class notes dinner with some fellow ’82 alumni and had these updates: Sue Gallant, a CPA with a master’s in taxation, is celebrating 20 years of owning her own tax firm in Chelsea: Susan E. Gallant CPA, MST. They were joined by Katie Comerford, who is a senior IT manager at Fidelity and will be traveling to Mumbai, India, again this year to manage some of her overseas staff. Mary Ellen Flynn ’81 also joined the friends for dinner. Pam Cugini-Giatras has been working at the BC Bookstore for years. Pam’s daughter Amanda (23) got married last year and had a fabulous wedding and reception in Greece—in the same town where Pam met her husband, Taki, while on her junior year abroad! Pam and Taki have another daughter, Ava (11), as well. Donna Hofmann Emerzian married her college sweetheart, Steve, and they have a daughter, Jennifer, who is a senior at Southern New Hampshire University. Mary Ann Stamm Hare fulfilled her dream of becoming an attorney and has been practicing litigation law for several years in her own firm with her husband, Mark. They reside in Longmeadow. Paula Deakin lives in Dubai with husband Alec. Paula received her master’s in library science and works at an international library in Dubai. She seems to love the hot, dry weather there!
1983 Correspondent: Cynthia J. Bocko cindybocko@hotmail.com 71 Hood Road Tewksbury, MA 01876; 978-851-6119 In February, Alex Vaccaro was profiled in the Philadelphia Inquirer for his work helping victims of the earthquake in Haiti at Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he is vice chairman of orthopedic surgery. Alex is also president of the American Spinal Injury Association and co-director of the Reconstructive Spine Service at the university’s Rothman Institute. Read more at www.philly.com/philly/news/ homepage/84206852.html. • In April, Joan (Lopresti) Rees was named New Hampshire’s Special Education Teacher of the Year. A teacher at Alton Central School for the past nine years, Joan provides preschool special education geared toward students ages three and four. Joan holds a degree in childhood education from BC and a special education teaching certificate from Granite State College, and she is now completing her master’s degree in early childhood education in the University of New Hampshire’s Preparing Excellent Teachers Program. • Carol Glod, PhD’95, a professor of nursing at Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences, lecturer in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of developmental studies at McLean Hospital, was appointed dean of Salem State’s School of Graduate Studies in April. Carol, a resident of Bedford, is active in various national and community initiatives, including serving on the board of Families for Depression Awareness, a national organization that works to decrease stigma and help family members understand depression and its treatment. • Congratulations to Cathy Chermol, who won an Emmy last year for her contribution to the Tyra Banks Show.
1984 Correspondent: Carol A. McConnell bc84news@yahoo.com PO Box 628 Belmar, NJ 07719 Greetings to all! Here’s the latest news. • Steve Ham now lives in the Denver area and recently visited BC with his son on his college tour. • Mary (Wolf) ’83 and Kevin Loiselle live in the Chicago area and have two daughters. Sarah is part of BC’s sesquicentennial Class of 2013, and Kevin and Mary enjoyed being back on campus for Parents’ Weekend last fall. Their younger daughter, Jennifer, is a sophomore at Hinsdale Central High School and enjoys basketball and softball. Kevin is still in contact with classmates Mike Reilly, Bill Reilly, and Dany and Jeannette (Donnelly) Letourneau. • Eileen Abbott, who worked as a TV news reporter, recently won the Richmond, VA, Road Runners Grand Prix Runner of the Year Award and the Spirit Award. Eileen’s photos and results can be found at www.rrrc.org under “Eileen.” Eileen writes that her son Bobby, who has autism, is a junior at Clover Hill High and is looking at colleges. Bobby is a state No. 1 champion in math competition and has also won first place in a math competition for the Richmond region. He is a member of the math honors society Mu Alpha Theta and of the regional championship Battle of the Brains Academic Team, and he also tutors in math. Eileen’s daughter, Morgan, is in middle school and may follow in her mom’s footsteps as she loves to write and excels in photography. • In April, Thomas R. Suozzi joined Lazard Ltd. as a senior advisor after serving as Nassau County executive in New York. Earlier, Thomas had served as mayor of the City of Glen Cove, NY, for eight years. Prior to holding public office, he was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling, an auditor at Arthur Andersen, and a clerk to Judge Thomas C. Platt, chief judge of the Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York. • In May, Suzanne Troy Cole, a founding member of the Council for Women of Boston College, co-chaired the women’s lacrosse game and Meet & Greet sponsored by the council in partnership with the athletics department. Suzanne also co-hosted a special CWBC event at the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, CT. • Thanks for the news, and please keep the updates coming!
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Correspondent: Barbara Ward Wilson bwilson@hlmx.com 35 Meadowhill Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 Wow, what a fun 25th reunion! Over 300 graduates of the Class of 1985 gathered in a really hot tent on Bapst Library lawn on the evening of June 5. It felt like an August evening in Boston—lots of humidity and mosquitoes, old friends, cocktails, and summertime fun. Having missed the last reunion, I had a wonderful time seeing many great people. Ed Pla may have traveled the farthest, coming from Zurich, where he works for UBS 19 class notes
and lives with his wife, Laura Van Hagen Pla, and kids. Ed’s brother-in-law, John Van Hagen, came from Dorchester, and John Vollino traveled from Richmond, VA, where he lives with his wife and two kids. It was great to see lots of old friends and some, including Cindy DuPuis Breen, who now lives in Rhode Island, were attending their very first reunion. It was great to see her, as well as Marnie Armstrong Weiner and her husband, Alex. Both Duke Maloney and Pam Risio attended from their hometown of Greenwich, where Pam’s husband and Duke are both volunteer firefighters. Dianne Graham Steblaj traveled from Canada, and Mike King and Ken Roos flew in from sunny Southern California. Amy Fracassini was one of a group of local guests that also included Vin Sylvia, Jeff Thielman JD’92, Billy and Sue (Feeney) Sullivan and Tara McKenzie-Gilvar. Randy Seidl graciously hosted at his home a group of friends, including Bob Horne and Norton O’Meara. Norton unfortunately missed the Saturday evening event, but those who saw him on Friday night say he is doing very well. Carolyn McCahill McKigney organized a group to stay in the dorms, and rumor has it that the dorms were “rocking” after the Bapst tent closed down and the official party was over. All in all, it was a fun gathering of a great group of people. Special thanks and congratulations to both Scott Harrington and Randy Seidl for coordinating and leading our Reunion Gift Committee. Their time and effort on behalf of our class as well as that of all members of the Gift and the Reunion committees are greatly appreciated. • Have a great fall. Go BC!
1986 Correspondent: Karen Broughton Boyarsky karen.boyarsky.86@bc.edu 130 Adirondack Drive East Greenwich, RI 02818 Greetings to everyone in the Class of 1986! How is it that we are preparing for our 25th reunion? Time flies! I hope that many of you will be attending reunion activities throughout the coming months and that you all are planning on returning to the Heights in June for the 25th celebration! • It was great to see Kim and Chip Walsh and their children, MacKenzie (13) and Aiden (8), this summer. Chip is a partner in the law firm of Licari, Walsh & Sklaver in New Haven. His firm is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Chip practices labor and employment law. The Walshes live in Guilford, CT. • Ted Angelus and his wife have a new baby! Congrats to Teddy! • Tradition continues for Sheilah (Munsell) and Mike McCauley as their son is a freshman at BC this year! Congrats! • See you all on Reunion Weekend in June 2011!
1987 Correspondent: Catherine Stanton Schiff catherine87@bc.edu Hi, everyone. I hope you’re all well! • Congratulations to Marc Rollo, who has been elected by his fellow shareholders to the board of directors of Archer & Greiner PC, the largest law firm based in southern New Jersey. Marc,