Class Notes, November/December 1999

Friday December 31, 1999 Category: Archives Permanent Link

A fellow 1996 graduate recently remarked that it will only be a matter of months until we’ve been out in the hustle and bustle of the real world longer than we were in college. No matter, as long as you still have pals from school who revel in walks down memory lane, can name every phone number they had while in Ithaca, and chortle with glee as they rattle off your every Saturday Night run awry, well then, school just seems like yesterday.

As we embark on this class column, let me give you fair warning: those of you who have trepidations about entering the world of couplehood, this column may contain material that is not appropriate for persons of certain, shall we say, anxieties. However, there is much happy news to be shared, so please read on. Lauren B. Feldman and Jonathan M. Levine ‘95 were married on June 6 in Verona , NJ . Jon recently finished New York Medical College , and is starting residency at Thomas Jefferson U. in Philadelphia in otolaryngology. Lauren is working in Cigna’s actuarial executive program. Cornellians in the bridal party included: Bonnie H. Meyer, who is working on her PhD in clinical psychology at Pace U.; Suzanne M. Weidberg, who relocated to New York to study social work at Columbia; Janine C. Abrams, working on her MD at Mount Sinai; Karen M. Ehret, who recently relocated to San Francisco; and Paul Thur ‘95, who is beginning residency in urology at Penn. Other Cornellians in attendance included: Matthew Altman, Michael Rethy, Joanne Greenhaus, June H. Im, Brian Afnan ‘97, ME C ‘98, Marshall Hudes ‘95, Neil Lesser ‘95, Yoav Shahar ‘95, Mara B. Stolber ‘98, Traci A. Nadel ‘93, and Sasha Wolf ‘00. Matt is working for Hyperion in New York , Michael is pursuing his MD at Mount Sinai , Joanne recently finished Georgetown law and has taken a job in Philadephia, and June is a student at Fordham law.

Tina Bimbo and Jason Turek ‘95 were married in Sage Chapel on July 3. Karen A. Szczepanski, Alicia A. Parlanti, and Kristen E. Doner were bridesmaids. Classmates also celebrating with Tina and Jason were Robyn L. Tuttle, Tim Burns, Sheila K. DiGasper, Darcy S. Peterka, Erica L. Gantner, Marguarite Carmody, and Paul Edward “Ed” Caywood ‘95 (and there were more – names coming!).

So listen to this story: Girl goes halfway across the world after graduation. Girl meets guy halfway across the world. Turns out girl and guy grew up a half hour away from each other. Well, you can figure out the rest. Ilana Preuss and Hadar Susskind were married on August 1 in Landover , MD. Wedding revelers included: Catherine S. Simpson, Deb L. Huret, Lora L. Levy, Lisa E. Heuer, Aaron Kranich, Larry Smith, PhD ‘96, Doug Alsdorf, PhD ‘96, Josh Rothman ‘94, Hannah T. Rothman ‘98, and Daniel Cook ‘98. Ilana and Hadar are living in Maryland and both attend U. of Maryland.

And as it goes with old roommates, things are always best when you do them together. Catherine S. Simpson and John Bueker, JD ‘97, were married August 7 in New York City. Ilana Pruess Susskind, Deb L. Huret, Lisa E. Heuer, Lora L. Levy, Kate Bueker ‘93, and Gideon Simpson ‘03 were all in the wedding party. Deb is with J. Walter Thompson in New York , Lisa is doing post-bac work at Columbia , and Lora, after finishing Teach for America , has recently relocated to Ithaca. John and Cathy are living in Boston , where John is practicing law, and Cathy is a graduate student in sociology at Brown.

Nisha T. Mathew and Jasper Cordero, ME C ‘97, were married August 7 in Rochester , NY. Sheryl R. Kamholz, Robyn Levey, and Jessica D. Katz were bridesmaids, and Mathew Nelson, Marc Saulsbury, and Matthew Carmona ‘97 were all groomsmen. Other Cornellians present to celebrate were Nedra L. Guckert, Gail L. Rosenberg, Ella Zalkind, Panayiota “Toula” Kilaras, Jeremy ‘93 and Naomi Gelber Grunzweig ‘95, and Rich Weinerman ‘94.

Jean M. Lam and John MacInnes were married August 8 in Centerport , NY. Cornellians in attendance were: Alison K. Conlin, Christopher Edward “Ed” Lazzerini ‘94, ME CS ‘96, Ron Weisbein ‘94, Kristin K. Manley ‘95, Juliette R. Sorhagen ‘95, Brian Fershtman ‘95, BA ‘96, Beth Jordan ‘95, Dave Scheer ‘95, and Leslie F. Davis ‘95. The newlyweds honeymooned in Mexico. Jean is attending Notre Dame law, and John is continuing law school at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland.

I ran into Ross Goldstein at, of all places, a wedding! He told me that Gabe Rozengarten and Kimberly Koch were married this summer. Gabe and Kim are living on Long Island , and Gabe is doing health care consulting in New York. Ross lives in New York , and is working on his MBA at New York U. And no visit to New York would be complete without a random-run-into-you-on-Broadway encounter. It was great to see Patrick Chu, who just finished up at Harvard law and, last I checked, was househunting in NYC.

Congratulations to all on their marriages, success stories, and, well, just being really cool people. May this news find all of you who read class notes happy and well.

—Sheryl Magzamen, Class Correspondent