Decade: 1980-89
Chas G. Cancellare, BJ ’87
Esq. Chas G. Cancellare, BJ ’87, of Dix Hills, New York, died on Aug. 20, 2015.
Katherine Kerr Kubatzky, BJ ’80
Katherine (Kerr) Kubatzky, BJ ’80, and Tim Kubatzky, BJ ’80, founded Polaris Non-Profit Solutions LLC, based in Georgetown, Texas, offering communications and fundraising consulting services to nonprofit organizations.
Susan Mays, BJ ’87
Susan Mays, BJ ’87, has been named vice president of brand, marketing and communications for CH2M, a $5.5 billion global engineering, construction and operations firm headquartered in Colorado. Mays previously led marketing for the firm’s operations and maintenance business.
Robert G. Picard, PhD ’83
Robert G. Picard, PhD ’83, has been named associate editor for media and cultural economics of the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. The prestigious dictionary was first published 125 years ago by Inglis Palgrave and has evolved into a digital resource edition edited by Lawrence Blume, professor of economics at Cornell University. As associate editor, … Continued
Mark Hoffman
Mark Hoffman, MA ’80, would probably be a lawyer today were it not for a senior-year internship at KQED, the public television station in San Francisco. During that internship, Hoffman arranged and observed an interview with Dr. Henry Kissinger, who served as secretary of state during the administrations of President Richard Nixon and President Gerald … Continued
Janet Shamlian
It’s 2013 and Janet Shamlian, BJ ’84, stands in front of a windowless plane in an aircraft hangar in New Mexico. The plane, the size of a semitruck, is fixed on blocks and bears the symbol of the United States Air Force. Shamlian is reporting about the controversial drone pilot training happening at Holloman Air … Continued
Pat Forde
Four points lifted the Louisville Cardinals over the Wichita State Shockers as the buzzer ended the 2013 NCAA Final Four game. Luke Hancock and his teammates were going to the Cardinals’ first title game in 27 years. After the initial post-game interviews, Yahoo! Sports columnist Pat Forde, BJ ’87, watched Hancock cross the court and hug … Continued
Anne Schwartz
Apartment 213 seemed like most other apartments in Milwaukee: white brick, plain wood, cheap blinds. That is, except for the body parts inside. In July 1991, Anne Schwartz, BJ ’82, had been a part-time reporter at the Milwaukee Journal for three years when a police officer called her in the middle of the night with … Continued
Lili Vianello, BJ ’88
Lili Vianello, BJ ’88, celebrated the 20-year anniversary for the company she owns, Visionworks Marketing Group of Columbia, Missouri. Visionworks is a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by the State of Missouri and serves clients in a variety of industries, including dining and hospitality, construction trades, education and non-profit, among others.
Barri Marsh Bronston, BJ ’81
Barri Marsh Bronston, BJ ’81, has written “Walking New Orleans,” a new entertaining guide through the city’s unique neighborhoods and parks.