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Alumni News 1960s John Kulhavi, '65, a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, recently made the Barron's "America's Top 1,000 Advisors: State-by-State" list. John's recognition on this annual list is an industry honor and recognition of his accomplishments. 1970s Jeffrey D. Brasie, '70 M.A. '76, has recently been appointed executive director of The Michigan Primary Care Consortium. He brings more than 25 years of experience to the position within proprietary and nonprofit acute and ambulatory care, mobile services, physician and provider relations, managed care, long-term care, hospice/end of life, rehabilitative services, and wellness programs. Janice M. Fialka, '73, recently co-authored a book titled "Parents and Professionals Partnering for Children with Disabilities: A Dance That Matters." The book discusses the importance of the relationships between parents and administrative staff through utilizing the metaphor of dance. Marie Tuite, '75, works as San Jose State University's deputy director of athletics. She was one of 41 Silicon Valley female executives who were honored at the 28th annual Tribute to Women Awards Program. The TWIN Awards Program honors women who demonstrate excellence in executive-level positions. Karen (Kromp) Cipriani, '77 M.A. '84, recently retired from Oakland County after a 34-year career in Public Health Administration. 1980s Randy Lewis, '80, former CMU Men's Golf Team star (1978-81) recently played in the 2012 Master's Tournament. He earned an invitation by virtue of winning the United States Mid-Amateur Championship in 2011. He also was recently inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. Paul White, '83, is a third generation dry cleaner and president of Roth Cleaners Inc. who began working in the industry at age 12. After attending CMU, he joined Roth Cleaners in 1979 working alongside his father. Michael Samyn, '84, recently became chief financial officer for St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the health care field to his new position. 3838 centralight summer '12 winter '10 Thomas Fockler, '86 D.H.A. '09, recently accepted an appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor in the College of Health Professions/Health Services Administration Department at the University of Detroit Mercy. Dr. Fockler is teaching health care finance, management and policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also is an adjunct faculty in the Doctor of Health Administration program at CMU. Laurie Valasek, '89, after climbing her way up the corporate ladder, now serves as the CFO of Midland Cogeneration Venture. 1990s Susan Dalton-Akers, '91, was recently hired by pharmaceutical supplier Perrigo as a senior operations financial analyst for the cost accounting team. In this role, she will be responsible for providing leadership and coordination of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the company's tablet production. Kelly A. Curtiss, '99, recently earned her Master of Science in Adult Education from the University of Wisconsin- Platteville. She has worked as an academic advisor since 2008 for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. 2000s Nancy Jones-Oltjenbruns, '01, successfully defended her dissertation in educational leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University. Kasey Anderson, '03, serves as media relations manager for The Dow Chemical Co. Anderson is responsible for corporate reputation building through relationship management and works closely with other members of the corporate media relations team. Nathan P. Fegan, '04, is currently deployed as a Navy Petty Officer Second Class. Fegan, along with fellow sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, hosted a material, maintenance and management assist team, as they evaluated the ship's 3M program. He is part of a team responsible for assessing Enterprise's 3M program and training sailors to be more successful at 3M. James J. Lewis, '06, has recently earned his Certified Fundraising Executive credential and has been appointed to serve on the George Mason University Department of Global and Community Health Advisory Committee. Laura Czubaj, '07, has recently been promoted to manager of the Product Area Controlling Department for Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Corp. Jennifer Kramer, '08, was promoted to account executive at Katz Radio Group in Troy, Mich. She joined the New York- based firm in 2009 as a sales assistant. Kara Yadach, '10, recently was promoted to an assistant account executive at Eisbrenner Public Relations. In her new position, Yadach will provide support to account teams through development of communication plans, media relations, project management, and writing and editing. Andrew Ysasi, M.S.A. '10, recently earned his Certified Records Manager credential. Send us your news Send your information: Email: alumni@cmich.edu Fax: 989-774-1098 Mail: Centralight, University Communications, West Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant MI 48859. In Memory Gregory P. Bahorski, '78, Las Vegas, Nev., died Jan. 8, 2012, age 57. Antonio R. Villanueva, M.A. '78, Phoenix, Ariz., died Jan. 13, 2012, age 85. Frank W. Batkie, '51, Frankenmuth, Mich., died Jan. 20, 2012, age 86. James A. Ramseyer, M.B.A. '72, Midland, Mich., died Jan. 21, 2012, age 71. Jeffrey A. Murdoch, M.A. '75, Chesaning, Mich., died Jan. 23, 2012, age 65. Stephen F. O'Connell, M.S.A. '86, Bend, Ore., died Jan. 23, 2012, age 63. Dale H. Pretzer, '60, Grand Haven, Mich., died Jan. 30, 2012, age 77. David W. Monroe, M.S.A. '94, Oxford, Mich., died Jan. 30, 2012, age 61. Joseph G. McGee, '50, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Jan. 31, 2012, age 86. Efrain Lozano, M.A. '78, Dover, Del., died Feb. 1, 2012, age 86. 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.

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