Class News

What’s the news? We are always eager to receive your news at the Magazine, care of the Class News Editor, University of Chicago Magazine, 1313 East 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637, or by e-mail: uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu. No engagements, please. Items may be edited for space. As news is published in the order in which it arrives, it may not appear immediately. Please specify the year under which you would like your news to appear. Otherwise, we will list: (1) all former undergraduates (including those who later received graduate degrees) by the year of their undergraduate degree, and (2) all former students who received only graduate degrees by the year of their final degree. .

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80 College alumni—Gary Heck, AB’80, writes: Hi! I’m Gary Heck, the newly designated Class of ’80 alumni news contact. After nearly 20 years of unremitting economic expansion, even I have a family and paying job. Most likely you do, too, yet you may have been too busy checking your Internet stocks to keep in touch. So I’m out to find you and get your story. Remember, I have your “pig book” picture in my basement—you might as well come peaceably. You can reach me at gheck@ennovate.com.

Catherine Philips Malave, AB’81, writes, “However rewarding my desk job is as a health economist for the state of Minnesota, I remember clearly insisting I would become a botanist to avoid the windowless offices with fluorescent lights.” Catherine, her 8-year-old son, and two cats live in St. Paul, where they shovel snow and dream of future travel. Thomas H. Ryan, AB’80, and his wife, Sue, welcomed their second child, Grace Anne, in February. Tom directs media editorial services at the American Dietetic Association in Chicago. You can read his writings at www.eatright.org.

College alumni, please send your news to: Gary Heck, AB’80, 1208 W. Talcott Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Phone: 312/988-1523 (w). E-mail: gheck@ennovate.com.

81 College alumni, please send your news to: Lonnie Stonitsch, AB’82, 1821 S. Peoria St., Apt. 2R, Chicago, IL 60608. Phone: 312/226-9712 (h). E-mail: missmaam@bigfoot.com.

82 College alumni—Karen Kapner Hyman, AB’82, AM’88, writes: In November 1998, the Heritage Foundation appointed Tod M. Lindberg, AB’82, editor of Policy Review, the think tank’s journal. A former executive editor of the National Interest, and former managing editor of the Public Interest, Tod has served as editorial page editor of the Washington Times since 1991. In March 1996, he began writing a weekly column for its op-ed page, receiving an Associated Press award for best editorial for 1997. Laurent D. Poole, AB’82, was recently appointed CEO of the Sabey Corporation after serving as the corporation’s executive vice president. Robin N. Mitchell-Boyask, AB’82, an associate professor of classics at Temple University in Philadelphia, is also Web editor for the American Philological Association, North America’s principal organization for the study of classical antiquity.

College alumni, please send your news to: Karen Kapner Hyman, AB’82, AM’88, 2219 Shefflin Court, Baltimore, MD 21209.

Other alumni news includes: Richard K. Caputo, PhD’82, received the 1998 Richard A. Swanson Award for excellence in research from the Academy of Human Resource Development for the article he co-authored with Mary Cianni, “Job Training Experiences of Black and White Women, 1970–1991,” published in the fall 1997 issue of Human Resource Development Quarterly. On May 30, 1998, he married Cianni. William H. Grimes III, AM’74, PhD’82, was appointed restaurant critic at the New York Times. Berel D. Lerner, AM’82, writes, “Now the Messiah may arrive! I finally received my Ph.D. in philosophy from Tel-Aviv University. Subject: interpretive charity, instrumental pluralism, and Peter Winch’s philosophy of the social sciences.” Michael A. Sells, AM’77, PhD’82, see 1985, Janet Marcus.

83 College alumni, please send your class news to: Nick Varsam, AB’83, 832 Castle Pines Drive, Ballwin, MO 63021. Phone: 314/207-1672 (h). E-mail: VarsamNick@aol.com.

Other alumni news includes: John A. Strupeck, MBA’83, is now senior vice president of Mexico Operations, running a decorative door glass facility in Matamoros, Mexico. Margaret G. Waterstreet, MBA’83, is a “recycled advertising executive, due to arthritis.” Her story “The Superstitions of Santa Fe” was printed in Twilight Tales’ Winter Tales and in the literary journal 4 minutes. Cry Wolf published “Bad Tidings,” about the real reason dolphins beach themselves in California. Waterstreet is also a playwright: New York City’s Love Creek Theatre and Salt & Pepper Company produced ten of her plays, including Familiar Faces. Kalamazoo, MI’s, thrustStage and later, Salt & Pepper produced her play A Matter of Scale: Everywoman’s Conversation with Her Bathroom Scale. In Chicago, the Women’s Theatre Alliance New Plays Festival included The Rape of Nanking According to Winnie, about an American missionary who meets a former suitor, a Japanese general involved in the 1937 genocide of 300,000 Chinese civilians.

84 A. Margaret Schellenberg Richardson, AB’84, and her husband, Paul Richardson, announce the January 21 birth of their daughter, Abigail Diane Richardson. The family can be reached at prichard@cyberenet.net. Michael D. Slater, AB’84, writes, “After 14 years working for Senator John Glenn, I am moving on to medical school, of all places. It’s taken me quite a long time to gain admission, but I am looking forward to many years of difficult but valuable learning ahead. I am e-mailable at mdsdo@yahoo.com.”

85 Janet Marcus, AM’76, PhD’85, and Michael A. Sells, AM’77, PhD’82, report that they are “well and busy.” Michael is a religion professor at Haverford College and Janet is a school psychologist. The couple has two daughters, ages 13 and 8.

86 College alumni—Martha A. Schulman, AB’86, writes: Since October, John P. Schauer, SB’86, has been the computer/Web person at Dusty Groove America, dustygroove.com, an Internet record store owned by fellow U of C alum Rick Wojcik, AB’88. They serve “the hipeoisie who can’t find what they want at their local music store or at Amazon or CDNow—hard-to-find imports and loads of LPs. Believe it or not, there’s still lots of vinyl being sold, to people who refused to make the switch to CDs and 20-somethings who call themselves turntablists. We’re not Amazon.com and haven’t made a killing in the stock market, but then again, we actually made a profit last year, something Amazon plans to start doing around 2004.” John, aka JP Chill, still spins hip-hop every Friday on WHPK. John R. Burbank, AB’86, MBA’91, lives in Cincinnati with wife Kris and their two children, Henry, 4, and Andrew, 3. John writes, “Andrew was born nearly 4 months prematurely (a week before our 10th reunion) and today suffers from cerebral palsy. Despite Andrew’s disabilities, our home is filled with song, laughter, and all the craziness two young boys can create.” As Procter & Gamble’s brand manager responsible for increasing the Pampers business, he’s particularly delighted to hear of all the other folks in the class having children: “Pass the word—the trend of the next millennium is at least five kids per family.” He’d love to hear from old friends and can be reached at burbank.jr@pg.com. Veronica J. Drake, AB’85, of Madison, WI, served on the organizing board for the 1999 Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) Conference. This event, held in Madison on May 26–29, was expected to draw more than 1500 people from around the world to discuss the concepts of neighborhood, neighbors, and civic pride. Recently elected to the board of directors of the Association of Women in Communications–Madison, Veronica also belongs to the speakers bureau of Outreach, Madison’s gay and lesbian community center. She talks frequently to community groups and schools about gay and lesbian issues and “what it means to be a lesbian.” In May, she and Anthony S. Mendiola, AB’86, hosted a group of undergraduate students at an alumni brunch at Tony’s house in Chicago. They discussed their careers and demonstrated that there is life after the U of C.

Grafton S. Harper, AB’86, received his “fully employed” M.B.A. degree from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School in June 1998. He was the class valedictorian. Helen Probst Mills, AB’86, sends hellos to everyone from London. Currently a stay-at-home mother, she wonders how other classmates with children are making child care/career decisions. “Have others found their priorities shifting as they stay home with small children instead of advancing on the corporate ladder? Have we devalued motherhood so much that staying home now produces feelings of guilt, doubt, or even inadequacy? Despite the importance of raising children and all the decisions and juggling it entails, this isn’t a topic that gets talked about much.” Lori E. Winters, AB’86, writes, “I’ve been living in the UK for six years now, three of them in London, with my husband, Andreas Kramer, and our daughter, Annabel, 3. I’m working part time as a charities grant officer, happily doling out the proceeds of the national lottery to small community groups of all kinds in London. I serve on my borough’s adoption panel and on the management committee of my little Unitarian Meeting. Andreas is a senior lecturer (roughly equivalent to tenured associate professor) at Goldsmiths College, University of London, in Germanic studies. We’re settled here, in a tiny house in an inner-city area of high deprivation and yet wonderful amenities—a totally unglamorous and satisfying life. This past year, I’ve seen Sreela Nandi, SB’86, and Martin E. Elling, AB’86, and have had e-mail from Kevin T. B. Rowney, SB’96.”

And, finally, your class correspondent, Martha Schulman, sends her farewells. This is my tenth column and it seems like a good number to end on. The truth is, I’ve pretty much called, e-mailed, and otherwise harassed everyone I knew, vaguely knew, or once sat next to in Self, Culture, and Society. It was great fun to talk to and hear from so many long-lost friends and acquaintances and to meet some people for the first time. If, despite all the people who sent news (either voluntarily or on request), you still felt like you hadn’t gone to the same school as the people you were reading about, I have a simple solution: Volunteer to be the next class correspondent. It’s fun, educational, and a great excuse to get back in touch with that old crush or the girl who always loaned you her notes in Rocks. Contact Rachel L. Smith, AB’92, in the Alumni Association at 773/702-2174 if you’re interested.

Other alumni news includes: The National Sea Grant Review Panel elected Frank L. Kudrna Jr., MBA’86, as its chair. He is president of the civil engineering firm Kudrna & Associates Ltd. in Chicago.

87 College alumni—Alison L. Inafuku, AB’87, writes: Only one piece of news this month, but it’s a good one! In March, I received the following from Samuel G. Armato III, AB’87, PhD’97: “Several months ago you asked about Class of 1987 couples. We’re a bit behind in writing, but we (Suzanne Wrobel Armato, AB’87, AM’93, and I) met in our Common Core Hum class, Human Being and Citizen with Marvin Mirsky, during our first year in the College, and we’ve been together ever since. Two days ago was the 15th anniversary of our first date and the 10th anniversary of our engagement. We’ve been married for almost 9 years and have two beautiful daughters, Abby, 4, and Alex, 1. Sue is now the director of Work, Welfare and Families in Chicago. I am now on the radiology faculty here [at the U of C]. We spent 5 years as resident heads in Chamberlin House—where I lived for 4 years as an undergrad.”

Congratulations to the Armatos (including future U of C alumni Abby and Alex)! Sam can be reached at s-armato@uchicago.edu. Let’s hear from other U of C couples—I know there are more of you out there! And to all class members—keep those cards, letters and e-mails rolling in!

College alumni, please send your news to: Alison L. Inafuku, AB’87, Alliance Capital Management Corporation, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. E-mail: Alison_Inafuku@acml.com. (No job inquiries, please.)

Other alumni news includes: Christopher A. Chronis, MBA’87, was named industry marketing manager/mutual funds for Output Technologies. Most recently, he was a direct marketing associate at BayBank in Waltham, MA. On January 4, Fabio A. Naranjo, AM’87, joined the staff of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He has held numerous posts in the nonprofit sector, including child-care coordinator of the Erie Neighborhood House, a settlement house on Chicago’s near northwest side serving 100 children ages 5–12, as well as working in the social-policy department of United Charities. Timothy G. Schimpp, AM’87, a resident of Arlington, VA, lives in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and works as a commercial representative for the U.S. and foreign commercial service. Schimpp is married and has a 3-year-old son. Classmates can write him at U.S. Embassy–Haiti, Washington, DC 20521-3400. Marci A. Whitney-Schenck, AM’87, is the publisher of Christianity and the Arts, a nonprofit quarterly magazine devoted to promoting Christian expression and celebrating the revelation of God through the arts. This year, the Lilly Endowment, Inc. awarded the quarterly a $100,000, three-year grant to support a direct-marketing program and to help fund printing and color reproduction of artwork.

88 College alumni—Matthew Lay, AB’88, writes: This spring, paintings by Matthew E. Kolodziej, AB’88, were included in an exhibition at the Rose Gallery at Brandeis University. Matthew lives in Pawtucket, RI, with his wife, Dana Richards, and their son, Alexander.

College alumni, please send your news to: Matthew Lay, AB’88, 1726 Hobart St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009. E-mail: HobartDC@aol.com.

89 College alumni—Elizabeth Hughes, AB’89, writes: Hi, everyone! I’ve just volunteered to be the class correspondent for our year, and I’m looking forward to finding out what you’ve all been up to these last ten years—hard to believe, isn’t it? I’m living in Boston now, working on a Ph.D. in applied linguistics at Boston University, so I’d love to hear from anyone else in the Boston area. Anyway, here’s the news: Andrew C. Rudalevige, AB’89, and his wife, Christine, had their first child, Owen, on April 30, 1998. Andy works for Harvard’s government department. Patrick E. Howell, AB’89, lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Jane Heaphy. He is the director of a training and job placement site for New York City (thanks to Patrick’s parents for sending in the update). Laurie Wong Albertini, AB’89, MD’93, has moved to San Antonio and is working as a pediatrician for the Army and Air Force bases there. Tarek A. Elmasry, AB’89, is back in Chicago after spending 18 months in Australia and Asia. Jacqueline C. Hess-Ingrassia, AB’89, writes, “I never thought in college that I would end up living in Switzerland, advising on tax law....” But she did, and she’s happy about it! Ann Cote-Hoffman, AB’89, is putting her U of C education to good use: “Raising two children and disciplining scores of renovation contractors has put every ounce of my negotiating and verbal skills to use.” Abigail B. Mufson, AB’89, reports that she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy awards for outstanding graphics and title design for her work on the PBS kids’ show Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? Scott R. Ranges, AB’89, earned his M.Ed. in student personnel services from the University of South Carolina. Michael V. Volin, AB’89, PhD’96, and Eva Wojtan Volin, AB’89, announce the birth of their first child, William David, on July 28, 1998. That’s all the news for now. Hope to see and talk to all of you at our 10th reunion!

College alumni, please send your news to: Elizabeth Hughes, AB’89, 80 Wyman St., Apt 2, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Phone: 617/983-3328 (h). E-mail: ehughes@bu.edu.