1991

Venessa Acham writes, "Members of St. Thomas Episcopal Choir of Hanover, including me, were part of the celebration service for Major State Day, which honored the State of New Hampshire. The service was held in the picturesque Washington National Cathedral in July. It was an awe-inspiring and humbling experience, even though this was my second performance at the cathedral."

Jody Baghat writes, "Thanks for keeping us all connected. Here's an update on me: I was all ready to provide you a sensational, juicy, provocative, scandalmongering update, but unfortunately, that's not my life! My wife and I spend our time chasing our two little boys who provide all the intrigue of a good James Bond flick. I spent a few glorious years in Sydney, Australia, and moved to San Francisco in 1999, where I met my wife. We live in Los Altos, Calif., and I have spent the last three years at Wells Fargo in consumer lending. Would love to catch up with those visiting the Bay Area or looking for some fun work in financial services. The next time I will have a juicy update will be when our four-year-old reaches the teens.

Sonya Grier writes, "After spending the last three years in an interdisciplinary fellowship housed in a health policy center at Penn, I have taken a tenured position in the marketing department of the business school at American University in Washington, D.C. I'll teach advertising and social marketing to undergrads and MBAs. I'll also continue my research on how target marketing influences peoples health-related and consumer behaviors, along with the implications for marketing related public policy. It was fun to see folks at the reunion!"

Reed Webster tells us: "Ed Keller and his wife Sara and three kids have moved back to Riverside, Conn., from Marblehead, Mass., where he is head of U.S. research sales for Dean Witter Reynolds (oh, sorry, I meant Morgan Stanley!)."

Geraldine Henderson writes, "I have moved again, and this time, it's back to Northwestern." Geraldine joined the Medill faculty this fall as a tenured associate professor, where she will continue her research in branding, consumer perception and memory, and associative networks.

Amanda Duisman writes, "Just thought I'd mention that Sybase promoted me to treasurer in May. Sybase is a $800-million software company. I've been at Sybase more than 10 years now, starting as a senior financial analyst. I had another article published over the summer, this time on mergers and acquisitions integration, in Bank of America's publication, IdeasLab. Hope all is well for you!"

John Funk and Tim Balfe ask if anyone else would like to get first dibs on all the Class Notes fit to print by taking over the quarterly updates for Kellogg World. This is our third year, after Laura Sankey's 12 or so. It's time to pass the torch! This should encourage broader participation by our classmates and we all know that new blood always seems to generate an increase in responses for several quarters at least, thus benefiting all. It takes very little time each quarter and provides some great connectivity among us classmates. Please respond by e-mail if interested. C'mon, you know you want to!