1990s 

John J. Fallon, MA '90, is an associate professor of English and coordinator of the communications program at Lima Technical College. He lives in Lima.

Ken Gordon, BSJ '90, has joined The Columbus Dispatch as a sportswriter and will cover the Cincinnati Bengals this fall. "This year will just be a learning experience for me on how to handle a beat like this," said Gordon, who recently met General Manager Mike Brown, Coach Bruce Coslet and top draft choice Akili Smith. In addition to all home and away games, he will cover the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl. Gordon previously was the assistant sports editor of The Lima News. He and his wife, Faith, had a daughter, May Lindsey Rose, in May 1998.

Douglas H. Engle, BFA '90, is an Associated Press photographer who has worked in Rio de Janeiro, San Salvador and Chiapas, Mexico. Engle lives in Hendersonville, N.C.

Brett A. Faris, BBA '90, is controller for the Columbus Foundation, where he manages general accounting activities, develops procedures related to the financial information system and coordinates audits. Faris and his wife, April, live in Granville.

Nealie Pidcock-Houk, BS '90, MHSA '92, and her husband, Marc Houk, BGS '98, had a son, Von, on Nov. 17, 1998.

Roger A. Roundhouse, AAB '90, BBA '91, is a business unit manager of automotive products for General Cable Corp., a distributor of copper, aluminum and fiberoptic wire and cable products for the communications and electrical markets. Roundhouse lives in Kentucky.

Anneliese Walters Infeld, BA '91, works for NCR as a contract manager. Her husband, Marc Infeld, BFA '91, is curator at George Washington University. The couple had a daughter, Madeleine Belle Infeld, on July 1, 1998. The Infeld family lives in Germantown, Md.

Denise L. Young, BSC '91, is a senior account executive for the Roder-Finn public relations agency in New York.

Timothy Michael DiLellio, BS '91, is a chief actuary at Lifeguard in San Jose, Calif., and is an associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Kathleen A. Szmit, BSJ '91, is an educational paraprofessional for an elementary school in Amherst, Mass. Szmit assists children with various disabilities, such as attention deficit disorder and Asperger's syndrome. "It is an incredibly challenging and rewarding job which I love immensely," Szmit said. Szmit and her son, Ryan, live in Hadley, Mass.

Sherry Sierra, BSJ '91, is a graphic designer for The State Journal in West Virginia. She lives in St. Albans, W.Va.

Kimberly Palamar Woods, BSJ '91, is vice president and director of internal communications for ABN-AMRO North America Inc. in Chicago. ABN-AMRO is among the 20 largest banks in the world and has nearly 20,000 employees. Woods also is the managing director of the LaSalle Banks Chicago Marathon, held annually in the fall. She received a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies/corporate communications and management from DePaul University in August 1997. Woods and her husband, Michael, had their first child, Griffin, on Feb. 10. The family lives in Aurora, Ill.

Sam Girton, BFA '91, MFA '93, joined the Ohio University School of Visual Communication as an assistant professor in the fall of 1998. Girton and his wife, Colleen Carow Girton, BSJ '93, MA '97, director of development communications for the Ohio University Office of Development, live in Athens.

Melanie C. Clutter Hirselj, BBA '92, and her husband, Mark, had their first child, Mark Andrew Hirselj Jr., on Jan. 31. The family lives in Schertz, Texas.

Vic A. Maxson, BSED '92, married Mindy M. Cisneros Maxson, BSED í94, in December 1998 in Negril, Jamaica. He is a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at West Elementary in Athens, and she is a sixth-grade teacher at East Elementary. The Maxsons live in The Plains.

Jennifer A. Lapina Reece, BSJ '93, is the five o'clock newscast planner for WJW-TV (The Fox) in Cleveland. She and her husband, Chris, live in Streetsboro.

Neil Schmidt, BSJ '93, has worked as a sportswriter for The Cincinnati Enquirer for six years and has covered the Final Four and the Kentucky Derby. Schmidtís wife, Lisa Bodner Schmidt, BSED '94, is a first-grade teacher in the Mount Healthy school district in Cincinnati. The couple were married in 1995 and live in Cincinnati.

Cristine Antolik, BSJ '94, is a Web master for the National Underwriter Co., an insurance publications company in Cincinnati.

Ed L. Sarabia, BCJ, AB '94, is a special agent with the United States Department of Justiceís Drug Enforcement Administration and is working in the New England Field Division in Boston.

Todd J. Lauby, BS '94, graduated from the Ohio State University College of Optometry and is a naval optometrist in Emerald Isle, N.C.

Debashis Aikat, PHD '95, received the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hillís 1999 Tanner Award for undergraduate teaching excellence. He is an assistant professor and media futurist in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Aikat teaches online research and Internet publishing and conducts research on futuristic aspects of communication. Aikat was recognized as a Tanner recipient during halftime at the UNC vs. Duke basketball game Feb. 27 in the Dean Smith Center and at a banquet in April.

Charmel Cross, AB '95, passed the State of Ohio Bar Examination and is an associate in the Columbus office of Baker and Hostetler LLP.

Zachary M. Ratzman, AB '95, graduated magna cum laude and with Order of the Coif honors from the University of Michigan Law School. Ratzman is serving a one-year clerkship with United States District Court Judge Harold Baer Jr. for the southern district of New York in Manhattan. Ratzman lives in New York City.

Patrick A. Shaw, BSC '95, is global account manager for MCI Worldcom, the second largest telecommunications company in the world. Shaw and his wife, Debbie, purchased a new home in Cincinnati.

Michael J. Worley, BSSPS '95, MSPE '96, is assistant director of the Ohio University Alumni Association and the 1st Ward representative on Athens City Council.

Karen M. Batman, BBA '96, is a merchandise planner for Macy's West, a division of Federated Department Stores in San Francisco.

Mark A. Pummell, BFA '96, won third place in the pictorial category of the 1998 Inland News Picture Contest. Pummell is a staff photographer at The Daily Standard in Celina.

Corey G. Wiater, BSJ '96, MBA '97, received the 1999 Central Ohio Public Relations Society of America's Rising Star Award. She is an account executive at Paul Werth Associates and volunteers with the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Kelly S. Byrd, MBA '98, is sales engineer for Advanced Products, based in Cupertino, Calif. He is working with major semiconductor sputtering equipment manufacturers in the industry to develop next-generation target requirements and solutions. Byrd lives in Morgan Hill, Calif.

Alex Gainer, BSJ '98, is an account assistant in public relations with Northlich Stolley LaWarre and resides in Cold Springs, Ky.