This edition of Class Notes contains information received prior to Nov. 1, 2002.

Birth Announcements
Wedding Announcements
Friends We Will Miss

1970

1971

1973

George Stover, interdisciplinary studies, is television producer for George Stover Adventure Productions. He resides in Baltimore, with his wife, Carol.

1974

Christopher Miller Sr., English, is president of Christopher B. Miller, Co. He resides in Fallston, Md. with his wife, Patricia, and children Christopher Miller Jr., engineering '94, J. Eugene, Matthew J. and Jonathan.

1976

Graceanne Boettinger, English, is a senior specialist for Verizon and resides in Baltimore.

1977

Susan Pearce, ancient studies, is a new board member of the UMBC Alumni Association and is the chairperson of the International Student Friendship Program at UMBC. She is a marketing specialist at Microcosm, Inc. and resides in Baltimore.

Cheryl (Hymiller) Johnson, social work, is owner of The NERDS Group, which developed the State of Maryland Web site for the new "touch screen" voting system. She is the chairperson for the UMBC Alumni Board of Directors' Technology Infusion Committee. Cheryl and her husband, Larry, reside in Silver Spring, Md.

1978

Robert William Hartge, history, is an administrative assistant at Specs, a chemical services company that works in the pharmaceutical industry. He also works part time at the John Hopkins University as an academic assistant and resides in Columbia, Md. with his wife, Barbara.

Susan (Epstein) Horwitz, modern languages and linguistics, is editor of URC Macro and resides in Columbia, Md. with her husband, Edward.

1979

Joyce Tenney, ancient studies, has been elected to the executive board of the North American Serials Interest Group. She is a serials librarian at UMBC and resides in Baltimore with her husband, Greg.

1980

Steve Cassard Jr., political science, has been appointed deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services. He recently served a three-month special assignment as acting deputy chief of staff to Gov. Parris Glendening. He resides in Ellicott City, Md. with his wife, Laura, and children, Sam, Ariana and Jacqueline.

1982

Peter Kerzel, history, is manager of public information at the University of Baltimore and resides in Baltimore.

Ronald Pettie, English, is sergeant for the Baltimore County Police Department. He resides in Owings Mills, Md. with his wife, Christine.

1983

William Hoffman, health administration and policy, is manager of grants, contracts and administration with the Center for Health Program Development and Management at UMBC. He received a master's degree in administrative science/health care management from the Johns Hopkins University in 1992 and resides in Baltimore.

Denise Lee, philosophy, is program manager for the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse and resides in Santa Cruz, Calif. with her husband, Scot.

Edward O'Brien, political science, is a realtor for Long Realty. He and his wife, Tracy, reside in Oro Valley, Ariz.

1985

Mara Kent-Skruch, health administration and policy, is a professor of sociology and the coordinator of the gerontology department at Anne Arundel Community College. She resides in Pasadena, Md.

Monica Noguera-Wolfe, health administration and policy, is director of human resources at HealthExtra. She resides in Rockville, Md.

Frank Spasaro, information systems, is CEO of 3Quest, Inc. and co-founder and CEO of Burning Tree Technologies, Inc. He resides in Bethesda, Md. with his wife, Paula.

1986

Mary Beam, chemistry, is a senior specialist for Verizon Communications. She resides in Crofton, Md. with her husband, George.

Gwendolyn Clavon, political science, is deputy director of portal practice for Sytel, Inc. She resides in Upper Marlboro, Md.

Patricia (Ferguson) McCann, biological sciences, is a program director at NASDAQ, Inc. She resides in Clarksville, Md. with her husband, Kevin, and children, Ian and Seth.

1987

Judena (Brocato) Beyer, social work and M.A. social work, is a homemaker. Her husband, John Beyer Jr., social work and psychology '88, is director of adult evaluation and review services for Anne Arundel County Government. They reside in Ellicott City, Md. with their children, Sam, Abby and Emmy.

1988

John Beyer Jr., social work and psychology, see Judena Beyer '87.

Cheryl Boone, political science, is a staff judge advocate for OIC Legal Center and is a major in the United States Army stationed in Hohenfels, Germany with her son, Sam. She is a representative for UMBC at college fairs in Germany.

Lisa (Parr) Sun, modern languages and linguistics, resides in Lubbock, Texas with her husband, Bill, and children, Jeffrey, Christopher and Scott.

1989

Robert Freeman, history, is a major in the United States Navy assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps and was promoted to senior analyst at Calibre Systems, where he is a subcontractor developing the advanced amphibious assault vehicle. His wife, Vi Freeman, history, is an analyst for Value Behavioral Health. They reside in Manassas, Va.

1990

Eric Kuzmack, emergency health services, is a systems architect for Gannett Company, Inc. He resides in Mt. Airy, Md.

Ulric Pollard, health administration and policy, is district sales manager for Abbott Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Products Division. He resides in Ellicott City, Md.

Tina (Wood) Schofield, social work, is a resource specialist for Baltimore County Public Schools. She resides in Sparks, Md.

James Zerr, modern language and linguistics, is a production manager for Eagle Publishing Inc. and resides in Ellicott City, Md.

1991

Catherine (Bates) Knight, American studies, was named Caroline County Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year. She is an eighth grade science teacher and is president of the Caroline County Teachers Association. She resides in Denton, Md. with her husband, Earl.

Claudia Lennhoff, psychology, of Urbnana, Ill., received a $120,000 award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for her work fighting for affordable healthcare for the uninsured. Lennhoff is a cancer survivor and executive director of the advocacy organization Champaign County Health Care Consumers.

Craig Ryder, visual arts, is a production manager at The Network Address, Inc. He resides with his wife, Amber, in Pasadena, Md.

1992

Michelle Ackermann, political science, has been promoted to vice president of communications for The Wilderness Society, where she has been employed for two years and has coordinated work on forest fire policy, as well as created a Web site about this issue. She resides in Takoma Park, Md.

Wanda Danney, health administration and policy, is a reimbursement collector for NeighborCare Infusion. She resides in Baltimore.

Cynthia Frosch, interdisciplinary studies, is a child and family development consultant at Yellowhouse, LLC. She resides with her husband, Steven, in Tucson, Ariz.

Lynne Koppenhoefer, English, is a library media specialist for Harford County Public Schools and resides in Fallston, Md. with her husband, Louis, and children, Caryn and April.

James Meacham, interdisciplinary studies, is vice president and manager of emerging technologies for Washington Mutual. He resides in Seattle, Wash.

Steven Robbins, computer science, is senior sales engineer at Heroix Corporation. He resides in Pacifica, Calif. with his wife, Karla, and son, Peter.

Heather Stewart, biological sciences, is a pathologist's assistant at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She resides in Baltimore with her daughter, Alison.

1993

Nicole Bliss, economics, is a vice president at the Bank of America and resides in Sparks, Md.

Mark Hand, ancient studies, is a development associate at the Smithsonian Institute and resides in Falls Church, Va.

Mark McDaniel, psychology, is vice president at NLP Enterprises, Inc. He resides in Baltimore.

J. William Sparks, biological sciences, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Children's Hospital of Boston, a division of Harvard Medical School. He resides in Brookline, Mass. with his wife, Susan.

1994

Christopher Coleman, psychology, is an attorney at Jordan, Coyne and Savits in Washington, D.C. He resides in Mitchellville, Md. with his wife, Tonya (Jones) Coleman, psychology '95.

Virgil Curry, Africana studies and social work '98, is a provisional social worker for the Baltimore City Department of Social Services. He resides in Baltimore.

Rebecca Huber, emergency health services, is a registered nurse at West Virginia University Hospital. She resides in Morgantown, W.V.

Laurie (Phelps) Reuben, psychology, is president of Cheshire Consulting Group and resides in Laurel, Md. with her husband, Daniel.

Tishna Singh, health administration and policy, is a manager at Covance Health Economics and Outcomes Services, Inc. She resides in Columbia, Md.

1995

Nikhil Bijlani, mathematics, is an analyst at Riggs Bank. He resides in Gaithersburg, Md. with his wife, Angela.

Tonya (Jones) Coleman, psychology, see Christopher Coleman '94.

Scott Sherry, emergency health services, is a physician's assistant at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital Trauma Service in Portland, Ore. He participates in trauma resuscitation, critical care duties and surgical assisting. He resides in Portland, Ore. with his wife, Shannon.

Sally Shivnan, English, received the Silver Rose Award for Excellence in the Art of the Short Story from the American Renaissance for the 21st Century Foundation. She is a faculty member in the English department at UMBC and resides in Churchton, Md.

1996

James Bromhal, interdisciplinary studies, is a database engineer and consultant for Business Knowledge Architects and resides in San Antonio, Texas.

Melissa Schofield, psychology, is a marine mammal trainer at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. She resides in Glen Burnie, Md. with her husband, T. David Schofield, a current UMBC student.

1997

Alysen Espersen, visual and performing arts, is an interactive multimedia developer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She resides in Pasadena, Md.

Jose Lobo, M.A. intercultural communications, is a teacher at Centro Cultural Colombo Americano and resides with his wife, Alida, in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Michelle Reinsfelder, information systems, is senior software specialist for the American Institutes for Research. She resides in Kensington, Md. with her husband, Christian.

1998

Patricia (Popdan) Allar, American studies, is a teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools and resides in Olney, Md. with her husband, Greg, and son, Joseph.

Lisa Eney, interdisciplinary studies, is a business analyst for Global eSolutions and resides in Baltimore.

Shannon Goetz, modern languages and linguistics, completed a summer internship with Audiology Associates, Inc. where she met with U.S. Senator Thomas Daschle and learned about pending policy issues that relates to audiology. She is a doctoral candidate at Central Michigan University and resides in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Tinney Parrish, history and M.A. historical studies '00, is senior pastor at Tabernacle Baptist Church. He resides in Linthicum, Md. with his wife, Michelle, a current UMBC student, and children, Amy and Andrew.

Kelly Slagle, English, co-wrote an adaptation of Sartre's "No Exit," which was presented at the Art-O-Matic 2002 Festival in Washington, D.C. She also founded a theatre company, Cavegirl Productions, and resides in Laurel, Md.

Tamara Smith, modern languages and linguistics, received a master's degree in library science from the University of Pittsburgh in August 2002. She is a reference and instruction librarian at Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh and resides in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Michele (Noonan) Wilkerson, mathematics, is a mathematician for the U.S. Department of the Navy. She resides in Odenton, Md. with her husband, Joseph.

1999

Keri Burneston, visual and performing arts, won an Open Society Institute Fellowship, enabling her to sustain projects with the theatre company Fluid Movement and the Living Classrooms Foundation. She resides in Baltimore.

Stafford Conley, biological sciences, is in his final year of studies at the University of Maryland Dental School and resides in Baltimore.

Konrad Crispino, visual and performing arts, is a graphic designer for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He resides in Baltimore.

Kris Kazmierski, emergency health services, is a computer network technician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His wife, Margaret (Falkowski) Kazmierski, social work '99, is a clinical social worker in geropsychiatry at the University of Maryland Medical Center. They reside in Nottingham, Md.

Toya (Smith) Marshall, American studies, is management analyst at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She resides in Baltimore with her husband, Victor.

Angela Wells-White, health administration and policy, is manager of reimbursement for Holy Cross Hospital. She received her master's degree in business administration from the University of Baltimore in 2001 and will begin law school in this coming fall, studying health law. She resides in Baltimore.

David Wildt, information systems and interdisciplinary studies, is a leased line technical support representative, for Intermedia Communications, Inc. He resides in Baltimore.

2000

Kurt Benedict, economics, is a real estate broker at Peninsula Investment Real Estate Brokerage in Irvine, Calif. He resides in Newport Beach, Calif.

Paula Hardcastle, information systems, is a bookkeeper for Blair and Hardcastle and resides in Glenwood, Md. with her husband, Mark, and children, Jack and Emily.

2001

Joanna Beatty, English, is education director at Cambridge Educational Center and resides in Baltimore.

Patrick Gollegly, psychology, is an addictions counselor at the Patuxent Institution. He resides in Baltimore.

Ina Jenkins, psychology, is an administrative assistant at the Ingenuity Project at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. She resides in Baltimore.

Lori (Buss) Mintz, sociology, is a lease term clerk for Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. She resides in Westminster, Md. with her husband, Michael, and her daughter, Kathryn.

Shaghayegh Nazemian, health administration and policy, is a billing coordinator for Maxim Healthcare. She is pursuing a master's degree in sociology at UMBC and resides in Catonsville, Md.

Dawn (Herith) Patchen, visual and performing arts, owns Designs by Dawn and is an operations agent for Southwest Airlines. She resides in Baltimore with her husband, Hiram.

Raymond Sheets Jr., biological sciences and psychology, began a two-year master's degree program in clinical psychology at Loyola College. He works in the Office of Student Life at Loyola College and resides in Baltimore.

2002

Anahita Anvari, psychology, is a doctoral student in physical therapy at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. She resides in Baltimore.

Dhiraj Bhandari, M.S. computer science, is senior software engineer for Intersolutions Limited. He resides in Faridabad, Haryana, India.

Kebba Ceesay, information systems, started a nonprofit company, Bokktech, which promotes technology in schools in developing countries. He resides in Laurel, Md.

Yasmin Dada, Ph.D. policy sciences, is a Mandela Fellow and lives with her husband, John, in South Africa.

Kihara Dorsey, M.A. instructional systems development, is a teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools and resides in Columbia, Md.

Elizabeth Gannett, American studies, is program assistant for the Association of the United States Army. She resides in Falls Church, Va.

Meredith Garback, modern languages and linguistics, is a high school Spanish teacher for the Howard County Public School System. She resides in Abingdon, Md.

Youngmi (Kim) Han, social work, is a caseworker in adoptions for the Howard County Department of Social Services. She resides in Woodstock, Md.

Leah Hart, psychology, is a student at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Pharmacy. She resides in Baltimore.

Rene Lopez, M.S. emergency health services, is a medical specialist for the Department of Health, Center for Health Development, for Southern Mindanao. He resides in Davao City, Philippines.

Ming Lu, physics and mathematics, is a graduate student in the physics department at the Johns Hopkins University. She resides in Baltimore.

Abigail (Dagen) Martin, modern languages and linguistics, is a proofing and editing assistant for The Jackson Organization. She resides in Baltimore with her husband, Brendan, a current UMBC student.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vince Calhoun, Ph.D. engineering '02, a son, Jachin

Yasmin Dada, Ph.D. policy sciences '02, a son, Joseph Barr Jones

Caitlin James, M.A. instructional development systems '01, a daughter, Josephine Quyuh Mai James-Le

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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Johanna Horlick, geography '94, and Timothy Jones

Lori (Buss) Mintz, sociology '01, and Michael Mintz

Jeffrey Pumphrey, interdisciplinary studies '97, and Anne Murray

For more information on the alumni listed under birth and wedding announcements, see their respective class years.

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FRIENDS WE WILL MISS

Brian Gamerman, visual and performing arts '77

Christopher Hauk, visual and performing arts '99

Joseph Hofman, history '72

Joseph Kohl, visual and performing arts '87

Aaron Moulden, Africana studies '78

Hugo Otero, information systems '01

Jay Pomerantz, political science '71

Dwight Smith, sociology '71

Linda Swonger, history '73

Che-Fen Tang, M.S. physics '85 and M.S. engineering '86

Mark Wingate, modern languages and linguistics '99

The UMBC Office of Alumni Relations verified notification of the above deaths between September and November 2002.

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compiled by Bindu Khurana '03