Eric Federing, CCAS BA ’82, received the Vice-Chancellor’s Internationalization Award from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.
Tag: 80s
Orysia Paszczak Tracz, CCAS BA ’87
Orysia Paszczak Tracz, CCAS BA ’87, retired in September 2010 from collections management at University of Manitoba Libraries. She is a writer, researcher, lecturer and translator, specializing in things Ukrainian, especially ethnology. She has translated seven books on Ukrainian costume and folk art from Ukrainian into English, with more to come. She is working on […]
Guillermo Troya, ESIA MA ’85
Guillermo Troya, ESIA MA ’85, a medical doctor from Ecuador, was recently appointed as the new PAHO/WHO Country Representative in Suriname, effective Nov. 28, 2011. Dr. Troya has been working for PAHO/WHO since 1998 in the PAHO/WHO Country Offices of Jamaica, Panama, Belize and Trinidad & Tobago. He also spent one year at PAHO/HQ in […]
Mark Sykes, GWSB MBA ’87
Mark Sykes, GWSB MBA ’87, is vice president and controller for the hotel division of Grand America Hotels & Resorts. In September, Mr. Sykes was named chairman of the board at AmBest, which represents nearly 200 of “America’s Best” independent truck stops and service centers. He has served on the AmBest board of directors for five […]
Robyn Walensky, CCAS BA ’84
Robyn Walensky, CCAS BA ’84, a national news reporter for “The Glenn Beck Show” and “The Blaze”, authored the book Beautiful Life? The CSI behind the Casey Anthony Trial & My Observations from Courtroom Seat #1.
Gary Stevenson, GWSB MBA ’82
Gary Stevenson, GWSB MBA ’82, was appointed president of Pac-10 Enterprises. Mr. Stevenson brings 30-plus years, including senior positions at the NBA, the PGA TOUR, the Golf Channel, and as head of his own highly successful consulting firm, OnSport.
Merrick B. Rosenberg, CCAS BA ’89
Merrick B. Rosenberg, CCAS BA ’89, has had his book, Taking Flight, selected as a finalist in the USA “Best Books 2011” Awards’ business-general category. The book is a business fable that features a diverse group of birds confronted with a crisis and a race against time to save their homes from impending disaster. Suddenly […]
Samira Nawas, MVC AA ’78, BA ’80, GWSB MBA ’82
Samira Nawas, MVC AA ‘78, BA ‘80, GWSB MBA ‘82, joined the travel family business back in 1982, where she ran the business in Rome for 11 years. In 1993, she and her husband Hans Plesman moved back to California. They have a son who is a sophomore at Sacred Heart Preparatory.
Rodney Hunt, SEAS ’83
Rodney Hunt, SEAS ’83, is president and chief executive officer of RPH Enterprise International and the founder of RS Information Systems, Inc. (RSIS), a leader in the fields of data technology, systems engineering and telecommunications. In recognition of his leadership and his commitment to supporting numerous worthwhile causes, the Euro-American Women’s Council honored him with […]
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, ESIA BA ’80
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, ESIA BA ‘80, is the new ambassador to Malta. She served as chairwoman for Middle East Area Studies at the Foreign Service Institute from 2005 to 2007, and was appointed director of the Office of Egypt and the Levant in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs from 2007 to 2008. She also served […]