Philip Abele ‘79 reports he is working
toward his third master’s degree, currently
taking courses at Madonna University. He
recently received the “Angeleri Quality Award” from Madonna’s School of
Business, recognizing significant student
contributions to the field of quality. Phil
also works with Siena’s Metropolitan Detroit Program, where he has been a member
of the Advisory Council for several years.
“I wear my Siena heritage proudly and
continue to extol the virtues of that truly
wonderful community of people.
Russell Amo ‘79 of Adrian has been named
business relationship manager at KeyBank,
in charge of managing existing business
accounts and generating new business
relationships in Lenawee County. He also
serves on the board of the Lenawee Humane Society.
1980s
Reunion Reminder:
Class of 1982 -- 15th Reunion
Class of 1987 -- 10th Reunion
October 24-26, 1997
John Borton ‘81 is coauthor (with Paul
Dodd) of the recently released “Wolverines
Handbook: Stories, Stats and Stuff About
Michigan Football” (Wichita Eagle and
Beacon Publishing Company, 1996). The
158-page book is just what it says: a compendium of facts, firsts, faces, anecdotes
and quiz questions covering everything you
ever wanted to know, and much you never
thought to ask, about the history of football
at the University of Michigan. John, a
former sports writer and commentator with
the Adrian area media, has been editor since
1991 of The Wolverine, a magazine about
Michigan athletics published 25 times a
year in Ann Arbor. He lives at Lake Somerset with his wife Darlene and two children,
Benjamin (4) and Courtney (2). The “Wolverines Handbook” is available for $9.95
plus tax and shipping; call 1-800-421-7751.
Norma Jean Schroeder ‘81 is a hospital
and nursing home inspector for the California Department of Health Services. She
lives in Hayward, Cal., and was recently
elected to the board of directors of Eden
Medical Center, a district medical center
located in Castro Valley serving four metropolitan cities.
Bill Mullaly ‘81 began work last fall as
director of alternative education in Homer.
He defines alternative education as a necessary second chance, “another opportunity
for high school students to get a high school
education,” he told the Homer Index. “The
program is for students who, for whatever
reason, were not able to work things out at
their former high school. It’s good for the
students and the community.” Bill returned
to Michigan after spending 15 years in
Arizona, teaching social studies, writing for
the local paper, and coaching football, basketball and softball -- and taking his softball
team to back-to-back state championships.
Nanette Hinkley Kennedy ‘81 of Jackson,
a custom jewelry designer and owner of
Nanettes’ Custom Design Jewelry at the
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