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Tracy L. Wise, AB ’85, wrote her first novel, Madame Sorel’s Lodger (Type Eighteen Books, February 2025). The book is about a tormented artist who arrives in a village in southern France to begin painting again. No one understands the artist — what he sees, how he paints or why he stays — and their […]

Eddie W. Runde, AB ’85, has written two novels in his sci-fi trilogy, The Genesis Trust (December 2023) and Trust and Obey: The Genesis Trust Book II (April 2025), both published by Christian Faith Publishing. The books, which he wrote under his pen name, Wayne Runde, are available at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.

Paula Loomis, MArch ’85, MS ’85, with The Urban Collaborative, and Matthew Freeby, AB ’82, MArch ’84, MS ’84, with Water Technology, Inc., collaborated to complete a Customer Concept Document (CCD) for the Naval Facilities Command–Atlantic. The facility — intended to train divers in advanced underwater training demands, such as those needed after the Francis […]

Jeff Lefton, MBA ’85, was selected to do his “Murder by Magic” show last month in Melbourne, Australia. Lefton has been performing magic professionally since he was 12, starting at children’s birthday parties. He has gone on to perform at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, in Las Vegas, and on a three-month national tour for General Motors. […]

Nancy K. Peterson, LA85, was honored with the 2022 Don Fiedler Excellence in Criminal Defense Award, bestowed annually to a member of the Nebraska Criminal Defense Bar by the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. Peterson was recognized for “her tireless dedication, boundless compassion and battle-honed wisdom.”

Ann Davis Shields, LA85, LW93, joined the mediator panel of United States Arbitration & Mediation, the leading provider of mediation and arbitration services. A professor of practice, Shields is also the director of the pretrial practice and settlement program at Washington University School of Law.

Cary J. Mogerman, LW85, was installed this year as president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the country’s top professional organization for matrimonial and family law attorneys. Mogerman is a shareholder in the St. Louis firm of Carmody MacDonald P.C.

Thomas S. Chang, MD85, was tapped for the Gold Medallion Award by the Pennsylvania Radiological Society for his contributions to society and the field of radiology.

Daniel Smith, LA85, was promoted to adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Global Campus where he teaches courses in business law and ethics. Employed at Under Armour, Inc., as senior counsel for technology, Smith is president of the Baltimore Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Sieglinde (Talbott) Peterson, LA85, LW91, is the director of people and culture at Kermit PPI, a tech company in Hunt Valley, Md. The company’s software equips supply-chain managers, surgeons and executives with real-time data on implantable medical device transactions, saving hospitals millions of dollars. Peterson lives with her husband, children, two cats and dog in Greenbelt, […]