EMP-40

Attention Class of EMP-40: If you are interested in learning more about your first reunion, please call Katie Taylor at 847.491.3348 or k-taylor@kelloog.northwestern.edu.

On Sept. 8 a group of EMP-40 got together for the NU/Nevada football game, a tailgate (thanks, Mark Weishaar) and dinner at Tommy Nevin's. Over the course of the day we had 35 classmates and spouses join in the fun. It was a great day and wonderful to catch up with everyone. Hope everyone can join the next outing. Next year will be our 10-year reunion. Plans are already underway.

Rich Daly and wife Susan have a new home in Lake Forest, Ill.

Ken Willis left Pepsi/Quaker about a year ago and bought an education software company, Test Tools. The company specializes in the development and distribution of test-preparation software and online products for state competency exams (for grades 3-12). Ken says the space is growing considerably due to the "No Child Left Behind" initiatives. It is a true entrepreneurial deal for Ken and he's having a ball.

Amy (Reed) Salgado and husband Carlos added to their family a few years back with the birth of their son Grant. After some time off, Amy took a position as the national sales director for Imagitas, a Pitney Bowes Company. Amy and Carlos also have a daughter, Reese (4).

EMP-40 mates Mike Warden, Joe Novicki, Peter Tonino and Subhash Desai watch the N.U.–Nevada football game.
Mark Weishaar and John Kot, both EMP-40, enjoy a tailgate before the N.U.–Nevada football game.

Israel Raz was promoted last month to serve as the general manager of global marketing, for the molecular imaging business at GE Healthcare, a business portfolio that includes PET, Nuclear Medicine and Radiopharmacy. He and the family plan to remain in Highland Park.

Jeff Nemeth and wife Fran are enjoying life down in Greensboro, N.C., and for some strange reason do not miss Chicago winters. Imagine that.

Judy Buckley was recently in the United States to drop off her daughter for high school at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island. Just a quick trip in and then it was back to Switzerland. Judy says their place is open for visitors.

Greg Irving and wife Carla spent the last couple of years living in Toronto for Greg's work with Granger. They are now back in Chicago and looking forward to catching up with everyone. They loved Toronto and enjoyed their time exploring Canada. Greg will still be traveling to Toronto for a while longer as his work there wraps up.

Craig Ferris married Barbara (from Evanston) in June 2005. They now live in Maryland with an enormous (but gentle) Shiloh Shepard dog (like a German Shepherd on steroids). After Kellogg, Craig moved to Arkansas to be the global director of enterprise risk management for Wal-Mart. In June 2005 (busy month) he joined Oliver Wyman (consulting company) as a partner responsible for corporate risk consulting, where he is the retail/consumer products practice leader, but works in all sectors. He is traveling a lot — a few weeks back he went to Beijing — but next week who knows.

PK Garg and his wife Swati are the new proud parents of baby daughter Priyanshi, who was born on Aug. 28. Mom and baby are both healthy.

Jeff Barker has relocated to Boston.

Karin Hensel left the corporate ladder and New York for the classroom and Lake Tahoe in 2002. She became a teacher and has taught fifth grade, algebra and special education in the Lake Tahoe area. Karin took a sabbatical last year and earned a master's degree in teaching and also took time to travel to Greece to run the original marathon, tour Egypt and most recently she spent a month in India. She says it was a great year. Karin is now back at work in a new job that she loves. She is an itinerant teacher for the vision-impaired for the local school district. In her role she travels to different school sites and work one on one with vision-impaired/blind students. Karin says that "working with these students has shown me to appreciate life in ways I never before imagined."

Finally, during the planning for the class outing we were able to find 63 of our 72 classmates. Missing are: Bert Allen, Melinda Brown, Vance Lancaster, Brian McInerney, Joan Boomsma, Barb Dean-Hendricks, John Rutter, Dharmendra Sahay and Rom Nowacki. If any one knows how to get in touch with these folks, please let Dave know.