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CLASS OF 1994
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Veteran director John Badham’s ’57 new book, which explains the essentials of good moviemaking, was released in September. The publication coincided with the 30th anniversary of Badham’s films WarGames and Blue Thunder and the 20th anniversary of Point of No Return and Another Stakeout.
CLASS OF 1966
Charles Plosser ’66 received the 2013 Outstanding Alumnus Award in May for his distinguished achievements as an economic and public policy leader and educator. President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, he is among 12 Reserve Bank presidents who sit on the Federal Open 2013 Outstanding Alumnus Charles Plosser ’66 (center) with his brother, 1986 Outstanding Alumnus G. Gray Market Committee, which Plosser ’63 (at left), and OAA Committee Chairman D.G. determines the nation’s Pantazis ’03 monetary policy.
SURPRISE REUNION ISS Alumnus Frank Morring, Jr., ’68 presented the 2012 Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine Space Laureate Award to fellow alumnus David Oh ’87—representing the Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing Team—at the magazine’s annual Laureates Awards Dinner on March 7 in Washington, D.C. Morring is senior space editor at Aviation Week, and Oh served as lead flight director for the mission that placed NASA’s Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars. “I covered the landing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory last summer,” says Morring, “but didn’t realize that David and I both went to ISS until I read the school’s press release about him sometime later. Despite the difference in our ages, we discovered that we had three teachers in common: Mr. Fleming, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Stegner, who taught both of us expository writing. (I tell people that was the only class I took in school that I still use to make a living. Obviously David, who has a PhD from MIT, has a few more skills.) It was really nice to meet an ISS alumnus and to see that the school turns out such distinguished graduates.”
Adrienne N. (James) Carter, MD, received the designation of Fellow in the American College of Physicians (FACP) in April. The honorary distinction recognizes excellence and contributions in the practice of medicine.
CLASS OF 1995 Daniel Alarcon will release his latest novel, At Night We Walk in Circles, on Oct. 31. It tells the suspenseful story of one man’s obsessive search to find the truth about another man’s downfall.
CLASS OF 2003
Leah Tharpe writes, “After a few years in Boston, I now live in Boulder, Colo., with my husband, Miles Duffy, who is in his third year at University of Colorado Boulder Law School, and our dog, Kona. I am the Editor of an art Web-site start-up, The Curator’s Eye (www.curatorseye.com), and I have my own Fine Art Appraisal practice (Tharpe & Leah Tharpe ’03 and Miles Fairchild, LLC). Miles and I were married on Duffy on wedding day March 23 at my home in Shoal Creek by Alice Hawley, and that was followed by an amazing summer in Florence, Italy, and Slovenia. Let me know if you’re in Colorado!” From left: Class of 2003 classmates Sandra Georgescu, Alice Hawley, Julia Trechsel Davis, Leah Tharpe, Laura McLean, and Alison Duquette Saab at Tharpe’s wedding in March.
CLASS OF 2004
Springs received word that Sarah Abroms and Abraham Kunin were married on May 26.
CLASS OF 2009
Sara Lowery is serving a year with the Young Adult Service Corps at the Mission For Migrant Workers in Hong Kong. The MFMW works on behalf of foreign domestic workers to provide legal services and serve as a shelter for migrant women.
CLASS OF 2010
Alesa Boyle was named to the St. Olaf College Dean’s List.
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