Harry F. Rolfes is retired and lives in the Rosedale community of Bradenton, Fla. He would love to hear from classmates.
James Roberts, of Berlin, Md., announces that arrangements are being made for the 52nd reunion of the Class of 1946, to be held from Oct. 4 to 9 in Ocean City, Md. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Dunes Manor Hotel. Interested parties can reserve their room by calling 800-523-2888 (mention the medical school Reunion).
Michael Oldstone, of La Jolla, Calif., is the author of Viruses, Plagues and History, which was reviewed in The New York Times book review section on March 29. Dr. Oldstone is professor of the Department of Neuro-pharmacology and the Division of Virology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla.
Stephen Gordon, of Atlanta, has a daughter, Penny Gordon-Larsen, who received a two-year post-doctoral fellowship to the University of North Carolina after earning a doctorate in biomedical anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. Robert E. Leibowitz, of Cinnaminson, N.J., is regional medical director and associate director of utilization management for Pinnacle Medical Group in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick, N.J. resident David J. Riley received the Sir William Osler Humanitarian Award from the New Jersey Thoracic Society. The award recognizes his work in pulmonary disease. Dr. Riley is professor of medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Robert E. Greenspan, of Alexandria, Va., and his wife, Bonnie, recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple met at the University of Maryland Hospital when she was a nurse and he was an intern.
Patricia Falcao-Blumenfeld co-designed and co-taught a healthcare finance course for Tufts University's (Medford, Mass.) MD/MBA program. She earned an MBA from Northeastern University, Boston, in June 1997 and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Martin H. Kroll, of Owings Mills, Md., is chair of the instrumental resource committee and a member of the chemistry resource committee of the College of American Pathologists.
Joanne L. Kinney announces the birth of Jennifer Christine McMullen on Feb. 5, the same day as Mom's birthday. Jennifer joins Mary, 10; Evan, 7; and Robert, 4. The family resides in Ashton, Md.
John Grant, of Birmingham, Ala., is assistant professor of surgery at the University of Alabama. He is also co-medical director of The Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic, and chief of craniofacial surgery. This appointment follows six years of residency in general surgery at the University of Alabama, three years of residency in plastic surgery at the University of Washington, plus a one-year fellowship in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery in Seattle. Dr. Grant's wife, Cindy, completed an MBA at the University of Alabama and is now in veterinary school at Washington State University. They have three dogs and a cat.
A. H. Guarino is director of The Pain Clinic at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and is on the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. Virginia Powel is a second-year pediatric critical care fellow at San Diego Children's Hospital. Divya Verma, of Bethesda, Md., is in private practice with a large multispecialty group that serves both Montgomery and Prince George's counties. He completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California-Los Angeles and is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Jeffrey J. Wise is serving a spine fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, after completing an orthopaedic surgery residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. He is a national resident delegate for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Dr. Wise and his wife, Leslie, have a daughter, Jullian Sara, born in June 1997.
Julie A. Herling Wagner recently joined an internal medicine practice in York, Pa. She and her husband announce the birth of Natalie, their second child, on Christmas Eve.
Olayemi Osiyemi is serving an infectious disease fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami. Dr. Osiyemi married Valerie Duncan, RN, on Dec. 27. LaMont Smith joined the faculty at the University of Maryland as clinical instructor in emergency medicine, after completing a residency there. He is also serving a fellowship in trauma resuscitation and critical care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
The Medical Alumni Association
The board meets four times each year, in addition to the annual business meeting during reunion. Dues-paying members are invited to attend meetings and are encouraged to notify board members or the alumni office of their interest in becoming involved. For more information, please contact Larry Pitrof, executive director, at 410-706-7454.
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Have you ever wondered how the Medical Alumni Association is governed? A board of directors, listed on the contents page of this magazine, oversees activities of the Association. It consists of five officers and nine directors. The board has several standing committees that oversee reunion, alumni awards, board nominations, bylaws, budget and finances, preservation of Davidge Hall, and production of The Bulletin. Many proposals and policies are studied on the committee level before presentation to the full board and general membership.