Alumni Notes
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Ellen Sapper
has enjoyed teaching in The Ann Arbor Public Schools for the past 28 years. Currently she is teaching Honors English and Psychology, and loves her students. In 1994 she earned a Master’s in guidance and Counseling and has a psychotherapy practice specializing in Berglarian Analysis with adolescents and adults. Other endeavers include organizational development consulting and spiritual guidance.
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Judith Dale Rosling Woodruff
has received a 2005 Governor’s Award for Arts Leadership, presented by the Tennessee Arts Commission and Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen in a ceremony held March 15 in Nashville, TN. Woodruff has served as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Dance since 1988.
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Bob Himlin
has been active in San Diego theater ever since moving there ostensibly to start an engineering career (otherwise known as “the day job”) in 1985. He can be seen here accepting an award for his portrayal of the Padre in “Man of La Mancha” at Patio Playhouse in 2003. In July 2005 he will be appearing as Professor Harold Hill in Vanguard Productions’ “The Music Man” along with his children Lorelei (12) and Noah (9).
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Uma Ramanathan
AIA, has been named a principal of the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott, in the Healthcare Group. She and her family live in Lexington, MA. Ramanathanjoined the firm in 1991 as a healthcare planner and programmer. As a senior member of the SBRA’s Healthcare Practice Group, she leads the planning and programming effort for a wide range of institutions, from academic medical centers to community hospitals. Ramanathan developed the SBRA “Design Toolkit”—automated software used for generating departmental space programs. Her passion for healthcare planning, particularly in the pediatric environment, has informed her work over the past 15 years for numerous clients, including Children’s Hospital Boston, Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, McGill University Health Centre, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute, Lahey Clinic and Concord Hospital. She
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Susan Feinberg
professor of humanities at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), has inititated and directed a program in technical communications and also developed a new laboratory for usability testing. Her most recent achievement is leading a group of students in the development of an online computer program that teaches credit card responsibility to Illinois citizens.
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Boris Kozolchyk
, president of the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade (NLCIFT) in Tucson, Arizona, spoke on a panel April 14 concerning the “Western Hemisphere’s Agenda for Good Governance” as part of the annual spring meeting of the Section of International Law of the American Bar Association. The meeting took place in Washington, DC.
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Ronnie M. Harrow
a graduate of the Combined Program in Education and Psychology, was named Michigan School Psychologist of the Year on March 18, 2005, at the Michigan Association of School Psychologists Critical Issues Conference in Lansing. Harrow has served as a school psychologist for the Livingston Educational Service Agency in Howell since 1974 and is currently chair of the School Psychology Department.
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Dr. Adel S. Aldosary
associate professor of planning, is currently the chairman of the City and Regional Planing Department at the College of Environmental Design, in King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is also heading the Master Plan Team for updating the university’s 40-year-old Master Plan.
Aldosary is a member of the University Council of Graduate Studies, the College Council and the University Strategic Plan Comittee. He did many consultations and served as an advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Dammam City Mayor, and the Supreme Commission on Tourism. For full details on his bio please visit his official Web page, http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/adel.html -
Deborah Schneider
an author, lecturer and legal career counselor, is the co-author of a new book titled
SHOULD YOU REALLY BE A LAWYER? The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During and After Law School (http://www.shouldyoureally.com/)Endorsed by pre-law advisors and career counselors at top-ranked universities and law schools, the book walks prospective law students through the steps necessary to making a rational, well-informed decision about whether to attend law school and how to plan intelligently for a legal career.
Special sections also help law students who are wondering what to do with their law degree and lawyers who are questioning if they’re even on the right career path.
University of Michigan’s pre-law advisor Karen Wittkopp says, “I’m so glad I finally have a solid read to offer students who are considering law school. Should You Really Be A Lawyer? is a valuable resource that helps readers explore the legal profession, and their own career interests, in a way that’s both practical and enjoyable.”
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