TMP 2000

Greetings, TMP 2000! Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make the multi-class happy hour at Rock Bottom on Feb. 9 a success. It was great connecting with many of you again!

If you weren¹t aware of the reunion, you probably are not signed up for our alumni e-services; I will be sending notices about such events (in addition to request for class updates) periodically, but in order to receive them you must sign up! It is a great way to stay in touch with Kellogg and maintain the connections we worked so hard to build.

Here is how you sign up: Go online to www.kellogg.nwu.edu/alumni/ services.htm Select "E-mail forwarding" to update your e-mail address, then enter your alumni user name (usually first initial + lastname + 2000) and alumni password. (Note: If you don¹t have a password, go to www4.kellogg.nwu. edu/alumpwd/requestpassword. asp to get one.)

Follow the remaining steps, then return to the initial e-services page and select click on "Listservs." Click on "Add/Remove yourself from Listservs." Enter your alumni user name and password again (or see above to obtain a new one). Scroll to the bottom of the drop-down menu, select TMP-2000 -- listserve for TMP Class of 2000 (make sure you sign up for "TMP" class of 2000, not just Class of 2000). Click "Add" and you are done.

Finally, save May 4, 2001, for our official one-year reunion! Hard to believe it has been a whole year since we¹ve left Wieboldt Hall. I thought it might be nice to get everyone together at Rock Bottom again to celebrate. I will send out details later via the listserv and e-mail forwarding (and in Kellogg World), but save the date and invite those classmates who haven¹t set up their e-mail forwarding accounts.

Sal Abbate is now a proud father as well as a marketing manager for residential products with Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Mike and his wife Kristine had their first child on Oct. 3. Olivia Grace was 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Sal and Kristine have relocated to Lancaster, Penn., and can be reached at saabbate@armstrong.com.

David Burden is forming a Kellogg alumni group for commercial real estate professionals. The kick-off event occurred March 6. It was held in conjunction with other Big Ten real estate alumni groups at the Westin River North. This event featured a panel discussion on office development trends in the new millennium. Anyone interested in future events of this kind can contact David at 312.907.7400.

Eric Dustman and his wife Beth are the proud parents of John (Jack) Phillip. John was born Feb. 11 at 10:40 p.m. in Chicago, weighed 5lbs., 13 ounces and was 19 inches long. Mom, baby and family (older brother Paul) are doing great.

Upon graduation in June, Jason Ewing and his wife, Jocelyn, took a well-deserved two-month trip to Europe. The highlight of the trip was "running with the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain. Upon returning to the states unscathed, Jason began employment at VCapital as director of business development. VCapital is an online financial service firm helping emerging businesses obtain financing from the Venture Capital community.

In August Mike Kamradt started with A.T. Kearney as an associate. Mike is currently working on a strategic sourcing project on the east coast, while mourning Notre Dame¹s Fiesta Bowl performance (I can relate, Mike!).

The always-outgoing Jimmy Li started with Intel as a senior strategic finance analyst in September 2000. Although the work schedule at Intel is pretty intense, Jimmy is pleased with their people development program, networking opportunities, training classes and 18-month job rotation schedule. Jimmy and his family live about 20 miles southeast of Phoenix and can be reached at 480.715.0188.

Mike Perlman is also busy juggling the demands of fatherhood and his career. Mike and his lovely wife Felicia welcomed Samuel David Perlman into the world on Oct. 19, 2000 at 1:40 a.m. (about six weeks early!). Samuel weighed in at 4 lbs., 2 ounces and was 17 inches long, and has grown to over 12 pounds and 22 inches by Jan. 31! (Mike, what are you feeding him?) In his spare time, Mike is working with Unext.

Lauren Sinai and her husband, Daniel Aaronson, had a baby girl, Madelyn Haley, on Dec. 1. Maddy, Mom and Dad are all doing well, settling into their new (and sleep-deprived) roles and learning the lingo of parentdom (much of which seems to center around diapers, it seems).

Hope to see you all on May 4!