1988

As I end my 17th year (gulp) as an educator, I find myself in a new place, with one foot in curriculum administration, the other in the classroom, working on the larger picture of professional development, and exploring effective teaching practices that are most likely to improve student learning. I don't know if people outside education are as driven by the seasons as we teachers are but, boy, once we get past spring break, summer is in sight. The last two months of every school year is exciting as students visibly mature and produce more advanced work; teachers begin to reflect on the current year and look ahead to the next September. Does your job have predictable seasons/phases?

A labor and employment law attorney, James Rooney became a partner in his Buffalo, New York, law firm in January. As such, James represents employers on issues like discrimination lawsuits and collective bargaining negotiations. He is also a frequent lecturer in his area of expertise.

Julie (Clyma) Sanders married Dair DiRemigio last August. Her version: "We were married in Alexandria, Virginia, on the campus of Episcopal High School, where I currently teach math and coach field hockey and lacrosse. A nice group of Dartmouth friends were in attendance: Jenny (MacLeod) Brook (with her daughter, Riley), Bridget (Mahoney) Jenkins (with her daughter, Marley), Townley Slack (one of the bridesmaids), Beth (Hunt) Seibel '87, Mary Page (Michel) Morril '87 and Richard "Boomer" Ackerboom '80. Despite the hurricane rains, it was a great time. To add to the excitement, Dair and I are now expecting a baby in September!"

My version of the above: Julie failed to mention that her sweetheart Dair plays rugby, and, as many of you know, rugby players tend to like to sing; she and Dair were serenaded in classic rugby style at the reception. In addition to players from various teams, guests included many of her Harley-riding buddies. And of course, the frozen margarita machines added to the festive celebration!

In a random incident of "it's a small world," I recently received a phone call from my brother, Jeff Slack 'B5, who was in Miami at a basketball game. He passed the phone to someone he claimed was a classmate of mine. Lo and behold, it was Dave Duckenfield; never having met in Hanover, they managed to find Dartmouth in common, then me. It was extremely hard to hear over the phone, but from what I understood, Dave is living and working in Miami doing Internet service work for Yahoo. He didn't have much news on classmates, but had run into Daron Fitch at a "100 Black Men of South Florida" event.

"The Arab American Institute is pleased by the White Houses announcement of its forthcoming nomination of Alex M. Azar II to serve as deputy secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)." As deputy secretary he will be responsible for policy development and operations'for the department, while managing the departments relations with various government agencies and, especially, the Office of the President. Alex will also play a key role in representing the presidents health and human services agenda throughout the country and throughout theworld. Since August 2001 Alex has been the HHS general counsel, acting as chief advisor for the secretary on all legal matters concerning the department. Alex played a significant role in the public health response to 9/11, response to the anthrax attacks, formulation of the Bioterrorism Prevention Act of 2001, procurement of bioterrorism countermeasures and the small poxvaccination program."

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