ClassNOTES ’75 Roger Dumas and wife Sue are traveling throughout Norway while spending a few years in the town of Oerland, Norway. Dwight Woodworth, Jr. was honored for his 30 years of advocacy and service to the Worcester community at an event held at Assumption College in August. Living with cerebral palsy, Woody is credited as a role model for people with disabilities.
’77 Christine Cannon Marcks was named president of Prudential Retirement in September. Chris has more than 20 years of experience in retirement and related financial-services businesses, including bottom-line responsibility for both institutional and individual retirement businesses. Jim Paugh and Sean O'Brien ’91 reunited at the SAS M2007 Data Mining Conference in Las Vegas, where Sean arranged for Jim to give an address about “Applying Science to Claims.” Jim was Sean’s cross country coach at AC. Jim is in the predictive modeling practice at Deloitte Consulting, Hartford, CT. Sean is director of business and curriculum for the SAS Institute, Cary, NC.
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Raymond Delisle, the Diocese of Worcester spokesman for the past 12 years, has been named vice chancellor of operations for the Diocese. He will also continue to serve as diocesan communications director. Ray and wife Kathryn reside in Spencer, MA. Gary Ensor has been named head men’s golf coach for American International College in Springfield.
’79 Lucy Cimini Wagner was profiled in the July issue of Central Mass Magazine. She is the founder/director of Central Mass Yoga Institute in West Boylston, MA, and teaches a 200-hour yoga
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teacher training program. Lucy has also developed outreach programs for combat veterans, addiction patients and prison inmates.
’80 CLASS AGENTS Mike Robinson (mjrobinson@att.net) Colette Gushue Rowland (rowlandhing@aol.com) Sarah Thomas Tracy (sjttracy@cox.net)
BIRTHS: Richard Burke and wife Mary Beth welcomed their ninth child, Brigid Ann, on 5/31/07.
’81 John C. Shea (john.shea@towersperrin.com)
James Breeney was appointed to lead Marsh, Inc.’s middle market operations in Charlotte, NC. Jim has more than 25 years experience in the insurance industry. John Shea was elected as a new managing partner for the Worcester-based law firm Lian, Zarrow, Eynon and Shea. John is the first partner elected from outside the family. A Worcester resident, John chairs the city’s planning board and is a member of the board of Community Healthlink, Worcester.
’82 CLASS AGENTS Carolyn Clancy (carolynmclancy@comcast.net) Phillip Sarocco (phillip.sarocco@bsci.com)
Carolyn Denzel Banach was recently appointed as a guidance counselor for Weston Public Schools. Cynthia Lian Henderson is the business manager in the institutional advancement department at Worcester’s Notre Dame Academy. 25 TH
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CLASS AGENTS Elizabeth Waldron Boothe (ewboothe@hotmail.com) Danielle Dugas Molleur (6molars@comcast.net)
Michael McSherry has been promoted to senior vice president at Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations in Washington, DC. Sandra Merlini had her poem, “My Italian Garden,” read at a recent meeting of the Longfellow Poetry Society.
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Jeffrey Hayes was appointed president and CEO of CPP, Inc. in November. CPP is an industry leader in research, training and organizational development tools. Jeffrey joined CPP in 1987 and had served as its co-president since 2004. Richard Ordway is associate professor of sociology and chair of the Genetics Graduate Program at Pennsylvania State University. Jeffrey Taylor has been promoted to senior vice president at Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations in Washington, DC.
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CLASS AGENT Sheila Waldron Veideman (ac1985sw@aol.com)
Albert Cavallo was recently promoted to chief operating officer for No Sweat Apparel in Boston. No Sweat produces sweatshop-free clothing and footwear, which is sold in independent stores throughout the U.S. and in 15 countries. Robert Knittle received the 2007 John F. Kennedy Democrat of the Year award. Diane McGuire retired from Assumption College’s philosophy and theology departments after 22 years of service. Richard Monroe was one of the vocalists for the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra’s summer concert series. He performed in “Classics to Broadway” at Institute Park in Worcester.
’86 CLASS AGENTS Catherine Browne Harrison (cathbrowne@optline.net) Elizabeth Mowry Sabourin (e.sabourin@comcast.net)
John Irwin has taken a new position as leadership giving officer for The Catholic Foundation (the development arm of the Archdiocese of Boston). John Pelletier was recently appointed chief legal officer of Eaton Vance Corp. in Boston. Michael Wilson has been named senior vice president/director of national sales and marketing for the wealth and institutional management division of Comerica Bank in Dallas, TX.
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