UMass Amherst Alumni Association
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Katherine (Ucinski) Cail (1995, NSM) writes, "Brian and Kathy Cail ( Brian BS Engineering 1995, Kathy BS Zoology) celebrated ten years of marriage this June. Their daughter will be in first grade next year. " Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Glenn More (1967) Glenn More (1967, SOM) writes, "I retired from IBM April 1, after 41 years. The best thing that happened to me graduating from UMass Amherst was going to IBM Burlington and discovering Vermont. I am here for the duration! You can contact me at gmvermont@yahoo.com." Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Olympia (Talabach) Proal (1978) Pia (Talabach) Proal (1978, HLTH) writes, "I recently launched Real Cool TV Productions - www.realcooltv.com - We help companies tell their story, introduce new products, highlight key employees, etc. through the use of web videos. Web-videos and their role in social media have become one of the hottest marketing tools around."  Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Scott Tarlow (1980) Scott Tarlow (1980, SOM) writes, "Life has been good, I am CEO of a software development company (for those who were in my programming class (I was there for a day) you will get a good laugh. Now to feel old... Mindy (class of '81 SOM) and I are thrilled that our oldest son attending Williams College next fall and will be rowing on the crew team... He just completed 4 years at Choate Rosemary Hall, graduating Cum Laude. Clearly he got Mindy's brain gene. My twins are going to be juniors at New Canaan High - would love to get caught up with all of you - hope to hear from you soon." Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Duncan Putney (1983) Duncan Putney (1983, SOM) An alumnus of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was among the winners at the Boston/New England Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 32nd annual New England Emmy Awards, which were held Saturday at the Boston Marriott Hotel, Copley Place. Duncan Putney was the writer of several television spots that won the Community/Public Service Campaign award for a campaign entitled "Canisters" for the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Dudley Laufman (1952) Dudley Laufman (1952, STK) A musician and barn dance caller from Canterbury, N.H., has been awarded the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the National Heritage Fellowship. The National Endowment for the Arts, which bestows the fellowships, announced this year's 11 winners today. <clip_image002.jpg> "I really didn't believe it at first," Laufman says of the honor, which comes with a $25,000 honorarium and will be celebrated with ceremonies and performances in Washington, D.C., September 21-24, with the public performance on Thursday, September 24. At 78, Laufman has been involved in the contra dance and barn dance community in New Hampshire for over 60 years. He called his first dance in 1948 and soon started his own musical group for the dances, which later became the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra. During the 1970s, the orchestra made a number of recordings, and Laufman traveled throughout the region, performing and teaching dance, averaging 300 or more engagements each year. As longtime members of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts' Traditional Arts and Folklife Listing, Laufman and his partner Jacqueline Laufman - the two perform together in the group Two Fiddles -- are sought after to conduct barn dance residencies in schools and at community centers. Laufman has been the subject of a documentary film, The Other Way Back: Dancing with Dudley, and he and Jacqueline recently published "Traditional Barn Dances with Calls & Fiddling," an instruction book that includes two music CDs and a DVD, through Human Kinetics press. Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Ellis Knight (2006) Ellis Knight (2006, SOM) Senior vice president of ambulatory services for Palmetto Health, has earned the Fellow in Hospital Medicine designation by the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). Becoming a Fellow is an avenue for special recognition for Society members who have distinguished themselves among their colleagues and the hospital medicine specialty. Knight received his bachelor’s degree at Stanford University and completed medical school at Oregon Health Science University. He also earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is certified with the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine. Knight also is a clinical associate professor of medicine at the USC School of Medicine. To be designated as a Fellow in Hospital Medicine, an applicant must be a hospitalist for five years, a member of SHM for three years, demonstrate their dedication to quality and process improvement, commitment to organizational teamwork and leadership, as well as lifelong learning and education. Approximately 500 hospitalists will be inducted in the inaugural class of Fellows May 14-17 at Hospital Medicine 2009 in Chicago, IL. Submitted on Jun 26 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Alyssa Manzi (2001) Alyssa Manzi (2001) and Gary Ritter (2004) are finalists on the "Today Show Throws a Wedding." Cast your votes at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30370935. Voting closes on June 26, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. Submitted on Jun 25 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Robert Beadle (2002) Robert Beadle (2002, SBS) writes, "Robert Beadle, president of Northeast Public Relations, Inc. (NEPR) (http://www.NortheastPR.com), was named 2009 Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Rhode Island and all of New England this month by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Beadle has developed and implemented public relations and marketing programs for over 40 companies, non-profit organizations and government entities in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island including Arpin International Group, the Boy Scouts of America and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council. His company specializes in social media applications for public relations and marketing. Beadle also anchors the Arpin Broadcast Network (ABN), an Internet-based television network and Web portal dedicated to the moving industry. Outside of NEPR, Beadle currently serves as president of the Southeastern New England chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, a group which provides professional and educational programs for members and works to strengthen and advance the profession of public relations in the local community. He is a master's graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, the top public relations program in the Northeast. Beadle served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a staff sergeant and provided active duty mission support for Operation Noble Eagle in response to the 9/11 attacks. Beadle is a regular speaker for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation business development program and offers public relations information to the wider community through personal appearances before groups of all sizes to explain emerging trends and the importance of PR to their organization and membership. Submitted on Jun 24 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Robert Hall (1972) Robert A. Hall, '72, is the author of 'Chaos for Breakfast: Practical Help and Humor for the Non-Profit Executive' published by the American Society of Association Executives. Hall, who has managed associations since he retired from the Massachusetts Senate after five terms in 1982, is currently Executive Director of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Rosemont, IL. Submitted on Jun 19 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read all Class Notes
Pia (Talabach) Proal (1978, HLTH) writes, "I recently launched Real Cool TV Productions - www.realcooltv.com - We help companies tell their story, introduce new products, highlight key employees, etc. through the use of web videos. Web-videos and their role in social media have become one of the hottest marketing tools around." Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Duncan Putney (1983) Duncan Putney (1983, SOM) An alumnus of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was among the winners at the Boston/New England Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 32nd annual New England Emmy Awards, which were held Saturday at the Boston Marriott Hotel, Copley Place. Duncan Putney was the writer of several television spots that won the Community/Public Service Campaign award for a campaign entitled "Canisters" for the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more Career News
Dan Berthiaume (1993, HFA) and Julie Berthiaume are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Caroline Patricia. She was born on April 10, 2009 and weighed 7 lb., 12 oz. Caroline joins older brother David, born Sept. 2007, at home. Both she and mom are doing great! Submitted on May 28 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Andrew MacDougall (1995) Andrew MacDougall (1995, NRE) and Nicole MacDougall are proud to announce the birth of their third child, a baby boy, James. He was born on May 2, 2009. James' brother and sister are very excited about the new addition. Submitted on May 11 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more Births & Adoptions
Katherine (Ucinski) Cail (1995, NSM) writes, "Brian and Kathy Cail ( Brian BS Engineering 1995, Kathy BS Zoology) celebrated ten years of marriage this June. Their daughter will be in first grade next year. " Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Kelley (Bentley) Warner (2004) Kelley (Bentley) Warner (2004, SBS) and Scott Warner are happy to announce their marriage on January 3, 2009 in Omni Jacksonville Hotel. They currently reside in Jacksonville Florida. We enjoyed an amazing honeymoon in Negril, Jamiaca Submitted on Jun 16 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more Marriages & Commitments
Glenn More (1967, SOM) writes, "I retired from IBM April 1, after 41 years. The best thing that happened to me graduating from UMass Amherst was going to IBM Burlington and discovering Vermont. I am here for the duration! You can contact me at gmvermont@yahoo.com." Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Scott Tarlow (1980) Scott Tarlow (1980, SOM) writes, "Life has been good, I am CEO of a software development company (for those who were in my programming class (I was there for a day) you will get a good laugh. Now to feel old... Mindy (class of '81 SOM) and I are thrilled that our oldest son attending Williams College next fall and will be rowing on the crew team... He just completed 4 years at Choate Rosemary Hall, graduating Cum Laude. Clearly he got Mindy's brain gene. My twins are going to be juniors at New Canaan High - would love to get caught up with all of you - hope to hear from you soon." Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more Catching Up
Ayis Caperonis (1999, HFA) received a Masters in Education from Pace Univesity in NYC on May 24, 2007. She is a Member of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education and recieved an award for Outstanding Graduate work in the field of teaching from the School of Education at Pace University. Submitted on Jun 16 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Mark Follett (1988) Mark Follett (1988, SBS) feels greatful and honored both professionally and personally to have received an MBA and MSF (Master of Science in Finance) from Northeastern University, Boston, MA on May 1, 2009. Submitted on Apr 30 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more Educational News
Alyssa Manzi (2001) and Gary Ritter (2004) are finalists on the "Today Show Throws a Wedding." Cast your votes at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30370935. Voting closes on June 26, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. Submitted on Jun 25 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Eliane Markoff (1975) Eliane Sciammas Markoff (1975, D) notes that the Rachel Molly Markoff Foundation has been established in memory of Rachel, daughter of Eliane and Gary Markoff and twin sister of Audrey Markoff. Rachel died of a brain tumor one week after her ninth birthday. An innovative corporate reward and recognition program, Art in Giving, has been created to help families cope with childhood cancer. Artwork of members of the SOWA Artists Guild of Boston is instrumental in this program. Please go to www.artingiving.org for information. Donations to this foundation can be made to The Rachel Molly Markoff Foundation, PO Box 81164, Wellesley, MA 02481. Submitted on Jun 19 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more General
Steven Winniman (1982) died in Springfield, MA on July 11, 2008. Steven graduated Cum Laude from the University of Massachusttes Amherst. In 1986 he began practicing law in Springfield with his father Attorney Douglas Winniman. He was a member of the Hampden County Bar Association and Cong. B'nai Jacob Synagogue. Submitted on May 3 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) Dennis Wrenn (1972) Dennis Wrenn (1972) died in Athens, Greece on February 19, 2009. "A Tribute to Dennis Wrenn" will be held on Monday, March 30th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Mechanics Hall in Worcester (www.mechanicshall.org). This will be a celebration of Dennis' life and work and will be filled with music, memories, photographs, students, colleagues, friends and family. Because of the breadth of Dennis' influence, we are worried that this magnificent room might actually be too small! To make sure that no one makes the trip and is then unable to enter the hall because of space restrictions, admission will be by free ticket. To get tickets, please visit http://nsma.info/. We look forward to seeing you there! Submitted on Mar 17 2009. Add Comment | Comments (0) > Read more In Memoriam
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