1986

Wouldyabelieve that in just one year we'll be celebratin' our 15th Reunion! We are always looking for people to be on reunion committee, and there are several positions that don't require a huge amount of effort, such as registration, T-shirts, on-site organization, food, entertainment, memorial service. So, if you're itching to help, please feel free to contact Liz McClintock at lmcclint@cmgroup.org or me.

Top story of the day: David Geller is a professor at Yale Medical School. He conducted a study that was named by the American Heart Association as its top scientific discovery of 1999. According to the AHA Web site, David and his colleagues discovered a gene that has helped researchers understand the cause of an inherited form of high blood pressure in children.

David Engvall works in the legal department of Reston, Va.-based American Mobile, a wireless communications company. In January he, his wife, Maria, and son Christopher moved to D.C, and in February, they welcomed baby Lucas. David met fellow 'B6er Erik Warga through the kids, who play together. Paul Shippee lives in Tokyo and is marketing director for UNUM. He married Mitsu Nishihara on April 1 at the Franciscan Chapel Center in Tokyo. Best man (and I-get-around) Erik Warga came in from D.C. After three boys, Andrew Getraer and his wife, Jean, finally get to buy frilly pink dresses for baby Lindsay. She joins big brothers Sandy (6) and twins Alec and Benjy (3). And if that wasn't enough change for him, two weeks after Lindsay was born, Andrew started a new job as national director for Project Gesher. Project Gesher acts as a bridge between Jewish Young Adults and their metropolitan or regional Jewish community by providing access to information, resources and personal networks.

Just when I think I've written enough on William and Mary associate professor of economics William M. Rodgers III, he does another great thing. This time it's an appointment to chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor. This one-year appointment as high-level policy advisor to U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman began in January. Also, Bill's book Prosperityfor All? Tight Labor Markets and AfricanAmericans, co-authored with Robert Cherry of C.U.N.Y, is forthcoming from the Russell Sage Foundation. Jonathan Singer was elected a principal in the Twin Cities law offices of Fish & Richardson. A member of the firm's litigation group, Jonathan has particular experience in Internet-related disputes. He also counsels Internet-related businesses on Web site compliance issues. Prior to joining Fish & Richardson, he was an associate with Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe and with Mayer Brown & Piatt.

Geoff Parker was named managing director of Goldman Sachs and Co. in San Francisco. Michael McTernan, wife Julie and son Finn welcomed Eamon James on January 6. John Marchiony and wife Debbie announced the arrival of Matthew Robert (a.k.a. Max) on February 3. Older sister Samantha is having a great time pretending he's hers—for about six minutes a day. Janet Clay still works at John Hancock

as VP/portfolio manager in high-yield bonds. She had a baby boy named Alexander in January. Tony Fen-wick and family welcomed Frances David (Frank) in January. Older sister Grace (2) is doing well with it all. Debbie Weitzman and her husband, Bertie, have a son named Marco. RickMallen received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia to accompany his Harvard Law degree. Mike Sayette had the pleasure of skiing with Jonathan Housum and Dawn Carey as guests of '88 Stewart Lussky's family's home near Aspen. Jonathan continues to be an excellent skier, which is fortunate as his brightly colored attire makes him easy to spot on the slopes. Dawn and Mike cruised on the blue slopes. Jim Foster married Kathleen Carr Foster on October 23 in Milton, Mass. Earlier in the year Jim was promoted to corporate account executive at Linkage Inc., a global human resources and organizational development consulting firm in Lexington, Mass. He was honored with the 1999 President's Award for being top grossing sales executive at the firm in 1999.

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William Rodders III has been appointed chief economist ol the U.S. Department of Lahor. DAVIDA DINERMAN '86