NEUTRON NEWS June 1999

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The Twenty-Second Almost Annual Advanced Chem Alumni Picnic (TSAAACAP) will be Saturday JULY 10th. As a reminder, mark your calendars for the following dates -- July 8, 2000, July 7, 2001, and July 6, 2002. If you notice it is always the first Saturday after July 4th. So now you know when to come for the next mole of years. The 1998 party had 51 attendees with the "old timers awards" going to Dave Applegate, from the class of 1983.

Rita is still teaching 7^th grade math in Glen Ellyn. She is beginning to think about retirement…in 2003. Our Siberian Husky, Sterling, continues to be a continual pest. Just like having a baby again but with lots of fur and big TEETH. Rita's father is selling the family homestead and moving to a retirement village in the summer of '99. All of his kids and families will be helping with that process this summer in Indiana. It is amazing what one can accumulate in 85 years. Rita is also becoming a Beanie Baby collector of sorts…so if you have any good ones that you want to sell (or just give to her) email her at RitaMayf@aol.com. This July Ty is coming out with a Beanie Baby MOLE….I say about time. I hope it's birthday is June 23 (you know 6.02E23). Anyway I will be the first to buy one at my local Beanie store.

Michelle will graduate from Iowa State in Ames on the morning of August 7^th. This will make her dad very happy as the college tuition bills will finally stop. However at 5 pm that same day, she gets married and the bills for that are making college look like a bargain. So at the party there will be a big bucket with a sign that reads "Help pay for Michelle's wedding" on it and feel free to make large contributions. I know some of you remember when she was born (we had a lottery in class to guess the time and weight) and several of you even babysat for her. She has already bought a house in Ames with Wayne, the future son-in-law and is working part-time for the city government. She is very happy in Iowa and may never come back to Chicago again!!! Email her at Mich95@aol.com with wedding congrats.

Mary is now a SENIOR at DGS and part of the class of 2000!!!! She has had four different jobs this past year and has learned much about retail sales and the food industry. She is going to be babysitting full time for the summer again and enjoys the fact that the kids have to go to the pool, movies, and shopping on a regular basis. She is beginning the old college search routine this summer, so if any of you have the perfect school for my "Miss Social" be sure to pull her aside at the party and do the sales pitch on her. Just be sure the school has lots of cute boys, is in the Sprint PCS network calling area, and is cheap (remember poor old dad). You can email her at Marbear246 @aol.com

I continued with my previous year assignment of one period to work with staff on computer usage and one period to work with the new teacher mentor program. So I only taught three classes - 2 AP Chem and 1 AP physics. The computers were less time consuming this year due the fact that the district hired someone to help Mr. Wiemerslage and me with the load. However for 1999-00 there is only one section each of AP Chem and AP Physics, so I will be teaching Soph level Honors Chem again. I am looking forward to that…they have so much excitement about learning chemistry still and they don't get Senioritis !! During the summer of '98 we went to Lake Tahoe to see Mr. Tilley and sail; visited Yosemite Nat. Park (very beautiful); bought a new air conditioner (joy of home ownership); worked at school a few days on computer stuff; and relaxed. In July we went to Kentucky Lake and sailed for a few days…actually it rained most of the time and we sat in the boat and went shopping. And in late August we went to Minnesota sailing and had Michelle and Wayne meet us there. The weather was great and the boat was very nice. This summer we are going to time-share a 35-foot Hunter sailboat on Lake Michigan. It is docked right beside the planetarium and we are looking forward to this new adventure. My classes this year were very good. Actually had TWO girls in AP Physics…both going to be great engineers in about four years. We competed in the ROBOT contest for the third time and this year finished SECOND in the State. It was so much fun this year but lots of hard worked for about four weeks. Check out the pictures on http://physics.csd99.k12.il.us and click on the ROBOT link. You can also check out the rockets, lasers, and mousetrap cars while you are there. The chess team finished 26^th in the State and second in the West Suburban Conference. This year Mr. Novak, Mr. Hisgen, Mr. Cohoon, Mrs. Springer, Mr. Pines, and Mr. Jaystrab all retired from DGS. In the next five years about 50% of the faculty will be leaving….including me….in 2004. (Note: Mary says that I should explain the return address labels…my wife gets about 100 of those a week from charities wanting donations and according to Mary I am a "cheap moron" for using them…don’t you just love teenagers. Just pretend they say Mr. Mayfield.)

Liz Eklund (76) -- [elizabeth.eklund@ccc.uab.edu] -- working on lineage specific transcription being conferred by interaction of three less lineage specific transcription factors in myeloid cells. I think that the way they do this is by lineage specific post translational modifications (ie phosphorylation)….if you understand that contact Liz…she wants to offer you a job.

Bill White (77) – [ ] – married with a daughter and a lawyer in DG.

John Bowman (78) – [jbowman@itis.com] – living in Wisconsin with his wife Mary (a nurse) and two sons. Working in software development for Nicolet Instruments (makes FT-IR instruments).

Cindy Buhse (78) -- [cbuhse@sial.com] -- works for Sigma-Aldrich Corp., a chemical company in St. Louis.

Bob Weatherly (78) -- [weatherl@umich.edu] -- a pediatric otolaryngologist at U of Mich, married to Tracey and has two sons, Rob and John.

Darrilyn (Albright) Fraser (79) -- [darrilyn@vetmed.wsu.edu] – working on a post-doc at Pullman U in WA in animal genetics. Presented some of her research in Auckland, New Zealand.

Bob Hayden (79) -- [BobHayden@prodigy.net] -- still living in So. California and just had a new son, Steve, on 4/28/99. Congrats.

Vince Versaci (79) -- [versaci6@concentric.net] -- grad from U of I(87)-dentist in Western Springs since '89; Married (85) to nurse at Good Sam -- Jean; 4 kids - 2 boys and 2 girls.

Roy Goodman (80) – [roy.goodman@digital.com] – living in Greenwich Village and has a new daughter Isabelle (6/30/98).

Joan Hughes (80) – [ ] – working as a web site Internet computer programmer in New Jersey.

Tom Dusek (81) – [t429dus@aol.com] – still working for Comm. Ed. and spent two weeks in Red China in ’98.

Jon Grussing (81) – [jon.grussing@csfb.com] – living in London with his wife and two daughters. An investment banker for Credit Suisse First Boston Bank. Told me he still remembers Avogadro’s number

Tasso Kaper (81) -- [tasso@math.bu.edu] -- had first son, Marco, on 4/5/99. Tasso says "Having Marco is more fun than anything else I've ever done, including math". Congrats to Tasso and Antonella.

Kathy (White) Rheintgen (81) – [karheintgen@welshkatz.com] -- equity partner with Welsh&Katz law firm in Chicago doing patent and trademark law; two kids = Matthew (9/4/94) and Christine (1/14/96).

Chris White (81) – [ ] – married to Kathy (a doctor), have a daughter (Kim), living in Lisle and a physicist after PhD work at U of Minn and Columbus.

Dave Applegate (83) -- [dave_applegate@ilsc.com]-- still working for Illinois Semiconductors in Evanston.

Greg Rasp (84) -- [rasp.greg@prodigy.com] -- a doctor and living in Dayton, OH; married with two kids; just starting a new house.

Jerry Karlin (85) -- [jerry_karlin@hotmail.com] -- moved back to Chicago after working in Dallas.

Kirk Nelson (85) -- [kmnelson@cris.com] -- an internist in Milwaukee and married Shelly(also a doctor) on 2/6/99. We went to the wedding and it was in the most beautiful church that I have ever seen. The ceremony and reception were both very nice and we wish all the happiness to Kirk and Shelly.

Jeff Bulmahn (86) -- [bulmahn@axis-t.com] -- working as an UNIX administrator for ABN AMRO in the Chicago area.

David Lin (86) – [dlin@robotics.stanford.edu] – working on his PhD at Stanford in robotics.

Bruce Berger (87) – [ ] -- working on PhD at Cornell in High Energy Physics and engaged to Francesca (a physicist with Intel).

Mimi Bhattacharyya (87) – [ ] -- working in Chicago for Platinum technologies in public relations.

Wesley Clifton (87) -- [wesley.clifton@cna.com] -- grad Northeast Missouri State in Actuarial Science(93); working for CNA in Chicago; has lived in MO, CA, and MN.

Mary (Kriz) O'Daniel (87) -- [Modaniel@juno.com] -- racked up yet another degree in '98 from Iowa State and now works for Oldsmobile marketing and has a nice office on the high numbered floor with a window view!!!

Barbara Pickett (87) -- [ ] -- Graduated from Purdue in Materials Science Eng and currently working at Downers Grove National Bank. Stop in and see her…she will give you some free samples of money (just kidding…I tried).

Mark Routbort (87) – [routbort@neuro.duke.edu] -- In PhD/MD program in neurobiology at Duke, married to Jennifer Norten(working on postdoc at UNC in clinical psych), daughter Megan 1/97.

Eric Rynes (87) – [erynes@pobox.com] -- working for Microsoft as internet software programmer, still playing the violin, living in Seattle and came back to DG for his 10 year reunion and was voted "Person Most Changed Since HS".

Nick Stella (87) – [dstella@luc.edu] – was a guest speaker in Mr. Wright’s A&P classes this spring. It was a surprise to walk past and see him there. He is a cardiologist with Loyola.

Lora Wondolowski (87) – [ ] -- living in DC and working for Audubon Society '98.

Scott Bulmahn (88) -- [scooter@flash.net] -- working as an independent computer consultant in NYC.

Jason Hulst (88) -- [Niltelco@aol.com] -- Graduated NIU in '98 and working in DeKalb in securities and as a broker.

Tracy Sides (88) -- [TLSDKS@aol.com] -- missed the party in '98 since she was biking across the US with 700 of her closest friends for a fundraiser for the American Lung Assoc. Go Girl !!!

Jill (Fitzgerald) Stowers (88) – [ ] -- teaching chem at Fenton HS and really enjoys it. Married Phil Stowers on 7/25/98 and went on her honeymoon to St. Thomas.

Melanie (Coppage) Young (88) – [alastair@home.com] -- grad U of C (97) in anthropology; married summer 93, kids = Emmy (June 94); Kristen (Nov 95); living in California and thinking about teaching. She is helping organize the class of ’89 10-year reunion.

Peter Chien (89) -- [pchien@flash.net] -- working for Imagine Chicago, a non-profit group that helps people get engaged in their community structure.

Sara Bergman (89) -- [sara.a.bergman@monsanto.com] -- working at Searle with radioactive chemicals.

Julie Killacky (89) – [jannk@juno.com] – working in Springfield, IL and her husband is going to Law School at UIUC. Moving to Decatur, IL.

Jenny (Gaspar) Lew (89) -- [ still writes notes by hand ] -- doing her residency (OB/GYN) in Columbus, OH with husband, George (he is in ER medicine).

Jenny Sebestl (89) – [jls@fourcroy.chem.wayne.edu] -- working for Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals in Holland, Michigan in analytical work;

Karen Butzek (90) -- [ ] -- getting her PhD in Stats from Princeton.

Melinda Koelling (90) -- [koelling@umich.edu] -- working on her PhD in math at U Michigan in Ann Arbor.

David Wu (90) -- [dwu@mit.edu] -- still working on his PhD at MIT (hopefully summer of 2000 to finish). Working on improved drug delivery methods. (I am sure the "Cartels" must be funding his research!!!)

Anuja Dharkar (91) -- [adharkar@nwu.edu] -- working at NWU on writing science curriculum for underprivileged kids in Chicago. Invited me to NWU for a demo day…very exciting stuff. Also was maid of honor at Sina Soneji's wedding.

Arthur Huen (91) -- [achuen@nwu.edu] -- grad from NWU in '96 and now working on his MD/PhD at NWU.

Kristin Huizinga (91) -- [ ] -- will be starting her PhD in biochem at U of Michigan in the fall.

Katie Norem (91) -- [ktnorem@aol.com] -- spent several months in Japan teaching English, substitute taught in Bolingbrook, and is thinking about becoming a teacher (mostly because of my role model!!!). Included this in her email from Japan "Konnichiwa, mei-fee-oo-roo-do sensei" but didn't translate it. I am sure it says "Chem is a mole of fun".

Sina (Soneji) Fong (92) -- [ssonej2@uic.edu] -- got married to Vlad Fong (finally after 8+ years). It was a beautiful wedding. An auspicious traditional Indian wedding with so much culture. We had never been to an Indian wedding before…fabulous!!! It was at the White Eagle clubhouse and the reception was a cultural blend of Indian and Asian. So many different foods and traditions…I had a great time. Thanks for inviting us! You both looked so happy and so much in love -- I am sure that it will last a MOLE of years.

Roman Litwinski (92) -- [litwinski@nwu.edu] -- should have graduated from NWU med school in 6/99. Plans on being a surgeon.

Devayani Pandav (92) -- [ ] -- in NYC working as an actress in a play similar to "Tony and Tina's Wedding". Really love the stage and has found her calling.

Greg Rose (92) -- [gregrose@bigfoot.com] -- Northwestern grad '96 in IE and pol sci, working as a consultant for software companies.

Andrew Huang (93) -- [andreu@nwu.edu] -- grad from NWU in 97 and going to Med school at NWU.

Shannon Kirkpatrick (93) – [slk@seattleu.edu] -- living in a new apt. with her cat Sophie in Seattle, WA.

Glenn Merkel (93) -- [merkmeister@yahoo.com] -- U of Minn '98, BS-ChemEn; Working for International Paper and in Ireland summer 99and traveling to Europe. Discovered that they spell Aluminum wrong in Ireland -- they think Aluminium. And NO Glenn, I will not give you that point on your periodic table quiz when you spelled Aluminum in Irish.

Katherine Miao (93) -- [ ] -- at U of I Chicago Med school.

Samir Soneji (93) -- [sssoneji@midway.uchicago.edu] -- grad from U of C in '98 and going to Columbia grad school. Was the best man at Sina's wedding and did a marvelous job of being the "brother of the bride and the best friend of the groom". I am thinking about having him come to Iowa to be the Master of Ceremonies for my kid's wedding.

Dan Bailey (94) -- [dpbailey@students.uiuc.edu] -- plans to grad from UIUC in May 2000. Learning Greek and Spanish for mission trips planned after graduation.

Ankit Desai (94) -- [ ] -- in med school somewhere.

Sarah Gualano (94) -- [skgualan@artsci.wustl.edu] -- grad from Washington U in St. Louis and now at Med school at U of C.

Amy Hwang (94) -- [ahw548@nwu.edu] -- grad from NWU in '98 in Econ/MMSS. Working for Hewitt Associates.

Pooja Khungar (94) -- [ ] -- grad from Yale in '98 and now at U of I Chicago Med school.

Becky Williams (94) -- [rjwilli1@students.wisc.edu] -- Going to U of Wisc in Madison and in Doctor of Pharmacy program (98); rode in an MS fundraiser in the summer of 97 and 98.

Willy Woo (94) -- [willywoo@leland.stanford.edu] -- grad. of U of I in EE (97); working for Tandem Computers in San Jose, CA for summer '98; going to Stanford for grad school in fall '98.

Maureen Barrett (95) -- [marueen.c.barrett.34@nd.edu] -- Chem eng at Notre Dame and plans to graduate in 2000.

Gaurav Desai (95) -- [ ] -- pharmacy school at U of I and working at Osco.

Dave Hwang (95) -- [dhwang1@midway.uchicago.edu] -- working at U of C and studying for MCATS(summer 98); wants to TA ochem; U of C, major=chem-biochem-com sci

Jaymin Mehta (95) -- [ ] -- working at Baxter.

Alexia Koelling (95) -- [alkoelli@midway.uchicago.edu] -- Summer '98 working on campus and has internship with Newberry Library; spent spring of '98 in France. Should grad U of C in spring of '99. She will be in Michelle's wedding in August.

Jessica (Franciose) Burrows (96) -- [rawr79@hotmail.com] -- still at BYU in Salt Lake City. Spent several months on a mission trip to India in '98. Got married on 4/22/99 to Brandon Burrows in Utah. Spending the summer of '99 working as a tour guide in Alaska with Brandon.

Alan Huang (96) -- [Ahuang2@uclink4.berkeley.edu] -- Chem Eng at Berkeley, CA. Worked at Argonne and as a tennis bum during the summer '98.

Anu Mackar (96) -- [mackar@expert.cc.purdue.edu] -- Chem Eng at Purdue.

Anthony Mazzulla (96) -- [dmazzu1@uic.edu] -- UIC med school and now lives in Las Vegas.

Rene Mulligan (96) -- [renerene1@aol.com] -- at Notre Dame in Liberal Studies.

Kristine Munar (96) -- [munar@uiuc.edu] -- biochem major at UIC.

Nirali Shah (96) -- [narly@juno.com] -- chem major at UIC and works at Barnes and Noble for fun and $$$.

Betty Sun (96) -- [bcs10@cornell.edu] -- nutritional science at Cornell, worked at Marie's catering in '98. One of these days I will hire her to cater my alumni picnic.

Alan Bailey (97) -- [awbailey@uiuc.edu] -- at UIUC in computer science. Working at Argonne in '98 and '99.

Nathaniel Burke (97) -- [0153260@noctrl.edu] -- EE major at North Central in Naperville.

Vandana Khungar (97) -- [vkhung1@uic.edu] -- pre-med at UIC studying chlorine transport in yeast.

Jamie Pierce (97) -- [jpierce@sun.iwu.edu] -- chem major at Illinois Wesleyan, in Normal.

Akila Ramaswamy (97) -- [akilar@hotmail.com] -- psychobiology major at Pitzer College and did E. Coli research in '98.

Sameet Sheth (97) -- [ssheth@umich.edu] -- biochem major at U of Mich.

Mike Strelecky (97) -- [mstrelecky@mailexcite.com] -- also got married and I attended his wedding in Downers Grove. Going to school at William and Mary out East and has a cute daughter, Madelyn.

Kristina Wilson (97) -- [kriskay25@aol.com] -- studying music/theater in New York and LOVES IT.

Brendan Bandszak (98) -- [ ] -- taking classes at COD.

Mark Brady (98) -- [mhbrady@uiuc.edu] -- computer eng at UIUC. Worked at Argonne summer '98.

Kevin Gualano (98) -- [misar@worldnet.att.net] -- chem eng at U of Wisc-Madison.

Tess Kochan (98) -- [tkochan@iastate.edu] -- chem eng at Iowa State. She sent me a postcard from Holland where she was defeating the Holland Olympic Softball team.

Jennifer Lau (98) -- [jclau@uiuc.edu] -- had Zumdahl at UIUC. Likes UIUC but not the dorm food.

Jason Lawton (98) -- [jlawton2@purdue.edu] -- chem eng/premed at Purdue.

Julie Mitchell (98) -- [mitch12380@aol.com ] -- chem and neuroscience at Knox….wants to be a brain surgeon and still enjoys singing.

Lawton Moy (98) -- [moy@kwom.com] -- biochem at UIC med program.

Leslie Oca (98) -- [loca1@uic.edu] -- in pharmacy at UIC and is finding it fun and pretty easy so far.

Sanjay Sood (98) -- [s-sood3@nwu.edu] -- currently a speech major at NWU

Brad Stoor (98) -- [bstoor@ews.uiuc.edu] -- U of I in Eng; internship in Sunny Florida working for Walt Disney World at the Beauty and the Beast show at the MGM Studios(6/98)

Balaji Viswanthan (98) -- [bviswant@purdue.edu] -- Computer Eng at Purdue. Brought me an autographed photo from a Nobel Prize winner(Herbert C. Brown) who is a professor at Purdue. Thanks.

Kurt Vonnahme (98) -- [vonnahme@ix.netcom.com] -- pol sci at NWU.

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Cool web sites:

http://gamstcweb.gisd.k12.mi.us/~nmdf/index.html National Mole Day Foundation, Inc.

http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/scifun.html A chem web site from Wisconsin

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/ Online periodic table (to review before the party)

http://d99-netra.csd99.k12.il.us/south/alumni.htm Alumni reunion info

http://www.infophil.com/Illinois/Alumni/DGSHS/ National Alumni Registry

http://www.csd99.k12.il.us District 99 Home Page

A big MOLE WELCOME to the 32 new alumni from the class of ‘99. You now have to do something newsworthy so that your name will appear here next year.

J U L Y 10th We will provide sandwiches and some big containers of lemonade and iced tea. If someone will bring a bat and softball we could go over to Hillcrest and have a game after we eat. The old alum will beat the new. We should have enough doctors in the group to handle the injuries and enough lawyers to handle the lawsuits. I will have a volleyball and badminton sets. Let the fun begin at 4:30 p.m., food at 6:00 p.m. and concluding when you all leave.

This year we will have the ever-popular "Moleburgers" and chicken ala mole. So everyone bring salads, fruit, casseroles, or vegetables. We will have a few brownies and maybe some ice cream. If you have a favorite ethnic dish bring it. Last year we had some really interesting and good things. If you can't cook then bring pop, snack stuff or go to Dominick and buy something good.

Please come if at all possible. How about a large turnout from the class of '74, '79, '84, '89, '94 and '99 for the 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 0 year reunions??? Can you believe it -- 25 years....the class of '74 was my first full year class. If you can't come, at least call, email, or write to me beforehand so I can pass along info to other members of your class.

Address:
5927 Ridgewood Circle
Downers Grove, IL 60516

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