Class of '45 - 60th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Ron Frazer '45
PO Box 56
Hannawa Falls, NY 13647-0056
frazer@northnet.org
315-265-8317

Class of '48
Sy Liebmann '48 (ME) was selected by the Georgia Engineering Foundation to receive the 2004 Medal of Honor Award for outstanding contributions to the engineering profession. He is president of Liebmann Associates Inc., Construction Consultants, in Atlanta, GA.

Class of '50 - 55th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Al Fromme '50
10 Holiday Court
Valley Stream, NY 11581-2931
emmorfal@yahoo.com
516-791-2253

John Biros '50 (ME) was recently honored by the New York State Section of the American Waterworks Association (NYSAWWA) for his 50 years of dedication and service. John has been a NYSAWWA member and leader, serving for 24 years as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and for more than 30 years on the Board of Directors. He has received numerous awards from the NYSAWWA including the Diven Award (1995), the Fuller Award (1986), and was honored with the designation of "Life Member." John served as Water Superintendent for the Village of North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow) and was responsible for the development, implementation and operation of many public improvement projects, most notably connecting the NYC Catskill Aqueduct Water Supply to the Villages of Tarrytown and North Tarrytown. This major-works project still serves as the principle source of water supply for these two communities.

Class of '55 - 50th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Ralph Hawes '55
60 Braemar Rd.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
r.s.hawes@earthlink.net
910-295-0198

Giving Chair
Richard C. Dorf '55
3409 Morrow Bay
Davis, CA 95616

John B. Adams III '55 (CE) was featured in "Know Your Neighbor," a monthly feature in the Greece Post highlighting members of the community, for his impressive 35-year career as chief engineer of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.

Class of '56
John N. Gaffney '56 (BA) is working as an American consul in Shanghai, China, taking care of American problems and Chinese citizens who want to come to the United States.

Class of '57
William Misnick '57 (CE) has had the first diabetes clinic for children in the Ukraine named after him and his wife, The Misnick Diabetic Clinic. William and Gloria, who chair the Corning-Lviv Sister Cities Committee, have supported the Ukraine hospital for more than five years. They have led campaigns that have provided valuable equipment to the clinic including wheelchairs and portable equipment for blood glucose monitoring.

Class of '60 - 45th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chairs
Harold Fitch '60
26 Staniford Road
Burlington, VT 05401-2436
contamcont@aol.com
802-658-0269

Dick Boyd '60
1207 Chatham Court
Libertyville, IL 60048
Rgboyd66@hotmail.com
847-367-8930

Giving Chair
W. Garner McNett Jr. '60
7706 Turnberry Lane
Dallas, TX 75248

William F. Nicholson '60 (ME), a retired Niagara Mohawk executive, has been selected as the interim president of the Utica-based Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Class of '62
Harry W. Gibson '62 (Cm), a chemistry professor at Virginia Tech University, received the 2004 Alumni Award for Research Excellence. Harry's research has focused on supra-molecular chemistry, "chemistry beyond the molecule," supported by the National Science Foundation since 1987.

Class of '63
Stanley J. Yarosewick '63 (MS, Ph), '66 (PhD Ph) is retiring this summer as president of Keene State College, a position he has held for a decade.

Class of '65 - 40th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Gene Gibbons '65
6744 E Galway Cir.
Dimondale, MI 48821
geneg@modempool.com
517-646-6489

Class of '66
Robert S. Marshall '66 (ID) celebrated the achievement of his company, Spectron Glass and Electronics Inc., which manufactured an electronic tilt sensor that measured any pendulum motion of the Huygens probe when it descended to Saturn's moon Titan. The probe indicated its attitude after landing and detected any motion resulting from waves on the surface. His father started the company in 1947 and Marshall is now the president and chief executive officer.

Extended Kelleher clan

It's all in the family
It may be a University record. Nine members of the Kelleher family call Clarkson their alma mater. Beginning in 1966 with Patrick, who graduated with a degree in Industrial Distribution, and continuing up to Brian, who graduated in 2004 with degrees in Social Sciences and Business Administration, the Kellehers have chosen a Clarkson education.

Here is what the Kelleher family graduates are up to:

• Patrick '66 (ID) — retired from GE, presently engineering consultant
• Bruce '70 (EE) — engineering manager at Bechtel
• Donald '76 (ECE) — process controls systems consultant, owner MPS Systems Inc.
• Timothy '77 (ECE) '79 (MEng) — consultant
• Mitchell '90 (ID) — second unit director/assistant director in Hollywood
• Desiree '91 (ID) — kitchen cabinet design sales and manufacturing
• Nicholas '97 (CE) — sales engineer
• Sean '99 (ME)— 2005 New York Law School graduate and is employed
  at Lilling & Lilling, P.C. in White Plains, NY.
• Brian '04 (SS, BA) — sales position in Virginia-based company
  
  

Class of '67
Robert Cardinell '67 (Mgt) and his entire family went to Athens to watch his daughter, Cassandra, compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics on the U.S. diving team.

Class of '69
Thomas B. Easterly '69 (Mgt) has been hired by the Albany General Office of New York Life Insurance Co. as an agent for the company. He and his wife, Sally, live in Johnstown, NY.

Philip Martin '69 (MS, Ma) is retiring on June 30, 2005, after 28 years as the longest serving superintendent from the Fayetteville-Manlius School District.

Steve M. Scherer '69 (ME) retired from Pepco Holdings Inc., formerly Potomac Electric Company, as president and CEO of Pepco Enterprises Inc. after 25 years of service. While at Pepco, Steve held a number of project engineering, project management, and executive management positions in the company's regulated and nonregulated business units. His assignments included the acquisition and development of the Cove Point LNG terminal and project manager for Station H, the first commercial phased coal gasification combined cycle power plant. For developing the phasing concept, Steve received an Electric Power Research Institute First Use Award. He and his wife, Yvette, reside in West Palm Beach, FL, where Steve provides management consulting services.

Matthew J. Spireng '69 (Ma) won the 2004 Bluestem Poetry Award from Bluestem Press at Emporia State University for his collection of poems Out of Body. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize and publication in hardcover and softcover editions. This is Spireng's second national award for a book. His chapbook Inspirational Point won the 2000 Bright Hill Press Poetry Chapbook Competition and was published in 2002. Other books include Just This, a signed and numbered limited edition chapbook of poems featuring photographs by Trey Price, published by Hampden-Sydney College (2003) and Encounters, forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Since 1990, nearly 400 of Matthew's poems have appeared in publications, including The American Scholar, Blueline, Southern Humanities Review, the Texas Review, and Alaska Quarterly Review. Matthew is also an award-winning journalist and editor.

Class of '70 - 35th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chairs
Carlyle "Joe" Cox '70
PO Box 879
Foley, AL 36536-0879
smoke@gulftel.com

Paul Schneible '70
168 W 1st Street
Oswego, NY 13126
paul@schneible.com
315-343-3411

Giving Chair
Gary Schmidt '70
79 Jefferson Street
Monticello, NY 12701

John Brower '70 (ME) retired in 2004 from Benet Laboratories at the Watervliet Arsenal after 30 years of service. He and his wife, Eveline, spend their summers at their cottage in the Adirondacks and also travel to Europe and Florida.

Class of '71
Dale W. Beebee '71 (ME) was appointed chair of the Alfred State College Council by Gov. George Pataki.

Carol Stewart '71 (Ma) has assumed an administrative position at Alfred State College after being a full-time faculty member since 1991.

Class of '72
Richard E. Naylon Jr. '72 (ID) who owned and operated Jimmy Mac's in Buffalo, NY, one of the most popular and enduring restaurants on the Elmwood Strip for more than 20 years, has joined Designed Settlement Services Inc. (DSS) as vice president of sales and marketing. DSS specializes in structured settlements to resolve personal injury lawsuits, workers' compensation, and other types of claims.

James R. Wiese '72 (ME) was promoted to chief executive officer of DESA International, Heating Division.

Class of '73
Philip D. Mann '73 (Mgt) has been selected to be Keuka College's new director of Marketing.

Robert A. Saccone '73 (ME) was named vice president of nuclear operations at the Susquehanna, PA, nuclear power plant by PPL Susquehanna. Robert will be responsible for day-to-day operations.

Class of '74
Douglas H. Eames Jr. '74 (ME) has been named vice president of sales at PredatorWatch Inc., a Chelmsford-based maker of turnkey enterprise security management.

Richard W. Leslie '74 (ID) became a professional engineer in the state of Georgia in 2004. He resides with his wife, Mary, in Atlanta.

Edward F. Wright Jr. '74(ME) earned his professional engineering license in New York state. He is a construction manager at C&S Engineers.

Class of '75 - 30th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chairs
Ed Krzes '75
16002 Maureen Drive
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130-4854
edkrzes@adelphia.net
440-915-9041

Larry Taube '75
5200 Bennington Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410-3417
Larry_taube@uncg.edu
336-852-0772

Blayne Hartman '75

Blayne Hartman '75 (ChE) continues to run his environmental geology company in northern San Diego, now known as H&P Geochemistry, and is still raising two teenagers on the beach. "For my 50th birthday I added a dune buggy and jet skis to my inventory of toys. Check out some pictures at my company www.handpmg.com and to my former Clarkson chums, when you're ready to play, give me a call."

Robert G. Hillman '75 (EE, CpE) received the Harry S. Davis Memorial Award for outstanding technical achievements in developing a test bed in which to develop and evaluate simulation technologies necessary for performing parallel simulations faster than real time. He is a computer engineer in the Joint Battlespace Infosphere Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, NY.

Charles Rienzo '75 (SS) will be one of 15 medical personnel on a science and medical expedition to Karakoram-2. Under the auspices of the University of Nebraska-Omaha, National Geographic, the NSF, and NASA the team of physicians, medical students, and EMT-Ps will support 15 scientists and staff at an austere medical clinic at Base Camp this summer. Located in Pakistan on the Chinese border, K2 is Earth's second highest mountain. Because it is steeper and has weather worse than Mt. Everest, it is considered the hardest and the deadliest climb in the world. Since 1954, there have only been 189 successful climbs compared with 1,400 for Mt. Everest.

Chamber leader Karen St.
Hilaire: building momentum
and consensus.

Karen St. Hilaire '75, '98
Innovative chamber executive and community leader
During the six years she has served as executive director of the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, Karen St. Hilaire '75 (SS), '98 (MS MS), has spearheaded a variety of innovative and successful initiatives. These include the highly acclaimed two-year-old Northern Adirondack Trading Company, an economy-boosting chamber partnership that has linked regional entrepreneurs, Clarkson students and faculty, eBay, Hewlett-Packard, and the office of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton. It has been chosen one of four finalists in the World Chambers Competition being held in South Africa this June.

In recognition of Karen's achievements, last January she received the Excellence in Leadership Award for 2005 from the Chamber Alliance of New York State, an association of executives from local and regional chambers affiliated with the Business Council of New York State.

"I feel very good about the fact that we are re-thinking our future here in St. Lawrence County and that we are building momentum," says Karen. "As more people get involved in making changes that bring about a better community, more people join the effort. We have several groups of 15 to 20 people who sit around the table strategizing a better future: entrepreneurs, professors, government reps, farmers, engineers and fishermen. They come in suits. They come in jeans. And they respect each other. Our biggest achievement at the chamber is not one project or another. It's building consensus for a better county and North Country."

But the projects are indeed significant. For example, in 2003 under Karen's leadership, the chamber founded the annual St. Lawrence International Junior Carp Tournament, which reels in anglers from all over the world to fish between Ogdensburg and Massena. She worked with the Development Authority of the North Country to help bring fiber optic cable to the area and now is working with three companies on a "last mile" solution that will be a demonstration project for rural America. Chamber tourism publications have quadrupled in the past four years, and inquiries are growing by 10 percent a year. A major race track in Brasher Falls, a regional airline to provide frequent low-cost flights to the region, and a St. Lawrence River tourism and research center are on the horizon.

Senator Clinton has called the eBay partnership involving Clarkson a model for rural economies across the nation, and is working to expand the program in New York. She also appointed Karen to the 12-person Board of New Jobs for New York, which oversees the efforts to connect venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

In addition to leading the county chamber, Karen is also president and CEO of Vanguard Communications & Consulting, which provides counsel to business and industrial clients, as well as workplace training and development on topics such as diversity, sexual harassment, workplace communication, and team building.

During the past year, Karen has also made time to teach a class in Personal Selling at Clarkson, where she previously served as Director of University Communications and Public Relations. "What has surprised and pleased me," she says, "is the depth of commitment the students have to their own education. They have big plans for their futures — and I have no doubt they will achieve them." Next semester, she will teach a course in entrepreneurial leadership.

Karen fondly recalls her own undergraduate years at Clarkson, which had recently gone co-ed. "I was the only woman in almost every class I took. I learned to think in a competitive fashion and to never let other people's expectations of me determine what I would or would not do." In 1998 she earned an M.S. in Management Systems from Clarkson.

"When I was a child," reflects Karen, "I was struck with an illness that confined me to bed for months and it had a profound effect on my thinking. I love life and I feel we are each given a limited time here on earth. For me, I want to maximize each day and make it count. I vowed as a child that if I ever got out of bed, I would not be deterred. And I feel I have kept that promise to myself."

Class of '77
Karl Kelly '77 (Mgt, Mkt) is the director of administrative services of the state Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham, NY. During the winter he plays in an adult hockey league for fun, relaxation and to informally network with other professionals.

Glenn F. Thomaris '77

Glenn F. Thomaris '77 (IMgt), the SUNY Potsdam hockey coach, scored his 300th career win against Brockport in December. A Potsdam native, Glenn returned to his hometown in 2002 to coach the Bears. He previously was the head coach at Elmira College for 14 seasons.

Class of '78
Michael E. Jesanis '78, '79 (Ma) was appointed chief executive officer of National Grid USA and is pushing the company to stop selling electricity and natural gas and to deliver energy sold by others.

Class of '79
Russell N. Nelson '79 (ECE), '81 (EE) was elected president of the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Tracy Stigers '79
Combining technical expertise and interpersonal skills benefits career and the environment
For Tracy Stigers '79 (CEE), successfully addressing environmental problems requires more than applying high-tech, workable solutions. "It really calls for a large degree of sensitivity to the public, its concerns, and reactions," she says. This combination of technical expertise and public relations savvy, along with a genuine commitment to improve water quality, has helped her rise to the top of her field.

Tracy is vice president and chief engineer at Brown and Caldwell, one of the nation's top environmental engineering and wastewater design firms with 45 offices throughout the U.S. Based out of its Walnut Creek, CA, headquarters, Tracy is the municipal services and wastewater leader for the company's Western Business Unit, a group responsible for more than 40 percent of Brown and Caldwell's new business in the region. A recent project involves working on a new master plan for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that will establish the course of water transport, treatment and reuse within the city for the next 30 years.

"My particular area of expertise is biosolids, the residuals from wastewater treatment that can be recycled and used in other applications," she explains. "The work is challenging, but it is also deeply gratifying because I know that these projects will have a positive impact on communities and the environment well into the future."

Tracy enjoys the work's variety and the opportunities to keep learning. "I've worked with dozens of corporate, federal, municipal and public sector clients on very small to very large projects," she says. "On each one I am doing something different, learning something new. The opportunity to apply that knowledge and teach it to others is also very rewarding."

Tracy has served on the Clarkson School of Engineering Advisory Council since 1994, and credits her alma mater with providing the firm educational foundation that helped her achieve early professional success. "My training at Clarkson in civil engineering, as well as my graduate work in environmental engineering from the California Institute of Technology, helped prepare me for the technical tasks associated with my work," says Tracy.

Tracy is also a director of the Water Environment Federation and a member of the California Water Environment Association's (CWEA) board of directors. At the CWEA Annual Conference in April, Tracy was honored with the Water Environment Federation's Arthur Sidney Bedell Award, which acknowledges extraordinary personal service to the association. She is starting to raise funds and awareness for Water For People, an international organization dedicated to helping impoverished people worldwide by supporting sustainable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene projects.

Tracy and her husband, Craig Jensen, recently completed construction of a reproduction Victorian farmhouse in Walnut Creek, Calif., and love to share the space and view with their two Labradors, family and friends.

Class of '80 - 25th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chairs
Kim & Bruce Stockdale '80
1 State Tree Circle
Londonderry, NH 03053-4078
kstockda@progress.com
brucestockdale@mac.com
603-437-7646

Giving Chair
Dave Minard '80
245 Mystic Valley Parkway
Winchester, MA 01890

Arnold G. Boldt '80 (TC) in 1994 started with the help of his wife, Gail Smith-Boldt, Arnold-Smith Associates, a resume writing and job transition consulting firm in Penfield, NY. He has had work published in over 15 books on resume writing and job searching.

Patricia Gleason '80 (ME) is the owner of My Biographer, a writing and publishing service tailored for people who want to share their personal histories with friends and family. She resides in Dresden, NY.

David Wypij '80, '81 (Ma, CS) is the director of Biostatistics in the Clinical Research Program at Children's Hospital, Boston, and associate professor of Pediatrics and Biostatistics at Harvard University. David is involved with research in cardiac surgery, malaria, and longitudinal data analysis. He became a Fulbright Senior Specialist and recently worked on AIDS research in Fortaleza, Brazil. After a 21-year courtship, he married his long-term partner, Timothy Baum, in Massachusetts. (See Marriages.)

Class of '81
David L. Edwards '81 (ME) was promoted to senior technical staff member at IBM in East Fishkill, NY.

Kevin T. Parker '81 (Ac) has been appointed to the board of directors of Polycom Inc., the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions.

Class of '82
John C. Goodrich '82 (CEE) has been promoted to vice president at LeChase Construction Services and will oversee construction activities in the regional health care market and the University of Rochester. John is a resident of Fairport, NY.

Michael P. Hopkins '82 (Py) has joined the executive team at Lutheran Social Services as executive director of Gustavus Adolphus Child and Family Services in Jamestown, NY.

Rodney D. Johnson '82 (ECE) was selected as one of the top lawyers in Massachusetts by the publishers of Boston Magazine and Law & Politics (www.superlawyers.com). Rod is a principal in the intellectual property law firm of Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds in Concord, MA.

Douglas Neugold '82 (ID) has been appointed president and chief executive officer of ATMI Inc., a supplier of materials and materials packaging to the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers.

John M. Pinkerton '82 (MBA) is the new business advisor of CITEC, a nonprofit economic development organization that serves the state of New York as one of 10 NYSTAR designated Regional Technology Development Centers.

Class of '83
Georgia Keresty '83
Quality and safety management leader in pharmaceuticals industry
Georgia Keresty '83 (ChE) credits the scientific and technical education she received as a chemical engineering major at Clarkson as laying the foundation for her high-profile career in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology fields. But she is quick to point out that learning experiences outside the classroom were also critical in putting her on a leadership path. "The many opportunities I had at Clarkson to develop problem-solving and leadership skills, such as serving as president of Clarkson's Society of Women Engineers collegiate chapter and as a Resident Director, have truly helped me succeed in management."

As vice president of Worldwide Quality and Environment, Health and Safety for Johnson & Johnson's Global Biologics Supply Chain, Georgia travels the globe overseeing some 850 employees at eight different manufacturing and laboratory locations. She is a recognized leader in worldwide quality and safety management and has co-authored three industry guidelines on technology transfer and engineering baseline standards for the pharmaceutical industry. She serves as chairperson of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers International Leadership Forum. Georgia is also one of two U.S. representatives to the International Conference on Harmonization for the global pharmaceutical industry.

"It is exciting to be on the cutting-edge of biotechnology advances and I really enjoy the challenges of working within the many different cultural, economic and regulatory frameworks of the global community," says Georgia.

Despite her busy travel schedule and a firm commitment to her work and profession, Georgia is active in the Clarkson Alumni Association, where she has applied her leadership and organizational abilities to coordinate Class of '83 reunions and events. "It is important that alumni in key management positions offer their support and expertise to ensure the continued quality of Clarkson's renowned programs. It is also a way to help the school maintain its solid connection to private industry and the public sector."

Still, Georgia does not rule out changing professional direction in the future. A positive undergraduate experience, completion of her Ph.D. in operations management from Rutgers University in 1998, and a desire to pass on her knowledge and experience, underpins Georgia's ultimate goal of teaching at the university level. "Staying connected to Clarkson for the past 20 years has been invaluable, allowing me insight into the success of programs and departments from a faculty perspective," says Georgia.

Georgia and her husband, George Clayton, reside in Flemington, New Jersey.

Andrew V. LaPolt IV '83 (CE) has been recognized as civil engineer of the year for local Region 9 by the New York State Association of Transportation Engineers. He works for the state Department of Transportation in Binghamton.

Tony J. Palmieri '83 (ChE) is executive vice president, Co-CEO and co-founder of Digital Media Arts College (DMAC) in Boca Raton, FL. DMAC was founded in 2001 and grants bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Animation and Graphic Design. Tony and his wife, Kathy, reside with their two children, Anthony and Nicky, in Boca Raton.

Class of '84
Thomas W. Brigiotta '84 (EE) has joined PMC-Sierra Inc. as vice president of Worldwide Sales. PMC-Sierra is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-based processors.

Joseph R. Gabriel '84 (ECE) received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 2004.

Rene Haas '84 (ECE) will head up worldwide sales at Scintera Networks Inc., the leading developer and producer of advanced signal processing silicon-based solutions. She lives in Pleasanton, CA.

Meyya Meyyappan '84 (PhD, ChE) received the President's Meritorious Award for his contributions to nanotechnology from President George W. Bush.

Gregory J. Starheim '84 (ME) has been appointed to the board of directors for The Executive Service Group, a not-for-profit management consulting organization. Greg is the CEO and general manager of the Delaware County Electric Cooperative, a New York State professional engineer, and an assistant professor of business at Hartwick College.

Class of '85 - 20th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Wayne Matott '85
6062 Independence Drive
Hudson, OH 44236
Hartott2@aol.com
330-528-0261

Giving Chair
Cassie Dembosky '85
1790 Mecklenburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Ellen Herman '85 (CEE) appeared in an episode of a reality series on ABC.

Lawrence D. Kingsley '85 (ID) has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of IDEX Corporation in Northbrook, IL.

Anthony H. Williams '85 (CS) is co-founder and vice president of North Star Energy Systems Inc. This new company specializes in the design and manufacture of portable solar-powered energy systems.

Class of '86
Linda S. Denning '86 (Ac) is the recipient of the Jeffersonian Award from the Jefferson Community College Alumni Association.

Todd D. Nielson '86 (ECE) accepted a position as project manager with Pall Corporation in the packaged water systems group.

Susan M. (Reese) Bohl '86 (ChE) has been studying in the master's in finance program at the London Business School in England.

Class of '87
Paul G. DiFucci '87 (ME) was appointed chief operating officer of SAM Capital Management LLC based in New York City. Prior to joining SAM Capital Management, Paul was employed at UPS where he worked since 1988 in various operations and engineering management positions; his most recent position was industrial engineering manager.

Terrence R. Guay '87 (ID) has been appointed assistant professor of International Business in the Smeal College of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University.

Michael J. Pelletier '87 (ECE) was promoted to major in the New Hampshire Army National Guard Field Artillery while deployed to Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom II.

James B. Young '87 (Ac) has joined GE Capital Corporation in Danbury, Conn., as the head of Finance – Business Development. He and his wife, Laura, live in Fairfield, CT, with their two sons, Connor and Jack.

Class of '88
Diane M. Carden '88 (TC) has been named Friends of the Arts Volunteer for 2004-05, Ashland, NH.

Mark Tisdel '88 (Ac) has been appointed to serve as vice president of Internal Audit for Riverstone Networks. Mark will be responsible for the ongoing testing of the company's compliance with the internal controls requirements of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act. He will also develop audit plans to support the continuous improvement and scalability of the Riverstone's internal controls.

Micheal L. Wetzel '88 (ME) was honored for his accomplishments in business and involvement in the community in Syracuse, NY. Michael formed his own company Air Innovations.

Class of '89
Kelly M. Merrill '89 (Ac) was hired by Knowledge Systems & Research Inc. as a controller. She oversees the upgrades to purchasing and accounting functions.

David M. Snow '89 (ID) practices municipal, planning and land use law in the Los Angeles offices of Richards|Watson|Gershon, and currently serves as the assistant city attorney for the California cities of Rancho, Palos, Verdes and Mission Viejo.

Class of '90 - 15th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Scott O'Connor '90
121 Mineral Springs Road
Warnerville, NY 12187
oconnosf@cobleskill.edu
518-234-1466

Giving Chair
Edward Hampston '90
9 Elizabeth Drive
Voorheesville, NY 12186

Richard J. DiMarco II '90 (ECE) was named as one of the Forty Under 40 in the Rochester Business Journal. He is partner and vice president of operations at Admar Supply Co. Inc.

Michael P. Drake '90 (ME) is a mechanical maintenance supervisor for Louisville Gas & Electric Co. at its Cane Run Plant in Louisville, KY.

Douglas Jeff '90 (ID) has been hired by Messner Flooring Re:Source as a commercial flooring specialist. Doug lives in Pittsford, NY.

Victor W. Vaccaro Jr. '90 (Ac) was honored in November for his accomplishments in business and involvement in the community of Syracuse, NY. Victor is a partner with Dannible & McKee LLP, a top accounting firm in downtown Syracuse.

Class of '91
Oscar M. Brenninkmeyer '91 (ME) has been selected for major in the Air Force Reserves. Oscar's full-time employment is in the Department of Homeland Security's Office of National Security Coordination.

Brian J. Marx '91 (CEE) has been promoted to principal within Clough Harbour & Associates LLP.

Bryan J. Pfister '91 (ID) is part of a group making nerve fibers grow longer and faster than ever before in the lab at the University of Pennsylvania. These fibers could lead to new treatments for spinal cord injuries and other nerve damage using grafts of tissue grown in the lab. Bryan is a post-doctoral fellow and co-author of a recent journal article about the research.

David T. Portka Jr. '91 (ID) is one of nine teachers to join the Royalton-Hartland Central School District in 2004. David is teaching fifth grade at Middleport Elementary. David previously was a pharmaceutical/healthcare sales representative, owned a business, and was an officer in the Army Reserves.

John D. Russo '91, '93 (CEE) was promoted to partner at Lanc & Tully Engineering and Surveying P.C.

Douglas B. Schorr '91 (MBA) and his wife, Romy, own and operate Schorr Creative Solutions, a full service marketing research consulting firm that specializes in offering qualitative methodologies to a wide range of industries.

Paul Stanuch '91 (ME) is president and founder of an online retail enterprise in an effort to preserve American manufacturing jobs. ZebulonUSA.com is an online retailer of only products made in the USA. Utilizing supplies from Maine to California, zebulonUSA.com has sourced products in the clothing (men's, women's and children's), bags and luggage, and toy categories. Future expansion is planned in the areas of home and outdoor, sports and outdoor gear, and tools. Because the search for American-made products has become almost like an exploration and discovery process, Paul said it seemed only proper to name the company after American explorer Zebulon Pike.

Class of '92
Bradley J. Burns '92 (MBA) has been added to the Byrns Realty team, Gouverneur, NY's, "oldest individually owned realty business."

Shannon L. (Roche) Klabnik '92 (iE&M) was promoted to senior team manager at Tastefully Simple, a testing gourmet food company offering upscale, easy to prepare gourmet foods. Shannon also received an award for excellence in recruiting during the National Conference held in Minnesota. Shannon lives near Annapolis, MD, with her husband, Matt '91 (EE), and two children.

Class of '93
Gregg Crystal '93 (CpE) started the successful company FrameWork Solutions in 1998, and renamed it to Inalign last year. Inalign provides clients with advice, the tools to serve customers, and marketing to help boost business. The firm combines consulting application development and marketing services for its clients and is located in the State Tower building in downtown Syracuse.

Michael A.
DiVirgilio '93

Michael A. DiVirgilio '93 (ME) has accepted a position with US Congresswoman Jane Harman (CA36), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, whom he advises on science and technology. In addition he is a Public Works Commissioner for the City of Hermosa Beach and as a program leader for a company called Landmark Education, he also coaches people on how to expand the level of leadership in their lives. In April Mike was the guest speaker on University Recognition Day, where he talked about "extraordinary leadership."

Amy C. (Seifert) Greenberg '93 (MBA) is a principal of Siwicki Greenberg LLC. The company specializes in business valuations for financial reporting and estate planning purposes.

Michele B. McBride-Liu '93 (ChE) has become director of technical services, MCS Remote, a medical records coding solution.

Amy (Schmidt) McLaughlin '93 (BA) is a senior internal auditor for Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP) in Albany, NY.

Gary F. Tatro Jr. '93 (CE) was invited to speak at the 2004 Steel Bridge Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in December 2004. Gary's topic covered "Rigid Frame Bridge Design." He is employed by the New York State Thruway Authority.

Class of '94
Matthew B. Abatto '94 (CE), '95 (MEng) has been promoted to associate by Clough Harbour & Associates LLP.

James J. Galluzzo '94 (EE) was selected for promotion to major in the United States Army and is currently serving at the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany.

Erin Queen '94 (MBA) has joined Coldwell Banker Real Estate's Shadyside office in Pennsylvania as a sales associate.

Michael L. Sarafin '94 (AE) was promoted to NASA flight director and will serve as guidance navigation and flight control officer of the shuttle Discovery's return to space.

Class of '95
10th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chairs
Joanne (Newton) Brusa &
John Brusa '95
119 Russet Lane
Solvay, NY 13209
brusajj@usadatanet.net
315-488-4806

Giving Chairs
Deb Seife '95
185 Denver Road
Paramus, NJ 07652

Jenn Hayes '95
402 River Road
Potsdam, NY 13676

Nicole M. Ashley '95 (MBA) has been named the St. Lawrence Central School District's new business manager.

Sharon L. (DeVoe) Cihocki'95 (BA) accepted the position of district clerk/business administrator at Adirondack Central School in Boonville, NY.

Erica Y. Lee '95 (ME) is a manufacturing general supervisor at Delphi Corp. in Rochester, NY.

Ho Chan Song '95 (Ac) joined the offices of Steinberg Advisors, Certified Public Accountants, in Northbrook, IL, as a senior accountant. He is also a member of the Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society.

David J. Weiman '95 (CEE) joined Kaaterskill Associates as a senior engineer. His specialty is structural design including steel and concrete. David will also be working on subdivision design, storm water design, water system design, and septic system design.

Dwight Wethey '95 (CE) has been promoted to project engineer in the highway/bridge group of C&S Engineers.

Class of '96
Leo (Butch) A. Gaudreau '96 (ME) has relocated to the Tampa, FL, area and is working as a lead project engineer for Tekplan Solutions Florida, a BAS/IFO company.

Class of '97
Christopher M. Dooley '97 (CE) has been promoted to structural section manager for Clough, Harbour and Associates, Albany, in the Industrial Division.

Juliet Hurley '97 MBA
Business is all about EverChange LLC
In the two-plus years since she founded EverChange LLC, Juliet Hurley '97 (MBA) has found an expanding market for her on-site accounting software consulting business in the Detroit, Michigan, area. With a full client schedule, she also finds herself in demand at professional functions. In September, for example, she made two presentations to the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants to present new features of QuickBooks® and Peachtree®.

Not bad for an entrepreneurial venture that began with a hunch. "I was working for a small CPA firm that complained about clients wanting QuickBooks® and Peachtree® help. Considering the numerous CPA firms in the area that probably had similar problems, I thought demand had to be large," she says. "I just leapt in and tried."

Juliet trains staff members in various areas of bookkeeping such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, and bank reconciliations. Ambitious employees enjoy expanding their skills and jobs, and companies save time and money, she says. Plus employers can better retain these quality staff members by promoting from within.

Her previous positions included being staff accountant for CPA and private entertainment firms, and controller at an electronics business. But she was interested in meeting a variety of clients and gaining exposure to multiple industries that EverChange LLC has made possible.

Juliet, who also holds two master's degrees in finance and accountancy, has high praise for Clarkson's MBA program. "The rigor of the Clarkson program and group projects caused me to learn efficient time management and people skills." She notes that of other schools she has attended, "none had strong and effective project work. The Clarkson MBA program gave me the people skills to work with a variety of personalities, backgrounds and age groups."

Class of '98
Robert Cavanaugh '98 (MBA) has been fighting a blood disease and has recently undergone a bone marrow transplant. He has a wife and two small children. Feel free to visit www.rudeone.org which has been created by Bob's family to keep people informed and to wish him well.

Thomas J. Horth '98 (CE) earned his professional engineering license in New York state. He is a bridge-design engineer in the Highway/Bridge Group at C&S Engineers.

Jeffrey M. Reina '98 (CE) has been hired by Beardsley Design Associates in Auburn, NY.

Class of '99
Jonah P. DeWall '99 (Ph) is working at Applied Research Lab in Warminster, PA. He is working on his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Penn State.

Class of '00 - 5th Reunion Year – July 7 – 10, 2005

Activity Chair
Greg Dilmore '00
8909 Route 9, Apt. 4
Chazy, NY 12921
dilmorgm@juno.com
518-846-3001

Giving Chair
Theron Main '00
134 Windermere Blvd.
Amherst, NY 14226

Jeremiah J. Hammill II '00 (EE) was promoted to captain in the United States Air Force. Jeremiah is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV, and is with the 99th CES engineering battalion.

Carl Martel '00 (CE) has joined Hunt Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors P.C. as a design engineer.

Class of '01
Amy Lane '01 (EE) decided after graduate school she had one more thing to accomplish before she put her education to work. In October 2004, Amy and her father completed a 4,600 mile, 56-day coast-to-coast bike trip. Amy lives in Marlborough, MA.

Class of '02
Ron Ayers '02
Clarkson alumnus builds social communities in cyberspace

"Internet communities that promote responsible social networking and create affinity groups offer an easy and direct way for people who share hobbies, interests and professional aspirations to meet and communicate," says Ron Ayers '02, director of advertising at the Daily Jolt Inc.

Ron speaks from both personal and professional experience. He graduated from Clarkson three years ago with a degree in management systems. As a student at Clarkson, Ron launched the Clarkson Daily Jolt in 2000. "I was contacted by the Daily Jolt the summer between my sophomore and junior years. They were in the process of trying to expand their network to more campuses and had viewed my homepage on Clarkson.edu. They sent me an e-mail asking if I was interested in running a Daily Jolt Web site at Clarkson."

The Clarkson Jolt, which is updated daily, provides interactive information on academics, events on the campus and in the community, and commentary on issues of interest to Clarkson students. Ron developed the site, and with the help of his then future wife, Amy Grieve '00, promoted it in the freshmen dorms and through stickers and contests. He also received assistance from professors who helped him promote the annual Professor Deathmatch, which has gained national attention for both Clarkson and the Daily Jolt. Classmate Richard Bellamy '03 joined him in managing the site.

Today the student-run Clarkson Daily Jolt reaches over 2,000 students everyday.

After graduation from Clarkson, Ron was hired by the Daily Jolt's main office in Boston as advertising director. He also handles advertising for three other Web sites: JoltCamps, RateMyProfessors.com, and Jolinko, a new Internet social networking initiative designed for university students and alumni which he helped develop.

According to Ron, cyber communities and sophisticated social networks like the Daily Jolt and Jolinko evolved from personal Web pages and blogs.

As a teenager, Ron had his own Web page called "Ron's Donut of the Week" which gained some national exposure in Internet Underground Magazine as one of its "Top 10 Weird Sites of the Year" and a mention in Entertainment Weekly magazine.

"Basically I reviewed donuts," Ron explains. "I was also very involved in bulletin board systems, which you dialed into locally through a modem. Bulletin board systems had up to 20 phone lines and you could leave messages, download files, and play games. It was not very sophisticated technology then, but it was still fun."

Now, according to Ron, for students looking to network with other students or meet alumni who share their passion for obscure rock bands or ice sculpting, finding new friends is only a click away.

Ron stays connected with Clarkson through the Clarkson Jolt and Jolinko. "I chat with alumni and current students through it and I can keep up with what's going on around campus. These sites are evolving into communications centers for the Clarkson community. I am proud of the role I have played in creating them."

David N. Blado '02 (MIS), '03 (MBA) has accepted a position at eBay as a Release Engineering Lead.

Anne K. Wilkinson '02 (SS, Hu) has joined the staff at the New Canaan Nature Center as an environmental educator.

Class of '03
Alicia R. Bradley '03 (BA, Py) '05 (MPT), is a contestant in the upcoming Miss New York State pageant. Six years ago, Alicia won the title of Miss Teenager of New York State and last August was crowned Miss Forest Queen. As Miss Forest Queen, Alicia has spent the last year traveling throughout the state and appearing at local events and fundraisers for the Miss America Scholarship Program, one of the world's largest providers of scholarship assistance for young women. At the upcoming state pageant Alicia will feature music as her talent and present her platform "Addressing Childhood Obesity." Alicia completed the MPT program with a 3.8 GPA and is currently teaching graduate-level courses at Clarkson as a clinical instructor. In August she begins a doctoral program in PT at Daemen College in Amherst, NY.

Matthew T. Disinger '03 (MBA) of Baldwinsville, NY, has been named Cazenovia branch manager at M&T Bank.

Lacey D. Meek '03 (iE&M) works for Lockheed Martin and in December was transferred to Sunnyvale, CA, to take a position as a quality assurance engineer.

Matt Vogel '03 (ME) completed the Houston Marathon on January 16, 2005, in less than 2 hours 48 minutes. He placed 43rd out of 5,738 runners and came in first in his 20-24 age group. This was Matt's third marathon. He works for Raytheon in Sudbury, MA.

Michael J. Christopher '03,(AE), '04 (MS MS) is working as a commercial aircraft engineer/program manager at Boeing Company in Seattle, WA.

Class of '04
Taimah J. Vaber '04 (ISBP) has been hired by A.G. Edwards & Sons as a registered financial consultant in the Boston, MA, office.