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CLASS NOTESFAMILY & FRIENDSHonoring Achievement and ServiceThe University celebrated the lives and careersof notable alumni and friends during ceremonies this spring.EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSICDistinguishedAlumni AwardMary Jo Heath ’88E (PhD), the“Voice of the Met,” accepted theDistinguished Alumni Award fromthe Eastman School of Music asshe took the stage to deliver theschool’s commencement addressin May.Heath became the full-timeradio host of the MetropolitanOpera in August 2015, havingbeen the Met’s senior radio producer since 2006. She is the voiceheard by listeners around theworld during the Met’s Saturdaymatinee and Sirius XM channelbroadcasts. Only three othershave served in the host’s rolesince the Met began its broadcasts in 1931.Heath has worked for morethan 25 years in various facetsof the classical music industry,from radio stations and recordcompanies to research andwriting. While working towardby the Central Queens Academy forhis work on behalf of the school, apublic, tuition-free college-preparatory school for grades 5 to 8, locatedin a multiethnic immigrant neighborhood in Queens, New York. Bruce,a real estate attorney and counselat the law firm Arnold & Porter, hasserved as the school’s pro bonocounsel since its inception threeyears ago.1983 Scott Bigley writes that heretired at the end of March after30 years of federal governmentservice at the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency. “Looking forward to relocating from NorthernVirginia to the Rochester area.”1985 Ruby Kocher Singh writes:“I have been an economic and political consultant for the last 15 years,running gubernatorial campaignsand consulting for the Republican54 ROCHESTER REVIEW July–August 2016RochRev July2016.indb 54Mary Jo HeathPramit Jhaveriher doctorate in music theory atEastman, Heath hosted the Saturday afternoon Met broadcastson Rochester’s WXXI Classical91.5 FM.After receiving her doctorate, Heath oversaw recordingand production of new releasesfor the Philips Classical recordlabel. She later directed an onlineclassical music site, served as amusic critic, conducted researchfor Renee Fleming ’83E (MM) andBarbara Bonney, and workedat WQXR in New York City andWSHYU in Fairfield, Connecticut,before joining the Met.National Committee. Needless to say,it has been an interesting year! Welive in Corpus Christi, Texas, wheremy husband is a gastroenterologist.We just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and have threebeautiful daughters: Alexa (first-yearstudent at Harvard Law), Katelyn(pre-med, sophomore at WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis), and Madison(high school freshman, getting readyto play her second piano solo atCarnegie Hall). We travel a lot, sipmargaritas by the ocean in our backyard cattle ranch, and have becomewine makers. Life is amazing and weare living every day to the fullest!”1987 Amylyn Silbert Blake (see’90). . . . Suzy Yesley (see ’90).1988 Meghan Daly Lippman(see ’90). . . . Jim Schumacherwas erroneously included in the InMemoriam column of the May-JuneSIMON BUSINESS SCHOOLDistinguishedAlumnus AwardPramit Jhaveri ’87S (MBA), CEOof Citi India, delivered the commencement address at Simon’sJune ceremony before acceptingissue. We are very happy to reportthat Jim is alive and well. Jim writes:“Dear editors of Rochester Review:It appears you have erroneouslyburied me before my time. Wouldyou please be so kind as to correctthis mistake as soon as possible?I have some very concerned oldfriends. Thank you. Sincerely, JimSchumacher, proud (and very muchalive) member, Class of 1988.” Therecord has been corrected, and weapologize to Jim and his friends forthe error. . . . Jennifer CarpenterSiedman (see ’90).1989 Lance Braunstein is chiefinformation officer of the financial services firm Aperture Group.Previously, he was managing director and global head of investmentbanking technology at GoldmanSachs. . . . Marianne SeidmanCohen (see ’90). . . . DeborahWaldorf Gotbetter (see ’90).the school’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.A native of Mumbai, Jhaveribegan working at Citi India immediately following his graduationfrom Simon. Citi credits Jhaverias the primary architect of itsglobal banking business in India.In nearly three decades with thecompany, he led landmark globalmergers and acquisitions, equity,and fixed income transactions.Since Jhaveri rose to CEO of CitiIndia in 2010, the company haswon multiple awards from leading publications in global finance,including Best Bank Global, BestLoan House, and Best M&A Houseby The Asset; Best InvestmentBank and Best M&A House fromEuromoney; and Best Consumer Internet Bank from GlobalFinance.A champion of Simon studentrecruitment in India, in 2015Jhaveri established a scholarshipto offer financial assistance forIndian students seeking a Simondegree.1990 Ed Blumenthal bikednearly 400 miles, from Pittsburgh toPhiladelphia, in May to raise moneyfor the Anti-Defamation League,in conjunction with the organization’s 2016 Walk Against Hate inPhiladelphia. Ed began his threeday ride on May 5, Yom HaShoah(Holocaust Remembrance Day),in honor of his late father, ErnieBlumenthal. Ernie was born in 1938in Vienna, Austria, escaping theHolocaust as a toddler, emigratingto the United States, and settling inPhiladelphia. Most of his extendedfamily did not escape. Ed raisedmore than 5,000 for ADL, and inaddition, contributed a matchingamount to a separate organization to fund research on pancreaticcancer, which claimed his father’slife last year. Ed, in addition to beinga biking enthusiast, is executive vicepresident of wealth managementat Janney Montgomery Scott inJONATHAN TICHLER/METROPOLITAN OPERA (HEATH); ANNETTE DRAGON (JHAVERI)6/28/16 10:30 PM

CLASS NOTESmanagement and retention at StonyBrook University, was recognizedwith the highest honor of the CollegeBoard’s Middle States Region.Rodney received the Bernard P.Ireland Recognition Award for “commitment to improving humanitythrough education, by demonstrating a record of service to youngpeople in the easing of the transitionfrom high school to college.”1991 MorrisonPhiladelphia. . . . Jodi RubtchinskySmith sends a photo and an update.“To commemorate the conclusion ofDownton Abbey,” she writes, “sistersof the Delta Beta chapter of PhiSigma Sigma gathered for an elegantafternoon tea in Boston.” Picturedfrom left to right are MarianneSeidman Cohen ’89, Suzy Yesley’87, Jennifer Carpenter Siedman’88, Jodi, Anna Bognolo, DeborahWaldorf Gotbetter ’89, MeghanDaly Lippman ’88, and AmylynSilbert Blake ’87.1991 Larry Bilker (see ’92). . . Mark Eberle (see ’92). . . .David Kemp, a captain in theNavy, assumed command of theU.S. Military Entrance ProcessingCommand in North Chicago in April.He sends a photo from the changeof command ceremony. From leftto right are Christopher Jaromin,Edward Hamilton, David, andTimothy Jones ’00S (MBA). . . .Rodney Morrison ’92W (MS), theassociate provost for enrollmentSend Your News!If you have an announcementyou’d like to share with your fellowalumni, please send or e-mail yourpersonal and professional news toRochester Review.E-mail your news and digitalphotos to rochrev@rochester.edu.Mail news and photos to RochesterReview, 22 Wallis Hall, Universityof Rochester, P.O. Box 270044,Rochester, NY 14627-0044. Toensure timely publication of yourinformation, keep in mind thefollowing deadlines:IssueNovember 2016January 2017March 2017DeadlineAugust 1, 2016October 1, 2016December 1, 20161992 Bill Blake sends a photofrom a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the rechartering of DeltaUpsilon at the U of R. Delta Upsilon’sRochester chapter came to a temporary end in 1972, after well overa century. Pictured are “foundingfathers” of the new Rochester DeltaUpsilon, Mark Eberle ’91, Bill, DonStanchfield ’96 (MS), and LarryBilker ’91.1993 Andrew Silverstone, aveterinarian at the VeterinaryHospital of Virginia Beach, writesthat he became an Eagle Scout inMay. Andrew earned all 22 requiredbadges as a 17-year-old in Dover,Ohio. His service project was to bringpets into nursing homes. As he tolda local news reporter writing for theVirginian-Pilot this spring, “a perfectstorm of bad things,” beginning withhis contraction of mononucleosis,caused him not to follow through onthe application process. This year,Andrew gathered his paperwork, andat a ceremony at a local Methodistchurch, officially became the oldestEagle Scout to be inducted in thearea, according to the TidewaterCouncil of Boy Scouts.1994 Dennis Tucker has beenappointed as an advisor to the secretary of the treasury on circulatingcoinage, bullion coinage, commemorative coins, congressional goldmedals, and other medals producedby the United States Mint. Dennisis the author of American Gold andSilver: U.S. Mint Collector and Investor Coins and Medals, Bicentennialto Date (Whitman Publishing).1995 Maritza Buitrago ’96W(MS) has become a candidate forMonroe County (New York) FamilyCourt judge. She’s the first Latinaever to run for the office. She workson Family Court cases in the MonroeCounty Public Defender’s Office. . . .Maia Harris has joined the law firmPepper Hamilton as a partner in theintellectual property litigation practice group in the Boston office.1990 Blumenthal1990 Smith1991 Kemp1992 BlakeJuly–August 2016 ROCHESTER REVIEW 55RochRev July2016.indb 556/28/16 10:30 PM

On October 21, 2011 we publicly launched The Meliora Challenge,our most ambitious fundraising campaign ever.TOGETHER, WE MADE HISTORY.Thank you for helping us Learn, Discover, Heal, Create—and make the world ever better.campaign.rochester.eduJuly-August RR Campaign ThankYou prep.indd1RochRev July2016 Notes.indd 566/29/16 10:2810:27AMAM6/29/16

CLASS NOTESWE SAY THANKS: Luke Oluoch (left) ’19 and William Funkenbusch’19 receive buttons from Carly Pavia ’18 (second from right) andShanique Caddle ’18 during the second annual Thank a Giver day.1999 BoxerGIFTS & GRATITUDEGive and ThankIn the spirit of Meliora—and thanks to many of you—the University’s second annual Day of Giving surpassed the first by more than 100,000. In addition, on the University’s second annual Thank aGiver Day, held in April, more than 500 yellow tags were hung acrossthe River and Eastman campuses, as well as the Wilmot CancerCenter. TAG Day recognizes the generous support of alumni, parents,faculty, staff, friends, and students.2002 Hamway1999 Joshua Boxer sends a2003 Erika Mudrak writes thatphoto and an update. From left toright, Jeffrey Lang, Paul Littman,Joshua, Raymond Blush III ’00,and John Rayson ’71 “had a minireunion South Florida-style. DerrickRaptis was in attendance, butunavailable for this reunion photo.Note that none of the ‘young’ guyshad anything to do with the capturing of said dolphinfish, mahi-mahi.”she and John Mazzello welcomeda daughter, Mariana Erika, lastSeptember. “After adventures inVirginia, Wisconsin, and Iowa, wenow live in Ithaca, where John worksfor the Human Services Coalition ofTompkins County, and I am a seniorstatistical consultant at CornellUniversity.”2000 Raymond Blush III (see’99).2002 Joseph Hamway and hiswife, Jane, welcomed the arrival of adaughter, Olivia, in April. Olivia joinsbig sister Alexa and brother Lachlan.2003 Mudrak and MazzelloADAM FENSTER (TAG DAY)RochRev July2016.indb 571,100 donors made gifts. 840,000 donated by the end of the day.Donors madecontributions tomore than160differentUniversity funds.2005 Katherine Shen ’06 (T5)writes that she married David Leein Seattle last August. In attendance were Sam Caito ’10M (PhD),Jennifer Newell ’09M (PhD), KatieFry ’06, Brian Kim ’04, CortneyJansen ’06, Christine Young ’06,Elena Ahn, Charles Cohn, ManeeshPatel ’04, Madeline Woo ’08,Dan Perlmutter ’06 (T5), ChristyZheng ’10, Anurag Gupta ’07, ColinBrown ’07, Jack Li ’07, Tony Mark’08, Pam Wang ’07, Gary Kong’10E, ’12E (MM), Amy Yeh ’06E,Josephine Loo, Henry Jeng ’07,Carolyn Woo ’07, Jessica Chen ’06,Lyris Pat ’05E, ’06E (MA), Yi Zheng’07, Margaret Chang ’07, Grace Liu’03, Jennifer Chen ’04, StephanieWong ’09, Tae Kim ’07, Jeffrey Fu’06, Caleb Yuen ’07, and DanielHu ’06.HUNDREDS2007 Zack ’10S (MBA) and KarenAPPRECIATION: Tags highlight the tangible impact of givers.of students participated in TAG Day activities.For more about the day’s events, including photos, social media, andother information, visit www.rochester.edu/giving/dayofgiving.July–August 2016 ROCHESTER REVIEW 576/28/16 10:30 PM

CLASS NOTES2005 Shenresources and an avocation as afreelance journalist.” She releasedher comic debut novel, Dream Job:Wacky Adventures of an HR Manager(Lulu), in March.2007 FreedGromer Freed ’10M (MPH) welcomed their first daughter, AddisonJoanne, in March. . . . Mike Gossettand his wife, Kate, welcomed adaughter, Madeline Jane, in January.Mike is serving as the weaponsofficer on the USS Princeton in SanDiego.2010 Suzanne Giunta finishedthe Boston Marathon in April in atime of 3:06, averaging 7:05 minutesper mile. A member of the crosscountry and track and field teamsat Rochester, Suzanne began running marathons after college. Thisyear’s Boston race was her eighthmarathon since she began medicalschool at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity. She graduated frommedical school in May.2012 Nicole Smith sends anupdate. She writes: “I worked onWall Street for three years and amnow getting ready to attend theUniversity of Pennsylvania LawSchool. I recently authored a children’s book, Lela and Her MagicBank of Dreams (Mecca Publishing),about an African-American girl whosaves all her money to travel theworld.”Graduate1973 Bruce Smith (PhD) hasedited The Cambridge Guide to theWorlds of Shakespeare (CambridgeUniversity Press), a two-volume collection presenting commentary fromhundreds of contributors around theworld and published on the occasionof the 400th anniversary year ofShakespeare’s death. Bruce holds thetitle of Dean’s Professor of Englishand of Theater at the University ofSouthern California, and has published multiple books on the worksof Shakespeare and other aspects ofearly modern English literature.1976 Jon Lawrence (PhD) is thecoeditor with his wife, Deborah,of Contesting the Borderlands:Interviews on the Early Southwest(University of Oklahoma Press). Jonis a retired professor of physics atthe University of California, Irvine.He and Deborah coedit DesertTracks, a quarterly publication ofthe Southern Trails chapter of theOregon-California Trail Association.1978 Bob Pizzutiello (MS) (see2007 Gossett“I’ve had a long career in human2012 Matthew Testerman (PhD)has been reappointed to a secondterm as chair of the political science department at the U.S. NavalAcademy in Annapolis, Maryland.He’s also been promoted to the rankof captain.Eastman Schoolof Music1949 Roy Johnson ’51 (MM),’61 (DMA), a native of Fayetteville,West Virginia, was inducted intothe Fayette County Wall of Honorin May. Roy is a retired professorand composer and an expert on thecarillon. He was a Fulbright Scholarin France in the 1950s and taughtat the University of Kansas and theUniversity of Maryland. Among hiscompositions is a seven-volumeseries of hymn preludes for the liturgical year.1957 Sydney Hodkinson ’58 (MM)(see ’ 06).’77 College).1980 Richard Pfisterer (MS) (see1961 Roy Johnson (DMA)(see ’49).College ’79).1996 Don Stanchfield (MS) (see’92 College).ARTS, SCIENCES & ENGINEERING1972 Janet Garber (MA) writes:(New York University Press). Martinis an associate professor of anthropology and Asian-American studiesand Conrad Professorial HumanitiesScholar at the University of Illinois,Urbana–Champaign.1997 Martin Manalansan (PhD)is coeditor of Filipino Studies:Palimpsests of Nation and Diaspora1968 Bill Cahn writes that heand Bob Becker ’69 are contributors to The Cambridge Companionto Percussion (CambridgeUniversity Press), edited by RussellHartenberger. Bill’s article is titled“Orchestral Percussion in the 21st58 ROCHESTER REVIEW July–August 2016RochRev July2016 Notes.indd 586/29/16 1:53 PM

CLASS NOTESFOOTBALL ALUMNIRecord Turnout for ‘Dinner with the Coach’For alumni of Yellowjacket football, the annual spring dinner withCoach Pat Stark has become a treasured tradition since it began11 years ago. In April, a record 56 alumni attended the gatheringat Perlo’s Restaurant in East Rochester. Some came from significant distances, traveling from such places as New Hampshire, NewJersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia.Coach Stark is an icon of Yellowjacket football. A Hall of Famerat both Rochester and Syracuse, he significantly elevated the stature of the program during his tenure as coach from 1969 to 1983.In 1970, he was named Section I Coach of the Year.—Phil Chrys ’75Pictured outside Perlo’s are:Kneeling: Dave Cidale ’71, Mike Garritano ’76, Dave Skonieczki ’71, Mike Roulan ’71, Brian Heagney ’77, Roger Watts ’72,Bob Quirk ’72, Erv Chambliss ’76;First row, standing: Jim Wesp ’74, ’76M (MS), ’78S (MBA), SamGuerrieri ’87, Frank Perillo ’73, Phil Chrys ’75, Coach Stark, RickCentury: Concerns and Solutions,”and Bob’s is titled “Finding a Voice.”Point. He’s a retired professor ofmusic at the university.1969 Bob Becker (see ’68).1972 Stephanie (Eden) Vaning(MM) was recognized by the PinellasCounty (Florida) Sheriff’s Department for her Musical Strings Alternatives program, which she creatednearly 20 years ago and oversees inthe High Point YMCA in Clearwater.1970 Geary Larrick (MM) writesthat he presented an exhibit ofhis recent articles at a scholarly research symposium at theUniversity of Wisconsin–StevensRIA TAFANI FOR ROCHESTER REVIEWStark ’79, Tony Cipolla ’81, Mark McAnaney ’75, Kevin Callahan ’77, Bill Costello ’72;Second row: John Cogar ’71, Jim Dunnigan ’73, Kevin Eldridge ’86, Erick Bond ’77, Andy Fornarola ’79, ’85S (MBA),Don Barber ’79, Ralph Gebhardt ’76, Brian Pasley ’76, RenePiccarreto ’71;Third row: Joe Novek ’73, Paul Caputo ’73, Denny Hennigan ’75, Mike Flanigan ’72, Herm Nied ’76, Steve Sloan ’78, BobFord ’84, Rick Milham ’85, Bill Hammond ’73, Len Champion’73, Dave McNelis ’74;Fourth row: Rick Basehore ’72, Greg Conrad ’72, Dick Rasmussen ’72, ’79W (MS), ’97W (EdD), Dave DeNero ’79, Jim Mazur ’78, Leo Fusilli ’80, John Loiacono ’84, Ray Kampff ’74, BobKulpinski ’71, ’73 (MS), ’86 (MS), Gary Miller ’84, Rich King ’78;Fifth row: Kevin Maier ’78, Tony Daniele ’71, John Lawson’69, Tony Hanley ’82, Ed Heffernan ’76, John Badowski ’77,Quentin Call ’76;In attendance, but not pictured: Tyrone Southerland ’84.rThe department honored Eden withthe Community Leadership Award forthe impact of her program on youthin the community, which suffersfrom a high rate of crime and drugabuse. Eden founded the programas a response to the elimination ofmusic education in the public schoolsystem. A violinist, she was first chairin the Florida Orchestra at the time.1976 Mary Helen Weinstein ’77(MM) writes: “As a classical violinist, I’ve been learning jazz for about10 years. I recently joined a groupperforming choros and Brazilianjazz as panderista, playing pandeiro(Brazilian tambourine) and violin.We’ll play First Fridays in Los Altos,California. Another project is arranging classical standards (slow move-July–August 2016 ROCHESTER REVIEW 59

CLASS NOTESments of Beethoven and Brahmsconcerti) so an ensemble of my students can accompany me at recitals.They get to experience pieces fromthe inside while improving ensembleskills.”urinal for bed-bound and mobilityrestricted women. “I experiencedthis problem myself as a teenager following hip surgery. As anoccupational therapist, I see thisproblem every day and so am on aquest to make women much morecomfortable during their hospitalstay,” she writes. Jayne adds that afeasibility study has been approvedby the internal review board and isscheduled to take place in July bythe Clinical Nursing Research Centerat the University’s Strong MemorialHospital.1977 Neil Rutman (MM) writesthat he’s published a book, Stories,Images, and Magic from the PianoLiterature (Torchflame Books). He’sartist-in-residence at the Universityof Central Arkansas. . . . Mary HelenWeinstein (MM) (see ’76).1983 William Eddins ’86 (MM)hosted “This Is My Music,” a weeklySaturday morning radio programof the Canadian BroadcastingCorporation, in April. The programinvites internationally recognizedclassical artists to share their favorite selections. A conductor and pianist, William is music director of theEdmonton Symphony Orchestra.1990 Seunghee Lee has releasedher fourth CD, Solace (Musica Solis).1994 Zeneba Bowers ’96 (MM),assistant principal second violin inthe Nashville Symphony Orchestra,has released her third CD with theAlias Chamber Ensemble, Amorisms:Music of Paul Moravec (DelosProductions). In addition, she andher husband, cellist Matt Walker,have fo

SUNY New Paltz, and volunteered at Family of New Paltz until she was in . Pramit Jhaveri '87S (MBA), CEO of Citi India, delivered the com-mencement address at Simon's June ceremony before accepting the school's Distinguished Alum-nus Award. A native of Mumbai, Jhaveri began working at Citi India imme-