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Florida Tech Today Paper
Vol. 15, Issue 1   Spring 2006

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1973
Mike Clancy is technical and scientific director of the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) in Monterey, Calif.

1977
Jack Collins, M.S., was named Georgia’s history teacher of the year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Preserve America. He teaches social studies at Stockbridge High School.

Karyn (Unbehaun) Erickson is the first woman recipient of the John G. Moffatt-Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award. She is honored for her outstanding contributions to the advancement and practice of coastal engineering. Presently, she works with local government in developing environmental standards and a permitting process for coastal development projects.

1978
Mark Williams is a senior environmental scientist with EDAW, Inc. in San Diego, Calif., where he has resided since 1979. Mark has worked as an environmental consultant for 27 years.

Robert Kirschke works as a captain for NextFlight Aviation in Virginia, flying a Falcon 900 EX EASY. He would enjoy hearing from former classmates at bob@krischke.us.

1979
Scott Bergeron, M.S., M.B.A., Colonel U.S. Army (Retired) has joined the Project Team that leads efforts to add armor protection to the truck fleet driven by our civilian contractors. He is consultant to the team that operates in Kuwait and Iraq.

1980
Douglas Penner, M.S., is vice president and chief financial officer at Panasonic Avionics Corporation in Bothell, Wash. The company is the world’s leading provider of in-flight entertainment systems.

1981
David Holmgren is a pilot for Delta Airlines in Atlanta, Ga. Former classmates from College of Aero can reach him at majurpain@yahoo.com.

1983
Carolyn (Kinebrew) Bosa and husband Julio Bosa Jr. became parents to Reuben Nicholas in September 2005. Julio is a detention enforcement officer for the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Carolyn is a stay-at-home mom. The family lives in Jersey City, N.J.

1986
Michael Sole was appointed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as DEP’s secretary for regulatory programs and energy. He held several positions within the DEP during his 14 years prior to this advancement.

1987
Marisa (Correll) Hueckel and husband John welcomed their fourth child in October 2005. She is an adjunct math instructor at Brevard Community College, and John is a launch site integration manager for NASA’s expendable launch vehicles. The family resides in the Melbourne, Fla., area.

1989
Scott Meit, Psy.D., is professor and director of Behavioral Science Education at West Virginia University School of Medicine, Dept. of Family Medicine in Morgantown, W. Va.

1991
Merri Cartwright married David DeSchuiteneer in October 2005. The couple lives in Yarmouth, Me., where David serves as the security training officer and self-defense instructor at Bowdoin College, and Merri is the resident fishery biologist at the Portland office of NOAA Fisheries Service. Her e-mail is mcartwright3@juno.com.

1994
Brian Sullivan, Psy. D., is working with a primary care physician in the area’s only self-pay/managed-care-free primary care practice in Charleston, S.C. He and his wife have a three-year-old son, Owen Patrick. Brian is president-elect of the S.C. Psychological Association. He can be reached at sullivanb@letssimplify.com.

1996
Delphine (Garcia) ’98 M.S., is married to Fred Hasle ’96 B.S., ’97 M.S. The couple now lives in Ottawa, Canada, with their 2-year old daughter Mia. She is the Ottawa Riverkeeper director of outreach; he is a technical manager and team Canada leader at Leapstone Systems, a communications software provider.

1997
Fabiana (Lufschanowki) Laby recently relocated to Austin, Texas, with husband Ron, children Dahlia, 4, Eli, 2, and Rina, born in September 2005. She will continue her private practice in Austin.

1998
Nancy Miller, Psy.D., resides in Port Washington, N.Y., with husband Kurt, son Zachary, 5 1⁄2, and daughter Chloe, 3 1⁄2. She works part time at a private practice in New York City.

1999
Steven Eddi received his rabbinical ordination in September 2004. He married Aviva Moran of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 2005. He is currently working as a scribe in Brooklyn, N.Y., where the couple resides. His e-mail is shimon_business@hotmail.com.

Eileen (Lopez de Victoria) Berndt is a process engineer for Kimberly Clark Corp. in Everett, Wash. Her second daughter, Maya Beatriz, was born in October 2005 and joins 2-year-old sister, Michelle.

2000
Gina (Wendland) Klimp, Psy.D., has relocated to Virginia with her husband, Scott, and children Noah and Ryan. After five years as an Army psychologist, she enjoys being home with her sons.

2003
Carrie (Hood) Strong, Psy. D., is on staff at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. Her first published work was recently distributed in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.

2004
Manny Rodriguez and wife Kelly are in Pittsburgh, Pa., where both are employed by the consulting firm, Continuous Learning Group. He is training to become a consultant, and Kelly facilitates incoming consultants.

2005
Patricia (Oelschlager) Greer and Charles Greer III ’03 announce the birth of their first child, Zachary, who was born November 13 at Samsung Hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Charles is serving in South Korea as a commissioned officer and flying helicopters. Patricia will return to Florida Tech in May to be commissioned as a 2nd Lt. and begin her duty with the U.S. Army. She will live in Mountain Top, Pa., until Charles returns to the United States.

in memoriam

Wallace Boggs ’73 M.S., an aerospace engineer, passed away on Jan. 26 at his home in Cocoa, Fla. He was a former adjunct professor at Florida Tech and worked in the space program. Survivors include his wife Eileen. Memorial gifts may be made to Shands HealthCare, 720 SW 2nd Ave., #510, Gainesville, Fla., 32601.

Jay Arthur Rice Sr. ’93 Psy.D. passed away in Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., in September 2005, after a valiant struggle with cancer. Survivors include wife Barbara.

Dorothy “Duffy” Dionne-Reed ’83 M.S., ’85 Psy.D., passed away in October 2004 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Survivors include her husband David Reed and a son Daniel Reed.

Wilson French Sammis ’74 passed away in October 2005. He was a resident of Warner, N.H., where he was the past commander of the American Legion Post and the Warner Historical Society. He is survived by a sister and two brothers.


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