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Lansing E. Crane (LAW’70) of Richmond, Mass., is chairman and CEO of Crane Paper Company, a family business that is more than 200 years old. The company has had a government contract to print U.S. currency since 1879 and also prints money for countries around the world.

Wayne J. Positan (CAS’70) of Roseland, N.J., became president-elect of the New Jersey State Bar Association in May 2005. Wayne is the managing director of Lum, Danzis, Drasco & Positan. He was selected in May as one of the “Top 100 New Jersey Superlawyers” by New Jersey Monthly magazine . E-mail Wayne at wpositan@lumlaw.com or visit his firm’s Web site at www.lumlaw.com.

Carol O’Neil (MED’71) of Walpole, Mass., a family physician, celebrated 26 years as medical director of the Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center with the opening of its new building in Roslindale, Mass. The center is a department of Boston Medical Center.

Paul H. Rothschild (LAW’71) of Longmeadow, Mass., is the Hampden County Bar Association president and chairman of the litigation and employment law departments of Bacon & Wilson, P.C.

John Webster (CAS’71) of Londonderry, N.H., coauthored Inescapable Data — Harnessing the Power of Convergence (Prentice Hall PTR, 2005). E-mail John at jwebster@datamobilitygroup.com or via www.inescapabledata.com.

Frederick Loomis (CAS’72) of San Francisco, Calif., had his first solo art show, The Visionary Drawings of Edward Matthew Taylor, at the Southern Exposure Gallery in San Francisco from March to April 2005. His The Visionary Mind Maps of Edward Matthew Taylor is at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from July to November 2005. E-mail Frederick at floomis@verizon.net.

Joan Schneider (COM’72) of Brookline, Mass., published her first book, New Product Launch: 10 Proven Strategies , which provides a road map for new product development teams. Based on consumer research, Joan and coauthor Jeanne Yocum (COM’78) identify success factors and give case studies to illustrate ways for marketers to create innovative product launch campaigns. E-mail Joan at jschneider@schneiderpr.com.

Phyllis Berman (CFA’73,’75) of Newton Center, Mass., had a showing of her work at the Pepper Gallery on Newbury Street in Boston from May 5 to June 11.

Nancy Segal (CAS’73) of Fullerton, Calif., a professor of psychology at Cal State Fullerton, received this year’s Outstanding Professor Award, the university’s highest faculty honor. Nancy was recognized at the university’s Honors Convocation with a $4,000 cash award and will present a public lecture next spring. She recently finished her second book, Indivisible by Two: Lives of Extraordinary Twins . She is an associate editor for Twin Research and Human Genetics , the journal of the International Society for Twin Studies.

Jerrilyn Marston (GRS’74) of Narbeth, Pa., a lecturer in law at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, won the school’s 2004–2005 William G. Whitney Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the Affiliated Faculty for the fourth time in five years. Jerrilyn is a shareholder at Bazelon Less & Feldman, where her practice concentrates on complex commercial litigation.

Patricia Maloney (COM’75) of Potomac, Md., is the director of the CASHE Project (Change and Sustainability in Higher Education), funded by the National Science Foundation, at the University System of Maryland. E-mail Patricia at pamaloney@att.net.

Anna Maria Farias (CAS’76) of Washington, D.C., is deputy assistant secretary for grant programs in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development. She oversees a $6.3 billion budget and has jurisdiction over several programs. E-mail her at Anna_M._Farias@hud.gov.

Judythe Evans Meagher (LAW’76) of Reading, Mass., displayed her watercolors in an exhibition titled Mixing Oil and Water at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston from July 5 to September 30. E-mail Judythe at jemeagher@comcast.net, or check out her Web site at www.judythe.com.

Richard S. Fox (GSM’77) of Longmeadow, Mass., is an account executive at Bank of America, where he works on residential mortgage loan origination. E-mail Richard at rfoxey@comcast.net.

Jon Imber (CFA’77) of Concord, Mass., exhibited Jon Imber: Recent Paintings at the Concord Art Association from April to May 2005. His work was also displayed at the Nielson Gallery on Newbury Street from June 4 to July 2, 2005.

Bethany Kendall (COM’77) of Sharon, Mass., is president and CEO of the Executive Service Corps of New England, a nonprofit management consulting service. She was formerly executive director of Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, president of the Ad Club, chief executive officer of the Downtown Crossing Association, and director of volunteer services at Beth Israel Hospital.

Michael M. Maher (COM’78) of Chappaqua, N.Y., was named executive vice president and client services director at Ryan Direct & Interactive, a division of Ryan Partnership. E-mail Michael at mo4maher@aol.com.

Don Silverman (COM’78) of Indian Orchard, Mass., president of Malone Entertainment, was elected president of the Indian Orchard Main Street Partnership in January 2005. The partnership’s mission is the business revitalization of the Main Street corridor in Indian Orchard, a section of Springfield. Don is also a candidate for the Springfield City Council election in November. E-mail him at donmalone@aol.com.

Kimberly Kornstein Strenger (CAS’78) of Margate City, N.J., completed a master’s degree in library and information science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and works at the Atlantic City Free Public Library as a young adult librarian. She and her husband, Scott, were married 25 years ago this June and have three children. E-mail her at kstren@acfpl.org.

C. J. Lori Brenner Elliott (COM’79) of Brookline, Mass., participated in the Brookline Artists Open Studios show and exhibited at the Lyman-Eyer Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Visit C. J.’s Web site at www.cjlori.com or e-mail her at cjlori@ix.netcom.com.

Jay Roewe (CAS’79) of Los Angeles, Calif., senior vice president of production for HBO Films, was among a team of HBO employees honored last June with TimeWarner’s Andrew Heiskell Community Service Team Award. Team members were recognized for their Digital Doves program, which in partnership with the nonprofit Covenant House California helps homeless and at-risk youths build self-confidence and learn life skills by exploring filmmaking as a means of self-expression.

Randy Showstack (COM’79) of Washington, D.C., is managing editor of Eos , the weekly newspaper of the earth and space sciences, published by the American Geophysical Union. “I would love to hear from old friends from SPC,” he writes. E-mail him at randy.100@usa.net.

Mark Sininsky (CAS’79) of Lakewood, N.J., was appointed Judge of Compensation by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey last March after practicing law for 21 years. Write to Mark at 954 Route 166, Toms River, NJ 08753.

Greg Wayland (COM’79) of Clinton, Mass., received an Associated Press award and an Edward R. Murrow award for his feature story “Parkinson’s Symphony,” about a bank executive who developed Parkinson’s disease at age 47 and went on to compose a symphony. Greg is a general assignment reporter for New England Cable News. E-mail him at gwayland@necn.com.

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