Stuart Baron (CFA’70,’72) of Baton Rouge, La., was appointed president of the Delaware College of Art and Design. Previously, he was president of the school of art and  associate dean of the College of Art and Design at Louisiana State University. Contact Stuart at sbaron1@mac.com.

Ida Flint Dancyger (SED’70) of New York, N.Y., coedited Evidence-Based Treatments for Eating Disorders: Children, Adolescents, and Adults (Nova Publishers, 2009) with Victor Fornari. Ida is a clinical psychologist in private practice and is a clinical associate professor of psychology at New York University School of Medicine. Her husband, Kenneth Dancyger (COM’70), is a professor of film and television at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, a script consultant, and author or coauthor of seven books, including The Technique of Film and Video Editing (Focal Press, 2006) and The Director’s Idea (Focal Press, 2006). Ken has conducted screenwriting and postproduction workshops worldwide for the past 12 years.

Jane Goldberg (DGE’68, CAS’70) of New York, N.Y., recently published Shoot Me While I’m Happy: Memories from the Tap Goddess of the Lower East Side (Woodshed Productions, 2008). Part memoir, part essay, the book explores the world of tap dance. Jane’s connection to tap comes from years of performing and talking with dancers such as Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis, Jr., Savion Glover, and Ginger Rogers. Visit www.janegoldberg.org.

Andrew Kraus (CFA’70) of Rockville, Md., is one of the featured soloists performing with the Montovani Orchestra on its 2009 tour of China. Ken Moulton (CFA’70), president of Montovani Associates and principal trumpet, is also on the tour. They will perform in Guangzho, Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou. Andrew would love to hear from former CFA classmates “and even better, to make music with them again,” he writes. E-mail Andrew at pianist.collaborativeartist@gmail.com.

Lloyd Segal (CGS’68, SMG’70) of Los Angeles, Calif., writes that his book Stop Foreclosure Now was awarded Best Personal Finance Book of 2008 by USA Book News. Contact Lloyd at lloydsegal@msn.com.

Richard Cummings (CAS’71) of Munich, Germany, published Cold War Radio: The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950­–1989 (McFarland & Company, 2009). Richard is the former director of security at Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. E-mail him at richix9@gmail.com.

Gary DeAngelis (GRS’71,’86) of North Kingstown, R.I., coedited Teaching the Daode Jing (Oxford University Press, 2008), a volume of essays representing a variety of methodological and theoretical approaches. Gary is associate director of the Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies at the College of the Holy Cross.

David Eddleman (CFA’71) of Rockaway, N.J., writes that his oratorio “Kolot min HaShoah” (“Voices from the Holocaust”) was performed by the Krakow Opera in Poland in April, paired with Viktor Ullman’s one-act opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis. E-mail David at daveddl22@aol.com.

William Lyman (CFA’71) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., was nominated for best actor for his performance in The Patriot Act at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is the winner of the 2009 Elliot Norton Award for best actor for his work in both The Oil Thief at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Exits and Entrances at the New Repertory Theatre.

Rande Peyser-May (CFA’71) of Palm Beach, Fla., invites classmates to see her jewelry designs at randemaydesigns.com, or e-mail her at grthands30@aol.com.

Jay D. Roth (LAW’71) of Los Angeles, Calif., national executive director of the Directors Guild of America, was named a Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The award is France’s highest decoration, given to honor distinguished civil or military achievements. Jay has helped to create and promote the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), which aims to foster a professional and cultural exchange between French and American filmmakers. The FACF is responsible for, among other things, the annual City of Lights, City of Angels French Film Festival, held in April at the DGA Theatres in Los Angeles, and Rencontres Cinematographiques de Dijon (Dijon Cinema Encounters), a series of meetings of French, European, and U.S. directors.

David Webster (CGS’69, CFA’71) of Southport, Conn., released his first solo CD, Dance on the Moon. Visit www.davidwebstermusic.com.

Peter H. Bloom (CAS’72) of Somerville, Mass., recently played the flute in the world premiere of Butterfly Effects by composer Elizabeth Vercoe (CFA’78) in Thailand along with pianist and harpist Mary Jane Rupert. Peter and Mary Jane, known as the duo “2,” also performed the Thailand premiere of Vercoe’s piece Kleemation (2003) and gave the first performance of Between Heaven and Earth, which was written for them by Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen. Peter performs with many groups, including Ensemble Chaconne, Olmsted Ensemble, and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, led by Mark S. Harvey (STH’71, GRS’83).

Klaas de Boer (SED’72) of Holland, Mich., published Rough Seas: An Immigrant’s Journey from Holland to Holland (2008), which describes his family’s emigration from the Netherlands in 1956.

Deborah German (CAS’72) of Winter Park, Fla., is dean of the new medical school at the University of Central Florida. She was recently named Central Floridian of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel.

Chester Henry Neumann (CAS’72) of Kansas City, Mo., retired as the assistant superintendent of finance for Consolidated School District Number 4 in Missouri. Chet, a Boston native, writes that he was cut from BU’s first freshman hockey team, in 1968; however, he still plays hockey every weekend and is the oldest player in the Ice Midwest Adult Hockey League.

Iris Osterman (CFA’72) of Lincoln, Mass., exhibited her paintings and drawings in the show Natural Wonders: Catherine Carter, Iris Osterman, Leah Piepgras, at Pine Manor College last winter.

Lee-Alison (Blum) Sibley (CFA’72) of Great Falls, Va., published a memoir, Jordan’s Jewish Drama Queen (BookSurge Publishing, 2009), which details her experience living, teaching, and performing in Jordan and her efforts to make peace in the Middle East. “The joys and trials I faced while trying to maintain my identity and integrity are lessons for everyone,” Lee-Alison writes. Visit leealisonsibley.com. 

Stewart F. Lane (CFA’73) of New York, N.Y., a Tony Award–winning Broadway producer, has a new DVD: Let’s Put on a Show! (He published a book by the same name.) The DVD covers the fundamentals of bringing a production to the stage, including selecting a show, finding a theater space, holding auditions, making casting decisions, scheduling rehearsals, and promoting the show. Visit www.mrbroadway.com.

Ivan Schwartz (CFA’73) of Brooklyn, N.Y., writes that his sculpture and design studio, StudioEIS, was awarded a commission to create a bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln for the Gettysburg Foundation Museum and Visitor Center. The sculpture will be unveiled on November 19, 2009, the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. E-mail Ivan at ivan@studioeis.com.

Philip Brown (CFA’74) of Saint Johnsbury, Vt., was honored in a special service of worship celebrating 25 years of music ministry at South Congregational Church in Vermont, where Phil directs the choral and hand bell programs. He also manages St. J. Jazz, a cooperative for traditional jazz and classic swing musicians; leads the Danville, Vt., town band; and works as an adjunct instructor in fine arts at Lyndon State College. Friends can contact Phil at stjjazz@sover.net.

Bruce I. Miller (CAS’74) of Chestnut Hill, Mass., is a partner in the business practice group at the law firm Pierce Atwood.

Donna Rossetti-Bailey (CFA’74) of Marshfield, Mass., won an honorable mention for her pastel painting Pink Sky Reflections at the 2009 Duxbury winter juried show.

Andrew M. Zack (GRS’74) of Birmingham, Mich., joined the Royal Oak office of Howard & Howard Attorneys.

Orly Munzing (SED’75) of Putney, Vt., is executive director of Strolling of the Heifers, which is working to slow down and even reverse the decline of New England farming. The organization has launched the Microloan Fund for New England Farmers, the first donor-supported microloan fund for farmers in the United States. To learn more, visit www.strollingoftheheifers.com.

Harry Pariser (COM’75) of San Francisco, Calif., published the latest edition of Explore the Virgin Islands (Manatee Press, 2008). Harry’s other books include Explore Costa Rica, Explore Puerto Rico, and Explore Barbados. E-mail him at internetmail@savethemanatee.com, or visit www.exploreavirgin.com.

Mark Lane (CAS’76, GRS’79) of Ormond Beach, Fla., a metro columnist for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, published Sandspurs: Notes from a Coastal Columnist (University Press of Florida, 2008). The book includes humorous columns covering a range of topics, from Florida history and politics to NASCAR and the Great Florida Myth. Contact Mark at mr.lane@gmail.com.

Mary (Alper) McManus (COM’76) of Chestnut Hill, Mass., a polio survivor, ran the 113th Boston Marathon with her daughter, Ruth Anne, and her husband, Tom, on April 20, 2009. As a mobility-impaired runner, Mary qualified to run again next year with a time under eight hours. “Team McManus” raised more than $10,000 for Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Mary is the creator and owner of www.newworldgreetings.com and the author of New World Greetings: Inspirational Poetry and Musings for a New World (Publish America, 2007). Read more about Mary’s journey at http://newworldgreetings.blogspot.com or e-mail her at mary@newworldgreetings.com.

Fred Schecker (COM’76) of Chesapeake, Va., joined Stateline.org/Pew Center on the States in Washington, D.C., as project manager, Web. Fred has worked at the Lawrence-Eagle Tribune, the Virginian-Pilot, the Kansas City Star, and the Chicago Tribune. E-mail Fred at fhschecker@yahoo.com.

Jonathan Imber (CFA’77) of Somerville, Mass., showed his paintings this past winter in the exhibition New Paintings at the Nielsen Gallery in Boston.
 
Aimee Margolis (CFA’77) of New York, N.Y., showcased an installation in the Pool Art Fair last March. Spraygraphic, an art Web site, interviewed Aimee about her art last January. She was also interviewed for a front-page story in the New York Times on December 26, 2008. E-mail her at art1show@verizon.net.

Kathryn Nicodemus (SSW’77) of Pawtucket, R.I., is executive director of Caritas, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to treating substance abusers and their families.

Charles Wolf (SMG’77) of La Canada, Calif., was named a partner at the international law firm Nixon Peabody. 

Richard Berg-Anderson (CAS’78) of Morris Plains, N.J., writes that he and Tony Roza (ENG’77) of East Providence, R.I., have run TheGreenPapers.com, an independent online source of information about politics and elections, for the past 10 years. Richard was featured as a guest political analyst on XM Satellite Radio’s POTUS channel during the primary-caucus season and on election day. He did many election-related interviews, including one on Rear Vision, a program on Australia’s National Radio. E-mail Richard at REBA@TheGreenPapers.com.

Michael Crawford (GRS’78) of Fairfax, Va., was awarded the 2008 Samuel Eliot Morison Award by the U.S.S. Constitution Museum for his scholarship, patriotic pride, and interest in the sea and all things maritime. He and two other historians make up a team of scholars at the U.S. Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C. Michael is the coauthor and editor of Interpreting Old Ironsides: An Illustrated Guide to the U.S.S. Constitution(Department of the Navy, 2007) as well as the multivolume series The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History (U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003) and Against All Odds: U.S. Sailors in the War of 1812 (Diane Publishing Company, 2004).

Patricia Loiko (CAS’78) of Chicago, Ill., is executive director for museum registration at the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, she was head registrar at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Rick Shapiro (CFA’78) of Avon, Conn., is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. Rick, a certified financial planner and a CPA, provides wealth management services through the firm Investment and Financial Counselors.

Julia Wendell (GRS’78) of Upperco, Md., published a memoir, Finding My Distance: A Year in the Life of a Three-Day Event Rider (Galileo, 2009), about the thrills, challenges, and disappointments of professional three-day eventing. Julia has also published three books of poems and three chapbooks. She lives on a horse farm with her husband, Barrett Warner.

Bruce T. Block (LAW’79) of Milwaukee, Wis., was named a Real Estate Lawyer of the Year for 2009 by Best Lawyers. Bruce is a shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.