Raynell Courten Smith (CAS’70) of Deltaville, Va., was elected president of the Deltaville Maritime Museum for a second term. A founding member of the museum, Raynell oversaw the design and construction of a 31-foot reproduction of the boat John Smith used in his two voyages to Chesapeake Bay in 1608. In 2008, the boat will be used to reenact Smith’s discovery of Stingray Point, which is three miles from present-day Deltaville.

Lawrence Werlin (CAS’70) of Irvine, Calif., was recently named one of Orange County’s Physicians of Excellence in the field of obstetrics and gynecology by Orange Coast magazine and the Orange County Medical Association. Lawrence is cofounder of the Genesis Network for Reproductive Health and founder and director of the Coastal Fertility Medical Center. He created a blog about fertility issues, treatment options, and infertility research. Visit Lawrence’s blog at www.werlsfertilityworld.com.

Georgia Orcutt (CAS’71) of Cambridge, Mass., published How to Feed a Teenage Boy: Recipes and Strategies (Ten Speed Press, 2007). Georgia is the mother of two tall and hungry teenage boys.

Karen (Coltman) Polin (CFA’71) of Parkland, Fla., has been a clinical art therapist for more than 30 years. She works with those who have eating disorders, at the Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek. Her work there is featured in the documentary Thin, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was shown on HBO last February. E-mail Karen at KARPO51@aol.com.

Deborah German (CAS’72) of Winter Park, Fla., was appointed dean of the newly established medical school at the University of Central Florida.

Robyn Karlstadt (CAS’72, MED’74) of Cherry Hill, N.J., a vice president at Shire Pharmaceuticals, is the second woman to be given the title of Master by the American College of Gastroenterology, in recognition of her distinguished service to the college and to the field of clinical gastrointestinal patient care and education.

Vernon C. Polite (CAS’72) of Canton, Mich., is the dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University. He was the founding dean of the School of Education at Bowie State University, and before that he was the Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes Professor of Educational Administration at the Catholic University of America.

Felicia L. Wilczenski (SED’72,’73) of Salem, Mass., published A Practical Guide to Service Learning: Strategies for Positive Development in Schools (Springer, 2007). Felicia is a professor and chair of the department of counseling and school psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Graduate College of Education. You can e-mail her at Felicia.Wilczenski@UMB.edu.

Shoya Zichy (SED’72) of New York, N.Y., recently published Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You’ll Love to Do (AMACOM, 2007).

Patricia Jacobsen (GRS’73) of Catawba Island, Ohio, was elected to the board of directors of the Society of Ohio Healthcare Attorneys. A member of the Cleveland Bar Association, Pat has been an advisor to hospitals, health systems, physicians, and other healthcare providers for more than 25 years.

Laurie Kaplowitz (CFA’73) of Boston, Mass., exhibited her artwork in the show Humanly Possible at the New Bedford Art Museum in New Bedford, Mass., last winter.

Kathy Bocash Knight (SED’73) of Newton, Mass., retired from teaching high school Spanish. She now spends part of her time in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, where she used to take her students on community service missions. In addition, Kathy is a project coordinator for the annual mission of Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity. She is working on the construction and outfitting of a preschool in the San Juan area and continues to seek donations for books and school support. Contact her at justkathy23@aol.com.

Rachel Nickerson Luna (CFA’73) of New York, N.Y., writes that her collage This Is My Body was selected for inclusion in the juried show Making a Place at Table at Visions Gallery in Albany, N.Y.

Peri Schwartz (CFA’73) of New Rochelle, N.Y., exhibited her artwork in the show Whatever Meredyth Wants Now at Gallery NAGA in Boston last winter.

Maggie Siner (CFA’73) of Hamilton, Va., exhibited her paintings in a solo show at Marin-Price Galleries in Chevy Chase, Md., last October and at Gallery 222 in Leesburg, Va., in November. Maggie teaches at the Washington Studio School and at Arts in Provence in southern France.

Joseph E. Thompson (CAS’73) of Somerville, Mass., died of brain cancer on June 17, 2007. Joe was a civic leader and an entrepreneur and was passionate about writing (he and a neighbor cofounded the blog Cranky Neighbors), politics and public policy, music, and theater. His family has established the Uncle Joe’s Kids for the Arts Memorial Fund, which will offer music and theater opportunities to Somerville children who might not otherwise have a chance to attend classical performances, musicals, or plays. To read more about Joe, visit www.crankyneighbors.com; to learn more about the fund, e-mail his partner, Tony Membrino, at unclejoeskids@gmail.com.

Harry Bosk (CAS’75, DGE’72) of Baltimore, Md., is community relations manager at CitiFinancial. He oversees volunteer initiatives and manages the company’s financial literacy program.

Alan Matarasso (CAS’75) of New York, N.Y., completed his term as president of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Steven McFadden (COM’75) of Santa Fe, N.M, published on the Web Odyssey of the 8th Fire, the story of his walk across North America. Steven stopped the walk 100 miles short of his destination for what he says were “complex spiritual and social reasons.” Read more at www.8thfire.net.

Randy A. Birken (MED’76) of Houston, Tex., recently published A Harvard Death and Other Stories (Blue Dolphin Publishing, 2006), a collection of short stories about the experiences of medical students and doctors. Randy has a private practice in gynecology, urogynecology, and laparoscopic pelvic surgery and is an assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. He and his wife, Liz, have three sons.

Peter Conrad (GRS’76) of Lincoln, Mass., published The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007). Peter is the Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University, where he chairs the Health Science, Society, and Policy Program.

Beth Levin (CFA’76) of Brooklyn, N.Y., a pianist, performed Bach’s Goldberg Variations at Steinway Hall New York last April. Also in 2007, she performed chamber music in Reykjavik, Iceland, and recorded with Vista Lirica, a New York–based chamber group. E-mail Beth at beth.levin@worldnet.att.net.

Marya Kaluzynski Pickering (SMG’76) of Washington, D.C., accepted an appointment as senior advisor in the office of the chief acquisition officer at the U.S. General Services Administration. Her daughter, Isabel Anderson, attends Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.

Joseph S. Ayoub (LAW’77) of Boston, Mass., is a shareholder at the Greenberg Traurig law firm, focusing on civil litigation, various forms of alternative dispute resolution, and legal risk management.

Marguerite Bouvard (GRS’77) of Wellesley, Mass., published her 15th book, Healing: A Life with Chronic Illness (University Press of New England, 2007), a memoir about her experience with interstitial cystitis.

Meg Brown Payson (CFA’77) of Freeport, Maine, exhibited her paintings as a part of Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Mass., last winter. The show was part of the 2007 Boston Cyberarts Festival.

Joseph S. Blansfield (SON’78) of Sharon, Mass., is nearing the end of his one-year tour as an Army Reserve officer in Iraq. “It would be almost impossible to describe this experience in a paragraph or two, but I look forward to coming home and telling the tale of a lifetime,” he writes. Joseph coauthored the book Handbook of Clinical Trauma Care: The First Hour (Elsevier Publishing, 2006).

Mary Burres (SAR’78) of Pittsburgh, Pa., retired from private practice serving Alzheimer’s patients. She is currently researching the health risks of dioxin, a byproduct of the paper manufacturing process, concentrating on its use in home and women’s hygiene products. E-mail her at ATOFU5@netzero.net.

Tracy Burtz (CFA’78) of South Salem, N.Y., exhibited her paintings in the show Selected Still Lifes at Gallery Yellow in Cross River, N.Y. View Tracy’s most recent artwork at www.tracyburtz.com.

Deborah Bartlett Chiaravalloti (COM’78) of Newburyport, Mass., is vice president of public relations and marketing at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. It’s the first time in the hospital’s history that public relations and marketing has been elevated to an officer level. Previously, she was director of public relations and marketing. E-mail her at dbchiara@comcast.net.

Bruce M. Cohn (COM’78) of Sea Cliff, N.Y., was named assistant vice president of risk management and insurance services at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y. He is responsible for patient safety, loss prevention, insurance, and legal issues. E-mail Bruce at bcohn@winthrop.org.

Jessica G. de Koninck (LAW’78) of Montclair, N.J., published her first book of poetry, Repairs (Finishing Line Press, 2006). The chapbook of Jessica’s meditations on loss and healing is dedicated to her late husband, Paul, who died of kidney cancer in 2005.

Dan Harary (COM’78) of Los Angeles, Calif., owns the entertainment public relations agency Asbury Communications, Inc., which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. Dan has worked for such companies as Columbia Pictures, the American Film Institute, and the Playboy Channel. Visit his Web site at www.asburypr.com.

Patricia Kane (SED’78) of Rockport, Mass., is the Newburyport District Court chief probation officer. She recently celebrated 30 years of service as an employee of the Massachusetts Probation Service.

A. J. Petras (CAS’78) of Quincy, Mass., is a senior vice president at Bank of America, commuting monthly between Boston and Beijing, China. A 25-year BU men’s ice hockey season ticket holder, A. J. has arranged his travel schedule so that he rarely misses a home game. E-mail him at alpetras@aol.com.

Lallene Rector (STH’78, GRS’86) of Evanston, Ill., was installed in March as academic dean and vice president for academic affairs at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, which is on the Northwestern University campus.

D. Kay Johnston (CAS’79) of Cambridge, Mass., and Hamilton, N.Y., published the book Education for a Caring Society: Classroom Relationships and Moral Action (Teachers College Press, 2006). Kay is chair of the department of educational studies and a professor of educational studies and women’s studies at Colgate University.

Donna Marino (SAR’79) of Trumbull, Conn., was appointed president and CEO of the Catholic Community Foundation. Previously, she was executive director of development for the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Malcolm Mooney (CFA’79) of Roxbury, Mass., exhibited a series of paintings and drawings last winter at the Synagogue for the Arts Gallery Space in New York City. Malcolm’s Pages of an Open Book exhibition reflected the evolution of his style over two decades.

James L. Stein (CAS’79) of Fairfield, N.J., joined the brokerage firm A. G. Edwards & Sons as a vice president and investments financial consultant. You can e-mail James at james.stein@agedwards.com.

Mary Kay Tetreault (SED’79) of Portland, Oreg., and Frances A. Maher (SED’81) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., published the book Privilege and Diversity in the Academy (Routledge, 2006), about the importance of a diverse faculty in higher education. Mary Kay is provost emerita of Portland State University, and Frances is a professor of education at Wheaton College. The women met in graduate school at BU and began collaborating in the late 1980s. Their first book was The Feminist Classroom (Basic Books, 1994).