Class Notes

Mark Brostoff, MHA ’82, was named director of career advising at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University on Aug. 1, 2024.

John L. Hammond Jr., AB ’80, BS ’80, retired on April 14, 2024, after a fulfilling career in various petrochemical and polymeric fields. He served in various positions including design engineer, senior projects engineer and management positions. Hammond and his wife, Betty, have two children and four grandchildren. He looks forward to dedicating more time as a docent on the newly refurbished memorial battleship USS Texas. Hammond feels the combined engineering and arts and science background he received at WashU put him in the position to be successful in his career.

Robert Kulesher, MHA ’77, retired after 21 years at East Carolina University. It was announced at the College of Allied Health Sciences Recognition Ceremony on May 3, 2024, to be effective Aug. 1. Kulesher was elevated to professor emeritus at the university.

Ann Friedman Calandro, MA ’77, had a short story collection, Lost in Words, published (Serving House Press, February 2025). Her stories, some of which have been published in literary journals, were written between 1979 and 2023. A retired medical editor and writer, Calandro is working on a nonfiction collection and a poetry collection as well as creating mixed-media collages that have been exhibited, published and awarded prizes.

Ellen Barker, AB ’76, published her second novel, Still Needs Work (She Writes Press, June 2024). A follow-up to her first novel, East of Troost, the book continues the story of a fictional narrator living in her childhood neighborhood, which she left to attend WashU in 1972. In the second book, Marianne’s house still needs work, and her life still needs work. In addition to writing, Barker and her husband, Tom Shoup, MA ’77, PhD ’81, spent a week hiking in the Dolomites, proving to themselves that they aren’t really all that old.

Fred Nelson, MFA ’75, had his exhibition The Poetry of Vision on display at the Atrium Gallery in St. Louis,September through October 2024. The show served as a celebration of Nelson’s 50 years as an exhibiting artist and featured his most recent works as well as many references to his earlier themes.

Michael L. Millenson, AB ’75, was appointed to the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Previously, he was profiled by the agency for his work in patient safety.

Scott P. Bartlett, MD ’75, received the Clinician of the Year Award from the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, April 30, 2023. The award is given by the society to an individual recognizing a lifetime of exemplary clinical work in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Bartlett specializes in facial surgery, both reconstructive and esthetic. He served as the president of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons from 2011–13 and has been on the editorial board for numerous journals, publishing over 300 articles in the field.

Kenneth Haugk, PhD ’73, founder and executive director of Stephen Ministries, co-authored with two colleagues the organization’s newest book, Caring Assertiveness: Relating Directly, Honestly, and with Respect (2024). The book explores the essence of assertiveness, showing how this powerful but often misunderstood relational skill can be used to communicate with confidence and care in everyday encounters and challenging situations alike.

Larry Altman, BS ’73, had his article discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar in its November–December 2024 edition.