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Marguerite Boucher (CAS’57) of Highland Park, N.J., completed two years of work toward a master’s degree. Email her at mtboucher@hotmail.com.

Susan T. Spencer (DGE’61, CAS’63) of Las Vegas, Nev., published Briefcase Essentials: Discover Your 12 Natural Talents for Achieving Success in a Male-Dominated Workplace (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2011).

Carl Chiarenza (COM’59, GRS’64) of Rochester, N.Y., showed his photographs in the exhibition Transmutation: Photographic Works by Carl Chiarenza last winter at the University at Buffalo’s Anderson Gallery. Learn more about Carl’s work on his website.

Jane Wingate (DGE’62, CAS’64) of Farmington, N.H., published Coggerton, a novel about a woman who moves her young family from the city to an old farm in rural New Hampshire. As the months pass, her dream unravels, and she learns what the state’s motto, Live Free or Die, means to the people of Coggerton (Sampson’s Ridge Press, 2012).

Helaine L. Smith (CAS’65) of New York, N.Y., published Homer and the Homeric Hymns: Mythology for Reading and Composition (University Press of America, 2011).

Sheppard Kominars (GRS’66) of San Francisco, Calif., presented a program of his poetry journal writing last winter at two branches of the San Francisco Public Library. Sheppard is the author of Write for Life: Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit through Journal Writing (Kaplan Publishing, 2010).

Martha “Marty” (Cohn) Morgan (CAS’67) of Gloucester, Mass., majored in French while at BU but is happily pursuing pottery full time. Learn more about her work at www.martymorganpots.com.

Wesley Mott (CAS’68; GRS’69,’74) of Vineyard Haven, Mass., published the article “‘America’s Intellectual Morning’: or, How the Transcendentalists Founded Boston University” in the 2012 volume of the annual Resources for American Literary Study. He writes, “The article explores the unlikely alliance that promoted ‘the Boston University’ during its first decade: BU’s first president, Methodist William Fairfield Warren, leading women’s rights activists, and aging Transcendentalists, including Bronson Alcott, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.” The study is based on research in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University and rare newspaper collections at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass. Wesley is a professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Roy Perkinson (GRS’70) of Wellesley, Mass., showed his paintings at the French Cultural Center and the Copley Society of Art, both in Boston, and the Fountain Street Fine Art gallery in Framingham last winter.

Sara Hacala (CAS’71) of Weston, Conn., published Saving Civility: 52 Ways to Tame Rude, Crude & Attitude for a Polite Planet (Skylight Paths Publishing, 2011).

Rea McDonnell (GRS’77) of Silver Spring, Md., published From Glory to Glory: Spirit and Sacrament in the Writings of Paul and John (New City Press, 2011).

Douglas Landau (SAR’81, CAS’81) of Herndon, Va., taught an American Association for Justice Social Security seminar in New Orleans, La., in January 2013. Douglas is a lawyer at Abrams Landau.

Mario Rub (CAS’83) of Aventura, Fla., completed board recertification in general pediatrics for another seven years. “Missing watching the CITGO sign, having a cold one, and sailing on the Charles River,” he writes. “Not missing meatloaf at the ‘zoo.’ If Theresa Roth reads this, still looking for you. I did enjoy Shostakovich!” Mario has three children, one of whom is applying to BU. Email him at drmrub@aol.com.

David J. Schonfeld (CAS’83, MED’83) of Philadelphia, Pa., was appointed pediatrician in chief at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. David, an expert in school crisis and bereavement, provided consultation in the aftermath of Hurricanes Sandy, Katrina, and Ike, as well as after the shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. He is the founder and director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement and has been named to the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, which is making recommendations on school safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention.

Jane Berryman (CAS’84, COM’84) of Philadelphia, Pa., writes, “had an amazing six-week trip to Antarctica and Patagonia with National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions, where I met fellow alum and National Geographic photographer David Doubilet (COM’70). The trip was beautiful, special, and once-in-a-lifetime, a real capstone to 2012. Antarctica makes my 182nd [foreign destination] visited.” A member of the Travelers’ Century Club, for which she runs the Philadelphia chapter, Jane plans to hit the 200-country mark soon. She also published The 60-Second Financial Planner (Amazon Digital Services, Inc., 2012). When she wrote, she was expecting to publish her second book in June. Jane hosts a personal finance radio show called The Money Mom on the AM station WWDB 860. She earned an Accredited Wealth Management Specialist designation and diploma from the College for Financial Planning. Email her at jane.berryman@raymondjames.com.

Jeffrey Sheehan (CAS’85) of Boston, Mass., is business development manager for McGladrey’s IT service consulting practice. He was a cadet in the Charles River Battalion and received his commission as an officer in the US Army after graduating from BU. He served 10 years on active duty in the United States, Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America before beginning in IT services in 1995.

Margaret Duggan (CAS’86, MED’90) of Wayland, Mass., was appointed chief medical officer at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. She also is medical director of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Breast Centre and an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Peter Vodola (CAS’86, COM’86) of Newtown, Conn., founded the law firm Reardon Scanlon Vodola, with two friends. The firm specializes in commercial litigation and financial services. Peter, an avid hiker, and his wife, Celeste, have five daughters, and the family actively volunteers in their parish and community organizations. Email Peter at peter.vodola@rsvlaw.com.

Crista DeLuzio (CAS’88, COM’88) of Dallas, Tex., published On the Borders of Love and Power: Families and Kinship in the Intercultural American Southwest (University of California Press, 2012).

Jussi Hanhimäki (GRS’88,’93) of Geneva, Switzerland, published The Rise and Fall of Detente: American Foreign Policy and the Transformation of the Cold War (Potomac Books, Inc., 2013). Jussi coauthored Transatlantic Relations Since 1945: An Introduction (Routledge, 2012) with Benedikt Schoenborn and edited An International History of Terrorism: Western and Non-Western Experiences (Routledge, 2013) with Bernhard Blumenau.

Jonathan Simmons (GRS’88,’91) of Brookline, Mass., published Here for the Ride: A Tale of Obsession on Two Wheels (Climbing Ivy Press, 2012).

Robert Greer (SDM’73,’74; GRS’89) of Denver, Colo., published Astride a Pink Horse (North Atlantic Books, 2012). Learn more at www.robertgreerbooks.com.

Nancy (Duvall) Horne (CAS’90) of Los Angeles, Calif., is the founder of the LA-based architecture and design executive search and strategic global consultation firm NDH Search. Nancy organized a three-day conference, beginning February 17, 2013, to initiate talks about the FIFA World Cup 2022 with Qatar Secretary General Hassan Al-Thawadi and Susan Ziadeh, the US ambassador to Qatar. The purpose of the meetings was to show examples of successful entertainment and sporting venues in Los Angeles.

Robert Christman (CAS’91) of Decorah, Iowa, was named the inaugural Kermit O. and Jane E. Hanson Professor in History at Luther College’s spring convocation, on January 31, 2013. A member of the Luther faculty since 2005, Robert teaches courses in German reformation, Rome, and late medieval and early modern Europe.

Alice (Lesch) Kelly (GRS’92) of West Newton, Mass., coauthored Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby: The Ultimate Pregnancy Guide (HarperOne, 2013) with Siobhan Dolan. Alice is a freelance book collaborator, journalist, and custom content creator. She teaches undergraduate creative nonfiction workshops at Emerson College. Email her at alice@alicekelly.net, or visit www.aliceleschkelly.com.

Daphne Kalotay (GRS’94, UNI’98) of Cambridge, Mass., published her second novel, Sight Reading (HarperCollins, 2013). Learn more at www.daphnekalotay.com.

John Rosengren (GRS’94) of Minneapolis, Minn., published Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes (New American Library, 2013).

Christopher O’Neill (CAS’96) of New York, N.Y., married Princess Madeleine of Sweden on June 8, 2013, at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm. Among the nearly 500 guests at their wedding were royalty from the UK, Japan, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, and Monaco. In New York, he is a partner and head of research at Noster Capital, and she works for the nonprofit World Childhood Foundation, founded by her mother, Queen Silvia.

Kevin Stoehr (GRS’96,’97) of Portland, Maine, published Ride, Boldly Ride: The Evolution of the American Western (University of California Press, 2012).

Melissa Fleming (CAS’97) of New York, N.Y., a visual artist, showed two of her pieces, Projections I and Energy: 300 Million Years, at the South Shore Art Center’s exhibition Regarding the Third Dimension: Real or Imagined? last year. Learn more about her work at www.melissafleming.com.

Mary G. Thompson (CAS’99) of New York, N.Y., published Escape from the Pipe Men! (Clarion Books, 2013).

Danielle Khoury LeBlanc (CAS’01) of Wayland, Mass., an astronomy educator and show producer at the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science, Boston, produced and cowrote “Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun,” a show about the discovery of exoplanets—the hundreds of planets that have been found orbiting other stars in our galaxy. The production, which plays in planetariums worldwide, won Best Immersive Cinema—Fulldome at the 2012 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

Januel Nalupta (CAS’01) and Lynn Formanes Nalupta (CGS’99, SAR’02) of Clark, N.J., welcomed their first child, Lyla Jae, on March 18, 2012. Januel works at the United Nations and Lynn at PG Chambers School. Old friends and other alumni can email them at jnalupta@gmail.com.

Luke Beata (CAS’02) of Manlius, N.Y., is an associate in the trusts and estates and the elder law and special needs practices at the firm Hancock Estabrook.

Zachary Dubey (CAS’02) of Port Jefferson Station, N.J., and his wife, Shira Blum, welcomed their first children, identical twin boys, Lavi and Samuel, on September 18, 2012. Email Zachary at zachdubey@yahoo.com.

Jodie Hollander (GRS’02) of Monterey, Calif., published The Humane Society (Tall Lighthouse Press, 2012).

Evan Hirsch (CAS’03) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their first child, Matthew Bennett, on November 27, 2012. Evan joined the Jones Day law practice in Cleveland, where he focuses on real estate and business law. Email Evan at ehirsch@alum.bu.edu.

Andrew Keith (CGS’00, CAS’03) and his wife, Marianne Puddister Keith (SED’08), of Newton, Mass., welcomed their first child, Evan William Keith, on May 21, 2013. Andrew will complete his doctorate in clinical psychology at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in June 2014, and Marianne is a first-grade teacher in the Wilmington public schools.

Melissa Coughlin (CAS’05) of Washington, DC, was reelected president of the Capital Alumni Network on February 4, 2013. The network is an all-volunteer organization composed of more than 250 Washington, DC–based college and university alumni clubs.

Scott A. J. Johnson (CAS’05) of St. Louis, Mo., wrote the textbook Translating Maya Hieroglyphs (University of Oklahoma Press, 2013). Scott earned a PhD in Anthropology at Tulane University.

Donna Khalife (CAS’05, SMG’05) of Washington, DC, left banking in 2009 in search of a new career. She earned an MBA at Harvard, focusing on entrepreneurship, and launched an online company with her younger sister. “At SurpriseRide, we curate a monthly box of hands-on activities for kids,” Donna writes. “Our mission is to foster creativity and help expand their horizons.” Visit www.surpriseride.com.

Aaron Santos (GRS’05,’07) of Fairhaven, Mass., published Ballparking: Practical Math for Impractical Sports Questions (Running Press, 2012).

Randy Cohen (CAS’07, GRS’07) and Kimberly Lescher (COM’08) of New York, N.Y., were married on November 4, 2012, in Simsbury, Conn. Alumni in attendance included Christopher Aiola (CAS’07, COM’07), Jonathan Thompson (CGS’05, COM’07), Jordan Cohen (CAS’04, SMG’04), Michael Kheyfets (CAS’07, GRS’07), Melissa Hootstein (CAS’07), Jessica Siskind (CAS’08), Karalynn (O’Rourke) Gau (CAS’08), Ellen (Cohen) Lescher (SAR’74), Leslie Rosenberg (CAS’09), Jennifer Matthews (SED’08), Andrew Schwarz (COM’07), Brian Brandler (CAS’08), Jaron Gandelman (CAS’06), Anna Long (CAS’08, SED’08), Melissa Chumsky (CAS’08), Daryl Doeschner (COM’04), Jessica Levine Rothbart (COM’05), Randall Molony (ENG’81), and Sheila Molony (SON’82).

Jessica M. Mendez (CAS’07) of St. Louis, Mo., a lawyer at Armstrong Teasdale, was selected to attend the Latino Leadership Institute in fall 2012.

Mark Gawronski (CAS’09) of Lackawanna, N.Y., became program director for Say Yes to Education Buffalo on February 18, 2013.

Samantha Kinney (CAS’09) of Lynn, Mass., was accepted into the Peace Corps and departed for the Dominican Republic on March 5, 2013, to begin training as an economic advisor.

Whitney (Veit) McGoram (CAS’09) of Ann Arbor, Mich., earned a master’s degree in strategic public relations from George Washington University in 2012, and is an account executive at Detroit-based Identity Public Relations. Email Whitney at wmcgoram@identitypr.com.

Prerna Mukharya (GRS’09) of Gurgaon, Haryana, India, established a research services start-up, Outline India, to provide field data collection and research advisory services. Visit www.outlineindia.com.

Ethan Rubin (CAS’10) of Gladwyne, Pa., was awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge, England, in fall 2013. He will pursue a master’s degree in education.