American Magazine April 2014

class notes
Division of Clinical Psychology for
outstanding contributions in the
field of psychology. As a doctoral
student, he was inspired by AU
professors Margaret Rioch and
Stanley Weiss. He lives and works
near Asheville, North Carolina.
Richard Samuel Sheres, SIS/MA
’77, released a new novel, Ingersoll,
in which he calls into question
whether the future of the United
States will belong to religious
conservatives or nonbelievers.
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TIME
CAPSULES
TOP TUNE
“Joy to the World,” Three Dog Night
IN THE NEWS
Intel introduces the microprocessor;
the Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowers the
voting age to 18; 12,000 antiwar militants
are arrested during the May Day Protests
in Washington, D.C.
FROM THE AU ARCHIVES
First-floor residents of Anderson
Hall report a sapling sprouting out
of a hole in the bathroom ceiling,
giving new meaning to “tree house.”
Gerry M. Dubin, CAS/BS ’78,
started District Mobile Dental, a
completely mobile dental service
provider. The company offers
on-site dental care to businesses
and homebound and senior
communities in the Washington,
D.C., metro area.
Ann McLaughlin, CAS/PhD ’78,
published her eighth novel, Amy
and George. The story explores
family tensions between sisters,
parents, and parent and child
in the midst of unsettling world
affairs in 1937.
1980s
Kathy Ferguson Sinnes, SOC/
BA ’80, and Anne Murray
Hildreth, SOC/BA ’80, recently
vacationed together on the
Amalfi Coast of Italy. They were
roommates as freshmen in 1976
and remained friends over the
next 37 years but hadn’t seen each
other in 23 years. They enjoyed
exploring Sorrento, Capri,
Minori, Naples, and all the towns
in between.
Bruce Plaxen, WCL/JD ’82,
received the 2013 Leadership in
Law Award from the Daily Record,
a Maryland publication for legal
and business information.
Kendra Harris, Kogod/BSBA ’83,
talked about her blog, Happily
Never Married, on WHUR Radio.
Renee Rosen, SOC/BA ’83, wrote
Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring
Twenties, published by Penguin
NAL in November.
Julie Weinberg, CAS/BA ’87,
published a book called I Wish
There Were Baby Factories.
Susan R. Shelby, SIS/BA ’88,
president and CEO of Rhino
Public Relations, was elected to
a third term as president of the
board of directors of the Franklin
Square House Foundation, which
provides grants to housing and
shelter organizations that support
women and families in Boston
and surrounding communities.
Gina Brown, SPA/BA ’89, is
reimagining the next half of her
life and, in addition to writing a
book of “Gina-isms,” has started
to do stand-up comedy. Gina
appears on stages around the
D.C. area and other cities as time
permits. ginabrown.com
Peter Quinter, WCL/JD ’89, was
appointed to the newly formed
One Community/One Goal Trade
and Logistics Leadership Group.
Formed by the Beacon Council,
the group is tasked with charting
the future of Miami’s trade and
logistics industry.
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TIME
CAPSULES
TOP GROSSING FLICK
Rain Man
IN THE NEWS
CDs outsell vinyl records for the first
time; NASA scientist James Hansen warns
Congress about the dangers of global
warming; terrorists bomb Pan Am flight
103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270
FROM THE AU ARCHIVES
AU’s residence halls go dry, but students
can still enjoy a cold one in the Tavern.
1990s
Michael Buckley, SPA/BA ’90,
was appointed vice president of
public affairs for the BrightFocus
Foundation, a nonprofit
that supports research
on brain and eye
diseases.
Jules Raymond
Cattie, SPA/
BA ’90, married
Rabia Latif on
July 18, 2013.
Kevin Lane, SIS/BA
’93, was relieved from
duty as commanding officer
of the amphibious dock landing
ship USS Oak Hill. He will join
the chief of naval operations staff
as an operations director at the
Pentagon.
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Stacey L. Young, Kogod/BSBA
’93, wrote a new book, Above
Expectations—My Story: An
Unlikely Journey from Almost
Failing High School to Becoming
a College Professor. In a YouTube
video promoting the book, he
credits AU for helping him reach
his educational goals.
Rio Guerrero, SIS/BA ’94, was
featured on the Filipino Channel,
the leading cable television
network for Filipino Americans
in the U.S. Guerrero shared his
experience as a second-generation
Filipino American and discussed
building a law firm and raising a
family in New York City.
Lauren Fogle, SOC/BA ’96,
released her first novel, The
Altarpiece, on the subject of Nazi
art looting. A blog with links to
related content can be found on
her website. laurenfogleboyd.com
Toni Bacon, SPA/BA ’97, took
a trip to Mt. Everest in 2012,
bringing an AU logo patch with
her. This year, she plans to visit
Bhutan or Myanmar.
DeCarlo Felix (Derrick Wayne
Jackson), CAS/MS ’98, wrote
a book, The Xstablishment,
available for free on
Amazon’s Kindle
store.
Ari Ghosal, SIS/
MA ’98, joined
the labor and
employment
group of
Whiteford Taylor
& Preston.
Jessica Schoenholtz,
CAS/BA ’99, married Mark
Murphy on September 29, 2013,
at the Richmond County Country
Club in Staten Island, New York.
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