Richard Warren Rappaport (SMG’70) of Pompano Beach, Fla., coauthored the lead article in a recent issue of the legal journal Inside the Minds: Entertainment and Media Law Contract Strategies (Aspatore Books, 2008). “Inside Hollywood: The Reel Path to Success in the Motion Picture Industry” explains the legal issues and the process of presenting a screenplay throughout its initial development stages. Richard is a partner in the law firm Adorno & Yoss.

Gregory Stone (CFA’70,’72) of Florence, Mass., was featured in the cover story of the January 2008 issue of Preview Massachusetts magazine. The article extolled Gregory’s painted and sculpted portraits, saying that he “finds the genuine humanity of his subjects.”

Paul Chaiken (CAS’71) of Bangor, Maine, received the Maine Judicial Branch’s Advocate for Justice Award for his promotion of the cause of justice throughout the state. While chair of the Maine Task Force on Ethics 2000, Paul led efforts to draft a new code of responsibility for lawyers and conducted hundreds of hours of deliberations on important questions of law and ethics. Contact him at paul.chaiken@gmail.com.

Susan (Auerbach) Matthias (GRS’71) of New York, N.Y., published an English translation of Six Nights on the Acropolis (Cosmos Publishing, 2007), Nobel Prize winner George Seferis’s classic novel of love, poetry, and sexual adventure set in Athens. Susan received the Modern Greek Studies Association’s 2006 Elizabeth Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize for her work.

Jean (Mortarelli) McCorry (SON’71) of Stoneham, Mass., was named Outstanding Nephrology Nurse of 2008 by the National Kidney Foundation’s New England division. The award, given at the foundation’s annual Gift of Life dinner, recognizes an individual who has shown extraordinary commitment to the kidney and transplant community. Jean has worked at Tufts Medical Center Dialysis Clinic, Inc., for more than 30 years.

T. Daniel Tearno (CAS’71) of White Plains, N.Y., recently earned a master’s degree in leadership and business ethics from Duquesne University. He was named to the Duquesne chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society. Daniel is senior vice president and chief corporate relations officer at Heineken USA.

Paul Farbman (DGE’70, CAS’72) of Redondo Beach, Calif., who teaches library and media skills at Carnegie Middle School in Carson, Calif., recently became a National Board Certified Teacher. Paul is president of the South Bay Archery Club. He recently received a Silver Beaver Award from the Los Angeles Boy Scouts of America, the highest award given to volunteers. Contact him at pfarbman@lausd.net.

Paul Cary Goldberg (CAS’72) of Gloucester, Mass., a photographer, had a solo exhibition, Recent Reflections, at the Pucker Gallery in Boston in the spring. Another solo exhibition, at the Helen Bumpus Gallery in Duxbury, Mass., will continue through August. Paul is also participating in a two-person show at the Shalom Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel, which runs through September. E-mail him at pcg@paulcarygoldberg.com.

Mary Beth Kelly (SAR’72) of New York, N.Y., is an advocate for cyclists’ rights in New York City. In June 2006, her husband, Carl, was killed by a tow truck as he and Mary Beth were biking on the Hudson River Greenway. Mary Beth serves on the advisory council for the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives and is promoting comprehensive legislation for bike-friendly roads in honor of Carl, who was a physician at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital and a bike enthusiast.

Lawrence Levy (COM’72) of Huntington, N.Y., is executive director of Hofstra University’s newly expanded National Center for Suburban Studies in Levittown. Previously, Larry was a senior editorial writer at Newsday.

Henry I. Pass (CAS’72) of Gladwyne, Pa., a transactional and commercial litigation attorney, was a featured speaker on WWDB radio’s Executive Leaders program. Henry is a director of the Private Investors Forum and the Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia. He is also the founder and managing director of Patriot Venture Capital Group. Contact him at hip@hipesq.com.

Shelley (Abramowitz) Uva (CAS’72) of Forest Hills, N.Y., published Time Flies . . .  More Stories About Ellie and Vin  (Bellowing Ark Press, 2007), her second collection of short stories. To learn more about Shelley’s work, or about the writing of her husband, Kenneth, and daughter, Katie Uva (CAS’10), visit www.shelleyuva.com.

Ivan Schwartz (CFA’73) of Brooklyn, N.Y., was awarded three sculpture commissions. His StudioEIS will produce works for Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, James Madison’s Montpelier, and the newly refurbished Lincoln Cottage, where Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation. All three commissions will be completed by the end of 2008. E-mail Ivan at ivan@studioeis.com.

Donna Rossetti Bailey (CFA’74) of Marshfield, Mass., won third prize in the pastel and drawing category in the 34th annual Duxbury Winter Juried Show for her soft pastel landscape Fog Rising. The work was exhibited at the Duxbury Arts Complex Museum this past spring.

Ronald L. Carter (STH’74, GRS’85) of High Point, N.C., has been appointed the 13th president of Johnson C. Smith University, one of the nation’s top historically black universities. Ronald was the youngest dean of students in BU’s history. He has served as provost and dean of faculty at Coker College since 1997.

Nina Lentini (COM’75) of Norwich, Conn., is editor of Marketing Daily at Media Post Communications. The online newsletter covers marketing news from major consumer brands. Contact Nina at nina@mediapost.com.

Michael Levy (CAS’75) of Andover, Mass., published his first book, Take Control of Your Drinking . . . And You May Not Need to Quit (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007). Michael is director of clinical treatment services at CAB Health and Recovery Services in Peabody, Mass.

Alan Matarasso (CAS’75) of New York, N.Y., published the textbook Aesthetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss (Saunders, 2006). Alan practices plastic surgery in Manhattan and is the vice president of the Rhinoplasty Society and a trustee of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons. You can contact him at matarasso@aol.com.

Orly (Enzer) Munzing (SED’75) of Putney, Vt., is the founding executive director of Strolling of the Heifers, a group of concerned civic leaders and farmers who promote family farming and educational agriculture programs for youth in Vermont. The organization held its seventh annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade and Festival in June, which is National Dairy Month.

Mark N. Peterson (CFA’75) of Wilson, N.C., is music director at Barton College, where he directs the college choir and the Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra’s recent Love the Symphony gala featured Eric Mazonson (CFA’77,’80) of Pawtucket, R.I., performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Charles “Chip” Babcock (LAW’76) of Houston, Tex., was included in Texas Lawyer’s October 2007 “Go-To Guide” as one of the state’s four top lawyers in media law. Chip is a partner at the law firm Jackson Walker.

Janet Fierman (LAW’76) of Brookline, Mass., is a shareholder at the law firm Sheehan Phinney Bass and Green.

Mary McManus (COM’76) of Brookline, Mass., has published a book of poetry, New World Greetings: Inspirational Poetry and Musings for a New World  (PublishAmerica, 2007). Mary was inspired to write the poems after experiencing symptoms of post-polio syndrome in 2006. You can visit her Web site at www.newworldgreetings.com.

Marguerite Guzman Bouvard (GRS’77) of Wellesley, Mass., published her 15th book, Healing: A Life with Chronic Illness (University Press of New England, 2007). She has also written a book of poems and a book of poem-prayers about living with illness. Marguerite is a resident scholar with the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. E-mail her at marguerite.bouvard@worldnet.att.net.

Sheryl (Wolfe) Brenner (SED’77,’78) of Harrisburg, Pa., writes, “My baby, Jill, age 21, will be graduating from the University of Michigan in April and has applied to BU. She hopes to follow in the BU family tradition. She plans to get her doctorate in physical therapy. Please, everyone, keep your fingers crossed!” Contact Sheryl at sande112@aol.com.

Meg Brown Payson (CFA’77) of Freeport, Maine, exhibited her art in the show Liquid Space at the EO Art Lab in Chester, Conn., in February. Meg is an associate professor of drawing and foundation at the Maine College of Art.

Philip Read (CGS’75, CAS’77) of Clifton, N.J., celebrated his 10th anniversary as a reporter for the New Jersey Star Ledger.  Philip has also published three pictorial histories: Clifton (2001), Paterson (2003), and Clifton: The Boomtown Years (2007), all from Arcadia Publishing. He and his wife, Nancy, have two grown children, Lauren Read (CAS’03) and Philip Jr.

Kathy Sheehan (COM’77) of Bellingham, Wash., is managing editor of SPIE Professional, the member magazine for SPIE, the international society serving scientists and engineers specializing in optics and photonics.

Irene Virag (COM’77) of Northport, N.Y., received the American Horticultural Society’s B. Y. Morrison Communication Award at the Great American Gardeners Awards Ceremony in June. Irene, a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for Newsday, has been the newspaper’s garden columnist since 1995 and is a fellow of the Garden Writers Association and an instructor in narrative journalism at Stony Brook University.

R. Terrell Finney, Jr. (CFA’78), of Wyoming, Ohio, was elected to the board of directors of the University/Resident Theatre Association. In addition, he was recently appointed to the board of directors of the American High School Theatre Festival. Terrell heads the division of opera, musical theater, drama, arts administration, theater design, and production at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where his production of Charlie’s Aunt netted him a Cincinnati Enquirer Acclaim Award for Outstanding Direction.

Barbara (Haran) Pespisa (COM’78) of Corinth, Vt., writes, “I am still making beautiful traditional quilts with my husband and enjoying life in the country.” Contact Barbara at ptquilts@hotmail.com.

Ann (Ourada) Strubler (CFA’78) of Oakland, Mich., a violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, was featured in the 2007–08 issue of Performance, the magazine of the DSO. The article is about Ann’s search for her birth father, who is a professional jazz musician.

Susan Greenberg Thrope (CAS’78) of Chappaqua, N.Y., was appointed to New York Life Insurance Company’s executive management committee, which assists the CEO in setting company policy. Susan is senior vice president, deputy general counsel, and secretary of New York Life.

Daniel D’Alio (CFA’79) of Warren, Ohio, helped compose the song “Nation’s Prayer” as a tribute and to raise money for veterans’ care. Learn more about the song, sponsored by the Veterans of Modern Warfare and the Vietnam Veterans of America, at www.nationsprayer.com.

Scott Biron (SED’79) of Norfolk, Mass., was selected the 2008 Girls Coach of the Year at this year’s U.S. Lacrosse National Convention, held in Philadelphia. Mike Eruzione (SED’77), BU Athletics director of development, gave the keynote address. Scott and Mike met as members of the BU ice hockey team in 1976, when Mike was a player and Scott was an athletic trainer. E-mail Scott at sbiron@verizon.net.

Jeffrey Hughes (CAS’79) of New Castle, N.H., was appointed president of business development at Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass. Jeff and his wife, Barbara, have two grown children, Jonathan and Moura.

Rosemary B. O’Neal (MET’79) of Taunton, Mass., has published The Development of a Positive or Negative Racial Attitude in Children (Diaspora Press of America), which examines the factors that shape a child’s experiences of, and attitudes toward, racial differences. Rosemary is a therapist and consultant. Her work explores parental guidelines, historical stigmas, values, media influence, and social structures that might positively or negatively affect children’s beliefs about race. To order her book, or for more information, e-mail obeaah@netzero.com.

Patricia Randell (CFA’79) of Long Island City, N.Y., opened in the world premiere of Mark Schultz’s Off-Broadway play Deathbed, under the direction of O’Neill Center artistic director Wendy Goldberg, on January 30. E-mail Patricia at hellgig@nyc.rr.com.