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Alumni in the News
March 2003
F. William Jump, WG'83, has been appointed director to the manager at AXA Rosenberg Management (Ireland) Limited, a company that deals in international equities. (Regulatory News Service, 3/28/03)
Suhail R. Rizvi, W'88, has been nominated by the board of directors at Innovo Group Inc. to join the company as director. Innovo Group Inc. is a sales and marketing organization. (PR Newswire, 3/27/03)
Nikolay Diankov, G'02, WG'02, was mentioned in an article about American University in Bulgaria's executive master's of business administration. Diankov is the director of the program. (The Wall Street Journal, 3/26/03)
Anil Pereira, WG'91, has been appointed senior vice president of new businesses at Classmates Online, Inc., a company that connects friends, family, military and work colleagues. (PR Newswire, 3/26/03)
Brett Zane, W'88, has been named chief financial officer at LBI Media, a Spanish-language broadcaster that owns and operates radio and television stations. (PR Newswire, 3/25/03)
James R. Knill, WG'89, has been appointed vice president of clinical development for the HIV/AIDS division at Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical research and development company. (PR Newswire, 3/24/03)
Jasja De Smedt, G'98, WG'98, has been appointed vice president business development for the consumer magazine and media group at PRIMEDIA Inc., a media company. (PR Newswire, 3/24/03)
Philip J. Doherty, WG'95, has been appointed chief executive at Maritrans Inc., a marine transportation company. (St. Petersburg Times, 3/24/03)
Phil Smith, WG'97, was profiled in "Today's Spotlight" as vice president of corporate development at Vital Images, Inc., a company that develops, markets and supports three-dimensional medical imaging software. (Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, 3/23/03)
Jeff Zaun, WG'00, was featured in an article about his experience as a prisoner of war during the Gulf War. He and 16 other former POWs have filed a lawsuit against Iraq seeking damages for their imprisonment while held captive. (Associated Press Newswires, 3/21/03; The New York Times, 3/26/03)
Peter Hirshberg, WG'84, has been appointed to the board of directors at ICTV, creator of HeadendWare, a software platform that facilitates interactive television services. Hirshberg is the chief executive officer at Gloss.com, an Internet cosmetics retailer. (Business Wire, 3/20/03)
Robert Barnhill, WG'69, was presented the 2003 George M. Hanus Award by MAXRAD, Inc., an antenna manufacturer. Barnhill received the award in recognition of his leadership and contributions in the wireless communications industry. (PR Newswire, 3/20/03)
Jeff Howlett, W'83, was featured in an article about his financial analysis of Universal Express, Inc. Howlett is a financial analyst at Investrend Research, a research publishing and distribution company. (PrimeZone Media Network, 3/18/03)
Stephen L. Newman, AMP'01, has been appointed to oversee the California operations at Tenet Healthcare Corporation, a company that owns and operates acute care hospitals. (Business Wire, 3/17/03)
Yang Gao, WG'02, and Jing Han, WG'02, were featured. Gao conducts mergers-and-acquisitions business for General Electric (China) Co. Ltd. Han is regional-financing and capital-market manager for Du Pont China Holding Co. Ltd. (Portland Oregonian, 3/16/03)
Vincent A. Forlenza, WG'80, has been appointed president of BD Biosciences, a medical technology company that serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. (Business Wire, 3/14/03; Associated Press Newswires, 3/14/03)
Randy Bort, WG'92, has joined the Mercanti Group, a Minneapolis-based investment and financial advisory firm, as a managing partner. Bort will head the firm's Los Angeles office. (Business Wire, 3/12/03)
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, WG'86, was mentioned in a CNN broadcast about uninsured Americans. According to Lavizzo-Mourey, one out of two personal bankruptcy filings are related to medical bills. (CNNfn: Markets Impact, 3/12/03)
Larry Weinbach, W'61, was featured in an article about his company, Unisys, and the role he plays as chief executive officer. (Financial Times, 3/12/03; National Post (Canada), 3/17/03)
Castleman Detolley Chesley, W'37, was mentioned in an article about the highlights of ACC basketball. Chesley introduced basketball games to television during the 1957-1958 season. (The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, 3/12/03)
Lucy Kinosian, W'93, has joined the International Division's Emerging Europe Team at Wachovia Corporation, a financial services company that provides banking, asset management, wealth management and corporate and investment banking products and services. (PR Newswire, 3/12/03)
D. Gordon Strickland, WG'72, has been named president and chief executive officer at MCSi, Inc., a systems integrator of presentation and broadcast facilities. (Business Wire, 3/12/03)
Mike Laphen, WG'82, has been named president and chief operating officer at Computer Sciences Corporation, an information technology services company. (PR Newswire, 3/12/03; Asia Pulse, 3/13/03)
Eric Farr, WG'00, wrote an article for Deseret News with tips for compensating a salesperson in a way that will translate into profits for a company. (Deseret News, 3/9/03)
Mary Ann Davidson, WG'84, was featured in an article about her role as chief security officer at Oracle Corporation, a systems software and business applications company. (The Economic Times, 3/9/03)
Susan Kempler, W'81, was profiled in an article about a women's luncheon symposium, "Striking a Balance," hosted by Smith Barney. Kempler, managing director and portfolio manager with Citigroup Asset Management and Private Bank, was a speaker at the event. (PR Newswire, 3/7/03)
Kirk H. Edelman, WG'85, has been selected to serve as senior vice president and chief financial officer at TRANSLink Management Development Corp., a transmission company. (Business Wire, 3/6/03)
Beryl Wolk, W'51, was profiled in an article about the joint venture of SmartVideo Technologies, Inc. and Internet Marketing Consortium (IMC). Wolk is the founder of IMC, co-founder of the Cable Advertising Bureau and co-founder of Cable Guide. (Business Wire, 3/6/03)
Ernest S. Wechsler, W'87, has joined Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP as partner in Corporate Department, focusing on business and technology. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in New York and Paris. (PR Newswire, 3/6/03)
Alfred R. Berkeley, WG'68, has been named to the advisory board at the National Technology Transfer Center, a full-service technology management center located on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University. (Ascribe News, 3/4/03; Associated Press Newswires, 3/5/03)
Dr. Mohsen Sohi, WG'98, has been named chief executive officer at Freudenberg-NOK G.P., the Americas unit of the global Freudenberg and NOK Group Companies. (PR Newswire, 3/4/03; Business Wire, 3/5/03)
Hang Michael Xu, WG'99, has been appointed chief financial officer at Bitfone Corp., a company that provides software solutions for mobile device management. (Associated Press Newswires, 3/3/03; Business Wire, 3/3/03)
Jill Kanin-Lovers, G'73, WG'74, has been elected to the board of directors at Alpharma Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical company. (PR Newswire, 3/3/03; Biotech Week, 3/26/03; Drug Week, 3/28/03)
Maria Erickson, WG'89, was featured in an article about her newest creation, Dress In A Bag, a thin, stretchy and wrinkle-resistant dress. Erickson is the founder and CEO of Bette & Court, a golf clothes company. (The Commercial Appeal, 3/2/03)
Samir Arora, WG'91, was featured in an article about his investment philosophy. Arora is the chief investment officer at Alliance Capital, a provider of investment management services. (Business Today, 3/2/03)
Jody J. Foster, WG'00, was featured in an article about being the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Pennsylvania Hospital. Foster is the first female to be in charge of a medical department. (Quill, Winter 2003)
Jon M. Huntsman, W'59, H'96, was featured in an article about his contributions to the Wharton School's newest academic building, Jon M. Huntsman Hall. (The Magazine of Sigma Chi, Winter 2002-2003)
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