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Alumni News 1960s Steven L. Yokobosky, '65, and his wife have visited 36 cities of the world in the last decade. Steve Frank, '66 MA '69, a professor at St. Cloud State University, was awarded the inaugural Minnesota Political Science Association's Distinguished Political Scientist Award. During his career, Frank started the St. Cloud State University Survey and has been chair of the SCSU department of political science, president of the SCSU Faculty Association and president of the Minnesota Political Science Association. He presently serves as a councilman for the city of St. Joseph, Minn., and lives there with his wife, Barbara (Covey), '67. 1970s Marvin L. Tooman, MA, '72, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Air Force Association. Ray Ernst, MA '75, is now retired and living in Fairview, Texas. He plays tennis on a USTA tennis team and enjoys poker and meditating. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a school counselor, a psychologist in private practice, for an employee assistance program and in clinic work. Ernst has recently published article on parenting and cell phone use. Graham Sweeney, '78, was named 2010 Superintendent of the Year for Texas Rural Education Association. Sweeney is in his 25th year as the superintendent of Boles Independent School District. He has organized the STAR-Texas (Student Transfers Across Rural Texas) initiative to help allow transfer students opportunities to further their education experience while minimizing racial discrimination across school boundaries. As a result of the initiative, Boles ISD, the poorest school district in the state, was able to quadruple its enrollment and construct new facilities. Roy Pulliam, '78, was named 2010 Lion of the Year by the Fort Vancouver Lions club in Vancouver, Wash. Pulliam is the fi rst member in the 55-year history of the club to receive the Lion of the Year award three times. Pulliam and wife, Lori, live in Vancouver, Wash. 1980s Michelle Bono, '87, published her debut novel, "The Last Duchess of Havenhurst," a historical romance. She currently lives in southwestern Michigan with her husband, Dan, and her daughter, Danielle. 1990s Russ Fatum, MSA '93, was named a director and board member to the State of Texas Labor Management 36 centralight spring '11 Council. He is the director of human resources for DynCorp International, a private government contractor with operations in 47 countries. Fatum and his family reside in the greater Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas, metro area. Darcy Crociata, '94, received a $20,000 grant and a 12-week mentorship with The Brandery, an organization that assists business startups, to launch LifeBlinx, an application that allows users to turn a Facebook profi le into a memory book. She received an additional $5,000 web-development grant from CoStrategix through a Cincinnati Innovates competition. David R. Russell, '95, an attorney with Foster Swift Collins & Smith P.C. has been named to the 2010 edition of Michigan Rising Stars. Each year Super Lawyers magazine names top lawyers under the age of 40 in each state based on professional achievement and peer review. Russell practices in the areas of business law, real estate law, sports and entertainment law, probate, and estate administration as well as related litigation in these areas. Sharon Glazer, Ph.D. '99, was appointed as editor of the International Journal of Stress Management by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Glazer is a psychology professor at San Jose State University, research professor at the University of Maryland and treasurer of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2000s Adam Bolthouse, '00, and his wife, Amy, announce the birth of their daughter, Betsy Ruth Bolthouse, on Oct. 15, 2010. Jamie P. Stuck, '00, was named as one of the "Native American 40 Under 40" by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Board of Directors. He is serving his second term on the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Council and is the council vice chairman. He currently resides in Scotts, Mich., with his wife and daughter. Abbigail (Lubs) Hamilton, '01, was recognized by the Twilight Foundation as a 2010 Twilight Benefi t Civic Honoree for her ongoing philanthropic activities and community responsibility. A retired sixth-grade teacher, she is the founder and executive director of Guardian Gals, a nonprofi t organization that helps young girls in sixth through 12th grades use their talents to improve the world through environmental eff orts, philanthropy, physical activity and volunteerism. Abbigail and her husband, Ryan T. Hamilton, '99, are co-owners of Advantage Audiology & Hearing Center in Grayling, Mich. Lisa Sommer King, '04, serves as the assistant director for the Michigan College Access Network. Prior to joining MCAN, she was the public relations manager for the Michigan Nonprofi t Association. Sarah Anthony, '06, joined the Michigan College Access Network in November 2010 as executive assistant. Prior to accepting the position, she served as the legislative assistant to Rep. Joan Bauer (D-Lansing) in the Michigan House of Representatives. Alicia W. Birach, '06, has joined the law fi rm Foster Swift Collins & Smith P.C. Her primary practice area will be workers' compensation. Dane Genther, '06, has begun medical residency training in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Genther graduated in 2010 from the University of Michigan Medical School with an M.D. and Distinction in Research honors. Jennifer DeClerck, '07, a marketing educator at Elizabeth Ann Johnson High School in Mount Morris, Mich., received the 2010 Dr. Jack T. Humbert New Professional of the Year Award from the Michigan Marketing Educators Association. The award recognizes an educator who has been teaching for fewer than fi ve years and manages an outstanding marketing education program. Hector R. Rivera, MPA '09, is beginning a doctoral program in international development at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he intends to concentrate his research in the social development of Puerto Rico's public grade-level education through the enhancements of arts and sports education/programs. 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