Florida Tech Today PaperVol. 12, Issue 3      Winter 2004
sections
Feature Stories
Message from the President
On Campus
Faculty Briefs
Alumni News
Class Notes
Athletics
Download PDF Version 
Archived Issues
Alumni Office
Ken Droscher, Assistant Vice President for Advancement;
Executive Director, Alumni Association
(321) 674-7191, gopanthers@fit.edu

Diane Deaton, Assoc. Alumni Director,
(321) 674-7198, ddeaton@fit.edu

Marjorie Beckett, Assist. Alumni Director,
(321) 674-7642, mbeckett@fit.edu

Janet Price, Director, Annual Giving,
(321) 674-8962, jprice@fit.edu

Alumni Association

George Poidomani ’73, President, Bensalem, PA (215) 969-0540; VoiceTypeG@aol.com

Jim Downey ’74, Vice President, Colorado Springs, CO (520) 452-0030; downeyj@msn.com

Jim Thomas ’72, Treasurer, Viera, FL
(321) 779-0223; jimwthomas@aol.com

Russ Ballagh ’74, Secretary, Venice, FL
(941) 497-1307; russballagh@ij.net

Changing Addresses?
Don’t leave copies of your university newspaper behind.
Send your new address to Florida Tech, Office of Alumni Affairs, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975.
Alumni News Florida Institute of Technology

SOM Alumni Picnic

School of Management (SOM) alumni joined for their second annual alumni picnic last fall. Forty-six alumni, faculty and administrators gathered on the lawn by the All Faiths Center for camaraderie and networking at the reunion organized by Dr. David Hott, associate professor and Alan Prestwood ’80 M.BA.
School of Management (SOM) alumni
Far table to the left is Vivian Hogan ‘96. At the front table starting, lower left-hand corner and moving counter clockwise are Jordan Thompson ‘85, ’87 M.B.A. and Mojgan Thompson ’84, ’87 M.B.A.; Provost Dwayne McCay; Alan Prestwood ’80 M.B.A., chair of the School of Management alumni committee; Henry Goode (waving); Tina Pelligrini; Gaurav Malhotra ‘02; Katie Prestwood; and the Thompson’s son.


Best-Selling Ph.D. Send Us Your Photos
Please send us photos of your important family events. Share weddings, anniversaries, baby announcements, obituaries and professional news.

Alumni, Get Online

Florida Tech alumni may register to be part of the alumni online community. If you haven’t already registered, E-mail mbeckett@fit.edu. She will send you a security I.D. number and directions on how to register. You can join many others who are finding friends, posting resumes and much more.
See for yourself at
www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/FLI/.
He’s Tom Mac Now
Jensen Beach Alumni Celebrate
Aero Student Scholars
Paid Memberships Fuel Association
Stepping Through Time at Homecoming 2004
Alumni—We would like to hear from you!
Caribbean Students Schedule Reunion

The Caribbean Students Association plan a reunion to celebrate their 16th anniversary on Sept. 3-6, 2004. For more information, contact Cecil Phillip at daprofesional@msn.com.
Alumni Receptions
Kennedy Space Center

President Anthony J. Catanese (C) chats with Space Program engineers Ken Revay ’82 (L) and Bino Campanini ’90, ’92 M.B.A. at a Kennedy Space Center alumni reception last fall. The event introduced alumni to new Provost Dwayne McCay and new Senior Vice President for Advancement, Thomas G. Fox.

Washington, D.C.
At the annual Florida Tech D.C. Metro alumni and admission picnic, held in August 2003 at Lake Accotink Park, Springfield, Va., continuing students mingle with prospective students to talk about university life.

Clearwater

President Anthony J. Catanese at a Tampa-Clearwater alumni reception with Joel ‘93 and Janet ‘94 Stephens. With her parents is two-month old Jordan. (Class of 2025).

San Francisco

Receptions were also held at Savi Technology in Sunnyvale and at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel, pictured here. Gathering for discussion are (clockwise from bottom left) Martha Scholz, assistant vice president for advancement; Virginia Barry ’95; Bob Biczek ’86; former School of Management faculty member, Terry Lease; President Catanese; Thomas G. Fox, senior vice president for advancement; Pat Heiser ’98 and wife Heather; and Roger Miller ‘73.