitative re- search expert. She and her husband have two daughters at Cornell (Class of 2018 and 2019).

Voula Saridakis (Chicago, IL) began a new role as curator at the Museum of Science and Industry in November 2016. Elizabeth Collard Richter (Huntington, NY) and her husband, Craig ’89, are thrilled that their daughter, Sarah ’21, has joined the Cornell community. “She is following in her grandfather Al Collard ’57’s footsteps and is studying Engineering. She also joined the Cornell Formula SAE race team and is having a ball learning about automotive design (as well as racing the go-karts around the parking lot!). We are looking forward to many fun trips back to Ithaca over the next four years.” Elizabeth is still working as a partner in her family’s patent law firm, where she’s been for the last 21 years.

Allison Lakin writes, “My husband and I have moved to a 40-acre farm in Waldoboro, ME, in order to expand my business, Lakin’s Gorges Cheese. We also offer culinary and agricultural skills classes on-site through the winter, as well as farm stays. Next year, we will start selling meat from our pasture-raised livestock. This is what happens when an Anthropology major changes careers from museums to cheese-making and farming.” Matthew D’Amore (Pelham, NY) was recently appoint- ed professor of the practice in Cornell Law School’s LLM program at Cornell Tech in NYC. Matthew is extremely excited to be an active part of Cornell’s new venture. He and his wife, Michelle (Badami), MS ’93, “just spent a day in Ithaca at Cornell last week; the weather was stunning. Toured the Johnson Museum (spending most of our time on the second-floor deck), visited several new buildings that didn’t exist 20 years ago, and walked to the Dairy Bar for ice cream!”

Keep the news coming, even if you use Facebook! You can send your info via the online news form or contact one of us directly. Cheers! Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

The preparation and banter starts months in advance—it’s almost as fun as the event it¬ self. Simply called “Mecca,” it’s been an annual pilgrim¬ age of 15¬20 DKE Cornellians for nearly every summer since graduation. Michael “Cliffy” Clifford ’90 (Feeding Hills, MA) is one of the founding fathers. Cliffy is a sales manager for Champion Container Corp., “which delivers just in time packaging container solutions to companies of all sizes.” He and wife Lori have a son and daughter, 18 and 8. Cliffy’s most valuable “sale” outside of the company? That’s easy: convincing Carl Oronsky ’92, coordinator extraordinaire, to keep Mecca going all these years. More on that in a moment.

Writing to you today is classmate Joe Marraccino. Thanks to Tom Greenberg for his years of reporting and for passing the torch to me. Here’s my “Mecca” to date. Shortly after graduating from the Ag school, I joined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where I spent 22 years in various senior roles in finance, operations, strategy, and risk. I owe a lot to the New York Fed, and dug deep to leave, but I did about three years ago to start a new-ish career. I leaped and landed on the wings of a small financial planning and investment firm. I now have my own wings, helping people see and manage their full financial picture. I enjoyed spending time with Darin Spilman ’90 at Mecca. He had a hunch years ago and introduced me to my now wife, Jen. We live in Nyack, NY, with our four children, two boys, 18 and 13, and two girls, 16 and 6. Our oldest, Justin, is off to college! His own Mecca begins at Roger Williams U.

Baseball enthusiasts Cliffy and Carl, one living on the East Coast the other on the West Coast, “were look¬ing for a central place to meet and reminisce. We chose Chicago and Wrigley Field, the Mecca of baseball,” Carl explained. That was the beginning. It’s grown in number ever since and expanded in some years to other cities like Denver, Milwaukee, and this year Philadelphia, where Seth Shapiro ’93 set us up with a nice suite. I got to see old friends Dale Galvin ’92, Glenn Haber ’92, Joe Iglesias ’92, Joe Gatto ’92, and Drew Ries ’92.

Good to talk to Bob Page ’90 about his career in finance and Andrew Stein ’90, whose son is also college-bound, to Cornell.

These past Mecca attendees (or wannabes) were missed this year. Don Barrick (Lloyd Harbor, NY) is starting to empty his own nest. “Our oldest, daughter Emily, is off to St. Lawrence U.,” Don said proudly, and toasted with his latest find, an Iron ¬Maiden ¬themed beer (it’s true, he sent me a picture). Don is owner and president of RMP Capital Corp. since 2003. His company “provides purchase order financing to small¬ and medium¬-sized businesses, domestic and international.” Don has also devoted ten years on the board of Life’s WORC, “an NYC/ LI ¬based nonprofit organization providing both residen¬tial and support services for over 1,500 developmen¬tally disabled and autistic individuals and their families.” On the Hill, Don had a brief stint in the Engineering college, but graduated a Hotelie. Don and wife Nancy have two other children, boys aged 15 and 11.

Chris “Whip” Dugan (Mount Sinai, NY), who recently relived his heavy metal/punk days with Don Barrick at an Iron Maiden concert, is a special education teacher for the Huntington School District in Central Long Island. Whip thinks every day about the advice given to him by his parents—“Work hard and try to make a difference”— and his peers describe him as someone who “has a special way with students who have special needs.” Whip studied Human Ecology. He and his wife, Joyce (Martir) ’90, have two children, 17 and 14, and spend most of their free time with them at the soccer field. Whip has also been keeping himself busy with his mountain bike and new fishing kayak.

More alt than heavy metal, I really hope that Jim Hamilton (Bethesda, MD) is not continuing to blast that same U2 song over and over again. Jim is managing director, head of US agency at Jellyfish Online Marketing. Jim, as part of this UK ¬based, full-service digital agency, is “responsible for revenue growth, profit and loss, and executing US expansion.” Jim studied engineering at Cornell. How did that prepare him for his current field? “Good question,” he quipped. He and wife Rebecca (Warme) spend most of their free time raising their two boys, 14 and 10.

“So, what does Mecca mean to you?” I asked Cliffy as the weekend drew to a close. He sat silently, snickered, and gave me a look from 25 ¬plus years ago. I knew exactly what he was saying . . . It’s about reliving old times while continuing the journey forward. And to Carl, who shows no signs of slowing down, “How long will you keep Mecca going?” Carl laughed, “It’s like herding cats every summer, but it’s become a labor of love. We’ve talked about expanding to our children when they reach 21.”

Now it’s your turn. What’s your "Mecca?" A career change, a child off to college, a gathering of classmates, moving to a new location . . . Text me—subject line: Mecca—at (845) 548¬2564 and I’ll contact you a.s.a.p. to hear your story! We’d love to hear from you about anything. Submit an online news form or contact one of us directly at: Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

It’s that time of year again when enthusiastic freshmen are about to embark on their wonderful journey through Cornell, an experience that will for- ever change their lives. It dawned on me that exactly 30 years ago, at this time, we were those freshmen! It’s incredible to think that so many of my lifelong friendships were developed in that very first year.

Just this past March, I met up with 11 of my Big Red buddies for a girls’ getaway in Napa Valley. Anna Doyno Tague (Orinda, CA) and Katherine Miller Eskovitz (Santa Monica, LA) were already on the West Coast. Jana Pompadur Kierstead and Kerry Nelson came from the Boston area. Alexandra Floyd Bray joined us from Baltimore. And from the tri-state area were Lauren Gallagher Heil (Centerport, NY), Kimberly Seibert Sleeman (Short Hills, NJ), Debra Epstein Fried (Chappaqua, NY), Kirsten Blau Krohn (Scarsdale, NY), Jodi Rogoff Gonzalez (Westport, CT), Meagan Heaney Wise (New Canaan, CT), and myself, Lori Attanasio Woodring (Old Greenwich, CT). We missed seeing Maria Del Mar Ortiz Fournier (better known as “Chacha”). Maria recently received her master’s in counseling psychology and is now a licensed psychologist in Puerto Rico, where she has been living since she graduated. Previously, Maria practiced personal injury law for 14 years. For six years, she worked with her father, Jorge Ortiz Brunet ’62, at his law firm. She then took over the firm and ran it for eight years. Maria has now moved on to her second career, helping people in a different way.

Jim Posner (JimPosner@TheMindfulAdvantage.com) also had a change in careers. He recently left Wall Street and is now a personal and corporate meditation instructor. While going through a challenging period years ago, he learned mindfulness meditation. “I now teach for- ward-thinking people and companies how to harness the power of mindfulness to lower stress, improve focus, enhance interpersonal communication, regulate emotional responsiveness, and even increase creativity.” He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, C-suite executives, athletes, and schools, and he even guided a meditation session on Capitol Hill. Jim lives in Manhattan with his wife and two kids. Please feel free to reach out to him.

Alarik Myrin (Duchesne, UT) has been “building soil and plant diversity with adaptive grazing and selling grass-fed beef (cmrbeef.com).” His twin daughters, 15, are also helping out on the ranch and starting to think about college. He would love to hear from Steve Hall and find out if he is still hunting white-tails in the Adirondacks. Alarik also wants to thank Prof. Wayne Knoblauch for thoughtful advising on classes, Prof. Deborah Streeter for balancing detail with the big picture, and all of his other professors for their original work. Jeff Lamontagne was recently named executive director at Dinosaur Ridge, the nation’s top dinosaur track site in Morrison, CO. Jeff shared that his daughter, Sylvie, 13, finished fourth in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and first in the Global Champions Challenge in Beijing, China. He would love to hear from Paul Brunk. Laura Fricke Main is living in Newtown, CT, and is the founding director of academics/ principal at a new charter school in New Haven, CT, that opened in September 2014.

Traci Kissel Helton has been busy at work. She is the owner/operator of Midtown Veterinary Services and Hospital in Winchester, TN. Traci writes, “Work is busy. I’ve taken up running and have finished two half-marathons so far.” David Rickerby wrote in from Cambridge, MA: “I started my own law firm specializing in technology transactions and licensing.” Johnny Tseng checked in from Hong Kong. Robert Leven (Atlanta, GA), a former Hotelie, is currently the chief investment officer for Procaccianti Companies, the seventh largest owner and operator of hotel properties across the country. Rob is married with two children, Jeremy, 15, and Sari, 18, who will be attending Tulane U.

The Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has cited Michael Carroll as the recipient of its Government Service Award for 2017. For the past year, Michael has been an assistant man- aging director for the City of Philadelphia and directs the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems. Previously he was deputy commissioner for transportation and acting commissioner. After Cornell, he received his master’s degrees in civil engineering and city and regional planning from UC Berkeley. He and his family live in the West Mount Airy section of Philadelphia.

And lastly, be on the lookout for Jon Gordon ’93 and Lauren Gallagher’s new book, The Hard Hat for Kids, which is based on Jon Gordon’s adult book, The Hard Hat, about the culture of Cornell lacrosse and a player named George Boiardi ’04. The book’s powerful theme about how to be a good teammate has now been adapted for kids and will be released in time for the holidays.

We love hearing from you. Please send news to: Lori Attanasio Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.Online news form, http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/.

Greetings from Kennebunk, ME, the town that feels it’s important to say there’s "no other town so named." Spring has sprung, but it's still a bit chilly around the edges. It'll be steamy by the time this column is posted.

We can jump right into the professional news. David Nocilly has been appointed deputy co-chair of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC’s intellectual property and technology practice, coordinating the practice’s patent prosecution services. David is an intellectual property law attorney and a registered patent attorney who has prepared and prosecuted numerous US and foreign patent applications in the biotech, medical device, and electromechanical fields. Robin Turner Feiner has joined Winston & Strawn LLP as a partner in the corporate department of their New York office. Robin’s practice focuses on securities and capital markets transactions. She represents issuers, underwriters, and financial sponsors in connection with equity transactions, particularly initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, and block trades. Amy Hillsberg Herzog recently started a new position as director of Visit Carmel, the destination marketing organization for Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Hallie Goldman Hohner (Chicago,IL) has taken a step back from being a lawyer to raise her two children, a 14-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. She’s been taking acting and voice lessons, and hopes to be seen on stage soon. Her son, Nate, started high school at the U. of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and her daughter, Caroline, celebrated her bat mitzvah in August 2016. Cornellians present included Gail Hohner '86, MS '88, and Drew Rise '92. In addition to looking after her family, Hallie does Crossfit every day, taking strength from the intensity. Janet Sullivan Meaney retired in 2006 as senior staff social worker and clinical supervisor for MSWs. Since retirement she's volunteered, focusing on the health and safety of children, particularly as a water activist. She enjoys close relationships with her children and grands. She was inspired at Cornell by Connie Shapiro, who prepared her to be a master of social work.

Nicole Luecke and Chris Selley live in Annapolis, MD. Nicole works as an ob/gyn hospitalist at Anne Arundel Medical Center, and Chris runs a a small engineering company called Precision MicroFab. They recently purchased a home from a fellow Cornellian, Shirley Kerr Kennard '49, BArch '50, who pioneered women in architecture in Maryland. Their daughter, Kate Selley '20, is part of the sailing team at Cornell, and they were happy to host the whole team at their home this past spring. Karen Baase, MPS '00, has built a 5,000-sq.-ft. Vegetable garden, donating most of the harvest to the Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf. During the day she is a financial consultant with NY FarmNet, headquartered in 415 Warren Hall. Karen mentioned George Conneman '52, MS '56, as a great storyteller and inspiration. Susan Rosenblatt's household is hyper-sensitive to the current political climate, as is mine. She'd love to be working on projects that either address that or reverse the aging process. She's also honing her vegetarianism.

All in all, it's been a great set of notes. We are a great class; keep the news coming! Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

Fresh off the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC) in Baltimore on Feb 3-4—what a great time! If you are interested in getting involved with our class affairs, please contact our president, Jana Pompadur Kierstead (Needham, MA; jkierstead@hbs.edu). We’re looking for a social media/webmaster to manage the Class of ’91 website. Check it out for yourself here, and contact Jana if interested.

Bruce Frauley (Oakville, ON) was planning a spring wedding in Jamaica. More to come on this in a future column. Doug Derraugh (Ithaca, NY) is the women’s ice hockey coach at Cornell. Doug has been extremely successful as the head coach and is currently serving his 12th season with the team. His teams have a 202-126-28 record in his first 11 seasons. Bob Baca (Annapolis, MD) works for the USDA and recently returned from Africa, where he was part of the team that negotiated a treaty to reduce chemical exposure to ozone. Eric Rosario (Ithaca, NY) works at Ithaca College in alumni relations and is also very good friends with Eric Gonzalez (Brooklyn, NY), who is now the Brooklyn district attorney [1]).

David Peck, MPA ’92 (Pound Ridge, NY), a national park enthusiast, just came back from an epic hike with classmates Seth Lehrman (Sea Ranch Lakes, FL) and Doug Greene (Irvington, NY). They hiked Grand Canyon National Park. “It’s ten miles down to the bottom and then ten miles back up to the top, and, surprisingly, we encountered snow.” Felise Feingold (Newport, RI) is living with two Vizsla dogs, Aida and Rhedd, her “professional athletes.” She and Kris Hurley Van Riper (Cabin John, MD) are in the process of planning a mini-reunion for our classmates in early fall in Newport, RI. Stay tuned. Also, Felise has set up a nonprofit to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. Over the last three years, she has been able to raise $400,000. Classmates that have shown up for her event include Kris, Shar Carter Heslam (Boston, MA), Jenny Harris (NYC), Kristen Sciacca (Falmouth, ME), Cynthia Lee Dow (Old Greenwich, CT), and Amy Gellert Lebovitz (Bernardsville, NJ).

Jeff, MD ’95, and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub are doing well in Westchester County, NY. Jeff needs two more courses to complete his online MBA from UMass Amherst. The emergency room physician and Reunion chair, aka “Johnny Cornell,” is already fired up for our 30th Reunion! (For editorial reasons, I was not allowed to put ten exclamation points on the end of this last sentence, but that’s how fired up he is.) Robyn continues to create crossword puzzles for the New York Times. They will be sending son Bryan '21 off to East Hill this fall. Speaking of which, Joel Stevens’s (Darien, CT) daughter will be attending in the fall too.

Deborah Squires-Lee (Hingham, MA) has been named to the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2016 list of “Top Women of Law.” This prestigious award is given to an elite group of women lawyers who have made important contributions to the legal community through outstanding leadership, vision, passion, and advocacy. Sanjeev Dhawan (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his company, Unicorn Construction Enterprises, this year. “We maintain and repair bridges and tunnels in and around NYC, including some historic transportation landmarks.” He and his wife, Britt, have three children, ages 10, 12, and 13. They like to escape to Maine to either ski in the winter or fish, canoe, and kayak during the warmer months.

John Heimlich (Bethesda, MD) is approaching his 16th anniversary with Airlines for America. “My team tackles a wide range of issues including aircraft landing slots in foreign countries and air traffic control reform in the US.” In the near term, John writes, “I’m looking forward to the March wedding of one of my senior-year Cornell roommates, and the start of softball season.” Jeff Hyink (Pacific Grove, CA) retired from the Navy last fall after 25 years of service as a Naval aviator. “I achieved almost 3,000 hours in F/A-18 aircraft, had command of Strike Fighter Squadron 151, and finished up my career with a four-year tour teaching gig in the operations research department at the Naval Postgraduate School.” I can’t imagine! “I then found a great transition job doing project management for Orbital ATK, a defense contract firm that allowed me to stay in the area while my son, Garrett, finishes high school, then TBD.” When not doing his best Top Gun impression, Jeff likes to mountain bike, golf, and rehab the house.

Keep the news coming even if you use Facebook! You can submit your info at the online news form. Or contact one of us directly. Cheers! Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.com.

As I write this column we are wrapping up 2016 and getting ready to ring in the New Year. Let’s take one last look at our classmates’ exciting announcements, endeavors, and adventures this year.

First, Cornell legacy news: Meagan Heaney Wise was nostalgic as she settled her daughter Mary ’20 into her dorm at Cornell this past fall. Mary is enjoying freshman year in CALS. Luckily, she has Skip ’90 and Anna Doyno Tague’s daughter Caroline ’19, a sophomore, to show her the ropes. Although Skip and Anna are 3,000 miles away from Ithaca, they get frequent doses of the Cornell vibe from Caroline. Anna notes, “While not everything is the same, it appears that Caroline is having as much fun as—or more than—her parents!” Joel Stevens is thrilled to announce that his daughter, Jane, will be joining the Class of 2021 as a member of the College of Arts and Sciences—and the crew team. Go Big Red!

Many of our classmates have talented high-school-aged children who attended the 2016 Cornell University Summer College Program. Among the graduates were: Mark Cisz and Linda Moerck-Cisz’s son Bryan; Paul Hayre and Jeannette Perez-Rossello’s daughter Jacqueline; Craig ’89 and Elizabeth Collard Richter’s daughter Sarah; Steven and Cindy Locker Samide’s son Brendon; and Jeffrey and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub’s son Bryan. Hallie Goldman Hohner and her husband, Doug ’92 , attended Cornell’s Adult University in July with their daughter, Caroline. Despite the Ithaca heat, they had fun biking the Finger Lakes, staying in the townhouses, and eating at RPU. Hallie and Doug then headed to the Canadian Rockies for a backroads hiking trip. In August they celebrated their daughter’s bat mitzvah, which was attended by fellow Cornellians Drew Ries ’92 and Gail Hohner ’86.

Kerry Nelson and her husband, Alan Milinazzo, welcomed their first child, Ava, in July. Kerry says, “She was worth every second of the wait!” Congratulations! Kirsten Blau Krohn has been spotted enjoying lasagna on a commercial for Stouffer’s. You can also hear her as the announcer on all the animated bear spots for Charmin. And for all the tri-state alumni tuning in, Kirsten can be heard on the radio for Cash4Life for the New York Lottery. Kirsten writes, “In addition to interviewing potential new Cornellians through CAAAN, I regularly commute to NYC with Jennifer Green Seltzer and will soon be spending a mother/son weekend away with Sandra Matthews Haas.”

Lisa Dale (New Haven, CT) has been the associate director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy for just over a year. Lisa’s older son graduated from NYU in May and her younger son is a sophomore at Brooklyn College. She is happy to be close to her two sons now that she is back East. Richard Rotmistrovsky ’87, DVM ’91, let us know that he is working as a veterinarian and has been enjoying studying ballroom dancing and traveling internationally. Matthew Sherman (Melrose, MA) writes, “I’ve been doing the college tour with our daughter looking for next year’s school.” Matthew is principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, an engineering consulting firm.

Julie Dugoff Waxman just launched her new company, Baked in Color. Julie is the first baker to envision chocolate chip cookies in color, versus the traditional doughy brown (think rainbow bagels in a delicious dessert). “I was a Business and Economics major at Cornell. As a senior, I founded and ran a cookie delivery business, Quickie Cookie. We baked, packaged, and delivered fresh cookies with a quart of milk. Though we offered five types of cookies, chocolate chip cookies were far and away the top seller.” Julie sold the company and spent the next several years working in corporate retail at Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy’s, where she honed her skills in business, financial and strategic planning, merchandising, and marketing, before starting her own business. April Horowitz Moulaert shares, “My husband and I are now small food producers! We opened a new company in Shelburne, VT, in June called the Vermont Tortilla Co. We produce freshly stone-ground, all-corn tortillas, made using locally sourced certified organic corn. Our tortillas are made the traditional way, from nixtamal, and are an artisanal food product.” On another note, April made it to Reunion with Beth Huizenga Shaz, Alice Michael, Sarah Abbe Taylor, and Hilleary Topercer. They loved being in Ithaca and look forward to a return.

On a personal note, I (Lori Attanasio Woodring) am living in Old Greenwich, CT, and recently opened a private practice as a child psychologist at the Stamford Hospital Tully Health Center. I love hearing and sharing news and updates from our classmates and am glad to have taken on the role of class correspondent. Hoping all of you are having a happy and healthy year! If your New Year’s resolution was to reconnect with friends, or if you have a minute, please drop us a note at: alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes. Or contact one of us at: Lori Attanasio Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings from Kennebunk, ME. We’ve just had a lovely but dry summer here in the Northeast, and a wonderfully warm October. It’s Halloween and I just got a cucumber from my garden! Just saying. This column will find you in the holiday season, hopefully enjoying the traditions that make you happy.

Speaking of things that make me happy, I was lucky enough to meet up with my freshman roommate and dear friend Julie Welch Alvarez ’92, her husband, Chuck, and her lovely daughter, Olivia, this summer for a glorious day on Lake George. They had been visiting their young- er son, Henry, who was attending a session for high school students at Cornell in the summer, and their older son, Andrew ’19, who started at Cornell last fall in the Engineering college.

We’ve heard from a number of classmates, so let’s get right to it. Timothy Reed is an anesthesiologist and medical director at Santa Fe Surgery Center in Lady Lake, FL. He has four children and is an avid triathlete, having completed his first full Ironman in Chattanooga, TN, in 2015. He looks forward to traveling when his kids are grown, and notes that Bob Cullen and Terry Cul­len, MBA ’66, lightweight football coaches, had a great impact on him at Cornell. Renee Exelbert (New City, NY) opened the Metamorphosis Center for Psychological and Physical Change to drive mind-body connections. Dianne Dilger Jacobson (Sebring, FL) writes that she loves to travel, especially to the Amazon and Australia. She’s just retired, and son Ben was married recently and lives in the UAE with new wife Audra. Dianne’s been in treatment for cancer and would love to hear from any classmates. She thanks Dr. Mover and Prof. Good from her time at Cornell.

Chan Roonprapunt wrote that he and his wife, Peggy, live in NYC. He is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (neurosurgery department) and Spine Inst. of New York. Alarik Myrin is busy raising and marketing grass-fed beef. His twin 14-year-old daughters, Ayla and Hannah, help on the farm, and Alarik notes he’d love to have more time to hunt and sail. Steve Hall—Alarik wonders if your offer to hunt white tails is still open. Also he thanks Prof. Wayne Knoblauch and his partial farm budgeting form, as they use it daily. Susan Rosenblatt and her husband, Chas Schumacher, live in Cambridge, MA.

Jeremy Sarachan is the department chair and associate professor of media and communication at St. John Fisher College. Robert Dunlap wants to reconnect with Stefan Zechowy. Robert is grateful for his time at Cornell as it taught him to run for his life, he says. We’ve heard recently from Beth Chartoff, who leads a group of mentors who try to bring women into financial fields. She puts her Cornell Economics degree and Wharton MBA to work as senior managing director at GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group. “Finance is not rocket science,” Beth explains. “If you are a quick learner you can pick that up pretty quickly.”

Agnna Varinia Guzman lives in Toronto and works as a US immigration lawyer with Deloitte. She became a great-aunt in November 2015, with the birth of Greyson Trevor, her sister’s grandson. All that said, she’d like to be in Bora Bora. Tanya Ashley Lawson, JD ’91, says she feels blessed to live the life of her dreams. Since 2015, she’s been senior counsel at Florida Power & Light in Miami, FL. For many years, she was a partner in a national law firm. She has three children, two at Princeton and one in middle school. As to people who impacted her at Cornell, Tanya says she can’t recall her name, but the woman who was in charge of financial aid was empathetic and generous, and that made a big impression. Tanya would love to hear from her roommate Benji.

Jennifer Leeds writes that she’s still with Novartis (almost 14 years!), heading the antibacterial discovery group out in Emeryville, CA. Her husband, Rob Hess, commutes one mile by bicycle to his job a patent attorney with Leydig, Voit, and Mayer. Their older son, Tjaden ’20, is now a freshman in A&S! They are thrilled to share an alma mater. Additionally, Jennifer volunteers in several mentoring organizations, including East Bay College Fund, which was introduced to her by fellow alum and Cornell trustee Dale Rogers Marshall ’59. Jennifer had dinner with fellow Chi Omega sorority sister Katrine Bosley ’90 in Boston this summer. The most impactful people at Cornell for her were her Microbiology professors, her husband, and her best friends and housemates Julie Voveris Furtado and Amy Lawrence Flueck.

I hope you all have a great 2017! Best of luck and good fortune. Send news to: Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com and Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com. Online news form.

Hello, everyone! Tim Vanini (Buffalo, NY) here, happily taking on one of the class correspondent positions this year. I had a blast at our 25th Reunion, and later in the summer I spent time with a few of our classmates: I saw Bruce Frauley (Oakville, ON) up at his cottage north of Toronto; caught up with Holly Geiger Kotler (Skillman, NJ) when she was up in Buffalo supporting her son in a golf tournament; and met up with Ben Morgan (North Royalton, OH) and family for an Indians baseball game. I am in the process of starting a new business called Petrichor, where we will provide home/commercial beautification with fresh-cut flowers, indoor/outdoor plants, and lawn care.

Let’s start this column on the East Coast. Eric Meikle, MD ’95 (Chelmsford, MA) is managing partner at Chelmsford Pediatrics and chief of pediatrics at Lowell General Hospital. He writes, “Kids are do- ing well and interested in Cornell! My wife is active on many boards. In 2015, we traveled as a family to Costa Rica, California, and Cape Cod, and this year England/Scotland, Florida (two times), and, oh yeah, Cape Cod again. Life is busy, balanced, and fun—just wish I wasn’t passing kidney stones every few years!” Ouch! Karyn Ginsberg (NYC) is a pediatrician and partner at Park Avenue Pediatrics on the Upper East Side. Brenda Palumbo says “Hi” from Stone Ridge, NY. Cherry Estilo (NYC) shares, “I have been at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for the past 17 years. I am currently an attending faculty member of the dental service, department of surgery. I am also an associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. My husband, Kevin, and I have three young children.”

Carolyn Richmond (NYC) is a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP and co-chair of the firm’s labor and employment department and the hospitality practice group. She counsels clients with respect to workplace issues such as hiring, diversity aware- ness, training, union avoidance, and other policy initiatives. Denise Law LaGalia (Mahwah, NJ) writes, “I recently went back to work after being home with the kids for eight years. It was the best decision, and I love it. I am working at EmpiRx Health, a small but quickly growing pharmacy benefits management company based in Montvale, NJ, doing marketing and working on various projects to support the growth of the company.”

Christine Montenegro Okezie (Saddle River, NJ) writes, “I have my own business, Your Delicious Balance Nutrition & Lifestyle Coaching, and I published my first book last year, The No Diet Cookbook: Learn to Eat For Health and Pleasure. I’m grateful I am pursuing a career that aligns with my passion for natural foods and healing.” And Joelle Vlahakis (Sarasota, FL) reports, “I am helping to build and strengthen the palliative care program at Sarasota Memorial Hospital along with work in utilization review. On the family front, my oldest, Olivia ’18 (A&S), and I will be traveling to Greece on an archeological dig. Her two younger brothers, Harrison, 16, and John, 11, keep me busy at home.”

Out West, Robert Dunlap (Bailey, CO) has a new position as a business development manager at Valdes Engineering, based in Lombard, IL. “I am helping my daughter become the number one Girl Scout cookie seller, and wishing I were taking Cornell classes again.” Margaret Chen (Austin, TX) has been a dietitian with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the last 21 years and is currently working in the Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic. She is the proud mother of two wonderful daughters, 14 and 10 years old. And in the Golden State, Hilary Nagler (Santa Barbara, CA) writes via Facebook, “Hi Tim! Reunion was a blast, but too short. So proud of the great ’91 class showing! Good story for you: My dad was Class of ’50 and a very active alumnus— Reunion chairman for 25 years, college trustee, the whole bit. He was always convinced that nobody actually read the notes, so one year he wrote in that he was the proud new grandfather of quadruplets as a gag. They published it and he was astonished when the congratulatory cards, phone calls, and baby gifts (in sets of four!) started pouring in. I have always read the Class Notes because of that! LOVE that story. It makes me so happy to think of him and how hysterical he was—so thank you for that!”

Dan Harrison (Los Angeles, CA) writes, “I didn’t get to attend Reunion because my wife, Libby, was at her Vassar reunion the same weekend. However, on vacation I got to spend the Fourth of July with Sanjay Mani (Los Altos Hills, CA) and his wife, Reshma, and kids Annika and Vikram. I’m going down the Golden State Freeway tomorrow for a mini-Cornell baseball reunion. Going to the MLB All-Star Game in San Diego with Michael Karangelen ’90, Jeffrey Bershad ’90 (and son Josh), and my daughter Stephanie (Class of 2028). Stephanie was able to meet the MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred ’80, and we talked Big Red with him.” Roxanne Malek, BArch ’94 (San Francisco, CA) has joined the board of directors at SmithGroupJJR, one of the leading architecture, engineering, and planning firms in the US.

Keep the news coming, even if you use Facebook! You can send your info at the online news form, or contact one of us directly at: J. Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; or Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com.

From June 9-12, members of the Class of 1991 took a break from their normal routines to return to Cornell for our 25th Reunion. As in years past, Reunion provided classmates with a wonderful opportunity to remember the good times we shared as students and to reflect on our lives over the years since we left the Hill. We were able to completely immerse ourselves in the world we knew 25 year ago. We marveled at how much has changed on campus since our graduation and how much has remained blissfully the same.

Special thanks to our Reunion chair, Jeff Weintraub, MD '95 (who also contributed to this column) and all the volunteers for organizing a spectacular Reunion weekend. Besides breaking all attendance records, Jeff and registration chair Bob Baca (also our then-class president) each put forth a tremendous effort to make Reunion a smashing success. Their tireless dedication, attention to detail, and non-stop good cheer were instrumental in making the weekend so memorable. Not only did Jeff and Bob work hard planning the Reunion throughout the prior 13 months, they were busy all weekend attending to last-minute details and ensuring that everything ran smoothly.

For the fifth time in five Reunions, the Class of '91 broke the all-time university record for number of classmates in attendance. This time, though, was by far our most impressive accomplishment-544 members of our class returned, including 77 first-time Reunion attendees. Not only did we absolutely smash the previous record of 428 classmates, but the record we broke was one that no other Cornell class has been able to break for the past 31 years! In addition, taking into account family members and friends, the Class of '91 boasted 945 registered attendees, which was the largest number of returning attendees ever for any Reunion class at all previous Cornell Reunions! Classmates and their families were spotted all over campus and across Ithaca. Other classes appeared envious of our numbers and energy-and with good reason. A shout-out to Kathy Kraus Bolks for her superb efforts as affinity networking chair in helping to reach out to so many different groups to encourage them to return. And if that were not enough, the Class of '91 also broke the all-time giving record, and we expect to also break the all-time number of Tower Club donors for a 25th Reunion campaign. We raised over $18 million! Thank you to our campaign chairs Shar Carter Heslam and Avi Mehrotra and the rest of their committee for their outstanding work.

During the weekend, classmates enjoyed breakfasts at our class headquarters, a delicious barbeque dinner Friday, zip-lining over the gorge behind Beebe Lake, rappelling off the crescent, tent parties, receptions at fraternities and sororities, Finger Lakes winery tastings, Cornelliana Night in Bailey Hall, bird walks at Sapsucker Woods, strolls through the Plantations, the Ithaca Farmers' Market, cocktails in Collegetown, the Hot Truck, stimulating and informative talks and lectures, and countless other activities. Most significantly, classmates lingered in dorm rooms, lounges, stairways, and quads, catching up and sharing memories with old friends, making new friends, and creating new memories.

Our class headquarters was in the newer Court-Kay-Bauer Hall complex on North Campus. Dorine Colabella DiConti utilized her outstanding skills in decorating and transformed the headquarters into a wonderfully welcoming and festive atmosphere. Dorine's attention to detail in coordinating colors, balloons, centerpieces, and more was also on display when she brilliantly converted the featureless and expansive Barton Hall into two unique festive environments for our Friday and Saturday dinners. Saturday afternoon, Ruby Wang Pizzini and her committee transformed part of the Arts Quad into a festive carnival for kids of all ages. It was a gorgeous day (despite earlier predictions of rain) for those in attendance who enjoyed laser tag, airbrush tattoos, sand art, Cornell Dairy ice cream, live music by a DJ, giant lawn games, the Big Red Band, Touchdown the Bear, and more. "Fun in the Sun" was a screaming success and entertained future Cornellians from many different Reunion classes.

The weekend climaxed on Saturday evening due to the tremendous efforts of Kim Brown Bixler, who spent many months planning a never-been-done-before blockbuster Reunion event. This new approach to the class dinner marked the 25th Reunion milestone in a unique way. With help of local classmate Eric Rosario, the "Taste and Toast to the 25th" brought together 12 regional wineries, two hard cider producers, one brew pub, one coffee shop, and 15 local restaurants. '91ers and their guests wined and dined for hours in Barton Hall, grabbing bite-sized tastes and sips during the roving dinner party. President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes and his wife, Rosa, attended the event, which included a class photo shoot midway through the evening. It was a great night for the Class of '91 and a fun and innovative way to cap off a milestone Reunion weekend.

Finally, we would like to thank Bob Baca, whose term ended in July, for his outstanding service to our class as class president. We look forward to Jana Pompadur Kierstead leading our class through our 30th Reunion! As a reminder, you can always submit class notes updates by visiting: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. We look forward to hearing from you. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Lori Attanasio Woodring, lori.woodring@btintemet.com; Tim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com

If you are reading this, you are either reflecting back on our class's 25th Reunion in Ithaca or hearing about the event from your classmates who traveled far and wide to remember, reminisce, and share their adventures since their time on the Hill. A Reunion Report will appear in the Sept/Oct issue. For those who could not make it, here are some notes from our classmates.

First off is an inspiring story of the efforts of Felise Feingold (Newport, RI) and her fellow Cornell Delta Gamma sisters to raise over $150,000 for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). For Felise, this was a personal journey as she is an ovarian cancer survivor who also lost her mother to the disease. The indoor cycling event held at the Easton's Beach Rotunda in October 2015 included more than 100 participants, including classmates and DG sisters Lisa Dale, Cynthia Lee Dow, Debbie Fine, Sharlyn Carter Heslam, Amy Gellert Lebovitz, Kari Ginsberg Nesbit, Jenny Harris, Kristen Sciacca, and Kris Hurley Van Riper, who collectively raised over $50,000 toward the event's success. It's great to see our classmates band together and make a difference.

We have another update from the Ocean State. Laura North Pippitt writes, 'We are still in Rhode Island. While I'm home raising the kids, I love being a Girl Scout leader, playing on multiple tennis teams, and sewing for the kids' school plays. The kids are growing up quickly. Robby, 11, is in fifth grade and enjoys playing lacrosse, soccer, and Pokemon. Ashley, 9, is in fourth grade. She is on multiple cheer and gymnastics teams and also likes Pokemon. Both of them love acting in the school plays. Tom is with Ameriprise Financial and loves to take us boating." Jennifer Leeds (Walnut Creek, CA) happily shares that her son Tjaden was accepted into the Class of 2020! He will be a freshman in Arts and Sciences on the Hill this fall. It's exciting that the next generation of Cornellians are getting to share the Quad and halls of their parents.

Joshua Berman (Chevy Chase, MD) sent us the following update: "After more than seven years as a federal prosecutor and then more than 11 in private law practice, I recently returned to public service. I was appointed by President Obama to serve as the Deputy General Counsel of the US Commerce Dept. My wife, Amy (Kroe) '94, is a civil rights education lawyer and the deputy director of the National Academy of Education. She and I have two awesome boys (ages 12 and 9). When not playing endless baseball, the older one is honing his drum skills in several rock and roll bands, no doubt to play at the Haunt someday. Our younger one pines for the open seas and certainly will be found on Cayuga Lake before we know it." Joshua also writes that one of the best decisions he made was when he and his wife endowed a scholarship at Cornell several years ago to create annual scholarship opportunities-"in honor of a close friend who died, but who was a wonderful caregiver and educator to our young children." It's the contributions of our class that make future classes possible.

I close out this column with a thank you to everyone who has sent in news to keep us all in touch, and the efforts of the staff at Cornell Alumni Magazine. Most of the time, we get things right. This is my last column for a while as I move on to other commitments. In this age of Facebook and other social media, it's easier to keep in touch with our close classmates. However, it's these notes that surprise and connect us as a class in ways we don't anticipate. Thank you for letting me be able to hear and share your stories. I hope you get involved with our class and keep those updates coming. *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac. com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com. Online news form, http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm.

Our 25th Reunion is at our heels! June 9-12, 2016. Can you believe it's been 25 years? Rally your friends, bring your family, or just come solo. We hope you will be able to return to the Hill in a few weeks to join your classmates for an exciting weekend full of class festivities, athletics, lectures, tours, and many other university events. There are more than 600 scheduled activities on campus (and plenty of unscheduled ones) to ensure an unforgettable weekend!

Some of the highlights include a cappella concerts, evening Arts Quad tent parties, time to visit your favorite places on campus and around Ithaca, family activities (including Saturday's Fun in the Sun Carnival for youths of all ages), zip-lining, wine tastings, Hot Truck, and Cornelliana Night. The Class of '91 will also be wined and dined by many local restaurants and wineries at our "Taste and Toast to the 25th" gala on Saturday evening.

Cynthia Miller Mason writes, "I'm looking forward to reconnecting with the ChemE Class of '91 and all alumni this June. Happy to report, despite living out of state these past 16 years, I was selected in the NYC marathon lottery and plan to run it this November. The Reunion Run is part of my training program! Hope to see you there!"

You can register right now at: http://cornellclassof1991.com. Our class website contains a list of those planning to attend, as well as loads of other weekend details. Also visit our class Facebook page for frequent Reunion updates. Please reach out to other classmates to encourage them to attend, and if you need contact information, e-mail us at cornell91@cornell.edu and we'll help you reconnect. Our class rocks-and routinely sets Reunion records for attendance and giving. We hope you'll join us for our 25th! *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the Hill. REUNION, REUNION, REUNION! Can you tell we're a little excited? Led by our Reunion chair, Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, preparations have been under way for months to make our 25th Reunion (Yes, 25! I can't believe it either) the best one yet. This Reunion is sure to be another record-breaker, with so many activities, lectures, concerts, and events for every member of the family. The Fun in the Sun Carnival on the Arts Quad will be back, plus wine tasting, live music at the tent parties, campus tours, the Hot Truck, and so much more.

Although some classmates will choose to attend Reunion Weekend without their children, we know that others will want to share this special weekend with their entire family. Reunion offers a great opportunity for alumni to introduce their children to campus and the surrounding area, and all Class of '91 events are casual and child-friendly. Children are sure to enjoy the concerts, tours, meals, outdoor education activities (e.g., zip-line across Beebe gorge, climbing wall, and more), and a multitude of other campus activities and events. Family-specific events are also being developed for our class.

Planning is also under way for a Reunion Row on Cayuga Lake that will test the fitness of our classmates who were members of the Cornell rowing team including, among others, Todd Kennett (Spirit of '57 director of rowing and head coach of the Cornell men's heavyweight rowing team), Greg Darrah, Jason Dies, Eric Holbrook, Tom Murray, Gene Ruoff, ME '92, and Dave Schieleit. Bragging rights and Pabst Blue Ribbon beers are on the line!

If you haven't already "Liked" our Cornell Class of '91 Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91), now is the time. As soon as the Reunion registration Web page goes live, expected in March, we will post it to the Facebook page so you'll be sure to know. And check out our class website (http://cornellclassof1991.com), loaded with many other details about what is sure to be a phenomenal "don't miss" weekend!

On another topic, we are pleased to hear from our classmates with sons and daughters who followed in their parents' footsteps and enjoyed the Cornell experience last summer. Among the many talented high school students who attended the 2015 Cornell University Summer College program were Kong Lam's son Edward and Thomas Lee's son Ryan. Summer College is offered to high school students who have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior year and have the academic ability, maturity, and intellectual curiosity necessary to undertake college-level work. For more details about the summer program, visit http://www.summercollege.cornell.edu.

As a reminder, you can always submit updates by visiting: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. We look forward to hearing from you. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

Happy New Reunion Year to you all. I hope your holidays were festive and relaxing. We start off with Elin Piorkowski Barton, who writes from Vestal, NY. She shares, "I now own a marketing firm called White Knight Productions, which specializes in leveraging the power of video for promotion across both digital and traditional platforms. We're launching a new branch of the company that is focused on using interactive video for education and training purposes." On the family front: "Our older daughter, Zoe, just graduated high school and is a freshman at American U. in D.C.; our younger daughter, Sophie, is a sophomore in high school and is simultaneously missing having her sister at home and enjoying being an only child."

Todd Leong (NYC) is celebrating the opening of the Leaf Lounge (http://www.leafbarandlounge.com), Flushing's first craft cocktail bar on the roof of the Hyatt Place Hotel. Over on the other coast, Drew Kossoff writes from Los Angeles about his big news: "My company, Rainmaker Ad Ventures Inc., just ranked #400 on the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies!" Congrats to Drew!

Russell MacAdam, ME '92, writes that he is now in Coopersburg, PA. Another alum from the Keystone State, Michael Edwards (Bala Cynwyd, PA) joined Temple U. in April 2014 as associate professor, chief of general and minimally invasive surgery, and director of TUHS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program. However, Michael's life is not all work and no play, as he and his wife are getting their first dog. He adds, "I enjoy hanging with my three daughters and spouse." Looking back, he states that the best thing he learned from Cornell was the value of preparation, which has clearly served him well. Hallie Goldman Hohner (Chicago, IL) writes, "Doug and I spent the summer traveling in Europe. We went to Italy for three weeks and took our daughter to London for a week. Hallie also celebrated her son's bar mitzvah in October with a multitude of Cornellians including classmate Daniel Appelbaum, Gail Hohner '86, Ms Ag '88, and a slate of members of the Class of '92: Joe Gatto, Jon Weis, Janelle Piccone Styles, and Drew Ries.

We close with a note from Reunion chair Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, who was in Ithaca for Trustee Council Weekend in October. He shares the following: "25 years? Did we really graduate 25 years ago? Reconnect with your classmates and Cornell at our 25th Reunion, June 9-12, 2016. Rally your friends, bring your family, or just come solo. There are more than 600 scheduled activities on campus (and plenty of unscheduled ones) to ensure an unforgettable weekend! Online registration will begin in March. Visit http://alumni.cornell.edu/ reunion and navigate to our class website for info, schedules, and updates. Our class rocks--and routinely sets Reunion records for attendance and giving. We hope you'll join us!"

Remember there will only be two more columns before Reunion, so to find more information, go to: http://cornellclassof1991.com. Thank you for keeping us up to date. Send news to: Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

Greetings from Kennebunk, ME! It's been great to have so much news to share from classmates--keep the updates coming! Many of you wrote of the lessons learned at Cornell, and I thought I'd start with some of those. I myself learned the importance of staying off the Suspension Bridge when you're morbidly afraid of heights, a lesson reaffirmed this weekend in Queechee, VT, as I looked down into the gorge there! On a more serious note, Courtney Stark Vail (Chandler, AZ) shared that Cornell taught her the value of relationships to carry you through life. Nate Bailey (Mason, OH) credits Cornell as the place where he got his sense of independence. Jean Signorelli Spiegel learned perseverance at Cornell, and Becky Levine Leibowitz remembers how important it was to take a break, find a friend, and make a memory.

Lisa Ploucha Christensen has returned to Syracuse, NY, from Texas to rejoin Bond, Schoeneck & King as senior counsel in employee benefits and executive compensation practice. Celeste Tambaro-D'Allesandro, husband David D'Allesandro, and their three sons are relocating from NYC to Boston. David will be director of the cardiac transplant and VAD program, and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Celeste is managing director at Goldman Sachs and will continue to run the Latin American Equity Sales effort from Boston. They are very excited about this move and are looking forward to connecting with fellow Cornellians in the Boston area.

Melissa Sherman Rothberg (Scarsdale, NY) is a speech pathologist and audiologist, and husband Daniel is a physician. Steve Shu, ME '92 (Los Angeles, CA) has published a book, The Consulting Apprenticeship, which was released in July for Amazon Kindle and Apple iBook. Nate Bailey was recently promoted to senior executive of HR for GE Aviation's global supply chain.

On the "whole picture" side of things, Courtney Stark Vail shared that her daughter is off to college on a dance scholarship. Courtney is the campaigns director for a marine protection organization. She'd love to connect with Kerry Nelson. Jean Signorelli Spiegel (Ballston Lake, NY) and her husband, Bruce, have two girls. The older one plays field hockey and lacrosse and is an honor student. The younger is into gymnastics and swimming. Jean is also a store manager for Kohl's Department Stores and she'd love to hear from Scott Gargash '92.

Sarah Abbe Taylor (Mill Valley, CA), her husband, Jim, and their two daughters were away in Italy for three weeks this past summer. Sarah loves to travel when she's not working at the San Francisco Foundation's social impact investing program. She'd love to hear from Kim Schlemann Selzman. Becky Levine Leibowitz (Scotch Plains, NJ) recently made a major career change. She is an associate director in regulatory affairs at Janssen Pharmaceuticals. She has two sons about to hit major milestones: the older is preparing to become a bar mitzvah, and the younger will be playing piano in a recital at Carnegie Hall.

Some important news from Cornell: the Cornell Alumni Magazine Alumni Photo Gallery is up, and you can submit photos at: http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/photogallery. Happy Holidays to all of you. May the fond memories and lessons learned at Cornell stay with you in work and in life. *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me. com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu

It's hard to believe it, but we are heading toward our 25th Reunion this coming June! Reunion chair Jeff Weintraub, MD '95 is working hard to plan for the big event. We want to encourage as many of our classmates as possible to attend and make the event a success. We have already seen a good amount of activity on our class Facebook page (http://www. facebook.com/Cornell91) as the excitement for Reunion builds. Please visit the page for updates. We are pleased to let you know that we have two new additions to our class officer group. Eric Rosario and Tim Vanini have graciously volunteered to serve on the class council. They will be assisting with our local efforts to encourage more classmates to visit Ithaca during Reunion Weekend.

Ellen Pospischil Bildsten, BArch '91, has recently established a new architecture studio called Bildsten Architecture and Planning (http://www.sb-designgroup.com) in Santa Barbara, CA, after working for 12 years at her partnership architecture firm, Bildsten+Sherwin Design Studio. Ellen's current studio is focused on affordable multifamily and community-oriented projects. Michael Fisher joined M/A/R/C Research, a market research and consulting firm, as their director of strategy in January 2014. Michael and his wife, Anne-Marie, have been living in Evanston, IL, for more than ten years with their two girls, Jennifer, 11, and Marisa, 10. He recalls the value of strong friendships and hard work at Cornell and would like to hear from his old friend Nhat Bui. David Kleidermacher was recently named chief security officer at Blackberry. He works in the Pleasanton, CA, office. David's security expertise is considerable, spanning more than 20 years in strategy and product engineering. He has also written extensively about security for embedded systems.

Richard and Sabrina Strickland Fertig live in New York City. Sabrina is working as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine (http://www.sabrinastrickland.com) and is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. She and Richard have three daughters, Alexandra, 13, and twins Natasha and Victoria, 8, all of whom attend the Fieldston School in Riverdale, NY. Susan Rosenblatt-Schumacher is a full-time veterinarian at Kindness Animal Hospital in Waltham, MA. In her spare time, she has taken up sewing and has also opened an antique booth in Chester, VT, part-time. She believes that Vermont has such a rich history and that the antiques tell some of its stories. Last year, she and her husband, Charles, bought a log cabin in Rockingham, VT, where they are enjoying getting back in touch with nature, being stewards of the land, and protecting wildlife. She also enjoys driving down quintessential Vermont roads and admiring the metal sap buckets hanging off the maple trees. Did you know it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup?

Hallie Goldman Hohner recently decided to take a break from being a lawyer. She was practicing affirmative action law at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Now she is focusing on her mom duties and taking acting and singing lessons. She and her husband, Doug '92, ME '93, have two children, Nate, 12, and Caroline, 10. They live in Chicago and have trips planned to South Africa, London, and Italy. Hallie is also a Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network (CAAAN) volunteer, and she is excited to report that some of the students she spoke with were recently admitted to Cornell. She also spends a lot of time working out at CrossFit. Ben Stewart (Santa Rosa, CA) is enjoying his work as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch. He has been focused on developing relationships in the dental and medical doctor markets. He has a son, age 13, who plays lacrosse and the trumpet and attends the Summerfield Waldorf School. In Ben's spare time, he has been doing Bikram yoga, playing golf, and maintaining a proper life perspective.

Lisa Epstein Jay is a preschool teacher in Montebello, NY. Her oldest son recently graduated high school and is heading to the U. of Maryland. She and her husband, Russell, have three children, ages 13, 16, and 18. She is happy to have kept in touch with many classmates. Liz Mirabile-Levens is a pulmonary/critical care physician in Cheshire, CT. She enjoys skiing in the winter and triathlons in the summer. She lives with her husband, Doug Levens '92, and sons Peter, 13, and Eric, 11. Toby Handler, MD '95, is a urologist in Garden City, NY, at Uro Care Assocs. of NYPC. She recalls the importance of friends at Cornell and would love to hear from classmates Pauline Dominh, Julie Dugoff, Jackie Flake, and Tina Hernandez.

Please keep the updates coming! Visit http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm, or send any of us a quick e-mail. You can also visit our class website (http://cornellclassof 1991.com) and our Facebook page (http://www. facebook.com/Cornell91) to stay up to date on news of our class. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@ cornell.edu; Wendy Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

Greetings from a very dry California. Personally speaking, we Cornellians out West are wishing for a little Ithacation in the Golden State. But a little drought did not keep Jennifer Leeds and Rob Hess from celebrating Cornell's Sesquicentennial in San Francisco, where, Jennifer shares, they got to meet with a lot of Cornell alums, both young and old. She adds that son Tjaden is starting the college search and, of course, will apply to his parents' alma mater.

From Los Angeles, Dan Harrison is celebrating ten years of marriage to his wife, Libby (Vassar '91), and he too is starting to realize that his two daughters' (Stephanie, 9, and Hannah, 7) college careers aren't that far off. He asks, "Cornell? Vassar? Something closer to home (L.A.) on the West Coast?" I think readers are leaning toward Cornell. Jennifer and Dan may want to take the lead from Fathima Ameena Nalim, who writes that her daughter is a member of the Class of 2018; her second daughter will be a member of the Class of 2019. Go Big Red! Not to miss out on all the change, Fathima also shares that she has left the Centers for Disease Control and joined the Emory U. Dept. of Global Health, School of Public Health to get an MPH.

Also taking on a new position, Michelle Bayuk (S. Orange, NJ) shares that she is now the association director of children's book marketing, publicity, and social media for Quarto Publishing Group USA. Making a move in job and geography, Agnna Varinia Guzman writes, "I'm now in Canada! I joined Embarkation Law Group, a boutique immigration law firm in Vancouver, BC, to practice US immigration law. I am responsible for the US practice group and help support the firm with Canadian immigration cases. I have been enjoying life in Vancouver since September 2014." Back in the States, Gregory Stoller is still running a real estate holding company in the Boston area and says he is fortunate to be able to continue teaching multiple graduate business classes. He also makes it back to Ithaca to deliver lectures and network with prospective students. He wishes, like so many of us, for an eighth day of the week in order to find more down time to spend with the kids.

Writing from Maryland, Dan Goldman hung out at his daughter's bat mitzvah in December 2014 with Randall Singer, Mike Dreitzer, Greg Stoller, and Rich Dreitzer '90 and their families. Spencer Wolf '90, BME '91, is in Minnesota and he is excited to report that his debut novel, After Mind, was published in March and is available at the big Internet bookstores. The reviews are fantastic. Spencer writes, "This sci-fi adventure has been a labor of love for years. My mix of Engineering and Arts days at Cornell are not forgotten." So if you are looking for some beach reading, you have another book to add to the pile.

George Sarrinikolaou (NYC) shares that he is the senior manager at the Earth Inst. at Columbia U., and is teaching graduate classes on sustainability. You can check out some writing and photography loosely related to this work at: facingathens.com. Allison Lakin (Rockport, ME) writes that she founded Lakin's Gorges Cheese in 2011, making fresh and aged cheese with organic cow's milk. If you're looking for something for your Cornell gathering, it's available in the Northeast and online. On that note, I'm getting hungry so will finish up.

I hope your summer is going well--and remember to share your adventures with your classmates by dropping a note to your class correspondents. I close these notes with a request: Our 25th Reunion is less than a year away, so reach out to your classmates to start planning to attend so you won't just be reading about the fun in these pages next year. Thank you for keeping us up to date: *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac. com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com. Online news form, http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm.

I hope spring is greening up for all of you. Here in Maine, with the record snow, we'll be lucky to see the grass in June!

William Wechsler wrote from Bethesda, MD, where he lives with his wife and two sons. He recently left the Obama Administration to return to the private sector, where he will be vice chairman at Capitol Peak Asset Management. William spent six years at the Dept. of Defense, most recently as deputy assistant secretary for special operations and combatting terrorism. Lisa Ploucha Christensen has returned to Central New York after a stint in Texas. She rejoined Bond, Schoeneck & King as senior counsel in the employee benefits and executive compensation practice, working out of Syracuse. According to the news release about her hire, Lisa concentrates her practice in health and welfare benefit plan administration and compliance. Good luck in your new position, Lisa!

Our class's annual News and Dues mailings went out in March and April (via e-mail or USPS), and the latest round of news from our classmates should reach us soon. If you returned a news form or responded to an e-mail solicitation, thank you! Look for your news in an upcoming issue. If you haven't sent news yet this year-or ever! - now's the time. Write to any of us at the addresses below, respond to the class mailing in the envelope provided, or check out the online news form at: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. Ordinary or out-of-the-ordinary, at work or at home, indoors or outdoors, domestic or foreign, solitary or social, your classmates want to hear about it! *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

There have been a number of exciting Cornell-related events in the New York City area in recent months that have attracted the interest of a number of our classmates. The first was the Cornell-Columbia football game in which Cornell narrowly beat Columbia 30 to 27 - and the second was the annual "Frozen Apple" hockey game, where Big Red Hockey got to showcase their talents against Penn State at Madison Square Garden and prevailed in an exciting 3-1 victory. In addition, there were events throughout the city related to the Cornell Sesquicentennial celebrations. Local area Cornell ians in our class who were in attendance at some or all of these events included Kate Snow, Joseph Marraccino, Chris Dugan, and Don Barrick.

Outside of New York, we hear from Cheryl Walsh, MA '91 (Iowa City, IA), who spent September 2014 at Brush Creek Ranch near Saratoga, WY, thanks to a writing residency with Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. She spent much of her time there working on her current novel project, a family saga that takes place at a cattle ranch in the Rockies. Steve Schuller writes from Colleyville, TX, that since adopting his son, Kellan, in January 2013, he and husband Kyle are hoping to grow their family again through open adoption. For those who would like to follow their journey and help them spread the word about their desire to become a family of four, you can like and share their Facebook page (facebook.com/kyleandsteveadoption) or follow them on Twitter (twitter.com/kylesteveadopt).

These days, Laura North Pippitt (Barrington, RI) has been busy raising her son, Robby, 10, and daughter, Ashley, 8. Robby is an excellent student who loves to play lacrosse and soccer, and Ashley is a flyer on her cheerleading team and a natural performer. Laura's husband, Tom, is acquiring another practice within Ameriprise Financial. They love to travel and often visit West Palm Beach (where they see Lisa Camacho-Szeto), Martha's Vineyard, or New York City, where they meet up with Daphne Liu '93 and Mae Resurreccion '90. Laura has also reconnected with many other Cornellians, especially her Alpha Omicron Pi sisters, on Facebook this past year. She is currently thinking about going back to work, but has really been enjoying these years at home with the kids!

We are also pleased to hear from classmates with sons and daughters who have followed in their parents' footsteps and enjoyed the Cornell experience during the past summer. Among the many talented high school students who attended the 2014 Cornell Summer College program was Mitchell and Tammy Blum Ross's daughter Joely. Summer College offers high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors with the necessary academic ability, maturity, and intellectual curiosity the opportunity to undertake college-level work. For further details about the program, visit http://www.summercollege.cornell.edu.

We would love to hear from more of you, so please look for the annual class mailing coming this spring and submit your news. Or check out the online news form at: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. You can also visit our class website (http://cornellclassof1991.com) and our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91) to stay up to date on news of our class. Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

I hope you are having a wonderful New Year and that the holidays treated you well. In the past few months the Class of '91 has been active with Cornell. In October, classmates David and Cheryl Strauss Einhorn made a hugely generous gift of $50 million from the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust for the project dubbed Engaged Cornell. This is an initiative that aims to involve all undergrads in community outreach projects. In David's words, it will "institutionalize public service as a cornerstone of every Cornellian's educational experience."

Also in October, classmates Paul Hayre, Bob Baca, Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, Nicole Bisagni DelToro, Cathy Merrill Williams, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD '98, returned to Ithaca for Homecoming and the Trustee Council Annual Meeting. This was a special event, as it was the kickoff of Cornell's Sesquicentennial celebration. Homecoming has been an exciting occasion in Ithaca with many new events and a laser show that wowed the Class of '91 and others.

Debbie Squires-Lee writes that she was appointed by the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts to a five-year term on the Board of Bar Examiners. The board is the entity that develops the Bar exam and determines the character and fitness of candidates for membership to the Commonwealth's Bar. In addition, she keeps busy as a trial lawyer at Sherin and Lodgen and enjoying her three children and her husband, Jeff Lee '89, ME '90, who went to his 25th Reunion last June.

Heading westward, Mark and Angela Shope Stiefbold write from Ohio with some family news. This spring Angela received her master's in history from U. of Cincinnati. She is continuing as a PhD student. Then in July, Mark, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, graduated from the US Army War College with a master's in strategic studies. His paper "Water Scarcity as a Domestic Stability Issue" was awarded the Lieutenant General Thomas J. Plewes Reserve Components National Security Strategy Writing Award. "We also had the opportunity to be in Ithaca in early July with our daughters. It was great to watch the chimesmaster during a chimes concert, hike to Taughannock Falls, play Frisbee indoors in the field house (is that allowed?), and enjoy ice cream in the Dairy Barn."

Continuing westward to Mountain View, CA, Greg '93 and Maia Albano Coladonato '92 hosted their annual Hot Truck Party that gathered some of our classmates, including your correspondent Charles Wu, Rob Yu, ME '94, Scott Benson, Jason Feinsmith, and Joe Megibow. This annual tradition brings together regional alumni to recreate the West Campus favorite. About 45 alums and family members attended the packed event. Not so far away, Sarah Abbe Taylor now resides in the beautiful town of Mill Valley, near Mt. Tamalpais, north of San Francisco. Sarah shares that she is now working at the San Francisco Foundation in their program-related investments program. She has two daughters who are 7 and 9, and their family is expanding with the adoption of their first dog from a shelter.

Our last California update comes from Dawn Harrison Harris, who writes from Nevada City that she has been working as an emergency room physician at the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital located in Grass Valley for the past ten years. She is also the medical director at the Butte County Jail. She and her husband, Mark, also celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary after meeting on a semester-away back in fall 1989. Please send in your news and don't forget to visit our class website at http://cornellclassof1991.com. Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu. Online news form, http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm.

Greetings from Maine, and happy holidays to all of you. It almost seems like we're wishing time Away--we do the notes for the Nov/Dec issue in the heat of the summer! Here in Kennebunk, we finally hit 90 degrees on Labor Day weekend!

Some of you may know that Jennifer Caci has been serving in the US Army these many years. She was recently promoted to Colonel and this spring she assumed command of the 47th Combat Support Hospital at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Lakewood, WA. The unit is deploying to Afghanistan next year, and that will be Jennifer's seventh combat deployment. She is looking forward to working on her farm in Guilford, NY, when she retires in a few years. Best of luck, Colonel Caci.

Denise Law LaGalia (Mahwah, NJ) writes, "June was an exciting month for us. Matthew graduated eighth grade and Catherine graduated kindergarten. The high school admissions process reminded me a little of college admissions, and naturally I thought of my great times at Cornell and the many friends I made there." Steven Davi of Amityville, NY, has recently been appointed to the Executive Leadership Committee of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Long Island. This group serves residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties who have been touched by leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma. Carey Jones Andre and her husband, Scott, live in Moraga, CA.

Rick Silva has recently accepted a teaching position at the American Int'l School of Vietnam. He will be working in Ho Chi Minh City. Jennifer Gray Moss wrote in from Houston, TX, where she lives with her husband, Brian, and their three children in first, fifth, and sixth grades. She is very busy with them and as president of the PTA. She has noted that Houston winters are nothing like Ithaca winters--although I sensed a bit of nostalgia for snow (maybe).

Dustin Moskowitz (Skillman, NJ; dmm48@ cornell.edu) writes, "Back in March, I made a trip back to Ithaca for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for WVBR's new Collegetown studio. Allan Rousselle '90 flew in from Seattle and we drove up from New Jersey. Obviously a ton of alums were in attendance, including good friends Scott Davis and his wife Arlene Rivera Finkelstein '92. On Sunday of that weekend, Matt Kall '93 drove in from the Cleveland area, and he, Allan, and I went on air at 11 p.m. to do our old 'A Night at the Asylum' comedy show. Even after being off air for almost 20 years, we had a great response from callers, and a tremendous amount of fun reliving the old days behind a mic, playing tracks from comedians and troupes old and new. Then just a few weeks later, I met up with Alex Nussbaum '92 at the Cornell Club in NYC to hear fellow WVBR alum Kate Snow interview current Ithaca mayor Svante Myrick '09, and stayed a little too late to catch up on life with her!" Dustin adds, "Otherwise, still running a family business, requiring one or two trips to China each year; spending time raising our son in central New Jersey; and enjoying some new-found freedom after getting my motorcycle license last summer. Vroom!"

I recently spoke with some of my Cornell friends. Julie Welch Alvarez '92 lives with her family--husband Chuck and kids Andrew, Henry, and Olivia--in Fredericksburg, TX. Her oldest is looking at colleges, and we hope to meet up and help him out! Doug Fudge, MAT '92, splits his time between Guelph, ON, where he is a professor at the university, and Los Angeles, where his wife, Esta Spalding, is a screenwriter. He has a daughter, Gemma. Doug was recently famous online as the world's leading expert on hagfish slime, a truly remarkable substance. I caught up with him in Toronto and we shared a pitcher of beer, Collegetown-style. We did not talk much about hagfish slime.

Thanks to all of you who wrote in. We appreciate it! For those of you who read this column every other month, think how nice it would be to see your name in print! Send us some 411 on how your life is going, where you are, your work, your family ... whatever your passions are. Hope your holiday season brings you joy. *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer! It's great to hear from so many of you in the current news cycle.

Starting with our West Coast classmates, Dawn Harrison Harris writes from Nevada City, CA, where she is an emergency room doctor. Outside of work, she enjoys running, skiing, and being outside in the Sierras. Recently, her husband surprised her with a skydiving trip for her 45th birthday! She was looking forward to her annual girls' Class of '91 reunion in Berkeley. Anna Doyno Tague and her husband, Skip '90, hosted a bevy of Cornell pals, along with their families, when Mark Coffman '90 and his family visited the Bay Area in March. Agnna Guzman writes that after living in Southern California for seven years, she relocated back to the Bay Area to be closer to her immediate family. She tells us that she is at a crossroads in her career as a business immigration attorney--whether to choose working for a law firm, go inhouse, or be an independent contractor.

The past year has been a blur for Rebecca Darien Yodzio. She and husband Wayne sold their home in Florida and then moved to Laguna Niguel, CA. She has spent much of the past year trying to reorganize, including making sure their home life is settled, finding the right schools for each of their children, and finding recreational leagues for everyone's hobbies so no one is bored! Rebecca says she is looking for the right work opportunity, but wouldn't mind having a vacation, too. April Henry has spent the past several months taking care of her newborn baby, Austin, in South Huntington, NY. Congratulations, April!

Lynn Schechter has a full schedule as a wife, mother of three great kids, and full-time child psychologist in private practice (www.drlynnhelpskids.vpweb.com) in Baton Rouge, LA. It is her mission to work hard to make the lives of children better. She thinks fondly about the time she spent with her freshman-year roommate, Katharine Bales Frassinelli. Robert Dunlap writes us from Bailey, CO, where he spends time volunteering for committees at his local school district. Recently he has been tweeting, blogging, and volunteering to make an impact. He has also been submitting invention proposals to his employer, inspired by Steve Jobs.

Christopher Alwang is a veterinarian at Goosepond Animal Hospital in Monroe, NY. When not working at the animal hospital, he likes to spend time with his kids, skiing, birding, working around the house and yard, and working out to get in better shape. Susan Rosenblatt-Schumacher lives in Cambridge, MA, and is chief of staff at Kindness Animal Hospital (www.kindnessanimalvet.com). She and husband Chas recently closed on a gorgeous Vermont country log cabin. Chas also bought her a Cornell sheep blanket, which she enjoys using at the cabin. Susan stays in touch with close friend Cherry Estilo. She says she wishes she had paid more attention in Dr. Morse's beekeeping class at Cornell, as she is thinking about raising bees.

Lisa Camacho Morales lives in Orlando, FL, and enjoys working in education, training our youth to be critical thinkers. After work hours, she enjoys an intense cardio Zumba class. She also enjoys plugging in to her church. In addition to being a licensed psychotherapist, Renee Exelbert Warshowsky recently became a personal trainer. She opened the Metamorphosis Center for Psychological and Physical Change, where she integrates psychotherapy and exercise. Wendy Fuhr serves on the Bryn Mawr Family Practice Residency Program. She also plays with a country/ bluegrass band, Rock Salt and Nails. She wishes she he had spent more time playing violin and enjoying theatre while at Cornell.

As a reminder, you can always submit class notes at any time by sending us an e-mail or visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com

I hope the summer is treating you well. Based on the news from our classmates, we are keeping busy no matter the season. Hallie Goldman Hohner shares, "My husband, Doug '92, ME '93, and I still live in Chicago--surviving the Chicago winters! I work as an attorney for the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw, representing federal contractors in affirmative action matters. We have two children, Nate, 11, and Caroline, 9. We are looking forward to the summer and heading to Aspen when the kids are off at camp."

Carl Thorne-Thomsen has been busy the past three years as the chef and owner of Story in Prairie Village, KS, and was named Food & Wine Magazine's The People's Best New Chef. You can find out more at http://fandw.me/QFWwmk. When they're not busy working at the restaurant, Carl and his wife spend time with their three children (a son and two daughters). While the winters of Kansas are reminiscent of winters on the Hill, he is looking forward to spring produce! Helping chefs with the best ingredients possible, Katharine Knowlton was named the Colonel Horace E. Alphin Professor in Dairy Science at Virginia Tech. She was acknowledged for her work with private, state, and federal agencies to foster cooperation in reducing the environmental impact of the dairy industry. She also coaches the Virginia Tech Dairy Cattle Judging team, which won the national championship four times in the last eight years.

Miles Morgan writes from Madison, WI, where he is working as an emergency physician. He is married and has four children, with the oldest, Eva '16, now attending Cornell. This is a reminder that we are at that stage where our children are continuing the Cornell tradition. With our 25th Reunion only two years away, it's a great opportunity to show our kids what a lovely place Ithaca is ... in the summer. From the Cornell Class of '91 Facebook page (https://www.face book.com/Cornell91) in January, Cornell had its Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC) in Boston, and our class was well represented by Richard Rosen, Lisa Bushlow, Bob Baca, Scott Lewis, Jeannette Perez-Rossello, Ruby Wang Pizzini, and Paul Hayre.

Jennifer Leeds writes from the lovely climes of Northern California and the city of Walnut Creek, where she lives with husband Rob Hess and sons Tjaden and Max. Jennifer is leading the antibacterial research division of Novartis, and Rob is a patent attorney at Solazyme Inc. "The best part of life is getting to spend time outdoors with the family-hiking and biking around Walnut Creek, enjoying the Pacific Ocean, and just enjoying a glass of wine on our deck! The hardest part, though, is being 3,000 miles away from most of our family. We did get to see some old friends, such as Rob's roommate Ron Khosla, and we also were CAAAN volunteers for the incoming Cornell class. I also recently caught up with my thesis advisor, Rod Welch '73. In two weeks, I will be taking Max to Paris with me for a Harvard post-doc lab reunion! Should be a fantastic trip!"

Also in Northern California, Cristos Goodrow is working for Google and, by extension, YouTube, where he is responsible for search and recommendations. His oldest son, Corgan, will begin his freshman year at Saint Ignatius High School in the fall. "We will also have two kids, Isabelle and Brendan, in middle school and our youngest, Eve, in elementary school." Robert Spencer, PhD '97, sends his regards from Portland, OR, where he continues to enjoy his career at Intel. "Moore's Law marches on!" He reports that his schedule is completely governed by his kids' various and sundry activities: quiz bowls, soccer games, etc. A 2014 trip to London was in the works for the whole Spencer family.

Closing out the notes, I am happy to share that I, Charles Wu, got married to Euree Kim in March 2014 in lovely Santa Monica, CA. The festivities ended up being a mini-reunion with classmates David Franson, Paul Cheng, Susan Chen, Eric Cheng, William T. Lee, and Sameer Desai attending. Other Cornellians included groomsman Greg Coladonato '93 and his wife Maia (Albano) '92, John K. Lin '93, Karl Niemann '85, Christine Zheng '00, and Andrew Smolik '09. Coincidentally, the wedding took place the same weekend and in the same city as the Cornell West Coast Alumni Leadership Conference, so I was able to stop by and see too many other alumni to mention. However, Bay Area alum and Hawaii ambassador Jonathan Poe '82, who organized a champagne toast to offer well wishes, would like to express his thanks. The honeymoon was in Kauai, HI, and I leave this edition of the Class Notes with a Public Service Announcement that if you have never been to Kauai, you should definitely go--and if you have been, you should go again.

Don't forget that you can always submit news at any time by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. Also visit our class website at http://cornellclassof1991.com and our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91 to stay up to date on news of our class. *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; and Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu

Stay tuned to the next column for news of our classmates. Annual class mailings arrive in the spring, and an e-mail requesting your latest updates was sent out shortly after this column went to press. Go here, http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm, and send us your latest activities and philosophies, or write us directly at one of the addresses below. Read the class column in the hard copy Class Notes or at Cornell Alumni Magazine's digital site, http://www.cornellalumni magazine-digital.com. Stay in touch and stay connected! *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

As we look forward to spring and new beginnings, it seems only fitting that we start this column with a birth announcement. Congratulations to Richard "Andy" Hammer and his wife, Lynn, on the birth of their baby boy, Truman Andrew! The proud parents live in Montauk, NY, where Andy has a thriving law practice at Biondo & Hammer LLP. Class president Bob Baca has been traveling the world in his new role at the US Dept. of Agriculture, where he is working on environmental compliance issues. He was asked to handle international treaty items, which has involved significant international travel, heading back and forth between the US, Switzerland, and Thailand. Carolyn Richmond was named co-chair of the labor and employment group at the law firm Fox Rothschild LLP in New York City. She recently had a mini-reunion with Susan Segalowitz Bernbach, Karyn Ginsberg, Claudia Novinsky Liff, and Karen Rosenberg Rothenberg '92. Karyn Ginsberg has a thriving pediatric practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, while Claudia, who flew in from Cincinnati, OH, for the gathering, has worked at Procter & Gamble since graduation.

Dorine Colabella Scher (Potomac Falls, VA) was married to Michael DiConti on April 28, 2012 and now has three stepsons, all awesome young men. She says that family time with five children is a blast! Dorine was elected to the advisory board of her company, Retriever Medical/Dental Payments, in January 2013. She has served there for five years as a practice management consultant, where she works with doctors to lower costs and decrease billing and accounts receivable. Carolina Maduro writes from Honduras, where she is heading a foundation dedicated to improving quality, efficiency, and equity of education. She lives in Tegucigalpa and has six children, four boys and two girls. This past September, she traveled to the Harvard Conference on Teacher Policy. She enjoys crocheting, knitting, and dancing. Reminiscing about her time at Cornell, Carolina wishes she had taken fuller advantage of all that was available for academic improvement and extracurricular activities.

Curtis Ellett, MA '95, writes us from Weymouth, MA, where he is co-founder of Semafores Inc. (www.semafores.com), a startup developing a mobile application to help families organize and coordinate their healthcare. Started by Julie Bunn Tittler '94, the company is creating a suite of mobile tools to help families keep on top of their family's wellness goals, avoid mistakes, and choreograph the steps in the "complex dance" that is family caregiving. Effective January 1, Jennifer Goldberg Bretan was elected equity partner at Fenwick & West LLP, a law firm that provides comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences companies. Jennifer is a member of the firm's securities litigation group, and her practice focuses on securities litigation, regulatory and internal investigations, and enforcement proceedings and white-collar defense. Among other responsibilities, she has conducted internal and board investigations on accounting issues, insider trading, and option granting practices, and has represented companies and individuals in regulatory matters with both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Dept. of Justice.

We are also pleased to report that Aaron Walker, son of David Walker, DVM '91, and his wife, Amy, attended the Cornell Summer College for high school students. This program offers college level courses and a campus life experience to select high school students who have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior year. Additional details about the program can be found at www.summercollege.cornell.edu. Please keep the updates coming! You can submit class notes at any time by sending us an e-mail or by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

Happy New Year! I hope the holiday season was a festive one for you and yours. To kick off the year, your class officers are busy coming up with programs for classmates to share in our Big Red spirit. On that note, please welcome Scott Lewis, who has joined the class officers as a member of the Class Council. If you would like to help with an event in your neck of the woods or our almost around-the-corner reunion, please contact us at cornell91@cornell.edu.

Steve Schuller is working for Plano, TX-based retailer JCPenney, where he leads the Talent Development team. In addition, he and Kyle Rose welcomed a new baby boy to the family in January 2013, Kellan Reed Schuller Rose ("Cornell Class of 2035?"). They have already bought him his first Cornell sweatshirt. David Peck, MPA '92, is busy in Pound Ridge, NY, as a managing partner at the Freiberg, Peck & Kang LLP multi-state litigation law firm. "I celebrated my son Simon's bar mitzvah on September 21, 2013. Many fellow alumni were present, including Rob Cignarella, Matt Joseph, Ken and Elissa Wasserberger Miller '92, Doug Greene, and Andrew McDonald '88. It was a very special day!" What great proof that the bonds we formed on the Hill last across the years and the miles. Andrew J. Peters writes that his debut novel, The Seventh Pleiade, a story of a young gay prince who becomes a hero during the last days of Atlantis, is available on Amazon and from Bold Strokes Books. He credits Creative Writing instructors Kerry Dolan, MFA '90, and Diane McFarlane. "Those courses toughened me up to brave the publishing world."

Kyle Karnes (kkarnes@studentagencies.com) and his family have relocated to Ithaca--and Kyle has returned to Cornell. "I have started as the new CEO of Student Agencies and we are in the process of relocating to Ithaca with our three daughters. We look forward to connecting with any Cornell friends who may be living in or visiting Ithaca." Kate Pierson Lundin writes from Beijing, where she has been for the past three years. "We moved here in 2011 for my husband Steve's job (country manager for Marsh China). I'm taking a break from working and am home with our two boys, Gunnar, 7, and Axel, 5. Beijing is such a dynamic city and we are taking the opportunity to experience a lot of amazing travel in the region. This year we have been to the ice festival in Harbin, China (the coldest I have ever been in my life--beyond anything experienced in Ithaca!), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan." She adds, "I'm looking forward to getting plugged into the alumni network in Beijing and hope to see some fellow Cornellians in the area."

Emily Kramer Neill, writing from Natick, MA, reflects on the last decade. "After graduating from the Hotel school, I spent about ten years in the industry (in London, Chicago, and Boston) before leaving to join the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce." Emily shifted careers again after four years and joined the energy industry, eventually becoming RVP for Constellation Energy. "After two kids (DJ, 5, and Addison, 7), and finding myself traveling throughout the US and spending very little time at home, I decided to leave corporate America and am now president of Junior Achievement of Northern New England. It's incredibly rewarding to know that every day, my team and I impact at-risk youth throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire by teaching them financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship skills they don't currently learn in the public school system. I'd love to hear from my fellow Hotelies, KDs, and/or anyone who wants to get involved with Junior Achievement." Marcy Sacks (Albion, MI) has been promoted to full professor of history at Albion College. She is literally running strong, and writes, "I am a grateful survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon. I will be running my seventh consecutive Boston Marathon in 2014." Alan Rosen (Purchase, NY) just opened a new restaurant--"Enduro, a modern American grill at 56th St. and Third Ave. in New York City!"

Elizabeth Voulieris Kassinis notified us of a couple of mini-reunions when Class of 1991 friends Eric Gomes, Maryanne DePresco, Marina Niforos Perez, and Elizabeth and husband George '90 caught up with each another in Paris and New York recently. Eric took time off from his marathon-running schedule (he's competed in 47 of the 50 US states) and growing medical practice in Princeton, NJ, to visit Marina in Paris, where she is the managing director of the American Chamber of Commerce in France. Earlier in the year, Marina's family hosted Elizabeth and her family, who are living in Cyprus, where Elizabeth works at the US Embassy managing the US foreign assistance program for USAID. Between them, Marina and Elizabeth have five daughters who became fast friends.

In July, part of the group was able to get together for brunch in NYC, where Maryanne was taking care of city business as a marketing consultant for Nielsen. She usually works from a home office in the woods of Burlington, VT. Maryanne shares a newfound interest in "birdwatching" with George Kassinis, who teaches strategy and management at the U. of Cyprus's Dept. of Business Administration in Nicosia. Everyone missed Susan Halebsky Dimock, who was too busy as the interim director of the Illinois in Washington program in D.C. to join them this summer!

Don't forget that you can submit class notes anytime by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac. com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com. CAM Digital Edition, http://www.cornellalumnimagazine-digital.com.

Greetings from Maine, and happy holidays to all of you. As usual, we've heard exciting news and announcements from you, and we hope you keep them coming!

Wendy Fuhr lives in Philadelphia, PA, with husband Eric Allen, daughter Iris, 8, and son Duncan, 4. She is on the faculty at Bryn Mawr Family Medicine Residency. "I teach med students and residents, and run the office surgical curriculum. I also play in a country/western/bluegrass band called Rock Salt & Nails." Wendy would love to hear from Keith Simmel '90, Denise Mandel Emer, and Regina Toomey Bueno '83. Eva Jean-Jerome Desrosiers lives in Windermere, FL, with husband Effel. She would love to hear from Tammie Ridges.

When Sara Weaver (San Mateo, CA) wrote over the summer, she was about to start a new job running US marketing for InSound Medical. In her free time, she enjoys biking with her two children, Jane, 9, and Jack, 6. Chris Cripps sends this big news from Greenwich, NY: "In September 2012, I stopped practicing veterinary medicine and bought a beekeeping supply company called Betterbee with two other veterinarians. We are working hard to teach people about beekeeping and having a lot of fun. It's a big change from large animals (cows) to small animals (bees)!" Andy Peters writes from Kew Gardens, NY, that he has published his first book in the paranormal adventure series "Werecat," from Vagabondage Press. "The books are coming out in e-novelette form. They're quick reads that chronicle the journey of a college senior from the fictional upstate New York Calverton U. who drops out of school and takes a free fall into the violent world of feline shifters."

Ruth Ann Keene, JD '98, lives in San Anselmo, CA, with her husband, Charles Ehm, and their two daughters, Annie, 4, and Elizabeth, 2. She works as VP and assistant general counsel at the design software company Autodesk. She loves Marin County, but adds, "I would love to see my East Coast friends more often." Ruth remembers bringing her boombox to Cornell and that she and her roommate, Kim Rugala LaFontana, had a couch that was usually occupied by Jeremy Schaap, who liked to "borrow" their cable. Sharlyn Carter Heslam (Weston, MA) writes that she hosted a mini-reunion with Delta Gamma sisters. Jenny Harris, Kari Ginsberg Nesbit, Kris Hurley Van Riper, Cynthia Lee Dow, Kristen Sciacca, and Hilary Nagler were all there. They had a lot of laughs over a box of Cornell photos of Date Nights and Fun in the Sun.

JoAnn McDermott (Cape Coral, FL) has an active personal yoga practice and would love to hear from Ally McKersie. Beth Huizenga Shaz writes that the second edition of her textbook, Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis: Clinical and Laboratory Aspects, was scheduled to come out in summer 2013. Ben Stewart (Windsor, CA) works in financial services, plays guitar and golf, and is also dad to Payton, 11. In addition, Ben is very involved in his church (including singing in the church choir) and participates in a weekly program called Open Table, which ministers to people living on the streets in Santa Rosa. He'd love to hear from Paul Gascoigne, MRP '92. Like others who wrote in (and myself), Ben remembers bringing a boombox to school back in 1987. Sumaya El-Ashry Ali sees her dear friend and sorority sister Tammy Blum Ross regularly since they both live in Boca Raton, FL. Sumaya has three kids--Zane, 15, Jaden, 12, and Sofia, 7--and is busy running them around to all their sports and activities. My good friend Maria Tillis Connor is doing well in Katy, TX, running the business of her family: two beautiful girls and her great husband, Eric '90. They relocated there a year ago and are thriving.

Sadly, we lost a classmate this year: Patrick Farrell (Eagle, WI) succumbed to brain cancer in July after a two-year battle fought bravely and without complaint. He leaves behind his wife, Charity Lynn, three daughters, and his mother, Jane. His full obituary is available in the Wisconsin State Journal, July 22, 2013. Thanks to all who wrote in--we appreciate it! Hope your holiday season brings you joy. *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com

Greetings, Class of '91! I hope that everyone has had a relaxing and enjoyable summer. I recently had the opportunity to visit Cornell with my wife, Daphne Liu '93, my brother Stefan Greenberg '93, and Tyrone Tucker '93, during their class reunion. If you haven't been up to Ithaca lately, I highly recommend it, especially while the weather is nice. Within a span of three days, we managed to catch up with a lot of our Cornell friends, paddle a canoe on Beebe Lake, climb the Lindseth Climbing Wall, run through the Cornell Plantations, and traverse the gorge. In addition to the scenic natural beauty of Ithaca, the constantly changing Cornell campus never ceases to amaze me.

One of our classmates who enjoys spending time in Ithaca year-round is Todd Kennett. Todd recently completed another successful year as the Spirit of '57 Director of Rowing and Head Coach of Cornell Heavyweight Rowing. Todd has been coaching the heavyweight rowing team for the past five years, and before that was the coach for the lightweight rowing team. He frequently sends out email updates to Big Red Rowing alumni, parents, and friends about the progress of the team and race performances. As a reader of these updates and a former rower myself, I can tell you that Todd's e-mails are interesting and inspirational. Todd and his wife, Jessica (Funk) '97, reside in Groton, NY, with their two daughters, Emma and Sophie. Also living in the Finger Lakes region is Janet Sullivan Meaney, who spends most of her time in volunteer work devoted to climate change, particularly stopping high-volume hydrofracking and gas storage on Seneca Lake. She and husband Donald enjoy as much time as possible with their children and grandchildren. Janet retired from the Schuyler County Mental Health organization in 2006 and recently completed her last year as a mental health consultant for Head Start.

Barrie Isaacson Mann lives in New York City with husband Andreas and has been spending much of her time working at her own company, Barrie Isaacson Management Inc. She represents directors, editors, musicians, and digital designers to the advertising world. Barrie has been spending a lot her time learning about new technology for advertising and entertainment, but acknowledges that it is hard to keep up with the ever-evolving technology changes on a day-to-day basis. Loretta Dougherty Gallo, who lives in nearby Pelham Manor, NY, spends time relaxing with her husband, Ferdinand '90 ... and three dogs, which she acknowledges may not be exactly relaxing, but fun! She has been concentrating on work, but would rather be concentrating on vacation. Lewis Wheeler has been working in theatre and film in Boston, where he has been acting and directing. He started a new theatre company on Cape Cod called Harbor Stage Co. (www.harbor stage.org), a professional ensemble of six actors, writers, and directors.

Our classmates are also well represented on the West Coast. Writing from the San Francisco Bay Area, Anna Doyno Tague has been very active in keeping in touch with our former classmates. She recently attended a gathering in the Dominican Republic for three great days of "sharing, reminiscing, and laughing." Anna was amazed by the group's accomplishments and the unique and impressive steps so many are taking in their lives. The gathering included Kirsten Blau Krohn, Jodi Rogoff Gonzalez, Katherine Miller Eskovitz, Meagan Heaney Wise, Alexandra Floyd Bray, Kimberly Seibert Sleeman, Lauren Gallagher Heil, Maria "Cha Cha" Ortiz Fournier, Jana Pompadur Kierstead, Lori Attanasio Woodring, Kerry Nelson, and Stacey Neren-Lender. Other friends from Cornell have visited Anna in the Bay Area, including classmates Don and Jen Bensadoun Shaffer and John and Lisa Munter Clarke.

Also in the Bay Area, Sarah Abbe Taylor lives in Mill Valley, CA, and spends her time mostly with her two daughters, ages 5 and 7. They like to do art projects, go on bike rides, and cook together. Sarah got a new job as investment associate, program-related investments at the San Francisco Foundation, after staying home for the past five years, and also recently moved into a new house. Rebecca Darien Yodzio made a cross-country move from Florida to Laguna Niguel, CA. She has been busy unpacking, finding new schools and football leagues, and everything else to keep her boys busy in their new area. She also started a job search and networking with the alumni association in Orange County. Further north, Christine Anderson Perkins recently accepted a position as executive director of the Whatcom County Library System in Bellingham, WA. When away from work, she spends a lot of time watching her two kids play competitive soccer.

Short takes: Chris Reynolds (CBReynolds@ iCloud.com) and his wife, Ginette, live in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Julie Dugoff Waxman (julie waxman@gmail.com) and husband Scott '90 are in Scarsdale. And John Cheung Tsang (john_tsang1@yahoo.com) and wife Miranda are in Los Altos, CA. John is executive principal at Sabre Travel Network out of Southlake, TX. He'd like to hear from his first-year roommate, Stephen Lo.

We really appreciate the updates and encourage you to keep them coming! Submit class notes updates by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. You can also visit our class website at http://cornellclassof1991.com and our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91, to stay up to date on news of our class. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

The big news as I write this column is that the Class of '91 has another Cornell trustee. Nicole Bisagni DelToro, one of the two new alumni-elected trustees (along with Susan Rodriguez '81, BArch '82), joins Karen Paul Zimmer, MD '98, as the second member of our class to become a trustee. Nicole resides in Bethesda, MD, and is founder and president of Andrews & Cole LLC, which specializes in executive search. She is also the president of the Cornell Club of Washington, DC. Congrats to Nicole on a well-deserved honor. Carl Thorne-Thomsen, chef at Story restaurant in Prairie Village, KS, has just been named Food & Wine magazine's "The People's Best New Chef: Midwest." He was also a semifinalist for the James Beard award for Best Chef: Midwest.

Lucinda Rosenfeld's fourth book, The Pretty One: A Novel about Sisters, was published in February and was a People magazine Pick of the Week! "Please check it out," writes Lucinda. Christopher Harris writes, "I published my new novel, The Big Clear, with Short Cipher Press. It'sa noir story about an ex-military sniper trying to solve a kidnapping, kind of The Big Lebowski meets The Bourne Identity. (More at www.TheBigClear. com.) My day job is with ESPN, where I write and appear on TV talking about football. Follow me @CHarrisESPN." Sometimes it's easy for us to forget that the Class of '91 has its share of alumni in the arts and media. On your morning drive you may hear David Folkenflik on the radio, where he serves as NPR's correspondent on the media beat. His experience as the editor-in-chief for the Daily Sun served him well. On television, you might catch Kate Snow, who is a correspondent for NBC News and sometimes fills in on the anchor desk. Kate's Cornell start came with WVBR.

Liz Baum Schnelzer lives in Ashburn, VA, with her husband, Doug, and their "three awesome children, Pauline, 13, Travis, 11, and Logan, 9. I have recently launched uFringo Counseling (www.ufringo.com), my own private practice as a therapist in Northern Virginia. After taking a decade off from work as a licensed clinical social worker to raise my kids, I have returned to the calling of helping others to pursue their best selves and their life goals. Check out my website!" Liz is happy to report that after a spring break road trip last year to Niagara Falls and Cornell, all three kids now want to attend Cornell.

Marina Niforos Perez writes about the unexpected detour that took her to Paris, France. She came to do her MBA for one year at INSEAD, but has now lived there for the last 15 years. "I have been running the American Chamber of Commerce here in France for the last two and a half years. The next couple of years will be exciting times, as we move into negotiations for a Transatlantic trade and investment partnership between the US and Europe!" Marina is not the only Cornellian in Europe, as she just reconnected with her Cornell roommate and good friend Elizabeth Voulieris Kassinis and her husband, George '90, who live in Cyprus with their two daughters. Debbie Sniderman, ME '92, is living her dream playing salsa trombone in Miami and is known professionally as "Bone Gal." She also runs a technology consulting business and is looking for interesting energy or engineering projects in South America. She has her eye on Colombia for both work and salsa music!

Ameena Nalim has had a winding journey since her time on the Hill. "I was pre-med, Bioscience, at Cornell, then moved from Ithaca to Texas A&M in College Station for my MS and earned my doctorate from Penn State. I was part of the faculty at American U. of Sharjah, in the UAE, and then moved to New Mexico State U. I now live in Atlanta, GA, and am working on molecular aspects of the malaria parasite at the Center for Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I hope to obtain an MPH at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory U." Lara DeLong is a board-certified anesthesiologist, practicing and teaching in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to that, she is studying acupuncture at Harvard. When not practicing the healing arts, she plays the Native American flute. Lara keeps in touch with Karen Shaw, Audrey DeLong, and Ralph Ciotti '95.

Your correspondent spent the first weekend of March Madness in Las Vegas with some Class of '91 doctors, Sameer Desai and Samir Khanjar, and the non-medical crew of Adam Choi, Gary Wojcik, and Joe Riordan, ME '92. The mini-reunion was a fantastic time to cheer on Ivy basketball and reminisce about our time on the Hill. But since what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, you will have to reach out directly to find out more. I close with the news that I changed jobs from one social media company to another and joined Twitter. And since these Class Notes have gone beyond 140 characters, I end here. Stay up to date by visiting our Facebook pages, http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91 or http://cornellclassof1991.com. And don't forget that you can always submit news anytime by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac. com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com

Spring! We are hoping for it with every fiber--under a foot of snowbase in the front yard here in Maine! It's funny to write these columns ahead of time, and to think of when they're going to be read. But spring brings the hope of fresh starts and of bright new finishes, fresh flowers, growth.

Fellow '91ers are growing and prospering in their fields. Judith Heichelheim is back in D.C., and writes that she and husband Vladimir Bogachev are working, traveling, and spending time with family. She's now the regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean for Population Services Int'l (PSI). Steven Davi, an attorney at Farrell Fritz PC, has joined the board of directors of Most Valuable Kids of Greater New York Inc. According to the website, "MVK seeks to foster academic and social achievement by creating a merit system whereby agencies reward underprivileged children for their progress and accomplishments through tickets to live professional and collegiate sporting events and cultural performances." Steven is also counsel in his firm's commercial litigation department, with a concentration in labor and employment law. He was formerly a member of the Advisory Board of the Long Island Chapter of Best Buddies of New York.

Britt Lacher (Rumson, NJ) writes, "I am elated to announce the birth of my son Jordan Gabriel on November 26, 2012 and can't wait to visit the Cornell campus this spring with big brother Julien." Kim Brown Bixler writes that her new book, Growing up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House, is available on Amazon.com. It details the highs and lows of living in an architectural icon. Battling the elements, dealing with admirers, and staying ahead of deterioration caused by extreme weather are the fabric of the book. Kim is featured in the PBS documentary "Frank Lloyd Wright's Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years," and will be giving lectures around the US this spring.

Harry Chiu writes from Staten Island, NY, that he is an attorney-at-law. Nalini Deonarine Kelly and husband Paul have a son, Dylan, who is 2-1/2 years old. When Nalini wrote last fall, she had just returned to BASF Corp. after a seven-year break running a financial business. She is the Vitamin E product line manager in Florham Park, NJ. Nalini would love to hear from any and all Class of '91 Chem E's at n.deonarine1@gmail.com. She also shares this Cornell memory: "Just walking along the beautiful campus back when life was simple ... no cell phones, and the only computers were in the computer lab." I'll add in this: the dot matrix printers. Those were awesome!

So grow and prosper in the second half of 2013, and please remember to send updates to your class correspondents. We need your news to make the column interesting. *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

One of the nice things about living in New York City is the large number of Cornell classmates who live or work nearby or are in town to visit. I recently saw Richard Hammer, Jane Mosco Ferrara, and Carolyn Richmond at a high school reunion, Laura North Pippitt visiting with her family to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, Robert Landau, JD '94, in Long Island, and literally thousands of Cornell alumni of various classes watching the hockey game between Cornell and Michigan at Madison Square Garden. (You can imagine the roar of the crowd when Cornell won 5-1!) And there continues to be a buzz in the city about the future Cornell Tech Campus to be located on Roosevelt Island, which fortunately was not damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Many thanks to our classmates who have submitted news updates. I continue to be impressed by our class's achievements, both personal and professional. Donald Barrick works as president and CEO of RMP Capital Corp., a nationwide provider of factoring solutions for small to medium-sized businesses, contractors working on public works projects, small trucking companies, and growing factoring companies in need of rediscount lines of credit. Don also serves as a board member of Life's WORC (http://www.friendsoflifesworc.org), a Long Island-based agency servicing the needs of over 1,200 developmentally challenged individuals in its day programs and 36 residential homes. They recently announced the opening of their Family Center for Autism in Garden City, NY, which will provide family-based support to autistic individuals and the families who love and support them. Matthew Sherman (Melrose, MA) was recently named a principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, a 420-person consulting engineering firm. Matt leads the company's structural materials practice and works nationwide. "Our daughter, Elizabeth, is in 8th grade and is starting to talk about being a second-generation Cornellian."

Arlene Edlund Lee (Earlysville, VA) has just published two books: Learn to Knit Doll Clothes: A Wardrobe to Fit 18 Dolls and LiLi Knits: Knitting Humor. She also has started a website, www.wordstoknitby.com, that promises to deliver humor, inspiration, learning, and knitting resources. As her site notes, "In knitting there are no mistakes, just creativity." Arlene has three children. Her oldest son is attending the College of William and Mary, her daughter is a freshman at Cornell in Engineering, and her youngest son is a sophomore at Woodberry Forest School. Cristina Moeder Shaul was named public information officer of the Town of Davidson, NC, in May 2012. She works at the Town Hall and handles all communications to citizens and the media. In fact, she gets to interact with David Boraks '81, the founder and editor of DavidsonNews. net, an online news and information website, in an official capacity now. She believes that this job is a perfect match for her skills, and she really enjoys working for the town in which she lives. It's nice to see that a Government degree is actually being put to good use in local government!

Stephen Schwartz lives in Naples, FL, and serves as medical director at the Bascom Palmer Eye Inst. He has three children: Jessica, 11, Reid, 7, and Oliver, 2. Congratulations are in order for Eileen Bowden Feeley and her husband, who recently welcomed daughter Katherine Teresa to their family on August 23, joining big brother James, 2. They held her baptism before the end of the year; her godmother is Erica Calderas. Michele Mayer, MPA '92, married Brad Ladner on August 3, 2012. They were married on Mackinac Island, MI, where Brad enjoyed many family vacations--a beautiful island with horses and bikes, but no cars permitted. Michele adds, "We live in Babylon, NY, and are now a family of five with three daughters, ages 8, 10, and 12. All is good." Lee Winters (letmh44@ gmail.com) would like to hear from Jeri Maerz.

Class president Bob Baca wrote about his latest adventure, which took him around the world to Thailand, where he was part of the US delegation at a United Nations meeting seeking to protect the ozone layer. Bob noted that multinational policymaking is a very interesting beast, as they sought to find common ground among vastly different interests. Outside of the meeting, he enjoyed lots of spicy food, rides on the canals, and touring the many old temples. He was also planning to attend a follow-up meeting in Switzerland. Christopher Eykamp has also been traveling quite a bit. Chris works in Luxembourg as an environmental researcher and notes that it is very easy to travel to France, Germany, Belgium, and other interesting places from his home location. He recommends traveling light, noting that it's easy to take too much with you and rare that you actually need something you did not bring.

High school student Andrew Wong, son of Thomas, MArch '93, and Eileen Wong, followed in his father's footsteps and enjoyed the Cornell experience this past summer by attending the 2012 Cornell Summer College Program. For further details about this program, please visit http://www.summercollege. cornell.edu. Keep the updates coming! You can submit class news anytime by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. You can also visit our class website at http://cornellclassof1991.com, and our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91, to stay up to date on news of our class. *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

Happy New Year! I hope that it finds you and yours in good spirits. I would like to welcome Jennifer Leeds and Rob Hess, who share that they have moved from Boston to my neck of the woods here in Northern California. Jennifer is the executive director/head of antibacterial discovery at Novartis. Rob is a patent attorney with Solazyme, an "oil from algae" company in South San Francisco. He is enjoying the change from working in a Boston law firm to this in-house opportunity. Their two sons, Maximilian, 11, and Tjaden, 14, love the Bay Area and have adjusted well to the move. Jessica Lifland, BFA '92, is also in the area. She moved out of San Francisco and is now enjoying the sunshine in Marin County with her daughter Katie, 1-1/2. Jessica is a professional photojournalist/photographer. Susan Lipetz Brown also moved. After ten years in NYC, the family moved to Connecticut just in time for their oldest son to go to kindergarten. They are not far from Reunion chair Jeff, MD '95, and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub. "We had them and their great kids over for brunch, with the hope for more visits in the future."

I went to Ithaca in September and caught up with Shelley Stuart, who now oversees the social media efforts at Cornell Alumni Magazine. She writes, "I also write screenplays, manage bees, and grow commercial mushrooms. I will soon realize an agroforestry endeavor growing organic, gourmet Shiitake and Lion's Mane mushrooms on maple logs. I started with 100 logs, and plan to add about 50 logs a year for a steady production. I never thought I'd return to the family business of farming, but agroforestry fits my style perfectly! Next summer I anticipate good things from honeybees. I started with three beehives as a hobby, mostly to make my own mead, but this summer I jumped to eight hives for a more commercial venture. If the winter is kind, next year I will be able to sell a respectable amount of honey, small bees colonies, and queen bees."My visit coincided with Homecoming, which is a really big deal now--lots of family activities, great tailgates, and for the first time this year, a fantastic laser light show on Schoellkopf Field, where the Big Red later routed Yale 45-6 on nationwide television. If you can make it back, I highly recommend it.

Class entrepreneurs include Deb Moreau Dihel, who announces the launch of her app GeoReader (www.mygeoreader.com) for iPhone and Android, a must-have for any road trip with the kids. The app reads historical markers out loud as you pass by them on the road. Kim Brown Bixler has published her latest work of nonfiction, Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House. Read about it at www.kimbixler. com and watch for a PBS documentary about the Wright--designed Boynton House in Rochester, NY. Kim lives in Manhattan Beach, CA, with husband Tim, JD '93, and two teenage children. Carl Thorne Thomsen's Kansas City restaurant, Story, won a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, an honor that's been bestowed on only ten Kansas restaurants!

Karen Rosenberg Marks launched North Star Admissions, a consulting business in Hanover, NH, to help applicants get into college and business school. She was previously the associate director of admissions at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, leading diversity recruiting. She and husband Jeff have three kids: Hannah, 13, Emma, 10, and Ian, 7. In a similar vein, Grace Lee Sawin, BArch '91, has started Chicago School GPS to help families find the right school fit for their kids. "We serve families looking for public and/or private school options, from preschool to high school." Grace's two daughters, ages 13 and 10, are in the Chicago public school system--and happy to be back to school after the strike last fall. Grace also works part-time as an architect. Geoffrey Moskowitz opened his third business in Russia, Tip-Top Alpinism, high-level cleaning services using climbers. "We clean equipment, silos, beams, facades, and windows! It has been a big success, complementing our regular and technical cleaning businesses."

Other members of our class finding themselves far from Cayuga's waters include Jennifer Caci, an active duty lieutenant colonel in the Army's Medical Service Corps. She is in Afghanistan for the fourth time, this time as the deputy surgeon for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Afghanistan. Thank you for your service, Jennifer. Tim O'Hara writes, "Our project, Rancho Mastatal, entered its 12th year in November. My wife, Robin, daughter Soledad, 4, and I continue to live most of the year in Costa Rica working at our sustainable living center, but are starting to spend a bit more time in the US each year as we become involved with food security and regional food production issues both here and in Central America."

Carolina Maduro is the executive director of a family foundation that works to promote quality, efficiency, and equity of education in Honduras. "We seek to influence public policy in education and carry on initiatives and programs that improve the quality of education. We have become specialized in nontraditional methodology for preschoolers in very poor communities." In addition to her work at the foundation, Carolina spends time with her six children, ages 15, 13, 12, 9, 7, and 1. Linda Craugh (Annapolis, MD) has completed her PhD in mechanical engineering and is headed to the US Naval Academy as a permanent military professor! Joanne Kaufman earned tenure in the Dept. of Sociology at the U. at Albany, SUNY. She remembers meeting friends for Sunday brunch at the dining hall in Willard Straight during our years on the Hill.

You can always submit class notes anytime by visiting http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. Also visit our class website at http://cornellclassof1991.com and our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91, to stay up to date on news of our class. *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell. edu; Wendy Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

It's challenging to write for the holiday season when it's 90 degrees outside! This time of year I'm reminded of the summers I spent working in Ithaca and the afternoons in the gorges and on the lake. And working doubles in restaurants to pay for road trips. It seems like yesterday. Have you all figured out yet that we're old? I'm still waiting to be convinced; my time at Cornell was just a blink of an eye ago.

Consistent with previous columns, it seems our class balances work and life on a razor's edge--and on both coasts and in a few different time zones. Lewis Wheeler started a new theatre company in Wellfleet, MA, on Cape Cod. Visit www.harborstage.org, or better yet, drop by and see a performance. Anna Doyno Tague (Orinda, CA) writes that Maria "Cha-Cha" del Mar Ortiz Fournier hosted a get-together in Bahia, Puerto Rico, where several '91 women rested and relaxed. Meg Heaney Wise, Kirsten Blau Krohn, Stacey Neren Lender, Lori Attanasio Woodring, Jodi Rogoff Gonzalez, Debi Epstein Fried, and Anna all attended. She had a blast.

Benjamin Goody is living large with wife Edith and their infant daughter. There's nothing like that first year! Carolyn Torras Warszawski, ME '94, and husband Tom live in E. Amherst, NY. Amy Gellert Lebovitz reports that she spends much of her time running after her kids, which is excellent training for the half-marathons that she pursues as a hobby. She'd love to hear from any of her buddies. Noel Matos lives in Switzerland these days. Maria Tillis Connor, husband Eric '90, and their two girls moved to Katy, TX, in January. They are enjoying their new home and life in Texas. Speaking of Texas, Julie Welch Alvarez and husband Chuck are raising two fine sons and a beautiful daughter in Fredericksburg. It's a beautiful part of the world, a budding wine country, and carpeted with wildflowers early every spring.

Jit Singh made it to Reunion in 2011 with his daughter and son. He enjoyed the family activities, but was especially psyched to see Chowder play. Danny Espinoza and wife Lisa Trovato '93 moved from D.C. to San Mateo, CA, with their daughter, Eva. Doug Fudge, MAT '92, is on sabbatical from the U. of Guelph, in Ontario. He and wife Esta and their daughter Gemma are in Los Angeles for a year of artistic exploration and scientific collaboration. Hope they don't get too used to the weather!

Lee Winters would love to hear from Jeri Maerz Rippon '92, Tommy Lee '89, and Adam Langworthy. Agnna Varinia Guzman writes that she's relocated to Irvine, CA, in May 2012. She's still practicing business immigration law and loving it. Barbara Wilinsky Selznick (Tucson, AZ) writes, "I spend my time teaching at the U. of Arizona, driving my kids around, and re-learning elementary school math. We had a great summer: went to Mexico for a family vacation; Beaver Creek, CO, for a week of violin camp with my daughter; and New York to visit my parents. Would love to be back in Mexico!"

Lastly, Tamar Cohen writes that she is hard at work using both her degree from Cornell (BS in Computer Science) and her MFA from George Mason. Tamar works at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Robotics Group, where she writes software to help with planetary exploration. Her work supports the development of remote operation rovers. She is a survivor of cancer, having been diagnosed at age 27, and is working at keeping a healthy balance of work and life.

So our theme comes full circle ... We are all looking for that balance between our work and our personal lives. I truly hope you find it in 2013--and that the holiday season brings you good cheer and peace. Best of luck in the New Year, and if you have a moment, please think of your poor class correspondents who write these columns--which are more interesting the more news we receive! Our class's annual News and Dues appeal should arrive this fall. Send your news anytime! *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing summer. Many thanks to our classmates who submitted news updates with their class dues. For those of you who haven't had a chance to write recently, we would love to hear from all of you. Consistent with one of the themes that we have touched upon in the past, it seems that many of our classmates have been keeping busy advancing their careers (including some noteworthy accomplishments described below), while finding the time to spend with their families and enjoy their personal lives.

Michael Whitman works at Stuyvesant Trading Group and lives in New York City, where most of his Cornell friends live. He spends his free time involved in activities that include investing, bicycling, building a house, and playing with his children. Todd Schlifstein is a founder and partner of Fountain Medical Group in New York, focusing on sports medicine and wellness. Brenda Palumbo, in Stone Ridge, NY, is the vice president of operations at Acara Partners Marketing/Management and Development. When not working, Brenda spends her time running, renovating her home, and enjoying the beautiful Hudson Valley. Alma DeMetropolis (New Providence, NJ) works at JP Morgan Private Bank. She was named one of the Best 50 Women in Business in the State of New Jersey by New Jersey Business. Congratulations, Alma! Alma is raising two children, Caela, 11, and Christian, 10, and keeps active in community activities. She enjoys traveling with her family.

Ho-Chang Lee and his wife, Christine Chung, live in Connecticut. Ho-Chang is a director of the psychological medicine service and an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine's Dept. of Psychiatry. He enjoys spending time with his children, playing miniature golf and tennis, and watching plays at the Yale Repertory Theatre. Susan Rosenblatt writes us from Cambridge, MA, about her veterinary practice. She credits the late Roger Morse '50, PhD '55, professor of beekeeping, for having a meaningful impact on her during her time at Cornell.

Michele Slobod Ruiz is a partner in the Chicago office of the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where she counsels hedge funds and family offices structuring private investment vehicles, as well as in investment-related compliance and regulatory matters. She also serves as the global coordinator of the firm's OTC derivatives practice. She and her husband, Jesse, were awarded the Barristers Philanthropic Award from Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth for their civic dedication to the Chicago community and Michele's leadership of her firm's more than 25-year partnership with Kanoon Elementary Magnet School. In addition to maintaining a busy legal practice, Michele is involved in many civic organizations throughout Chicago. Wanda Wright is also keeping busy in the legal profession. She lives in Durham, NC, and serves as an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration, where she handles a substantial caseload. Jeff Lamontagne was awarded the Jennifer Loren Herskowitz '88 Cornell Tradition Point of Light Award for his founding and longtime leadership of the Second Wind Fund. The Second Wind Fund is a professional counseling program for uninsured and underinsured youth at risk of suicide. Jeff traveled to Ithaca to receive the award during commencement weekend. Jeff lives with wife Suzanne McClung, MS '92, in Lakewood, CO, and spends most of his time with their two children when he's not working.

Working our way to the West Coast, Robert, PhD '97, and Karen Klingemann Spencer, MBA '96, live in Portland, OR. Robert works at Intel Corp. as part of its Portland Technology Development group. He spends most of his free time with his children and enjoys keeping up with their various activities, which include soccer, piano, Girl Scouts, and swimming. He and his family traveled to Rome, Venice, and Tuscany, which he says are fantastic places to relax. He would love to hear from any classmates who lived on the fourth floor of Mary Donlon Hall in their freshman year. Dave Loomis also lives in Portland. He is the founder, creative director, and lead engineer at Lumieria (http://www.lumieria.com), where he spends his time building light sculptures and making music designing software. He is launching his first product and working toward a new collection of sculptures.

Jason and Elana Adleman Feinsmith '89 live in Sunnyvale, CA. In 2011, they made several trips to Ithaca to help Elana's parents move to Chicago to retire. Elana's father, Marvin Adleman, had been head of the Landscape Architecture department and on the faculty at Cornell for 36 years before retiring. Jason writes that the move was particularly sad for him and Elana because they had been coming back to Ithaca with their children every summer for vacation to visit Elana's parents for many years and always loved it. The trips brought them back to the place where they fell in love and eventually married. I'm sure they are not the only ones that have similar feelings when they go back to Ithaca! Jose Enrique Medina manages his own lucrative online business in Los Angeles and spends his time reading and writing poetry. Johnny Tseng works as managing director of J&B Group, a textile company based in Hong Kong, where he lives with his wife, Noelle. Please keep the updates coming! Just drop any of us a quick e-mail or visit our class website at http://www.cornellclassof1991.com. Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; and Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

First off, I'd like to thank everyone for answering the call for class news. It's only with your contribution that we can make this a great class column. So feel free to send updates whenever news happens that might interest your classmates. We're in the swing of summer and I hope you're enjoying the festivities of the season with your friends and family. I remember that Cornell was a special place in the summer, especially spending time on the Quad in shorts and hanging out in the gorges. Those attractions seem to keep some of us close to our alma mater--such as Andrew Sussman, who, with wife Caroline (Misciagna) '90 and their son Zachary, send news that they broke ground on a new hotel in downtown Syracuse with a planned opening in Spring 2013.

The Class of '91 is busy moving up the ranks. Donald Barrick was named vice chairman of Life's WORC, a Long Island-based nonprofit that houses more than 200 developmentally challenged people on Long Island and provides non-residential programs for an additional 1,000 participants. E. Mitchell Sayers was promoted from field applications engineer to technical center manager at Cree Europe GmbH in Munich, Germany. Closer to home, Pablo Quinones joins Reed Smith as partner in its global regulatory enforcement group in its New York office.

If you're looking for some summer reading, Dave Kleidermacher published Embedded Systems Security (Elsevier Press), which is increasingly important as these embedded computers become more ubiquitous in our everyday lives. From hardware to humans, Daniel Appelbaum published Nuclear Medicine RadCases (Thieme). Dan serves as director of nuclear medicine and PET and is associate professor of radiology at the U. of Chicago. He lives near downtown Chicago with his wife and four children. Physician Ted Mason moved to South Hadley, MA, with his wife and two daughters, ages 6 and 8. Ted specializes in diseases of the ear, hearing, and balance. He is getting ready to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the Baystate Medical Center Cochlear Implant Program, which has performed more than 230 cochlear implants in children and adults since the program began. Keep up the good work!

Michelle Dortignac is busy traveling the world. In Athens, Greece, she had just finished offering a teacher training program for yoga instructors in Unnata Aerial Yoga. This is a new form of yoga, which Michelle initiated, that uses an aerial hammock to teach students about better alignment and more thorough relaxation. She also lets us know that you don't have to go to Greece, but can try this new yoga (www.aerialyoga.com) in New York City, where she is based. Joan Kochan Schade reports on a spring gathering in Arlington Heights, IL, with husband Mike, as well as Samir Khanjar and wife Kathy (Duffy), and Joe Riordan, ME '92, and wife Beth (Livolsi), '92, who trekked from Maryland and New Jersey, respectively, for the occasion. Joan shares that 11 future Cornellians in one house means someone's always crying, but everyone is having tons of fun!

Peter Sloane is a partner at Leason Ellis LLP, an intellectual property law firm in White Plains, NY. He and wife Michele celebrated their 17th anniversary with daughters Hannah, 13, and Molly, 11, and they are now in Mamaroneck, NY. Also in New York, Cherry L. Estilo is now in Manhattan with her husband and three young children. She has been a dentist with expertise in dental oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center since 2001 and serves as the director of the Dental Oncology Fellowship program. Susanna Suh, husband Jim Larish, and their three children live in Montclair, NJ, and vacationed in Costa Rica. Susanna shares this story: Her daughter put a "Class of '91" tattoo (from Reunion) on her arm. Despite Susanna's best efforts at sun protection, her daughter got a slight sunburn and when the tattoo finally wore off, the imprint from the tattoo remained. Now that's commitment to class spirit. Susanna is a corporate partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in NYC and focuses primarily on financing transactions.

Susan R. Lipetz Brown is a senior director of compensation for Siemens, responsible for the United States region. After living in New York City for more than ten years, with the addition of two young boys to her family Susan has decamped to the suburbs of New Canaan, CT. She looks forward to the adventure--including driving again! Brian Housh returned to the US after 12 years in Thailand, where he owned and managed the consulting firm English Solutions and served on five boards. During his time there, his company sponsored the "Scream for Charity" event, hosting a haunted house for local underprivileged Thai children and giving them a taste of the spirit of Halloween for nine consecutive years.

Rachel Cassidy shares the sporting adventures of the Cassidy Brown family. Her oldest son's soccer league is in the top five in the nation for U10s, and number one in Georgia. As a result, the family is traveling all over, spending the weekends at soccer fields. Her other two kids are juggling horseback riding, lacrosse, and, of course, more soccer. Rachel also has a new role at Red Hat as the vice president of global partner strategy and enablement. She will be traveling more internationally and looks forward to connecting with some friends along the way. Update your contact information so Rachel can find you. Susan Rosenblatt, a veterinarian, continues to work as a part owner of Kindness Animal Hospital in Waltham, MA. Her fiance, Chas, is an aerobatic pilot and an executive at IBM.

Steven Walton will move from Penn State to Michigan Technological U. this fall to take a faculty position in the Dept. of Social Sciences. The department focuses on the history of technology and industrial archaeology, his specialties! Lastly, while we love news from our class, some of our classmates report on the news full-time. If you're a regular listener of NPR, you've certainly heard David Folkenflik's reporting on the media--he's come a long way from his days at the Cornell Daily Sun. On television, you can see Kate Snow reporting the news on NBC. Hearing her voice will make you think you're back on the Hill listening to WVBR, where she used to do the news.

Don't forget to visit our class website, http://cornellclassof1991.com, to stay up to date on news of our class; or "like" us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91. One more friendly reminder: send us your news updates. *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac. com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

When I wrote for the fall column, everything I heard from fellow 1991 classmates was about work and life balance. This round of updates celebrates some of our professional accomplishments.

Johanna Sagarin works as a psychologist and as the clinical director of Children's Friend Inc., a nonprofit providing services in the areas of mental health; adoption and foster care management, training, and education: and parenting, grief support, and childcare. She fills her after-hours time with her family and is starting to travel with husband Philip Villars and the kids. Jungsoo Kim has become a Roman Catholic priest, serving in northern New Jersey. He answered this calling after working for nearly eight years at P86. His nephew is now at Cornell, so he feels more connected to campus than ever.

Laura Hubbert DiCarlo is a professional volunteer: PTA president, green team co-chair, family fun co-chair-the list is extensive. She fondly remembers walking from Collegetown over Cascadilla Gorge and would like to be in touch with Ana Quinonez, ME '93. Angela Shope Stiefbold is a member of local economic development and historic preservation commissions. Her husband, Mark, leads a team of project managers for Siemens and continues to serve in the Army Reserves. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 2011. They both look forward to making a pilgrimage to Ithaca.

Pablo Quinones has become a partner at Reed Smith LLP, on their global regulatory enforcement group. He works out of their New York office. Before this he was an assistant attorney in the criminal division of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. E. Bradley Bosart wrote to let us know that he owns Bosart Investment Consulting Group (of Wells Fargo). He and wife Sherri also host an annual tennis outing at Bloomfield Open Hunt Club to raise money for Penrickton Center for Blind Children; they have raised nearly $40,000 over the last five years.

Sonya Savkar Xu has lived in Hong Kong for the past seven years. She and her husband have a daughter, 8, who attends an immersion bilingual Mandarin/English school. They were at Cornell in the summer of 2010 and were happy to see that while there has been more building since graduation, the beauty and spirit of Cornell is unchanged (and the ice cream is still delicious!). Tim O'Hara and wife Robin continue to direct the sustainable learning center that they founded in Costa Rica more than a decade ago. They live there with their daughter Sole, 3, and their projects continue to go well. Their work is at www.ranchomastatalcom. They visit Ithaca every fall and stay connected to their roots in Upstate New York.

Amanda Telford has opened Tahana Confections, which makes handmade, artisan caramels that are "luxuriously satisfying" according to one person. You can find them at www.tahanaconfections.com. Carl Thorne-Thomsen is proud to announce the opening of Story, his new restaurant in the Kansas City area. Carl is the chef/proprietor. Story serves contemporary seasonal American cuisine in elegant surroundings. Please visit the website at www.519rykc.ggm.

Douglas Fudge, MAT '92, spoke at a satellite TED conference in Guelph, Ontario. Doug is a professor at the U. of Guelph and lives with wife Esta Spalding and their daughter, Gemma, in Guelph, Ont. Dan Harrison started a new job as EVP of scheduling at Fox Broadcasting, working with (and for) Kevin Reilly '84. Heather Atwood Forrest and husband Richard '89 welcomed their third daughter in July 2011. Heather has returned to her position as senior vice president with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Richard is senior counsel at PAREXEL Int'l. The family lives in Newton, MA.

In 2008, Danny Espinoza founded CardStar, a successful (more than 2 million active users) mobile app company; it was acquired in January 12 by Constant Contact. He lives in Washington, DC, with wife Lisa (Trovato) '93 and daughter Ava. Jeffrey Pease, BA '89, MBA '91, has returned to Oracle as vice president of Oracle Applications Labs, after consulting for Cisco and Microsoft last year through his business, Message Mechanics, and speaking at the Cornell Leadership Conference. Part of his responsibility is running the Oracle@oracle program, which shares best practices for using Oracle technology, based on their own internal deployment. Curtis Ellett, MA '95, has been supplementing his education with a certificate in Web development from UMass Lowell. He also edits a webzine devoted to fantasy literature (www. swordsandsorcerymagazine.com). He lives in Weymouth, MA, with wife Jennifer (Neustadt) '92, MS '94, and their daughter, 9, who says she wants to go to Cornell someday.

Steve Cicci '90 and wife Tracy provided a social update. Steve, Tracy, and their kids Griffin, Ryan, and Tomlin were visiting the West Coast, which prompted a gathering of several Class of 90/91 parents and their children. Dinner at the home of Skip '90 and Anna Doyno Tague included John and Lisa Munter Clarke and their children Nick and Anna; Jen Smith '90 and husband Vince Angotti '90 and their children McKenna, Tatum, and Hope; Drew Fraser '89, wife Catherine, and their kids Payton, AJ, and Colin; and Mike Milmoe '89, wife Rickie, and kids Jessica, Luke, and Morgan. Quite a crowd and loads of fun, including a parent-child basketball knockout game in the dark.

Back on the work front, Holly Hauser now writes for the National U. Integrative Health Review. She also volunteers as the medical director of the Scleroderma Foundation, Greater San Diego Chapter. She has systemic scleroderma and underwent an experimental stem cell transplant in 2010. She has been married to Stephen Williams for 17 years, and they have two sons, 11 and 14. Holly continues to volunteer as a CAAAN representative.

Todd Poisson, BArch '91, is a partner at BKSK Architects LLP, a full-service architecture firm in New York City. They have received accolades in the last few years, including National AIA design awards for two key projects. Todd is particularly proud of his work with BKSK for the incredible 52nd Street Project, a nonprofit that matches kids in Hell's Kitchen with professional theatre artists to create original work. They now have their own permanent professional theater and after-school clubhouse from BKSK designs. Todd has lived in Manhattan since 1993, and is currently on the Upper West Side with wife Rachel and daughter Sylvie, a future soccer star.

I can attest to the continued effort to balance work and life here in Maine! Have a great summer, and we hope to hear from you soon. *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

Greetings, fellow Class of '91ers! Tom Greenberg here, writing my first Class Notes column from New York City, where I live with my wife, Daphne Liu '93, and our son and potential future Cornellian, Dylan, 5. On a professional note, I work as a partner at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Daphne works as an assistant medical director at GE. It was great seeing so many of you at Reunion last June. Staying in Mary Donlon Hall 20 years after graduation was quite an experience!

Many of our classmates have written us about their work or travel in exciting locations around the world. Thatcher Brown writes that after three years in Dubai and six years with Jumeirah Group, he has accepted a position with a division of Carnival Corp. called Costa Crociere, based in Genoa, Italy. Dubai has provided him with great opportunities to travel to Africa, India, and Asia, as well as the surrounding Gulf countries during peaceful times. Once settled in Genoa, he hopes to start Italian language studies. Kate Pierson Lundin, who moved to Beijing, China, this past summer with husband Steve and sons Gunnar, 5, and Axel, 3, left her job with Boston Consulting Group in New York and so far is really enjoying the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom for the first time! They are all trying to learn Mandarin and having a great time exploring the city and making new friends.

Laura North Pippitt also traveled in China recently. She started the Cultural Society of East Bay (which offers Chinese language and cultural programs) in Barrington, RI. She was invited by the Confucius Inst. to go to Dalian U. of Foreign Languages to experience Chinese language, culture, and cuisine first hand. Her favorite dish was the local delicacy--sea cucumber! She is studying Mandarin with husband Tom, son Robby, 7, and daughter Ashley, 5. Joseph Suh traveled extensively in 2011 to meet with Brazilian investment managers. He is a partner at the law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. Given the enormous amount of attention that Brazilian investments are attracting, he is trying to build an investment fund practice catering to Brazilian managers that want to offer their funds to US investors and US managers who want to set up a Brazilian investment management business.

Closer to home, Scott LaGreca writes that he has landed a great new job as curator of Cornell's Plant Pathology Herbarium, with a world-renowned collection of 400,000 dried fungus specimens, photographs, and reprints. He's in the middle of a grant-funded project to database and digitize 25 percent of their holdings. Scott tells us that it's a bit of a time warp being back on the Hill, but after living in many other places around the world, he feels like he is finally home again. He married Keith Babuszczak two years ago in Massachusetts and they recently adopted their first pet, Tina the cat. Robyn Lipsky Weintraub (wife of Jeff, MD '95, our '91 reunion chair) has been making crossword puzzles! She's had puzzles published in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times (with more to come). She also makes personalized puzzles, including a Cornell-themed one that the Class of '71 handed out to their classmates at their 40th Reunion last June.

A number of our classmates have been busy with occupations in medical or health-related fields. Ken-Ryu Han, who is married with four children, has worked as a urologist in Glendale, AZ (near Phoenix), since 2004. Becky "the MechE" Levine Leibowitz has been working for 13 years as a product development engineer at Ethicon (a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary), designing new tools for surgery. She lives in Scotch Plains, NJ, with husband Marc and sons Jonah, 8, and Sam, 6. Katrina Schreiber Firlik has transitioned from neurosurgeon to startup entrepreneur. She cofounded HealthPrize Technologies in 2009 and serves as its chief medical officer. HealthPrize is an online and mobile-based software company that has developed a platform that encourages people to stick with their prescription medications and rewards them for doing so, leveraging gaming dynamics and insights from behavioral economics. Katrina lives in Darien, CT, with husband Andrew '90, MD '93, and their daughter Annika.

Stephen Schwartz is an associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at the U. of Miami School of Medicine and medical director at Bascom Palmer Eye Inst. at Naples. He lives with his wife, Melanie (Rebak) '90, and their children Jessica, Reid, and Oliver, in Naples, FL. Melanie serves on the board of directors of the Cornell Alumni Association of Southwest Florida and has served as the Zinck's Night chairperson for the past five years. Joel Freundlich, ME '92, is happily focused on the life and times of M. tuberculosis as assistant professor at UMDNJ Medical School in the departments of pharmacology and physiology and medicine. When he's not at work or training for another marathon, he is happily chasing after his three children.

Many thanks to those of you who responded to our e-mail solicitation for news. If we missed you this time, we'll be sure to get you in a future edition. Please keep the updates coming! *Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Wendy Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; and Charles Wu, ccwu@ mac.com.

Greetings from Silicon Valley! Since this is my first Class Notes column, let me start with my own update. My name is Charles Wu, and my claim to writing fame is that I wrote for the Cornell Daily Sun, so it's good to be writing about Cornell again. After graduation I moved back home to Colorado and 11 years ago I moved to Mountain View, CA, to join the Internet boom. Many jobs later, I now work for a company that specializes in reconnecting alumni and others over the Internet and served as an inspiration for a Hollywood movie. In August, I was in Shanghai for work when Monica Huang, MS '03, invited me to join an alumni brunch, where I was amazed by how many Cornellians there were in China. The lesson being: if you travel, be sure to look up Cornell clubs where you are going. You never know who you might meet. While I think Facebook is a great way to keep alumni in touch, old-fashioned mail works, too, so keep those class updates coming in.

Liz Mirabile-Levens (Cheshire, CT) is a pulmonary and critical care physician. In the category of things classmates do that make you feel you should get off the couch department, Liz, along with husband Doug Levens '92 and sons Peter, 10, and Eric, 7, consider participating in triathlons a family activity. Eric Bluman, of Boston, was elected to the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's board of directors. He's an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard, as well a staff surgeon at Dana Farber Cancer Inst., among many other roles. Congratulations to Eric for being recognized by his peers.

Kelly Lawas Fairbairn (Simpsonville, SC) is continuing a Cornell tradition of giving back to the community--she is a member of the board of Project Hope Foundation, which serves children with autism and their parents. This is in addition to her running her own company, PPS International, that specializes in international training and development. Alan Lehto is keeping Portland, OR, moving as the director of project planning for Trimet, the regional transit authority. He must be doing a good job, since I used it without problem on a recent trip there. Alan and wife Tracy have daughters ages 5 and 7. He also is a proud supporter of the local Major League Soccer team as a member of the "Timbers Army." Speaking of reasons to be proud, Zina Spezakis shares happy news from New York that daughter Hypatia Athena was born on October 5, 2011. Both mother and daughter are doing well.

Jason and Margaret "Meg" Chen Spielman are busy working on home improvement projects in Austin, TX, when they are not looking after daughters Catelyn, 10, and Amelia, 5. Meg is a dietitian at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Jason is director of Web technologies at PayPal. Also in Texas, Susan Starowitz Williams and husband Neil live in the delightfully named city of Humble. Susan is a Pilates and yoga coordinator at Lifetime Fitness and would love to hear from Virginia Hoskins, DVM '95.

A note from overseas: Johnny Tseng is based in Hong Kong, where he has been busy launching a new fashion brand at the clothing export company where he serves as managing director. Like many of us, he fondly remembers the friends back on the Hill. On that note, Janet Sullivan Meaney (Dundee, NY) has a shout out to John House to get in contact with her. Janet fondly remembers being active in the Social Work Practice Group at Cornell and has continued in that vein by volunteering for the local community services board and chairing the "Our Town Rocks" committee. This is in addition to double duties for the Crestwood Children's Center and Schuyler Head Start programs. Cornellians stay busy even after leaving Ithaca.

There must something about Massachusetts and being a veterinarian for the Class of '91. Susan Rosenblatt practices in Waltham, MA, and appropriately writes that she is "working like a dog," but adds that she loves her job and can't imagine anything else she would rather do. Vicki June, DVM '95, of Otis, MA, spends her free time with equestrian competition.

Don't forget to visit our new class website (http://cornellclassof1991.com), our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Cornell91), or Twitter (http://twitter.com/cornell91) to stay up-to-date on news of our class. Best wishes in the New Year! *Charles Wu, ccwu@mac. com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

As we near the holidays, thoughts of old friends and good times keep me anticipating the holiday cards. It never gets old to see my friends in their kids' faces. Wendy Milks Coburn here, writing from lovely Kennebunk, ME. Since graduating from Cornell in 1991, I've lived mostly in Boston and Maine. My husband, Rob, and my son, 3 (a future Cornellian), daily celebrate our year-round status in this vacation town. Of course reality does set in five days a week--I work at TD Bank as VP of direct marketing.

And now for you all ... It seems Karyn Ginsberg and her husband, John McCormack, have been bitten by the renovation bug. They bought a 1930s apartment that they are thoughtfully renovating around her schedule as a pediatrician at Park Avenue Pediatrics. Somehow, they found time to get married in April 2010! Greg Stoller wrote to let us know that he and wife Arlene are grateful for their three kids' health and well-being; their oldest is 10 and they have twins, 8. Greg owns a real estate company, consults in Asia, and studies foreign languages as a hobby. He's studied Japanese and most recently, Mandarin. Greg is part of an immersion learning program at the Carroll School, where students learn international business by solving real client problems.

Especially proud of her work in 2010 in Haiti with USA Today and in the Dominican Republic with Operation Smile, Jessica Lifland, BFA '92, is a freelance photographer and part-time photo journalism instructor at City College of San Francisco. She and husband Darragh Caffrey are in contact with many Cornellians through Facebook and in other ways. Nate Bailey wrote to let us know he works at GE Healthcare as a human resources manager. He enjoys family time with wife Camille, and seems to be keeping up with son Jack, 7, on outings to NYC and San Diego. Wendy Elizabeth Gale is a candidate for missionary at Wycliffe Bible Translators. She earned her MDiv in June 2010, while working as a computer programmer at SunGard HE.

Balancing work, play, and family life seems to be a theme with the Class of 1991. David Kleidermacher is writing a book and some iPhone apps and blogging. He also likes to play: with his kids, poker, and golf. Charles Andola III is a surgical physician assistant; he and wife Israel enjoy sitting on the beach with their kids, dinners out, and going to shows and symphonies. Alarik Myrin raises grass-fed beef on a ranch in Utah with wife Staci. When not busy feeding and calving the cows, Alarik likes to consult and help other businesses in his field. He'd rather be hunting in Botswana right now, though, and would love to hear from Steve Hall. Chris Reynolds, a high-yield bond broker, is happy to report that he's busy at work, but is also raising four kids with wife Ginette. Chris coaches lacrosse for his kids' teams and fondly remembers Cornell's view high above Cayuga's waters.

Joelle Vlahakis Angsten is proud to be raising three busy children: Olivia, 14, Harrison, 11, and John, 7, while working as associate medical director for Tidewell Hospice in Sarasota, FL. She and husband Brian are active in their kids' hobbies, especially baseball. Rebecca Darien Yodzio and husband Wayne are busy with their boys Tyler, 6, and Dylan, 4. Rebecca still finds time for consulting, kickboxing, and aerobics. Susan Halebsky Dimock and husband Michael enjoy playing with their son. Susan also enjoys gardening. Samantha Waterston Peele and husband Michael are in Virginia; they are happy fans of the Nationals and proud parents. Jean Signorelli Spiegel manages a Kohl's department store, volunteers for her daughter's school and Girl Scouts, travels with husband Bruce, and spends as much of her summers as possible at their place on Cayuga Lake.

Agnna Varinia Guzman is an associate at Tressler LLP, where she specializes in corporate immigration law and business transactions. She loves to travel, especially abroad, and can claim recent trips to Barcelona and other parts of Spain, as well as northern Germany. Robert Emmerich Jr. is the associate athletic director at Stony Brook U., and also moonlights as a college baseball umpire. He is nostalgic about Hot Truck (who isn't?) and Chi Phi. Michael Maltenfort lives in Chicago with his partner, John Glover. Michael is a professor of math at Truman College and a square dance caller in his free time. He fondly remembers Glee Club.

Don't forget to visit our class website at http://cornellclassof1991.com to stay up to date on news of our class. Have a great holiday season! *Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

From June 9 through June 12, members of the Class of 1991 took a break from their normal routines to return to Cornell for our 20th Reunion. As in years past, Reunion provided classmates with a wonderful opportunity to remember the good times we shared as students and to reflect on our lives over the years since we left the Hill. We marveled at how much has changed on campus since our graduation and at how much has remained blissfully the same. During the weekend, classmates enjoyed a Friday night barbecue next to Beebe Lake, Saturday night dinner at Barton Hall, breakfasts under a tent next to Mary Donlon Hall, Cornelliana Night at the renovated Bailey Hall, the Reunion Run, the Fun-in-the-Sun family carnival on the Arts Quad, bird walks at Sapsucker Woods, zip-lining over the gorge behind Beebe Lake, tent parties on the Arts Quad, receptions at fraternities and sororities, a cappella groups, Finger Lakes wines, the Ithaca Farmers' Market, cocktails in Collegetown, buffalo wings at Napoli's, deep dish pizza at the Nines, Pinesburgers at the Glenwood Pines (now offered with bacon!), Hot Truck, and countless other activities. Most significantly, classmates lingered in dorm rooms, lounges, stairways, and quads, catching up and sharing memories with old friends and making new friends and creating new memories.

For the fourth time in four reunions, the Class of '91 broke the all-time university record for number of classmates in attendance. 441 members of our class returned, including 63 first-time reunion attendees. The previous record for a 20th Reunion class was 416, so we set a new record that should be hard to beat. Taking into account family members and friends, the Class of 1991 boasted 809 registered attendees, more than any other 2011 Reunion class. Classmates and their families were spotted all over campus and across Ithaca wearing the fabulous red and white tie-dye Cornell T-shirts that reunion co-chair Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, designed. Other classes appeared envious of our numbers, energy, and shirts--and with good reason.

Reunion co-chairs Jeff Weintraub and Dorine Colabella and class president Bob Baca each put forth a tremendous effort to make Reunion a smashing success. Their tireless dedication, attention to detail, and non-stop good cheer were instrumental in making the weekend so memorable. Not only did these three officers work hard planning the reunion throughout the prior 13 months, they were busy all weekend attending to last minute details and ensuring that everything ran smoothly. We are so lucky to have such dedicated officers, and we thank them for all they have done over the past 20 years and for what they have signed up to do for the next five years.

Not only did we have a record-breaking number of classmates at Reunion, they came from all over the world! People returned to Cornell from Washington, DC, 34 states (including Hawaii), Puerto Rico, Canada, England, Russia, Switzerland, Indonesia, and Kenya! Jerry Ray arrived as a non-preregistered walk-in, having been traveling the world--most recently in Japan. Michelle Gilardi came all the way from Kenya, where she is a hospitality consultant. Geoffrey Moskowitz traveled from Moscow, Russia, where he is continuing his quest to ensure that capitalism flourishes in the former Soviet Republic, running his own industrial and business cleaning business. Ivan Arzola came from Puerto Rico, where he works as an engineer for a local company. Ivan brought his wife, daughter, and parents to Reunion, and they were looking forward to spending the following week traveling the Northeast, ending in Washington, DC.

Deborah Best, an attorney in Seattle, WA, flew to Toronto, where she met up with Catherine Kim Kumaradas '92. After enjoying some much-needed girl bonding spa time in Toronto, Catherine and Deborah piled into the "swagger wagon" and drove to Ithaca. Ernie Joynt traveled from Denver, CO, where he works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. At NOAA, Ernie is responsible for global IT projects regarding the collection of data on natural hazards such as tsunamis. He claims that he does not in fact control the weather, but the twinkle in his eye suggests otherwise.

Many classmates enjoyed seeing class-favorite band Rock N Roll Chowder reunite to play at the Nines. The band includes Teige Carroll, Noah Kornblum, Mark Weigel, and Jeff Webb, as well as Matt Kane '90. According to Sharlyn Carter Heslam, who was at the show, the guys were amazing, and when the crowd cried for an encore, Ruth Ann Keene, JD '98, said, "If they stop playing, I'll have to open my eyes and be old again." Luckily they played one more song and the audience was able to be 20 years old for a little bit longer. We hope the band will return to play for the class at our 25th Reunion!

Just weeks after the news wires announced that David Einhorn had entered into exclusive negotiations to buy a minority stake of the New York Mets, David and Cheryl (Strauss) joined the class at Reunion. David proudly wore a Mets cap to dinner Saturday night and enjoyed hearing people's ideas on what can be done to turn the team around. On behalf of all Mets fans in our class, here's hoping David can share some of his Midas touch that has made him so successful on Wall Street with the Mets. Please, David, we want meaningful October baseball in Flushing! Jennifer Leeds and Robert Hess came to Reunion with their sons Jaden, 13, and Max, 10, from Arlington, MA, where Jennifer works for Novartis Pharmaceuticals as an executive director of antibacterial discovery and Robert is a patent attorney at a boutique intellectual property law firm. Jennifer and Robert were looking forward to moving to the San Francisco area during the summer, where Jennifer will continue to work for Novartis. Jennifer and Robert would love to hear from other classmates in the Bay Area.

Kim Rugala LaFontana sent news almost immediately upon returning home, reporting that she had a fantastic trip to Ithaca. "It was an amazing chance to catch up with friends--old and new--and to stay up much too late. My freshman year roommate Ruth Anne Keene and I wondered at how at-home we still feel in Ithaca after all these years." Kim is managing director at the Advisory Board Co., and spends her "free time" chasing her two little girls to ballet class, T-ball, soccer, gymnastics, and preschool. Also upon returning home, Stacey Ries, DVM '95, posted on the Cornell91 Facebook page: "Can't believe I missed the previous reunions! What was I thinking!? Thanks to all the organizers and the student help. Wonderful time and such great memories." Finally, although he was not at Reunion, special congratulations go out to John Tillman, head coach of the U. of Maryland's men's lacrosse team. In his first year as head coach, John brought his team all the way to the NCAA championship game. John previously served as head coach of the Harvard U. men's lacrosse team.

After five wonderful years writing about the Class of 1991, this is my final column. Kathy, Shar, and I have enjoyed sharing your news with the Cornell community, and we now hand over the reins to a new trio of writers. Thank you to Kathy and Shar for being such great co-correspondents! *Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu. Our new correspondents: Wendy Milks, wmilks@maine.rr.com; Tom Greenberg, twg22@cornell.edu; and Charles Wu, ccwu@mac.com.

It's that time of year again: the warm weather is here, the kids are out of school, and we're all busy with barbeques and vacations. I had a great time catching up with you all at reunion last month--please look for the full report in the Sept/Oct issue. Our classmates continue to keep busy with a variety of exciting and impressive careers and activities--and a surprising number of cross-country moves. Without ado, here's the latest!

Speaking of warm weather, Jill Cohen-Garcia and husband Rick (Fort Lauderdale, FL) just love the hot Florida weather. They spend most of their time at the Boca Raton Resort and Club with friends and family. Although Jill enjoys her role as the senior vice president of quality and assurance for TracFone Wireless Inc., her favorite pastime is playing tackle football and cheerleading with her children Ryan, 9, and Samantha, 7. The Garcias are a busy bunch: Jill saw Bon Jovi in concert with Kid Rock on vacation in Chicago, IL. The family also went to the Georgia mountains region, Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA, for vacation in July 2010.

Patrick Phair and wife Tanya (Ann Arbor, MI) are also busy chasing around little ones. When Patrick is not occupied with his investments in energy-related startup companies and projects, he is out on the field coaching his children in various sports. When asked about his fondest Cornell memories, Patrick gave us the same story he tells the kiddos at bedtime--that he, ahem, does not remember having wings and beer with friends; as he tells his children, he spent his college years dreaming and planning for the future. Robert Dunlap and wife Heather have a daughter, 2, and a new baby who joined the family in March 2011. Robert earned his MBA from the U. of Texas in 2004 and is now a project engineer with Honeywell Specialty Materials/UOP. Robert and his family live in Colorado, just outside Denver. Hilary Nagler is a new mother--to triplets! She is an interior designer and entrepreneur and the partner in a hip antiques store, living blissfully in Santa Barbara, CA. Classmates Elaine Chiu and Robert Leung added a third son to their family. Benjamin Jack was born in June of last year, joining big brothers Ryan, 10, and Billy, 4.

Elizabeth Henry is an ophthalmologist in a solo practice in Lowell, MI. Elizabeth enjoys horseback riding, showing jumpers, and breaking, training, and raising a foal named "Dino." Dino is a registered Oldenburg colt. Elizabeth and husband Bruno Unzens are also raising their daughter, Alexandra, 2. Elizabeth, unlike Patrick, was slightly more honest with us about her college years; she remembers great times in Ithaca playing darts with the guys over a pitcher of beer.

John Raguin has stepped down as CEO of Guidewire Software, a company he co-founded nine years ago. John says his time at Guidewire was a great experience, leading a company of almost 600 employees that generated well north of triple-digit revenues. However, the headquarters was in the San Francisco Bay Area, and John's family was in the Boston, MA, area, which translated into a very long commute and too much time away from family. John is now looking for opportunities in New England after winding down his time with Guidewire. Last summer, John participated in a triathlon in Gloucester, MA, with a bunch of friends from the Class of '92: Darius Deak, Keith Strudler, Carl Kadlic, and Jim Cotter, ME '93. The group was celebrating Darius's 40th birthday, and everyone had a great time--that is, until the soreness set in!

John is not the only classmate making a big move. Kathryn Pierson Lundin (katelundin@yahoo. com) moved to Beijing with husband Steve and their two little boys. Steve will be the general manager in China for Marsh & McLennan, the global commercial insurance brokerage. In preparation for the move, Kate left her job in New York, NY, at the Boston Consulting Group. Kate looks forward to connecting with any of our classmates who are in Beijing! Jenny Gottleib Shevick is also leaving NYC, bound for the suburbs--Bedford, NY. Jenny is making the move with her husband and their sons, ages 11, 9, 6, and 3.

Jennifer Leeds (jennifer.leeds@novartis.com) and Robert Hess have been living in the Boston area for about 15 years, raising sons Tjaden, 12, and Max, 9. Jenn and Rob enjoy time with friends Karl Yoder '87 and wife Marina Memmo '89 and Steve Hodin '89 and his wife, Renee. Their friends Mark Blucher '90, wife Jodi, and their four kids have moved to St. Louis, but the families still get to see each other when they vacation together in Florida. Jenn and Rob saw Scott Whitney '90 at the Head of the Charles Regatta and regularly run into George O'Toole '88 at various scientific meetings. Alex Flueck, PhD '96, stayed with them when he ran the Boston Marathon in April. The big news for the family is that after reunion this year, they packed up and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay)! After being at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA, for eight years, Jenn was promoted to executive director and head of antibacterial discovery at Novartis. She is transferring from Cambridge, MA, to grow the group at their site in Emeryville, CA. Jenn works with Rich Colvin '88 in their pursuit to discover and develop new anti-infective drugs. Rob, who was a patent agent with Sunstein, Kahn, Murphy, and Timbers LLP in Boston, received his JD from Suffolk U. in May 2010 and was sworn into the Massachusetts Bar in November 2010. He will continue to practice patent law in the Bay Area. If there are any fellow Cornell alums on the "left coast," they'd be happy to hear from you!

Debra Squires-Lee is also enjoying professional success. She was elected partner in the litigation department of Sherin and Lodgen LLP in Boston, MA. Kevin Lemanowicz has signed on for his 15th year as chief meteorologist at Fox 25 in Boston (located in Dedham, MA). Kevin suggests that classmates should tune in when in the New England area, or "check out my receding hairline on myfoxboston.com." Aside from work, Kevin tries to keep up with his two sons, including the older one, who officially became a teenager in August. His family lives in Franklin, MA, and enjoys spending time together at their home in Destin, FL.

Please continue to share news with us via email, through the link on our class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the news form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! *Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Our 20th Reunion is right around the corner! Join hundreds of our classmates on the Hill, June 9-12, for a weekend you will never forget. Register now at: http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu. No doubt there will be great stories to share afterwards thanks to the amazing weekend planned by our co-chairs Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and Dorine Colabella Scher and class president Bob Baca.

Jeff and Cindy Miller Mason celebrated their fifth anniversary. Cindy looks forward to reconnecting with ChemE grads and everyone else at reunion. The market for chemists and chemical engineers has changed so much since 1991, Cindy wants to hear how (and what) others are doing. Despite moving to Cambridge, England, Tim Menasveta is still planning to attend reunion. So is John Kang, MBA '96, with his wife and kids, ages 7 and 3. He works in financial management for the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. in NYC and also does some teaching. Susan Lipetz Brown writes the notes for her grad school class and was kind enough to share an update. She works at Siemens Corp. as the director of compensation for the US and is trying to juggle life in NYC, work, and sons Stephen, 3, and Max, 1. According to Susan, "I'm hoping to make it to reunion, especially since I haven't connected with many Cornellians in the last year!"

Otto Pohl is a Sloan Fellow at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford concentrating on clean technologies. Mark and Karen Suarez Griffith '93 were married in 2000 and have a daughter, Kendra Rose, 3. They moved from Winchester, VA to Seattle in 2005. Mark is a project manager at Boeing. Rob and Seema Mital Kubarek live in Palm Harbor, FL. with their two sons, ages 6 and 3. Seema is a pediatrician, and Rob is a pilot with Southwest Airlines and a reservist for the Air Force. They connected with Alysia Leavitt in Santa Fe for a ski trip. Carolyn Richmond celebrated 40th birthdays with friends at the Borgata in Atlantic City, noting, "it took two years of juggling schedules, but all eight managed to put careers, kids, and husbands on hold for 48 hours." Claudia Novinsky Liff still works for Procter & Gamble in Ohio. Sharon Kaufman Moreland practices law. She and Susan Segalowitz Bernbach live in New Jersey. NYC residents included Carolyn, Tracy Stemple, MS '93, and pediatrician Karyn Ginsberg McConnell. Karen Rosenberg Rothenberg '92 and Amy Carver Andrus '92 came from Westchester. Fun was had by all.

Linda Doerrer enjoys academic life as an assistant professor of chemistry at Boston U. Teaching 18-year-olds keeps her mentally flexible and provides tremendous job satisfaction. Lisa Dale is the legislative program manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. She has two teenage boys and regularly sees Debbie Fine, Jenny Harris, Shar Carter Heslam, Kara Niles, Kari Ginsberg Nesbit, Kris Hurley Van Riper, Cynthia Lee Dow, and Kristen Sciacca. They all plan to attend reunion! Arlene and Greg Stoller reside in Boston with their three children. Arlene is an educator at a regional hospital and is pursuing her master's in nursing. Greg runs a commercial real estate company and has been teaching MBA students for ten years in the Boston area. He hopes to see everyone at reunion! Also in academia, Kathryn Rudy writes, "I am a scholar of late medieval manuscripts (14th-15th centuries) and developed a new method of measuring what people read in the period: I use a densitometer to measure the dirt in the margins of medieval manuscripts. My new article on this topic received more than 500 hits in its first week and I'll be lecturing on the topic in London, Cambridge, Jerusalem, and Ghent. In January 2011 I will join the faculty of the U. of St. Andrews in Scotland."

Cavarly Berwick Garrett lives in Montclair, NJ. with husband Michael and girls Avery, 9, and Brynn, 6. She is an asset manager for commercial real estate with JP Morgan, and Michael is a stay-at-home dad trying to keep his sanity when the girls get too girly and giddy. Cavarly remains connected with Susan Lyons, who visited from D.C. with daughters Helen and Paige, and Kathryn Lancioni Sachs '92, who visits NYC monthly from Rochester. She also saw Laura Miller Moody at a crew race outside Philadelphia where Laura rowed a mixed eight for the first time since Cornell. Alarik Myrin is making a major shift from a traditional commercial cattle ranch to all-natural grassfed beef (cmrbeef.com). He and wife Staci have kids in three different schools, two of which are big rivals. Staci and Annika, 13, accompanied Alarik on a hunting trip to South Africa last year. "All three of us hunted and each took record-book trophies." Carrie Koenig (Carrie Koenngyahoo. com; www.VisitTellurideCo.com) has been in Telluride, Co, for nearly 20 years working as a real estate broker and running her own vacation rental.

Jessica Lifland, BFA '92, was photographing in Haiti and the Dominican Republic last summer. Some of her work from Haiti is online at USAToday.com. She worked with Operation Smile, a medical mission organization that performs surgeries on children with cleft lips/palettes and other facial deformities around the world. Wow! Jim Wilcox provided enough updates for a full column after attending the wedding of Mark Bellantoni and Anna-maria Dalton in Saratoga in September. Emily and Lee Winters live in Batavia. NY, with their three kids. Lee runs his own feed business. Scott Nichols lives in Warsaw, NY, with wife Jodie and two kids, and has his own practice as a chiropractor. Bill Peck has three kids and runs a premium dairy in Schuylerville, NY. He is also very involved in local politics. Joe Moran works for Morgan Stanley in White Plains and refuses to leave NYC. Mark Bellantoni is a fireman in Westchester County. All of them plan to attend reunion ... along with Jim.

John, MAT '92, and Diana Liu Munger '90 stopped by Jim's ice cream stand after biking around Cayuga Lake. They have two girls and live in Minneapolis, where Diana is a doctor and John is an attorney. They had a great night catching up after 20 years. Per Jim, "John and I were roommates during our sophomore year. Diana looks like she stepped out of 1990. "Lisa Epstein Jay swung through town to say hello with her three kids. She is a preschool teacher at a private school in NYC. Denise Doyle Esmeralda also visited the Finger Lakes. She and husband Alex live in Connecticut and she works for GE. Scott Zittel opened his own wound care clinics in Redding and Chico, CA. He celebrated 18 years of marriage with Vickie this year and has two girls. Andy Boerman runs the Ithaca Agway. He and Marna have two daughters. During the season, Jim can still be found at Cream at the Top, located 25 miles north of Ithaca on the east side of the lake. Jim shared that he married Cindy two years ago. She was at IC when we were at Cornell ... it just took him 15 years to find her after they both left Ithaca. Running the store is a job that seems like a vacation! Thanks for sharing your news. As always, we look forward to hearing from you. Hope to see you at reunion! *Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariene Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Spring has always been a favorite time of year for me in Ithaca and I am just thrilled that I will get to return for our 20th Reunion in just a few short months! Reunion fever is clearly setting in. So many of you have made plans to catch up with old friends June 9-12 on the Arts Quad. Bob Baca spent time in Ithaca last June with Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and Dorine Colabella Scher, planning out events for the upcoming reunion. But it wasn't all work and no play, as the group tried out the zip line over Beebe Lake, tasted great wines, climbed the Lindseth Climbing Wall, tackled the high ropes challenges in Barton, and looked at Jupiter through the Fuertes telescope. Jeff informs us that the whole reunion weekend will be jampacked with events, including: a private Class of '91 wine-tasting, many family-friendly activities for those planning to return with their "future Cornellians," athletic events, and dinner at Beebe Lake catered by Dinosaur BBQ--known for having the best ribs in the USA! Official registration will begin within the next few weeks. Go to the class website or the '91 Facebook page to find out all the latest details.

Dustin Moskowitz writes that he's looking forward to reunion. "I'm still working in Princeton, NJ, traveling to China a few times a year on business, and trying to minimize how much time my son, 8, plays video games (unless it's The Beatles: Rock Band, then I'm in!). Still enjoying life in the 'burbs and trying to find time to take advantage of my three grills, turkey fryer, and hammock." Last fall, Dustin was in Ithaca attending a symposium for WVBR, Cornell's student-run radio station. During his visit, he spent some time walking around campus and was amazed at all the new buildings and continuing construction. Dave DeCecco married Meredith Turetz '93, MD '98, in the Ithaca area in July 2010. The wedding took place at Heron Hill Winery in Hammondsport, NY, and the rehearsal dinner was held at Willard Straight Hall on the Ivy Terrace. (Of course, everyone hit Rulloff's afterwards.) Tons of Cornellians were in attendance, including Craig Tomsik, Wilbur Holden, and Larry Ireland. The couple became engaged in July 2009--also in Ithaca; they were on a hike in the rain in Six Mile Creek when Dave popped the question. Meredith works as a pulmonologist at NYU School of Medicine and Dave runs corporate global media relations for PepsiCo in Purchase, NY; they live in Manhattan, NY.

Sean '90 and Kathy Kraus Bolks welcomed Robert Sean on Oct. 21, 2010 in Houston, TX. He looks forward to his first reunion in June. Robert shares a birthday with his cousin Emma Caroline Jackson, who arrived in New Jersey to new parents Kevin and Karen Kraus Jackson '88 on the same day. Keeping up with Kara Niles has gotten easier of late. After 18 years living abroad in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Kara is finally back in the US, also living in Houston. Kara is having a good time getting acquainted with Americans again and has quickly learned that Houstonians are very friendly. The transition has been made a little easier since her neighborhood is very international (44 nationalities at the local elementary school); she has found that it feels oddly like home after only five months.

Cynthia Lee Dow, husband Jim, and their three children (ages 9, 7, and 4) live in Old Greenwich, CT. Shar Carter Heslam, husband Bill, and their three children descended upon the Dows with some Narragansett Oktoberfest from Bill's beer venture in tow for a fun long weekend. Cynthia has made a career move into executive search with Russell Reynolds. Although it means less time for triathlon training, Cynthia loves her new position, having left the in-house counsel world to go looking for general counsel. Yuri Castillo, an investment banker with BMO Capital Markets, is married with children ages 2-1/2 years and 11 months. As an alum of the celebrated Cornell soccer team, Yuri is lucky enough to return to campus annually for Homecoming reunions.

After almost ten years with a large legal search firm, Andy Burrows started Burrows Legal Search, his own attorney placement firm, about a year ago. He has lived in San Francisco, CA, since 1994 and remains in touch with many Cornell friends out there. Andy currently serves as cochair of the Bay Area alumni group for the ILR school. He has been married since '97, with one young son, 6, and one old dog, 13. Andy and his Bay Area friends are hoping to attend reunion as well! Speaking of Bay Area alumni, Kimberly Uberti splits her time between San Francisco, CA, and Lake Tahoe, CA, remotely running corporate communications for a Los Angeles, CA-based software company and spending as much time as possible on the lake and/or in the mountains. Kimberly keeps connected to West Coast alumni Renee DiIulio and Pauline Dominh in L.A. and Melissa Schop Heimerman, Karen Hovorka '92, and Kevin Lyons '92, who are regularly out and about in Lake Tahoe. Kim Brown Bixler and husband Tim, JD '93, have also settled in California. The Bixlers live in Manhattan Beach, CA, with their children Kendall, 12, and Robert, 11. After adventures in Ithaca, NY, Atlanta, GA, Pittsfield, MA, and Pleasanton, CA, Kim hopes to stay put for a while. Kim is involved in the Cornell Club of Los Angeles and hosted a scholarship dinner for the club with guest speakers from the entertainment industry (including the folks who did the visual effects on Tron, Benjamin Button, and Zodiac).

Michael Gimbel is an assistant professor of surgery at the U. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, practicing academic plastic surgery. Through his practice, Michael gets to work with a number of surgical residents who started their higher education at Cornell. Michael admits that he gets a kick out of training the young residents and they have a great work ethic. Michael hopes to make it to the 20th Reunion in June along with his wife and children, 5 and 2. Jeff Loiter reports that although he hasn't seen many classmates in person recently, he does keep in touch with several via e-mail and phone, and hopes to see many at reunion in June. After four years in Vermont, he has participated in a few local Cornell Club events and met several alumni from other classes. Peter Sloane (ILR) is a partner at Leason Ellis LLP, an intellectual property law firm in White Plains, NY. Peter and wife Michele live in Mamaroneck, NY, with daughters Hannah, 11, and Molly, 9. Peter is in touch with fellow ZBT fraternity brother Dan Fried '90, who owns H&H Photography in Irvington, NY. Peter attended a celebration at the Abbott House in honor of Dan's wife, DeLaune Michel, who won the Theodore A. Wilson Award for Outstanding Community Service.

Elaine Chiu and Robert Leung shared the happy news that they welcomed their third son, Benjamin Jack, in June. He joins big brothers Ryan, 9, and Billy, 7. The family lives in Westchester County, NY, and, as you might imagine, their house is quite loud and chaotic with lots of soccer balls, toy cars, video games, Legos, and action figures flying about! They hope to introduce the whole gang to fellow classmates at reunion in June.

Please continue to share news with us via email, through the link on our class website http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the News Form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! *Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

I received an overwhelming response to my e-mail blast seeking news, including two first-time updates. Douglas Kelly earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 2000 and received the Dept. of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Award in 2005 to pursue research at the Center for Cyber Security & Research on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton, OH. In 2009, he earned a PhD in computer science from the Air Force Inst. of Technology. Douglas is now Cyber Team Lead for the Air Force Research Laboratory on WPAFB, where he conducts cyber defense science and technology research and development and manages programs to enhance or create new military capabilities. In early 2010, Douglas traveled to the Philippines for an "all-in-one 25-year friendship celebration, host family and in-law reunion, wedding/reception/honeymoon, and mini-vacation." He married his quarter-century friend and five-year sweetheart, whom he met in 1985 when he was a Rotary Exchange student. Douglas, Marilyn, and their son Mark, 4, reside in Dayton, OH.

Morgan Rider has lived in Portland, OR, since 1993 and works for Ecology & Environment, an environmental consulting firm, with Eric White '89 and Jonathan Russell '93, MBA '94. At the time she wrote, Morgan was looking forward to visiting Kathleen Novak Murray in Boston during an upcoming business trip. Morgan hopes to attend reunion and looks forward to seeing Judy Small, with whom she worked at Cornell's Undergraduate Admissions Office, and Betsy Mead Noel '86, who lives and practices dentistry in Ithaca.

Simon Atkins has been busy: first, from his home base in Montana, he has added premium material to his global weather site; there's also a free membership level at www.AFCrisk.com; second, he started a spiritual institute with a twist centered on how to optimize one's abundance, at www.Lhatong.org; and third, since starting his doctorate in alternative medicine in 2004, he's finally on the dissertation stage and will finish in October 2011 with a trip to India to receive his degree and trek into Nepal. His dissertation is on biometeoelectromagnetics, and combines the future of medicine--energetics--with spiritual health and climate change. If you figure out how those three fields are related, email Simon at sra10@cornell.edu.

Katrina Schreiber Firlik is co-founder and chief medical officer of HealthPrize Technologies (www.HealthPrize.com), an Internet-based software company that addresses the $290 billion-a-year problem of poor compliance with prescription medications. After perfecting the art of brain surgery, she decided to take on the more difficult challenge of getting people to follow doctors' orders and actually stick with their medications. Deb Moreau Dihel launched a new app for Android Smartphones called GeoReader, which reads aloud historical markers as you drive by them. It also allows you to make your own talking points and share your knowledge about local landmarks and events. You can download the free app at Android Market. For her day job, Deb is a food scientist with ConAgra Foods developing new French fries. Megan Elias is a research associate at the Five Colleges Women's Studies Research Center. She is working on a history of American cookbooks and food magazines and enjoys the beautiful (but not as beautiful as Cornell) Mount Holyoke campus.

Geoffrey Moskowitz recently celebrated 13 years in Moscow with a record heat wave and choking smoke. He and wife Madelaine continue to build their industrial cleaning empire. Tip-Top Industrial Solutions has provided hi-tech cleaning for factories for seven years. Kids Ivan, 10, and Mikaela, 8, are native Russian speakers who never understood American TV or Taco Bell. The Moskowitz family looks forward to our reunion and is ready to stand in line to buy tickets! Rich Levy has lived and worked in Washington, DC, for the past 12 years. Rich is director of research at the National Multi Housing Council. He keeps in touch with Shara Kabak, who lives nearby. Last summer, Rich visited freshman roommate Marc Bloomstein and his family in the Boston area, and Mark '92 and Jessica Benjoya Mandell '93 and their family in the Roanoke area.

Geneva Chong and husband Dave Barnett have moved to Boulder, CO. Viva works for the US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, based in Jackson, WY. Their son Bard was born on April 16, 2009. Viva won't make it to our reunion because she will be in Ithaca for her sister's graduation from the Hotel school, and she can't stay that long. She hasn't returned since 1991 and hopes to visit roommates Pamela Mischen '90 and Danielle Haynes Feerick, who live in the area.

Class of '91 families continue to expand. On April 27, 2009, Howard Wolkow welcomed daughter Abigal. In March 2010, Eileen Bowden Feeley and husband David welcomed James Colm. On March 26, 2010, Nancy Beninati and her husband welcomed twins William and Zachary. Nancy is a deputy attorney general for the California Attorney General's Civil Rights Enforcement Section in Oakland, CA. Doug Fambrough and Kimberly Moy welcomed their second child, Torin Douglas, on August 30, 2010. Kim is at home with the kids and Doug is CEO of a small biotechnology company in Boston.

Start making plans for our 20th Reunion, the weekend of June 9-12! Check out our Cornell '91 page on Facebook for the latest updates and to let us know how we can make it the best reunion ever! If your news didn't make it into this column, please look for it in the next. *Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

The Class of 1991 is as busy as ever. Please keep sharing news with your class correspondents! Congratulations to our classmates who were elected to the Cornell University Council in 2010. New and returning '91 Council members are: Anuj Atul Bhagwati, MS '94, Andrew Galligan Jr., David Rickerby, Meredith Clark Shachoy, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD '98. Thanks for your outstanding leadership and service to Cornell!

Joan Kochan Schade writes that she is a full-time mom and volunteers at her children's school in Arlington Heights, IL. Joan and husband Mike enjoy taking their kids on an annual trip east to visit family and Cornell friends. They were thrilled to learn that their son's eighth grade graduation in 2011 (from K-8 school, not just middle school) does not coincide with our 20th Reunion! We look forward to seeing the Schades on the Hill. Plan ahead now so you can also attend Reunion, June 9-12, 2011!

Robert Spencer, PhD '97, works for Intel and lives in Portland, OR. He and wife Karen (Klingemann), MBA '96, enjoy spending as much time as possible with their daughters Meredith, 10-1/2, and Kathryn, 7-1/2. Robert has fond memories of watching hockey games at Lynah Rink and would love to hear from Todd Jessup '92 and Neeraj Mangla '92. Susan Starowitz Williams lives in Houston with her husband, Neil. She is a Pilates instructor/personal trainer at Lifetime Fitness on Lake Houston. Alpha Zeta tops the list of favorite Cornell memories for Susan. She would like to hear from Virginia Hoskins, DVM '95.

We also heard from Robert Dunlap, a project engineer with UOP, a Honeywell company. Robert and wife Heather have fun raising their daughter Avery, 2. He would like to hear from John S. Martin. Johnny Tseng lives in Hong Kong with wife Noelle Lee. He is the managing director at a clothing export company. Alan Leibel and wife Amy live in West Orange, NJ. Joseph Suh is a partner at Schulte Roth and Zabel LLP in NYC. He was previously employed at McDermott Will and Emery LLP. "Schulte Roth and Zabel LLP is a leading New York firm with unsurpassed strength in investment management and financial products practices," Joseph writes. "The firm was therefore a much better fit for my clients." He remembers working for the Cornell Lunatic. Michael '90 and Letitia Todd Kim welcomed son Dashiell William Jaeyoung Kim on August 9, 2010, a mere 15 minutes after arriving at the hospital! Big sister Anabel, 3-1/2, is excited about baby brother "Dash." Best wishes to the Kim family. Kudos to Steven Davi for joining the Long Island Chapter Advisory Board for Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We received heartwarming messages from a few classmates. Lisa Epstein Jay (Suffern, NY) wrote with a special shout out to Rachel Laiserin. "In September 2009, I was diagnosed with breast cancer," Lisa writes. "I chose to have surgery and all follow-up in NYC. Rachel was and is my amazing support person, meeting me and supporting me at most of my yucky appointments. I am fine, but love to tell everyone to get checked over by their doctors (mine would not have shown in a mammogram)." Lisa is a preschool music teacher and serves as the 2010-11 elementary school PTA president. Meanwhile, Susan Bennett-Gonzalez and Yovany Gonzalez are praying for a cure for daughter Mackenzie, 6. She is battling stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive muscle cancer that metastasized to her lungs just before Christmas 2008. Visit Mackenzie's website www.Caringbridge.org/visit/MackenzieGonzalez to follow her journey. Susan and Yovany are also the proud parents of Alicia, 9, Anthony, 7-1/2, and Christopher, 3-1/2.

Ben Stewart (Windsor, CA) is a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. His work focuses mainly on retirement planning and investment strategies for retirees and small businesses. In addition to golf, skiing, and fitness, he enjoys spending time with his son and helping him with lacrosse now that he is playing in a league for the first time. Swimming in Beebe Lake is one of Ben's favorite Cornell memories. Perhaps there will be an opportunity to relive the experience during our 20th Reunion in June! In the meantime, Ben would love to hear from Paul Gascoigne, MRP '92.

Many thanks for continuing to share your news! As a reminder, you can provide updates about work, travels, family, visits to campus, classmates you've seen or contacted, favorite memories, or anything else Cornell-related (other than engagements and pregnancies--please wait till the wedding or the birth). You can contact us via e-mail, the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), the news form in our class mailings, the Class of 1991 Facebook page (Cornell91), or through Cornell's new online community, CornellConnect (https://cornellconnect.cornell.edu/)! Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

When summer turns to fall, my thoughts turn to Cornell. This year I feel special anticipation knowing that our 20th Reunion is coming up next June. Like many of you, I haven't been back to Cornell since our 15th in 2006, and I am really looking forward to returning to campus and seeing how things have changed--and how things have stayed the same. It is not too late to start blocking time in your calendar for June 9-12, 2011. The Class of 1991 has become known for smashing reunion attendance records. Do you think we can do it again?

Our classmates continue to make news winning prestigious awards. The UC Santa Barbara engineering department shared the news that Hyongsok "Tom" Soh, ME '93, won a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship in engineering. From a field of 3,000 applicants, a total of 180 fellowships were awarded this year in the US and Canada to artists, scientists, and scholars "on the basis of achievement and exceptional promise." Tom was one of only two recipients nationwide to win the fellowship in engineering. Tom's project focuses on personalized medicine, combining two novel technologies--microfluids and high-throughput sequencing--to accelerate and reduce the cost of developing molecular recognition elements (reagents) that specifically bind to their targets. Such reagents are the key component in molecular diagnostics, which is the basis for "personalized medicine." Tom is an associate professor of mechanical engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineering.

Thank you to everyone who sent news with their 2010 class dues payments. Steve Beiser, director of institutional equity sales and trading at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, sent news that he and wife Katie have adopted a baby boy. Steve wrote that between their 3-year-old and their new son, their home life "is all about potty training, changing diapers, and trying to remember what a good night's sleep was like." In their limited free time, Steve and Katie enjoy the "exciting" Milwaukee nightlife, visiting friends around the country, and continuing to do mixed martial arts. In his note, Steve mentioned how much he enjoyed watching Cornell basketball and seeing the Cornell wrestlers finish second. He would love to reconnect with his freshman roommate, Art Witebsky.

Amy Hillsberg Herzog works as a public relations director for PSI Bands, acupressure wristbands that relieve nausea, and additional clients. Amy keeps very busy promoting the latest travel memoir by husband Brad '90. Turn Left at the Trojan Horse (Citadel Press, June 2010) depicts Brad's cross-country journey through Greek-named small towns to attend his Cornell reunion in Ithaca. You can find more information about Brad's new book, and his previous travel and children's books, at www.BradHerzog.com. Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, reported by e-mail that on April 3 he took his family to see the Touchtones perform in Washington Square Park in New York City. "They were fabulous, of course, and we bought their CD on the spot," wrote Andrew. Andrew's daughter Fiona, 4, was particularly enamored of the group, and some of the members of the Touchtones were kind enough to talk with Fiona after the performance. When Andrew returned home, he subscribed to all of the Cornell a cappella groups on YouTube. Speaking of the Touchtones, Wendy Fuhr sent news that she works as a family physician and faculty member at Bryn Mawr Family Practice Residency Program. In addition, Wendy continues her love of music as a singer and violinist with two bands, one pop-rock and one country/western/bluegrass. Wendy and husband Eric Allen are the proud parents of Iris, 4, and Duncan, 1. In her limited free time, Wendy volunteers at Iris's Montessori preschool. Wendy noted that she would love to hear from Keith Simmel '90, BArch '91.

Laurie Ceglowski Fronhofer, a junior high Spanish teacher in Salem, NY, wrote that she and her family visited Cornell in February to see the Cornell-Harvard wrestling match. While watching the match, Laurie was delighted to discover that one Big Red wrestler, Justin Kerber '10, is the nephew of Laurie's Tri Delta sorority sister Jill Kerber Aldous. We received news from several other classmates who also work as teachers. April Henry is an English teacher on Long Island and chairperson of her school's English department. She enjoys running, cycling, and watercolor painting. April enjoyed a week in Mexico during her last spring beak. Susan Halebsky Dimock lives in Falls Church, VA, where she is a visiting professor at the U. of Illinois's Illinois-in-Washington program. Lisa Camacho-Szeto is a teacher in the Orange County public schools in Orlando, FL. Lisa and her husband have opened an Orlando franchise of Froots, where you can find a tasty variety of smoothies, salads, and wraps. Outside of work, Lisa enjoys Zumba, reading, continuing education, visiting with friends, and playing with kids.

Charles Andola III works as a surgical physician assistant at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT. Charles earned his master's degree in May 2009 and married wife Israel in August 2009. Charles's fondest memories of Cornell are the challenging courses, the endless variety of courses, and the wonderful friends and faculty. Also living and working in Connecticut are Elizabeth Mirabile-Levens and husband Doug Levens '92. Elizabeth is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Waterbury Pulmonary Associates. Elizabeth and Doug have children Peter, 8, and Eric, 6. In her spare time, Elizabeth competes in triathlons. Jessica Lifland lives and works in San Francisco, CA, where she is a freelance photographer and a photojournalism instructor at City College of San Francisco. Jessica's fiancé is from Ireland and proposed to her in the Wicklow Mountains in southeast Ireland. Heather Atwood Forrest is senior vice president/financial advisor at MorganStanley SmithBarney in Wellesley, MA. She and husband Richard '89 keep busy raising "two delightful daughters," Hannah and Sylvia.

We continue to receive news from classmates living abroad. Noel Matos lives in Basel, Switzerland, where he is director of strategic export/marketing for Migros. He launched sales and marketing offices in Pennsylvania and in Toronto, Canada. Noel's fondest memories of Cornell are of his friends; he would love to hear from Jeanette Perez-Rossello. Robert Saunders is in his second year of a two-year stint in Singapore, where he is director of information technology at Barclays Capital. In his spare time, Bob enjoys sailing and travel.

The Class of '91 continues to send baby news. Debi Epstein Fried and husband Marc, MBA '04, welcomed daughter Jesse Harper on Sept. 29, 2009. Big sister Sasha turned 5 in August. Debi is a first grade teacher in Briarcliff Manor, NY. On March 22, 2010 Otto Pohl and wife Anne Sherwood welcomed their first child, Everett. Deb Snoonian Glenn and husband Bradley welcomed son Simon on May 28, 2010. Deb is senior editor of the Time Inc. magazine This Old House and appears regularly on the "Today" show and other television programs as the magazine's spokesperson. Also on May 28, 2010, Kimberly Martin-Epstein and wife Peg welcomed their second child, son Walden William. Big sister Beatrix, 2, looks forward to playing with her new brother as soon as he is able.

Thank you to everyone who sent us news. Please keep sending updates. Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

Summer is finally here and it's time to get outdoors and experience the beautiful weather! Our classmates continue to keep busy with a variety of exciting and impressive careers, activities, and life choices. Without ado, here's the latest.

We've got lots of athletic achievements to celebrate this summer. First, an update from our last column: Kathy Kraus Bolks brought us news of Doug Derraugh, who has been building a great women's ice hockey team on the Hill over the last few years. I'm thrilled to report that his success is continuing in a big way! A big congratulations to Doug for leading the Cornell Women's Ice Hockey Team to an ECAC regular season title and tournament championship. The team also won two rounds of National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship games before losing the title game to the U. of Minnesota, Duluth in the last minute of the third overtime period. For his outstanding success this year, Doug was named the 2010 Division I Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. In other sports news, Doug Derraugh, Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and Joe DeLuca all attended the "Sweet 16" in Syracuse, NY, to cheer on the Big Red against the U. of Kentucky in the school's first appearance in that round of tournament play.

Congratulations to Kathy Mary Dean-Bradley, who passed all four portions of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam and has received her CPA designation. Kathy is a senior accountant at Belfint, Lyons and Shuman PA, located in Wilmington, DE. Andy Peters works as an administrator at Long Island Crisis Center, a not-for-profit youth services organization, while writing and submitting fiction for publication. His short story "The Vain Prince" was published in the gay literary journal Ganymede. Andy launched http://andrewjpeterswrites.com to promote his creative projects. Chris Reynolds (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) and wife Ginette have been keeping busy running after their children, ages 8, 5, 2, and a newborn. Chris works as a bond broker while enjoying paddle tennis, hockey, and golf in his free time.

In baby news, Stephen Schwartz (Naples, FL) and wife Melanie (Rebak) '90 welcomed a new addition to their family. Oliver Mason was born on March 5, 2010. Big sister Jessica, 8, and brother Reid, 5, are thrilled to have a new buddy to play with. Stephen is the associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at the U. of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Inst. Matthew Price is an interventional cardiologist at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, CA. He is the proud father of Alexander, 5, and Gabriella, 6 months. Despite his oceanside locale, Matthew reports that he is still not a surfer!

Patrick Moore reported that he traveled to New Orleans with Delta Upsilon alumni Rob Ryder, Jay Bloedorn, Doug Gamble, Kevin Marcus '92, Pete Vogel '92, Geoff Hill '92, Pete Reynolds '92, Matt Moscati '94, Mike Trimarco '92, Ron Conte '92, and Brennan Doyle '92 for a community outreach project. They donated their time and money to help restore historic pubs and provide clothing to young mothers in need. The group also found some time to attend the Florida vs. LSU football game and visited the local DU chapter to speak to the young men there about drinking responsibly. Dorothy Patton and her family plan to return to the Washington, DC, area this summer after an embassy posting in London, England. Dorothy and her husband have taken advantage of every opportunity to travel with their two sons to Europe, Africa, and Asia over the past three years. They look forward to a Cornell Forensics reunion and returning to friends and family this summer.

Last September, Deanna Conoscenti (Chicago, IL) was married; she and husband Kevin spent their honeymoon in Italy, cycling through Tuscany and then to Cinque Terre to hike and relax. The couple had a wonderful time on their trip and spent the dreary Chicago winter longing to return. Deanna could certainly use another vacation as she is now busy keeping up with her husband's two boys! David Warner (Boston, MA) is president of Warner Larson Landscape Architects, which relocated to Boston in 2008. The firm managed to survive 2009 and is experiencing growth defying the odds in 2010. David says he is starting to see the rewards of many years of hard work! Most recently, he has been working on an innovative outdoor classroom design in a Boston schoolyard.

Please continue to share your news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the news form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Let the countdown begin! Our 20th Reunion is only one year away. It's time to start thinking about your travel plans and lining up babysitters now. With Dorine Colabella Scher and Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, as our reunion co-chairs again, our reunion is certain to be spectacular. Stay tuned for more details and remember to keep checking our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu) for information about class events, class dues, supporting the Class of 1991 Cornell Tradition Fellowship, and more. We can also use help finding "lost classmates." Many of us are connected with other classmates who have not updated their contact information with the university and are considered "lost." Please help us identify and reconnect with them.

Grads from the Class of '91 continue to amaze us with interesting careers and noteworthy accomplishments. Congratulations to Doug Derraugh and the women's ice hockey team on winning their first outright Ivy League title since 1996! The team finished undefeated in Ivy League play this year with a record of 8-0-2. This is Doug's fifth season as head coach after playing professionally overseas for 13 years in some of the top leagues in Norway, Germany, Austria, and Finland. Cornell is fortunate to have Doug back "on the Hill" and we wish him continued success with the women's hockey program.

Kate Rudy writes, "I am living in London and attached to the Courtauld Inst. as a fellow in medieval art history and conservation. Using a densitometer, I have invented a new method of quantifying how much medieval users handled their manuscripts. I call the project 'Dirty Books,' since I am really measuring the grime they ground into the vellum." Andrea Retzky (New York, NY) started her own business, ARC | Andrea Retzky Communications Inc., a PR consultancy, two years ago and loves being her own boss. It means she can do things like take the month of January to travel around New Zealand. Andrea also had the pleasure of returning to Cornell last September for the wedding of Lauren MacIntyre '89; the event was attended by a bunch of other Cornellians. She loved being back on campus for a gorgeous fall weekend.

Adam Seger writes, "I have launched my own spirit: Hum, a hibiscus spiced rum launched in Chicago in November, and will launch in London in March and California, Las Vegas, and New York in late spring." It is a 70-proof, sweet-yet-peppery rum liqueur made with pot-stilled rum, hibiscus flowers, coriander, ginger, and Kaffir lime. Learn more about it online at: www.humspirits.com. Adam is known for creating drinks like a chef. He's developed such innovative cocktails as roasted pineapple-grilled orange infused rum, strawberry-rhubarb-basil-balsamic mojito, and fresh fennel-watermelon-cucumber gin Gazpacho & Tonic. He has been featured in numerous publications and television programs including Cigar Aficionado, Wine Spectator, the New York Times, Sante, and GQ. He has been dubbed a "spirits guru" by Food & Wine and Fast Company and a "beverage guru" by Wine & Spirits. Adam is a certified culinary professional (CCP) and passed the advanced exam of the Court of Master Sommeliers on his first attempt. Next up, master sommelier accreditation. Good luck, Adam.

Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you must visit SusieCakes! There are four locations in Southern California (the original opened in Brentwood in 2006) and founder Susan Sarich has opened her fifth bakery in Greenbrae, CA (Marin County). SusieCakes is known for fresh ingredients, in-house bakers, and a variety of home-style cheesecakes, brownies, layer cakes, puddings, whoopie pies, and frosting-filled cupcakes--their signature treat. A number of Cornellians joined Susan and her husband, Houston Striggow, to celebrate the grand opening of the SusieCakes in Marin including John Clarke, Lisa Munter Clarke, Jennifer Berger Schatz, Alec Berger '92, and Peter Lee '63. Check it out for yourself at: www.susiecakesla.com. Martha Stewart raves about the strawberry cupcakes. Maria Cleaveland and I think the red velvet is fabulous. Thanks to Maria, SusieCakes offers Equator Estate coffees and teas, which are roasted just a few miles away in San Rafael. It is worth noting that Equator was named "2010 Roaster of the Year" by Roast Magazine.

Through Facebook, I received news from several classmates about their 40th birthday celebrations. Liz Olshan Jenkins, Marnie Siff-Korpi, Sherry Horowitz Harnick, Beth Chartoff Spector, Rita Landman Gitlitz, and Kerri Jew Iosepovici '90 spent a weekend at Foxwoods Casino last May. According to Liz, "It was a perfect way to bring on the 40s!" I also heard from Sumaya El-Ashry Ali (Boca Raton, FL). She is a stay-at-home mom with Zane, 12, Jaden, 9, and Sofia, 3-1/2. For her 40th birthday in December, Sumaya received a surprise party thrown by her husband. Tammy Blum Ross (who lives 15 minutes away) was among those in attendance. According to Sumaya, "People here think it's so funny that we were freshman-year roommates and are still best friends. Also that we live so close to each other!" Tammy and Sumaya got together with Rob Becker '92, MS '98, when he was visiting Florida in December. They went to brunch with Rob and his wife, Minoo, and met their baby, Roya.

Do you miss Hot Truck? Joel Stevens has been making his own version since we graduated. The Facebook pictures looked spectacular. Wes Atamian '89 and Mishtu Mukherjee '90 enjoyed some of Joel's Hot Truck during a recent Florida visit. Joel is SVP/senior managing director with Bernstein Global Wealth Management and is responsible for the Southeast including Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Atlanta, and Charlotte. Joel and Jennifer have been married 15 years and enjoy living in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. They are proud parents of Jacob, 14, Jane, 11, and Bentley and Belle, a pair of Boston terriers. Jacob is a multi-sport athlete and plays baseball on a national travel team. Jane competes nationally in equestrian and also enjoys piano and visual art. This past year, Joel gathered with Sigma Nus for wine tasting in Napa (to celebrate his 40th) and a weekend in Las Vegas. He also met up with Jack Gonzalez, MBA '97, Marc Rosenthal, Michael Gaffney, Roman Casciano, ME '92, Lance Rosen, Doug Rorech, Pete Crosby, Rich Owens, MBA '92, Mike Kelly '92, Ted von Hoene '92, Robert Cohen '93, Andy Hite '93, Jeff Woodring '93, and Ed Estrada '94 in NYC in December. That's an impressive showing!

Facebook is a great way to reconnect with Cornell friends, but I am also fortunate to have an opportunity to connect with classmates during my work travels. In recent months, I have seen Maria Cleaveland, Charles Wu, Jennifer Berger Schatz, Sara Weaver Palladino, Linda Shih, and Amy Schmerl in the Bay Area. Linda and husband Dan Clifford welcomed their first child, Zack, in May '09. Amy Schmerl always has great stories about her travels, including a trip to Argentina in fall '09. While in Argentina, Amy spent time in Buenos Aires, toured the wine country in Mendoza, went hiking and rafting in the Andes Mountains, and visited Iguazu Falls, which she described as "the waterfall that puts Niagara Falls to shame."

Thanks for sharing your news--please keep it coming! You can provide updates about work, travels, family, visits to campus, classmates you've seen or contacted, favorite memories, or anything Cornell related (other than engagements and pregnancies; please wait till the weddings and births). Contact us via e-mail, through the link on our class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the news form in our class mailings! Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Thanks to all the '91ers who continue to send us glimpses into their lives after Cornell. No matter where life's journey has taken you since your days in Ithaca, it's likely that by now you've seen the last traces of snow for the year. Seems like snow becomes much less fun as the years go by; however, in looking back on his days at Cornell, Akim Ben Hansen (Redmond, WA) remembers most fondly those chilly afternoons spent "traying" down Libe Slope on "borrowed" cafeteria trays. Nowadays Ben, the director of Mactus Group by profession, spends his free time mentoring children through a nonprofit called GenerationBIG, which expands upon the school-based mentoring program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound.

As of November 2009, we can name another politician among our ranks. Steven Sanders is happy to report that he was elected to the town council in Amherst, NY (http://www.erieelectionresults.com/Amherst.aspx). David Zaslow, a partner and member of the healthcare and general litigation practice groups, has been named managing partner in the Berwyn, PA, office of White and Williams LLP. David has also been serving his community as a member of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps in his part of Pennsylvania. He is president and assistant chief of the organization, but that doesn't stop David from regularly responding to 911 calls for paramedic services.

Our class had much to celebrate last fall. Jennifer Berger Schatz and husband Brad welcomed daughter Maeryn Grace on Sept. 1, '09. Baby Maeryn has already met quite a few members of the Class of '91 including Susan Sarich, Lisa Munter Clarke, Nicole Halpern Murphy, and Kathy Kraus Bolks. Also celebrating, Michael Vargas married Nicole Seretis last October in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Michael looked young enough to be a recent grad, judging by the photos. Many of Michael's Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers were in attendance, including Rob Last '92, ME '93, Jamie Meagher '93, Peter Ahn '92, Joe Hanlon '92, Andrew Hage, Michael Smalyga, and Chris Conyers.

Beth Chartoff and husband Jason Spector live in New York City with sons Josh, 7, and Sam, 4. Beth runs fundraising and investor relations at GSO Capital, which is the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group. GSO Capital manages $25 billion of distressed, mezzanine, and hedge fund assets. Jason is a plastic surgeon at Weill Cornell Medical College at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and also runs a research lab, which is in close collaboration with the Bioengineering Program in Ithaca. His work has been featured in the Cornell Daily Sun and by the Associated Press. He frequently gets back to Ithaca to serve as a guest lecturer on topics like tissue engineering. Beth and Jason have seen Rita Landman and husband Michael, Chris and Marnie Siff Korpi, Sherry Horowitz Harnick and husband Joel, Kerri Jew '90 and husband Zamir, and Evan Kanew and wife Jo, who have had a baby girl. Even though we have lost touch with friends as the years have passed, Cornellian connections live on. I was so happy to see Jana Pompadur Kierstead, director of MBA career services at Harvard Business School, at my firm's holiday party last December. We had a great time catching up after 18 years, and Jana is still the same rock star she's always been.

Please continue to share news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the news form in our annual class mailing, coming soon. We love to hear from you! Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Happy New Year (and New Decade), Class of 1991! Here's to new beginnings. News from classmates was not plentiful in the latter half of last year. Fortunately, Facebook is a great tool to extract news. I heard from Mark Adams, JD '95, who lives in Paris with wife Melissa (Arnold) and their children Zachary, 6, and Kate, 3. Mark is a lawyer in the Paris office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, focusing on cross-border corporate and capital markets transactions involving companies in France and Russia. Roughly 14 years after graduating from Cornell Law, Mark subjected himself to (and passed) the French Bar exam last spring. Mark loves living in Paris, noting several key differences from life in the NYC area, including: 1) bike riding with the kids in the gardens of an old chateau rather than in a suburban New Jersey park; 2) a café on every corner; 3) buying veggies, wine, and cheese at an open-air market instead of Whole Foods; and 4) a five-minute walk to work rather than a one-hour train ride. Mark and Melissa caught up with Ian Kline '90, BA '92, when he and his wife were in Paris for their honeymoon.

My sorority sister Carrie Duff '92 reports that 2009 was a great year for getting back in touch with Cornell classmates. In May, Carrie attended a 40th birthday party weekend getaway with her fellow Tri Delta sisters (described in a prior column). More recently, Carrie had dinner with Corinne McKamey '92, Max Chang '92, and Doug Hurley '92, at which Doug explained how he gets virtually all of his food from within 15 miles of his house in north central Massachusetts. Over dinner, the group shared thoughts about starting a charter school in Massachusetts; they would love to hear from anyone with experience in that Herculean task. Betsy Ochester shared news via Facebook that she works for Highlights for Children as editor and writer of their two puzzle book series, Puzzle Buzz and the brand new Puzzlemania. Betsy lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband and their daughter, Quincy, 2. One of my co-correspondents spotted Jennifer Berger Schatz's announcement that daughter Maeryn Grace made her debut on Sept. 1, '09. Jennifer posted that she and husband Brad "couldn't be happier."

Two classmates made the mainstream news for receiving awards in 2009. George Yin, an attorney at Garcia Calderon Ruiz LLP (GCR) in Los Angeles, CA, was named by the Organization for Chinese Americans (OCA) and General Motors as one of the 2008-09 Unsung Heroes for his time and dedication to the OCA-Greater Los Angeles chapter. George has been an active member of OCA-Greater Los Angeles for over a decade. He was the driving force behind organizing an artist's reception with a renowned painter from China, and he organized a "Summer Relief" event to raise money for relief efforts in Myanmar and China. "Giving back to the community is an area in which George has always been active, including volunteering with the OCA and serving on the boards of numerous other nonprofit, civic, and community organizations," reports the founding and managing partner of GCR. The New Jersey Dept. of Education recognized Chiara Shah, awarding her a 2009 Distinguished Student Teacher Award. Chiara is one of the year's 15 top graduates of the teacher preparation programs administered by New Jersey colleges and universities. She earned her master's in teaching from Monmouth U. in January 2009. She now teaches pre-calculus honors and algebra II at a high school in Lawrenceville, NJ. Prior to teaching, Chiara pursued various professions, including publishing and computer database design. Chiara and husband Sunish have a son, Kiran, and a daughter, Kayla.

Some classmates shared news in traditional ways. Chuck Taylor, ME '92 (Palo Alto, CA) is CEO of Doostang.com, an exclusive career network of elite graduates. When not working, Chuck competes in triathlons, including the Silicon Valley Olympic triathlon in June 2009. Barbara Burke Powers and husband Joe welcomed their fourth child in January 2009. Baby Grace joined Jack, 6, Tess, 5, and Chip, 3. Before becoming a stay-at-home mom about three years ago, Barbara worked for ten years in the pharmaceutical industry in the areas of clinical research and regulatory affairs. She laments that laundry is her present "after-hours" extracurricular activity, explaining that "the biggest surprise of having children has been all the laundry!" Barbara would love to hear from Noel Alden. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo (Austin, TX) keeps busy volunteering in her children's schools and in the community. Most recently, she has been training block captains for the Neighborhood Watch program in Austin's Allendale neighborhood. Laura notes that she is not currently paid for all the work she does, and she has been thinking of getting back into the professional world. She would love to hear from Deanna Smith '93 and Ana Quinonez, ME '93.

Thank you to those who wrote to us with news in 2009. We want to hear from more of you! Until then: Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Thanks for sharing your news so we have something to write about in our class column! Judy Corrigan Hartke (Glenwood, NY) is a wildlife artist, working with galleries throughout the US, art shows, calendar companies, card companies, and commissions. You can check out her work at www.judithhartke.com. Wow! She enjoys boating and camping, and like many parents, she stays busy with her daughter's activities (soccer, dance, etc.). Beach parties at AGR are among her fondest memories. She would love to hear from Deb Schmitt Carman '90. Elin Piorkowski Barton is owner and managing director of White Knight Productions, a video production company in Binghamton, NY. In addition to work, Elin has been studying Parelli Natural Horsemanship, taking care of four horses and two children. She has great memories of having coffee and long conversations with friends at Café Decadence on Libe Slope. She would love to hear from Veronique LaCapra.

On his way to Ireland is Kristen Billiar. He is an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Inst. He received tenure last year and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study the mechanics of nano-structured biomaterials in Galway this year. Kelly Palumbo is an ob/gyn in New Castle, PA. Richard Lee is a physician in New Jersey. He and wife Wun-Ye Jiu have two young children, 4-1/2 and 2-1/2. He misses the amazing summers at Cornell. Diane Solowsky Watson is chief administrative officer for the corporate finance division of Houlihan Lokey, an investment bank. She has been with them since she graduated from Cornell. Very impressive! She enjoys living in California and helped to celebrate the 40th birthday of Joanne Maurno in San Francisco, where they were hosted by Jenny Sherwood.

Congratulations are in order as more classmates expand their families. Patrick '90 and Lori Attanasio Woodring welcomed their fourth daughter, Lia Chelsea, on Oct. 25, 2008 in London. Chelsea joins big sisters Isabella, 5, Tessa, 5, and Siena, 3. In addition to working as an attorney at Barlett, Hackett, Feinberg PC in Boston, Kimberly Martin-Epstein keeps busy with diapers, bottles, and sing-alongs for Beatrix, who celebrated her first birthday in September. Speaking of sing-alongs, Kimberly has fond memories of being "a singin' fool in the Touchtones" during her Cornell days. On June 30, 2009 Andrew Stifel and wife Amanda welcomed son William to the family. His big sister is Emma, 3. Geneva "Viva" Chong is a research ecologist, US Geological Survey in Jackson, WY. She is also the Town of Jackson planning commissioner and a mom. She would love to hear from Kristen "Tuesday" Miller or anyone who was on the Cornell ski team (1987-91).

Catherine Reese has been a veterinary surgeon at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston for ten years; she is also the director of the surgery residency program. Cathy added a job as mom of Joseph Patrick, born Aug. 26, 2008. She enjoys gardening, tries to play softball once a week, and vacationed in Aruba. Playing with the club softball team at Cornell (before it became a varsity sport) is one of her fondest memories. She would love to hear from Jo Ann Rodriguez Salzarulo '90, her former roommate at Alpha Phi. Steve Carano (Boulder, CO) is a software engineer in image processing and, like most of us, would rather spend more time with his spouse and kids. He spends much of his free time swimming, biking, and running to prepare for triathlons. Way to go, Steve! He would like to hear from Jerry Cabradilla '90. Also in Colorado, Robert Dunlap is a senior control systems engineer for Stanley Consultants, a power and energy consulting company in Centennial, CO. He and wife Heather enjoy playing with their daughter, 1. In addition, he has been building a raised bed garden and visiting family in New York. Robert has memories of all the great folks he spent time with at Cornell. In particular, he would like to hear from John Martin and John Park.

Remember to join the Facebook group for the Cornell Class of 1991. You can stay in touch with classmates and reconnect with all of your old Cornell friends! The group is open to anyone on the Cornell network (not just '91 grads); however, you do need a Cornell e-mail address to join. Learn about our classmates, see old and new photos, and stay informed about plans for our next reunion . . . which is just around the corner. We hope to see you on Facebook soon! You can find instructions on the homepage: www.face-book.com/group.php?gid=39459233734.

Keep sharing your news and we will include it in our column! You can provide updates about work, travels, family, or other things happening in your life--both the successes and the challenges; or write us about anything Cornell-related--visits to campus, classmates you've seen or contacted, favorite memories, etc. No engagements or pregnancies, please; wedding and birth announcements welcome. Contact us via e-mail, through the link on our class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the news form in our class mailings! Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

By now, most of us have celebrated our 40th birthdays. We would love to share stories of how you marked this milestone. I was fortunate to enjoy a celebratory girls' weekend in Bethany Beach, DE, from May 15-17 with 21 of my Tri Delta sisters. Organized by Cristina Moeder Shaul, the perfect party planner who thought of everything, including T-shirts commemorating the occasio--yes, even 40-year-old sorority girls wear matching T-shirts to a party--this relaxing getaway was just what we all needed. From tennis, biking, and running to walking on the beach, shopping, and trips to the spa, each of us found a way to unwind from the demands and complexities of our daily lives. Each and every one of the "dashing Delta darlings" who made the trip to Delaware looks fantastic and is excelling on all fronts, giving proof to the cliché, "40 is the new 30." We missed many of our other classmates and sisters and urge them to join us at our 20th Reunion in 2011 and for other upcoming milestone celebrations.

Your class correspondents received interesting news from many classmates this cycle, several of whom mentioned what they remember most from their time at Cornell. Lisa Camacho-Szeto (Orlando, FL) is a real estate and mortgage broker. Recently, Lisa has been working for a Sheraton property to reintroduce herself to the industry. When not at work, Lisa enjoys working out at the YMCA doing Zumba and Latin Cardio classes, free weights, and SWAT workouts, watching movies, and taking online classes. Lisa reports that she has made a point to find Cornell friends over the past couple of years. "Hello everyone again. Hope all is well. Casey Cook, where are you?" When she wrote last May, Lisa was trying to find her way to Indonesia for a 40th birthday bash. We hope she made it! We would love to hear all about an Indonesian 40th birthday party. Lisa fondly remembers Ithaca's gorges and Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC).

Peter Sloane reports that he is a "happy lawyer" working at Leason Ellis LLP in White Plains, NY, as head of the trademark and copyright practice group. Peter practiced trademark and copyright law for 15 years in Manhattan and moved to a firm in Westchester to be closer to his wife, Michele, and daughters Hannah, 10, and Molly, 8. Peter's best memories of his time at Cornell include the time he spent with his fraternity brothers at ZBT.

Many of our classmates are pursuing satisfying careers in academia. Apichai Shipper is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at the U. of Southern California. He published the book Fighting for Foreigners: Immigration and its Impact on Japanese Democracy (Cornell U. Press, November 2008). "I love what I do and can't think of doing something else," he writes. He fondly remembers late nights/early mornings enjoying beer or coffee with good friends in College-town. He would love to hear from Jeff Palachi. Susan Halebsky Dimock teaches in the Washington, DC, programs of the U. of Illinois and UC San Diego. When not teaching undergraduates, Susan keeps busy chasing her 2-year-old. Her memory of Cornell is the view from Uris Library. Shannon Bessette was promoted to associate professor of anthropology at Jamestown Community College in western New York. Shannon also volunteers at the Chautauqua County Humane Society, serving as a foster parent for cats, kittens, and ferrets. Lynn Buchwalder, MS '96, is a research associate at Yale U. School of Medicine, Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. While her work keeps her very busy, Lynn also volunteers at a local animal shelter and enjoys running. Her best memories include the beautiful campus and the open-mindedness of the Cornell community.

Other classmates pursuing interesting careers and rich extracurricular activities include Vicki June, DVM '95, a veterinarian at Princeton Animal Hospital. Outside of work Vicki enjoys riding horses and competing in equestrian competitions (jumpers). Vicki would love to hear from Lara Chavin. Michelle Bayuk is a managing director at Albert Whitman & Co., publishers of "good books for children since 1919." Michelle recently moved to the Chicago area and bought her first home. Rebecca Darien Yodzio continues her work both as president of Darien Consulting LLC and as a mother of sons Tyler, 4, and Dylan, 2. Rebecca's "extracurricular" activities include participating in a book club, cooking for friends, exercising, and playing "taxi" for play dates and after school activities. When asked what she would rather be doing now, Rebecca wrote, "Living in a better economy!" Here's to that.

In April, we received news from around the globe. Bob Saunders wrote to us just days before he relocated to Singapore for an 18- to 24-month assignment with Barclays Capital, where he works as the global head of application management for risk and finance. Before he relocated, Bob enjoyed singing in his church choir and walking his two Labradors. Let's hope he has been able to continue both activities in Singapore. When asked what he would rather be doing, Bob answered, "Eating a pint of Cherry Garcia." Can you get that in Singapore? Johnny Tseng lives in Hong Kong, where he is a managing director at J & B Group Ltd., an apparel export company. When not working, Johnny enjoys the performing arts and traveling. Johnny and wife Noelle have welcomed their first child, so most of his free time has been consumed by learning how to take care of a baby.

Dan and Sharon Kaufman Moreland are delighted to announce the birth of son Jackson Benjamin on Aug. 7, 2008. Jackson joins big brother David, 3. Sharyn Talman Matthews and husband Robert welcomed son Tyler in early 2009. Tyler joins older sister Katelyn, 3. Christian, MCE '92, and Jennifer Wolfe Loew '04 welcomed their first, Caroline Heike Loew, on March 11, 2009. Ben Goody, a teacher on Long Island, NY, sent word that he was married in November 2008. Congratulations, Ben. Please send us more details to include in an upcoming column.

For those of you living in the New York area, and those who may come to the area for Thanksgiving weekend, consider joining Cornellians of all ages (including many classmates) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 28 at 8 p.m. to watch the Big Red men's hockey team take on Boston U. Tickets are available at www.Ticketmaster.com. As I write this column (in early June) there are discussions about a pre-game gathering for classmates and friends of the classes of the early-to-mid '90s. Keep your eyes open for details. Thanks to everyone who sent news. Please keep the updates coming. We would love to hear from all of you. Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

Now that the days are getting longer and we can all enjoy the outdoors again, pour yourself a tall glass of lemonade and relax on the deck as you catch up with some of your old friends. Thanks to all of the '91ers who continue to send us glimpses into their lives after Cornell. As many of us celebrate landmark birthdays this year, welcome little ones into the world, and continue to spend time with family and friends, it is wonderful to sit back and count the many blessings for which we are so grateful.

There's nothing quite like Ithaca in the spring. We can thank Doug Pascale for a trip down memory lane with this update. Doug visited Cornell recently for campus recruiting with Northrop Grumman, where he works as an engineering manager. He enjoyed seeing the recent campus additions, and of course had his requisite Hot Truck sandwich, dinner at Ruloff's, and good beer at the Chapter House. Doug was also thrilled to attend Cornell Hockey versus Princeton with good friend and fraternity brother Todd Rethemeier '93, MBA '95. Doug extends his happiness that even Engineers now have a nice hangout in the new Duffield Hall main floor; he also got to see the new dorms recently constructed on West and North. It's great to see that there is still quite a bit of activity on the Hill!

Campus reports also come to us by way of Francis Vanek, who is married to Catherine Johnson. The couple has kids Ray, 13, and Mira, 9, and reside at EcoVillage at Ithaca, an environmentally focused community near Cornell. Francis, a senior lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering, published a textbook, Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation. Francis's sister Rosie Vanek does excellent work for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, based in Geneva, Switzerland, and travels extensively around the world for outreach, fact-finding, and coordinating educational exhibits. Rosie is not alone in her globetrotting: Jean Tang travels the world as a food and travel writer for the New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, New York Magazine, and other publications (see her new website: jean-tang.com). Marc Polymeropoulos, MPA '92, a senior member of the US Dept. of State, has returned to Amman, Jordan, with his wife and children ages 6 and 8. This is Marc's sixth posting for the Foreign Service, after two-year stints in Damascus, Syria; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Cairo, Egypt; the United Nations in New York; and a previous posting in Amman, Jordan, studying Arabic. Along with plenty of short trips to Afghanistan and Iraq, life has not been dull for Marc and his family! With many great Irish pubs in Amman (go figure), Marc has generously offered to buy a beer for anyone coming through on a tour of the Middle East. Contact the US Marine Corps at Post One and Marc will be found either at the Embassy or at his residence. The well-traveled Sonya Savkar Xu has lived in California, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and New York the past five years. Formerly a lawyer, Sonya now spends her time trekking the globe with her beautiful daughter, 5, and occasionally running into her good friend Sue Garland '91, who has been living in India for some time now.

Many of our classmates are making great contributions to academia. Steve Walton, a member of the faculty at Penn State U., was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Fellowship and will be a visiting professor at Leeds U. this fall. While there he will be working with the university (medieval studies and history of science), the Royal Armouries, and the Battlefields Trust on graduate modules for "The Origins of Firepower" and on engineering studies of the performance of 16th-century artillery and firearms. Steve was married last summer to Alice Margerum of Salem, MA, and London. Barbara Wilinsky Selznick (Tucson, AZ) and husband Sanford have children Lily, 7, and Ellis, 5. Barbara is an associate professor in the School of Media Arts at the U. of Arizona and has published her second book, Global Television: Co-Producing Culture. Last summer, Barbara and her family traveled back to Ithaca for the Suzuki Violin Inst. at Ithaca College (Lily plays the violin). Barbara reports that she thoroughly enjoyed going back to see Cornell and reading books to her son at the Temple of Zeus. She can't wait to go back again this summer and show her children more of Ithaca. Lucinda Rosenfeld has been busy writing a novel, "I'm so Happy For You," which tells the story of two competitive 30-somethings whose friendship dates back to college (see Lucinda's website: www.imsohappyforyou.com). On the personal front, Lucinda lives in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, with her husband and daughters Cornelia, 1, and Beatrice, 3. Manhattan denizen Carolyn Richmond is co-chair of Fox Rothschild's hospitality law practice, representing many of the most popular eateries in the city. Carolyn has been recognized by Crain's 40 Under 40-New York's Rising Stars for her status as one of the city's most-sought labor law attorneys specializing in restaurants and bars. Carolyn's clients include some of the biggest names in the business, such as Bobby Flay and Drew Nieporent '77.

In baby news, Sharyn Talman Matthews (West Milford, NJ) welcomed son Tyler William at the end of January. Tyler joins big sister Katelyn, 3. Sharyn is the vice president of human resources for Spectrum for Living, a nonprofit serving the needs of adults with developmental disabilities. Scott Burnam (Arnold, MD) and his wife welcomed daughter Kaylen-Marie on March 17, 2009. When not changing diapers and trying to catch up on sleep, Scott works in pharmaceutical sales and plays lacrosse weekly to keep the memory of playing in the '88 National Lacrosse Championship alive. Jason Saul celebrated the first birthday of son Jonah Asher. Jason has been appointed to the faculty of Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management as lecturer, social enterprise. He is the CEO of Mission Measurement LLC, a firm based in Chicago that measures the social impact of corporations, nonprofits, and foundations. Catherine Reese and husband Sean Neilon welcomed son Joseph Patrick on Aug. 26, '08. Catherine is a surgeon at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston and promises to try to fit in some time for softball and golf along with the responsibilities of being a new mom. Greg Stoller reports that all is well in Boston, where his real estate and academic work continues to go well, although business is quite challenging in this economy. The Stollers' oldest son is 8 and the twins are now 5. Greg is regularly in touch with Dan Goldman, Mike Dreitzer, Rich Dreitzer '90, and Randall Singer.

Please keep us updated by e-mail, via our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the news form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; and Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Many thanks for continuing to share your news and updates! Congratulations are in order for several classmates. Heather and Michael Koopman (Manhattan Beach, CA) welcomed their first child, Sam Henry, on Jan. 29, '09. Keith Lender and wife Jill adopted a baby boy from Korea. Jaden has settled into his new life in NYC quite well. He arrived in time for Halloween, election night, and the Thanksgiving Day parade. Keith teaches high school part-time in the Bronx and is in his third year of managing the family office.

You may have seen Kate Snow on the campaign trail last fall following Hillary Clinton in her presidential campaign. Kate has anchored the weekend edition of "Good Morning America" since 2004 and contributes to various ABC News broadcasts as a correspondent for both "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight." Somehow she has found time in recent years to participate on a career panel and guest lecture for several Communication classes on campus along with hosting a Communication class trip to NYC at the ABC News studios. Kate is also on the National Board of Directors for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program. In November 2008, Kate received a much-deserved Young Alumni Achievement Award from the CALS Alumni Association. Way to go, Kate!

Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, taught 6th grade math for four years in Brooklyn, NY, before joining his wife in running her speech therapy clinic in Brooklyn (Bay Ridge), where they also live. They have children Aidan, 8, Trevor, 5, and Fiona, 3, and adopted a fantastic dog, a 1-1/2-year-old boxer-Rottweiler mix. Stephen Schwartz (Naples, FL) is an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology with the Bascom Palmer Eye Inst. (U. of Miami). He completed his MBA at Kellogg. Stephen and wife Melanie (Rebak) '90 have children Jessica and Reid. They are active with the local Cornell Club. Rachael Przybyla (Austin, TX) is the medical director of medical policy development for Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership. Rachael shares this story about her kids Sloane, 8, and Lance, 1. "Sloane was lulled to sleep with our Alma Mater until age 5. She called the song 'Beluga Waters.' Occasionally she still asks me to sing it to her. Lance adores his big sister. One night when he was about 6 months old, I heard him fussing, but didn't get to him right away. After a few moments, there was quiet in the house. (Parents know that is usually a bad sign!) I walked through the house and found Sloane soothing Lance in a rocking chair singing our Alma Mater! Needless to say, it made this Cornellian proud."

Our classmates are also doing wonderful things around the country and around the world. Otto Pohl founded a company in Bozeman, MT, that helps spread a positive environmental message as well as raise funds for nonprofits dedicated to helping the environment. The company is called Swell Foop (as in, Saving the World in One Swell Foop) and sells organic cotton T-shirts with designs of rare and endangered animals. You can check it out at: www.swellfoop.com. Kevin Covert sends greetings from afar. "We moved to Astana, Kazakhstan, where I work at the US Embassy as the energy officer, monitoring the oil and gas sector (Kazakhstan is a significant oil export and gas transit country), as well as nuclear power, electricity, coal, and alternative forms of energy. It's completely unlike anything I've ever done and I love it--especially the helicopter rides to offshore rigs. My wife Lesya and our boys Timothy, 9 going on 19, and Daniel, 2, enjoy the lifestyle as well, particularly the six-foot snow drifts, ice skating on the river Ishim, screaming down an ice slide, and trudging across the steppe in snow shoes. Please let our '91 friends know we'd be happy to hear from them at: coverts_2000@yahoo.com." Congrats and good luck, Kevin!

"Still in Buffalo and lovin' every minute of it" is Tim Vanini. Tim is involved with the local Cornell Club and chaired a committee to celebrate 100 years of hockey history at the Nichols School. According to Tim, the event was a true success with many coming from all over the country to join the celebration. Phil Nobel '92 also served on the committee. Tim stays in touch with Bruce Frauley, who is busy with his job and raising two kids with wife Lisa. Lillian Hsu started a new job in February as controller for an environmental services firm in Chicago called EFS National and took the kids to Mexico for spring break with husband Paul Li '86, ME '88. According to Lillian, "Usually I have nothing interesting to report, but in this economy, I feel very fortunate to have a good job and to be able to take vacation!" Ben Morgan (North Royalton, OH) is a national liability quality assurance consultant with Farmers Insurance and active with CAAAN student recruitment efforts. Ben looks forward to seeing his fraternity brothers at reunion again this year and invites friends and '91 classmates to stop by Chi Phi. They have a large turnout at the house every reunion weekend (regardless of the graduation class or fraternity affiliation). Ben also enjoys cheering on Cornell wrestling at the NCAA championships as they look to win the national title. He and his wife of 17 years have two kids.

Living in Pennsylvania right near the Crayola Factory and Lafayette College is Kristy Bogardus Purcell. After Cornell, she went to law school at George Washington, clerked for a judge in New Jersey, and practiced family law for six years. She met her husband on a blind date (the first and only). Now she is busy raising two boys and two girls ages 9, 8, 6, and 3. "I have such great memories and I miss it so much! It's been forever since I was last there. I keep in touch with Nicole Scheps Kirsh, Julie Gluck Hirsch, Gloria Godsell, and Hallie Goldman Hohner, to name a few."

As you may know, there is a Facebook group for the Class of 1991. What a great way to stay in touch with our classmates and reconnect with friends! The group is open to anyone on the Cornell network (not just '91 grads); however, you do need a Cornell e-mail address to join. Learn about our classmates, see old and new photos, and stay informed about plans for our next reunion. There are many Cornell groups on Facebook (and networks on LinkedIn). You can relive some of your favorite experiences by becoming a "fan" of Johnny's Hot Truck, Dunbar's, and the Lynah Faithful. Find instructions on the homepage: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39459233734. We hope to see you on Facebook soon!

Keep the news coming and we will gladly share it! You can provide updates about work, travels, family, 40th birthday celebrations, visits to campus, classmates you've seen or contacted, favorite memories, or anything Cornell related (please save news of engagements or pregnancies until the wedding day or the birth of your child). Contact us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the news form in our most recent class mailing! Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Have you heard the news? Facebook is not just for kids. Really, it's true. Many of you are already active participants in this online social networking phenomenon. Some of you (like me) have hesitated to join (Isn't LinkedIn for the grown ups? Do I really want to share that much on the Internet?). You may be astonished to learn how many people you know are on Facebook. If you have not already done so, check out the Cornell Class of 1991 Group created by Charles Wu. It is open to all people on the Cornell Network (not just members of the Class of '91). You will need a Cornell e-mail address to join. You can find instructions on the homepage: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39459233734. As more classmates join, it will become a terrific resource for the most current information about the comings and goings of the Class of '91 (complete with photos) and plans for our next reunion. It is my New Year's resolution to give Facebook a try. I hope to see you there.

Now on to one of my favorite methods of voyeurism: the Class of 1991 Class Notes! Natalie Schwartz Mariuzza has written The Teacher Chronicles: Confronting the Demands of Students, Parents, Administrators and Society. The book, based on Natalie's interviews with more than 50 teachers around the country, reveals the challenges and pressures teachers face from a host of sources. "I wrote The Teacher Chronicles to give parents insight into the perspective of teachers, enabling them to develop productive and successful relationships with their children's teachers." The book also offers teachers the opportunity to learn how their colleagues have successfully overcome challenges. The Teacher Chronicles was released on Sept. 8, 2008 and is available on Amazon.com.

In August 2008 Kevin Lemanowicz began his 13th year at FOX 25 in Boston, MA. He has been the chief meteorologist from the first day FOX 25 went on the air in 1996. FOX 25 has grown from a one-hour 10 p.m. newscast. Now, Kevin does the 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p.m. newscasts five days a week. Kevin and his wife Alina celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in October 2008. Older son Conor, 11, started middle school this year and is into everything from scouting to art to football. Jacob, 8, is in 3rd grade and loves any sport he can play at any time, anywhere. Kevin and Alina couldn't be more proud of them. Last April (2008), the family took a spring break trip to Niagara Falls, NY. On the way, Kevin brought them to Ithaca to visit Cornell, where they caught a Cornell baseball game vs. Columbia. The boys even went home with a foul ball. After trekking around campus, they visited Kevin's fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha. Then he introduced all of them to deep-dish pizza at the Nines. Kevin says, "It was every bit as delicious as I remember." The Lemanowicz family left with new Cornell gear they proudly wear around Franklin, MA.

Mark and Pallavi Gholkar Homan (Palo Alto, CA) have been living in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past ten years. After a decade of debating whether to return to Colorado, they have decided to stay in California and are building their dream home just a few blocks from the Stanford campus. Their children Maya, 8, and Vijay, 5, are the joys of their parents' lives. Mark writes that Maya is an angel with the soul of a saint, and Vijay is all mischief. Pallavi was promoted last year to director of product management for Mail at Yahoo! and Mark has been at Cisco since 1998, currently as senior director, responsible for the six customer care call centers around the world. When he wrote, Mark and Pallavi were getting ready to host Rick and Elise Wiener Joy in November 2008 on a surprise trip to Napa, CA, to celebrate Rick's 40th birthday. Jean Signorelli Spiegel lives in Ballston Lake, NY, with husband Bruce and their two daughters, 6 and 1. In her present "day job," Jean is a store manager at Kohl's department store. After hours, Jean is busy shepherding her daughters to their many activities, volunteering at their schools, and organizing community events. The Spiegel family spends much of their summer at the lake house in beautiful Aurora, NY (30 minutes from Ithaca). After three years in Davidson, NC, Matt and Cristina Moeder Shaul and son James, 8, moved back to Newtown, CT, where Matt has taken on a new role at Hewitt Associates (the firm he joined right out of Cornell), leading the company's HR outsourcing business in the Eastern US and in Canada. The Shauls loved their southern living, but are enjoying being back in the Northeast and seeing old friends.

Last fall, professor of Astronomy Dr. Steve Squyres delivered amazing presentations about the Mars rovers to several gatherings of Cornell alumni and friends. Tamara Fox, Alex Bonne, Charles Wu, and Kathy Kraus Bolks enjoyed hearing Prof. Squyres in San Jose, CA, on November 5. Bob Baca, Meredith Clark Shachoy, Nicole Bisagni Del Toro, Nicole Doria-Rose, PhD '98, Chris Selley, Marrita Murphy, and William Kim attended the presentation, and the "Return from Mars" reception, in Washington, DC, on Nov. 20.

News of new babies continues to stream in. Ejnar Knudsen and wife Elizabeth adopted a baby girl in 2007, and now they are expecting triplets. Last year Ejnar received the Young Alumni of the Year award from CALS. Ejnar and Raju Shah '90 (Hotel) manage a hedge fund in California that focuses on investing in public food and agriculture companies. Cassius Drake, an emergency room doctor and medical director of a freestanding emergency room outside of Detroit, and his wife welcomed second son Xavier on Oct. 6, 2008. Mollie Finch Hunter and husband John welcomed a new baby girl in July 2008. Catherine joins big brothers Luke, 3, and James, 18 months. And if three kids in three years isn't excitement enough, the Hunter family moved in August from Norfolk, VA, to Bremerton, WA, where John (CDR, US Navy) is stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

Liza Jones Hards and husband Steve welcomed their first child, Tyler Steven, on Aug. 26, 2008. In July, Liza gathered with many of her Tri Delta sisters at Denise Law La-Galia's house for a baby shower in Liza's honor. Attendees included Suzanne Schafer Skalski, Jennifer Tauras Twining, Jennifer Sampson McBride, Kimberly Martin-Epstein, Noelle Briand '90, and Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96. Less than one month later, on Sept. 23, 2008, Kimberly Martin-Epstein and wife Peg welcomed daughter Beatrix. These proud new moms had an amazing 2008, explaining "it is wonderful to be legally married, and we are so fortunate to live in this place and time where we can really be Bea's moms TOGETHER."

If you find yourself missing Ithaca during these years between reunions, consider participating in one of the wonderful programs offered by Cornell's Adult University (CAU) on-campus summer classes. Three of our classmates participated in programs in 2008, including Kim Brown Bixler and Amy Wefer Faucher, who enjoyed the Tennis program, and Patricia Skibitsky Oleyourryk, who attended the Guerilla Cooking class. Happy 40th birthday to the majority of the Class of 1991. Please share stories about how you celebrated (or plan to celebrate) this significant milestone and we will include them in our columns throughout the year. Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

With the holidays behind us and before the winter doldrums set in, grab a cup of hot cocoa, relax by the fire with your Cornell Alumni Magazine, and enjoy reading the many exciting updates from your classmates. Wedding bells continue to ring for the Class of '91! Wayne Hickey has been out in Seattle, WA, for almost nine years now and was married in August 2008 to Paige Young. About three weeks after their wedding Wayne switched jobs; he is a senior vice president at Edelman, a public relations firm, overseeing its global Xbox account. He also works with Edelman's worldwide digital entertainment practice as a senior strategist. Wayne says, "It's been a great year, but I think that's about as much change as I can handle for now." Wayne and Paige had a small, family-only wedding, but for the wedding party the following week, Billy Navas '90 and wife Susanne flew out from Connecticut. Wayne and his bride had plans to see Chris Milazzo and wife Heidi (and their son Max) in January during their two-week honeymoon in New Zealand.

Wendy Milks (Portland, ME) married Robert Coburn on Sept. 22, 2007. Chuck and Julie Welch Alvarez '92 were at the wedding. Wendy and Robert welcomed son Stephen Larsen Coburn on Sept. 29, 2008. She says that everyone is well. John Heimlich married Layla Voll at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, on Oct. 4, 2008. Cornellians in attendance included Jon Kay '92, Doug Han, William Hanisch, Sanjeev Dhawan, Sameer Desai, Amy Haught Slusher, and Wendy Fisler Petti '76, MAT '78. John is vice president and chief economist for the Air Transport Assn. of America. He continues to play clarinet with a local quintet and is captain of his softball team. Layla is a medical librarian with the Washington Hospital Center and active in a variety of charitable causes. They live in DC's Woodley Park neighborhood.

In baby news, Mark Mower (Los Angeles, CA) writes that he and wife Kathleen welcomed their first child, Mason Priel Mower, on Sept. 17, 2008. Debra McMahon Williams (New Haven, CT) shares that she had a son, Dennis "Denny" Gary Williams, on Jan. 12, 2008, and has been busy watching over him; she loves parenthood. Debra is a consultant at Collective Energy Consulting LLC, and helps individuals and teams "get out of their own way" using a technique for improving constructive and creative thinking. Rachel Teck Moore (Williamsburg, VA) is a sixth grade language arts teacher. She also enjoys taking care of her 6-month-old granddaughter. For fun, Rachel attends 18th-century dances at Colonial Williamsburg. What she remembers most fondly about Cornell was visiting the parks and gorges and the Plantations.

Elena Klaw and her spouse and daughter, 6, live in San Jose, CA. Elena is an associate professor at San Jose State U. and director of the Center for Community Learning & Leadership. Her book Mentoring and Making it in Academe: A Guide for Newcomers to the Ivory Tower is now out in paperback. To order copies, call the Rowman and Littlefield customer service dept. at (800) 462-6420 and use the promotion code "UPREPUB." Jon Krumerman lives in his adopted state of Texas with his wife, daughters ages 10 and 8, a Boston terrier, and a baby Doberman who thinks she runs the place. Coming from Miami, Jon never thought he would live in Dallas or any other land-locked city, but he really likes it, especially the people. As a native Austinite, I know what Jon means! He says Dallas weather is pretty unforgiving in the summer, so they spend much of the season in San Diego, CA. Jon practices neurosurgery and is in the process of building a spine hospital. Although Jon enjoys his work very much, he admits that he needs a break and looks forward to escaping to Paris (as in France--not Texas). Bon voyage!

Carrie Koenig (Telluride, CO) reports that her recent endeavors include real estate brokerage (http://www.tellurideproperties.com), managing a vacation rental property (www.Visit-TellurideColorado.com), and learning about passive solar design to build her own off-grid cabin next year. Carrie tells us that she has not married, yet, but is open to suggestions! Meanwhile, she enjoys a lifestyle of outdoor adventure in the Rocky Mountains: hiking, biking, and skiing. Trevor Morris writes that he played Go regularly as an undergrad, restarting and running the Cornell Go Club. On Oct. 11, 2008, he traveled to China to compete in Go at the first World Mind Sports Games and stayed in the same place in Beijing that housed the Olympic athletes. Go, probably the most popular board game in the world, is so old Confucius mentioned it in the 5th century BCE. It is especially popular in Korea and Japan, where it is called "Igo," a derivation of its English name. According to usgo.org, "Beyond being merely a game, Go can take on other meanings to enthusiasts: an analogy with life, an intense meditation, a mirror of one's personality, an exercise in abstract reasoning, or, when played well, a beautiful art in which black and white dance across the board in delicate balance."

A star is born (or, more likely, will continue to shine): Francine Goldstein Tajfel was selected for the New Jersey Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2008. The list was published in the August 2008 edition of New Jersey Monthly. Only 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are named to the list, which represents up-and-coming attorneys who are either 40 and under or who have practiced for ten years or less. Francine is an associate at Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer PA. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate, commercial leasing, and the preparation of governing documents for the sale of condominiums and planned real estate developments. Francine has lectured on condominium law for the New Jersey Inst. for Continuing Legal Education.

Todd Zielinski (Atlanta, GA) has been traveling throughout the US and Asia (China and Vietnam) for work. He is a global sourcing director at Georgia Pacific, but would rather be traveling with his family and friends. When he is not traveling the world, he enjoys playing tennis and golf, but especially chasing his sons, ages 4 and 1. Todd writes that one thing he remembers about his time at Cornell is hanging out at 101 Eddy St. and 517 E. Buffalo with B, C, Drewski, Dre, Skin, Satch, Selley, Stash, Noel, and, of course, Janese! Please continue to share news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the news form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; and Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Can you believe we're already halfway to our next reunion? That's right. Our 20th Reunion is coming up in June 2011! In the meantime, members of our class continue to be involved with families, careers, and interesting activities.

Tim, JD '93, and Kim Brown Bixler have moved again! Five moves in 15 years is certainly exhausting. Tim took a job as general counsel of a semi-conductor company outside of L.A., so they moved to Manhattan Beach in July 2007 with their daughter Kendall, 10, and son Robert, 9. According to Kim, "We are renting our home in Northern California and currently renting a place on the beach! Keep in touch with us at thebixlers@earthlink.net." Life will never be the same for Pamela Sewell-Waggoner. An attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, IRS in Denver, CO, Pamela enjoyed a six-month maternity leave after Amelia and Gregory were born in February 2008. She has less time for hobbies like hiking, tennis, soccer, and skiing, and looks forward to sleeping through the night again . . . someday. Becky Levine Leibowitz is also busy chasing after sons Jonah, 5, and Sam, 3. She is a manager of strategic quality with Ethicon Inc. in Somerville, NJ. She has vivid memories of the smell of breakfast while hiking up Libe Slope to go to class in the morning.

Chris Reynolds is celebrating both his tenth anniversary with wife Ginette and turning 40. He is a credit derivatives broker and enjoys playing golf and coaching lacrosse. Celeste Tambaro D'Allesandro is managing director, Latin American equity sales at Goldman Sachs. Husband David is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Sons David, 5, and Aidan, 2, provide great joy outside of work. Raising four kids and a dog keeps Amy Gellert Lebovitz on the go. Somehow she still finds time for tennis and running while supervising the household in Bernardsville, NJ. Noel Dean Blackwood lives in Austin, TX, with wife Laurie. He is a legal director for Dell Inc. and enjoys cycling in his free time. Wendy Milks, director of marketing for Wright Express Corp., wrote from Portland, ME.

Elizabeth Voulieris Kassinis and husband George '90 are currently living in Cyprus. Elizabeth is working for the US Embassy as a senior program advisor with the US Agency for Int'l Development. George is an associate professor of management in the School of Economics and Management at the U. of Cyprus. Also making an impact internationally is Judith Heichelheim, deputy regional director, Latin America and the Caribbean with Population Services Int'l. She tries to spend as much time as possible with her husband Vladimir Bogachev and 4-year-old son and likes cooking and being outdoors in her free time. Judith would love to hear from Tonya Fancher.

How nice to hear from a few of my former fourth floor Donlon hallmates! Mike Gimbel writes from Pittsburgh, PA, where he is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He joined the UPMC Division of Plastic Surgery in August 2006 as an assistant professor of surgery. Nate Bailey is a senior VP, human resources at NBC Universal. He and wife Camille live in Silver-mine, CT. Liv Gussing shares news of Akash, who joined the family in June from Mumbai in time to celebrate his second birthday. According to Liv, "He has a good sense of humor, is very meticulous, and knows exactly what he wants. Plus he is a cricket fan! He is now adjusting to life on tropical Bali after the big city!" Isara, 4, is doing a fantastic job as big sister. Liv's freshman-year roommate Jennifer Berger Schatz is enjoying being a newlywed. Now a director of marketing at Matthews Int'l Capital Management, Jen also has a new home in San Francisco with husband Brad.

Ken Mark is launching a line of skincare products in addition to growing his medical practice as a dermatologist/skin cancer surgeon in Southampton and East Hampton, NY. His antioxidant hydrating cream has been a huge hit in some of the country's most exclusive locales: Manhattan, Aspen, and the Hamptons. Check out his website for secrets to keep you looking like you did when you were at Cornell: www.kennethmarkmd.com. More great news for Todd Kennett! After leading the lightweight crew team to their third straight national title, Todd was named Cornell's Spirit of '57 Director of Rowing and Head Coach of Heavyweight Rowing. Todd has been a member of the Cornell rowing staff since 1993. Former track standout Stephanie Best now lives in Utah. She is a detective in the fraud crimes unit with the Logan City Police Dept. She stays in touch with Cynthia Loizides Weber '90, Jeannine Cavender-Bares '90, and Loren Mooney '93, who just ghost-wrote a book for Floyd Landis, Positively False.

Speaking of writing, Bonnie Mills Trenga has been authoring the "Sentence Sleuth" column for Writer's Digest magazine, writing a blog (sentencesleuth.blogspot.com), and working as a freelance copyeditor and writer in Mesa, AZ. Her book, The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier: How to Solve the Mysteries of Weak Writing, is now out in paperback. Bonnie enjoys movies, tennis lessons, and working out; however, she admits she would rather be traveling around Europe. Did you see Voula Saridakis on the History Channel series "Lost Worlds" recently? According to Voula, "The particular episode, entitled 'Al Capone's Secret City,' explores the Chicago haunts of Al Capone, and my job as a historical investigator was to interview the local experts on Al Capone and Chicago history and make some conclusions about the buildings and structures we explored as we filmed." There is a one-minute preview of the episode on the "Lost Worlds" minisite, www.history.com/minisites/lostworlds. When she's not appearing onscreen, Voula is a lecturer in history at Lake Forest College.

Thanks for sharing your news with us! You can reach us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the News Form in our class mailings. We look forward to hearing from you! Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

We received so much news in recent months! No space to waste. It was great to hear from friends with whom I had lost touch, including Jill Kerber Aldous. Jill is married to Steve '90 and lives on a farm in Iowa with children Kiersten, 10, and Levi, 6. Jill keeps busy working with her father Edgar Kerber '54 and brother in a feed manufacturing and livestock management services company that has been in the Kerber family since 1922. Jill's nephew Justin Kerber '10 is studying business in the Ag college and wrestling for the Big Red. Jill and her son had the opportunity to meet the Cornell wrestling team at the Team Duals in Cedar Falls, IA, last winter. Luisa Santiago-Jones is living in Miami, FL, where she works as an assistant chief counsel in the Dept. of Homeland Security. She is also a member of the US Army Reserves.

Making up for lost time, Andy Burrows sent us a quick review of his life since he left Cornell. Following graduation, he moved to New York City to attend NYU law school. After finishing there in 1994, Andy moved to San Francisco, where he practiced law for six years. In 2000 he became a legal recruiter with Major, Lindsey & Africa. In this role, he has had the pleasure of working with many Cornell graduates over the years. On the personal side, Andy has been married to wife Rachel since 1997 and welcomed son Parker to the family in 2004.

Sharing news from overseas, Betsy Alley, who lives in London, divides her time between family (husband Derek and daughter Carmen, 1), a part-time business development role at London Business School, and her e-commerce start-up, ModernAntiquity.com. She also serves as a board member for a small local museum called the Ragged School Museum, which allows visitors to experience the life of the Victorian poor and to have lessons in a Victorian classroom. Betsy also runs a chapter of her business school alumni club, based within Canary Wharf, London's new financial hub. "I don't really see any Cornell friends over here, as I've found the local alumni events here don't attract Cornellians of our generation, but I'd always love to hear from anyone who might be in town! Feel free to drop me a line at betsyalley1@yahoo.com."

Another busy classmate is Philip Rothman, executive director of the Regulatory Inquiries Group at Morgan Stanley in New York City. He leads a group of six people who respond to inquiries from the SEC and other securities regulators. With the recent turbulence in the current markets, 10- to 12-hour workdays have become the norm (not including the reach of his dreaded Blackberry). Philip and wife Dena Blum-Rothman '90, MS '96, have three children, Sydney, 9, Matthew, 7, and Ethan, almost 1, as well as three dogs. He writes that it is interesting to see the older kids with the baby: "like built-in junior nannies!"

Cattle rancher Alarik Myrin lives in Duchesne, UT, with wife Staci. He is working to implement a holistic management system on his ranch, increasing biodiversity and decreasing machinery and fuel use. He has also been occupied with calving, including tending to any problems with newborn calves. In his free time, Alarik enjoys sailing and fine-tuning hand-loaded rifle ammunition. Alarik and Staci enjoyed connecting with Cornellians recently at an event in Salt Lake City featuring Nutrition professor Patrick Stover. Classmate Tareq Harb and his wife Mariam Nassif also attended the event, which was organized by Kathy Kraus Bolks.

The success of men's lightweight rowing coach Todd Kennett was shared with the Cornell community at Reunion. On June 7, a full house at the newly renovated Bailey Hall applauded enthusiastically when it was announced that Todd and his lightweight crew won the national championship for the third year in a row. The Cornelliana Night crowd joined the Alumni Chorus and Glee Club to sing the "Crew Song" in their honor. Todd was also tapped for honorary membership in Quill and Dagger on June 3. He is married to Jessica (Funk) '97. They have two daughters, Emma and Sophie.

Rounding up the latest professional news, Rebecca Darien Yodzio lives in Pembroke Pines, FL, with husband Wayne and children Tyler, 3, and Dylan, 1. She describes her present job as full-time mom and part-time home-based consultant for her own company, Darien Consulting. When she sent her news, Rebecca was preparing to spend the summer at her summer home in Michigan near family. Michelle May Koellermeier is a physician specializing in ob/gyn. She lives with husband Jacob in Neenah, WI.

Reinforcing my belief that 39 is the new 29, our classmates continue to share baby news. On August 15, 2007, Karen Schmeidler Sagor and her husband David welcomed son Yoni to their family. Yoni loves to laugh at big sister Ariela, 3, and she laughs right back. Karen's roles as wife and mother, and her full-time work as a psychiatric social worker, keep her quite busy, explaining the long delay between Yoni's birth and Karen's sharing of the news. In January 2008, Rachel Przybyla welcomed son Lance Cassidy Hayahsi. Rachel's daughter Sloane is now 7 years old. As of last spring, Rachel was enjoying an extended maternity leave by working from home. Scott Benson and his wife welcomed twin boys Samuel and Julian on March 17, 2008. Scott writes that the boys are doing well and growing quickly, and he is anxiously awaiting word on their admission to the Class of 2030. Scott and his family live in Santa Clara, CA. When not taking care of babies, Scott works as a software engineer at Google.

On June 8, 2007, Stephen Shimony, his wife Stacy, and their daughter Rebecca welcomed second daughter Amanda to the world. "Needless to say, we don't sleep much," writes Stephen. Dan Harrison and his wife have also added a second daughter to their family. Hannah Gili Harrison was born on April 30, 2008. Big sister Stephanie is 2 years old. Among Hannah's proud grandparents are Helen and Harlan Harrison '59. Dan lives in Los Angeles and works for NBC Universal in their cable division.

Just before my deadline for this column, I had the great honor of attending the wedding of Kim Epstein and Peg Martin on June 14, 2008, at the spectacular Union Ballrooms at Union Theological Seminary on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Thunderstorms mercifully held off long enough to allow for an outdoor ceremony in a peaceful courtyard. The skies opened up after we moved inside the magnificent gothic building (which resembles many of the older buildings at Cornell) for dinner and dancing. Among the many Cornellians in attendance were classmates Liza Jones Hards, Susan Lipetz Brown, Rebecca Leibowitz, and Julie Nelson, as well as Marcela Hahn '90, Eileen McPeake '90, and David Manson '92. (My apologies if I missed anyone--I had no time to check with Kim before my deadline.)

When you receive this issue, summer will be nearly over, and most of us will be staring down our 40th birthdays. Take the opportunity to reflect and share with us your thoughts about your life at this milestone. Drop us a line at any of the addresses listed below, and we will add your musings to an upcoming column. Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

Thank you to everyone for continuing to send in news. We hope you are all enjoying the summer and that the following updates about your classmates will provide a little poolside or beach reading. In baby news, Robert Weiner and wife Inessa have a new addition, Jacob Lev, born in February 2008. Big sister Sonia Idelle and big brother Joseph Isaac are thrilled to have a new member of their play group. Robert and his family reside in Teaneck, NJ. Anthony and Mary Ciotoli DiRubbo welcomed the arrival of their third child, Tobi Alexis, on October 7, 2008. Tobi has two older brothers, Tony, 5, and Tyson, 2. She took her first trip to Ithaca for the Heptagonal Games at Barton Hall and is looking forward to going to a Cornell lacrosse game in the spring.

Making an impact in the medical field, Kristen Lawrence Billiar informs us that he has been promoted to associate professor of biomedical engineering and awarded tenure at Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester, MA. After receiving a PhD in bioengineering at the U. of Pennsylvania in 1998, Kristen worked as a staff engineer at Organogenesis Inc. before joining the WPI faculty in 2002. His research in mechanobiology, tissue engineering, and bioengineered skin substitutes has been supported by the Whittaker Foundation and the American Heart Association and has resulted in seven journal articles. He received WPI's 2005 Romeo Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education.

In addition to his services as our class president, Bob Baca is also keeping busy working for the USDA, making sure that our crops are free of invasive pests. He has recently hired two new members to his team--light at the end of the tunnel after being the only member in his work group for over a year. "It's a great relief to finally start splitting up the workload." His work has reconnected him with Cornell in an odd way: a plant pest of rice was discovered in a Cornell greenhouse (among other research institutions), and Bob and his team are trying to see how widespread this issue might be and how they might deal with the pest. (For more information, check out the Cornell Daily Sun's related article of October 10, 2007.)

Bob would like to thank everyone for remaining so connected with Cornell. He says, "We have an extremely active alumni class, with one of the highest number of dues-payers (thanks!) and highest number signed up for auto-renewal of their dues (thanks again!). This high participation allows us to have more space to bring you all the great updates on our classmates in the class column." You are very welcome, Bob! In family news, Bob writes that his daughter just turned 3 and they "celebrated with a piñata at preschool, home-made and kid-made pizza (can you say 'flour throughout the kitchen'?), the all-important chocolate cake, and unwrapping (aka tearing open) presents. Now to see how many times the family gets to watch the movie Enchanted on DVD over the next month." Bob admits he loves those Disney movies.

Seth and Shelly Hood Briskin had an exceptional Easter weekend that brought many Cornellians together for Rebecca Shilling's wedding to Joe Holper in Chicago. Margaret Showel '92, Christine Anderson Perkins, Laura Fricke Main, Alissa Moore Sims, MBA '98, Melissa Pattison MacQueen, MBA '98, Karen Roberts Sessions, Kimberly Scott Baxter, Donna Bosshardt Abreu '90, Cheryl Lundeberg Lonergan, Cynthia Johnson Mollen, MD '95, Lisa Strope Canter, and Jen Lee Klein all attended. Shelly said they had their dancing shoes on (some more comfortable than others) and were tearing up the floor.

Sandy Davidson is applying his hospitality knowledge on the Georgia Coast. He and wife Gena are developing golf condominiums in the coastal community of Shellman Bluff, just south of Savannah. He says all Cornellians are encouraged to visit. Local highlights include year-round boating and golfing, as well as great restaurants in nearby Saint Simons and Jekyll islands. Check out Sandy's work at www.sapelohammocks.com. Amy Kurzman Buckman has been very busy over the past year with various volunteer commitments at her children's schools and building a new home in Westport, CT, where the Buckman family has lived for the past nine years. They have three children, a son, 7, a daughter, 3, and another son, 18 months. The Buckmans recently returned from London, where they visited Robin Weiner Gusick '90 and her family. Robin also has a 7-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. Robin's 4-year-old daughter is in her last year of pre-school and loves to play with Jon Goodman's son Jack, Beth Epstein Schweitzer '89's daughter Kyla, and Margi Greenfield Kaplowitz '88's daughter Carly, all classmates of Robin's daughter this year. Maybe they will be together again as part of the Cornell Class of 2025!

David Einhorn has written a book, Fooling Some of the People All of the Time (released in May and available at Amazon.com). According to the editorial review, "David is one of the investment community's fastest rising stars." He is president of the hedge fund Greenlight Capital, which he co-founded in 1996 at the age of 27, and now has more than $5 billion under management. According to the inside flap, David's book "is the gripping chronicle of the ongoing saga [involving David and Allied Capital]. Page by page, it delves deep inside Wall Street, showing how Greenlight Capital conducts its investment research and detailing the maneuvers of [Allied Capital] . . . But the story is much bigger than one little-known company. Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective law enforcement, free speech, and fair play."

Saskia Monteiro Thomson is the director of marketing for Marcum & Kliegman LLP, the largest accounting firm on Long Island. Newsday on Long Island published an article spotlighting Saskia's award-winning advertising and marketing campaigns. Saskia writes that after learning her parents "were terrified" when they found out they were going to be audited, she decided to develop an advertising campaign depicting heroic (and muscular) accountants saving the day. To recruit young professionals, she's been posting on YouTube and her firm's own Facebook page, and said that she is experimenting with texting. She could wind up texting business clients with reminders of their March 15 deadlines, for instance, or informing them when their tax returns are filed electronically. At the end of February, Saskia and Marcum & Kliegman's managing partner, Jeffery M. Weiner, spoke in Las Vegas at a conference sponsored by the Leading Edge Alliance, an international association of accounting firms. Their subject: "The Evolution of Marketing: Then. Now. Next."

Richard Field writes that 2007 was a great year. He married Christine Cummins, a Stanford alum and an April MD graduate of Boston U. Richard and Christine moved from Boston to Newport Beach, CA, in June. Dave Campbell was in the wedding party, and Chris Murphy made the pre-parties a great success. Richard is still active with his Int'l Subsidiary Development Inc. consulting business and with direct business development engagements. He invites all classmates to join him and Christine sailing on their J80 sailboat or surfing on the beautiful coast of Newport Beach.

Please continue to share news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the News Form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Thanks for continuing to share your updates. The experiences and accomplishments of our classmates are always amazing. This time is no exception, with news about weddings, kids, vacations, awards, jobs, hobbies, and publications. Keep it coming! Steven Davi was promoted to counsel in the commercial litigation department at Farrell Fritz PC in Uniondale, NY, where he concentrates in labor and employment law. Cornell's ILR classes prepared him well for this line of work, as did his JD from St. John's U. Law School where he was a member of the St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary.

Russell Diamond is certainly keeping busy as managing director of West Side Advisors and general partner of R&D Capital Partners, a clean energy investment fund. In addition, he has been actively involved with Building with Books (BwB), a national and international nonprofit that engages primarily urban youth through in-class and after-school programs in 108 high schools. Students volunteer in their local communities and help build schools in developing countries. Russell was instrumental in helping BwB secure a $1M grant from the 100 Women in Hedge Funds association and developing a partnership with the Millennium Promise organization, whose mission is to end extreme poverty, hunger, and disease in our lifetime. Through this partnership, BwB built 12 schools in Mali in 2007, and will build 32 schools in Mali and Senegal in 2008. Russell, wife Mica, and two kids have traveled from Westport, CT, to Mali twice to help build schools with their own hands. As a result of his significant contributions, Russell was presented with the 2007 Global Impact Award at the Building with Books Global Gala. He recently joined BwB's regional board, formally bringing his leadership, insight, and expertise to the organization's strategic planning process. Way to go, Russell!

Also making an impact in the nonprofit arena is Wesley Sand, who was named to the Ford Family Foundation Board for a four-year term starting January 1, 2008. He is following in the footsteps of his great-uncle Kenneth Ford and great-aunt Hallie Ford, the late philanthropists and pioneers of Roseburg Forest Products Co. who started the foundation more than 50 years ago. The Ford Family Foundation is one of the largest philanthropies in Oregon and provides funding to five college scholarship programs, the Ford Inst. for Community Building, and numerous public charities whose programs and facilities benefit the residents of small, rural communities across Oregon and Northern California. Professionally, Wes serves as SVP of Movie Gallery Inc. providing executive leadership, strategy, and coordination for all retail and rental video games across 5,385 stores in the Game Crazy, Hollywood Video, and Movie Gallery chains. (If you are looking for a new release, he might be able to help you!) Following Cornell, Wes attended Oxford U. on a Rhodes Scholarship, where he received a master's and a BA in politics, philosophy, and economics. After stops in numerous states, he has settled in his native Oregon with wife Hilary and children Madeline and William.

Kim Clark Borden, MBA '95, has enjoyed living in Cranbury, NJ, with husband Bruce for almost ten years. Even with a full schedule of school and activities for Jake, 8, and Emma, 5, Kim manages to find time to volunteer in her local community as a trustee for the Cranbury Public Library. The Borden family is lucky enough to have a reason to travel to Ithaca regularly to visit Kim's parents, Al, PhD '67, and Donna Fogg Clark, MEd '65. Doug Pascale, ME 92, was back on the Hill, too, recruiting for Northrop Grumman, where he is a systems engineering manager and planner for the TASC Intelligence Group. Says Doug, "My 'day job' nicely supports my interests: playing bass in a modern rock band, off-roading in my Hummer, exploring Virginia's wineries, working tech in community theatre productions, and competing at long-distance high-power rifle target-shooting." He is in touch with area Phi Kappa Tau brothers Ted Steinbrenner, Jim Casey '88, JD '94, and Jason Rylander '93 and is building a small ORIE empire at work with numerous recruits, summer interns, and Big Red hires. In his "spare" time, Doug works at Doukenie Winery, serves on his HOA board, and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. No shortage of things to do!

Jon Tuma writes from Virginia that he enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. He is ramping up in a new job--portfolio operations for a private equity firm--after a long career in management consulting. Occasionally he connects with Gordon Klepper and Sunish Shah.

A large contingent of classmates braved the winter storms in Chicago to attend the wedding of Jennifer Berger and Brad Schatz on February 2, 2008. Cornellians in attendance included Jen's brother Alec Berger '92, Karen Armenio Bogdan, John Clarke, Lisa Munter Clarke, Liv Gussing, Nicole Halpern Murphy, Susan Sarich, Jackie Jordan Scott, Sarah Siedman Shelby, Michelle Michalik Shield, Debra Schwartz Stamm '89, Kimberly Victoria-Strauch, and Jerry Wasserman. Jackie's daughters Jordan and Taylor Scott had the special honor of being flower girls. You can find the newlyweds in San Francisco.

Azur and April Horowitz Moulaert welcomed their second child, Athena Luna, in April 2007. Big sister Aurora Sol, 3, is thrilled with her new playmate. The Moulaert family joined the family of Kim McDade Byelick '90 for a wonderful vacation in Idaho last summer. They all headed to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico for another family vacation this spring. Writes April, "On the professional level, I have been running an ecological restoration program for the State of Vermont. This program is part of a larger initiative to improve the water quality of Lake Champlain. I would love to hear from other alums in this emerging field." More information about the Wetland Protection and Restoration Program is available at www.vtfpr.org/wprp/index.cfm.

Laura Williams is making an impact on the other side of the globe. She met award-winning photographer and naturalist Igor Shpilenok when she moved to Moscow in 1993 and began to work with him at the Bryansk Forest Nature Reserve. Now a husband and wife photographer-writer team, Igor and Laura are contributing editors to Wild Russia who work to promote Russia's protected areas. In addition, Laura is senior advisor for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Russia, and a columnist for Russian Life magazine, and has contributed articles to National Wildlife, BBC Wildlife, and Geo as a freelance nature writer. Her book The Storks' Nest was published by Fulcrum Books in March 2008. Writes Laura, "It is about my life-changing move to a remote village in the Russian countryside where I worked in a nature reserve and lived in a village of 18 people." If you are interested in a copy, the book is available at amazon.com.

Please continue to share news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the News Form in our most recent class mailing. We love to hear from you! Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Has anyone else happened to notice how often our classmates are featured in the front two-thirds of Cornell Alumni Magazine? In recent issues, there have been feature articles about, and other stories mentioning, many of our classmates: Alan Rosen scored the cover story last fall! This serves as another example of how our class continually stands apart from the rest. Keep up the great work, Class of '91!

Congratulations to Sheri Wilner, who received a Bush Artist Fellowship in Playwriting. The Bush Artist Fellows Program awards $50,000 to each fellow to continue to develop his or her work. The fellows are selected from panels of nationally recognized artists and arts leaders who look for artists with a strong vision, creative energy, and evidence of perseverance. Sheri lives in New York City. According to the Fall 2007 issue of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences News, Enjar Knudsen III was recently recognized by CALS with a Young Alumni Achievement Award. Enjar is a managing partner of Kruse Investment Company, a family investment office, and Craton Capital, a hedge fund focused on public and private investments. Enjar also finds time to give back to his community and Cornell. He founded a yearly fundraiser for a local college, raising more than $200,000, and he helped save a community service center at the Goshen School by having Western Milling purchase the facility. Enjar serves on the CALS Dean's Advisory Counsel and was a presenter at the Entrepreneurship@Cornell 2007 conference.

Chris Stuebner contributed an article in Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volume 2 (paperback) relating to seeking employment as a "trailing spouse." In this book, members of the US diplomatic community share their knowledge, research, personal perspectives, and candid insights into the Foreign Service lifestyle. Focusing on the "realities" faced by diplomats and their families outside the embassy or consulate walls, the authors explore topics such as schooling and housing abroad, intercultural marriage, medical evacuations, employment for accompanying partners, and the growing number of unaccompanied assignments.

Christina Moeder Shaul launched DavidsonREADs, a town-wide "one book, one community" reading program in Davidson, NC. She assembled a committee composed of local residents and representatives from the local library, local bookstore, and Department of Parks and Recreation to select a book for everyone in town to read. The committee then held many book-related events, including a kick-off, book discussions, a get-to-know-the-author night, a Halloween-themed event, and a tie-in with the Davidson Historical Society. "It has been a great way to get to know lots of people," says Christina, "and participation has been quite enthusiastic! I've had a great time working on this project, and we plan to do it again next year."

After years of work in accounting, Laurie Ceglowski Fronhofer is now teaching Spanish at the local junior high school in Salem, NY. This new role has been a great learning experience for Laurie, albeit incredibly challenging. The consummate professional, Laurie reports that she feels she is never done or fully satisfied, although that is quite typical in teaching, particularly during the first year. As for her students, Laurie says "they are so much fun, most days." She hadn't remembered how much boys of that age giggle. Laurie also coached the school's field hockey team last fall, which she had done previously. When not teaching or coaching, Laurie has her hands full with children Luke, 10, and Scout, 8. In news from other working moms, Stacy Stephans is at Emory U. in Atlanta, GA, as a senior associate director of programs in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease. She and her husband have three sons, ages 5, 3, and 1. Earlier this year, Cathy Merrill Williams took over her family business, and she is now publisher of Washingtonian Magazine. She lives in D.C. with her husband Paul and their sons Wynne, 3, and Bryce, 1-1/2.

Our classmates continue to welcome new additions to their families. Fran Simon and her partner Anna welcomed Jeremy Benjamin in July 2007. Fran and Anna moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Denver in 2004 and had their wedding in 2005. Fran continues to work as an independent marketing research and analytics consultant. Denise Law LaGalia and husband Bob welcomed Catherine Marie on November 24, 2007. Denise reports that her son Matthew, 7, is a very loving big brother. On October 17, 2007, Jennifer Gray Moss and her husband Brian added their third baby, Draden Elizabeth, to the fold. Will, 5, and Emeline, 3-1/2, are captivated. "Sometimes I literally have to peel them off of her," reports Jen. On December 8, 2007, Eric Bluman and wife Trimble Augur welcomed second daughter Tenney. Big sister Adair, 1-1/2, is very happy with her new baby sister.

Britt Lacher welcomed Julien Lee on October 1, 2007. In November, Britt wrote that she was taking a long maternity leave from her career as an emergency medicine physician at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, spending time at the beach "down south" with the baby. Britt was busy last fall visiting with many friends, including Jill Cohen Garcia, who flew up from her home in Florida to meet baby Julien. She would love to hear from Alisa Lefkowitz, Heather Lowry Cundey, and Lauryn Schmerl.

Meredith Clark Shachoy reports that she had an amazing time at RuthAnn Keene, JD '98's wedding in Crested Butte, CO, last September. It was a Cornell reunion, with many classmates in attendance, including Elizabeth Kuo Spokes, Steve '90 and Elleke Monster Haggerty, Hilary Morse '84, Jill Weisman Pflaum, MBA '97, Richard and Sabrina Strickland Fertig, and Jed Tukman '93. "The weekend was filled with Cornell memories, and we certainly added a few more to the collection," wrote Meredith. Not least of which was the spectacular rainbow that filled the sky on RuthAnn's wedding day.

Class President Bob Baca and his wife Stacey celebrated their fifth anniversary by taking a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and getting the "most amazing" pastrami sandwich at Katz's Deli. If you live in NYC, this story may not sound like such a big deal, but Bob and Stacey live near Washington, DC, so a trip to New York for a sandwich is a trek. "As you can tell, we enjoy celebrating in non-traditional ways, and we had a great time," wrote Bob. Bob was recently promoted at the USDA and now heads a team that ensures that the USDA's plant pest control programs are in compliance with environmental laws. During 2007, his team was involved with new plant pests discovered in California, New York, Idaho, and Guam (though he was not lucky enough to take any business trips to Guam this year).

Did you know that because our class has so many duespaying members, we are entitled to longer columns in the Class Notes than many other classes? Please help us use all of our space by sending us news of your work, travels, awards, publications, successes, random musings, and any special vignettes that your classmates and the broader Cornell community might enjoy. You can submit news through a link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), directly to us via the e-mail addresses listed at the bottom of this column, or on the news form included in our class mailings and the University's fundraising mailings. Best regards to all--I hope your year is going well. Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

Thank you to everyone who recently sent in news. I hope each of you enjoys reading about your classmates and what they have all been up to! John McMurray is a major in the US Army and is currently serving as a medical troop commander of the 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment. The Second Regiment of Dragoons was constituted May 23, 1836, and, as such, is the "longest active serving regiment in the US Army." Also serving with John in the Regiment is Capt. Marco Bongioanni '01. John has been busy preparing his soldiers for their July deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He writes that he misses the chicken wings at Cornell (not alone there) and that he and his wife Trisch welcomed their first child, John Andrew ("Andy") McMurray II, three weeks before John was deployed in July. John is based in Vilseck, Germany, and he and Trisch have enjoyed touring Europe the last six years. In fact, they have enjoyed it so much that when John was asked what he would rather be doing now, he wrote, "Driving a new Porsche Carrera across Europe." We wish John and his squadron a safe tour of duty in Iraq and a speedy return so that he can start the Porsche tour! Trisch and baby Andy are expecting John home in November 2008.

Lots of baby news was sent in, in addition to Maj. McMurray's. Some of the babies are now toddlers, but better late than never! Karen Finkston Payes and husband Giora welcomed Sarah Lucy, little sister to Noah, on May 16, 2006. They reside in Chappaqua, NY, and Karen is home with her kids full-time (plus!). While she misses her career in public relations, she loves being with her children. Kimberly Jordan Stone took an unofficial sabbatical--from her work as a family physician in the Navy--in August 2006 to enjoy her maternity leave and focus on motherhood. Catherine Genevieve "Neve" arrived on April 30, 2007. Kim and her family reside in Chesapeake, VA.

Kris Markussen Karcher, MS '93, is a busy stay-at-home mom to Greta, 4, Duncan 2, and just-born Lena, who arrived on September 1, 2007. Karen and her family reside in Chalfont, PA. Panos Panayotopoulos sends news from Greece that he and his new bride, Lili, recently had a son named Antony. Panos is still general manager of the Athenaeum InterContinental and is still lecturing at the U. of Piraeus on hospitality investments. He and his family just moved to a new house in Mets, which Panos says has fantastic views of Athens.

Cathy James finished her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston in June and is now an attending physician in the pediatric emergency department at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Cathy writes that she and her husband recently bought a house in Natick and that, as first-time homeowners, they have a lot to learn. Carolyn Richmond sent some news about herself and some Cornell classmates. She recently joined the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP as a partner in their labor and employment group and is co-chairing her firm's national hospitality practice. The group includes lawyers from the labor, corporate, real estate, intellectual property, and gaming areas. Fellow ILR classmate (and Carolyn's Cornell apartment-mate) Beth Bechky received tenure at UC Davis in its Graduate School of Management. Beth and husband Scott Wu live in Berkeley. In addition, Carolyn recently bumped into another ILR friend, Mike Saxon, who lives in Westfield, NJ, with his wife Jill and their three children. Ironically, after 20 years away from Ives Hall, Carolyn and Mike ended up working in the same building in Manhattan!

Simon Atkins wrote that he is the CEO of Advanced Forecasting Corp., a global weather risk management firm. He reports that his favorite after-hours activity is to commit random acts of kindness, making life easier--even for just a minute--for someone that may be having a rough day. Simon has recently been conducting research on climate-change patterns, watching eagles in Montana, and just cherishing and offering gratitude for each day. When asked what he'd rather be doing, Simon writes that he would-n't change one thing. "The most challenging goal in life is to be content with what you have and with who is in your life." Some of Simon's fondest Cornell memories are of numerous walks and listening to all the birds, even when it was snowing. Simon and wife Yoshie reside in Billings, MT, where he continues walking and birding. He encourages us all to be in tune with our environment.

Big and very exciting news from classmate Erika Nowak, a US Geological Survey researcher. "The Tucson Herpetological Society has selected USGS Southwest Biological Science Center researcher Erika Nowak as the 2007 recipient of the Jarchow Conservation Award." This award is given to individuals or organizations deemed to have made major contributions to the conservation of the amphibians and reptiles of the deserts of North America. Erika was presented with the award during a ceremony in Tucson on September 18, and is the eighth person--and first woman--to receive it. Her work has focused on the ecology and conservation of snakes in Arizona, including several rattlesnake species and the narrow-headed garter snake (a species of conservation concern). Erika is still working on her PhD and passed her written and oral comprehensives in April 2007. She expects to receive her degree in 2008. Congratulations, Erika!

From beautiful Costa Rica, classmate Tim O'Hara writes that he and wife Robin Nunes have founded, own, and operate a center for sustainable living named Rancho Mastatal (http://www.ranchomastatal.com), located in the small rural community of Mastatal, Costa Rica. Their project includes work in community development, education, conservation, natural building, renewable energy, and wilderness medicine. Other Class of '91 grads are encouraged to visit Tim when in Costa Rica. Nicole Ryan just got back from a profound and moving trip to Rwanda and hopes to send a more detailed update soon.

From the Boston area, our classmate Kevin Lemanowicz (chief meteorologist at Fox News in Boston) treated the Cornell Club of Boston to a behind-the-scenes tour of Fox Studios on October 4, 2007. Classmate Paul Hayre coordinated the event. Kevin explained the process of predicting the weather and putting together the forecast, then let Cornell Club attendees try their hand at presenting in front of the green screen. Thanks, Kevin!

Keep sending such terrific news! *Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu.

Many thanks for sending your news to us! It's a pleasure to share all of the outstanding accomplishments and adventures of '91ers.

Do you remember how tough the job market was when we graduated? Fortunately, business is booming for many classmates. Wayne Hickey is senior VP at Weber Shand-wick in Seattle, and Seth Lehrman is a personal injury attorney with Lehrman & Lehrman in Plantation, FL. Michael Whitman is principal options trader with Stuyvesant Trading and serves on the board of the American Stock Exchange. Bo Bazylevsky is head trader for JP Morgan Emerging Markets Fixed Income Division. He also serves on the board of directors for the Ukrainian Inst. of America. Brad Bosart is senior VP of investments for Bosart Investment Consulting Group of Wachovia Securities. He and wife Sherri are currently renovating their home in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

William Munze recently left Northeastern U.'s Cooperative Education department to join the for-profit world. He started as a recruiter with Atlantic Associates in July and is developing a consulting and executive coaching practice in his "spare" time. Shelly Cadora is a technical marketing engineer for Cisco Systems and received US Patent (#7,065,197) in 2006. Way to go! Shelly and Paige Hammer recently hiked around Hawaii with their poodle Romeo.

Looking for connections? Chuck Taylor is the VP of marketing for Affinity Circles, a Web services company located in Silicon Valley that builds private-label online communities for more than 100 university alumni associations, fraternities, and professional associations representing 12 million members worldwide. Along with advising two Internet companies in the social media space, Chuck is serving as career development officer for the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Northern California. He has also been training for his first triathlon (and swimming, mountain biking, skiing, golfing, and playing squash).

Jeff Davis is a mortgage technology consultant at Fannie Mae. He has been married for ten years to Eta, whom he met through her high school classmate Ellen Goode. They have daughters Ari, 7, and Alenoush, 4. Jeff shared that he recently went on a "mancation" to New Orleans with Brent Sohngen, Jeff Cohen, Doug Burtnick '90, Ted Goldwyn '90, and Jeff Goldstein '90, taking in much great food and music. He also catches the Cornell hockey game at Princeton every year with Jeff Goldstein, Carl Neff '89, and Bill '89, MBA '01, and Carolyn DeWilde Casswell '90. Go Big Red!

Congratulations to Beth Bechky for receiving tenure at UC Davis. Beth is now an associate professor of management at the Graduate School of Management. Laura Hub-bert DiCarlo moved from Oxford, MS, to Michigan in August with husband David, PhD '94, and their three boys. Laura was involved with a women's group at Ole Miss, volunteered at her children's schools, delivered meals on wheels, and played on a traveling tennis team. David is a professor of crop and soil sciences.

Also in education is Lisa Epstein Jay, a pre-school music teacher and mother of three. Shawn Reeves, MAT '97, writes that he is attempting radical physics education reform as president of EnergyTeachers.org. He and wife Alison Nash '98 planned to move back to Ithaca in September. Howie Stein and his wife celebrated their first anniversary in June. He has two more years of rabbinical school in Ohio before he is ordained. Fern Yocum Kanitz is a graduate student in counseling psychology at U. of Wisconsin, Madison.

We are well represented in the field of medicine, too. Margaret Showel is a physician in Baltimore, Michael Edwards is an attending surgeon at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, and Howard Wang is working as a plastic surgeon and assistant professor at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Elizabeth Mirabile-Levens is a pulmonary and critical care physician. She and husband Doug '92 live in Cheshire, CT, with sons Peter and Eric. Dawn Harris is an ER physician at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. She and husband Mike take advantage of the Pioneer Trail, a huge mountain bike/running/hiking trail system in their backyard (literally!), and also do lots of skiing at Tahoe. Dawn ran her first half-marathon side-by-side with her sister.

Lisa Levitt is also taking advantage of the outdoors. After almost 20 years of bad weather in Ithaca, Ann Arbor, and Boston, Lisa relocated to the Los Angeles area to be near the sun and family. She has kept busy packing and unpacking over the past year, moving three times! Now she's settled in Redondo Beach, where she works as a senior program manager with Blue Shield of California. She enjoys being able to get out more for hiking, yoga (she is a certified instructor), and, of course, going to Cornell events. She looks forward to connecting with old and new friends in the community. Drop her a line at lisa_levitt@yahoo.com.

On to nuptials. Ina Kurcz is delighted to announce her marriage to David Barish on October 28, 2006 in Topanga Canyon, CA. She writes that Nike Horoszewicz and J. Scott Lewis attended, all the way from North Carolina. Ina and David currently reside in Marina del Rey, CA. Eileen Bowden married David Feeley on May 5, 2007, with Erica Calderas as the matron of honor. Eileen is a software trainer for Autotask in Albany, NY, and David is a major in the NYS National Guard.

Lori Attanasio Woodring and husband Patrick '90 relocated to London in June 2006 and welcomed daughter Siena Ruby on October 28, 2006. Siena joined twin sisters Tessa and Isabella, who turn 3 in December. The Woodrings have enjoyed seeing several Cornellians "across the pond" including Jana Pompadur Kierstead, Jack Gonzalez, MBA '97, Billy Abrams, MBA '93, and Zachary Rabinor '93. Betsy Alley also sent greetings from London, with news of her first child, Carmen Normandy Alley-Strocher. Betsy is a trustee for a small museum in East London called the Ragged School Museum, which allows visitors to experience the life of the Victorian poor.

Kids are keeping many classmates busy! Jean Signorelli Spiegel is the store manager for Kohl's in Albany. She and husband Bruce welcomed daughter Sophia on April 30, 2007. Soon they'll be shuffling her around to various activities along with big sister Lauren. Jean mentioned she would love to hear from Jeff Bell and Scott Gargash '92. Rebecca Darien Yodzio and husband Wayne are enjoying raising sons Tyler, 3, and Dylan, 1. She is a consultant for Darien Consulting. Johanna Sagarin is a psychologist and clinical director for Children's Friend Inc. in Worcester, MA. She and husband Philip Villars enjoy driving Maya, 5-1/2, to all of her activities and playing with Jonah, 2. Richard '89 and Heather Atwood Forrest are tending to Hannah, 3-1/2, and Sylvia, 1-1/2.

Keep the news coming and we'll keep printing it! You can share your latest happenings with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the news form in our most recent class mailing. *Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Thank you to everyone who sent such rich and diverse news in April and May. We received more news than we can fit in this column, so look for the rest in the next column.

Earlier this year, Richard Baum was appointed by incoming New York governor Eliot Spitzer to serve as secretary. Richard served as Mr. Spitzer's chief of staff in the New York Attorney General's office from 1999 to January 2006, when he left to join the gubernatorial campaign. After the election, Richard served as executive director of the governor-elect's transition office. If you live in the Boston area, tune in to Fox 25 Sunday through Thursday at 5:00, 5:30, and 10:00p.m. for the latest weather forecasts from Kevin Lemanowicz. Kevin recently started his 11th year as chief meteorologist at Fox 25, and has signed on to continue until August 2010. "We are always at or near the top for viewership, a big change from the early days. Of course, 'American Idol' helps." If you don't live in Boston, you can enjoy Kevin's playful musings in his blog at http://community.myfoxboston.com/blogs/Kevin_Lemanowicz. Kevin and wife Alina will be celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary in October. Kevin jokes that their lives revolve around sons Conor, 10, and Jacob, 7.

By day, Annmarie Matis Cross works as a customer service manager. After hours, she runs Crosswinds Equine Rescue, a nonprofit horse rescue organization, out of her home in Tuscola, IL. Crosswinds has retrained and re-homed 37 horses in the past three years, and currently has 12 horses in its care."My Animal Science degree, while not used in my day job, has made my life dream a reality. THANK YOU, Cornell." For more information about Crosswinds, check out www.cwer.org. Elena Klaw received tenure and a promotion to associate professor of psychology at San Jose State U. Her book Mentoring and Making it in Academe will be released next year. In addition to her faculty role, Elena has accepted a position as director of the Center for Service Learning at San Jose State. Her daughter Amanda, who will start Kindergarten this fall, keeps Elena and husband Oliver very busy.

Nicholas Gaiano is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Nicholas and wife Michelle have two sons, ages 5 and 6. Rick Silva teaches chemistry at Cape Cod Academy in Osterville, MA. When not teaching, Rick writes fiction and comics. His small press publishing company, Dandelion Studios, is releasing two new comic books in 2007 (www.dandelionstudios.com). April Henry teaches English at a high school on Long Island, where she is also department chair, coach of the varsity field hockey team, and advisor for a student literary magazine. Outside of work, April leads an active life traveling, running in local road races, kickboxing, cycling, and practicing yoga. Benjamin Goody teaches high school science.

Kate Pierson Lundin is working at the Boston Consulting Group, helping to run the company's New York office. Kate previously worked in business development at MTV, where she helped launch a new channel called MTV tr3, which targets Latino youth in the US. Kate loves working at BCG, in part because it allows her more time with 1-year-old son Gunnar. Kate and husband Steve bought a new apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. If all went well, her renovations are now complete and the family has moved in. Earlier this year, Kate visited Jane Mosco-Ferrara and her new little girl Lizzie in Massachusetts. Kate also got together with Yvette Auyeung, who made time from her busy schedule traveling around the world to go for a walk in Central Park with Kate.

In March, Monte Edwards moved back to the Atlanta, GA, area as executive VP of SRS Inc., a federal contracting company whose largest customer is the US Dept. of Homeland Security (FEMA). One of the company's major projects provides support to Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees in Louisiana. Monte is married and has two daughters, 10 and 9. Andrew Isikoff is managing partner at the hedge fund Perry Capital. He has two children, Eli, 8, and Julian, 6, and lives in Tribeca in Manhattan. Andrew gets together with fellow Cornellians Jon Goodman, Ray Mirza '92, Evan Kanew, Jason Spector, Jason Belice, Eric Fisher '90, John Small '90, Matthew Gold '90, and Tom Shpetner '90.

Mike Lamb, wife Patti, and son Luke, 2-1/2, welcomed Zoe Jane to their family in November 2006. In July, the family moved from San Antonio, TX, to Tyndall AFB, near Panama City, FL, where Mike, a major in the US Air Force, assumed command of the 325th Services Squadron. In October, Mike will be promoted to Lt. Col. Last April, while on a golf vacation in Rota, Spain, Mike had dinner with Delta Upsilon brother Lt. Cmdr. (US Navy) Jason Baltimore '90. Jason is the head JAG attorney at the US Naval Station in Rota and is the father of two girls. In March, Mike got together with Chris Field, MBA '95, who, according to Mike, is "still large and lantern-jawed and has maintained a full head of hair (expletive omitted)."

Lauren Rosenblum Goldman and her husband Geoff are happy to announce the arrival of daughter Caroline Dana, born February 19, 2007. Older sister Anna turned 4 in July. One of Anna's friends from nursery school is Taylor Steifman, daughter of Seth Steifman and wife Stacy. Lauren and her family live in New York City, where she is a partner in the appellate litigation group of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. Andrea Belusko Hertzendorf and husband Michael are back in the US after living in Korea, where Michael was stationed with the US Army. They brought back with them "an extra special souvenir," son Cameron Charles Stephen, born February 15, 2006. Cameron joins sisters Caitlin, 8, and Cassidy, 6, and brother Cade, 3. The family is living in Tampa, FL, for the next two years, "until the Army tells us where to go next."

Continuing with baby news, William Kim and wife Juli have been changing countless diapers since daughter Claire was born on June 22, 2006. When not busy with that task, William works as an aerospace engineer. On March 30, 2007, Derek Winokur and his wife welcomed their first child, Charlie Jacob. Charlie is surrounded by many Cornellians, including aunt Deborah Winokur '88, uncle Brett Applebaum '88, grandparents Barton '61 and Susan Sternblitz Winokur '61, and grandmother Julie Cohn Lippmann '67.

On April 27, 2007, Susan Lipetz Brown and her husband Steve welcomed their first baby, Stephen James Brown III. Susan gets lots of parenting advice from twin sister Amy Lipetz Sundet, whose children are now 8 and 3. Amy lives in St. Louis, where she freelances in market research. On April 28, 2007, Mike Goldwasser and his wife Alissa welcomed daughter Eliza. Big sister Emilia, 2, is very curious about the newest addition to the family and is convinced that Eliza's name is really Zoe. Gordon Klepper and wife Taly are enjoying life as new parents to their first child, Evan Pierce. Gordon and his family live outside of Washington, DC. If you are traveling to the area, or just want to catch up, drop Gordon a line at gklepper@comcast.net. Keep sending such terrific news! *Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

Greetings from Boston! After nine years in Texas, I relocated to Massachusetts in 2004. One of the perks, among many, is living within driving distance of Cornell again, thus making it possible to "road trip" with Kristen Sciacca (a resident of Portland, ME) to our 15th Reunion. Having survived the journey, despite my poor driving (as Kristen would point out), and having had such a fabulous time over Reunion Weekend, I decided to volunteer as a class correspondent.

Reunion provided a great opportunity to catch up with old friends such as Kristen Hurley vanRiper, who roomed with me at the Delta Gamma house during the weekend. Kris is enjoying life back in her hometown of Washington, DC, as the married mom of two boys, Finnbarr, 3, and Cormac, 1. She has recently become an expert at appreciating the finer points of Matchbox cars, Brio trains, and Jello jigglers. During our post-Reunion recap, Kris wrote that she was very flattered when several classmates thought she was an undercover spy working for the CIA. She actually works at the Corporate Executive Board, which is a real publicly traded company on the NASDAQ. Also in attendance were Richard and Sabrina Strickland Fertig, who live in New York City with their girls Alexandra, 5, and twins Natasha and Victoria, 2-1/2. Richard works in finance and Sabrina is an assistant attending orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, as well as an assistant professor of orthopaedics at the Weill Cornell Medical College.

Continuing on the roster of '91 medical professionals, Sameer Desai writes that his fellowship in hematology and oncology at the U. of Michigan ends in July 2007 and that he is looking forward to moving back East for his new job in New Brunswick, NJ. Sameer and his wife had their second daughter, Aria, during reunion, so they could not be there in person. But, he says, they "can't wait for the 20th!" Therese Duane keeps busy as an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Trauma/Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery in Virginia and as a mother of three: Luke John, 4, Xavier, 2-1/2, and Lila, 7 months.

Sumaya El-Ashry Ali of Boca Raton, FL, sends news that she and her husband welcomed Sofia last June 2, 2006. She joined big brothers Zane, 8, and Jaden, 5. From the other coast, Josephine Burns writes that she is married, with one really super cat. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and plays in a community orchestra with a surprisingly large number of Cornellian viola players. While currently working as a senior research associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and finishing up an MSc in environmental management at USF, Josephine intends to embark upon a summer of traveling throughout Australia, Germany, and Norway.

In addition to the births mentioned above, other members of the Class of '91 continue to add to their growing families at a healthy rate. In May 2006, Judy Zuidema welcomed son Antonio James Milan into the world. Big sister Anna, 2-1/2, loves having a little brother to tease. In August 2006, Pete Boksanski and his wife welcomed a second son, McCully, who joins big brother Murphy, 2, and Malia, 4. Pete is maintenance superintendent at the Tesoro oil refinery in Hawaii, where he has lived since 1994. Amy Shortlidge Cox and husband Aaron report the birth of their first child, Lydia Elizabeth, on December 30, 2006.

Patrick Farrell and wife Charity welcomed their first child, Caitlyn, in January 2007. Patrick writes that it was "simply an amazing experience." Professionally, Patrick has moved from the design side of structural engineering to the forensic side, providing investigative and expert witness support to the insurance and legal communities for CASE Forensics in beautiful Denver, CO. He is also still active in the Army Reserves, serving as operations officer for an engineer battalion, and, as such, has been deployed to the "sand box" twice since 9/11. In trying to make something good of the experience, a fellow soldier and Patrick have started a business importing Persian rugs for sale in the US (www.hardcastleimports.com). In contrast to first-time parent Patrick, Kim Scott Baxter and husband Kevin had baby number four in August 2006, Margaret Suzanne. They call her Meg and note that she was named after classmate Margaret Showel. Baby Meg joins siblings Ella, Scott, and Sean.

Joseph Carolan, BA '96, has been in the Detroit area since 1995, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He went back to school in 2002 and, having finished his MBA, is currently working on his PhD, studying supply chain issues associated with cellulosic biomass as an ethanol feedstock for his dissertation. Joe writes that he is at Michigan State U., working with the State of Michigan on developing a sustainable bioeconomy as a strategy to provide impetus to the stagnant economy in the non-manufacturing sector. The award for news from the farthest distance goes to Hans Aramburo. Hans and his family have been living in Torino, Italy, since June 2006. He writes that it is his first experience living abroad and that he has particularly enjoyed their easy visits to other locales within and outside of Italy, such as Barcelona, London, Paris, southern France, Nice, Monaco, and Cannes. His family seems to have adjusted quite well and his children, ages 8, 7, and 6, picked up Italian in about three months. Hans says their easy bilingualism is the result of putting them in an Italian school for a total immersion experience. As a personal accomplishment, Hans completed his first marathon in Torino, and since then has completed marathons in Monaco and Barcelona, with Vienna and Prague in the works.

Daniel Milstein lives in Mount Kisco, NY, and works as a real estate broker. He spends his free time taking digital photographs--mostly of his own children, he admits. Daniel writes that he and his wife enjoy watching WABC-TV news at 11 pm to see Lee Goldberg '94 deliver the weather forecast and wonders if anyone has started a "What will Lee wear?" contest. I wonder if anyone at ABC knows that during college Daniel and his friends used to have Lee deliver a forecast every night at dinner. In April, Katrina Schreiber Firlik gave a University Lecture at Cornell. She talked about her book, Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside. You can check out her author website at www.katrinafirlik.com.

With this column, the '91 class correspondents hope to bring a little of the Cornell experience to you regardless of where you live or what you're doing. If this small taste of Cornelliana has made you hungry for more, why not look up college friends or check out the photographs from our time on the Hill? The Cornellian office has notified us that they still have extra copies of our 1991 yearbook, and you can purchase one now until the supply runs out. To order online, go to http://cornellyearbook.com/wordpress/?page_id=8, or e-mail cornellian@cornell.edu for more information.

Please continue to share your news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or on the News Form included in our class mailings.We look forward to hearing from you. *Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; and Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the Lone Star State! Over the past six years I have been fortunate to work for Cornell's Regional Offices in Chicago and Houston ... and I look forward to assisting with our class column for the next five years. It is a pleasure to see classmates during my travels for alumni and fundraising initiatives throughout the ten states in the Southwest/Mountain Region and in Ithaca several times each year. If you have not visited Cornell recently, I encourage you to make the trip. The campus may look a little different, but the excitement and exhilaration of being "on the Hill" never changes.

The Class of 1991 continues to set high standards for achievement. In 2006, we broke the 15th Reunion records for classmates in attendance and Tower Club members ($5,000-plus donors), and our $671,000 was just shy of the $703,000 record for dollars raised. We still hold the 10th Reunion record for classmates in attendance, total donors, and dollars raised. With outstanding leadership and class participation, we hope to break more records at future reunions!

Individually, there have also been many successes. Yanaka Bernal (field hockey) and John McNiff (football) were inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2006, joining previous '91 honorees Stephanie Best (cross country/track), Richard Chin (squash), Tom Murray, MS '01 (rowing), Susie Curtis Schneider (track), and Karen Walker (basketball). Celebrating with Yanaka were teammates Jennifer Caci and Jennifer Bland Triolo, as well as her brother Stephen '01 and wife Maria Laughlin Bernal '01. John's teammates Mike Baudendistel, Dave Casey, Chris Cochrane, Marty Cummings, Bart Forlano, DVM '95, John Mahony '92, Craig Pappalardo, Eric Penttinen '92, Glenn Randall '92, and Craig Shiesley also enjoyed the festivities. Congratulations to Yanaka, John, and all of our classmates in the Hall of Fame!

The class was well represented as Cornell launched the ambitious $4 billion fundraising effort "Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell" with a spectacular dinner and dance party for more than 1,000 in Barton Hall. Cornell University Council members Jennifer Berger (who recently moved from Chicago to San Francisco), Liv Gussing, Elizabeth Bunta Haussman, Charles Wu, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD '98, participated in the kick-off event. Kudos to Liv for making the trip all the way to Ithaca from Indonesia! Also serving on the CU Council are Nicole Bisagni DelToro, Paul Hayre, Zinovia Spezakis, Andrew Stifel, and Mark Tatum. It is an honor to be selected to Council and recognized for outstanding leadership and service to the university--especially so soon after graduation!

Andrew Stifel has a new role as father. Andrew and his wife Amanda welcomed their first child, Emma Louise, on January 13, 2007. The Stifel family lives in Arlington, VA. Perhaps Emma will make Daddy proud by joining the Cornell fencing team someday! Bonnie Leff Kajiwara and husband Kevin are happy to announce the birth of their son Jackson Henry on October 31, 2006. Jackson had many Cornellians visit him at Weill Cornell's hospital in NYC and at home in Bedford, NY, including Jennifer Green Seltzer, Marla Feinman, Jenna Goldstein Bloomgarden, Gail Fishler Sirota, Sandy Matthews Haas, Melissa Sherman Rothberg, Susan Gross Scharf '90, and his aunt Elizabeth Leff '95. Bonnie has been with American Express for ten years and will continue as VP of international marketing for premium card products.

Christina Geurola Sarchio enjoys participating in a book club with Cornellians. Anjali Chaturvedi '90, Melissa Fast '88, Lori Giuffre, Rebecca Warme Hamilton, Mindy Schrader Kim, and Debbie Goldstock Ringel '90 have been reading books together for several years. Christina and husband Chad live in Alexandria, VA, with Evan, 4, and Raquel, 1. She is a partner at Howrey LLP in Washington, DC.

On the professional front, Saskia Monteiro Thomson has been honored in the Long Island Business News' ninth annual "40 Under 40" awards program. The award recognizes leadership in business, support for Long Island nonprofit organizations, and commitment to the community. Saskia is director of marketing for Marcum & Kleigman LLP. Craig Miles, a partner at King & Spalding LLP in Houston, was recently ranked by Chambers Global as a leader in the field of international arbitration. Craig spent three months in Argentina in 2006, but still made it to Ithaca for our reunion ... his 12th reunion since 1991!

After 3-1/2 years as VP at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Emily Kramer Neill decided to rejoin the private sector as business development and community relations manager for Constellation NewEnergy. The job offers a nice mix of generating new energy clients and maintaining a strong presence in the community. Emily writes, "Dayton and I celebrate five years this summer--and we added a little girl, Addison, to our family about 18 months ago. I live in Natick, MA, and would love to connect with anyone in this neck of the woods."

Ever wonder what it's like to teach at Cornell? Rob Hill guest lectures every year for a food merchandising class in the Undergraduate Business Program. Rob was recently hired as general manager of Global Beauty LLC in Sayreville, NJ. Global Beauty represents and sells products like the Prada skin care line, Payot skin care, and Puig fragrances and operates a 100,000-sq.-ft. packaging and distribution facility for large manufacturers. If you prefer shopping from home, check the Home Shopping Network and QVC for Global Beauty products. The short commute from Colts Neck, NJ, is terrific, with Robby, 7, Brian, 6, and Katie, 3-1/2, keeping things busy at home for Rob and his wife Liz.

A veteran of Starbuck's and Peet's Coffee & Tea, Maria Cleaveland now works for a boutique specialty coffee company called Equator Estate Coffees and Teas as the director of specialty sales, heading up the sales efforts to restaurants, hotels, and cafes. She writes, "Megan and I are still living in San Francisco with Zoomer, the craziest Jack Russell terrier you will ever meet. He is an old man now who provides us with funny stories to tell."Maria and Celina Alvarez-Rojo both wrote after seeing Christine Bubrick Bang '92, Tina Finneran '92, Mindy Schrader Kim, Amy Schmerl, Sarah Spillman '90, and Maureen Larson Tarantello in San Francisco at the January wedding of Evelyn Goodfriend '92 and Matt Kennedy '90. Letitia Todd Kim also shared news from the Bay Area. "Michael '90 and I got married in Napa in August 2005, and we had lots of Alpha Delts and Thetas at the wedding. He's a partner at a venture capital fund in Silicon Valley and I'm an assistant US attorney in San Francisco."

With these class columns, Ariane, Shar, and I (Kathy Kraus Bolks) hope to bring a little of the Cornell experience to you, regardless of where you live or what you are doing. We need your help to keep it interesting. Please share news with us via e-mail, through the link on our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu), or on the News Form included in our class mailings and Cornell fundraising mailings. We look forward to hearing from you. (Please hold on to the news of engagements and pregnancies until the weddings and births take place.) *Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com; Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu.

Greetings, Class of 1991. In the months following our 15th Reunion, a highly energized new team of class officers took the helm, led by president Bob Baca. The team boasts a great balance of veterans, many serving in new roles, and new volunteers. For a complete list of the current class officers (and for other interesting and useful information), visit our class website at http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu. The Class Council is committed to creating new opportunities for class involvement during the non-reunion years, and we welcome your input and suggestions for activities, projects, etc. Please feel free to contact any of the officers with your input. Thank you to all retiring officers for your dedicated service to the class during the previous five years. Please don't be strangers.

Kathryn Kraus Bolks, Sharlyn Carter Heslam, and I (Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96) look forward to our new roles reporting your news to the Cornell community during the next five years. Please send us whatever information you wish to share. You do not have to limit your news to jobs, weddings, or babies. You may write about gatherings of classmates, new houses, interesting trips, volunteering experiences, personal achievements, Cornell memories, or just about anything (other than engagements or pregnancies). You can submit news through a link on our class website, directly to us via the e-mail addresses listed at the bottom of this column, or on the News Form included in our class mailings.

Speaking of news, wedding bells continue to ring for the Class of '91. On October 28, 2006, Jason Saul married Lisa Jenna Fine at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. In attendance were Cornellians Basil Demeroutis, Andrew Stifel, and David Wiseman '92. The couple lives in Chicago, where Jason is an entrepreneur and Lisa is a real estate attorney at Mayer Brown Rowe & Mawe LLP. Denise Law and R. Robert LaGalia were married on September 22, 2006 in Ramsey, NJ. Suzanne Schafer Skalski, Liza Jones Hards, and I attended the happy celebration. Denise recently changed jobs and is now a sales VP for Health Advocate, a company that provides corporate clients with advocacy services to help employees and their families navigate complex healthcare and insurance systems. In November, Denise and Liza met up with Crissy Moeder Shaul and Cindy Cheney Wian '92 in New Haven to root for the Big Red as the men's ice hockey team trounced Yale 5-2. Sitting near the Cornell pep band, the group had a blast screaming familiar cheers and taunts. They were pleasantly surprised to see at least half of the spectators at Ingalls Rink sporting Cornell red. Crissy and husband Matt are living in Davidson, NC, where Crissy volunteers at the school of their son James, 6, and works part-time as a classroom shadow for a special needs student. Matt is the general manager of the Charlotte, NC, business unit of Hewitt Associates, the company for which he has worked since graduating from Cornell.

Many of our classmates have been busy expanding their families. Congratulations to Karen Finkston Payes and her husband Giora, who became the proud parents of daughter Sarah Lucy. Sarah joins older brother Noah. Karen writes that they are having a lot of fun with their expanded family living in Chappaqua, NY; however, they are not getting much sleep. Also sleep-deprived are Nicole Bisagni DelToro and her husband Armando, who welcomed second child Andrew last summer. Older brother Colin made his first trip to Cornell last summer for our 15th Reunion. Nicole and her family live in the Washington, DC, area, where Nicole owns and operates an executive search firm. Amy Gellert Lebovitz writes that she is enjoying her growing family in New Jersey. The most recent addition (and future Cornellian) is Natalie, 6 months, who joins Amy, her husband Marc, and their older children Zachary, 5, Emily, 4, and Jeremy, 3. Jim and Cynthia Lee Doware living in Old Greenwich, CT, and welcomed their third child, Henry Maxwell, in August 2006. Big brother Nicholas, 5, and big sister Eliza, 3, compete vigorously to take great care of "Baby Max."

Tammie and Chris Schallmo couldn't make it to Ithaca for our 15th Reunion because they were busy welcoming Nicholas James on June 11, 2006. It won't be long before Nick joins his parents for his first golf tournament or curling match. He is already accompanying them to both! The Schallmos enjoy getting together in Highland Park, IL, with Jim and Nicole Halpern Murphy. The Murphys welcomed a son to their family on April 6, 2006. Owen James joins big sisters Madalyn, 5-1/2, and Audrey, 2- 1/2. All three love their Cornell shirts, Big Red teddy bears, and Cornell picture book. Amy and Chris Field, MBA '95, celebrated their first Thanksgiving in San Antonio, TX, with son Hunter and new daughter Sydney Elizabeth, born November 20, 2006. Getting back to campus for Cornell football games will be a little more challenging for the Field family now. Fortunately, kids start playing football at an early age in Texas, so Chris is already teaching plays to Hunter (who turns 4 in March)!

On the professional front, Kimberly Epstein is an attorney at Bartlett Hackett Feinberg PC in Boston, MA, concentrating her practice in real estate, commercial and real estate lending, and banking, with a special focus on affordable housing and community development financing. She recently moved to Lynn, MA, with her fiancé Peg Martin and their various and sundry pets. Debbie Fine writes that she left NYC a while ago to return to Washington, DC, where she previously worked in the Clinton Administration for five years. She is currently working as in-house counsel for the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit progressive think tank. Last fall, Dorine Colabella Scher trotted up to New Jersey from her home in Virginia to conduct a Pampered Chef cooking show for Dan Svitavsky and wife Elena Stremlin '94 and Jake Freivald and wife Sue (Scharpf) '93. Dorine reports that they all had a wonderful time.

According to the director of Cornell's Audit University, a number of our classmates returned to Ithaca last summer to participate in a wide variety of CAU on-campus summer courses. Class of '91 participants included Sharon Wolfson Bader, Kim Brown Bixler, Amy Wefer Faucher, Jim Jackson, ME '93, Alicia Kowalchuk, Heather Tatkon Powers, MPA '93, Melissa Raksa, and Debra McMahon Williams. What a wonderful way to experience summer at Cornell, either with or without your family. Kim Bixler, who participated in the tennis clinic, raves about the CAU summer youth program on the CAU website: "This is a fantastic program. My kids absolutely love it. The counselors are bright, energetic, and enthusiastic."

Finally, are you or any of your Cornell friends lost and don't know it? Please check the list of Lost Classmates on our class website and update your contact information, or advise your friends to update their information, as appropriate. Our 20th Reunion will be here before we know it, and we want to continue our tradition of crushing university attendance records. The first step is ensuring that we are able to contact everyone.

Now it's your turn. What have you been up to? We look forward to spreading your news. *Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

As we bid adieu to the former class officers, we welcome in our new slate as follows: President: Bob Baca; Vice President: Paul Hayre; Membership Chair: Nina Rosen Peek, MRP '00; Treasurer: Zina Spezakis; Secretary: Wendy Milks; Class Correspondents: Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96, Kathy Kraus Bolks, and Shar Carter Heslam; Cornell Annual Fund Reps: Meredith Clark Shachoy, Andrew Stifel, Nicole Bisagni Del Toro, and Karen Paul Zimmer, MD '98; Webmaster: David H. Nguyen; Reunion Co-Chairs: Dorine Colabella Scher and Jeff Weintraub, MD '95; and Class Council Members: Jeannette Perez-Rossello, Stephen Lo, and Chuck Taylor.

In June 2006, Joanne Kaufman accepted a position an as assistant professor in the Dept. of Sociology at U. at Albany. Joanne reports that she recently visited Monica Van Every in Lansing, NY. Kathleen Dunn is also at U. at Albany, as an assistant professor of nanoscale science and engineering. When not nanosciencing, Kathleen enjoys playing volleyball, piano, and guitar (though not at the same time). Jim Hanson, PhD '00, writes from Terre Haute, IN, where he is assistant professor of civil engineering at Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology. Jim recently received two national teaching awards, one from the American Concrete Inst., and the other from the American Society for Engineering Education. Jim and his wife Diane (Ellis) have two children and recently ran "the world's largest mini-marathon."

Jason Chandler writes from Coral Gables, FL, where he lives with wife Susan and their daughters Ava and Eliza. In addition to running his own architecture firm, Chandler and Assoc. Architecture, Jason is an assistant professor at the School of Architecture at Florida Int'l U. David Berman teaches English as a Second Language to sixth through ninth graders at JHS 157, Halsey Middle School in Rego Park, Queens. David's students come from five continents and speak 30 different languages. David and his wife Diane met through their mutual enjoyment of Israeli folk dancing and currently live in Kew Gardens, NY, with their children Ilan and Aaron. Kimberly Mansell Koness is currently a lecturer at the U. of Rhode Island. Kimberly and husband R. James live in Providence, RI, with their 1-year-old daughter.

Debi Epstein Fried writes that she recently married Marc, MBA '94, and had daughter Sasha Chaley on August 20, 2005. The New York Times reported the wedding of Joshua Levine and Jacy Young. Josh is a partner at Dongell Lawrence Finney Claypool, a law firm in Los Angeles. Erika Ackermann Duffy and her husband Matthew reported the birth of their son Jonathan Tuckerman in May 2005. The Duffys live in Reading, MA, where Ericka works as a school social worker. Kimberly Moy and her husband Doug Fambrough announced the arrival of their daughter Ramsey, whom they adopted from China. Olen Honeyman and Carla Heiss announced the birth of their second son, Alex, in July 2005. Alex joins brother Maxwell, 7. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo and husband David, PhD '94, live in Oxford, MS, where Laura is a stay-at-home mom raising three sons. In her free time, Laura volunteers with the local Meals on Wheels program and various other school-related activities. Kate Pierson Lundin and her husband Steve announced the May 2006 birth of their son Gunnar Alexander. The Lundins live in New York City.

Lauren Schmerl writes from NYC, where she is a clinical psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital and in private practice. Lia Belanger Book, DVM '95, reports that she and husband Glenn, DVM '95, live in Elizabethtown, PA, where she is a veterinarian/owner of Londonberry Animal Hospital. Lia and Glenn are raising children Miles and Avery and also some sheep. Debra McMahon Williams recently went back to school for a graduate degree in psychology with a concentration in learning and development. Debra and husband Christopher live in New Haven, CT.

Amy Spivak Itzla is working as an arbitrator, mediator, fact-finder, and professional in private practice. Amy and husband Robert live in Briarcliff Manor, NY, and have children Emma and Andrew. Kimberly Epstein is an attorney at Bartlett Hackett Feinberg PC. Kimberly also sits on the board of directors of Women's Lunch Place, a daytime shelter for poor and homeless women. Zina Spezakis is the managing director and COO of Allianz Global Investors in NYC. Susan Lipetz is director of compensation at Siemens Corp. She reported on her recent wedding to Stephen Brown, which took place in Southampton, Bermuda, in June 2006.

News from Howie Stein, who lived in my dorm freshman year! Howie is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati and expects to be ordained in May 2009. Before starting at HUC, Howie spent two years at the Jewish Communal Service program at Brandeis and then lived in Jerusalem for his first year at HUC. Howie married Debbie Swartz in June 2006. Congratulations, Howie! Maj. Jennifer Caci writes from Leavenworth, KS, where she is in the US Army Medical Service Corps. Jennifer was previously a student at Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, and then joined the staff of the 82nd Airborne Division, which was deployed to Afghanistan in June.

I am capping my pen and hereby delivering my last column as your class correspondent. I'm happy to report it's been mostly good news, and it's been a fun ride. To all of you who have shared your news, thank you and good night! *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu. New correspondents: Ariane Schreiber Horn, ams14@cornell.edu; Kathy Kraus Bolks, klk22@cornell.edu; and Shar Carter Heslam, sheslam@berkshirepartners.com.

Philip Mekelburg writes from Atlanta earlier this year to announce that he and Rob Forster '90, MD '94, attended the bris of Ethan Goodhart, son of Josh '95 and Jen Hansen Goodhart '95 in March. Philip and his wife also hosted Donna Myers Vallone '93, who was visiting from New York in order to enjoy some rest and relaxation from the rigors of getting her master's degree in Italian language and of motherhood. A good time was had by all, and plenty of red wine and great food were enjoyed. Philip reports that he was very appreciative and extremely excited to receive a shipment of wine stored in the cellar of Dale Arrison Grossman '72, senior lecturer at Cornell. The wine had been purchased 15 years ago with Dale's husband Peter. Philip had been afraid that he would have consumed the few cases of fine Bordeaux before its due time had the wine been stored closer to him-not to mention it was only recently that he had a suitable place to store such fine drinkables. Philip exclaims,"Merci mille fois Monsieur et Madame Grossman!"

Jessica Lifland, BA/BFA '92 (San Francisco) works as a freelance photographer, so keep your eyes peeled for photo credits as you read the New York Times or USA Today. Jessica also enjoys teaching photojournalism at San Francisco State and San Francisco City College. In her spare time, she serves as director for the photo community Photonite, a three-year-old organization that serves as a monthly gathering for local photographers, editors, photo educators, and photo students to meet, share work, and share ideas. Jessica encourages Bay Area photographers to drop by on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. After several years of exercising her Communications degree in the nonprofit, educational, and corporate sectors, Corinne Kuchling has begun work as a self-employed consultant from her Seattle home office. Besides the five-second commute,Corinne is delighted that the flexible schedule allows her to continue her active pursuit of wanderlust, enabling her to explore both Costa Rica and New Zealand this year.

Amanda Telford writes that she and her husband Geoff Crosby are living in Portsmouth, NH, where she works in the human resources department of the Red Hook Ale Brewery. In her spare time,Amanda enjoys swimming and playing with her children. Wendy Fuhr is a family physician in Collegeville, PA, and honing her skills as a semi-professional musician-a singer and fiddle player. Wendy and her husband Eric Allen live in Philadelphia, PA, and have a 1-year-old daughter named Iris. Christine Anderson Perkins writes from Bellingham, WA, where she is the director of the Burlington Public Library. Christine recently won the Library Journal Fiction Reviewer of the Year Award in 2005. She and husband Chris have children Katie, 6, and Jackson, 4. They were all planning to rent a house last summer on Cayuga Lake with some other Cornellians.

On September 11, 2005, the New York Times reported that Claudia Reitenbach married Michael Rudegeair '93. At the time of their marriage, Claudia was working as a kindergarten teacher in Old Brookville, NY. Jean Signorelli Spiegel and her husband Bruce recently moved back to Ballston Lake, NY, with their 4-year-old daughter Lauren, and they are reconnecting with family and Cornell friends. Jean is extremely busy as a manager for Kohl's Department Store. Scott A. Edwards and his wife Cher happily announced the birth of their son Chase Robert, born December 26, 2005 in Seattle, WA.

Jeffrey Nagel recently joined the business and commercial litigation department in the New York office of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione PC, a 200-plus-attorney law firm headquartered in Newark, NJ. Jeffrey's practice is very broad, encompassing the areas of commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, antitrust and trade regulation, appellate practice, internal and audit committee investigations, and securities litigation. He has also defended foreign and domestic corporations and individuals in cases involving international human rights and sovereign immunity issues, First Amendment challenges, criminal and civil antitrust claims, tort actions, and employment discrimination disputes. Jeffrey received his JD from the NYU law school, and also holds a master's in philosophy from the NYU graduate school. After 12 years with Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC, Linda Horner accepted a position as an administrative patent judge at the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Linda will conduct reviews of ex parte appeals from adverse decisions of examiners at the USPTO.

Chuck Kemper was promoted to VP of human resources for Aker Kvaerner's oil, gas, process, and energy division. His HR responsibilities will span all of the division's operations, including centers in the US, Canada, Chile, China, India, Malaysia, and Australia. Chuck and wife Melissa continue to reside in Houston with their children Hilary, Wilson, Henry, and Charles. Ricky Li was promoted to LeSportsac's director of international sales for Asia and Europe, where he manages international business with France, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Since graduating from Cornell, he has lived in Los Angeles, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Paris, and New York City. He is also assisting his wife Laura by handling overseas marketing for her newly published biography on Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. Following in her parents' international footsteps, Ricky's 5-year-old daughter Sienna is attending a bilingual Chinese- English kindergarten in New York City.

Thanks for all your news! More to come in the next issue. Nina Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

So how was our 15th Reunion? Well, simply... amazing! If you were there, you know that we completely immersed ourselves in the world we knew 15 years ago. But before I wax further, we have to thank-never-endingly-our perennial reunion co-chairs Dorine Colabella Scher and Jeff Weintraub, MD '95. In addition, many classmates contributed to our fabulous event and should also be properly thanked. I will try and mention all, but will inevitably fall short!

Another outstanding contributor was Bob Baca. Not only did Bob serve as our superb registration chair, he also put together the multimedia Class of'91 CD that you should have received in the mail prior to Reunion. Our record-breaking attendance at our 15th Reunion was in no small part attributable to his Herculean efforts. Despite his obvious brawn, we hope Bob's back is all right after the long weekend. To many of us, it seemed that the baby carrier his daughter was in much of the time weighed at least as much as she did.

One of the things that seem never to change on campus is the presence of new construction. Those of us who arrived on Thursday found that we had to dodge bridge and road construction sites to make our way to class headquarters in Balch Hall. Those of us coming in from the South had to make the pleasant diversion through Forest Home to reach HQ. And, in true form, just to re-create the experience we all remember, it Ithacated nearly the entire weekend! Yes, artfully coordinated by the City of Ithaca to make our reunion a true homecoming, we enjoyed the cold and rainy weather that gave many of us the excuse to linger a bit longer inside and catch up with old friends.(Did someone say old? I meant longtime.) Special thanks to another important Reunion volunteer, Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96,who coordinated the class souvenirs for the weekend. We were well-prepared for the less-than-optimal weather with the large red fleece blankets that each classmate received.

As it turns out, we remain a vibrant class by any measure. Many are married, many are not. Some have kids, some not. Yet no matter your life stage, remarkably no one seems to have changed from 15 years ago! How many times did you say that when you saw a face from our days on campus as students? And, as much as the external face of campus has changed, strolling through familiar buildings showed a familiar exactness with how they looked when we walked through them then-with prelims hanging over our heads. Climbing the clock tower to hear the chimes or strolling through Uris Library or meandering through Willard Straight Hall was a stroll down memory lane ...exactly as I remember it!

Actually, there was one other major transformation. Thanks go to Jeannette Perez-Rossello, who transformed a third of the Arts Quad into a carnival for younger reunion attendees, so the older ones who usually are attached to them via stroller or harness or by hand could take a breather while they were fully entertained. With perfect timing, the clouds parted and the sun shone on future Cornellians enjoying a miniature circus, face painting, a huge inflatable slide and moonwalk, cotton candy, tattoos, spin-art, drawing, and a miniature train ride around the Arts Quad. Many children (and dare I say most parents?) showed that it is never too cold to enjoy ice cream. Incoming university president Dr. David Skorton and his wife Dr. Robin Davisson showed a playful side by wearing oversized top hats as they took time out of their busy schedule to visit with those in attendance. "Fun-in-the-Sun" was a screaming success (literally!) and entertained future Cornellians from all reunion classes. In fact, the event was such a success that it will likely be codified into reunions to come.

Friday night was a fabulous Pan-Asian feast right next to the Johnson Museum. While sampling delicious cuisine from India, Thailand, Japan, and China, we heard Eric Kossoff and his wife talking about the strolls around campus as undergrads. Eric just turned over the reins after heading up the Maryland and D.C. Cornell Clubs. On Saturday evening the whole class was treated to the voices of the Hangovers that remain as smooth as ever. A heartfelt rendition of the Alma Mater was sung right before the class picture was taken on the front lawn of Balch Hall. I only hope that one of the dozen or so shots that were taken will be adequate. The class then made its way down to the northwest shore of Beebe Lake for the class dinner. This started out with a raw bar featuring oysters, clams, and prawns, as well as other assorted hors d'oeuvres. Michelle Fox, among others, was seen gracefully enjoying the offerings, basking in the sun reflecting off Beebe Lake, while other class- mates tried their hand at canoeing around the placid water. Also enjoying the serenity of Beebe was Eric Kaufman, BME '95.Eric has returned to his roots to run his family business of vacation home rentals in the Hamptons. Later that evening, Cornelliana Night was as popular as ever, filling half the basketball court floor and much of the bleachers (Bailey is under renovation, of course!).

On both Friday and Saturday nights, there were three big-top tents on the Arts Quad, with different music blaring from each. Open bars and light snacks were included. Not only our class, but all Cornellians who have ever come back to the Hill for reunion have enjoyed the hard work of Jim Wilcox. He has voluntarily organized all aspects of the "beer tents," as we like to call them, every year since we graduated. Thanks, Jim! Among those classmates seen at the tents were Sanjeev Dhawan, who owns his own construction company in northern New Jersey and recently completed rebuilding his entire home; Anthony Magnano, who relocated to Jacksonville, FL, earlier in the year to join a practice as a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist; and Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Hyink, who borrowed an Air Force fighter jet to fly across the country to return to Ithaca so he could join us for Reunion Weekend! For anyone interested, digital pictures will be available at some point either on disk or on our website, from which images can be downloaded. Stay tuned for details.

I close with more words of thanks. First to our reunion clerks, who helped usher all activities without a hitch. And, finally, to all fellow classmates who attended our 15th Reunion. It was made into a grand success not by the sheer numbers who attended, but individually by you. Thanks for attending, and we hope to see you and many others five years from now in that same rainy, snowy, overcast, cloudy, and sunny place in Upstate New York that we all called home for four years. Eric Bluman, ericbluman@ yahoo.com; Nina Peek,nsr5@cornell.edu.

Once again, alumni from the Class of 1991 have been busy with families, careers, and adventure in general. I know that many of you had the chance to catch up during our spectacular 15th Reunion in Ithaca last month. Stay tuned to the Sept/Oct issue for a full Reunion Report.

Ina Kurcz moved to Marina Del Rey, CA, last December to join her fiancé David. Another new Californian, Kim Nguyen, MA '94,moved to Santa Clara with his wife Thuy and their 2-year-old son Liem. Kim is VP, Finance at Intel. After a dozen years of living in New York City, Matthew Joseph recently moved to Harrison, NY, with his wife Michele and their kids Morgan, 4, Tyler, 2, and 1-year-old Cole. Matthew is a partner at a structured finance practice at the law firm McKee Nelson LLP.

Sharlyn Carter Heslam is happy to report that Kristin Hurley Van Riper, Jenny Harris, and she all had babies within two weeks of each other last August and September. Kristen welcomed her second baby boy, Cory; Jenny's son Jonathan welcomed new little sister Emily; and Sharlyn celebrated her newest family member, daughter Clara. Sharlyn traveled from Boston to meet the other two for a brunch at Jenny's place in New York City, and they were joined by Kari Ginsberg Nesbit and Cynthia Lee Dow. They had such a good time that they promptly reconvened in January for a long weekend in the Berkshires, joined by Kristen Sciacca and all of their families.

Todd Merkle and his wife Sarah (Gallagher) '92 (Santa Monica, CA) celebrated the first birthday of son Thomas. G. Michael, JD '94, and Cheryl Jacobson Favale, MILR '94, celebrated the birth of their third son, Matthew, late last year. Matthew joins older brothers Nicholas, 5, and Joseph, 2. Cheryl notes that the family relocated from New York to Richmond, VA, where she is a human resources director and Mike is an assistant attorney general.

Allison and Jason Bernbach, JD '94, and big sister Ryan, 4, celebrated the first birthday of son Bryce. The entire family lives in Millwood, NY. Frank and Elena Yotides Fechner live in Worcester, MA. Elena recently changed jobs to work for Genentech Inc. Though her new company is based in San Francisco, Elena telecommutes from home, allowing her more time with her daughter Katarina, 2. Betty Ng-Beckler and husband Laurence welcomed their second son, Gordon, in February. Gordon's big brother Harrison, 3, named him after his favorite Thomas and Friends train! Betty and her family continue to live in New York City, and she plans to return to her job as VP of Derivatives Sales at Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. Roberta "Birdie" Matern married husband Stephen last year and celebrated the birth of her first child, Kai, in February. She will soon be returning to part-time work as an attending family physician at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ.

April Horowitz Moulaert writes that daughter Aurora, 1, is "just perfect."April took a new job managing the State of Vermont Wetland Protection and Restoration Program in the Vermont Dept. of Forest, Parks, and Recreation. She reports that earlier this year she visited Beth Huizenga Shaz and Alice Michael in Boston. Beth has a son Andrew, 1, and Alice has daughter Sadie. Emily Kramer Neill and husband Dayton welcomed baby girl Addison into their family last November. Emily is living in the suburbs of Boston, and is VP of Business Development for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Ardrell Mannings (Frederick, MD) is happy to report the birth of his son Kyndl and the fact that he was promoted to VP of Human Resources at the Chase Card Services division of JP Morgan Chase.

Craig Miles rang in the New Year by making partner in the law firm of King & Spalding, where he practices international arbitration in the firm's Houston office. Last March, Seth Briskin was elected partner at the Cleveland law firm of Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis. Seth provides labor and employment counsel to unionized and nonunionized companies and was named to Crain's "Cleveland Business 40 Under 40." Seth also serves as chairman of Cleveland Bridge Builders and serves on the executive committee for the Center for Employment Training, the American Jewish Committee, and the Cleveland Jewish News. He is also a member of the American, Ohio State, and Cleveland Bar associations, and was recently named by his peers as an Ohio Super Lawyer.

David Kadosh moved to start a new job as ass't prof. at the U. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology. Emily Jordhamo was promoted to VP, Client Services for Quintiles Medical Communications in Hawthorne, NY. Kate Pierson Lundin is working at MTV in their business development group on the launch of a new channel. She reports that she and husband Steve are still living in New York City and loving it! After four years of working with Morgan Keegan in Memphis, Brian Mellone was elected managing director. Brian is also head of the fixed income capital markets taxable banking group. Gayle Kaufman, MS '92, lives with husband Kevin Bell '90 in North Carolina and has two children, Emily, 6, and David, 2. Last spring Gayle was promoted to assoc. prof. of sociology at Davidson College and is currently on sabbatical, working on a project about fathers' experiences with work/family conflict.

Julie Nielsen Lindsey is pleased to report that she "finally" finished her medical residency last June and has been enjoying working part-time as a family physician in Chapel Hill, NC. She spends the rest of her time raising her children, ages 5 and 3. She also manages to do some local road races and play tennis. James Mister has worked at Cargill Risk Management since receiving his master's in international studies from the U. of Pennsylvania Wharton School. James lives in São Paulo, Brazil, with his wife of two years. Geoffrey Moskowitz has lived in Moscow, Russia, for the past nine years with his wife Madeliane and their kids Ivan, 5, and Mikaela, 4. He founded and manages Tip-Top Cleaning Co. Keith McAfee has once again relocated back to the West Coast, this time to San Diego. He found a great opportunity with Intuit, creator of TurboTax and Quicken software, and boasts that the weather is fantastic. Keith is still playing soccer, and though he is sorry that he missed everyone at reunion, he notes that he could not resist the siren's call of the World Cup in Germany!

Emily Kaplan married Gregory Dodge a year ago at the Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara, CA, a destination wedding weekend of festivities for the happy couple and their friends and family from the East Coast. Classmate Philip Pilla and his wife Leah were in attendance, and their daughter Sophia was a flower girl in the ceremony. Also in attendance was head football coach and family friend Jim Knowles '87. Kevin Rosas was married to Cristiane da Silva in Brazil last December. The newlyweds have since moved to Cooperstown, NY, where Kevin has accepted a job as an orthopedist.

Becky Levine Leibowitz lives in Scotch Plains, NJ, with her husband and two children, Jonah, 3, and Sam, 1. Becky works in the research and development division at Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson. Mayra Jimenez Lucero writes that she has been a management recruiter for the Capital Group Companies for 11 years. She joined Capital in New York City and then relocated to San Francisco, where she lives with her husband Marcelo and their children Gabriel, 3, and new daughter Natalia. Mayra also enjoys being a mentor to Bay Area Cornell freshman Angie Morel '09 and plans to attend some of the upcoming Cornell Silicon Valley/Cornell Entrepreneur Network meetings. Mayra reminisces that nearly 15 years after she graduated from Cornell, her deepest friendships remain with those people she met during her first couple of years at Cornell. Keep in touch. Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; and David Smith, docds30@yahoo.com.

Greetings to all and welcome to another reunion year for the Class of '91. We certainly hope to see many of you on the Hill this summer for our--gulp--15th Reunion. It is so hard to believe that 15 years have passed since we marched through the Quad and into Schoellkopf Field for Commencement. So much has happened since then for all of us and it has been a pleasure bringing you the news as one of your class correspondents over these last few years. We are in the late-season part of the cycle for Class Notes and Class Dues, so we are a bit light on the news, but I will give you what we have at this time.

I will start with myself, as my wife and I welcomed our fourth child--and fourth daughter--into the family. Kennedy Isabelle Smith was born on November 22, 2005. My wife had suggested the name Reagan but I figured the Republicans control enough of my life as it is, so we went with Kennedy. Everyone is doing well, and while you might pity me, the lone male in the household, it isn't so bad. Pity me in about 12 years when I have four teenagers. I think I'll be moving out around then.

The rest of the news consists of some scattered musings from around the class. David Stern wrote to tell us that he joined Clearstone Venture Partners, formerly known as Idealab Capital Partners, and is helping them focus on technology and media investments. David wants to know if anyone has any idea where Starck Johnson and Scott Peppet call home these days. Mark Tatum was promoted to NBA senior VP of marketing partnerships. In this role he will oversee the NBA's relationships with brands such as Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Gatorade, and Nike and work with them to develop NBA-themed promotions and advertising. He is credited with helping Southwest Airlines in the creation of Slam Dunk One, an NBA-themed plane. I've been on that plane, Mark, and I have some suggestions. Give me a call sometime. We'll do lunch. Bring LeBron James.

Chris Reynolds now has two children, Casey and Ciaran. He noted that he just started with Fimat on the Credit Derivatives desk and is working alongside Sean McAuley '89. He also recently enjoyed a golf outing at Old Memorial in Tampa with Bob Budington. Bob and his wife just had their third child, Thomas. Aram Adourian writes that he, his wife, and their children will be returning to Armenia this year to celebrate their third wedding anniversary. They were married in Armenia and have a summer home in the mountains there. An Armenian mountain getaway sounds much better than Disney World. I need a new travel agent.

Julie Leung has joined North Highland Co. as a senior manager in its Philadelphia office. North Highland is an independent management and technology consulting services provider. She had previously spent time working with American Water, Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Novartis. Julie is proof that an ORIE degree is very useful.

That's all I have. Again, don't forget about Reunion Weekend, June 8-11, 2006. Events and activities are planned for all members of the family, so bring the kids and have a great time on the Hill with your classmates. Bob Baca is our webmaster extraordinaire and has an info site for us at http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu. Check it out, stay informed, and join us in June. Until then, good luck and goodnight. Keep sending info to: *Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

Josh Berman has been appointed the new local chair of the litigation and business regulation practice at the Washington, DC, office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Josh's expertise includes white-collar criminal litigation and investigations, SEC investigations, and complex civil litigation. He was recently named national co-chair of the American Bar Association's White-Collar Crime Subcommittee on Public Corruption and Extortion. David Zaslow is a practicing attorney at White and Williams LLP in Berwyn, PA. David and wife Lori live in Bryn Mawr, PA, with their 6-year-old daughter Erika and 5-year-old son Jake.

Kyle Yang and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang '93 announced the birth of second child Theodore on May 5, 2005. Theodore joins older sister Nora, who is 3. Kyle writes, "Forty-eight hours before giving birth to Teddy, my wife handed in her doctoral dissertation, so she is now done at Harvard.We will shortly be moving to Los Angeles for her to take a job at USC." Robert Todd Felton writes from Amherst, MA, where he is writing literary travel guides for Roaring Forties Press.His first guide, Transcendentalists of New England, will be out in April 2006. Todd and his wife have children Tim, 7, and Liam, 4. Todd just recently went backpacking with Scott Marshall and Federico Larco.

Julia Morehouse Landry was recently promoted to director of logistics for Smucker's. Julia and husband Stephen are living in Cincinnati with their daughters Alison, 5, and Lauren, 3. Thomas McCauley is working as a principal investigator at Archemix Corp. in Cambridge, MA.

Doug and Kirsten Blau Krohn wrote to announce the birth of their fourth son, Asher Henry, on June 9, 2005, joining older brothers Caleb, 7, Simon, 4, and Oliver, 3. Doug is hoping that Asher will "buck against his Yankee brothers and join me in rooting for the Mets." Doug started a medical reference publishing company this year, called COSA Media, located in Scarsdale. The first publication, an advertisement-supported manual with a circulation of over 50,000 pediatricians, is scheduled for launch in spring/summer 2006. Michelle Michalik Shield and husband Dan are thrilled to announce the birth of their son Matthew James on December 6, 2005.

Last but not least, don't forget that our 15th Reunion is quickly approaching. Hope to see you all there! *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; and Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

Happy New Year ... though before we launch into 2006, let's take a moment to review news from our busy classmates! Andrew Nolan updates us by reporting that in 2002, he started LLC Corporation R.E. Nolan Assoc. in Auburn, NY, for which he is currently president. His company provides agricultural and environmental consulting to energy companies such as El Paso Corp. and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company with responsibilities such as environmental permitting and construction, post-construction oversight, and restoration management. When not managing the business, Andrew also serves as a consultant to sons Ryan, 10, and Eric, 9.

Stacey Neren Lender lives in New York City with husband David and their daughters Avery, 4, and Carson, 1. Charles Taylor also lives in New York City, where he is the product marketing director for Yahoo! hotjobs.com. Off the clock he fills his time by caring for 3-year-old son Alexander, running marathons, traveling, hiking, mountain biking, and playing squash and soccer. Todd Schlifstein writes that he is deeply entrenched in the medical community in New York City. Among his credentials are clinical assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine; attending physician at NYU Medical Center, Rusk Institute; attending physician at the Hospital for Joint Disease, Orthopedic Inst.; and medical expert at the House Reform Committee, US Congress Steroid Hearings. Todd has also provided interviews for CNN-Live, ABC News, CBS News, the Discovery Channel, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Maxim magazine.

Liza Jones Hards reports that she and husband Steve are living in Dumont, NJ, and run an educational day camp in Englewood for children ages 7-12. She frequently visits with fellow Tri-Delt sisters in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, including Ariane Horn, JD '96, Suzanne Skalski, Denise Law, Crissy Moeder Shaul, and Laurie Fronhofer. Becky Levine Leibowitz lives in Scotch Plains, NJ, and recently welcomed her second child, Sam. She reports that Sam's big brother Jonah will be the Yankees' biggest 3-year-old fan this season.

Sean '90 and Kathryn Kraus Bolks celebrated the quintessential Cornell wedding on August 6 by marrying in Sage Chapel and possibly setting the world record for Cornellian guests. The wedding party included Karen Kraus '88, Carl Boehlert, John Crosby '90, and Brett Wilson. Classmates Kim Clark Borden, MBA '95, Jim Crozier, Christine Reidl Fladda, Mike Koopman, Craig Miles, Nicole Halpern Murphy, Dave O'Leary, Eric Rosario, Chris Schallmo, Doug Tabish, BEE '92, and Tim Vanini were in attendance along with nearly 20 other Cornell alumni. After a reception at Statler, the bride and groom ended the evening in true Cornell style, visiting Dunbar's and the Hot Truck!

Neva Flaherty writes that after five years in Moscow, a Berkeley MBA, and four years working in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has recently settled in Arlington, VA, working both in consumer goods sales and on her golf game. She hopes to reconnect with any classmates living on the East Coast, especially those living near Washington, DC, with an addiction to skiing out west. Perhaps Neva can look up Scott Deutchman, who works as managing director at the LawMedia Group in Washington, DC. Or Rachelle Seeger Jayner, who lives in Gaithersburg, MD, with sons Nicholas, 1, and Ryan, 3, and husband Michael. Further south, Katharine Knowlton lives in Blacksburg, VA, where she was just promoted to associate professor of dairy science and awarded tenure at Virginia Tech.

Laura Panko announces that she was married to Mark Guarraci last August. She lives in Grayslake, IL, and recently began working as a college adviser and lecturer in biological sciences at Northwestern U. Michael Fisher lives in nearby Evanston, IL, and works at Maritz as an account manager in the Hospitality Research Group. He and his wife Anne-Marie, 2-year-old Jennifer, and new baby Marisa enjoy cookouts, visiting the beach, and traveling. Ellen Goode and husband David recently adopted Midwestern small-town life in Rochester, MN, and are experiencing a bit of culture and weather shock after living in Seattle for nine years. She is working at the Mayo Clinic as an assistant professor of epidemiology and is hoping to connect with Cornellians living in the Midwest.

Barbara Wilinsky Selznick lives in Tucson, AZ, with husband Sanford, son Ellis, 2, and daughter Lily, 4. She works at the U. of Arizona, where she has received tenure and was promoted to associate professor in media arts. Sabine Vinck, ME '93, recently left her ten-year banking job to work for the London Business School as director of finance programmes, and she invites any Cornellian who is considering studying finance in London to give her a call. In her spare time, Sabine enjoys music, with a particular passion for playing piano; she reports that she was thrilled to participate in a recital after an eight-year hiatus.

Kimberly Jordon Stone recently left her post in Southern Italy and was transferred to Virginia, where she works at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center as a family physician. She reminisces about her honeymoon tour in Italy, from which she has many photos and memories, not to mention unique driving skills. She also recently attended the spectacular wedding of Loretta Dougherty and Fred Gallo '90 just outside of New York City. Loretta and Fred's wedding was attended by Kathy George, Shawn Frank, Perry Ground and his wife Jenny, Sue Ulman Kravitz '89 and husband Marc, Dave Luzadis, Pam Eaton, and Vicky Wasserstrom Carson and husband Steven.

Jennifer Leeds and husband Rob Hess live in Arlington, MA, where Jennifer leads the infectious diseases laboratory at Novartis Pharmaceuticals in nearby Cambridge and reports that she has two new Cornell grads in her group. Rob recently passed the patent law Bar exam and began his new career as a technology specialist with Boston firm Bromberg and Sunstein. Jennifer and Rob are also raising two boys, Tjaden, 7, and Max, 4, who often visit Ithaca, since their grandma is married to Prof. Terry Fine. Living in Massachusetts, Jennifer frequently sees her former housemate Julie Voveris Furtado (and her twins), in addition to Karl Yoder '87 and Marina Memmo '89. Jennifer also reports that good friend Mark Blucher '90 and his family moved to St. Louis last year. She does not get to see them as much, but hopes to see them at reunion in June!

That's right--reunion! It only happens once every five years! Speak to your friends and mark your calendars for June 8-11, 2006. Our 15th Reunion is right around the corner, and as usual, our co-chairs Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and Dorine Colabella Scher have a fabulous weekend in store for you. The fun-filled weekend promises a generous mix of planned events and free time. Be sure to seize this opportunity to explore campus and visit with old friends. Considering bringing the kids? There will also be plenty of activities planned for the younger set during the weekend. Make sure to visit our impressive class website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, developed and maintained by Bob Baca to keep you informed about weekend specifics and help you plan your return to the Hill this June. Look for registration materials in your mailbox in March. *Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; and Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com.

Greetings and salutations to everyone. It always seems like six months goes by quickly--and as usual, I am excited to have yet another opportunity to bring you the news and notes from the Class of '91. We are sweltering here in the Carolinas as we are currently deep in the dog days of August, but since this will appear in the Nov/Dec issue, I am trying to get myself in a "fall" state of mind and maybe it will make me feel cooler. Regardless, it's time for the news, so I will start, as always, with the birth announcements from around the class.

Karen Schmeidler Sagor tells us that she and her husband had their first child, Ariela Diane, on Mother's Day this year. Certainly that was better than flowers or a card. Erika Ackerman Duffy also had her first child, Jonathan Tuckerman, on May 1, 2005. She says that the middle name is from the trail on Mt. Washington where she and her husband got engaged. Also becoming first time parents were Cathy Merrill Williams and her husband Paul. Wynne Philip Williams was born January 6, 2005. Congratulations to all the newbie parents. The second one is the hard one, but after that, you don't really notice the difference with a third ... or a fourth.

Robert Weiner and his wife had their second child, Joseph Isaac, in June 2005. Munisha Mehra Bhatia had twin girls on November 1, 2004,Mira and Riya. Munisha says that she is enjoying taking some time off from pediatrics to be with her daughters. Class of '91 couple David and Kristin Markussen Karcher, MS '93, announce the arrival of their second child, Duncan. Kristin also informs us that the family moved to the Philadelphia area, where David is working as a litigation support manager for Drinker, Biddle and Reath.

In general news and notes, another Class of '91 couple Ben and Amy Seegal Kutell tell us that their sons are growing up fast. Jonah is 6 years old and already a green belt in karate. Two-year-old Ethan is a ball of energy, so obviously he keeps his parents busy. Amy has started her own mural and freelance art business and invites her fellow Cornellians to visit her website at www.creationsbyamy.com. She also reports that Steve Schwartz and wife Melanie (Rebak) '90 had their second child, Reid, earlier this year. Susan Rosenblatt is now co-owner of Kindness Animal Hospital in Waltham, MA. She received her DVM from Tufts in '99 and says she is "deeply single," having thrown herself into her work at this point in her life. I have seven cats and one dog, so I appreciate any veterinarian who is dedicated. Susan Lipetz lets us know that after 14 years at Mercer, she has now moved to Siemens Corp. as director of compensation for the US.

Ina Kurcz left her job in August 2004. Since then, she says, she has had a "fabulous" time traveling and visiting friends in the US and Australia. She also says that she spent two weeks on the island of Molokai developing her new hobby of non-traditional watercolors. Ina tells us that classmate Liz Rosenfeld joined her for an adventure in Australia visiting Sydney, Cairns, and Cape Tribulation, and sailing in the Whitsunday Islands. This all sounds amazing! Karen Goodhart Hammerstone says she is enjoying being at home with her children Andrew, Sarah, and Jessica. She is teaching piano part-time, and husband Rick is a manager for a software company. Karen lets us know that Anne Marie Case lives in Wilton, CT, with her daughters Nicole and Sarah.

Lastly, Carolyn Ball writes to tell us that she and partner Maureen McLaughlin celebrated ten years together last December. Carolyn says, "I met Maureen post-Cornell, so nobody knows!" and asks, "Have you ever had a 'coming out' announcement in Class Notes?" Well, Carolyn, I can't speak for every correspondent for each class, but I can say it's a first for me. However, it is great news and I am sure everyone wishes you and your partner continued success and happiness in the future. Congratulations! Carolyn also notes that she is getting her third master's degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Yes, Carolyn, it is time to stop now.

That brings me to the end of this edition of the notes. As always, I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did writing it. Keep the news coming to your friendly class correspondents. *Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; and Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

There is a lot of news, so rather than editorialize about the recent announcement by Jeffrey Lehman '77 that he has resigned after just two years in office as university president (a big loss), or the recent heat wave that has hit the northeast (too hot for June), or the price of gasoline (getting cheaper), or the war in Iraq (no comment) ... let's get right to it.

Joel Freundlich and his wife Karen happily announced the birth of their son Kyle Robert. Kyle was born on December 30 and is doing great. Kyle's sisters Grace and Madeleine are very excited to have a little brother. Joel is working as a medicinal chemist at Jacobus Pharmaceuticals in Princeton. His research is focused on novel therapeutics for malaria. He can still be found running on the roads and trails of Princeton early in the a.m. Chiara Puffer Shah and her husband Sunish celebrated the birth of daughter Kayla on October 12, 2004. Chiara reports, "With her big brother Kiran, now almost 5, our family is complete. We have happily settled in central New Jersey, where Sunish continues to work in the telecommunications industry, and I will be starting graduate school this summer. In two years I should be teaching high school English."

Robert G. Williams and his wife Melissa announce the birth of their son Christopher Louis on April 18. Christopher joins sister Caroline Brooke, who is 20 months old. These days, Rob is putting his English degree to work by developing a writing program for the 160 junior analysts and associates in the Lehman Brothers equity research department. Jeffrey Zola, ME '92, is living in Portland, OR, with his wife Julie and two boys Matthew, 6, and Sam, 3. After 13 years as a process engineer in semiconductor manufacturing, Jeffrey recently became registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office in patent matters and has started a new career as a patent agent at Kolisch Hartwell PC, an intellectual property law firm in Portland.

Cristos Goodrow and his wife Elizabeth (Toole), JD '97, write of the birth of their fourth child, Eve Elizabeth, on March 5, 2005. Wendy Fuhr writes that she is working full-time in family medicine in Collegeville, PA.Wendy is also in an all-female, traditional folk/Celtic/Americana group called Full Frontal Folk, which played in Ithaca on the nationally syndicated radio coffeehouse Bound for Glory, a show that is recorded in front of a live audience in Anabel Taylor Hall. Wendy sends out greetings "to any other former Touchtones reading this."

Jennifer Chuang VanderMarck finished her MBA in May 2004 and was married to a Stanford grad on August 28, 2004 in Sonoma, CA. Cornellians in attendance included: Kana Muraki, Michelle Casey Krakora '93, Matt '92 and Inger Hultgren Meyer '92, Randy '92 and Heather Nelson Koch '92, Lisa Lutz '92, Ed Barry, Liz Flynn '93, Eric '92 and Anne Tevebaugh Baurmeister '92, Eric Brinkley '93, ME '95, and Chris '90 and Jennifer King Hartung '92.

Jeremy Sarachan is a visiting instructor of communication/journalism at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. He and his wife Marie have a 4-month-old daughter Lillian. Marcia Delanty and her husband Caleb Brown have graduated (May 2005) from the U. of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. In between caring for their son Darius, born June 2, 2004, both Marcia and Caleb will be taking the Bar exam in July. Stephen Merz was recently promoted to VP, Administration at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Stephen's responsibilities include management of most non-clinical operational areas of the hospital, as well as its psychiatric hospital.

Lori Attanasio Woodring writes that she and husband Patrick '90 were blessed with twin girls on December 12, 2004. Isabella Maria and Tessa Jolee should be graduating from Cornell in 2025. Dave Koch and his wife Sara are living in New Canaan, CT, with 2-1/2-year-old son Griffin and 9-month-old daughter Payton. Therese Duane and Jeffrey Tessier welcomed son Xavier Duane-Tessier on July 1, 2004. Xavier joins brother Luke John, born October 21, 2004. Stephen Shimony reports that he and his wife Stacy welcomed their first child, Rebecca Morgan, on September 13, 2004.

Richard Levy is working as a research analyst for the National Multi-Housing Council in Washington, DC. In addition to his job, Richard participates in frequent piano recitals.He recently attended the wedding of his freshman-year roommate Marc Bloomstein. Ted Mason and his wife Holly have a 2-year-old daughter Sophia. Ted is practicing otology and neurotology in Springfield, MA, where he is the only specialist of his kind. Ted started a cochlear implant program at Baystate Medical Center, bringing hearing to deaf children and adults.

Lia Belanger Book, DVM '95, and husband Glen, DVM '95, have finished a two-year renovation of their 100-year-old farmhouse. They have sheep, peafowl, a donkey, dogs, and cats. In addition to their farm animals, the Books also have two children,Miles, born November 3, 2000, and Avery, born February 16, 2004. Christine Montenegro-Okezie writes that she married Tobenna Okezie (a Princeton alum--egad!) in September 2001 in NYC. They have one son, Chinwe Tristan Okezie, born July 9, 2003.

Cristina Moeder Shaul and husband Matt moved to Charlotte, NC, in April, where she promptly joined the Cornell Alumni Association. The Shauls have a 2-year-old son James. Cristina writes, "The weather is great and the flowering trees are gorgeous, but I still miss my friends back in Connecticut." Jean Signorelli Spiegel has been working for Kohl's department store for nearly seven years. Jean, husband Bruce, and their 3-year-old daughter Lauren recently relocated from Maryland to Albany and are looking forward to exploring the Capital District and surrounding areas and getting to Ithaca and Cayuga Lake this summer. Michael Maltenfort reports his wedding last September to John Glover. Michael is teaching math at one of the City Colleges of Chicago and developing his skills as a square dance caller "as a sideline."

And last but certainly not least, I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of Evan Kanew and Joanna Cohen in New York City on June 18, 2005. Evan's wedding brought together friends not only from Cornell, but also from summer camp, elementary school, and high school--a true testament to the kind of friend Evan is. It was a wonderful occasion and we wish him the best of happiness in his marriage. Oh, and I left a small crumbled piece of paper behind the third tile to the left in the main room that reads, "EK was here in 2005." I'm hoping Evan will go back and retrieve it around 2030.

Congratulations to all the newlyweds, newly-hireds, new parents, and parents for the second, third, and fourth times. Hope you had a good summer! *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; and Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

The Class of '91 has been busy--so much so that there is scarce room to mince words by way of introduction. As always, there are many future Cornellians to announce, a handful of nuptials, some career shifts, and even some cross-country moves. Read on for the details!

Liza Cohen Tillinghast celebrated the birth of her second child, Morgan Beth, last January. Liza lives in New York City with her husband Bill, son Justin, 2-1/2, and new daughter, and is the CFO of Citibank Cash and Reward Credit Cards. After vowing many times to send something in, and inevitably forgetting upon closing the magazine, Randall Singer sent an update from his Blackberry to announce that he, wife Margie, and son Tyler, 2-1/2, welcomed their newest family member Alexa last September. Randall added that he is still putting his ILR degree to use as the VP of corporate benefits for T. Rowe Price in Baltimore.

Bob Baca announces the birth his first child, Emma Helena, who was born in March and named to honor his and his wife's grandmothers. Liz Kleinberg writes that as of December she has 20 tiny toes to tickle! Her twins Neil and Rochelle join her and husband Mike in Birmingham, AL, where she is a visiting law professor at Samford U.'s Cumberland School of Law.

John Byers and wife Lisa Camesano '92 celebrated the birth of their second son, Andrew, who joins big brother John, 3. John also shares that he recently hosted Jeff Loiter and Matt Sherman at his house in Newton, MA, to watch Cornell dispatch Harvard for the ECAC men's hockey title. Joanna Baum Bitner and husband Bruce celebrated the arrival of third child Claire to their home in Austin, TX. Joanna's family also includes sons Nolan, 6, and Eric, 3. Celina Alvarez Rojo also announced her third child, Amanda, who was born in March. Celina adds that she and her husband are new residents of Southern California, having relocated from the northern part of the state. Robin Shafran Arnone and husband John welcomed their third (and last!) child, Matthew, last January. Matthew joins big brothers Brandon, 5, and Ethan, 3. Robin's family will soon relocate from Long Island to Westchester. Doug Dubiel and wife Mari join the "third time's a charm club" by bringing baby number three, Emily, into the world to join older brothers Charlie, 6, and Henry, 4. Doug is VP and wealth management advisor at Merrill Lynch.

Cathy Butz Hughes and husband Brad just celebrated the first birthday of son Matthew in May. David Clarke announces that he and his girlfriend Christie helped their son Elliott blow out his first candle as well. David adds that he works for Restaurant Associates at Citigroup in Manhattan and New Jersey. Pete Boksanski's son Murphy, who just turned 1, is being well cared for by big sister Malia.

Nicole Bisagni DelToro is blazing new frontiers both at home and in business. She and her husband welcomed their first, Colin, last year, and prior to that she started an executive search business near Washington, DC. After a career in management consulting, Dora Jih, ME '92, MBA '93, has also started a new business in the San Francisco Bay Area with a T-shirt line called Season Tees. Beyond running the business, Dora spends her days taking care of daughters Ava, 4, and Ana, 1, with husband Sam and training for triathlons and marathons.

Glenn Collins is the managing editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in San Diego. He and wife Jen have lived in San Diego since their marriage in June 2000 and now share their home with 2-year-old son Joshua. Andy Burrows announces that he and his wife welcomed son Parker to their family last year. After practicing law in the San Francisco Bay Area for six years, Andy now works as a recruiter with the attorney search firm of Major, Hagen & Africa.

Betsy Alley is still living in London, after four years, where she received her MBA at London Business School. Upon graduation, she began to work as a freelance strategy consultant, though now has decided to pursue an entrepreneurial path (for which she promises more news if the venture takes flight). Betsy also announces that she married a Canadian named Derek last spring, with fellow Cornellians Tricia Ahkin and Melissa Glim '93 in attendance. Lisa Dale Gregory married husband Dean last year. Lisa works as a natural resource policy fellow for the Wilderness Society in Denver, CO. Also tying the knot last year were Alice Crenshaw Davenport, MPA '94, and Sanford Gordon '94. Alice is a senior tax and estate planning analyst at Bernstein Investment Research and Management in Manhattan. Finally, Robert Cignarella Jr. announces his newlywed status with wife Debra. Robert is VP for corporate bond mutual funds and a portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs in Manhattan.

Hans Aramburo is looking forward to a big move this summer as he leaves the depressing winter blues of New Jersey for the Sunshine State. Hans will move to Tampa, FL, with a house but no job. He notes that while he is leaving behind a successful career as a computer consultant to face the unknown, he has a sunny outlook for future prospects. E. Bradley Bosart, who works as CFP and senior VP at McDonald Financial Group, recently moved to Bloomfield Hills, MI. Kim Brown Bixler announces that she left the snow and New England charm for a warmer climate and a challenging new career opportunity. Kim and husband Timothy, JD '93, and two children left the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and headed to Pleasanton, CA.

Linda Craugh sends greetings from the Arabian Gulf. Linda reported aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as Damage Control Assistant last January and is now engaged in a round-the-world homeport change/global war on terror deployment. Jennie Dean Clark had been living with her family in Geneva, Switzerland, since 2001, where she was spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. She, husband Jeff, and son Toby, 2, have recently moved back to the US, returning to the Washington, DC, area, where she will attend Georgetown Law School and focus on refugee/asylum and human rights law. Angelica Allen completed her doctoral course work at Seton Hall U. this year and plans to defend her dissertation this summer in the area of educational leadership and supervision.

Kevin Covert announces that he is the godfather of Gabriel, the first son of Kwame K. Satchell and wife Elizabeth, who live in Houston. Kevin also shares that he has a new job in the Office of Strategic and Performance Planning at the State Dept. After 30 overseas trips in 36 months (including an eight-week stint in Tbilisi where he waved a Georgian flag during the Rose Revolution with 50,000 of his closest friends), he was happy to accept an appointment with the Civil Service that will keep him involved in foreign affairs but also close to home with his wife Lesya and son Timothy, 5. Last year Alan Chien started a new job with the Boeing Company. He now lives and works in Northern Virginia just outside of Washington, DC. He moved from Upstate New York, where he lived for 11 years after graduating from Cornell. Alan mentions that he recently met with Dan Koontz and Laura Perrin '90 for dinner in New York City, and in January he met Josh N. Levine for dinner in Los Angeles. Sameer Desai and his wife Sheetal have experienced a number of changes over the past year, including the birth of their daughter Sanya and a move from Virginia to Michigan, where Sameer will pursue oncology studies at the U. of Michigan for the next two years. Sameer adds that he is looking forward to our 15th Reunion in 2006!

While we hope to see everyone at next year's reunion, please don't wait until then to share your own good news! E-mail us with an update. *Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@ hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com.

Greetings to everyone. Another Valentine's Day is behind me as I write this, and I am happy to report that roses bought at the last minute from the local grocery store are still a good way to bail yourself out when you get halfway through the work day and realize that you forgot to get anything for your spouse. Of course, I felt like everyone in the checkout line knew I had forgotten and was judging me for it, but that was better than my wife judging me for giving her nothing but a kiss. So, now that I am safe for another year, it is time to get to this edition of the Class Notes.

Stephen Schwartz and wife Melanie (Rebak) '90 announce the birth of their second child, Reid Alexander, on January 28, 2005. Older sister Jessica is now 3. With a newborn and a 3-year-old in the house, Stephen and Melanie may have yet to get a full night's sleep by the time this column comes out. David and Celeste Tambaro D'Alessandro welcomed son David to the family in December 2002. Celeste is a senior managing director and head of Latin American Equity Sales at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. David is a senior cardiothoracic surgery fellow at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, which means he has yet to see his son. John Kang, MBA '96, kept the boy theme going, as son Anthony was born October 6, 2003. Angela Shipman Cassidy reports that after years of traveling the US working in public relations, she has assumed the role of 'Mom' in giving birth to her first child, Emma Elizabeth. If nothing else, that is always good PR with the grandparents. She and husband James are very excited.

Additional family news comes from Laura Hubbart DiCarlo and husband David, PhD '94. They still live in Mississippi with their sons John, Sam, and Will. Laura notes that she saw Matt and Crissy Moeder Shaul, along with Jenny Ritter Kelly '89, last summer in Ithaca. Brian Mellone and his wife Tait welcomed Matthew Kyle into their lives on March 15, 2004. Howard and Adrienne Freed Markus now have two future Cornellians, son Jeremy born in July 2000 and daughter Naomi born in May 2003. Maria del Mar Ortiz Fournier now has three children, Mana del Mar, Emilio, and Juliana. Maria owns her family's law firm specializing in personal injury law. Additionally, she and husband Emilio are working toward their private pilot licenses. Teaching a personal injury lawyer how to fly must cause some degree of indigestion for the people running the flight school.

In general news and notes from our classmates, Beverly Otema Yirenkyi has self-published a collection of poems entitled Pieces of a Rhapsody in Words. The work is described as being "inspired by a 12-year journey traveling across both physical and spiritual barriers to places of discomfort to realize that our humanity truly unites us," and has been named an Editor's Choice book recognizing superior writing and excellence. Tadayuki ("Tad") Hara recently completed his PhD in the Hotel school and Regional Science program so he is now PhD '04 as well as Class of '91.

Susan Tuttle Owen received an MBA in 1996 from the U. of Chicago. She had been a principle and leveraged loan/high yield bond analyst at Octagon Credit Investors, but took a position as a full-time mom to son Connor and couldn't be happier. She says she lost touch with a lot of her Cornell friends and encourages them to give her a call or write her at susanowen3@hotmail.com. Kristin Markussen Karcher, MS '93, and husband David are moving their family to Mystic, CT. David has a job with Daticon Inc., and Kristin is going to be a stay-at-home mom with daughter Greta. Mystic is a wonderful town--I hear the pizza is pretty good there.

Chris Proulx was recently named CEO of eCornell after serving six months as its Chief Operating Officer and two years as Director of Program Management. Deb McMahon-Williams was recently appointed to the position of Manager of Organizational Development and Training for Bayer Pharmaceutical. Deb says this is a great opportunity for her as she has always had a passion for change management and organizational design and sees this as a position from which she can make an impact on the future success of the company. She also updates us on Julie Varga Quay, who is a pastry chef and has owned her own business, The Cook and Baker Cafe, for nearly four years.

John Brown received his medical degree in 1999 and joined the Peace Corps, serving in Uzbekistan working with the USAID Child Survival Program. John is also happy to announce his marriage to April Rich in September 2002. Kim Bixler Brown and husband Timothy, JD '93, fled Atlanta to the Berkshires three years ago in order to transform their lives. Kim says they are happier, healthier, and only a little colder. She encourages anyone to contact them if in need of an escape to a small town. Jennifer Caci remains in the military, having been promoted to the rank of Major in February 2002. She was in Kuwait and Iraq for the first seven months of the war and earned a Bronze Star for her service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. She is currently at Ft. McPherson in Georgia but says she hopes to return to Iraq in 2005. She also tells us that Luisa Santiago-Jones has been in Afghanistan as a US Army lawyer, and John McMurray was in Iraq as an Operations Officer with a combat support hospital. Lastly, Kevin Klipstein was named the new CEO for the US Squash Racquets Association (USSRA). Kevin was with Sun Microsystems, where he was in the Worldwide Marketing Operations group, and also led Partnership Marketing, where he developed relationships with MLB.com and the National Hockey League. Kevin was a member of the squash team at Cornell and was a second team All-American as a senior. Before starting his career in business, he worked as a teaching pro for several years. The most remarkable thing about the press release announcing Kevin's new job is that there is a national governing body for squash in the US. I have to admit that I had no idea. However, it has to be better than working with the NHL right about now.

That's all for this column, everyone. I always have fun writing it--hope you have as much fun reading it. Keep the news coming to your friendly correspondents. *Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; and Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the farm! I'm sure that you all have your calendars marked for our upcoming 15th Reunion in 2006! Our reunion chairpersons Dorine Colabella Scher and Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, are busy planning the weekend and would like to extend the invitation to all Class of '91 members to volunteer ideas, time, or manpower toward this effort. You can contact Dorine or Jeff at cornell91@cornell.edu.

Dorine reports that other than 15th Reunion work, she is thoroughly enjoying running her own Pampered Chef business from home. Dorine is currently a senior director and trainer with the company and last year was ranked number 17 out of 71,000 sales consultants in the company. "I love it because it allows me to put my children first while still earning a full-time income." Lynn Schechter and her husband Issam El-Zahr have been living in Baton Rouge, LA, with their children Leah, 2, and Leo, 9 months, for the past couple of years. Lynn, who received a PhD in psychology from Columbia, has a private practice located at the Drusilla Clinic in Baton Rouge. Lynn writes: "It's definitely a change living in the South, but we much prefer the mild winters to the freezing cold and hectic pace of New York! I still miss Cornell though ... "

Daniel Marein-Efron has recently started a website, www.heelingsolutions.com, and produced a video on conservative treatments for plantar fasciitis--known to you and me as heel pain. Daniel writes that while training for the New York City Marathon in 2002, he developed plantar fasciitis, a very painful condition resulting from overstress of the band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes. Daniel's video provides proper instruction for stretching, icing, and extra foot support techniques to help treat plantar fasciitis and avoid painful, expensive, and invasive medical treatments for this debilitating condition.

David Clarke announced the birth of Elliot Kenyon Robert Clarke on March 8, 2004. David and his girlfriend Christie Freeman are living in Jersey City, where David works as a general manager with Restaurant Associates at Citigroup. Allison Crandall Armieri is living in Chapel Hill, NC, and announced the birth of her third child, Mia Jean, on June 6, 2003. Mia joins brother Dallas, born April 4, 1999, and sister Emma, born November 28, 2000.

Kathryn Pruzinsky married Frank Macaulay '86 in La Jolla, CA. Kathryn is an assistant clinical professor of reproductive medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Emory U. Elizabeth Starkman married Eric Mischel at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. Elizabeth is a vice president of account management for the Intermedia Advertising Group, which evaluates the effectiveness of television advertising and product placement. She received her MBA from Duke. The New York Times reported that Elizabeth and Eric met through an online dating service. All went well on their first date, though just before their second date, Elizabeth got sick and had to cancel. The deal was clinched when Eric walked ten blocks in the rain to bring Elizabeth some chicken noodle soup.

Stephen Turner married Taryn Baff at the Yale Club in New York. Stephen is the chief of general pediatrics at Long Island College Hospital and assistant professor of pediatrics at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He received his medical degree from New York U. Kathryn Pierson married Stephen Lundin on August 21, 2004 on St. Simons Island, GA. Kathryn is a financial planning director at Cablevision Systems Corporation in Bethpage. She received her MBA from the U. of Pennsylvania. *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; and Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

The past few months have been busy for the Class of '91. Classmates have been celebrating births, weddings, and new jobs, and in our spare time, we travel! We trust that as we ring in the New Year our fellow Cornellians will find much peace and happiness in 2005. However, before we become too entrenched in our New Year's resolutions, let's take a moment to reflect on the joyful events that befell our class over the past year.

For many, the New Year symbolizes rebirth, so it seems fitting to begin our recap by announcing the future generation of Cornellians! Jacqueline Zar Varona and husband Hector happily announce the birth of their second child, Jake, who was born last August. Big sister Isabella, who turned 2 in July, is happy to have a little brother. Michael Babcock and wife Amy, who reside in Brewster, NY, also have a new family member, as their son Jack was born in November 2003. Steve Goodweather of Houston, TX, writes that baby daughter Ella, born in December 2003, never ceases to delight and amaze her parents.

Rebecca Donovan Brown married husband James in June 2003 on Nantucket Island. Several Cornellians were in attendance to toast their nuptials, including Susie Skoglund Young and husband Brian, and Val and Cathy McKee Sribar with their newborn Ryan. Judy Zuidema also joins the new parent club as she announces the arrival of Anna. Judy and her husband Marco live in Italy, where Judy works for Diesel Spa Jeans & Fashion Retailer as the interiors architect for all US projects.

Several other classmates have been trotting 'round the globe. Andrea Belusko Hertzendorf, husband Michael, and family Caitlin, Cassidy, and Cade are stationed in Taegu, South Korea, for the next two years. Ina Kurcz writes that 2004 has been a very exciting year. She got engaged, quit her job, sold her apartment, and moved to Australia for seven months in order to travel extensively. Prior to leaving for the Down Under, she stopped by Scottsdale, AZ, to join her travel buddy Liz Rosenfeld for some quality time on the hiking trails and in the spa.

Kim Jordon Stone adds that she and husband RC are wrapping up an extended three-year European honeymoon courtesy of the US Navy. Both Kim and RC are stationed in Italy, where Kim serves as a family physician. She mentions that she bumps into classmates wherever she goes. In Bahrain, she ran into Mollie Finch Hunter, who lives there with her husband John, also in the US Navy. Kim and her husband also met Loretta Dougherty and Fred Gallo '90 in Ireland last July for a wonderful week of companionship.

Sharyn Talman married husband Robert last Labor Day weekend. Present at her wedding were classmates Amy Salman Meese with husband David, and Traci Kissel Helton with husband John. Sharyn lives in Wayne, NJ, where she is the vice president for human resources for Saint Barnabas Health Care System at Irvington General Hospital. But wait . . . there's more! Sharyn wasn't the only Cornellian to celebrate the end of summer with a plunge. Class officer Eric Bluman married Trimble Auger in Maine. The many and merry celebrants included fellow officers Paul Hayre and wife Jeannette Perez-Rossello. Paul noted that Eric was resplendent in his Nantucket Reds--apparently a New England tradition!

Class officer Corinne Kuchling recently accepted a marketing position at TransACT Communications, an educational software firm in Greater Seattle. In the vein of "having her cake and eating it too," she also was able to proceed with her plans for a three-week vacation during which she visited friends in Oxford and Paris, and then attended the wedding of fellow Cornellians Jay Cammermeyer '93 and Kendall Fisher, JD '96, at Martha's Vineyard last September. Over a dozen Cornellians were in attendance, and a great time was had by all despite the storms brought on by Hurricane Ivan.

Congratulations are due to Kimberly Schleman Selzman, who wrote to tell us that she completed her electrophysiology fellowship and took an assistant professor position at the U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she lives with husband Craig. Shannon Bessette has also pursued a career in academia. She recently received tenure and was promoted to assistant professor of anthropology at Jamestown Community College in New York. Beyond her career, she keeps busy as the vice president of the Board of Directors for the Chautaugua County Humane Society.

David Berman issues an update from New York City, where he has been teaching English as a Second Language for the NYC Board of Education. Currently, he is teaching middle school students who hail from China, Hungary, Honduras, and Peru (to name a few). He and his wife Diane have been married for five years and have sons Ilon and Aaron. He reports that he is still in touch with Ben Goody, Nora Endlich '93, and Elliot Austin '92. Mike Baudendistel recently joined XOS Technologies, a sports technology firm located in Sanford, FL. Mike has taken the position of regional sales manager for the West Coast, PAC 10, and NFL--a great fit for a former Big Red football star whose team won the Ivy League championship twice during his college career!

Melisa Levitt recently became employed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts after working with them for three years as a freelance consultant on healthcare and technology projects. She manages cross-functional initiatives in the arenas of preventive health, support for chronic disease management, and new technology implementation. She adds that last year's Boston-area Cornell Women's Brunch was wonderful and presented her with a great chance to connect with old friends and meet current students. She remarks, "It's amazing that the Class of 1991's 'Cornell Experience' has been going on for 17 years! It has been great to continue meeting fabulous Cornellians of all ages in the years since graduation."

From regional alumni clubs to Zinck's Night to Reunion--there are many ways to reconnect with your former classmates. Maybe you've found a nugget of interest within this column.We hope that you are inspired to write to us and share your news as well! *Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; and Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

First off, I want to thank everyone for getting news to us. The only class activity that is slowing down is marriage announcements, which makes sense since we are all rapidly hurtling toward that magical time known as our 40s. There, I said it. "Face your fears," my doctor says ...

I always like to start with birth announcements since there is never a shortage of those with our class. For my part, I now have three daughters--the Cornell classes of '18, '20, and '22--as my wife Cindy and I welcomed Peyton Grace into our family on Father's Day, June 20, 2004. I thought I was just going to get a tie or some socks. Oldest daughter Carson is thrilled. Middle sister Quinn is unimpressed. Ellen Greenberg Zuniga writes that her family expanded on March 8, 2004 with the birth of Anna Alicia. Ellen remains with Procter and Gamble and recently attended the wedding of Cristy Boccuti in Washington, DC. She tells us that Cristy lived in the room above her in U-Hall 3--no matter what Cornell wants us to call them, they will always be U-Halls to us--and would stomp on the floor to call her to dinner at Noyes.

Heather Atwood Forrest and husband Richard '89 announce the birth of their first child, Haninah Grace. Cavarly Berwick Garrett gave birth on December 21, 2003. She says that second daughter Brynn Brooks is the happiest baby ever. Also, while on her maternity leave, her business unit was sold to Invesco and her family sold their apartment of eight years. She is currently living with in-laws while searching for a new home on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Post-partum, newborn baby, job changes, moving, living with in-laws--no stressors there. Treat yourself to a spa, if you haven't already. You've earned it.

Anna Doyno Tague announces the arrival of baby Nicole on January 5, 2004, joining siblings Caroline, Timothy, and Bridget. Poor Timothy is woefully outnumbered. Amy Spivak Itzla has daughter Emma, who is a little over 1 year old now. Amy says that she has a labor arbitration practice in its third year, proving that there are practical applications to an ILR degree. Lastly, Jennifer Nerissa Davis writes of the birth of her son Berend Klaus in January 2003. She has also changed careers, starting her own chocolate- making business. Sample her creations through www.samakichocolates.com.

In professional news and notes, Steve Kalik, BS '94, PhD '03, finished his PhD in neuroscience. He was invited to the Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop in Telluride, CO, and is now the senior research scientist at the Toyota Basic Research Group. Honestly, I have no idea what neuromorphic engineering is, but I am glad there are people who do. I think. Doug Dubiel is now VP, Wealth Management Advisor, at Merrill Lynch. Wendy Fuhr reports that she and husband Eric Allen were married in June 2002. She is in a medical practice, but her true passion is touring with her band, Full Frontal Folk, whenever time allows. The group recently released its second CD, was featured on WVBR's "Bound for Glory," and is under consideration for an appearance on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." Just for fun, everyone go to your local music store and say, "I want Full Frontal Folk," and see what happens.

Chris Milazzo and his wife just moved to New Zealand, where Chris will be doing research on cartilage repair to complete work on his PhD. Stephen Schwartz recently became medical director of the Bascom Palmer Eye Inst. of Naples (FL) and assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at the U. of Miami. Rachael Przybyla tells us that she decided to retire from the rigors of private practice as an ob/gyn when her daughter Sloane turned 2. Before retiring, Rachael says she had the honor of delivering Tara, the daughter of fellow Cornellian Traci Nagle '88.

Jeff Lamontagne has moved back to his home state of Colorado after being on the East Coast since his Cornell graduation. He lives in Denver with wife Suzanne McClung, MS '92, and their two children. Jeff had been an environmental consultant/attorney for nine years, but decided to found and become the executive director of a new nonprofit teen suicide prevention program. Jeff says there's nothing like taking a massive pay cut and reducing one's job security to re-awaken the senses. Jeff sees Mindi O'Halloran Weinstein '92 every now and then, and he expects visits from Bill Munze and Pat Chang as well. Christine Anderson Perkins says she is having fun as the director of a small rural public library in the state ofWashington. The DaVinci Code keeps flying off the shelves there and she says she would even recommend it to a 70-year-old Irish Catholic nun. She wants any other Cornellians in the NW Washington area to speak up.

In other news and sightings, Suzanne Schafer Skalski reports that she and her husband try to get together frequently with Denise Law Russell, Ariane Schrieber Horn, JD '96, and Liza Jones Hards. Suzanne and her husband recently bought a house in Morris Plains, NJ, and are enjoying life there with 1-1/2-year-old daughter Sarah. Samir Khanjar and wife Kathy (Duffy) recently held their fourth annual Cornell mini-reunion. In attendance were Mike and Joan Kochan Schade, Stephanie and Russ MacAdam, ME '92, Joe Riordan, ME '92, and his wife Beth Livolsi '92, Lee Hachadoorian and wife Kim Keirnan '92, as well as Drew Galligan and Karen Schmeidler Sagor and their spouses! Also at the reunion were Jen Hillman '92, ME '93, Gary Wojcik, and Paula Burdett Rusu, MBA '94.With children and pets, the final tally was 29 people and three dogs. Samir says that it brought back memories of cramming 16 people into two hotel rooms on all those great hockey road trips.

That's all for now. Remind your classmates to pay class dues and subscribe to the magazine so Nina, Corinne, and I can include as much news as possible. Until next time, take care and keep the news coming. *Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the farm. Carl Boehlert, an assistant professor of materials science in the School of Engineering at Alfred U., was honored in a White House ceremony held on May 4. Carl was one of 57 researchers who received a Presidential Early Career Award, the nation's highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. His research involves structural intermetallics and metal matrix composites. Presiding over the White House ceremony was John H. Marburger III, science advisor to the President and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology. Alfred University President Charles M. Edmondson noted, "This is a well-deserved honor for Carl Boehlert, who is one of Alfred's most talented young researchers. It is also a great honor for the university and our School of Engineering to have Professor Boehlert recognized for his work." Carl received a citation, a plaque, and a commitment for funding of his work for five years.

Carl was one of seven researchers funded by the US Dep. of Energy and its National Security Administration to be nominated for the Presidential honors. Prior to the White House ceremony, Carl and his fellow Dept. of Energy (DOE) honorees described their work at a ceremony at DOE headquarters, hosted by Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. New York State Governor George Pataki and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno also recognized Carl as a James D.Watson Investigator through the New York State office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR). NYSTAR funding supports Carl's research into a methodology to evaluate the microstructure-property relationships of biocompatible titanium alloys.

In other news, new babies, new jobs, and new marriages. Jen Gray Moss was "thrilled to announce" that she and husband Brian welcomed their second child, Emeline Moreland, into their family. "Emeline's big brother Will, 2, gives her lots of juicy kisses and introduces her to everyone as his 'sitter.'" David Hong reported that he just finished up the first year of his own patent and trademark law practice in Santa Clarita, CA. Cassius Drake reported that he and wife Jacqueline welcomed their first child, Noah Robert, on Apr. 12, '04.

Rich McEvoy was recently transferred to London, Ontario (not England), and will be taking on new responsibilities for Labatt Breweries of Canada. On Nov. 3, '03, Greg Dickhens and wife Keala welcomed into the world their second daughter, Malia Eleni. The Dickhens family has relocated to Vail, CO, where Greg is working at the CFO of Vail Resorts Development Co.

Cathy James reports that on Apr. 24, '04, she "got married to her sweetie James Fisher." Cathy's sister Debbie James Walend '95 was the "best woman," and husband David '93 was an usher. Other classmates in attendance were Ellen Goode, Loren Bosies, Eric '86,MBA '93, and Heather Tatkon Powers, MPA '93, Jeff Carver, Craig '89 and Liz Collard Richter, Arik Marks, and David Rodger and wife Cindy ReVelle '92. Cathy wrote that her father Chuck James '57 (deceased) was also a Cornell graduate, and she is sure he was there somewhere, "since he never missed a good party!" Cathy is currently doing a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston, and living in Brookline, MA.

Congratulations to everyone on their stellar accomplishments. *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

We here at the Class of '91 hope that everyone is enjoying the lazy, hazy days of summer ... though it seems our classmates have been everything but lazy as they continue to achieve and celebrate their personal milestones.We would like to share some of their good news with you, and hope that you, in turn, are inspired to write us with news of your own good fortune.

Fellow class correspondent Nina Rosen Peek shares that she and husband Michael '88 opted for a change of scenery and pace last holiday season when they moved from their Upper East Side apartment to a farm in northern Westchester County. Remember that old sitcom "Green Acres"? Their farm is complete with horses, chickens, roosters, guinea hens, peacocks, and every bird species known to man. Nina claims that though it may come as a shock that this native New Yorker (New York City, that is) has traded waking to the cacophony of garbage trucks and honking taxis to the dawn symphony of rural life, she absolutely loves her new digs. "It's pure heaven," she exclaims. It may come as no surprise that she also chose to eschew the commute to Manhattan. Instead, she switched jobs and is currently working as a senior associate at Saccardi & Schiff, a planning and development consulting firm in White Plains.

Eric Bluman is working at Brown U. as a clinical instructor of orthopaedic surgery. Last spring, he was elected to fellowship in both the New York Academy of Medicine and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. In order to get a leg up on the latter accolade, Eric plans to leave Brown at the end of the academic year so that he may do additional training in foot and ankle surgery in Baltimore. His fiance, Dr. Trimble Sutter Auger, will be working as a hospitalist in the area. Eric mentions that he visited recently with Phil Oettinger and Kevin Lyons '92, who both work hard and play harder in San Francisco. Eric also frequently visits Andrew Neuwirth '90, JD '96, who is a successful attorney in Boston, but lives in Providence, RI, with his wife.

Debi Epstein lives and teaches in Briarcliff Manor, NY, in Westchester County. Wedding bells will be ringing for her soon, but magazine policy dictates that the details must wait till after the wedding. Debi, please write and tell us all about it! Congratulations are also in order for Katherine Eskovitz, who recently became a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner in the firm's Armonk, NY, office. Andrew Stifel lives in Arlington, VA, and is working as a consultant with SAIC doing defense and national security-related work for the Secretary of Defense staff and the intelligence agencies. Outside of work, he continues to compete at the national level in fencing, which affords him many opportunities to travel. In addition, he has remained quite active in the Cornell community, serving on the Athletic Advisory Committee and the board of the Cornell Club of Washington.

Fellow class officer and self-professed non-runner Bob Baca has accomplished and surpassed a few milestones of his own, having recently run an 8K race with his wife in Virginia Beach. Actually, his wife bribed him to run the St. Patrick's Day race by luring him with a pot-o'-gold of sorts--green beer at the end of the race. It wasn't quite a Dunbar's experience, but they finished the race without injury, and though there was beer for those who crossed the finish line, Bob decided coffee sounded more enticing at 9 a.m. There are no more races in Bob's future, but he's sure that the warmer months will find him camping in the mountains of Virginia. Bob adds that the last time he ventured into the woods, he found himself within 40 feet of a black bear. Both bear and Bob were startled; Bob froze and the bear ran away. Don't hang up those racing sneakers yet, Bob--they may come in handy for a quick getaway on your next camping trip!

Spring brings babies as well, and the Class of '91 has seen its fair share. Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96, and husband Jeff welcomed their second child, Alexander, in April. Alex joins his sister Elena, who is now 14 months old. Ariane and family live in Chatham, NJ, and she will return to work as in-house counsel at Celanese International Corp. this summer. Anna Doyno Tague and husband Skip '90 live in Orinda, CA, and celebrated the birth of Nicole last January. Nicole will be joining the family alongside her siblings Caroline, Timothy, and Bridget. Finally, Jana Kierstead announces that she expanded her family last October with the birth of her second daughter, Alana, who is exactly two years and one day younger than big sister Olivia.

Last, but not least, our very own class co-president Paul Hayre reports that he and wife Jeannette Perez-Rossello, who serves on Class of '91 Council, live in Boston, MA. Paul started his foray into the catering world and Jeannette is a staff pediatric radiologist at Children's Hospital. Recently, they crossed paths with a few '91 classmates: "Kevin Fritzhand, his wife Kamsela, and their son Seth live in Houston, TX, where Kevin is an anesthesiologist. John Carpenter '90 is a software engineer in Fort Myers, FL, where he, Margaret (Alexander) '92, and their two daughters enjoy the sun. In Boston, Kevin Lemanowicz (whom you may remember as one of our former class correspondents), is chief meteorologist at Fox25. He recently hosted a group of local alumni to a behind-the-scenes look at Fox's new studios and discussed the art and science of live broadcast meteorology. At that event, we bumped into Colleen Brennan, working at General Electric, and Gordon Saksena, ME '93, working at Teradyne, both living in Boston."

With three children in tow as they head to our 15th Reunion in 2006, Jeannette plans to spearhead the children's activities of reunion to make sure that future Cornellians and their parents have a ball. Paul plans to take his marching orders from reunion chairs Jeff Weintraub, MD'95 and Dorine Colabella Scher ... yes, the same Jeff and Dorine who have co-orchestrated all of our past grand reunions. Jeff adds, "Planning is well under way for our upcoming 15th Reunion! It's not too early to start thinking about reserving the dates now: June 8-11, '06. We are expecting another record-setting turnout. We're planning many activities, including those for adults and families, and some just for the kids (if you bring them along). Gourmet meals, university lectures and events, class gatherings, a capella groups, free time to explore campus and Ithaca, and lots more. The campus has undergone quite a bit of change since our last reunion, and by 2006, the 'new' West Campus should be nearly completed. We hope to see you then. If you are interested in volunteering to assist in the reunion planning, please go to our class website (http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu) and click on the reunion link for more information." *Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

Greetings, everyone. It is once again time for an edition of the Class of '91 Class Notes. We are weathering a very "harsh" winter here in the Carolinas. Of course, the winter is nothing compared to what people in more northern climates are facing, but for those of us whose blood has thinned with prolonged southern exposure, this feels pretty bad all the same. We are running a little light on news this time around. Everyone must be mulling over their selections in the upcoming congressional and presidential elections rather than being out there meeting up with fellow Cornellians or doing what appears to be a popular pastime with our class, adding to the list of potential Cornellians for the Class of '22 and beyond. Make sure to send in your News when the annual Dues mailing comes this spring, or write us any time of year at the e-mail addresses below.

What news we do have kicks off with information from Michelle May Koellermeier. She writes that she left the indentured servitude of the military physician's life in the US Navy and entered a private ob/gyn practice in Neenan, WI. Her son Adam Vance was born on Dec. 14, '02. Michelle, if you find yourself humming the tune of "On Wisconsin," then you know it is time for a trip back home to East Hill. Lucinda Rosenfeld wants us to go out and buy her new novel, Why She Went Home, being published by Random House and available as of March 2004. This is the follow-up to her first work, What She Saw ... , published four years ago. If you want to see her, she will be doing readings and signings of her new book in New York City, Boston, and the Bay Area in March as well. She also says she will be moving into her new home in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, with her significant other, John.

Other literary announcements include one from Nat Jarvis, who writes, "If our 'kinderku' birth announcement left you scratching your head, you can now read one for yourself in my wife Marcy Porter Jarvis '82's latest book, A Broad in Swabia: Memoir from the Black Forest. It's a hilarious, thematic account of the culture shock our family experienced when my California product design company transferred us to Germany in 1998." The book can be obtained from Amazon.com and other online outlets.

Bill Munze gives us the news that he and fiance Janine Dowling eloped in Tuscany on Oct. 5, '03. No mention of whether Diane Lane showed up or whether it was under the Tuscan sun. However, he does note that the small ceremony--attended by a handful of family and friends (I have the wrong friends)--was interrupted by a shotgun-wielding hunter. Thus, Bill can say that he had a shotgun wedding in Italy. Those are a dime a dozen here in rural North Carolina, Bill. The couple then returned to Boston, where on Nov. 8, '03, he and Janine had a reception and met up with Sameer Desai, as well as Karen Schmeidler Sagor and her new husband David.

Lastly, the news ends on a sad note. Classmate Scott Houser died on Oct. 30, '03, at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, VA. With the permission of his wife, Emily Yance-Houser, we note his passing in this column and send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. He was co-valedictorian of his 1987 Westminster (MD) High School class and lettered in soccer and track. At Cornell, he was a National Merit Scholar and earned his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering while on a Cornell Tradition Fellowship. He would later earn a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked for Logistics Management Institute in McLean, VA, where he recently received an award for an analysis of European air traffic management that was presented in Budapest, Hungary. He and Emily married on Nov. 2, '02. A scholarship fund is being established for a graduate of Westminster High School in his honor. Contributions to the Scott A. Houser Scholarship Fund may be sent to WHS at 1225 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157.

That is the news for now, everyone. Next time I write, I will be in the beautiful Spanish countryside near Vitoria. Until then, everyone be safe and secure, and of course, keep sending news and notes to your friendly neighborhood class correspondents. News can reach us at the Class of '91 website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or by e-mailing us. *Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; or Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the farm. By now, you have all received (and I am sure you have finished reading) your very own copy of Antigone, provided to you gratis by your Class of 1991 officers. So, what did you think? Are you glad we sent you the play? Did it make you think about Cornell and the good times that you had in your Freshman Writing Seminar? Were you just happy to receive something for free? Let us know on our class website: http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu. Also, please participate in the online discussions about the play and reconnect with the Cornell community.

Having recently relocated to Westchester, I have had more than a few Cornellian train-spottings. I'd like to take this opportunity to let Dave Peck, MPA '92, know that although I was a bit mouthy about his loss of power during the October windstorm, I arrived home to my house and it was cold and it was dark. I also sat next to Robert Gates '90, MBA '94, on the Mt. Kisco express, where we discussed the latest and greatest in reality TV and the finer points of legal boating and fishing on the Croton Reservoir. I also spotted Dan Sirota '90 at lunch in White Plains. I wanted to let Dan know to stay away from the turkey chili--it was not so good. What's that, you think it's a slow month for news? Well maybe it is, but here's the good news:

Monica Chadha Piper writes that she and husband Jeff are living in Chicago, and welcomed Shawn Nathan Piper on New Year's Day 2003. Monica graduated with an MBA from Ohio State U. in 1995, after which she worked as a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers (now IBM Business Consulting Services). Monica is currently on an extended leave of absence from IBM and enjoying being home with Shawn! Mollie Finch Hunter reports that she married LCDR John Hunter, USN on Oct. 4, '03 in Peterborough, NH. Mollie and John are stationed for two years in Bahrain. Other Cornellians at the wedding included Christina Miske, MPA '99, Eric, MBA '99, and Susie Curtis Schneider, and Todd Smalley.

Tom Catalano writes that he and wife Carrie and their son Jack welcomed Thomas Nicholas in May 2003. The Catalanos are living in Horsham, PA, where Tom works as a marketing manager at McNeil Consumer Healthcare. Karen Finkston Payes and husband Giora are living in New York City and welcomed Noah Isaac on July 7, '03. Cornellians at the bris included Carla Heiss and Jennifer Lee, with her husband Scott Klein and their children Jared Lee and Rachel. The New York Times reported that Sarah Abbe married Jim Taylor at the home of Sarah's father in Healdsburg, CA. Sarah is the West Coast fund-raiser for Accion International, a nonprofit organization in Boston that provides financial support and training to small businesses.

Lisa Ploucha Christensen has joined the Syracuse office of Bond, Schoeneck & King LLC, the largest law firm in Central New York. Karen Schmeidler Sagor reports that she married David on Sept. 18, '03 in New Rochelle, NY. Karen writes, "Although tropical storm Isabella came through that evening, a wonderful time was had by all, and the storm created an amazing backdrop to an amazing day!" Cornellians in attendance were: Mike and Joan Kochan Schade, Joe, ME '92, and Beth Livolsi Riordan '92, Adam and Sue Farrar-Choi, Jim Conti '88, MBA '89, Samir and Kathy Duffy Khanjar, Bill Munze, Paula Burdett Rusu, MBA '94, Dorine Colabella Scher, Jeff, MD '95, and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub, Gary Wojcik, and Joel Ossher '06. Much to the enjoyment of all the wedding guests, Karen and David ended the evening with a (slightly off key) rendition of the Alma Mater!

Now that's the way to end the evening. Congratulations on all the new jobs, new marriages, and new babies. *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

Happy New Year, Class of '91! As we embrace the year 2004 and all of the exciting developments that will soon unfold, we thought we'd take a moment to recap the milestones that our classmates experienced during the past year. Congratulations go out to Erika Ackermann Duffy, who was married to Michael last July. Erika and Michael currently reside in Reading, MA, where she recently took a position at Marblehead High School as a social worker. Jeff Goodman also joined the newlywed club last summer as he celebrated his marriage to Hope Heinecke at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas. Other Cornellians in attendance included Rob Williams, Dan Jones, who works as CFO of Bolt Industries, Stephen Dyott, who has a marketing job at Pfizer, and Jason Foehrenbach, who works at Computer Associates. Thanks go out to Rob Williams, who reported on the nuptials and also shared news of the birth in August of his daughter Caroline. Rob shares that he and wife Melissa are doing well. It seems the years of sleep deprivation while studying at Cornell has prepped them well for parenthood. Rob also reports that classmate Christopher Ruggio and wife Jackie celebrated the birth of another baby boy, Benjamin, last summer. Christopher works at Accenture in London and has been taking every opportunity to travel through Europe with his family, including trips to Provence and Tuscany.

Other Cornellians who are celebrating their new state of parenthood include Nate Bailey who, along with wife Camille, welcomed son John last April. Nate and his family live in Kansas City, MO. Also, Stephen Holden and wife Kristine had their first child, Stephen, in March. Stephen lives in Bronxville, NY. He staged a "mini-reunion" in New York City during the 2002 holidays with classmates Chris Field, MBA '95, and Brian Finnegan '93, as well as Mike Roark '92, Anthony Tabasso '94, and Hans Maentz '93. Congratulations also go out to Celeste Tambaro-D'Alessandro, who celebrated the birth of her first son, now 1 year old. Celeste, husband David D'Alessandro, and son David (the III) reside in New York City. Lauren Rosenblum Goldman writes to announce the birth of her daughter Anna, who was born last July. Lauren and husband Geoff are both attorneys in Manhattan; Lauren practices appellate litigation at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. Lauren also shares that classmate Liz Kleinberg and husband Mike Kanarick completed a six-month hiking expedition along the Appalachian Trail, having started in Georgia in March and finishing in Maine in mid-October. Lauren and Mike were hiking as a fund-raising venture to benefit the Child Welfare League of America, which aids abused and neglected children.

It seems the Class of '91 is no stranger to adventure. In addition to explorations in Tuscany and Provence and along the Appalachian Trail, classmates traveled the globe far and wide during 2003. Debbie Sniderman, ME '92, reports that she completed her second year of world travel, having most recently lived in Spain and the Canary Islands. Chris LaPunzina spent two months traveling through Southeast Asia after finishing an MBA at Duke U.'s Fuqua School of Business and is now pursuing a career in real estate investment. Corinne Kuchling also spent a month in Thailand in order to escape Seattle's dreary winter skies. Finally, last summer many classmates embarked on a pilgrimage back to Ithaca to participate in Adult University (CAU) summer programs. Kim Brown Bixler spent a term improving her backhand at the Tennis Clinic and followed that up with a few weeks in the Personal Fitness Clinic. Stephen Gagnon spent the summer exploring the Gorgeous Gorges of the Finger Lakes. And finally, both Amy Wefer Faucher and Keith McAfee spent some time honing their culinary talents with CAU cooking workshops.

Elleke Monster Haggerty reports that, "it's great to be back!" She has returned to the United States with her family after living abroad for 13 years. Elleke has settled in the Washington, DC, area, where husband Steve '90 works for Marriott headquarters. She is busy settling in with their children Anneke, 7, Mia, 5, and 2-year-old Ryan. David Ratner also changed address recently and now lives with wife Darcy in Los Altos, CA, where he works at Openwave headquarters in the Silicon Valley as director of engineering. Also living in the Silicon Valley is Lane Patterson, who lives in San Jose with wife Mimi (Lee) '92. Lane writes that he attended a fun alumni event at San Jose Tech Museum last summer, where he had the opportunity to meet many alumni and become reacquainted with some whom he'd lost touch with. Gregory Florio writes that he'd recently seen alumni Jimmy Pitaro and Dave Koch. Gregory lives in New York City with wife Rachel.

Having shared news about the new parents of the Class of '91, we should also share news of those classmates who are celebrating parenthood for the second or third time around. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo lives in Oxford, MS, and welcomed the arrival of their third son, William, who recently celebrated his first birthday. Cristos Goodrow and wife Elizabeth (Toole), JD '97, reveled in the delivery of their third child last summer; baby Brendan joins the Goodrow family and siblings Corran, 3, and Isabelle, 2. Cristos also reports that he was visited by classmate Thomson McCormick while he was in San Francisco on a business trip. Andrea Belusko Hertzendorf saw a few big changes last year. Not only did she give birth to son Cade (who joins big sisters Caitlin, 5, and Cassidy, 2), but her family moved to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where her husband Michael is attending the US Army's CGSC School for Majors. Elaine Chiu and husband Rob Leung recently announced the birth of their second son, William, who joins big brother Ryan, 2. Elaine and Rob live in New York City, where Elaine has just finished her first year as assistant professor of law at St. John's, teaching both criminal law and family law. Elaine adds that Rob works at the corporate law group Boies, Schiller & Flexner in Westchester and that they both miss Ithaca!

Beyond family fluctuations, our classmates have new developments to report in the form of career changes, too. David Hwang reports on both. He and his wife Jiyoung live in Watertown, MA, where he has been working as division intellectual property counsel at Teradyne Inc. since the summer of 2001. David and his wife also welcomed the birth of their daughter Hannah later the same year. Susan Chen writes that she resides in San Francisco, where she works as director of business development for International Overture Services. Last summer David Nocilly joined the Syracuse law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC as an associate, concentrating in intellectual property law. And congratulations to Michele Ruiz, who last summer earned the rank of partner at Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP in Chicago, where she practices primarily in matters of investment products and derivatives.

Once again, we'd like to congratulate all of our classmates on their myriad accomplishments and adventures. We hope that 2004 will bring us even more to celebrate! We're glad to hear that many of you are keeping in touch with each other and hope that this column inspires you to continue to check in with your classmates and keep your class correspondents abreast of your activities. You can update us either at the Class of '91 website, http://classof91.alumni.cornell.edu, or by e-mailing us: Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; or Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com.

Greetings to fellow Class of '91 Cornellians far and wide. It is indeed an honor to write to you again, and of course, with summer comes a new batch of happenings and announcements from our classmates. Currently, I am wading through piles of boxes from our recently completed move across town to the house we have been building for the past year. Since no good deed goes unpunished, Mother Nature has decided to follow a year of drought with a year of unprecedented rainfall, and thus, our "yard" is still a pile of mud. The good side is that I haven't had to mow anything in a few weeks and fire ants have been less of a problem than usual. Regardless, let's get to the news, as there is much to report.

News about children is dominating this issue's mailbag. Robert Koenig and wife Joi (Smith) wanted everyone to know that their twins Max and Sarah celebrated their second birthdays recently. Robert gave those of us in the Class Correspondent department a good-natured scolding for not reporting their births in 2001. While we always aim to please, timeliness is not the greatest of our virtues. Robert also says he is now the executive director for CIBC in New York City. Randall Singer lets us know that son Tyler Max was born to him and wife Margie on July 17, '02. Mike Reading, ME M '92, and wife Chris announce the birth of their second child, Megan Elizabeth, on Apr. 15. '03. Megan joins older sister Julia in the family. Mike also notes that he and Chris got together with Craig Bloom, Rick Kowalczyk, Eric Jones '93, and Cathy Dohnanyi '93 in Providence to watch Cornell play in the NCAA hockey quarterfinals.

Rebecca Gilliand Booth informs of us of the birth of her son Alden George on Feb. 15, '03. In no time at all, Alden will be getting into the toys of his older siblings Davis and Evalynn. Monica Ruehli and husband John Haggerty '92 had their first child, Bridgit Quinn, in March 2002, and Kristen Zittel Winiecki writes that she and husband Joe had their third child, Paul Joseph, on Dec. 26, '02. Patrick Nace wanted the class to know he now has two daughters, Gwendolyn and Franziska. Gwendolyn was born in December 2002 and Franziska in December of 1999.

Avinash Mehrotra and wife Anjali Sadarangani tell us that their daughter Amaya just turned 1, while her older brother Sajan is well into his terrible twos. Avinash notes that both are keeping him and Anjali on their toes. Having personally weathered the terrible twos at my house, I can certainly sympathize with them. To echo Jerry Seinfeld's sentiment, having a 2-year-old is like having a blender without the top.

Julie Snell Callanan reports the birth of her son Aidan Finbar Callanan in February 2002. She is also now a resident in psychiatry at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. I suppose we can overlook the Dartmouth affiliation-for now. Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, writes that 3-year-old son Aidan now has a little brother, Trevor Blaine, as of July 8, '03. Melanie Bloom Hoffman and husband Lee give us the news that Joshua Michael arrived on Jan. 12, '03. The family currently lives in Coconut Grove, FL, and Melanie says she is really enjoying being a full-time mom. Not too far from them, Marc Koutoufaris says he and wife Dee have moved to Jacksonville, FL, as part of his job with Daymon Associates. They recently welcomed daughter Zoe Olympia, and Marc says she is the light of their lives. In the last of the baby announcements from our prolific classmates, Kelly Lawas Fairbairn tells us of the birth of her second son, Jack Andrew, on May 29, '03. She also recently completed the purchase of Lockwood Leadership International, an international consulting firm.

I received only one marriage announcement for my column this cycle. Judging from the birth announcements, it would seem our classmates have largely moved on to the next phase of coupled life. However, Wendy Hobson-Rohrer, MD '95, wrote that she and Matt Rohrer were married on July 20, '02, on the ski slopes of Alta, UT. David Cynn, Kristin Carano, MD '95, and Jackie Cadwallader Burton were in attendance. Wendy also says that David Cynn married Alice Kim in February 2003. Cornellians at that wedding included Bill DeVinney, Amy Kunman Buckman, Kevin Drumm '92, Mark '90 and Cathy Stiehle Weigle '90, and Derek Swaak '90, MBA '91. Since Wendy is bursting with news for us, she also wants us to know that Jackie Cadwallader Burton gave birth to daughter Katie in January 2003. For her part, Wendy received her MD from Cornell in '95 and is now looking at making a job change, taking a position as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the U. of Utah.

In random news and notes, Marc-David Seidel, MBA '91, reports that he is now a professor of organizational behavior at the U. of British Columbia. Marc-David says he loves Vancouver, but would love to have fellow Cornellians in the area give him a buzz at UBC. Angela Shope Stiefbold and husband Mark have moved to Germany for Mark's job with Siemens. However, Mark deployed to the Middle East with his Army Reserve unit, so for now, Angela is making her way in Germany with daughters Madison, Quinn, and Anya. Keith McAfee recently moved from San Francisco to Richmond, VA, and took a job with Capital One. Keith says he is missing the Bay Area but still liking the East Coast okay. He saw Tamar Cohen in Roanoke last May (people go to Roanoke by choice apparently) and says that overall, things are good.

Nicole Bisagni Deltoro has started her own executive search firm after working in the industry for six years. Nicole tells us that Deb Wengel Heitmann had a baby last year and that she still keeps in touch with Tammy Blum Ross and Sumaya El-Ashry Ali. Both live in Florida, and Tammy has a daughter while Sumaya has two wonderful sons. Jim Coburn graduated from Boston College Law School in May 2003. Salvador Cuadra finished his residency in general surgery this past June and will start a fellowship in vascular surgery in July. Shaun Cho, MD '95, finished his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Stanford and is joining a private cardiology practice in the San Francisco area. Last, but most assuredly not least, Rebecca Abeles Couillard. PhD '98, informs us that she is teaching scuba diving at Cornell part-time while raising her 4-year-old daughter Sarah.

These columns always seem to go so fast when there is so much news to share with everyone. If you are with me here in the Carolinas, do your best to stay dry despite the daily monsoons. Hopefully, by the time this is published we will all be enjoying a colorful fall and winter. Take care everyone and keep the news coming in. *Dave Smith, DocDS30@yahoo.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu or NinaPeek@aol.com; and Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

Does everyone know that Jesse Harris won a Grammy Award? On Feb, 23, '03, Jesse beat out Bruce Springsteen (we always liked Jesse better than "the Boss") and was awarded the Song of the Year Grammy for Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why." "Don't Know Why" also won Record of the Year and the album "Come Away with Me" won Album of the Year. Madison Square Garden is a far cry from Noyes Center. Way to go, Jesse!

In other news, our fearless leader, Class President Paul Hayre and wife Jeannette Perez-Rossello welcomed their third child, Nicholas, on Apr. 9, '03. Paul writes. "With three kids, we are now only six shy of a soccer team." Good luck with that, Paul. At this rate, you could take on Manchester United in 2021. Katherine Grundmann and husband John Grundy are living in Bethesda, MD, and welcomed their third child, John Patrick Grundy IV, on Jan. 29, '01. He joins sisters Genevieve and Caroline. Christina Guerola Sarchio and husband Chad are living in Alexandria, VA, and welcomed their first child, Evan Tomas, on Feb. 25, '03. Susan Turbek Reid reports that she quit her job to become a full-time mother to her son Jonah Chelor Reid, born July 23, '03. Jonah shows promise of becoming a rower just like his mother. Susan lives in Neville, OH, with husband Gregory. Robert Spencer, PhD '97, and wife Karen (Klingemann), MBA '96, reported the birth of their daughter Kathryn Grace on Mar. 23, '03. She joins big sister Meredith. All are well and living in Portland, OR. Julie Voveris Furtado and husband John, who are living in Middleboro, MA, welcomed twins Madison Alexandra and Dylan John on Mar. 13, '03. Hallie Goldman Hohner and husband Doug welcomed their son Nate on July 15, '02. Hallie, Doug, and Nate live in Chicago. Amy Lawrence Flueck and husband Alexander welcomed Colin Alexander on Aug. 8, '02. Colin joins big brother Ian, 3. John Tassone writes of the birth of his daughter Annalise Chase on Aug. 30, '02. Annalise joins brother Jackson Chase, who turned 2 on Apr. 20, '03.

Mark Adams, JD '95, writes that he and wife Melissa (Arnold) recently moved to Glen Ridge, NJ, and are delighted to announce the birth of their son Zachary William Arnold Adams, who was born on Oct. 22, '02. Mark is working as a lawyer at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, and Melissa is working on her first novel. Scott Houser writes of his marriage to Emily Yance in November 2002. Emily and Scott are living in Reston, VA, and recently saw Doug Pascale, ME I '92, Jim Heck, and Ted Steinbrenner. I am also thrilled to announce the wedding of Michelle Michalik and Dan Shield in Chicago on May 31. '03. Jennifer Berger was a bridesmaid and reports that many members of the Class of 1991 were in attendance, including Susan Sarich, Jackie Jordan Scott, Kim Victoria Strauch, Karen Armenio Bogdan, Sarah Siedman Shelby, Nicole Halpern Murphy, Nils Krumins, and Brad "Huey Brad Earl" Bosart.

Heidi Hirvonen White and husband Alan are living with their daughter Kiira Sonya in Tiburon, CA, where Heidi owns SAGE Design, an interior design company specializing in "green design." She recently attended the wedding of Rebecca Dorris '93 and Joel Steiger at Cornell. Emily Kaplan reports that she opened her first Bikram Yoga Studio (that's the "hot" kind, right?) in South Jersey, and she is working on opening her second. Emily got her master's at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern. Joyce Westervelt writes that she is working for New York Central Mutual Insurance Co. as a human resource generalist. Joyce and husband Bruce Phettepace are currently living in Norwich, NY. Garrett Grega reports that he is now global marketing manager at Anderol Inc. in East Hanover, NJ. Garrett and wife Lisa live in Neshanic Station. NJ.

Heather Tatkon Powers, MPA '93, is living in Columbia. SC, with husband Eric, where in addition to raising two beautiful daughters, she is a Creative Memories consultant. What is that, you ask? Heather helps people preserve their photographs and stories. Johanna Sagarin was promoted from staff psychologist to clinical director at Children's Friend Inc. in Worcester, MA. Johanna lives in Northborough, MA, with husband Philip Villars. Linda Moerck-Cisz reports that she is a practicing pediatrician in Northport, NY. Her husband Mark Cisz is a Capital Market Credit Officer for JP Morgan Chase in New York. The Ciszes have children Bryan Daniel, 4. and Kaitlyn Rose, 2. Linda and her husband are planning a trip to Ithaca this summer with their children. They are looking forward to introducing their children to "the wonders of Cornell, the Bell Tower, the Quad, and beautiful Ithaca."

Simon Atkins reports that he just finished writing a book called Collision Course with Mother Nature, to be published by Prentice Hall for Christmas 2003. Simon and his "soulmate and wife" Yoshie live in Billings, MT. When the weather is warm, they "ride to town in a horse-drawn trolley--one of the perks of living in Montana!" Carolyn Richmond left big law firm life and is currently the general counsel, business and legal affairs for B.R. Guest Inc. in New York. B.R. Guest is a hospitality group that operates a number of restaurants, including Blue Water Grill, Fiamma, Blue Fin, Ruby Foo's, Ocean, and Atlantic Grill. Dennis Shay is living in San Diego, CA. where he is an anesthesiologist at the Anesthesia Service Medical Group. Tim Reed graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 1997 and from the U. of South Florida Residency Program in Anesthesia in 2001 . He is currently living in Ocala, FL, where he is a staff anesthesiologist at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Tim writes, "For those of you interested in medical school, keep at it. It's well worth it in the end! I couldn't be happier!"

Jason Saul graduated from Harvard with an MPP in '93, and got his JD at the U. of Virginia in '96. He lives in Chicago and is the CEO of BZP Commerce Corp., a for-profit software company in the non-profit sector. Jason reports that "you can follow your passion and make money!" Robert Dunlap and wife Patricia are living in Austin, TX, where he is pursuing his MBA at the U. of Texas, Austin. Cindy Miller lives in Houston. She writes that she recently completed her executive MBA from the U. of Texas, Austin, where she and Rob Dunlap would share war stories, "AGAIN," about exams, presentations, etc. Luisa Santiago married John Jones on Nov. 9, '02. Luisa and John are living in Mililani, HI. where she is a prosecutor for the US Army 25th Infantry Division. *Nina Rosen Peek. nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

The beginning of year 2003 rang in much success and recognition for several alumni from the Class of '91. Shortly after the New Year, Noel "Dean" Blackwood learned that his moonlighting business venture, music label Revenant Records, had received national recognition with three Grammy nominations associated with Revenant's latest release, "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton." A month later Revenant Records was awarded the coveted gold gramophone for the categories of Best Historical Album, Best Album Notes, and Best Boxed Set. GQ magazine also named Revenant as America's best record Label in 2002. Despite Revenant's recent success, Dean is not ready to quit his day job as a corporate attorney for Dell Computer. "The label is a spiritual outlet for me. If I did it full-time and had to worry about mouths to feed, I don't know if it would feel the same." Dean currently lives in a South Austin apartment with wife Laurie (Revenant Records' sole employee) and daughters Emma, 8, and Iris, 4, as they await the completion of their West Austin dream home.

Also in January, Brian Cannon, JD '94, was named partner at the Palo Alto, CA, office of Fish & Neave. After completing his undergraduate degree, Brian continued at Cornell Law School, where he was editor of the Law Review. Brian is a litigation specialist focusing on patent, trade secret, and unfair competition matters, including issues related to medical devices, biotechnology, semiconductor processing, electronics, and scientific instruments. Erica Calderas has been named partner at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP in Cleveland. Erica joined the firm in 1994 and concentrates her practice in litigation. She is also the editor and frequent author of several American Bar Assn. publications and currently resides in Willoughby Hills, OH.

In February, Philip Pilla was named president of Creative Partners, a brand development and marketing communications firm based in Stamford, CT. Philip comes to the firm with more than 13 years of experience in integrated communications, having worked in several New York advertising agencies and most recently having served as the VP of marketing for Sirius Satellite Radio. He lives in Weston, CT, with wife Leah and daughter Sophia.

Chuck Taylor, ME I '92, and wife Jennifer welcomed their son Alexander Charles last October. Only two days before Alexander's birth, Chuck began work as a product manager at Progressive Insurance in Cleveland, where he manages the watercraft insurance program, a $100 million nationwide insurance line. Another October arrival was Zachary, son of Mark, JD '95, and Melissa Arnold Adams. Mark reported that the week in which Zachary was born was chock full of activity. Melissa and Mark had signed papers for the closing on a new home on Monday, and Zachary was born the following day. Mark managed the move to the new home on Friday--just in time for Melissa and Zachary's homecoming on Saturday. Whew!

Greg Dickhens reported that he and wife Kaela and toddler Leana moved to a new home in Manhattan Beach, CA, last fall, just in time to welcome a new baby in November. Greg continues to work as VP of development for Hilton Hotels Corp. Michelle May Koellermeier recently took a break from her ob/gyn duties at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital to deliver her own new arrival, son Adam. Adam joined Michelle, husband Jacob, and big sister Mackenzie at their home in Twentynine Palms, CA, last December. Rose Tanasugarn '90, BA '95, wrote to announce that Charlotte Bischel and husband Robert became the proud parents of Elizabeth "Ellie" Stone in January. Charlotte and Robert were married in 1996 and currently live in Fullerton, CA.

News from the East Coast includes an announcement from Robert Weiner and wife Inessa, who welcomed their first child, Sonia Idelle, last November. In addition to a new baby, Robert has a new job that corresponds nicely with his newfound fatherhood. He has a position in the New York City government working for Mayor Bloomberg as deputy director in the Office of School Safety and Planning. Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96, and husband Jeffrey also had occasion to celebrate, as their first child, Elena Michelle, arrived in February. Ariane writes, "Elena has been a very cooperative child from the start--I went into labor less than 12 hours after starting maternity leave!" Ariane plans to return to her job as associate general counsel at Celanese lnt'l Corp. in Summit, NJ, after maternity leave. Debbie Etelson-Mayblum and husband Adam Mayblum are delighted to report that their family is a bit larger with the addition of their second son, Kyle Max, who joins older brother Ethan, 2. Debbie works as an assistant professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College.

From the Mid-Atlantic, Nicole Luecke and husband Chris Selley are also expanding their family, They welcomed Thomas Jerome in February. Thomas joins sister Kate, 5, and brother Alex, 2. Nicole continues her work at a private ob/gyn practice in Annapolis, MD, while Chris has started Precision Microfab, a laser micromachining business. Nicole also reported new additions for several other Cornellians in the area. Mark McClintock and Jane Davenport '90. MA '92, who reside in Bethesda, MD, welcomed son Evan Bishop last August. Mark works as a transportation engineer for Parsons, and Jane recently left her job as an attorney for the Ocean Conservancy to stay at home with Evan. Also living in the Greater Washington, DC, area, Brian Sachar and wife Jeannie had their first child, Angelina, in December. Finally, Nicole reports that Susanna Suh and husband Jim Larish had their first baby, Aidan Yoon Ho, in March. Susanna is a partner at the Cahill, Gordon & Reindel law firm in New York City.

The last birth announcement comes to us from Julie Voveris Furtado, Middleboro, MA. Julie and husband John welcomed not one, but two additions to their family. In March, healthy twins Madison Alexandria and Dylan John joined Julie and John and are certain to keep their hands (and arms) full! Congratulations to all the new parents, as well as to the classmates who wrote in with other accomplishments! *Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; and Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

Greetings to everyone out there in the land of the Class of '91. It's amazing how quickly six months can go by, and I am once again charged with the task of bringing you up to date on the accomplishments and happenings in our class. Living in a military town, I have a close view of the human clement that fights our war on terrorism and of the effects of the current geopolitical crises. Given these constant reminders of strife and conflict, I find hope in the knowledge that members of our class are doing their part to make a difference both at home and in the far-flung corners of the world.

Platitudes aside, I will start with news of marriages and births and extend an apology to Stephen Shimony. Stephen, here's the news you've been hoping to see published, and, yes, the third submission is the charm. Hang in there, and thanks for your persistence. Stephen wanted us to know that he and Stacy Hirsch were married at Temple Emanuel on Sept. 1, '01, in Great Neck, NY. Fellow Cornellians Alan Leibel, Jeff Bregman '90, Michael Whitman, Seth Kosik, and Will Walter '90 attended the wedding.

Cathy James writes to tell us of the marriage of her sister Debbie James '95 to David Walend '93 in May of 2002. We may have been late with news of Stephen's marriage, but hopefully we scooped the '93 and '95 class correspondents on this one. Cathy also tells us that she left her job at the Charleston HealthCare Center and is working as a pediatrician in the emergency department at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Lastly in the marriage category, Robert Carroll married Laurie Sorabella on Sept. 22, '02. Occasionally, we are timely with this info. Both Robert and Laurie have done advanced degree work in marine sciences at William and Mary. May your union be an ocean of happiness.

As usual, birth announcements are plentiful for our class. Christine Anderson Perkins and husband Christopher wrote to announce the birth of Christopher Jackson on Apr. 19, '02. Christine says that big sister Katie Grace (I would have thought sure that her name would have had a "Chris" in it somewhere) loves to announce, "Baby woke up!" with great surprise ... after she pokes him repeatedly, of course. Christine is a Young Adult Services Librarian at the Jackson County Library in Oregon where she says she "get[s] to read hysterical books like The Black Book Diary of a Teenage Stud, and tell teens about them." Sounds to me like a good way to get your house picketed.

Allison Crandall Armieri is living in Chapel Hill, NC, and writes that she and husband Brian '90 have beautiful children Dallas, born Apr. 4, '99, and Emma, born Nov. 28, '00. David Beitel, ME CS '92, and wife Joanna (James) '92 added Julia Caroline to the family on Oct. 28, '01. Rachel Laiserin and husband Toby Kovacs welcomed Daniel Evan on Apr. 15, '02. Rachel tells us that on the same day, classmate Lisa Epstein Jay had her third child, Hannah Toby. The real question is, did everyone still manage to file their taxes on time? Michael Walsh and wife Robin arc proud to announce the birth of their son Daniel Hamilton Walsh on Mar. 2, '02. Will Wechsler writes to let us know that his wife Helaine Klasky gave birth to their first child, Alexander Hayden, on Sept. 26, '02. Will tells us that he is now vice president of Greenwich Associates, an international financial services consultancy.

My last announcement is one I don't really understand. I get the part where Nat Jarvis says that he, wife Marcy (Porter) '82, BS '91, and their 8-year-old daughter Katchen welcomed another daughter, Jessie Imbrie, to the family in Nagold, Germany, on June 22, '02. However, his letter goes on to say, "Jessie's birth announcement is of a 'Kinder Ueberaschung,' those European chocolatey confections with a toy surprise within, so fellow Risleyites Karin Abell '93, Sandy Anderson '93, and Meg Elliot '94 have contributed Kinderkus (Kinder surprise haikus) a la Risley Bad Poetry readings." I obviously didn't get to North Campus often enough.

In random news and notes from around the class, Dorine Colabella Scher says that she and husband David '89 visited Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and his new baby girl in Connecticut, adding that she is "very beautiful." Jessica Lifland completed her thesis for an MA in visual communications (Photojournalism) at Ohio U. Lucy Tidd Olcott, DVM '95, is in Germantown, MD, and says she is building a new 10,000 sq.-ft. veterinary hospital. Emily Kramer is now part of the sales and marketing team for Development Management Corp., which is developing a $220 million luxury, mixed-use complex on Boston's waterfront. Given how expensive Boston is, I'm curious if that includes indoor plumbing.

Judith Germano Bonarti tells us that she is now an Assistant US Attorney with the Dept. of Justice at the US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Judith, if you know anyone who can help with a couple of speeding tickets, hook me up. In other law-related happenings, Richard Repp was added to the firm of Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport, and Toole in Spokane, WA. Richard studied law at the U. of Idaho and has specialized in business and securities transactions in the state of Washington.

I have run out of news for this column, but will leave you with the following words of wisdom from classmate Matthew Leve, "We have to create peace within ourselves before we can create peace in the world, although perhaps the process is not so black and white." Here's to peace within ourselves and within our world. See you again in six months. Send news and notes to the following: *Dave Smith, DocDS30@yahoo.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; and Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

Here is the good word. The July 11, 2002 issue of the Cornell Chronicle included a piece about the induction of Richard Chin into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame, which bears reprinting herein. The piece noted that Richard is "considered the best squash player ever to play at Cornell. He was a four-time National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Assn. All-America selection, earning first-team honors in 1989. He helped the Cornell men's squash team into the upper echelon of the nation during his four-year career, with the 1988 team compiling the best mark in Cornell history, with a 17-7 record and a Number 9 ranking." Congratulations, Richard. Kelli Parmley is currently pursuing a doctorate at the SUNY Albany School of Education with a concentration in higher education administration. Kelli was recently appointed director of institutional research at SUNY New Paltz. In her new position. Kelli will coordinate research about SUNY New Paltz in an effort to provide quality education for its students and the campus community."

In my last column. l reported news from the Fleet Hometown News Center that Marine Corps Maj. Benjamin T. Watson had just departed for a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf. Well. I am happy to report that Major Watson has completed this mission. During his deployment. his unit participated in Exercise Infinite Anvil and visited Souda Bay, Crete, and Petra, Jordan, where they had the opportunity to "shop, sightsee, and enjoy the local culture and cuisine." Welcome home, Major Watson. Mike Gimbel is finishing his general surgery training this year at U. of Pittsburgh. and then moving in June to LA, for a two-year fellowship. Steven Walton is currently an assistant professor of science, technology, and society at Penn State U.

Ines Hwang and husband Steven Wu are currently living in Taiwan with their daughters Mindy (born July 21, '00) and Aileen (born Jan. 15, '02). Ines reports that she doesn't have many opportunities to see classmates. Note to classmates: if you find yourself in Taiwan, call Ines. Judi Heichelheim and husband Vladimir Bogachev recently moved from Russia to Botswana. Judi is working with Population Services International and reports that she has not yet met another Cornell grad in Botswana. Note to classmates: if you find yourself in Botswana, call Judi.

Steven Armour, who is working as the director of marketing at CNN in New York, married Gabrielle Ascher on June 27, '02. Would you believe that they met in high school? The New York Times reported the wedding of Todd Leong to Danielle Chang. Todd is an associate producer of "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience." The program. with Bill Moyers as its executive producer and host. is scheduled to appear on PBS in early 2003.

Kim Gottlieb, MD '97, reports that she married Kevin Klipstein on Sept. 2, '01 in Rochester, NY. Bridesmaids included Mary Dontzin, Sarah Wertheimer, Laura Wolner, and Melissa Singer, and many other Cornellians were in attendance. Kim and Kevin currently live in San Francisco, where Kevin works for Sun Microsystems and Kim is working as an attending psychiatrist at UCSF. Melissa Singer finished her fellowship in pediatric hematology oncology and is currently working as an attending physician in Miami. FL. Rudy Rahbar married Ron Vale in October 2002 in San Francisco. Roxanne Malek, BArch '94. and Melissa Singer were bridesmaids.

Stefanie Nelson and husband Erez Kreitner welcomed Jonah Glenn Kreitner on July 12, '02. Seth '88 and Tamar Ben-Dov Brufsky and their daughter Caroline welcomed Georgia Ben-Dov Brufsky on Oct. 2. '02. Tamar is currently living in Los Angeles and watching a lot of Cous Cons, Tifford, and Sagua. Joanne Pundyk Goldberg and husband Danny welcomed their second child, Spencer Mark Goldberg, on Oct. 14, '02. Jill Berger Inbar, her husband Tomer, MA '92, and their son Benjamin welcomed twin girls Sophia Roy and Zoe Helen on Sept. 25. '02. Jennifer Diamond Haber and husband Brett welcomed Taylor Kai into the world. Congratulations to all the new parents.

Samir Khanjar is busy in an ob/gyn practice in Elkton, MD. He and his wife Kathy (Duffy) and their 19-month-old daughter Niya Duffy Khaniar welcomed their second child, Trent Duffy Khanjar, on Sept. 29, '02. All are doing well. Samir actually delivered his own child, which he reports "was just as cool as delivering our first." Kathy is taking a break from teaching, working hard full-time with Niya and now Trent. Samir and Kathy held their annual summer party (also known as "Cornell Class of 1991 Eleventh Year Reunion") this past August, Samir reported the following news on the attendees: "Mike and Joan Kochan Schade and their children Timothy, Sarah, and Katherine trekked out east from Chicago for their annual pilgrimage to their old haunts on the East Coast. They even stopped in Ithaca and stayed at the Statler on their way back home. Joe Riordan, ME I '92, his wife Beth (Livolsi) '92. and daughter Abigail are living in Westfield, NJ, and made it to the party. Joe is starting his own consulting firm, and Beth is returning to intensive care nursing.

"Paula Burdett Rusu, MBA '94, was there, too. She is living in Milford. CT, and working at Purdue Pharma. Sameer Desai and wife Sheetal made the trip. Sameer is an internist in private practice in northern Virginia. Gary Wojcik finished his PhD in meteorology from SUNY Albany in December 2001 and is currently doing research for the government. Tim Kanaley. who lives in DC. was also there. He just started his own business consulting in health information systems. Russ MacAdam, ME E '92, wife Stephanie, and baby girl Kaitlin made the trip. Russ is working at Lutron Electonics in Allentown. PA, as senior design and development engineer. Jeff, MD '95, and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub and their children Bryan and Lauryn missed the party, but made it in time to hang out with their country friends while the Schades were still visiting." Sounds like a wonderful time! *Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docd530@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com.

Happy New Year, Cornellians! 2002 was a big year for many Class of '91 alumni who celebrated marriages, births, and career achievements. Congratulations to all! Andrew Sung celebrated a June wedding with bride Jennifer Liu; the happy couple currently resides in New York City. Fellow Manhattanite Neil Einhorn also was recently married and chronicled his subsequent move in an amusing anecdote in the New York Times Metro section. His article maintains that while none of his collectibles from his former bachelor life survived the merger, he was able to find new homes for his artifacts with the help of some passersby and an impromptu "sidewalk sale." Sarah Dentan was married to David Leitner last July in Berkeley, CA. where Sarah works as a librarian at the Berkeley Public Library. Shortly after finishing her psychiatry residency in June, Kim Gottlieb, MD '97, married classmate Kevin Klipstein last September, traveling all the way from their home in San Francisco to Kevin's hometown of Rochester, NY, for the nuptials. Several other '91 alumni were in Kim and Kevin's wedding party, including John Mao, Seth Briskin, Larry Ireland, Mary Dontzin, Laura Wolner, and Melissa Singer. (Matt Munich '89 was also a groomsman.) Judy Zuidema recently moved to Italy to work as a design manager for Diesel's US retail stores, and shortly afterward she married fiance Marco Milan in October.

Dustin Moskowitz had much to celebrate in 2002. Prior to their first anniversary on September 15, he and his new wife Linda moved into their new house in May--just in time to welcome their first child, Jonathan, in July! Due to the stream of new developments in their lives, Dustin had not been able to update Class Notes about his wedding until now. However, he wanted to thank the many Cornell alumni who were able to attend the wedding despite the emotional and logistical hardships following Sept. 11, '01 . Attending Dustin and Linda's wedding were Scott Davis and wife Arlene Rivera Finkelstein '92, Drs. Tony and Mary Ciotoli Dirubbo, Gary Hurta and wife Amy Richardson-Hurta '92, and Will Kim. Other Cornellians in attendance were Jeff Anbinder '94, Matt Kall '93, Anne Dunning '92, and Alex Nussbaum '92. Of special note. Allan Rousselle '90 and wife Paulette (Dwen) '89, MS Ag '96, were unable to fly out of their home in Seattle as planned, so two days before the wedding they decided to embark on a cross-country road trip and picked up Matt Kall from Cleveland enroute. Their timing was impeccable as they arrived at the ceremony with ten minutes to spare! Dustin reports that a joyous time was had by all and was quite welcome in an otherwise heartbreaking week.

Many other Cornellians expanded their families last year. Martin Schmelkin and wife Jennifer welcomed their second child, Jeremy, in April. Martin is working in NYC at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an employment attorney. Also in Manhattan, Scott Berniker's wife Michelle gave birth to their first child, Sasha, in May. Jennifer Gray Moss resides in Houston with husband Brian and first baby William, who joined their family last June. Also born in June was Lori Giuffre's baby son Matthew. Lori is a small animal veterinarian and lives in Maryland with her husband Rob. She often visits with other Cornellians living in the greater DC area, including CNN/Capitol Hill correspondent Kate Snow, U. of Maryland professor Rebecca Warme Hamilton, and attorneys Christina Guerola Sarchio, Anjali Chaturvedi '90, and Debbie Goldstock Ringel '90.

Jackie Zar Varona and husband Hector, currently living in Chicago, happily announced the birth of their first child, Isabella, in July. Shortly after her birth, Isabella received visits from alumni Beth Gilmartin '92, Dana Aron Weiner '92, and grandmother Lois Bertrand Zar '76. Finally, Liza Cohen Tillinghast announced the July birth of her son Justin. Liza is currently a VP at Citigroup and lives in Manhattan with her son and husband Bill.

More notes on the career front include news from Marine Corps Major Benjamin Watson. Upon completion of two months of training exercises and humanitarian missions in the East African nation of Djibouti while assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, he joined more than 10,000 Atlantic Fleet sailors and Marines aboard the ships of the USS John F. Kennedy Carrier Battle Group and USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. He will soon finish a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf. Jill Cohen-Garcia writes that she was recently promoted to senior VP of finance for TracFone Wireless Inc. in Miami. She and husband Rick celebrated their son Ryan's second birthday in September.

Meghan Walsh Heister finished her graduate study at Xavier U. in Cincinnati and currently works with Procter & Gamble as a human resources career system analyst. Sabine Vinck, ME EP '93, has been living in London, England, for the past year where she works as a risk manager for State Street Bank. Finally, we find that reunions aren't the only occasions that draw Cornell alumni high above Cayuga's waters. Amy Wefer Faucher spent part of last summer visiting campus and participating in Adult University (CAU) as she honed her culinary skills as a student in the Now You're Cooking Culinary Workshop.

As you can see, 2002 was a big year for many. We hope 2003 will continue to bring peace, joy, and prosperity into the homes of the Class of '91. Cheers. *Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu; Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com.

I hope everyone is having a terrific summer so far. We here in the Carolinas have continued to bake in the summer heat while a drought has many people eating off the finest disposable dishware at even the fanciest of restaurants. However, the lack of water has only whetted my excitement for bringing you this latest edition of Class of '91 updates. This time around, we'll start with the latest birth announcements as our classmates (myself included) have been doing their part in the effort to increase demand for the earth's finite supply of consumable resources.

First off, my wife Cindy Smith and I welcomed Quinn Elaine to the Class of 2024 on June 3, '02. Big sister Carson is thrilled about the new addition to the family and goes out of her way to assure that no stranger is unaware of the fact that there is a "BAY-bee" in the car seat next to her. Monica Ruehli and husband John Haggerty '92 wrote to announce the birth of daughter Bridgit Quinn Haggerty (great choice of middle names). Monica also had a "reunion of roommates" in Boston, MA, where she caught up with Randi Wolf, Christine Claypoole, and Kate Snow. Maya Sagarin was born to Johanna Sagarin and Phillip Villars on July 3, '01. Cristos and Elizabeth Toole Goodrow, JD '97, had daughter Isabelle Evans on Nov, 30, '01, while brother Corgan Jon celebrated his second birthday this past May. Cristos is director of engineering at DemandTec and does retail price optimization. I can suggest some optimal prices on many retail items-give me a call.

Sue Farrar-Choi and husband Adam Choi had twin girls Anna and Rebecca. The girls are identical twins so we'll look for them at the annual Twins Festival in Twinsburg, OH, not far from their Columbus Grove home. Whatever you do, please, please, please get them separate, non-matching wardrobes. In other birth announcements, Rose Tse and Dan Higgins welcomed their first child, Madison, on May 26, '02. Barbara Wilinsky Selznick and husband Sanford had daughter Lilian Hannah in January. Megan McNealy Graves and husband Michael added daughter Madeline Fallon to their family on Mar. 27, '02.

Classmates moved up the professional ladder quite a bit over the last few months. Melissa Singer finished her MPH at the George Washington U. School of Health Sciences and is now an attending physician in pediatric hematology/oncology at Miami Children's Hospital. Sebastian Ciancio finished his residency in urology at the Baylor College of Medicine program and joined a private practice in Florida. James Hawk lives in Pennsylvania and works with Global Education Partnerships as their director of programs in Kenya and Tanzania. Zinovia Spezakis is the COO for Pimco Allianz Advisors in NYC. Tonya Fancher has begun a general internal medicine fellowship at UC-Davis while working on an MPH there as well.

Dawn Harrison Harris had a lot of news to tell her classmates this month. She finished her residency in emergency medicine and now works for North Kaiser in Sacramento. She was named the most outstanding resident in her class while at UC-Davis. Dawn tells us that Christy Tyler just moved to Davis for her postdoc. Don and Jen Bensadoun Shaffer, as well as Laura Curran Eichel, pitched in to help Christy move in and celebrate. John Raguin is CEO of Guidewire Software in Menlo Park, CA. John says he is looking for good engineering talent in software, so anyone interested, drop him a line at jraguin@guidewire.com.

Angelica Allen is principal at Marshall Elementary School in South Orange, NJ. Lynne Keck Vaia, ME C '92, is an engineer for LJB Inc. and was recently recognized by the Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal as one of Dayton's top 40 business people under the age of 40. Timothy Reed finished his anesthesiology residency at the U. of South Florida and now has a staff position with Ocala Regional Medical Center. Tim writes these words of encouragement to all those still in medical training; "Stick with it. Trust me, it's well worth it once it's all over." I couldn't agree more.

Marriages abound in this installment of Class Notes. Heather Atwood was married to Richard Forrest '89 on June 24, '01. She also started a new job as senior vice president with Morgan Stanley. I am sure home finances now comply with "generally accepted accounting principles." Andrew Sung was married to Jennifer Liu on June 21, '02. Jennifer received her degree from the U. of Pennsylvania, but we're sure she wishes she'd gone to Cornell. Also, William Kim wrote to announce his marriage to Juli Ro Kim. They were married on May 25, '02 in Virginia in the presence of fellow Cornellians Dustin Moskowitz, Peter Routman, Mitch Huang, Claudine Chamberlain Benmar '91, and Tony Lee, JD '93. The couple honeymooned in the US Virgin Islands, St. Thomas.

Kimberly Jordan Stone told us that she had a very exciting 36-hour stretch last summer. In that time span, she finished her family practice residency in Jacksonville, FL, was promoted to Lt. Commander, married husband RC Stone, and then moved to Naples, Italy, for a "three-year honeymoon." (Three years!) Kimberly explains that she and RC had a more traditional ceremony this past March, but did the whirlwind version first so that the Navy would change RC's orders. Mohana Karlekar Puria, Kathy George, Pam Eaton, Shawn Frank, Perry Ground, Van Yu, Ferdinand Gallo '90, and Ishrat Hakim '89 were in attendance for the March vows.

Random news and sightings: Sabrina Chin tells us that Jessica Merritt Perilleon gave birth to son Justin Merrill on May 26, '02. Amy Haught Slusher also attended her baby shower. Joanne Kaufman and Monica Van Every have been hanging out together on a regular basis since both moved to Miami, FL, around the same time last year. Joanne says they've been learning salsa dancing and recently ran into Ben and Amy Seegal Kutell at a wine tasting sponsored by the Miami Cornell Club.

Kim Brown Bixler writes that she and husband Tim, JD '93, recently moved from Atlanta, GA, to the Berkshires in Pittsfield, MA. The dotcom Tim worked for went out of business, but he's doing great in a new position with GE--out with the jeans, in with the starched collars. Kim and Tim are working on starting a Cornell alumni group in the Berkshires, so if you are in the area, make sure to get in contact with them. Stephen Jones and fianc� Deneen Rodgers recently bought a house in St. Louis, MO, where Steve continues to work for Hamilton and Sullivan Ltd. Finally, Laura Hubbert DiCarlo and husband David, PhD '94, have been living in Oxford, MS, for nearly a year and are enjoying the area. Laura says she is happy staying home with her two sons.

Wow. I can't believe I have already come to the end of this month's Class Notes. I will leave you in the hands of my fellow correspondents for the next couple of issues until I see you again in the spring. With any luck, the good silverware will be back out at the restaurants by then. As always, send news and notes to *Dave Smith, e-mail, DocDS30@yahoo.com; Nina Rosen Peek, e-mail.npeek@vollmer.com; and Corinne Kuchling, e-mail, ckuchlin@Starbucks.com.

We have gotten hitched, some jobs have switched, and many have been enriched. HITCHED: Harneet Sethi married Rebecca Bradley in May 2001. Harneet graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine and is working as an emergency medicine physician. Steven Goodweather married Gaby Nitsun of Houston, TX, in November 2001. They honeymooned in Bali and are currently living in Houston. Vicki June married Ken Whelihan on July 28, '01. They honeymooned in Ireland and are currently living in Westport, CT. Lynn Schechter reports that she married her "soulmate and true love" lssam El-Zahr. In attendance at the wedding were some fellow Cornellians, including Sheri Appel '90, Debbie Lu '90, and Beth Morchower '92. Lynn finished her PhD at Columbia U. and is working as a psychologist at a hospital in the Bronx, where she was recently appointed director of a groundbreaking tutoring/mentoring program for children living with HIV, Karen Finkston married Giora Payes in December 2001 in Great Neck, NY. Cornellians at the wedding included Jennifer Lee, Heather Delson Bromfield, Carla Heiss and husband Olen Honeyman, and Jennifer Kaminsky Brock '92.

SWITCHED: The Fleet Home Town News Center reports that Marine Corps Maj. Benjamin Watson recently departed on a six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf while assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), based in Camp Lejeune, NC. Maj. Watson is one of more than 10,000 Atlantic Fleet sailors and Marines aboard the ships of the USS John F. Kennedy Carrier Battle Group and USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. Maj. Watson's unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. Wow! Elaine Chiu will be starting a new job in July 2002 as an assistant professor of law at St. John's U. School of law in New York. Elaine will be teaching criminal law and family law. But before you call the family lawyer, you can call Scott A. Edwards. Scott recently completed his PhD in marriage and family therapy from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, and has moved to Seattle, where he is working as a professor in the marriage and family therapy department in the master's program at Seattle Pacific U.

Jeremy Sarachan is working as a Web design instructor at St. John Fisher College. Karen Paul Zimmer, MD '98, currently has a fellowship in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins U, Karen and husband Gary, MD '97, live in Pikesville, MD. David Casey reports that he is director of international logistics at Newell Rubbermaid and is a candidate for an MBA at Emory U. James Hawk reported that after a Peace Corps assignment in Zambia and a year at home in New York, he is going back to Africa as a country coordinator in Tanzania and Kenya for an NGO-Global Education Partnership. Mark Adams, JD '95, reports that he has just returned after living in Paris for three years to work for the New York office of Cleary, Goulieb, Steen & Hamilton. Erika Ackermann began a new job in September as an elementary school teacher and guidance counselor.

After almost nine years of recruiting, Cynthia Santisi changed careers. Cynthia received her real estate license and joined Marquis Financial Real Estate. Edward Ginty, ME C '92, reported that he is a plant manager at Riverwood Int'I in Clinton, MS. Georg Gerstenfeld wrote that he and wife Jeanine are living in San Carlos, CA, where he was recently promoted to director of channel marketing at Intuit. Laurel Botsford Marshall is living in Encinitas, CA, with her husband Darrin. Laurel is global director of pharmaceutical research and development at Johnson & Johnson. At the beginning of April 2001, Howard Stein left his job as a software engineer; after some much needed vacation he'll begin a master's program in Jewish Communal Service at Brandeis, and then on to the rabbinic program at Hebrew Union College. Howard writes, "Now that's a career change!"

ENRICHED; Baby, oh, baby! Welcome to Cornell's Class of 2023 and 2024. Let's start with the new women of the world: Cavarly Berwick Garrett and husband Michael announced the birth of daughter Avery Bloom on June 16, '01. Cavarly is working as a real estate asset manager in New York City and her husband is a full-time dad. Stacey Neren Lender and husband David had daughter Avery Bess on August 25, '01. Sue Bennett Gonzalez and husband Yovany announced the birth of daughter Alicia Daniella, born Sept. 11, 'O1. Glen Hamer, executive director of the Solar Energy Industries Assn., is living in Rockville, MD, and is the proud new father of Shira, born on Mar. 8, '02. Jason Bernbach, JD '94, and wife Allison had a baby girl, Ryan Melody, on Feb. 6, '02.

Jana Pompadur Kierstead and husband Tim welcomed Olivia Jade into the world on Oct. 18, '01. Jana writes that Lauren Gallagher and her husband John Heil '90 welcomed their second child, Grace Gallagher, in November 2001. Rachael Przybyla and husband Richard welcomed Sloane Elizabeth in April 2001. Sandra Matthews Haas and husband David announced the birth of daughter Juliette Simon on Sept. 8, '01. Sandy writes that she spent her 33rd birthday with many other Cornellians, including Doug and Kirsten Blau Krohn, Gail Fishier Sirota, Bonnie Leff, Jenna Goldstein Bloomgarden, and Jennifer Green Seltzer. Thatcher Brown writes that he is enjoying his job as director of business development for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Thatcher and wife Jenny welcomed daughter Hollis in December 2001. We have a Tax Day baby: Lisa Epstein Jay and husband Russell had a baby girl, Hannah Toby, on Apr. 18, '02. And a New Year's Eve baby: Scott Peppet and wife Kellie Zell are living in Boulder, CO, and also had a baby girl, Anna Rose, on Dec. 31, '01. And of course, the twins: Alarik Myrin and wife Staci had Ayla and Hanna on Aug. 29, '01.

The boys ... Mark Weigel and wife Dyllan announced the birth of their son Maxwell on May 18, '02. Mitch Tacy '92 and wife Dorian welcomed Connor Ryan in September 2001. Kim Oliver Brothers and husband Russell had baby boy George Ellis on November 9. Melissa Schop Hiemerman and husband Darin announced the birth of their son Max Hunter on May 3, '01. Missy is living in Reno, NV. Dorothy Patton and husband Jason Carter are living in Arlington, VA, and recently welcomed son Adam. David Luzadis Jr. and wife Melissa welcomed Charles David, born Oct. 19, '01. Amy Gellert Lebovitz announced the birth of her son Zachary lmre on Oct. 11, '01. Tom Catalano and wife Carrie announced the birth of their son Jock Thomas on July 19, '01. Steve Rosenblum reports that he and wife Tracy welcomed Eric William on Oct. 18, '01. Steve is working for Corning Inc. in Wilmingston, NC, where he develops new types of high data rate optical fibers. Steve is one of the co-inventors of Metrocor optical fiber, winner of a 2001 R&D 100 Award.

A toast to all the new and future parents, to the recently wed and those with nuptials in their future, to present and future career prospects, and to a peaceful fall. *Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St., Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; e-mail, nsr5@ cornell.cdu; Dave Smith, 210 W. Summerchase Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28311; e-mail, docds30@yahoo.com; and Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St., #209, Seattle, WA 98118; e-mail, ckuchlin@Slarbucks.com.

As summer months tend to find many classmates with travel plans, you may want to comb through these Class Notes. Who knows? You might find yourself in the proximity of a classmate or two and be inspired to drop by for a visit!

Speaking of traveling, many fellow alumni have recently completed their honeymoon travels. Jeffrey Araten wed Wendy Mirsky at the Essex House in Manhattan. Both bride and groom are associates at the Manhattan law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman. Last October Raymond Brown married Dr. Sachina Lyons '93 in Summit, NJ. Ray is an architect at Polshek Partnership in New York City, and Sachina is a veterinarian at Fanwood Animal Hospital in Plainfield, NJ. Classmate Maurice Campbell was honored to serve as Ray's best man. Also attending the festivities were Will Appling '92, BS ILR '95, Kwesi Arno '92, Lauren Davidson '95, Orville Dyce, Basil Smikle '93, Paul Greaves, MPA '94, Andrew Martin, Simone Peart '93, and Kahlil Reid. Lastly, Karen Finkston became the bride of Giora Payes in mid-December after a fateful evening three years prior when their alter egos "Zorro" and "Ginger Spice" met at a Halloween party. Though the relationship was an undeniable hit, Karen's stint as a Spice Girl was short-lived. Instead, she pursues a career as a public relations specialist for the New York Life Insurance Company.

After discussing nuptials, it seems only natural to report on those classmates who will embark on future travels with a bit more luggage in tow, as many of them have new additions to their families. Andrea Belusko Hertzendorf and husband Michael welcomed Cassidy Rose on December 16, bringing the family count to four, including their first daughter Caitlin. A few months later, Laura Fricke Main and husband Doug announced the birth of their second son, Morgan Kessler, on February 26. The Main family is living in Connecticut, and Laura continues her work as a second grade teacher in Westport. The very next day saw the birth of Morgan Paige Joseph, the first daughter of Matthew Joseph and wife Michelle. Matthew also recently became partner at his law firm, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP in NYC, where he has worked since he graduated from U. of Pennsylvania Law School in 1994. He is a corporate finance attorney, specializing in structured finance transactions. The end of February scored a new arrival as class officer Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and wife Robyn (Lipsky) welcomed baby girl Lauryn Beth on February 28. Jeff and Robyn now have a family of four--their first child Bryan turned 3 last month.

Finally, as you opt for summer travel vacations, perhaps you'll visit classmates whose career moves have propelled them to different locales throughout the US. Christof Bove, BA '95, is currently working at USA Network and was recently promoted to vice president of development and long form programming. Christof is responsible for supervising the development and production of the network's "Mystery Movie" franchise and has worked on such projects as the USA Original Movies Jane Doe with Teri Hatcher and Rob Lowe, Louis L'Amour's The Diamond of Jeru, and the recent A Case of Evil starring Vincent D'Onofrio and Richard E. Grant. He joined USA Network as an assistant and was promoted to creative executive in 1999. Earlier in his career, he produced and directed several documentary films in the US, Germany, and France, and served as the videographer on the 20th Century Fox film Volcano.

Any classmates traveling through Park City, UT, during the 2002 Winter Olympics may have had the pleasure of eating at the Windy Ridge Cafe, the newest addition to Hotelie Bill White's upscale Park City eateries that include Grappa, Chimayo, and Wahso. Bill describes himself as a ("fry cook-turned-chef-turned-owner" and prides himself on satisfying the hungry ski crowd and loyal locals alike as they dine on scrumptious baked ziti Bolognese, spinach and mushroom lasagne, eggplant parmesan, and "the best hamburger anyone has ever seen."

After all of that delicious Italian fare, those who have room for dessert should not miss Alan Rosen's legendary cheesecake. Alan is co-owner of Junior's, a 50-year-old family business that Alan has expanded from a quaint Brooklyn eatery to the addition of two outlets in Grand Central Station, where commuters line the aisles in order to bring a mouth-watering cheesecake home on the train. Alan, who joined the business ten years ago, has instituted changes that have helped double annual sales to $20 million. He is, incidentally, the father of twins, and is planning to open a third Junior's in the city, in addition to expanding his mail-order cheesecake business.

Finally, since many of us will travel back to Cornell for reunion, homecoming games, and the like, consider resting your head on the pillow of the Aurora Inn, which will soon be renovated with the help of architect Andrew Rappaport. Andrew, who has a strong background in high-end architectural millwork and building design, recently joined HOLT Architects as a designer and is currently involved in the renovation design of the Aurora Inn in Aurora, NY. *Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St., #209, Seattle, WA 98115; e-mail, ckuchlin@starbucks.com; Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St., Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; e-mail, nsr5@cornell.edu; and Dave Smith, 210 W. Summerchase Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28311; e-mail, DocDS30@yahoo.com.

Hi, all. This is round two for me writing the class column. I think I started to get the hang of it last time, but you'll have to let me know. There's a lot to get to in this month's news, so without any further ado, let's get started.

Alumni sightings and activities have been numerous. Chris Eykamp wrote to tell us that Dave Loomis and Roland Couture opened a hair-styling boutique in San Francisco called "Flair for Hair." Kimberley Scott Baxter mentioned that she saw Cynthia Johnson Mollen, MD '95, when she was in Los Angeles for a medical conference. Cynthia (we don't have to call you Dr. Johnson, do we?) got to sec Kimberley's son Scott Michael, born Mar. 25, '01, when he was less than 24 hours old. Kimberley also ran into Andy Bedsworth while buying birthday cards at the local Target in Manhattan Beach, CA. I meet all my friends at Target, don't you? Marc Bloomstein saw Maureen Larson Tarantello, Maria Cleaveland, and Chris Schallmo at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. Christian Loew, ME C '92, wrote to tell us that he moved back to Austin, TX, after two and a half years in Germany; he meets up with Dave Bonomi '90, ME E '92, Jeff Capra '90, and Scott '92, ME MAT '93, and Vicki Butt Bolton '92 for Happy Hours at the Dry Creek Cafe and Boat Dock.

New children in the lives of our classmates continue to be numerous. Howard and Adrienne Freed Markus had son Jeremy Ethan in July 2000. Adrienne decided to stay at home with Jeremy after a stint as a media planner and buyer at the advertising agency of Eric Mower & Associates. Howard is a psychologist and has the position of associate training director of clinical psychology at the U. of Rochester. Ellen Stauffer Lazaroski and husband Todd have moved to Texas and have 2-year-old daughter Margaret. Eric and Suzette Lamothe Kossoff announced the birth of their daughter Meredith Mollie on May 6, 2001. This did cause them to miss a tiny bit of the reunion festivities, but we admire you for exposing Meredith to Cornell as quickly as you did. Could there be a better way to begin life than on the Hill?

Anna Doyno Tague and husband Skip '90 had their third child. Bridget Dorothy, in May 2001, Bridget joins big brother Timothy and big sister Caroline in the Tague household. Anna also tells us that Kirsten Blau Krohn had a second son, Simon, in March 2001. Anna also has occasional dinners with classmate Kristen Anderer when Kristen makes the cross-country trek from New York City to San Francisco. Ann DiBiase Pezzullo and husband Michael welcomed their first child in August 2000, Isabella Marie. Ann also tells us that she completed an MBA in Health Care Administration at Boston U. (reminds me of a hockey cheer) and is currently an orthopedic specialty representative for a major pharmaceutical company.

In news of class marriages, Robert G. Williams married Melissa Ann Campanelli in May 2001. Robert is editor of stock research reports at Lehman Brothers, and his new wife is a senior editor at DM News, a weekly publication for the direct marketing industry. Susan Lipetz writes to report the marriage of Becky Levine to Marc Leibowitz on June 3, '01. In attendance with Susan were Julia Byrne and husband Chris, as well as classmate Kim Epstein. Susan herself recently moved to NYC as an associate with William M. Mercer after a three-year assignment in Australia. Also in June of last rear, Randall Singer married Margie Schneidman in Hunt Valley, MD. Randall is currently the corporate benefits manager for T. Rowe Price Associates in Baltimore.

The "Classmates on the Move" section of this month's column finds Eric Ferlito and wife Melanie buying a new house in Raleigh, NC. Eric completed his MBA at U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and he and Melanie are loving life in NC--sorry about that Tar Hells basketball team though, Eric. Becky Darien took the big plunge to leave the corporate world and start her own consulting business. Seth and Kim Sanders Lehrman '92 are practicing attorneys in personal injury law, as well as consumer and corporate bankruptcy. They live in Weston, FL, and have an 18-month-old son Joshua. David Roberts checked in to let us know that he was finishing his pulmonary critical care fellowship at Mass. General last year. His wife Amy is a conductor/singer/pianist working on a DMA at Boston U. David also saw Kirsten Blau Krohn, along with many other Cornellians in attendance at Simon's bris.

Nicole Luecke entered the world of private practice in ob/gyn with a group in Annapolis, MD. Nicole's husband Chris Selley graduated from Johns Hopkins last May with an MBA. Chris and Nicole had their second child, Alexander, in June 2001. Alexander's sister Katie is now 4 years old. Nicole gave us updates on other Class of '91 alums: Brian Schilling was a year behind Chris in the MBA program at Hopkins, and Mark McClintock married Jane Davenport '90, MA '92, in April 2001.

Connie Anderson received her PhD in French from UC Berkeley in May of last year. She has been a visiting assistant professor at Wesleyan U. for the academic year 2001-02. Joanne Kaufman received her PhD in sociology with a concentration in social psychology and criminology from Emory U. She accepted an assistant professor position at the U. of Miami starting in August of last year. Philip Oettinger received his law degree from the Washington College of Law in Washington, DC, and is now an associate with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.

Jacqueline Forster had written to tell us that she and husband Brian Cooper '92 were nearing their third wedding anniversary. Given the fact that this will appear in the class column nearly a year after Jacqueline wrote to us, let us be the first to wish you a wonderful fourth wedding anniversary. We may not be timely, but we do get the news out eventually. Also in the better-late-than-never category, Nicole Scheps Kirsh married Michael on Nov. 5, '00. Stephen Merz and wife Dini (Sathe) '90 had their second daughter, Nina Katherine, on July 14, '00. Finally, Michael Fisher married Anne-Marie in November 2000. In attendance were classmates Chris Schallmo and Nhat Bui who both, in Michael's words, "stood up in my wedding."

Once again, I have reached the end of another class column. Read it several times if you wish. Nominate me for a Pulitzer. Do whatever feels right. Take care, everyone, and don't forget to keep sending info to your trusty class correspondents. *Dave Smith, 210 W. Summerchase Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28311; e-mail, DocDS30@yahoo.com; Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St., Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; e-mail, nsr5@ cornell.edu; and Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St., #209, Seattle, WA 98115; e-mail, ckuchlin@starbucks.com.

For all of you who have been wondering whatever happened to the Rock and Roll Chowder, VH-1 "Behind the Music" reports that in between the tears and the laughter, they are back together. Mark Weigel reports that the band has reunited to record an album called "In the Memory of Cain." The CD was available on Amazon.com in December 2001 and includes some old favorites, as well as material written after graduation.

Some wedding news; On August 4, 2001, Dr. Scott Edmondson married Kristin Doyle in Sayre, PA. Scott is a senior research chemist in Rahway, NI, for Merck & Company. September was a good month for weddings. Cathy Merrill married Paul Williams on a peninsula overlooking the Severn River on a most glorious September day. Bridesmaids included Jane Levine '90, Julia Resnick '90, and Cathy's sister Nancy Merrill '96. Also attending the wedding were Seth '88 and Tamar Ben-Dov Brufsky, their daughter Caroline (a future Cornellian), Cathy's brother Doug "the bad haggler" '89, MBA '91, and wife Lisa Peskin Merrill '90, Pauline Dominh, Matt Masseur '90 and wife Ellen, Geoff Baker '88, Dave Roberts '90, Dave Pollin '90, Jennifer Diamond Haber and husband Brett, Jill Berger Inbar and husband Tomer, MA '92, and many other Cornellians.

On September 22, Susanna Suh married James Larish in Manhattan. Susanna is an associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. On the very same day, Dr. Daron Riley married Dr. Beverly Pennino at the Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, PA. The next weekend, on September 29, Richard Ballffi married Terri Gerstein in West Hartford, CT. Richard is the chief of staff for the New York City office of the New York State Attorney General. On September 30, Christine Montenegro married Dr. Chukueke Tobenna Okezie in Manhattan. Christine is a senior investment banking associate in the Latin American division of Communications Equity Associates. Erick Asplund married Ramona Marsden in the fair city of Las Vegas on October 21. Erick is a software engineer for Microchip Technology Inc. in Chandler, AZ. In celebration of the recent wedding of Joe Carolan, BA '96, David Justus organized a bash at Dorian's, "no strangling allowed." Spotted at the celebration were many of our classmates, including Chris Conyers, Chris Spurney, Debbie Fine, Jenny Harris, Hilary Nagler, BS Ag '95, Michael Vargas, and many, many others.

Hagen Scutt, BArch '92, and wife Elizabeth reported the birth of their son Johannes Maximillian, born on Aug. 28, '01. Congratulations to all of our brides, grooms, and parents. *Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St., Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; e-mail, npeek@Vollmer.com; Dave Smith, 1637 Tanglewood Dr., Akron, OH 44313; e-mail, docds30@yahoo.com; and Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St., #209, Seattle, WA 98115; e-mail, ckuchlin@starbucks.com.

This column marks the first Class Notes column written after the tragedies that occurred on September 11, 2001. As I write, only five weeks have passed since those devastating events; however, several months will have passed before you read this column. While words cannot adequately express the magnitude with which these tragedies have affected communities throughout the world, we would like to express concern for all of our classmates. We hope that you will find some comfort as you read about the celebrations and recent occurrences in the lives of your fellow Cornellians. Certainly, now more than ever, it is important to take time and appreciate the connections that we've made with others.

Linda Moerck-Cisz writcs that she is now a pediatrician practicing in Northport, NY, and is the proud mother of Kaitlyn Rose, her second child, born last fall. Rebecca Gilliand Booth recently moved to Baltimore, MD, and tells us that Lisa Rubenstein Lampert had a boy, Samuel Joseph, in July 2001. Rebecca also mentions that she has two children, 3-year-old Davis and a new arrival, Evalynn, who is 1 year old, Meanwhile, Stephen Lo reports that he received his MBA from the U. of Michigan and is now a marketing manager at Siebel Systems Inc. in San Mateo, CA. David Hwang relocated from New York City to Nashua, NH, where he currently works as division patient counsel for Teradyne Inc. David has been keeping in touch with several classmates, including Jeff Tartikoff, Mike Ahern, Shaun Tolchin, ME C '92, John Fine, and David Grech. Finally, he notes that Tom Palmer and wife Robbin (Mun) '92 now have two beautiful daughters and are living in North Carolina.

Laura Panko, who received her PhD from the U. of Chicago last June, is serving a one-year position as associate dean at Lake Forest College, IL. At her graduation party, Laura saw Dina Newman Wright and Michael Maltenfort, who both live in the Chicago area. Lisa Munter Clarke now has two children; her newest addition, Anna, is 1 year old, and Lisa warns the boys in the Class of 2021 to "watch out because she is a cutie."

Robert G. Williams was married to Melissa Campanelli last May and works as an editor of stock research reports at Lehman Brothers, a New York investment bank. Kristen Trapp was married last May to George Henriques and visited Hawaii for her honeymoon. Kristen is a divisional sales manager for Sanofi-Synthelabo, a French pharmaceuticals company based in Northborough, MA. ln Port Washington, NY, John Limb had a May wedding with Judy Hong '94, whom he met through a mutual friend after he graduated from Cornell. John received his law degree at Boston U. and currently is an associate at Ohrenstein & Brown, a law firm in Manhattan.

Suzanne Osman recently married Karl Maier. Suzanne received her PhD in social psychology from Syracuse U. and is currently an assistant professor of social psychology at Salisbury State U. in Maryland. Last August, Scott Edmondson was married to Kristin Doyle in Sayre, PA. Scott, who received his doctorate in organic chemistry from Ohio State U. is a senior research chemist at Merck & Company in New Jersey. Stephen Schwartz, MD, writes that he has been married to Melanic (Rebak) '90 for five years. They had their first child, Jessica Hope, last July. In August, Stephen began a new position as assistant professor of ophthalmology at Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth U. in Richmond.

On a personal note, I (Corinne Kuchling) have been living in Seattle, WA, for six years and working at Starbucks Coffee Co. for nearly two years as an internal communications program manager. I'm responsible for the production of the Starbucks Annual Report and Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Last fall, I spent two weeks traveling through Chile. Ken-ryu Han says that last summer he accepted a position as a physician at UCLA; he received his medical degree from George Washington U. medical school in 1995. Last July, Swapnil Shah joined Charles River Ventures (CRV), one of the nation's leading early-stage venture capital firms, as an entrepreneur in residence. Swapnil will help CRV expand its investments in data communications and the software and services sectors by working with the investing partners to evaluate and initiate new deals. CRV has offices in Boston and Menlo Park, CA. Prior to working at CRV, Swapnil worked at Inktomi where he founded and built the wireless division and served as the chief strategist.

Danny Espinoza is trying hard to move beyond software design and into the hip world of rock and roll stardom. Danny and Eric Chang '92 arc members of the critically acclaimed indie power pop band Yuma House and have recently signed with Garageband Records. Some may remember that pair as famed band members of The Dependents at Cornell, hut for those who don't, a visit to www.yumahouse.com is sure to be a treat (as well as an excellent CD-buying opportunity) for old and new fans alike. *Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St., #209, Seattle, WA 98115; e-mail, ckuchlin@Starbucks.com; Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St.. Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; e-mail, npeek@vollmer.com; and Dave Smith, 1637 Tanglewood Dr., Akron, OH 44313; e-mail. docds30@yahoo.com.

Greetings to everyone in the class of '91! Being one of the new correspondents, I am taking my first shot at writing the column, so please, bear with me. For all of you who made reunion, I hope you had a great time and have already made plans to be there again in '06 to help our class break even more reunion records. I was there in spirit, but in body, I was getting settled into my new job as an attending physician in pediatric emergency medicine in Fayetteville, NC. Nothing will keep me away the next time around. Any Cornellians in NC: feel free to drop me a line, as it gets lonely this far south of Ithaca.

But enough about me. Laura German wrote to tell us she finished her PhD in cultural anthropology in May 2001. She also mentioned that she ran across Web-guru Bob Baca biking in Athens, GA, no doubt while competing in the world famous Tour de REM. EIizabeth Baum Schnelzer recently passed her exam to become a licensed clinical social worker, but loves being a stay-at-home mom to daughter Pauline, who turned 2 this past May. She also noted that classmates Alex, PhD '96, and Amy Lawrence Flueck came to visit in Virginia with their baby Ian. Jokes Elizabeth, "We went to bed much earlier than we used to in those college days."

Kellie Kalbac finished law school at the U. of Kansas in 1994 and currently is living in the Mojave Desert on Edwards AFB where her husband Najeeb Ahmeed graduated from Air Force test pilot school last summer. Allison McMorris graduated from San Diego State U. with a master's in educational technology and is working at Pyxis making "really cool training programs" on video and DVD. She met up with JoAnn McDermott for dinner in Laguna Beach, CA. JoAnn is working hard at Lucasfilm in San Francisco. Allison writes, "Life is getting better and better! I'm trying to start my own side business and learning how tough it is to stay focused and manage all the pieces of the puzzle."

Our class knows no borders. Geoffrey Moskowitz met wife Madelaine Eberli while studying for his MBA at NYU, then moved to Moscow where he is an investment officer with Delta Capital Management. Charlie McCall is another Class of '91 ex-pat in Europe who has worked in both France and Spain over the last four years for the Haworth Corp. Finally, Elizabelh Voulieris Kassinis and husband George '90 are in Nicosia, Cyprus. Elizabeth is program advisor for the US Agency for International Development. Elizabeth and George welcomed the birth of their daughter Zoe Lindsay in September of 1998.

Others in the Class of '91 also wrote to announce the arrival of future Cornellians. Liz Mirabile-Levens and Doug Levens '92 are the proud parents of Peter James, born in May 2001. Robert Leung and Elaine Chiu had their first child, Ryan Thomas Leung on Nov. 17, '00. David, ME CS '92, and Joanna James Beitel '92 had son Zack in May 1999. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo and husband David had their second son, Sam, on June 4, '00. Older brother John turned 3 on August 3. Caryn Cooperman Davis wrote to tell us that daughter Jillian Dyanna was born last October and Jillian's sister Jordan Ariel will be 4 in December, Julie Pearlman Schatz and husband Matthew '90 welcomed their second child, Brooke Jennifer, on May 16, '01, while David O'Connor and wife Catherine announced the February 2001 birth of daughter Lindsay.

There was no shortage of marriages to report. Melissa Muller Rayworth married a Penn State graduate (no ones perfect), Edward Anthony, this past April. Both work for the Associated Press. Gregory Shuck tied the knot with Maura Conyngham in Chapel Hill, NC, on Oct. 28, '00. Greg owns the Carolina Brewing Co., which has already benefited greatly from my presence in the South. Todd Merkle married Sarah Gallagher '92 on June 24, '00. In attendance were Class of '91 alums Eric Dominguez, Robert Arelt, MEE '92, Stephen Bayne, Brad Grimm, Randy Christner, Barry Schubmehl, Joanne Maurno, Juliette Merer, and Elysa Serber. If you were there and not listed above, blame Todd's handwriting. Suzanne Osman wed Karl Maier on June 9, '01, in Florham Park, NJ. Finally, Lynn Schechter married Issam El-Zahr on Jul 8, '01, with Sheri Appel '90, Beth Morchower Douek '92, and Deborah Lu '90 in attendance.

Lastly, in news of classmates moving on and up, Katherine Miller Eskovitz checked in to report that she has joined the law firm of Boies, Schiller, and Flexner after a stint as a criminal prosecutor with the US Attorney's Office in Connecticut. She recently caught up with classmates Maria Ortiz, Lori Attanasio Woodring, Lauren Gallagher Heil, Jana Pompadur Kierstead, and Jodi Rogoff Gonzalez at the December 2000 wedding of Kim Seibert in Palm Beach, FL. Stephen Weinstein moved to Atlanta to take a position with J. Walter Thomspon as a partner and account supervisor after ten years with Ogilvey and Mather Advertising. Shelly Stuart says she is working on staff at a TV series and close to selling a feature film screenplay. Isabelle Kagan started a second postdoctoral position with the USDA-ARS this past November. Isabelle writes: "I'm working with plant allelochemicals (natural plant repellants) and having a blast." Hmmm, not much to do in Oxford, MS, Isabelle?

That's about it for this column. I hope you had as much fun reading it as I had writing it. Keep the info and news corning. See y'all next time. *Dave Smith, 210W. Summerchase Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311; tel., (910) 822-1766; e-mail. docds30@yahoo.com or rds27@Cornell.edu; Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St., #209, Seattle, WA 98115; tel., (206) 318-8743; e-mail.ckuchlin@Starbucks.com; and Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St.. Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; tel., (212) 722-4569; e-mail, npeek@vollmer.com.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to Dorine Colabella Scher, Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, and all the volunteers for organizing a spectacular Reunion weekend. Besides breaking all attendance and fund-raising records, Jeff and Dorine managed to guarantee three days of flawless weather, great food, and good fun. For all those in attendance, you know how spectacular it was. For those unable to attend, I will try to do it justice with a small snippet of the weekend and a bit of news on your classmates.

Friday night: Upon arriving at the Class of 1991 Registration in U-Hall 1, my husband Michael Peek '88 and I ran into Diego Davila and Seth Briskin by the beer bin (some things never change). Diego recently moved from South Beach, FL, to Washington State "on the Idaho border"and is learning to adjust to the weather. Seth and Shelly (Hood) (Cleveland, OH) have a daughter Emma, who has the biggest blue eyes we have ever seen. After dumping our items in South Baker (talk about deja vu), we quickly made our way up to the Arts Quad where we met up with Cathy Merrill and Paul Williams, and Brett and Jennifer Diamond Haber. Cathy is a partner at Mercer Management Consulting in Washington. DC., and still throws a great 4th of July party! Having a 5th-year Reunion flashback. we began our search for the cool sounds of Bernie Milton and the Soul Patrol (to no avail).so we ventured to the DJ tent, as it seemed the most crowded. and began our 10-year Reunion weekend.

Need a doctor? While we may not need it now, ladies, keep in mind that Jason Spector is a plastic surgeon in NYC, practicing "both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery." Kenny Mark is a dermatologist. Elizabeth Henry Kamhout is a practicing ophthalmologist in Michigan. Matt French is a cardiologist in Chicago and Sarah Seidman Shelby just finished up her PhD in clinical psychology at Northwestern and is working at Northwestern Hospital.

Accident? Injured? Need a lawyer? Well, we have plenty of them practicing all types of law all over the country. Maria Ortiz practices law in Puerto Rico. Seth Briskin in Cleveland, Michelle Michalik in Chicago, Josh Laterman, Debbie Fine, and Simon Lincoln (who has a solo practice in Soho), Dave Peck, MPA '92, and Kenny Freeman in NYC. Liz Kleinberg is finishing up her fellowship at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Moritgomery, AL, and will continue attending barbecues and swamp festivals in Alabama when she begins clerking for a Federal Circuit Court Judge.

What about the media? We are reading it, writing it, producing it, and delivering it. Jeremy Schaap is working for ESPN, Jennifer Diamond Haber is a producer for the "CBS Early Show," David Folkenflik writes for the Baltimore Sun. Steve Dudley is a reporter for NPR. Jenny Harris works for "CNN Moneyline" in NYC, and Jessica Lifland is an award-winning photographer and photojournalist living in Indiana. Investment bankers? Why, yes, we have a few. Joseph DeLuca works at Goldman Sachs with Rob Cignarella, and Andrew Minkow works at Ing Barings. Jerry Wasserman, who is living with Matt French in Chicago, could not make Reunion as he was graduating from business school. Jerry will soon be moving to NYC to work for Lehman Bros. Building, buying, or designing a house? Call Hagen Scutt, BArch '92, who is an architect working in New York!

Saturday Morning: Saturday morning began with a meeting of the class officers in the Quill & Dagger room. Know where it is? Neither did I. Paul Hayre, co-president of our class, organized a scrumptious breakfast. We ate while meeting with your new officers to plan the next five years of record-breaking fundraising and attendance at events. Among the attendees were: Meredith Clark Shachoy, co-president; Bob Baca, our webmaster, who has truly done a spectacular job; Andrew Stifel and Clare Tuma, Cornell Fund representatives; Eric Bluman, vice president; and the Class Council, Jana Pompadur Kierstead, David Einhorn, Jeannette "nepotism is good" Perez-Rosello and Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96. Dorine Scher and Jeff Weintraub were already talking about the 15th Reunion. Whoa, Nellie! Following a great Class of 1991 Continental Country Breakfast, we went to the Suspension Bridge for a group kiss and then down to the gorge for some sun and fun.

A trip to Ithaca would not be the same without a Pines Burger and Bloody Mary at the Glenwood Pines. Apparently the Psi Upsilon crew thought so, too. Kenny Freeman and Colleen (O'Neal) '90, Josh Laterman, Hagen and Elizabeth Scutt, Barnaby Shapiro, Andrew Minkow, Seth Kenvin, MEI '92. and Duffer were spotted drinking Bloodies on Saturday afternoon before heading to the Psi U happy hour.

Not as young as we used to be, we needed a quick afternoon nap in South Baker, after which we ran into Andy Bedsworth, who lives in Manhattan Beach with his wife Christie. The Bedsworths and Steve and Katie Beiser thought it would be "fun" to rent bikes and ride around Ithaca. Absence makes the heart forget about the hills! The Bedsworths reported that they see Stuart "Mr. Mom" '90 and Kathleen MacFarlane pretty often and are expecting a visit from Robert and Heather Mather and Dr. Christopher A. Martin at the end of June.

Next, we attended the Class of 1991 Happy Hour with Frank and Rosa Rhodes on the Arts Quad. Despite the strict "no baby" policy, we spotted Rob '90 and Kari Ginsberg Nesbitt and Sharlyn Carter with their little ones chatting it up. Other new moms included Stacey Siegel, who lives in L.A.,and Jenny Gottlieb Shevick, who lives in NYC.

The Class of 1991 photo took place on the Arts Quad. It could not have been a more beautiful day or a more spectacular bunch of classmates. We were thrilled to see so many smiling faces captured for posterity! We think the flash may have reflected off the dimples of Doug Gamble. For those of you who did not pay $20 for the 8x10 glossy, ahem,you can also download the photo from the Class of 1991 website for free.

"Twas the second night of Reunion and all through Bartels Hall, the Class of 1991 ate dinner by the huge climbing wall." Know where Bartels Hall is? Neither did we. In my day it was known as Alberding Field House. But you all know the story (read: scandal). Dinner was delish, especially the chocolate cake. Back to the tents, Palms, tents, Ruloff's, Palms. We ran into Tom "Red Bull" Baker '90, MA '91, and Patrick "the Reunion Cookie saved my life" Corcoran '90 at the Palms watching the Colorado Avalanche bring home the Stanley Cup. In the spirit of Joe Nieuwendyk '88 bringing the Cup to Dunbar's. Tom Baker is hoping that Ray Bourque will bring the cup to the Grand lake Lodge in Colorado. Several other Colorado residents were spotted up by the television, including Alissa Moore, MBA '98, and Ruth Ann Keene, JD '98, who are truly enjoying life in Denver.

While trying to figure out if our names were still etched in the walls at the Palms, we shared some stories and beers with Michelle Michalik, Jennifer Berger, and Sarah Seidman Shelby. We haven't laughed that much in ages. Michelle and Jen are both living in the Windy City!

Despite our best efforts, we couldn't make it to after hours at Theta Delta Chi or partake in the rooms party in Mennen, although we heard that fuzzy navels, flaming Dr. Peppers, and kamikazes were flowing. Jen Berger finished off the weekend with a keg stand. Thankfully, she can now cross this off her list! All in all, it was a fantastic weekend filled with good friends and great memories. and we all look forward to doing it again in five years. *Nina Rosen Peek, 171 E. 89th St., Apt. 6F, NYC 10128; tel., (212) 722-4569; e-mail, npeek@vollmer.com; Dave Smith, 1637 Tanglewood Dr., Akron, OH 44313; tel. (330) 865-7371; c-mail, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, 1740 NE 86th St. #209. Seattle, WA 981 15; tel.. (206) 318-8743; e-mail. ckuchlin@starbucks.com.

This is it! After five years, you are reading my last column! It has been a pleasure and fun to keep you updated along with my partner, Linda. If you have seen news that doesn't appear here, send the information to the new correspondents. There just may not have been enough room in this column, and we don't want to leave you out.

For this column, I received more e-mail than ever. The e-mails are just cut and pasted into this article, making it a true class effort.

Joshua Berman writes that he was married in New York City in May 2000 to Amy Kroe '94. "Both of her parents are Cornell grads, too. Groomsmen included Alan Rosenthal '92 and David Eichler '92. Also in attendance were Ted Russell and Jana (Swanson) '92. I'm currently still working at the US Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, Criminal Division, where I have been for four years. Just tried a major RICO murder case with Daniel Gitner '92."

Howard Markus writes, "Adrienne (Freed) and I had a son, Jeremy Ethan, born in July 2000. Adrienne was working as a media planner and buyer at an advertising agency (Eric Mower & Associates), but resigned so that she could stay at home with Jeremy. I am a psychologist and the associate training director of clinical psychology in the psychiatry department at the U. of Rochester Medical Center." Debbie Etelson Mayblum wrote, '"My husband Adam and I arc delighted to announce the birth of our son Ethan, who was born on Dec. 11, '00. I am currently a pediatrician in Westchester and an assistant professor at New York Medical College."

Rob Williams writes, "I work as an editor in the equity research department of Lehman Brothers Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York. I had been a business reporter and editor for about eight years, working in Budapest, Hungary, Mexico City, Washington, DC, and New York. My fiance and I live in Brooklyn." Rob sent the following update on fellow Cornellians: Chris Ruggio has lived in London for about seven yean working for Accenture (formerly named Andersen Consulting). He was married last year to Jackie Booth. Stephen Dyott now works for Pfizer after getting an MBA at Yale he was married last year in a great ceremony on Shelter Island. Jason Foehrenbach works for Computer Associates at its Long Island headquarters; he and wife Lesley had their first baby girl, Samantha Rose, last year. Jeff Goodman is a hotelie who works for Morton's of Chicago in mid-town Manhattan. Dan Jones got his MBA at U. of Chicago and docs computer consulting in Washington, DC. Kris Maher works in editorial at The Wall Street Journal in NewYork. And Sam Fineman is a lawyer in Philadelphia; he used to write the "Quid Rides" column for the Cornell Daily Sun.

Shelly Hood Briskin juggled the keyboard and a baby to write this: "Just thought I would update classmates on our new future Cornellian! Seth and I had a baby girl, Evelyn, on Oct. 7, '00. We are looking forward to introducing her to the sights, sounds, and faces of Cornell!"

The final e-mail came from Ernie Joynt. He wrote, "Well, for those I have been remiss in updating, I have recently moved (again). I bought a condo in Denver at the end of February and am trying to settle into the idea of having my own place. I am still doing systems and network support for the US Antarctic Program's research ships. (I'm actually in the South Atlantic on one of the ships now.) I'm spending four to six months a year on the ships, which means lots of travel. The up side of this is all the places I've been getting to. So far in the last few months it's been New Zealand, Tasmania, South Africa, and Chile."

Jason Feinsmilh wrote, "A ton of stuff has happened. I finished my MBA and MEng degrees at Stanford on Dec. 14. '00. Eleven days later (yes, Christmas Day, or as we say, the 4th day of Hanukkah) my wife Elana (Adleman) '89 brave birth to our first child, a boy named Ari Benjamin. Proud dad that I am, you can see his pictures at www.feinsmith.com/ari. Given the fortunate timing, I decided to take off about four months to be a dad full-time, and I am glad we could all take that time to be together. Finally, with ants in my pants, I started a software company with a friend in mid-April. We hope for the best." Side note, Elana was one of our RAs on the fourth floor of Donlon our freshman year. Congratulations!

Sunish and Chiara Shah wrote, "Our biggest news is the birth of our son Kiran in July of 2000. Chiara started a new business around that time; she's drying wedding bouquets and framing them with wedding keepsakes in shadow boxes. Any classmates planning a wedding in the NYC/Philly area should check out her website at www.memoriesbychiara.com, She also custom designs memory shadow boxes for babies, graduations, anniversaries, and other special events. Sunish continues to work in the telecommunications industry, but is now enjoying spending time with the new baby while working out of our brand new home in Monmouth County, NJ."

From the New York Times comes this announcement, Melissa Muller Rayworth and Edward Mason Anthony IV were married at the Heinz Memorial Chapel of the U. of Pittsburgh. The couple works for The Associated Press in New York, where the bride is an administrative assistant and the bride-groom is a national correspondent. In July he will go to the agency's Beijing bureau as a correspondent. Melissa is also an actress who has appeared in Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, television, and film productions. She graduated from Cornell and studied acting at the School for Film and Television in New York. Her husband graduated from Pennsylvania State U.

Have you all seen Kate Snow on CNN? She is terrific. And she is onto of your classmates. If you haven't seen her reporting, you really should tune in. Only watch her reports, though. After all, since I work for Fox, 1 shouldn't tell you to watch the competition at all! As I conclude my stint as class correspondent, I am still the chief meteorologist at FOX 25 News in Boston. We arc now doing an early evening newscast, as well as the 10p.m. one-hour news, If you're ever in town, check us out I'd be glad to show you around the studios in Dedham as well.

If we don't talk again soon, good luck to all of you. *Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027-9125; e-mail, KPL6@cornell.edu: Linda Moerck_Cisz, 2 Susan Dr., Northport, NY 11768; e-mail. cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com.

Greetings from the Hill. REUNION, REUNION, REUNION! Have you made your travel plans back to the Hill yet? Reunion Chairs Dorine Colabella Scher and Jeffrey Weintraub, MD '95, are in the final planning stages for our 10th Reunion. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see old friends and perhaps make new ones.

There will be many university- and class-sponsored events, including a pancake breakfast, the Class of 1991 Finger Lakes wine tour, Arts Quad tent parties, a singles event, options for children, and one of the weekend's highlights, Friday's Class of 1991 Caribbean Reception and BBQ (on the shores of Beebe Lake with a Caribbean Steel Drum Band!), plus ample time to catch up with friends and explore campus and the Ithaca area. Come back early; you won't want to miss any of it. We've already had an outstanding response from those planning to attend. Send in your Reunion registration form or submit it securely online. We hope you will join us. Remember, it only happens once every five years! Reunion is even more fun when you return with your friends; contact them and make sure they will be there! For more details and information about these and many other activities that will be available during the weekend, visit the Class of 1991 website at cornellclassof1991.com. A frequently updated list of everyone planning to attend can also be found on the website.

Jana Pompadur Kierstead, participation campaign chair, also wrote to let us know that our class of 1991 goal is to reach the 770 donor mark (gifts of any size to any area of the university count!) and break the existing 10th Reunion Donor record that was set by the Class of 1980 during their Reunion in 1990. But our class has always been full of overachievers, so we hope to keep going and soar beyond our goal to make sure our record will be safe for years to come! Most importantly, though, we are hoping that each one of you will make a gift--regardless of size--TODAY, so we can give crucial support to Cornell and ensure that future generations of Cornellians can experience the same exceptional opportunities that we did ten years ago. So help support our alma mater and make your E-gift online today at www.giving.cornell.edu/give/. Ok, enough of the administration, let's get to your classmates' notes.

We got a wonderful e-mail from Dana Celentano. This was Dana's first note to us since graduation, but she was visiting the class website and thought she'd "drop the alumni communications team a line." Dana has been in Atlanta since July 1994 and is now a writer with iXL Inc., an Internet consulting services company based in Atlanta. She spent a few years teaching ballroom dancing, which she still swears was a form of technical communication! Dana met her husband Sean Dolan while teaching (OK, he was her student) and they started dating a year later. They were married Sept. 11, '99. Emily Jarvis, DVM '94, and Adrien Kant '92 were bridesmaids, and Debbie Sniderman, ME EP '92, Toby Crew '90, Christine Herzing, MS Ag '93, Mike Shappe, Diane (Graner) '89 and Alan Rolnick '89 attended. Dana and Sean enjoy spending time with the Rolnicks who live in the Atlanta area with their two children. Dana writes: "I won't make it to Reunion, unfortunately. My new passion is barbershop music. I sing baritone in a women's chorus and have "summer camp" the same weekend. See you in 2006?! "

Brian Cannon, JD '94, and wife Karen (Slagle), JD '94, currently residing in Palo Alto, CA, recently celebrated the birth of their son Aidan Colin. William and Melissa Davis Hartranft '93 celebrated the birth of their daughter Moirgan Rachel on Feb. 9, '00. Other birth announcements that we recently received include: Samuel Max, born to Cyndi Freeman Kosloff and husband David on Apr. 4, '00; Brooke Ilana, born to Felicia Grumet and husband Mitch on July 9, '00; and Joshua Evan, born to Amy Kurzman Buckman and husband Arty on Dec. 15, '00. Timothy, JD '93, and Kim Brown Bixler are raising two children in Atlanta. Kendall Ann was born on Jan. 31, '98, and Robert Reynolds was born on Aug. 12, '99. Charles Andola and wife Ann (Loricchio) '90 had a baby boy on June 23, '99. Charles John Andola IV is affectionately known as "CJ" in the Andola households. CJ and his parents are currently living in beautiful Saugerties, NY. Michele Mayer Sherman, MPA '92, and husband Peter had their first child, Sophia Marie, on Feb. 11, '00. Congratulations to all our new parents.

Kris Markussen, MS '93, is working with First Union Bank in Summit, NJ, as a middle market underwriter. Eric Gomes is currently an internist at Princeton Pike Internal Medicine in Lawrenceville, NJ. Eric bumped into classmate Maryanne DePresco at a holiday party this past December. Todd Tracy has begun a practice in internal medicine in Milford, CT, after finishing his residency at the U. of Rochester. Todd was the goal judge at the Yale-Cornell hockey game in New Haven last December. Although he was ready to light up the red light for the Bid Red, Cornell wound up losing.

Robert J. Weiner married Inessa Chana Karpilovsky on November 19 at Congregation Kol Eliyahu in Brooklyn, NY. They reside in Brooklyn Heights and both work in Manhattan. Robert is a senior budget and policy analyst for the City of New York Independent Budget Office where he primarily works on education policy. Inessa develops software for Cornell's Weill Medical College. They look forward to reunion, which will be Inessa's first visit to Ithaca. Jason Damaso, currently living in Centreville, VA, works as a compensation advisor for Newbridge Networks in Chantilly, VA. Charles Ho has recently finished graduate school at UCLA with a master's in pathology and laboratory medicine. Charles is living in Monte Sereno, CA. Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, and wife Dawn, still living in Brooklyn, NY, recently started an online community for allied health professionals, people with disabilities and their families, and health care agencies (ReMedEase.Com).

Carolyn Richmond dropped a line this past December to tell us about the wedding of Sharon Kaufman and Dan Moreland. Sharon and Dan were married at the Puck Building in NYC on Sept. 24, '00. (To further the Cornell theme, the rehearsal dinner was held at the Cornell Club.) In attendance were Debbie Rogow Silverstein, Karyn Ginsberg, matchmaker Carolyn Richmond, Tracy Stemple, MS Ag '83, Karen Rosenberg '92, Susan Segalowitz Bernbach, Wyatt Gotbetter, MPA '92, Jon Fisher, Amy Carver '90, and best man George Brenlla '92. Sharon Kaufman has also become a named law partner in Schoenfeld, Moreland & Reiter, PC, in Shrewsbury, NJ, while husband Dan continues to practice labor law in NYC. Melanie Bloom wrote to tell us about her incredible wedding to Lee Hoffman on Dec. 17, '00 in Miami Beach, FL. Melanie wrote: "We had the most magical marriage ceremony and celebration with family and friends from all over the world. Lee and I are going on a cruise for our honeymoon to Singapore, Bali, and all over Australia for three weeks." Once back from their amazing trip, Melanie and Lee will continue to reside in Coconut Grove, FL.

We've gotten mail from Jennifer Leeds and Rob Hess. Jennifer writes: "Our son, Tjaden Adam (recognize the name? next time you're standing in front of Sibley, look to the left! ) turned 2 in October! We get to see Julie Voveris a lot, and our good friends from Cornell and Madison Karl Yoder '87 and Marina Memmo '89 (and their daughter E.G.) just moved to Boston, too! Karl will be working with Rob at BioTrove, the biotech company where he is vice president of business development. I'm finishing up my postdoc at Harvard Med and hope to be hired soon! I spent the last four years hanging out with George O'Toole '88, as he was post-doc-ing across the hall! We speak to Amy and Alex Flueck, PhD '96, a lot and got to see them and their son Ian this summer in Ithaca (where they were attending the wedding of Jamie Dumas, MS Ag '95). We spend a lot of time in Ithaca, as my mother recently married Electrical Engineering professor Terry Fine! "

Thank you to everyone who mailed/e-mailed in updates and alumni sightings! Keep smiling, stay happy, and keep the news flowing! Hope to see all of you on the Hill at our 10th Reunion this summer.--Linda Moerck-Cisz, 2 Susan Dr., Northport, NY 11768; e-mail, ldm32@cornell.edu or cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; and Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027; e-mail, KPL6@cornell.edu.

Can you believe it? Our 10th Reunion is coming soon. It is scheduled for Thursday to Sunday, June 7-10, 2001! Will you be there? There's a whole section of the new Class of 1991 website dedicated to Reunion 2001. At the site you'll find everything you need to know about the festivities. It is updated all the time, so check back frequently. I am writing this in December--I hope your holiday season was wonderful.

I received an e-mail from Jeremy Dodds, ME C '92, last summer. He wrote, "I am living on Cape Cod now and working as a high school math teacher. I got married last summer (1999). Her name is Kristin and she teaches at the same high school." Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, e-mailed this update: "Aidan Kyle Puzzio, was born on Oct. 4, '00." Maybe we're looking at a member of the Class of 2022! Liza Cohen makes her Class Notes debut this month with this e-mail: "I wanted to share that I got married in September to William Tillinghast. Cornellians at the wedding included: Sarah Walkling, Susan Lyons, Scott Rix, Beth Kravchuck Hensel '92, Wendy Griffen Valente '92, Karen Hovorka '92, and Kevin Lyons '92. We are living in Manhattan where I am the director of business development at a B2B Internet company called MaritimeDirect." Good to hear from someone new! Thanks, Liza!

Jennifer Leeds and Rob Hess e-mailed this happy news: "Our son, Tjaden Adam (Recognize the name? Next time you're standing in front of Sibley, look to the left!) turned two in October! We get to see Julie Voveris a lot. Rob is at BioTrove, the biotech company where he is vice president of business development. I'm finishing up my postdoc at Harvard Med and hope to be hired soon! I spent the last four years hanging out with George O'Toole '88, as he was postdocing across the hall! We speak to Amy (Lawrence) and Alex Flueck, PhD '96, a lot and got to see them and their son Ian this summer in Ithaca (where they were attending the wedding of Jamie Dumas, MS Ag '95). We spend a lot of time in Ithaca, as my mother recently married EE professor Terry Fine! " Lucinda Rosenfeld also makes her big Notes debut this month. She e-mailed the following: "Hi! This is my first time writing in. I live in Brooklyn, NY, am (gasp) unmarried and childless, own no property, have not woken up via an alarm clock in many years, and am quite happy, thank you. What else? In September, after five years of hard labor, my first novel, What She Saw... , was published by Random House. Which is to say, please buy a copy! It's basically a dark comedy about all the guys in one girl's life, beginning in fifth grade and continuing into her 25th year. Currently in its second printing, the book was excerpted in the New Yorker magazine in early July, and got great reviews everywhere from Vogue to the LA Times to "All Things Considered" on NPR. Meanwhile, Miramax has purchased the film rights; with any luck, the movie will be in production by early 2002. It's been an interesting year. That's about it. Not sure if I'll get to Reunion or not. I've just started a new novel. I don't miss college."

Some happy news from Carolyn Richmond: "Sharon Kaufman and Dan Moreland were married at the Puck Building in New York City on Sept. 24, '00. (To further the Cornell theme, the rehearsal dinner was held at the Cornell Club.) In attendance was Debbie Rogow Silverstein, Karyn Ginsberg, Tracy Stemple, MS Ag '93, Karen Rosenberg '92, Susan Segalowitz Bernbach, Wyatt Gotbetter, MPA '92, Jon Fisher, Amy Carver '90, and best man George Brenlla '92. Sharon has also become a named law partner in Schoenfeld, Moreland & Reiter, PC, in Shrewsbury, NJ, while Dan continues to practice labor law in NYC. Meredith Clark Shachoy e-mailed, "Just went to Elizabeth Kuo's wedding in NYC. It was quite an affair with many different events focused around food. The reception was at the Rainbow Room and just beautiful. Other Class of '91 in attendance: Krissy Hurley, Heather Bracher, Jill Weisman, MBA '97, Sabrina Strickland, Hilary Morse Carver, Elleke Monster Haggerty, and Richard Fertig. It was great to see everyone and we all had a wonderful time. The bride and groom are off to Hawaii! "

Michael Reading, ME M '92, wrote, "I was married on July 15, '00 to Christine Mansfield in Worcester, MA. Many friends and family from Cornell were able to make the trip to attend the wedding. Cornell alumni in attendance were Craig Bloom, BS Eng '93, Will and Chika Akera Dow, Eric "Ersk" Jones '93, Rich Kowalczyk, David "Norm" Kroll, Deb Reading Leuffen '85, Jon "Tablewine," '94, ME CS '95, and Jen Pierson Logan '95, Will '89, MBA '92, and Diane Holynski Neafsey, ME I '92, Doug Pascale, ME I '92, Joe (Michael J.), ME I '92, and Beth Livolsi Riordan '92, Pat (Herrington) and Skip Singley, both '55, Andy Vitolins '93, and Jeff, MD '95, and Robyn Lipsky Weintraub. A fun time was had by all and we closed the evening by singing the Cornell "Alma Mater." After a wonderful honeymoon in Hawaii, we are living in our new house in West Newbury, MA." The Worcester Sunday Telegram added that Christine is a graduate of Boston College and received a master's degree in teaching from Simmons College in Boston. She is a fifth grade teacher at the Bagnall School in Groveland, MA. Michael works for software.com in Lexington, MA, as a technology consultant.

Jill Cohen-Garcia wrote that she gave birth to a son on Sept. 13, '00. His name is Ryan Joseph. Congratulations! Joel Freundlich, MC CH '92, and wife Karen "most joyfully" welcomed their daughter Grace into the world on Sept. 8, '00. She is their first child and is keeping them quite busy with her many talents. Joel, Karen, and Grace reside in Princeton, NJ, where Joel works for a biotech company. Karen is a full-time mom/part-time consultant. Grace plays with her teddy bear Ezra given to her by godfather Roddy Shuler." Sargent Gardiner was married to Aimee Nassau in Washington, CT. Sargent is an architect with Robert A.M. Stern Architects in New York. He earned a master's from Penn. Aimee is a Dartmouth College and Fordham Law School graduate. She is an associate at Friedman, Wang, & Bleiberg in New York. Marc Paul married Nancy Furman in Mamaroneck, NY, on Sept. 17, '00. Marc went on to get a law degree at Penn after Cornell. Nancy went to Yale (we forgive), followed by Harvard Law. Both are associates at Washington law firms.

Fellow meteorology major Gary Wojcik e-mailed me recently. Here is some of what he had to say: "I am still in graduate school. For my dissertation, I am studying how weather conditions influence curing concrete on bridge decks, over the first four days after it is poured. If the temps get too high, the concrete can crack and will be generally weaker. I've taken endless good-natured ribbing about this as part of my research was to go to bridges that are being poured and monitor for four days--its kind of like watching paint dry or grass grow. I actually do like this project a lot because it is a practical problem. I had left school for about a year and worked as a fund-raiser for an environmental group, and also worked for an archaeologist for a while--this job was really cool! I decided I wanted to finish the program here, but that I wanted to do some practical, applied research. Fortunately, the NYS Dept. of Transportation wanted info on how weather affects curing concrete--the timing worked out." Great to hear from you, Gary!

After this one, I have only one column left to write. If you want this position, let us know! --Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027; e-mail, KPL6@cornell.edu; and Linda Moerck-Cisz, 2 Susan Dr., Northport, NY 11768; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com.

Greetings from the Hill! On a personal note, Mark and I were blessed with the birth of our daughter, Kaitlyn Rose, on Oct. 2, '00. Her big brother Bryan is adjusting well and loves to play with her toes! News of the birth of a baby girl, Mindy, also came from Ines and Steven Hwang, who are currently living in Taiwan. Mindy was born on July 21, '00. Steve and Wendy Hellinger Bennett also gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Sarah Jane, on May 27, '00. In addition, Allison Kottler Ostow and husband Michael announced the birth of their son David Harris on Aug. 31, '00. Bonnie Greenspan Goldberg and husband Larry also gave birth to a son, Benjamin Leo, on Apr. 20, '00. Gail Fishler Sirota and husband Dan welcomed their twin sons Andrew and Justin on June 16, '00. Congratulations to our mommies and daddies!

News from Michele Fox comes in from Massachusetts where she is currently assistant professor in the physical therapy assistant program at Hesser College. Stephen Schwartz sends news from Texas where he is currently a fellow in vitreoretinal surgery in the ophthalmology department at Baylor College of Medicine. Out west in Oregon, Christine Anderson Perkins created a library program for teens which was selected as one of five top programs by the American Library Assn. and was presented at the national conference in Chicago. Christine loves being a Young Adult Services librarian but is even more thrilled to be a mom. She and husband Chris welcomed their first child, Katherine Grace, on June 18, '00. Rachel Laiserin was recently promoted to assistant commissioner for policy analysis at New York City Department of Design and Construction. She recently got together with Cornellians Lisa Epstein Jay, Linda Keenan, and Peter Crosby at a BBQ at Lisa's house. News from the Justice Department in DC: Matthew Hammond was named special assistant for the Directors of Enforcement. Matthew has been in the Telecommunications Task Force since 1999 and was in the Chicago Field Office in 1998-1999. LaMonte Edwards is currently the vice president and general manager of ALLTEL Communications (Gulf-Coast Region). Sara Weaver sends word from California where she took a position at Lifescan, a Johnson and Johnson company, after graduating from Fugua School of Business at Duke U.

News from down under comes from Susan Lipetz who is living in Australia and plans to move back to NYC in 2001. Cecile Belaman and Axel Beck send news from England where Cecile recently changed jobs from JP Morgan to Morgan Stanley as the vice president in corporate finance. Cecile and Axel got married last July in France! Also abroad, we heard from Tadayuki Hara who will return to Ithaca this fall with his family to start a PhD program. Tad had been in Japan as a team leader of multilateral negotiations for the Middle East peace process. Eric Rauchway and Meg Arnold are married classmates who are currently living in England. Eric is teaching US History at Oxford U. and Meg is working in the Internet for British Telecom. Lots of luck to our classmates abroad!

Wedding bells were also in the air for Stephen Holden III and Kristine Hooks in Rye, NY, last August. Stephen is to become a law clerk in New York for the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission. After graduation from Cornell, he received a law degree cum laude from St. John's U. Cynthia Dombrowski and Mark Anthony Peters were also married in August at St. Joseph U. Catholic Church. Cynthia received her master's from Buffalo State College and currently teaches art in Tonawanda City Public Schools. Congratulations to our newlyweds for a happy and healthy future together!

Jesse Pichel started a "dream job" in equity research for a technology investment bank in NYC and is currently finishing his MBA at Fordam U. Kimberly Epstein left the Big Apple and moved to Boston where she currently works at Boston Community Capital as a loan program manager. Kimberly recently road-tripped with Lisa Camesano '92 and Corinne McKamey '92 to a baby shower for Cristina Moeder Shaul. At the shower they met up with Ariane Schreiber Horn, JD '96, and other Cornellians from Tri-Delta sorority. Rachel Teck sends news from Virginia where she secured a new position as an outreach supervisor for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. In her new position she co-supervises a team of 25 individuals who travel all over Virginia presenting hands-on, inquiry-based programs about 17th- and 18th-century Virginia history in school classrooms. Rachel exclaims: "A true joy! "

The Ithaca Journal announced that classmate Jennifer Altre, PhD '00, was appointed as a full-time faculty teaching biology at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Jennifer completed her doctorate in entomology at Cornell U. Lucinda Rosenfeld's first novel, What She Saw in Roger Mancuso, Gunter Hopstock, Jason Barry Gold..., was published by Random House in September 2000. A coming-of-age story with a twist, the book is divided into 15 parts, each one chronicling a different romantico--or not so romantico--interlude in the life of a violinist's daughter from New Jersey named Phoebe Fine. A portion of the novel was excerpted in The New Yorker this past July under "The Male Gaze." Lucinda encourages all of her old Cornell classmates both to buy a copy and write nice things about it on amazon.com. Lucinda lives in NYC where she has been a free-lance writer for five years.

Elizabeth Henry Kamhout dropped us her first message since graduation. "I have never written in before, because so far I have been a perpetual student. But, I would like to share with everyone some big events in my life. I've just celebrated my first wedding anniversary this September. Peter Kamhout and I had a beautiful wedding in my hometown of Grand Rapids, MI, last year. Christine Weatherup '90 was my matron of honor and is a veterinarian in Scottsdale, AZ. Jessica Lifland was there, too. She is a photojournalist in Indiana." Elizabeth's husband is from Chicago and is now practicing emergency medicine in Harrisburg until she finishes her ophthalmology residency in Hershey, PA, this June 2001. "We are looking forward to returning to Grand Rapids then, as we have just purchased our dream home on ten acres with a barn and pasture for my old horse, whom some of our alumni friends would remember. I also have two large dogs who are family to me. No time for babies yet! "

We received an e-mail from Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, telling us of the birth of his son Aidan Kyle, who was born on Oct. 4, '00. Maybe we're looking at a member of the Class of 2022! Marc and Laura Bond Fraioli wrote to tell us about the birth of their second daughter, Anna Elizabeth, born June 10, '00. Their older daughter Julia is now 3 years old. Marc is currently working as a software engineer for Tivoli, a division of IBM. Laura really enjoys being a stay-home mom. The Fraioli family lives in Durham, NC.

Finally, we seemed to have created some confusion in our past column about Wendy Fuhr. Wendy writes: "I did NOT have a son last year. Also, I work in Collegeville, PA, but live in Paoli, PA. I am not married and am not planning on having a family at this point--much too busy with doctoring and being a semi-professional musician! " Our sincere apologies for not getting the right message out the first time.

Well that's all the news for now. Hope you enjoyed catching up with some of your Cornell classmates. We are always looking for news so keep the mail flowing! Enjoy the holidays and remember that our 10th Reunion is just around the corner! --Linda Moerck-Cisz, 2 Susan Dr., Northport, NY 11768; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027; e-mail, KPL6@cornell.edu.

Happy Holidays from Boston! Of course, I am writing this on a (rare in New England this summer) hot day in August. I've also just returned from a summer trip to Florida. Given those two facts, I admit that turkey dinners and caroling seem very far off. As always, if any information is dated, please send updates. I only have a few columns left to write, and I'd like to make sure they are accurate. That is a hint that if any of you want to take over this position, give it some thought, as our Reunion is coming up in June! Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, writes, "Dorine and I are starting to get involved with the Reunion planning." He made me swear to tell you all that our tenth (yipes! ) Reunion is June 7-10, 2001. Bob Baca has put a lot of work into the class website. You can get all your Reunion information at cornellclassof1991.com. If any of you have time to volunteer to help with Reunion planning/implementation please contact Jeff or Dorine.

On to the news! Alexander, PhD '96, and Amy Lawrence Flueck welcomed the arrival of their first baby, Ian Lawrence, born Nov. 21, '99. Ian shares his birthdate with fellow Cornellian baby Peter James Delmolino, son of Dominic Delmolino '90 and wife Wendy. This is especially bizarre as their fathers share a Jan. 9, '69 birth date. I know these guys and nothing surprises me, including this coincidence.

Kevin Covert e-mailed the following: "I'm writing to let you and our classmates know about a few fantastic events in my life. My wife Lesya gave birth to our son Timothy in Kiev, Ukraine, on Mar. 3, '00. He was born a Ukrainian, then we registered him at the US Embassy, and now he's the proud owner of a new US passport. So, he'll grow up with both nationalities close to his heart. There's nothing like having a kid to give you new perspective on life. In addition to that little bit o' news, my firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (where I'm a privatization and capital markets development specialist) is moving us back to the States. We'll be arriving in Washington, DC, in June 2000, and now think we have a good chance of attending the 10th Reunion after four years in Ukraine. And maybe we'll finally catch an O's game! I also wanted to let everyone know that Dr. Cassius Drake married Jacqueline Jeremias in Jamaica, of all the romantic places in the world, on Apr. 22, '00. Congratulations! Cassius and Jackie will be moving to Houston soon, where Cassius has a new job in some fancy new-age medical clinic or something." Kevin, perhaps you don't get the box scores in the Ukraine, so let me warn you not to get too excited about seeing an Orioles game!

Thomas Bell e-mailed this: "I wanted to send in an update. I figured after nine years, it was about time. I spent four years in the Army ('91-95), most of it stationed in Panama, as a communications officer. After I left the Army in 1995, I started grad school at Stanford. I finished my MS in aeronautics in 1997 and my PhD in 1999. Along the way, I met and married Dr. (DDS) Natalie Parisi. Sadly, she's not a Cornell grad (oh, well, what can you do?). I'm working for a start-up ("IntegriNautics"), based in California, that's developing and marketing an automatic guidance system for farm tractors based on the Global Positioning System. A Cornell classmate, Dave Lawrence, also works for IntegriNautics. He's the brains behind the GPS software. Dave finished his PhD at Stanford (also in aeronautics) several years before I did. Though the company is in California, I actually work remotely from my home in Pennsylvania."

Now to the snail-mailers. Kelly Palumbo joined "Associates in Women's Health" as a private practice ob/gyn. She has 6-year-old son Jeremy and new daughter Kassandra, born January 15. Barbara Wilinsky is an assistant professor in the media arts department at the U. of Arizona. She married Sanford Selznick on July 9. It is great to hear from you, Barbara! Mike Gimbel has moved back to Pittsburgh where he will do his fellowship in surgery. Adam Fiterstein was married on June 18. Dr. Mike and Jordan Blackman were both there. Kimberley Best accepted a position at Mintz Levin as an immigration associate attorney in Boston. Richard Field started a software company called CST of America Inc., and recently visited Dave Campbell in upstate New York. Meredith Clark Shachoy is still working for Goldman Sachs Private Client Services in Boston. She finished her MBA at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Meredith had a baby girl, Brooke Harris, on February 15. Meredith also included several tidbits about other classmates. Here are a few.

Elizabeth Kuo is living in London, Jill Weisman is at L'Oreal in New York City, and Ellen Greenberg Zuniga is an account executive for Procter & Gamble in Boston. She finished her MBA at Yale. On June 3, Abbe Goldberg married Ross Groffman in Syracuse. Other Cornell alumni in attendance included Joe and Lisa Dell De Luca, Debi Reich Kleiman '79, Glenn Turell, Kenny Roban, Elizabeth Bunta Haussman and Ted '90, Erinn Greene Ryen, Karen Paul, MD '98, and Neil Einhorn.

Wendy Milks is a vice-president/account director for Kron Interactive in Boston. Maria Tillis Connor gave birth to baby girl Avery on May 31. Melisa Levitt is working at the Boston headquarters of Viant, an international Internet professional services firm. She is doing Web strategy consulting, building on her experience in planning for the website of Massachusetts General Hospital. Melisa completed her MBA and master's of health services administration at the U. of Michigan. Mike Reading, ME M '92, is working for Software.com in Lexington, MA, as a technology consultant. Sean Ryan, BS ILR '93, is principal and senior analyst in the Financial Services Group of Banc of America Securities LLC. He was previously a bank analyst for Bear Stearns in New York. Thatcher Brown married Jennifer Doubleday on May 30 at the Amelia Plantation Chapel on Amelia Island in Florida. Thatcher is the director of marketing for the US and Mexico for Fairmont Hotels and Resorts in San Francisco. William Wechsler married Helaine Klasky on April 9. He coordinates policies on money laundering at the United States Treasury Department.

Internationally, Paul Warkentin is "taking a break from architecture to be a supply chain consultant with Aspen Technology in Wiesbaden, Germany." Hui-Hsin Liu, MPS HA '91, is an operations manager for Zoomscape Co. Ltd. in Taiwan. She gave birth to daughter Chung-Yi on March 13. Chris Stuebner is working for Telcordia Technologies in the Czech Republic. She handles technical sales for central Europe, Scandinavia, and Benelux. Back in the States, Sebastian Ciancio is now chief resident in urology at Baylor.

Darin Feldman, wife Beth, and their daughter Rebecca visited us in July. We spent the day at Fenway Park watching our beloved Mets lose to the Red Sox. Darin is still working at Standard and Poors. I had dinner and did a lot of reminiscing with Michele Fox back in July as well. She is a physical therapist and still finds time to swim. Tony Cristaldi visited the Boston area in July and stopped in to say hello. Tony is a senior forecaster for the National Weather Service in Melbourne, FL. He recently built a house and is doing great! We talked for hours about, what else, the weather. My son Conor turned 3 on August 2. The biggest news from me is saved for last. On June 15, our second son, Jacob Arturo was born. He is incredibly long and rarely stops smiling. He has already been to Fenway, Santa's Village, Storyland, and Florida! Conor loves him, but doesn't realize his own strength sometimes. Have a Happy New Year! Until next time.--Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu; Linda Moerck-Cisz, 2 Susan Dr., Ft. Salonga, NY 11768; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com.

Greetings from the Hill. REUNION, REUNION, REUNION! Have you made your travel plans back to the Hill yet? Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, would like to remind us all that it is never too soon to plan for your trip to Cornell for our 10th Reunion. The dates are June 7-10, 2001 (Thursday-Sunday). If you haven't already done so, start making your travel arrangements today! We'll keep you posted on those details as we know more. Also, if you haven't added it to your e-bookmarks yet, you really should check out the class of 1991 website. The address is: http://cornellclassof1991.com. Dan Kim and Jeff have asked everyone to check the site on a regular basis, so hopefully we'll develop a dynamic site that contains lots of useful stuff. OK, on to the news front...

We have a basic class theme running through all your mail this quarter, as noted by Shawn Young and echoed by our classmates: "Life is great! " Shawn completed his MBA from Dowling College and is currently working at SupplyForce.com as vice president of technology. Shawn and wife Babita currently have one son, Jonathan Anil Young. Joel Freundlich, MC CH '92, residing in Princeton, NJ, has dropped us a line to tell us about the awesome snowmobiling and skiing trip he had in the Adirondacks this past winter with classmate Roddy Shuler. Joel visited Ithaca in December and met up with Roddy again, as well as Mark Riccio, MS E '99. Joel continues his note: "Entrepreneurial ventures are the way to go. I love my job doing research on the Alzheimer's disease for Praecis Pharmaceuticals, a Boston-based biotech company."

Doug Pascale, ME I '92, has left Michigan and the Ford Motor Co. for a career and climate change. He is enjoying his new job as a program manager at Veridian Pacific-Sierra Research (a high-tech government and military contractor), as well as his new house and his new rock band. Doug tells us he has settled in at the lovely metro Washington, DC, suburb of Sterling, VA. Kristina Montt has made the transition from a contamination engineer to an integration and test engineer for the "Advanced Camera for Surveys" which will be inserted into the Hubble Space Telescope during the servicing mission in late 2000. In between switching roles, Kristina married Kelvin De Garcia this past September on Nantucket. Wendy Fuhr also started a new job in the later part of last year working for the Great Valley Health Organization as a family physician in Collegeville, PA (Wendy's home town). She finished her residency in family medicine at Albany (NY) and had a son in June of 1999. She really enjoys being back with her family in Collegeville. Megan McNealy Graves and husband Michael are still living in the San Francisco Bay Area and loving it. Megan is still working in Oakland with the Merrill Lynch Private Client Group as a financial consultant.

We received a great e-mail from David Taylor. The Taylor family has recently moved back to Ithaca after spending the past six years in Japan. Dave writes: "Our life in Japan consisted of two parts: life before kids and life after kids. Life before kids meant a fair amount of work and travel; in addition to opening the Hyatt Regency Osaka hotel with my wife, Masako (Shibata), we traveled to many spots in Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia, just to name a few. Then came the kids (Joe and Kent). We moved to the suburbs (Nara, Japan) and began to enjoy the greenery and grandparents more." Since returning to Ithaca, Dave and Masako are taking courses at Cornell and really enjoying the time they have with their boys. Jay Villa, ME C '92, dropped us a line a little while ago to tell us that he is the Young Alumni Chair for the Cornell Club of Arizona. Among Jay's various activities for the club, he organized some very successful "Young Alumni Nights Out for Cornell Desert Dwellers." If you are ever in Phoenix you should look up Jay and attend one of these events. As Jay notes, "Enthusiasm is high even if attendance isn't." Gayle Berger is still living in New York City and recently received a very deserved promotion at Tommy Hilfiger, USA. Gayle is currently the director of corporate technical services for the company. Michael Saxon is now with Jupiter Communications, working as an analyst at the NYC firm. After completing his MBA from the U. of Illinois this past January, Michael and wife Jill moved to Cranford, NJ.

Chuck and Denise Law Russell welcomed the arrival of their son, Matthew Charles, on Apr. 15, '00. Denise, formerly with Aetna USHealthcare, is thoroughly enjoying staying home and does not miss the corporate world at all! Laura Ceglowski Fronhofer and husband Frank celebrated the birth of their daughter, Scout Heather, on Nov. 20, '99. Laurie, Frank, and Scout currently live in Salem, NY. Classmate Allison Crandall and husband Brian Armieri '90 welcomed the arrival of their son, Dallas Patrick Armieri, on Apr. 4, '99. The Spencer family celebrated the birth of their first child, daughter Merideth Rose Spencer, on Feb. 25, '00. Robert, PhD '97, Karen (Klingemann), MBA '96, and baby Merideth are currently living in the beautiful state of Oregon. Robert is still working for Intel. Other class of 1991 births include Zachary Patrick Beitel, born May 20, '99 to very proud parents David, ME CS '92, and Joanna James Beitel '92. David has recently moved on from Microsoft to Expedia Inc. Finally, we have news about James and Elizabeth Heck's daughter, Leigh Ann Heck. Beautiful Leigh Ann was born on Jan. 21, '99 in the town of Elizabeth, CO. She was 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and 21 inches long. Congratulations to all the new parents!

Janet Yi-Jen Chen Daniel has taken a job as an assistant professor in the biology department at James Madison U. Janet currently teaches physiology, genetics, and cell biology at the school. In addition to receiving her PhD in human nutrition from the U. of Chicago in 1997 and completing her post-doctorate work at the university in molecular genetics, Janet and husband Ronn had a baby daughter, Hannah Ariel, in December 1998. Sharlyn Carter Heslam had a mini-reunion in Santa Fe, NM, this past October. In attendance: Kristen Sciacca, Cynthia Lee Dow, Kristen Hurley, Lisa Dale, and Kara Niles. Kara made the trek all the way from Switzerland! "A great time was had by all and we got plenty of practice for Reunion 2001! " Sharlyn and husband Bill currently live in Dallas, TX. Ben Stewart just got a summer internship with Charles Schwab's electronic brokerage enterprise in San Francisco, CA. Ben completed the first year of his MBA studies at the U. of Southern California. J. Scott Berniker and wife Michelle joined Mark Cisz and me recently at the wedding of Todd Gottesman, MBA '92, on Long Island. Todd and Michelle celebrated their union in a beautiful ceremony on the nicest day of the year and honeymooned in the Caribbean. They plan on continuing to live in the Houston area once they return. It was wonderful to get together with friends we haven't seen in a long time.

On a personal note, Mark and I have just purchased a lovely home in Fort Salonga (Long Island, NY) and I've completed my year as chief pediatric resident at Schneider's Children's Hospital. In addition to packing, and unpacking, and raising our 17-month-old son Bryan, I have begun working in a private practice just a few miles from our new home. Mark still commutes to Wall Street as he continues his career at JP Morgan.

Thank you to everyone who mailed/e-mailed updates and alumni sightings! Keep smiling, stay happy, and keep the news flowing! --Linda Moerck-Cisz (new address: 2 Susan Drive, Fort Salonga, New York 11768 or e-mail cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com); Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

It's July by the time you are reading this, so it must be getting warmer, assuming you are in the northern hemisphere. It also means it is less than one year until our 10th Reunion. I have been told that the powers that be are already busy preparing for next year's reunion extravaganza. Can you believe it will be ten years since we were on the Hill? In 1991, most of us were struggling to find jobs as we were still in a recession. Fraternity parties had become catered affairs, at least for drinks. Carl Sagan was teaching an undergraduate course. The big hole in the ground on the Arts Quad was finally becoming the new library wing. The Gulf War happened earlier in the year. Our country was led by President George Bush. Actually, that last one may still be the case by next summer. Start making your plans now for a great time.

When last I left you, my submitted article had to be cut by the editors. I will start with that portion that was cut to make sure it makes it this time. Remember, if anything I write is outdated, please send updated information. Much of what I have is from last year's dues cards. Charleen S. King works as a sales and marketing consultant at Sibson & Co. in the Westwood, Los Angeles office. Ruth Ann Keene, JD '98, is an associate in intellectual property licensing and telecommunications at Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco. She sees classmate Ben Black, JD '97, often. Kelly Westbrooks Joyce is a pediatrician in the Cleveland area. Andrew Isikoff is vice president at Blackacre Capital in New York. He and wife Jennifer have son Elias Reid.

Just a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of receiving over 700 e-mails in one day, which fried my saved e-mails from some of you. An e-mail I did salvage was from Eric Schneider, MBA '99. He writes that he and wife Susie (Curtis) both have new jobs. Eric works for Corning Incorporated and Susie is an associate director of admissions for Cornell. Chuck Kemper e-mailed that he was married in November 1998. He and Melissa moved to Houston, TX, a week after the wedding. Twin boys, Charles and Henry, came on January 7, '00. They also have daughter Hilary and son Wilson. Chuck is currently serving as human resources director for Kvaerner Engineering & Construction's Southwest US operations. He keeps in touch with Matt Elder, as well as Rob Hill and his wife Liz. Rob and Liz had a baby boy, Robbie Jr., in Feb. 2000. Chuck also heard from Marc Lawrence who is living in London, helping to start up an Internet consulting company and competing in full contact karate. Alex Espinosa wrote in from Germany. He is company commander of Team Bulldog and participated as part of the initial entry force of KFOR into Kosovo, Serbia. He and wife Carolyn Sheils have son Alexander Joseph. Alex reminds us that we have much to be thankful for as Americans.

I was sent an article that ran in the Times Herald-Record, a newspaper in the mid-Hudson Valley, about a classmate and his wife who have become "agri-preneurs." Kathryn (Anderson) '97 and Ron Khosla decided to start a community-supported agriculture project. Members pay $300 to $450 in the spring for weekly shares of hundreds of varieties of fruits, vegetables, and herbs. It is all grown organically. On January 16, Jenny Harris married David Faber. Jenny is the executive producer of "Moneyline News Hour" at CNN in New York. David is a reporter in Fort Lee, NJ, for financial news programs on CNBC, including "Faber Report" and "Squawk Box." He is a Tufts graduate. The ceremony was held at the famous Rainbow Room. Nathaniel Grant was married on Sept. 12, '99 to Amy Barnett. The ceremony was held at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture in Brooklyn, NY. Nathaniel is the high-yield bond portfolio manager for Valueline Asset Management in Manhattan. Amy is the deputy lifestyle editor at Essence magazine in Manhattan. She graduated from Brown U. and received a master's degree in creative writing from Columbia.

That was all my most recent offerings. Here are some older ones. Jon Erickson, PhD '97, is an assistant professor of economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. in Troy, NY. Kimberly Epstein, at last check, was with Calotta Levine Samuel LLP. Monte Edwards wrote that he had visited Cornell to present foundation checks on behalf of his company, GTE. While there, he saw Mark Tatum who is working for major league baseball. That makes sense since Mark played ball for the Big Red. Monte also wrote that Steven Brannum, BS Eng '92, is a graduate of U. Penn's Wharton Business School. Julie Breidigan Dombroski had a baby boy last March, Lucas Roark. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo had a boy last August, John David. John Clarke is a graduate of U. Penn also, but from the school of architecture. Thatcher Brown moved to Spain to assist his sister and brother-in-law in opening a café in Madrid called The Sports Café. Pete Boksanski is refinery plant engineer for Tesoro Hawaii Corp. Brian Davies, BS HE '92, MA HE '99, is an assistant professor in interior architecture at U. of Oregon. Sameer Desai is a physician in Fairfax County, VA. He spent six months volunteering in a rural health clinic in India and says to contact him if you have such ambition. Patrick Fagan is a math teacher at Loveland High School, where he is also defensive coordinator. He lives in Cincinnati with wife Tabatha and daughter Kaeley Ann.

In April I attended a weather conference in Nassau, Bahamas. I know, I know, "tough gig." Broadcasters from all over the country came together to discuss hurricane forecasting and television coverage. I ran into several Cornell meteorologists there. Hillary Andrews '92 was on-the-air with Orange County News in California. Fawn Boyd-Vigil '95 is a weather producer at WAGA, Fox 5 in Atlanta. David Price '87 is the morning weather anchor at WNYW, Fox 5 in NYC. It was great to talk to all of them. Other Cornell meteorologists can also be seen on television in several other markets, including Hartford, CT, and Rochester, NY. I have also been in touch with another meteorologist from our class, Simon Atkins. Simon is heading up a weather forecasting company in NYC called Advanced Forecasting Corp., AFC. You can check them out at www.advancedforecasting.com. The website describes the company in detail, but here is a little bit I copied from it: "AFC is a meteorological information technology company, specializing in high-precision global forecasting and weather risk management. We provide customized, reliable prognostications from any locale to any continent, serving many industry sectors, private and public companies, and individuals worldwide." This sounds like quite a large undertaking, and I am sure that Simon and company will be hugely successful.

I visited Mount Washington in January for a story I was producing for our newscast. It is an amazing experience in winter. Everything was covered in ice and the wind chill was an astounding 85 degrees below zero. I actually had ice forming on my face! Perhaps that will cool you off as you read this mid-summer. My family made the trip to Scarsdale, NY, from Boston in April to attend the first birthday celebration of Rebecca Feldman, daughter of Darin and Beth Feldman. Darin is working at Standard and Poor in New York. Until next time.&emdash;Kevin Lemanowicz, 25 Fox Dr., Dedham, MA 02027; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu; and Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com.

91 Greetings from the Hill. My plea for news has paid off--we've received tons of news and e-mails this time around, but before we begin I'd like to bring you up to speed on some important bits of information. First and foremost, effective this January, Dan Kim stepped in as our new class president. We thank Dan for taking a lead role, on only short notice, in helping our class to deliver a successful agenda, including our 10th Reunion (next year already! ). Which brings us to -- REUNION! Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, would like to remind us all that it is never too soon to plan for your trip to Cornell for our 10th Reunion, June 7-10, 2001 (Thursday-Sunday). Start making your travel arrangements today! We'll keep you posted on those details as we know more. Finally, the class of 1991 has a functioning website. The address is: http://cornellclassof1991.com (time to update your bookmarks! ). Dan and Jeff have asked everyone to check the site on a regular basis, so hopefully we'll develop a dynamic site that contains lots of useful stuff. Now, let's get back to your updates.

Seth and Shelly Hood Briskin were married June 6, '99 in Cleveland, OH. Says Shelly, "I had no idea Seth was going to propose. We went to Cornell for the weekend during the summer of 1998, supposedly to meet up with a group of our fellow alums. Instead, he had secretly planned out the whole weekend for just the two of us, beginning with a proposal on Friday night at the Chapter House, the site of our first date almost nine years ago! " Tons of Cornell alumni were at their wedding, including: Alissa Moore, MBA '98, Daniel Appelbaum, Robert Bernstein, Rebecca Shilling, Laura Fricke Main, Christine Perkins, Lisa Dell and Joseph Deluca (who were just married in October), Karen Roberts Sessions, Matt Joseph, Marcus Tauber, Lawrence Ireland, Kimberly Scott Baxter, Allison McMorris, Kevin Klipstein, Neil Einhorn, Tom Wilten, Kenny Roban, Dave, MPA '92, and Ruth Hiller Peck, DVM '95, Margaret Showel, BS Eng '92, Kenny and Elissa Wasserberger Miller '92, Tom Baker '90, MA '91, and Brendan Kelly.

Kimberly Scamman, BS '92, wrote to tell us about her marriage to fellow Cornellian and agricultural engineer, Robert LaDue '93. Kimberly said that although they shared schools and majors, she never knew Robert while they were at Cornell. Kimberly and Robert currently reside in Maine. Laura Seymann and Jonathan Beinner were married this past year. Laura is an instructor and internship coordinator in the film and television department of the Tisch School of Arts at New York U.; her husband works for Goldman Sachs. Betty Ng, an assistant vice president for marketing in the New York office of the Industrial Bank of Japan, married Laurence Beckler this past October. On the same day, fellow class of 1991 alum, Ariane Schreiber, JD '96, married Jeffrey Horn in beautiful Nantucket, MA. Ariane has been working as an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a Los Angeles law firm. Congratulations to all our class of 1991 newlyweds!

Ben Stewart, currently living in Manhattan Beach, CA, writes to tell us he is studying for his MBA at USC Marshall School of Business. Ben expects to be done in May of 2001. Tak-Keung Duncan Chui, ME I '92, is currently the senior investment manager at Transpac Capital Group, doing direct investments in Asia. Duncan is also the current chairman of the Cornell Club in Hong Kong and runs into many fellow alumni. He asks that you all check out the club's current website (www.cornellclub.org.hk) and stop by when you are in town.

Philip Mekelburg recently sold his business, Art & Soul, to the wife of classmate Gavin Davis, BA '92. Phil started Art & Soul, an arts and crafts café, in Atlanta upon graduation. Phil, a native of Long Island, bumped into my husband, Mark Cisz, on the Long Island Railroad in early February. Apparently Phil is contemplating offers from a number of Internet start-ups in New York City and Atlanta. He also wrote to let us know that he had dinner with Greg Sutton, MBA '95, who was in Atlanta on business. On another trip to NYC, Phil had the opportunity to meet up with Jordan Blackman, Adam Fiterstein, and Donna Myers '93. After completing a tour as a Navy flight surgeon, Kimberly Jordan has moved to Florida to resume a residency in family practice at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Edward Barry completed his MBA from the Darden School at the U. of Virginia this past May. He has taken a position with Ernst & Young in San Francisco.

Ronald Weisenberg joined the law firm of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz in New York last November. Ronald specializes in litigation/labor and employment practices. He received his JD from Fordham U. school of law after graduating from Cornell's Industrial & Labor Relations school. Scott Berniker was married to Michelle Davis in November. Scott is currently employed by American Express in NYC. Scott and Michelle joined Mark and me recently at a party hosted by Todd Gottesman, MBA '92, on Long Island. It was wonderful to get together with friends we haven't seen in a long time. Yvette Auyeung stopped over for bagels one Sunday to spend some time with us and our recently-turned-1-year-old son Bryan. Yvette is still working with a NYC law firm and is anxiously looking forward to our class reunion.

We got a call from Carla (Farina) and Les Bihari '89, BS Ag '91, in February. After their extensive tour of Europe, Carla and Les have finally returned to the US to settle in beautiful Boston, MA. Les is working with an Internet start-up company and Carla is currently mulling over a couple of offers in her field of nutrition. Andrea Belusko Hertzendorf is happy to report that she and husband Mike (Ithaca College '89) have welcomed Caitlin Ann into their Savannah, GA, home. Caitlin was born on June 12, '98. The big decision remains: at which college in Ithaca will Caitlin be a member of the class of 2020? The Hertzendorf clan will be moving to Ft. Campbell, KY, in May, courtesy of the US Army. Steve Kovacs, BA '92, sent us a note to tell us that things have been very busy lately in the Kovacs home in Rye, NY. Steve and wife Laura celebrated the birth of their first child, Christopher Stephen, on June 27. Steve graduated with his MBA from Columbia U. this past May and is currently a vice president for BNP Capital Markets, LLC.

Thank you to everyone who mailed/e-mailed updates and alumni sightings! Keep smiling, stay happy, and keep the news flowing! --Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; and Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

I want to start out with a salute to Elsie McMillan '55. Elsie was the person I relied on to be my contact at Cornell Magazine. She was always there to help me out, whether it be sending me news when none of you did or sympathetically extending a deadline. All the while, unbeknownst to me, she was fighting a serious illness. I never knew Elsie was sick until I received the dreadful news that she had passed away. I didn't know Elsie personally, but my contact by phone and computer were enough to tell me that Cornell should be proud to call her an alumna. You are missed, Elsie.

My last article was too long, so a part had to be cut out by the editors. Therefore, I include it here. If anything has changed, be sure to let me know. Jeannette Perez-Rossello is in her final year of a radiology residency at Mt. Auburn Hospital. Dora L. Jih, ME I '92, MBA '93, is a senior manager with Arthur D. Little in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Susan R. Rosenblatt is now a veterinarian from Tufts U. She writes that Dr. Katherine Grundmann had her second baby in April, a daughter named Caroline.

More e-mails have come in. I love them, so I include them next. Kevin H. Mills '93 and wife Jody (Judith E.) Kraft '92 now have a son, Joey McKecknie Mills. He was born last April 13. Kevin is the co-author, with his mother Nancy Dunhoff Mills '64, of a second book, Help! My Apartment Has A Dining Room. Their first book, Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen, has sold over 80,000 copies. Kevin and Nancy are working on a third book, so keep an eye out for Help! I'm Addicted to Chocolate. The family lives in Playa del Rey, CA. Jason Feinsmith wrote to me about the wedding of Mike Gimbel. He married Allison Morris in Providence, RI, last April 17. The couple met at Duke Medical School and are living in San Francisco. Kathy L. Kraus wrote to me some time ago with the following: "I have relocated to Chicago to work for Northwestern U. I keep in touch with many classmates, including Victoria Scotto Balacek, Keara A. Bergin, Melissa A. Franklin, Gloria J. Godsell, JoAnn Longo Laurentino, and Deborah L. Wengel." She made it clear that she realizes she is leaving out many people she has seen at various events, but encourages them to write in, too. Edgar Francis IV sent word that he is now working on his PhD dissertation at U. of California, Los Angeles, after passing his written and oral qualifying exams for the graduate programs in Islamic Studies. Steve Rosenblum wrote, "I recently got married to Tracie Anne Keel. We have moved to Wilmington, NC, where I am working as a process development engineer for Corning Inc. Cornellians at the wedding included best man Marcus Scholz, Melisa Levitt, Paula (Jernigan) and Geoff Gordon, Greg Garrett '92, Erica L. Calderas, and Eileen Bowden." Nicole M. Luecke wrote, "My husband, Chris Selley, our daughter, Kate, and I recently moved to Annapolis, MD. I just finished my residency in ob/gyn at George Washington U. I took a job in private practice in Glen Burnie, MD. Chris is working for Potomac Photonics, a laser microfabrication company. He manufactures cardiac stents and other medical devices, and is also working on his MBA at Johns Hopkins. One of his Cornell housemates, Brian Schilling, is also taking MBA classes with him at Hopkins. Mark C. McClintock recently moved to Bethesda, MD. He works for an engineering firm in Washington, DC." Navy Lt. Michelle M. Koellermeier reported for duty at the Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA.

From here on, much of the information is at least six months old, so be sure to send updates if things have changed. Randall Singer is working as a human resources manager with T. Rowe Price in Baltimore. Betsy K. Starkman is brand manager for Hellman's mayonnaise at Best Foods in Englewood, NJ. Chiara Puffer Shah is trying hard to be published as a science fiction writer. Let us know if it happens! Karen M. Schmeidler graduated from New York U. with a master's in social work last May. This, after getting an electrical engineering degree and working as an investment banker for six years. She writes that it took her eight years to find her calling and the change has been worth it. There is a lesson to be learned there. Dave Schmier and wife Cindy Potter '90 had a son, Andrew, last March. Dave also writes that the promotion company he co-owns won its second Reggie Award, the Oscars of the promotion business, just two days before the birth. The family lives in Norwalk, CT. Lauren Schmerl opened a private psychotherapy practice last May in New York City. Dr. Todd R. Schlifstein finished his residency at NYU Medical Center last June. Monisha Mehra is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dorine Colabella Scher is director of special ed at the Jewish Federation of Greater San Jose. She is already planning for our 10th Reunion in 2001! Joan (Kochan) and Mike Schade live in the Chicago area with daughter Sarah. Mike is human resources director at Tivoli Systems, an IBM subsidiary. Joan is a product developer in ready-to-eat cereals at Quaker Oats. Marcy S. Sacks is assistant professor in the history department at Albion College.

Abby F. Rudzin is associate attorney at Sidley & Austin in Chicago. Philip Rothman joined NASD Regulation Inc. as regional attorney in the enforcement division. He lives in Milford, CT. Chris Reynolds finished his MBA at Columbia U. Cathy J. Reese finished a surgical residency at Cornell and is now a staff surgeon at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston. Marc Polymeropoulos, MPA '92, is a diplomat with the Department of State at the United Nations in NYC. Roman Pallone is in planning and development at Ashland Chemical. He finished his MBA at Ohio State last June. Lucy Tidd Olcott, DVM '95, and her husband bought a veterinary practice in Germantown, MD. Sandra Coester Kudrak, DVM '95, built and opened her own veterinary hospital in Maine. Christine O'Connor, BS ILR '92, is director of marketing at HIP Health Plan of NY. Laura M. North, BS Hotel '92, is vice president at Meringoff Equities Inc. Srinivas Lingareddy, BS Eng '92, ME C '93, started veterinary school at U. of Pennsylvania. This is a change of career from being an environmental engineer! Alan Lehto married Tracy Strickland last April. Rick Hammerstone, ME E '92, was at the celebration. Judy Ng Lee is manager at American Express in New York. She finished her MBA at NYU. Kirsten Blau Krohn is an actress in New York. She does voice-overs, too. Her husband Douglas is a doctor at Montefiore Medical Center in pediatrics. Robert Koenig is vice president in asset management at Goldman Sachs in NYC. Wayne Hickey decided to move to Seattle and switch careers from federal lobbying to corporate communications. Amy Hillsberg Herzog is marketing communications director at the Monterey Peninsula Visitors and Convention Bureau.

The mother of James Hawk filed this report, "Jamie is serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia, working with farmers to build ponds and raise fish. His town, Musofu, suffers from famine and drought half the year. All the cattle died of hoof and mouth disease last year. HIV is a problem. Jamie rides his bike 60 miles round trip on a mud road for his mail and provisions and has never been passed by a motorized vehicle. The people are wonderful, hard-working, and friendly. Jamie writes to remind us that we all have so much." I think that is a good way to end this edition. Keep sending updates, especially by e-mail.--Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the Hill. My plea for news has paid off. We've received tons of news and e-mails this time around, so let's jump right in.

We have many new marriages to report. Jonathan Goodman and Deborah Kroll were married on May 30. Attending the bash were Greg Bournia, Jason Belice, Rehan Mirza '92, Jason Spector, Beth Chartoff Spector, John C. Small '90, Kathy Hanrahan '94, Andy Isikoff, Merwyn Kroll '57, and Ed Berry. Anna Chan and Jason Rekate were married in beautiful Vermont. Amy Wang '90 was a bridesmaid. Also in attendance at Anna and Jason's wedding were Andrew Galligan, Josh Albert, Andy Genser, Jason Wexler, Joelle S. Tessler '93, Darcy Pietropaolo-Strauss, MA IN T '92, Joe Genier '92, Kate Rudy, John Gauch '90, and Greg Manning '90. Fern (Yocum), BS '92, married Arthur Kanitz in October 1998. Fern is working as a biological laboratory technician at the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, WI. Rachael Przybyla recently finished her ob/gyn residency at the U. of Michigan, and in July 1999, she married Richard Mayoshi. Rachel has started in a private ob/gyn practice in Austin, TX, and Richard is starting a practice in general dentistry. Julie A. Lewis married John Rickert in April 1999 in Jamaica with the company of a small group of family and friends. It was a wonderful and romantic experience! Julie is currently employed as a psychologist in Minot, ND. Congratulations to all our newlyweds!

I received an e-mail from Helena K. "Kate" Lange, who wrote to tell us that she just moved to Atlanta, GA, from New York. Kate is currently continuing a strategy job with IBM. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with Rachel M. Cassidy (Hotel) and her husband Tracy. Rachel just had eye surgery and can see without glasses/contacts for the first time in years! Kate also recently heard from Michelle "Shelsea" Schorr '92 (Arts) who just celebrated the first birthday of her little boy, Alexeii.

Isabelle A. Kagan wrote to tell us that she completed her PhD at Michigan State back in December of 1998. Isabelle's dissertation was on camalexin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, during her advanced studies in botany and plant pathology. She is presently completing a post-doctorate at the Institut de Botanique in Strasbourg, in the molecular and cellular enzymology department. Roberta Matern finished a family medicine residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, this summer. She is currently working in the family medicine department at the U. of Tennessee, in an obstetrical fellowship. While Isabelle and Roberta have finished their studies, Stephen K. Lo is just beginning. Stephen sends us news that he has recently begun his MBA studies at the U. of Michigan. Melanie A. Bloom is currently working as a television producer in South Beach, FL. Melanie traveled for six weeks in July and August to ten different Caribbean islands, shooting a variety of commercial spots, and proving that she has one of the greatest jobs in the world. The islands she visited were Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Antigua, San Juan, Nassau, and St. Thomas. She says, "Living in South Florida feels like living in the Caribbean. I just love it down here! Just last week, I returned from a trip to Alaska, also for commercial productions. It sure is beautiful, but a huge change in climate (as I sit here blowing my nose and sucking on throat lozenges! )."

Melanie also has been kind enough to pass along news of other classmates. "Judi (Germano) married Michael Bonarti '87 on Sept. 5, '98. The beautiful ceremony was in Sage Chapel, and the reception at the Statler was a most elegant, yet incredibly fun celebration! I was Judi's maid of honor and Mark Mandarano '87 was Michael's best man." Melanie also had brunch with Jennie Tenser Cammeyer when she was in Florida in May. Baby Emily, Mom, and Dad are doing just fine.

Since returning to Los Angeles after graduation, Michael Aushenker has been residing in west Los Angeles, where he spent most of the 1990s working as an entertainment industry writer, doing script and movie poster coverage. His work includes I Know What You Did Last Summer ("If you want to bury the truth, make sure the truth stays buried") and Eve's Bayou ("Love can lead you to a dangerous place"). Michael has also worked steadily as a cartoonist, writing and drawing his own books (Chipmunks & Squirrels, El Gato, Crime Mangler) and contributing to magazines such as Heavy Metal and Duplex Planet. His latest book, Holy Ghost El Gato, was to be shipped nationwide in November. Michael has also written to tell us that for the last two years he has worked as the community editor and staff writer at The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, the West Coast's most prominent Jewish weekly. As staff writer, Michael writes singles columns and covers local entertainment and community events.

Andrew Puzzio, MPA '92, sent an e-mail giving us the highlights of his very eventful summer. For starters, Andrew graduated in June from the honors MBA program at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in New York City, with a major in finance and investments. He delivered a speech at graduation (not the valedictory speech, but a speech nonetheless). Andrew also remarried (he tells us that "the second time's a charm") on June 19 in NYC. His wife, Dawn La Clair, is a self-employed speech-language pathologist (speech therapist, for short). Jeff Marks and Karen Rosenberg attended their wedding. Andrew and Dawn honeymooned in Spain and the countryside of southern France. They currently reside in Brooklyn, NY.

Sally A. Mason was promoted to vice-president/chief financial officer of Massachusetts General Hospital. Congratulations! We heard from Olga Tsoudis, who tells us she is suffering through the tenure process: "Don't ever put yourself through that." AAGH! The tenure clock has one more year to tick for me. Hang in there, Olga, you'll make it! Olga also brings us wonderful news about the birth of a daughter to John Beccari, DVM '95, in January. John and his wife, Justie Reimann, DVM '94, are both veterinarians in San Diego.

Jeffrey Weintraub, MD '95, and wife Robyn (Lipsky) gave birth to their first child, Bryan Andrew Weintraub, on June 30 (7 pounds, 12 ounces, 21 inches). Jeff tells us that parenting is sure fun ("We wouldn't trade it for anything."), but boy, is it a whole lot of work. Life does change with a newborn around! Never one to renege on his duties, Jeff would like to remind us all that it is never too soon to plan your trip to Cornell for our 10th Reunion. The dates are June 7-10, 2001 (Thursday-Sunday). Within the next two months, Jeff and the other officers are going to begin preliminary planning, including getting the class website up and running (with the help of Dan Kim), and re-establishing the class e-mail list. We'll keep you posted on those details as we know more.

Finally, my apologies to all who sent me correspondence by e-mail in the last few months, but did not find their updates in this column. I included your notes in the first draft of this column and deleted your messages from my e-mails before sending the column for printing. I had a complete hard drive failure and lost, among most of my personal files, the first draft of the column. Please send me your correspondence again, and I promise to include your events in the next column. Apologies once again.

I would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. I hope that the New Year brings health and prosperity to all classmates and their families. Thank you to everyone who mailed in updates and alumni sightings! Keep smiling, stay happy, and keep the news flowing! --Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com.

Happy holidays to all of you! E-mailers get first priority this time, since I finally did get some. I have too much information, as is always the case after dues payment time; so, if your info didn't make it, nothing personal. I'll include it next time. We also have a limited allotment in this issue, so more of you need to subscribe!

John C. and Lisa Munter Clarke wrote: "It's been an exciting year for us. We had Nicholas Munter Clarke in November! John graduated from Penn with a master's in architecture in May, and we moved back to San Francisco in June." An old pal, fraternity brother, and debater extraordinaire James Dumas, MS Ag '95, wrote: "I am living in Cambridge, England, with my fiancée Jennifer Hoblitzell '93. I left my teaching job at Gonzaga U. last year to join her in a search for jobs abroad, and before I had even finished moving to San Francisco (where she was working for Cornell), she had been offered a development job here. She's working for New Hall, one of the colleges of Cambridge U., and I've started my own web design business. The fun news is that we've been able to do a lot of traveling in the time that we have been here and have been fortunate enough to join up with or be visited by many Cornell friends. At the end of June, Eric, MBA '99, and Susie Curtis Schneider visited us in Cambridge. Last week we joined Jim Hilsenteger '88, BS Eng '89, in London for dinner and drinks. In July we joined Danielle "Dana" Pasqualone, PhD '96, and Tom O'Brien, PhD '94, in the Champagne region of France. This weekend we are getting together with Jeremy Rosen '93 and Jody Kruger '90, JD '93, in London."

Michele K. Fox met up with college roommates Laura E. Brickmeier and Sheryl Reinecke Silva for dinner. She also witnessed the graduation of Arthur J. Brohinsky from Harvard Business School. Heard from another old pal, and fellow meteorologist, Evan Eldridge. Evan is working at the U. of Miami in Key Biscayne, FL, on the ocean, "watching manatees swim by." Sounds like an easy job. Small world. I had an intern this summer from U. of Miami who actually knew Evan. Evan also writes that he is in a private business with another Cornell meteorologist, Simon Atkins. OK, Evan, Simon, and me; that's 60 percent of the Class of '91 meteorology majors. The others are Tony Cristaldi and Gary Wojcik.

Former Donlonite Todd Zielinski married Anne Jureidini last October in Atlanta, GA. Cornellians attending were Brian Schilling, Janese Bechtol, Chris Casieri, Chris Scinto, MS Ag '95, Don Printy, Brian Sachar, and Stan Borinski '90, BA '91. Several of these guys made up one of the most incredible intramural basketball teams in Cornell history. Another former Donlonite, Vicki L. June, DVM '95, is working for a brand new veterinary hospital/referral center, Center for Veterinary Care, in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Stephen Schwartz finished his residency in ophthalmology at New York U. He has started a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Baylor. Stephen was also in Fort Lauderdale, FL, for a conference, and he and wife Melanie Rebak '90 attended the 30th birthday party of J. Amy Seegal Kutell. Amy's husband, Ben Kutell, is national director of marketing for Vertilux Ltd. in Miami. Amy and Ben had their first child, a boy named Jonah, in January. Becky E. Levine has a new job in research and development at Mitek Products in Westwood, MA. She has caught up with Kris L. Billiar and Jeff Loiter in Boston. Elizabeth Mirabile-Levens began a fellowship at Boston U. in pulmonary and critical care. This after finishing her residency (chief resident) in internal medicine at New York U. Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital. She and husband Doug Levens '92 are now living in Newton, MA.

Christine M. Boness was married in May to James Whitman in Salem, MA. Kate A. Pierson, Tim Wells, Steve Brueckner, Derek Winokur, Carl Howard, and Mimi M. Ka were all classmates in attendance. She writes that Tim Wells is back in the states after "wandering" around Europe for seven years. Doug Fambrough and Kim Moy were married in Honolulu, HI, in January. Rick Field moved back to the states after four years in Europe. He is the managing director of a German software company based in Boston. Also in Beantown, Paul Hayre joined the Parthenon Group, a strategic consulting firm. Matthew R. Sherman and Kathleen Gapp had a baby girl in May, Elizabeth Grace. She is already sporting a Cornell sweater, t-shirt, hat, and socks! Susan Skoglund Young gave birth to her first baby, Abbie Amelia, last December.

Here's this writing's most intriguing response. Rachel Teck writes that she is a "volunteer services coordinator at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation by day, and a pirate's wife and bewitched woman by night. She, of course, is referring to a historical performance she does at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Rachel danced into Trevor Morris in a contra dance at the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo Park, MD.

We just celebrated our son Conor's second birthday. He is my pride and joy! A surprise 30th birthday party was thrown for my wife and me in July. Our real birthdays are in November and December. Darin Feldman and wife Beth were there with new daughter, Rebecca. Rod Gallagher '90 and wife Debbie were also there, as well as Noah Bilmes '88 with wife Nancy and their boys, Matthew and Isaac. I just signed a new deal with Fox 25 here in Boston to continue as chief meteorologist into the millennium. Have a happy new year, Y2K! *Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the Hill. I haven't received much news recently, so I reach into the archives for this article. I have tried to decipher what I thought to be still valid, even if the response card is a year old. If anything needs to be corrected, let us know so we can print updates in the next article. Please continue to write and e-mail us your news so we can keep our classmates up to date with all of the wonderful events and occurrences happening to the Class of 1991 alums.

Greg Stoller, BS Hotel '92, left the Shiva Corp. last February and has joined a retailing start-up firm in charge of finance planning and corporate strategy. Dan E. Goldman has nearly completed his one-year tour as a military defense counsel with the Army JAG Corps, serving in Tongduchon, South Korea. He recently traveled to the Great Wall in China. Jeff Carver is now with Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories working as a sales representative in southern New Jersey. Jeff completed his MBA in marketing from Temple U. in Philadelphia in May 1998 and remains very busy with the Cornell Club of Greater Philadelphia.

Christian Loew, ME C '92, tells us that his job as a software development project director for National Instruments has taken him to Munich, Germany, for a year. Christian spends a lot of his time with a subsidiary company in Moenchengladbach. He recently spent some time with Chris Rosbrook '90, who works in Aachen, Germany. Toshio Kobayashi sends news from Japan. Since graduating from, Kobayashi-san has worked for London Marriott as DOS-Japan, Nagoya Hilton as director of marketing, and Mori Building, a leading urban developing company, as general manager for new business. He started his own company in July 1999 in Tokyo, the Renaisse Hotel Management Inc., whose core business is hotel management and consulting. Kobayashi-san tells us that his "target is 200 hotels (reasonable price) in ten years, mainly in Japan, so I need good support from everybody, especially Class of '91 alums in Japan on business or on vacation! "

J. Scott Berniker has started a new job with American Express in New York City. We've also heard from Michelle May Koellermeier, from Glendale, CA, who has finished her residency in obstetrics and gynecology. Christine M. Steinmann returned to the US after two years in the Peace Corps in Haiti. She is a veterinarian in Stratford, CT, working with small and exotic animals. Christine and husband Damon Connor share these words of wisdom: "Bon zanmi se pi bon pase frere," which is Haitian Creole for: "Good friends are better than brothers."

Kyle Yang and Mary Helen Immordino '93 were married July 25, '98 in East Haddam, CT. The couple had wonderful weather and a lovely, outdoor, sunset reception. Friends in attendance included Nora E. Immordino '96, Assaji Aluwihare '92, Karen Cassery-Daniels, Brian Daniels '90, Charles Feldpausch '95, Stephen and Nandini Sathe Merz '90, Sarah Stock Patterson '92, and Emily A. Sun '92. Mary Helen is working on her doctorate at Harvard in the field of developmental psychology. Kyle earned his PhD from MIT in 1996 and now works for MIT at Lincoln laboratory. Lynne (Moraghan), MPS Ag '92, and husband Phillip Rappa III were married in September. Alysia J. Leavitt was the maid of honor and Seema Mital also attended the ceremonies on Long Island. Lynne and Phillip spent their honeymoon on beautiful Block Island. Lynne is a veterinarian in Springfield, VA. While a little late in our reporting of these weddings, we, nevertheless, wish the couples all the best.

Lots of new parents announcements. Kevin Mills '93 e-mailed letting us know that he is the proud father of a son, Joey McKecknie Mills, born Apr. 13, '99. The mother is his wife Judith "Jody" Kraft '92. Kevin is the co-author, with his mother Nancy Dunhoff Mills '64, of a second book, Help! My Apartment Has a Dining Room, published in May 1999. Their first book, Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen, has sold 80,000 copies so far. Kevin and Nancy are working on a third book, "Help! I'm Addicted to Chocolate," to be published next year. Jody recently finished her residency in family practice at UCLA. Kevin, Jody, and Joey reside in Playa del Rey, CA. John and Lisa Munter Clarke had a beautiful boy, Nicholas Munter Clarke, on Nov. 11, '98. John earned his master's in architecture in May, and the Clarke family has recently moved back to San Francisco.

Carla Heiss recently threw her husband, Olen Honeyman, a 30th birthday party, and there was a pretty good Class of '91 turnout. Guests included Jennifer Klein Lee, Heather M. Bromfeld Delson, Stacey B. Slater, Scott Cummings, Dan Cohen, Eric Palatnik, Denis Geli, Barnaby Schapiro, Thomas Doster, Karen R. Finkston, and Dave Speiser. The birth of Olen's and Carla's son, Maxwell William (class of 2021?), came just a few weeks later on March 26. Carla is an associate with the law firm Shearman & Stearling in New York. Olen has recently joined GE Capital as an associate in capital markets. Oral Boston and wife Jennifer welcomed their second son, Benjamin Roy, into the world in October. Older brother Timothy was born in 1996. Congratulations to all the new parents!

Ines Y. Hwang and husband Steven, both residents of Taiwan, spent their summer vacationing in the United States and Canada visiting family and friends. Carla Farina and Les Bihari, '90, BS Ag '91, have finally returned to the United States after spending the last few months on a truly awesome adventure through Europe. Having traveled to all the major (and some minor) hot points in Europe, both were anxious to finally return home. Carla and Les, after spending some time in Boston and Ithaca, have finally (?) settled down in New Jersey. In May, my husband, Mark Cisz, and I took our son Bryan, born in January, on his first road trip to Ithaca to attend the graduation of Bryan's godfather, Daniel A. Howard '99. The graduation was amazing, with an incredible speech given by Hunter Rawlings. Walking around campus brought back many fond memories for Mark and me. The campus is always changing, but I hope you all can get back sometime soon to relive the good times and memories. Thank you to everyone who mailed in updates and alumni sightings! Keep smiling, stay happy, and keep the news flowing! --Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com.

It is the middle of the summer in New England by the time you read this. That means that everyone is either on the Cape, Cod of course, or the islands, Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket. Boston is beautiful any time of year, but in the summer you can comfortably enjoy the city. I haven't received boat loads of news, so I will reach into the archives for this article. I tried to decipher what I thought to be still valid, even if the response card is a year old. If anything needs to be corrected, let us know so we can update you in the next column. This happens every year. I have too much to fit in during the fall and winter, then not enough in the spring. Oh well, here goes...

I got a call not too long ago from an old pal, Kris Billiar. He moved to the Boston area, Quincy, MA, and is working in Canton, MA, at Organogenesis Inc. He is a staff engineer. Kris finished his PhD in bioengineering at U. of Pennsylvania. We won't hold that against him. I bailed out on lunch with him. Hopefully by the time you are reading this I have caught up with him.

Ruby Wang now has an MBA from Fordham U. in New York City. She queried the whereabouts of Irene Ngai and Alpa M. Patel. If you haven't yet been in touch with each other, feel free to write to me and tell me where you are. I'll be sure to include it in the next article. Speaking of those islands, Martha's Vineyard to be precise, Paul Sulenski is working there. He is with, and I hope I've read his writing correctly, Donarama's Nursery and Landscaping. He was married May 2, '98, to Vicky Bigford.

I have several other marriages to report. Dr. Lynn D. Green '93 was married to Marc Rosenthal last October. The wedding was at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, NY. Dr. Green earned her MD from Albany medical school. She is a second-year resident in psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Marc is a vice president and an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Co. in NYC. Jana Pompadur was married to Timothy Kierstead on Oct. 24, '98. Hey, we share an anniversary! Jana is a director of executive search for the entertainment and media fields in the New York office of A.T. Kearney, a management consulting firm. Her father is an executive vice president of the News Corp. in NYC. I only mention that because my company, Fox Television, is owned by News Corp. Perhaps with a mention my career will take off. Jana's new husband is a Hahvahd man; again, we won't hold this against him.

Christina Guerola-Sarchio was married to Chad Sarchio in June 1998. Christina and I were floormates in Donlon our freshman year. She writes that among her bridesmaids were Robin Leong, who is finishing her LLM in international tax at Georgetown U., and Margo Ellis '90, who should now have her MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth. Doug Ringel '88 and wife Debbie (Goldstock) '90 were also there. Christina has left the NY District Attorney's office for a law firm in Washington, DC. The firm is Beveridge & Diamond. She is doing white collar crime and general litigation.

Andrew Kay, BA '94, was married last August to Ann C. Gouldin '94. The mayor of Ithaca, Alan J. Cohen '81, BS Ag '86, presided at the F.R. Newman '12 Arboretum at Cornell Plantations. Andrew has a law degree from the U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kari M. Ginsberg married Robert W. Nesbit '90 last September on Nantucket Island (those islands again). She teaches biology at Louis D. Brandeis High School in Manhattan and is an instructor in Secondary Education Through Health, an after-school program at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She earned her master's in secondary school science education from Teachers College of Columbia U. Robert is the president and an owner of Every CD, an internet music retailer based in Stamford, CT. Joshua A. Levine was married last October to Ivy B. Epstein '92. The wedding was held at the University Club in NYC. Joshua is an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell, a NYC law firm. He earned his law degree cum laude from the U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Ivy is a product manager in production and design for the women's collection of Polo Ralph Lauren in NYC.

Finally, Mark A. Adams, JD '95, was married to Margaret E. "Melissa" Arnold at Glen Magna Farms in Danvers, MA. The place was an 18th century mansion. The ceremony was also last October. Cornellians in attendance included; Greg Munsell and wife Aimee (Stone), Tom Easley, George Papaioannou, S. Van Tankard, B. M. "Britt" Abel and Scott Burglechner, Scott Deutchman, Tim Wells, Deb Snoonian, BS Eng '92, Ian Kline '90, BA '92, Peter Thauer '90, Paul '90, MBA '95, and Rashna Khariwalla Staid '92. The Adamses live in Paris! Mark is working for the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb there.

Glenn Hamer writes that he is legislative director for Representative Matt Salmon, an Arizona Republican. He writes that he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasir Arafat last summer on a congressional trip. He had dinner with classmate Alan Chien in Washington, DC. Alan was there on business for Kodak. James Staffa wrote that he was working for Intel in Hillsboro, OR, as a senior process engineer. He will be happy to know that I am writing this on a computer with a Pentium II. From the Better Reporting Late Than Never category, Alison Kathleen Fry was born Jan. 10, '98 to Caitlin Appold Fry and husband Matt '90. Also, Thomas and wife Carrie Howie Corcoran had a baby girl on May 20, '98. Her name is Sarah Katherine. Dorothy Patton gave birth to son Jordan Feb. 26, '98. Mark Rosenthal writes that he finished a residency in pediatrics at Geisinger Medical Center. Jo Lynne Selden Perry is a customer service representative for JRH Biosciences. Patrick McClymont is an associate at Goldman Sachs in NYC. Joana Moy Lohf manages energy conservation projects for SYCOM Enterprises in Somerset, NJ. Jay Villa, MEC'92, is a structural engineer with Rudow & Berry Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. Richard A. Levy has a master's of public administration from New York U.

In April, Darin Feldman and wife Beth had their first daughter, Rebecca Drew. Darin called me from the hospital to tell me. Darin works for Standard and Poor in NYC. Beth works for CBS. They live in Scarsdale or New Rochelle; I am still confused as to which it is.

Also in April, I brought my family to Ithaca. Walking around campus brought back many fond memories. It was my little boy's first trip to Cornell. Not even 2, yet, and I am already preparing him for Libe Slope. Since I couldn't keep him awake to watch the Red Sox game I had brought him to, I figure we better concentrate on academics. The Big Red Band gave an impromptu concert at the Straight. Despite the ever-present construction, not too much has changed with the campus, although Collegetown is a mess. There is a massive apartment complex going up about where Collegetown Motor Lodge used to be. We visited with Steve Del Rosso and his ever-growing family. He and wife Missy have vowed not to be pregnant this year. We'll see! They have two boys and a girl, the most recent addition. They have a great house with a killer view from the other hill. We went to the Chapter House (they carded us) and to the Hot Truck.

Hope you all can get back there sometime. Write and e-mail me for the next column because I am now totally out of news.--Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way Franklin, MA 02038; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the Hill! We have lots of news, so let's get started! Meredith Clark Sachoy sends news from Cambridge, MA, where she works for Goldman Sachs after finishing graduate school at MIT's Sloan School of Management. She recently saw Ruth Ann Keene, JD '98, and Lisa Dale, BA '92, in Colorado, where they reunited for a week on the ski slopes. Sandra Stroope Dupcak, also in Massachusetts, reports she is still working on a doctorate in clinical psychology. Although it's a large state, Kathleen Gapp and husband Matthew Sherman can also be found on the Boston streets. Matthew is working as an engineer for a heavy construction company and the couple keeps in touch with Jeffrey Loiter and wife Aimee, who recently bought a home.

Nicole Bisagni Deltoro sends word from Florida, where she works as a consultant for Romac International in Ft. Lauderdale. As the president of the Cornell Club of the Gold Coast, Nicole sees tons of alumni every week! Alumni news close to her heart include that of two Cornellian births! Tammy Blum Ross and husband Mitch were blessed with baby Joely in April 1998; and Sumaya El-Ashry Ali and husband Asif had baby Zane in January 1998. Jon Krumerman and wife Caren are currently in Texas and announce the birth of daughter Mia. Jon is halfway through his training in a neurosurgery residency, busy as a new dad and resident. Laura Fricke Main and husband Doug send news from Newtown, CT, where their son Douglas celebrated his 1st birthday in April 1998! The couple enjoys being parents and Laura writes, "It certainly enhances work as a teacher and is extremely rewarding and fulfilling! " Diane Roseman sends news from Pasadena, CA, where she is currently taking time off from school to care for her 15-month-old son. Diane finds this job more "challenging and interesting than graduate school! "

Jennifer E. Green Seltzer and husband Cliff announce the birth of son Maxwell Jarred. Elin Piorkowski Barton and husband John announce the birth of daughter Zoe Karina, born in November 1997. Elin worked in Prague with Deborah Michaels and Kirsten Lodge. Elin left Prague two years ago, but Deborah and Kirsten are still there and loving it! Elin reports, "Being a mom is the hardest job I've held so far--but it is also the most fun! " Lisa Epstein Jay and husband Russell live in New York City and enjoy their son, Jaled Maxwell Jay, born Mar. 21, '97! Lisa is working part-time at New York U. in order to spend time with her son. The couple keeps in touch with Linda Keenan, Christina (Hohn) and Scott Schissel, and Rachel Laiserin, all living in the NYC area. We received an e-mail from Alix Mellis Brown and husband Jim announcing the birth of their second son, Maxfield Barrett Brown, born on Jan. 11, '99, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC. We hear that son James Sylvester Brown (aka Jack) is quite thrilled and excited to have a new little brother! Congratulations to our new families!

Wedding bells were ringing for Megan McNealy and Michael Graves on May 9, '98, in the California Wine Country. Cornellians in attendance included Carla Johnson, Shay Livingston, Margaret Showel, BS Eng '92, Lisa Strope, Donna Bosshardt Abreu '90, BS Eng '92, Alissa Moore, MBA '98, and Susan Sidner Carlebach. Sharlyn Carter wed William Heslam (Middlebury '91) on Oct. 3, '98. Cornellians in attendance at the Hyannisport, Cape Cod wedding included bridesmaid Cynthia (Lee) and her husband Jimmy Dow, as well as fellow Delta Gammas Amy Gellert, Debbie Fine, Hilary Nagler, Felise Feingold, and Stephanie Vroom '90. Kevin Drumm '92, a law school classmate of Shar's, was a big hit on the dance floor! David O'Connor sends news of his marriage to Cathy Kray. The couple lives in Arizona and David is a financial analyst for Intel Corp. since completing an MBA at Carnegie Mellon U. Matt Dorr was part of the wedding party! Wedding bells were also ringing for Paula Burdett, MBA '94, and Gabriel Rusu in November 1997 in New Haven, CT, on the Long Island Sound. Bridesmaids included Ann Szigethy '90 and Tracey Malloy Frazzetta '92. Among other Cornellians in attendance were Jim Conti '88, MBA '89, Sameer Desai, Heather George, Samir Khanjar, Russell MacAdam, MEE '92, Bill Munze, M. Joseph Riordan, Karen Schmeidler, Joan (Kochan) and Mike Schade, and Gary S. Wojcik. Congratulations to all of our brides and grooms!

Daniel Markofsky is currently in Boulder, CO, where he joined a new law firm in Denver, Thompson and Zall, LLC, and practices in commercial real estate and business. He skied with Dave Schmier in Vail and sat on the beach in Miami with Horacio Gutierrez '92! Attention all skiers! Scott J. Peterson, MPA '92, sends word from Vermont, where he is currently a public relations manager at Sugarbush Resort! Wendy Sievenpiper Beck and husband Jeremy write from Williamsville, NY. Wendy started a new job as a dentist at Gowanda Correctional Facility in addition to her private practice. Wendy and Jeremy were wed in September 1997 and alumni in attendance included Tara (Robinson) and Mike Barone '94, and Tiffany Robinson VanDerWerf. Karen Lauster-Berniker, also living in NY, is currently a vocational counselor at the Epilepsy Inst. in NYC with an area of focus in cognitive rehabilitation. Karen married Mark Berniker on Sept. 20, '97, and is convinced that "life is 10 percent what happens to her and 90 percent how she reacts to it! "

Stephen M. Jones sends news from St. Louis, MO. He visited Lisa Ryan in NYC and saw Susan Lipetz in St. Louis before she headed to Melbourne, Australia, for a two-year job relocation. Amy Lipetz is also working in St. Louis for Ralston Purina Co. David H. Ratner is working as a senior software engineer at Software.com in Santa Barbara after graduating with a PhD in computer science from U. of California, LA in January 1998. David married Darcy Richardes in November 1997 and alums in attendance included Tony DiRubbo, Dustin Moskowitz, Mary Ciotoli, and Jayme Ratner '84. Marc-David Seidel, BA '90, MBA '91, is busy in Austin, TX, where he started his second Internet service, entitled A Bell Tolls, which provides impartial long-distance rate comparisons. He is also still operating his first Internet service, Airlines of the Web, where visitors can get free lowfare searches on most airlines in the world. David is also a professor of management at U. of Texas, Austin, and in his free time spends an afternoon with Dave Quick, MBA'92, sailing on Canyon Lake or keeping in touch with J. Desloge '92 and Peter Joson '93.

Beth Bechky will be moving from San Francisco to Pennsylvania to start a new position as an assistant professor at the Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania, after finishing a PhD in organizational behavior at Stanford U. Before leaving California, Beth met up with fellow alums on a day trip to Sonoma with good friends, lots of wine, and good food! Tamar Cohen, Jason Rardin '92, Kate Reynolds '95, and Kevin T. Kennedy '94 were all up for the adventure! Beth may run into Susan Geringer, who will be starting an executive MBA program at Wharton! Paul Caplan, also in California, can be found working as a partnership manager for Centralink and in his free time is hanging out with S. K.-Y. "Steve" Chang, who is giving massage in San Francisco.

That is all the news we have room for! Thank you to everyone who mailed updates and alumni sightings! Happy 1999 and keep smiling, stay happy, and keep the news flowing! --Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; and Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

I am writing to you smack in the middle of the holiday season. I have found that while my son, Conor, cannot wait to get some of the gifts Santa will bring him, he wants nothing to do with the "jolly old elf." He is scared stiff when he sees Santa in person! I began my last article with thoughts on the Patriots and Jets. Now we are saying good-bye to the Pats here in Boston (they are off to Hartford, CT) and my Jets have, hopefully, won the Super Bowl as you read this.

Here's the latest... Jill Weisman, MBA '97, writes that she is working in brand management at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. Robert J. Weiner started a new job in New York City last summer in the independent budget office working as a budget and policy analyst. He moved to Brooklyn Heights after having spent the last several years in New Jersey studying politics at Princeton U. Chris Reynolds is vice president of corporate development at ASI Solutions Inc. in the Big Apple. He is in his second year at Columbia U.'s executive MBA program. Chris also reports that he was married last June 27 to Ginette Chelius of Lloyd Harbor, NY. She is a graduate of the U. of Maryland. Cornellians in attendance included Tony Morgan '90, BS Ag '91.

David Hwang joined Fish & Neave as an associate for the intellectual property law firm in NYC in the summer of 1997. He has run into classmates Tom Palmer, in Connecticut, and Brett Mendel, in NYC, visiting from San Francisco for a computer expo. David also reports that Henry Hsu, BS Eng '92, is married, recently had a baby, and is living in Queens, NY. David Toh is assistant director overseeing regional Southeast Asia technology equity research for his own company. Dorine Scher owns her own business, Pampered Chef. Daniel Roitman, MEE '92, is a vice president at Goldman Sachs in NYC. He was married last May 24. Carl Wu, Jay Lee, Dave Lenhardt, Saurabh Patel, Dov Cohn, and Tony Magnano were all there to see it happen. Neville Rhone Jr., ME C '93, was promoted to director of Tishman Realty Corp. He is also at Columbia's business school. He writes that Eric Prideaux graduated from Columbia's journalism school last year and is now living and working in Japan with his new wife. He works for the Bloomberg News.

Stacey Neren was promoted to director of marketing for Radio City Productions. She married David Lender April 25. '98. Kristen (Blau) and husband Doug Krohn, Jodi Rogoff, Debi L. Epstein, Anna Doyno Tague, Evan Kanew, and Maureen Donnelly Baum were classmates in attendance. Brian Mellone is a corporate finance associate at Wachovia Bank in Atlanta. He finished his MBA at Kenan-Flagler Business School, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Elizabeth Voulieris Kassinis is an advisor, USAID, Nicosia, Cyprus. She went to the wedding of Fotene Marina Niforos in Washington, DC, last June 27. Dr. Eric Gomes and Susan Halebsky were also there. Mitch T. Huang is working at 3M in Austin, TX, as a materials engineer. He completed a PhD in polymer science at Case Western Reserve U. in January 1998. Ed Ginty, ME C '92, is a production manager at Riverwood International in W. Monroe, LA. He is a proud papa to a baby boy named Ryan Justin, born July 30, '97. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo is a school psychologist at Redwood City School District, just south of San Francisco.

Rebecca Darien works for Borders Group Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI. She is senior analyst to the vice president, merchandise finance. Rebecca earned her MBA at Western Michigan U. She also vacationed in Florida with Diane Walton Blevins. T. Duncan Chui, ME I '92, is working in Hong Kong as a senior investment manager for Transpac Capital Ltd. He is also chairman of the Cornell Club of Hong Kong. Anthony M. DiRubbo is finishing his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the U. of Rochester. His wife, Mary Ciotoli DiRubbo, is studying emergency medicine there. They were married last July 25 in Sage Chapel. The reception was at the Statler. Judy Germano, Dustin Moskowitz, Glenn Collins, and Gury Hurta were all members of the wedding party. Judy actually attended Fairfield U. with my wife before transferring to Cornell. It would be great to hear from her! Ben Black, JD '97, is with the law firm Latham & Watkins in San Francisco. Kyle Karnes is director of Internet operations at Harros Black International in Rochester, NY. Gene Hsueh is a programmer/analyst at Sanford Bernstein in White Plains, NY. Christie Sisson May writes embedded software for Xerox copiers and printers. She is working part-time after a six-month maternity leave. She had a daughter, Hannah Elizabeth, on Jan. 4, '98. Caren Sinclair was married last July 19 in Cold Spring Hills, NY. She earned her MBA at our arch rival U. of Pennsylvania. Caren is the senior associate director for business development for theglobe.com, an Internet site that provides communication services.

Daniel Nagin was married June 13, '98, in NYC. He is a staff lawyer at the Legal Services Organization of Indiana in Indianapolis. Christopher Homan, BA '92, is working on a PhD in computer science at the U. of Rochester. He writes that Diana Marsh is a city planner in Baltimore, and Michelle Dortignac is a modern dancer in Brooklyn, NY. Sumaya El-Ashry Ali had a baby boy, Zane, on Jan. 27, '98. She reports that Tammy Blum Ross had a baby girl on April 7, '98. Kim Brown Bixler had a baby girl, named Kendall Ann, on Jan. 31, '98.

Finally, as always, I indulge myself since I am the writer. We visited the new home of Darin Feldman and his wife, Beth, last November. They live in Scarsdale/New Rochelle, NY. Darin is working at Standard and Poor in NYC. I continue to work for WFXT-TV Fox 25 in Boston as chief meteorologist. We recently hired another Cornell meteorologist, Kim Martucci '93. We just hosted a winter weather media workshop at the Holiday Inn in Dedham, MA, across from our station. More than 100 meteorologists from all over New England attended. Mishtu Mukherjee '90 is working as a meteorologist at a competing station here in Boston. She attended the conference; Cornell meteorologists are taking over Beantown! Until next time.-- Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038; e-mail, kpl6@cornell.edu.

Greetings from the Hill! I hope this winter finds all of you well and ready to delve into the events of the past year! Jean Tang sends word from Corona del Mar, CA, where she moved to join the real estate firm Cox, Castle and Nicholson in Irvine. Nathaniel Jarvis may have run into Jean while in sunny California but has moved to Germany to head the engineering department of Frogdesign in Attensteig. Back on the East Coast, Michael Arnum, BS '92, reports from Lancaster, MA, where he is working on his MBA at Boston U. part time. In Andover, MA, Michele Fox is working as a performance physical therapist and met up with classmates Dr. Sheryl Silva and Arthur Brohinsky for a weekend in Boston. Arthur is attending Harvard business school.

In New York City we find Robert Williams, who wrote to announce the wedding of Sam Fineman to Jennifer Seiden outside of Philadelphia. The wedding bells also rang out for Marc Block and Jodie Rayburn. In attendance at their wedding were Scott Davis and wife Arlene, Michele Wunderlich Ogletree and husband Brian, Chris Lapunzina, Suzanne Ryan, and Yvette Auyeung. Yvette has also run into Kate Pierson on the streets of Manhattan, where she currently resides.

Houston, TX, is where you will find Rob Vines and wife Laura. Rob recently started working for Shell Oil in Houston and is finishing a PhD in physics at the U. of Illinois. Also in Texas is Daniel B. Grant, who we last heard was working for Lee and Baldauf Consulting Engineers.

International news brings word from Ines Hwang, working for TAISIL Electronic Materials Corp. as a buyer in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Ines and husband Steven will also be celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary. Jason Jacobs finished at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins U., with a MA in international economics and international relations. John dropped us a line from Milan, Italy, where he thought "true Italian pizza is great, but I still miss The Nines! "

News of a wedding from Traci Kissel, who wed Rodney Hill on Apr. 19, '97, in Vernon, NY. In attendance were Laura Powers, Amy Salman, Dawn Hollowell '92, Adrianne Profeta Birrettella '90, and Sharyn Talman. Wedding bells were also ringing for Rebecca Daniels and Patrick Magistad in California on May 16, '97. Cornellians in attendance included maid of honor Sara Litke '92, bridesmaids Wendy Schkolnick Solganik '92 and Mary A. Wallace '92, and guest Linda Keenan. In Saratoga Springs, NY, David Luzadis tied the knot with Melissa Hudy. In attendance were Pam Eaton-Handey, Laurie Ceglowski Fronhofer, and Fred Gallo '61. Congratulations to all of our wedded classmates!

William Lee writes from Florida, where he is living after graduation from Yale's school of management. He completed a business degree with a concentration in finance and strategy. While at Yale he ran into Ellen Greenberg and Dan Kim. Hockey games were an alumni hot spot when the Big Red came to play in New Haven. Also in New Haven, you will find a '91er who is a budding pediatrician! Catherine James graduated from the U. of Pennsylvania medical school and planned to do her residency at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital.

Kevin Covert passed along some wonderful personal news that might interest friends from '91: Kevin and Lesya Samoteykina were married on Wed., Oct. 7, '98, at St. Alexan-der's Catholic Church in Kiev, Ukraine. Kevin has been working in Kiev as a privatization adviser to the Government of Ukraine for the past 2-1/2 years. Kevin wrote to say that the "big day" was extremely exciting, which, because of the international nature of things, was to be Stage Two in their marathon matrimonial journey. (Stage One was the civil registration, Soviet-style, in Kiev.) Kevin hopes to complete Stage Three next June in Rockville, MD, which will give their Cornell friends and family in the States a chance to join the celebration in person! Mike and Joan Kochan Schade had their second child, Sarah.

Olga Tsoudis sent us an e-mail filled with class of 1991 news. Lisa (Friedman) and Gary Stackman had their first child, Justin, last March. David Tate finished his PhD in clinical psychology at the U. of Virginia and is doing his residency at Yale medical school. Beth Bechky finished her PhD at Stanford and is currently a faculty member at Wharton. Chris Proulx and Rachel McGuire '92 were married on Aug. 15, '98. As for Olga, she is in her fourth year as a professor in criminal justice at Wayne State U. and is quite stressed about the tenure clock. Olga did get together with Carol Chen and Barry Barnett in New York City recently and found that some things never change: Olga and Carol were the same as they had been at Cornell. I think most of us can relate to that.

Many classmates have celebrated the birth of potential Cornell generations! Laurie Ceglowski Fronhofer and husband Frank celebrated the birth of son Luke on Mar. 3, '97. Laurie reports "he's a pretty big guy, weighing nine pounds at birth, and is very cute! " Jim McDonough and wife Sharon live in Pennsylvania and celebrated their children's births: Patrick, Apr. 14, '90; Daniel, Mar. 3, '93; and Aaron, Jan. 31, '96. Michelle Kiefer Barkley had a beautiful baby boy, Joseph, on Feb. 6, '97, four weeks before her due date, and he weighed six pounds, 2-1/2 ounces. Bruce Levine is the proud dad of son Benjamin Silver, born on Jan. 31, '97, and predicts he will be in the Class of '19. Lesley Greene, MS '95, MS Ag '98, celebrated the births of Anneke and Tanya and sent word from Ithaca, where she was finishing her master's in atmospheric science. Amy (Wefer) and John Faucher '92, MBA '93, celebrated the birth of their first child, Michael Connor Faucher, on Mar. 20, '97. Lisa Epstein Jay gave birth to Jared Maxwell on Mar. 21, '97 and fellow alumna Rachel Laiserin reports, "He is adorable! " Congratulations to all of our parents and their beautiful children!

Kim Oliver Brothers sent us some news from International Spirit of Zinck's Night in Nashville, TN. Joe Kujawa '90, BArch '91, and wife Patty have a 6-month-old baby girl named Katharine Anne. Joe expects to earn an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt U. in May 1999. Eric Bergesen '89, BA '90, also in attendance, is in his first year at Owen. Leslie Doser and Nancy Gellatly '93 are also classmates of Joe.

That's all the news for this issue! PLEASE send updated news or e-mails of the latest that's going on in your lives and those of fellow alums! I look forward to hearing from you! Keep warm, keep smiling, and keep in touch! --Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; tel., (516) 676-2916; e-mail cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038.

Hello, again, from Beantown. Another season of hope for the Patriots is well underway, although this Jets fan is still hoping for a Tuna miracle in the Meadowlands. I have a whole new batch of dues cards with all new information on them to pass on to all of you. Of course, when I say "all new," they are all dated mid-June. I always need new information, so write to me... I'll read it.

With more news than space, I will have to condense and cut from the cards I received. Michael Gimbel's name is one I definitely know from freshman year in Donlon. He is doing surgery research at U. of California, San Francisco. Jeffrey Zola, ME EP '92, a fellow Entrepot (remember that place?) employee is working his engineering magic in Portland, OR. Mark Tatum of Cornell baseball fame now works for Major League Baseball Properties as director of sponsorships and marketing in the Big Apple. This after earning an MBA from Harvard. Chuck Lerch is a marketing analyst with J. Weston Walch Publishing. He lives in Portland, ME, and says he "loves it." Jason Wexler is doing a fellowship in endocrinology at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center after finishing his internal medicine residency at U. of Michigan Medical Center. Kim Jordan is a flight surgeon for a couple of Marine Corps aviation squadrons stationed at Cherry Point, NC. She writes that she met Jeff Hyink and M. C. "Mollie" Finch for a fun-filled weekend in Durham, NC. Mollie had just finished a master's program in public policy, and Jeff is a pilot in Jacksonville, FL.

OK, this next segment is solely Massachusetts residents, since I am one. (By the way, you may notice that I sometimes quote you verbatim. I do not want to mislead you and take credit for others' extraordinary writing, as some popular newspaper columnists have.) Chris Eykamp, BS Eng '92, has a mailing address of Arlington, MA, but works for Bechtel in Lima, Peru. Julie Curulla Finn lived in Southie. (That's South Boston to outsiders and those who haven't seen Good Will Hunting.) She wrote that she planned to move--and by now probably has--to Ann Arbor, MI, so her husband can attend U. of Michigan's business school. Julie attended the wedding of Jennifer Hunt in Ipswich, MA, last May. Amanda Butler was also there. Beth Huizenga Shaz is a pathology resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. She finished med school at U. of Michigan. Emily Kramer is catering manager at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. Alice Michael is finishing up her PhD in clinical psychology at, you guessed it, U. of Michigan. Merit Tukiainen Whirty, MPS HA '91, is at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, working as reservations manager. Can we get an alumni rate? Kris Markussen, MS '93, is working as a consultant in the banking industry in Boston. As I write, I am sitting in Dedham, which means that Kris can't be more than about five miles away from me in Norwood, MA. Brian Touher, BA '92, is a sixth-grade teacher at John Wynn Middle School in Tewksbury, MA. Finally, Kristen Trapp is working for Astra USA in Westborough, MA, as marketing product manager: new products--cardiovascular and respiratory. She is living in Back Bay Boston. Sounds as if she is commuting out of the city, quite the reverse of most.

Next up, those who have mentioned someone I definitely do know. Capt. Matthew Wilkov moved from his position as prosecutor at XVIII Airborne Corps to administrative law attorney for the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. He was recently married in Pennsylvania. Evan Eldridge and Luisa Santiago were in attendance. Last I knew, Evan was a television meteorologist. Give us an update, Evan! Matthew will leave the Army in January to practice law in eastern Pennsylvania. Kristina Montt traveled to Tanegashima, Japan, to support the launch of the tropical rainfall measuring mission satellite, a joint NASA/NASDA project. She writes that Mike Rodriguez works in Connecticut at Pratt and Whitney since finishing his master's in applied physics. Also, Susan Lipetz has moved to Australia for a three-year stint with her company, William M. Mercer. Don't try the kangaroo! Laura Kenny Kohls, BS '92, attended the wedding of D. J. Ledina and Pia Napolitano in May. She saw Garren Craner, Amy Sachs '92, DVM '98, and Doug Onsi '90. Laura and Stephen have a son, John Tyler Kohls.

Now, those with intriguing careers. Buffy Broncato Blackwell is a US Air Force cryptologic linguistic instructor (Arabic) at Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas. She is married with two children. Angelica Allen is a middle-school teacher in New Jersey working on her MA at Seton Hall U. Not content to "just" be a teacher, Angelica had to go and be selected the 1997-98 Sojourner Truth Middle School Teacher of the Year. Congratulations, Angelica. Fern Yocum, BS '92, has completed a three-year term with Mennonite Central Committee in Bangladesh, where she worked as a livestock specialist in research and extension. Joel Letofsky '90 left Nova Scotia to become assistant hotel controller at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV. The mom of Vincent Vallejo, BS '92, sent word that Vincent is in Vietnam working for Oracle as business operations director in Saigon. M. Clare Tuma is also employed at Oracle, as finance manager in California. She sees her old Theta roommate, Letitia Todd, often. Judy Zuidema is manager of retail store design at Tiffany and Co., in New York City. Beth Wood, MA T '93, teaches earth science, biology, and advanced biology at Arlington (VT) Memorial High School. Kim DiGiulio is business development manager at Intel in Santa Clara, CA. She writes that Laurel Botsford is human resources manager at Johnson & Johnson research and development lab in San Diego.

Wife Alina and I celebrated the 1st birthday of our son, Conor, in August. Rod Gallagher '90 and Noah Bilmes '88 were there. Back in April, we had taken Conor to Hawaii. I know you are probably thinking that was crazy, but he was an angel. We kept to one island, so as not to disrupt him any more than he already was. I learned that there is nothing like a fresh-picked pineapple. We also took him to see his grandparents in Florida in August. Here I found that I could never live in the humidity of the South. I continue to recommend having children if you can.

Happy holidays. Until next time.--Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038.

Greetings to the Class of '91. I've a small but impressive stack ofnews from our classmates this month, so let's get started. The year 1998 has been a very exciting and busy one for Elyse Goldberg Goodman and husband Edward "Teddy." Elyse and Teddy welcomed son David Meyer Goodman into their lives on Feb. 1, '98. Elsye writes, "He is absolutely delicious, we love be-ing parents! His grandparents Bob and Toby Rice Goldberg '64 cannot get enough of him! We hope David is a member of the Class of 2020. (No pressure!) He would be a third-generation Cornellian after his proud grandma, Uncle Geoffrey Goldberg '89, myself, and Teddy." Elyse also mentioned seeing a lot of classmates recently. They had a mini reunion at their son's bris: in addition to family members, Andrew and Barbara Glickman Schultz, Dan and Melissa Sherman Rothberg, David '90 and Holly Geiger Koder, Jeff '92 and Allison Libshutz Rosier '93, Jason Bembach,JD '94, Michael Levine, Ken Fried, Brian Song and wife Amy, Randy '88 and Nancy Henken Stuzin '88, Meredith Resnick '96. Among the people who have stopped by to see David are Robbie Landau,JD '94, Brad '90 and Amy Hillsberg Herzog, Ruth Offerman Serepca, and Pearl Chizner Lockwood. Elyse also wrote of attending the wedding of her brother Geoffrey to Sarita Kedia (U. of Pennsylvania '91) on Sun., May 24, '98, in New Orleans, LA, where the Goodmans bumped into Barry Leibowitz '90, and Eric Foster '89.

We've heard from Kirsten Etka Hallstrom in beautiful Ann Arbor, MI. Kirsten and husband Brian '90 are very proud to announce the birth of son Lars Ronald Hallstrom on Nov. 15, '97. Kirsten was on maternity leave until this past August from her job as a pediatric physical therapist at Mott Children's Hospital at the U. ofMichigan. Brian is completing his third year orthopedic residency at the U. of Michigan. Kirsten is in touch with several other alumni.

Scott '88, MPS Ag '96, and Kara Snider Bolonda '90 are busy in Akron, OH, with their second child, Keaton Eli, and his big sister, Kara. Susie Curtis continues to enjoy coaching the Big Red tracksters and hanging out with Eric Schneider, who is working on his MEng/MBA on the Hill. Susie and Eric met at our 5th Reunion and were married on May 30, '98 at Cornell. Julie Nelson is finishing up her first year of medical school at U. of North Carolina. Heather Dykstra and husband Pat Doran are learning to rock climb and are conquering mountains out in Olympia, WA.

Wendy Hellinger Bennett has been working as an executive coordinator of program services at UJA-Federation of NY. Wendy was married in April 1997 and graduated from Wurzweiler School of Social Work with a MSW in July 1997. We've heard from Brian Davies, BS HE '92, who has been working with Holt & C Architects in beautiful Ithaca. Brian says that he is returning to Cornell for his masters in design and environmental analysis. Lia Belanger Book, DVM '95, writes that she and husband Glenn, DVM '95, bought a house in Winfield, P A, last year. Larisa Semenuk graduated from Case Western Reserve U. with a doctorate in nursing in 1997. She is working as a family nurse practitioner at a rural primary health-care center in southern Maine.

Some news from the armed forces: Tonya Fancher started her active duty as a physician in the US Air Force in July 1997. Tonya graduated from the New York U. medical school in 1995 and spent a year as an internal medicine resident in the NYU/Bellevue Hospital in New York City before beginning her active duty. Navy Lt. Edwin Bogdanowicz, who joined the US Navy upon graduation from Cornell, recently completed a very rigorous 22-week submarine officers advanced course. We also received news that Navy Lt. Sean Ensign was involved in a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean area in 1997 in which his squadron flew more than 4,000 operational missions including more than 100 reconnaissance missions during Operation Deliberate Guard in support of the peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In addition, Ensign and fellow air crewmen conducted 42 missions in support of Operation Silver Wake in Albania, contributing directly to the safe evacuation of more than 800 people from the war-torn country. Thanks and special prayers for all our servicemen and women.

Kevin Stark recently graduated from Case Western Reserve U. with a PhD in electrical engineering. Kevin, wife Erinn (Gossett) '90, and daughter Sarah, 2, have moved into a new house built in Richmond Heights, 0 H. Kevin is employed by a microsensor company, Advanced MicroMachines Inc. in Cleveland. Ben Hansen, who completed his MBA at the U. of Texas in 1996, is living in Austin, TX, and is currently a vice president of marketing for the Internet software company, Partnerware Technologies. Kate Guernsey Ackerman recently completed her pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital in Denver and will start a fellowship in pediatric intensive care medicine at the Harvard/Boston Children's Hospital. Kate and husband Dave, DVM '95, moved to Boston in June of this year. Rachel Teck lives in Alexandria, VA, and is working on a master's in museum education at the George Washington U. in Washington, DC.

James Broude and wife Ellen write to announce their ownership and opening of Syrah, an American bistro on New York's Upper East Side. I've received word from David and Cheryl Strauss-Einhom, who started Greenlight Capital, a limited partnership or hedgefund that invests in equities and distressed debt. Cheryl has transferred within Dow Jones from Barrons to WBIS+, Channel 31, where she is a markets editor and has been seen several times a day from the New York Stock Exchange. News from Oshkosh is sent from Barbara Wilinsky who is a visiting assistant professor in the communication department at the U. of Wisconsin. Barbara earned a PhD in radio-TV-film from Northwestern U. News from Jeff Carman, BS Eng '93, in Rochester reports a busy year! He adopted a puppy and bought a house! (In what order, I'm not sure!)

That's all for this month. It has really been great hearing from all of you; I hope to hear from more of you soon. Please continue to write or e-mail me all your news, classmate sightings, and words of wisdom! Look forward to hearing from you! *Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail.cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038.

It is springtime in Boston as I write this column. Since you will be reading in the middle of the summer, the Red Sox should be out of the pennant race by now; El Nino has weakened, so it is likely hotter than normal with an unusually active hurricane season in hall swing; my yard is still brown despite planting grass about a dozen times; and many of us are dreaming of ski season. Of course, summer usually brings news of weddings. so I'll start with a few. Remember, much of the information I have is up to a year old. but it is the latest 1 have. Almost all the news comes at dues time. Very few people send news directly. Please, if I write something about you that needs to be updated, send me the latest-especially if it is good news!

Alan Rosen was married in January to Leslie Beth Finkelstein at the St. Regis in New York City. Alan is director of marketing and operations at Junior's Restaurant and Junior's Cheesecake in Brooklyn. NY. Leslie is a third-year law student at Yeshiva U. Karla Vermeulen was married in November 1997 to Michael Frank. He is a U. of Colorado, Boulder graduate with a master's degree from American U., but we won't hold that against him. He is an associate editor at Diversion, a lifestyle magazine for physicians. in NYC, and a free-lance writer for magazines. Karla is a website editor at Agency.com, an interactive media development company in NYC. The ceremony was nondenominational and was held at Layla, a restaurant in, where else, NYC. Amy Low is married. The lucky groom is David Chasen. Luckier still because a Cornell woman is giving a Harvard man a break. Amy is a vice president in the equity research department at Goldman, Sachs &' Co. They were married at the Essex House in NYC.

When last I heard Jackie Zar Varona was a project manager For Consulting Services Securities Data Co. in Newark, NJ. She was married Aug. 16, '97. Michael Arnum. BS Ag '92, is in the MBA program at Boston U He keeps in contact with the Hill through such events as Cornell Young Alumni Night. Susan Turbek Reid is a geologist at Dames and Moore in Cincinnati, OH, having tinished grad work at the U. of Cincinnati. She was married on Sept. 20, '97, in Lexington, KY. Carrie Hopler Wood attended. Susan also writes that]. Nadine Gelberg Krumm gave birth to daughter Haley Lauren on Nov. 12, '97. Nadine and her family have been living on an old wooden boat, a 1951 Matthews cabin cruiser. The tremendous flooding last year really helped them. Sounds kind of romantic. Drew Kossoff is a district sales manager at CM Pnet in Los Angeles. He attended the wedding of Ian Reichenthal last summer Carolyn Torras, ME I '94. is in Luxembourg working for Delphi. She is traveling all over Europe. Carolyn and Becky Donovan were "hanging out in Amsterdam."

Shannon Bessette Talton was hired to develop an anthropology course at Northwest State Community College in Archbold, OH. Robert M. Spencer. PhD '97, finished his PhD in electrical engineering. moved to Oregon, and began work at Intel. Stephen Shimony is an attorney at Silberman and Platte, PC, in the Big Apple. Elizabeth Baum Schnelzer is case manager for the children's program at Inova Kellar Center in Fairfax, VA. She writes that Laura DiCarlo Hubbert and husband Dave came to visit and check out the Schnelzers' house. Dr. Thomas K. Ticknor, BS Ag '92, became president of Atlas Chiropractic, PC, over a year ago. Todd Tracy served as chief resident in internal medicine at the Genesee Hospital in Rochester, NY. John "Jay" Yaggie is with NCR Corp. in Dayton, OH. Andrew Sung began consulting with Mitchell Madison Group in NYC in September 1997. He earned his MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York U. He reported that John Otto had moved to Tucson, AZ.

Dorothy Patton has been deputy press secretary for US Senator Barbara Boxer in Washington, DC. William Wechsler had been writing speeches for General Shalikashvili. Most recently he has been director of global issues and multilateral affairs at the National Security Council. focusing on peacekeeping and United Nations issues. Allison Kottler Ostow is a marketing research manager at Time lnc., specifically for People and Sports Illustrated. Andrew Orndorff began a new position last year with lSSl of Silver Spring. MI. He is a senior programmer/analyst. At last check. Winifred "Wendy" Hobson, MD '95. was still at the U. of Utah as a pediatric resident. Jane P. Davenport '90, MA '92, started a new job last fall at the Dept. of Justice, environment, and natural resources division. She graduated from Yale law as well as Yale's school of forestry and environmental studies with a master's degree.

Rachel Cassidy began a new job last year at Tier Technologies as an information technology senior consultant. She completed grad work at Georgia Tech. She also reports that she was married in August 1996. H. Kate Lange. Heidi Wilhelm, R. Guy Riefler, Peter Wilhelm '93, Michelle Lieber '92, Samantha Gold '92, Suejin Yang '92. and Naomi Starr '92 were all there. Julie Pearlman Schatz moved into her first house last May. in Nanuet. NY. She is in touch with Mike and Joan Kochan Schade, who have a son. Timothy, born in March 1997. Sheryl Silva Reinecke writes that Michele Fox is doing physical therapy in Massachusetts--I assume as a career, not for a personal injury. A. Brohinsky is working on his MBA at Harvard.

Edward Barry wrote last summer that he was going to attend the U. of Virginia to work on his MBA. At last check, Julie Pawlowski was in San Diego. CA. working as director of operations at Administrative Solutions. Rita Schulz was an internal consultant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Karen Schmeidler left her career as an investment banker at Paine Webber because it just "never made her happy." She was planning to start grad work at New York U. last summer. Sabrina Strickland Fertig wrote that her residency is in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, and husband Richard is working on his MBA at Wharton. Daniel and Melissa Sherman Rothberg wrote from Westchester to tell me of Dan's residency in emergency medicine and her position as a speech pathologist for kids. She did her time at grad school in Philadelphia at Temple. Mark Rosenthal is a pediatrician in residence at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. He also wrote that William F. Sullivan finished his master's at Dartmouth, the other big color.

News from some extra ambitious Comellians. Melanie Bloom is living in Florida. Last May, she independently produced and directed a documentary film featuring disabled people rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. She spent 14 days shooting on the river. (I feel as if l've written of this before; even so, it is admirable and worth repeating.) Kim Brown Bixler works as an editor/ publishing consultant and has finished her second book. 365 Great Things About Atlanta co-authored by Jon Gordon '93. Elin Piorkowski started her own company. Treasured Tales. They do oral and family histories for people who would like to preserve their family's heritage.

My wife and I took our son, Conor, to his first baseball game in April. It was Kid's Opening Day at Fenway Park. He was only eight months old. but he seemed to like being there. He stared at the green monster, slept, and flirted with the girl next to him. We actually left during the seventh-inning stretch because WE were cold. That is all I have. Until next time. *Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin. MA 02038.

Greetings, Class of 1991, from the Hill! Lots of weddings, new jobs, and excitement this month. Jason Feinsmith writes that he is thrilled to be going back to school, to Stanford's business school, this September. He will be pursuing a dual MBA and MS Eng. Time has gone quickly, as he and wife Elana (Adleman) '89 (Hotel) celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in Australia in December I997. Jason says that Elana is doing great. She made a career switch from nonprofit management to working as an investment specialist at Charles Schwaab in Menlo Park, CA. Susan Tuttle says she loves living in New York City and spending the summers in the Hamptons at a great summer timeshare. Susan has been at Lehman Brothers in the high yield research department since graduating with an MBA from the U. of Chicago's business school.

We've heard from Valarie Lorson Donnelly, currently living in Yuma, AZ, with husband Scott. Valarie and Scott were married Aug. 31, '96, in a double wedding ceremony shared with Valarie's sister, Dana Lorson Bloom '94. Valarie works for the City of Yuma as a neighborhood conservation specialist. She says that she and her husband have done lots of camping and exploring and have found their new home state to be gorgeous. Amy Shortlidge, an MLS graduate from Southern Connecticut State U., apparently also enjoys hiking; she met husband Aaron Cox while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Amy and Aaron were married Sept. 13, '97, and reside in Newton, CT. Andrew Sussman and wife Caroline (Misciagna) '90 have been very busy in Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew works at the law firm Buchanan lngersoll, and Caroline is director of client services for Confluence Technologies, a software company.

lt's great to hear from so many classmates currently abroad or just returned to the States. Alex Espinosa, wife Carolyn, and two daughters have written to tell us that they've enjoyed spending the last two years in Europe. Alex spent seven months in 1997 in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Venture, as the intelligence officer for an infantry task force. Richard Levy has been assisting with a project to renovate a thermal spa resort in the Pyrenees Mountains while studying abroad at a business school in Barcelona, Spain. Kevin Covert has completed a one-year assignment in Donetsk, Vlaraine, with the World Bank. Kevin has recently taken an assignment in Kyiv (is that Kiev?) with Price Waterhouse. Susan Sidner Carlebach, husband David. and golden retriever Maximilian, have recently returned to New York after spending some time in Munich, Germany. Susan had been working with orphans from the former Yugoslavia. She recently started a graduate program in clinical nutrition at New York U. Susan offered this bit of wisdom: dog ownership is her new-found key to happiness-she highly recommends it!

Simon Atkins provided our most colorful letter this month. Simon has earned his MBA at Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Europe's best kept MBA secret! He continues to tell us that he has created a very exciting long-range weather forecasting company called Simon Says Global Weather Forecasting Inc. which forecasts large-scale weather events. (Very cool name for your company, Simon. Does anyone else remember the old Underdog show? Memories of Underdog's arch-enemy, Simon Barsinister, and his Weather Machine-Simon says, snow! have come flooding back into thought!) Simon also offers this bit of wisdom to the Class of '91: It's better to have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy! Good call. Simon.

May 1997 was a very busy month for Cornellian weddings. Garren Craner celebrated his marriage to Carolyn Mehendano in that month. Garren met. Carolyn while he was attending the SUNY College of Optometry in Manhattan. Sighted at Garren's and Carolyn's wedding were Gennifer Craner '96. best man Richard Burger '89. David Ledina, Steve and Laura Kenny Kohls, BS Ag '92. Pia Napolitano. Robert Quinn '90. and Don Senerath '94. We've also received newlywed news from the quaint little upstate New York town of Greene-which happens to be the home town of my husband. Mark Cisz. John Jackson writes that he married Terri Dean, from Afton, NY. Chris Cripps of Greenwich, NY, was married to Diane Bodnar, in the same month Jim Casler was Chris's best man. Eric Michael Ferlito writes that he had loads offun at his wedding to Melaine Brinkley (also a year ago). Cornellians in attendance at their wedding were Dave Berlin, Sevan Terzian, and Bob Carroll. Finally, we've heard that Julie Dugoff married Scott Waxman '90 last May at the New York Botanical Garden. Jackie Flake, Toby Handler, MD '95, Pauline Dominh, and Tina Hernandez were there to share in the couple's special day.

Later last year, Amy Kurzman exchanged vows with Art Buckman, Aug. 23, '97, in New Rochelle, NY. Matron of honor was Amy's sister, Nancy Kurzman Fahey '83, and brother Marc Kurzman '80 was a groomsman. Bridesmaids included Amy Low, and Karyn Ginsberg. Also celebrating with Amy and Art were Robert Kurzman, JD '57, and Carol (Elis) '57, Felicia Grumet, Robin Turner, Sharri Horowitz, David Cynn, Cyndi Freeman, and Laura Wolner. Amy is a partner at Dawson-Samberg Capital Management, an investment firm in NYC. Congratulations and best wishes to all our Class of '91 newlyweds!

New jobs within the past year ... Maryanne Defresco, living in Hoboken. NJ, has been working as an international account coordinator at Ogilvy 8t Mather in New York City. We've heard from Judy Zuidema (Montclair, NJ), who tells us that she has become the manager of retail store design for Tiffany and Company. Ed McComb. BS Eng '92, who resigned his commission in the US Navy after five years in 1997, is working for General Electric, motors and industrial systems, as a field engineer out of Chicago. IL. Gayle Berger has started at Tommy Hilfiger in New York after earning her MBA from Fordham U. Gayle is working as a manager of technical services at the company. She also writes that friend Hilleary Cusack Topercer had a son, William Kevin Topercer, in April 1997. Georg Gerstenfeld married Jeannine Allan last July--they met while he was living in Germany a few years ago. Georg is loving life on the client-side after spending the last five years in advertising. He started with Sprint PCS in beautiful San Francisco this past year. Georg also told us that Dan Herman, ME CS '94, is living in the Bay area, working at Pixar; and Dan Liu is working for a San Francisco consulting firm specializing in telecommunications. Kate Snow, also in attendance at Georg's wedding, writes to tell us that she is working as an anchor/reporter for KOAT TV, an ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, NM.

Jacqueline Forster reminds us that Cornell was a wonderful experience and school. She continues to hold Cornell dear to her heart, as we all do! Jacqueline, a 1995 graduate from the U. of Pennsylvania law school, is working on Wall Street at E.G. Bowman Co. Inc., a commercial brokerage firm, founded by Jacqueline's aunt in 1953.

It has really been great hearing from all of you. Please continue to write or e-mail me all your news, classmate sightings, and words of wisdom! I look forward to hearing from you! *Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz _mark@ jpmorgan.com; also, Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Bryon's Way, Franklin, MA 02038.

The "Class Notes" gods are smiling on my co-class correspondent. For the second consecutive year I am writing in the midst of the Christmas season. So in between buying gifts (I refuse to wrap); preparing for the big family bash, which we are hosting this year; and working; I have to write this column. Of course, it is always a pleasure.

I'll start with career news. I actually have a lot to choose from for a change. In fact, so much to choose from that much other news will be left out of this issue. It will appear in future columns, but if something has changed recently, please send me an update. Especially if it is incorrect in this column; I will surely correct it in my next one.

Onward ... David Peck, MPA '92, is an associate with Weiner and Millo, attorneys-at-law. David went skiing in Lake Tahoe with Seth Lehrman and Tom Wilten. Lisa Peppin recently moved to Santa Barbara, CA, and continues working with Anderson Consulting. Meredith Flower is doing graduate work at U. of Pennsylvania in the women's health nurse practitioner program. Her husband, Steven Perry, is a portfolio manager with the Swarthmore Group in Philadelphia. Elin Piorkowski recently returned from Prague, Czech Republic, where she worked for a radio station and film production company. She was there with classmates Deborah Michaels and Kirsten Lodge. Todd Purcell is now assistant to the vice-president with Chase Manhattan Bank. Stacey Ries, DVM '95, is working as a small animal veterinarian with the Michigan Human Society. Neville Rhone, MEC '93, has been promoted to "associate" at Tishman Realty Corp. in New York City. Tishman is an international real estate development firm. Ariane Schreiber, JD '96, is clerking with Federal District Court Judge John T. Curtin in Buffalo, NY. She went to jazz fest in New Orleans in May with Andrew Stifel, Evelyn Goodfriend '92, and Basil Demeroutis.

Brenda Palumbo, BS Hotel '92, is the spa and health club director at the Tara Hyannis Hotel and Resort on Cape Cod. Merit Tukiainen Whirty is rooms division manager at the Colonial Hilton Resort in Wakefield, MA. Lewis Wheeler was an associate producer for a documentary in Ethiopia for TBS. Cindy Miller writes that she is working for the same company she was in 1991, Air Products and Chemicals Inc. She also tells us that Josh Gibbons hosted his fifth annual Bar Golf Tour of Allentown, PA. Jill Cohen-Garcia is controller for Solair Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. They provide new and overhauled rotable aircraft parts and expendable aircraft parts to airlines around the world.

After earning her master's in human resources management from Mercy College in June 1997, Sharyn Talman began working for Aramark Corp. in the Meadowlands in E. Rutherford, NJ. Any Jets tickets sent to me will guarantee inclusion in future columns. Tami Wardle got married, left her job, moved to Caracas, Venezuela, and went to work for Organizacion Cisneros.

Check out this job: Jeffrey Mazzarelli is working for the company of Robert Trent Jones, SpAg '28-30, Robert Trent Jones International, in Singapore, as a golf course construction superintendent. Jeffrey Loiter is an associate for Industrial Econollucs Inc. in Cambridge, MA. He went to the West Coast on vacation and saw C.L. "Chip" Asbury, Tamara Fox, Rich Fromm, and Lou Algaze. Pamela Sewell is an attorney at Spector Law Offices in Scottsdale, AZ. Her new last name is a result of her Sept. 6, '97 marriage to husband Larry in Aspen, CO.

Lisa Rubenstein is working in Manhattan at Smith Barney. Jennifer Davis Walton laments that she studied French rather than Gernan. She is a researcher at the Max Planck Inst. for human development in Berlin, and has PhD in psychology. She also had news from others. David Smentek and Stephanie Fulmer-Smentek just moved to California. Stephanie has a post-doc at Stanford. Richard Field became Middle East marketing manager for World Care, overseeing six companies in the region. Denise Ann Fernandez Porterfield Freeman is a third-year resident in family practice. She finished med school at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. We heard from Dr. Stephen Schwartz in my last column--this time it's his better half: Melanie (Rebak) '90 is assistant vice-president at Citibank's global consumer marketing division. Stacey Neren writes that she is working for Radio City Productions as senior marketing manager.

In the academic world, Roman Pallone is working on his MBA at Ohio State. Michael Maltenfort graduated from the U. of Chicago last June with a PhD in mathematics. Laura Panko and Dina Wright are both doctoral candidates at U. of Chicago. Rebecca Scott has an MFA in film from Columbia U. Marc David Seidel, BA '90, MBA '91, has turned the tables and is an assistant professor at U. of Texas, Austin. He earned his PhD at U. of California, Berkeley. My son, Conor, was christened in November. Darin Feldman and wife Beth made the trip from Queens for the ceremony. Rod Gallagher '90 was there also.

Finally, a few classmates would certainly appreciate your help or business. Chiara Puffer Shah writes that she has finished writing a fantasy novel and is shopping for a publisher. Seth Kenvin, MEI '92, wants to hear from anyone interested in technology entrepreneurship in Israel. Cynthia Santisi started a technical recruiting business. She is a consultant at Leading Edge Consulting Inc. in Marina del Rey, CA. Contact them if compatible. Letters to them sent to the Office of Alumni Affairs will be forwarded.

No more space for now. Keep the cards and letters coming. Enjoy the spring! Note the new address. We just bought a home, so this one should not change any time soon. In fact, it's a new subdivision and we are the only ones there so far. We'd love some neighbors if you plan on moving to the Boston metropolitan area. *Kevin Lemanowicz, 3 Byron's Way, Franklin, MA 02038; also Linda Moerch-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; tel., (516) 798-0034; e-mail, cisz_marc@jpmorgan.com.

A huge THANK YOU to all classmates who sent news from around the globe! It has truly been a busy year for everyone with lots of exciting news and announcements to share. As we enter the winter of 1998, keep warm and cuddle up with a warm blanket and hot chocolate as we delve into this month's news!c As the summer drew to a close, wedding bells were ringing for many classmates, including myself! On Sept. 6, '97, I (Linda Moerck) was married to Mark Michael Cisz '91 in Massapequa, NY. It was a truly beautiful and memorable day shared with family and good friends. Cornellians venturing to Long Island for our wedding included best man Daniel Howard '99, and Carla (Farina) and Leslie Bihari Jr. '89, Yvette Auyeung, J. Scott Bernicker, and Todd Gottesman, MBA '92. Mark works on Wall Street for J.P. Morgan, while I am a second-year resident in pediatrics at Schneider Children's Hospital. Mark and I also were honored to attend the wedding of Carla Farina and Leslie Bihari on Aug. 16, '97, in Ithaca, NY. It was a gorge-ous day which brought back many memories, including the day Carla and Les met during freshman year!

Eric Michael Ferlito was married to Melanie Brinkley last May. Attending their wedding were classmates Dave Berlin, Sevan Terzian, and Robert Carroll. We also received news of the wedding of Jennifer Anne (Diamond) to Brett Alan Haber on Aug. 8, '97. The couple was married by Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum at the Parker Meridian in New York City. Jennifer is currently a television news producer for the ABC News program "World News Tonight Weekend" in New York. Brett was a host of "Sports Center" on ESPN until July, and is currently joining Fox Television as a sports announcer at WTTG-TV in Washington.

News from Rye, NY, announced another August wedding-of Elizabeth Humphrey Paul to Anthony Robert Magnano. Anthony is a resident in internal medicine at Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center and earned both the MD degree and a master's degree in pubic health from Columbia. Elizabeth is a programs manager in the White Plains office of Oxford Health Plans, after earning a degree in public health from Columbia, and is currently a doctoral candidate in health education. Elizabeth spent four years in Thailand, initially as a health-care development teacher and then as a health-care manager for Save the Children in the Phanat Nikhom refugee camp. Best wishes to all of our newlyweds! News from California finds Greg Darrah and Dennis Woodside competing in a triathlon in Los Angeles. Greg is a manager with Andersen Consulting in the West Coast public sector practice and Dennis can be found practicing law between workouts! Geoffrey J. L. Brown sends word from San Francisco, where he plays intramural football with Andrew Burrows and Robert Landau, JD '94. Jennifer Caci has also been staying in shape as the medical operations officer with the Fifth Special Forces Group. Jennifer returned to Ithaca for a track and field reunion with Aaron Crosby, Susie Curtis, Laura Kersting Barre, Kirsten Etka Boyer, Rob Ring, Nicky Jurena Purves '92, Susan Culler Leonard '93, and Julie Wojcik '93. Jennifer lives in Tennessee.

World News brings word from Joshua Latermen, who took a well-deserved post-Bar-exam trip around the world and will return to NYC to begin working with Shearman & Sterling. Ernesto Priarollo has a new address in Switzerland, where he is an associate for Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and is proud to announce the birth of son Sebastian on Aug. 28, '95. David Casey sends word for any classmates who may be traveling that he has moved to Hong Kong!

Marc Polymeropoulos, MPA '92, is currently stationed in Amman, Jordan, as a foreign service officer. Marc's wife Cindy is an economics officer and Marc is studying Arabic at the U. of Jordan. Marc could be found in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, England, Turkey, Croatia, Austria, France, Italy, and Canada over the course of the past two years! Our very own Where's Waldo?! can now be found in Amman, Jordan, and invites fellow classmates to look him up! Marc and wife Cynthia Saddy were married in Vienna, VA, and the ceremony was attended by Evan Batoff, Bruce Kimmelman, Jon Goodman, and Andrew Herbst. News from Haiti-Christine Steinmann has been a Peace Corps volunteer since April 1996. James Mister completed a MBA at the Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania, and is working as a business analyst at Cargill Inc. in Buenos Aires, Argentina. James met up with Daniel Harris and Demetrius Canton at Mardi Gras 1997 in New Orleans. Best of luck to all of our classmates overseas!

Two classmates have sent word of possible pending fame and fortune! Debbie "Tuba" Sniderman, BS Eng '92, ME EP '92, employed at Analog Devices by day, is currently playing 'bone in the Jamie Dunphy Big Band and recently cut her first CD with the band. Keep your eyes open, as the band starts touring New England this fall! James Szabo, James Steele, and James Becker, ME E '92, all got together in Boston to catch a gig! In Chicago, Dawn E. Harrison Harris has survived Step One of the USMLE (medical boards) and will now become our very own Carter (of the hit TV show "ER") as she starts her third year clinical rotations in the emergency room at none other than Chicago's Cook County Hospital! Just remember, shock, shock, shock. . . but don't shock yourself! Carter found out the hard way! Good Luck!

Great news from Durham, NC, comes from Laura Bond Fraioli and husband Marc, announcing the birth of daughter Julia Maria Fraioli, on Apr. 30, '97. Julia has already been visited by Rachel McGuire '92 and Chris Proulx! Scott Surowiec and wife Rosemarie are doubly into diapers as the proud parents of twin daughters, Alexandra and Alana, born on Mar. 21, '97. The girls are growing quickly, as per their proud daddy, who is finishing a surgery residency at Emory. Sue Yoon Kim, MPA '93, and husband Philip also had an addition to the family with the birth of son Alexander on June 6, '96. The Kim family lives in Pennsylvania. Laura Fricke Main and husband Doug send word as the proud parents of son Douglas Richard Main, born Apr. 11, '97. Thomas W. Lee and wife Kimberly dropped a line from NYC announcing the birth of son Conner Thomas Lee, who celebrated his first birthday on Aug. 16, '97. Thomas works in NYC for Braun and Wood since graduation from Emory law school in 1994. Congratulations to our new moms and dads!

An issue chock full of weddings, sightings of classmates across the globe, and proud parents of, quite possibly, the Cornell Class of 2017! Thank you to everyone who returned the alumni news updates. As for those who may have forgotten... it's not too late! All news is great news and will appear in future articles! For the computer literate, my new e-mail account will be accessed via my new hubby (see below). Linda Moerck-Cisz, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, cisz_mark@jpmorgan.com; also, Kevin Lemanowicz, 2 Whitelawn Ave., Milton, MA 02186.

Jennifer Dean sends the following update: "Dear Class of '91: Several Cornellians recently gathered in Wilmington, NC, for a housewarming party hosted by Kathy Duffy and Samir Khanjar. Kathy and Samir met at Reunion 1996. Samir is currently in an ob/gyn residency program. Kathy will be teaching elementary school in Wilmington and just received her master's in education from the U. of Texas.

"Another classmate at the party was Karen Schmeidler, who recently quit her job as an investment banker and planned to start a master's program in social work at New York U. in September. Over the summer she enjoyed three-months' sabbatical. Karen recently moved to Brooklyn.

"I (Jennie Dean) work for the United Nations high commissioner for refugees in Washington, DC. Last year I missed our 5th-year Reunion as I was in Bosnia with UNHCR investigating conditions for the return of refugees. I earned a master's of philosophy degree in linguistics from the U. of Reading in Eng-land in 1993. Lately, I sing with a Washington, DC, women's a cappella group, The Drastic Measures, which includes Alison Torrillo '95, Margaret Cahill '87, and Jessica Graus '93.

"Also attending the housewarming party was Timothy Schade, (a potential member of the Class of 2019?), son of Mike and Joan Kochan Schade. Timothy was born March 16 in Mt. Kisco, NY. The Schade family recently moved to Arlington Heights, IL, where Mike continues his career with IBM.

"M. J. "Joe" Riordan just started a new job at Sailfish, a subsidiary of Reuters. Living outside of Ithaca for the first time in ten years, Joe is now based in Brooklyn. Beth Livolsi '92 is an intensive care unit nurse at Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, NY. Gary Wojcik was taking a summer vacation from his PhD program in meteorology at SUNY, Albany. Lee Hachadoorian works as a software developer in New York City. Heather George is teaching ninth-grade science in Lexington, KY.

"Kathy, Samir, Jennie, Karen, Joan, and Timmy spent the week hanging out at the beach and are looking forward to seeing their news in an upcoming issue of Cornell Magazine."

I won't have the opportunity to write another column again before the new year, so... happy holidays, everyone. This holiday season is extra special for my family. Wife Alina and I now have a baby boy! Conor Paul Lemanowicz was born Aug. 2, '97 at 5:05 a.m. He weighed in at eight pounds, three ounces, and was 21-1/2 inches long. Conor took his time-Alina was in labor for 22 hours! He is absolutely beautiful.

We are not the only ones adding to the population. Steve Del Rosso writes that his wife Missy gave birth to their second son, Andrew Joseph, on Mar. 29, '97. Andrew was eight pounds, 11 ounces, and 20 inches long. I received some very cute pictures of both Andrew and his brother Dominic. Diane Rose- man gave birth to Zachary Alan Spitz on Feb. 7, '97. Tracey McGrath had her first child, Maegan Erin, Aug. 30, '96. LaMonte Edwards announced the birth of Angelique Oliv-ia Janice, Oct. 15, '96. Laura Ceglowski Fronhofer gave birth to son Luke on Mar. 3, '97.

Kimberly Oliver was married to Russell Brothers III in Nashville, TN, on Sept. 28, '96. Jill Weisman was among the Cornellians attending. Hallie (Goldman) was married on Oct. 19, '96, to Doug Hohner '92. Her maid of honor was Madelyn Curto. Madelyn, my Comm 201 TA, is working for Pfizer in Connecticut. Others at the wedding were Melisse Murray, who's earning her PhD at Johns Hopkins U., and Kristy Bogardus, as well as "lots of '92 classmates." J. Amy Seegal married Ben Kutell on Sept. 1, '96, in Newport, RI. In attendance were Kris Billiar, Paul Dailey, and Elissa Icso '90. Amy is teaching art full-time in Florida.

Elena Yotides was married in Greece on the island of Santorini in May 1997. In attendance were Lori Giuffre and Michele Scherer. Elena has left her position as senior nutritionist at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston to work for Hoechst Marion Roussel Pharmaceuticals in Kansas City. Donna Kessler married in September 1996. Classmates witnessing the event were Joanne Maurno, Elysa Serber, Juliette Merer, Dave and Nicole Knapp Dobell. Donna is now in a pediatric residency at Albert Einstein/Montefiore in the Bronx. Ken Freeman was married to Colleen O'Neal '90 in New Orleans, June 8. Jennifer Bland married Peter Triolo on May 24, '97. In attendance were Yanaka Bernal, Brian Ber-gevin, Rob and Sandy Stroope Dupcak, and Cavarly Berwick Garrett.

News other than births and weddings now... Jeffrey Zola is now working for Mattson Technology as a field process engineer based in Austin, TX. Jason Wexler is an internal medicine resident at the U. of Michigan Medical Center. Wendy Sievenpiper completed a dental general practice residency at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo. She now has a solo dental practice, "Transit Valley Family Dentistry," in E. Amherst, NY. Stephen Schwartz is a resident in the department of ophthalmology at New York U. Medical Center. He adds that he has now been married one year. Hah! My fifth anniversary will have come and gone by the time you are reading this.

Laura Miller Moody is a registered professional engineer (PE). She is a project manager with Emerick Construction in Portland, OR. David Warner recently joined Larson Associates Landscape Architects and Site Planners in Arlington, MA. He recently went to Long Island to visit John Lucey. Kristen Trapp is manager, sales systems at Astra USA in Westborough, MA. She is working extensively on Astra's Web sites and the year 2000 project, as well as database management. Gregory Stoller is the Asia Pacific and Latin America market development manager at Shiva Corp. He recently met up with Mike Dreitzer in Las Vegas. Debbie Sniderman has a new job at Analog Devices Inc. in Cambridge, MA. She is an advanced process development engineer. Also in Massachusetts, Jeannette Perez-Rossello began radiology residency at Harvard's Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. Elizabeth Yager is now manager of store systems for a chain of supersized craft stores called Creativity. She adds that she worked with Gwen Kashuck Watts from 1991 to 1995. Gwen has a daughter, Jessica.

David Zaslow joined the law firm of White and Williams in Philadelphia, specializing in medical malpractice and casualty defense. He is also a paramedic. David married his high school sweetheart on Sept. 21, '96. Philip Mekelburg has a neat idea. He started a business called "Art & Soul," an arts and crafts cafe. It is a do-it-yourself art place in an upscale retail environment with a coffee bar. He met with Gavin Davis and Joseph Kujawa '90 in Baltimore for the Preakness. They lost money. John Park is a wireless systems engineer for Hewlett-Packard Co. in Cupertino, CA. He finished his PhD in electrical engineering at U. of California, Berkeley, in May 1997. Jeffrey Pease is director of information systems for Zen Systems Inc., a technical consulting services and placement company in Sausalito, CA.

Finally, Anne Stamer writes to tell us of how she got together with three very close friends, Amy Marcus '90, Andrea Lillo '90, and Bet Nielsen '90. They hadn't seen each other since graduation, but it was just like old times. That day in May in Philadelphia, Anne says the six years they'd been apart "just faded away." Perhaps we should all make a point to keep those old friendships going. Something to think about, especially during the holidays. Cheers.Kevin Lemanowicz, 2 Whitelawn Ave., Milton, MA 02186.

I'm writing this column in June with memories of hot days, cool nights, and refreshing dips in Ithaca's gorges. Although June 1997 did not mark a reunion year on the Hill for the Class of '91 many classmates devised their own mini-reunions both in- and outside of Ithaca. Class of '91 alums have been extremely busy this month, and I've got tons of news, so let's get ready to rumble

Our congratulations go out to Robyn (Lipsky) and Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, who were joined in marriage on April 5, '97. One of the highlights of the wedding occurred when all 38 Cornellians in attendance sang the "Alma Mater" standing together on the dance floor. Celebrating the big day with the couple were Amy Lipetz Sundet, Susan Cohen Moldow, Barbara Wilinsky, Doug Geiser '90, BA '92, Jim Conti '88, MBA '89, Cathy Allen '89 with husband Adam DeGarmo '90, Sanjeev Dhawan, Larry Dobrow '92, Marc Goldman '90, Ellen Goode, Adam Greene '92, Marshall Kohen '90, Melisa Levitt, Susan Lipetz, Greg Long '93, Steve Lipsky '95, Tony Magnano, Arik Marks, Dustin Moskowitz, Carla Nastro '90, Karen Paul, Mike Reading, ME M '92, Troy Resch, Jeff Richmond '92, MD '96, Michael "Joe" Riordan, MEI '92, Kevin Rugg, Dorine (Colabella) and David Scher '89, Brian Schilling, Karen Schmeidler, Jeffrey Schwartz '90, MD '94, Stephen Turner, Wendy Werblin '92, Gary Wojcik, and David Youngren '90. Once again, our infamous Reunion Co-Chair Jeffrey Weintraub was successful in bringing classmates together, although this time it was far above Delaware's waters!

Wedding bells were ringing in Nashville on Sept. 28, '96 when Kimberly L. Oliver married Russell W. Brothers III. Her sister Carrie Oliver '94 was the maid of honor and Lisaanne Lutz '92 was a bridesmaid. In addition to her father, Rick Oliver '69, other Cornellians in attendance were Harold "Bill" Oliver '64 and wife Carol (Elliott) '64, Jill Oliver '88, Julie Katz '90, BS '91, Amy Miller Moore '93, Jill Weisman '91 and Eric Keller '72. Kim is currently the president of Interactive Multimedia Associates in Nashville.

Keith F. Lender exchanged vows with Vardit Gilor on Dec. 29, '96 at Teddy Hall at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Vardit is a graduate of Ben Gurion U. in Beersheba and is studying for a master's degree in communications and journalism at Bar-Ilan U. in Tel Aviv. Keith is completing a master's degree in marketing at Northwestern U. The name Lender is no coincidenceãKeith's father is the founder and former president of Lenders Bagel Bakery in W. Haven, CT. Congratulations go out to all of the happy newlyweds!

A news release from Washington U. in St. Louis, MO, announced Matthew C. Hammond as a 1997 student award recipient. Matthew graduated with a JD from Washington U.'s law school in May and was appointed to The Order of the Coif for academic excellence with the distinction of graduating at the top 10 percent of his class. Congratulations!

Jeremy Schwartz, MA '91, was ordained as a rabbi by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) on June 1, '97 in suburban Philadelphia, and also earned a master's degree in Hebrew letters. Rabbi Schwartz holds a BA in economics from the U. of Wisconsin, Madison. Jeremy worked on the forthcoming Reconstructionist High Holiday Prayer Book, served as student rabbi at the Reconstructionist Congregation Mayhim Rabim in Minneapolis and as an intern in the RRC Bet Midrash, where students assist fellow students in their text. Congratulations go out to Rabbi Schwartz and his family.

J. Scott Berniker called to tell us that he has graduated from the Wharton School and has accepted a position in New York City with the consulting firm Booz, Allen and Hamilton. Scott will be working as an entertainment consultant for the firm. Also in the world of business and banking, Mark Cisz received an offer he could not refuse from the investment banking firm J.P. Morgan. Mark has been very busy at Morgan, traveling frequently, and playing the links as much as possible. Look out, Tiger Woods! Mark recently met up with Joseph Moran for lunch on Wall Street at the Bull Run Restaurant and Pub to celebrate Joe's new job with the Allied Irish Bank in mid-town Manhattan. Mark and Joe, both former Aggies, are rumored to have taught the Wall Street bartenders how to make an infamous Dunbar's Combat and had the crowd at the bar singing "Hail to Cornell" before returning to work. Timothy Todd Reed graduated from the Ohio State U. medical school this past June and will be headed to the Cleveland Clinic after graduation. Rachel Teck sends word from Massachusetts and reports she has been traveling to schools in Pennsylvania, New York, and New England as a Pilgrim. She was to start graduate work at George Washington U. in museum education in June 1997. She visited S. Deniz Bucak and Michael Doyle for a small reunion in Pennsylvania. Ines Hwang sends news from Taiwan, where she has been working since graduation. All is well and she would like to send her best to classmates. She looks forward to attending our 10th Reunion and seeing Jamie Norwoodthomas playing at the Haunt! (Jeffrey Weintraub, currently back from his honeymoon, is actively working on making our 10th Reunion even more successful than our 5th! )

Well, that's all the news for now! We look forward to hearing from you soon ä Keep the news flowing! We hope everyone enjoyed the sun, sand, and beaches this summer! To all of those classmates who returned to the Hill at reunion time, drop a line to let us know who you bumped into! Please write with news of graduations, future plans, marriages, and new additions to the family! See you at the tailgate outside of the Homecoming football game! GO BIG RED! Linda Moerck, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579.

If you watch "Home Improvement" on television, you are familiar with the phrase Tim Allen's wife always lays on him, "You're pathetic! " Well, when it comes to getting information to your class correspondent, I feel the same way about most of my classmates! Kidding aside, I am sure that you are all very busy and just can't find the time to drop me a line. Knowing that, I embarked on a mini-letter- writing campaign. I sent 20 letters to classmates and received one response! That one letter came from Amy Morris Reade. Life seems good for her since getting married in Sage Chapel in September 1995 in the dependable Ithaca rain. Amy is an associate in a law firm in Manhattan. She says that although she "works around the clock," she is learning a lot. The couple lives in Manhattan with two cats in an apartment "that is way too small." They escaped to Hawaii last December and loved it!

Amy and her husband attended the beautiful wedding of classmate Sarah Siedman at the top of the World Trade Center in August 1996. The cats were left at home, presumably, to guard the place. Finally, Amy was kind enough to add some information about a couple of other classmates. Sue Geringer is working in Illinois and travels quite a bit for her job. Quynh Bui '93 is getting her degree in medicine in Pennsylvania.

With the letters not flowing in, I decided to make some phone calls. I talked with old Donlonite Chris Casieri. He is in Chicago working to get grants for nonprofit organizations in the area. Chris earned his master's in social service administration in 1994 at the U. of Chicago, and is now starting work toward his MBA. He was full of information about other former Donlonites from our class. Todd Zielinski is at Duke U. finishing up his MBA. He may even be done when you read this. Dr. Andre Bourghol is working in New York City-Mt. Sinai, Chris thinks-in internal medicine, leaning toward emergency medicine. Brian Schilling is working in the Washington, DC, area for a health-care company. Andy Kimmel is in San Clemente, CA, working with biological applications of lasers. Chris says that Andy married a wonderful woman, Kristin. Chris Scinto is in Tar-ry-town, NY. He is apparently utilizing his food science degree at "Kraft or one of those food companies making powdered cappuccino or something." Before hanging up, we were wondering about a couple of our other pals from freshman year, Kevin Toledano and Eric Zarahn. If either of you read this, drop me a line. Lynn Buchwalder talked with me briefly. We keep missing each other on follow-up calls. I managed to catch that she is living in Ithaca and doing research. She is in the lab a lot and is a "late-night person." Steve Harbula and wife Danelle are living in Colorado. He is pursuing a career in sports marketing in the Denver area.

I did get a few unsolicited letters. Susan Lipetz writes that she is working for William M. Mercer in DC. Her sister, Amy Lipetz Sundet, is working at Ralston-Purina in St. Louis doing market research. Jeff Weintraub is finishing his residency in Philadelphia. Susan ran into J. Scott Berniker last summer. He was interning at Mercer Management (a sister company of the one Susan works for) and went back to Wharton for his second year of MBA work. Richard Levy wrote that he would be in Barcelona, Spain, from January to June 1997 taking courses in public administration at La Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas. It is part of an exchange program sponsored by the Wagner School of Public Service at New York U. He has been working toward a master's in public administration there. Jeremy Dodds has returned to school. He is attending the Curry School of Education at the U. of Virginia, working toward a master's in teaching. He hopes to be teaching high school mathematics. Jeremy had previously worked for TRW Inc. Jill M. Cohen was married on Mar. 15, '97, at the Sea View Hotel in Bal Harbor, FL. Jill is a CPA and controller for Solair, a division of Banner Aerospace in Fort Lauderdale. FL.

Kim Rugala has graduated from Dartmouth's business school, along with another Mike Goldwasser. They hadn't even met until they got to Dartmouth. Kim also writes that of her nine housemates from senior year, three others are in business school. Jill Weisman is at the Johnson school, Elizabeth Kuo, at Harvard, and Meredith Clark Shachoy, at MIT. Ruth Ann Keene is at Cornell law; Sabrina Strickland Fertig is a medical school graduate. Kim will begin work for Andersen Consulting's strategic services practice in Boston in their managed care strategy group this fall.

Darin Feldman was in Boston in January with wife Beth. We all went to the aquarium on a brutally cold winter day. I think we spent more time in Quincy Market eating, though. Darin is now working as an insurance industry analyst for Standard & Poor on Wall Street.

Finally, in February I had the pleasure of addressing the Cornell Club of Boston's monthly networking breakfast. It was quite informal (and terribly early in the morning). I highly recommend that if you are in the Boston area, you should find time to attend this or other club events. In fact, all of you should find a way to connect to Cornell in some way. I am actually grateful in a way that many of you didn't write to me, because it forced me to renew some old contacts. I hope some of you will do the same. Send me all those letters, cards, notes,... and gifts.Kevin Lemanowicz, 2 Whitelawn Ave., Milton, MA 02186.

As the snowstorms of winter become but a mere memory, the crisp spring air brings back memories of the sun-baked rocks and cool waters surrounding the gorges below a buzzing campus life . Ahh... the times we thought (and hoped! ) would never end! But although we are less likely to meet on the way to class or Collegetown, the ties and news of fellow classmates keep us joined across the miles! So let's jump right in!

Good news from San Jose, CA, reports the sighting of a stork at the residence of Dorine Colabella Scher. Dorine and husband David '89 announce the birth of son Noah Dominic on Nov. 3, '96. Noah weighed eight pounds and was 21 inches long. Noah also may have played a key role during our successful reunion, as he waited patiently while mom did endless planning as reunion co- chair! Although "Ezra" was a strong consideration as a name, Noah, currently an experienced reunion chair, holds great potential as a future class officer! In attendance at the bris on Nov. 10, '96, were Elana Adleman Feinsmith '89 and Jason '89, former outstanding Comm 201 TA Brett Mendel, Peter Mendel '88, and Steve Tomaselli '88. A special thank you and congratulations to the Scher family!

A letter from Norfolk, VA, brings news of a wedding on Nov. 10, '96, joining Eric Kossoff and Suzette LaMothe as husband and wife. The wedding took place in Norfolk, where Eric is currently a second-year pediatric resident at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters and Suzette is teaching third grade in the public schools. Cornellians present at the wedding include Therese Duane, Jeff Tessier, Richard Garodnick, Michael Litvak '92, Jerelyn Marcus Cohen '73, Jaclyn Clark, and Carolyn Brown Kossoff, DVM '87. Congratulations and the best of luck to both of you!

Wedding bells were also ringing in Illinois with the marriage of Jeffrey (Markowitz) Marks and Karen Rosenberg. Karen is a staff attorney at the Americal Civil Liberties Union and Jeffrey is completing an MBA program at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern U. Cornellians in attendance at the wedding included Andrew Puzzio, Jeffrey Knispel, Cheryl Strauss-Einhorn and husband David, Adrienne Freed and husband Howard Markus, Marc Engel, Sarah Walkling, Tamara Fox, and Natalie Schwartz Mariuzza.

Not too far from the Windy City, news from Kathryn Kraus comes from Bloomington, IN. Kathryn expects to complete a master's degree in higher education and student affairs at Indiana U. in May 1997 and plans to study for an additional year to complete a second master's degree in philanthropic studies. Daniel Milstein is currently working in New York City as the director of Internet Wired for the Bell Technology Group. Daniel is joined by his brother, Robert '89, who is keeping it in the family as a marketing director. David Heller dropped a line from New Jersey, where he is employed as a transportation systems analyst at North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority Inc.

Many of our fellow alums send news from travels across the globe. Jennifer Dean is currently working in Washington, DC, for the United Nations high commissioner for refugees. Jennifer returned in October 1996 from a five-month mission to Bosnia- Herzegovina. And if you are looking for a party contact William Grote, who sends word from Frankfurt, Germany! William works for Coca Cola and Anheuser-Busch in developing markets and military sales. Don't be surprised if you see him in a Biergarten gulping down an American beer, he has actually acquired a taste for it! James Szabo traveled through the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Russia before recently leaving the Air Force. James is currently a graduate student at MIT. Richard Field is general manager of a telemedicine company in Jordan. Rick has been active in starting companies in many locations throughout the Middle East and he would love to hear from any Cornellians either residing in or visiting the area (world@go.com.jo). In addition, Rick also keeps in touch with Dave Campbell and Amy Schweizer. Amy was married in November 1996. Douglas Fudge sent news from Ontario, Canada, where he recently earned his MS in zoology at the U. of Guelph. Douglas is now doing research in comparative physiology at the university. Geneva Chong started a PhD in ecology at Colorado State U. and continues to work for the National Biological Service. She also continues working in Honduras and Peru one to two months of the year.

A news release from Ogilvy & Mather in Atlanta, GA, proudly announces the promotion of Stephen Weinstein as a group planning supervisor. Stephen joined the Ogilvy & Mather New York office in 1991 and was transferred to Atlanta in August 1995. Atlanta, a rapidly growing city, seems to be a place where you are sure to run into Cornellians. John Justice moved back to Atlanta and met many Cornellians last summer at the Olympic Games.

The Class of '91 is filled with successes. There's news from Stacy Stephans, who earned a PhD in the neuroscience department at Case Western Reserve U. in the fall of 1996 and is currently at Emory U. doing post-doctoral research in the neurology department. Scott Benson dropped a line from Stanford where he recently earned a PhD in computer science and is working in San Francisco. J. Scott Berniker called to tell us that he was wrapping up his MBA at Wharton this spring and considering his options in corporate America. Scott also says that Todd Gottesman is still living in Houston and loving it, but misses those "real New York bagels." Debra Epstein writes from NYC: she is teaching first grade in Briarcliff, NY, and spent last summer traveling the Pacific Northwest-Vancouver, Seattle, and Jasper.

Congratulations go out to Julie Nielsen, who is in North Carolina, but will relocate in the fall of 1997 to start medical school at the U. of Vermont. Julie is doing psychiatry research at Duke and spent last summer backpacking out in Wyoming and Colorado. Melissa Franklin sends word from NYC, where she has started a new job at the Bank of Nova Scotia working with marketing derivative products. Vicki June is residing in Hudson, NY, and is currently working as a small animal and equine veterinarian. Lara DeLong is attending a post- baccalaureate program at U. of Pennsylvania and is applying to medical school. She would welcome any and all advice from fellow alums! Good luck! Amy Shortlidge is currently in Connecticut working for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals as a medical/business librarian. Amy expects to earn a MLS degree in May 1997.

Now a news break to help us all remember some of the unforgettable times on the Hill. I'll set the stage... Cayuga's Waiters... Spring Fever 1991: "Here we are at Cornell. Now we're not complaining, but it's always raining. Such diversity in one university! Here we are at Cornell, but when we are gone it will still go on and on." Please write! Or I may have to sing some more songs! Keep the news flowing and Keep smilin'! Linda Moerck, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579; e-mail, moerck@juno.com.

It is December 18, I leave for Florida tomorrow, I haven't done Christmas shopping, and there is a big storm heading toward New England. I am not the type to stress out, but this is as close as I've been in a while. Of course, at the time you are reading this, everything is back to normal here. I hope the same can be said for you and yours. Happy New Year! It seems that with all of your holiday happenings, most of you have forgotten to write to me. No problem... I'll just reach into the archives. I've taken out some of the notes I've not had room for in the column in the past and gave them some face time here. These are pretty much in random, chaotic disorder to match life around the holidays. There are lots of names here. I hope you can follow along. Here goes... New Stuff first, though...

Anna Doyno Tague and Barry "Skip" '90 sent me an adorable birth announcement. Caroline Ellen Tague was born December 1 weighing seven pounds, six ounces. She was twenty inches long. The Tagues are living in San Francisco. David Peck married Ruth Hiller, DVM '95 on October 19 in North Woodmere on Long Island. David is an associate at Weiner & Millo law firm in New York. Ruth works at St. Mark's Veterinary Hospital, also in New York. John T. Whelan graduated from U. of California, Santa Barbara, with a doctorate in physics. He has accepted a two-year postdoctoral position at the U. of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Christopher Alwang writes that he is practicing veterinary medicine in Monroe, NY. David H. Schlereth graduated from Iowa State U. college of veterinary medicine back in May. He is also curing critter woes at Cortlandt Animal Hospital in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Yet another veterinarian is Kathleen Leavey. She finished a small animal medicine and surgery internship at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital in S. Weymouth, MA. She is now practicing at the Boston Cat Hospital of Kenmore Square. Bo Bazylevsky has been trading emerging market debt since graduation. He is currently a managing director in charge of Eurobond trading at a firm in New York. He also tells us that Nate Grant has recently been hired as a portfolio manager at ValueLine Asset Management. Andres Garcia recently completed his PhD in bioengineering at U. of Pennsylvania and is a postdoctoral fellow in the microbiology department. Douglas Biviano is working for a geotechnical engineering firm in Avon, CO. Thomas Easley is working on his PhD in material science and engineering at Northwestern in the Windy City. Mark Rosenthal is a resident in pediatrics at Geisinger Medical Center and living in Danville, PA. Rebecca Daniels is working on her master's in industrial relations at the U. of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Laura Powers is in the doctoral program in ecological anthropology at the U. of Georgia.

Cary Chiang is a resident in emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Karen Murray is studying at New York Medical College. Carolyn Kim is working on her master's in physical therapy at U. of California, San Francisco. Sangjoon Baek is pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering at Penn. Charles Ho is a PhD candidate at U. of California, LA, in pathology. Anastasia Bayardelle-Williams is studying medicine at U. of Virginia. Brian Burriss is a primary treatment coordinator at a residential care facility for mentally ill adults. Dave Clarke is a catering manager at Princeton U. Wearing several different hats is Alan Lehto. At last check, he was finishing his master's in urban and regional planning, teaching sophomores at Portland State U. and working as a transit planner in a consulting firm. Jennifer Goldberg Bretan is a celebrity publicist in New York. Perhaps she should give Miki Yoshimoto a buzz. Miki is working on feature films in California. Jessica Lifland writes that she is "still a photographer, still in San Francisco."

Tad Hara reports that he has traveled to "all the 21 Arab countries except Libya." Richard Owens is living in London and trading convertible bonds. Mitch Sayers and wife Jutta are now living in Saline, MI. He is working in the Ford automotive components division as a manufacturing engineer, plastics painting. Kristen Krzyzewski is attending Harvard business school. Wanda Wright is currently an attorney with the Kings County district attorney's office in the Big Apple. Laura Hubbert DiCarlo is living in Ithaca and working as a school psychologist. Steve Beiser is a currency trader in Chicago. Gayle Kaufman is living in Chapel Hill, NC, with husband Kevin Bell '90. Liv Gussing is working at the Strand Hotel in Yangton, Myanmar. This is after a more than three-year stint in a Bangkok hotel, a four-month hiatus to travel in Southeast Asia, and work with orphans. Simon R. R. Atkins no longer struggles with physics. He has his own company in Honolulu, HI, called, what else, "Simon Says International." He is also married two years now!

Since Simon was a meteorology major with me, this is a good spot to include this weather update. Hope you don't mind me throwing it in. I started a new job in August at Fox News Boston. We are doing a one-hour newscast and I am the chief meteorologist. We are on Sunday through Thursday at 10 p.m. (o.k., I'm more like 10:30). If you are ever in town, check us out. Back to forecasting this big storm. If you don't want to hear about me anymore, you must send me information, stories, anything. I now have a home here, so my address has changed once again. It appears below.Kevin Lemanowicz, 2 Whitelawn Ave., Milton, MA 02186.

Greetings from the top of what probably, by this time of year, is a snow-covered Libe Slope! The Class of '91 has once again come through with tons of correspondence from around the globe, so let's get started! Wedding bells continues to ring throughout 1996 with the first news coming from Jennifer Tenser who was married to Seth Cammeyer on June 29, '96. Bridesmaids included Holly Geiger Kotler, Barbara Glickman Schultz, and Sheryl Resnick '90. Jennifer is working in Columbus, OH, as an account director at and advertising agency and would love to hear from fellow alums in the area.

August was a popular month for wedding bells of fellow alums. Julie Beth Gluck was married to Gregory Davis Hirsch '89 at the Livingston Country Club in New Jersey. Julie is pursuing a PhD in food science at Rutgers U. and husband Gregory is chief resident of obstetrics and gynecology at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, NJ.

News from William S. Abrams, MBA '93: he was married to Susan Hoffman at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, and is a manger in the Auburn plant of Capital Vial, which is best recognized for the production of plastic packaging. Kathleen Leavitt and Michael Sutton tied the know on August 24 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rush, NY. The couple both earned JD degrees at New York U. and Kathleen is an associate at Debevoise and Plimpton, a NYC law firm. Christine S. Anderson sends word from Seattle about her wedding on Sept. 1, '96 to Christopher Perkins. Cornellians in attendance included maid-of-honor Alissa Morre; bridesmaids Laura Fricke Main, Rochele Hood, and Rebecca Shilling; with a reading given by Margaret Showel. Other alumni in attendance Lisa Strope, Donna Boshardt Abreu '90, and Jennifer Wheeler '92. The wedding took place outdoors on a glorious sunny day at the Woodland Park Rose Garden on "Bumbershoot Weekend." (Bumbershoot is the name given to Seattle's annual music festival and its true meaning is "an umbrella.") Lucky for the bride and groom no "bumbershoot" was needed throughout their special day!

In addition to the large number of wedding weekends in 1996, several classmates wrote of celebrating anniversaries! Mark Tatum celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary in August with wife Lisa (Skeete) '89 on a trip to Hawaii. The couple started at Harvard this past fall in order to pursue MBA degrees together. Rachelle Lynn (Seeger) was married in October 1995 to Michael Jayner. Bridesmaids included alumni Iris (Lev) Henle and Peggy C.Y. Li. The happy couple currently reside in Stamford, CT. R. Scott Miller writes from Colorado, where he and his wife are enjoying their beautiful 2-month-old son, Ryan. Scott is working in Denver as a project manager at International Learning Systems. Congratulations to all couples starting a new life together and to the new lives they have created.

A press release from Cleveland, OH, brings word that Stephen F. George has been promoted to manager in Andersen Consulting's Cleveland office. Stephen, a native of Kent, OH, joined Anderson Consulting following graduation. He and wife Wendy reside in Kent. Industrious alumni have also found fame and fortune with the National Basketball Assn. Dave DeCecco was recently hired as a manager in marketing communications for the NBA. With connections like this, our next NYC alumni event may be held below the hoops of a New York Knicks game. Congratulations!

Deborah Barrash wrote to tell us she has settled in Houston, TX, after traveling the globe for the past year. There were Deborah sightings in South America (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador), and across Europe in Italy, France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Greece. Welcome home! News from abroad also brings word from Jeronimo A. Reyes as he skydives high above the shores of Venezuela! Jeronimo had 12 sky dives logged when he wrote, and seven free-fall expeditions. To all Cornellians in Caracas ... look at below!

News from across the US finds Katherine Snow employed as a reporter at KOAT Television in Albuquerque, NM. Robert Marciano can also be tuned in as the weatherman at KPLC-TV (NBC affiliate) in Greenwich, CT. Douglas Pascale currently wears two hats in Ann Arbor, MI, as a product engineer at Ford Motor Co. by day and as a DJ/musician by night. Doug recently started his own small business called "DSP Multi-Media Productions." Kimberly Digiulio joined Intel as the generalist for the finance organization in Santa Clara, CA, and is attending Haas School of Business at U of California, Berkeley, working toward an MBA. Across the continent, Andrew Lee Stigler is working for the Dept. of State and pursuing a PhD at Yale in political science. Dustin Moskowitz was working hard toward working himself out of debt for the new year after spending eight days at the Olympics in Atlanta and doing some serious skiing last winter! Class of '91 member, regardless of the goal, are always working hard to achieve and excel!

Speaking about the Olympics, Dustin may have also run into Suzanne Ryan, Marc Block, Michelle Mattrey, Yvette Auyeung, Scott J. Davis, Sandy Turcotte-Lim and husband Eric Lim '90, Karen J. O'Brien, Jodie Rayburn, and Marty Cummings. Suzanne started a PhD sociology at the U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, this past fall and on her trip down to Atlanta for the Olympics visited Michele Wunderlich Ogletree. Michele lives just south of Atlanta, was married in March 1996 to husband Brian, and is working as a lawyer. Yvetter Aureung is also a successful attorney in NYC, and Michelle Mattrey also recently returned to school at Pennsylvania State U. and is pursuing a PhD in communications.

Doug Jutte sends word from California after spending the majority of last year studying iron deficiency in children in a rural village in Guatemals. The trip (although mainly work!) included climbing of volcanoes and temples and scuba diving in Honduras's beautiful waters. Doug and Bozena Jachna graduated from Harvard medical school in May 1996 and Doug is currently a resident in pediatrics in Stanford, CA. Jeff J. Davis also left the East Coast city of Washington, DC, and is currently residing in the Bay Area outside of Oakland, CA. Jeff works as a consultant for Sybase Inc. and will occasionally get together with R. David Roach and Rick Perry, '89 for a good ol'-fashioned poker game. Charleen S. King is in Santa Monica, CA and attending UCLA's Anderson School working toward an MBA. Charleen completed a two-year program as a financial analyst at Smith Barney and recently traveled to Alaska. The California Council connection continues with news from Matthew J. Price, a fourth-year medical student at UCLA's medical school. Matthew has kept in touch with Joshua Milberg, who has been living in Santiago, Chile, for the past three years and working as a financial analyst.

Congratulations go out to Tracey Reilly-Mann, who graduated from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse with an MS in biochemistry and molecular biology in May 1996. Jennifer Adams Kirsch sends an update from Germany, where she recently started a R&D position in the mobile-switching area at Nokia Telecommunications in Dusseldorf. Jennifer completed a master's in industrial engineering and operation research at U. of Califormia, Berkeley, and also worked for a period of time at the Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany.

In closing, I would like to send our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Lauren Samantha Neuborne, who passed away in September 1996. Lauren is survived by husband Seth Sander and will be deeply missed by her family and those lives she touched and inspired at Cornell and through- out her life. Lauren and her family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Although the winter weather seems to be here to stay ... spring is lurking around the corner. Stay warm and keep the news flowing! *Linda Moerck, 264 Carpenter Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579.

Greetings from the Hill! As the cooler weather starts to set in, grab a blanket, some hot chocolate, and a cozy couch, and sit back and read the latest from the Class of '91. I've gotten lots of news this month, so let's jump right in! While some alums may still be looking for Mr./Mrs. Right, several have taken the plunge into the wonderful world of marriage. Bruce F. Mackle shared wedding vows with Susan Morrissey on June 30 at the Sacred Heart Church in Hartsdale, NY . Bruce is a marketing supervisor at the Cruise Lines International Assn., a trade organization in New York City and began a MBA program at New York U. in September. The wedding bells continued on the 30th in Tarrytown, NY, as Jennifer A. Tenser and Seth A. Cammeyer were married. Jennifer currently works as an account supervisor at Lord, Sullivan & Yonder Marketing Communications in Columbus, OH. George "Taz" DeLorenzo wrote to tell us that he and Ann M. Casey were married last July and are living in Cortland, NY.

Doctors Therese M. Duane and Jeffrey M. Tessier celebrated their second wedding anniversary on July 30. Therese is a general surgery resident, while Jeffrey is in an internal medicine residency program at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. The couple reside in Virginia Beach, VA. News from Lewisburg, PA, tells us that veterinarians Lia (Belanger) '91, DVM '95, and Glenn Book, DVM '95, were married in February. The couple is currently working at an animal hospital in Lewisburg. Julia (Schlotthauer) reports enjoying married life for three years with husband Brett Kreher '89. Julia graduated from law school in 1994 and is enjoying a second job as an attorney, while Brett is busy farming.

Several classmates have been busy completing tours of duty in our military services. Mary Finch recently finished a tour with the US Navy and started a master's program in public policy at Duke U. Edward P. Hammond, also a Naval officer, recently started a graduate program at Stanford in mechanical engineering. A press release from Norfolk, VA, brings us news that Navy Lt. Sean H. Ensign was recently designated a patrol plane tactical coordinator in the Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft with Patrol Squadron Eight, Naval Air Station in Brunswick, ME.

Wendy Sievenpiper sends word of her completion of a dentistry residency at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Buffalo, NY , and has purchased a solo dental practice in E. Amherst, NY . She also recently attended the wedding of Tara (Robinson), who married Mike Barone '94. Tara is currently doing research at the V A Medical Center. Kirsten (Etka) wrote to tell us that she and husband Brian Hallstrom '90 are moving into their new home in Ann Arbor, MI. Kirsten is a physical therapist at the U. of Michigan Hospitals, where Brian is starting his second year of an orthopedic residency. Kirsten also told us that friend Susan K. Curtis is currently an assistant track coach at Cornell. Scott Peterson can be best spotted at the top of ski slopes across the United States. Scott reports having left Vail, CO, last year to work in Alaska. Before winter set in, Scott moved back to Vermont and taught skiing at Stowe. Getting paid to ski and travel ... what a great concept!

Several classmates have ended up in France. Among those is Richard Field, now working in Paris as vice president of a multinational health-care company after completing his MBA at New York U.'s business school. Perhaps he'll run across Robin Hartman DeLafforest, who writes to say that she had a baby boy on April 15. Congratulations, Robin!

Suzanne Kelley Austin had a beautiful baby girl on Feb. 27 and earned a degree as a registered nurse later in the spring. Keith L. Goldman and wife Lisa had their second son Andrew, Oct. 2, '95; older son Daniel turned 3 in March. The Goldman family reside in Herdon, VA. Congratulations to all new parents and their families!

This year the Class of '91 broke all records for reunion attendance! Let's continue to keep the enthusiasm and close ties with fellow classmates strong! Maureen Larson Tarantello rode up from, Washington, DC, for Reunion Weekend with Maria Cleaveland, Melissa Schrader, and Celina Alvarez, and reports having had a great time! Maureen is working in Compensation Consulting at Watson Wyatt Worldwide and attending Kellogg for a future MBA degree. Word from Michael Fisher, also working toward an MBA, at De Paul U. in the Windy City, tells us he met up with Christopher Schallmo and Nhat Bui for reunion and painted the town RED! Aside from business school, Michael is currently a marketing manager at the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Assn.

Jim Hanson, Grad and wife Diane (Ellis) will be house parents at Chi Omega for the 1996-97 school year. Jim recently earned a MEng degree at Cornell and received the first Richard N. White Award for Structural Engineering. Jim is now working toward a PhD in fracture mechanics. The couple had a great time at reunion and are conveniently located on campus for future alumni visitors!

Well, that's all the news for this month! Drop a line to Alumni House, Class of '91, 626 Thurston Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850-2490, with announcements and updates, orjust drop a line to let classmates know what you've been up to! Keep the news pouring in! I look forward to hearing from you! *Linda Moerck, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff: NY 11579.

With the year winding down and winter about to settle in, it's the perfect time to think once again about this past summer. On August 18, I was a groomsman in one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been to. Darin Feldman and his bride, Beth, took their vows in Lawrence, NY, on Long Island. Besides myself, other Cornellians in the wedding party included Dr. Sebastian Ciancio, Mike Blatt, and Mike D. Snyder. Rod Gallagher '90 and Stan Leong '90 were also in attendance. The couple honeymooned in Europe. Notice the prefix before Sebastian's name. He is currently a urology resident at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.

There are other summer weddings to announce. They may not know it, but two couples share an anniversary. Shelli Bodnar married David G. Cohen '90 on June 29 in the A. D. White House garden. Jeff Carver '91, Dave Berman, and Sven Dahlquist were classmates who made the trip to the Hill. Meanwhile, "downstate," Bruce MackIe was marrying Susan Morrissey. Attendees included: John Arabia, Otis Curtis, Scott Drake (groomsman), Mark Gerber, Arnie Spector '92,Jason Pearl, Alison Rosenberg, Scott Peterson, and Art Witebsky. On June 23, Gail FishIer married Dan Sirota '90. Finally, I've also received word of an April wedding. Tara Robinson married Mike Barone '94. Hertwinsister, Tiffany, was her matron of honor. Susan Walker and Susan Potts Owens were bridesmaids. Jennifer Gray writes that she is spending the first semester of her third year of law school in London. Steve Merz just completed his administrative post-graduate fellowship at Y ale-New Haven Hospital. He continues working developing their health system. Susan Skoglund Young now has her MBA from the U. of Washington. She is a product manager at Signature Software in Oregon. David Lenhardt just graduated from Dartmouth with his MBA. He is working in Dallas, TX, as a consultant for Bain and Co.

Catherine Laughlin earned her master's in health services administration from the U. of Michigan in May. Nicole Luecke is a second-year ob/gyn resident at George Washington U. Bozena Jachna has begun a neurosurgery residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Eric Kovalsky is a resident in radiology at Vanderbilt U. Hospital. Debra Etelson is a resident in pediatrics at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Charles Lee is a resident in anesthesiology at the U. of Michigan. Finally, Eric Gomes can be addressed as "Dr.," as he is a resident in internal medicine at Y ale-New Haven Hospital.

Here's what some other classmates are doing in the rat race. Jon Russo is an electrical engineer for Hughes/Martin Marietta in Camden, NJ. He also married last February. Susan Geringer is a technical sales manager for Dean Foods Co. in Chicago. She is busy traveling around the eastern half of the United States. Sharyn Talman was promoted to employment manager for Beth Abraham Health Services in the Bronx. She oversees recruitment for the Bronx and Westchester facilities. Peter Fishman just joined the corporate finance investment banking department at First Albany Corp. and moved back to New York City. Robin Bentz is a graphic designer living and working in Manhattan. Heidi Hirvonen is a project manager for an architectural firm specializing in airport noise abatement. Jennifer Goldberg Bretan is a celebrity publicist in NYC. Jessica Lifland is a photographer in San Francisco. Kelly Gordon is an associate on the toxic tort team at Wilentz, Goldman, and Spitzer in New Jersey and New York. Peter P. Hathaway works for US Realty Consultants in Columbus, OH. He has a home in Bexley, OH, with wife Michele and children Cameron and Sydney.

Some classmates prefer more exotic activities and locales. For instance, Sarah J. Abbe is working in La Paz, Bolivia, for a non-profit company. Tak-Keung Duncan Chui is a management consultant at A.T. Kearney, currently working in Hong Kong and Taipei. He is also treasurer of the Cornell Club of Hong Kong.

Finally, I have a couple of notes I thought would end this month's column on an upbeat note. If you have a sick pet, Heidi Hummelman is on the job. She began a small animal practice in Wallingford, CT, in July after completing a clinical internship at Kansas State U. She attended the U. of Georgia veterinary college. Also, if you are in Manhattan for the holidays, pay a visit to "Divine Bar." It is a new wine, beer, cigar, and tapas lounge at 244 East 51st St., owned and operated by Shari Schneider. Until my next column, please send any correspondence, including Christmas gifts, to my work address below. Cheers and happy holidays! *Kevin Lemanowicz, c/o WFXT, PO Box 9125, Dedham, MA 02027-9125.

Now that five years have passed since graduation, the wedding bells are ringing far and wide. Jill Ilan Berger married Tomer Inbar, MA '92, on July 2, '95. Cornellians in attendance included Jill's parents, Bruce '64 and Toni LeRoy Berger '66, and brother David Berger '94. Jill and Torner are attorneys working in New York City. Dr. Olga Tsoudis was married in Greece to Stephanos Antoniades. David Tate and Tom Shields made the long trip to attend. August 19, '95 saw the marriage of Laura Fricke to Douglas Maine. In attendance were Richard I. Fricke '43, and Richard J. Fricke '67. Christine Anderson, Shelly Hood, and Alissa Moore were bridesmaids. Married in September 1995 were Olen Honeyman and Carla Heiss. They live in New York City. Cheryl Jacobson, MILR '94, was wed Oct. 8, '95 to Michael Favale '91, JD '94. They work in NYC and Nassau County, respectively, and live on the Island. Also in October 1995, Alix Mellis married James S. Brown in Rye Brook, NY. Jenny Park and Sara Weaver were bridesmaids. Chris Rossi '86 was a groomsman. Derek Minihane was also there.

I had the pleasure of attending a delightful New England wedding last October. Liz Mirabile married Doug Levens '92. Janet Y. Chen Daniel and Margaret Chow were bridesmaids. Mike Karet, Paul Marashlian '92, and Tom Boorady '92 were ushers. Chris Hebert, Sam Sankar '92, Alan Shah '92, Aubrey Bout '92, and Chris Turner '94 also enjoyed the celebration. The couple is living in the Big Apple, where Doug works for Sysco Foods while attending New York U.'s Stem School o f Business, part time, and Liz is a resident in internal medicine in New York U. Bellevue. The weddings continued into November as John Munley married Kathleen Hawley on the 25th in Endwell, NY, where they currently live. More recently, Nancy Mervish married Daniel Reisner in May 1996. Nancy just earned her master's degree from Columbia in epidemiology. Dr. Stephen G. Schwartz was wed to Melanie Rebak '90 in June 1996 in New Rochelle, NY. Stephen F. George married Wendy Llewellyn, in Ohio, June 15. Ellen Hegener and Mariano Garcia '93 were married June 1. Amanda Telford writes that she "just got married May 18, '96." The newlyweds honeymooned in Corsica and Paris. Wendy Fuhr was a bridesmaid. Amanda returned the favor three weeks later as Wendy was married.

Of course, once that formality is out of the way, some classmates believe it's time to enlarge the family. Jill Schiffhauer Baxter and Tom '88 proudly write that they have a baby girl named Kristen Rose, born March 6. Steve DelRosso and his wife had a g'day on March 28, when Dominic Alexander came into the world in Australia. They are moving back to Ithaca, Steve's original home, where he will continue working for Mettler Toledo. Vanessa Hicks-Voorham had a baby boy, Timothy Paul Anthonius, on April 1 ... no joke. Allen Browne also added a potential Cornellian when baby boy Trever Allen was born, in Maine

Rachel Cassidy just completed her MS degree at Georgia Tech. Janese Bechtol recently visited Barcelona, Spain, and the southern coast of France with friends, Noel Matos among them. A.J. Brohinsky is a commodity futures trader in Texas, trading crude oil on the NYMEX. Julie Near is in the PhD program at U. of California, Berkeley, studying archaeology. Too much news to print all at once. Happy Halloween! *Kevin Lemanowicz, 95 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002.

Has it really been five years since we last trekked up Libe Slope, used our Cornell card at the Campus Store, spent an after noon under the sun on the Arts Quad or on the rocks below in the gorges? Well for those classmates who joined us, the 675 Class of '91 alums at Reunion Weekend, these memories may be a bit closer to heart! For classmates who were able to make it this year, Reunion Chairs Jeff Weintraub, MD '95 and Dorine Colabella Scher did a spectacular job coordinating a weekend filled with activities, parties, and plenty of face time to renew old friendships and make new acquaintances! The Class of '91, with 676 in attendance, broke the Class of '89' s record of 564 returning alums! The mighty Big Red '91 continued to break records with the highest percentage of returning alumni and as recipient of the prestigious Ezra Award for the highest number of new donors to the Cornell Campaign. Under the leadership of Meredith Clark Shachoy, the campaign committee John Hedlund, Scott Miller, Herbert "Trippy" Burgunder III, Alfred Watts, and Jana Pompadur were successful in raising a total of $47,900 with the help of 506 alumni donors. A special thank you to all involved in this endeavor! President Hunter Rawlings was equally impressed with the fact that the Class '91 tents had both the best music and food (catered by the Hot Truck) on campus!

The weekend really got going on Friday afternoon with a Finger Lakes Winery Tour which hosted 150 thirsty alums for an afternoon of wine tasting, reuniting, and fun. Notable on board were Nicole Knapp Dobell with husband Dave, Julie B. Gluck, and Kristine Bogard us. Ithaca, of course, provided a mix of sun, humidity, and rain, but even the downpours could not stop the festivities. Friday evening brought the infamous Hot Truck Dinner, a visit from President Rawlings, and an evening of partying both at Reunion Tent parties on the Arts Quad and in Collegetown, as group of alums filled to the walls Dunbar's, the Royal Palm, and Rulloffs! It was a time to catch up with friends, revisit the past, and share dreams of the present and future.

Saturday morning started out with a continental breakfast and later an afternoon of volleyball, softball, canoeing or just kicking back and settling in the sun on rocks lining the gorges. Alums from all classes were visible across campus and throughout Collegetown enjoying a sort of Fun in the Sun. Among them were John Arabia, Laura Brickmeier, Jeff Carver, Yvette Auyeung, Michelle Mattrey, Joseph Moran, and Douglas Gamble. A full open bar tent on the Arts Quad was enjoyed later in the afternoon, followed by posing for the class picture, an Italian feast in Lynah Rink, and the traditional Cornelliana Night, where Cornellians spanning the decades filled Bailey to relive the music and memories of time past. Sunday morning, before many classmates had said their last goodbyes, a University Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance was held in Sage Chapel, with the sermon under the direction of one of our own classmates, Lauren Neuborne. Lauren is currently a rabbinical student at the Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati.

As the weekend drew to a close, as a class it was great to have been back on the Hill, renewing old ties and forging new ones. As we enter our next five year mark from graduation, I hope our class remains as spirited and involved in our connections with each other. I would like to thank all out-going officers for their enthusiasm and contributions, especially our past class correspondents, Howard Stein and Melanie Bloom, who successfully kept us all in touch across the miles. In addition, our appreciation to the outstanding support of Jeff Weintraub and Dorine Colabella Scher, who will continue as Reunion chairs for our spectacular ten-year debut in 2001! Meredith Clark Shachoy will continue with her class commitment as the vice president of development along with newcomer Andrew Puzzio, and Howard Stein will return as our new class president. Also welcome new officers Daniel Kim, vice president, membership/affinity networking and Paul Hayre, class council. Vice presidents of communications/marketing (aka class correspondents) are Linda Moerck and Kevin Lemanowicz.

Kevin and I are looking forward to overflowing mailbox of e-mails and letters full of news from classmates with news in the upcoming months! I look forward to seeing all of you no later than the year 2001! Keep smiling and writing! Linda Moerck, 264 Carpenter Ave., Sea Cliff: NY 11579.

My fellow classmates: due to the fact that I am writing this column prior to attending our first five-year Reunion, I am unable to report on the events that took place. However, please stay tuned, for in the September issue you can read a full report of the goings-on throughout Reunion Weekend, June 6-9. Now, right to the news about Class of '91ers. Doug Jutte, a Harvard medical student, lived for seven months in Guatemala, where he conducted a study on iron deficiency in 3,100 children in a rural Mayan village. Cathy Samuelson is an applications specialist in Oakland, CA at Tender Loving Things, maker of the Happy Massager. Paul Kotula is completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Santa Fe, NM, while Joel Birnbaum is studying for his MBA at the U. of Texas, Austin. Joel also writes about Seth Goldrich's wedding last August on Long Island and that Dave DeMoulpied, Steve Yerid, Pascal Dauphin, and Lisa Rubenstein attended. While Tami Wardle practices law at White & Case in New York City, Amy Epstein Feldman is a lawyer in Philadelphia

Antoine Pharamond is a chassis systems engineer at Polaris Industries for A TVs, snowmobiles, and Jetskis, and Patrick Liu is a ski instructor in Windham, NY. Patrick also teaches middle school science at Isaac Young Middle School in New Rochelle. Kristi Church Viles is a research technician of neurobiology at Duke U., as Eric Kossoff undergoes his residency in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, VA. Among the classmates graduating from medical school at The U. of Buffalo with Eric: Samir Khanjar, Mary Ciotoli, Anthony DiRubbo, Brian Zebrowski, Sebastian Ciancio, Miroslav Bobek, Susan Potts, Therese Duane, Jeff Tessier, Eric Bluman, Dona Lim, Tareq Harb, and Kate Guernsey.

Mark Tatum writes of his marriage to Lisa Skeete '89 in Washington, DC and his celebration with peers Rosemary Medina and Maurice Colas '90. Mark is now in Jersey City, NJ, where he is the Northeast region sales manager at the Clorox Co. Christine McKenna is a purchasing manager with National Industries for the Blind in Virginia' while Emily Kaplan lives in Lakeland, FL and is director of marketing for a minor league hockey team managed by her parents and brother.

This is the last and final column, for now, that I will be writing, for my five-year term has come to an end, and I would like to give another classmate the opportunity to act as your correspondent for the next five years. Before I sign off, though, I would like to take a few lines to mention Cornellians who have entered my life since graduation, either on the streets of NYC, on the telephone, through the mail, or in some way during my other travels ... Holly Klafehn, Josh Berman, Christine Anderson, Tara Cooper, Cindy Trice '93, Darcy Andrew, Cristy Boccuti, Kenny Fried, Howard Stein, Marc Engel, Michelle Minotti, Jennifer Lee, Doug Greene, Laura Seymann, Carrie Richmond, Wendy Hellinger, Kenny Roban, Neil Einhorn, Lisa Dell, Melissa Sherman, Holly Geiger Kotler, Elyse Goldberg Goodman, Felicia Grumet, Barbara Wilinsky, Scott Miller, Alfred Watts, Katie McShane '89, Sumaya EI-Ashry Ali, Mark Mandell '92, Kris Billiar, Ben Kutell, and Stephen Kleinman; my close friends Jennie Tenser and Stephen Weinstein; and to my very dearest friend of all, Judith Germano.

Thank you for keeping the Cornell ties strong, and thanks to you all for enthusiastically sending in your news. Keep writing, and best wishes in all of your future endeavors! *Melanie Bloom, 19380 Collins Ave., #PH-11, Miami Beach, FL 33160.

Just a month until Reunion-here's one more reminder for you to make plans to attend: WHO: all members of the Class of '91: WHAT our first five-year Reunion; WHERE: on campus; WHEN: June 6-9, '96; WHY: to sec old friends you may not have seen since graduation and get to know other classmates Many of our classmates have accomplished a great deal in the past five years. One friendly letter came from Cristy Boccuti with news that she is nut only a speech language pathologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago, specializing in acute care and rehabilitation, but she has also co-authored a 347-page book titled Resource Book of Phrases and Sentences. Cristy explains that the book is designed for speech pathologists' use in practice and is published by Communication Skill Builders Inc.

Also, I received an interesting letter from Katie McShane '89, who told me that she met my parents on n Royal Cruise Line voyage last summer after having approached my father, who was wearing a Cornell T-shirt! Katie is working for Royal Cruise Line in passenger services, and about every ten days she is assigned to one of three ships in her fleet. She joins a cruise for its entirety, usually anywhere from ten to 25 days, and works as an on-board concierge for the guests. Katie reflected, "lt is a great job - one I consider more of an opportunity than a job, as I have been around the world about four times by now."

Debbie Rogow Silverstein wrote with news of her marriage on Nov. 4, '95 to husband Rich. Cornellians at the wedding included her parents, Stephen '63 and Joan Epstein Rogow '65; her aunt Ritalou Rogow Harris '57; bridesmaid Sharon Kaufman; Amy Epstein Feldman and Len '89; David Sosnow '90; and Marc Paul. Amy graduated from U. of Pennsylvania law school (where she met Rich) in May 1994 and moved to Chicago to take a judicial clerkship at the Bankruptcy Court. She will be clerking for the Hon. Susan Pierson Sonderby until the fall of 1997.

Joi Smith Koenig also wrote about her wedding. She and Robert were married on Sept. 17. '95. Classmates attending included Roberta Essom, bridesmaid, Chris Ritter, Ron Even, and Peter Scimeca. Joi reported the wedding of Roberta, her bridesmaid and classmate, to Greg Parrott on Oct. 14, '95. Attending were Joi and Bob, Hugh Cayless, and Audra Sugerman '90.

Weddings listed in The New York Times included those of Pearl Chizner and Kristin Baird. Pearl married Andrew Lockwood and is now finishing her final year of law school at St. Johns U. Kristin married Rokas Masiulis of Vilnius, Lithuania and is living in Vilnius working as the manager of retail operations for Shell Oil. Other wed ding bells were ringing through the Internet. On Sept. 9, '95, Michael Jillson married Patty Cutillo '92 In Brockton, MA. Janet Suleski and Andrew Rochester attended the wedding, as well as Chi Ha '95, who was a bridesmaid, and former animal science faculty advisor Lennart Petersson '81 and wife Katherine (Harper), PhD '90.

Paul Warkentin married Caitlin Smith, '90, M Eng '91 on Sept. 28, '95 in "a beautiful ceremony in scenic Concord, MA." Cornellians were in abundance at the wedding, among them best man Jim Forsythe '90, M Eng '91; bridesmaids Reka Daniels '90 and Tamiko Toland '90; and groomsman Norm Prokup '90. Guests included Sue Niebrzydowski Forsythe '90, M Eng '92 and daughter Katie (Class of 2016, perhaps?); Architecture buddies Matt Hyatt '90 and Sven Dahlquist; and graduate friends Wen Chuan Chen '90, M Eng '91, Stephanie Smith '90, M Eng '91, MBA '92, and Stuart Allen, PhD '87. Caitlin and Paul traveled to Italy for their honeymoon, and the newlyweds will spend their first year together in England beginning in February, due to Caitlin's job.

April Horowitz also sent news via the Internet. She finished her master of science degree at North Carolina State U. in soil science. April completed her research on hillside agriculture in poor rural regions of Honduras, and will work as an environmental scientist with the environmental consulting firm Barrett Kays & Associates in Raleigh, NC. Cristina Moeder Shaul sent news of herself and other classmates. Cristina and husband Matt live in Stamford, CT, where Cristina works as associate promotion manager for the I New York Times Co. Magazine Group, doing direct marketing for all six of their magazines, including Golf Digest and Tennis. Cristina adds that Matt is enjoying his job as a consultant for Hewitt Associates in Norwalk, CT and works with Liz Weinreb '92, Jason Wagner '95, and Ric Rennoldson '95. Cristina reports that Susan Geringer, who lives in Wheaton, IL, is working in sales for Dean Foods, covering the eastern part of the US; and that Stu Aaron was promoted at Newbridge Networks in Herndon, VA, where he works with Ted Tanaka.

Make your travel plans to Reunion, June 6-9. Hope to see you all there. Melanie Bloom, c/o Cornell Magazine, 55 Brown Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850.

Hello again! As you read H this, winter surely seems a distant memory, although as I write this it has just barely departed. Included in this winter was the Cornell Club of Boston's gala for President Hunter Rawlings and Mrs. Rawlings at the beginning of March (it was conveniently scheduled to coincide with a blizzard, which turned the evening into a bit of an adventure for all concerned). Besides myself, classmates in attendance included Jean J. E. Lim, who served on the planning committee, and Jet K. S. Ho. Jet is currently in the MD/PhD program at Boston U. My travels this past winter included a trip to Lake Placid to watch the men's hockey team win its first ECAC championship in ten years. While there, I met up with John Whelan, who is working on his PhD at the U. of California, Santa Barbara. I also saw Reunion Co-Chair Jeff Weintraub MD '95, Arik Marks, Kevin Rugg, and Adam Choi.

Art Witebsky sent me e-mail about a book he wrote that was published in April. It's called Golf's Little Instruction Book. Hopefully, it will sell well. It's exciting to think that our classmates will start making names for themselves in the big, wide world! I also had e-mail from Maurice Campbell, with a more complete report on his marriage to Janet Vasquez last July (reported in my last column). Classmates at the wedding included Maurice's best man, Raymond R. Brown, who earned his MA from New York U. in 1993 and is now enrolled at the U. of Florida; Michael Ealy; Ed N. Chai, who graduated from New York Medical School in 1995; Stephanie Stephens, who is in law school at Fordham; Rosemary Medina, who is in grad school at NYU; Kahlil Reid, who's at Georgetown law school; Paul Greaves, MPA '94; Mike Butler, who's pursuing his master's degree at Hofstra U.; Antoinette Gomes, who's in a PhD program at the U. of Miami; Orville Dyce, who's in medical school at the U. of Pennsylvania; Stacey Jones, BS Eng '92; and Althea Rhooms, who's in dental school at NYU. Other Cornellians at the wedding included Jeff L. Brown '93, Basil Smikle '93, Donna-Marie Woodstock '89, JD '92, Will Appling '92, and Kwesi Arno '92. Congratulations again to Maurice and Janet!

Howard Wolkow sent e-mail to the Cornell Magazine staff with some news about his life. Howard is finishing a three-year term on the Oceanside, NY Board of Education, and will be retiring from the board. He also has a new job in World Wide Web publishing for Showtime Networks. Judging from Kimberly A. Jordan's News and Dues form, we should have a very healthy class. Kimberly graduated from medical school at SUNY, Stony Brook last year, and is now a family practice intern at the naval hospital in Jacksonville. Kimberly's classmates included Van Yu, Katherine Grundmann, and Mohana Karlekar.

Seema Mital also earned her MD last year, from the SUNY Health Sciences Center in Syracuse. She is now a pediatric resident in Norfolk, VA. Donald Printy is in a related field, working as a cardiac dietitian in Wilmington, NC. In the world of business we find Michelle Bayuk, who has started part-time work on her MBA at NYU. Michelle is joined academically by Eric R. Schneider, who is now living in the Washington, DC area and studying nights at the U. of Maryland while he is still in the Navy. And finally, Ejnar Knudsen has been promoted to assistant vice president at Rabobank, where he finances "large commodity importers and exporters throughout the Northeast."

Well, that's the news. This is my last column as class correspondent, as we will have some new people taking the reins at Reunion. I've enjoyed writing for you these past five years, and I hope you've enjoyed reading. Peace. Howard Stein, 50 Alton PL, #4, Brookline, MA 02146; tel., (617) 975-0422; e-mail, hss4@cornell.edu.

Three more months until our five-year Reunion ... and counting ... can you believe it's already been five years? Anyway, as always, I thank all of you who took the time to write with news about yourselves and our other peers. Susan Sidner Carlebach, Munich, Germany, had "some great news to share." Susan married David Carlebach at the end of May in Elm Creek, NE and several Cornellians took part in her wedding. Megan McNealy was her maid of honor, and Shay Livingston and Carla Johnson were bridesmaids. Chuck Evans '90, Cliff Bonner '90, and Arthur Boland '90 all joined in the celebration. In addition, Susan's brother Dan Sidner '90 escorted her down the aisle "on the big day." Susan is now a student at the U. of Munich.

Wayne Hickey sent news from Washington, DC, where he lives with two other alums, Jim Prendergast '93 and Bill Navas '90. After working as the legislative director for Congressman Duncan Hunter (RCA) for a few years, Wayne took a job on the Hill as senior legislative counsel for MWW Strategic Communications Inc., a public relations firm. A letter also came from Robert Leung and Elaine Chiu, who wanted to share "some happy news." After dating each other for the entire four years at Cornell, their friends have been anxiously awaiting their wedding day. W ell, Robert and Elaine finally married on June 24, '95 in New York City, and Cornellians in attendance "danced up a storm," they wrote. Bridesmaids included Judy Ng, Kathy Chan, and Susanna Chiu '92, while the groomsmen and ushers were Avinash Mehrotra, John Tagle, and Wilson Leung '99. Guests included Helen Ong, Kitty Chan, Jeff Lee '90, Harry Chiu, Rona Mayor, Susannah Suh, Anjali Sadarangani, and Mitsu and Mei Chan Nishiwaki, MBA '94. Rob graduated from Y ale's law school and is a corporate attorney with the big New York City firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. Elaine graduated from Columbia's law school and is an assistant district attorney in Manhattan.

Wedding bells also rang for Cavarly Berwick, who was married on July 17, '95 by Mayor Giuliani of New York City. Peers in attendance were Jen Bland, Peter Triolo '90, Basil Demeroutis, Rob Lane '90, Susan Lyons, and Scott Rix, as well as Cavarly's stepfather, Jack Veerman '52, and Paul Blanchard '52. Cavarly also sent news about other classmate weddings. Joe Kujawa married Patti Limbacher. Matt Hyatt was the best man, and Cavarly wrote that there were "loads of Alpha Delts in attendance." Joe was the best man at Matt's wedding during the summer of 1994. Matt attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was studying architecture.

Therese Duane reported that she and husband Jeffrey Tessier went to Italy and Greece for their delayed honeymoon. They began their residencies in July, and Therese will be doing general surgery in Virginia. Maureen Larson married Nick Tarantello on August 6, '94 and is now living in Chicago. She is consulting for Watson Wyatt, a human resources services firm, while she pursues her master's degree at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business. Maureen also reported that she traveled to Kenya in March 1995, where she and Maria Cleaveland bumped into Cornellians Michelle Gilardi, Julie Matiba '92, Bob Gallicano, MPS HA '90, and Ray Matiba, MPS HA '90 and were "treated like royalty" at Bob's restaurant, Gallo's.

On the academic front, Scott LaGreca is in Durham, NC, where he said he is "surviving the South" with his partner Matt. He is pursuing his PhD in botany at Duke U., while Doug Goldman is also pursuing a PhD in botany, but at the U. of Texas in Austin. Elise Bekele earned her master's degree in hydrology from the U. of New Hampshire in May 1994, and is continuing her education at the U. of Minnesota in a PhD program in geology. Sebastian Ciancio graduated from the SUNY, Buffalo medical school and is completing his six-year residency in urologic surgery. Todd Tracy also graduated from medical school, at the U. of Rochester. He is doing his internal medicine residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

Luisa Santiago wrote that she traveled a great deal through Europe and now works for the commanding general of the 7th ARCOM in Heidelberg, Germany. In Germany Luisa has seen Allan Dean. Meanwhile, Wendy Milks reported that she spent a week in Colorado, ending with attendance at Julie Welch's wedding to Chuck Alvarez in Winter Park. Wendy met up with classmates Tracey O'Connor, E. Allison Frank '92, and Emily Sikking '92. Doug Pascale is living in Ann Arbor, MI, where he is working with Ford EFHD as a product engineer. Doug is also a member of a popular area rock band called "X:dream," with whom he plays keyboards, bass guitar, and sings background vocals.

Stay tuned and definitely keep June 6-9 open on your calendar. Also, as I moved from NYC to sunny Florida, please make a note of my new mailing address. *Melanie Bloom, 19380 Collins Ave., #PH-11, Miami Beach, FL 33160.

Greetings again! As you read this, winter's snows should be receding, and Reunion (June 6-9) will be fast approaching. Reunion Co-Chair Jeff Weintraub, MD '95, writes that "early responses [for our class] have been fantastic, and we are expecting the largest five-year Reunion turnout ever." Jeff also sent along a list of planned events for our class, and it will be a phenomenal weekend. Aside from seeing old friends and the changes on campus, there will be a variety of gourmet meals, dances, cocktail hours, concerts, lectures, and an opportunity to meet President and Mrs. Rawlings. Be sure to be there! Jeff also asks me to remind you that you should return your completed registration form with full payment by May 15 to avoid a late fee. If you have not received the registration packet, call the Office of Alumni Affairs at (607) 255-3021 and they will mail one promptly.

Mail from Cornell is not the only thing arriving for our classmates. In January 1995, Kevin Stark and wife Erinn (Gossett) '90 welcomed their first child, Sarah Elizabeth. Sarah checked in at over eight pounds and almost 20 inches. Congratulations to the Starks!

As seems to be typical for these columns, there are weddings to report. David Schmier sent news of his October 1995 wedding to Cindy Potter '90. Attendees included Daniel Markofsky, Chrissy Stover '90, Ingrid Panosh '90, Paul '92 and Cindy Ma Keung '92, Mary Jo Dimino '92, and Kirk Iwanowski '93. Kevin Korenblat was also there with wife Lisa. Kevin and Lisa were married the following month.

Lisa Kalinsky North reported on recent developments in her life, including her March 1994 marriage to John, a captain in the Air Force who was relocated to Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH in September. Lisa is practicing labor and employment law at Taft, Stettinius & Hollister in Cincinnati, after practicing for a year in Philadelphia following her 1994 graduation from the U. of Pennsylvania Law School. Julie Howson was in Lisa's bridal party, and is currently working as a hospital administrator in southern New Jersey and enjoying living in Philadelphia.

News of several weddings this past July comes less personally, from the pages of The New York Times. Maurice Campbell married Janet Vasquez, a Hunter College alum. Maurice works as a cash management specialist at Republic National Bank in New York City. The marriage of Cavarly Berwick and Michael Garrett was conducted by no less a presence than Rudolph Giuliani, the mayor of NYC. Cavarly is a civil engineer in the mayor's construction office. And, finally, Kirsten Blau and Douglas Krohn tied the knot. Kirsten is an associate at Advanstar, a NYC publishing firm, while Douglas is enrolled in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Congratulations to all of the newlyweds!

Several other classmates have checked in with updates. Debbi Herendeen reports that she still lives in Washington, DC, but is now working on database programming at MCI with classmate Jeff Davis. Debbi has also been active with the Cornell Club of Washington, DC and is editor of the club's newsletter. She writes that Brent Sohngen, Jeff's freshman roommate and fraternity brother, earned his master's degree from Yale and now works in DC.

John Raguin is also in the computer industry, working as the international product marketing manager for PSDI, a company based in Cambridge, MA, which produces asset management software for companies around the world. Lara DeLong has tried her hand in several areas. She earned her bachelor's degree in math, but then went on to earn a master's in art history from Temple last August. She had another change of heart while working on her thesis, and is now enrolled in a post-baccalaureate program at the U. of Pennsylvania with an eye toward attending medical school. This will probably be the last column of mine you read before Reunion, so I hope to catch up with many of you in person there. Until then, happy trails! *Howard Stein, 50 Alton Pl, #4, Brookline, MA 02146; tel., (617) 9750422; email, hss4@cornell.edu.

As you may deduce from my new address at the bottom of this column, there is news to report in my life as well as yours. I have left my job in Ithaca, started a new one with Raytheon, and now live about a mile from Fenway Park in Brookline, MA. As you can imagine, moving and starting a new job has kept me quite busy for the past several months! I'm not the only one who has been busy. Reunion Co-Chairs Jeff Weintraub, MD '95 and Dorine Colabella Scher have been active in planning lots of fun activities for June 6-9, '96, the dates of Reunion. Elsewhere on this page is an ad providing details about activities on the agenda. You all should have received a mailing in October; if you did not, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (607) 255-3021 to make sure your correct address is known to them, and to get the latest Reunion information. If you did not receive the mailing and are interested in either running for a class office or in helping with the nominations, contact me and I can point you in the right direction. There's to be a second mailing this winter.

On a related note, congratulations are due to our entire class. We recently set a record for the most duespayers in any Cornell class ever. This is wonderful news, and hopefully indicates that we can set more records at Reunion. I hope to see many of you there as we try to set records for the most attendees and for the most donors to the Cornell campaign.

For those in cyberspace, there are other sources of class information and activities. Steve Rosenblum, currently a grad student at the U. of Michigan, has a web page for Reunion information. The address is http://www.umich.edu/~srosie/CUreunion91.html. There is also a class mailing list called CU91-L, which is based at Cornell's list server. E-mail me if you have any questions.

On with the news. The first classmate about whom I will report is Dorine Scher, mentioned above as a Reunion co-chair. Dorine earned her MEd at Bank Street College of Education in 1993, and has been teaching multiply handicapped children in Leonia, NJ. She recently received a grant to study the rainforest of British Columbia, and as a result was selected to write a chapter for a high school textbook on the environment. In January, Dorine is to start a PhD program at Stanford U., the move to California prompted by husband David '89 having been relocated by Sony Electronics.

Dorine will join a number of our other classmates who are working toward doctorates. Susan Halebsky is working on hers in sociology at the U. of California, San Diego after having earned her MA in history from the U.ofToronto in 1992. Susan writes that Marina Niforos is working at the World Bank, and Elizabeth Voulieris Kassinis is working at the United Nations.

David Tate is midway through his PhD program at the U. of Virginia, studying clinical psychology. David mentioned that he and cousin Tom Shields attended the wedding of Olga Tsoudis and Stephanos Antoniades in Nea Makri, Greece. Tom just earned his master's degree in urban and environmental policy from Tufts U. Olga earned her PhD from the U. of Arizona and is now on the faculty at Wayne State U. in Detroit.

On the subject of weddings, Bonnie Greenspan was married to Lawrence Goldberg this past July. Bonnie was also recently promoted to senior dietitian at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, where she specializes in diabetes education. Cornellians attending the wedding included Allison Kottler, Amy Gordon, Mindy Blitzer, Wendy Hellinger, Fran Stoller Tepper '90, Melissa Benjamin '90, Irina Krislav, and Bonnie's brother Ken Greenspan '94.

Cpt. Jennifer Caci and Laura Kersting Barre obviously keep in close contact, as each wrote with nearly identical news of each other. Laura was married in July to Michael Barre, and has moved from South Carolina to New Hampshire to begin studying at Dartmouth medical school. Jennifer was in Haiti for six months last year as a company commander with the 86th Combat Support Hospital. She returned to the US last November, and is stationed at Fort Campbell, KY. Jennifer also notes that Cpt. Matt Wilkov is a lawyer with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC.

Congratulations to all of the newlyweds, and best wishes to our entire class for a healthy and prosperous new year. See you at Reunion! *Howard Stein, 50 Alton PL, #4, Brookline, MA 02146; tel, (617) 9750422; email, hss4@cornell.edu.

"Hello again! I have been inundated with News and Dues forms and cards, and it is encouraging that so many of us have paid class dues. If you know anyone who has not paid, please encourage him or her to do so. Also, keep in mind that Reunion will be less than eight months away (June 6-9, '96) and fast approaching as you read this. Speaking of Reunion, my first report comes from Jana Pompadur, a co-chair for our 5th Reunion campaign. If anyone is interested in helping with the campaign or with any other aspect of Reunion, please contact me and I will put you in touch with the appropriate people. In addition, Jana had a bit of news to report about herself and some other classmates. She moved to Chicago in September, where she is once again classmates with Keith Lender, this time at the Kellogg School of Management. She had attended the August wedding of Lauren Gallagher and John Heil '90 on Long Island, where she saw Lori Attanasio, Kristen Anderer, Maria Ortiz, Jodi Rogoff, Katherine Miller, and Kelly Hannafin '90. Katherine graduated from law school in May and is currently clerking for a judge in Baltimore. Jodi has returned to New York City to attend Columbia's business school after spending three years working in Chicago. Jack Gonzalez has returned to Ithaca to attend the Johnson school.

News of another wedding comes from Kelly Westbrooks Joyce, who married husband Matthew on April 15. Among the alumni at the wedding were Michele Benton '92, Salvador Cuadra, Mayra Jimenez '91, Mark La Rocca, Courtney Meek '92, Christine Montenegro, Amy Skolnick Nordenschild '90, and Nina Nsilo-Swai. Kelly earned her MD from Case Western Reserve U. this past spring, along with Katrina Schreiber Firlik. Kelly is performing her residency in pediatrics at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, OH, while Katrina will be in the neurosurgery program at the U. of Pittsburgh.

But wait, there's more ... Michelle (Rosenberg) wrote to say that she married Dr. Michael Parentis in May 1994, with Evelyn Achuck and Maryyance Murphy Morrisroe among those in attendance. Michelle and Michael have moved to Hershey, PA, where Michael is completing his residency in orthopedic surgery. Michelle is the association sales manager for the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers and writes, "The air truly smells like chocolate in Hershey!"

News also comes of the December 1994 marriage of Paul Hayre and Jeannette Perez-Rossello. Paul and Jeannette were married in San Juan, Puerto Rico and now live in Boston, where Jeannette is a resident in radiology and Paul is working for Andersen Consulting. Susan Todd married Glenn Alexander this past spring, and is working on a dairy farm in Upstate New York. Cathy Butz reports another wedding, that of Jennifer Tolentino, Memorial Day weekend, but did not provide any details. Cathy is working on her PhD in psychology at the U. of Illinois at Chicago. Best wishes to all on their respective marriages.

Several classmates have ended up in France. Among those is Richard Field, now working in Paris as vice president of a multinational health-care company after completing his MBA at New York U.'s business school. Perhaps he'll run across Robin Hartman DeLafforest, who writes to say that she had a baby boy on April 15. Congratulations, Robin!

Moving in the opposite (geographic) direction from Cornell, we find Daniel Harrison in Los Angeles, where he is manager of program scheduling and development for the United Paramount Network. Charles Ho is also in LA, where he is a PhD candidate in molecular and cellular sciences at UCLA. Other graduate students include Denise El-Soufi, who is studying Near Eastern studies at Princeton, and MP A candidates Richard Levy (at NYU) and Christina Miske (at Cornell). Several classmates are pursuing MBA degrees, among them David O'Connor (Carnegie-Mellon), Greg Stoller (Harvard), and Kristen Krzyzewski (also Harvard).

More news from the East Coast arrives from Lisa Miner, who has moved to Binghamton, NY with her husband since he finished law school at the U. of Buffalo. Lisa works at Universal Instruments Corp. as an engineer. Sam Fineman checks in from Philadelphia, where he is working as both an attorney and a staff reporter for Legal Communications Ltd. Sam also writes that Kris Maher has left the New Yorker magazine to work towards a master's degree in English at NYU.

I hope you are all planning to attend Reunion in June, and that many of you will volunteer to help out at Reunion and to help run our class activities (including this column, hint, hint) for the next five years. Also, please note that I now have an e-mail address. *Howard Stein, 600 Warren Rd., #3-2D, Ithaca, NY 14850; tel., (607) 257-3922; email, hss4@ cornell.edu.