’90s TONY DIVITO (’90 B.B.A., ’99 M.S.) was promoted to principal at Rehmann, a fully integrated financial services firm. REBECCA DAVIES (’91 B.S.A) has been named a 2017 Honoree for Michigan Women in Law by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly. ’10s KRISTIN MCDONOUGH (’10 B.B.A., ’15 M.P.A.) is the electrical and computer engineering alumni and external relations manager at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES ’70s LYNNE LAURINEC (’78 B.A.) was named one of Royal Oak School District’s Teacher of the Year. ’90s JENNIFER MAST (’97 B.A., ’00 M.P.A.) is superintendent of Dearborn Heights School District No. 7. Mast has been with the district for 20 years. ’00s KELLY STETZ (’03 B.A., ’03 Teach. Cert., ’08 M.A.) was awarded the Excellence in Teaching award, which honors those who have given out- standing contributions to Catholic education. BILL SOLOMONSON (’04 M.A.) received the Keith A. Pretty 2016 Distinguished Online Faculty Member of the Year award from the Alliance for Excellence in Online Education. Solomonson is associate professor of organizational leadership at Oakland University. ADAM BURNS (’06 Teach. Cert.) was named 2016 Troy School District Teacher of the Year, 2016 Butler- Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award winner from Turnaround Management, a 2016-17 Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education win- ner, and one of 10 teachers in the country to be a 2017 Sondheim Inspirational Teaching Award winner by the Kennedy Center. STEVE BROWN (’07 M.P.A.) was appointed Wixom, Mich., city manager. ’10s BLAIR (CHAMBLERLIN) STAMPER (’12 B.S.) was promoted to creative manager at Washtenaw Community College. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCES ’80s BRIGIT ANTHONY (’87 B.S.E.M.E., ’93 M.S.E) was recog- nized by The Manufacturing Institute as one of its 2017 STEP Ahead Award Honorees and by Profiles in Diversity Journal, which awarded her a 2017 Women Worth Watching in STEM Award. THOMAS GIACOMINI (’88 B.S.E.M.E.) was elected to MSA Safety Inc. Board of Directors. ’90s JENNIFER SLATER (’97 B.S.E.M.E.) was awarded one of the 2017 STEP Ahead Awards for Women in Manufacturing. ’00s JEFFREY JONES (’01 B.S.E.C.O., ’01 B.S.E.E.E., ’04 M.S.) is executive director for Asia Pacific business strategy at Ford Motor Co. STEVE BRENNAN (’02 B.S.) was appointed vice president of data strategy and analytics for Carhartt. JASON TURRI (’05 B.S.E.M.E.) published Sent for Life, a science fic- tion novel. IN MEMORIAM The University of Michigan-Dearborn community mourned the loss of two longtime faculty members in recent months. ANGELA ALLEN, lecturer IV in chemistry, died Sept. 8.Allen had taught organic chemistry at UM-Dearborn for 22 years, served as faculty adviser for several on-campus organizations and was CASL ombudsperson from 2007 to 2010. Colleagues remember her encouraging students to get involved on campus and in their communities, sharing positive messages on her social media channels and energetically teaching her class even through rounds of debilitating chemo- therapy. TERRY OSTROM, lecturer II in mechan- ical engineering, died Sept. 11. Ostrom served in the Department of Mechanical Engineering for 26 years and was an es- sential component of the department’s materials science and materials process- ing research areas. Colleagues say he was a“walking encyclopedia of materials science”who shared his knowledge with students and other faculty in a relatable and positive way. It’s a great day to be a victor for UM-Dearborn. #givingblueday givingblueday.org 28 | Fall 2017 AfterSchool CLASS NOTES