Elaine M. Flake (GRS’71) of Old Westbury, N.Y., published God in Her Midst: Preaching Healing to Wounded Women (Judson Press, 2007). Elaine and her husband, Floyd (HON.’98), are copastors of the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Jamaica, N.Y., where they also founded the Allen Christian School.

Sandy (Radin) Kraus (CAS’71) of Seattle, Wash., received the Hannah G. Solomon Award from the Seattle section of the National Council of Jewish Women for her lifelong achievement in advocacy. Contact Sandy at sandy.kraus@comcast.net.

Rande Peyser-May (CFA’71) of Palm Beach, Fla., received Best in Show for drawing/painting/mixed media for her watercolor still life painting at the Arts Armory show in West Palm Beach.

Thomas Glodek (SED’72) of Collierville, Tenn., published The Advisory Team (Vantage Press, 2007), a historical novel that details the U.S. decision to go to war in Vietnam. Thomas, a retired U.S. Army colonel and a Vietnam War veteran, writes, “It is required reading for all those who wish to learn from history and not repeat it.”

Stephen LaCount (CAS’72) of Irvine, Calif., accepted the Greg Ross Community Service Award at the 14th annual American Electronics Association’s Orange County and Inland Empire Council High-Tech Innovation Awards in Newport Beach, Calif. Stephen is the founder of LaCount Law, a boutique firm representing many of Orange County’s leading technology companies. Contact him at slacount@lacountlaw.com.

Ronald Greenwald (MET’73, GSM’76) of Waban, Mass., won a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study and participate in the lecture and discussion series Teaching the Reformation in a Pluralist Age at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., this summer. Ron, a professor of history at Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass., recently received the Ignacio Jauregui Award as the most compassionate professor on campus.

Stewart F. Lane (CFA’73) of New York, N.Y., a Tony Award–winning producer, recently published Let’s Put on a Show! Theatre Productions for Novices (Heinemann, 2007), a handbook for anyone producing a play or a musical. Stewart, a 2003 Boston University Alumni Award recipient, received a Tony Award in June as a producer of Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! He also received Tonys for Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Will Rogers Follies, and La Cage aux Folles. Visit his Web site at www.mrbroadway.com.

Nancy F. Passmore (CAS’73) of Boston, Mass., edited The ’07 Lunar Calendar (Luna Press, 2006).

Peri Schwartz (CFA’73) of New Rochelle, N.Y., exhibited her paintings in the show Interior Perspectives at the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery of the New Canaan Library in Connecticut last spring. She also exhibited work at Kasten Fine Art in Great Barrington, Mass., this past summer.

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.

Donna Rossetti-Bailey (CFA’74) of Marshfield, Mass., won an Honorable Mention for her soft pastel Sunrise at Humarock Beach at the Duxbury Winter Juried Show at the Duxbury Art Complex Museum. Donna teaches art in the South Shore area of Massachusetts. E-mail her at dlrb@comcast.net.

Alice Rothchild (MED’74) of Brookline, Mass., recently published Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resistance (Pluto Press, 2007), which documents the struggles of the women Alice met while working as a physician in Israel and the occupied territories. Learn more at www.brokenpromisesbrokendreams.com.

Joel Seligman (SMG’74) of Pound Ridge, N.Y., was named a Father of the Year by the Westchester County office of the American Diabetes Association. Joel, who is CEO of Northern Westchester Hospital, in Mount Kisco, is the proud father of two children, Amy and David.

Carol Barsha (CFA’75,’77) of Chevy Chase, Md., a painter, was featured in the April issue of Montgomery County InSight magazine, where she discussed her artistic inspirations and techniques.

Eric L. Prentis (GSM’75) of Houston, Tex., published The Astute Speculator (Prentis Business, 2007), a guide to speculating in the stock market. Eric has taught at the University of Southern California’s M.B.A. program and has been a registered investment advisor.

Steven Weinstein (LAW’75) of Needham, Mass., was honored for his leadership and volunteer contributions to Bay Cove Human Services, a Boston-based organization that helps people with mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction, and developmental disabilities. Steve is a partner at the law firm Riemer & Braunstein.

Steven Jong (CAS’76, COM’81) of Westford, Mass., was elected to the board of directors of the Society for Technical Communication, the world’s largest professional organization in its field. He previously served as the Boston chapter president. E-mail Steve at SteveFJong@comcast.net.

John L. Roberts (COM’76) of Springfield, Mass., is the first attorney in western Massachusetts to earn certification as an elder law attorney from the National Elder Law Foundation.

Ralph Smith (GSM’76) of Waltham, Mass., chief operating officer at Kayem Foods in Chelsea, Mass., hosted an Industry Inside Out event for 25 BU alumni in June. The event included a tasting, a tour, and a discussion titled Transitions: From Pushcart to National Branded Supplier.

Linda Gay Blanc (COM’77) of Jefferson City, Tenn., recently increased her partnership holdings in the Jones Financial Companies, the holding company for Edward Jones, where she has been a financial advisor since 1995. “Knowing that I share ownership of the company I work for is tremendously rewarding,” she writes.

Sharon (Klaczynski) Couto (SED’77) of East Greenwich, R.I., launched Pinks & Blues, a family lifestyle Web site and free daily e-mail newsletter, which she runs with her two daughters. Sharon writes that Pinks & Blues offers families “hot, hip products and service ‘picks’ to make their lives easier.” E-mail her at sharon@pinksandblues.com.

Robert Morison (GRS’77) of Miami, Fla., co-wrote Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent (Harvard Business School Press, 2006). Robert is executive vice president and director of research at the Concours Group, a professional services firm.

Jenni Bergal (COM’78) of Silver Spring, Md., recently coauthored City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina (Louisiana State University Press, 2007), a joint study by several journalists of the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Jenni, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist who works for the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., managed the investigation. Learn more at www.publicintegrity.org/cityadrift.

Philip L. Burke (CAS’78) of Rochester, N.Y., was named chairman of the 5,000-member trusts and estates section of the New York State Bar Association. Philip is a partner in the law firm Woods Oviatt Gilman in Rochester.

Michael Dean (CAS’78, GRS’84) of Frederick, Md., published Empty Cribs: The Impact of Smoking on Child Health (Arts and Sciences Publishing, 2006). “This is the first book to document that smoking is the number-one preventable cause of SIDS and infant mortality,” Michael writes.

Jayne Donovan Staley (SAR’78) of Bell Canyon, Calif., and Kathleen O’Brien Tracy (SAR’78) of Manhattan Beach, Calif., took a road trip to San Diego last March to share an evening with Sharon Gauvin Burke (SAR’78) and her husband, Philip Burke (CAS’78), who traveled from their home in Rochester, N.Y. “It had been 27 years since hugs had been shared between roommates and classmates,” Jayne writes. “Not a drop of wine was wasted, not a crow’s foot noted. The loving bond was unaltered by distance or time. On this occasion, the most basic value of a BU education was observed and embraced.”

Roberta Lee “Rob” Cohen (SAR’79,’80) of Hillsdale, N.J., an occupational therapist, vividly recalls one cold winter during her undergraduate days. “I’m guessing it was the winter of ‘76 or ‘77, and my roommate and I left 700 (now Warren Towers) for an adventure of a lifetime (after all, how often does the Charles freeze?),” she writes. “I remember skating clear across to the Hyatt and warming up in the lobby before we would skate back to campus.”

Robert J. Foley (SMG’79, LAW’87) of Needham, Mass., was appointed a consultant to the collective investment vehicles project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The project will address the international tax treatment of mutual funds and other collective funds by the OECD member governments. Bob is the director of the product tax department at State Street Bank in Boston.

Tony McLean (CFA’79) of Quincy, Mass., runs his own theater company, Backyard Productions, which produced this summer’s musical And Now Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Judy Garland at the Lyric Stage Theater in Boston.

Jim O’Brien (SMG’79) of Fort Worth, Tex., was named the vice president of U.S. distribution for Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, a manufacturer of welding and cutting products. E-mail him at toujours0581@yahoo.com.