Slater E. Newman (GRS'48) of Raleigh, N.C., was recognized by the Wake County, N.C., chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union for his commitment to the preservation of civil liberties. The chapter's annual debate, which has been named in his honor, took place this year on the campus of North Carolina State University, where Slater was formerly a professor of psychology. He is a former member of the ACLU National Board and is currently on its National Advisory Council.

Jo (Burroughs) Farkas (SED'49,'60) of Studio City, Calif., is an actress who has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and plays, including My Best Friend's Wedding, Tank Girl, and Chicago Hope. "I was a school psychologist in the Newton, Mass., York, Pa., and Baltimore, Md., schools," Jo writes, "left in 1986, moved to L.A. in 1991, and finally followed my dream!"

Robert C. Shoemaker (MED'49) of Claremont, N.H., published A Surgeon Remembers: Korea 1950–1951 and the Marines (Trafford, 2005), which focuses on his personal experiences in Korea and the lives of the soldiers he encountered at his medical aid station.

Anne G. Hargreaves (SON'51,'52) of Dedham, Mass., was named a Living Legend in April 2006 by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses for her contribution to the growth and knowledge of the nursing profession in Massachusetts. Anne was a nurse in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and has been a professor and chair of psychiatric nursing at BU's School of Nursing, a teaching fellow in the Harvard Laboratory of Community Psychiatry, and deputy commissioner of nursing for the city of Boston. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the University of Massachusetts Boston School of Nursing and Health Sciences, of which she was a founder. Anne has been married to her husband, Edward, for 60 years, and they have two sons, Edward, Jr., and George, and three grandchildren.

Paul Whipple (STH'51) of Sebring, Ohio, is the author of Barn Stories, Mostly True Stories Told by Barns, a collection of 51 photos of old barns and the stories they tell.

Harold Putnam (LAW'53) of Vero Beach, Fla., published Fearful Times (H&M Putnam, 2005), the final installment of his Salem trilogy. The novel chronicles the last years of Harold's ancestor Mary Veren Putnam, who lived in the Salem colony until 1695.

Harold Millman (SMG'54) of Naples, Maine, and Boynton Beach, Fla., writes that he lost his wife, Barbara, on June 23, 2006. Old friends can contact him at BZMillman@aol.com.

Samuel T. Shein (CAS'54) of Teaneck, N.J., is the author of The Psychological Edge: Strategies for Everyday Living (Long Dash Publishing, 2006), a self-help book describing techniques and strategies for coping with everyday life. Samuel is a practicing clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in Teaneck. For more information, visit www.longdash.com.

Arthur Stamler (COM'54) of Woodstock, Va., has retired after 54 years in the broadcast business. Widowed in 2003, Art lives with family members in the Shenandoah Valley. E-mail him at gin-art@shentel.net.

Ron Mazur (CAS'55, DGE'53) of Ormond Beach, Fla., is the author of Christianity as Fairy Tale (iUniverse, 2006), a book of controversial biblical exegeses. Visit his Web site at www.astroventuresociety.org.

Sy Baker (ENG'56) of Rockledge, Fla., was appointed to the newly legislated Space Florida board of directors by Governor Jeb Bush. The group's mission is to guide Florida's leadership in the space and aeronautics industries, both government and commercial.

Maida Sperling (CAS'57) of Great Neck, N.Y., showed her photographs in the exhibition Under Observation at the Philip Coltoff Center of the Children's Aid Society in New York City from July 5 to September 30, 2006.