Class Notes

1960s

Lynne Hanson ’69 published her first book, Do You Think I Need to Wear Boobs with This Dress?, in 2012. She developed a line of clothing for women who had undergone mastectomies and were looking for alternatives to implants and prosthetics.

Robert Marshall ’65 is serving his 11th term in the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 13th District in the General Assembly.

1970s

Joe McCary ’70, Lon Anderson ’70, Harry Zecher ’69, and Len Jaffe ’70 assembled at the National Press Club to celebrate Lon’s retirement after 21 years as the spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic—keeping motorists aware of road safety and local governments accountable for highway maintenance. Lon’s retirement party drew colleagues from his years with the Rockville Campus newspaper, The Spur. Lon is a past Alumni Association president and a 1998 recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. Along the way, he also worked in the College administration, handling public affairs.

Robert DeVroom ’70 retired after 43 years at General Electric Healthcare.

Marjorie (Taulelle) Lidard ’70 is a management specialist for the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Ann McCathran ’73 is a senior staff assistant at Seminole County Government, Orlando, Fla.

Leslie “Les” Hatley ’73 released his second solo CD, Surge, in 2012. He is active in the Songwriters Association of Washington, the Washington Area Music Association, and the DC Blues Society.

Carol Presley ’73 is government relations manager for Acadia Insurance Company.

Marco Barriga ’74 graduated from Miami-Dade Community College with AS and AA degrees. He has a diploma in biblical studies from Southern Baptist Convention Seminary Extension. Now working for the Tennessee Valley Authority in environmental compliance, Marco plans to retire within the next two years, then teach Hebrew and Greek.

George Ladner ’74 has been with the Central Intelligence Agency for 37 years. (And we’re allowed to say so.)

Michael Krawic ’75 has appeared in Legally Blonde 2, The X Files, Ghosts of Mars, Fire Down Below, and many other film and television roles. His latest project is a role in the upcoming feature film, Senior Project, starring Margaret Cho.

Dr. Burton Clark ’76 has published a collection of essays on fire science, I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture.

Anita Volpe ’76 is director of perioperative patient safety and quality at New York Hospital Queens. She comments, “The advice that I received at graduation from the College’s nursing program director, Helen Statts, had a tremendous impact. She said, ‘never forget who you are. You are a nurse.’ This has been my philosophy for many years—to uphold my duties as a nurse and to promote the vital role nurses play in providing care and support to the patients and families they serve.”

Michelle Love ’77 served in the Army during the Vietnam War, during which she was exposed to dangerous chemicals and left with a visual disability. After her military service, she came to MC and earned an AA. She wrote to express her gratitude and appreciation to MC for accommodating her with textbooks put on audiotape and the extended time for exams. She noted that without these accommodations, she would have been unable to graduate.

Ronald (“Doc”) Wexler ’77 founded the Orphaned Wildlife Rescue Center (OWRC) at his home in Lusby, Maryland (Calvert County) in 1990. The center has helped rescue more than 20,000 injured animals and/or offspring of injured or dead animals, including raccoons, deer, bald eagles, and porpoises. He also teaches a Basics of Wildlife Rehabilitation course for people who want to get started in rescue and rehabilitation work.

Debra Burrows ’78 manages Kids Dental Clinic in Germantown.

Larry Kilmer ’78 is a math teacher at the Heights School in Potomac.

Chuck Redd ’78 has been named guest of honor at the October 2014 Roswell Jazz Festival in New Mexico.

1980s

Kimberly D.R. DuVall ’81 is a psychology professor at James Madison University. In 2009, she was honored by her students as the number-one university instructor in the nation; and she was chosen as #23 by Rate My Professors.com. In 2012, she was chosen along with other JMU professors to be highlighted in The Princeton Review’s Best 300 Professors.

Mary Marchone ’81, the first female graduate of MC’s fire science program, received the 2014 Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education from the International Fire Service Training Association and the Congressional Fire Services Institute. She is a training specialist with the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md.

Karen (Werner) Milstein ’81 was a speaker of the Montgomery County contingent during the All-America City Community competition in Mobile, Ala., and testified to the Congressional Women’s Caucus regarding a proposed lactation bill that has since been passed. She was a member and vice-chair of the Montgomery Work Life Alliance’s Advisory Board (now the National Work Life Alliance). Currently, she is a principal consultant at Workplace Benefit Strategies.

Frances Bowie ’86 is a sales associate for Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Md.

Dr. Usa Bunnag ’87 has been named a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.

1990s

Richard Holley ’92 graduated with bachelor’s degrees in occupational therapy and sociology from Towson University. He is currently pursuing a master’s in adult education from Pennsylvania State University. Richard also serves as a major in the United States Army Reserve with the 328th Medical Detachment-Combat Operation Stress Control (COSC) in Pennsylvania.

Shawna O’Hagan Morrow ’92 is a senior manager for customer accounts at USEC Inc., in Bethesda, Md.

Gladys Noguera ’94 is a human resource assistant for the Department of the Navy.

Jerome (“JYD”) Williams ’94 welcomed MC’s new Raptors mascot via a video message at its debut last fall. He has prior Raptors experience; his nine-year NBA career included several teams: the Detroit Pistons, the New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls—and the Toronto Raptors.

John Putman ’96 is a communications specialist with the Howard County Public School System.

Ted Malaska ’98 is the co-author of Hadoop Application Architectures, a manual on big-data management, which was released in fall 2014.

Ade Balogun ’99 has written a collection of inspirational short stories under the name David Skyé, titled Power of Paradise.

Paul James ’99 has appeared on the ABC Family show Greek. His filmography also includes CSI, Cold Case, Spinning into Butter, and many more.

Daniel Koroma ’99 joined the Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships to work as an immigrant community liaison. Koroma, originally from Sierra Leone, will work with the African community.