the classes
Keith Edwards ’79 with his wife Maria
Kaman Corporation promoted Gregory L. Steiner, president, Kaman Aerospace Group, to the additional position of executive vice president, Kaman Corporation. Prior to joining Kaman he had a 17-year career with Rockwell Collins, Inc., and was vice president, Systems for GE Aviation Systems in Santa Ana, California.
1980 CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Richard Budd Stefan Zavodnika 25 971 01 Prievidza, Slovak Republic buddwick@hotmail.com
1981 CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Alan Saler 17040 Magnolia Boulevard Encino, Calif. 91316 alan@alansaler.com Sheila O’Donnell writes, “I visited campus in November 2011 for the annual Union Athletics Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and let me tell you, the College looks fabulous! I was thrilled to see all of the new additions and improvements to the campus, and even met some of my former professors and coaches.” A standout in basketball, softball and volleyball, Sheila was one
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Equal Justice Works Executive Director David Stern ’82 with U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr. at the October 2011 “Champions of Change” event. (Photo courtesy of Equal Justice Works)
Alan Rutkin ’80 and Aviva Rutkin ’12 stand before a giant kapok tree in the Brazilian Amazon jungle.
of six inducted to the Union College Athletics Hall of Fame last fall.
Knight Capital Group, Inc. recently appointed Peter J. Hoffman senior managing director of Institutional Client Development, with responsibility for cultivating institutional client relationships and coordinating sales of institutional products and services.
1983 CLASS CORRESPONDENT
1982 CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Thomas Reynolds 3440 Powells Crossing Ct. Woodbridge, Va. 22193 David Stern was selected as a White House “Champions of Change” in October 2011 for his public interest legal work. As executive director of Equal Justice Works, a national nonprofit dedicated to creating a just society by mobilizing the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice, Stern was recognized as part of President Obama’s Winning the Future Initiative for dedicating his professional life to closing the justice gap in America.
Cory Lewkowicz 74 Taylor St. Needham, Mass. 02494 lewkowicz@aol.com From the correspondent: “A question for Jim Carroll— Several people have noted that our 30th Anniversary is coming up soon. Are there any plans for a Class ReUnion? Keep the news flowing! Either email me at lewkowicz@aol. com or join the Union Class of 1983 group on Facebook.”
STRIDE Adaptive Sports, a non-profit organization that provides adaptive sports and recreation programs for children with special needs and permanently disabled soldiers, is supported by many alumni. They include Steve Brown, owner of Brown
Rick Zucker ’82, shown here visiting Ireland’s Aran Islands, is a silicon validation manager of SoC designs at Intel in Portland, Ore.
Coach Transportation, who has been a sponsor of STRIDE’s Wounded Warrior program for seven years; Spencer Wohlers, a 20-year volunteer who provides IT and technical support; and L.J. Whitney ’84, a 17-year volunteer who teaches adaptive skiing, snowboarding and sailing. Felicia Salvacion Levine writes, “Andy Levine and I biked El Camino in northern Spain this past September/ October, and Andy is training to run the Jersey Shore marathon in May. Our older son graduated from Tufts in 2006 and our younger attends Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Class of 2014).” Deborah Poskanzer lives in Newton, Mass., with her husband Howard. They are actively launching their two children. The younger is heading off to college this fall and the older is a student at Skidmore. She writes, “My oldest is studying abroad (Istanbul, Turkey) and it has caused me to reminisce about my term abroad (socialized medicine). Union was truly a leader in this area.” She and her husband celebrated her 50th with a Mediterranean cruise and when not traveling, she works in the health care sector.