Lawrence B. Werlin (CAS'70) of Irvine, Calif., was recently named one of Orange County's Physicians of Excellence in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. He is the founder and director of Coastal Fertility Medical Center in Irvine.

Gary Larrabee (COM'71) of Wenham, Mass., has published his fifth historical volume, The Best Care Possible: From Beverly Hospital to Northeast Health System (Commonwealth Books, 2006), and is working on his sixth, The 100-Year History of St. John's Prep, due out in September 2007.

Ann Marchewka (SON'71,'73, GSM'85) of Wakefield, Mass., is vice president of patient care services at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital. Previously, Ann was senior vice president and chief nursing officer of Hallmark Health System in Melrose, Mass., and has consulted at hospitals in Thailand and Poland.

Alan Weinberg (CAS'71) of Cleveland, Ohio, was chosen as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers for 2006 by Law and Politics Magazine and Cincinnati Magazine for the third consecutive year. Alan is managing partner of the firm Weltman, Weinberg & Reis.

Paul Cary Goldberg (CAS'72) of Gloucester, Mass., presented his photographs in a solo exhibition at the Pucker Gallery in Boston from April 22 to May 16. Paul's photographs can be seen in many permanent collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Mass., and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Patrick Mahoney (SED'72) of St. Louis, Mo., was named 2005 Coach of the Year for the state of Missouri and Metropolitan Coach of the Year for the city of St. Louis for coaching the DeSmet Jesuit High School football team to its first state championship. E-mail Patrick at pmahoney@desmet.org.

James Bartlett (COM'73) of Tiverton, R.I., published Back Swings: A Golf Omnibus (Yeoman House, 2006), a compilation of the best golf writing of his career as a golf columnist for Forbes, FYI, and Hemispheres and as a freelance writer for other magazines.

James Ehrlich (CAS'73, MED'76) of Denver, Colo., is the medical director of Colorado Heart and Body Imaging, HeartCheck Washington, D.C., and U.S. Preventive Medicine. James is also an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and at the George Washington University Medical Center and is president of the Society for Responsible Preventive Imaging. E-mail him at telemed@earthlink.net.

Peggy Pancoe Rosoff (COM'73) of Los Angeles, Calif., was planning when she wrote to relocate to Wilmington, N.C., in June to pursue real estate development, after working in the television business since 1977 and raising two daughters, now 17 and 21. E-mail Peggy at pprosoff@comcast.net.

Meg Weekes (LAW'73) of Washington, D.C., was selected as American University's Internship Faculty Member of the Month for December 2005. This honor is awarded to exceptional faculty in recognition of outstanding academic internship supervision. Meg is the associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Public Affairs at AU, where she has worked since 1991.

Jim Quirk (COM'74) of Hilton Head, N.C., retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Jim spent 10 years as a reporter for several Massachusetts newspapers after graduating from BU and later retired as a U.S. Navy chief journalist. He plans on writing, fishing, golfing, volunteering, and socializing. E-mail Jim at chiefshamus@yahoo.com.

Fred Stein (GSM'74) of Georgetown, Tex., is one of two recipients of the first Arthur K. Cebrowski Award, presented by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement to recognize excellence in the development of network-centric warfare. Fred, a retired Army colonel, is a senior principal engineer for network-centric warfare at MITRE Corporation.

W. Douglas Tynan (CAS'74) of Wilmington, Del., a child psychologist, recently completed a two-year term on the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation. Doug continues to be a special consultant on mental health for Head Start. He is an associate professor of pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College and the director of the Primary Care Pediatrics Mental Health Program for the Nemours Foundation. E-mail Doug at dtynan@nemours.org.

Robert A. Auclair (COM'75, CGS'73) of Media, Pa., was recently appointed to a three-year term as a member of the hearing committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The Disciplinary Board considers and investigates the conduct of attorneys, justices, judges, and district justices. Robert's law firm, Robert A. Auclair, P.C., maintains offices in Media, Pa., and Woodbury, N.J.

Alan Matarasso (CAS'75) of Rye Brook, N.Y., was elected president of the New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Steven McFadden (COM'75) of Santa Fe, N.M., will provide daily installments of his creative nonfiction journal, Odyssey of the Eighth Fire, from June 2006 through February 2007 at www.8thfire.net. His eighth nonfiction book, it tells the story of a multicultural group of people who walked from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in 1995 and 1996, guided by Algonquin Indian teachings. E-mail Steven at chiron@chiron-communications.com.

Tim Nostrand (COM'75) of Teaneck, N.J., assistant managing editor for projects at The Record in Hackensack, N.J., led the team of journalists that received the 2005 IRE medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Investigative Reporters and Editors professional journalist association. Their series "Toxic Legacy" detailed the environmental havoc caused by toxic waste dumped years ago in watersheds and other sensitive areas of northern New Jersey. E-mail Tim at nostrand@northjersey.com.

Wren Ross (CFA'75) of Somerville, Mass., coauthored her first book, Changing Patterns: Discovering the Fabric of Your Creativity (Hay House, 2006), which encourages people to reach their creative potential through meditation and knitting. Wren's articles on knitting have been published in Knit Lit and Interweave Knits Magazine.

Larry Fishbein (COM'76, CGS'74) of Olney, Md., is president and publisher of Washington Jewish Week, the only Jewish newspaper in greater Washington, D.C. Previously, Larry was the director of marketing and business development for the Kiplinger Washington Editors.

Michael Kozul (SED'76) of Natick, Mass., is a high school special educator in the Quincy, Mass., public school district, specializing in math. Previously, Michael was a YMCA administrator.

Peter Whelley (CAS'76) of Moultonborough, N.H., has been elected treasurer of the International School Psychology Association, a nongovernmental organization that promotes the spread of school psychology, particularly in countries where the profession is not fully established. Peter, a school psychologist, will assume office in July at ISPA's annual colloquium in Hangzhou, China.

Claire Wilson (COM'76) of New York, N.Y., writes regularly on real estate, decorative arts, and culture for the New York Times. Claire returned to New York in 2000 after living and working as a freelance writer in Paris and Milan for 18 years.

Karen Wolf (SON'76,'78) of Winchester, Mass., is coauthor and coeditor of a new textbook, A History of Nursing Ideas (Jones & Bartlett, 2006). Karen is a clinical associate professor in the graduate program in nursing at the MGH Institute of Health in Boston.

Ron Hopkins (ENG'77) of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and his wife recently celebrated the 24th anniversary of their Marsh Chapel wedding. Ron works in the medical device industry and has lived in southern Florida for the past 14 years. "I try to follow the BU hockey team, " he writes, "but it's difficult getting any news down here. "

Jill Kramer (COM'77) of Encinitas, Calif., is the editorial director of Hay House, a book publisher. She is also a freelance writer and the author of several books. E-mail Jill at devmarc210@aol.com.

David Powers (SMG'77) of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is director of sales and marketing at Serotta Competition Bicycles. David focuses on building and supporting independent distributors worldwide and also spearheads brand management. He lives with his wife, Joan, and two daughters, Kelly and Jennifer.

Thomas Rokowski (ENG'77) of North Brunswick, N.J., is a technical solutions architect for SAP America, “a long ways from my aerospace engineering degree,” he writes. Thomas has worked for SAP for nine years and has been in the computer software business in various roles for more than 20 years. E-mail him at Thomas.Rokowski@sap.com or Tom3@aol.com.

Howard Stein (COM'77) of White Plains, N.Y., was appointed director at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is also a photographer and is represented by the Leonard Fox Gallery in New York City. Check out Howard's photographs at www.HowardLewisStein.com or e-mail him at stein@tc.columbia.edu.

Randy Ellen Wertheimer (MED'77) of Boston, Mass., is chief of family medicine at the Cambridge Health Alliance. Previously, Randy was the vice chair and an associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.

Chris Bell (SED'78) of Clinton, Md., published Lt. Williams on the Color Front (PublishAmerica, 2005), the story of Lieutenant Neal Williams, a black soldier in charge of a white platoon in 1950s Germany.

Jenni Bergal (COM'78) of Washington, D.C., is a senior writer at the Center for Public Integrity. Previously, she was a producer for the Casey Journalism Center at the University of Maryland and an investigative reporter at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. E-mail her at jbergal@publicintegrity.org.

David E. Cherny (SMG'78) of Newton Centre, Mass., was included in the publication The Best Lawyers in America, 2006–2007 in the fields of family and appellate law. He is a partner in Atwood & Cherny in Boston.

Frederica Dunn (SED'78) of Alexandria, Va., contributed “A New Vietnam to Discover,” an article on the social and economic growth of Vietnam, to the travel section of the Washington Times on November 12, 2005, (www.washtimes.com/travel/20051111-095351-8905r.htm). Frederica is a member of the National Press Club.

Beth Gandelman (SED'78, COM'81) of Newburyport, Mass., is executive director of the Burlington Business Round Table, the only professional business association in Burlington, Mass. E-mail Beth at bigcreative@netzero.com.

Josh Gordon (SED'78) of Brooklyn, N.Y., published his fourth book, Presentations That Change Minds (McGraw-Hill, 2005), in December. It describes strategies for creating and delivering successful presentations. Josh's work has been featured on CNN and CNBC. Check out his Web site at www.JoshGordon.com.

Jeffrey Guterman (CGS'78) published Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling (American Counseling Association, 2006), which encourages clients to identify and harness their strengths, resources, and problem-solving skills to promote positive change in their lives.

David Moriarty (SED'78) of Woburn, Mass., retired as a public school administrator to become the president of the Reading Recovery Council of North America, a worldwide intervention for first graders who cannot learn to read and write.

Deborah Saltzman-Chasen (CFA'78) of Orange, Conn., is the artist development and education specialist for Young Audiences, a company that brings live performances to schools and community groups throughout the country. Debbie auditions and works with artists from all disciplines. E-mail her to say hello or to request an audition at dchasen@yaconn.org.

Lois E. H. Smith (MED'78) of Cambridge, Mass., received the 2006 Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science, awarded by the Jewish Guild for the Blind. The award recognizes an individual whose outstanding contributions to vision care have resulted in advancements in the treatment of eye disease or the rehabilitation of people with vision loss. Lois is a clinical pediatric ophthalmologist, caring for children with cataracts, glaucoma, and other diseases, in the ophthalmology department at Children's Hospital Boston.

Stuart Zakim (COM'78, DGE'76) of Edison, N.J., is vice president of corporate public relations for Showtime Network. A public relations veteran with almost 30 years in the motion picture and magazine industries, Stuart previously worked at American Media, where he oversaw public relations for the company and its 22 magazines. He also serves on the College of Communication Dean's Advisory Council. Stuart lives with his wife and three children.

Theresa Chalich (SED'79) of Pittsburgh, Pa., received the 2005 Abraham L. Wolk Distinguished Service in Public Health Award from the Delta Omega National Honor Society's Omicron Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health. The award recognizes the efforts of southwestern Pennsylvania residents who have dedicated their lives to the practice of public health or to the advancement of the field.

Geena Davis (CFA'79, HON.'99) of Los Angeles, Calif., hosted the 34th Annual FiFi Awards on April 3 at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom. The FiFi Awards honor the fragrance industry's most significant achievements. Geena, winner of a 1988 Academy Award, received a 2006 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama, for her role in ABC's Commander in Chief.

Christina McPhee (CAS'79) of Los Osos, Calif., was featured in Persona-Personae, an exhibition of photo-based work, at the Sara Tecchia Roma New York gallery in New York City last winter.

Mike Ryan (COM'79) of Wrentham, Mass., published two novels this year. Begin with Me (Whiskey Creek Press, 2006) tells the story of a man who has lost both his job and his fiancée and decides to impersonate a priest to save a local church. Boston Baked Churchill (Charles River Press, 2006) is a historical mystery set in 1900, when Winston Churchill visits Boston. Check out Mike's Web site at www.ryanmj.com.

Patti Gold Singer (COM'79, CGS'77) of Philadelphia, Pa., works in corporate sponsorship for WXPN, a public radio station at the University of Pennsylvania. She's also a photographer for the station, taking pictures of the musicians who play, record, and interview for its nationally syndicated program World Cafe. Patti can be reached at psinger@xpn.org.

Stephanie Tercyak (ENG'79) of New Britain, Conn., is deputy manager of requirements and verification for the Joint Strike Force engine program at Pratt & Whitney.