The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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classnotes 7 9 8 Gary Sowyrda '78 says, "Four WPI '78s (Phi Kappa Thetas, as well) and their wives gathered in Houston in December for our oldest son's wedding. From left, Caroline Kelly, Bill Neal Wright '76, vice president and DOD market sector Kelm, Sandy Kelm, Louis Pelletier, Paula Pelletier, Gary and leader for Dewberry, has been appointed co-chairman of the his wife, Susan, and Dennis Kelly." Society of American Military Engineers' (SAME) Warrior Transition Task Force. He will work to help military engineers transi- Ken Fast '79 writes, "I was recently honored as a Distin- tion into the civilian workforce. Wright also serves as a region- guished Engineer by the ACM, the largest educational and al vice president in SAME. scientific computing society. This was based on my work developing the large-scale visualization system used for sub- Bill Cunningham '77 says, "I've launched OneMorePallet marine design at Electric Boat Corp. I am still a principal engi- .com, a shipping website that provides great rates for 1 to 4 neer at EB, working on advanced manufacturing technology pallet shipments from carriers that have excess capacity. I nurtured the concept through Northern Kentucky's UpTech 8 Accelerator, and it is now in full production covering 130 metro and shipbuilding affordability." Arthur Hughes '79 was inducted into the Ameriprise Diamond Ring Club, recognizing the top 7 percent of advisors. areas. Our mantra: Ship a little, save a lot!" Mark Harley '78 is now director of engineering for Maponics He is a private wealth advisor with Hughes and Assoc. in LLC in White River Junction, Vt. McAllen, Texas. and has a second on the way in 2013. He and his wife, Joy, Peter Mulvihill '78 was appointed Nevada state fire mar- Fran Madigan '79 writes, "The three of us—Francis W. live in Tucson. shal, responsible for oversight of statewide fire service train- "Bud" Madigan Jr. '53, Francis W. "Fran" Madigan III '79, ing and certification program, fire protection industry licens- and James E. " Jim" Madigan '87—are celebrating the 75th 7 David Kinder '77 writes, "Following retirement after 25 ing, plan review and inspections of facilities in rural counties anniversary of our Central Massachusetts-based general con- years at Intel, I turned to a repressed passion for photography and all state facilities, and fire investigation and enforcement tracting/construction management company, F. W. Madigan with a focus on theatre. With so many wonderful theatre com- of laws related to fire and hazardous materials. He has over Co. Inc. The company was founded in 1937 by Francis W. panies in Portland, Ore., there's no lack of opportunity to work 34 years of experience in municipal fire service and the pri- Madigan Sr." with great people both on and off stage. Here's a photo of vate sector. He's worked for the City of Reno and the Boise, mine from a recent local production of Spring Awakening." Idaho, fire departments, and the North Lake Tahoe Fire Pro- 9 Jason Tuell '79, previously chief of the Meteorological Paul Curdo '77 received a 35-year service award from Raytheon in 2012. He also welcomed his first grandchild, Hazel, tection District. He spent 10 years with Rolf Jensen and Services Division of NOAA's National Weather Service, has Robert Flynn '78 has a daughter at WPI—Class of 2016. Associates. as vice president and engineering manager of been named director of the National Weather Service Eastern "Fun setting up Julianne's room on Riley 2nd," he writes. the company's Las Vegas office, and has previous experi- Region. "Brings back lots of memories. The new facilities on campus ence in the highly protected risk insurance and aerospace are first class… I'm ready to come back." industries. Peter lives in Reno. Hans Van de Berg '79 was promoted to fellow engineer at Westinghouse Electric LLC. He is currently working in the Transient and Design Analysis group. 80 Winter 2013