Suzanne Steinhauer Challinor (CAS’70) of New Canaan, Conn., held an exhibition of her oil paintings, Can’t Help but Gaze — Can’t Help but Paint, at the WPA Gallery in Cross River, N.Y. She describes her art as humanistic and inspired by the city and the “human scene.”

Paula Sline (GRS’70) of Gloucester, Mass., published Unveiled (Wheatmark, 2008), a story of four baby boomers searching for meaning and love while investigating a case of child sexual abuse. She is working on her second novel.

Robert Authier (COM’71) of Harvard, Mass., received the National Association of Realtors’ highest honor, the William R. Magel Award of Excellence. Robert is , currently CEO of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, has been with the realtors’ organization for 37 years.

Lloyd F. George (GSM’71) of Plainsboro, N.J., was elected to a two-year term on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants board of trustees. Lloyd is, principal at Lloyd F. George, C.P.A, has held several leadership positions with the organization since joining in 1992.

Jay D. Roth (LAW’71) of Los Angeles, Calif., received an Honorary Life Member Award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in January. He was honored for his exceptional leadership in the entertainment industry. Past recipients include Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, and Elia Kazan. Jay, the national executive director of the DGA, previously spent 20 years as a managing partner of Taylor, Roth, Bush & Geffner, where he specialized in representing entertainment guilds, labor organizations, and pension funds.

Gerald Eisler (ENG’72) of Albuquerque, N.Mex., writes that he is currently “on loan” to the Missile Defense Agency in Washington, D.C., after 30 years with Sandia National Laboratories. E-mail Gerald at greisle@sandia.gov.

Liba (Hekler) Furhman (DGE’70, COM’72) of Gaylordsville, Conn., is executive director of Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust, Inc., the oldest and largest land trust in Connecticut. She is also a board member of the Hunt Hill Farm Trust. In the past, Liba has served as the mayor of New Milford, Conn. She and her husband, Herb Furhman (CGS’72, COM’74), have two children, Avi and Myke.

Paul Cary Goldberg (CAS’72) of Gloucester, Mass., displayed a collection of black-and-white photographs in the exhibition Recent Reflections, at the Pucker Gallery in Boston in May.

Gary Shankman (CFA’72) of Albany, N.Y., held three solo exhibitions this past spring: Paint the Town: Scenic Views of Albany, at the Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany; The Food Show, sponsored by the Green County Council on the Arts, in Catskill, N.Y.; and Sunlight and Shadows, at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. One of his paintings is in the Watkins Collection at the American University Museum in Washington, D.C. Contact Gary at shankg@sage.edu.

Beverly Steinberg (DGE’70, COM’72) of Yorba Linda, Calif., runs GBL Public Relations, which she founded in 1980. The firm’s clients include the home appliance and cell phone divisions of SANYO; Primal Elements, a candle and bath product company; and most recently, Pentel of America. Contact Beverly at gbl@speakeasy.net.

Sarah Nash Gates (CFA’73,’83) of Seattle, Wash., is executive director of the University of Washington School of Drama. “I’ve been here 24 years, and I think I am now from the Pacific Northwest rather than the Northeast!” she writes. “I still am able to design costumes from time to time.” E-mail Sarah at sngates@u.washington.edu.

Kim Schuette (STH’73) of Killeen, Tex., published Christian Science Military Ministry 1917–2004 (Brockton Publishing, 2008). A former Christian Science Army chaplain herself, Kim interviewed overmore than 50 Christian Scientist graduates of BU’s School of Theology for the book.

Ivan Schwartz (CFA’73) of Brooklyn, N.Y., writes that his design firm, StudioEIS, has been commissioned by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to work on several forensic reconstructions of the original Jamestown settlers for the exhibition Written in Bone, which will open in February 2009. Contact Ivan at ivan@studioeis.com.

Ival Stratford-Kovner (CFA’73) of Bethel, Conn., became a private in the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard in June, after 24 weeks of rigorous mounted-cavalry training. “At age 56, the endeavor of passing all the exams and achieving a fine level of riding was both demanding and rewarding, even for a cancer survivor of 13 years and a former marathoner,” she writes. Ival now plans to document the last 100 years of the Connecticut Horse Guard through her research at Brown University and with a series of paintings based on her experiences as a mounted trooper. Contact her at ivalsk@comcast.net.

David Hatem (CAS’74, LAW’77) of Boston, Mass., received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts, an honor that is only given in years where when a worthy candidate is named. David is a founding partner and chair of the professional practices group at Donovan Hatem.

Donna Rosetti-Bailey (CFA’74) of Marshfield, Mass., won first prize in the Scituate Art Association’s Arts Alive! Juried Exhibition for her soft pastel painting The Glades. To learn more about Donna’s award-winning work, visit www.donnarosetti-bailey.com.

John Segelbaum (LAW’74) of Edmonds, Wash., published Panama (Booksurge Publishing, 2007), a novel based on his own experiences as a newly commissioned naval officer serving in Panama from 1969 to 1971. Now a practicing criminal attorney, John spent several years as an investigative journalist at Seattle’s KIRO-TV 7.

Robert Noltenmeier (COM’75) of New York, N.Y., is a principal of Quadrant Communications Co., Inc., a Manhattan-based marketing communications firm. Previously, he was a corporate communications executive for Exxon, Hoechst Celanese, and Unisys. Robert is also an adjunct professor in the graduate public relations and corporate communications program at New York University, and a former president of the New York chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.

Tim Nostrand (COM’75) of Teaneck, N.J., was one of three journalists at the Hackensack, N.J., Record to be named a finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. As assistant managing editor for projects, Tim led the investigation into a redevelopment scheme that was billed as a tax-free way of cleaning up New Jersey’s infamous Meadowlands, but instead wasted more than $50 million. E-mail him at nostrand@northjersey.com.

Richard Steckel (SED’75) of Littleton, Colo., and his wife, Michele, received a 2008 Human and Civil Rights Award for authors and illustrators from the National Education Association. Richard and Michele have cowritten authored several children’s books for Tricycle Press, including Go Baby! (2008), My Teeth (2008), Happy Birthday! (2007), and Celebrating Children from Around the World (2007), as part of their Milestones Project series. In addition, the couple received the Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award from the city of Littleton and served as Purpose Prize Fellows for Civic Ventures in 2007. “While I have been remiss for almost 30 years, this should give you an idea of what I have been up to,” Richard writes.

Michael Alpert (CFA’76) of São Paulo, Brazil, is a horn instructor and chamber music coordinator at the Universidade de São Paulo. For the last few years, he has played horn with the Jazz Sinfônica de São Paulo. “I miss Boston like crazy!” he writes. “Loved my days at CFA and our trip with the BU orchestra to Berlin, where we won second prize at the Herbert von Karajan Festival.” E-mail Michael at mkalpert@hotmail.com.

Charles “Chip” Babcock (LAW’76) of Houston, Tex., was selected for D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas 2008 list. Chip has developed a national litigation practice at the firm Jackson Walker, where he has represented a diverse and famous roster of diverse and famous clients, including — Oprah Winfrey, George W. Bush, “Dr. Phil” McGraw, and Vanilla Ice among them — over the years.

Beth Levin (CFA’76) of Brooklyn, N.Y., has released a piano recording, J. S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Centaur Records, 2008). Contact Beth at beth.levin@worldnet.att.net.

Kevin Quirk (COM’76) of Charlottesville, Va., published Your Sacred Adoption: A Guided Journal of Life, Love, and Memories (iUniverse, 2008), a guide for adoptive parents. He is also the author of Hello, Aibek! (1st Books Library, 2003), a memoir about the adoption of his son, and Not Now, Honey, I’m Watching the Game (Fireside, 1997), the only self-help book for spouses of sportsaholics. Kevin also is a ghostwriter and editor. Visit www.awriterseye.com.

Richard Scott (SMG’76) of Hyde Park, Mass., recently celebrated his 32nd year with the Massachusetts Juvenile Probation Service, where he is the assistant chief probation officer for Suffolk County. Richard is active in the Dorchester and Roxbury communities, and he runs the Twelfth Baptist Church School of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate, a nonprofit, faith-based community service.

Peter Donovan (CFA’77) of Wakefield, Mass., is a self-employed computer database software specialist at www.applausesoftware.com. He has traveled extensively throughout North America and three other continents teaching the Visual DataFlex programming language. Peter also created RoloFlex, a software program featured on more than 500 download sites. Visit www.roloflex.biz or contact peter@applausesoftware.com.

Jenni Bergal (COM’78) of Silver Spring, Md., was named a supervising senior editor at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C.

Adrienne (Maroon) Crowther (CAS’78) of Asheville, N.C., runs Shine On Brightly, a retailer of artist-designedanal urns and memorial pieces that celebrate the lives of loved ones and pets. “These pieces are increasingly popular as baby boomers age and pass,” Adrienne writes. Visit the company’s new Web site at www.shineonbrightly.com.

Richard Jones (CAS’78) of Los Angeles, Calif., made Barron’s list of the Top 100 Financial Advisers for the third year in a row. Richard is a partner in the Jones, Zafari, Klein, Tournat, and Castagnola Group of private wealth advisers at Merrill Lynch.

Howard Kolins (CFA’78) of Brooklyn, N.Y.,completed his second year a is production supervisor for the Tony Awards. Previously, ior to that, he was cocreative director for Discovery Communications’’ upfront presentations. He continues to market his diverse skills in all areas of production.

Charlie Nadel (ENG’78) of Wellesley, Mass., owns and operates Advanced Energy Systems Development, a company he created in 2005 to provide renewable energy resources to homes and businesses in the Boston area. The company specializes in the design and installation of solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind turbine energy systems. Contact Charlie at advance1@advancedenergysystemsusa.com.

Sheila Curran Bernard (COM’79) of Albany, N.Y., joined the faculty of the University at Albany as the director of media programs at the New York State Writers Institute and associate director of the school’s Documentary Studies Program. Sheila, an Emmy and Peabody Award–winning filmmaker, recently coauthored Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Finding, Using, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals and Music (Focal Press, 2008). Visit her Web site, www.documentarystorytelling.com.

Nora Bird (CAS’79) of Greensboro, N.C., completed her doctoral dissertation, “Science and Health Information Utilization on the Web: An Investigation into Knowledge Building by Everyday Life Information Seekers,” in January. She is an assistant professor in the library and information studies department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. E-mail Nora at bird.nj@gmail.com.

Michael McCarthy (LAW’79) of Selah, Wash., was appointed to the Yakima County Superior Court in February. Michael had been a judge for the county’s district court since 2001 and had served as presiding judge since 2005.

Judd Pillot (COM’79) of Los Angeles, Calif., a television writer and producer, writes that his first feature film is in production. Crazy on the Outside, which he cowrote with John Peaslee, will star Tim Allen (the film’s director), Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kelsey Grammer, and J. K. Simmons. Judd has worked on shows such as Coach, Just Shoot Me, 8 Simple Rules…, and According to Jim, earning Emmy and Cable Ace Awards and the Humanitas Prize for his work.