1970
Class Co-Chairs
Anthony M. Barclay
John R. Doyle, M.D.
The March 3 edition of the weekly newspaper Danvers Herald noted that Thomas M. Bernardin has recently published a new book, titled The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook. In January, Lightbridge, Inc., Burlington, Mass., announced the appointment of Robert E. Donahue as president and chief executive officer of the company; he is continuing to serve as well as a member of the company’s board. William L. Fox Jr. is the president of Fox Bus Lines Inc. of Millbury, Mass. James O. Walsh, a senior partner with the New Haven, Conn., law firm of Lasala, Walsh, Wicklow & Velardi, was recently honored by Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden, Conn., with its “Hearts of the Community” award; Walsh is a member of the Sacred Heart Academy Advisory Board and co-chairman of the academy’s capital campaign.

1971
Class Chair
Robert T. Bonagura
Class Correspondent
Jerome J. Cura Jr.
The March 22 edition of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette announced that Bernard E. Dow, a probation officer in Central District Court since 1976, has been promoted to the position of assistant chief probation officer. Last March, George S. Lechner was scheduled to present a lecture at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Conn., about the life and art of Connecticut artist Cleve Gray. Lechner, who teaches Italian Renaissance art and culture at the University of Hartford and American art and architecture at St. Joseph College–both in West Hartford–serves as archivist for Gray, who died in 2004. The Syracuse, N.Y., law firm, Bond, Schoeneck & King, recently announced that Thomas E. Myers, one of its partners, has been elected president of the Onondaga County (N.Y.) Bar Association for 2005. Myers also serves as an adjunct professor of law for “New York Civil Practice” at the Syracuse University College of Law, and as a member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association. John C. Shukie, the director of athletics and social studies chairperson at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Conn., has been selected to serve a two-year term as president of the Connecticut Association of Athletic Administrators.

1972
Class Chair
Allan F. Kramer II
The December issue of AJCU Connections included a profile of U.S. Rep. Timothy H. Bishop and his work in Congress on behalf of higher education. Vincent F. Femia has published a book, titled The Possible Dream: How the 2004 Red Sox Reversed History (Chandler House Press, 2005). Last November, Kevin P. Grady, a special agent of the F.B.I. in its Hudson, Mass., office, was selected to serve as guest speaker at a meeting of the Hudson Historical Society; Grady has been with the bureau for 27 years. On March 21, Edward P. Jones–along with U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, Harry K. Thomas Jr. ’78, and Education Minister Osman Faruk–inaugurated the new American Center Lending Library in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Last August, the Department of the Army honored James J. Staszewski with the “Commander’s Award for Public Service”–“for exceptionally meritorious support of Soldiers while working to further mine detection technologies and techniques as a researcher for the Maneuver Support Center, the U.S. Army Engineer School and the Army Research Laboratory Human Research and Engineering Directorate from 2000-2004.” Staszewski is a professor (research)–cognitive, in the department of psychology, at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1973
Class Co-Chairs
Gregory C. Flynn
Edward P. Meyers
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International, Warrendale, Pa., announced in January that Richard J. Comeau Jr. was one of two recipients of its 2004 SAE Gary Dickinson Award for Teaching Excellence; established in 2001, the award is presented to a middle school teacher and his or her school “for the best use of the SAE Foundation’s A World in Motion: Challenges 2, 3 or 4 (AWIM) curriculum to further develop students’ interest in math and science.” Comeau is a teacher at the William Diamond Middle School in Lexington, Mass. Michael A. Connolly, who is the head of the professional actor training programs at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, completed the 2004 season at the Utah Shakespearean Festival; he played “Petruchio” in the Taming of the Shrew and “Falstaff” in King Henry IV, Part 1. Crawford & Company–an independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.–announced in February that Kevin B. Frawley has joined the company as executive vice president. After 31 years of work–in journalism, advertising and the food industry–Michael S. Mudd retired last October as the executive vice president, global corporate affairs, for Kraft Foods Inc., in Northfield, Ill. John F. Shea announces that he has been named a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer” for 2004, by Boston Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine, for his environmental law/land use practice–with selection based on “peer survey, independent research and a blue ribbon panel review.” Shea is a member of the Boston law firm, Moehrke, Mackie & Shea, which, according to Shea, was selected as a “Leader in Environmental Law,” by the Chambers & Partners USA Guide of America ’s Leading Lawyers for Business: 2003-2004. The Special Libraries Association selected Tony V. Stankus as a recipient of the 2005 Rose L. Vormelker Award, “in recognition of exceptional services to the profession of special librarianship in the area of mentoring students and/or practicing professionals in the field.” In addition to serving as the science librarian at the College, Stankus is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Rhode Island and a prolific author.

1975
Class Co-Chairs
Joseph W. Cummings
Joseph A. Sasso Jr.
Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek), a telecommunications and information systems technology company located in Chantilly, Va., announced in February the appointment of John E. Bell III as the senior vice president of sales and marketing for the company. Timothy J. Kelley has been appointed the principal of Nashua (N.H.) High School South. The March 24 edition of The New York Sun included an article about Lawrence J. Mone and his work as president of the Manhattan Institute in New York City. Last February, Greater Media Inc., Boston, announced that its president and chief executive officer, Peter H. Smyth, had been selected as the 2005 “Radio Wayne” Awards “Broadcaster of the Year.” Founded by Radio Ink Magazine in 1992, the awards recognize “outstanding salespeople, managers and broadcasters who personify the best in radio.” Inside Radio recently featured an interview with Smyth, titled “Crusader for a Greater Medium.”

1976
Class Chair
Thomas E. Ryan
Class Correspondent
Thomas C. Healey
Last September, U.S. Energy Systems, Inc., a provider of customer-focused energy solutions, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., announced the appointment of Richard J. Augustine as vice president and chief accounting officer. The Dec. 4 edition of the Pittsfield, Mass., daily newspaper, the Berkshire Eagle, announced the appointment of Rev. John J. Bonzagni Jr. as the director of the newly created Office of Pastoral Planning for the Diocese of Springfield, Mass.; he is continuing to serve as a member of the diocese’s Tribunal Office. The Feb. 3 edition of the weekly newspaper, Chelmsford ( Mass. ) Independent, announced that John P. Chemaly has been named to the board of directors of the Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. Chemaly, who is president and chief operating officer of Trinity EMS in Lowell, Mass., also serves as a member of several other boards, including the Merrimack Repertory Theater and The Lowell Plan. Kate M. Dowd was the casting director for the 2004 film Finding Neverland. Monsignor James P. Moroney recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood; he currently serves as the executive director of the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. Boston College announced in March that Rev. Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., has been named the seventh dean of the college’s Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education; interim dean for the past two years, he joined the Lynch School in 1991 as an assistant professor, serving as coordinator of its educational administration program and Catholic School Leadership Program. Joseph P. Reidy is a senior partner of the Worcester real estate firm, Maurice F. Reidy & Co.

1977
Class Co-Chairs
Brian A. Cashman
Kathleen T. Connolly
Jeanne A. Donado has been named director of operations and managing editor for Elsie Publishing in Lansing, Mich. Edward J. Keyes and a business partner founded an Internet talk radio company, World Talk Radio Inc. (www.worldtalkradio.com), based in San Diego, Calif.; Keyes serves as the company’s president. Rev. Moira E. MacLean writes that she has begun a new position as manager of church relations for Trinity Lutheran College in Issaquah, Wash. Stephen M. Murphy, who maintains a law practice in San Francisco, Calif., writes that he has been elected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates; he adds that he was named by The San Francisco Recorder “as one of the top plaintiff employment lawyers in Northern California.” Flushing (N.Y.) Financial Corp. announced last December the appointment of Donna Murphy O’Brien to its board of directors. Raymond E. Veroneau Jr. writes that he has been appointed to membership on the board of trustees of St. Joseph ’s College, Standish, Maine.

1978
Class Co-Chairs
Marcia Hennelly Moran
Mark T. Murray
Michael H. Shanahan
Last summer, Col. Michael F. Cuenin, USA, took command of the Europe Regional Dental Command in Heidelberg, Germany ; the unit has clinics in three European countries and over 800 employees. Daniel A. “Dan” Day has joined Stern & Associates, a public relations and marketing firm in Cranford, N.J., as a media strategist. David R.J. Kenyatta recently accepted the position of director of international programs at Troy ( Ala. ) University. The Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs announced last April the selection of Rear Adm. Bruce E. MacDonald, USN, to serve as the Navy’s Deputy Judge Advocate General (JAG) in Washington, D.C., and his promotion to the rank of rear admiral; he had most recently held the post of special counsel to the chief of naval operations in the Pentagon. His new assignment involves the management of an international corps of more than 1,600 JAG Corps officers, sailors and civilian personnel, providing legal and policy advice to the secretary of the Navy and other senior officials. A 26-year veteran, MacDonald received his juris doctor degree from the California Western School of Law, San Diego, and his master of laws degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. His previous assignments include: senior defense counsel at the Naval Legal Service Office San Diego; command judge advocate aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence; chief, operational law division, on the staffs of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, in Seoul–and judge advocate on the staff of U.S. Naval Forces Korea; executive officer aboard Naval Legal Service Office Northwest; fleet judge advocate with Commander Seventh Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan; and the commanding officer of Naval Legal Service Office Northwest. On March 21, U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, Harry K. Thomas Jr.–along with 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones ’72 and Education Minister Osman Faruk–inaugurated the new American Center Lending Library in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1979
Class Co-Chairs
Glennon L. Paredes
Deborah A. Pelles
The Dec. 3 edition of the Brockton, Mass., daily newspaper Enterprise included an article about Peter M. Colombo and his work as the head football coach at Brockton ( Mass. ) High School; Colombo also serves as an English teacher at the school. Katherine Garrahan has joined the Worcester-based law firm of Bowditch & Dewey as an associate in the real estate and environmental law practice area. In March 2004, Mark W. McLaughlin was named president of Immudyne, Inc., in Kisco, N.Y. Onye Onyemaechi, a founding director of Village Rhythms in Santa Rosa, Calif., announced that he was scheduled to host two programs last February at the New York Open Center in New York City: a talk, titled “An Introduction to Healing Drums: Self-Discovery Through Community Celebration”; and, a one-day workshop, titled “Healing Drums: The Key to Traditional African Health and Healing.”

1980
Class Co-Chairs
J. Christopher Collins
Elizabeth Palomba Sprague
Kathleen L. Wiese
Rev. Joseph M.P.R. Cocucci serves as the director of priestly and religious vocations for the Diocese of Wilmington, Del. The March 4 edition of the Boston Business Journal included an “Executive Profile” of William F. Glavin Jr., president and chief operating officer of Babson Capital Management in Cambridge, Mass. The book, Habits of Devotion: Catholic Religious Practice in Twentieth Century America, edited by James O’Toole, includes a study of Marian devotion by Paula M. Kane, associate professor and Marous Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Joseph D. Kringdon, regional director, Northeast, with Putnam Retail Management in Boston, writes that he was recently named president of the board of directors of “Bridge over Troubled Waters”–a nonprofit organization that assists at-risk youth in Boston; a 10-year member of the board, he has served the last three years as treasurer. Louis F. McIntyre III, M.D., and his wife, Lizanne, announce the birth of their son, Declan O’Toole, on June 20, 2004. The March 21 edition of the weekly newspaper Providence (R.I.) Business News announced that Dennis M. McLaughlin has been named head of the combat systems department at the Newport, R.I.–based Naval Undersea Warfare Center. The Emerald Club of Worcester selected Timothy J. O’Malley as the recipient of its 2005 “Quiet Man Award.” A vice president and senior retirement plan adviser with the Banknorth Wealth Management Group in Worcester, O’Malley has served in leadership positions with the Girls Scouts of Montachusett Council, the United Way and the Blessed Sacrament Parish Council in Worcester. The Jan. 6 edition of Worcester Magazine included a Q&A with Scott Schaeffer-Duffy about his recent humanitarian trip to the Sudan ; Schaeffer-Duffy is co-director of a Catholic Worker House in Worcester. John P. Sinnott is operations chief for the New York City Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department.

1981
Class Co-Chairs
James G. Healy
Katharine Buckley McNamara
Elizabeth Stevens Murdy
William J. Supple
Last April, Sheila C. Cavanaugh was selected to serve as the keynote speaker at the 13th annual “Women of Distinction” luncheon, sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Montachusett Council Inc., in Worcester ; Cavanaugh, who is senior vice president of Fidelity Investments in Boston, oversees the company’s internal communications group. Kathleen (O’Connor) Ekdahl, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and ACE certified personal trainer, is the owner of Personal Best Personal Training in Hudson, Mass. ; she also serves as the varsity field hockey coach at Hudson High School. In addition to hosting an educational fitness show on Cable TV, CTV-8, titled The Fitness Forum, she recently launched an interactive online personal training service, www.personalbestpersonaltraining.com. John J. “Jack” Ferriter has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Hampden County Bar Association. Ferriter, who is a member of the Holyoke, Mass., law firm, Ferriter & Ferriter, also serves as a management instructor for the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. Ruth (Kaupp) Hroncich serves as sales, marketing and fulfillment manager for Liturgy Training Publications, with the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois. Katharine Buckley McNamara recently accepted a new position as the director of the National Cathedral School, a private Episcopal school for girls in grades 4-12, located on the grounds of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. ; in this capacity, she is responsible for community and media relations, development and admissions publications, and the Web site. Karen Clements Storey and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of their son, Paul, on Jan. 11.

1982
Class Co-Chairs
Jean Kelly Cummings
Susan L. Sullivan
Patricia M. “Patty” Clements is the marketing services manager for a division of the National Beverage Corp. in Florida. The March 24 edition of forbes.com included a Q&A with Mark G. Holowesko about his athletic pursuits, including triathlons and sailing competitions. Holowesko is the chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Templeton Capital Advisors, based in Nassau, the Bahamas. Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass., recently announced that Julie A. Jacobson has been selected as the recipient of its first “Distinguished Service Award.” Jacobson, who currently serves as the assistant city manager of Worcester, is also chair of the board of the UniverCity Partnership; in addition, she has been an active member of many local boards and committees since 1985. The Jan. 24 edition of The Boston Globe included an article about Ellen McCurley, titled “Going the distance/Two New Englanders dedicate themselves to helping children affected by AIDS in Africa.” McCurley, who went to Malawi in 2000 to do a pro bono film on the AIDS epidemic, in 2001, started the Pendulum Project, a nonprofit organization that provides grants to community programs assisting children affected by AIDS in three African countries. Christopher M. Millard and his wife, Eileen, announce the birth of their son, Christopher Michael Jr., on Feb. 18.

1983
Class Co-Chairs
Patricia G. Haylon
David J. Trasatti
Nancy Begley Lehto and her family have volunteered for the past three summers as a host family with the Chernobyl Children Project–a Boston-based nonprofit organization that brings children to the United States for respite and medical care from the areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, that have been contaminated by the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion in 1986. In May, Jeremiah A. “Chip” O’Connor Jr. was promoted to the position of director of Conference Services and Campus Center at Holy Cross. The Dec. 22 edition of the Salem ( Mass. ) News announced that Jacqueline M. Regan has been appointed dean of students and director of continuing education at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass.

1984
Class Co-Chairs
Edward J. Lynch III
Fred J. O'Connor
Carmine L. Salvucci
Last February, the board of selectmen for Needham, Mass., selected Kathleen P. “Kate” Fitzpatrick to serve as Needham ’s first town manager, effective May 6; Fitzpatrick has held the post of town administrator there since 2001. Paul S. Giaimo continues to teach English and philosophy at Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill. The article, “Heffernan, like Montana, made Young second string,” that appeared in the Feb. 17 edition of the New Haven ( Conn. ) Register, recalled the selection of Thomas P. Heffernan as the 1979 Connecticut #1 public high school quarterback over the future San Francisco 49er Steve Young–who was recently selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Carline Louis-Jacques, M.D., maintains an ob/gyn practice in Torrance, Calif. Paul J. Lynch and his wife, Marina, announce the birth of their son, Dylan Gray, on June 24, 2004.

MARRIED: Robert T. Tolan and Abby S. Gordon, on Jan. 22, at the Puck Building in New York.

1985
Class Co-Chairs
Thomas M. Flynn
Joseph Terranova
Class Correspondent
Joanne S. Niland
Sun Chemical Inc. announced in November the appointment of David D. Hohman as the vice president and general manager of its subsidiary, Rycoline, a manufacturer of printing supplies based in Chicago. Dennis E. Mahoney and his wife, Carol ’86, announce the birth of their daughter, Susan Valente, on Aug. 4, 2004. Lt. Cmdr. Edward A. Maybury Jr., M.D., U.S.N., and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of their son, Christopher O’Neil, on Nov. 5. Maybury continues to do some flying as a Naval Reserve flight surgeon as well as maintain a full-time practice.

1986
Class Co-Chairs
Virginia M. Ayers
Patrick L. McCarthy Jr.
Edward T. O’Donnell
Kathleen Quinn Powers
Maryann Lynch Byrne, who received her master’s degree in education from Boston College in December 2003, teaches world and U.S. history at Norwood ( Mass. ) High School. Suzanne S. Cameron and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their son, John George, on May 25, 2004. Paul B. Kurtz currently serves as executive director of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) in Washington, D.C. Carol (Gustowski) Mahoney and her husband, Dennis ’85, announce the birth of their daughter, Susan Valente, on Aug. 4, 2004. The Oct. 15 edition of the Boston Business Journalincluded a Q&A with James F. McCaffrey on the affect of the national election on the real estate market. McCaffrey is principal and investment sales broker at the Trammell Crow Co. in Boston. Thomas M. Meuser and his wife, Christy, announce the birth of their son, Jeremy David, on May 11.

1987
Class Co-Chairs
Kathleen E. Moylan
Erin B. Grimes Myers
James W. Nawn Jr.
Michelle Mazerolle Burkhalter and her husband, David, announce the birth of their daughter, McKenzie Mays, on Oct. 10. Last August, Burkhalter was promoted to vice president of human resources for Philips Consumer Electronics North America. Paula K. and Paul J. Eberle announce the birth of their daughter, Lucy, on June 17, 2004. Mark L. Mokrzycki, M.D., and his wife, Julie, announce the birth of their son, Luke. Mokrzycki, who is the director of pelvic reconstructive surgery at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., is completing his M.B.A. at the New York Institute of Technology. Christopher K. Murphy and his wife, Gigi, announce the adoption of their daughter, Caroline Natalia, on Nov. 19; Caroline was born in Yalta, Ukraine, in April 2004. Susan (Rabasca) Murphy works as counsel in the Boston office of the law firm Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr. Mary Pat (Conneally) Radeka won “Best of Show” in the design competition “Wonderful Workspaces,” at the ninth annual Fine Furnishings Show, held last November in Providence, R.I. Radeka, who started her own business, Island Interiors, Middletown, R.I., is enrolled in a four-year interior design certificate program at the Rhode Island School of Design. She also writes that her work from the Newport Showhouse Guild’s 10th anniversary Designer’s Show House, held last fall, was selected to appear in the Better Homes and Gardens spring specialty publication, Kids Rooms; she designed a little girl’s bathroom for the show.

MARRIED: Catherine A. Lyons and Edward Piorkowski Jr., on Sept. 4, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Norwalk, Conn.

1988
Class Co-Chairs
Ellen S. Conte
Paul E. Demit
The Jan. 31 edition of the Framingham, Mass., daily newspaper, MetroWest Daily News, included an article by Maureen O’Grady Condon, titled “Speech habits that can sink your career.” Condon is president of Condon Communications, a writing and editing firm located in Framingham. Domus, a youth-serving nonprofit organization based in Stamford, Conn., recently announced that Charles G. Hannigan has joined its board of directors. Hannigan is a principal of Andor Capital Management in Stamford and a senior member of the company’s marketing and investor relations department.

MARRIED: Sean A. Moynihan and Amy E. Komatz, on Aug. 20, 2004, in Grand Lake. Colo.

1989
Class Co-Chairs
Christina M. Buckley
Sean T. McHugh
Christopher C. Botta, who opened his own law firm, Botta & Carver, in Ramsey, N.J., has been elected to a second term as a councilman in Ramsey. Anne M. Comi, M.D., is an assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., and the director of the Johns Hopkins-Kennedy Krieger Institute Sturge–Weber Syndrome Center. Ann Marie Dadoly and her husband, Gregory ’92, announce the birth of their son, Griffin Dadoly, on March 31, 2004. Patricia “Trish” Bleichert and Stephen R. Hastry announce the birth of their son, Owen Richard, on Feb. 25. Last November, Palio Communications, an advertising and communications agency located in Saratoga, Springs, N.Y., announced the appointment of Stephen M. “Steve” Toman as account director for the company.