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Alumni News 1940s Norman Johnston, '43, has just published "Inside: Prison and Prison Life." He has 11 other books dealing with criminal justice and prison architecture. He is at Arcadia University in suburban Philadelphia, where he is professor emeritus on active retirement status. 1960s Elsa A. Pressentin, '66, was named assistant to the bishop for ministry development for the Diocese of Eastern Michigan. Curt White, '67 MS '68, was inducted into the Bay City T.L. Handy High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. He gave the plenary talk, "Reacting to Change – Unlimited Opportunities in the Textile Marketplace," at an international textile conference in Coimbatore, India. He also wrote the preface chapter, "Biofi ms Before Biofi lms" and co-authored a chapter, "Inhibition of Foundation Colonization of Biofi lm by Surface Modifi cation with Organofunctional Silanes," for a technical book about biomedical microbiology. Andrew R. Pasakarnis, '68, has published two books, "Sojourner In The Holy Land" (5th edition), a personal travel diary for those traveling to Egypt, Jordan and Israel; and "In Search of the Rainbow," a novel that takes place on a Maine island. Mary Ann Tucker Moore, '69, received one of three nationwide awards given in the individual category of the 2009 NRTA With Our Youth! Awards, affi liated with AARP. She is vice president and secretary of the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association and also director of the association's educational programs. She also is the volunteer lighthouse keeper at the historic St. Helena Island Lighthouse located seven miles west of the Mackinac Bridge in northern Lake Michigan. 1980s Thomas V. Fockler, '86, received a Doctor of Health Administration degree from CMU in August 2009. Kevin M. Zielke, '89, has been appointed practice group leader of Dykema's Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice Group. He lives in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Ronald T Rinaldi, '92, was promoted to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps on Nov. 6, 2009. He serves at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. 1990s 36 36 centralight spring '10 Cliff ord E. Hawkins, '94, joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a lead budget analyst. Lori Goff , '96, announces the release of her latest book, "Spirits Walking – Stories of Appalachia." She also has written "The Heart of It All" and "Freefalling – Writing Without Limits." Reneé Peel, '98, was elected to the Grand Blanc Community Schools Board of Eduction for a four-year term. 2000s Jaclyn (Burke) Barcroft, '00, and her husband, Brad, welcomed their fi rst son, Archer, into the world in April 2009. Maggie Catchick, MA '00, has published her fi rst book – a collection of 17 poems called "Truth in Shadows." Leslye Kornegay, MS '00, was featured in an executive profi le in Executive Housekeeping Today, an international publication of the International Executive Housekeepers Association. Jamie L. Morris, '02 MSA '06, achieved her accreditation in public relations in December 2009 through the Public Relations Society of America. Accreditation involves a portfolio presentation and a comprehensive test in core competencies of public relations. Jeff Sarata, '03, earned his doctorate from the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007 and is in his third year of an emergecy medicine residency at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing. In October he had a case presentation at the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine's Scientifi c Assembly in Boston and won fi rst place for an unusual case of septic pulmonary emboli. Brett Ryckman, '04, was inducted into the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Up and Comers Hall of Fame. Randy Colburn, '05, will have his new play, "Pretty Penny," produced at the RBP Rorschach in Chicago from Feb. 18 through March 20. It examines sexual fantasy vs. reality and how what we accept or don't accept about ourselves defi nes our personalities and our relationships. James J. Lewis, '06, was named community relations manager for Central Fairfax Services Inc. in Springfi eld, Va., a day program providing developmental services, vocational training and supported employment to individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities. Lorron James, '08, was selected to participate in the Leadership Detroit XXXI Class, a yearlong program to enhance leadership skills for future leaders. He is director of supply chain management at James Group International. Lauren (Griffi n) Keeter, '08, works for Northrop Grumman in Newport News, Va., designing battle-ready piping systems on aircraft carriers. She was accepted into the master's program at Bemidji State University in Minnesota to pursue a Master of Science in Industrial Technology through distance learning. In October 2009 she got married, and the couple lives in Yorktown, Va. Send us your news We want to include your news in Centralight. Write to us about recent job promotions, awards, marriages, births and other noteworthy accomplishments or changes. Be sure to include your graduation year and contact information. Send your information: E-mail: alumni@cmich.edu Fax: 989-774-1098 Mail: Centralight, University Communications, West Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant MI 48859.

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