Class Notes

Thomas Goodmann, LA79, is executive director of The New Chaucer Society, a forum for teachers and scholars of Geoffrey Chaucer and his age, and president of TEAMS (Teaching Association for Medieval Studies). Goodmann is an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Miami, where he teaches courses on medieval British and European literatures, and on literature and environment.

Gary Feldman, LA79, was named to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list, 2020 Chambers USA list and the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. A shareholder with Davis Malm Attorneys in Boston, he focuses on employment practice.

Robert Choplin, HS79, is still at WashU after 41 years, working remotely as a radiologist while living in Virginia. In his free time, he enjoys pickleball, bicycling and working as a member of the League of Women Voters to protect and promote the constitutional right to vote.

James Ritland, LW78, has practiced law in Black River Falls, Wis., for 42 years, and he says he’s not ready to quit yet.

Laura David, MD78, and her husband, Thomas Murphy, MD78, have retired and moved to Reston, Va., to be near their granddaughter. They report that retirement is great and being grandparents is even better.

Barry M. Wyman, DE76, writes that he “finally hung up his handpiece on July 1, 2020, after 44 years of a mostly enjoyable dental career.” Wyman served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy as a general dental officer and practiced with the U.S. Public Health Service in Alaska for 22 years. He still calls Alaska home but says he may be open to other options in the future.

Susan (Schonfeld) Silver, LA76, GR77, is a psychotherapist in Chicago specializing in couple’s therapy, women in transition, and grief and depression. Silver and her husband love traveling the world and spending time with their three children and two grandchildren. As a member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, she is involved in educating people about climate disruption.

Neal Robbins, LA76, who majored in Chinese and Asian studies, has published a book, Venice, an Odyssey: Hope, Anger and the Future of Cities (Local Secret Publishing, 2020), which has been called “an evocative, engaging and perceptive portrait of Venice, Italy — the ultimate city, a place with stories on every street and in every doorway, nook and cranny.” Website: https://localsecrets.com.

Lilita (Zvejnieks) Hardes, SW76, published her mother’s WWII experiences in A Memoir of Home, War and Finding Refuge – Biruta’s Story. A first-generation American, Hardes documented her maternal family’s flight from Latvia in 1944 when the Soviets occupied the Baltics. Hardes, who is a licensed clinical social worker, counselled children and families in the Milwaukee area for 36 years and recently retired to San Diego. Website: www.lhardes.com.

David Goldman, LW76, is the author of several books that are used as textbooks by medical schools: The Goldman Guide to Psychiatry with DSM-5 Update (Goldman Group, 2016 and 2017), The Goldman Guide to Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics (Goldman Group, 2014) and The Goldman Guide to Psychiatry Review Guide (Miracle Press, 2012). He also won the Midwest Magic Jubilee competition in 2019.