Robert Hennemuth (LAW’80) of West Palm Beach, Fla., published a novel, The Big Kids (Llumina Press), in November. Set at Cornell University in the 1970s, the book explores the transition from adolescence to adulthood. “Maybe, just maybe, there is a way to hold on to the rapture of youth!” Robert writes.

Stephen Shepard (COM’80) of Brooklyn, N.Y., and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of their first child, daughter Stella Pearl Shepard, on May 19, 2004. In 1998, after more than 18 years in the television business, Stephen became manager of information technology for the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade in Manhattan. E-mail Steve at sshepard@vastindustries.com.

Brian K. Fern (SMG’81) of Livingston, N.J., is chief financial officer of Palisade Capital Management in Fort Lee, N.J., an investment advising and financial services firm. Brian and his wife, Laurie Terry Fern (CAS’81), have three children, Adam, Samantha, and Melinda. E-mail him at bfern@palcap.com.

Mary Beth Pratt Gustafsson (CAS’81) of Staten Island, N.Y., was named senior vice president and general counsel at American Standard, a maker of bath, kitchen, and vehicle-control systems. Mary Beth began her career at Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a corporate law practice. The New York native now leads a global team of 29 corporate counsels for the $8.6 billion manufacturer.

Susan P. Joyce (GSM’81) of Northborough, Mass., is president of Netability, a Web site and development training program. She writes that her company’s employment portal, Job-Hunt.org, has won recognition in Forbes magazine’s “Best of the Web” and PC Magazine’s “Best of the Internet.” E-mail Susan at sjoyce@netability.com.

David Lawton (CFA’82) of New York, N.Y., sings background vocals on a newly released CD anthology of the late eighties and early nineties New York underground band Leisure Class. Fellow background vocalists include Paul Romero (CFA’82) and Melissa Schaffer (CFA’84) . Copies can be ordered at www.geocities.com/leisureclassband/.

Don Richeson (COM’82) of Madison, Va., was recently named editor of the Madison County Eagle, a weekly newspaper serving Madison County. E-mail him at dricheson@hotmail.com.

Steven P. Rosenthal (LAW’83) of Marblehead, Mass., has been named a comanaging member of the firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. He had been managing director responsible for finance, operations, and lateral recruiting in the firm’s business and finance section.

Michael Cannon (CAS’84) of Walnut Creek, Calif., creator of the BuyerCentric Sales Messaging System, a methodology for increasing business-to-business sales, has been selected by Mission Publishing of Palo Alto, Calif., as one of the world’s greatest business mentors. Michael has more than 20 years of sales and management experience and is founder and CEO of the Silver Bullet Group, a business consulting group.

Jonathan L. Kotlier (LAW’84) of Belmont, Mass., joined the law firm Nutter McClennen and Fish in its government enforcement defense practice. He spent 12 years in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston as an assistant U.S. attorney and chief of the economic crimes unit for the district of Massachusetts.

Steve Locke (SMG’84) of Boston, Mass., exhibited work at the Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State College in January and February. His paintings and drawings explore themes of maleness, whiteness, homosexuality, desire, and hidden relationships between men. E-mail Steve at stevelocke@mac.com.

Karen Wilson (SED’84, CGS’82) of Fort Montgomery, N.Y., was appointed vice president of consulting for FSI, a supplier of government Internet technology market intelligence. She had previously worked at Unisys Global Public Sector Consulting, where she was director of financial and cost management solution offerings.

Elissa Altman (CAS’85, CGS’83) of Newtown, Conn., has a new cookbook, Big Food, being published this spring by Rodale. Elissa is a nationally syndicated food writer and a regular food and culture columnist for Northeast magazine and the Hartford Courant. She lives in Newtown with her partner, Susan Turner, a Random House book designer.

Linda McKenna Gulyn (CFA’85) of Arlington, Va., is an associate professor of psychology at Marymount University in Arlington. She and her husband, Peter, have two sets of twin boys, ages two and four. Linda would love to hear from former CFA classmates at linda.gulyn@marymount.edu.

Joyce Y. Quindipan (COM’85) of San Francisco, Calif., is a partner at Cambria Consulting, a Boston-based consulting firm specializing in human resources and organizational development. She heads Cambria’s operations and interactive solutions business group in San Francisco.

Diane Rubin (LAW’85) of Lexington, Mass., was elected to partnership at the law firm Holland & Knight, along with 24 other attorneys. Diane, who was previously senior counsel, is a member of the litigation section and practices in the areas of construction and real estate.

Cynthia Davis (SED’86,’88) of Boynton Beach, Fla., coauthored with Verner Mitchell Where the Wild Grape Grows: Selected Writings, 1930-1950 (University of Massachusetts Press), a critical biography of the African-American writer Dorothy West. Cynthia teaches African-American and Caribbean literature at Barry University in Miami.

Katherine Ann Kaplan (SON’86) of Pittsburgh, Pa., recently received her post-baccalaureate certificate in paralegal studies from the Duquesne University Paralegal Institute in Pittsburgh. She will work as a nurse paralegal and eventually specialize as a legal nurse consultant. Katherine also plans to earn a master’s degree in forensic nursing. E-mail her at hanarasel18@msn.com.

Margaret A. Daly (LAW’87) of River Forest, Ill., joined Navigant Consulting, a litigation and investigations practice, last May as a director in the Chicago office.

Lawrence Karp (SMG’87) of New York, N.Y., has joined HSBC Securities (USA) as senior vice president, responsible for developing corporate finance solutions with insurance industry clients. Lawrence is also head of the portfolio management unit. E-mail him at lawrence.karp.1987@alum.bu.edu.

Angela R. E. Arabia-Meyer (COM’88) of Hewitt, N.J., received a Juris Doctor and a certificate in conflict management from Rutgers Law School, Newark, last May. Angela is a law clerk for Judge Edward V. Gannon of the Superior Court Criminal Division in Passaic County. She was one of the first two women in New Jersey to participate in a shared clerkship, which, she writes, allows her to spend more time with her four children, Corinna, Elena, Dakota, and Edison.

Bruce Fine (SMG’88) of Valley Village, Calif., guest-starred as Detective Perry on an episode of the CBS sitcom The King of Queens in December. He also headlined at the Improv at Harrah’s in Las Vegas in December.

Michael Gallagher (ENG’88) of Sacramento, Calif., received an M.D. from the University of California at Davis School of Medicine. He is completing an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Medicine at UC Davis. He writes, “Go Aggies, Go Terriers!” E-mail Michael at mpg@alum.bu.edu.

Jody Ericson Santos (CAS’88) of Dorchester, Mass., is a producer-director for a documentary series airing on PBS. Her work has taken her from Nepal and Ghana to Bolivia and Russia, where she reports on issues such as the trafficking in women and nuclear contamination. Most recently, she wrote and coproduced a documentary on breast cancer that aired on the Discovery Channel. She also teaches filmmaking to graduate students at Suffolk University in Boston. Jody’s husband, David Santos, is a partner in an advertising agency in downtown Boston. Former classmates can e-mail her at jodysantos@hotmail.com.

Meryl Eisenkraft Post (SMG’89) of Brookline, Mass., and her husband, Jeffrey Post, welcomed their first child, Riley Alexander Post, on October 2. Meryl has worked at Harvard University as a financial analyst in the university information systems department for the past four years. Contact her at merylelise@rc.com.

Sheri Torgrimson (CFA’89) of Lublin, Poland, writes, “I am back in Poland and would love to hear from any alums from Poland (po polsku!) or any alums working in Poland. Maybe we can start the BU Polish Alumni?” E-mail Sheri at sherit@wp.pl.