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Hey, classmates. Isn’t it fun to read these updates to find out what others are up to? Why don’t you take a moment and send me an email to bring the rest of us up-to-date on your lives, too?

Since graduating, Jeff Russell and his wife Michelle have moved from Chicago to Sacramento, Calif.; to South Bend, Ind.; to Eugene, Ore.; to their present home in Ashland, Ohio. Nine years ago, after working for nine different banks, Jeff quit commercial banking to go back to school to earn a PhD in economics at the University of Oregon in Eugene. In 2000 he began a tenure-track position at Ashland University. Jeff reports that he loves the flexibility of academia, which is partially offset by a full teaching load, full-time research, and committee meetings the rest of the time. One critical benefit, he reports, is that he gets to work on his back porch in his bathrobe.

After more than 20 years, Jeff says that his memories of Kellogg are getting fuzzy, although he recalls “Beers for Bullets,” late-night pizza-and-beer missions somehow involving Russ Greer’s tires, and helping to write the Special K Revue. Jeff would be glad to hear from classmates at jrussell@ashland.edu.

Kevin Murnane is the new vice president of business development at MICA, a company providing executive assessment, coaching, assessment centers, development and training, and human resources consulting.