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Robert W. Constantine, M.B.A. 1980 & J.D. 1975, a partner in the Buffalo law firm of Damon & Morey, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel-lawyers who have been recognized as outstanding practitioners in trust and estate matters. Paul E. Forte, Ph.D. 1980, has been elected second vice president of Group Life Products, the business insurance sector of John Hancock Financial Services in Boston, Mass. He has held various positions with the company since 1982. Robert L. Jacoby, M.S. 1980, of Clayton, Calif., was appointed manager of environmental conservation at Shell Oil Company's San Francisco refinery. Gloria B. Miller, M.S.W. 1980, of Orchard Park, N.Y., is a part-time clinical assistant professor at UB's School of Social Work and operates a private practice in custody evaluation and adoption home study. David A. Schlein, B.S. 1980, of Williamsville, N.Y., was appointed a partner of Lumsden & McCormick LLP, Certified Public Accountants, where he will be responsible for taxation issues, tax planning, scheduling and staff recruitment. Kathy High, M.A. 1981, is a videomaker, writer, teacher and mixed media artist living and working in New York City. She has been named a curator of the 42nd Annual Robert Flaherty Seminar for Independent Video and Cinema, August 3-8 at Wells College in Aurora, N.Y. Currently working on a musical about human gene mapping, she also teaches at Princeton University's Visual Arts Program. Donna K. Rhodey, B.S. 1981, was recently promoted to her current rank of Navy Captain, while serving at a U.S. Navy station in Spain. Mark Ungerman, B.S. 1981, has been named a partner in the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Washington, D.C., representing clients in intellectual property matters. Lee DeVantier, B.S. 1982, moved to Seoul, Korea, where he teaches English as a second language while employed with Sunkyong Ltd. His duties include taking dictation from recordings so the lyrics can be examined by federal censors, reviewing and commenting on English language documents and writing a column about Korean pop music from the perspective of a "Westerner." Chuck Mancuso, M.A. 1982 & M.A. 1978, is the author of Popular Music and the Underground Foundations of Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, and Rock 1900-1950, which is available through the Burchfield-Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College. A member of the Buffalo State faculty since 1970, Mancuso has produced numerous jazz, folk, and film critics' festivals. Richard P. Weisbeck Jr., J.D. 1982 & B.A. 1978, is a senior partner with Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury & Cambria LLP of Buffalo. He was previously an appellate lawyer with the firm, specializing in personal injury trial law. Lynn A. Clarke, J.D. 1983, of Orchard Park, N.Y., is a confidential law clerk to both Family Court and Acting Supreme Court Justice John O'Donnell and State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek. Donna L. DeCarolis, M.B.A. 1983 & B.S. 1981, has been promoted to general manager of the corporate communications and human resources departments at National Fuel in Buffalo. Robert W. Romeo, B.A. 1983, of Buffalo, is a program director at Medaille College and a full-time instructor in the business department's financial planning program. Judith A. Rucki, B.S. 1983, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., has been named director of communications for National Health Care Affiliates Inc., where she will be responsible for internal communications, media relations and program development. Diane P. Schroeder, B.A. 1983, of Amherst, N.Y., is music director of the Orchard Park United Methodist Church. She also instructs 22 piano students. Adel A. Bondok, Ph.D. 1984, has been promoted to professor at Mansoura University, Egypt. In 1980, he received the Medical Award for Excellence in Teaching at UB. Kari Widger Bovenzi, B.A. 1984, is currently working as a pediatrician at the Guilderland Pediatric Center and lecturing on human lactation at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Nancy Imhoff-Smith, M.S.W. 1984, is the administrative assistant to the chief of staff of the Veteran's Hospital in Salt Lake City. Christopher A. LaLonde, M.A. 1984, associate professor of English at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, N.C., is the author of William Faulkner and the Rites of Passage (Mercer University Press). John R. Semler, Ph.D. 1984, has been promoted to chemical project manager in research, development and engineering at Graphic Controls Corp. in Buffalo. Alice R. Spear, M.S.W. 1984, of Franklin, N.H., has a private psychiatric practice specializing in families, eating disorders and sexual abuse issues. Stuart R. Varon, M.D. 1984, has been named director of outpatient programs at Johns Hopkins Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Center in Baltimore. He recently published an editorial, "Treating Kids in a War Zone," and is currently researching the effects of maternal church attendance on the behavior of middle school children. John A. Ceresoli, B.A. 1985, has been promoted to architecture section head of Harza Northeast, Architects, Engineers and Construction Managers in Utica, N.Y. Susan Schultz Laluk, J.D. 1985, of Fairport, N.Y., is a partner in the law firm of Boylan, Brown, Code, Fowler, Vigdor & Wilson LLP. She is also dean of the Academy of Law, Monroe County Bar Association. Alberto Manuel Benitez, J.D. 1986 & B.A. 1983, is an assistant professor of clinical law and director of the immigration clinic at the George Washington University National Law Center. Anne C. Coon, Ph.D. 1986, M.A. 1978 & B.A. 1974, associate professor and formerly director of writing at the Rochester Institute of Technology, is editor of Hear Me Patiently: The Reform Speeches of Amelia Jenks Bloomer. John J. Frandina, B.S. 1986, has been promoted to associate of EI Associates, an architectural and engineering firm in Buffalo. David T. Hore, B.S. 1986, former director of Tronconi, McCarthy & Hore, Certified Public Accountants P.C., has been named a director of D'Alba and Donovan, Williamsville, N.Y., following a merger of the two firms. Daniel J. Mainaro, M.Arch. 1986, a new associate of Duchscherer Oberst Design P.C. in Buffalo, was previously the project manager and the project architect for the firm. Anthony J. Marra, B.S. 1986, is the laboratory manager at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y. Scott M. McCarthy, B.S. 1986, of Grand Island, N.Y., former director of Tronconi, McCarthy & Hore, Certified Public Accountants P.C., has been named a director of D'Alba and Donovan, Williamsville, N.Y., following a merger of the two firms. Eric Stegman, B.S. 1986, graduated from New York University with an M.B.A. in finance and is now working for Real Decisions as a senior account manager. Charles E. Telford, J.D. 1986, has joined the law firm of Damon & Morey as an associate in the Buffalo office, where he will practice in the environmental, corporate and tax departments. The recipient of a 1987 Ll.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law, he is president of Meals on Wheels of Buffalo & Erie County Inc. Patrick M. Tronconi, B.S. 1986, of West Seneca, N.Y., former director of Tronconi, McCarthy & Hore, Certified Public Accountants P.C., has been named a director of D'Alba and Donovan, Williamsville, N.Y., following a merger of the two firms. Peter C. Califano, B.A. 1987, has been elected to the law firm of Cooper, White & Cooper in San Francisco, where he focuses his practice on creditors' rights and bankruptcy. Janet A. Delorey-Lytle, D.D.S. 1987, received the Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal while serving with the 12th Dental Company, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, in the Atlantic. She currently serves as a comprehensive care dentist at the National Naval Dental Center in Bethesda, Md. John J. Ferlicca, J.D. 1987, was elected to the Monroe County Legislature in Rochester as a Republican. He is also a vice chairman of the public safety committee and a member of the economic development and human services committees. R. Mark Keaton, B.A. 1987, has joined the Buffalo law firm of Damon & Morey as an associate. He was previously associated with the Chicago law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, where his practice involved complex commercial and business litigation. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law in 1991. Richard Schroeder, M.A. 1987, has launched an investment management and financial planning business in Williamsville, N.Y. Mary Garlick Baroni, M.S. 1988 & B.S. 1984, of Buffalo, is president of the Oncology Nursing Society with a membership of 25,000 registered nurses involved in cancer care. Dana C. Drake, M.L.S. 1988, has been processing coins, currency and food stamps at Armored Motor Service of America in Rochester, N.Y. She has also written more than 300 songs for voice and acoustic guitar. Muffett Mauche George, B.S. 1988, has joined Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering & Surveying P.C. of Buffalo, as an environmental engineer. C. Taylor Kew, B.A. 1988, was appointed to the board of trustees of the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Mass. He also oversees market development for Picturetel Inc. Laird Pylkas, M.Arch. 1988, a registered architect, has joined Duchscherer Oberst Design P.C. of Buffalo as a project manager. Jennifer A. Saur-Pacella, B.S. 1988, of Rochester, N.Y., is a nuclear medicine technologist for Rochester Radiology Inc. Michael Joseph Segal, B.S. & B.A. 1988, is a student at Buffalo State College, majoring in computer information systems. Miguel H. Buitrago, B.S. 1989, is MIS director for Atre Associates Inc., a consulting firm in Port Chester, N.Y. Sandra B. Burke, B.S. 1989, is the education coordinator for Service Initiatives, a group purchasing industry in Tonawanda, N.Y. Mariann C. Cantie, B.A. 1989 & B.S. 1988, of Depew, N.Y., is a human resource manager for Astronics Corporation. Krystin Cairns Corneilson, B.A. 1989, of Lexington, Ky., is an associate communications specialist at Lexmark International Inc., a supplier of laser and inkjet printers. Peter A. Czekaj, Mus.B. 1989, of San Diego, Calif., has toured Europe and the Western United States with the Navy band since 1990. He is presently a member of the Navy Showband West. Jim Fake, B.S. 1989, is a quality engineer manager for Instruments S.A. in Edison, N.J. Robert J. Frank, B.A. 1989, is a graduate student in hydrogeology at San Diego State University. He was awarded the 1995 American Petroleum Institute's National Ground Water Association Annual Scholarship. Keith Alan Grover, B.A. 1989, of Pound Ridge, N.Y., was promoted to manager of client services at Trade Dimensions. Randall A. Ham, B.A. 1989, of Buffalo, is currently working for the Post Office while also working part-time as a minister for the Holy Spirit Association of the Unification of World Christians. Kim Kramer, B.S. 1989, received a master's degree in occupational therapy from New York University in 1992 and is now living in Aberdeen, N.J., specializing in pediatrics. Kenneth D. Syvertsen, B.P.S. 1989, of Clifton Park, N.Y., joined Dembling & Dembling Architects, where his responsibilities include programming, design development and project administration for projects throughout the United States.
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