Class Notes

Jeffrey G. Fihn, BU72, joined Tyson Law Firm, P.C., in Greenwood, Ind., as of counsel. His focus is on commercial and business transactions and litigation, real property legal problems, insurance law matters, and contracts and torts.

Raymond Dalton, LA72, a clinical psychologist, retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after nearly 40 years of service.

Joseph Madison, LA71, LW19, was a recipient of the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award from Miami University. Created in 2017, the award honors people who strive to advance civil rights and social justice in America. Madison is also the host of a daily program on SiriusXM’s Urban View (channel 126).

John Sheridan, LA70, had his work included in a recent three-month exhibition at the Hunderdon Art Museum, Clinton, N.J. “From the Ground Up: Peters Valley School of Craft” was the first major exhibition to trace the 50-year history of this New Jersey craft school.

Martha (Freer) Ratigan, BU68, retired from computer work and is pursuing art.

Michael S. Sherry, LA67, wrote The Punitive Turn in American Life: How the United States Learned to Fight Crime Like a War (UNC Press, 2020). The book explores the political and cultural history of the ways in which punishment and surveillance have moved to the center of American life and become imbued with militarized language and policies. In 2020, Sherry retired as the Richard W. Leopold Professor of History at Northwestern University, having spent 44 years on the Northwestern history faculty.

Pepper Schwartz, LA67, GR69, is involved in several startups, including Pulse and Keeper. She recently finished video and audio relationship casts, 20 short videos on intimacy and sexuality, and 10 brief audio files on maintaining relationships for GetPaired.com.

Perci Chester, FA67, had her “Now Is the Time/Time After Time and Drawings of Protest” show on display at the Traffic Zone Gallery in Minneapolis. The installation featured clock boxes, tree limbs and stone with anthropomorphic forms whose heads are vintage clock boxes, marking “time as no time — endless time — and the present time.”

Karen Adderton, GR67, is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in west St. Louis County. She works with adults and adolescents in the areas of trauma, life transitions and personal growth.

Eric Flamholtz, GB66, co-authored The Crisis Leadership Playbook (Vandeplas Publishing, 2020). The book provides practical guidance for leaders facing crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, based upon research it examined from both successful and unsuccessful companies in crisis, including American Express, Chrysler, Disney, Eastman Kodak, International Harvester and Sears.