Vol.
12, Issue 3 Winter 2004

| Feature
Stories |
| Message
from the President |
| On
Campus |
| Faculty
Briefs |
| Alumni
News |
| Class
Notes |
| Athletics |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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Alumni, Get Online
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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.
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