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Bonnie Wilson B’67, ’67, Ph.D. ’71 hosted a dinner at her home
in Bethesda, Md., for the Bologna class of 1967 in June. Alumni
pictured here include: Alan Messer B’67, ’68, Alan Platt B’67,
’67, Giuseppe Pennisi B’67, ’68, Peggy Jones B’67, ’68, Diana
McNaughton Capoluongo B’67, ’68, Wilson, Allen Keiswetter B’67,
’71, Roberto Toscano B’67, ’68 and Lynne Lambert B’67, ’67.
1969
Warren J. Devalier ’69 lives
and works in Tokyo. He is
the founder of Interface Inc.
and has been an M.B.A. consultant
and leadership coach
since April 1988.
Retired USAID employee
Pirie Gall ’69 and his wife,
Maria Consuelo, live in
Bethesda, Md., and celebrated
their 39th wedding
anniversary in July. In 2010
they became first-time
grandparents with the birth
of Gavin Pirie Rizzolo. Gall
stays busy with fundraising
for arts organizations, acting,
Santa Claus gigs and occasional
international work.
Shoichiro Odagaki ’69
leads a happy and active
retirement life. He enjoys
traveling, golfing, volunteering
and shuttling between
libraries and the fitness
club. As one of the JHU club
leaders for Japan, he helped
organize two SAIS alumni
events in Tokyo in August
2010 and June.
In August, Ann Van
Dusen ’69, JHU Ph.D. ’73
of Washington, D.C., was
appointed interim director
of the new M.A. in Global
Human Development
Program at Georgetown
University’s Edmund A.
Walsh School of Foreign
Service. Van Dusen has had
a distinguished career in the
field of development. She
also has taught at SAIS for
several years.
1970
Retired since May, Howard
B. Libauer ’70 is readjusting
to American life in Minneapolis
after living in East
Asia for 28 years. He counts
among his most satisfying
experiences working for private
enterprises.
In May, Herbert Paine ’70
celebrated the 22nd anniversary
of his national consulting
business, specializing in
organizational development
and change management,
business strategy, mergers
and governance. Residing
in Phoenix, Ariz., he is
beginning his seventh year
as JHU’s Arizona alumni
chapter president. He is a
political commentator for
the local National Public
Radio affiliate, KJZZ, and a
contributor to the Arizona
Guardian.
WHAT WE’VE HeARD
1971
In July 2009 William I.
Brustein B’70, ’71 became
vice provost for global strategies
and international affairs
at Ohio State University in
Columbus, Ohio. He also
retains his post as professor
of sociology, political science
and history.
David Mason B’70, ’71
and Sharon Ann (Wood)
Mason B’70, ’71 live in
Indianapolis, Ind., and went
on a three-week vacation to
Alaska with their family over
the summer. In January 2011,
they were in Egypt on the eve
of its revolution. In retirement,
David enjoys traveling
and spending time with his
grandkids, including a 1-yearold
grandchild who is in line
possibly to be the first fourthgeneration
SAIS student.
Sam Oglesby B’69, ’71 of
New York City continues his
post-U.N. life as a writer. His
most recent article, “Before
Facebook, Slam Books,” was
published in The Washington
Post on December 11, 2010.
Oglesby is also writing a
blog, which includes portions
of his latest book.
After many years as a
foreign service officer with
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural
Service, Robert
Tetro ’71 retired in August
2002, allowing time to
indulge his lifelong hobby
of photography. In February
2011, he self-published
a book, New Mexico & Arizona
Cathedrals. Tetro lives
in Arlington, Va.
1972
At a Los Angeles barbecue
in July, while explaining
that she had acquired her
knowledge of Italian—
plus her Italian husband,
Italian passport and Italian
children—as a result
of studying in Bologna for
a year, Claudia Engelman-
Flisi B’71, ’72 discovered
that she and fellow partygoer
John Mazzarella B’92,
’93 were both Bologna
alumni.
1973
Frederick L. Shiels ’73,
professor of political science
and history at Mercy
College in New York, continues
his research on civilian
casualties in American
wars. He presented papers
at Lincoln College, the
Donald Hasfurther B’73, ’74, James Coone B’73, ’74 and Henry
Berghoef, B’73, ’74 discuss the state of the world aboard a
steamer on Lake George, N.Y., in June.
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