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  Class Notes
     
    1925-1979

1980-1989

1990-2000

1980
Class Co-Chairs
J. Christopher Collins
Elizabeth Palomba Sprague
Kathleen L. Wiese
Mary E. Fontana-Penn, M.D., maintains a private practice in Philadelphia, Pa., and serves as chief, division of allergy/immunology at Pennsylvania Hospital. David P. MacAdam is currently serving as the director of research and development with C.R. Bard in Lowell, Mass. Robert C. Varney is employed as an account executive for the Universal Underwriters Group, Framingham, Mass.; his responsibilities include covering the insurance needs of franchised automobile dealers in northeastern Massachusetts. Equity Office Properties Trust recently announced the promotion of Glenn P. Verrette to the position of managing director; his responsibilities include leading the market-based team responsible for the company's leasing functions in the Boston area. 

Michael T. Harvey '80
In February, Michael T. Harvey shared an Academy Award nomination for "Best Short Feature Documentary: Writer," for his film, Eyewitness: The Legacy of Death Camp Art. The film, which features the life and work of three artists-Jan Komski, Dina Gottliebova and Felix Nussbaum-examines the horrors of daily life in the Nazi death camps as depicted in the sketches and paintings of the men and women who drew them in secret while imprisoned there.
A free-lance writer and producer, Harvey works for Kurtis Productions in Chicago, creating documentaries for "Investigative Reports" which airs on the Arts and Entertainment cable network. He also does free-lance work for WBBM-TV, Chicago, developing high-profile feature and investigative series as well as local documentaries.
The winner of numerous regional Emmys, National CableAce awards and festival medals, Harvey received his master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and his juris doctor degree from Duke University, Durham, N.C. 

1981
Class Co-Chairs
James G. Healy
Elizabeth Stevens Murdy
William J. Supple
In November, Mary G. Berner was named the president and chief executive officer of Fairchild Publications Inc. in New York City. Charles J. Browne is currently working as a fiscal administrator for the Center for Ecological Technology (CET), a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop, promote and display environmentally friendly technology systems. John J. Kapp III has been designated a "certified civil trial attorney" by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Deborah Dowd McCarthy and her husband, John '83, announce the birth of their daughter, Mary O'Connor, on Jan. 6. Joseph P. Morgan Jr. has been named the president of eflatbed.com, an Internet company headquartered in Greentree, Pa., which provides complete logistics services to flatbed motor carriers and shippers. J. Terrence "Terry" Waters has been named the president of international operations for the Internet company ScreamingMedia. 

Paula Driscoll Slovenkai '81
The National Catholic Reporter selected "Awakening," a photograph by Paula Driscoll Slovenkai, as one of 60 images to appear in its Dec. 24, 1999 edition, "Jesus 2000." This special issue was the result of a competition sponsored by the National Catholic Reporter in search of a contemporary visual representation of Jesus for the new millennium. The contest drew 1,678 submissions from 1,004 artists in 19 countries. A panel of judges, including Sister Wendy Beckett, author and host of a series of art programs on public television, made the final selections.
Slovenkai's "Awakening" was also part of "An Exhibition of Top Selections from National Catholic Reporter's JESUS 2000 Contest," jointly presented by Pace Unversity and Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America during the months of May and June at the Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University, in New York City.

1982
Class Co-Chairs
Robert E. Chmiel
Jean Kelly Cummings
Thomas P. Joyce Jr.
John T. Andreoli, president of the Sullivan Insurance Group in Worcester, has been elected vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Worcester Medical Center. Francis X. J. Bohdiewicz, M.D., is quoted in The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors, recently published by Rodale Press as part of Prevention Health Books for Seniors. Bohdiewicz, who is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge, Mass., is one of 352 medical experts offering advice on illnesses and other complaints associated with aging. In April, Christine Ciandrini was appointed senior vice president of operations with Logic Tier Inc., San Mateo, Calif.; her responsibilities include overseeing the Internet operations, information technology and professional services divisions of the company. Janet M. Logan has been named vice president, marketing, with Revenio, Inc., a Burlington, Mass.-based company that develops marketing automation software. 

1983
Class Co-Chairs
Patricia G. Haylon
David J. Trasatti
Kathleen (Tarpey) Breck is a full-time attorney with the city of Springfield (Mass.) Law Department. Nathalie R. King-Pedroso, who is an assistant professor in Florida Atlantic University's department of English, Dorothy Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, in Boca Raton, Fla., has been awarded a one-year Ford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship. Robert E. Lubanski, M.D., was recently named chairman of Wilmington (N.C.) Anesthesiologists. John K. McCarthy and his wife, Deborah '81, announce the birth of their daughter, Mary O'Connor, on Jan. 6. Barbara Miller Pannell and her husband, Greg, announce the birth of their son, Andrew Joseph, on Dec. 21. Pannell is a systems team leader for United Healthcare in Charlotte, N.C. In June, Steven A. Rogers was named vice president and controller of Dominion Resources Inc., Richmond, Va. 

1984
Class Co-Chairs
Fred J. O'Connor
Richard W. Shea Jr.
Paul T. Muniz recently joined the Boston law firm of Finnegan, Hickey, Dinsmoor & Johnson. Matthew G. Murphy has recently been named general manager of Community Radio WERU-FM in East Orland, Maine. 

1985
James T. Curran is now with Johnson & Johnson in Fort Wayne, Ind. Kathryn (Richards) Geller is currently working in private practice as a music therapist. Thomas A. Grady Jr., M.D., was recently inducted into the American College of Cardiology in Anaheim, Calif. Maura E. Hanlon was one of the individuals featured in the article "Toasting Women/Women at Work," which appeared in the March 9 edition of the weekly newspaper, Upper Cape Codder. Hanlon is currently teaching and directing at the Harwich (Mass.) Junior Theater. Sun Chemical recently promoted David D. Hohman to the position of regional manager for its Chicago, Ill., and Minneapolis, Minn., territories. Mary McIntyre Murgo and her husband, David, announce the birth of their son, Christopher Joseph, on July 8, 1999. In March, Eaton Vance Distributors Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of Boston-based Eaton Vance Corp., announced the promotion of Cornelius J. Sullivan to the position of managing director, corporate accounts. 
MARRIED: Louis A. Caputo and Kelli A. Dirmann, on Jan. 15., at St. John's Church, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. Kathryn C. Richards and Andrew Geller, in March. 

1986
Class Co-Chairs
Patrick L. McCarthy Jr.
Kathleen A. Quinn
Thomas E. Murray, associate professor of biology at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, has recently been granted tenure. Thomas M. Patton has been named the president of Novametrix Medical Systems Inc., in Wallingford, Conn. Michele (Giordano) Wilson and her husband, Andrew, announce the birth of their son, Geoffrey Chapman II, on Oct. 3. 

1987
Class Co-Chairs
Erin B. Grimes
Kathleen E. Moylan
James W. Nawn Jr.
Boston University recently honored James J. Collins Jr. with its Metcalf Cup and Prize, the highest teaching honor awarded by the university; Collins is professor of biomedical engineering and co-director of the Center for BioDynamics. Gail P. Eagan has recently been named a partner with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, a full-service law firm with offices in Boston, Washington, D.C., Reston, Va., and New York City. Eagan, who practices in the business and finance section, focuses on general corporate business counseling and insurance regulatory matters. Paul D. Riley and his wife, Marybeth, announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Wright, on April 9. William F. White has been named sales and service manager of the Leominster, Mass., branch of BankBoston.

1988
Class Chair
Ellen S. Conte
Paul E. Demit
Kevin P. Fitzpatrick and his wife, Patricia '89, announce the birth of their son, Kevin James, on Dec. 2. Paul J. Reilly and his wife, Susan '91, announce the birth of their triplets, Jake Thomas, Katherine Eleanor and Emma Josephine, in February. Claire M. Rogers recently joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its institutional sales group in New York City. Carolyn (Battista) Thorng and her husband, Eric, announce the birth of their son, Liam John, on Sept. 28. Thorng is currently a manager with the high technology public relations agency, Cunningham Communication Inc. 

1989
Class Chair
Christina M. Buckley
Patricia O'Kane Fitzpatrick and her husband, Kevin '88, announce the birth of their son, Kevin James, on Dec. 2. John A. Franchi Jr. and his wife, Valerie '91, announce the birth of their son, John Patrick, on March 18. Dennis J. Golden currently teaches and coaches at Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Mass. In March, Bryan J. LeBlanc was named the vice president of finance and chief financial officer for Fogdog Sports, an online sporting goods retailer based in Redwood City, Calif. Kathleen (Deptula) Tevault and her husband, Steven, announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah, on Sept. 9. Tevault recently accepted the position of assistant director for on campus interviewing with the department of career services at the University of Connecticut. 
MARRIED: Stephanie Fischer and Christopher P. Patrick, at St. Christopher's Church, Chatham, Mass.

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