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1950s
Edward J. Olszewski ‘58 is the author of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: Kansas City’s ‘Shuttlecocks’, 2020. His previous books, Parmigianino’s ‘Madonna of the Long Neck: A Grace Beyond the Reach of Art and Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740), and the Vatican Tomb of Pope Alexander VIII both received the John Frederick Lewis Award from the American Philosophical Society. He is emeritus professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University.
1960s
Lester A. Owczarski ‘66, ‘75 was reappointed for a four-year term to the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission.
1970s
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reappointed Martha (Damiani) Anderson ‘77 to the Michigan Community Corrections Board. Anderson is a judge for the 6th Circuit Court of Oakland County. Bloomfield Hills attorney Gerard J. Andree ‘72 has been named the 2021 winner of the Monsignor Charles J. Malloy Lifetime Achievement Award. Andree has practiced with Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C., since 1976. The Malloy Award, presented annually by the catholic Lawyers Society of Metropolitan Detroit, recognizes Catholic judges and lawyers whose service and character exemplify and advance the highest values of both the Catholic faith and the legal profession. Joanne Waeltermann ‘76 has been appointed to the board of directors of The Maryland School for the Blind. Waeltermann, a retired licensed and board certified pediatric opthalmologist, served patients in Maryland from 198526 | Spiritus Fall 2021
2019, at the Kid’s Eye Care of Maryland, Children’s Eye Care, LLC, University Eye Associates, the Howard County Health Department Eye Clinic.
to the bench of Michigan’s 57th Circuit Court of Emmet County. Deegan is currently a partner with Nelson, Deega, Forster & Stikovich, PC.
1980s
Kristen Deuben ‘94 was promoted to vice president of finance and deputy chief financial officer of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority. Deuben joined MNAA in 2018.
Kathleen Dobson ‘84 was appointed safety representative to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety & Health (NACOSH) by U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. NACOSH advises the secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services on occupational safety and health programs and policies. She is safety director for Southfield, Mich.-based Alberici Constructors. Michael P. Dosch ‘87 was named Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Program Director of the Year by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. He is professor and chair of the Nurse Anesthetist program at University of Detroit Mercy. American Century Investments, a $228-billion global investment manager, appointed Diane (Harvey) Gallagher ‘89 as vice president, head of employee experience. Gregory J. Gamalski ‘83, a member of the Michigan-based law firm Bodman PLC’s Real Estate Practice Group, has been apponted to a one-year term as chair of the State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section Council.
1990s
Ian M. Burnstein ‘95 has joined the Scientific Advisory Board of Torontobased life sciences company Wesana Health Holdings, Inc. Paul A. Debono ‘93 has joined the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based ChoiceOne as vice president, commercial loan office. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Jennfer (Furtaw) Deegan ‘96
Jennifer Dukarski ‘96, Butzel Long attorney, has been appointed to the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Standing Committee on Emerging Technology Law. The Transportation Research Board is one of the seven program units of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which provides independent, objective analysis and adice to the nation and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. Detroit-based law firm Miller Canfield elected Amy (Chauvin) Johnston ‘94 to serve as the new chair of the managing directors. Johnston is a principal attorney and the co-leader of Miller Canfield’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. She has served on the firm’s five-member board of managing directors since 2016. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Robert G. McNeill, D.D.S., M.D. ‘99 to the State Board of Dental Examiners. McNeill is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in private practice. Wendye D. Mingo ‘92 has been named to the Oxford Bank Corp. board of directors. She is managing director of information technology for The Kresge Foundation. Fenton, Mich.-based Fentura Financial, Inc. and The State Bank appointed Kelly (Long) Myers ‘93 to the Board of Directors for both Fentura Financial, Inc. and The State Bank. In 2004, she started Myers & Myers, PLLC, a practice
