Please share any news in your life by completing the alumni update form, which is available in both printable and online versions. If you wish, you may also share your news by submitting comments electronically via the Electronic Yearbook on the Alumni home page at www.umuc.edu/alum. Your news will be included, as space permits, in a future issue. If you are currently in or retired from the military, your rank will be printed with your name only if you include it with your submitted information.

Chuck Goodrich ’86, La Plata, Maryland, was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Guard in 1997. He also celebrated 21 years of marriage to Dianne Garner on February 19, 1998. Awarded the Armed Forces Service Medal, NATO Medal, and Joint Service Commendation Medal, he retired after 25 years of service as first sergeant of the 312th Psychological Operations Company,Washington, D.C.

Capt. Ronnie B. Griffin ’89, Temple Hills, Maryland, successfully completed company command at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. He is currently training reserve forces and pursuing an M.B.A. degree with Webster University.

Nancy Sabella-Roussell ’80, Waldorf, Maryland, was promoted to president of a newly established nonprofit organization that oversees services to children and families. She is also working on another UMUC degree through the Graduate School of Management & Technology’s not-for-profit specialty track.

Lisa Revello Biegel ’96, Ellicott City, Maryland, has taken a position with the First National Bank of Maryland as a part-time procedures and operations analyst. Lisa gave birth to a baby girl in December 1996.

Shirley Bivens ’98, White Plains, Maryland, completed her master’s degree in August 1998 through UMUC’s Executive Master’s in Technology Management program.

Ann Donnawell ’91, Ellicott City, Maryland, is participating in a developmental assignment, the LEGIS Fellowship Program, through the National Security Agency. She is working on Capitol Hill on the Senate Committee on Small Business for Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.

Sue Greenfield ’90, Laurel, Maryland, is a freelance illustrator and a member of the Washington, D.C., Illustrator’s Club.

Cy M. Greenidge ’93, Capitol Heights, Maryland, retired from the Air Force on July 1, 1997, and is now working as a management intern in the General Services Administration.

Javier Jarquin ’93, Bethesda, Maryland, works at the World Bank as a financial analyst and has had two boys since graduating from UMUC.

Joan L. Johnson ’91, Annapolis, Maryland, was promoted to program manager for the Maryland Distinguished Scholar program with the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

Mike Tiernan ’97, Bowie, Maryland, accepted a senior-level position with a network engineering firm in the Wash-ington, D.C., area. "The telecommunication management program at UMUC was very helpful in obtaining this position."

Christine Trent ’97, Leonardtown, Maryland, recently started a corporate event planning service for the southern Maryland area. She says she "couldn’t have done it without the knowledge gained from [her] UMUC experience!"

Mary Rita White ’96, Leonardtown, Maryland, is a civil servant working at the Naval Air Warfare Center/Aircraft Division in the visual and technical branch of the information management department. Mary has five children and two grandchildren.

Jack A. Meyer ’74, Winnsboro, South Carolina, had his most recent book published, which is titled South Carolina in the Mexican War.

Carl H. Jeanty ’87, Arlington, Virginia, was promoted to chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army. He is also pursuing a doctoral degree in education at George Mason University.

Larry Kelly ’84, Midlothian, Virginia, has been promoted to environmental program specialist in compiling and processing pollution discharge data in support of Environmental Protection Agency federal grants.

Lt. j.g. Calvin Matthews ’89, Virginia Beach, Virginia, recently received the Battle Efficiency Ribbon while on a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. This ribbon recognizes Matthews’s contribution in the selection of his ship as the recipient of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Battle Excellence Award, given annually by the Commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet to each class of naval ship that sustains or improves its combat readiness.

Michael F. Maxson ’89, Lewisville, Texas, moved from CONSTAR International in the Dallas, Texas, area to SILGAN Plastics Corporation in Franklin, Kentucky, in August 1998. In the nine years since his graduation from UMUC, he has been instrumental in helping three major plastic manufacturing facilities attain the ISO 9000 quality certification that will enable them to manufacture and to sell in both Asia and Europe. "Thanks to my many years of studies in foreign countries, I have been able to relate to these countries’ ways of business conduct, which has been a great benefit for me and for the companies with which I am associated. Thank you, UMUC faculty and staff, who are dedicated to overseas education."

James M. Oglesby Jr. ’84, Charlotte, North Carolina, attained the rank of first sergeant and retired from the U.S. Army after 24 years. He also earned teacher certification and taught in public education. The state of North Carolina selected him for a school administrator preparation fellowship, and he is currently enrolled in the University of North Carolina’s Master of School Administration and Master of Public Administration programs. He is the president of the Omicron Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.

Gregory M. Galloway ’95, Sherwood, Arkansas, received a master’s degree in public administration and human resource development from Webster University.

Paul J. Gregory ’96, Newport News, Virginia, has returned to the United States after being stationed in Keflavik, Iceland, for four-and-a-half years.

Mark Holub ’95, Ovilla, Texas, has been working as an information systems analyst for J.C. Penney Insurance Group since his graduation from UMUC.

Anthony Jones ’95, San Antonio, Texas, moved from Maryland to Texas. His new position is small group leader for the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Courses in the U.S. Army.

Robert Moering ’96, Palm Bay, Florida, began the Doctor of Clinical Psychology program at Florida Tech.

William A. Paetz ’93, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was promoted to the position of lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in October 1997. He then assumed duties as ground electronics officer, Naval Air Station, Virginia Beach, in November 1997. He also married Meredith L. Noble on December 26, 1998.

Joseph L. Ward Jr. ’91, New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 1998 graduate of Concordia University in Wisconsin with a B.A. in management and communications. In March 1998 he became the development coordinator for the Louisiana chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

David A. Junior ’87, University Heights, Ohio, was appointed professor of military science at John Carroll University. Previously, he was a company commander at Fort Lee, Virginia. After receiving his graduate degree in procurement and acquisitions, he was nominated and selected for his professorial position. "I owe a great deal of my success to UMUC, which helped to make a dream come true."

James L. Thompson ’84, Big Bear City, California, is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in organizational management at the University of Phoenix’s Ontario, California, Learning Center. He left the military in 1985, worked in the aerospace industry as manufacturing supervisor for several years, became involved in environmental management, and has taken several extension courses in those areas. He is seeking a new position in the risk management field of the public sector.

Lt. Cmdr. John P. Griffin ’94, Coronado, Colorado, recently completed a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf aboard the destroyer USS David R. Ray. During the deployment, Griffin visited Australia, Bahrain, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.

Doris M. Knox ’92, Poulsbo, Washington, was hired as a social worker in January 1998. "I started college when my son started high school. He received his high school diploma one week after I received my B.S. in psychology. I was 40 years old when I started college. Now, after taking care of my aged mother for six years, I am finally able to pursue my career. I am now a social worker in a senior health and rehabilitation facility where I am also a resident advocate. If not for my degree, I would have never had this opportunity at this age."

John E. Pugsley ’96, Waipahu, Hawaii, an officer in the U.S. Air Force, has been reassigned from his previous position at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

Lt. j.g. Ivan Terry ’95, Kapolei, Hawaii, is a flight officer in the U.S. Navy currently assigned to Patrol Squadron Nine, Nas Barbers Point. He was promoted to lieutenant junior grade in April 1998.

Tayfun Zorlu ’96, Istanbul, Turkey, is part of a company that markets yarns and fabrics internationally. Having graduated from UMUC, Tayfun completed military service and works in the exports division of the textile firm.