Paris Michaels, current doctoral student in the College of Aeronautics, was recognized for holding a world aviation speed record over a commercial air route in excess of
6,500 km. Michaels broke the former record when clocked at 990.57 km./hr. while flying an Airbus 330-300 on a Philadelphia-to-Rome flight.
Steven Stein, M.B.A., was recently honored as the second recipient of the Robert E. Bathen Award by the Orlando office of management consulting and engineering firm R.W. Beck Inc.
David Anderson, M.S., had his first novel, Kingdom Come, published by Zumaya Publishing. It is the first in his Sorcerer Series, and more information can be found at
www.davidlynnanderson.com and amazon.com. He and wife, Jane, live in Melbourne, Fla.
Russell Mosher teaches biology, anatomy and physiology, as well as coaching basketball, baseball and soccer, at Livonia Central School in Livonia, N.Y. He and wife Sharon are parents to two daughters, Kirstie Lynn, 12, and Corrine Elizabeth, 11. Classmates can reach Russell at SRMo1121@aol.com.
Michael Sole was appointed to the position of secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection by Gov. Charlie Crist. He has been with the agency more than 16 years.
Joseph Namour ’91 M.B.A. and wife Jennifer own a commercial printing and publishing company, Gulf Coast Printing, in Fort Myers, Fla., that was recently awarded the designation of “#1 Printer in North America” by the National Printing Association. They have three children, Danielle, 13, Jesse, 12, and Bethany, 10. The family can be reached at joe@gulfcoastprint.com.
John Rosseland is a hazardous materials specialist for Hamburg-Sud North America in Morristown, N.J. He and wife Mary Kate and their son can be contacted at jrosseland@optonline.net.
Michael Banks is employed as a security guard for Pinkerton Government Services in East Granby, Conn.
Robert Freeman, M.S., now serves as Mayor of Van Buren, Ark. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, he is now vice president and branch manager for Citizens Bank & Trust. He and wife of 30 years, Terry, have two children, Sarah, who attends law school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and David, who attends the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Leonardo Ferrari, M.S., is brewmaster/part owner of Antares, located in Mar de Plata, Argentina.
Omer Poroy, M.S., has been promoted to the position of navigation business unit leader at Teledyne RD Instruments in Poway, Calif.
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Michelle (Boehmke) Fillingim is a GIS Specialist at Alan Kropp & Associates, a geotechnical firm in Berkeley, Calif. She and husband Matt have two children, Kiara and Drake. They can be reached at michelle_fillingim@yahoo.com.
Miguel Torres is president of Cosmo-Musical Productions and Entertainments in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He and wife Veronica have three children.
Dan Deppen ’02 M.S. and wife Jennifer (Kolhoff) ’04 M.S. are parents to Emma Clair, born June 2006. The family resides in Erie, Colo.
Dennis Lorenson received his discharge from the U.S. Army after 7 ½ years of active duty service. He is now a first officer with NetJets Aviation in Los Angeles, Calif.
Steve Medeiros completed the Idaho Ironman Triathlon in 16 hours, 40 minutes and 25 seconds.
Jose Andrade was recently named a new Face of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is an assistant professor at Northwestern University, department of civil and environmental engineering.
Ellis Christian is a U.S. Air Force Senior Airman who recently graduated from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Technical Training School at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. Graduates serve as ceremonial guardsmen in ceremonial functions in the D.C. area and around the world. He is the son of Ellis and Judith Christian of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Daniel Heath is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at Ohio State University.
Mark Heavner is a graduate research assistant at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.V.
Heather McQuillen reports that she passed her FE (fundamentals of engineering) exam recently. She is presently employed as a project engineer with Jenkins, Stanford & Associates in Destin, Fla. She can be reached at hmcquillen@jsaengineering.com.
Alejandro Osorio is currently working for Schlumerger in the western coast of Africa in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.
Lisa Stapleton is a chemical engineer in the explosive detection section for the Naval EOD Technology Division in Indian Head, Md.
Donna (Kochanowski) Shannon ’84 passed away in December 2006 in Georgetown, Texas. After a successful engineering career, she attended Texas Culinary Academy, graduating as the valedictorian in 2002. She is survived by her husband, Christopher ’80 and son, Robert. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor at Heifer Project International online at www.heifer.org.
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Herb Raybourn ’89, ’91 M.S. and wife Christina welcomed Theresa in August 2006. They have two other daughters, Rebecca, 4, and Victoria, 2. The family lives in Kissimmee, Fla.
Douglas DiCarlo ’94, and wife Annabelle announce the birth of Camille, born in November 2006. The proud parents continue to plan and design airports for competing consulting firms and live in Christmas, Fla.
Tanja (Sluzenski) Glynn ’97, ’99 M.B.A. and husband Damien welcomed their daughter, Fiona Nel, in December 2006. Fiona has a brother Dylan, 2. Both parents work at Rockwell Collins where Tanja is a senior financial analyst and Damien is a senior reliability/safety engineer. The family resides in Indialantic, Fla.
Kelli (O’Donnell) Butler ’03 and husband Michael welcomed Akayla Rain in December 2006. Kelli is a stay-at-home mom and a dog trainer, and Michael works as a police and personal protection K-9 trainer and restaurant manager. Akayla has a half sister, Serenity, 3. The family resides in Palm Bay, Fla.
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