Peter Ephross’ book, “Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words,” has just been published by McFarland. A fascinating and entertaining collection of oral histories of 23 Jewish Major Leaguers, the book sheds light on the players’ experiences of anti-Semitism, racism, and World War II. Players from 1918 to 2005, including Hank Greenberg, and Al Rosen, recount their stories in the book.

Paul Selvin 89’ has earned the title of Managing Director- Investments at Merrill Lynch in New York City. Paul, a Wealth Management & International Financial Advisor, has been with Merrill Lynch since he graduated from the Ross School of Business in 1989.

Gerald “Jerry” Newport, LSA 1970, will travel to Germany this fall to defend his title as “World’s Most Versatile Calculator”, won in June 2010 at the Mental Math World Cup in Magdesburg, Germany.

The competition takes place every other year and features activities like factoring five digit numbers, multiplying pairs of eight digit numbers and calculating random calendar dates. To win in 2010, Jerry won four events and was second and third in two other of the ten event program.

Jerry lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife, Mary and a lot of parrots. Both are diagnosed as savants with asperger syndrome and have appeared twice on “Sixty Minutes.” Their joint life story has inspired three books and a motion picture, “Mozart and The Whale” which screened in 2006.

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A consumer advocacy service called LetterChamp released a new comic strip called “EVIL BOSS” which was created to support the 99% and everyone in the Occupy movement with the belief that nothing can drive a point home better than humor. “The American workers are overworked and unappreciated,” says Allen Banez, founder and president of LetterChamp. “This is our way to make people laugh, show our support for the American workers and take a stand against greedy evil bosses.”

“We support the movements that are demanding a change for a better way of life in America” says Jon Wilson, co-author of EVIL BOSS. “The cycle of greed must stop and the system of the evil boss and fat cat must die to create a new paradigm.”

is the President of Heart Graffiti and launched the
The École Collection in 2010. The École Collection
(www.ecolecollection.com) is a line of sophisticated collegiate jewelry
that provides students and alumni with an elegant way to honor their school
ties. The Collection has grown to include men’s pieces providing them
with a sophisticated way to show their pride too. The collection is
available for University of Michigan and Michigan State University and will
be available at other Big 10 schools starting this spring.

Sarah Kabot is currently appearing on Bravo network’s “Work of Art, the Next Great Artist,” a competition show, a la Top Chef, or Project Runway.

Sarah graduated with a BFA from the University of Michigan and continued her art education by earning a MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. She has had a number of group exhibitions in New York including shows at the Drawing Center, Mixed Greens, and Smack Mellonand. She most recently had a solo show at the Akron Art Museum and is currently an art professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Eric Ball (LSA ’84) was named as one of “The 100 Most Influential People in Finance” by Treasury and Risk Management magazine in its June 2011 issue. He lives in Menlo Park, California with his wife Sheryl and two boys Spencer and Carter, and serves as Treasurer of Oracle Corporation in Redwood Shores.

David McFeeters-Krone, principal at Intellectual Assets, Corp, received the Federal
Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Outstanding Service Award, a national honor for a non-
FLC laboratory employee. This highly coveted award recognizes sustained contribution
to the FLC and is the only award given to a non-FLC laboratory employee. It has been
awarded 11 times since 1999. Mr. McFeeters-Krone is the youngest recipient of this
prestigious award and a testimony to the quality of services provided through
Intellectual Assets, Corp.