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Building Better futures

Paul Joubert, Ba71, had a dream: to become a first-generation college student. Northeasterns co-op program made it financially possible to make his dream a reality. the real-time practical application of what i learned during my co-op experience, in conjunction with what i learned at school, prepared me for the rest of my life, he says. Joubert went on to build a successful thirty-eight-year career with Pricewaterhousecoopers, one of the worlds largest professionalservices firms. Working with Northeastern, he carefully planned a series of charitable gift annuities, providing him with income today, and has named the university as a beneficiary in his will. additionally, Pricewaterhousecoopers is matching a portion of Jouberts gift through its partner benefit program. learn how you can give for the future right now. contact us today.
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Winter 2011/2012
Volume 37, Number 2
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28 the stories behind the story

Look past the universitys impressive statistics and youll find the daily achievements of tens of thousands of smart, often visionary faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Each has a story to tell.
We have a tremendous opportunity in higher education to influence millions of students. Carol Rosskam
42 the Lasting impact of an endowed chair

By Joan Lynch and Allison Tanenhaus This vital philanthropic tool, explained.
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By John Ombelets Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, ME77, led repair of tsunami-devastated Indonesia, and now debottlenecks to ensure the nations economic development.
46 pubLic purpose
By Elaine McArdle Spiros Protopsaltis, AS98, is one of the most important education-policy voices on Capitol Hill. His sister, Piji, MA97, is making an impact overseas.
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Tunnel Vision, by Gary Goshgarian, English professor. Plus Bookmarks.
seNior Vice PresideNt for exterNal affairs Michael armini director of MarketiNg lucy Bird Masters associate director of MarketiNg clare Horn MaNagiNg editor Joan lynch desigN director Bruce Ployer ProductioN director Bettylou edwards Writers aNd editors Matt collette, as09 lauren dibble Magdalena Hernandez, MBa02 Jason kornwitz, as08 John ombelets kara shemin allison tanenhaus
Northeasterns measures of excellence. Q&A with Nikesh Arora, MBA92, Googles senior VP and chief business officer. Alumna wins MacArthur genius grant. Jack Grinold shares Husky memories. New Kostas Institute is a security stronghold. President Aoun meets with Janet Napolitano. Two more Fulbrights. Plus much more.
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Engin Kirda, the Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Associate Professor for Information Assurance, points out the perils of social networks.
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The latest advances in helping patients regain their capacity to walk independently after a stroke. Also, documenting Wikipedias surprising gender bias.
25 sports
The love of basketball motivates a Husky star, as does the memory of her father.
desigNers stacey Bakaj ianka de la rosa Beverly Yeager, as10 PHotograPHer Mary knox Merrill coNtriButors Writer: elaine Mcardle. Photographers: Heratch ekmekjian; kristie gillooly/Pei; christopher Haung; tom kates; shane kislack; John d. and catherine t. Macarthur foundation; Mike Mazzanti, as09; rachel Mcintosh; Jim Pierce; Bob rives; Nicholas scaturro; Jimmy Wong, Northeasterns university libraries archives. Illustrator: Jane Winsor.
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around the worLd

Class Notes. Events. Alumni Stories: Amy Wendel, AS03; the de Sadeleer family; Richard Herman, MEd67; Maureen Dutton, E91; and Laura Collins, L04.
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Circa 1948: Northeastern coeds use a wind tunnel during a time of cultural change on campus, when women were still a relatively new addition to the student body.
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Presidents message
The human FacTor

Universities often measUre sUccess with tangible metrics: admissions statistics, faculty hiring, fundraising, and research awards, to name a few. by any measure, northeastern is succeeding like never before. over the past five years, we have continued to attract highly talented students; we have added 261 tenured and tenure-track professors; we have doubled our research awards; and we have broken the universitys all-time fundraising record. (see details on pages 56.) although these metrics are impressive, what lies behind the numbers and the trend lines is even more compelling: the people who make it happen. Universities are, ultimately, communities of peoplestudents, faculty, staff, and alumni. in this issue of Northeastern Magazine, you will learn some of their storiesjust a few among the thousands of accounts of people in our community whose talent and commitment advance the universitys mission in ways large and small, every day. their contributions are a reminder of northeasterns distinctive capacity to inspire excellence, engagement, and innovationqualities that are, perhaps, beyond measure, as we move forward to meet tomorrows challenges.
Joseph e. aoun President
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DEPTH of FIELD
watching the detectives Northeastern hosted 350 middle- and highschool students for this years Boston Public Schools Science Fair, where curious young scientists presented the results of their experiments in an impressive range of disciplines, including biology, health, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and the environment. Ramon Feliciano, an eighth-grade student, displays his germination project with the no-nonsense title If in Doubt, Watch em Sprout.
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measures of excellence
A look At whAts going on
measure of gLobaL education

The global expansion of experiential learning is one measure of Northeasterns increased international impact.
countries where northeastern offers experientiaL Learning
s John Adams famously said, facts are stubborn things. Over the past five years, Northeastern has made dramatic strides across a broad range of priorities: global experiential education, student achievement, academic innovation, faculty strength, use-inspired research, and alumni engagement. The graphics on these two pages illustrate the tangible measuresthe factsof just some of Northeasterns accomplishments.
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Northeasterns experiential-learning model, grounded in its world-leading co-op program, is attracting a highly talented and diverse student body from around the world.
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The universitys focus on solving global challengeswith an emphasis on health, security, and sustainabilityhas helped it nearly double external research funding since 2006.
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In appointing 261 new tenured and tenure-track faculty since 2006, Northeastern has strategically aligned faculty hiring with its research enterprise and current and emerging areas of strength.
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Northeastern alumni have elevated their support to record-breaking levels, establishing eight new international chapters since 2006, a strong indicator of alumni engagement and global reach.
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schooL of Law aLumna awarded a macarthur feLLowship
For her work fighting elder abuse, Marie-Therese Connolly, L84, has been named a MacArthur Fellow, a prestigious honor that comes with a $500,000 award. Because victims are often unable to speak out to advocate for themselves, Connolly hopes that the recognition will put the problem of elder abuse on the publics radar. In 2002, she led efforts in the U.S. Senate to draft the Elder Justice Act, a landmark bipartisan bill that addressed issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. She also founded the Life Long Justice initiative, a Washington, D.C.based organization that aims to create an integrated national advocacy effort to prevent, detect, and intervene in cases of elder abuse. The more we learn about it, the more we learn how extensive, lethal, and costly this issue is, Connolly says. Its a preventable problem. If people think about it, prepare for it, and put steps in place to prevent it, this can be stopped. School of Law dean Emily Spieler says that Connollys recognition represents the schools standards of excellence. As we tell our students, all lawyers must commit themselves to addressing the needs of society, regardless of their field of practice. Marie-Therese exemplifies our highest ideals, Spieler says. I went to law school because it seemed the law was an important tool to fix systems I thought were broken, and Northeastern taught me how to do that, Connolly says. The people there care about the law not as a tool to make as much money as you can, but as a tool to do as much good as you can.
I went to law school because it seemed the law was an important tool to x systems I thought were broken.
9/11. WE REMEMBER.
On the tenth anniversary, the Northeastern community remembered this pivotal historical moment, and reected on how it has shaped the beliefs and hopes of faculty, students, and staff. The Reection Scroll, part of a 9/11 installation at Gallery 360, provided the chance to offer personal reections, including the following:
Out of the dust you will nd war and peace, love and hate, and a new place to start.

in loving memory of Candice Williams, who was a passenger aboard Flight 11 and a student at northeastern. Peace can only be achieved when every person is willing to commit to it. Until then, we must ght for peace. But in ghting for it, dont we lose it?
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nikesh arora, mba92

googLes senior vice president and chief business officer on why audacious goaLs are important and a perfect resum isnt, and how it heLps to reaLLy, reaLLy Love what you do.
Q&a with
You have pointed out that some of Americas most innovative companies were founded during economic downturns. Do you believe that a slow economy offers a particularly fertile environment for entrepreneurship, and if so, why?
at the time of the recession in 2008, one of googles cofounders, Sergey Brin, coined the phrase scarcity breeds clarityhe got that right. Tough economic times are a good forcing function for companies to think creatively, do more with less, and prioritize. But i would say that if one thing has completely revolutionized the landscape for entrepreneurs, its the internet. if you build a fantastic product, thanks to the web, you have an audience of billions of people right at your fingertipsand that levels the playing field for entrepreneurs in a profound way. Thats why companies like google have come into being, and why i believe well continue to see new, big players crop up seemingly overnight. its a fundamental shift in the business world thats still playing out.
relevant experience. its the people whove not only been incredibly disciplined, but have carved out a vision to win, whatever that may bethose are the people you want on your team. My other guidance on this is that your most important role as a leader of an organization is setting the right vision. i think youve really got to set audacious, ambitious goalsgoals that probably seem crazy at the time. it sounds counterintuitive, but its much easier to make progress if you set your goals high. When youre constantly working on small or incremental changes, its easy for your team to get complacent and lose momentum and energy. Creating ambitious goals is the way to make leaps and inspire your team to do amazing things.
What advice would you give todays students?

youve got to be passionate about what you do and wake up excited to go to work. i could never have predicted where my career would lead me. after studying electrical engineering in india and getting my MBa at northeastern, ive done a lot of different thingsfrom working in finance and managing money, to consulting and marketing in telecom. now ive spent the past seven years at google. it was never the most important thing for me to chart a linear path. i just followed my gut and intuition on the right time to make a change. and have some funif you love what you do, its a lot easier to get inspired, to innovate, and to lead.
What advice would you give to a Northeastern graduate or any young entrepreneur seeking to start an innovation-based company?
The culture that you create within a company is incredibly important, and it all comes down to the people you hire. im always looking for people who not only have raw smarts, but have demonstrated passion and intense dedication. That can take many different forms. ive hired an olympic figure skater, a world knitting champion, poets . . . it doesnt matter to me what theyre good at it, as long as they have the drive to become the best in a particular area. That means more to me than having the perfect resum or precisely
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Ive hired an Olympic fi gure skater, a world knitting champion, poets . . . it doesnt matter to me what theyre good at it, as long as they have the drive to become the best.
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2020vision
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assessing the decade ahead
historian timothy Brown
co-op now
A student empowers farmers in Africa.
On a fresh lOOk at the recent Past

Until recently, the history of the 1960s has been largely interpreted either by veteran political activists with limited critical distance or by pundits motivated by nonscholarly concerns. By 2020, historians and other scholars will be fully immersed in taking a fresh look back at the 1960s. New fields of inquiry will emerge, including the intersection of popular culture and radical politics, and the globalization of both the antiwar and civil rights movements. Scholars will also be turning their lens toward the activism of more recent decades, focusing especially on the antinuclear and environmental movements.
Brown is an associate professor of history.
Who: Delaney Bannister, a senior with a combined major in international affairs and communications and a minor in French. Where: Cameroon. When: Fall 2011. What she did: Put a solar-powered food dryer to the test on farms looking for a better way of preserving crops (40 percent rot before making it to market). The low-cost SolarPoD, built by a team of Northeastern undergraduate engineers, looks like a barrel with a skirt of plastic foil. But it harnesses the right combination of airflow and sun rays to efficiently and safely dehydrate fruits, vegetables, and meat. Bannister recorded the PoDs daily field-test results and did demos for farmers at open markets. Today: After she graduates, Bannister hopes to
delaney Bannister is testing a better way to preserve produce. and it has nothing to do with juggling.
work for start-up JolaVentureheaded by Roland Fomundam, AS09, MS10, Bannisters on-site
co-op mentorwhich brings modern agriculture technology to poor farmers in Africa.
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A CULTURE of AHA!
Three Northeastern innovators on what makes a good idea great and how to stay ahead of the curve.
INGREDIENTS OF INNOVATION
David House, ME69
In 1971, the brand-new semiconductor business Intel introduced the worlds first microprocessor. David House, recently graduated from Northeastern, was working at Honeywells Computer Control Division in Massachusetts. House recalls saying to his wife that night, I learned two very important things today: one, my job is changing industries. Im designing high-volume, low-cost computers, and in the future theyre going to be designed by semiconductor companies. Two, my job is changing coasts. These guys are on the West Coast. A year later, House took a job in southern California, and soon after that he moved up the coast to join the Santa Clarabased Intel. The company was worth $40 million. over the next two decades, House helped transform Intel into a $4 billion computer giant. To distinguish Intel, House came up with the Intel Inside tagline. The idea was to convey that the quality of a computer is based on the microprocessoror ingredientsinside the hardware. At that time, only products such as Marlboro and Coca-Cola were incorporating ingredient branding to establish brand loyalty. Houses plan worked: Intels line of Pentium processors became a household name synonymous with quality. When I came into Intel, I had a vision of what the microprocessor could do, he says. But reality far exceeded my vision. House has since worked for and started several companies, large and small. Today, hes chairman of the board at Brocade Communications, serves on numerous other boards, and is the proprietor of House Family Winery. Two months of the year, youll find him either racing cars or heliskiing. Focus and persistence are at the heart of everything he does, and he advises new grads to develop these traits. you can have anything you want, he says, but you cant have everything. you have to choose.
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A CULTURE of AHA!
GOING SOCIAL
Gene Fay, BA92, MBA95
For serial entrepreneur Gene Fay, Web 2.0 offers powerful marketing possibilities. So much so that he uses social media exclusively to publicize the software used by his latest venture, Nine Technology, which provides online backup and backup products for rapid storing of huge quantities of data. He finds that he can reach his market audience as effectively, if not more so, through social media than through traditional marketing outlets by entertaining and educating them on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the company blog. Using social media leads to more natural engagement with people than cold-calling. It saves tens of thousands of dollars in marketing costs, he says. This is Fays third start-up since 1996, when he founded Avid Sports to sell high-end video-coaching equipment to professional and college sports teams. He also worked as an in-house entrepreneur at Hopkinton, Massachusettsbased EMC.
President aOun hOnOred By mit

Aouns alma mater recognizes his scholarly contributions and leadership.
on october 26, 2011, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presented President Aoun with the prestigious Robert A. Muh Alumni Award. Given biennially, the award honors an alumnus or alumna who has made extraordinary contributions in the fields represented by MITs School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Aoun, who received his PhD in linguistics from MIT in 1982, joins the ranks of previous winners, including former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Nobel laureate in economics Robert Merton. In presenting the award, Deborah Fitzgerald, dean of the school, lauded Northeasterns president as a distinguished scholar and education leader. In a letter read during the ceremony, Noam Chomsky, the globally acclaimed linguist, cognitive scientist, and cofounder of MITs linguistics program, praised Aouns groundbreaking contributions to the field. Aoun addressed an audience of more than one hundred faculty, students, and staff from MIT, as well as members of Northeasterns Board of Trustees and senior leadership. He focused on the challenges and opportunitiesthe American system of higher education faces in todays climate of rapid globalization. Pointing to the rising demand for higher education in countries like India and China, Aoun warned that a goldrush approach to expansion overseas by American universities racing to fill that demand could result in a backlash. He exhorted American universities to instead establish a social compact with each country they enter, one tailored to local needs and conditions. Thats the only way to ensure acceptance and a sustainable partnership, he said.
DISCOVERING THE UNDISCOVERED

Marcia Stone, MS71, PHD74
Marcia Stone is not afraid of changing course. Two decades ago, her LeadCheck Swab revolutionized the process of detecting harmful lead levels, making it possible to get accurate results faster and easier. It became the first EPA-recognized instant test, and the company she founded to manufacture it, Hybrivet Systems, grew to be the leading provider of home lead-detection tests in the nation. Technology and consumer-products giant 3M acquired Hybrivet earlier this year. Stones next start-up adventure has her doing a 180-degree turn from lead detection. In December 2011, she launched Erie Drive, which specializes in home goods from emerging artisans and craftspeople around the world. For her, innovation in both these ventures has less to do with the product and more about discovering the undiscovered. After the sale of Hybrivet, I immediately turned my attention to making Erie Drive not simply a stylish online concept store, but a true model of modern living and lifestyle, says Stone.
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sports memories
gods speed
erik nedeau, CS94, who is now the head cross-country coach at amherst, was a finalist in the 1982 olympic trials for the 800 meter. He was just one of the fastest guys around. and one day, nedeau was walking in the Fenway when this guy on a bike swoops by and takes off with a girls purse. So nedeau just starts running, and he catches the guy. From then on out, his nickname here at northeastern has been god. How many people have the nickname god? _______
Northeasterns Jack Grinold, widely regarded as the dean of New England sports-information directors, retires this year. Here, he shares some of his favorite Husky sports memories from the past five decades.
no more J. J.
Back in 2002, Jos Juan Barea was just a little freshman, but he really hit his stride in a basketball game early on against Boston Collegethis huge upsetand he never slowed down after that. every time he scored, the whole place would go wild. With every basket, the announcer would drag out his name: Josee . . . Juaaaan . . . Ba-re-a! it was something else. im so glad for the kid that hes in the nBa and doing so well, but i just hate what theyve done to his name, calling him J. J. im telling you, there was nothing like hearing his name fill the whole place, with everybody in the crowd going crazy. _______
buzzer shot
Since our inception, we had just been a run-of-the-mill basketball team. But in 1981 we just exploded. We were losing with two seconds remaining in the north atlantic Conference playoff game against Holy Cross when Perry Moss, aS92, who went on to play in the nBa, threw the ball into the basket from way behind center court, forcing the game into overtime. and once we hit overtime, it was all over. Holy Cross was just deated. _______
THE beanpot
The 1980 Beanpot, to me, is the Beanpot. northeastern hadnt won since the tournament started in 1952. as usual, northeastern had the worst record of any of the four teams, but in the first game we beat Boston University in overtime. and in the second game, we beat Boston College, which had an outstanding record going into the tournament. Wayne Turner, ed81, MPa86, scored the winning shot in overtime, and to this day they still call him Wayne Beanpot Turner. _______
press-box break
even up until the 1970s, women were not allowed in the press box. The feeling was that the talk was just too rough for a womans delicate ears. i never subscribed to that, and sometime in the mid-60s i had one of my women co-ops start working in the Matthews arena press box, handing out stats and doing whatever needed to be done. i may never be able to prove it, but i think she might have been the first woman ever to work in a U.S. press box. _______
rock On!
Build it, and they will climb. Thats what members of the Huskiers and outing Club were counting on when they set up this twenty-three-foot climbing wall for their annual Camping on the Quad event. It worked. Dozens of curious students stopped by over the course of the day. Here, two test their scaling skills after receiving safety instructions and climbing footwear from Huskiers. Between turns, climbers got the scoop about the clubs ski trips and other outdoor activities.
security stronghoLd
The new Kostas Institute is open. And it promises to be the hub for leading-edge security research that aligns with federal priorities.
the leadershiP
at the helm of this new research hub are two national-security veteransPeter Boynton (top) and stephen flynn (middle)who bring a wealth of experience and vision to the institute. Boynton was most recently commissioner of the connecticut department of emergency Management and Homeland security. He is a former director on the White House National security council staff, served at the u.s. department of state, and was a member of the u.s. coast guard for twenty-eight years. flynn comes to Northeastern from the center for National Policy in Washington, d.c., where he had been president after spending a decade as a senior fellow for national-security studies at the council on foreign relations. He served in the White House on the National security council staff, and was a part of the obama Presidential transition team. the institute also has the backing of the universitys recently launched strategic security initiative, led by david luzzi (bottom), who previously served as dean of Northeasterns college of engineering. in his role as executive director of the initiative, luzzi will work closely with the codirectors of the kostas institute, among others in Northeastern leadership and the university community, to further develop the universitys security agenda.
n September 22, 2011, Northeastern opened the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security on the universitys Burlington campus. The 70,000-squarefoot research facility is named in honor of George J. Kostas, E43, H07, who funded the project with a generous $12 million gift to the university. The state-of-the-art facility was designed to meet U.S. Department of Defense standards, and makes Northeastern eligible for federal funding to conduct sensitive security research in a restricted environment. Features like the electromagnetic-shielded building, with a metal-lined floor and walls to block listening devices, are part of what makes the institute an optimal place for such work. But the facility is also a statement about Northeasterns commitment to finding innovative ways of tackling daunting national-security questions. our intention here is to create a different national model, a model that will allow us to capture the best of what goes on in basic research by faculty and students and translate it here at this facility to critical problems in security, says Mel Bernstein, Northeasterns senior vice provost for research and graduate education. At the event, Kostas praised the researchers whose work protects the United States: My wife and I believe America offers the best system for the development of human potential and the best incubator to contribute to the world.
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On the washingtOn frOnt

one week after the opening of the george J. kostas research institute for Homeland security, President aoun traveled to Washington, d.c., to meet with u.s. secretary of homeland security Janet Napolitano. it was an opportunity for aoun to speak with Napolitano and other senior department of Homeland security (dHs) officials about Northeasterns long-standing commitment to security research and the opportunities presented by the new kostas institute. aouns message to the secretary was clear. He spoke of how Northeastern has made security research one of its top priorities. expansion in this area, he explained, builds on Northeasterns existing strength and helps address a national imperative. He said he sees this alignment as an opportunity to partner with the federal government and make the nation safer. in 2008, Northeastern was selected as one of eleven universities nationwide to house a dHs center of excellence. the $10 million grant established the awareness and localization of explosivesrelated threats (alert) center at Northeastern. during aouns tenure, the university has prioritized its research agenda around three national imperatives: health, security, and sustainability. Meeting Napolitano was part of a two-day visit to Washington, during which aoun also met with officials on capitol Hill and at the White House to discuss highereducation policy and funding priorities.
Matt shutzer tom Jay cinq-Mars
twO mOre fuLbrights

A couple of history scholars join a growing list of Northeasterns named Fellows.
Tom Jay Cinq-Mars, SSH10, who graduated with a degree in history and Spanish, and Matt Shutzer, SSH10, who earned a degree in history, recently became the seventeenth and eighteenth members of the Northeastern community to be named Fulbright Fellows in the past five years. The competitive merit-based Fulbright grant programone of the most prestigious fellowships in academiaallows accomplished students, scholars, and professionals from 155 countries to focus on advancing their respective fields to help find solutions to global challenges. Cinq-Mars headed in September for Kazan, Russia, to spend ten months studying the structure and composition of the tsarist political police at the turn of the twentieth century. Meanwhile, Shutzer is in orissa, India, focusing on community forest-management knowledge and practice. Hes looking at grassroots efforts to steer land-settlement legislation, and finding ways for local communities to work with the state and NGos to preserve the biodiversity of orissas forests.
SHARED HISTORY
Tom Jay Cinq-Mars and Matt Shutzer, who didnt know each other as undergraduates, are linked by more than their passion for history. They both had poems published in northeasterns literary magazine Spectrum.
u.s. secretary of homeland security Janet Napolitano and President aoun discuss matters of nationalsecurity research.
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Tis the season to curl up in front of a movie. To broaden your cinematic horizons, Professor Inez Hedges offers this collection of film resources for artistic, historical, and fun film facts that span the decades and the globe.
For the Film Lover Visiting Berlin
FILM RES O OURCES URCES FOR CINEPHILES
a transfOrmative tenure
Emily Spieler, the School of Laws dean since 2002, has decided to step down in the spring.
Emily Spieler leaves the law school a significantly stronger and more vital institution, says Stephen Director, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. She has overseen a transformation that includes attracting increasingly talented students and faculty, expanding the international law curriculum, developing a graduate law degree program for international students that launches next fall, and building both the co-op employer networkdomestically and internationallyand funding for students international experiential opportunities. When she wasnt busy cementing the schools leadership in public-service and public-interest law, she somehow also found time to transform the schools facilities and build partnerships that have enabled Northeastern students to pursue joint degrees with other prestigious institutions. It has been a privilege, Spieler says. I was attracted to the history and values of this law school, and I continue to believe that these principles are essential to educating great lawyers, to doing research that matters, and to addressing the challenges of the world.
deutsche-kinemathek.de officially established in 1963, the Deutsche Kinemathek holds a renowned archive of some thirteen thousand German and foreign movies, with an emphasis on avant-garde, experimental, and documentary films. The museum also houses more than a million film stills, portraits, and production photos, as well as thousands of scripts, posters, film programs, movie tickets, and other artifacts dating back to the early years of cinema. _______
For the Cinema History Buff For t he Young Filmmaker
For the Film and Media Critic
filmsite.org The award-winning Filmsite, owned by American Movie Classics, is the be-all and end-all site for film listsfrom greatest films, to biggest box-office hits (and bombs), to most popular movie quotes, to legendary actors and directors. youll find film-history milestones and facts dating back a century, reviews, and even tips on how to watch a movie critically. _______
bostonstudentarts.org A great resource for Boston-area undergrads planning a career in the arts and entertainment industry. Founded by cinema studies major Kelly Soule, AMD11, the Boston Student Arts Network hosts workshops and events to help student filmmakers build skills, find talent, and share experiences with others in the field. _______
ejumpcut.org Visit JumpCut, which originated as a print publication, if youre interested in the critique of international contemporary media. The online journal of mass media and film critiques has a following of students, academics, media professionals, and political activists from around the world. ______
For the Everyday Movie Fan
imdb.com The comprehensive Internet Movie Databaseincluding film reviews, complete cast and crew lists, local movie times, and best-of listsis an essential resource for anyone in search of a good movie. you can even download a mobile app. _______
inez hedges, professor of languages, literatures, and cultures; director of cinema studies program
Hedges founded Northeasterns cinema studies program. Her current research focuses on cinematic, literary, and artistic representations of the deportation of more than seventy-six thousand Jewish people in German-occupied France from 1940 to 1944. Her latest book is framing faust: twentieth-century cultural struggles.
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sustainability leader mark vachon, Ba82
camPus withOut BOundaries

Northeastern advances an innovative model of higher education.
Northeastern opened a regional campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, in october, expects to open a second in Seattle, Washington, next year, and is actively evaluating other opportunities. We need to develop truly modern campuses, says President Aoun, regional platforms for graduate education and collaboration between higher education and industry. Graduate degree programs in business, engineering, health sciences, computer science, and other disciplines will be a hybrid integration of online and classroom learning. Existing Northeastern faculty members will teach courses both at the regional campuses and online. Degree offerings will be tailored to the demands of the local economya masters degree in health informatics, which aligns with the growing heath-care sector in Charlotte, for example, and a masters degree in information assurance to meet the needs of Seattles many technology companies. So, too, with research: The university is actively discussing collaboration with a Charlotte-based civic organization, focusing on the impact of sustainability efforts within the local labor market. A more detailed story will appear in the spring issue. northeastern.edu/regionalcampuses
On POwering the green mOvement

As natural resources grow scarcer and population rises, energy-efficient products and methods will become more important for instance, electric-vehicle charging stations for the home, efficient lighting, wind technology, and effective ways to reuse water. Nothing less than geopolitical, environmental, and economic stability will be at stake. Innovation will be key to a robust global economy and the prevention of political and social unrest from inadequate food, water, or access to energy. I am optimistic. By being proactive and responsive and in partnerships with NGOs, governments, and academiawe will succeed.
Vachon is vice president of GEs Ecomagination, which has invested $5 billion in cleantechnology research and development over the past ve years.
rePOrter at large
Early this past summer, Emily Rudisill, AMD11, traveled to Jordan and Turkey on a five-week journalism Dialogue of Civilizations trip, where she learned a lot about reportingand herself.
How were you able to push yourself professionally? What surprised you most about the people you met?
Some roman ruins in amman were being redeveloped, but i couldnt find any information about the project. one night, i saw a gap in the fence and decided, Why not? and walked right onto the closed site. i went up to the workers, who didnt speak any english, and we were doing this charades dance. Then, amazingly, i found myself meeting with the projects chief architect.
There is this perception that Muslim women are always quiet, submissive, and covered up. But i met so many strong, beautiful Muslim women including female journalists who were incredibly smart and lived vibrant, exciting lives.
About yourself?
Being over there really tested my drivei couldnt simply wait for a story to happen. The whole experience confirmed that i want to be a journalist, traveling around the world to tell stories.
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master of public health student Binja Basimike
talking rOBOts
Discussion with entrepreneur is anything but robotic.
Batteries werent included, but the packed audience was plenty charged up for Novembers Adventures in Entrepreneurship conversation between iRobot cofounder and CEo Colin Angle and President Aoun. A visionary in the industry, Angle and his team transformed the robot from factory drone to member of the familydomestic and militarywith the awardwinning Roomba floor-vacuuming robot and PackBot bomb-disposal robot. More than ninety Northeastern students have co-oped at iRobot since 2001. Angles appearance kicked off a new presidential speaker series Profiles in Innovation, which brings the most innovative minds to the Northeastern community to inform and inspire. Speaking to live and virtual audiences, Angle discussed entrepreneurship in general and the next generation of robots in particular. Having become a CEo at the age of twenty-two, Angle was the perfect person to tackle questions by young innovators, which were posed in person and via Facebook and Twitter. He also encouraged students to take risks: Being an entrepreneur is kind of like building an airplane while youre flying it.
On challenges in glOBal PuBlic health

In terms of HIV/AIDS, our efforts at changing peoples behavior will show resultspromoting monogamy and condom use, in particular. Already Ugandas declining HIV rate is being used as a model. Public-health campaigns will be key. Through the ABC campaignAbstinence. Be faithful. Condomizewe will continue to build understanding. Were saying, I understand and respect your culture, but heres how to protect yourself. Another challenge is the worlds aging population. Who will care for the elderly in war-torn nations? And in the United States? In some arenas, public health is working very well with these populations. But it will take far greater recognition of the problem before enough action is taken.
Basimike completed three summer internships at health clinics in Africa and worked with cancer survivors on co-op at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston.
the Best sandwich

WOLLASTONS MARKETS
forsyth street and west viLLage Sink your teeth into this: The Northeastern
>>northeastern faculty, students, and staff voted online for where to find the best sandwiches on and around campus. The winner, hands down, was Wollastons Markets, right here on campus. in addition to this sandwich, aptly named The northeastern, the reasonably priced selection includes other concoctions named after local streets and sites: The Hemenway, The Fenway, and The Pike (a whopper combination created by Sam Weckel, Ba11, featuring cheese, roast beef, turkey, and bacon).
crusty french bread rare roast beef creamy Boursin cheese lettuce tomato
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BOUV aPPOinTs new dean
In October Terry Fulmer, a nationally known expert in geriatrics, joined Bouv College of Health Sciences as dean, succeeding Stephen Zoloth.
Though new to Northeastern, Terry Fulmer is no stranger to the role of academic leader. Her most recent position was as the Erline Perkins McGriff Professor and dean of the College of Nursing at New york University, where she held a faculty appointment since 1995. Fulmer has also held academic positions at Boston College, Columbia University, yale University, and the Harvard Medical School Division on Aging. She earned a masters degree in nursing and a PhD in higher-education administration from Boston College, and received her Bachelor of Science from Skidmore College. An accomplished scholar in her field, she was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2010. Bouv is a vibrant and innovative interdisciplinary health-sciences college, and I am very honored to have been chosen as dean, says Fulmer. Health-care reform, with a keen emphasis on quality and safety for the public, requires that we work together in new and
creative ways. Bouv can lead the country in this arena, given its breadth and depth of talent and the palpable enthusiasm at the college. Zoloth is now vice provost for health research, charged with finding ways of further strengthening Northeasterns mission to solve todays global healthcare challenges.
aDVanCeD HealTH-Care Training geTs a BOOsT

A generous gift carries forward the vision of an esteemed professor.
Marlene Goldstein has invested $2 million to name a new advanced simulation laboratories suite in Bouv College of Health Sciences after her late husband, Arnold S. Goldstein, P61, PHD90, who passed away in 2010. Goldstein was a beloved and respected professor of pharmacy, and served as acting dean in what was then the College of Pharmacy and Allied Marlene goldstein and her late husband, Professor arnold s. goldstein Health Professions. The Arnold S. Goldstein Simulation Laboratories Suite will feature advanced computer-driven mannequins that replicate realistic human symptoms and responses. By practicing hands-on skills, such as starting intravenous lines, performing resuscitation, and administering anesthesia, students will acquire the training necessary for settings ranging from emergency rooms to home care.
Arny Goldstein was a farsighted innovator who recognized the value of experiential education, says President Aoun.
By training students in these techniques, the Goldstein Suite will have a significant impact on the next generation of health-care providers. Arnold loved academia, and his thirst for knowledge was unquenchable, says his wife. our gift to Northeastern University will hopefully make a difference in the future, one that lasts longer than our lifetimes. Arnold would be so delighted and very proud to see it at work. Arny Goldstein was a farsighted innovator who recognized the value of experiential education, says President Aoun. With this transformative investment, Marlene is solidifying the legacy of his pioneering spirit and is strengthening Bouv College of Health Sciences as a national leader in patient safety and health-care quality.
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what it was Like
nOt yOur average tweezers

Micah McCauley, senior scientist in the lab of physics professor Mark Williams, uses special tweezers to find ways of fighting HIV and cancer at the molecular level.
in this experiment, im using optical tweezersinstruments that use laser beams to grasp and manipulate individual molecules.
We use optical tweezers to stretch out portions of viral rNamimicking the actions of proteins in the HiV virus that cause infection. By learning how these proteins work, we hope to find ways of thwarting them, and thus halt further spread of the virus. legacY: tom lived life to the fullest, and made an enormous impact on people he worked with, says kate klepper, associate dean of graduate business programs.
We also use the device to test small molecules, or ligands, that are engineered to bind strongly to dNa. these ligands inhibit replication in cancerous cells, which impairs tumor growth and halts the spread of the cancer.
Mary knox Merrill
RESEARCH in my experience
DigiTal Dangers
Engin Kirda, the Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Associate Professor for Information Assurance, on a common cybersecurity threat.
oT LoNG AGo, INTERNET HACKERS WERE CHIEFLy VIEWED as awkward teenagers entertaining themselves in ways only a computer scientist could appreciate. over the last decade, however, cybersecurity has witnessed a shift from hacking for fun to hacking for profit; threats have become more complex and sophisticated and that much more compelling to solve. This reality became even more apparent in April when Sonys PlayStation Network was hacked, leaving seventy million subscribers vulnerable to security threats, as their names, addresses, and credit-card numbers were stolen. It was an embarrassment for Sony, and earned the company the Most Epic Fail Award at the Pwnie Awards, an annual ceremony celebrating achievements and failures in information assurance. Even security companies such as RSA, Comodo, and HBGary are not immune to security breaches. But what does this mean for you and me, now that our society has careened toward a socially intertwined network of Facebook profiles and tweets? This is where my work comes in. As the Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Associate Professor for Information Assurance, and as cofounder and codirector of the International Secure Systems Lab
The online landscape has changed drastically with the explosion of social media, making it critical that cybersecurity receive even more attention.
(iSecLab), I have dedicated my research to discovering vulnerabilities in websites and Internet applications, with the goal of creating more secure applications. This means constantly staying ahead of cyber-attackers, and understanding both current and future trends and threats. only in the last decade has information assurance become mainstream. With millions of people volunteering personal information through platforms such as Facebookwhich has more than eight-hundred million users security problems involve both technical and social aspects. That is, scientists can develop technical solutions to combat security threats, but the challenge lies in ensuring users understand and apply these solutions. This issue is only one, among many others, that we examine at the iSecLab. Established during my time at the Technical University of Vienna, the lab has expanded globallymost recently to Northeastern. The lab is a collaborative effort between European and U.S. researchers focused on cybersecurity. our projects demonstrate the impact of security threats and the weaknesses of various websites, including socially focused networks. My teams 2010 research revealed the vulnerability of social networksfrom smaller ones, such as Xing, with eight million members, to larger ones, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. By launching a de-anonymization attackmeaning we used the group-membership information available on networking sites to identify a user visiting a websitemy team and I demonstrated that hackers can track an actual person, as opposed to just tracking a users browser with cookies. This has serious privacy implications. Any social-network user conducting a sensitive transaction, such as purchasing medicine, is susceptible to losing anonymity. This type of attack creates a breeding ground for illegal activity.
RESEARCH
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prudence plummerdamato, assistant professor of physical therapy Plummer-DAmato has led multiple studies to improve outcomes for stroke victims. Her latest study, funded by the American Heart Association, targets the specific rehabilitation-program activities most likely to help patients regain their capacity to walk independently. In earlier research, Plummer-DAmato and her team demonstrated that the very act of walking can require tremendous concentration for stroke victims, making it difficult for patients to participate in activities outside the home. To address this challenge, Plummer-DAmato is researching the effectiveness of dual-task training, which involves the practice of, say, walking and counting at the same time. A pilot study provided promising evidence that dual-task training can improve a persons ability to walk when his attention is divided. Training patients in this way may help elderly stroke survivors, who are typically very inactive, to feel more comfortable participating in physical and social activities.
Social-network users are not as anonymous as they may think. By distributing malware, sending spam and phishing messages, and seeking out individuals willing to volunteer personal information, hackers can make social-network users victims of anything from seemingly innocuous targeted marketing to outright blackmail. The best protection is to share as little personal information as possible on the Internet. Users must also understand they cannot depend on social-networking sites for security. The very foundation of social networking is accessing user information to use for marketing and advertising. These sites have largely assumed a reactive approach by implementing new security features only as users complain about lack of privacy. Users must take control of their own security by choosing carefully what they reveal in cyberspace, regardless of privacy settings. In a recent example, the Wall Street Journal revealed last year that popular Facebook applications transmitted identifying information, providing access to users names and even their friends names to advertising and Internet tracking companies. Among those apps was Farmville, which has fifty-nine million users. People were innocently tending their virtual farms, unaware that their information was being distributed to at least twentyfive advertising and data firms. This is precisely why the iSecLab focuses on discovering vulnerabilities in websites and Internet applications. I suspect people will eventually become more aware of privacy infringementbut it may be too little, too late. Because networks can store personal information, many users will have already lost control over what they voluntarily shared in the past. Engin Kirda is the first Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Associate Professor for Information Assurance at Northeastern. He is cofounder and codirector of the International Secure Systems Lab, a European and U.S. research collaboration aimed at solving cybersecurity issues.
EACH yEAR, NEARLy 800,000 people in the United States suffer strokes, the leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. An estimated 20 percent of stroke survivors require assistance in walking after they recover.
wiki research
Joseph reagle, assistant professor of communication studies DoES WIKIPEDIA discriminate? Reagles research indicates a distinct gender bias. The massive online encyclopedia is often compared to the Encyclopdia Britannica; Wikipedia, however, includes a significantly lower percentage of biographies of women than its traditional counterpart. Reagle, who wrote his dissertation at New york University on a related topic, partnered with NyU doctoral student Lauren the two resourceswere published this year in the International Journal of Communication. It turns out that women make up a mere fraction of the citizen editors who write and maintain the collaborative online reference tool. The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that runs Wikipedia and other user-generated references, is aware of the gender bias of its material, and is actively trying to engage women contributors.
Rhue to compare Wikipedia and Encyclopdia Britannicas articles against a master list of subjects generated from several biographical dictionaries and reference texts. Their findingswhich were expressed in percentages to account for the difference in scale between
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divine PrOOf
The latest thriller by Northeastern English professor Gary Goshgarian seeks proof of an afterlife. by magdaLena hernandez
FTER LoSING CoNTRoL oF HIS BIKE NEAR NoRTHEASTERNS campus, a young man sustains a head injury and slips into a coma. When he regains consciousness a few months later (on Easter weekend, no less), hes heard reciting the Lords Prayer in the original Aramaic. A young nurse surreptitiously posts a youTube video of the phenomenon, and religious zealots descend on the miracle mans bedside. In his latest thriller, Northeastern English professor Gary Goshgarian (writing under his frequent pen name, Gary Braver) takes on the Holy Grail of medicine: conquering death. Like his previous novels, Tunnel Vision entertains the possibility of technology defying the constraints of human biology, with characters who try to play God. But in this ambitious new novel, individuals actually court near-death experiences as a way to prove Gods existence. The plot revolves around Zack Kashian, as troubled a character as Goshgarian has ever presented. His older brother died as the result of a hate crime when Zack was a child. His parents divorced following the murder. Plunged into a severe depression, Zacks father, who died three years before the novel begins, became a monk. Zacks mother took the opposite path, rejecting her faith completely. Zacks childhood trauma and his biking accident are far from the only challenges he faces: The Northeastern grad student is grappling with a gambling problem.
Mounting debts entice him to join an unusual research study, headed by Elizabeth Luria, that seeks proof of an afterlife among people who have experienced near death. Lurias investigations are funded by rich evangelicals, keen to prove Gods existence. They expect her findings to reconcile science and religion, and preliminary findings seem promising: The heightened neuroactivity we recorded is located in the very sector associated with religious and spiritual experiences. Its known as the God lobe, explains Luria. During near-death experiences induced by the researchers, Zack suffers nightmare visions. As he scrambles to extract meaning from his dreams, another party has decided that the investigations are tantamount to blasphemy. A hit man is hired, and the chase begins. As Zack tries to piece the puzzle together, the hit man zeroes in. For fans of medical thrillers, Goshgarian doesnt disappoint. Hes crafted a novel that will keep readers eagerly turning pages. With one of the most intricate plot lines the author has yet created, the dramatic tension rarely slackens. Northeastern alumni will especially enjoy the numerous insider referencesa trademark of sorts in Goshgarians work. Zacks accident, for instance, happens near a particularly tricky intersection on the Avenue of the Arts near Northeasterns campus. At another point, two characters dine at Unos, a longtime student haunt on Huntington Avenue. other allusions resonate just as well. Zacks masters thesis, for example, examines Mary Shelleys Frankenstein.
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He posits that revenge drove Victor Frankenstein to create life artificially in hopes of killing death. This theory about Frankenstein underscores an interesting parallel with Lurias research. years ago, the scientist lost her child and husband in a car accident. The novel suggests shes trying to vanquish death by finding proof of an afterlife. This back story is moving, and leaves the reader wanting to know more about Luria as the plot races on.
BOOkmarks
Short takes on more books by Northeastern authors.
goshgarians novels have delved into increasingly philosophical issues. to address his characters troubles, the author has invented scientific breakthroughs.
The novel raises interesting questions about life after death, with medical subplots that offer an opportunity to examine the human condition. No surprise there. over the years, Goshgarians novels have delved into increasingly philosophical issues. To address his characters troubles, the author has invented scientific breakthroughs that confer eternal youth or increased intelligence. In Skin Deep, for example, a middle-aged woman is convinced plastic surgery will lead to professional success. Senior citizens combat Alzheimers through pharmacology in Gray Matter. In Tunnel Vision, the authors fascination with the limits of biological possibility is more than a side note to the action. Goshgarians preoccupation with mortality is at the dead center of the plot, and will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered, even for a moment, Whats next? Magdalena Hernandez, MBA02, is a senior editor. tunnel Vision, by Gary Braver (Forge Books; 2011). Braver is the pen name of professor of English Gary Goshgarian, who teaches fiction writing and popular-culture courses at Northeastern. He is the author of eight suspense novels.
american crisis: GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE DANGEROUS TWO YEARS AFTER YORKTOWN, 17811783
(walker and cOmPany; 2011) By William M. Fowler Jr., Distinguished Professor of History Contrary to popular opinion, the American Revolution didnt come to a close when Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at yorktown. Plenty of trouble still brewed: The British held key cities and ruled the seas, Congress was fractured and almost broke, the states were struggling financially, and the army was close to mutiny. Fowler vividly documents Washingtons efforts to prevent the fall of the brand-new nation.
Love and shame and Love (little, BrOwn and cOmPany; 2011)
By Peter Orner, L86 Throughout this engrossing work of fiction, orner jumps forward and backward in the life of Alexander Popper, the second child born to a family in Chicago during the turbulent 1960s. His family members are poster children for the complexities of love and the shame that can ensue, with his mother, father, brother, and grandparents navigating lifes highs and lows. Why is it that shame never stops bleeding, orner writes, revealing this fractured family with wit and pathos.
wisdom for separated parents: REARRANGING AROUND THE CHILDREN TO KEEP KINSHIP STRONG (Praeger; 2011)
By Judy Osborne, CAGS89 As founder of Stepfamily Associates and a separated parent herself, therapist Judy osborne is well qualified to suggest whats best for the children after parents go their own ways. Basing the book on interviews with more than fifty straight and gay couples, she advocates the importance of separated or divorced parents rearranging their relationship by putting aside past hurts to create a benign space in which they and stepfamily members can successfully raise their children.
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conroy says she inherited her winning attitude from her dad, kevin, who coached his daughters local basketball team and gave her pointers in the familys small backyard.
her game face

by Jason kornwitz
Huskies star Jamie Conroy plays for the love of basketballand her dad.
N JANUARy 7, 2010, JAMIE CoNRoy, A 5-FooT-7 GUARD FoR the Northeastern womens basketball team, scored a career-high 20 points off the bench in a thrilling triple-overtime victory over old Dominion. But she remembers her star-making performance at Solomon Court less for the double digits on the score sheet than for the fact that she played the entire second half with a broken nose, the result of an accidental elbow thrown by a teammate. The trainers were trying to get the bleeding to stop to throw me back in, says Conroy, now a senior captain on the team. She was more than ready to get back out there. I am always willing to do whatever it takes for the team. Averaging 10 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals per game last season, Conroy subscribes to a win-at-all-costs philosophy, says head coach Daynia LaForce-Mann, who is
accustomed to watching Conroy dive for loose balls on the hard court. Jamie is very intense, says the coach. She has a game face on from start to finish. Conroy, a Brooklyn native, says she inherited her winning attitude from her dad, Kevin, who coached her local basketball team and gave her pointers in the familys small backyard. He would go hard on me until he remembered I was very little, Conroy says with a smile. As a kid, Conroy regularly visited the World Trade Centers North Tower, where Kevin worked as vice president of corporate accounting at the insurance brokerage firm Marsh & McLennan. I wasnt allowed in the meetings, she remembers, but I would look through the glass and watch what was going on. on September 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the tower, nearly three hundred of Marsh & McLennans employees were killed, including Kevin Conroy. In the weeks that followed, Jamies mom, Georgette, who had played on a co-ed softball team with her husband, asked a family friend to take over coaching her eleven-year-old daughter. Jamie wasnt that keen on returning to the court. I just thought it wouldnt be fun without my dad, she says. And yet, she found, I fell back in love with the game. Soon after the tragedy, another sports figurethis one well-knownentered the Conroy familys life, becoming its guardian angel, says Jamie. Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine, now a baseball analyst at ESPN, began doing community-service work with 9/11 families.
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In october 2001, he took Jamies older brother, Matty, to a yankees playoff game. Valentine quickly became close to Georgette, Matty, Jamie, and sisters Jill and Christine. In 2009, he even took all five Conroys to Japan. Hes always been there for us, Jamie says. For his part, Valentine says Jamie and Mattywho preceded his sister at Northeastern, graduating from the College of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2011have taught him an invaluable lesson: Love conquers all, and the inner strengths of a family are very difficult to destroy. I love them, Valentine adds. They have blessed my life. This season, as hes done throughout her college career, Valentine has watched Conroy play via the Internet. According to his practiced eye, Conroy has more than enough potential to achieve her dream of playing pro basketball overseas. She handles the ball well, and has the discipline and determination, Valentine says. She doesnt let things stand in her way. Jason Kornwitz, AS08, is a staff writer.
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Making gasoline power history

researchers at northeasterns Center for renewable energy Technology have received a $6.38 million grant from the U.S. Department of energy to develop a less costly, more efficient fuel-cell catalyst. The goal: To bring a new generation of more affordable all-electric cars to market by 2018and help make at least one kind of fossil fuel go the way of the dinosaur. our broad range of interdisciplinary research turns discoveries into solutions, with a focus on global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. northeastern.edu/research
THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORY

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Caroline Smith, a third-year nursing major and Honors Program student, currently on co-op at Massachusetts General Hospital; Jose Orozco, a fth-year biochemistry and mathematics combined major and a Goldwater Scholar; Fiona Ong, a thirdyear international affairs and economics major from Malaysia; Matthew Cournoyer, a fth-year political science major and Truman Scholar; David Royster, a fourth-year international affairs and political science combined major; Francis Nimick, a rst-year computer science major whose application to Northeastern included a perfect SAT score.
>>northeasterns remarkable trajectory of success over the past ve years can be tracked by its numbers, and the numbers are impressive: exceptional students attracted, global programs expanded, leading faculty recruited, major research awards won, alumni engaged. but success stories are really about the dedicated, forward-thinking people who make achievement their mission. behind the northeastern statistics lie the daily accomplishments of tens of thousands of faculty, students, staff, and alumni. each has a story to tell. here are twenty of them.
smaRteR, moRe Global, moRe enGaGed
hats the shorthand way to describe not just this representative group of six Northeastern students, but the entire student body. Over the past five years, Northeastern has
attracted highly accomplished, engaged, and diverse students from around the world. Average SAT scores of entering freshmen are at an all-time high of 1341. More than half of this years class graduated in the top 10 percent of their high-school class. And the number of international undergraduates choosing Northeastern is up 445 percent since 2006. But its what our students accomplish when they get to Northeastern that says the most about their strengths and potential. And, for most, it all starts with co-op. Take David Royster, a fourth-year international affairs and political science combined major from New York City. He chose Northeastern primarily for the interdisciplinary international affairs program. But after two co-opswith Northeasterns Global Pathways Program and at the Bali Global Foundation in Indonesiahes eager to explore more. I joke with my friends, he says, that I was the poster boy for international everything before President Aoun jumped onboard. For Jose Orozco, a fifth-year biochemistry and mathematics combined major, a co-op with Northeasterns biology department provided an entre into the world of research, earning him a Goldwater Scholarship, one of the highest national undergraduate honors in the sciences. First-year computer science major Francis Nimick, who starts his first co-op this spring at Intuit in San Diego, notes how even the prospect of co-op has brought focus to his course work. I am not working solely toward a grade, he says. I am learning skills that will help me in just a few months.
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Global Goddess
Ketty Rosenfeld
Ketty Rosenfelds day starts at ten p.m. Or two a.m. Sometimes four a.m. It all depends on which of her many global contacts is up for a chatand where. As the director of Northeasterns International Cooperative Education Program puts it, The world is awake before we are. Not that shes complaining. Rosenfeld, a native of Jakarta, Indonesia, has always enjoyed cross-cultural education. Hired by Northeastern in 1994 to improve the retention of Indonesian students, she later moved over to a job in the Career Services office. Now shes establishing and expanding students professional connections all over the mapand advancing a top priority for undergraduate education at Northeastern: the global expansion of the universitys signature co-op program. And advance it she has. Since 2006, when Rosenfeld was appointed to her current position, co-op has expanded to all seven continents, the number of students doing a global co-op has more than doubled, and the number of co-op employers outside the United States has nearly tripled. Rosenfeld and her staff build their success on all-hours calls, emails, and Skypes to international alumni, who are familiar with the co-op concept and the caliber of Northeastern students. Working with alumni, Rosenfeld is able to find additional co-op opportunities at a popular global destination, or help students find a great fit in uncharted territory. Its a challenge I love, she says. We live through our students, Rosenfeld adds. Their strength, drive, and compassion cannot be underestimated. Im excited to be part of their journey.
Community Champion
elise dallimoRe
Elise Dallimores number-one goal for her students? Empowerment. The associate communication-studies professor achieves this by urging them to engage in service learning, a type of experiential education that integrates classroom study with servicein community centers, nonprofits, and government agencies. Dallimore, who also acts as associate vice provost for first-year programs, has been on Northeasterns service-learning advisory board since its formation in 2000. With the help of her leadership, the number of service-learning courses, participants, instructors, and service hours has more than doubled. But for Dallimore the truest measure of success is in the impact the service efforts have on community membersand the students themselves. One recent undergraduate now plays a pivotal role in a nonprofit that offers support to foster children; Dallimore serves on the groups board. I firmly believe service learning is one of the most powerful ways for students to become part of the solution to any number of social problems we face, Dallimore says.
We live through our students.
BuildiNg MoMeNtuM
RichARd dAMoRe
hilanthropy is driving Northeasterns momentum by supporting student aid, global education, and experiential-education opportunities, and strengthens faculty teaching and
A gift to Northeastern is a bold investment in the future.
research in key areas. Trustee Rich DAmore, BA76, chairs the development committee, charged with leading all major university fundraising efforts. This is really an exciting moment for philanthropy at Northeastern, he says. During the last fiscal year, the university raised more money than at any time in our history. Since 2006, fundraising totals have doubled, with a landmark increase in gifts of $1 million or more. As a partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, DAmore knows the intricacies of the financial world all too well. Rich has always demonstrated a deep understanding of the transformational impact philanthropy can have, says President Aoun, and he applies those insights to higher education in skillful and innovative ways. DAmore and his development-committee colleagues strategize with the Board of Trustees and University Advancement to establish philanthropic policies, priorities, and goals, and to recruit leadership for future fundraising campaigns. The committee is vital to the work that we do, says Diane MacGillivray, senior vice president for University Advancement. With his business acumen, Rich leads a visionary group that is dedicated to making Northeastern ever better. DAmore also lends his philanthropic support to Northeastern. In 2009, he established the DAmore Interdisciplinary Innovation Fund to foster entrepreneurial research across academic fields. He encourages others to follow suit.
Man of InstInct
LouIs H. Barnett
inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. A pioneer in the plastics industry, Barnett and his family have supported Northeasterns Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis for nearly three decades. Medicine was his first calling. But then the war came, recalls Barnett. Id been reading about plastics, and I thought it sounded interesting. Trusting his instincts, he pursued a degree in business administration, and went on to found Loma Plastics and Louis H. Barnett Investments, and lead numerous other companies. In the early 1970s, Eugene Reppucci, then chairman of the Northeastern board, introduced Barnett to the work being done at the university in forensics and chemical analysis. Again, Barnett listened to his gut, and decided to invest. The Barnett Institute, which opened in 1973, has earned an international reputation for its contributions to basic and clinical biological research and protein therapeutics. For Barnett, the venture was just a way of giving back. Im a big believer in education, he says. The institute is one of the best things Ive done in my life. Im thrilled with the caliber of postdoctoral scholars weve educatedmore than three hundred in academic and industry leadership positions in thirty-nine countries. Thats a hell of an accomplishment.
rust what you feel. Thats what Louis Barnett, B44, H77, advises students and recent graduates. Its a philosophy thats served him well over a long, distinguished career as an
I dont worry about the future. the next generation is going to be better than this one.
i had the incredible opportunity to talk to an alum who knew my dad, Christopher lahoda, ba82, while they were both students at northeastern. my dad passed away, so it really was especially wonderful to hear from someone who knew him while he was a husky.
ALICEL AHODA, a rst-year political science and criminal justice combined major, on a connection made while working as a Northeastern Annual Fund caller.
Res-life Guy
bob Jos
Ask communication-studies major Kellyse Hood to describe Bob Joss impact on students and she is inspired to quote Aristotle: We are what we repeatedly do; therefore excellence is not an act, but a habit. Hood, a junior, says Northeasterns associate dean for cultural and residential life reached out to me on Huntington Avenue one day, after learning I was a Torch Scholar. It was vintage Jos, who makes the small interactions count as much as the big initiativessuch as the retreat he led this year that has student cultural groups collaborating in ways they never had before. His approach: Listen more than talk, be a catalyst for students ideas more than a promoter of your own, and put in long hours. Being a student is not a nine-to-five job. Neither is working with them. I enter into their world so I can bring them into mine, says Jos, whose world is a Northeastern where all things are possible. Hes not just doing a job, says Keith Geddings, president of the Northeastern Black Student Association. Theres so much passion behind it.
neW faCulty ReCRuits

Over the past five years, the university has attracted 261 new tenured and tenure-track faculty from around the globe, and it plans to recruit two hundred more. In the fall, Northeastern welcomed sixty outstanding scholars, whose work within and across disciplines will fuel the use-inspired scholarship that is our signature. Meet just a few.
Jeff hoWe
associate professor of journalism in the College of arts, media and design howe teaches and does research on multimedia journalism and writes the blog Crowdsourcing.com.
Resultson and off the CouRt

tom muRphy
They call at all hours of the day and night. They arrive unannounced at his office. The legion of grateful Hamilton College and Northeastern University student-athletes who have been the recipients of basketball coach Tom Murphys tutelage stay in touch with him. Which he welcomes with open arms. One person in particular talks to Murphy every daynot just for friendly conversation, but for wisdom on all things hoops. Thats Northeastern head coach Bill Coen, who was a Hamilton basketball player during several of Murphys thirty-four seasons as head coach at the school. Four years ago, Coen sought out Murphy for an associate head coach position at Northeastern. Now Murphy serves as the universitys coordinator of basketball advancement. At Hamilton, Murphys career included a 602-263 record, thirty postseason berths, and a National Coach of the Year award. Great coaches dont just care about wins and losses, says Murphy. Its the personal contact with the players. We teach that the things that make you successful elsewhere in life are the things that make you successful on the court.
amy sliVa
assistant professor of computer and information science and political science, with joint appointments in the Colleges of Computer and information science and social sciences and humanities sliva focuses on cultural and behavorial modeling of terrorism and is collaborating with the national defense university to analyze the nature of cyberwarfare.
anniQue un
associate professor of international business and strategy in the College of business administration uns research interests include comparing levels of innovation among foreign and domestic rms, and assessing how research and development investments, collaborations, and outsourcing, as well as the management of people, inuence innovation.
alessandRo VespiGnani
sternberg family distinguished professor of physics, Computer science, and health sciences Vespignani researches how epidemics spread, and investigates biological, social, and technological networks.
sCholaRs With a finGeR on the pulse
enforcing World Trade Organization rules and policiesthe Northeastern associate professor of law describes it as a reality check. Its an apt phrase for how most Northeastern faculty members tackle their work, whether in research or teaching: They engage with the real worldand bring their students along. Health sciences associate professor Carmen Sceppa is collaborating with counseling and applied educational psychology associate professor Jessica Hoffman on a project to reduce childhood obesity, and studying heart health among adults in Bostons Puerto Rican community. In that study, Sceppa is leading a team of graduate and undergraduate students to identify the role of lifestyle factors such as nutrition and physical activity. Its research that can only be done by working with people in the reality of their communities, says Sceppa. Chemical engineering associate professor Shashi Murthy is advancing his research on stem-cell harvesting to the point of commercial application, with design help from engineering students. They are developing the prototype of a device that will use Murthys patented method for isolating and cultivating stem cells including fragile intestinal cellsmore quickly and accurately than is now possible. Rolland, Sceppa, and Murthy feel a deep responsibility toward the end-users of their research: the member states looking for guidance in shaping WTO law, the people living in the Boston community trying to live healthier lives, the clinical researchers and biologists in academia and industry whose own research will be furthered. These are the true measures of the impact of their work. The opportunity to solve a major problem, laying the foundation for a new therapeutic method, is truly exciting, says Murthy. Sonia Rolland, associate professor of law; Carmen Sceppa, associate professor of health sciences; and Shashi Murthy, associate professor of chemical engineering.
hen Sonia Rolland talks about her approach to international-trade law researchin-depth discussions with those making, negotiating, and
We plant thousands of bulbs, which are purchased wholesale directly from holland. our dutch tulip-bulb salesman will actually come in and give us a refresher tutorial on how deep to plant the bulbs. We usually start planting the rst week of october, and all fourteen members of my department participate. the planting process takes about a month.
CHUCK DOUGHTY, director of landscape operations and suburban facilities, on the tulips that bloom on campus each year during Commencement.
people peRson
ian holland
Ian Holland, PHD93, loved his job as vice president of architecture and systems engineering at the thriving Massachusetts-based software company Kronos. And he loved his decision to leave it. In August 2007, Holland resigned from his executive post to enter the United Church of Christ ministry. He recently was assigned to the First Church Swampscott, Congregational. As Holland explains it, his choice allows him to invest in people, a value that also infuses his relationship with Northeasterns College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS). The Ireland native says the college gave him the foundation I needed to do the best work possible, including a remarkable mentor, Professor Karl Lieberherr. In return, Holland has served CCIS as a speaker; an alumni mentor; an advisor; and a donor, establishing a student scholarship in Lieberherrs name. Its about paying it forward, Holland says. I wanted to invest in human well-being. I just needed the vehicles to do that. Now the church and Northeastern have provided the means.
Childs play
ReGina naZaRRo
n any given day at the Russell J. Call Childrens Center, youll find children discovering something new. And they wont be the only ones. Faculty and studentsmany from Bouv College of Health Sciencesconduct investigations on the pre-
schoolers developmental-language skills. Northeastern students in a variety of majors work on co-op as teaching assistants. The expansive academic mission of the universitys on-site daycare center is due in large part to its director of ten years, Regina Nazarro. We see it as our responsibility to give back to Northeastern, she says. Nazarro, who came to the university after completing her teaching degree at Wheelock College, also gives back through her philosophy of productive play which allows the preschoolers to explore both the campus and the city, and makes the center a warm, vibrant place. Contributing to this atmosphere is the richness of the centers international culture. As a global university, Northeastern attracts faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students from around the world. Many of them send their children to the center. This added dimension, says Nazarro, creates a cultural crossroads. Everyone here is learning, she says.
When i hire co-op students, they do so well that i have to remind my colleagues that they are not permanent employees.
PETER PHILBRICK, BA98, vice president of nance for one of the largest international banks, BNP Paribas, which hires as many as six co-op students each year at its Paris headquarters. He and his wife, Aubrey, BHS02, GB03, also head up the Northeastern alumni chapter in France, which each semester custom-pairs local alumni with students pursuing experiential learning in the country.
enGineeRinG betteR eduCation

ChRistos Zahopoulos
When Christos Zahopoulos was twelve years old, he won a scholarship to a Greek-American school in Thessaloniki, Greece. That scholarship sent him down a lifelong path of education. Today, he is inspired to guide young people down the same path. Zahopoulos, MS79, PHD85, founded and heads Northeasterns Center for STEM Education, which improves and supports math and science teaching and learning in the Boston schools. From masters programs for science teachers to science camps for middle schoolers, the center is promoting a deeper, universal knowledge of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. Every citizen is called upon to make decisions and vote on things that involve understanding technology and science, says Zahopoulos, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and the School of Education. In recognition of his impact, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick recently appointed him to an advisory role to review STEM education in the state. Zahopoulos, a fellow of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences, will next focus on improving teaching at the university level.
GReen GuRu
CaRol RossKam
Carol Rosskam is no newbie to the green movement; as a fourth grader, she penned environmental advocacy letters to President Richard Nixon. Northeasterns sustainability program manager later parlayed that early passion into work with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests. At the University of Oregon, she helped draft the schools new environmental policy while pursuing her masters in environmental planning. Now, in what she describes as the perfect job for me, Rosskam develops climate-action plans, leads campuswide efforts to reduce waste, and partners with students on a range of projects. Carbon emissions and water usage have been reduced by at least 20 percent, even though the campus has grown by 10 percent since 2005. Yet its the individual outcomes that truly thrill her. While planning for last years Sustainability Day, Rosskam met a Saudi Arabian student who was unfamiliar with sustainability but has since motivated her father and friends in Jeddah to integrate sustainability into their work. We have a tremendous opportunity in higher education to inuence millions of students, nationwide and worldwide, who will serve as our future decision- and policymakers, says Rosskam.
beaCon of hope
CaRl baRRoWs
s a seventh-grader growing up in Bostons Bromley-Heath housing project, Carl Barrows was never far removed from shootings and drug deals. How he chose
a path away from the perils of the projects to mentor the next generation of at-risk youth is a story of love, trust, and generosity. It all started when Barrowss grandmother attended a neighborhood meeting led by the late Joseph Warren, who founded Northeasterns Youth Development Initiative Program (YDIP). She wondered whether her grandson would be interested in joining the new program. She asked the question, but, really, it was an order, Barrows says with a chuckle. And so Barrows became one of the first young people accepted into YDIP, an intensive program for families who want to prepare their student for college. He was thirteen. If I needed help with tutoring, he was always there, Barrows says of Warren, a special assistant to the universitys vice president for government relations at the time of his death last year. Warren was passionate about improving the lives of inner-city kids throughout his thirty-two-year career at Northeastern. He was the closest thing to a father figure I ever had, Barrows remembers. He would say, I see something in you. Youre going to be a leader, and you dont see it yet. In January, that prediction came true when Barrows, now twenty-three, was appointed one of the two YDIP program coordinators. Its crazy how things have come full circle, he says. I started as a student, and now Im helping run the program. Tattooed on Barrowss arm are the words Loyalty is everything, in remembrance of a cousin who died too young. I truly believe that, Barrows says. I see myself as a servant to the community. I want to let kids know they can be successful, and that education is the key.
its crazy how things have come full circle.
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baCK on the iCe

Jim madiGan
im Madigan, BA86, returns to Matthews Arena this season, becoming the new head coach for mens hockey. But hes never really been far away. Madi-
gan has worked at Northeastern for twenty-five years: as assistant coach for mens hockey, assistant director of physical-plant services, director of athletic development, and associate dean and director of development in the College of Business Administration. Coaching is at the intersection of my two passions: Northeastern and hockey, he says. To be able to live that opportunity and come back to the program was very enticing for me. Hockey is in Madigans blood, from learning to play in Montreal as a kid; to competing on the ice as a Northeastern student; to working as a professional scout; to serving as an assistant coach when the Huskies won their last Beanpot, in 1988. Ah, the Beanpot, Bostons own Super Bowl. Its bragging rights. And thats not lost on me, Madigan says. But, most of all, Madigan wants to build on the solid foundation achieved by former Northeastern coach Greg Cronin, now an assistant coach with the NHLs Toronto Maple Leafs. I want our student-athletes to have a great experience, Madigan explains, and to be a model team on the ice, in the classroom, and in the community.
Coaching is at the intersection of my two passions: northeastern and hockey.

a sinGulaR GRoup hiRe

In its faculty hiring, Northeastern has been making some adept calculations. A perfect illustration: The 2008 appointment of Nicole Aljoe and Kimberly Juanita Brown, assistant professors of English, and assistant history professor Charissa Threat three distinguished scholars in African diaspora studies. Their appointment is just one example of cluster hiringthe recruiting of two or more professors with complementary areas of scholarship. The resulting intellectual cohort fuels discovery, attracts top graduate students, and promotes future recruiting. Hiring Aljoe and Brown presented an opportunity to cultivate strength in African diaspora literature and build on existing strengths in American and womens literature, says Carla Kaplan, Davis Distinguished Professor of American Literature, who chaired the English departments search committee. Cluster hiring, adds Kaplan, models collaboration. It supports interdisciplinary work. It helps propel longrange planning. These are things that build the future of a university. The three scholars say that joining Northeastern as part of a group created a sense of community, showed the universitys commitment to their scholarship, and provides occasions for collaboration. Cluster hiring sets the parameters for connections to grow, says Threat. When it works, its a beautiful thing.
Kimberly Juanita Brown, assistant professor of English; Charissa Threat, assistant professor of history; Nicole Aljoe, assistant professor of English.
We think of the entrepreneurs Club as a way of pushing the world forward. every club activity is completely student-runfrom networking events with alumni to the husky start-up Challenge. its all been created by our student members.
GREG SKLOOT, Entrepreneurs Club president on the energy that makes his group feel more like a start-up than a student organization. FledgeWing, an online network for student entrepreneurs, recently ranked the Northeastern group sixth among all student-run entrepreneur clubs.
1. A Gift Is Made
One or more donors make an endowed gift to the university in support of an area that is personally meaningful to them. The investmentthe endowed chairfunds the research and teaching activities of a current or future faculty member.
The Lasting Impact of an Endowed Chair

An endowed chair offers a unique philanthropic opportunity to individuals who want to help advance important research and scholarship at Northeastern, and to establish a permanent legacy at the university. Heres how a chair is established and why its impact is felt for years to come.
By Joan Lynch and Allison Tanenhaus Illustrations by Beverly Yeager
2. The Chair Is
Awarded
A selection committee chooses a scholar who is a leader in his or her eldeither from outside the university or from within Northeastern. The endowed-chair position recognizes and fosters academic excellence among faculty and is the highest honor Northeastern can bestow upon a professor. This gift forever links the donors name to the chair holders work, ensuring that the donors legacy lives on forever.
5. The Gift Becomes a

Catalyst
Endowed chairs directly support and raise visibility for Northeasterns research and teaching mission, not just among faculty, students, and funding agencies, but also among future benefactors. As the impact of previous and current endowments are realized, other alumni and friends are inspired to give back in the same way. And so the seeds of the next generation of endowments are sown.
3. The Gift Grows

In order to maximize its potential, Northeastern invests the gift principal. The endowment then generates annual interest, and the expendable income from the donors initial gift supports the chair in perpetuity.
What a Chair Brings to the Table

Endowed chairs help faculty scholars advance their teaching and research. No one has a keener understanding of this than the faculty members themselves. Carla Kaplan, Davis Distinguished Professor of American Literature Endowed chairs are walking memoranda of higher educations value. Knowing that others invest in my work has encouraged me to write for wide audiences and deepened my responsibility to explain how the politics of identity, race, and gender in the 1920s, for example, remain relevant today. Donors: Stanton and Elisabeth Davis (deceased) Dan McCarthy, McKim-DAmore Distinguished Professor of Global Management and Innovation My chairestablished by two former studentshas facilitated my research on emerging markets, international business, and innovation and entrepreneurship, leading to over a dozen journal articles, numerous book chapters, and the codevelopment of a new area of interdisciplinary research on the use of favors in emerging economies. Donors: Alan McKim, MBA88, and Richard DAmore, BA76 Marc Meyer, Robert J. Shillman Trustee Professor of Entrepreneurship This support has allowed me to work with people across campus to take entrepreneurship to the next level. In fact, the Princeton Review announced that our program is ranked number nine for entrepreneurship education in the United States. Donor: Robert J. Shillman, E68, H00
4. The Impact Is Felt
Alessandro Vespignani, Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor in physics This chair is a privilege, allowing me to make signicant progress in the forecasting of pandemics. If we can anticipate the spread of a disease, doctors and policymakers can plan how to use their resources in the most intelligent ways. Donors: Sy Sternberg, ME68, and Laurie Sternberg
Over time, the benets of the gift extend far beyond the chair holder. Endowed chairs raise Northeasterns external prole by attracting other distinguished faculty and top PhD, masters, and undergraduate students, who come to study alongside accomplished scholars. Chair holders are also critical in helping the university secure other funding, such as federal research grants.
Ideas to lead by
W
By John Ombelets
ithin months after tsunamis devastated Indonesias Aceh province and Nias Island in late 2004 and early 2005, the Indonesian government called on Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, ME77, to bring order to chaos. Over the next four years, the former Indonesian government official, who had already served with distinction in a number of public- and private-sector leadership positions, managed to do just thatand perhaps transformed Indonesias development practices for good. Today, as head of the Presidents Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight, Kuntoro applies the innovations of Aceh to projects across the nation. His organization is charged with ensuring that the ventures deliver the promised benefits to the public, honestly and fairly. It also conducts what Kuntoro refers to as debottleneckingmoving projects that are considered essential to the nations economic development past regulatory red tape, legal impediments, and other obstacles. Some of the issues that require this kind of trou-
Optimism, trust, and creative decision making enabled Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, ME77, to repair a torn region of Indonesia.
bleshooting range from energy security, to transportation and infrastructure, to navigation service and state borders. In addition, Kuntoro has a substantial say in other major national initiatives: reforming the bureaucracy, reducing the environmental impact of deforestation, and ending corruption in the judiciary. Meeting a Challenge His position requires a broad base of technical knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and political savvyqualities that Kuntoro showed as director of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias. Among the challenges he faced in that role: Hundreds of thousands of dead, missing, or homeless, and a gutted communications and transportation infrastructure, in a region already shattered by civil war. This all in a country so marked by corruption that the international agencies providing billions of dollars in aid openly feared that much of the money would be embezzled. Against these obstacles, Kuntoro brought an engineers analytical mind, a politicians negotiating skills, and a focus on the value of positive thinking and trust learned from his favorite Northeastern professor, David Freeman. Kuntoro earned a masters in industrial engineering from Northeastern, as well as bachelors and doctoral degrees in engineering from Indonesias Bandung Institute of Technology. Northeastern was special, he says, because students were encouraged to think creatively and faculty treated students as equals.
David taught me values that shaped my life, recalls Kuntoro. He always told me, Dont think bad, and you will make it. He also showed me trust, and I concluded that once you are a trusted man, people are more likely to listen to you. But to convince everyone from then World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to disaffected villagers in Aceh that there were reason for optimism and grounds for trusting him, he had to make good decisionsand fast. aRt of the DeCision That is where his experience as a CEO in Indonesias mining industry, as founder of the School of Business and Management at Bandung Institute of Technology, and in his various government posts proved invaluable. Effective leadership is the art of making good decisions with incomplete or imperfect information, he says. One of his first decisions turned out to be a turning point, says Kuntoro. A systematic process, in which planning precedes action, would cause unacceptable delays, he decided. Instead, Kuntoros agency would plan and execute simultaneously, and learn from the inevitable mistakes. Among other prudent decisions, Kuntoro resolved the thorny issue of land titling through local consensus building that no outside agency could have achieved, while including a progressive provision for joint husband-wife ownership. He established an anticorruption unit, made every member of his agency sign an integrity pact, and sought
partnerships with global brands such as McKinsey & Company, Ernst & Young, and the World Bank to boost the trust level of the international community. But he kept the concerns of the Acehnese in the front of his mind, aware of their distrust of Jakarta. His headquarters was sited in Banda Aceh, not the capital. And when it came time to hire contractors to rebuild the provinces housing stock, he decided that the first ten thousand houses would be built by small local contractors. As for the civil war, the destruction wrought by the tsunamis provided an opening for peace talks (brokered by a Finland-based NGO and resulting in a signed agreement in August 2005). But the effectiveness of Kuntoros agency in creating jobs helped provide the right economic environment for peace to take root. No political and military conflict can be resolved without an economic solution, says Kuntoro. Through reconstruction, I could train hundreds of ex-combatants who didnt have any skills except shooting people. He believes that the relief and reconstruction of Aceh and Nias could be a transformative event for Indonesia, and his current position enables him to pursue that goal. But at age sixty-four, he sees himself more as a David Freeman, inspiring others to create change. I seek to train and educate young Indonesian cadres who will become the future leaders of Indonesia with high integrity, professionalism, motivation, and capacity. John Ombelets is a senior managing editor.
PurPose
As children in Greece, alums Spiros and Piji Protopsaltis learned the importance of education and giving back. Today, Spiros helps shape crucial education legislation in the United States. And halfway around the globe, his sister, Piji, helps promote European values through public law worldwide.
By Elaine McArdle Photographs by Bob Rives
Public
rowing up in Athens, Greece, Spiros Protopsaltis, AS98, would tuck himself on the couch next to his grandfather, an avid viewer of news shows. They wouldnt budge for hours on end. In typical Greek fashion, my grandfather would get very passionate and talk back to the TV, especially during election season, Protopsaltis remembers. Despite my young age, he would explain the election process to me, defend his views, and engage me in a way that made what I was seeing and hearing educational. He taught me, Protopsaltis continues, the fundamental responsibilities of being a citizen. That early exposure to public affairs has evolved into a passion that fuels the work Protopsaltis doeson Capitol Hill. Today, hes the education policy advisor for U.S. senator Tom Harkin, the Democrat from Iowa who chairs the powerful Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee. The role makes Protopsaltis, whose principal focus is on higher-education initiatives, one of the most important education-policy voices in Washington. The son of an American mother and a Greek father she was a middle-school math teacher, he a college economics professorProtopsaltis transferred to Northeastern in 1995 as a twenty-year-old, to study journalism. drawn to a U.S. EdUcation Northeastern has a great reputation in Greece, Protopsaltis notes. In fact, his sister, Piji, MA97, was also headed to the university, to get a masters in international relations and comparative politics. Piji is currently deputy director for management at the European Public Law Organization, an international group headquartered in Athens, which facilitates research, teaching, institution building, and other types of assistance for democratic institutions worldwide. Before coming to Northeastern, shed earned an undergraduate degree at Georgetown Universitys School of Foreign Service.
My parents both studied in the united states, and always spoke fondly of their college years. i wanted to have a siMilar experience.
Piji Protopsaltis, MA97
She chose to study in the United States, she says, to avoid the Greek higher-education system, which is rigid, outdated, and inflexible, and would demand my choosing a specific career direction. Piji was also influenced by her parents: They both studied in the United States, and always spoke fondly of their college years. I wanted to have a similar experience. When her younger brother followed her to America for his own course of study, he found his Northeastern professors to be gifted and engaging scholars, willing to help a transfer student with a heavy accent, whose English needed some work, to become a better writer, explore his interests, and feel welcomed, he says. He went on to earn his bachelors in journalism summa cum laude, and received the universitys Presidents Award for Outstanding Scholarship. a path rEdEfinEd While at Northeastern, Protopsaltis landed a coveted Boston Globe co-op, a prime entre into high-profile journalism. But his urge to get involved in public policy was strong. After graduation, he earned a masters degree in nonprofit management at the New School for Social Research in New York City, then a PhD in public affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver. He took a job as senior policy advisor to Democrat Jared Polis, a House of Representatives member from Colorado. Before that, he was cofounder and president
education is the key to opportunity, eQuality, individual and collective prosperityand a strong deMocracy.
Spiros Protopsaltis, AS98
of Denvers Center for Policy Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit public-policy research and advocacy organization. Now, working with HELP, Protopsaltis shapes a range of education issues, including decisions related to higher education; charter schools; and Race to the Top, the $4.35 billion federal program that rewards states that propose innovative K12 improvements. a priVatE and a pUBLic Good On a typical morning, Protopsaltis is at his desk in the Hart Senate Office Building by eight thirty, and doesnt leave until seven at night, juggling meeting after meeting with organization representatives, constituents, and congressional staffers. When legislation under HELPs jurisdiction is before Congress, the hours are even longer. His top priority, he says, is to get Harkin and others the information they need to design and advance HELP policies. He also spends a great deal of time drafting and monitoring legislation. Then theres all the reading and research Protopsaltis has to do to keep up with the latest developments in the field. Because Greece is often heralded as the cradle of democracy, its no surprise that Protopsaltis believes so strongly in the power of education. Its the key to oppor-
tunity, equality, individual and collective prosperity and a strong democracy, he says. Its both a private and a public good. He ticks off the changes he believes would make American schools unbeatable around the world: A more innovative public-education system. Federal education law that ensures all childreneven the most disadvantagedgraduate from high school able to succeed in college and in the global economy. The reduction of barriers to higher educationsuch as its expense. And a recognition that learning starts at birth, along with an emphasis on early-childhood care and education. LEadinG VoicE Protopsaltiss visibility as an education policymaker is evidence of Northeasterns growing alumni presence and influence in Washington, says Tim Leshan, the universitys vice president for government relations. Most people who get PhDs dont go on to actually work in public policy as Protopsaltis did, says Leshan, who calls this insistence on staying hands-on very much an expression of the Northeastern way. Asked for his expert opinion on his alma mater, Protopsaltis admits to being delighted with Northeasterns renown around the world. He says he hopes the university keeps at the core of its mission the goal of an excellent education for all. His grandfather would certainly applaud that aim. He valued education, because it was the one thing he did not have, Protopsaltis says. He had done very well as a selfmade businessman, but he never went to college. Thats why he worked so hard to make sure my father, and, in turn, my sister and I got a top-tier education. Elaine McArdle is a freelance writer.
Find a new comfort zone. Even if its at the bottom of the world.
On every continent, including Antarctica, we offer students opportunities to work, research, serve, and study. They shape the world and are shaped by it. We call it global experiential learning. Our students call it the best education for the 21st century. northeastern.edu/experiential
Northeastern expanded its experiential-learning reach to a seventh continent in spring 2010, when a student-professor team departed for a six-month marine-biology research project in Antarctica.
The Boston Pops is coming to Matthews Arena!
POPS
Join us for a night full of music and surprises.
Save the date! Well save you a seat.
Saturday, May 5, 2012

Stay tuned: alumni.northeastern.edu/pops
Huskies around tHe world

class notes profiles spirit in memoriam
1950s
Eugene Lally, E57, of Mission Viejo, California, had his most recent paper published in the May/June 2011 issue of Space Times, the American Astronautical societys magazine. space explorationHow Far Can we reach and How do we Get there? is the issues lead article. the society wanted it in this issue to coincide with the last shuttle mission (Atlantiss return to earth on July 21 concluded NAsAs thirty-year space shuttle program), lally writes. the public needs to be made aware of new, exciting space missions that can be launched to help bolster interest in our space program. in october, lally also marked the fiftieth anniversary of his 1961 paper for the American rocket society, Mosaic Guidance for interplanetary travel, which details his design of the onboard digital-camera system that would be used to photograph planets, asteroids, and star backgrounds. in addition to lallys spaceexploration publications, he has published in the fields of astrobiology, economics, archaeology, photography, automotive racing, and electronics. Robert M. Davis, LA59, of Boston, had a short story published in the spring 2011 issue of the Edgar Allan Poe Review. His tale, the total effect He sought, was inspired by an incident in Poes life and takes place on Boston Common the day after the famous author gave a disastrous reading before a Boston audience. the Edgar Allan Poe Review is published twice a year by the Poe studies Association at Penn state universitylehigh Valley.
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Yale N. Patt, E62, of Austin, texas, an electrical and computer engineering professor at the university of texas at Austin, was recently selected as the first recipient of the ieee Computer society B. ramakrishna
rau Award. the award, which comes with a $2,000 honorarium and a certificate, recognizes Patt for significant contributions and inspiring leadership in the microarchitecture community with respect to teaching, mentoring, research, and service. the rau Award was established in 2010 in memory of the late Bob rau, a senior research scientist at HP labs, to acknowledge accomplishments in the field of microarchitecture and compiler code generation. Joe Scarpato, LA62, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, is looking forward to celebrating his fiftieth Northeastern reunion in May 2012. He reports, im on the Class of 1962 reunion Committee, and i can tell you thatin addition to the usual pomp and circumstance at the graduation ceremony, and the dinner and activities planned for the weekendthe Class of 1962 will be in for a surprise that no other class has ever enjoyed. stay tuned for details, which Office of Alumni Relations for now will remain a and the Northeastern Fund myster y! Anyone who Northeastern University would like to be on the 716 Columbus Avenue, 190CP Boston, MA 02120 Class of 1962 reunion Committee should con- 888.NU.ALUMNI (888.682.5866) Alumni Office 866.GIVE.2.NU (866.448.3268) Annual Giving tact Gene Crepeau, BA62, 617.373.2656 at ecrepeau@optonline. 617.373.8522 Fax net. Help us contact your alumni@neu.edu friends, and make this an northeastern.edu/alumni event to remember! Dick northeastern.edu/giveonline Madden, LA63, of Belmont, Massachusetts, spent some time in Florida last March and visited richard Bloom, lA63, and his wife, karen, in Palm Beach Gardens.
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Participation provides the fuel for opportunity, and opportunity paves the road to success. So much of what this university has to offer important scholarships, remarkable experiential-learning opportunities, and enriching student-life programs, just to name a few is anchored in the unwavering support of its loyal, dedicated alumni family. Our alumni are distinctive, entrepreneurial, and inspiring. Their accomplishments are very often innovative and transformative. Theyve made their own unique marks on the world, and so many have strengthened their connection to Northeastern by giving back to the university. Every single one of us can make a tremendous impact on the next generation of Husky leaders. When you participate by making a gift to Northeasterndirecting it wherever you want it applied through our Online Giving form, at www. northeastern.edu/giveonlineyou unequivocally demonstrate your pride in this incredible university. Between now and June 30, 2012, we are reaching out to all members of the Northeastern community, asking them to make their giftin any amountto help ensure that todays students have the chance to flourish at Northeastern. Your participation sends a powerful message. You are raising your hand and saying, I am Northeastern, I want to help, and I am incredibly proud to be a member of this fantastic, tight-knit community. If you have already made your gift, please accept my sincerest thanks. If not, please make it today, so we can immediately put your gift to work to help support our amazingly talented students. We are all in this together, and we can all play a role in these wonderful success stories. Go, Huskies! Jack Moynihan, MPA93 Vice President, Alumni Relations and the Northeastern Fund they reminisced about history professors wally Bishop, Norbert Fullington, ray robinson, and Jerry rosenblatt, and about classmates and friends, including steve Fried, lA62; esther Peters, lA62; Al whitaker, lA62, MA64; Bob Jordan, lA63; Marty kantrovitz, lA63; ed Mulcahy, lA63; George Yphantes, lA63; Paul, ed64, and Beverly Hanna, lA65; Bob, ed64, and louise Cunha, As65; ed Howell, lA64; Hope luder, lA64; and Ginny klein, lA67. they would enjoy hearing from these folks and can be emailed at madden_r@yahoo.com and rbloom40@aol.com. Eric Worsdell, UC63, and his wife, dorothy, of spring Hill, Florida, recently celebrated their sixty-eighth wedding anniversary. they were married on May 1, 1943, at immaculate Conception Church in truro, Nova scotia. worsdell, who served with the royal Air Force from 1939 to 1946 in england, France, and Canada, worked for Crosby-Ashton Valve Company in Massachusetts for twenty-two years and operated his own real-estate business until 1986, when the couple moved to Florida. Joanne MacDonald Casella, LA65, MS74, of sherborn, Massachusetts, was honored with the robert M. Melzer leadership Award for her forty years of service at Beth israel deaconess Medical Center, in Boston. Now administrative director of the centers department of Medicine, Casella started working at the deaconess Hospitals pathology department as a co-op student. she graduated from Northeasterns medical technology program. Thomas Grigalunas, BA65, MA67, of wakefield, rhode island, recently retired after forty years as a professor of environmental and natural-resource economics at the university of rhode island. He and his wife, Pat, plan to follow the warm weather, spending summers and falls up north and winters in the Villages, Florida. our two children and grandson live nearby, and all is well. i hope long-lost friends and classmates who see this feel free to contact me and say hello, he writes. After forty years in Philadelphia as a liberal-arts professor at the university of the Arts, John (Jack) DeWitt, LA66, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, is looking forward to retiring back in the New england area. A selection from his 2003 book on hot-rodding, Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture, the Golden Age of Customs, was just published in The Hot Rod Reader (Motorbooks). in addition, one of his columns from the American Poetry Review on Cars and Culture was included in The Best American Essays of 2010. His latest literary foray, Old Wounds: A Varian Pike Mystery, is now available as a kindle ebook. George F. MacCormack, E66, ME68, of Naples, Florida, was recently named to the board of
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directors for Fuel tech, a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications. MacCormack is a retired group vice president of e. i. du Pont de Nemours and Company, where he held various positions from 1968 until his retirement in 2003. At du Pont, MacCormack was credited with leading a transformation of the specialtychemical business unit through restructuring, asset sales, and targeted growth. Thomas Hall, Ed68, MEd76, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, recently published his second novel, Spectrums. He describes it as the story of one young womans choices and how those choices affect not only her life, but the lives of everyone around her. Brian Sullivan, LA68, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Richard Wilcox, LA68, of everett, Massachusetts, each recently competed in their eighth season in the south shore senior softball league. the season runs from April through september and ends with a gala cookout at the u.s. Air Forces Fourth Cliff Family recreation Area, in scituate. during the fall and winter, they continue to compete, playing with the seniors from Harbor Hoops basketball at the Hingham recreation Center. theyre both grateful to still be vertical and playing ball some forty-eight years since they first started to bang heads as freshmen at Northeastern. Donna Halper, LA69, MEd70, MA73, of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently earned a Phd from the university of MassachusettsAmherst. she is assistant professor of communications at lesley university, in Cambridge. Halpers doctorate topic was the history of broadcasting, how early radio (from 1920 to 1935) was perceived, and how it changed American life. she is a radio consultant who has written several books, including the recently published Boston Radio, 19202010. Marty Rotberg, BA69, of white Plains, New York, has been appointed marketing/special-projects director for the westchester Jazz orchestra. rotberg was most recently an independent marketing consultant, with prior experience in the professional soccer and tennis industries, and director of media/promotion at Bristol-Myers squibb. He has held senior-level marketing and sales positions with major marketing firms representing a range of clients, from Madison square Garden and the dallas Cowboys, to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the kennedy space Center. rotberg was the senior director of the PBs National sponsorship Group at wNet/NY for five years, and also worked on the marketing and sponsorship campaigns for Americas 400th Anniversary Celebration (Jamestown 2007) and the smithsonians 150th anniversary commemoration. Richard Walker, BB69, GB77, MPA85, of Peabody, Massachusetts, retired as that citys Parks, recreation, and Forestry department director at the end of september, after forty-two years in the position. walker began the job before he graduated from Northeastern, heading the newly created department at the age of twenty-two, working without an office and charged with delegating a $42,000 annual budget. walker leaves behind a position that now oversees seventy recreation programs and boasts a $3 million budget. Forty-two years is a pretty good career, a lot of years, an understated walker told the Salem News.
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Robert J. McDonough, E70, of Medford, New Jersey, has joined the project management group at Hill international, a global leader in managing construction risk, as its vice president. Mcdonough has more than twenty-three years of experience in the construction industry with a special focus in the pharmaceutical, biotech, industrial/process, and energy markets. Prior to joining Hill, Mcdonough was director of business development with Pathfinder. Warren Sproul, BA70, of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently began his new position as finance director for the town of west Newbury. sproul has worked in municipal finance for twenty-eight years, primarily in Quincy, where he was named employee of the Year in 2004 when he served as systems analyst and data processor. He was also Quincys treasurer/collector of taxes for two years. Laurel Sukel, LA70, of the woodlands, texas, recently retired from the insuranceclaims industry after working for liberty Mutual. while working in ireland, William ONeil, LA71, of williamsville, New York, obtained his irish (eu) citizenship. He has enjoyed representing Northeastern at college fairs for the past several years. He writes, i consult with customers and also teach graduate-level programs in human resources on a part-time basis at Canisius Alumni all over the world are tweetingconnecting College. i was awarded and reconnecting in ways that werent possible a senior professional Hr few years ago. Find out whats happening with alumni certification and earned a around the world and engage with fellow Huskies. masters degree along the Follow vice president of alumni relations and the way. He adds that one of his children graduated Northeastern Fund Jack Moynihan @HeyJackNU from college in May and on Twitter. his youngest recently
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Big Run, Big Fun

Whats a little friendly competition among Huskies?
Husky spirit was in abundance, and, thankfully, the predicted rains held off at the Fourth annual Big Dog 5k in september. nearly seven hundred alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends registered for a fantastic race along Bostons scenic Charles river. adrian wong, BHs 11, topped the mens open and alumni divisions, crossing the finish line in 17:29, while alexis Holmdal, E12, won the female student and the womens open divisions (20:17). Other division winners included Joshua Johnson, E14, first male student (17:55); Josef kerimo, first male faculty/staff (18:24); Jennifer Merrill, Ms03, first alumna (23:15); and kerri Gallivan, BpH94, MBa99, first female faculty/staff (24:13). 1 Jack Moynihan, Mpa93, vice president of alumni relations and the northeastern Fund (far right), with runners Mathew petteys, E02 (far left), and silas Calhoun, as98, Cis11. 2 runners break from the starting line. 3 Megan Cusack, aMD12, and Diane Cusack pose with paws. 4 the division winners gather together for a post-race photo. 5 womens winner
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New Chapters LauNCh iN asia

Northeastern alums celebrate in Hong Kong and Singapore.
The Office Of Alumni Relations expanded its international reach in September with the launch of alumni chapters in hong Kong and Singapore, bringing the number of chapters outside the united States to eight. 1 President Aoun with hong Kong chapter leader David chu, e66, mBA68, h01. 2 Prospective students take in the exciting event. 3 Trini Tsang, Richard ho, and ivan ho, e80, were on hand in hong Kong, with 4 Jeremy Yung, mS10, and student Jenn Park, BA13. 5 mark eidam, BA13, christian Shannon, BA13, and Joshua Powell, BA13, all students in the Bachelor of Science in international Business program, attend the gathering. 6 chen liu, SSh14, a chinese student on co-op in Singapore, joins in the festivities celebrating the new Singapore chapter. 7 Gigi lin and Dave Tung, cPS11.
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returned home after spending a semester in Argentina. Marcia Stone, MS71, PHD74, of wellesley, Massachusetts, is the founder of Hybrivet systems, which invented leadCheck swabs, the only lead-detection swab certified by the u.s. environmental Protection Agency. stone and leadCheck have been featured on Oprah, as well as in Newsweek, USA Today, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. Anita Kaplan, LA72, of doral, Florida, is the new dean of bachelors degree programs at Palm Beach state College. she has spent her entire career at community colleges, including twenty-eight years at North shore Community College in danvers, Massachusetts, where she was both a professor and an administrator. kaplan arrived at Palm Beach state College after serving as president of the Miami dade College Medical Center Campus, where she launched the schools bachelor of science program. Bruce Mittman, BA72, MBA83, of Newton, Massachusetts, serves as president and chief executive officer of Mittcom, a full-service marketing, advertising, and media group that works with some of the most visible brands in the Northeast, including subaru of New england, Boch enterprises, and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. Mittcom was recently named the thirteenth-largest advertising agency in Boston by the Boston Business Journal. Thomas OReilly, CJ72, of Mercerville, New Jersey, was recently named the director for the Nationwide suspicious Activity reporting initiative, which helps federal, state, and local law enforcement connect the dots on terrorism-related suspicious activity. the agency strives to ensure that there is a unified process for reporting, tracking, and sharing unclassified information. Because of his work, oreilly, who works for the u.s. department of Justices Bureau of Justice Assistance, was one of Federal Computer Weeks 2011 Federal 100 honorees. Before joining the Justice department, he previously served as administrator of the New Jersey department of law and Public safety, an organization responsible for oversight of the state police, emergency management, fusion center operations, criminal-justice
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his past August, I walked alongside the commander, down a dusty road toward Karanga Village, Moshi, Tanzania. Carrying a large rifle, he thanked me for all I had done to help the nursery school in the Magereza Prison compound.
managing Project MEMA. Mema, which means good in Kiswahili, is also the acronym for Making Education in Moshi Accessible providing school supplies, supplemental meals, and uniforms, and funding building projects to improve school conditions. Open-mindedness is key to managing a business in another culture, as I learned on my most recent visit in August to oversee building tables and benches for the schools porridge house. My Tanzanian counterpart and I picked up wood at the beginning of my stay but soon realized that TFTTanzanian Flex Timewas in full effect. I would need to walk the fine line between patience and persistence. Power shortages and communication barriers also slowed things. Construction finally started during the last few days of my trip. Seeing months of planning and fundraising come to fruition and imagining the children finally sitting on proper furniture at mealtime made me very emotional. When the commander thanked me, all I wanted to do was to thank the people of Moshi, whose warm welcomes have given me a greater purpose. I will always love the arts, and perhaps one day Ill pursue my first love, but for the foreseeable future its cargo pants, Teva sandals, and dusty roads for me. Amy Wendel can be reached at amy.wendel@verizon.net. For more about Project MEMA, visit www.projectmema.org.
Karibu sana, it is just a little help, but I hope it makes a dif-
A little help to you is a big help to us, he replied. If you had asked me when I graduated from Northeastern where I thought life would take me, I would not in a million years have been able to imagine this conversation. I studied studio art and art history, and went on to earn a masters degree in museum studies from Harvard in 2009. Soon after, I packed up and headed to a town in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaroto volunteer as a teacher. It was October 2009, during the dry season in East Africa, and the air was crisp. This was not Ernest Hemingways Africaits reality was tough and its people poor. The nursery school, with about eighty students, was in terrible shape. Students used pencils sharpened down to nubs, erasing yesterdays math on yesterdays paper to make room for todays work. When I returned to Boston, I couldnt stop thinking. It wasnt right that such beautiful, bright, happy children had so little, and I started conceptualizing a nonprofit organization. With aid from friends, family, and colleagues, I navigated my way through founding and
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Alumni from coast to coastand across the pondshow their Husky spirit. 1
paRis summeR CoCktaiLs 1 aubrey philbrick, BHs02, GB03, host Mark pendell, Ba92, and student karim Murr, Ba16, at the second annual France alumni Chapter summer Cocktails in paris in July. 2 amir tayebi, Ba12, with peter philbrick, Ba98, at the paris event. Boston netwoRking eXChange 3 panelist Dave Orecchio, E81, ME86, speaks with attendees at Ensuring Entrepreneurial Excellence, the kickoff event of the Boston alumni Chapters september networking Exchange program in the alumni Center. 4 larry Manning, la79 (center ), and sue Cimino, uC90, were among those in attendance. the networking Exchange meets on the second tuesday of each month, providing an opportunity for alumni to build personal and professional relationships. Red soX gatheRings in seattLe 5, 6 red sox and Mariners fans were out in full force in august when the seattle alumni Chapter hosted a gathering at safeco Field. it was one of many red soxcentered events hosted by alumni chapters across the country last summer. noRtheRn CaLiFoRnia Co-op weLCome ReCeption 7 Members of the northern California alumni Chapter get together in san Francisco to welcome northeastern students on co-op in the area. the event was an opportunity for students to acclimate to the west Coast and network with local graduates.
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system coordination, criminal and civil legal services, and juvenile justice. Bruce Moore, E75, of Anaheim, California, is the vice president of business development for the Marine and Power systems Group of l-3 Communications. Formerly a division president at multiple l-3 locations, Moore is now focused on advanced business development in the u.s. Navy and department of defense. He has held engineering, marketing, and program-management positions at raytheon, data General, unisys, loral, lockheed Martin, and kPMG. Richard Darer, ME76, of lexington, Massachusetts, has been named to the board of directors of Management dynamics, a provider of global trade-management solutions based in east rutherford, New Jersey. darer is an independent advisor to high-growth technology companies, providing counseling on financial and operational frameworks. His most recent operating roles were at unica, an innovative marketing solutions company, and Gomez, a leader in web, nonweb, mobile, streaming, and cloud-based applications. Zandra W. Stewart, LA76, of Chicago, is featured in a special pull-out section of the July edition of EMS World magazine. stewart, a school psychologist in the Hammond, indiana, school system, was part of a delegation to israel to exchange ideas and information on emergency medical service. during the trip, the delegation visited the town of sderot, near Gaza, that had bomb shelters on the playground and in the recreation center. in the article, stewart discusses how living in an unstable environment affects children and their learning. Ahmad Yasin, LA76, of watertown, Massachusetts, runs Yasin Culinary, which offers syrian cooking classes, as well as catering services for parties and special occasions. Yasin is the former owner of kareem, an award-winning Middle eastern restaurant in watertown. the restaurant won Boston Magazines Best of Boston award in 1993, and in 1995 the magazine named it Bostons best Middle eastern restaurant. Yasin was also awarded Zagats Certificate of distinction in 1999. Lee Akin, BA77, of Minden, Nevada, is an instructor for Nxlevel for entrepreneurs, an award-winning course that has provided more than two thousand Nevadans with the tools to start and grow a small business. Akin, himself an Nxlevel graduate, is certified as a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, is an enrolled agent to practice before the irs, and has been preparing tax returns for small-business owners for three decades. the Nevada small Business development Center has provided Nxlevel classes in more than twenty-one locations statewide. Sandra King, MBA77, of sudbury, Massachusetts, was recently hired as the senior vice president of sales and marketing at long term solutions, a Natick-based company that provides long-term care support to families facing elder-care decisions. Previously, king served at Bentley university, Northeastern, and Babson College in executive-level marketing and communication leadership roles. Mark Krentzman, BA77, of New York City, was recently named to the board of directors of Phizzle, a mobile marketing and advertising provider. krentzman, a corporator for Northeastern, has spent the last eight years as a business development consultant to BioVentures investors in wellesley, Massachusetts. He has also been a longtime special advisor to Premier Capital and lenders trust, and is a trustee of the Norman rockwell Museum in stockbridge. Francis Oleskiewicz, BA77, of Plainsboro, New Jersey, has joined Connecticut-based General star, a premier specialty and surplus lines provider. oleskiewicz works out of the insurers New York branch office, serving as vice president and product manager of inland Marine. He is responsible for inland Marine products for distribution by appointed wholesale brokers. oleskiewicz has thirty-five years of insuranceindustry experience and previously worked at Xl insurance, New York, where he was vice president and senior underwriter in the Marine and offshore energy unit. After thirty-one years with New Jersey transit, P. Blair Bethea, BA78, recently started his new position as an assistant director of service planning for the Metro North railroad, the commuter-rail service between New York City and points in Connecticut. He writes, im still pedaling to the train station on the same ten-speed bike i bought to commute to classes at Northeastern! John Broderick, LA78, of Chesapeake, Virginia, who is president of old dominion university, recently gave the commencement address at Nansemond-suffolk Academy, in suffolk. Broderick reminded the graduating class of eighty-four students that working hard cannot occur in spurts, and challenged the graduates to get involved in their communities. our apathy today assures that poor people remain poor, homeless people remain homeless, and hungry people remain hungry, he said. Anthony Cicerone, MA78, PHD94, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a professor of economics and director of Canadian studies at Bridgewater state university, has been elected president of the New englandCanada Business Council, a position he had also held from 2000 to 2002. He has been director of the Canadian studies program at Bridgewater since 1989, and is also a member of the executive committee of the Association for Canadian studies in the united states. the New
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englandCanada Business Council promotes cooperation, commerce, and entrepreneurial networking among businesses in the two regions. June Davis, GB78, of swampscott, Massachusetts, has been named director of memory services and support at Aviv Centers for living, a senior-care facility with branches in swampscott and Peabody. she previously served for nineteen years as the director of Avivs shapiro-rudolph Adult day Center, and is a certified trainer in Alzheimers care. Dennis D. Keefe, UC78, MBA86, of Norwood, Massachusetts, has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Care New england, the second-largest hospital system in rhode island. He previously served as Ceo at Cambridge Health Alliance since 2002. He is a clinical instructor at tufts university school of Medicine and a lecturer at Harvard school of Public Health, Boston university school of Public Health, and Northeastern. He is a member of the deans Advisory Council at Northeasterns College of Professional studies. Roger A. Cregg, BA79, of rochester, Michigan, was recently appointed senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of the serviceMaster Company, one of the worlds leading residential and commercial service providers. He joins serviceMaster after serving as executive vice president for PulteGroup, the publicly owned parent company of Pulte Homes, one of the nations largest home builders. Cregg has also previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Zenith electronics and vice president and chief financial officer at sweetheart Cup Company. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Comerica, a commercial bank holding company, and has served as past chairman and a member of the board of directors of the detroit branch of the Federal reserve Bank of Chicago. Ernest J. Handy, CJ79, of south walpole, Massachusetts, husband of Susan (McNamara) Handy, MPA85, recently retired after thirty-one years of exemplary service in his position as assistant chief probation officer for Norfolk superior Court. He and susan, who
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the Buzz aRound Boston

At work, on campus, or around town, alumni find their Northeastern connection.
nu@noon 1 a rapt audience listens to Distinguished professor Mansoor amijis presentation nanotechnology in Medicine: How small solutions Can transform Big problems, the first event in the Fall 2011 nu@noon series. 2 amiji, the chair of the Bouv College of Health sciences department of pharmaceutical sciences, discusses how nanotechnology can be used to solve todays medical challenges. Lead dog 3 Members of the lead Dog programs at EMC Corporation and John Hancock attend a game between the red sox and tampa Bay rays at Fenway park in september. the lead Dog program provides northeastern graduates at participating organizations an opportunity to network and socialize with alumni and student co-op colleagues.
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Cup o Joe to go 4, 5, 6 students, faculty, and staff kicked off the new academic year with some morning noshes and a caffeine boost at the annual Cup O Joe to Go event, hosted by the Office of alumni relations in krentzman Quad.
FiRst thuRsdays 7, 8 the start of a new academic year brought the return of the popular First thursdays, an opportunity for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university to enjoy themed gatherings on the first thursday of each month in the alumni Center.
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Brown Brothers Harriman, EMC, John Hancock, Massachusetts General Hospital, and our newest Lead Dog company, Liberty Mutual, already know that. But do you? The Lead Dog program makes it easy to find fellow Huskies at workalumni and students on co-op who might be riding the elevator with you every day without your knowing it. Through the Lead Dog program, youll find out who else is in your pack at work, and have opportunities to network and socialize. Want to start or get involved with a group at your company? alumni.northeastern.edu/leaddog
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works for the Boston Police department, plan to travel and spend time with their daughter, Grace, who is studying broadcast journalism at New York university. Peter Liakos, LA79, of Coral springs, Florida, is principal of stylus writing Consultants, a professional writing organization. the firms expertise includes business plans, corporate communications, and marketing and sales promotions. Mary Lou Retelle, MEd79, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, was recently named executive vice president at Anna Maria College, a private four-year co-ed Catholic liberal-arts college in Paxton. retelle had previously served as vice president for enrollment and student services at Merrimack College in North Andover. Brookline, Massachusetts, was recently hired as vice president of engineering for Bishop-wisecarver Corporation, a leader in the manufacture of linear and rotary actuators, linear motion bearings, and linear slides. Jabbari, whose areas of expertise include motion control, automation, and dynamic systems, previously worked on next-generation lithography machines for Nikon research Corporation and electromagnetic transducers for tymphany Corporation. Stephen Patterson, MS82, of saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, was recently invested into the order of Merit of the Police Forces as a Member of the order by the governor general of Canada. He was recognized for exceptional service or performance of duty over an extended period. Patterson is a watch commander of the saint John police force. the investiture of forty-four police officers took place in ottawa, ontario, at the official residence of the governor general. Patterson would love to hear from his fellow members of the Class of 1982 at stephen.patterson@rogers.com. Sandy Fowler, Ed83, of Northport, Alabama, was recently hired to be an assistant coach for the university of Michigan womens track and field team. the former world-class thrower joined Michigan after fourteen years as the head womens track and field coach at the university of Alabama. As a Northeastern student, Fowler was named an alternate in the shot put on the 1980 u.s. olympic team. she represented the u.s. at the 1981 world university Games in romania and at the 1981 Pan Pacific Games in New Zealand. Fowler was a nine-time All-American at Northeastern, and among her many accomplishments was winning the 1982 AiAw (predecessor of the NCAA) National outdoor title. Fowler still holds Northeasterns school record in the shot put with a mark of 531. At Alabama, she guided nearly thirty student athletes to All-America status and produced one national champion, one NCAA top eight award winner, more than forty All-seC selections, and more than one hundred seC Academic Honor roll honorees. Susan Fertig Halpert, AS83, of Marietta, Georgia, is pleased to have her daughter, Meredith, continuing the Husky tradition as she recently began her freshman year at Northeastern in the College of Business Administration. Meredith joins her brother, douglas, who is a junior at Northeastern in the College of engineering. Former Northeastern mens basketball head coach David Leitao, BA83, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was recently named head coach of the Maine red Claws, the affiliate of the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, and Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association
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J e a n M c Q u e s t i o n , U C 8 0 , U C 8 3 , o f wa l t h a m , Massachusetts, was recently named a certified public procurement official through the office of the inspector General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. she is an assistant project manager with rFwalsh Collaborative Partners, a Boston-based project management firm. McQuestion acts as a liaison for project teams, architects, consultants, general contractors, and site personnel to ensure smooth communication among all parties. Her project experience includes recent work for Natick High school and previous projects for tufts university, in Medford, and the Massachusetts institute of technology, in Cambridge. William J. Stuart, MBA81, of Chatham, Massachusetts, was recently named chief financial officer of synacor, a market leader powering next-generation portals and tV everywhere services. stuart is a tech and telecom veteran, with experience in private equity financing, public company financial leadership and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and the complexities of capital markets. Prior to arriving at synacor, stuart served as CFo for Avici systems before leading the rebranding of the company to soapstone Networks. Jacqueline Cody Downing, L82, of west Chester, Pennsylvania, has been appointed global vice president of human resources for shires specialty-pharmaceuticals unit. Cody downing, who oversees the development and implementation of people initiatives to support the divisions globalbusiness strategy, has more than twenty-five years of multi-industry global human-resource experience, including in the sectors of pharmaceuticals, financial services, and insurance. she founded and was president of spiritgems Consulting, and also spent nine years with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Ali Jabbari, E82, of
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The George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security opens with widespread support.
On sEptEMBEr 22, nearly two hundred members of the northeastern community, as well as the Consul General of Greece and representatives from the u.s. Department of Homeland security, gathered to celebrate the dedication of the kostas institute. 1 George J. kostas, E43, H07, whose generous $12 million investment funded the project. 2 Chairman emeritus neal Finnegan, Ba61, H98, and vice chair emerita Jean tempel, H03, representing the support of the northeastern emeriti community. 3 kostas greets ilias Fotopoulos, Consul General of Greece, and vice chair emeritus George Behrakis, p57, H98. 4 phD student, scott Gillette, Bs09, Ms11 (right), describes his research to Bernard Gordon, H07. 5 Vice chair emeritus George kariotis, E44, H88. 6 Guests gather in the lobby. 7 president aoun and Chairman sy sternberg, ME68 (far left ), join the kostas family at the dedication ceremony. 8 kostas with stephen Flynn (left ) and peter Boynton, newly appointed codirectors of the institute.
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Jack Grinold is feted on his home turf; sports anchor Linda Cohn talks about breaking into the boys club.
honoRing gRinoLd On september 10, sports fans from near and far gathered in Matthews arena to honor sportsinformation guru Jack Grinold upon his retirement from a venerable fifty-year career at the university. 1 northeastern athletics Hall of Famers steve Grolnic, la67; neil Mcphee, BB68; and richard paster, Ba68, sport their traditional Husky-red blazers. 2 always one to enjoy a good-natured ribbing, Grinold is roasted by Ed Carpenter, longtime friend and sportsinformation colleague. 3 northeasterns cheerleading squad gets in on the celebration. meet the authoR linda Cohn, parent of a second-year student, gave a talk at the Meet the author series on October 22. One of the first full-time woman sports anchors, Cohn has been a mainstay on Espns sportsCenter for over nineteen years and has chronicled her experiences in Cohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys Club. 4 Cohn talks about what drove her during her career in sportscasting. 5 audience members ask questions during Cohns presentation. 6 Cohn spoke with guests during her book signing in the Curry Ballroom.
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development league. leitao played three seasons (19791982) at Northeastern under coach Jim Calhoun before joining Calhoun as an assistant coach at the university of Connecticut. leitao served as head coach at Northeastern for two seasons (19941996) before becoming head coach at both dePaul university and the university of Virginia, where he was named the 20062007 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year. the red Claws, who open their season on November 25 in springfield, Massachusetts, against the Arsenal, play their home games at the Portland (Maine) Metropolitan exposition Center. David Burke, BA84, of eastham, Massachusetts, will be among ten inductees in the inaugural class of the Bethel (Connecticut) High school Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Burke was a star athlete at Bethel, participating in cross country, track, and basketball from 1975 to 1979. He was a member of four western Connecticut Conference championship teams and two Class M state championship teams in cross country, and was the 1978 conference individual cross-country champion. He was the 1979 Connecticut state open champion in the mile run and still holds the school record for the mile run at 4:18.2. He went on to participate in track and cross country at Northeastern. Burke is the chief financial officer for Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Ellen MacMullin, PAH84, of Middleton, Massachusetts, is director of health information management at winchester Hospital. she was recently elected to a two-year term as director of legislative affairs and advocacy for the Massachusetts Health information Management Association. MacMullin will oversee the associations efforts to effectively advocate for issues related to health information management, privacy, and security. Paul OToole, E84, of louisville, kentucky, has been named the new senior vice president of product delivery at Advanced Health Media, a leading supplier of speaker-program and commercial compliance management solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. otoole, who was previously the senior vice president of operations at Healthland, a leading developer of rural hospital-management software, has more than twenty years of experience building and managing health-care technology service organizations, including software and product development, implementation, professional services, and customer support. Robert Bodoni, CJ85, MS86, of tewksbury, Massachusetts, recently earned the professional designation of Associate in Claims through the American institute for Chartered Property Casualty underwriter. Bodoni, manager in the special investigation unit for Metlife Auto &
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The de Sadeleer family makes a global impact.
Jerome de Sadeleer, BA11, was an international student with an affinity for business. Then he met assistant professor of political science Denise Garcia, who, he says, helped open [my] eyes to the world of politics and international affairs. Eager to support Garcias research on international security and climate change, Jeromes parents, Isabelle and Stanislas, have established the Sadeleer Faculty Support Fund. A second fund, the Sadeleer Scholarship Fund, supports undergraduates studying international affairs. We want to help one or two students every year. We hope this gift will help students become diplomats, world leaders, says Jerome. Like many other students, Jerome notes that Northeasterns Dialogue of Civilizations experiences are eye-opening. A dialogue is a four- to six-week global program that connects Northeastern undergrads with peers in different national, cultural, political, and social environments around the world. Jerome took part in two dialogues led by Garcia. He studied disarmament diplomacy at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, his homeland, as well as the politics of climate change in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, another country to which he has strong ties. His family has long supported the Rainforest Foundation, which funds the efforts of indigenous and traditional people in combating deforestation of the Amazon. Having earned two baccalaureate degrees in business administration and international affairsJerome is now a research associate at Michael Page Executive Search, where he is learning about different industries as a recruiter. He plans to pursue an MBA. His brother, Amaury, a Northeastern senior, is an undergraduate majoring in international affairs. Ive seen Jerome and Amaury learn so much, says Stanislas. The university has been great for them, and this is a wonderful chance to help Northeastern.
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The newest members of the Frank Palmer Speare Society learn about creative industries. 1
at tHE twEntysecond Frank palmer speare society luncheon in september, members gathered at the Henderson House in weston, Massachusetts, to honor the societys newest members. the speare society recognizes alumni and friends who have provided for the future of the university through a planned gift or a provision in their will, trust, life-insurance policy or retirement plan. 1 From left: alan tobin, Ba52, H94; patricia Hanna, uC74, H96; Eugene reppucci Jr., E60, MEd65, H95; and James waters, H93. 2 Guests learned about northeasterns own recording label, Greenline records, from Erin Clendaniel, aMD13. 3 From left: Herbert lerner, E50; rose lerner, la53; phyllis Fanger, MEd69; sumner Fanger, la46. 4 Corinne reppucci, as64, MEd71. 5 the newest members of the Frank palmer speare society are recognized. 6 peter wiederspahn, associate dean for faculty and academic affairs for the College of arts, Media and Design, spoke about the innovative work within the college.
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The Fenway Center provides the backdrop for an evening honoring Northeasterns most generous patrons. 1
On OCtOBEr 13, tHE university recognized its most generous supporters with a gala held at the Fenway Center. the Huntington society honors those who make strategic investments of $100,000 or more within a single yearfor scholarships, professorships, programs, buildings, or renovationstoward the future of northeastern. 1 Daniel levangie, paH73, and Joan levangie, new members of the Huntington society. 2 Marc Meyer, shillman professor of Entrepreneurship and Matthews Distinguished university professor, and Huntington society member, spoke about successful entrepreneurial ventures developed by northeastern students and alumni. 3 president aoun welcomes paul Joubert, Ba71, and Beverly Joubert. 4 president aoun with trustee Henry nasella, uC77, H08; Michele nasella; Denise Garcia, assistant professor of political science; amaury de sadeleer, ssH12; and Zeina aoun. 5 student a cappella group, the noreasters, provided entertainment. 6 Guests begin to mingle in the Fenway Center.
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Home insurance, oversees investigative operations throughout New england. Brian Shea, PAH85, PharmD88, of Peabody, Massachusetts, has been appointed executive manager of the Accenture Health Meaningful use Practice in Boston. in this role, he advises clients, leads teams, and grows assets that are focused on helping health-care organizations successfully achieve their goals according to a new set of health-care it regulations. Alexis Silver, BHD85, has been named manager of the new Northern worcester County Branch of the Boston-based Caregiver Homes of Massachusetts. silver, who previously served as the human-service policy and program coordinator for city of Framingham, Massachusetts, lives in worcester. Sean Dore, MS86, of Braintree, Massachusetts, recently founded Zs Consulting Group, a firm that focuses on emergencymedical-service continuing education, grant writing, and quality and safety/regulatory compliance consulting for hospitals, ambulance services, and long-term care facilities. James Heavey, CJ86, of Greenwich, Connecticut, who recently earned his MPA at Bellevue university, was appointed to deputy chief of the Greenwich Police department in June. Heavey, a twenty-five-year veteran of the force, was previously commander of the departments patrol division, which includes more than ninety officers. Paul C. Altmeyer Jr., AS87, of Norfolk, Massachusetts, is the new director of corporate sales for the American Hockey leagues worcester sharks. Altmeyer previously served as a senior technical recruiter with the Analog Group. Michael Fox, MBA87, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was recently named chief strategy officer and senior vice president for corporate business development for white oak technologies. Previously, Fox held a similar position at Attain, preceded by a twenty-year career with srA international, where, among other positions, he led the companys corporate strategic development. Fox is involved in a number of industry organizations, including techAmericas public-sector board of directors, the Professional services Council, AFCeA, and the Northern Virginia technology Council. Steve Daly, AS88, of lowell, Massachusetts, will have his second baseball book on the shelves in spring 2012. Granite State Boys of Summer, a compendium of New Hampshire Major league Baseball players from the 1880s through the present day, is expected to be published early next baseball season. daly is also the author of Dem Little Bums: The Nashua Dodgers, a critically acclaimed history of the groundbreaking minor-league baseball team and its vital role in the integration of baseball. Brian P. Donovan,
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Richard Herman, MEd67, helps select the next wave of U.S. Presidential Scholars.
When Richard Herman, MEd67, got the call from the White House last April, notifying him of his appointment to the Commission on Presidential Scholars, he was surprised but not that surprised. I dont get many calls from the White House, admits Herman. Still, as a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and someone who has spent more than forty-five years as a teacher, consultant, and founder and director of national education programs, my name has been out there, he says. Herman is one of sixteen commissioners who will convene in Washington, D.C., sometime this winter to start sifting through Presidential Scholar applications from some three thousand high-school students nationwide. They will narrow down the pool to 141 winners, who will attend a weeklong series of events in the capital and receive the Presidential Medallion at the White House. It is not a scholarship program, but it offers winners an edge in the competition for merit-based scholarships, says Herman. He brings a strong background in experiential learning to his work as a commissioner. Among other career milestones, he was the founding director of Windsor Mountain International (formerly Interlocken International Camp and Educational Travel), a summer global community-service program for high-school students modeled on the Peace Corps that now boasts fifteen thousand alumni. He also knows the value of experiential learning firsthand. While earning his degree in counseling from Northeastern, he was working in the Malden, Massachusetts, public school system as a guidance counselor, applying the knowledge I was getting in the classroom to my work, says Herman. I really enjoyed the Northeastern program and I did it the Northeastern way.
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CJ88, of stamford, Connecticut, was recently appointed managing director of the stamford office of Northern trust, a leading provider of financial services for institutions and affluent individuals and families. donovan will serve as a senior wealth advisor, working closely with clients on wealth management and trust administration, and he will be responsible for leading the Connecticut office and coordinating business-development efforts throughout the state. He joined Northern trust in 2010 as a senior vice president and wealth advisor after previously working as a senior manager at ernst & Young and a trust and estates attorney at day Pitney. Mei Lee Welcom, BA89, of Holden, Massachusetts, was recently named branch manager of south Coastal Banks newly opened loan production office in worcester. welcom, who formerly was vice president/principal of Navigator Mortgage Corporation, is a certified mortgage specialist, a licensed loan officer, and a licensed mortgage originator with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Group in 2004 and 2005. Currently, he is the director of executive protection for the New York life insurance Company and serves in the u.s. Marine Corps reserves as the logistics officer for the 25th Marine regiment, 4th Marine division, at Fort devens, Massachusetts. Kristen A. Collette, PAH92, formerly of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and david J. wohl were married in July in a ceremony at southport Harbor in Fairfield, Connecticut. the couple honeymooned in Hawaii and live in Fairfield, where kristen is a dental hygienist. Sean Halloran, L92, of Anchorage, recently joined littler Mendelson as special counsel. littler Mendelson is the nations largest employment and labor law firm representing management. in his twenty-year law career, Halloran has successfully represented employers in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases in Alaskas state and federal trial and appellate courts and before state and federal agencies. His clients come from a wide spectrum of industries, including mining and tourism. Ellen G. Reeves, MA92, of New York City, is the new president of the Harvard university Alumni Association. reeves, who also holds a bachelors and a masters from Harvard, has been busy of late. she recently became a career advisor, running workshops and giving lectures that dovewe met as freshmen and can still tail with her 2009 book, remember seeing each other for the Can I Wear My Nose Ring first time in our social psychology class. to the Interview? A Crash we will always thank northeastern Course in Finding, Landing, for bringing us together. and Keeping Your First Real Job. she has also written a cookbook and a play Tara Benevento, AS03 about world war ii survivor Gerda weissmann. Benevento and Michael Chalifoux, AS03, started Chip Heard, AS93, of san dating five years after graduation and are planning Antonio, texas, and his a June 2012 wedding. They still use Class Notes wife, suzi, celebrated to stay in touch with Northeastern friends. their fifteenth wedding anniversary in November. Heard, who alumni.neu.edu/classnote also earned his masters s.daly@neu.edu 617.373.8522 Fax degree in education from 360 Huntington Ave., 190CP, Boston, MA 02115 Cambridge College in
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Michelle (Grabon) Davidson, AS90, of Boynton Beach, Florida, recently returned from spending five weeks in the Boston area and Vermont. typically a remote worker, she spent time working in her companys office in Framingham, Massachusetts, and went home to Vermont to vacation with her daughter. she also visited the Northeastern campus and was impressed by all the changes. it was wonderful to escape the Florida heat, go back to my old stomping grounds, and spend time with family and friends. we were sad to leave, she says. But we will be back. Ted C. English, PA90, of Needham, Massachusetts, has been named interim chief financial officer for AMAG Pharmaceuticals. english, who has been with AMAG since 2007, currently serves as the companys vice president and corporate controller. Previously, he had been vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer at Praecis Pharmaceuticals. Doug Hermann, BA91, MBA00, of Holliston, Massachusetts, was recently appointed as senior reverse mortgage advisor for rockland trust, a full-service Massachusettsbased community bank with approximately $4.7 billion in assets. Hermann is a member of the society of Certified senior Advisors. Tom Armas, CJ92, of Fairfield, Connecticut, was the keynote speaker for Fairfields Memorial day parade. Armas left active duty in the u.s. Marine Corps in 1998 and was a special agent with the u.s. secret service until 2008, serving two tours of duty in iraq with the Joint inter-Agency Coordination
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Becki and Bryce. Allison Lauenstein, MBA93, of delmar, New York, recently started her own branding consultancy, Branding Centric. lauenstein, the chief strategist, worked in brand marketing and strategic planning for dunkin donuts and Baskin-robbins for more than thirteen years, and spent another three years with the Hearst Corporation in strategy and marketing. she is also an adjunct marketing instructor at rensselaer Polytechnic institute, in troy. Kevin Debasitis, ME94, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, was recently appointed director of business development at konarka technologies, where he will be responsible for customer development and revenue growth in the North American market. debasitis comes to konarka from Gemma renewable Power, where he was the national business development manager. A twenty-year veteran in the business development field, debasitis has also worked for Gilbane Building, suffolk Construction, spagnolo Gisness & Associates, and Fluor Corporation. Martin J. McDonough, MBA94, of wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, was recently named president and chief operating officer of the ilios dynamics team. ilios dynamics, a subsidiary of tecogen, was created in 2009 to market and distribute a line of ultra-high-efficiency, ultra-low-emissions heating products for commercial and industrial applications. He has extensive domestic and international executive leadership experience and has excelled in growing companies, most recently as president of wall usA. Mark Fidler, MBA97, of Acton, Massachusetts, has been appointed chief financial officer at Ambient Corporation, a Newtonbased leading provider of smart-grid communication platforms and applications. Fidler joined Ambient as principal financial officer and vice president in June 2011 and became CFo effective August 4, 2011. Prior to joining Ambient, Fidler spent ten years at evergreen solar, most recently as the companys vice president of finance and treasurer. David F. Lopez, UC97, UC01, of stow, Massachusetts, recently started an investment management company called Ariel Financial Management. Yvonne Williams, L97, formerly of dorchester, Massachusetts, was confirmed as an associate judge on the superior Court of the district of Columbia. Her first day on the bench was september 1. she was nominated by President Barack obama on February 3, 2011, and confirmed by the u.s. senate on August 2. Prior to her confirmation, williams was counsel in the litigation department of Miller & Chevalier, a washington, d.C.based law firm. Before joining Miller & Chevalier, she served as a trial and appellate attorney in the Public defender service for the
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district of Columbia for five years, and, prior to that, was a National Association for Public interest law fellow at the NAACP legal defense and educational Fund. Robert McLaughlin, AS98, of Auburn, Massachusetts, was recently named the new head baseball coach at Becker College, in worcester. He had served as an assistant coach at worcester Polytechnic institute for the past three seasons and also spent eight seasons coaching in the uxbridge school system. A fifth-grade teacher in the town of Northbridge, Mclaughlin was a four-year letter winner and Academic All-American at Northeastern. Debra J. Del Toro, BA99, of Hingham, Massachusetts, married derik Malone on June 11, in a small ceremony at Boston College High school, in Newton. del toro is currently pursuing a masters degree in taxation at Northeastern. Matthew Osborne, MBA99, of Andover, Massachusetts, was recently named to the board of directors for the Boston chapter of the National investor relations institute. osborne, director of investor relations at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, will serve as the co-chair of programming for the 20112012 term. His background in the health-care industry includes more than thirteen years of wall street investment, industry, and corporate communications expertise.
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NASA called, and she gladly answered.
Maureen Dutton, E91, knew what she wanted to be since she was a child. I was the youngest of three children and looked up to my big brother. He wanted to be an astronaut, so I wanted to be an astronaut, Dutton says. Math and science, fortunately, came easily to her. So she followed an engineering path, and after high school resolutely boarded the early-morning commuter train for the long trips from Attleboro, Massachusetts, to Northeastern in pursuit of her engineering degree. Before long, her dogged determination got her noticed at NASAs Johnson Space Center (JSC), in Houston. I found out who the co-op contact was and what I had to do to get a job there. Every quarter, she sent her resum or transcript to JSC and checked in with the co-op coordinator. My aim was to make sure JSC didnt forget about meand that I didnt irritate the JSC co-op office. It worked. She completed three co-op tours at NASA, was hired straight out of Northeastern, and has worked at JSC for twenty-two years. She prefers to stay on the ground, though, rather than pursue her childhood dream of exploring space. Dutton, who now lives in the Houston area, is pyrotechnic test director, responsible for testing, certifying, and qualifying the pyrotechnic hardware that aided in the Space Shuttle launches. She now performs the same mission-critical tasks for the Orion program, the next-generation deep-space vehicle. She also finds time to be a mentor, bringing math and science to life for K12 students. Her resolve has brought her fulfillment in life and work. I say, Dare to live your dreams. I did, and Im loving every minute.
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Robert Antonellis, MA00, of sterling, Virginia, was recently awarded the National Counterterrorism Center (NCtC) directors Award. Antonellis is head of the NCtC Pakistan/europe pursuit team and was recognized for his work successfully guiding analysts from several intelligence-community agencies to develop new projects on terrorist targets from Pakistan and europe. He also established ties between his team and the FBi that have set the NCtC standard for identifying key targets and communicating that information to senior FBi officials. Former NCtC director Michael leiter formed the pursuit teams in response to the attempted 2009 Christmas day airline plot. Louise Aurelien, MS00, of west Palm Beach, Florida, recently earned her doctorate in higher-education administration from the university of Florida in Gainesville. she has been teaching nursing at Palm Beach state College, in lake worth, for the past seven years and would love to hear from some of her classmates. reach her at laurelien@msn. com. Amy Black, BA00, and Christopher Wright, BA00, of old Bridge, New Jersey, celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in June. the couple has a two-year-old daughter, emily Madison Black-wright. Hopefully shes
(Above: Dutton stands next to a hand for Robonaut, which was taken up to the International Space Station to perform dangerous extravehicular activities.)
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a future Husky! they write. they would love to hear from friends at AmyrebeccaBlack@yahoo.com and Christopher_G_wright@yahoo.com. Richard Hall, ME00, and his wife, sinead, of somerville, Massachusetts, are proud to announce the arrival of their triplets. son ethan and daughters olivia and Aoife were born on March 28, 2011. Robert Mulloy, UC00, of ipswich, Massachusetts, recently joined Beverly Cooperative Bank as a credit analyst. Mulloy had previously been employed as a credit analyst at danversbank. Robert A. Borgeson, E01, E04, of rochester, New Hampshire, and laura Martin were married in october. Borgeson works as a web specialist for rivier College, in Nashua, and also has his own software and web contracting business. Steve Gifford, AS01, is now the director of human resources for eurpac service in Norwalk, Connecticut. He and his wife, Holly, BHS02, live in North Haven, Connecticut, with their two sons. Eric Steimle, E01, of wanamassa, New Jersey, recently published Jason Squirrel Starts a Company, a childrens book about a squirrel who uncovers valuable life lessons while working to launch his own business. steimle has been involved in a number of technical start-up companies, and cofounded the Family Health Network, a business that designs technology products for the elderly and their caregivers. Aamer Abu-Qarn, PHD02, of Beersheba, israel, was recently promoted to tenured senior lecturer in the economics department at Ben-Gurion university. with an enrollment of 17,400 students, Ben-Gurion is one of israels fastest-growing universities and plays a key role in promoting industry, agriculture, and education in the region. Joseph Myers, AS02, of Heber City, utah, says he and his wife moved to utah in 2005 in pursuit of the perfect balance of work and play. we have a two-year-old son named Charlie, who is the center of our world, and enjoys exploring the mountains with us. Aside from being a dad, i have carved out a niche as a web designer specializing in the ski industry. My clients include Aspen/snowmass, squaw Valley, Jackson Hole, the Canyons, stowe, waterville Valley, sunday river,
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Come take a seat at a hit Broadway show, an unforgettable concert, or a high-steppin dance eventthe ArtsAlive! program offers the best of Boston for you and your arts-minded guests. And, before the show, enjoy a Northeastern faculty members insightful commentary on the performance. Find out how Boston and Northeastern are keeping the arts alive and well! Join us at an upcoming event. alumni.northeastern.edu/artsalive
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sugarloaf, stockli skis, ogio, Freeskier magazine, discrete Headwear, the Greenbrier, and many more. i work independently, with wonderful affiliations across the country. learn more at http://www.joe-art.com, or follow me on twitter at @joeartdotcom. Tara Benevento, AS03, and Michael Chalifoux, AS03, became engaged in February 2011 and are planning a June 2012 wedding. Benevento is currently working as a school counselor in river edge, New Jersey. Chalifoux completed his medical degree and is an anesthesiology resident at the university of Pennsylvania. Christine Campbell, AS03, and Gabe Newell, both of san Francisco, were married in July at Chabrier Chateau in lake Almanor, California. Campbell, who is an esthetician in san Francisco, and her husband honeymooned on saint lucia. Danielle (Femminella) Balestra, BA04, of Astoria, New York, and her husband, Michael, celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Alice louise Balestra, who was born on July 26, 2011, at st. lukes roosevelt Hospital, in New York City. Tororris TJ Hill, AS04, of Paterson, New Jersey, is in his third season as a linebacker with the edmonton eskimos of the Canadian Football league. Hill, who originally signed with the eskimos as a free agent in July 2009, signed a contract extension in April 2011. the former Northeastern standout had played two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes before signing with edmonton. He also played for the former las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football league. Charles Lippman, MS/MBA04, of Groton, Massachusetts, was recently named director of CBiZ tofias, part of the countrys seventh-largest accounting and tax provider. lippman is a member of the accounting and auditing group, as well as the not-for-profit and education practice. He is based out of the firms Boston office. lippman has worked with privately held and public companies in the manufacturing, technology, and investment industries, and specializes in audits and reviews of financial statements, while assisting clients in analyzing and interpreting financial results, as well as budgeting and forecasting financial information. Vincent A. Tofani, AS04, of Boston, is of counsel to Parker|scheer and serves as an associate in the criminal defense department. the Boston firm, which also has offices in Providence, rhode island, and las Vegas, was named 2011 law Firm of the Year by the editors of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. the award was announced and presented at the papers annual excellence in the l a w a w a r d s c e r e m o n y, c o s p o n s o r e d b y t h e Massachusetts Bar Association, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston in June. Janel Fink, AS05, of la Jolla, California, recently received her masters degree in anthropology from the university of California, san diego, and has started a new position in la Jolla. John Guiney, AS05, of san diego, recently completed a fivemonth thru-hike of the Appalachian trail. the footpath, which extends nearly 2,200 miles, runs through fourteen states, from springer Mountain, Georgia, to the top of Mount katahdin, in Maines Baxter state Park. Jeanne Hess, AS05, of Boston, was recently named to the board of directors for the Boston chapter of the National investor relations institute. Hess, the assistant vice president of investor relations at Boston Private Financial Holdings, will serve as secretary for the 2011 2012 term. At Boston Private, Hess is the primary contact for the investment community; develops corporate messaging for presentations, press releases, and financial results conference calls; and monitors relative share price performance and valuation. Michael Lovette, E05, of santa Barbara, California, recently earned his doctorate in chemical engineering at the university of Californiasanta Barbara. in september, he began working as an associate senior consultant engineer in chemical product research and development for eli lilly and Company in indianapolis. Lauren (Zagami) Palumbo, AS05, of Boston, was recently awarded the Boston Business Journal Chief Marketing officer of the Year award for 2011 in the hospitality division. Palumbo was honored for her work at New France, the parent company of lespalier, sel de la terre, Au soleil Catering, and Apple street Farm. Nick Puleo, AS05, of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently accepted the position of director of marketing and communications for Boston College High school, in Boston. He had formerly worked as finance director for the City of Quincy. Daniel Kurtz, CS06, formerly of Franklin, Massachusetts, and Moegi Fukawa have announced their engagement, with a January 2012 wedding planned in Yokohama, Japan. kurtz is employed as a business development coordinator at Marvelous entertainment in tokyo. Kaitlyn Barry, AS07, of Quincy, Massachusetts, announces that she and her colleagues at Gracie lou events were recently recognized as Best wedding Planner on Boston.coms A-list for 2011. Gracie lou events is a boutique wedding coordination firm specializing in New england and destination weddings. Josh Heller, AS07, formerly of Charleston, south Carolina, recently broadcast the three-hundredth professional game of his sports play-byplay radio career. Heller is the announcer for the Albany devils of the American Hockey league and is gearing up for his second season in the booth at the
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times union Center this fall. After graduating from Northeastern, the sharon, Massachusetts, native accepted an internship with the Pensacola (Florida) Pelicans, an independent professional baseball team. Cynthia Walker, AS07, married david Armstrong in a ceremony at Clay Hill Farm in Cape Neddick, Maine, on september 25. After receiving her bachelors degree in history from Northeastern, walker earned a masters degree in museum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program, in Cooperstown, New York. A resident of wells, Maine, she is currently a museum specialist at the Brick store Museum, in kennebunk. Matthew Wrobel, MS07, of Brooklyn, New York, and Jaime Fontane Morelli were married recently at a ceremony in Poughkeepsie. wrobel is a bioinformaticist at rockefeller university in New York, where he writes software and creates databases for a research team that is seeking a cure for Fanconi anemia, a blood disorder. Jitendra Dangi, E08, of sunnyvale, California, is now working for VMware as a business-process architect based in Palo Alto. He is currently working on the biggest product launch in company history as well as recent acquisition integration projects. Gary Honickel, CS08, and Morgan Bass, AS07, are engaged and have moved to richardson, texas, where Gary works as a residential-life coordinator at the university of texas at dallas and Morgan works for university Behavioral Health. Gary recently graduated from North Carolina state university with a masters degree in college counseling and student development, and Morgan graduated in 2009 with a masters in social work from rutgers university. Neha Khanna, MBA08, of san Francisco, recently found herself reminiscing about her first week in the MBA program at Northeastern: i came from a very different education background in india and didnt know what the teaching style would be like. i was used to treating my books like there couldnt be any other thought. the biggest surprise came when the professor came in and said, i would recommend buying these books, but i would encourage you to question and debate the content as that will increase your knowledge and understanding of the subject. that, to me, was the most valuable lesson i learned at Northeastern. open up your thoughts to really learn. khanna currently works as a display advertising specialist at Google in Mountain View. Bessie King, AS08, of stoneham, Massachusetts, writes, i finished a masters in digital journalism at Columbia in New York, and now im venturing into university-level teaching, as well as continuing to report in english and spanish. i still believe that
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Bringing compassion to the courtroom, and beyond.
Helping others is in Laura Collinss DNA. The daughter and granddaughter of Baptist missionaries, Collins, L04, traveled the world as a child, cultivating an ardent interest in both service and other cultures. The central tenet I got from my family was We are on this planet to serve other humans, to make the world a better place. That giving spirit led her to pursue publicinterest and human-rights law at Northeastern, where she could engage with people who would be committed to social justice. Beyond the classroom, Collins fully immersed herself in human-rights undertakings, with co-ops in Argentina and Malaysia and research in international human-rights law. Then, although the rest of the globe still beckoned, Collins landed in the mountains of North Carolina after graduation. The world is too interconnected for me to ever believe that local and global can be separated, she says. Through Pisgah Legal Services, Collins provides pro-bono civil litigation services for persons who could not otherwise afford critical representation. She helps prevent foreclosures and credit-card lawsuits that would make a family or senior citizen homeless, after years already spent struggling due to unemployment or disability. Collins has also gone beyond individual cases to cowrite key pieces of now-implemented state consumerprotection legislation. What Northeastern did was expand my idea of how I could use my law degree in the public interest, says Collins. It showed me the tremendous range of things that I could do to make a difference in my community, and in the world at large.
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without my co-op experiences and the candid recommendations i received from Northeastern, i would not have gone to Columbia or taken this new path. My move and readjustments have been smooth, thanks to the advice and friendship from Northeastern alumni, staff, and even current students. J. Ryan St. Martin, E08, of Allston, Massachusetts, was recently named an assistant superintendent for the richmond Group, in Hopkinton. the planning and construction-management company specializes in the planning, program management, and construction of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical-device, clean-tech, and clean-room facilities. Before joining the richmond Group, st. Martin had been a civil engineer for Bostons Zakim Bridge inspection and tobin Bridge rehabilitation projects. Erica Tochin, AS08, and Ventz Petkov, CS09, were married on February 20, 2010. Ventz works as a systems administrator, and erica graduated from New england school of law in May 2011. the couple lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. Ryan Dunlevy, BA09, of Boston, writes in to say he is currently working at eMC Corporation in Hopkinton, and recently completed eMCs Marketing leadership development Program. He adds, since completing the program, i have accepted a position working for eMCs executive Briefing Program, focusing on business development and customer engagement programs. i am very active in the Northeastern alumni community and enjoy any opportunity to come back to Huntington Avenue. Zachary Dwight, MS09, of salt lake City, recently became the scientific graphic-design manager for the department of Pathology at the university of utah. the focus of his position is building rich web applications and data services related to bioinformatics and dNA analysis. Laura Elizabeth Flynn, BHS09, and Jason Todd Andree, PharmD09, were married on october 1 at the inn at woodstock Hill in woodstock, Connecticut. laura and Jason met while both were on co-op in the pharmacy at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2007. laura will begin a bachelor of science in nursing pro-
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gram in January 2012, and Jason is the associate director of risk management at st. Vincent Hospital, in worcester, Massachusetts. the couple lives in Melrose. Brittany Manley, AS09, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is now the production coordinator for the annual Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals, in Newport, rhode island. she got her start with these historic concerts as a co-op student. Ross Newton, MA09, of derry, New Hampshire, was one of six recipients of a scholarship from the Historical society of the episcopal Church, announced during its annual meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, last June. the Historical society was established in 1910 for the preservation and publication of historical documents connected to the [episcopal] Church, the investigation of its history, and the development of interests in historical research. Newton, who is also a Phd candidate at Northeastern, will be exploring Anglican work in Colonial New england. Robert Rassey, BA09, of shelby township, Michigan, has been named an assistant coach with the Youngstown Phantoms, a member of the u.s. Hockey league. rassey played for the Phantoms from 2003 to 2005. the two-time captain appeared in 111 games over two seasons, leading his teams in scoring both years. rassey scored thirteen goals and added seventeen assists over four seasons with Northeastern. He was named a Hockey east distinguished scholar in 2009, was a four-time Hockey east Academic Honor roll recipient, and was a volunteer assistant coach for Northeastern during the 20092010 and 20102011 seasons. employed by Vanguard Health systems New england. Alexander Trench Green, L10, of Cumberland, rhode island, and Ashley dawn walker were married in May 2011 in a ceremony at the Highlands Country Club in Garrison, New York. Green, who is an attorney and an author, and his wife honeymooned in turks and Caicos, and live in New York City. Teddi Lauren McGhee, AS10, of Brookline, Massachusetts, married samuel George Mollica on April 30, 2011, at the taj Hotel in Boston, followed by a honeymoon in Antigua. McGhee, who holds a bachelors degree in international affairs, is employed by Cetrulo and Capone as a paralegal. Cynthia Adjain, MPH11, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was recently promoted to the position of home-care supervisor for old Colony elder services, a regional agency serving elders, their caregivers, and families in twenty-three towns in the Plymouth County and Brockton areas. Adjain, who had served as a care manager for nearly four years before her promotion, will supervise five care managers. Vincent Alexis-Laona, BA11, of Nutley, New Jersey, has been accepted into teach for Americas 2011 corps and began working as a teacher this fall in kansas City, Missouri. He is one of 5,200 new teachers through teach for America, a collection of top recent college graduates who commit to teaching for two years in urban and rural public schools. Whitney Danse, S11, of st. Petersburg, Florida, has begun graduate studies in cell and molecular biology at the university of south Florida. danse graduated from Northeastern with a degree in behavioral neuroscience. Art LaMan, MS11, of Hopedale, Massachusetts, appeared as a member of the New world Chorale, which performed with the Boston landmarks orchestra, in a free concert at the Hatch shell in Boston on July 13, 2011.
2010s
Austin Gallagher, MS10, of Hanover, Massachusetts, an ecosystem science and policy doctoral student at the university of Miami, was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Florida sea Grant and the Florida outdoor writers Association for his efforts in promoting the outdoor communication experience to the general public. As a research scientist in the r. J. dunlap Marine Conservation Program, a joint program of the rosenstiel school of Marine & Atmospheric science and the leonard and Jayne Abess Center for ecosystem science and Policy, Gallagher focuses on ocean conservation, particularly predatory fishes and sharks. Marilyn Melody Gomez, CPS10, of Newton, Massachusetts, and John Francis kelley will marry in November at saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in st. thomas, u.s. Virgin islands. Gomez, who received a master of professional studies degree in informatics, is
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Morton E. ruderman: inspired Jewish studies patron

Morton E. Ruderman, who with his wife, Marcia, endowed a professorship to enhance Northeasterns Jewish studies program, passed away in October at age seventy-five. Ruderman, E59, earned his bachelors of science in electrical engineering. Ten years after graduation, he cofounded Meditech, a leading software vendor in the health-care industry. Always devoted to his alma mater, he was a member of the Huntington Society, a group of Northeasterns most generous donors. He also gave generously of his time, serving on numerous university councils and committees. In 2001, Ruderman and his wife established the Ruderman Family Foundation, dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities in the Jewish community in Greater Boston and Israel. In 2005, the couple established the Morton and Marcia Ruderman Endowed Professorship of Jewish Studies with a gift of $1.5 million. This investment strengthened Jewish studies at Northeastern and helped advance the programs mission to develop future leaders, nourish Jewish identity in the modern world, and represent Judaism in the public sphere. The couple was also instrumental in bringing renowned scholar Lori Lefkovitz to Northeastern; she was named the inaugural Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies in 2010. Mort was a visionary and engaged philanthropist, a man who loved Judaism and Northeastern, and was committed to the transmission of knowledge about Judaism to university students. He was a warm, expansive, and articulate man, eager to support us in the growth and development of our program, says Lefkovitz. In addition to his wife, Ruderman is survived by three childrenJay, Sharon, and Toddand their spouses and ten grandchildren.
1930s
Joseph donlon, e31, March 16, 2011 Herbert P. sklar, l35, April 27, 2011 Charles V letourneau, e36, May 8, 2011 Flaviano o. Cifelli, e37, April 28, 2010 warren s. kirkland, e37, June 14, 2011 Charles t. Grant, e38, May 24, 2011 erick A. Johnson, e38, March 28, 2011 Alfred V. Nigro, l38, Msl40, June 2, 2011 A. leonard Anderson, e39, June 10, 2011
1940s
Albion r. Bedell, e43, May 24, 2011 louise t. doten, BB43, June 22, 2011 dana A. Ham, B47, June 18, 2011 Frederick A. Moore, e47, June 5, 2011 Glenn A. reed, e47, July 25, 2011 Mario Alves, e48, May 5, 2011 david Jacobs, e48, october 3, 2009 Gordon J. Muise, e48, April 30, 2011 richard F. warren, e48, July 13, 2011 Jesse l. Butler, e49, May 4, 2011 wallace l. Caldwell, e49, July 2, 2011 Miriam B. Goolsby, B49, May 2, 2011 Milton r. stern, lA49, July 26, 2011
Allen H. Freeman, BA40, June 12, 2011 Curtis r. Ganong, e40, April 8, 2011 Harry d. Bowen, e41, May 6, 2011 Charles r. Hewson, e41, July 1, 2011 seymour M. rosenthal, e41, July 23, 2010 oscar seldin, B41, August 6, 2011 Annette M. Hamill, l42, May 15, 2011 Jane C. odonnell, l42, May 7, 2011
1950s
John r. Auchter, l50, April 21, 2011 Joseph e. Gaudet, e50, June 8, 2011 stanley F. Gesek, e50, october 13, 2010 Jordan e. krigest, P50, April 18, 2011 Frank w. kulesza, e50, May 10, 2011 Herbert s. Mekler, BA50, March 13, 2011
A. thomas Pellegriti, lA50, May 24, 2011 Frank A. Bell, BA51, MBA60, July 20, 2011 Harvey l. Cromroy, lA51, June 13, 2011 Harry s. Fluke, BA51, July 3, 2011 william J. Gallagher, li51, BA53, March 11, 2010 lawrence r. livingstone, lA51, June 5, 2011 Joseph F. wenckus, e51, July 17, 2011 George l. willis, BA51, July 25, 2011 Paul r. Clark, e52, April 22, 2011 w. stanley Cooke, l52, July 17, 2011 david A. Hills, e52, Me58, May 7, 2011 Gerald J. kirwin, e52, July 26, 2011 Harold H. leach, e52, May 23, 2011 John J. shea, BA52, May 14, 2011 robert H. sommer, BA52, June 11, 2011 George A. dipietro, e53, december 20, 2009 Arnold B. Goldstein, e53, July 7, 2011 Henry e. lesser, e53, July 23, 2011
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Madlyn Barnett: a life well lived in the service of Others

For decades, Madlyn Barnett, her husband of sixtysix years, Lou, and their children have been generous benefactors and engaged members of the Northeastern community, especially in the establishment of and their involvement with the Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis. The matriarch of the family passed away peacefully last summer, surrounded by her loved ones. Barnett, eighty-six, was noted for extensive philanthropy and civic leadership. Hadassah honored her with its Woman of Valor award for more than fifty years of service in the Jewish American community. She was the first president of the Fort Worth Jewish Federation and worked with the National Conference of Christians and Jews. She gave time and stewardship to countless causes and organizationsamong them the Mayors Commission on the Status of Women, United Way, and the Tarrant County (Texas) Association for Retarded Citizens. During her tenure as a member of the national board of the Council of Jewish Federations for more than twenty years, she served as national vice president and national secretary. Barnett was also on the boards of the Jewish Education Services of North American, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and many other charitable and civic boards, and through this selfless service, she touched the lives of many. She and her husband were awarded the Prime Ministers Medal for their work on Israels behalf and the Bnai Brith International Gold Medallion Humanitarian Award. The couple was also honored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews with its 1983 Brotherhood Citation, and with their children by the Family Service Association as the 1989 Fort Worth Family of the Year. Barnett is survived by her husband; her children, Laurie (and her husband, Lon Werner), Eliot (and his wife, Sheryl), and Rhoda (and her husband, Howard Bernstein); and her seven grandchildren.
leon l. Noyes, BA53, June 13, 2011 elizabeth e. Zivan, BB53, June 8, 2011 Maurice J. Cormier, e54, February 27, 2011 Henry A. Gagnon, lA54, April 28, 2011 Charles kerkian, e54, May 1, 2011 richard C. smith, BA54, July 7, 2011 Franklin J. Morrison, e55, June 29, 2011 Alfred J. duratti, e56, Me66, July 28, 2011 Alexander P. Holt, li56, April 24, 2011 C. thomas Burke, B57, May 24, 2011 Joseph A. ortolano, li57, B60, MBA70, June 6, 2011 Joseph M. rosen, BA57, June 6, 2011 daniel J. donovan, e58, April 14, 2010 Alfred J. elkhill, BA58, May 17, 2011 robert l. Feeney, B58, october 2, 2009 John M. Flagg, e58, April 28, 2011 david A. Freeman, li58, uC68, May 27, 2010 edward J. Gallagher, li58, June 12, 2011 thomas F. Geary, e58, Me67, February 28, 2010
John d. Gelinas, B58, MBA66, July 23, 2010 John F. Gillis, li58, uC67, december 16, 2010 Frederick e. Golden, B58, october 1, 2009 edward J. keohan, MBA58, March 21, 2011 John killam, BA58, december 26, 2010 edward leo, Med58, May 25, 2011 Joseph e. Monahan, li58, uC61, May 12, 2011 leroy F. Northrop, e58, october 11, 2009 Frederick Peschel, e58, April 1, 2010 John Pontifice, B58, May 18, 2011 robert e. raymond, e58, January 13, 2010 Pierre G. richard, MA58, August 21, 2009 william J. shields, BA58, May 26, 2011 richard F. smith, e58, February 15, 2010 robert o. svensson, B58, MBA63, November 8, 2010 theodore B. ulman, e58, Me64, september 28, 2010 thomas J. wardan, BA58, september 23, 2010
thomas F. williams, ed58, F ebruary 12, 2011 John r. williamson, li58, BA60, November 16, 2009 leonard Alves, B59, January 4, 2011 samuel J. Ameen, Me59, May 21, 2011 simon H. Babineau, li59, uC61, June 18, 2011 Antonio A. Bersani, li59, uC80, october 28, 2010 Alfred P. Boudreau, BA59, June 4, 2010 John r. Burton, Med59, January 19, 2011 Marcia Caplan, ed59, November 5, 2010 edward t. Clark, BA59, November 7, 2010 robert F. Cleary, li59, uC61, July 25, 2011 william G. Cody, e59, February 14, 2011 Francis J. Cummings, P59, February 13, 2010 Arthur s. davis, BA59, July 18, 2010 Anthony J. defuria, Me59, March 19, 2011 Constantine J. eliades, li59, uC61, MBA66, december 18, 2009
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david J. Ghiglio, e59, Me61, February 4, 2010 Frederick t. Gronberg, li59, uC61, April 1, 2010 robert d. Hamilton, lA59, october 4, 2010 George F. karcher, BA59, April 29, 2011 John G. kelley, li59, uC61, February 22, 2010 James A. Morash, li59, uC61, January 31, 2011 Gerald J. Neville, li59, uC61, october 2, 2010 Carl C. Pedersen, li59, uC63, July 10, 2010 Frank J. Prekop, B59, January 14, 2010 John roden, e59, November 22, 2010 Morton e. ruderman, e59, october 12, 2011 robert F. larkin, uC67, uC71, May 15, 2011 Hugh J. McCafferty, e67, February 7, 2011 James J. Meloni, MBA67, July 27, 2011 Marilyn A. Nelson, N67, April 7, 2011 Victor e. Peterson, uC67, uC73, May 4, 2011 Gary d. shearer, e68, June 19, 2011 david e. Atkinson, e69, July 5, 2011 roger t. Hebert, uC69, May 13, 2011 Paul F. Murphy, uC69, uC72, July 23, 2011 Benjamin P. Piscopo, uC69, december 18, 2010 Bernice e. smith, BA69, May 19, 2011 theodore A. tasis, MA69, July 14, 2011 Mary C. renehan, uC76, August 2, 2011 George e. roberts, uC76, May 9, 2011 lucille A. Blake, uC77, uC88, August 4, 2011 Mark r. Colborn, MBA77, November 12, 2010 david J. Harrigan, MBA77, May 29, 2011 david H. lesky, Me77, september 17, 2010 raymond G. Moison, uC77, uC78, June 13, 2010 Alan w. Moksu, MBA77, July 22, 2011 thomas d. Bradley, uC78, May 11, 2011 ronald A. Michaud, lA79, June 8, 2011
1960s
1980s
Anthony P. Antonuzzi, e60, Me65, May 4, 2011 thomas r. Carroll, B60, June 1, 2011 richard l. desilets, e60, April 28, 2011 Frank V. Padellaro, BA60, MBA62, July 29, 2011 donald F. Cameron, uC61, May 8, 2011 Parisi M. desapio, MA61, June 6, 2011 richard C. Hubbard, BA61, July 14, 2011 Alfred kahan, MA61, July 9, 2010 richard r. Palmer, MBA61, May 14, 2011 John M. rardon, BA61, February 22, 2011 robert l. wilkinson, uC61, June 24, 2011 david r. Freeman, Me62, April 29, 2011 william J. Hession, e62, June 29, 2011 John k. Mclaughlin, e62, April 24, 2011 roger G. Menges, BA62, March 2, 2011 edward A. Baker, lC63, uC66, June 7, 2011 Anthony M. Pineau, uC63, June 12, 2011 John i. winmill, e63, August 2, 2011 william J. Baskin, Me64, June 14, 2011 Glen A. Bean, e64, June 4, 2011 rodney F. Brown, uC64, July 15, 2011 wilmer kerber, Me64, January 1, 2011 richard C. king, e64, Me66, May 4, 2011 Andrew l. Ala, BA65, June 26, 2011 Cornelius J. Minihane, e65, June 20, 2011 r. dell reed, lA65, MA66, september 6, 2009 Vito t. spoon, uC65, July 27, 2011 Bruce A. elliott, e66, May 2, 2011 John P. webb, uC66, June 23, 2011 donna J. dicarlo, lA67, April 2, 2011
1970s
william J. Powers, uC70, uC72, MPA75, July 24, 2011 Joseph r. silverio, e70, February 20, 2010 Candace s. Chung, lA71, July 23, 2011 leonard J. Farrell, uC71, July 12, 2011 edward M. Hill, MBA71, May 22, 2011 Mario J. loiacono, e71, May 17, 2011 robert C. Miller, uC71, uC73, July 17, 2011 Alan e. wurdeman, lA71, June 5, 2011 david t. Barney, BA72, May 1, 2011 Michael l. Burke, MA72, July 24, 2011 irene e. Ferraro, PAH73, May 11, 2011 stephen P. Flanagan, e73, June 5, 2011 wilson e. Maines, BA73, August 8, 2010 Nancy H. Barrow, lA74, July 9, 2010 Anthony J. Bernardo, e74, Me77, July 1, 2011 Anastasios G. Xiarchos, uC74, April 30, 2011 Albert J. Baima, uC75, uC77, June 16, 2011 richard P. Bird, lA75, May 17, 2011 Patricia B. leonard, Med75, July 26, 2011 Joseph e. Mardo, e75, May 16, 2011 richard A. wiinikainen, Me75, July 28, 2010 Benjamin d. entine, l76, July 30, 2011 thomas e. Moore, MBA76, June 16, 2011 robert F. reed, MBA76, August 1, 2011
elizabeth l. schlosky, uC80, July 4, 2011 richard G. robertson, uC81, May 9, 2011 ellen F. Moss, l82, May 9, 2011 Jonathan C. evans, As83, July 12, 2011 Peter G. Mueller, PAH83, June 27, 2011 kenneth e. Conrad, e85, May 6, 2011 Barbara A. Hohler, uC85, June 7, 2011 leslie d. Banks, uC86, July 31, 2011 roxane Freedman, N86, september 11, 2010 daniel H. Fisher, PHd87, May 20, 2011 George J. Anooshian, uC88, July 10, 2011 kevin F. Flynn, e89, April 27, 2011
1990s
Joanne s. Grindal, MBA90, February 9, 2010 danielle M. wassell, MA90, August 2, 2011 louise F. Berry, uC91, February 16, 2011 Brian C. oFriel, MBA91, May 29, 2011 Judith M. Barnet, PHd93, April 28, 2011 lynda Bigl, uC93, May 11, 2011 Francis Gibbons, MA94, PHd98, June 7, 2011 steven A. Choate, BA95, May 26, 2011 Jean G. Joseph, BA95, July 18, 2010 thaddeus N. tresky, As95, May 14, 2011 Alyssa J. Huber, l99, May 9, 2010
2000s
Alan J. Biszko, set05, May 3, 2011 Peter Hagen, e08, July 11, 2011
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poweR pLay: ca. 1948

This wind tunnel was built by Northeastern engineering students for use in aerodynamics experiments, the results of which were applied in airplane design. Here, however, these intrepid Northeastern coeds use the tunnel to measure the impact of high winds on stationary objects.
The blow-down subsonic tunnelwhich
means it sucked air in one end and blew it out the otherlived for decades in the Richards Hall laboratory. It was during this time that the winds of change were also gusting within the campus culture. In 1943, Northeasterns day colleges ushered in coeducation. The first women to arrive on campus totaled a paltry six, and the College of Engineering counted just one coed. Happily, these stats improved rapidly. By the 19581959 academic year, women in the entering class represented about one in nine students. Coeducation has since come a long way. Today, women and men graduate in nearly equal numbers at Northeastern. Even in a traditionally male-dominated area of study like engineering, about 25 percent of the graduates are women.
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Helping the World Get a Little Smaller

Despite being nearly 8,000 miles away from the Boston campus, David Chu, E66, MBA68, H01, nds it easy to maintain his connections to Northeastern. As the leader of our eighth and newest international chapter in Hong Kong, hes strengthening Husky spirit and camaraderie in Asia while helping expand Northeasterns global reach. Thriving alumni chaptersaround the globe and across the countryprovide a vital link to the university. Get involved with your regional chapter, and be a part of what makes Northeastern so exciting!
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28 the stories behind the story

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