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Alumni Newsbytes

If you've been wondering what fellow NYSC alums are doing, this is the place to find out. If you have news to share, or it has just been awhile since we have heard from you, please fill out the Bio Update Form online. This will also allow us to provide better service with the “soon to be launched” Online Alumni Directory.

The newsbytes are arranged alphabetically to encourage you to read through all of them (instead of just going to those from your year). Part of the mission of the NYSCAA is to develop interconnections between alumni from all years of NYSC. If you read through these, you will find folks with similar interests, careers, locations, and education (and schools) as you (and you might just find a co-worker or a neighbor who also attended camp. (And we all certainly shared a similar experience during our weeks in West Virginia.)

We want to put a personal plug in here for joining either Facebook or Linkedin networks – there are a growing number of NYSC types on these sites and we have an overall Alumni ‘group’ on both (in addition to having ‘groups’ for most individual years on Facebook). So, look for us there.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

  • Wade Alleman (NV 1994, Staph 1995, 1998-99) is finishing up the final year of his Radiology Residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He earned his BS in Conservation Biology from Brigham Young University and his MD at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Wade and his wife Stephanie also juggle three energetic children (two girls and one boy). He also writes, “It's been 15 years since I was a delegate to NYSC, and I look back and am very aware that my life would be very different today without that fantastic experience. The people, the culture, and opening of my eyes to the world of learning ... what a program.”
  • Ann L Anderson-Berry (WY 1990) is the Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Ann received her BA in Physiology & Zoology from the University of Wyoming and her MD from Creighton University in 1998. Her specialty is Neonatology and she also does teaching at research (nutrition of the newborn). She is married to Thomas Berry, DDS and they have two young daughters.
  • Heather Anderson (SD 2001, Staph 2003-2005) works as a Family Medicine Resident at the Center for Family Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD after completing her MD from Dartmouth Medical School in June 2009. She also holds a BS in Biology from Houghton College.
  • Gregory Baase (NY 2002) is the Deputy of Counter Intelligence at Geek Squad Precinct # 1455 in Clarence, NY (he heads up the repair team at the local Best Buy). Gary obtained his BS in Management from SUNY Buffalo. He married his high school sweetheart in mid-2009 and they have purchased a home in Cheektowaga, NY. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Karen Holly Backes Felder (WI 2004) received her BS in Education from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2008. She married Jacob Felder in May of 2009 and is living in Ames, IA where she is currently a graduate student and research assistant at Iowa State University in the Department of Chemistry. (Jacob works in the Ames Laboratory Building and is interested in quantum chemistry and computer science.)
  • Robert Belcher (GA 1978) earned his BA and MA in Anthropology from Georgia State University and is currently teaching Anthropology at Georgia Perimeter College. Robert has published in his area of interest – Bioarcheology. He lives in Atlanta, GA.
  • Milton J. Bennett (OR 1963) is Co-Founder and President of the Intercultural Development Research Institute in Hillsboro, OR, where he is an International Trainer and Consultant. The IDRI’s mission is to sponsor new theory and research in intercultural development, to formalize a developmental approach to intercultural adaptation, and to inform public discourse with scientific study of intercultural relations. Milt holds a BA in English Lit/Creative Writing from Stanford University, an MA in Language Arts /Psycholinguistics from San Francisco State, and a PhD in Communication Studies/Intercultural/Sociology from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He remarried in 2005 and now has a 3-year-old (his first child). Milt writes that “the camp remains a great memory (albeit fading a bit).”
  • Ron Bennett (MN 1982) holds the position of Specialist Leader with Deloitte Consulting LLP where he works in Consulting - Systems Architect Texas Public Sector. He has a BS in Physics/Interdisciplinary in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado – Boulder. Ron recently married (June 2009) and he and his wife live in Cedar Park, TX with their two teenage daughters and one teenage son. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Steven L. Bernasek (KS 1967) is a Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University where he is an experimental chemist with research interests in chemical physics of surfaces, basic studies of chemisorption on well-characterized transition metal surfaces using electron diffraction and electron spectroscopy, surface reaction dynamics, and heterogeneous catalysis. Steven earned his BS in Chemistry from Kansas State University and his PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He has been married to Sandra Lynn Taylor since 1971 and they have a daughter and a son.
  • Charlie Bracken (WV 1994) is a Manager with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services in New Jersey, where he works in Global Strategic Marketing for oncology products. He earned his BS in Biology at Duke University. Charlie lives with his wife Stacy and their two daughters in Whitehouse Station, NJ.
  • Gary Buffington (NM 1988) is Executive Vice President of the Emerging Technologies Consulting Services division at Avio Consulting in Plano, TX. Gary has earned a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Management Information Services, both from Texas A&M. He and his wife Shanon Ceres Aymond have one son.
  • Hal Chamberlin (NC 1966) is the Director of the Young Chang R&D Institute in Waltham, MA, where he leads a small group of engineers who design electronic musical instruments, primarily professional synthesizers and digital pianos. His position there allows him to travel frequently to Korea and China where upper management and manufacturing are respectively located. Hal has a BS and an MS in Electrical Engineering, both from North Carolina State University.
  • Charles Clevenger (MN 1978) is the Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research in the Pathology Department at Northwestern University and specializes in breast cancer research. He received a BS degree in Medical Education, MD, and PhD (Tumor Cell Biology) all from Northwestern. Charles writes that, “We are closing in on new treatments for breast cancer!” He and his wife Wanda reside in Elmhurst, IL with their young son.
  • Jill Cochran (Staph 1973-75, 1986) is a Senior Instructor with IBM (based in Charleston, WV) working with WebSphere MQ and the WebSphere Application Server. She holds a BS degree in Journalism from West Virginia University. Jill also has the distinction of being one of the 3 daughters of Chuck Cochran (NYSC Director 1963-1970) and she has also been serving for many years on the Board of Trustees of the National Youth Science Foundation (which funds and operates our beloved camp). What would NYSC be without a Cochran around?
  • Eric D'Asaro (NJ 1972) is a Professor in the School of Oceanography and the Principal Oceanographer with the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington. His research interests are in physical oceanography, internal waves, air-sea interaction, upper ocean dynamics, oceanic internal waves, oceanic turbulence and mixing processes, ocean instrumentation, Lagrangian techniques in oceanography and fluid mechanics, hurricanes, and biophysical interactions. Eric earned a BA in Physics and an MA in Applied Physics from Harvard, and a PhD in Oceanography through the M.I.T/Woods Hole Joint Program in Oceanography.
  • Neil Davidson (AL 1970) has a BA in Mathematics and an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin. He is an Actuary and the Vice President of the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company in Houston. Neil has been married since 1998 to Julie Robinson (ID 1986, Staph 1988) and they live in nearby Seabrook, TX with their lovely young daughter. Both Neil and Julie have been to camp in recent years to give talks.
  • Rachel Day (IN 2004) is an Engineer with Lexmark International in Lexington, KY where she is part of the first ever Technical Rotation Program (she will rotate to various places in the company every six months for two years). Rachel obtained both her BS and her MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
  • Ryan Dee (MT 2001) is a Dentist in Anaconda, MT. Ryan earned his BS in Biology at Montana Tech of the University of Montana and his DMD in Dentistry at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. [Facebook]
  • Jason Docheff (NJ 1993) is a Career, Resume and School Admissions Consultant with his own consulting practice (www.jasondocheff.com). He earned a BA in Economics from Dartmouth and a JD from Harvard Law School. He and his dog Indy live in West Orange, NJ.
  • Elissa Dunn (NJ 2005) completed her BS in Physics at Yale University this past year and is currently a Finance Associate with D.E. Shaw & Company, a global investment and technology development firm in New York City.
  • Matt Dunn (NJ 1994) is enjoying a postdoc in the Department of Chemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University in New York. Matt has a BSE in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in Cell & Developmental Biology from Cornell University's Graduate School of Medical Sciences. During his postdoc, he is working on research to unlock common molecular mechanisms of regeneration in animals with the aim of harnessing them for application to human health issues. He and his wife Dianella Howarth have two young daughters (Matt’s youngest was born just after we put out the last issue of our newsbytes). In addition, Dianella’s sister is Vanessa Howarth Napoli (HI 1996).
  • Mark Ediger (KS 1975, Staph 1976, 1978) is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he enjoys teaching and research. He leads the Ediger Group that researches: molecular-level description of dynamics in materials and the influence of dynamics on material properties; polymer blends; low molecular weight glass formers; polymer nanostructures; the glass transition; translational and rotational diffusion; diffusion in thin films and near surfaces; NMR spectroscopy; and time-resolved optical spectroscopy. Mark holds a BA in Chemistry from Bethel College and a PhD in Chemistry from Stanford University. He also enjoys “tennis and hanging out with my family.”
  • Eric Evans (OH 1978) has been the Director of M.I.T.’s Lincoln Laboratory since 2006. The Lincoln Laboratory is a national laboratory which works to develop technology for national security. Eric holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He and his wife Pamela have three boys and they reside in Groton, MA where they “like to hike, bike, and canoe in beautiful New England!”
  • Charliss Fenton (NC 2005) completed her BS in Chemistry from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in May, and is a Gallery Scientist at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, CT, where she gives science presentations in a science center setting.
  • Annette Flaim Lynch (WY 1984) is busy raising her family (two daughters) in Fort Collins, CO. Annette has earned both BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming and formerly worked as a Product Engineer for various product lines of the Woodward Governor Company.
  • Tammy Galitzer Baranoff (MD 1989) is the Manager of the Microbiology Lab at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Tammy has a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland – College Park and an MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins. When we received this bio update from Tammy in July 2009, she said she was four months pregnant (and by our calculations, we believe congratulations are now in order).
  • Randall Gawtry (MN 1964) has been the President of Timewave Technology for 25 years which is a St. Paul, MN-based manufacturer of communications and instrumentation products for worldwide markets. He earned a BS in Physics at the University of Minnesota before pursuing graduate studies there in Electrical Engineering. He also has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Randy writes, ”Thanks to all for keeping NYSC going for these many years! For the younger campers, Disney World/EPCOT Center doesn't even compare to NYSC in 1964. I saw and programmed my first computer, saw my first spacecraft, first astronaut (Neil Armstrong!), first radio telescope, first U.S. Senator, first mountain, and had my first airplane ride. It was the most exciting three weeks of my life. It was also the most humbling - where else have you been where almost everyone else is smarter than you?”
  • Harry Goldwasser (GA 1980) is a Psychiatrist at Sierra Tucson Hospital in Arizona which is a unique treatment center dedicated to the prevention, education, and treatment of addictions and behavioral disorders. He obtained a BA in English / BS in Genetics at the University of Georgia and his MD from the University of Alabama. Sadly, Harry recently lost his lovely wife of 23 years - Maeveen Behan. Maeveen was the key developer of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan In her honor, the Pima County Conservation Lands System has been renamed the Maeveen Marie Behan Conservation Lands System. Maeveen is also the sister of Kathleen Behan (GA 1981). [Facebook]
  • Daniel Goodenberger (NE 1966) has moved on to become the Chief of Medicine at the Dallas VAMC (Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and also serves as Vice-Chair of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He earned his BS in Zoology from the University of Nebraska and his MD from Duke University and went on to specialize in Internal Medicine.
  • Jacob Gordon (NY 2001) is currently a Missile Defense System Analyst at M.I.T.’s Lincoln Laboratory, while at the same time completing his MS degree in Biomedical Forensic Science at Boston University School of Medicine. Jacob earlier earned his AB in Physics from Harvard University.
  • Tandy Goyen Wine (KS 1986) is an IT Solutions Specialist with the Farmers Alliance in McPherson, KS where she is a Lotus Notes Developer and does software documentation and end-user training. She has both a BS in Computers Science and a BS in Mathematics from McPherson College. She has been married for over 20 years to Doug Wine and they have one son. Tandy is interested in issues of race/diversity, and social justice. She also writes that a year ago she began a health/fitness journey: http://teambeachbody.com/twine.
  • Lisa Grant (LA 1989) is a Staff Drilling Engineer with Shell E&P in New Orleans, LA, where she performs design and support execution of deep-water oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. (She is a “Technical expertise holder in some technologies.”) Lisa earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and has been married to Phil Pockett since 2001.
  • Stacy Lynn Greeter (SC 2001) is a Howard Hughes Fellow at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she is doing fMRI research on autism and finishing up her medical degree. She obtained her BS in Psychology from Duke University. She got married to Lam Nguyen in 2009 whom she met during her freshman year at Duke. [Facebook]
  • Mary Gruizinga Tebbenhoff (NH 1976) is the Regional Technical Manager for the Coca-Cola Company where she has responsibility for quality/food safety oversight of bottling and canning operations in Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Hawaii. “It is a lot of travel but what a beautiful territory!” She has a BS in Chemistry from Rivier College and lives in Tracy, CA. [Facebook]
  • Katie M Gunderson (ID 2004) is currently pursuing a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge on a Gates Fellowship. She is studying radiation damage in potential nuclear waste forms, specifically phosphates. Katie earned both a BS in Chemistry and a BS in Geology from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. [Blog, Facebook]
  • Vsevolod “Seva” Gunitskiy (MI 1998) is a PhD candidate in Political Science at Columbia University. He earned a BA in Political Science and Economics from the University of Michigan and an MA in Political Science from Columbia University with a major in International Relations and a minor in Comparative Politics. Seva’s dissertation is titled “Democratic Shockwaves: Global Crises and Domestic Reforms in the 20th Century.”
  • Anya Gushchin (VT 2000) received her MD from the University of Pittsburgh in May 2009 and is now a general surgery resident in their medical center hospital system. She is really excited to again be in a city with another NYSCer from her year — Rebecca Klein (CO 2000) who is also at UPMC as a Child Neurology resident! [Quarkis bio]
  • Devens Gust (AZ 1963) is Foundation Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Arizona State University where he is also Director of the Center for Bio-Inspired Solar Fuel Production (A DOE Energy Frontier Research Center). He earned his BS from Stanford University, and his MA and PhD from Princeton University (all in Chemistry). Devens’ research group is interested in artificial photosynthesis. They prepare and study organic molecules that mimic photosynthetic energy and electron transfer processes.
  • Robert Guyton (MS 1963) is Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and is also the Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Program. Bob has served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the national cardiothoracic surgery society, for ten years and was also the President in 2004. He is currently the only surgeon on the Board of Trustees of the American College on Cardiology. He earned his BS in Physics at the University of Mississippi and his MD at Harvard. If any of you younger alums are going into Cardiothoracic Surgery, it looks like this is the guy to talk to!
  • Richard Harper (MS 1993) is reported to be a PhD student in Polymer, Textile and Fibers at Georgia Institute of Technology (completion in 2012). He earned his BS in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998. A thank you to his fellow delegate, Kristen McRae Fowler (MS 1993), for passing this along. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Mingzhu He (IL 2004) is a Business Analyst with Diamond Management & Technology Consultants in Chicago, Illinois. His main responsibilities there range from designing large enterprise IT strategy to project management for implementations of IT strategies. Ming earned his BA in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2008 and has been accepted and is planning on pursuing his graduate degree in Nutritional Science at Columbia University in Fall 2010. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Michael L. Hill (DE 1990) works for the Campbell Soup Company in Camden, New Jersey, where he is the Brand Manager of the nationally distributed “V8 Splash.” Michael earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 1994 and an MBA from the University of Delaware in 2005. He and his wife Karen have three children. Michael writes simply that he, “Loved Camp” (well put). [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Tiffany Hodge (IN 1998) finished up a Fulbright in Bangladesh in July 2009. She is working on her dissertation on “religious authority and informal legal systems in rural areas” so she can complete her PhD in Religion from Emory University (expected 2011). Tiffany has already obtained her BA degrees in Religious Studies and History from DePauw University in 2002, and an MA in Religious Studies from Indiana University in 2007. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Jeff Holmes (IN 1985) is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine at the University of Virginia where he works with the Cardiac Biomechanics Group. Jeff earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1989, as well as a both a PhD in Bioengineering in 1995 and an MD in 1998 from the University of California, San Diego.
  • Neal Holtschulte (OH 2002) is currently a Market Analyst at a steel company in Rochester, New York, but is applying to a Computer Science grad school to earn his PhD. Neal previously earned his BA degree in Mathematics from Williams College in 2006. [Personal, LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Andrea Houfek Piacentine (WY 1976) is the Medical Director for Pediatrics and Urgent Care at the Cigna Medical Group in Phoenix, Arizona (a multi-specialty medical group). She earned her BS in Zoology from the University of Wyoming and her MD at the University Of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Andrea lives in Tempe and has one son who is a sophomore at Arizona State. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Rabeea Janjua (MD 1995) is an Ophthalmologist with the Maryland Eye Care Center in Silver Spring, Maryland where she lives with her two young daughters. Rabeea earned her BS in Biology from George Washington University in 1999, and her MD at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2003.
  • Lindsey Lee Jones (KS 2003) married Christopher (Kit) Kelly, DVM in August 2009. Lindsey is finishing up her Master of Public Health degree at Kansas State University (expected May 2010), where she has already earned a BS in Agriculture in 2007 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. She is also working as a veterinarian, specifically, an acting trial veterinarian for production animal trials. [Facebook]
  • Sheldon Katz (NY 1973) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his primary research interests are in the area of algebraic geometry and its interaction with theoretical physics, especially string theories and super-symmetric field theories. Sheldon also is an advocate for increased government funding for science and mathematics. He obtained his SB in Mathematics from M.I.T. in 1976 and his PhD in Mathematicsin 1980. [LinkedIn]
  • Gene Kirby (KY 1963) is an Ophthalmologist and the Owner/Operator of Kirby Eye Center in Marble Falls, Texas. Our records show that Gene holds Math and Chemistry degrees from Western Kentucky University. He obtained his MD from the University of Kentucky in 1977. Before going into private practice, Gene retired from the US United States Air Force after 21 years (where he served in various different job roles). Gene was a Navigator, flying the RF-4C in Vietnam, and he taught navigation at Mather AFB in California. After medical school he was a Flight Surgeon for eight years, serving at the School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB, taking care of Air Force aviators and astronauts. He also served as the Chief Flight Surgeon in Korea (Osan AB), where he was awarded the Airman’s Medal for heroism. Gene and his wife Gerry have five grandchildren.
  • Sarah Kolpin (WI 1999, Staph 2001-2003) is an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she is experiencing “long hours, bad food, lots of coffee, time spent setting fractures and replacing joints.” Sarah earned both her BS in Biomedical Engineering in 2004 and her MD in 2008 at the University of Wisconsin. [Facebook]
  • Jay Korybski (SC 1989) is a Mainframe Analyst for the Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, South Carolina where he does mainframe programming for the accounting and patient billing system and is a “constant debunker of the myth that COBOL is dead!” He earned his BS degree in Mathematics from the University of Mississippi. Jay’s posse of animals now includes Murphy, Moose and Milly (cats); and Marty (dog). He reports that his son who he adopted does not also have an ‘M’ name and is named Tyler. [Facebook]
  • Colin Kremer (NY 2004, Staph 2005) is currently a PhD candidate in Plant Biology at Michigan State University. He also earned his AS in Math/Science at Jamestown Community College in 2005 and his BS in Biology and Mathematics from SUNY Geneseo in 2008. Colin is a mathematical ecologist with broad interests covering population and community ecology, with emphasis on spatial patterns and non-equilibrium dynamics. [Facebook]
  • Emery Ku (WA 2001) moved back to the U.S. in October after doing postdoc research in Cochlear Mechanics at the University of Southampton’s Institute of Sound and Vibration Research in Southampton, UK. He was developing a physiologically based computational model of cochlear mechanics in MATLAB and coordinating with external research groups to compare model simulations against direct measurements of cochleae. Emery received his BS in Engineering at Swarthmore College in 2005 and his PhD in Acoustical Engineering at the University of Southampton in 2008. At the time he sent in his bio update (August 2009) he was still looking for work, Emery wrote, “if you know of any industrial research/engineering positions that call for signal processing or MATLAB expertise, I'm your man.” [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Rahul Kuver (MI 1979) is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington in the Division of Gastroenterology. Rahul earned his BA in Health Sciences from Kalamazoo College, and his MD from the University of Michigan.
  • Kil Dong “Gil” Kwak (HI 1978) is a graduate student in Computation for Design and Optimization (CDO) at M.I.T. (expected 2011). He previously earned a BS in Biology from Reed College in 1980. The CDO program educates its students in the formulation, analysis, implementation, and application of computational approaches to designing and operating engineered systems. [Facebook]
  • Matt Leigh (UT 1990) is a Laser Systems Scientist with Envisioneering, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia, where he gets to play with lasers (when he’s not filling out paperwork). He is married to Jennifer Buckner and they have two sons. Matt earned his degrees in Physics as per the following: BS at Brigham Young University in 1997, MS at the University of Iowa in 2000, and a PhD at the University of Arizona in 2008. Matt also writes, “Camp was great. I am indebted to the Staph, fellow delegates, and the many people who made it possible for me to go to camp.” [Personal, LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Mark Listemann (KY 1977) is a Senior Technologist at Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he works on new materials development, portfolio management, strategy, and technology management. Mark has his BA in Chemistry from Colorado College in 1981 and his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from M.I.T. in 1985. [LinkedIn]
  • “Judith” Yen Lin Loh (NC 1993) is a Family Medicine Physician at the Boston University Department of Family Medicine where her responsibilities include the outpatient clinic at a community health center, inpatient at the hospital, and teaching residents. Judith earned her BS in Biology at Duke University in 1997, and her MD at Penn State in 2003. She also did a Clinical Fellowship in Acupuncture at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2007. [LinkedIn]
  • Bruce Lotz (MA 1980, Staph 1981-82) is a Program Manager at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Pearl River, New York, where he tracks and coordinates drug candidate development activities as projects approach commercialization. He received his BS from the University of Lowell in 1984, his MS from the University of Chicago in 1987, and his PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 (all in Chemistry). He finally “jumped the broom” in January of 2009 when he got married (at long last) to Yih-Pai who is a PhD Biologist from Taiwan. Bruce and his wife live in Yardville, New Jersey. [Personal, LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Steven Luperchio (CT 1991) is Senior Manager for Corporate Development at Cubist Pharmaceuticals in Lexington, Massachusetts. Steve holds both an SB in Biology in 1995 and a PhD in Toxicology in 2002 from M.I.T. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Darrin Magee (LA 1990, Staph 1991-97) is an Assistant Professor of Asian Environmental Studies at Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, where he teaches and conducts research about environmental issues in East Asia (mostly China water and energy), garbage and waste issues, and geography. Darrin is married to Beth Kinne (VT 1991, Staph 1992-95, 1998, 2000) and they have one son (and at last count - two cats and one dog). [Personal, LinkedIn]
  • Michael Manhart (AZ 2005) completed his BS in Physics and Mathematics from Stanford University this past year and is now a PhD candidate in Physics at Rutgers University.
  • Sarah McCormick Rahkola (OR 1994) is a Physician with the Providence Medical Group in Beaverton, Oregon. Sarah obtained her BA in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1998, and her MD from Oregon Health & Science University in 2005. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. Sarah has been married since 1999 to Rauha Rahkola and they have two young sons (and a third child due December 2009). [Facebook]
  • Jon Mewes (MT 1978) is the Owner of WaferNet in San Jose, California, which is a distributor of silicon products to the semiconductor industry. Jon earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University in 1982 and an MBA from Harvard in 1987. He and his wife reside in Palo Alto, California with their teenage daughter and son. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Drew Mitchell (AR 2008) hopes to complete his BS in Physics and BA in Russian Studies at the University of Tulsa in 2012. He works on campus and does tutoring. During the summer of 2009, he interned at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. [Facebook]
  • Megan “Meg” Mobley (MO 2000) obtained her BS in Environmental Sciences from Duke University in 2004 and is now pursuing her PhD in Ecology there (expected 2011). Meg is studying carbon cycling in a South Carolina pine forest, and looking at how much carbon is sequestered (and for how long) in trees, soils, leaf and wood litter, over the lifetime of the forest. [Personal, LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Erin Moulding (UT 2005) expects to complete her Masters of Science and Technology degree at the University of Utah in 2011. She already holds a BS in Chemistry from the same school. Erin is a GK12 Fellow, a fellowship which gets universities connected with the public school community through in-class teaching and professional development for teachers. She works with 5th and 6th graders from a local school, teaching in the classroom and planning field trips, science fairs, etc. She also is a Lab Tech, working on catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Reactions and on other fuel-related chemistry for other lab members. [LinkedIn]
  • Edmund Nagem, Jr. (LA 1965) is retired from the practice of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Lafayette, Louisiana, and has now relocated to Salem, South Carolina. Ed does mention that he is still “locum tenens” (temps) at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, Louisiana. Ed obtained his undergraduate degree at McNeese State University and his MD from the LSU School of Medicine in 1972.
  • Mark Oelke (OK 2005) will complete his BS in Computer Science at the University of Oklahoma in May 2010. While being a full-time student, he also works as a student programmer for educational video game development and research.
  • Shane Pierce (KS 1989, Staph 1990) is Senior Counsel with Flint Hills Resources in Wichita, Kansas, which is a Midwestern energy and refining company. His legal practice is focused on commercial transactions, intellectual property and international trade. Shane earned a BS in Chemistry from Friends University and his JD from Washburn Law School. He has been married for 18 years and has two children - Sophia and Ian. Shane says to “tell Ian Dunn I did NOT name my son after him, even though I miss Mr. Dunn greatly!”). [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Jessica Plumpton Cowden (NY 1993) is the Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Keesler Medical Center located at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. She is a Major with the 81st Medical Operations Squadron. She earned her BS in Biology and BA in English Literature from SUNY Binghamton University in 1997, her MD from the University of Buffalo in 2001, and an MS in Public Health from the University of Colorado in 2007. Jessica has been married to Wayne Cowden since 2005 and they have one daughter. [Facebook]
  • Ana C Posada Lauer (GA 2003) got married to Andrew M. Lauer last July and is now a PhD student in Microbiology and Immunology at Dartmouth University Medical School. Anna obtained her BS in Biology from M.I.T. in 2007. [Personal]
  • Bill Quinn (NJ 1967) is the Owner and President of Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the premier audio facilities in the Southeast, Doppler boasts seven studios and produces audio for a major league mix of music, advertising, corporate, film, and video projects. Bill earned is BChe degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1971. [Facebook]
  • Cynthia Raetz Nelson (NV 1978) is a Teacher at Grant M. Bowler Elementary in Logandale, Nevada, where she will be teaching 5th grade science, math, and social studies. She previously had taught for 14 years in special education and 12 years of 3rd grade. Cynthia earned her BS in Special Education at the University of Nevada – Reno in 1982 and her MA in Elementary Education at Nova University in 1995. She is married and has two sons – one who lives in Reno and one in the 7th grade. Cynthia writes, “Earned my 1st degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and teach karate classes in the evenings. I am working to earn my 2nd degree black belt within the next year. I lead music at my church: singing, guitar, and piano. My husband also teaches and coaches football and track. He also is a volunteer EMT and Firefighter so our schedule has to be flexible. We truly enjoy living in our very small town.”
  • Rochelle Reddig (ND 2004) is pursuing her Veterinary degree at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (expected 2012). She earlier earned her BS in Animal Science from North Dakota State University in 2008. Rochelle passes along that she is engaged to be married in August 2010! [Facebook]
  • Joseph “Joey” L. Richards (IN 1995) is a PhD candidate in Physics at Caltech (expected 2010) where he is doing research in radio astronomy and astrophysics. He earned an SB in Physics and both an SB and MEng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. in 2000. [Facebook]
  • Jay Robinson (IA 1991) is Library Manager and Head of Community Outreach Services at Palmerston North City Library in Palmerston North, New Zealand where he manages four branch libraries, a mobile library, and specialized services such as Maori, multicultural, seniors, prison, volunteers, and adult learning. He has the following degrees: a BS in Political Science in 1986 and an MA in Library and Information Science in 1990 (both from the University of Iowa), and an MDiv in Theology from the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 1996. Jay's group singing interest was sparked in adulthood at our very own NYSC of all places, and now he finds time to sing tenor in the Renaissance Singers. His He is also an active in the Palmerston North Monthly Meeting of Friends (aka the Quakers). [Personal, Twitter]
  • Jennifer “Jen” Roehm Simonson (OH 1994) is the Clinical Director at Boulder Valley Vision Therapy in Boulder, Colorado, where she specializes in vision therapy to treat vision problems such as amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (eye turns), tracking problems, and focusing disorders. Jen earned both her BS in Biology in 1998 and her Doctor of Optometry in 2003 at The Ohio State University. She and her husband Dave Simonson (also a D.O.) have one son. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Arthur Rooks (MS 1986) is living in Zurich, Switzerland, where he is Creative Director with Quintessentia which is a design firm that markets furniture, art, pottery, textiles, glass, lighting, and fashion from various different eras and styles. He graduated from Northwestern in 1990 with a degree in Communications and Industrial Engineering. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Steven S. Saliterman (MN 1969) is a private practice Physician in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, and Aviation Medicine. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. He earned his BA in Physiology at the University of Minnesota and his MD at the Mayo Medical School. Steve has also recently authored a new textbook which is the first in its field at the college level: Fundamentals of BioMEMS and Medical Microdevices (Wiley and SPIE Press).
  • Edwin “Win” Schaeffer (KY 1976) earned his AB in Chemistry from Princeton University in 1980. Win has been a stay-at-home dad for his son Carl since his birth; and also deals part-time in the used/rare/collectible book and paper business, with various specialties. He also does some editing/proofreading/copyreading for his wife Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer (OH 1982) who is the Director of Urological Research at the University of Chicago. Win, Carrie, and Carl all live outside of Chicago in Flossmoor, Illinois. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Abraham “Avi” Schwab (MD 1999) is a College Support Specialist/Web Project Coordinator at the University of Chicago which is also his alma mater where he received his BS in Computer Science in 2003. He fixes things and makes websites for anyone associated with undergrads – advisors, deans, professors, etc. Avi and his wife Laura Staley are also serve as the Resident Heads of Vincent House in Burton-Judson Courts. [Facebook]
  • Marc Schwartzberg (DE 1979) writes that he married in November of 2007 after 46 years of bachelorhood (26 years as a professional). He and his wife (whom he does not name) have one young daughter. Marc is a radiologist and is the Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Chief of Surgery at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Florida. He earned his BA in Chemistry and Psychology from Emory University in 1983 and his MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987. He also writes that he is an uncontrollable art collector (well, we all have to be addicted to something). [LinkedIn]
  • Stephen Sgan (NC 1989) is a Pathologist with Ketchum, Wood and Burgert Pathology Associates in Tallahassee, Florida and is also the Medical Director of the Florida Blood Services North Region. He earned his BS in Biology from Duke University in 1993 and his MD from Wake Forest University in 1997. Stephen didn’t realize until recently that one of his partners in practice was also an NYSC alum - Lynn Henderson Dolson (FL 1977). Stephen and his wife Megan have two boys and one girl.
  • Jonathan Sprague (ME 1969) is the President of Rocky Coast Consulting in Bangor, Maine, which is a national health care consulting company providing strategic and program planning, medical staff development, business planning, and troubleshooting services to hospitals, physician groups, and other health care organizations. Jonathan received his AB from Harvard College in 1973 and his MS in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1976. [LinkedIn]
  • Dawn Stover (NE 1978) is a self-employed science and environmental writer and editor. She wrote the Conservation magazine article “Not So Silent Spring” which was selected for this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology. She works primarily in magazine journalism and her clients include Scientific American, Popular Science, New Scientist, Earth 3.0, Conservation, and MSN.com. Dawn has a BA in Biology from Carleton College in 1982 and an MA in Journalism from New York University in 1984. She and her husband Jay Letto live in White Salmon, Washington with their four boys. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Curtis Stratman (MO 1997) is Senior Product Manager for Workflow and Informatics at Omnyx, a joint venture between GE Healthcare and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is responsible for defining, leading development, and bringing to market workflow software solutions that enable the use of digital pathology imaging in clinical diagnosis. Curtis received his BS in Physics from the University of Missouri-Rolla in May 2001 and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in May 2008. He and his wife Rebecca live in Pittsburgh with their daughter. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Jennifer “Jenny” Taylor (AL 2006) is looking forward to completing her BS degree in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Cellular Biology at the University of Georgia (expected 2010). [Personal, Facebook]
  • Shannon-Michelle Taylor Alcorn (TN 1988) is living in Fayetteville, Tennessee, where she is quite busy being a wife to Allen Scott Alcorn and a mom to their four children (an even mix of boys and girls, ranging in age from 2 to 11). Shannon earned her BS in Social Studies from Middle Tennessee State University in 1992.
  • Tobin Thompson (AK 1989) is Associate Partner at a large architecture firm working on a variety of large complex project types from high-rise commercial to healthcare to civic and institutional. He obtained his BA in Architecture from Washington University and his MArch from the University of Washington. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife (sorry, he didn’t send a name), and his young daughter. [Facebook]
  • Ernest “Ernie” Ting (NJ 1972) is Senior Director of Smart Voter for the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. (The "Smart Voter" online service is best known as a source of nonpartisan voting information, but with a broader mission to provide people with reliable Internet-based information and tools to participate more effectively in the process of democracy and good government.) Ernie earned a BA in Economics from Yale University in 1976 and an MBA from Stanford University in 1980. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Brian Tucholke (SD 1964) is Scientist Emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where he does research on tectonics of slow-spreading ocean crust and continental rifting. Brian obtained his BS in Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1968 and his PhD in Marine Geology, through the M.I.T/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography in 1973. [Facebook]
  • Robert “Bob” Tylicki (OH 1972) is Senior Vice President and Division Group Manager of C4ISR Engineering and Services Division Group of CACI. He has 30 years of Navy experience, with 20+-year history of executive leadership or program and project management, with recent experience as a Navy Captain working FORCEnet and Navy C4ISR programs. Bob was Commanding Officer of three Naval Reserve Commands, two of which were major Captain Commands. Bob obtained his BA in History from Case Western Reserve University in 1977 and an MBA in Finance from Boston College in 1985. He currently resides in San Diego, California. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Mitchell A. Treadwell (MI 2007) is pursuing his associate's degree in Biology from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan (expected 2010) while also working as the Head Garden Intern at the Grand Traverse Area Children's Garden. Mitchell also serves as an officer in the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. [Facebook]
  • Jennifer Turner (Canada 2007) is pursuing her undergraduate degree and her Diploma in Music Performance at McMaster University (expected 2012). While a student, she also finds time to work as the Community Advisor in Brandon Hall, serves as the Conductor of the Chinguacousy Concert Band, performs with the Lorne Scots Regimental Band and the Toronto Youth Symphony Orchestra, and works as a personal and office assistant in a real estate office.
  • Crystal Tyler Caruthers (OK 1992) is the Owner and a part-time Engineer with Tyler Sheet Metal of Oklahoma City. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1996. Crystal and her husband Steven Caruthers live in Norman, Oklahoma with their infant son. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Keith Van Sickle (CA 1976) is now working as Principal at Dresher Consulting in Menlo Park, California, which is a management consulting firm that provides interim, part-time and project-based CFO and operational leadership to venture-backed Silicon Valley companies. Keith was previously the CFO at the semiconductor firm Tensilica. He earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University in 1980 and an MBA from Harvard in 1985. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Sara Vasquez Stevens (NV 1995) is a Fourth Grade Teacher at Deskin Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is also currently working on her M.Ed. in Special Education at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where she previously earned her BA in Elementary Education. She got married back in 2008. [Facebook]
  • Nathalie Viart (France 1988) is a Professor of Materials Science at the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials in Strasbourg, France, where she is doing research on thin films of oxides having interesting electronic properties. “Currently particularly interested in multiferroics and magnetoelectric materials.” Nathalie earned a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Strasbourg in 1996. [Personal]
  • Brady Vick (ND 1964) works at the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, where he is Research Leader of the USDA-ARS Sunflower Research Unit, working to improve sunflower for profitability for producers and quality for consumers. Brady earned both a BS in Chemistry in 1968 and a PhD in Biochemistry in 1975 from North Dakota State University. He also did postdoctoral work at University of California, Santa Cruz. He lives in Fargo, North Dakota and has three adult children and three grandchildren. [Facebook]
  • Elizabeth “Betsy” Voigt (KS 2004) expects to complete her dual MS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech & Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) this coming May. (She completed her BS Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University in 2008.) Betsy writes that she is “studying the interaction of nanoparticles in the bloodstream for my masters' (and later doctoral) thesis.” [Facebook]
  • Lorenz “Larry” Wahlers (MO 1967, Staph 1977-1978) is the Senior Systems Specialist for The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod in St. Louis, Missouri. Larry earned his BA in Music from Valparaiso University and his MA in Music from Washington University, St. Louis. [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Aaron Washburn (ME 1991) is a self employed Personal Trainer for Dorchester Boot Camp and a full-time dad in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He has a BS in Engineering Physics from the University of Maine. Aaron has been married to John Bell since 2004 and they have two young sons. [Facebook]
  • Rory Waters (AL 1972) is the Technology Coordinator for the Starkville School District and also teaches at the Quad County Alternative School in Starkville, MS. Rory earned his BS in Geology from Auburn University and did his graduate work in Education. He and his wife Penny have been married since 1999.
  • Lawrence Watkins (KY 2001) is a second year MBA student at Cornell University studying entrepreneurship (expected May 2010), and using what he has learned in school and in work to write a book on the subject geared towards young entrepreneurs. He is also the Founder of the company Great Black Speakers Bureau which helps colleges and corporations find African American public speakers for the different events that they host throughout the year. Lawrence earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville in 2006. He writes that he misses his fellow 2001 alums and that as time passes, “I start to appreciate more the amount of things that I learned during NYSC.” [LinkedIn, Facebook]
  • Eleanor Waxman (CT 2004) is living in Boulder, Colorado where she is a PhD student in Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Colorado (expected 2013). Her research is in Cavity-Enhanced FT-IR Spectroscopy. Eleanor obtained her BS in Chemistry at Cal Tech in 2008. [Facebook]
  • Kaitlyn Webster (MA 2004) is a Research Assistant in the Division of Women's and Perinatal Pathology in the Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts where she primarily studies latent pre-cancers of the endometrium, with a little bit of prostate on the side. She earned her BA in Biological Sciences from Smith College in 2008. Kaitlyn says, “when not in the lab, I travel to festivals and farmer's markets around the Northeast with Lefty's Silver Cart (a progressive sandwich cart utilizing local organic ingredients), create clothing and costumes by commission, write freelance fashion blogs, and try in vain to learn the banjo.” [Facebook]
  • Alana White (NV 2004) is a PhD candidate in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Montana in Missoula (expected 2012). Alana works in a lab which focuses on the pharmacogenomics of the xenobiotic efflux transporter called P-glycoprotein using QSAR techniques that include both bench work and molecular modeling to look at how polymorphisms in the gene effect expression and activity. She previously earned a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008. [Facebook]
  • Chadwick “Chad” Whitten (MS 1990) is a Telecommunications Engineer for Calix Networks where he designs, tests, and implements broadband, voice, and video networks for telephone companies and municipalities across the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. Chad earned a BS from Mississippi State University in 1994 and an MS from Mississippi College in 1998 (both in Mathematics). He and his wife live in Pearl, Mississippi with their three daughters. [Personal]
  • James Willms (ID 1965) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Unicover Corporation in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Unicover creates and manufactures custom products and packaging for the United States Mint and other government entities and private companies; markets and distributes foreign postage stamps to collectors in North America; and markets a large holding of original works of art. (Unicover sponsored the visit of a Russian Cosmonaut to NYSC in 1992.) James earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho in 1970 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1972. He and his wife Paula have a son and daughter, and one grandchild. [LinkedIn]
  • Roderick “Rod” Wilson (Staph 1963-1968, 1970-1975; Director 1976-1986) retired several years ago from teaching Physics at West Virginia Institute of Technology and moved to Morgantown, West Virginia to be closer to family. Rod has the third highest number of years spent at camp (behind Susie Wilfong Taylor and Haywood “Woody” McCallum). He also writes that he misses working with students and with the delegates and staph at the camp. [Facebook]
  • Kathleen “Kathy” Wolff Jansen (OR 1978) earned her BS in Geology at Oregon State University in 1982 and her MBA from Portland State University in 1989. Kathy and her husband Richard live in Tigard, Oregon and have been married for over 27 years and have three kids. Kathy also works as a Certified Pharmacy Technician. [Facebook]
  • Lynn Worobey (RI 2004) is a PhD student in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh (expected 2013) where she is also a Graduate Student Researcher in the Human Engineering Research Laboratories. She earned her BS in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2008. [Facebook]
  • Taunya Wright Nesin (TN 1991, Staph 1992-1993) is an Editor with National Geographic School Publishing. She earned an AB in English from Harvard University in 1995, and an MA in Curriculum and Teaching from Columbia University in 2000. She and her husband Seth live near Washington, DC with their two lovely daughters. [Facebook]