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John Patrick Roche (Questrom’49, CAS’53) of Barrington, Ill., published a memoir, The Streets Where I Lived, as an ebook with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. The book, he writes, retells stories from the Great Depression to his retirement years.

Sanford N. Katz (CAS’55) of Waban, Mass., published the second edition of Family Law in America (Oxford University Press, 2014). He is the Darald & Juliet Libby Emeritus Professor and professor of law at Boston College Law School. He lives with his wife, Joan, and is the father of Daniel, an appellate attorney, and Andy, a college basketball reporter and analyst for ESPN.

Carl Chiarenza (COM’59, GRS’64) of Rochester, N.Y., was included in The Opposite of Concrete, a group exhibition at Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs, N.Y., which featured five approaches to abstract imagery. Chiarenza, a photographer and former faculty member in the BU art history department, is Fanny Knapp Allen Professor Emeritus of Art History and artist-in-residence at the University of Rochester.

Roberta L. Salper (CAS’59) of Manchester, N.H., published Domestic Subversive: A Feminist’s Take on the Left (Anaphora Literary Press, 2014).

Patricia A. (Hawes) Clark (STH’60, GRS’63) of Yarmouth Port, Mass., has traveled widely as a nature photographer since retiring in 2005 from a career in technical communication. She has been everywhere, from Argentina to Zanzibar, as well as many places within the US. Pat celebrated her 80th birthday this year in Namibia.

Ronald Santoni (GRS’61) of Granville, Ohio, was honored at a national conference on existentialism in June 2014, in a special session devoted entirely to his extensive body of work on Jean-Paul Sartre. Ronald is the Maria Theresa Barney Chair Emeritus of Philosophy at Denison University and a life member of Clare Hall at Cambridge University.

Ronald W. Geddes (CAS’63, GRS’66) and Paul M. Wright (CAS’63), both of Boston, Mass., are featured in Legendary Locals of Boston’s South End (Arcadia Publishing, 2014), edited by Hope J. Shannon (CAS’08). The book celebrates figures in community service and activism from the 19th century to the present day. Ron and Paul have been neighbors in the South End for more than 40 years and, in 2013, proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of their BU graduation with South End neighbor Benjamin S. Siegel (CAS’63).

Lenore A. Kola (GRS’64,’70) of Westlake, Ohio, retired on September 2 from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, after 39 years of teaching. However, she will continue as codirector of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case, a joint program between the School of Applied Social Sciences and the Department of Psychiatry.

Gene McCarthy (CAS’65) of Arlington, Mass., plays each summer in the EMASS Senior Softball League. He notes that there are quite a few BU alumni playing in his division, including John Stewart (DGE’56, CAS’58, GRS’59).

Soterios Zoulas (CAS’65) is the coauthor of 100 Years in America (published by the University of the West of England), a book on immigration in general and Greek-American immigration in particular. He also resurrected from obscurity an ethnographic study of the culture of the village of Tsamantas written in 1920. At time of writing, Hellenic College Press was due to publish the book, Tales, Rituals and Songs: Exploring the Unknown Popular Culture of a Greek Mountain Village. Zoulas spent a decade having the monograph translated and finally published.

Thomas Dresser (DGE’67, CAS’69, Questrom’83) of Oak Bluffs, Mass., published Martha’s Vineyard in World War II (History Press, 2014), a historical account of activities on the home front and the involvement of this small island in the war.

Bruce Nortell (CAS’68) of Naperville, Ill., has published his third book, Crossed Words, a collection of verse. The book’s structure forms a puzzle and Nortell is offering a scholarship to the first college or university student to solve it. Find out more at http://bnortell.wix.com/crossed-words.

Milda B. Richardson (Questrom’69, GRS’91,’03) of Chestnut Hill, Mass., published a chapter in the book Architecture and Armed Conflict: The Politics of Destruction (Routledge, 2014). Her chapter is titled “Iconoclasm and Resistance: Wayside Shrines in the Struggle for Lithuanian Independence.”

Tom Hanlon (CAS’70) of Acton, Mass., released the CD This Train, which includes 10 original songs and Ellis Paul’s “Dragonfly.” The title track was recognized as a finalist in the American Songwriting Awards 2014 competition in the folk category. Tom has had five top-40 finishes on Ourstage.com in its monthly singer-songwriter and folk competitions. Many of his recordings are at www.reverbnation.com/tomhanlon. Email Tom at pubmgr@yahoo.com.

Maria Antonieta Flores (CAS’72) of San Leandro, Calif., was named an associate fellow of the Society for Technical Communication for her courage and persistence in learning and exploring new technologies and for her leadership in sharing her knowledge with others. This is one of the highest ranks the society confers.

Steven Goldman (CAS’73) of Woodcliff Lake, N.J., was appointed to the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President Barack Obama. Steven is a partner in the New York office of the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.

Jane Hanser (CAS’74) of Newton Centre, Mass., published Dogs Don’t Look Both Ways: A Primer on Unintended Consequences (Ivy Books, 2014).

Jeffrey A. Swillinger (CAS’74) of Dayton, Ohio, was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2015 for his work in the practice area of business organizations. Jeffrey is an attorney with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, in the firm’s Dayton office.

Peter Bein (CAS’75) of Atlanta, Ga., has signed with Literary Artists Representatives in New York. The firm will represent his memoir, Maxwell’s Suitcase, the story of a hidden suitcase and the search for lost family. Learn more about it, and about Peter, at www.peterbein.com.

Richard Few (CAS’75, LAW’79) of Marietta, S.C., was named to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2014 Legal Elite. Richard is an attorney at Smith Moore Leatherwood.

Lewis R. Cohen (CGS’74, CAS’76) of North Miami, Fla., was named a Top Power Leader in Banking by the South Florida Business Journal. Lewis is a shareholder in the law firm GrayRobinson.

David Tanz (CAS’76) of Voorhees, N.J., has published his fourth novel, Reunion (CreateSpace, 2014), a thriller. Email David at davidteenovels@yahoo.com.

D. Bruce Roberts (STH’65, ’71, GRS’77) of Kokomo, Ind., is coauthor of the book, So Much Better: How Thousands of Clergy Help Each Other Thrive (Chalice Press, 2013). The book reports the research on clergy peer learning from the Lilly Endowment Sustaining Pastoral Excellence grants.

Gian Lombardo (GRS’81) of Niantic, Conn., published a book of poetry, Machines We Have Built (Quale Press, 2014).

Sandra Dorsainvil (CAS’84, SAR’85) of Natick, Mass., and two colleagues organized a pilgrimage to civil rights sites in the Deep South. She writes that they flew down to Memphis and drove through Holy Springs, Miss., Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Ala., and Atlanta, Ga. They met with survivors of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and the Bloody Sunday voter registration march from Selma to Montgomery. “It was a powerful, life-transforming pilgrimage into history [and] living story, as the struggles continue,” writes Dorsainvil.

Kim Nolte (CAS’86) of Atlanta, Ga., was recently promoted to president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential, a state-level nonprofit founded by actor, activist, and philanthropist Jane Fonda. Previously, Kim was vice president of programs and training. She began her career in public health as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala. Email her at kim@gcapp.org.

Julia Huston (CAS’87, SED’87, LAW’92) of Boston, Mass., is president of the Boston Bar Association. She is a partner in the intellectual property and litigation departments of Foley Hoag, chair of the firm’s trademark, copyright, and unfair competition practice group, and cochair of the advertising and marketing practice group.

Chandler H. Im (CAS’87) of Aurora, Ill., coedited (with Amos Yong, GRS’99) Global Diasporas and Mission (Regnum, 2014). He serves as director of Ethnic America Network at Billy Graham Center (Wheaton College). At BU, Chandler used his Korean first name, Chan. Email him at chandlerim@hotmail.com.

Sahar Amer (GRS’88) of Hydra, Algeria, published What Is Veiling? (University of North Carolina Press, 2014).

Roberta DeBiasi (CAS’88) of Washington, D.C., was appointed chief of the division of pediatric infections at Children’s National Medical Center, where she treats patients with severe infections and performs clinical and translational research. She is a tenured professor of pediatrics, microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Kevin Calica (CAS’90) of Southampton, N.Y., published his first inspirational book, Strength and Simplicity (Strong and Simple Press, 2014). Follow Kevin’s projects and tips at www.kevincalica.com.

Petros “Peter” Tsirigotis (CAS’90) of Potomac, Md., has joined the law firm of Stradley Ronon as an attorney in its investment management/mutual funds practice group. He’ll focus his practice on advising financial institutions, asset managers, private equity funds, and hedge funds on regulatory risk and compliance matters. He was most recently a senior vice president with Brown Brothers Harriman in New York.

Rafael Campo (GRS’91) of Jamaica Plain, Mass., published a book of poetry, Alternative Medicine (Duke University Press, 2013).

Michael Weiss (CAS’91) of Westlake Village, Calif., is the coauthor of Herding Cats: A Strategic Approach to Social Media Marketing (Business Expert Press, 2014).

Justin Courter (CAS’92) of Sunnyside, N.Y., published The Heart of It All (Owl Canyon Press, 2014), a novel about a frustrated artist’s search for love, freedom, and individuality.

Gregory Knepper (CAS’92) of Oakton, Va., published a research paper for the Brookings Institution that looks at challenges facing the use of air power in military campaigns, particularly range limits in contested airspace and persistence limits in permissive airspace, exploring issues related to fueling and refueling. Greg—a US Navy commander who has served as a strike fighter pilot assigned to multiple squadrons and aircraft carriers in support of the Global War on Terrorism and Operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom, among other assignments—was a federal executive fellow at Brookings in 2013–2014. You can find his paper at www.brookings.edu.

Peter Lurie (GRS’93,’01) of Richmond, Va., is coeditor of Faulkner and Film (University Press of Mississippi, 2014), a collection of essays that draws on film history, critical theory, archival studies of Faulkner’s screenplays, and scholarship about his work in Hollywood to explore the crosscurrents between his novels and the word of cinema. Peter is an associate professor of English at the University of Richmond.

Tim Heck (CAS’94) of Bonsall, Calif., was promoted to principal of Sullivan Middle School in August 2013 and recently opened Bonsall High School: A New Tech Academy. BHS is the first New Tech model high school in San Diego County; there are about 175 New Tech schools nationwide, focusing on innovation, experimentation, and technology to help students. Email Tim at timothy_heck@hotmail.com.

Tracy (Quinn) McLennan (CAS’94, COM’94) of Shrewsbury, Mass., has formed a business called TQM Communications to provide copy editing, copywriting, and proofreading services to clients in marketing, advertising, publishing, and academia. Email her at Tracy@TQMCommunications.com.

Dinesh C. Verma (CAS’95) of Rockville, Md., an attorney with Nankin & Verma, was elected treasurer of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Chris Walsh (GRS’95, ’99) of Cambridge, Mass., a CAS assistant professor of English and director of the Writing Program, published Cowardice: A Brief History (Princeton University Press, 2014).

Jennifer (Schaus) Blount (CAS’97, GRS’99,’04) of Sudbury, Mass., was named to the 2014 class of Boston’s “40 under 40” by the Boston Business Journal, based on her academic achievements, her professional accomplishments, and her commitment to family and community. Jennifer works for the biotechnology firm ImmunoGen in Waltham, Mass.

Valerie Coffey (GRS’98) of Las Vegas, Nev., writes that she and her partner, Mitch Rosich, have “left Massachusetts for good to become full-time RVers,” after selling their homes and cars, putting some belongings in storage, and settling three kids into college in Virginia, South Carolina, and Utah. They are enjoying living and working aboard a 45-foot motor home as they travel the country, visiting national parks and seeing friends and family. Follow along at Valerie’s blog, at RVLuckyorWhat.com, and on Facebook and Twitter at RVLuckyorWhat.

Haco Hoang (GRS’99,’02) of Topanga, Calif., was advanced to the rank of full professor in the political science department at California Lutheran University.

Gregory E. O’Malley (CAS’99) of Santa Cruz, Calif., published Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619–1807 (University of North Carolina Press, 2014).

Nicole C. Smith (CAS’99, LAW’02) of Orlando, Fla., joined Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman as an attorney in the firm’s Winter Park office. As part of the corporate and business practice group, Nicole provides outside general counsel services to business clients.

Mary G. Thompson (CAS’99) of New York, N.Y., published her third book for young readers, Evil Fairies Love Hair (Clarion Books, 2014). Friends can email her at mary@marygthompson.com.

Christina J. Hodge (GRS’00,’07) of Somerville, Mass., published Consumerism and the Emergence of the Middle Class in Colonial America (Cambridge University Press, 2014).

Kirun Kapur (GRS’00) of Amesbury, Mass., published a collection of poems titled Visiting Indira Gandhi’s Palmist (Elixir Press, 2015).

Erin (Vintinner) Betley (CAS’01) of Ashburn, Va., and her husband, John Nicholas Betley (CAS’01,’02), announce the birth of their first child, Maeve Opal, on May 27, 2014. Email Erin at evintinner@yahoo.com.

Cathy (Williams) Ginel (CAS’01, SED’02) of Knoxville, Tenn., was selected as a Tennessee Educator Fellow as part of SCORE, an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy and research institution in Tennessee education. She will learn about, reflect upon, and inform the policies and practices that affect student achievement and educator effectiveness. Email her at cathy.ginel@gmail.com.

Michael Landis (CAS’01, GRS’02) of Granbury, Tex., published his first book, Northern Men with Southern Loyalties: The Democratic Party and the Sectional Crisis (Cornell University Press, 2014). Michael is an assistant professor of history at Tarleton State University, a part of the Texas A&M system, in its Stephenville location.

Kimberly A. Skiba-Rokosky (CAS’02) of Ashland, Va., was selected a member of the National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Membership in the National Trial Lawyers group is by invitation only. Kimberly also received an “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. She is a partner at Owen & Owens.

Abe Friedman (CAS’03) of Chicago, Ill., was named to the third annual Double Chai in the Chi: 36 Under 36, a list of young Jewish movers and shakers in Chicago, presented by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. Abe is a rabbi at Anshe Emet Synagogue.

John S. Leinicke (CAS’04) of Miami, Fla., has been named chair of the DRI Young Lawyers State and Local Defense Organization Steering Committee. DRI is the leading organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel. John is an associate in the Miami office of Roig Lawyers and also the president of the Dade County Defense Bar Association.

Bridget (Walsh) Nelson (CAS’04) of Needham, Mass., writes, “On September 15, 2014, at 11:39 a.m. my son, Gunnar Michael Nelson, was born. Gunnar weighed 9 pounds and was 20 inches long. All are well and the happy family is enjoying getting to know each other!”

Melissa Renn (GRS’04,’11) of Cambridge, Mass., published a chapter in the book Architecture and Armed Conflict: The Politics of Destruction (Routledge, 2014). Her chapter was titled “Fine Arts Under Fire: Life Magazine and the Display of Architectural Destruction.”

Stephanie Yingling (CAS’04) and Joseph Fagan (ENG’04) of Brookline, Mass., were married on June 28, 2014, in Westport, Conn. Joseph works for GE Aviation as a senior design engineer. Stephanie works for Acxiom as a senior account manager for digital marketing. The couple met during sophomore year in Warren Towers.

Jessica Lynn Costa (CAS’06, LAW’09) of New York, N.Y., married Jason David Falk in Garden City, N.Y., in April 2014. Bridesmaids included Libby Fulkerson (CGS’04, CAS’06), Sonali Munshi (CAS’06), Kelly O’Keefe (CAS’06, SPH’10), Kate Proctor (LAW’09), and Nikki Woodworth Riley (CAS’06). Dozens of Boston University alumni, including Sleeper and Danielsen Hall floormates, Gamma Phi Beta sorority sisters, and 1L classmates in the School of Law, were in attendance.

Vicky Tiglias (CAS’06) of Syosset, N.Y., was planning to run the New York City Marathon this past fall when she wrote, with hopes of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. Her run was a fundraiser for the American Heart Association and was inspired by her years at BU, watching the Boston Marathon in person. Email Vicky at vtiglias@gmail.com.

Susan Pienta (CAS’07) of Valatie, N.Y., was awarded a five-year teaching fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation.

Matthew Piscitelli (CAS’07) of Northford, Conn., graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a PhD in anthropology. Matthew specializes in South American archaeology and plans to pursue a career as a university professor.

David Freeman (CAS’08, SED’08) and Monica Derevjanik (CAS’08) of Brooklyn, N.Y., recently got married. Both English majors, the couple met in a British literature survey course in 2005 and have been together ever since. Monica is currently the social media manager for Intermix, a fashion brand. David teaches English at the Lycée Français de New York.

Mallory MacDonald (CAS’08) of Boston, Mass., works with at-risk youth at Operation Peace–Boston, where she developed a curriculum to teach students about US history by bringing them through the decades experientially. Mallory also works at the Peterborough Senior Center and is on the board of the Fenway Community Development Corporation.

Melissa Mulrey (CAS’08) and Brian Soares (CAS’08) of Washington, D.C., were married on May 24, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Guests included Sunny (Harirchi) Stanisz (CGS’05, CAS’07), Jon Stanisz (CAS’08), Rob Lucia (CAS’08), Allie Myers (CAS’08), Dan Leach-St. Germain (CAS’08), Justin Meyer (CAS’09), Matt Wilson (CAS’09), Laurie Mincieli (CAS’08), Tej Dave (CAS’08), and Gabriela Hansen (CAS’12). Stacia (Kauffman) Krupa (Questrom’08) and Ginny Dominguez (CAS’08) were bridesmaids, and Eric Immerman (CAS’08) and Brian Esposito (CAS’08) were groomsmen. Ankit Lal (Questrom’08) was the best man.

Ximena (Valdes) Roth (CAS’08) of Chapel Hill, N.C., started an MBA program at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, after having been awarded a full fellowship through the Consortium for Graduate Study of Management. When she wrote, Ximena and her husband, Andrew, were expecting their first child in December 2014—“during finals week!”

Risa Arielle Muchnick (CAS’09) received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Denver University. She now works in private practice in Denver and teaches a class at Denver University.

Ramya Kumar (CAS’10, SPH’14) of Lowell, Mass., is an ASPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellow in Lusaka, Zambia. She is creating e-learning modules for a field epidemiology training program and is conducting analyses for several surveillance projects and epidemiologic studies on HIV/AIDS. Email Ramya at ramyak@bu.edu.

Chris Octeau (CAS’10) of Los Angeles, Calif., writes that he is engaged to Theresa Yang and was planning a December 2014 wedding in Wanaka, New Zealand. Chris earned a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Rhode Island in May 2014, and started his first postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine in August. Email Chris at cocteau@bu.edu.

Kathryn Cramer Brownell (GRS’11) of West Lafayette, Ind., is the author of Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life (University of North Carolina Press, 2014). Kathryn is an assistant professor of history at Purdue University.

Derek J. Pastuszek (CAS’12, COM’12) of Brookline, Mass., is a fellow at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He and Halee Bernard (COM’12, CAS’13) are working on Solitary, a short film about the system of solitary confinement in modern US prisons. To fund production, Derek and Halee launched a successful fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.

Natalie Siddique (CAS’13) of San Luis Obispo, Calif., is cofounder of Moja Gear, a content- and community-driven rock-climbing marketplace. After majoring in international relations and Russian and Eastern European studies, and preparing for a career in foreign service, Natalie found that her love of rock climbing (which started at BU’s Fitness & Recreation Center) pulled her in a different direction. Last April, she joined a friend in a startup incubator to build Moja Gear, a personal and immersive online retail experience for climbers that places community at the forefront. Learn more at www.mojagear.com.

Amanda Crawford-Staub (CAS’14) of Hatfield, Pa., is a university enrollment coordinator for the Green Program, a new study-abroad organization that offers education programs for students interested in becoming leaders in sustainability and renewable energy. Find out more at www.thegreenprogram.com, or email Amanda at amcrawf@bu.edu.

Madeleine Lee (CAS’14) of Boston, Mass., has joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest (JVC) for a year of service, working at the Recovery Café in Seattle. JVC members work with marginalized people around the world, addressing issues such as hunger and homelessness, poverty, domestic violence, end-of-life care, mental health, and food justice, serving in indigenous communities, schools, health clinics, and advocacy groups.