Class Notes

Tescha Hawley, SW02, was a finalist for the CNN Hero of the Year award in 2023. She was nominated for founding the Day Eagle Project, a nonprofit started to help Native Americans living on a reservation fight cancer. The nonprofit has since expanded to help with other medical needs and a food pantry to promote better nutrition. Hawley founded Day Eagle Project after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and faced the daunting challenges of navigating and receiving the health care she needed. She is a member of the Gros Ventre tribe.

Tobias T. Gibson, GR01, GR06, co-edited Red Reckoning: The Cold War and the Transformation of American Life (LSU Press, November 2023) with Mark Boulton. The book explores an array of topics, including the Cold War’s impact on national security, race relations, gun culture and masculinity, law, college football, advertising, music, film, free speech, religion and even board games. One review says, “Red Reckoning brings an important era back to life for those who lived through it and for students and scholars wishing to understand it.”

Shyam Bishen, PMBA99, was appointed head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare at the World Economic Forum. Bishen is a senior health-care executive and board member with over 25 years of global experience in health-care public-private partnership and strategy development. He joined the World Economic Forum in early 2022 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he was a regional/deputy director for seven years and was responsible for partnering to harness advances in health care to save lives. For a profile on Bishen, visit source.wustl.edu/2024/02/a-global-view-of-human-health.

Jennifer Sloop, LW98, was named senior director of legal recruiting and integration at the national law firm Quarles & Brady. She is based in the firm’s recently opened St. Louis office. Sloop leads the legal recruiting department, setting its strategic direction and objectives, while maintaining and strengthening its culture, diversity and quality standards.

Christine (Galofre) Allen, BU98, opened a new school building for Ark of the Rainbow, a school in India that she co-founded to help families overcome extreme poverty and prevent human trafficking.

Robyn (Abeles) Silverman, LA96, wrote How to Talk to Kids About Anything (Sourcebooks, October 2023). The book is the culmination of six years of conducting research, interviewing, writing and editing. In it, Silverman — who also hosts a popular parenting podcast, also called “How to Talk to Kids About Anything” — provides parents tips, scripts, conversation starters and talking points to make even the toughest conversations easier. For a profile on Silverman, visit source.wustl.edu/2024/02/the-scripts-every-parent-needs.

Alan Griswold, LA96, FA96, and his Clio Award-winning production company, Monkey Deux, celebrated its 20th year in business last October and was shortlisted for the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards for a piece they did for the film Dungeons & Dragons called “The Bestiary.” While they didn’t bring home any trophies in 2023, the company has won two gold, four silver and two bronze Clios in past years.

Howard P. Goodkin, GM95, MD95, was elected as first vice president of the American Epilepsy Society at its annual meeting in December 2023. Goodkin is the Shure Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Virginia and serves as the chair of the Department of Neurology and the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology.

Sean O. Ervin, GR94, SI94, retired from his architectural practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after 38 years and has taken a position at South Dakota State University as program coordinator for architecture in the School of Design. He has both administration and faculty roles and is enjoying the transition to mentorship for 130 students at a time.

Pedro Jaime Torres-Díaz, BU91, was featured in the 11th edition of the Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico. Torres-Díaz is the office managing principal in the Miami office of Jackson Lewis P.C., and a principal in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office.