Jeffrey Friedman (CAS 1992, JD 1997) writes, I was recently promoted to Senior Managing Consultant in Public Financial Management's Philadelphia office; PFM is the nation's largest public finance and management consulting firm."

William Thomas (1983) was recently promoted to Director of Social Work at Portneuf Medical Center located in Pocatello, Idaho. "Two hospitals in town combined and now I have a staff of 20 people. A lot of work but what a great challenge, very exciting. I still have time to get outside and enjoy the wilderness"

Paul Geigert (1985) writes, "After graduating in '85, I worked in radio (WBUX in Doylestown, PA and WAMS in Wilmington, DE) and also wrote for the Doylestown Daily Intelligencer. Following that I worked as a reporter for McGraw-Hill until 1990. In the 90's I served as 'trivia manger' for a video game company (writing content) in Bensalem, PA. In 1998 I moved into sales for an international conference sponsorship company in New York. It was a British company. In late 1999 I was transferred to their headquarters in London. I spent the next 6 years based in London, Oxford and in Prague (Czech Republic). I (we) returned to the Delaware Valley in 2005. Since then I have been patiently looking for a return to working in the Philadelphia region media."

Theresa Diamond (1989) was recently promoted to Director of Development from Director of Public Relations at Shriners Hospital for Children located on Broad Street in North Philadelphia. "Shriners Hospital is an amazing pediatric orthopaedic hospital that provides all care at no charge to the patient or family regardless of financial need."

Sandra L. McClure, SCT 81, a journalist and veteran political reporter, has co-written The Soprano State: New Jerseys Culture of Corruption, which reveals the Garden States political corruption, dysfunctional systems and Mafia influence.

Dr. Niama Leslie Williams (2006) laughs, "My friends with Ph.D.s warned me I'd be lost for awhile after finishing, but I didn't believe them. 'There'll be this big hole in your life where the dissertation used to be,' they said, and I should have listened!

"I've managed to fill the hole pretty good now though, almost 6 months later. I've opened the doors of BLOWING UP BARRIERS ENTERPRISES, which will focus initially on writing services (content editing, manuscript evaluation and critique, and ghostwriting) for individuals and corporations.

"In addition, I just completed a FastTrac New Venture course at the Center City Women's Business Development Center (thank you Franne McNeal, Sandy Merry, and classmates!!), and published THREE books with Lulu.com, a UK-based print on demand publisher.

"If you need to fill a few Christmas stockings or select a Chanukah gift or two, consider one or all of my three titles: STEVEN (for Spielberg), THE JOURNEY (remember that fine psychiatrist in Tuttleman about, oh, 1997?), and SOUL WORK (for the men and women we love, but routinely forget).

"More information available at my Lulu storefront, www.lulu.com/drni or at my website, www.niamalesliewilliams.citymax.com.

"Happy holidays all!" :-)

Karen Burris Pfeifer (MM ‘88) was awarded the 2011 Columbus Symphony Music Educator’s award in recognition of her oboe instruction.

Nancy F. Fiora, CLA 64, retired after serving 20 years as a federal magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. During her tenure she chaired the executive board of the 9th circuit magistrate judges and established a mentor program for new magistrate judges throughout the 9th circuit.

Owen G. Brown, MUS '91, performed on the PBS special "Love Train..The Music of the Sound of Philadelphia." Brown played violin alongside legendary musicians The O'Jays, The Stylistics, The Delphonics, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes,The Three Degrees, The Soul Survivors, and others. He also performed in the group Urban Classique during a show with Anthony Hamilton, Bill Whithers and Dionne Warwick at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

John B. Stetson, Jr., of New Hope, Pa., was recently promoted from Lockheed Martin Fellow to Senior Fellow for his ability to visualize, simplify, and communicate large complicated engineering systems in a straightforward manner, leading to significant contract awards and sustained customer satisfaction. Stetson currently manages and contributes to Lockheed Martin’s advanced ballistic missile defense research and development and concept design group, including advanced work in nanomaterial systems. He has more than 20 U.S. patents in the areas of guidance, navigation, mechanism and sensor theory. Stetson holds a master’s degree in engineering from Temple University.