1948

Ruby Pate Bodkin (B.A. '48), Jacksonville, has retired from teaching after 30 years. She was chairman of the Contract Bridge Group, and finance chairman of the Woman's Club of Jacksonville.

1964

Dr. Carlos Suarez (B.A. '64) is the Director of the Institute of Minimal Access Surgery and practices in South Miami.

Dr. Bert W. Westbrook (Ed.D. '64), Raleigh, N.C., is a 1995 nominee for the Board of Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in the College of Education and Psychology at North Carolina State University.

1967

Constance Rippetoe Brown (B.S. '67), Winston-Salem, N.C., has earned a Ph. D. in curriculum and teaching from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

1969

R. Eugene Taylor (B.S. '69), Baltimore, Md., is president of the mid-Atlantic (Maryland, Virginia and D.C.) banking group of NationsBank.

1971

Col. Polly Peyer (B.S. '71), Wichita Falls, Texas, has been named to take command of the 82nd Training Group at Sheppard Air Force Base. The 82nd Training Group trains airmen in technical and military war-fighting skills.

1973

Margaret Chason Agnew (B.S. '73, M.S. '77), wrote "The Husband-Hunting Handbook" with Catherine Hamrick.

1974

Charles W. Dodson (B.S. '74, J.D. '76) has left a longtime trial practice with Holland & Knight to teach math at Godby High School in Tallahassee.

Christopher J. Weiss (B.A. '74, J.D. '77) gave a presentation on the "1996 Legislative Changes To The Homebuyers Protection Act" to the Orlando chapter of the National Association of Women In Construction. He is a shareholder with the law firm of Maguire, Voorhis, & Wells, P.A.

1975

Deborah K. Flannagan (B.S. '75, M.B.A. '79), executive director of the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, is leaving to take a similar position in Georgia.

1976

David Kwait (M.F.A. '76), Miami, was awarded an endowed teaching chair by Miami-Dade Community College. He is a professor of acting at the New World School of the Arts.

Shannon J. Sullivan (B.S. '76) is co-owner of Sports Beat in Tallahassee.

1978

Rebecca Augustyniak (B.A. '78, M.S. '86) is project director for the newsletter, School-to-Work On-Line and "Florida's Tech Prep Practices That Work." which received the APEX '96 Award for Publication Excellence.

Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert A. Hodges (A.A. '78) has returned home to Mayport, Fla., after completing a six-month Middle East force deployment aboard the guided missile frigate USS Underwood.

1979

Dr. Charles W. Caldwell (D.B.A. '79), chair of the Department of Accounting and Business Law at Tennessee Technological University, received the university's Curtis Kinslow Award for Excellence in Teaching.

1980

John R. Schmitt (B.S. '80) is chairman and CEO for SunTrust Bank of North Florida.

1981

Jeff C. Duke (M.S. '81), director of sports-administration projects for FSU's department of physical education, is leaving for Central Florida. He will head the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

David W. Geiger (B.S. '81) is the new owner-broker of Heritage Realty and Investments.

1982

Andree Pardue Bare (B.A. '82), Richmond, Va., is manager of the Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation's northern Virginia branch.

Melinda E. "Mindy" Keirnan (B.S. '82), new vice president of operations for Knight-Ridder, will oversee the business side of 13 newspapers.

Mark Stone (B.S. '82, J.D. '86), Coral Gables, Fla., has been promoted to name partner at the Coral Gables personal injury law firm of Haggard, Parks, & Stone.

1984

Deborah K. Ferrell (B.A. '84, M.A. '87) was awarded the annual Individual Artists Fellowship from the Secretary of State.

Dr. John M. McGuire (Ph.D. '84), St. Louis, Mo., is president of St. Charles County Community College.

1985

Dana Burt Duke (M.S. '85) is leaving her job at Swift Creek Middle School to move to central Florida.

1986

Patricia B. MacEnulty (M.A. '86) was awarded the annual Individual Artists Fellowship from the Secretary of State.

1987

Sherry C. Margner (M.S.W. '87) is Clinical Instructor/Continuing Education Coordinator at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work.

1988

James Lawrence (Ph.D. '88) has written a book, The Young Film Maker's Guide to a Successful First Project. The book is due out in April 1997. He is an associate professor and head of the screenwriting area in the Department of Radio-TV-Film at California State University-Northridge.

Elizabeth P. Maryanski (M.B.A. '88) is associate vice president for planning and development at Tallahassee Community College.

1990

Jay R. Hipps (B.S. '90), is the new boys basketball coach at Godby High School in Tallahassee.

Michelle P. Stirna (B.S. '90), Atlanta, Ga., designed the "Quilt of Leaves" design, used on many of the visual elements at the Centennial Olympic Games.

Michael D. Sussman (B.S. '90) wrote the episode "The Swarm" for Star Trek Voyager.

1991

Jennifer L. Dolce (B.S. '91), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has joined the law firm of Gunster, Yoakley, Valdes-Fauli, & Stewart, P.A.

1992

Jeannine M. Barbar (B.S. '92, M.S.P. '96) has joined HDR Engineering Inc. as an environmental planner in the company's Tampa office.

Brendan Greer (B.A. '92), New York, N.Y., received an Associate in Applied Science degree in Menswear from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

Arthur C. Zediker II (B.S. '92), Bloomington, Ind., is senior sales representative for Rogers Group Inc.

1993

Kenneth E. Spahn (J.D. '93), Deerfield Beach, Fla., has published a law review article, "The Beach and Shore Preservation Act: Regulating Coastal Construction in Florida." He is General Counsel of Commerce Group.

1994

Yvette S. Rodriguez (B.S. '94) is an associate with the law firm of Drage, de Beaubien, Knight, Simmons, Romano, & Neal, P.A.

1995

Marine Lance Cpl. William F. Dyer (B.S. '95) has departed for a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the ships of the USS Saipan Amphibious Ready Group.

Navy Ensign Gregory D. Lewis (B.S. '95) received his commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Fla.

Daryl Parks (J.D. '95) is a founding partner of his own law firm, with his partner Benjamin Crump.

1996

Geoffrey W. Brooks (Ph.D. '96) was granted the first Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering.

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