Alumni Notes

  1. Al Green

    has been inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) hall of fame in Baltimore. Green, who has MEd, ATC and EMT degrees, was inducted along with his wife, Sue Stanley-Green, MS, ATC, LAT. They live in Lakeland, Fla. The honorees were recognized “for their significant contributions on the state, regional and national levels,” the NATA said. They are the first husband and wife in NATA’s 55-year history to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the same time, the association noted. “Sue and I have been a team for a long time — over 20 years,” Green said. “There’s nothing better than being inducted with the person who has helped you get to stand on the podium.” Green is a clinical services coordinator for the Kessler Rehabilitation Centers in Lakeland. He has provided athletic training services for national and international competitions, as well as cared for high school and college athletes across the country. In particular, he was assistant athletic trainer at the University of Michigan (1974-1979) and then served as head athletic trainer at the University of Kentucky for 17 years.

  2. Christopher Bushell

    Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, has been named First Deputy Director of the City of Chicago Department of Construction and Permits. In this capacity he works extensively with the design, construction and development communities in Chicago to increase public safety and awareness through the issuance of construction permits. He is one of the first executives in the department to hold an architecture background. Christopher previously was Director of Facility Operations for the Chicago Public Schools, the third largest public school system in the nation, where he was responsible for a $1.5 billion dollar project to repair and renovate school facilities.

  3. Stacey Feldman

    married Marc L. Saiontz on May 23, 2004. Stacey and Marc met at Katie (Konovaliv) Raab '96 and Andrew Raab's (BA '95) wedding in Ann Arbor at the Michigan League in the summer of 2000. Several alumni were in attendance including Eva Fisher Barrial '96, Katie Miller '96, Lauren Fox Rubin '96, Karla Prodany '96, Laura Appelbaum '96, Deborah Parver '96, Anita Bahauddin Bandy '96, Mark Burggraaff '96, Hershel Wancjer '95, Todd Klessman '96, David Neuman '96 Padraic Moore '95 and Brad Farber '96. Stacey and Marc live in NYC, where Stacey is an associate with the law firm Dickstein Shapiro, and Marc is a principal at American Securities Capital Partners.

  4. Vera M. Britto

    After leaving U-M, Ms. Britto worked in the multimedia, video, and e-learning sectors to gain experience developing projects for corporations and universities. She returned to Brazil in 2001, where she started her own e-learning company, Power e-learning, serving mainly the corporate sector. With her company, she has launched Brazil´s first Defensive Driving e-learning training, a measure Ms. Britto hopes will help to diminish the 50,000 roadway deaths that occur per year in Brazil. Ms. Britto is now looking to return to academia as a professor and researcher and possibly to pursue doctoral studies as well. She is interested in applying new technologies/media to education in a variety of ways and also to start some new animation projects for television. She values greatly the opportunity for growth and learning she found at the University. Contact info: info@power-e.com.br

  5. Matt Kassan

    has been named Associate Brand Manager at Blizzard Entertainment, a premier publisher of entertainment software. Matt will be working on the launches of upcoming titles World of Warcraft and StarCraft: Ghost. Prior to Blizzard, Matt worked at Buena Vista Home Entertainment and earned his MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Busines.

  6. Deniz Tasdemir-Conger

    has joined the Chamber Music Society of Detroit (www.comehearCMSD.org) as director of development and marketing. She isresponsible for directing fundraising initiatives and external marketing."I', also president of www.StyleeGirl.com , an e-commerce site, specializing in showcasing cutting edge women's accessories designers," she writes. She received her degrees in political science and environmental policy from the U-M and earned her master's degree in public administration from Oakland University.

  7. Dr. Samuel Harris

    a legend in the dental profession, passed away February 27 in Florida, just 55 days shy of his 100th birthday. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 23, 1903, Harris and his family moved to Canada when he was eight. Thirteen years later, he earned his DDS from the School of Dentistry. Discussing his career in an interview that appeared in the Fall 1991 issue of the School of Dentistry’s alumni/ae magazine, DentalUM, Harris said his decision to enter dentistry “was sort of a compromise. The earliest I can remember, I wanted to be an architect and then a medical surgeon. I finally compromised by becoming a dentist. I loved to use my hands. That seemed to be a natural for me.” He said “Dr. Russell Bunting [later dean from 1937-1950] was the influence that took me into dentistry for children.” After one of Bunting’s lectures, Harris said he approached the instructor and said, “Dr. Bunting, you have just pointed the direction of the course I want to take. I want to be a dentist for children.” In 1925, Dr. Harris opened a private practice in pediatric dentistry in Detroit and practiced his profession until he retired in 1980. In 1927, he helped found the American Society of Dentistry for Children. In 1933, he published the first issue of the Review of Dentistry for Children and served as its editor for 10 years. Dr. Harris received in 1998 the American Dental Association’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. The following year, the quarterly journal of the American Student Dental Association named him as one of ASDA’s “25 Dental Visionaries.” Dr. Harris never forgot the U-M School of Dentistry. In 1993, he pledged $175,000, of which $125,000 was to be used toward the School’s pediatric dentistry clinic renovation project. The other $50,000 was a challenge grant to encourage private support for the project. In September 2000, the Samuel D. Harris Children’s Dental Unit opened. Facilities include 10 chairs for predoctoral training, updated instrument storage and handling, low-partition clinics that foster collaborative teaching, a young patient prevention clinical area, and a parent/patient consultation room. He also established a professorial chair in his name. There were no funeral services for Dr. Harris.

  8. Samuel Krugliak 1917-2003

    of Canton, Ohio, died in his home town on April 6 at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife, Aurelia, and the following children and spouses: Barbara and Bernard Brodsky of Buffalo, New York; Betsy Krugliak of Piedmont, California; Seth and Susan Krugliak of Los Angeles; Amanda and David Ruderman of Ann Arbor; six grandchildren; and sister Deyna Wein of Ossining, New York. He served four years at sea in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard and was discharged as a Lieutenant Sr. Grade, 1946. Krugliak was admitted to the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts in 1941. He previously served as first assistant city solicitor for Canton and first assistant prosecuting attorney for Stark County. He formed the law firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths Dougherty Co., L.P.A. in 1956. He retired from practice and the firm in 1996. He also served as president of the Canton Art Museum and as a trustee of Temple Israel. He also received University of Michigan Distinguished Alumni Award and served as International President of University of Michigan Alumni Association; and also served as National Chairman of the University of Michigan Law School Fund. He was a member of the Visitors Committee of the University of Michigan Law School and a member of the U-M President's Club. He was a golfaholic for over 75 years and won the Arrowhead Club Golf Championship three times. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship Fund with the Stark County Foundation. (Call Arnold at 330.456-7291.)

  9. Charles M. Greenberg

    has been named president and CEO of PlayMaker Sports Advisors LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP. He will continue to be a partner at Pepper Hamilton and lead the firm's sports industry practice group. PlayMaker represents the purchasers of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Altoona Curve and San Antonio Rampage professional sports teams, among others. Greenberg, 41, is a Pittsburgh-based attorney. He also is president and managing partner of the Altoona Curve, the successful class "AA" affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He said that owning and operating a club gives him the experience of knowing the "adrenaline and sleepless nights that come with the territory" of owning a professional athletic enterprise. He received his undergraduate degree at Tufts University.