James
Majewski has been elected to
the board of directors of Global
Energy Group of Plano, Texas.
He is CEO and president of Cherokee
Nations Industries, Inc., (CNI)
a tribal owned Oklahoma corporation.
Dale
Pierce
celebrated
the
completion
of
hurricane
repairs
in
June
by
leaving
for
the
Bahamas
on
his
24-ft.
sailboat. “No
ice,
no
AC,
no
cell
phone,
no
problems.”
Hillary
(Herring)
Freeman
was
the
first
African
American
female
city
council
member
elected
in
100
years
of
Palo
Alto,
Calif.,
history.
She
concentrates
on
pro
- environmental
management
legislation,
especially
regarding
water
issues.
She
and
husband
Nellis
are
parents
to
Austinn
and
Alex.
Janie
Park ’79
M.S., ’82
Ph.D.
now
serves
as
the
10th
president
of
Chadron
State
College
in
Nebraska.
At
one
time,
she
was
the
associate
dean
of
the
College
of
Science
and
Liberal
Arts
at
Florida
Tech.
Janie
and
husband
Tom
have
two
grown
children,
Chris
and
Eric.
She
moves
to
Chadron
from
Montana
State
University–Billings,
where
her
position
was
provost
and
academic
vice
chancellor.
Irasema
(Ortega)
Materassi ’88
M.S.
teaches
high
school
science
and
English
as
a
Second
Language.
She
has
been
selected
by
the
Mesa,
Ariz.,
Unified
School
District
to
train
other
teachers
on
sheltered
English
techniques.
She
also
is
an
online
curriculum
developer
and
instructor
for
the
education
department
at
Grand
Canyon
University.
At
Rio
Salado
Community
College
she
teaches
online
biology
and
marine
biology
courses. She
and
husband
Lionel
have
one
son,
Andrew,
age
11.
|
Michael
Moses M.S.
has been
named by
NASA as
one of
nine new
flight
directors
for the
Space Shuttle
and International
Space Station
at Mission
Control–Houston.
He has
been working
at Johnson
Space Center
since 1995.
Daniel
Richter
is
currently
teaching
computer
science
in
Hamilton,
Ohio.
He
and
wife
Jill
married
in
June
2004.
Dan
was
captain
of
the
men’s
basketball
team
during
his
undergrad
years.
Amber
Eslick-Peterson
graduated
from
the
University
of
Illinois
School
of
Medicine
in
2004,
and
is
at
Hinsdale
Hospital
in
the
family
medicine
residency
program.
She
married
Todd
Peterson
in
2001,
gaining
two
stepchildren,
Marcus
and
Megan.
She
can
be
reached
at
amber978@peoplepc.com.
Brendan
Meckel
married
Robyn
Whiton
in
2002.
He
is
a pilot
for
Continental
Express
and
she
is
an
8th
grade
Earth
and
space
science
teacher.
The
couple
lives
in
New
Hampshire.
Elisa
Ulibarri-Fontan
M.S.
and
Norman
Fontan ’00
met
while
at
Florida
Tech
and
were
married
in
1995.
She
works
for
Brevard
County
Florida
Public
School
District,
and
he
is
a first
officer
for
Express
Jet.
Rebecca
Shelton
M.B.A.
and
husband
Steve
welcomed
triplets
Elijah,
Elizabeth
and
Ethan
in
July
2004.
They
joined
siblings
Alex,
Trisha
and
Keith.
|
James
McDaniel
Jr. and
wife Melanie
announce
the birth
of their
first child,
Emily Caroline,
in January
2005 in
Atlanta,
Ga.
Nahed
Abdullah Msallam Bahman was congratulated
by His Majesty the King, Hamad
bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain,
who said that her achievement
was a source of pride to her
home nation. She graduated with
honors in aviation management
and flight technology in May.
Some
treasured
old
class
yearbooks
are
still
available
from
the
Office
of
Alumni
Affairs.
Each
is
priced
at
$25
(includes
postage
and
handling).
Proceeds
from
the
sales
of
yearbooks
return
to
the
Florida
Tech
yearbook
budget.
Before
ordering,
contact
the
Alumni
Office
to
ensure
availability
for
your
class
year.
Call
toll-free
(866)
FLA-TECH
or
send
e-mail
to
gopanthers@fit.edu |
