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’67 George Eastment was promoted to president of Long & Foster Financial Services and will continue to serve as executive vice president of Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest privately owned residential real estate brokerage in the U.S…. Robert McGurrin was a candidate for mayor of Waltham, Mass., in September. He has worked in various roles at Raytheon for 35 years, including vice president of engineering for its C3I Business and Integrated Systems Division…. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has named John M. Tuohy as a fellow. John is vice president of Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure of Stoughton, Mass. ’68 Howard Lane, a candidate for Queens District 4 Civil Court, is a law clerk and principal court attorney in Queens County Supreme Court…. As a fitting token of Daniel O’Shea’s service at Pfizer, Inc., the company has established a chemical engineering scholarship in his name at Manhattan College. Special consideration will be given to a student in financial need and to minorities and women. Daniel, who retired as vice president for operations and public affairs at Pfizer’s Global Research and Development headquarters, was feted at a gala dinner in Mystic, Conn. ’69 A February article in The Boston Globe chronicled Joseph Tucci’s circuitous but certain route from Manhattan College to Wall Street to computer programming at RCA, to Sperry to Unisys, where he became president of U.S. operations. In 1991, he took a job as executive vice president at Wang Labs; transforming the company’s declining fortunes and turning it into one of the world’s largest computer services organizations. Joseph joined EMC in 2000 when the company was flourishing, but the downturn of the tech sector brought a new challenge. Using the lessons learned at Wang, Joseph, now president and chief executive, helped establish EMC as a leading force in the storage software business. Asked, “What do you do after growth?” He replied, “You do more growth. You pick up the pace.”… The Williams Township school board added four new members in November, one of whom was write-in candidate Charles Zafonte, a former teacher who has worked for the Environmental Protection Agency for 32 years.
’70 Connecticut Governor John Rowland appointed Tom Reynolds to be chairman of the State Board of Accountancy last year; having served on his Small Business Advisory Council since its founding. Tom also was presented with a Public Service Award in recognition of his service to state boards and commissions…. Another Connecticut resident, attorney John Lillis, was a candidate for re-election to the New Milford Town Council, on which he has served since 1987. ’71 Christopher Boutross is first vice president, investments, at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, in New York City…. Jeannine and Vincent Glazewski of Bronxville, N.Y., celebrated 30 years of marriage this past August — a romance that bloomed while Vinny was a student at Manhattan and Jeannine at the College of Mount Saint Vincent…. Velocys, an advanced technology company in Ohio, has appointed Tom Hickey as chief operating officer. 22
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’73 Mary Kunzler, a teacher at Mother Cabrini High School for 32 years, was profiled in an article in the Manhattan Times. In the 20 years she has been teaching seniors, she says, “My goal is to make them feel confident and prepare them for college.”… Pennsylvania lawyer James Swetz has been named to the National Board of Trial Advocacy. James expressed pride in the work of the criminal defense attorney — to guard against the power of the state; making sure it does not overwhelm the rights of the accused. ’74 Newtown Savings Bank has promoted John F. Trentacosta of Orange, Conn., to president and treasurer. ’75 The Iowa Council for Social Studies selected B. J. Herrick as Social Studies Teacher of the Year in October. She is an instructor in the department of teaching at University of Northern Iowa’s Price Laboratory School…. Patrick J. McGrath Sr. is a Rensselaer County (N.Y.) Court Judge with more than 18 years of experience on the bench…. Colleagues paid tribute to Bob Jeffrey of J. Walter Thompson this past September after his promotion from JWT’s North American president to its Worldwide CEO. Peter Schweitzer, who handpicked Bob as his successor, credits him with being a dynamic leader, whose “dynamism manifested itself in the recruitment of top talent, a stellar creative product, enhanced strategic planning capabilities and best-in-class delivery of integrated marketing systems.”… The art of Lloyd Toone was featured during the Penn Center Heritage Days celebration in South Carolina. His work, according to the Beaufort Gazette, “represents one of the strongest symbolic black image styles in contemporary art.”… AECOM Technology recently named Fred W. Werner, P.E., as president of the New York-based DMJM + Harris. Fred has more than 26 years experience in architecture and engineering and is well known for his expertise in both corporate operations and project management. ’76 A recent press release announced expanded roles for several of New York Life’s senior managers, including Michael G. Gallo, senior vice president. Michael, who lives in Darien, Conn., will be responsible for the Life & Annuity profit centers and in charge of all product development and manufacturing…. James Landy is chief executive officer of Hudson Valley Bank in Yonkers, N.Y.…. JPMorgan Chase promoted Patrick McGrath of Ridgefield, Conn., to the position of market manager for its middle-market banking business in Westchester…. A team of Wyeth research chemists was honored by the American Chemical Society for the development of Prevnar, a vaccine to help protect infants and children against invasive pneumococcal disease. Among them was Kent D. Murphy, manager of technical services at Wyeth in Sanford, N.C. ’77 Dr. Dennis O’Connell was appointed to the Shelton-Lacewell Endowed Chair of Physical Therapy at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas…. Jo Anne Cifu and James Valentino are planning to be married on campus on July 10. Classmate Fr. Joseph Franco will perform the marriage ceremony.
and structural engineering director for O’Dea Lynch Abbattista Consulting Engineers in Hawthorne, N.Y., is an active member of the National and New York State Society of Professional Engineers. He serves as its representative to The Infrastructure Security Partnership…. Matthew T. Farrell was elected to Lydall Inc.’s board of directors this past August. He has a broad and diversified background in the financial sector, beginning with KPMG Peat Marwick and most recently with his current role as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alpharma, Inc.
’79 Howard Chwatt, who received a Master of Science degree from Manhattan, is manager of the Briarcliff Manor office of Houlihan/Lawrence real estate.
’80 David Sinnott’s franchise furniture repair business has kept him “booked every day,” according to an article in the Brookfield (Conn.) Journal. He was trained at Furniture Medic’s world headquarters in Tennessee and says, “this particular endeavor appeals to the entrepreneurial and to the tech side of me.” David and wife Jane, whom he met while they were both students at Manhattan, have three children. ’81 A book by Claire A. Culleton will be published in July 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan Books. Joyce and the G-Men: J. Edgar Hoover’s Manipulation of Modernism is an investigation into Hoover’s paranoiac preoccupation with literary modernism, exemplified by James Joyce. It describes how Hoover, for more than 50 years, manipulated the relationship between state power and modern literature during his tenure in the Bureau… Steve Esposito was in Iraq, serving with the U.S. Army outside of Baghdad…. Morgan Howard Worldwide, an executive search firm, has appointed Marc D. Lewis president of North American operations in its Stamford office. ’82 After a long career as teacher and administrator in New York area Catholic schools, Philip Gorrasi has been appointed superintendent of Catholic elementary schools in Westchester and Putnam. Philip earned a master’s degree from St. Joseph’s Seminary and a professional diploma in school administration from Iona College…. Mike Sweeton is Warwick, N.Y., town supervisor. ’83 Kevin Lavin, senior managing director of FTI Consulting, was appointed as chief restructuring officer for Tricom, S.A. He will focus on the company’s operational and financial restructuring…. Jim Malone received an M.S. in School Administration and Supervision from Iona College…. As assistant director of facilities engineering at MTA Metro-North Railroad, Mari Miceli is responsible for design and construction projects on Metro-North train stations. ’84 Last year, Julia Levensaler was appointed assistant principal at Miller School in Waldoboro, Maine; having taught special education there for 12 years. continued page 24
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The New Jersey firm of Northport Partnership Management has named Daniel Cahillane as chief administrative officer…. Louis Errichiello, associate