Dear Classmate,

Welcome to the inaugural on-line newsletter for the Class of 1992. Since most of us spend a significant amount of time on the Internet, we have put our newsletter on the web, here at our class web site. From this site, you can update your contact information, join the Penn On-Line Community, find other classmates, or submit a newsnote to be published in the next newsletter. We would like to maintain our class’ tradition of spirit and enthusiasm by creating a newsletter that engages our class and updates you about classmates and our alma mater. Through the difficulties of the past year, many of us have nurtured our connection to each other and to Penn. The on-line newsletters are a great way for all of us to keep in touch and strengthen our connection to Penn and to one another.

We want to encourage all classmates to take an active role in our class newsletter. If you or a classmate you know has recently been part of something exciting (such as a fun trip or a television appearance) or just has some terrific news to share (such as a wedding, birth, graduation, promotion, etc.), please let us know! We know you all enjoy reading about your friends—and they would love to read about you (the two of us would, that’s for sure)! Please submit a newsnote about yourself, what you’ve been up to, or how this past year may have affected you. Our goal is to promote communication among classmates by personalizing the newsletters and generating enthusiasm for future class programming.

Speaking of programming, we had the thrilling privilege of marching down Locust Walk in the Alumni Day Parade accompanied by a throng of over 500 Class of 1992 classmates (and guests) this past May. We are proud to report that we were the Reunion Class with the largest percentage of attendance at Alumni Day. In addition to seeing so many of you at the Alumni Day Picnic, we enjoyed talking and partying with you at our other reunion events: the Kickoff Bash on Friday at the Palladium; the 10th Reunion Party at the University Museum on Saturday night; and the Bon Voyage Brunch at the Sweeten House on Sunday morning. Thank you very much to those who attended for being a part of this record-breaking weekend for our class.

For those of you who were unable to join us for Alumni Weekend (and for those who did, too!), why not return for Homecoming in November? This year Penn will play Brown on November 2nd. Please be sure not to miss one of the most exciting weekends for Penn alums! For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (215) 898-7811 or alumni@ben.dev.upenn.edu.

Best regards,

Ira J. Hillman, W’92, W’92 Class President	Heidi Howard Tandy, C’92 Newsletter Editor

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Dr. Jamie Altman C’92 is pleased to announce that he has significantly increased his chance of having attractive children through his recent marriage to Ms. Dawn Trainor, a smart, funny, and enchanting non-Penn graduate. They were married in a small ceremony in Novi, Mich. Penn alumni in attendance included Robert Khedouri W'92, L'95, Jay Halbert W'92, Marc Lazare C'92, Mike Doar L'95, and David Perla W'91 L'94. After completing his dermatology residency at the University of Michigan this June, Dr. Altman will be working in a private practice in Clinton Township, Mich. Ultimately, the Altmans plan to move back to the East Coast.

William A. Angus IV C’92 married Claudia Stevens Whitney of Pensacola Fla., on April 28.

Al Bingham C’92 <abingham@panix.com> e-mails, “My wife, Christine Simek, and I are settling into upstate New York. We were married in June in a casual outdoor wedding in Johnstown; the invitation specifically requested no ties. Penn grads at the wedding included Ira Hillman C/W’92, Samara Epstein C/W’93, Christian Fletcher C’93, Jennifer Heller Monness C’89, and my dad (also) Al Bingham WG’71. I continue to teach yoga in corporations and to individuals and groups; I can still be seen on Yoga Zone, the Health Network’s daily program, and expect to have another book on yoga published within the next year by Random House. Friends and yogis: feel free to e-mail.”

Laurie Mayer Boockvar C'92 and Danny Boockvar, C’93, L’96, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Rose Boockvar, born on December 9, 2001 in New York City.

Steve Coopersmith C’92 married Tanya Schierling, a fellow attorney, on June 9. Having finished three years as a criminal prosecutor with the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, he is now an attorney at the San Diego law firm of Post, Kirby, Noonan & Sweat LLP, with a civil-litigation practice, focusing on real estate, banking, and antitrust matters stc@pkns.com.

Audrey Beeber David C’92 and Greg David C’92, W’92 welcomed with joy their first child, Caroline Louise, who was born in New York on Aug. 17. “Seven pounds, nineteen inches, a miracle.” They can be e-mailed at adavid@octet.com and gdavid@wpgfarber.com.

Jessica Dixon C’92 <jdixon@mail.smu.edu> e-mails that after practicing law on her own for five years, she has been appointed director of the child-advocacy law project at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. She has also become a marathon runner, and completed her second marathon in Vancouver. Besides running the marathon, she helped to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the team-in-training program. Jessica has lived in Dallas since 1995.

Rep. Charles K. Djou C/W’92 e-mails, “I was recently selected by my caucus to serve as the minority floor leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives. I am the state representative for the 47th District (Kaneohe, Kahaluu). It is certainly interesting to be writing laws in the legislature after having practiced applying laws as an attorney for nearly five years.”

Dr. Carladenise Armbrister Edwards C’92, GEd’93 graduated with a Ph.D. in medical sociology from the University of Florida on Dec. 15. Her dissertation, A Multidimensional Approach to the Study of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, explores the physiological and sociological influences on the behavior and development of children prenatally exposed to cocaine. She was selected to serve as a presidential management intern in the Department of Health and Human Services, where she is a public-health analyst in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration in Rockville, Md.

Kurt Ekert W’92 <kurt.ekert@cendant.com> e-mails, “I recently joined Galileo International, a $1.6-billion company (and a subsidiary of Cendant) that specializes in electronic global-distribution services for the travel industry, as vice president of finance and strategic planning. I left Continental Airlines after five and one-half years, most recently as managing director of finance and administration. My wife, Samantha, and I will soon celebrate our nine-year wedding anniversary, and [in early January] our daughter, Julia, a fiery redhead, celebrated her 15-month birthday.”

Karen Schub Epstein C’92, W’92 and Mark Epstein W’92 are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Blythe Epstein. “She arrived Dec. 4, at 7lbs. 3oz. and has already spread a ton of happiness. Mark is a managing director in the private-equity group of Banc of America Securities and Karen is the chief financial officer at Kaleidoscope Sports and Entertainment.”

Dr. Tracy Brooks Fausnight C’92, G’93 and her husband, Joseph D. Fausnight, “announce the birth of our son, Joseph Lawrence Fausnight, on Feb. 13; he weighed 8lbs. 9oz, and was 21 and 1/4 inches long. He is the sweetest baby ever. We love parenthood! I also continue to work at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as a second-year allergy-immunology fellow.”

Harlan A. Freilicher C’92, W’92 will be moving his law practice to New York to be with his wife, Elisabeth Simone-Freilicher C’91, who received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from North Carolina State University in May. She will be starting an internship in avian and exotic pet medicine on Long Island.

Dr. Todd M. Fruchterman C’92, M’98 e-mails, “My wife, Tara, and I are proud to announce the birth of our first child, Shane Ronen. He arrived on Feb. 12 in Philadelphia and weighed in at 6lbs. 6oz.”

Debra Georgiou W’92 married Kerry Buchan in October. Classmates Jennifer Lee W’92, Maria Quim Morton C/W’93, Meg O’Leary C’93, and Christine McKenna Oliver C’92 joined in the festivities. Debra and Kerry had a traditional Greek wedding, complete with Greek dancing and bazouki music. They live in Atlanta.

Ruthlyn Greenfield-Webster Nu’92 e-mails, “I’ve become an entrepreneur—who knew, certainly not me, never dreamt it. Last year I decided I wanted more out of life for myself and my family, so I decided to attain this goal by utilizing all the experience and expertise I’ve gained as a registered nurse over the past nine years working in New York: I became a certified legal nurse consultant and started Greenfield-Webster Consulting, LLC, where I provide medical-expert consultations to lawyers and insurance companies. Contact me at (914) 779-9664 or GWLegalRNConsult@aol.com. Help send my daughter to Penn in 15 years—and me into retirement.”

Adam Groothuis C’92 e-mails, “My wife, Denise, and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our first child: Justin Isaac Groothuis was born on July 21, and weighed in at 6lbs. 14oz. Though the new mom is a Cornell graduate, Justin has explicitly stated that he prefers Philadelphia over Ithaca <agroothuis@bear.com>.”

Jay Halbert W’92 and his wife, Randi Halbert, are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Melanie Paula, on Jan. 4. Jay is a venture capitalist with New Spring Ventures in Conshohocken, Pa.

Scott W. Hawley C’92, W’92 e-mails, “I recently published Frohes Wandern, my first collection of poetry; it is available at Amazon.com. After suffering through two years of Atlanta traffic, Portia and I have settled in Columbia, S.C. Go Gamecocks! <swh_metigoshe@yahoo.com>.”

Allison Hoffman C’92, W’92 was appointed in July vice president and general counsel of American Lawyer Media, Inc., the legal journalism and information company based in New York. She joined the company as assistant general counsel in June 1999.

Matthew Hosler C’92 <hoslermr@umdnj.edu> and Amy Shaw Hosler EAS’92 GEng’93 joyfully announce the birth of their daughter, Allison Shaw Hosler, on Aug. 26. “She arrived a healthy 8lbs. 7oz., after only one hour of labor. Ryan, now almost four, loves his new role as big brother. He and Ally enjoyed meeting many of their parents’ classmates at their 10th Reunion on Alumni Day.”

Andrew Hua C’92, W’92, G’97, WG’97 married Vivian Chang on July 14 in New York. Alumni in the wedding party included groomsmen Anthony Crowell C’92, Jason White C’93, and Thomas Chung W’92. Other alumni attending included Alice Segal C’92, Rachel Schuldiner C’92, Asaf Gola C/W’93, Francisco Verwoerd C’93, Edward Chung C’95, Roy Ku W’95, Christopher Crawford C’91, EAS/W’91, G’97, WG’97, Deborah Chan Moy WG’98, Alex Mou WG’98, Conrad Eberstein C’65, L’68, and Andrew Jacobson WG’93 and Marina Kunis-Jacobson G’93, WG’93. Andrew and Vivian live in New York, where he is a founding member and director of Axiom International Investors, an international-equity fund manager and hedge fund. Vivian is completing a master’s degree in real estate at Columbia University. They honeymooned in Greece, Turkey, and England.

Brian Kaiser C’92 <TheKaiser4@msn.com> e-mails, “2001 has been a wild ride so far. After a year aboard the Internet roller-coaster, we moved to Indianapolis where I have taken a position in global marketing with Eli Lilly. Most recently, Jenny and I welcomed our second son, Leo. Joey, our oldest, is excited to be a big brother. We hope that 2002 will let us catch our breath. Best to all.”

Alon Kaplan C’92 <1@nishima.com> e-mails, “I recently sold my screenplay, Fugue, to Miramax Pictures. The script, about a brilliant medical student who mysteriously disappears, takes place at Penn.”

Lee Kessler C’92 e-mails, “Finally tiring of the corporate grind, I recently launched Lee Kessler Communications (www.leekessler.com), and am enjoying my very manageable 11-ft. commute. I provide marketing writing to investment companies and communications firms; a special focus is writing mutual-fund annual reports <cleancopy@leekessler.com>.”

Dr. Marc Lazare C’92 and his wife, Amanda, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Hunter Jacob Lazare, on March 21. Marc has a cosmetic dental practice on 74th St. and Park Avenue in New York, and is on staff at NYU and North Shore University Hospital <drmarclazare@ebody.com>.

Eric Lemer W’92 married Sabrina Golfman in Montreal on Sept. 15. While a few of the guests were unable to attend due to the events of September 11, a large contingent of alumni were able to join in the celebration, including Michael Allen Seeve C’92, Andy M. Snyder W’92, Seth E. Shulman C/W’93, Michael Maslansky C’92, Neil Ian Vogel W’92, Jason Horowitz C’93, Adam Groothuis C’92, Lisa Leventhal Friedlander C’91, Brian Leventhal C’93, David N. Cohn C’96, David Singer C’96, L’99, Adam Bernstein W’85, and Hon. Melvyn Estrin W’64. Sabrina and Eric currently live in San Francisco, where he works as an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston. Eric would also like to congratulate both Seeve on his October wedding to Veronica, and Mas on his December wedding to Susie.

Ariann Siegel Lewis C’92 e-mails, “My husband, Rick, and I are excited to write you with information about the birth of our third child: Jacob Ross was born on Jan. 29, and weighed in at 9lbs. 8oz. He was welcomed with a tremendous amount of love by all, including his big brother Zachary (almost five) and big sister Jordana (two). We have a busy, but happy household.”

Amy Fisher Lutz C’92 and Andrew Lutz W’87 proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Erika Isabelle, on March 21. “Big brother Jonah (two) is handling his displacement from the center of the universe with surprising grace. We would love to hear from old friends at asfisher@home.com.”

Marcy Lynch W’92 and her husband, Jeff Prem, are very pleased to announce the birth of their son, Eli James Prem, on April 4. She has decided to leave PricewaterhouseCoopers and stay at home full time with Eli. The family lives in Pittsburgh <melynch@hotmail.com>.

Laurie Kozloff Mann C’92 and Monte Mann C’92 joyfully announce the birth of their first child, Alexandra (Alex) Sophie, on March 20 in Chicago, weighing 7lbs., 12oz., and 191/2 in. They can be e-mailed at lauriekmann@hotmail.com.

Kirsten Peters Nathanson C’92 and her husband, Scott, are proud and thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Gustav “Gus” Jacob Nathanson (C’2022), in Washington on June 21, weighing at 9lbs., 6oz. Following four months of maternity leave at home in Arlington, Va., Kirsten will return to work this fall, where she practices natural-resources and environmental law as an associate at Crowell & Moring LLP, in Washington. Friends seeking photos of little Gus or wishing to contact the happy parents can reach them at kirscott@aol.com.

Dr. Hooman Noorchashm C’92, Gr’01, M’02<noorchah@mail.med.upenn.edu> and his wife, Amy Josephine Reed Gr’02, are proud to announce the birth of their first son, Joseph Petros Noorchashm, on Sept. 18, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Billy Orlove C’92 <orlove@prodigy.net> married Katherine Kerxton on June 16, 2001, in Washington. Alumni attending included Brett Orlove C’88, Dina Orlove Fink W’86 and Mike Fink C’84, Laura Booker C’93, Eric LeMer Golfman W’92, Andrew Libby C’92, Ted Rheingold C’92, Steven Rubenstein C’92, and Andy Snyder W’92.

Heather Davis Palamountain C’92 married Mark Palamountain on Sept. 15 in San Diego. “In light of the events of September 11, the ceremony was particularly emotional. Over 200 guests traveled to the wedding, and with the airports closed until early Saturday morning, all but a few had to drive. The majority of guests drove 10 hours from San Francisco to San Diego to attend the festivities. One groomsman drove from Montana to San Diego, and another close friend rode a Greyhound Bus from Atlanta to San Diego.” Alumni who helped celebrate included Rebecca Foote C’92, Rebecca Kozloff Collins C’92, Doug Schwartz C’92, Whitney Strotz C’92, and Casey Courneen W’92. Heather and Mark enjoyed a fabulous honeymoon on the island of Vatulele, Fiji, and now live in Orinda; she can be reached at <hdpalamountain@mindspring.com>.

Dr. Daniel S. Polster C’92 and his wife Dr. Amy Polster, are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Julia Helen Polster, on Jan. 26. Proud uncle Dr. Josh Polster C’94 drove in from Baltimore to see his new niece. In the meantime, Dan is busy with his private psychiatric practice in the northeast Ohio area and Amy is completing her dermatology residency. Dan would love to hear from his Penn comrades at <dspolster@excite.com>.

Crissie Rice Ricketts W’92 and her husband, Eric, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Andrew Lewis Ricketts, on Oct. 2. Andy and big brother Owen live with their parents in Reston, Va. Crissie can be reached at <rickettsc@mindspring.com>.

Tom Rodgers C’92 emails “Kari McPhail and I were married on a sunny October afternoon overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sea Ranch, Calif. My wedding party included Bill Jaffe, Jake Weinstock, Scott Hawley, Brian Halak, Ben Tregoe, Scott Koenigsberg and Tucker Levy. Many other Penn alums were seen dancing to the Zydeco band in the barn including; Jacqueline Quebec, Amy and JJ Ufberg, Hilary and Andy Levin, David Greenberg, Carson Biederman, Zach Brez, Brendan Lawry, Jeremy Hirsch, Pete Eliot, Chris Fragakis, Andrew Trader, Sparky de Vere White, Mike and Khaki Gerrity, and Brett Tucker who was outlasted at the party by the Gerrity's three year old son Graham. It took me most of our honeymoon to recover from the very thorough and slightly humorous roasting I received before the wedding. Now we are back in San Francisco, moving into a new house and I will begin my search for some nicer friends while spending my nights reading Scott Hawley’s C’92 recently published book of poetry called Frohes Wandern. (Scott - I expect my check in the mail soon.)”

Amy Mara Schlossberg C’92 saying hello after having lost touch with former classmates and Penn. “Just received my J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, and continuing on as an L.L.M. student in the fall, writing a thesis in/on intellectual property law (copyright law).”

Susie Orman Schnall C’92 <ssrs2001@earthlink.net> and Rick Schnall W’91 joyfully announce the birth of their son, Jason Charles, on June 11. They now live in Purchase, N.Y., after a year in Northern California.

Daniel A. Schwartz C’92 e-mails, “My wife, Carol Shubinski, and I are proud to announce the birth of our first daughter, Annabel Robin Schwartz, on Oct. 6, in Hartford, Conn. She weighed in at 7lbs. 6oz., and has been doing well since then. I am still working at Day, Berry & Howard, practicing employment law, though with Annabel I’m practicing a little bit less. I look forward to hearing from old friends at carolanddan@attbi.com or daschwartz@dbh.com.”

Dr. Cynthia Schwartz-DeVol C’92 e-mails, “I am very excited to announce that I married Carter DeVol on May 5. We had a great Penn contingency at the wedding, including three of my bridesmaids, Heather Rosenbloom C’92, WG’00, Angela Ferrari C’93 Nu’97, and Laura Gorman Linback C’91, and guests Debbie Benyik C/Nu’93, Marla Sims W’92, Virginia Wei C’91, Natalie Cutler W’93, Becky Schaefer C’93, Anna Goco Oshiro C’93 and Reid Oshiro EE’91, and Elissa Laitin EAS’93, and there was even a rendition of ’Toast a Highball.’ I am also very excited to announce that I earned my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from MCP Hahnemann University in December. I now work as a drug and alcohol counselor and am working towards earning my licensure hours. Carter and I live in King of Prussia, Pa., and life is going great <cinschwartz@hotmail.com>.”

Dr. Jennifer Weeks Sekowski C’92 e-mails, “My husband, Daniel Sekowski, and I are proud to announce the birth of our daughter, Ava Knight Sekowski, on Jan. 10. She is welcomed by her big brother, Noah (two and a half), who enjoys playing with the animals on the family’s farm north of Baltimore. I am a research scientist with the U.S. Army, while Daniel is taking time off from his work with the Open Society Institute to play Mr. Mom and look after the horses, beef cows, goats, and chickens. I was also recently received a Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce for my work in cancer research with Minerva Pharmaceuticals), recent research in biodefense, and scientific outreach work (Kids and Chemistry).”

Dr. Suzanne Sims C'92 is pleased to announce her marriage to Dr. Jose Maldonado. The couple were wed on June 15, 2002. Bridesmaids included Jodi Fragin Falbaum C'92, Heather Rossman C'92, and Debbie Abrams Balfanz C'92. Suzanne and Jose live in Menlo Park, Calif. where Suzanne is an internist and Jose is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford.

Rachel Solar-Tuttle C’92, L’95 e-mails, “After Penn Law, I was a litigator for three years and then became a writer and editorial consultant. Now I write and do creative strategizing for Bishoff Solomon Communications, and also consult and write on a freelance basis. I’m very excited about my first novel, Number Six Fumbles, which is scheduled for publication in February of this year by Pocket/MTV Books. It’s a coming-of-age story set over a few days at Penn. I live in Brookline, Mass., with my husband, Matt, a partner at Perkins, Smith & Cohen LLP in Boston. I keep in touch with many alums—from both undergraduate and law—and have loved being a bridesmaid for several of them. My e-mail address is <rest697@yahoo.com>.”

Kathryn Stapleton C’92 <krobinson@infolabsolutions.com> is pleased to announce her marriage to Todd Robinson on Sept. 23, 2000, and the birth of their beautiful daughter, Holly Elizabeth, on Nov. 12, 2001. The Robinson family lives in Dexter, Mich., which is a village outside of Ann Arbor.

Stefanie Berry Stark C’92 married John Stark at the Berry home in Nantucket, Mass., on June 30. She is a magazine editor and freelance writer who contributes to The Washington Post. An attorney, John is chief of the Office of Internet Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission. They live in Washington, where Stefanie grew up.

Gary Susswein C’92 e-mails, “My wife, Melanie Rimler Susswein SW’95, and I are proud to announce the birth of our first child, Mitchell Levi Susswein, on Sept. 26 in Austin. He weighed in at 7lbs. 2oz., and is already cute, warm, and absolutely wonderful. Mitchell’s godfather is classmate Michael J. Fleming W’92.”

David M. Tamres C’92 and Jennifer Tamres are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Hailey Morgan, on Nov. 6. Happiest of all was big brother Brandon, now two years old. David would love to hear from any old friends at jdtamres@aol.com.

Ali Jacobs Wice C’92 and her husband, Bobby, are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Maxwell Reed, on Dec. 29.

Denise S. Wolf C’92 and Paul L. Rudick WG’95 are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Caleb Wolf Rudick, on Jan. 28. “He lives with his parents in Philadelphia, and has his daddy’s nose and mommy’s lungs.” Proud family include grandfather Howard Wolf W’59 and uncle Brian Rudick WG’92.

Felicity Wood C’92 writes she graduated with a master’s from the UCLA School of Public Policy in June. Over the summer she was finishing a documentary set in Cameroon, and in August started working for the California state auditor <felicitywood@yahoo.com>.

Glenn Yeck C’92 <glenn@yeckart.com> e-mails he would like to get back in touch with his Quaker classmates, teammates, and fellow midshipmen. While in South Beach, he was “recalled from a life of teaching and bartending” back to the U.S. Naval Reserves; he is serving full-time at the U.S. Southern Command, where he was just selected for lieutenant commander. In January he displayed some of his paintings during Miami Beach’s Art Deco Weekend.

Aliy Zirkle C’92 was flown to Detroit in October by PBS to film a fundraiser for its series, Alaska Magazine Television. She attended this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, a 10-14 day race that ended in Nome on the Bering Sea. Sports Illustrated Women featured her in its November issue on “Cool Women,” after her victory last year. She adds “Rubia, veteran of two Yukon Quests and one Iditarod, became a house dog last summer. She loves the La-Z-Boy chair.”