Class of 2004
Elizabeth Ponder ’04 Works to Turn Disease Research into Death-Preventing Reality
By Barbara Mulligan When Elizabeth Ponder ’04 arrived in Kenya’s North Eastern Province last May, she encountered a world far removed from the often-predictable laboratory setting she had occupied as a student at Lafayette and Stanford University. Ponder, who earned a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from Stanford’s School of Medicine in 2009, is now [...]
Pioneering Research Brings Kudos for John Sullivan ‘04
The innovative research of John Sullivan ’04, who recently received his master’s in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate, has been recognized with two awards. Sullivan and his coauthor, Benjamin Bulloch, principal of Credit Tenant Capital of Boston, Mass., received the 2008-09 ING Clairon Most Outstanding Student Article [...]
From MTV’s MADE to Animal Planet’s The Haunted, Jen Gsell ’04 Loves Telling Stories
She road-tripped with an aspiring surfer cross country for six weeks. She filmed a girl mucking up manure in a horse stall. She conducted 12-hour interviews in a blackened room. And should the life of Jen Gsell ’04 eventually make its way to the silver screen, the scripted comedy would follow this television producer’s treks [...]
Kimberly Sica ’04 Hosts Lafayette Students as She Develops Ad Campaigns at Macy’s Head Office
by Jess Wason ’11 As a government and law major at Lafayette, Kimberly Sica ’04 never pictured herself working at one of the world’s most notorious magazines: Playboy. She began her career as an intern in the magazine’s fast-paced marketing division before moving on to other opportunities. “Being that young and seeing those famous celebrities [...]
Coming to the Rescue
How an alumni family is working to preserve the biological diversity of Armenia A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked northwestern Armenia Dec. 7, 1988, destroying the small mountainous city of Spitak. In a matter of minutes, 25,000 people were killed, 15,000 injured, and 517,000 left homeless. It was one of the worst earthquakes of the century. [...]
Entrepreneur John Sullivan ’04 Seizes Opportunities in Depressed Real Estate Market
John Sullivan ’04, principal of AspinWall Partners LLC in Brookline, Mass., could coin a new word — proactivist. It’s what his entrepreneurial real estate development firm is all about. Some might think Sullivan was unfortunate to earn his master’s degree in real estate development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) just when the national economy [...]
Press Releases, Pitches, and Planning Trade Shows
Danielle DeVita ’04 is senior account manager at New York PR firm — by Jess Wason ’11 Danielle DeVita ’04 was well over the age of 21 when she took her corporate clients out to lunch, but, as she says, “I have the face of a 12-year-old.” “I had been working at Novita for just [...]
Designing Woman
Senior art director Jena Newman ’04 works with companies like Subway, Dannon, and Perdue When Jena Newman ’04 leaves her office for the day, she doesn’t necessarily take work home with her. But sometimes, to her delight, she can’t avoid encountering it. “I am constantly able to see the work my team and I have [...]
M.K. Asante ’04 Receives Langston Hughes Award
Also, his Kwanzaa film earned top honors at Africa World Documentary Film Festival The honors keep coming for author, filmmaker, and professor M.K. Asante ’04. Last week, he received the Langston Hughes Award from the Langston Hughes Society, which promotes awareness and appreciation of the famous African American poet, novelist, and playwright. This week, his [...]
Celebrating Milestones
Angela Coxe ’03 uses Alumni Online Community to share good news As a member of the Alumni Online Community, Angela Coxe ’03 is a bearer of good news. Coxe announced her acceptance to the George Washington University School of Law Masters in Law program and that she passed her patent registration exam. She is a [...]
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