Keith Armstrong (CAS’80) of Fairfax, Calif., coauthored Courage After Fire (Ulysses Press, 2008), a self-help book for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, their loved ones, doctors, and employers and other professionals helping them make the transition. E-mail him at keith.armstrong@courageafterfire.com.

Lee Gartenberg (LAW’81) of Framingham, Mass., director of Inmate Legal Services in the Middlesex County sheriff’s office for more than 25 years, was presented with the Massachusetts Bar Association Gold Medal Award at the  MBA’s 2008 gala dinner last November. The award is presented to individuals who have provided outstanding legal services that have benefited the legal profession in Massachusetts.

Sheila Hemeon-Heyer (ENG’81) of Amherst, Mass., oversees global regulatory affairs at Boston Scientific Corporation, a medical device company. She and her husband, Mark, have three sons, one of whom attends the University of Oregon and one of whom will start college in the fall. Fellow engineers from the Class of 1981 can contact her at heyers@bsci.com.

Alan S. Multz (CAS’81, MED’85) of Woodbury, N.Y., is associate chair of the department of medicine and program director of the internal medicine residency program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. “Hello to all of my classmates,” he writes. “See you at the 25th reunion in 2010!”

Mark Feffer (COM’82) of Wycombe, Pa., is the managing editor of Dice, publisher of career Web sites for the technology and financial industries. He joined Dice in 2005, after running his own editorial services company for more than 10 years. He has also published his first novel, September (Xlibris, 2006). E-mail Mark at mfeffer@dice.com.

Roberta Beach Jacobsen (SED’82,’86) of Karpathos, Greece, coauthored the book Almost Perfect: Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them (Word Forge Books, September 2008). Visit www.robertabeachjacobsen.com, or e-mail Roberta at laugh@otenet.gr.

Lois (Alter) Mark (COM’82) of San Diego, Calif., launched www.stylesubstancesoul.com, a Web site designed to “help women live a life of passion and compassion.” She writes, “Its tagline is ‘Look good. Feel good. Do good,’ and I hope all my old friends from SPC will subscribe.” E-mail Lois at lois@stylesubstancesoul.com.

Elizabeth Findley Shores (CAS’82) of Little Rock, Ark., published the biography On Harper’s Trail: Roland McMillan Harper, Pioneering Botanist of the Southern Coastal Plain (University of Georgia Press, 2008).

Gregory Aiello (COM’83) of New York, N.Y., showed his photographs in the solo exhibition City Dreams: Selected Works, 1994–2008 at the SOHO Photo Gallery this past January. Visit www.gregoryaiello.com, or contact him at gaiello@mac.com.

Amy DePaul (COM’83) of Irvine, Calif., won an award for her writing and reporting from the Council on Contemporary Families. In addition to writing, she teaches at the University of California, Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton. E-mail her at depaula@uci.edu.

Winifred Ellenchild Pinch (SED’83) of Omaha, Neb., coedited Nursing and Health Care Ethics: A Legacy and a Vision (Creighton University Medical Center, 2007), the result of a three-year project and conference sponsored by the Center for Health Policy and Ethics at Creighton University.

Ilene (Heller) Stern (CAS’83) of Suffern, N.Y., is a supervisor and special education teacher at a nonprofit school for students with autism and mental retardation. She is dual-certified in special education and regular education. Ilene is in a postgraduate program to become a board-certified behavior analyst. “I absolutely love the work that I do!” she writes.

Thomas Stevens (CFA’83) of Waterbury, Vt., is executive director of the Vermont Alliance for Arts Education. In November, Tom was elected to the Vermont legislature. He is also the voice of Joe Gunther in the new audiobook version of Open Season, one of the books in Archer Mayor’s series about Vermont cop Gunther. Tom lives with his wife, Liz Schlegel, and his three children. E-mail him at thomas.stevens5@gmail.com.

Stephanie Brown (CAS’84) of San Clemente, Calif., published her second collection of poems, Domestic Interior (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008). She has been published many times in the American Poetry Review and has been included in four editions of the annual Best American Poetry anthology. In 2001, she received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry.

Kathy Garrett (COM’84) and Chris Sanders (COM’83), of Katonah, N.Y., celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary this past October. They have two children, ages 14 and 12. Chris is a New York–based photographer (www.chris-sanders.com), and Kathy is a marketing consultant.

David Mendel (COM’84) of Sugar Land, Tex., is public relations manager for the 26,000-member Houston Association of Realtors, the largest association in Houston and second-largest local realtor association in the United States. In 2007, David launched a syndicated day-in-history radio feature called Time Rewind on more than 50 stations around the country. Connect with David on Facebook or LinkedIn, or e-mail him at dj_mendel@yahoo.com.

Jan (Moidel) Schwartz (MET’84) of Wellesley, Mass., is the communications and development coordinator for Gateways: Access to Jewish Education, an organization that enables children with special needs to have a Jewish education. “Happily married for 23 years, I just sent my only child to college!” Jan writes. “Best wishes to my classmates.”

Erica Zielinski (SMG’84) and Larry Blumenfeld (COM’84) of Brooklyn, N.Y., announce the birth of their son, Samuel Julian, on August 22, 2008. Erica is general manager and producer of the Lincoln Center Festival, and Larry is a journalist and recent Katrina Media Fellow with the Open Society Institute. His Salon.com essay “Band on the Run in New Orleans” was published in Best Music Writing 2008 (Da Capo Press, 2008). Contact Erica at ezielinski@lincolncenter.org and Larry at lblu@aol.com.

Peter Ensel (COM’85) of Plattsburgh, N.Y., was awarded the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Peter is director of the Center for Communication and Journalism and chairman of the department of communication at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Paul Marber (LAW’85) of Jericho, N.Y., was selected a New York “Super Lawyer” for personal injury plaintiffs for the second year in a row. He also received an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. “This means that my legal abilities are rated at “very high to preeminent” and that my general ethical standards are “very high,” he writes.

Matthew F. Murphy (ENG’85) of Middletown, Del., is a project engineer at DuPont and president of the Wilmington section of the International Society of Automation. E-mail him at murphymatt@verizon.net.

Daniel Morris (GRS’86) of West Lafayette, Ind., is coeditor of The New York Public Intellectuals and Beyond: Exploring Liberal Humanism, Jewish Identity, and the American Protest Tradition (Purdue University Press, 2008). Daniel holds the Walt Whitman Chair in American Cultural Studies at Radboud University, Netherlands, through the Fulbright Program in spring 2009.

Steve Ryan (ENG’86) of Malvern, Pa., is a service manager with Johnson Controls’ efficiency group, covering the Delmarva region.

Michael Schmitz (CAS’86, MED’90) of Roswell, Ga., was appointed chief of orthopedics at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Michael completed his residency in BU’s combined orthopedic surgery program. He joined Children’s in 1995 as a fellow in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

Ingrid Capozzoli Flinn (CFA’87) of New York, N.Y., exhibited her paintings in three shows — Essential Elements in Harlem, Evolution: The Changing Face of Harlem, and the 2008 Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour — produced by the community arts organization artHARLEM. Visit www.ingridcapozzoliflinn.com.

Denise (Allen) Johnson (CAS’87) of Meadville, Pa., is chief medical officer of the Meadville Medical Center (MMC) in Pennsylvania. Denise, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, joined the medical staff at MMC in 1996.

Joao “John” Pina (ENG’87,’92) of Bradenton, Fla., is vice president of global supply chain at GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms. He has been with GE for 21 years and previously worked in its aviation and security sections. Contact him at johnpina@msn.com.

Walter Whitley (COM’87) of Washington, D.C., is edit coordinator for the Washington bureau of Fox News. He was named Alpha Man on the move by his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and received the Alpha Leadership Award for his work with young men in the Leadership Development Institute Program. He serves on the board of directors of Damien Ministries, which helps people living with HIV/AIDS, and is a member of 100 Black Men of Washington, D.C.

Paul J. Lyons (CAS’88) of Yokosuka, Japan, received the U.S. Navy’s 2008 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership for his performance as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Stethem. The award was presented on November 4, 2008, by Admiral Gary Roughhead, chief of naval operations.

Paul Moniz (COM’88) of New York, N.Y., is director of communications and marketing at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Previously, Paul ran Connect Strategic Communications, a New York–based consultancy.

D. Brenton Simons (CGS’86, COM’88, SED’94) of Boston, Mass., published Boston Beheld: Antique Town and Country Views (University Press of New England, 2008), a collection of more than 60 works of art from the 18th and 19th centuries that captures a vibrant, growing city. Brenton is president and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Rachel Carnell (GRS’89,’95) of Shaker Heights, Ohio, published A Political Biography of Delarivier Manley (Pickering & Chatto, 2008), about the Tory pamphleteer, playwright, and satirical historian.

Chandra Diviacchi (COM’89, SED’91) of Washington, D.C., is an activities assistant at a nursing home. She and her husband also write and perform for a local cable comedy show, and Chandra is working on a documentary, ComedyMusicAnimalsColour. “I’ve always been so happy I went to BU,” she writes, “I’ve put both of my degrees to good use.”