1988

Our class participates in Baker Library's Alumni Memorial Books Program, funding the purchase of a book to memorialize each deceased class member. As a young class, we are fortunate not to have to contribute to the program very often. This past month Jeff Acker, our class treasurer, made a contribution to ensure that we have memorialized the nine members of our class who are no longer with us: Jennifer Crary,Craig Washa, Elizabeth Erickson Alberti,Stacey Coverdale, Omondi Obura, WilliamNicholas, Keith Nelson, Karen Avenoso and Adam Lieberman. The contributions are used by the acquisitions services librarian to purchase books ordered for the collection by the library's subject bibliographers.

Victor Limongelli has joined NextPlanetOver, "the ultimate Internet destination for the entertainment hobbyist" ( www.npo.com ) as general counsel and vice president of business development. Victor graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. For the past five years he was associated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LL.P., the fourth-largest law firm in the United States. His practice at the law firm focused on emerging-growth companies, including intellectual property licensing issues and venture capital financing. Next Planet Over makes comic books, games, action figures and other entertainment products available online, and hosts original articles and online forums.

Kathleen Bartels has been named a partner in the 12-person Providence, R. I.based architecture firm of Lerner/Ladds & Bartels Inc. ( www.llbarchitects.com ). Kathleen earned a master's degree in architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard in 1995, where she was a teaching assistant and a computer resources tutor. After completing her graduate studies, she worked with Anthony Tappe Associates in Boston, Mass. One of her projects, a Westport, Mass., residence, was recently featured on the cover of the annual awards issue of Rhode IslandMonthly, and received an American Institute of Architects/Rhode Island Design Award. She is a registered architect and on the board of directors of AIA/Rhode Island.

J. Kirby Fowler Jr. was elected a principal of the law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver ( www.ober.com ). A member of the firm's litigation and employment groups, Kirby focuses on civil litigation involving contracts, employment, labor, trade secrets, product liability and constitutional law. He is a 1991 graduate of New York University School of Law and clerked for the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Kirby is a member of the board of directors of the South Baltimore Homeless Shelter and vice chairperson of the Maryland Consumer Council and is involved in urban design issues in the city of Baltimore. He frequently writes on business and employment issues and is widely published.

Colin R. Stewart was named a managing director of equity capital markets for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. In January Earnest Wotring was made a partner at Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton L.L.P. in Houston, Texas. This is the firm Earnest started with after clerking for the Supreme Court of Texas. He represents doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice cases and other defendants in personal injury and commercial cases. Florida's Department of State has named Chris Schons international affairs coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean. India Wood is now manager of business-to-business e-commerce products at the Family Education Network (FEN.com) in Boston. Last year at FEN she helped design What Works, a major new feature on familyeducation.com, the premier parenting site on the Web. India was recently a guest speaker in an online publishing class at Emerson College. She has lived in Lexington since 1996 (after graduating from MIT Sloan) with her husband, Paul Mandel, and their two young children.

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Rachel Dratch '88 as seen on SNL by Jacques Steinberg '88, p. 38

Charlie Wheelan '88 covers pitcher Mike Remlinger '88, p. 32

Victor Limongelli has joinedNextPlanetOver,the ultimateInternet destinationfor the entertainmenthobbyist. MICHAEL FREIDBERG '88