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Dr. Lata Mehta, head of the anatomy Grace R. Wylie, assistant professor for department, Grant Medical College, at the Language Institute, spent four weeks Bombay. India, recently visited Dr. Arvind during the summer studying the Japanese Dhople, head of the Medical Research In- language and culture at a branch of Showa stitute's infectious diseases division. The University in Fiyiyoshida. On the main cam- primary purpose of her visit was to begin a pus of Showa in Tokyo is one of Asia's collaborative program in leprosy research. foremost teaching hospitals. The main thrust of the program will be the study of nerves from armadillos infected Dr. Bruce Rakrt of Physics and Space with leprosy, as well as endothelial cell Sciences presented a talk on "observation of culture. The two researchers also discussed the W-serpentis stars" to the Department of the prospect of starting another collabora- Astronomy at the University of Florida, ser- tive project in India under the hdo-U.S. ving as colloquium speaker. His preliminary Science and Technology Program, aimed at work on the binary stars has also been pub- developing new methods for detecting drug lished in the journal of International resistance in leprosy. Amateur-Professional Photoelectric Pho- Also visiting M.R.I. was Dr. Jindrich tometry, and will appear as a chapter in Karda, head of the microbial biology divi- Microcomputers in Astronomy II. Support sion of the Borstel Research Institute, West for his research totalling $70,000 has been Germany. He is coordinator of a collabora- announced by the National Science Founda- tive program in the in vitro cultivation of tion, Research Corporation, and the Ameri- leprosy bacillus.-- &. - CPR- -- -. Dhople and Dr. L. Kato of Catherine Booth Visitors from afar Hospital Center in Montreal. 01s. Kazda Susan Downey has joined the Public and Dhople reviewed progress in the work Affairs Department as chief of graphic arts. Agmup 01 oflkiala hom thn Plople'a Republlc ol China mad. F.I.T. OM ol U*lrslop. during ajou~yto over the past six months, and planned future She received her B.S. in design from Briar- 0ath.r inlormailon about 5o.alal praesws. Dm. Dean Nonle and Don Staubk of Oceanography and Ocean Emlmmrlna- - were hoatk Pktund with delwatlon member Taw Zhao 1s Stauble and Dr. Diane work. diff College. Originally from Fairfield, CT, Barila, adjunct fawlfl member. she worked for Bookmakers, Inc., in Con- Dr. James A. Rigney, professor of necticut as a designer of educational books chemistry at University of Prince Edward for Reader'sDigest andMcGraw W, and of Force. He also piloted the Air Force's super- During WW I1 microseisms were used to Island, Canada, is a visiting profemor at history books for AUyn & Bacon of Boston. sonic T-38 ~alonfiiter aircraft. His three- track storm centers in the North Atlantic. Chemistry for the Fall Quarter. He is cur- In Melbourne she was art director for child family lives in Melbourne Beach. However, the system was not very reliable rently on sabbatical leave, and is pursuing National Printing. due to the complex nature of the phenom- interests in the chemistry of marine plants, Residents of the Eau Gallie area of Ralph Johnson, Director of Dewlop- ena. Hathaway's study will provide might and completing a series of articles on exer- Melbourne for three years, she and husband ment, has announced thenaming of F.I.T. in into the generation and propagation of cises in undergraduate biochemistry labora- Rob - a professional photographer - are a $70,hX1 tax avoidance trust. The trust will microseisms. tories. avid windsurfers. They have won several provide income for two of the donor's He plans to study the microseisms pro- local and statewide regattas. relatives while they live, then assets will duction on the Gulf Coast of Florida, at Dr. Donald Stauble, professor in become available to the university. The use F.l.T.'s Vero Beach facility, and on the coast Oceanography and Ocean Engineering, pre- Warren Woodrow became a fulltime of the tax avoidance technique was stressed of northern California. The study is being sented a paper at the 19th International faculty member for Aeronautics with the in a nationwide teleconference in which conducted with the assistance of Anita CoastalERgineeringConference inHouston. start of the Fall Quarter. He is a graduate of Johnson participated. Individuals creating Wooldridge, an M.S. candidate under the The paper, entitled, "An assessment of the Naval Academy with his degree in aero- trusts qualify for a charitablegift deduction. direction of Dr. Steven Costa. Thegrant will beach nourishment sediment characteris- nautical engineering, and attended the puestions about the plan should be directed help cover transportation costs, electronics, tics," reviewed ongoing research in beach Naval Post Graduate School. He is cam- to extension 8036. and supplies needed for the research. nourishment technology. The conference is pleting work at F.LT. on the M.S. degree in Lt. Cmdr. Marty He&, who is com- held every two years to allow coastal engi- science education, with a computer science Dr. John Hozler, Holtrer-Lequear pleting hisMBA in logisticsin theF.1.T. off- C. neers from around the world to share infor- option. He is a pilot and airborne navigator AssociateofBiologidScienas, hasboen with 55OO hours, and has extensive ex- campus program at S* ANG Baser mation. awarded a $295,W0 research conhrct by perience in aircraft maintenance and data Michiin, has received the Chief of Naval Dr. Stauble and graduate student Jeff the Fatvironrnental Protection Agency processing. He and wife M~IYare Palm Bay Operations Aviation Supply Excellence Hael attended the annual meetire of the for molecular and cytogenetic studies on Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Asso- residents. Award that honors the Navy's best supply oncogenes inlung weer. Oncogenes are department in support of P-3 Orion anti- ciation, held at Captiva Island, Florida. The thought to becellular genes that normally submarine aircraft squadrons. F.I.T. center association is composed of coastal engi- Amanda Mykoo, an F.I.T. honors control growth. However, under some and graduate in aircommerce/flight technology, director hieFrench points out that the two neers, scientists, managers, local and circumstances, on oncogene is switched state officials who are concerned with ero- has become an adjunct faculty member for supply officers preceding also earned on, resdting *I the growth Aeronautics. Now anMBAcandidate, she is the MBA. sion control and other coastal management that is cancer. problems a flight instruct~r,and an air frame and Mary Hannon. a qenior in no$in~rCorn- . . . - --- - mu;licatibn.was oresentedak2v to theti+- Former graztudent C.A. Bb of ~elboumeand a plaque signid by aydr jowsL1, now at the University of South Harry Goode at a monyrecognizing her Florida Medical Schwl, and Dr. George C. outstanding work as an intern during the Webskr of Biological Sciences are the Hungry summer. authors of an artide, "Effect of age on pep- humanists? tide chain initiation and elongation in Dr. Charles D. Beach has joined Elec- preparations from brain, liver, kidney and Th. ~awlflRecqMion pmrlded trical and Computer Engineering as asso- an oppMunity for back.m. skeletal muscle of the C57B1/6J mouse," in waran wmmstlona and - ciate professor. He has extensive industrial Mechanisms of Aging and Development.

~ ~ ye- -. .~~.. . - ---~~ experience, and for swen wasdirector -8~cLaworlhy olmnlhuslasm. of research and development at the Florida A field workshop to evaluate the relative Hamming lor thn oscsalon am Solar hergy Center at Cape Canaveral. He accuracies and efficiencies of various Fmm blU Dm HmlFRyholar, aadon Pattenon, and Rudolph earned his M.S. in electrical engineering at methods of visually assessing reef fish New York University, andhis Ph.0. in that populations was held this summer at the discipline at the University of Colorado. His LooeKey NationalMarine Sanctuary, about research interests are in non-linear systems, 30 miles from Key West.The workshop was adaptive systems, and signal processing. coordinated by Dr. William S. Akvizon of Biological Sciences, with major funding pro- h. Randall L. Alford, Director of the power plant mechanic. She has passed her Kent Hathaway has received a $750 vided by Florida Sea Grant. Additional Language Institute, has been invited to be Boeing 727 flight engineer written exam, and grant from the Gulf Coast Association of sponsoring agencies included The Sanctuary guest lecturer at the Toronto Institute of flit dispatcher written and practical Geological Societies financial a~dto students Program Division of NOAA, National Linguistics on the campus of Victoria UN- exams. She will be teaching the flight dis- committee to aid in his thesis research. Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA), and Sea versity in Toronto. patcher course, and federal aviation regula- Hathaway is in the physical oceanography Grant offices of other southeastern states Dr. Alford has also been invited by the tions. Ph.D. program. tfis research involves stu- and California. Who's Who Board of Advisors for a bio- dying the relationshipbe- minoseismic Participants included several graduate graphical inclusion in the 19th edition of Mark Ramsower will be teaching air activity and ocean waves. students from F.I.T., and reef fish workers Who's Who in the South and Southwest, a navigation for Aeronautics. His B.S. degree Microseisms, the continuous back- from the southeast, California and Puerto regional reference guide and companion ex- in aeronautical operations is from California ground noise recorded by seismometers, are Rico. Several hundred dives were logged tension of Who's Who m America. He has State University, and he holds an associate often associated with ocean wave activity. during the 11-day effort, which should yield also been selected for a profile in the 1985 degree in mathematics. He has been a Boeing In some areas the correlation is surprisingly valuable information on the advantages and editions of Personalities of the South, and 727pilot for Pan American World Airways, high; Oregon State University has used disadvantages of the various methodologies

The Directory of Distinguished Americans and flew four-engine aircraft for the Air seismometers as land based "wavemeters " the researchers tested Reef changes captured on film 1 Aviation training is real A scientist at the Flc~ridaInstitute of Alevizon said the tapes will be used to The "Summer '84 Trming with Industry" (TWI) program adm~n~steredby the Technology isconducting a pioneering study analyze the populations of 40representative School of Aeronautics was oneof thelargest ever. Some 20 aero students trained with to determine the long-term effects of incrras- fish species, non-reef-building and reef- the aviation industry, both overseas and in the U.S. ing human activity and subtle environmen- building corals. One student was placed with Swedair in Stockholm, another w~thNigeria tal changes on Florida's fragile coral reef 'We're choosing representative groups Airways, and a third interned at Munich International ecology. to serveaswhat we call indicatorspedes,"he Airport. "One of the maior, auestions. of reef ecol- said. "You figure that if the indicator species ogy is what are the inherent long-term haven't changed there's a good probability In this country, the interns' employers included the changes in coral reefs." said marine ecologist that most of the reef is fairly healthy. "The original samples were taken strictly Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport; Mall Airways m William Alevizon. "Are the fishes stable Albany, NY; Midniit Express m Atlanta: the Aircraft over hundreds of years, thousands of years for the purpose of analyzing fish and we thought about it later and said, look, we've Owners & Pilots Association, Washington, D.C.; Lyon or are there natural cycles of fluctuations7 Aviation at Pittsfield, MA, and Union Carbide Flight 'Nobody knows that. We're just at the got a lot more information on these films Department at Danbury, CT. point now where people are starting to get than fish. Why don't we try to use some of good enough quality data to start to assess The TWl program has grown steadily under the JlmCmSwnUnm changes or non-changes over long periods of guidance of Jim Constantine, a 13-year faculty member for Aeronautics. He works time." withstudents to identify asuitable aviationenterprise where the student can undergo In 1974, Alevizon first visited Key Largo management trainii. Drv Rocks and Grecian Rocks, two reef Normally the student participates in TWI m the 11 weeks prior to his or her final sanctuaries protected by the National quarter at F.I.T. The internship experience is then the subject of areport presented in a Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. briefing for students preparing for the TWl experience. He made 72 underwater films of the reefs Often, the lWl student is offered permanent employment at the internship site that were analyzed to obtain relative fish after gradution. populations. But he realized the 2%-minute films con- tained muchmore information than just fish The two reefs under study are just a few populations. By comparing those films with miles away from Molasses Reef, where a video tapes made 10 years later, Alevizon freighter ranaground Aug. 4, causingexten- would have a clew indication of how the reef sive damage. environment changed over time. Alevizon said studies like his will help "What we're &todo kcompre the ecologists htm -.such damage-if a changes, if any, take a look at the fiih similar incident occurs again. populations10yearslater, the percent of live But that is an isolated example. Alevizon to dead coral and the changes in some of the said the general &ts of increasing human other animals that grow on the reef,"hesaid. activity are what concern him. While spear "By havingapermanent recordanddoing fishing is prohibited in the sanctuary, hook- this in a set way you really are better able to and-line fishing and lobstering are allowed. changes." "Hook-and-line fishing removes the top Summer news asses In- ,-lune. . Alevizon- and two assistants line camivom, mupers, snappers, the Aairltl.oce.cohlnpth.s~ot1)*pnudurl~1)*.ymmnng.dhornP~MI(.up.Zahob~otm~~returned to the reefsandmade 7a more films things that eat other fish," he said. "So We IwMQ automobl*., man lntmnuiktul vYMdSummmr Commencement. Dr. K.upu * picmdIn his under a 89,300 grant from NOAA. The re- haw a situation where we have a protected hommautowollulMpAt~mdusUmc1(.mmh8~Dr.JamwLym,Chshanofth.F.I.T.~rdotT~.(m, Sdt wasanOver~appingseriesofviewsofthe where itrs legal to the pmmWan honorary datord.skno.d.pmbQsnsmI Wel.yun Chnp, Chainrun ot tha Rmpublkol Chh'~Vaa~olulAuls1.~CommbslmforRaUndS.niuman.Th.pmenltookth~~.lnrotth.Com.delicate underwater tableau and its teeming top of the food chain." mbslmattra hlghlydbUngulshmd umrIn hls nHWeam. life. Reprintedfrom the Orlando Sentinel Car burns the "press," impresses researchers

For Markus Bowman, the phrase "power Dean Revay gets IEEE honor of the press" - or, more precisely, the power of newspapers - has taken on new National IEEE President lames B. meaning. Owm cited the F.I.T. profgsor and And it has nothing to do with the lofty administrator for 'loyal and dedicated jargon of media critics. service to the Institute and to the profes- For the past six months, Bowman, an Wyear-old Melbourne resident, has been The award was presented in a special running his 1976 Fiat with a mixhue of ceremony by Art Greene, representing gasoline and liquid partially derived from, the 1lCXrmember Canaveral Chapter of of all things, shredded newspapers. the IEEE. Dr. Revay is one of 1,984 IEEE Bowman's car is a guinea pig of sorts. members across the nation who are being The sleek, black sports car is beiiused given special recognition in the organiza- bv two of Melbourne's Florida Institute of Dr. JohnThmua Dr. Rc+nld Barlh tion's IEEE Centennial Year celebration. Technology professors trying to develop an Dr. Rway received his Ph.D. in elec- efficient liquid fuel additive made from things to produce a fuel additive to one day ~erayJF. mceiv.ivn Cmtannlal M+I trical engineering from the Uniwrsit~of materials with a high cellulose content. replace ethanol. lrom IEEE- repmsent.tlvr Art G~ene. Pittsburgh. The dean is a profgsor of Newspapers fit the bill. Newspapers, sawdust, sugar or other electrical engineering and a registered So far, the professors say, their results products with a hicellulose content canbe professional engineer. are encouraging. used in theqrocess,butJ4=~ says ne? The National Instit&e of Electri_Eal&gd He ~oured_FA~u~1967- and at the agrees. ~~re~enti~his ~arpapers sem the best bet. EIectronicsEngineers,Inc. (IEEE)hasaward- university has been active in research churned out 34 miles per gallon using the "It's cheap," he explains, "and we don't ed its Centennial Medal and Certificate to work including a study of the effects of shredded newspaper mixture. With only have to usematerids that c~wlthfwd Dr. Andrew W. Revay Jr., Dean of the Col- Lightning on electronic systems for the unleaded gasoline in the tank, the Fiat gets supplies. Nobody iseatingnewspapersthese lege of Science and Engineehg. Federal Aviation Administration. about 27 miles to the gallon, according to days." Bowman. (He is the son of Dr. Tom Ethanol, on the other hand, usually is Bowman, head of Mechanical Engineering made from corn. It tends to corrode engines and Dean of the Graduate School.) and only can be used in small quantities But John Thomas and Ronald Barile, the (about a 10 to 20 percent mix with gasoline) Chancellor named for Jensen Beach two F.I.T. minds behind the project, admit before engine adjustments must be made, they are two to three years from perfecting says Thomas. Dr. Marion Rice has been appointed should be a great asset to the programs being their fuel. The F.I.T. researchers believe their Chancellor of F.I.T. at Jensen Beach, it has conducted at our Jensen Beach campus," Dr. "We don't think we have the ideal agent newspaper-basd additive can be produced been announced by President Keuper. Miller said. yet," says Thomas, '%ut we think there's a more cheaply than ethanol and will be a "Dr. Rice was selected for the position fol- The new chancellor has served as pro- good chance we might come up with one." more efficient fuel. lowing a nationwide search for a qualified vost of the Michigan college since 1974. She For the past two years, Thomas and The process to make the substance is and professional individual to operate our isa graduate of Wayne StateUniversitywith Barile have been expxkenting with dif- relatively simple. Amixture of hydrochloric Jensen Beach campus," Dr. Keuper explained. a bachelor's degree in sociology as well as a ferent biomass materials derived from living acid and shredded newspapersis placed in an He added that F.I.T. isextremely pleased master's degree in education. Her doctorate autoclave, which provides steam under pres- to have obtained the services of the new is in higher education, from Michigan State sure. The end result, after some additional chancellor, whose background includes the University. steps, islevulinic acid - the key component. position of Provost at the Auburn Hills PLEASE TAKE NOTE! The acid is chemically converted to the fuel (Mich.) campus of Oakland Community Dr. Rice served as department chair- additive. College. person of counseling at Oakland Commu- F.I.T. PHONE Thomasbeliews, however, that thepro- In her new role she will oversee all ac- nity College from 1969 to 197l. She was a guidance counselor at the school from NUMBER CHANGE cess probably is too costly and cumbersome tivities at the Jensen Beach campus including for individuals to convert their newspapers. the College of Applied Technology and the 1966 to 1974. New Number: (305) 768-8000 Once the product is perfected, the bii- Evinrude School of Marine Technology. She IS a member of the North Central Alumni Affairs: (305) 768-8029 gest stumbling block togetting the material Dr. Rice will report to Dr. John E. Miller, Association of Colleges and Schools Com- on the market probably will be the govem- executive vice president and vice president mission on Institutions of Hiier Education ALUMNI WEEKEND 1985 ment, according to Thomas. of academic affairs. and has served as team chairperson of that Obtaining Environmental Protection 'I am quite pleased with the seleftion organization since 1981. Rice is also a mem- April 13 - 15,1985 Agency approval will be a difficult proeem, made by our search committee. Dr. Rice is ber and vice president of the Council for Look forward to great events and he says. truly a well qualified and knowledgeable Occupational Education of American Asso- further information! Reprinted fromToDAY NRVrppplr individual whose background and expertise ciation of Community and Junior Colleges. Alumni survey reveals interesting facts

Bdow are responses to some pertinent 5 . Alumni who have attended Alumni No one askedme ta&@ ...... 14 % questtons asked on our curvey condurted Weekend ...... 16% [didn't faeJthe&igatSan ...... 4% la6t year. Included areonly thosrquastions 6. What factors prevent alwmni from I don't know why ...... I...... ,. $?% that 1 felt you would be interested m klow- attending: Allothers ...... un* 9% @about . For complete results. please con- C& of transpohaiion ...... 25% 10 . Do you plan m drmate %aBeFukwm: tact the Alumni Oflie Shortnessot time ...... 22% Yes ...... 6&3% Number of survays received: lt00 med...... 21% Don't knovu ...... 44% lkespome rate. 15% Cwt of lodgiqg ...... -13% No ...... P@ 1. Alum1working inmajor ...... 81% Other ...... 10% 11 PCefe~1for orsof giving: 2. 1nwmrange: Wodddt want to come ...... 6% Particular department azschool ...54% 0-5K ...... 3% Co*of weekend event^ ...... 3% ScholaTdiip ...... a%~l/l411115-~~~, 5-15K ...... 5% 2. Time of year &m.ni prefer for Aiumni Libriay ...... 19% tion Centu, Bob Rewc WDBr 15-a5K ...... 17% Weekend:' AUIktics ...... ,...... 4% 25-@K...... w% Apra ...... 18% All 0th.~...... & 8% Over5uK ...... 7% l?&mary ...... 16% Swyalso identified: 3. Comments on F.I.T. Expwhee: May ...... 196 Qver Z@J al- willing ts m$I in Favorable ...... 41% RipaFch ...... -13% *dmissian%Feontitii . Ihbverabk ...... 2% Altoth&s ...... a ...... underlQ% Ckerrnald*taWin. No~o~~...‘...... ST% placement er%& . 'Aiumni Weclkend will be 13-13 ALUMNI WEEKEND 1985 4. "Update* aiticles of hterest: (hrer 106 alumni dh$to assryp,b So- 13 15, 1985 q ad&&iobl April . Alumni notes ...... 18% 8. r~ueverma* a d-th go &arts . E.I.T. alanrni in Look forward to great events and Campusnews...... 16% further information! Researchnews ...... U% No ...... 67% #mgaritefng,dd d&h their Featureartdesma~...... i%% Yes ...... &+SP Articlesonresearch ...... 11% 8. kf you have not donated. why no& Allothers ...... un&erU% Ididlithwehmds ...... 3% Annual Giving donors abound

R. LayneDubose ...... '61. '63 Mark Lewis ...... '77 Richard Pulley ...... '62. '65 DanielMoyer ...... '77 Annual Report summary George Radford ...... '64 Richard Nunn ...... '78 James Plumb ...... '64. '67 Kim Jablonski ...... '78 Donald Merritt ...... '66 Bruce Carskadon ...... '78 ANNUALGIVING: Phillip Maxwell ...... '67 Robert Saskissian ...... '78 198283 19838d FrederickBurgett ...... '68 Richard Wright ...... '78 $3,000.00 $14,171.30 Douglas Lipxomb ...... '68 Marta Janauxhek ...... '78 BREAKDOWN: Buy a Book Donations ...... $5.354.80 IraCottreU ...... '69 Robert Choiniere ...... '78 AthleticDonations ...... 5.000.00 Robert Copeland ...... '69 Joseph EUis ...... '78 MiscelianeousDonations ...... 3.817.50 Donald Paul ...... '69 Leslie Sivak ...... '78 $14,172.30 William Sandusky ...... '69 WilliamSharples...... '78 Increase in Annual Giving almost 400% . Bernard Fuchs ...... '70 SamuaelSetzer ...... '78 David Greenfield ...... '70 Harold Shappell Jr ...... '78 ALUMNI CLUBS: EXISTING: Pascagouia. MS John Kingsley ...... '70 Minema F'iueroa ...... '79 Taipei. Taiwan Ralph McKee ...... '70 Ken Haizlip ...... '79 Crew Alumni Club William Willmott ...... '70 Michael Kimel ...... 79 Huntsville. AL Nicholas Rodopoulow ...... '70 Gregory Pifat ...... , ..'79 BEING ORGANIZED: Philadelphia. PA Edward Beattie ...... '70 Charles Polson ...... '79 BEC Ciub Joseph Fields ...... '71 ThomasHewitt ...... '79 IN PLANNING: NorthernNewJersey JohnDanilson ...... '71 MartinDipper Jr...... '79 Dallas. TX Robert Mathewson ...... '71 MichaelBorga ...... '79 CarlosCueto '71 Judi %no ...... '79 ALUMNIADDRESSES: 198283 198384 ...... Peter Tozzi ...... '71 Witworth Cotten ...... '79 Valid Addresses 4000 9000 David Kreigman '72 Junes Mueller '79 Alumnl Lost 4WO 2000 ...... Alumni wlEmployers 100 2600 Vernon Ausherman ...... '72 Deborah Pinkston ...... '79 Michael Damrnn ...... '72 WayneGeneral ...... '80 SUMMER VACATION PROGRAM: 198283 1983.84 Edward Sidkowsky Jr...... '72 Stephen Bailey ...... '80 Profits $223.38 $1.415.81 David Beall ...... '72, '75 James Dahnunn ...... '80 Attendance 35 40 JohnVincent ...... '72 ThomKunhart ...... '80 Paul Joyal ...... '72 Thomas). Williams ...... '80 ALUMNI WEEKEND: 198283 198384 George Morstatt ...... '72 Stephen Noble ...... '80 Attendance 100 150 Terrence Applebee ...... '73 Joseph Fields ...... '80 Profits ($300) $300 Gary Busko ...... '73 John AUis ...... '80 Thomas Waters ...... '73 James Fairall ...... '80 ALUMNllADMlSSlONS RECRUITMENT: 198283 198384 A. Vito Kamiskas ...... '73 Rudy Frahm ...... '80 AlumnilAdmissions Volunteers Less than 10 50 Paul Phillips...... '73 Maria Rondom ...... '80 Volunteers utilized to date Less than 10 '15 Arthur Murphy ...... '73 John DalSanto ...... '81 ('still in progress) Stuart Mendelsohn ...... '74, '75 Philip Sponder ...... '81 Robert Schmelzer ...... '74. '75 Daniel Kelleher ...... '81 NEW AND EXISTING ACTIVITIES: Roy Hiiberg ...... '74 Mary Osborne ...... '81 Jobsearch Assistance Job Search Networking Dallas Bievoff ...... '74 Jeffrey Fore ...... '81 Aiumni Job Referral Service Gerald White ...... '74 Andrew Barron ...... '81 Pre.graduation Congratulations Gatherings Victo~York...... '74 Carol Philpot ...... '81 Aiumni Travel Program William Dietz Jr...... '74 Greg Ulsh ...... '81 Jeffrey Bass ...... '74 Mark Achenbach ...... '81, '82 Pubilcatlons: Alumni Volunteer Admissions Training Manual Henry Biscardi ...... '74. '75 Jonathan Plavnick ...... '81 Alumni Ciub Organization Manual Peter Gibbs ...... '82 UPDATE Robert Heidinger ...... '74 Betty Preece ...... '74 John Higgins ...... '82 Hugh Wilson ...... '74 MarkMichon ...... '82 Roy Amende ...... '74 Antonio Gala ...... '82 GrlRiuo ...... '74 ChristopherBa"us ...... '82 Robert Phebus ...... '74 Cindy Ush ...... '82 Manuel Figueroa ...... '74. '75. '81 Evelyne Wolf ...... '82 Paul Bemhard ...... '75 Willard Johnson Jr...... '82 Marc Michalovsky ...... '75 Johmie Steuber ...... '82 Fred Komoroski Jr ...... '75 Ilka Williams ...... '82 Thomas Stewart UT ...... '75 Donald Lusk ...... '82 David Robinson ...... '75 Kenneth lngram ...... '82 Carl Wagner ...... '75, '76 Susan Wahl ...... '83 BruceLimber ...... '75 AnneDiebel ...... '83 Judith Milnikuff ...... '76 Jefferson Hart ...... '83 David Hardee ...... '76 PatrickKnewko ...... '83 AUyn Saunders ...... '76, '80. '83 William Braun ...... '83 I Rebecca Bass ...... '76. Keith Sturgess ...... '83 JohnOunembo ...... '76. Steve Morgan ...... '83 Wedding belle & beau LeonelE~quez...... '76. George DeR& ...... '83 Larrtully wadded F.I.T. aiumnl now indu & Sally Hanlnglon (BSJMgL Scl. . 80) and Joe Eckalman Richard Ankener ...... '76. Ralph Johns ...... '83 (8.SJE.E ..79 ). both fmercraw munbem. Eckalman aems as an Alumni Associalton board member and Evan Futterman ...... '76, '78 JohnLondona1 ...... 'IU msidant ol Cnw Alumnl. Tho oathadno of alum Inc1ud.d (back row . loll to doMI Ma* Waamr. MIke Charles Work ...... '76 John Jenkins ...... '83 imlllanc. Bob Yauon. Kaith H&h Howird Rirnbug. Blll ~&a.rn;~omBra;d;n . Barb (~&'vaga . Dan Fueml. Indna Baadlgian. Ylsry (BIasLI) Maason. Tom Baxtor. and Alumni Dlnctor Judi Marino. Joan Schramm ...... '77 CYLynch Also anmdlng wmn VmnI mw . Ian lo doh0 Val 8arb.r. Doug Englar. tha gmom. h. brida. ~.(h(Brindlsl) Robert Houston Hill ...... '77 Donald Thibepult Foaebr. and JdlKomm . Graig Clkbrese ...... '77 Sharon Atkinson Alumni notes

Edward Valickus(AS.Flt.Tech.) has been lington AFB, Houston. He has had a very Lear-Siegler. He is a customer service Army, assigned to Aberdeen Proving selected as instructor pilot of the month for distinguished career in thecoast Guard and representative In Lyndhurst. NJ. Charles is Ground, MD. the 96th Flylrlg Training Squadron. Edward assumed command from Commander Billy to be married on February 9 to Brenna Robert East(MS-Log.Mgmt.) isa captain is a first lieutenant in the Air Force, and is Cunningham. Maureen Wall of Palm Bay. in the Army, currently stationed in Vicenza. stationed at Willtams AFB. AZ. Brian Tenny (BS-Space Sci.) is currently Thomas Braskl (BS-Elec. Engr.) is Italy. living in Pico Rivera. CA. He is an engineer presently working in the test engtneering Roberl Gibbs (MS-HumanRes. Mgmt.) is with Northrop. department on the space telescope for Lock- a manager fur Proctor & Gamble in Hunts. 81 Louise Jenkins (MBA) has moved to heed (LMSC) in Sunnyvale. CA. vtlle. AL. Joseph Carlson (BS-Chem Ocean ) IS Gainesville, FL with her son Keith. She has Andre LaRochelle (MBA) is executive Joel Moshe Kiein (MS-Cont. Mgmt.) is a currently acommander at Fort Drum, NY,for been promoted to operations manager with director at theGablesat Old Farms Forest in research physicist for the research division an Army bomb disposal unit. Joseph has Bear Archery Co. Farmington, CT and presently resides in of CRDC at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, been married for a year now. He and wlfe Frank Thomas (MBA) is presently West Hartford, CT. MD. Jehnlfer, a registered nurse forpubllc health employed at Johnson & Johnson Home Ricardo Nunez (BS-Avi. Mgmt.) was mar- AliNazeml(MS-EE,MS -EM, MBA)and his services, are expecting thelr flrst child In Health Care Inc, in Tampa. He and wife ried May 11 to Jacqueline Valiadanes and wife Dawn welcomed a baby boy named Ali January. Donna live in Lutz, FL. they are expecting their first child. They live Nazemi, Jr. (A.J.) on March 31. 1984. Ali is Susan Bogden (BS.Bio) IS marrying James McGm (MS-Trans. Mgmt.) is a in Caribe Dpto. Varagas, Venezuela. Ricardo director of Professional Development at George Fraser, an electronics specialist in transportation officer with the Army. James is a flight engineer on a 6-727 for Avensa. F.I.T. theCanadian Air Force, on June22.They will and wife Linda live in Newport News. VA. Dlego Marque2 (BS-Air Comm.) was pro- Stan Long (MBA) isdepartment manager be honeymooning in Greece. Susan is cur- Otis Lee Haislip (MBA) and wife Phyllis moted to co-pilot on Convair580. Diego flies for Computer Science Corp. in Prince rently a portrait artist during the day and a are currently residing in Yorktown, VA. for Avensa in Caracas, Venezuela. George, VA. duty supervisor wlth the Canadian Alr Force Mlchael Guthrle (MBA) works for the Kenneth Perry(BS-Math.) has earned his Robert SchmM Ii (BS-Env.1Aqua.Iis work- at night. Susan and George will live in Baden Army as a transportation system manager. wings as a navigator and will report to ing on commercial dolphin culture for Har- Soilengin, West Germany. He and wife Judith live in Newport News, VA. Kadena AFB in Japan. There he will fly bor Branch Institute in Ft. Pierce. FL. Ronald Velrs (8s-Air Comm.) will be mar. Donald Johnson (BS-Eng.) presently KC135's. Eric Zillmer 1Ph.D.-Psy.) has accepted a ried on December 8 in San Antonio. TX. Ron resides in Orlando, and is ageneral engineer PaulSlan(BS.A~rComm.)isstudyinglaw postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychoiogy Is currently flying FIA-18's at the Naval Air for PM Training Devices at the Naval Train- at the Urye Universiteit in Amsterdam. at the University of Virginia Medical School Station in Lemoore, CA. ing Center. ~halldA. Alall (MS-610.) is working as an in Charlottesville, VA. Edward Stone (MS-Log. Mgmt.) was Thomas Brown. Jr. (MS-Trans. Mgmt.) instructor in the zoology department at the Ralph Perry (BS-Math. Sci.) has gradu. recently promoted and reasslgned after works for the Army at Fort Eustls in VA. University ofQatar. He is also thesupervisor ated from the Air Force Pilot Training Pro- compieting three years as a logistics in- Richard Henry (BS-Engr.) is currently liv- for thecytogenetic section in the laboratory gram at Mather Air Force Base, CA. He will structor at the Army Logistics Management ing in Marlborough. CT. He Is an engineer department of Hamad General Hospital. now serve at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Center at Fort Lee. VA. Edward will now beat with General Dynamics. Electric Boat Divi. Glen Wattman (BS-AvI. Mgmt.) has been Japan. Fort Lewis, WA sion. commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Michael Franck(MBA) isatechnical pub- Rabecca Rose(BS-Mar. Bio)isemployed Michael Sexton(BS-Air Comm.) has been Force. Glen will beassigned to Mather AFB, lications writer with the U.S. Tank-Automo- as a forensic chemist analyzing evtdence for in 22 states in eight months, working for CA. tive Command in Warren. MI. controlled drugs for the New Hampshire charter service Hawthorne Aviation, and fly- Neil Cramer (MS-Sys. Mgmt.) is now resi. State Police In Concord, NH. Ing twin engine turboprops. Michael lives in ding in Newton, NJ, and isaproject manage- KeithVsren(BS-Bio.)iscurrentlyworking Sandston, VA. 84 ment engineer for the Army in Dover, NJ. with Dr. Robert Gallo's group on "Human Jeff M1ll.r (BS-Air Comm.) has just been Thomas Murray (BS-OE) has taken a job Karen Williams (BSMar. Bio.) is working T-cell leukemiallymphoma virus." Keith is employed by PBAasanassistant operations in Palm Beach, FL, with Pratt 8 Whitney Air- for a pharmaceutical firm in Fort Lauder- living in Molean, VA. supervisor. He will be livlng in Naples, FL craft. Thomas currently resides In Palm dale, FL. Natalya 0vslanico.Koullkowsky (BS- CharlesMittelstadt, Jr.(BS-Air Comm.) is Springs, FL Mary Moon(BS -Mar. Bio.) is in graduate Mar. Blo.) is working on experlmentai crusta- working with Aviquipo Inc., a division of Petrlek Davls (MBA) is a captain in the school In Fairbanks, AK, studying marine cean maricuiture in Matthewtown. Inagua, biology. the Bahamas. Wllllam Jeffrey Miller (BS-Bio. Ocean.) is David London (MS-Contract Mgmt.) has now workina asa dive master in the Cayman just been decorated wlth the Air Force Islands in theBritish west Indies. He recent. Achievement Medal at Edwards Air Force ly received his PAD1 instructor certification. Base, CA. David Is a captain in the Air Force and is a project engineer with the 6595th Aerospace Test Group. Visitors happy

82 For four consecutive weeks this summer, Jeffrey Pounds (BS-Air Comm.) has alumni visited the Melbourne Campus at graduated from the Air Force Pilot Training FAT. and were housed in our Southgate Program. He received his silver Wings at Vance Air Force Base, OK. Apartments. Although attendance was only DoveThompson(AS -Petro. Tech.) Is com- slitlyhiier thanlast year, alumni stayed pleting his BS in geology at University of longer and had fewer surprises concerning ~outh~loridaIn Tampa. housing arrangements. Davld Aaherman(MS-CoastalMgmt.) has Alumni came frommany cities to take in recently returned to Malne after years of liv- the Florida attractions and suwhine. Many ing and working in California with an envi- guests fromouroff