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1968
Frank Leslie M.S.
has been retired as an electrical
engineer from Harris Corp. for
six years. Living in Palm Bay,
Fla., he is active as a trip
leader in the Sierra Club.
1971
Mary Barnich, Wendy
Gabriel, Friolan
Valdez, Darron
Corriden and Paul
Haynes recently reconnected
through E-mail, and ask other
oceanography grads to contact
Mary at mbarnich@
tampabay.rr.com to
be included in the online group.
1974
Robert M. Ball has
been appointed by Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush to a two-year term on
the Statewide Intermodal Transportation
Advisory Council. Ball is executive
director of the Lee County Port
Authority and directs operations
at Page Field General Aviation
Airport and Southwest Florida
International Airport in Ft.
Myers. He also serves on the
advisory board to the School
of Aeronautics.
1976
Stephanie (Kalinyak)
Murphy works at Patrick
Air Force Base, Fla. as a manager
of information systems for Computer
Sciences Raytheon.
Diane (Goncalves) DeLuna ’85
M.B.A. recently graduated from
Columbia Theological Seminary
in Decatur, Ga. She has accepted
a position as minister of administration
at First United Methodist Church
of Lancaster, Pa. Her contact
is ddeluna@aol.com.
1981
Glenn Weber M.S.
has completed a third Holy Day
articulation of Florida Tech’s
American College Abroad, offering
tour information to all, as well
as reprints of 10 published articles
and research projects.
1982
Mary Yorio-Brent is
a senior technical writer at
Northrop-Grumman in Melbourne,
Fla. She and husband Robert
are parents to Steven and Sarah
Hancock.
1983
John Popolizio M.B.A.
is a managing partner with Devon
Procurement Advisors in Secaucus,
N. J. The firm offers expertise
in contracting for information
technology, specializing in multi-site
geographical diverse corporations.
Christos Lygouris M.S.
is commanding officer of the
Greek Navy supply center in Helioupolis,
Greece, where he lives with his
wife, Gianna.
1986
Luis Castillo is
president of Bestway Service
Corp, Coral Springs, Fla., where
he resides with wife, Katiuska
and children Daniel and Andrea.
Earl Handy lives in Kaneohe Bay,
Hawaii where he is a mechanic/boat
repairer for Marine Corps Community
Service.
 Peter
Herrman married Cathy
Bendure in October 2003.
Ten Florida Tech grads attended,
with Fr. Doug Bailey assisting
in officiating the wedding. The
couple lives in Alexandria, Va.
and can be reached at pherrman@yahoo.com.
 Robert
Biczek and wife Kerry are
parents to 20-month-old twins
Hugo and Avery. Bob is vice-president,
global sales, at NextSet Software
in Palo Alto, Calif. His wife
is a chiropractor.
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1988
Joseph Walden M.B.A., ’89
M.S. is director of School of
Command Preparation, U.S. Army
Command and General Staff College
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He
was recognized by the Logistics
Forum as one of the “Top
20 Logistics Executives in America
for 2003.”
1989
Bill Casiday is
chairman of the Wings of Eagles
Foundation, Inc., and serves
as vice-president of operations
for E & E Enterprises Global,
Inc. in Newport News, Va. He
can be E-mailed at bc.eeeglobal@aol.com.
1991
Timothy McMahon is
validation and QC supervisor
at the Armed Forces DNA Identification
Lab in Rockville, Md. His E-mail
is mcmahont@afip.osd.mil.
Julie Barker ’ 93
M.S. received the 2003 University
of Connecticut Outstanding Physics
Teacher of the Year Award. She
is a physics and astronomy teacher
at Cheshire High School, Cheshire,
Conn.
Robert Coombs and
wife Wendi have recently adopted
two infants, Gannon Robert and
McKenna Marie. The happy family
resides in Jensen Beach, Fla.
and can be reached at coombsbob@hotmail.com
He is a systems analyst for Martin
Memorial Health Systems.
Cynthia (Sabath) Razik and Stephen
Razik ’91 announce
the birth of their son Brandon
Christopher in September 2003.
The family resides in Greensboro,
N.C.
1992
David Rochin is
owner/ president of the Airport
Pilot Shop at the Naples Airport,
Naples, Fla.
1993
Stephen Forlow is
a research investigator at Bristol-Myers
Squibb, doing drug discovery
work. He and wife Rhonda have
two daughters, Lauren, 2 yrs.,
and Rachel, born in August 2003.
The family resides in New Hope,
Pa.
David Connole and Kristina
(Ward) Connole ’93
live in, Madeira Beach, Fla.
with their one-year-old son Jonathan.
David flies for Flight Options
in St. Petersburg.
1994
Joe-Joe McManus has
completed his year as visiting
professor at the University of
Malawi, and is now director of
education at The Tanenbaum Center
in New York City. Classmates
can reach him at
mcmanusj@diversity
leadershipforum.org.
1995
Marshal Perlman is
product manager at TestQuest,
Inc. in Chanhassen, Minn. Lisa
(Barahal) Smit has realized a
c hildhood dream and opened an
equestrian center in Malabar,
Fla., with the assistance of
her husband, Adam. She can be
reached at lsmit@harris.com
Tammy Summers has
been the aquatic preserve manager
at the Apalachicola National
Estuarine Research Reserve in
Florida for seven years. Beginning
in August 2004, she will serve
in the Peace Corps in the South
Pacific region working with a
marine resource conservation
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1998
Melissa (Ruddick) Wilkers on
lives in Virginia Beach, Va.
Both she and husband Jason are
naval officers. They had their
first child in Nov. 2003.
Thomas Crosby is a first-year
student at Florida State University
Law School in Tallahassee.
1999
Laurie Knowles works
as a team leader with Northrop
Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula,
Miss. She
serves as an officer in the National
Guard 890th engineering battalion.
Del Younker is owner of Value
Consulting in Winter Springs,
Fla. He authored Value Engineering,
Analysis and Methodology. Del’s
E-mail is
dlyounker@aol.com
Eileen (Lopez de Victoria)
Berndt and husband Michael
are the proud parents of Michelle
Eileen, born October 2003. The
family lives in Seattle, Wash.,
where Eileen is a process engineer
for Kimberly Clark Corp. She
can be reached at eberndt@kcc.com.
2002
Ann (Finucane) Sage married
Joseph Sage in May 2003. She
is currently serving in the U.S.
Army, stationed at Ft. Bragg,
N.C. and flying Blackhawk helicopters.
Joseph is also stationed at Ft.
Bragg and flies Kiowa warrior
helicopters. Ann’s E-mail
is ann.sage@us.army.mil.
Scott Bell M.S.
is the training liaison for the
Ship Self Defense System of the
U.S. Navy in Dan Neck, Va. He
served aboard the USS Theodore
Roosevelt as the networks officer
during tours in both Operation
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
He and wife Eve live in Chesapeake,
Va. His E-mail is scottandeve@msn.com.
IN MEMORIAM
LTC Stephen Miller ’70
M.S. suddenly passed away on
August 2002. He had retired in
1990 from an Army career that
included 14 years in overseas
assignments. Among his awards
and decorations were the Bronze
Star, Meritorious Service Medal
and the Army Commendation Medal.
In 1991 he joined the Army and
Navy Academy in Carlsbad, Calif.,
serving first as an instructor,
then superintendent, and then
President in 1998. Miller Hall
was dedicated at the academy
in October 2003, honoring LTC
Miller. He is survived by his
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