Class Notes

Alexander (“Alex”) S. Douglas II, LA86, a partner with ShuffieldLowman, was selected as a 2020 Florida Super Lawyer and as a 2020 Legal Elite attorney by Florida Trend magazine. Douglas practices in the area of fiduciary litigation.

Heather E. Gantzer, MD85, was named chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians, the national organization of internists. The board is the main policy-making body of the college. Gantzer has an internal medicine primary care clinic practice and also practices hospital medicine as a nocturnist at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn.

Adam Weintraub, LA84, returned to the California Department of Health Care Services as assistant deputy director of communications after a temporary assignment as deputy director for public affairs at the California Department of Social Services. He is currently helping to streamline communications about the COVID-19 response to providers and the nearly 13 million beneficiaries of California’s Medicaid program.

Andrea Sant, GM84, was featured in “Collaborative Convergence: Influenza Innovators,” the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s latest video highlighting efforts to accelerate the development of a universal influenza vaccine. In the video, Sant speaks about her research and the value of novel collaborations across the science and technology landscapes to drive innovation.

Kevin Johnson, BU84, received the 2019 Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner Award from the Society for American Baseball Research for researching and compiling playing statistics for baseball’s Negro Leagues, which had not previously existed. Johnson is the co-founder of Seamheads.com.

Doug Brandt, LA84, GR86, is a manuscript editing coordinator at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in Chicago. He is also a composer and writer, having written the music, lyrics and books for two full-length musicals. Brandt is currently writing his first opera, which tells the story of a 19th-century French intersex child who was raised as a girl but forced as an adult to live as a man.

Jeanette Meyer, LA83, of RE/MAX Alliance in Fort Collins, Colo., again earned Quality Service Certified Platinum, the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry. The award recognizes Meyer’s consistent scores of 100% client service satisfaction in 2019 as measured by Leading Research Corporation.

Joy (Nelkin) Wieder, FA82, an educator, illustrator, designer and freelance writer, had her debut picture book, The Passover Mouse, published (Doubleday Books for Young Readers; illustrated edition, 2020). The book was awarded the 2018 Jewish Stories Award by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators/PJ Library and was chosen as a PJ Library selection in 2020. Wieder’s historical novel, The Secret Tunnel, was selected for the PJ Our Way program for PJ Library. www.jnwieder.com

John Rovison, LA82, EN82, after a 38-year career filled with papers, awards and patents, retired as vice president of research and development for PeroxyChem LLC during its transition to Evonik, GmBH. He plans to reinvigorate his wine-making activities and other aspects of life. Rovison received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who in 2018.

Elizabeth Lewis, GA82, is professor of architecture at Florida A&M University.