Class News FORDS IN THE NEWS

January

The Lincoln Journal Star reported that Farshad Maltes ’84 was appointed executive director of Community Development Resources, a nonprofit that provides financing for economic and affordable housing development activities.

The MIT Technology Review interviewed Tom Nickel ’70 as part of a story about metaverse meetups that help people connect on the difficult topics of death, grief, and pain. Nickel is a former hospice volunteer who runs one of these virtual meetups, called Death Q&A.

FEBRUARY

The New Pittsburgh Courier interviewed Michelle Albert ’90, president of the American Heart Association and the first Black woman to hold that position. Albert is also the first person to concurrently serve as president of three important cardiovascular medical societies: the Association of University Cardiologists, the American Heart Association, and until 2022, the Association of Black Cardiologists.

The Akron Beacon Journal reported that Basil Musnuff ’86 was reelected to the Hudson Library and Historical Society board of trustees, as well as reelected to a fourth term as board president. Musnuff has been a board member since 2014.

The Sun magazine interviewed Eric Tars ’98 about the growing scale of homelessness in the United States. Tars is the legal director for the National Homelessness Law Center, a nonprofit that uses the power of the law to end and prevent homelessness through training, advocacy, impact litigation, and public education.

MARCH

YourHub—a community section of The Denver Post wrote a story on Buck Mann ’72. Mann recently received the Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award for several years of pro bono post-retirement work in the areas of domestic violence and family law.

APRIL

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and other publications reported that Joan Gabel ’88, president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota System and Twin Cities campus, will become the University of Pittsburgh’s 19th chancellor. She’ll be the first woman to lead the University since its inception.

Tasting Table recently ranked the top 20 best Vermont craft beers—Shaun Hill ’01 claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots with brews from his farmhouse brewery, Hill Farmstead.

ESPN reported that Tony Petitti ’83 has been recruited by The Big Ten as the next commissioner of the conference.

May

KNTV Las Vegas and MONTCO Today profiled Oscar Goodman ’61 and his wife, Carolyn Goodman BMC ’61, about their long involvement in Las Vegas politics. The Goodmans have each served multiple terms as mayor.