Class Notes, September-October, 2004
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Greetings, Sixers! This year, most of us will be reaching a milestone we haven’t celebrated since proudly showing our (real) driver’s license at the Palms, and waving a dollar (or was it a buck twenty-five by then?) in front of the bartender for a beer. That’s right, a birthday of significance. The big 3-0. Instead of my usual waxing nostalgic about our insouciant days in Ithaca, I’m going to share a note Class Notes received from Liz Rand. “Instead of flying all over the place every time one of us turns 30, we decided to celebrate our collective 30th birthdays in Ithaca in May.” Along with Michelle Lauermann Cappellucci, Danielle Piscatilli Robillard, Pat Newman, Becca Schader, Priya Ramamurthy, John Ochsendorf, and Deb Moll, Liz spent a weekend up in Ithaca visiting old haunts (“if they still exist”) and wine touring. “Could you ask for a better 30th birthday celebration?” Ahhh, throw some corn nuggets from the Chariot in there, and I totally concur.
Josh Silverman and Carin Lustig-Silverman welcomed Abigail Hannah into the world on March 21, ‘04. Proud grandparents include another member of the Cornell family, grandma Susan Perlstein Lustig ‘61. Josh recently completed the MD/PhD program at NYU. Josh, Carin, and Abby are heading to Boston, where Josh will start his residency in otolaryngology (that’s ears, nose, and throat for those of you playing at home) at Harvard. Matt and Bonnie Meyer Altman are the proud parents of Jake Benjamin, who was born on April 6, ‘04.As it turns out, people run into classmates in the strangest places. Bonnie gave birth at Columbia Presbyterian, and Lee Weiss, who lived in Matt’s dorm freshman year, assisted with the delivery. Bonnie, Matt, and Jake are living in New York City, where Bonnie is the school psychologist at an Upper East Side private school and Matt is at Hyperion Capital Management, working as a portfolio manager.
Jodi Krantz and Larry Kravitz were married on Nov. 8, ‘03 in Manhasset, NY. Cornellians in attendance were Heather Salomon Zeitz, Jennifer Hale Rackoff, Marni Kanofsky, Scott Saperstein, David Reiss, Ross Silver, MD ‘00, Julie Lorber, Mark Buchsbaum ‘95, and Eric Sherman ‘95. Jodi and Larry honeymooned in New Zealand and Fiji. The newlyweds are currently residing in Manhattan, where Jodi is an actuary for New York Life Insurance Company and Larry is an account executive at ABC. Nick and Heather Nydam Martinez are living in Denver, where they started their own business selling exclusive car care products. Heather reports, “It’s very different from our past careers, but it’s going very well!” Good luck to Heather and Nick, and their joint venture, “Detailers Paradise.”
Congratulations to Erica Siegel, MPA ‘97, and Gary Henning, who were married on May 30, ‘04 at Tappan Hill. London’s newest resident and Class Notes’ very own Courtney Rubin was Erica’s maid of honor. Other Cornellian guests included bridesmaid Pamela Feliciano Colosimo ‘97, Rick Colosimo, JD ‘97, Ross ‘97 and Beth Rubenstein Goldstein ‘97, and the bride’s parents Harvey and Merille Ruben Siegel ‘68. Erica and Gary honeymooned in Hawaii, and currently reside in Hoboken, NJ.
In an impressive performance of best man duties, David Reiss wrote in to share the news of Ross Silver’s marriage to Rebecca Kaplan on June 13, ‘04 in Springfield, NJ. Bridesmaid Stephanie Silver ‘98, alumna of the Touchtones a cappella group, traded her bouquet for a microphone, singing for the newlyweds and guests. Other Cornellians present to share the happy day were groomsman Dan Charous, Kevin Lyons, Nate Clark, Scott Saperstein, Jennifer Hale Rackoff, Jodi Krantz Kravitz, and Heather Salomon Zeitz.
Karen Szczepanski recently started a fellowship in neonatology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Karen reports that she’ll be “cutting my salary in half and more than doubling my hours!” Good luck! Richard Nunes, B. Arch. ‘96, and wife Teresa have recently relocated to London, where Richard is conducting his doctoral research with the Bartlett School of Planning, University College, London. Richard and Teresa have been taking advantage of their new locale, recently exploring the Loire Valley in France.
Matthew Wecksell and Catherine Kahn were married on Jan. 18, ‘04. Cornellians in attendance were Ilan Barzilay and Glenn McAnanama ‘98.Matthew is completing his residency in anaesthesiology at Columbia. Jennifer Stickler is currently residing in Elmira, NY, and works for Corning Incorporated as a manufacturing effectiveness specialist. Jennifer is mom to a 9-year-old daughter and a baby boy.
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with news to share. If you haven’t written recently, give us a shout out here at Class Notes. We’d love to hear from you.
Sheryl Magzamen, slm1@cornell.edu; Allie Cahill, alexandracahill@aol.com; Courtney Rubin, cbr1@cornell.edu
