Jeffrey R. Docking (GRS’96) of Venetia, Pa., was elected the 17th president of Adrian College, a private liberal arts college associated with the United Methodist Church, in February. Jeffrey was previously the vice president and special assistant to the president at Washington and Jefferson College. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have four children, ages 17, 15, 13, and 9.

Robert T. Flynn (SHA’96) of Watertown, Mass., director of operations with Bon Appetít Management Company, spoke at the May 2005 commencement ceremonies of Newbury College in Brookline, Mass. He also gave a speech about conflict resolution at a leadership conference recently. Robert is looking forward to attending the weddings of Billy Snow (UNI’96) and Marc Bender (SMG’96, SED’03) this summer, he writes, “especially after seeing Chris Hulton (CAS’95) and Manan Trivedi (CAS’96,’00, MED’00) take the plunge last year.” E-mail him at rflynn@cafebonappetit.com.

Hannah Goldenberg (CAS’96) of Philadelphia, Pa., received a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania and began research work at a local company in May. E-mail her at shark362@aol.com.

Lisa Gomez (LAW’96) and her husband, Eric Rogers (LAW’98), of Mystic, Conn., had their first child, Robert Nicholas, on August 29, 2004. E-mail Lisa at lgomez913@aol.com.

Joon Han (ENG’96) of Chicago, Ill., and his wife, Julie, welcomed their second child in March. Joon attended the wedding of Manny Manetakis (ENG’96) in May, enjoying a nostalgic trip back to Boston. E-mail Joon at bledsoe2coates@hotmail.com.

Matthew M. Harper (CAS’96) of Seattle, Wash., is the combat systems officer aboard the U.S.S. Shoup-DDG 86, which is returning from a five-month surge deployment with the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. Both ships just completed humanitarian relief efforts off the coast of Sumatra following the December tsunami. Matt would love to hear from old BU friends at harperm74@earthlink.net.

Susan Hart (CAS’96) of Braintree, Mass., a seven-year probation officer at Quincy District Court, was one of 10 probation officers in Massachusetts honored at the 2005 Probation Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony on April 1. A captain in the Army National Guard, Susan served with the 1058th National Guard and toured Iraq from January to February 2005. She has nearly completed a master’s degree in social work at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and volunteers at Bay State Community Service.

Mark Mooney (COM’96) of Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Heidi-Anne Mooney announce the birth of their daughter, Bridget, on September 28, 2004. E-mail Mark at markmooney@yahoo.com.

Melisma Cox (CAS’97) of Brussels, Belgium, received a master’s degree in teaching English as a second language from the University of Pennsylvania last May. She teaches English in Brussels as a Fulbright Scholar, but is looking forward to returning to the United States to teach elementary school. E-mail Melisma at melismacox04@fulbrightweb.org.

Melissa Fleming (CAS’97) of New York, N.Y., is executive director of the National Association of Women Artists, the oldest professional women’s fine arts organization in the United States. She is an internationally exhibited artist with photographs in the permanent collections of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Museo de la Fotografia, Argentina. Melissa is working on her master of fine arts degree at Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Linda Seid Frembes (COM’97) of Douglas, Mass., left public relations for a year and a half not long after graduation but realized she was “truly a COM-mie at heart.” Two years ago, she founded a PR and writing services company, Total Focus Communications, to serve the professional audio and AV industries. Peer advisors and former classmates can contact Linda at linda@frembes.com.

Tara Wood Myers (CAS’97) of Worcester, Mass., had her first child, Juniper Catherine, on February 17, 2005. Tara works part-time as e-marketing director at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and earned an M.B.A. from Clark University in May. E-mail her at tara_myers@att.net.

Matthew Orefice (CAS’97) of Yonkers, N.Y., writes, “Red Sox fans, rejoice. It will never happen again. I am currently a black belt in San Ken Ryu karate, training for the national championships. I can now break blocks of ice with only my head. Besides that, I’m just being righteous. Shout-outs to all my homeboys and homegirls from BU. Lean back!”

Shin Yu Pai (CAS’97) of Dallas, Tex., announces the publication of her new chapbook of poems, Unnecessary Roughness, out from xPress, a publisher of experimental poetry. The collection is available online at www.lulu.com/xpressed. Shin also showed two pieces in Infinity, a visual poetry exhibition, in March at Harvard University. E-mail her at shinyu32@hotmail.com.

Terri Schultz (SAR’97) and her husband, Rick, of Topsham, Maine, welcomed their first child, Marisa Lynn, on March 9, 2005. “All are doing well and would love to hear from old friends!” Terri writes. E-mail her at t-woman@verizon.net.

William F. Ward (SMG’97) of New York, N.Y., has completed four years of active duty with the U.S. Army and two years at Columbia Business School. He works in real estate private equity at Lazard Freres, a global investment bank. William will attend the wedding of Michael Fiore (SMG’97) in June 2005, along with Brian Shelley (SMG’97) and Robert O’Brien (SMG’97). E-mail William at wward03@gsb.columbia.edu.

Tammy Fuller Agria (SAR’98) of Milford, Conn., and her husband, Emery, announce the birth of their first child, Beckett Bradley Agria, on September 1, 2004. Beckett weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Tammy works as a school-based speech language pathologist. E-mail her at TammyA413@msn.com.

Jennifer Chu Hall (ENG’98) of Glastonbury, Conn., won a 2005 Engineer of the Year award in the New England district from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Michael Kolodny (COM’98, CGS’96) of Chicago, Ill., is the producer of CBS Sports’ College Basketball’s 25 Greatest Players, which aired nationally on April 9 following the John Wooden Awards presentation. The hour-long program featured interviews with 17 of the top 25 players, including Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill Russell. John Malkovich was host, and Ashley Judd and Bob Barker made appearances. Mike works for Intersport, an independent production house in Chicago. His past work includes ESPN’s The Season, SpeedTV’s World’s Greatest Auto Shows, and Fox’s Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award. E-mail Mike at mkolodny@intersportnet.com.

Essi Auranen Nurmi (SMG’98) of Helsinki, Finland, married Mark Nurmi, an art director with his own advertising agency, in 2002. Essi has been a real estate investments manager since receiving an M.B.A. from Helsinki School of Economics in 2001. Essi and Mark have two daughters, Frida, 3, and Stella, 2. E-mail Essi at essi.nurmi@wellho.com.

Aaron Read (CAS’98) of Melrose, Mass., is technical director for The Infinite Mind, a weekly public radio series on mental health and neuroscience issues (www.theinfinitemind.com). “I still do engineering and consulting for several Boston-area radio stations (including our archrivals, WZBC),” he writes, “and would love to hear from any fellow WTBU alums. Reach me at aread@friedbagels.com.”

David J. Schwartz (COM’98) of Brighton, Mass., has been a sound engineer for film and television in Boston since graduation. He is a partner in drag1 Studios, a postproduction audio facility. E-mail him at blindman1@att.net.

Jessica Strong (CAS’98) of San Francisco, Calif., earned a B.S. in nursing from Columbia University in May 2004. She works in the neonatal intensive care nursery at the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center.

Prospero A. Uybarreta (ENG’98) of Teaneck, N.J., is a U.S. Air Force captain and the U.S.-Indian Air Force Exchange Officer, based in Hyderabad, India. There he teaches advanced flying in the Kiran jet trainer to cadets at the Indian Air Force Academy. Previously serving as an E-3B/C pilot and aircraft commander, Prospero received four Air Medals for flying 35 combat missions during Operation Enduring Freedom. E-mail him at pacodice@hotmail.com.

Hilary Alonzo Wall (CAS’98) of Revere, Mass., married R. Michael Wall on September 18, 2004, on Cape Cod. Attending were Chad Flahive (SAR’98), Aaron Kaburick (CAS’00), Marvin Dunson III (CAS’98), Rishi Lulla (CAS’99, MED’03), Sarah Betstadt (CAS’98), Meg Simione (SAR’98), Alyssa Malaspina (CAS’98, SAR’00), Dave Kerpen (SED’98, CAS’98), Molly Betstadt (SED’03), Jacquie Audette (CAS’98, SED’02), Kim Correia (SMG’98, GSM’04), Kelly Gillen McDonough (CAS’97, MED’04), Danika Whitehouse (COM’98), and David Pimentel (CAS’98, MED’02). Hilary is a cardiovascular epidemiologist with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. She would love to hear from old friends at hilary.alonzo.1998@alum.bu.edu.

Stefano Zapperi (GRS’98) of Rome, Italy, received a Marie Curie Excellence Award from the European Union (EU). The award recognizes the achievements of researchers who have benefited from EU-funded programs. Stefano’s research focuses on finding common patterns in apparently different materials.

Danielle Brandman (CAS’99) of Nutley, N.J., graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in May 2005 and will perform her internal medicine residency at the University of California at San Francisco. Danielle plans to subspecialize in gastroenterology. During her medical school career, she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society, was the winner of the American Medical Writers Association’s Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation, and was involved in numerous extracurricular activities. “And yes, she’s still dancing!” writes Danielle. E-mail her at dbrand78@aol.com.

Keith Hampton (CFA’99) of Cambridge, Mass., produced the CD Coming Home: Boston Song Collective, released in February on the Brave Records label. Keith sings with Boston Secession, a professional vocal ensemble. E-mail him at keith.Hampton.1999@alum.bu.edu.

Devone R. Tucker (CAS’99) of Boston, Mass., invites BU alumni to check out his political blog Notes from D.R., at http:// drtucker.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/.

Lisa Turner (COM’99) of Sydney, Australia, earned an M.A. in English from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, in June. She works with the New South Wales Writers’ Centre and often gets together with Lori Shea (CAS’99, COM’99) and Jorge Baron (CAS’99, COM’99). E-mail Lisa at lisa@budgetoz.com.