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This edition of Class Notes contains information received through mid-June
2004. Editor's Note: UMBC academic majors sometimes undergo name changes
for a variety of reasons. For consistency, Generations uses the most current
name of a major regardless of the alumna/us' year of graduation and the
major name at that time.
1976
Adrienne Jones,
psychology, was one of the participants in “Perspectives on the Brown
Decision: African American Experience and Schooling in Baltimore County,”
a UMBC event held in April commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme
Court decision.
Donald May, American studies, is the national sales manager for Siemens
Building Technologies. He resides in South Elgin, Il. with his wife, Susan.
1977
Barry Willen,
history and ’80 chemistry, is the executive director of Sylvan Learning
System’s center in Westminster, Md. He and his wife, Sheryl, and their
children, Joshua and Jennifer, reside in Reisterstown.
1979
Joe Kelly, economics, has
been promoted to senior vice president at BB&T. He and his wife, Sabina,
economics ’79, reside in Baldwin, Md., with their children,
Charlie, John and Caroline. Anthony Rettaliata, history, is
a federal account executive for the SAS Institute. He resides in Timonium,
Md. with his wife, Linda, and children, Caitlin and Michael.
1981
Patricia Pfeiff, health
science and policy and sociology, see Robert Pfeiff, ’82.
1982
Robert Pfeiff Jr., economics,
is a senior consultant with the Microsoft Corporation and resides in Fairfax,
Va. with his wife, Patricia, ’81.
1986
Brian Huff, political science,
is vice president of merchandising for Cub Foods in Stillwater, Minn.
Michael Tkacik, political science, an assistant professor of political
science at Stephen F. Austin University in Texas, was awarded a Fulbright
Scholar grant to lecture at the University of SS. Cyril and Methodius at
Trnava in the Slovak Republic during the 2003-2004 academic year.
1988
Maureen Konkle, English,
is the author of Writing Indian Nations: Native Intellectuals and the
Politics of Historiography, 1827-1863, published by the University
of North Carolina Press in February. She is an associate professor of English
at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Ajay Patel, computer science, is president of Corporate Hospitality, Inc. He resides in Fredericksburg,
Va. with his wife, Vinna.
1989
Susan Ostrinsky,
theatre, is a stay-at-home mom and resides with her husband, Robert, and
son, Benjamin, in Derwood, Md.
1990
Sean Carton, English, was
profiled in the "Baltimore Grill" column of Baltimore Magazine
in March. Sharon Grimes, English, was recently selected as Baltimore
County's 17th Teacher of the Year. Grimes, a librarian at Lansdowne Elementary
School, was featured in The Baltimore Sun on May 6.
1991
Heidi Vause,
modern languages and linguistics, is an office manager/executive assistant
with Plexus Scientific Corp. and resides in Catonsville, Md.
1992
Ram Mohan, Ph.D. chemistry,
an associate professor of chemistry at Illinois Wesleyan University, received
a Cottrell College Science Award, one of only 50 given throughout the country.
The award supports his research in "green chemistry," the use
of chemistry for pollution prevention. Christine (Whitby) Smith,
biochemistry and molecular biology, is a supervisory investigator with the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She resides in Owings Mills, Md. with
her husband, Kevin, and son, Benjamin. Anintita Vamasiri, information
systems management, is a database application developer with EDS and resides
in Arlington, Va.
1993
Janice Smith,
computer science, is a software engineer with the Air Force Research Lab
in Kirtland, N.M.
1994
Patrick McClelland, economics,
completed the second year of a doctoral program in business at the University
of Kansas and will present his first paper at the Academy of Management's
annual conference in New Orleans in August. Robert Mumma, economics,
see Kristy (Hartman) Mumma ’99. Daniel Quarrick,
political science, is an associate with UBS Financial Services in Nashville,
Tn.
1995
Khadijah Ali-Coleman, interdisciplinary
studies, is the assistant program director at Covenant House in Washington,
D.C. She resides in Temple Hills, Md. with her daughter, Khari. Bobby
Baker, emergency health services, is an EMS training specialist with
the Roanoke, Va. Fire-EMS Department. Christian Butcher, biological
sciences, is a physician at West Virginia University's department of pulmonary
and critical care medicine. He resides in Morgantown, W.Va. with his wife,
Veda. Todd Couzins, computer science, is director of information
services at the Brethren Home Community in New Oxford, Pa. Gib Mason,
economics, chief operating officer of Baltimore company 180s, was quoted
in a Baltimore Sun article featuring 180s in April. Mason's company
was recently named to the top spot on a list of 100 fastest-growing private
companies in U.S. inner cities by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner
City, a nonprofit business research organization based in Boston, and Inc.
magazine. Ginina (Jackson) Stevenson, Africana studies, is an
attorney in the Office of the Public Defender. She resides in Pasadena,
Md. with her husband, Claymon, and son, Claymon.
1996
Dionne English Chambers,
Africana studies, is a private school teacher and resides in Mableton, Ga.
with her husband, Marvin. Sonia (Trehan) Kelly, sociology, recently
received her M.Ed. from Loyola College. She and her husband, Geoffrey, reside
in Duxbury, Ma. Catherine Meador-Wilburn, history, is a customs officer
with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She resides in Columbia,
Md. with her husband, Adam, and son, Ryan. Cha Rae Scott,
economics, is an account manager with Verizon in Columbia, Md.
1997
Brian Dannelly, visual
and performing arts, returned to Baltimore for the premiere of his film,
Saved!, at the Maryland Film Festival in May. The film, released
nationwide in June, has drawn reviews in major media including The New
York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, People,
CNN and NPR. Jill Earl, English, is an employment and training
counselor with the Baltimore County Office of Employment and Training. Dawn
Marie (Krouse) Fink, information systems, is a web developer at Advanced
Information Engineering Services, Inc. She resides in Lusby, Md. with her
husband, Chris, and son, Philip. Duff Goldman, philosophy and
history, owner of Charm City Cakes, was featured in the May 2004 issue of
Baltimore Magazine and the January/February issue of Style.
Jeff Pumphrey, interdisciplinary studies, is a community supervisor
with the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks. He resides
in Columbia, Md. with his wife, Anne Marie, and daughter, Colleen. Renee
Youlette Welch, economics, owns RY Caterers in Capital Heights, Md
1998
Marlon Thomas,
chemistry, is a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at the University
of California, Irvine.
1999
Keri Freeman-Frederick,
social work, is service coordinator for the ARC of Prince George's County.
She resides in Upper Marlboro, Md. with her husband, Jorge. Kristy
(Hartman) Mumma, information systems, is head coach of UMBCís field
hockey team. She and her husband, Robert Mumma, economics ’94
(assistant baseball coach at UMBC), reside in Elkridge, Md. Irwin
Pink, emergency health services, is an emergency medicine physician-assistant
at North Arundel Hospital and resides in Arnold, Md. with his wife, Susan.
Mark Tyler, history, is a law clerk at the Maryland Court of Appeals
and passed the Maryland bar exam in July 2003. He resides in Baltimore,
Md.
2000
Kevin Puckace,
applied mathematics, is a test engineer for the U.S. Army and resides in
Forest Hill, Md.
2001
David Lebowitz
emergency health services, is director of emergency medical services at
Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville. He resides in Elkridge,
Md.Serena (Hampton) Terrero, sociology, resides in Miramar, Fl.
with her husband, Reynaldo, and daughter, Samantha.
2002
Tanner
Almon visual and performing arts, had one of his works, Method for
Self-Defense Against Scorpions, shown at the Maryland Film Festival
in May.Kristen Anchor, visual and performing arts, is director of
the Creative Alliance MovieMakers in Baltimore. Eric Hester,
geography and environmental systems, is a sales representative with Kohler
in Denver, Colo. Larry Wiersch, M.S. emergency health services,
is executive director of Cetronia Ambulance Corps in Allentown, Pa. He received
the 2003 President’s Award from the American Ambulance Association.
Gail Yourse, M.A. instructional systems development, is a legal administrator
with the Social Security Administration. She resides in Belcamp, Md.
2003
Kevin Armstrong, geography
and environmental systems, received a cartographic design award from the
U.S. Department of Justice. He is a crime analyst at the Washington/Baltimore
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDA) in Greenbelt, Md. He and his
wife, Holly, M.A. instructional systems development, reside in Hanover,
Md. Olubemiga Idowu, acting, and Benjamin Pohlmeier, acting,
were featured in a story in The Baltimore Sun in May, discussing
their role in Medal of Honor Rag, a play about a troubled Vietnam
veteran and Medal of Honor winner that was performed at a Baltimore chapter
of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Benjamin Lanson, modern languages
and linguistics, currently resides in Japan, where he is an English teacher
with the Japanese Ministry of Education. Nick Prevas, visual
arts, had two works shown at the Maryland Film Festival in May, L’Invitation
and Love and a ’61.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Peggy Boney, visual and performing
arts ’94, and James Boney, computer science ’95,
a daughter, Catherine. Khadijah Ali-Coleman, interdisciplinary studies
’95, a daughter, Khari. Jeanna and Christopher Mahr,
emergency health services ’97, a son, Jackson. Jeff Pumphrey,
interdisciplinary studies ’97, and Anne Marie Pumphrey, a daughter,
Colleen. Cora Tracey, psychology ’93, and Patrick
Tracey, a daughter, Angela.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sonia (Trehan) Kelly, sociology
’96, married Geoffrey Kelly. Kristy (Hartman) Mumma, information
systems ’99, married Robert (Bob) Mumma, economics ’94.
FRIENDS WE WILL MISS
Richard Neville, a founding
UMBC faculty member in the Department of Education and dean emeritus.
Compiled by Bevin Maloney,
a student assistant in the Office of Alumni Relations and a biological
sciences and psychology major.
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