December 2021

  • 1970s
    • Dominic Scibilia NCAS’72 edited the series Teaching Ethics across the American Educational Experience (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021).
    • Karen Tibbals RC’76, RBS’86 is the author of Persuade, Don’t Preach: Restoring Civility Across the Political Divide (Ethical Frames, 2020).
    • John Galayda GSNB’73,’77 was interviewed in connection with his role in guiding the construction of the Advanced Photon Source, an X-ray light source at Argonne National Laboratory, in the mid-1990s. The interview, conducted in connection with Argonne’s 75th anniversary, is available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
    • Joseph Weber RC’77 is the author of Rhymes with Fighter: Clayton Yeutter, American Statesman (University of Nebraska Press, 2021), a biography of Yeutter, who worked for four U.S. presidents. Weber is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Nebraska.
  • 1980s
    • Susan Church Stevens RC’83 retired after working for 25 years in television, primarily at CBS and Discovery. She and her husband live near Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.
    • Daniel Astin CCAS’86, CLAW’89 is a partner at the law firm Ciardi Ciardi & Astin in Wilmington, DE. The firm serves as group general counsel for the cybersecurity firm BlokWorx LLC in Texas.
  • 2000s
    • Denise Furlong GSE’00,’09 is an assistant professor and the director of the Reading Specialist Program at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. She is the author of Voices of Newcomers: Experiences of Multilingual Learners (EduMatch Publishing, 2021).
    • Erin Heckler RC’03 is associate provost for postdoctoral affairs at Yale University.
    • Matthew McGrath NCAS’04 and Kimberly Predham welcomed their second child, Margaret Lynn McGrath, on November 14, 2021.
  • 2010s
    • Thomas W. Park CLAW’10 is a partner at the law firm Weber Gallagher in New York.
    • Christina J. Steffy SC&I’11 co-wrote an article published in the journal New Review of Academic Librarianship, “Making Your Own Luck: Academic Libraries and the Digital Shift.”
    • Anita Kurimay GSNB’12 received the Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History for her book Queer Budapest 1873–1961 (University of Chicago Press, 2020). She is an assistant professor of history at Bryn Mawr College.
    • Daniel Krisch SAS’13 is an associate in the Corporate Department and Gaming Law Practice Group at Fox Rothschild in Atlantic City, NJ.
    • Matthew Jensen SAS’15 received a doctorate in bioinformatics and genomics in fall 2021 from Penn State University. His research was on the genetic causes of autism, schizophrenia, and other developmental disorders. He is doing postdoctoral research in computational biology at Yale University.
    • Ryan Blake SBC’18 is senior vice president and chief operating officer of BCB Bank and its parent company, BCB Bancorp, Inc.
    • Chris Bray SBC’18 owns a photography business, Chris Bray Photos.

November 2021

  • 1960s
    • John Kolessar ENG’69 retired as a manager for the City of Albuquerque, NM. He has four children and nine grandchildren. He is eager to hear from classmates. Write him at johnkolessar@yahoo.com.
  • 1970s
    • Linda Bryce DC’72, NLAW’75 is the author of The Courage to Care: Being Fully Present with the Dying (Capucia Publishing, 2021). She is an ordained minister and an end-of-life doula.
    • Patricia V. Pierce CCAS’73, CLAW’76, an attorney with Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt, and Flores, is included in the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers Guide. She is also listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Philadelphia.
    • Steven D. Costello RC’79, NLAW’82, an attorney with Saxton & Stump, was named Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America for medical malpractice–defendant in Philadelphia.
    • Robert Millar RC’79 is president and director of EmphyCorp Pharmaceutical.
  • 1980s
    • Ronald L. Greenblatt CCAS’84, CLAW’87, an attorney with Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt, and Flores, is listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Philadelphia.
  • 1990s
    • Tom Suthard GSNB’91 is stakeholder relations manager for Orsted, an offshore wind company.
    • Eric Ascalon RC’93 is director of community relations for TerraCycle and leads its Strategic Partnership Team.
    • Shari Nacson RC’93 is a contributing editor and author of Far from Their Eyes: Ohio Migration Anthology Vol. I (Anacaona, 2021).
    • Paul J. Cosgrove CLAW’99, a partner at Ulmer & Berne LLP, was honored in the 2022 edition of Benchmark Litigation.
  • 2000s
    • David Correa NCAS’01 is an airman with the U.S Air Force 140th Cyberspace Operations Squadron and president of the 108th Wing Junior Enlisted Council.
    • Rich Edson RC’03 is a senior national correspondent with Fox News.
    • Jeffrey Chang RC’08 is a partner in the real estate department at Fox Rothschild in Princeton, NJ.
  • 2010s
    • Gwyneth Eliasson SPH’12 is an assistant professor of health systems and policy at Rutgers School of Public Health.
    • Kelly Brennan SAS’09, CLAW’14 is an associate in the real estate department at Fox Rothschild in Morristown, NJ.
    • Neha Parikh SAS’14 is an associate in the corporate department at Fox Rothschild in New York City.
    • HongKyung Kim MGSA’14 organized singers from around the world to record a Korean art song, “Harmony of Unity.” A video of the song can be seen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6nlpQyyg88
    • Vivian Isaboke NCAS’15, NLAW’20 is an associate at Bressler, Amery, & Ross.
    • Naomi N. Gulama SCJ’18, NLAW’21 is an associate at Bressler, Amery, & Ross.
    • Pauline M. Tarife NLAW’18 is an associate at Bressler, Amery, & Ross.
    • Michael Craige SHP’21 received a National Science Foundation fellowship to pursue prostate cancer research.

October 2021

  • 1960s
    • John Kolessar ENG’69 retired as a manager for the City of Albuquerque, NM. He has four children and nine grandchildren. He is eager to hear from classmates. Write him at johnkolessar@yahoo.com
  • 1970s
    • Ed Nusbaum NLAW’73, a family law attorney in Westport, CT, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 for the 28th consecutive year.
  • 1980s
    • William DeSimone RC’80 is the co-author of Joint-Friendly Fitness: Your Guide to the Optimal Exercise Program (CreateSpace, 2021). He wrote the book with the assistance of six other Rutgers alumni.
    • William T. Salzer CLAW’84, a partner at Swartz Campbell, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2022.
    • Merle Ochrach CLAW’85, a principal with Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2022.
  • 1990s
    • James Zacchino LC’96, RBS’98, a U.S. Army colonel, commands the Fort Drum garrison at Fort Drum, NY. The Fort Drum garrison supports more than 90,000 soldiers, families, Department of the Army civilians, and military retirees.
  • 2000s
    • Dennis Dagounis CC’01, a science teacher at Roselle Park, NJ, High School, was named the 2021–2022 Union County Educator of the Year.
    • Marc Almanzor RC’03 is the senior manager of fundraising operations at Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres USA.
    • Juan G. Ramos NCAS’03, an associate professor of Spanish at College of the Holy Cross, received an M.H. Abrams Fellowship at the National Humanities Center for the 2021–22 academic year.
    • Joseth Howell CC’05 is the author of Water Wonderful World (Bowker, 2021), a children’s book about one of the earth’s most precious resources.
    • David Sears RBS’07 was named to the Forbes Top Next Gen Wealth Advisors and Barron’s Top 100 Institutional Consulting Teams, both in 2021.
    • Lindsay Yacovino CC’08, GSNB’12 is the co-author of the children’s book North’s Pole (One Little Spark Publishing, 2021).
  • 2010s
    • Rucha Pandit SEBS’13 is a member of the Leadership Council of the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration.
    • Opeyemi (Yemi) D. Akinde SAS’17, NLAW’20 is an associate in the litigation and employment practice groups at Hyland Levin Shapiro.
    • Kevin S. Doyle GSE’17 is the co-author of Science Laboratory Safety Manual, 4th Edition (Laboratory Safety Institute, 2021). He has presented on science safety in schools to a national audience during the pandemic.

September 2021

  • 1970s
    • Edward Nusbaum NLAW’73, a Westport, CT-based family law attorney, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for 2022. He has been rated a best lawyer for 28 consecutive years and ranks among the top 5 percent of private practice attorneys nationwide.
  • 1980s
    • Sue Kozel LC’81 was a fellow with the International Center for Jefferson Studies, researching Quakers and their role in supporting Thomas Jefferson and Monticello.
    • Jeffrey Simons RWJMS’88 practiced clinical anesthesiology in Reading, PA.
  • 1990s
    • Kelly Tkac NCAS’90 is a senior vice president group business development leader at MERGE, a storytelling technology agency.
    • Nyree Wright SCILS’96 is senior vice president of public relations for TV One.
  • 2000s
    • E. Troy Washington GSN’01, NLAW ’05 is chief financial and operating officer at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
    • Ryan A. Hancock CLAW’03, an attorney with Willig, Williams & Davidson, is included in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
    • Heather Smith DC’06 is a teacher and the author of the second edition of Mastering the New Education: Whatever That May Be (2021), a guide to hybrid teaching during the pandemic.
  • 2010s
    • Hansel Aguilar SAS’10 is executive director of the Civilian Review Board for the City of Charlottesville, VA.
    • Dede Meltzer GSN’10 is the author of the poetry collection Life Opens up Like a Flower (RoseDog Books, 2021).
    • Courtney A. Johnson SAS’11, NLAW’15 is an associate in the Government and Regulatory Affairs Group at the law firm Gibbons in Trenton, NJ.