Are creators of Daily Ball Breakers (www.dailyballbreakers.com), the first ever daily stand-alone video sports comedy website, covering the biggest stories of the day, and the talking heads who analyze them. All things sports, all satire, all funny. It’s SportsCenter meets The Daily Show meets Talk Soup online.

Dino Markus has produced for 10 years across media platforms, worked for network comedy shows, comedy websites, and a half dozen ESPN properties, including 3+ years as head writer and a producer for Jim Rome.

Frank Castiglione spent several fast-paced years as SVP Marketing for divisions of Target Corp., and has reinvented other well-known brands in a variety of business sectors using both traditional and emerging media.

Recently was elected to serve a four year term on the Democratic National Committee from the state of Indiana. A community volunteer, Ann also serves on several boards, including that of the Indiana Nature Conservancy.

started www.financialyoung.com. Wrote the book “Start Saving Now – Perspective From Our Generation.” Started iMag magazine.

Karen Gray Ruelle’s latest picture book is out: The Tree (Holiday House, 2008), illustrated by Deborah Durland DeSaix, is a historical portrait of an elm tree in the heart of New York City, and the city that grew up around it, during its more than 250 years. Kirkus Reviews called it a “charming piece of history . . . the author paces the narration perfectly, beginning leisurely and becoming more breathless as life in the city quickens, but she never forgets the tree’s steady presence.” Booklist says, “A handsome work on a subject that will have appeal to many children.” For ages 5-9.

After leaving UM 30 years ago. Robert Camuto followed a journalism path that led him to California, New York, Texas and (for the last 8 years) France.
His first book Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country has been a critical hit with Eric Asimov wine critic of the New York Times calling it “my favorite new book.”
Corkscrewed is MUCH more than a wine book: It deals with topics like sustainable agriculture, “wine as food,” and human values in France’s storied vineyards in the 21st Century.
Robert says its been great to have Michigan alums show up at his book events in NY and elsewhere (His next reading is in Paris March 30.) See www.corkscrewed.info.

Christina Ryu is passionate about medicine,
especially ophthalmology. Ryu will be participating in Ride for World Health, a coast-to-coast bike ride, beginning in April that seeks to raise awareness about global health issues. After attending a Unite for
Sight Global Health Conference, Ryu learned about global health disparities and was inspired to advocate for change. She hopes that the Ride will help others to learn about current global health issues and encourage them to take action. Both Ryu and the other riders are still
raising funds for the Ride.

Ryu attended The University of Michigan where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in classical archaeology.

Chris Campbell has won the 2008 John Schultz Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Inland Seas Education Association. He volunteers as an instructor for the schoolship program of ISEA, teaching marine science to grade school students. He reminds his teacher friends that teaching is so much fun that he takes vacation time from his job to do it for free.

The National University of San Marcos (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos), located in Lima Peru, in co-operation with leading Peruvian institutions, is sponsoring Peru’s first International Congress on Contract Law in honor of Dr. Boris Kozolchyk. The honor recognizes his work in international contracts, and especially commercial contracts. The Congress is to be held April 23-25, 2009, in Chiclayo, Peru.
Kozolchyk is the founder and president of the Tucson-based National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade (NLCIFT) and is the Evo DeConcini Professor of Law at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law. In operation since 1992, NLCIFT develops legal infrastructure to build trade capacity and promote economic development in the Americas. Kozolchyk’s many legal contributions have included providing expert drafting and advice with respect to the work of the Organization of American States Specialized Conferences on Private International Law, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the International Chamber of Commerce. Earlier, he directed the U.S. Agency for International Development Law Reform Project in Costa Rica. His most recent book is on comparative commercial law (La Contratación Comercial en el Derecho Comparado) and has been adopted by leading law schools in the hemisphere. His publications include the legal classic, Commercial Letters of Credit in the Americas, which received awards from both the Inter-American Bar Association and the Spanish government. The April meeting in Peru will feature presentations by professors from prestigious Latin American and Spanish law schools as well as a presentation by Kozolchyk and a ceremony to pay tribute to him. (The National University of San Marcos, which is convening the gathering, was chartered in 1551 and is one of the oldest universities in the world.)

Kate Donaldson married Ryan B. Whitacre last year on Leap Day. Although she does not have any children, she and Ryan have an incredibly loveable black lab named Ody. A Certified Financial Plannerâ„¢ practitioner, Kate became a Partner of her Financial & Investment Advisory Firm (Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc.) at the beginning of this year. As you can imagine, she is desperately looking for more business! Although no longer a semi-professional violinist, Kate still plays her fiddle at friends’ weddings and for fun at home in Chicago.