Mary Simpson Creel (SAR’80) of Birmingham, Ala., was named editor of Cooking Light special editions at Oxmoor House, a division of Southern Progress Corporation. She oversees all Cooking Light special editions and works to create and develop a variety of titles for Oxmoor House books.

John Gryka (COM’80) of Riverside, Calif., was named managing editor of the Press-Enterprise in Riverside. He has been with the paper since 1987 and has been deputy managing editor for the past three years. He is now in charge of the day-to-day operation of the newsroom.

Scott Dixon (MET’81) of Alpharetta, Ga., was promoted to president of the real estate division at Network Communications, the world’s leading publisher of real estate advertising. He previously was the senior vice president.

Theo Gluck (CAS’81, COM’84) of Studio City, Calif., still works with Disney, and recently moved over to Worldwide Technical Services, where he is the director of technology for mastering and library restoration. “Right now we’re restoring Bambi,” he writes, “and I just got back from the Library of Congress Film Vaults packing up the original materials for Cinderella .” E-mail Theo at theogluck@earthlink.net.

Laura Savage Murphy (COM’81) of Park City, Utah, recently joined Westminster College in Salt Lake City as the executive director of communications. She lives with her husband, Bob, and their two daughters. E-mail her at lmurphy@westminstercollege.edu.

Linda Popky (COM’81, GSM’86) of Woodside, Calif., is president and chief executive officer of L2M Associates, a strategic marketing firm. Linda writes that she has returned to her musical roots, studying classical piano and performing regularly with a group of amateur adult pianists. She lives with her husband and 12-year-old daughter and a small pack of Siberian huskies. E-mail her at Linda@popky.com.

Madeline Di Nonno (CAS’82) of Los Angeles, Calif., recently joined Nielsen Entertainment as executive vice president of client services and product development. She focuses on the development and management of client relations and product solutions with theatrical distribution and exhibition clients. E-mail her at mdinonno@earthlink.net.

Wynn Harmon (CFA’82) of New York, N.Y., formerly Thomas Edwin Harmon, recently created the role of Antoine de Saint Exupery in John Orlock’s new play Some Things That Can Go Wrong at 35,000 Feet. He spent the summer playing Jacques in an acclaimed production of As You Like It at the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, then was in Cyrano de Bergerac with the Barrington Stage Company in Sheffield, Mass. E-mail him at wynn600@earthlink.net.

Julie McElwaine Leader (SON’82) of Hockessin, Del., proudly announces the graduation of her twin daughters. Laurie McElwaine graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in May, and Haley McElwaine graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in December. Julie is a naturopath and has a Web site at www.healthyhorizons.biz.

Roman Alis (CFA’83) of Williamsburg, Va., portrayed Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen this spring and played Jamie in A Long Day’s Journey into Night with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival during the summer. E-mail him at roman.alis.1983@alum.bu.edu.

Steve Bauer (LAW’83) of Cambridge, Mass., recently helped open the Boston office of the law firm Proskauer Rose at International Place. Steve is the office head and one of the national partners responsible for the firm’s patent litigation practice. E-mail him at sbauer@proskauer.com.

Matthew Mirow (CAS’83) of Miami, Fla., announces the publication of his book Latin American Law: A History of Private Law and Institutions in Spanish America by the University of Texas Press. E-mail Matthew at mirowm@fiu.edu.

Brad Seitz (CGS’83) of Portland, Maine, is president of Topaz International, the leading provider of airfare analysis and assessment for corporations worldwide. E-mail him at Bradley.seitz@etopaz.com.

Peter Demuth (LAW’84) of Newton, Mass., has rejoined the Boston firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo as of counsel in the business and finance section. Peter, a business executive and veteran attorney, was most recently the vice president–chief strategy and business development officer, U.S. operations, for Sun Life Financial in Wellesley, Mass.

Linda Correia (CAS’85) of Washington, D.C., was named president of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association for the 2004-2005 term. Linda is a partner in the firm Webster, Fredrickson, and Brackshaw.

Walter King (CFA’85) of Columbus, Ohio, published Internal Scenarios: A Painterly and Poetic Collaboration with poet Edward Lense. After seven years as chair of illustration at Columbus College of Art, Walter stepped down from his administrative role to return to teaching full-time. In July he had a solo show at Artempresa Gallery in Cordoba, Argentina, and in November, his drawing The World Complete will be published in American Illustrators 23 . Check out Walter’s work at www.absolutearts.com/walterking, or e-mail him at wking@ccad.edu.

Deborah Mazur Trevino (COM’85) of Seattle, Wash., is senior vice president of communications at Getty Images in Seattle. She lives with her husband, Joe, and their 3-year-old daughter, Emma. Write to Deborah at deb@trevinolink.com.

Mark H. Dold (CFA’86) of Brooklyn, N.Y., spent the winter doing A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. This spring he was at Triad Stage in North Carolina playing Eilert Lovborg in Hedda Gabler, and he appeared as Count de Gauche in Cyrano this summer in the Berkshires. E-mail Mark at mhdold@verizon.net.

Dean G. Bostock (LAW’87) of North Andover, Mass., is a partner at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo. He practices in the intellectual property section of the firm’s Boston office.

Denise Allen Johnson (CAS’87) of Meadville, Pa., is currently the president of the medical staff at Meadville Medical Center and has a private practice in obstetrics and gynecology with three partners. Denise joined the faculty at Meadville after completing her residency at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., and attending medical school at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Karen Baitch Rosenberg (COM’87) of Reisterstown, Md., recently took a position in product development with Milner-Fenwick, a media production company specializing in patient education. She writes that she worked for the company during a summer break while at BU, so “my work has come full circle — it’s nice to work for them again.” Karen has two daughters, ages 10 and 6. E-mail her at KBRosenberg@aol.com.

Pat Washburn (COM’87) of Wells, Maine, joined Boston.com in April as a news producer. She commutes from Wells, where she lives with her husband, William Bradford. E-mail her at pwashburn@boston.com.

Kurt Kauper (CFA’88) of Brooklyn, N.Y., has his work featured in Monument to Now, an exhibition of global trends in contemporary art. The show is part of Athens 2004 Culture, the official cultural program of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Laura Propp Postell (SAR’88) of Roswell, Ga., and her husband, Michael Postell, announce the birth of their twins, Benjamin Michael and Samantha Lindsey, on March 4. Laura and Michael celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in April. Laura also marked 10 years at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, and is back to working full-time as a level-three pediatric physical therapist. Michael is still working as a professional film editor. Laura would love to hear from Mark Birchem (SMG’89) , Dave Klopovitz, Pat Tarnowski (SAR’88) , Catherine Rowan, Liz Winfield (CAS’90) , Jennifer Knisely Belsky, and other Sargent classmates. E-mail her at laura.propp@choa.org.

Michelle Rosencranz Suskauer (COM’88) of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and her husband, Scott, are partners in the Suskauer Law Firm in West Palm Beach. Michelle specializes in criminal trial law. She and Scott have two daughters, Talia and Rebecca. Michelle has been serving as the legal analyst for NBC affiliate WPTV in West Palm Beach and has appeared on The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and The Abrams Report. E-mail her at suskauerlaw@aol.com.

Daniel S. Bleck (LAW’89) of Belmont, Mass., has become a partner at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo. He practices in the bankruptcy, restructuring, and commercial law section of the firm’s Boston office.

Janice Hamby (GSM’89,’89) of Arlington, Va., a captain in the Navy, joined the staff of the chief of naval operations in Washington, D.C., in June, where she is head of the FORCEnet Innovation, Architecture and Standards Branch. E-mail Jan at navyathena@netscape.net.

Sandy Farnsworth Michaud (MET’89) of Ridgway, Colo., recently became vice president of the Second Chance Humane Society, which provides rescue and placement for homeless dogs. She is semiretired and recently moved to the mountains of Colorado. E-mail Sandy at sjmichaud@msn.com.