Alumni
News & Notes
from our graduates and friends
1988
1979
Linda Apple Monson, Peab ’79, ’81 (MM), ’86 (DMA), a music professor at George Mason University, was honored to have an anonymous donor create an endowment in her name to support student scholarships and music programs.
Newsmakers Albert “Bert” Gerard Koenders, SAIS Bol ’80 (Dipl), SAIS ’81, of the Netherlands, was appointed special representative to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire in August. Koenders previously served as the Dutch minister for development cooperation from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that he was a member of the Netherlands House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007. Michael Ellis, SAIS Bol ’81 (Dipl), SAIS ’82, formerly vice president of sales for Michelin’s twowheel tire division, was named international director of the Michelin guides, classic guidebooks for travel and restaurants, in August. Ellis, whose entire career has been internationally focused, studied culinary arts as a young man in the United States and Europe.
1981
Alexander Auchus, A&S ’81, professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been elected to the American Neurological Association. Karen B. Peetz, Bus ’81 (MS), vice chairman of Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, a global asset and securities services company, was named Most Powerful Woman in Banking by American Banker magazine in October. Peetz, who leads a broad range of the company’s investment services businesses, that accounts for approximately 40 percent of the company’s overall revenue, has been with BNY Mellon since 1998. Susan Stoderl, Peab ’81 (MM), gave a concert at WMP Concert Hall in New York in October to celebrate her first 10 years of song composition.
1982
Emily Nye, A&S ’82, is director of the No’eau Center for Writing, Math, and Academic Success at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu and plays the euphonium in the Honolulu Community Concert Band. Wolfgang H. Reinicke, SAIS Bol ’82 (Dipl), SAIS ’83, an international scholar, policy leader, and managing director in the private sector, has been named the inaugural dean of Central European University’s new School of Public Policy and International Affairs in Budapest, Hungary, effective September 1. Phillip “Flip” M. Schutzer, A&S ’82, SPH ’85, is planning to travel to Israel in 2012.
1984
G. Alfred Dodds III, A&S ’84, was chairman for the American Heart Association’s Washtenaw County Heart Ball, which was held on October 22. Carol Lefkowitz Jones, A&S ’84, president of American Construction Management & Engineering Inc., recently completed a renovation of the headquarters of Western Psychological Services in Pasadena, California.
1985
James “Jay” M. Dunn III, Bus ’85, the Hopkins Blue Jays’ men’s track and field assistant coach since 2000, was named the Mideast Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in May. Victoria Griffith, SAIS Bol ’85 (Dipl), SAIS ’86, recently published a new picture book, The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto SantosDumont (Abrams Books, 2011). Jon Laria, A&S ’85, was named managing partner of the Baltimore office of Ballard Spahr LLP, a national law firm, effective July 1. Laria, who is an active local leader in Baltimore, is also chair of the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission.
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Sharon Gleason, A&S ’88, director of development for the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital, earned the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive credential, in August. Gleason was honored for her achievement during AFP’s Leadership Academy in Montreal in October.
1989
Laura J. Beard, A&S ’89 (MA), ’95 (PhD), a professor at Texas Tech University, was interviewed by the American Association of University Women as a former AAUW fellow. You can read the interview at blog -aauw.org/2011/07/27/meet-laura-jean-beard. Allison Unger Brody, A&S ’89, is senior counsel, compliance, for Elsevier and is based in Newton, Massachusetts. Hall Gardner, SAIS Nanj ’89 (Cert), is a professor at the American University of Paris and geostrategist with a focus on the origins of war. Gardner, who is published widely in the field of international politics and the author of many books, delivered the keynote addresses at two NATO conferences in January and February. Charlotte Gaydos, SPH ’89, ’93 (DrPH), a professor of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins, helped develop a program to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The program, called I Want the Kit, supplys free in-home testing kits for three of the most commonly reported STDs.
1990
Sherrie Madia, A&S ’90, executive director of communications, external affairs, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, published The Social Media Survival Guide for Political Campaigns (Full Court Press, 2011).
1991
V. Franklin Sechriest II, A&S ’91, a commander in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for meritorious service from 2004 to 2011. The award ceremony was held at Naval Medical Center San Diego on August 17. During his seven years on active duty as a military orthopedic surgeon, Sechriest educated Navy orthopedic residents, conducted clinical research, developed and implemented hospital policy, and specialized in caring for Marines and sailors with complex knee problems.
1992
Alex Tamin, A&S ’92, was appointed director of baseball contracts, research, and operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers in September.
1993
Nelson Lowman, Bus ’93 (MS), former assistant director of revenue cycle operations at the University of Maryland, has joined Berkeley Research Group LLC and will be based in Baltimore.
1994
Erik M. Chick, A&S ’94, previously of Washington Savings Bank in Bowie, Maryland, joined Howard Bank as vice president and relationship manager in September. Charlotte Daw Paulsen, Peab ’94 (GPD), a mezzo soprano, performed on September 17 at the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra’s 19th annual Opera Festival held at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Marija Temo, Peab ’94 (MM), a flamenco and classical guitarist, singer, and dancer, has participated in numerous performances and workshops this year. Highlights include a performance at the National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, California, and a performance with the legendary flamenco singer Manolo Leiva in Seattle. See her website, www.marijatemo.com, for details on upcoming performances. William Zellmer, SPH ’94, delivered the commencement speeches and received two honorary doctoral degrees from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, and Northeast Ohio Medical University in May.