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Sensational School Spirit
Nov 12, 2009
Christopher Naughton '77 is Creator and Host of American Law Journal
"What are lawyers going to talk about on the night of September 11?" Christopher Naughton '77 asked himself on that fateful day in 2001. As creator and host of American Law Journal, a TV show about constitutional issues, he was unsure of how to address what would unfold in light of the towers’ collapse. Yet by his go-live time at 8 p.m., Americans had seen the footage -- and they wanted to talk about it. “We talked about how [Sept. 11] might impact our civil liberties down the line. Some of the viewers’ questions were quite pressing,” he recalls. His program is now entering its 20th year. "I feel strongly that TV should be fun and the law can be dry sometimes, so you have to make [law] as interesting as possible and share what our sacred rights are," he says.
Oct 28, 2009
Steve Hurlbut '79 Pioneers 24-Hour College Sports Network Steve Hurlbut '79 created the Mountain West Sports Network, the first TV network built entirely around a college athletic conference that airs 24 hours a day, all year. As senior executive producer and director of programming, he is responsible for all of the network’s on-air products, from live games to studio shows. The Mtn. produces approximately 160 games per year in football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, baseball, and softball. The network also has a wide array of studio shows and original programming features. It has won several Emmy Awards for its coverage and programming and an International Promax Award for a network identity campaign.
Sep 01, 2009
Stan Trout '73 is Underground 'Rock Star' While Stan Trout '73 has worked on high-profile projects like MRI technology and breakaway ice hockey goalposts, he is proudest of a moment when he disregarded his boss’ orders and performed an experiment to use hydrogen gas to break up an alloy as part of magnet processing. “My boss at the time told me specifically not to do the experiment,” recalls Trout, who was working as a senior development engineer at Hitachi Magnetics. “I did it anyway. Once we found out that it worked and worked well, my sin was forgiven. Last year, over 500 million disc drives were sold and each one of them has at least one neodymium magnet in it that was treated with hydrogen as part of the fabrication process.”
Aug 17, 2009
Living off the Land
Aug 14, 2009
Big Risks Pay Off for Journalist Henry Dubroff '72
Aug 12, 2009
Jim Pooley '70 Taking Major Post at World Intellectual Property Organization
A world authority on trade secrets and patent law, Jim Pooley '70 was nominated by President Obama to become deputy director general of the U.N.’s World Intellectual Property Organization and will take office Dec. 1. The WIPO works to create a standardized system for protecting inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. Author of the highly regarded book Trade Secrets and scores of other professional publications, Pooley is immediate past president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and president of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He built a national reputation in difficult and high-visibility intellectual property cases for clients such as AT&T Wireless and Hewlett Packard.
Jul 31, 2009
Former Top IBM Lobbyist Chris Caine '78 Founds Own Firm
Once described as "IBM's top lobbyist," Chris Caine ’78 was a key player in the passage of the America Competes Act. He served as primary staff supporter to Sam Palmisano, IBM CEO and co-chair of the National Innovation Initiative (NII). Over the span of 18 months, beginning in 2004, NII brought together over 400 business, government, academic, and societal leaders from across the nation to produce a roadmap for American competitiveness in the 21st century. He also led IBM’s government relations strategy and plan to secure approval for the sale of IBM's personal computer division to Lenovo, the largest Chinese purchase of a U.S. business at the time. He views Mercator XXI, the consulting firm he recently founded, as a second professional dream.
Jul 10, 2009
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Barry Bregman '77 is vice chairman of CTPartners, the sixth-largest executive search firm in the world. He led the global treasurer search for JP Morgan Chase. "They set the bar at a very high level, so to find someone who could meet all their criteria was very challenging," he says. "The most rewarding part of this job is making a good match between a client’s leadership needs and a talented executive who can add value to the organization and, at the same time, further his or her career. It’s a merger of an executive with a company, and when you make a good long-term match, it’s a great thing.” Bregman is chair of the Alumni Association’s Career Services Committee and enjoys hosting Lafayette student externs at his New York City office.
Jul 08, 2009
The Man to Call When—and Before—Disaster Strikes
As a longtime leader with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Clay Spangenberg '70 was working 13-hour shifts after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. "I get a call: They’re going to evacuate the Superdome," he recalls. "They need a thousand buses by 6 a.m. It’s 2 a.m., Labor Day. FEMA doesn’t own buses." Now a consultant to clients that include the Department of Homeland Security, Spangenberg helped raise more than 150 buses. He has responded to most of the worst disasters the country has seen in the past 20 years: the Midwest’s Great River flood of 1993, the Sept. 11 attacks, the recovery of the disintegrated Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, numerous tornadoes, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Jun 29, 2009
In Rebranding, Don’t Expect Dick Bondy '71 to Follow the Old Rules
ITT, a longtime client of Dick Bondy ’71, was a multi-industry conglomerate, which created branding challenges. "ITT went to market in three primary industries with three divisions, each with many different brands,” he recalls. The confusion was particularly troubling at trade shows. So during a major show in Amsterdam, he developed a billboard touting ITT outside the event entrance and placed its flags on 13 poles surrounding the venue. And he wrapped shuttle buses with ITT imagery. "Our objective was to hijack the show for ITT, and it paid off handsomely in terms of measurable increases in awareness, positive attribute ratings among customers, and enthusiasm among employees," says Bondy. He’s now a consultant specializing in corporate rebrandings.
Jun 16, 2009
President Obama Nominates James Pooley '70 to Post at UN Agency
James Pooley '70 has been nominated by the Obama Administration as deputy director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations. Author of the highly regarded Trade Secrets and scores of other publications, Pooley is a litigation partner in the Palo Alto, Calif., office of Morrison & Foerster, one of the preeminent IP practices worldwide. He is past president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and president of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He built a national reputation as trial counsel in some of the most difficult and high-visibility intellectual property cases for clients such as AT&T Wireless, Hewlett Packard, and Adobe Systems.
Jun 11, 2009
A Family Commencement: Father, Son and Nephew Graduate Together
Steven Zamore left Lafayette in 1970 after his junior year to attend medical school. Although he was considered a member of Lafayette’s Class of 1971, Zamore often complained he did not have a Lafayette diploma and couldn’t get it because he was two courses short for his biology degree. Steven’s wife, Peggy, thought it would be nice to surprise Steven with his Lafayette diploma. And what better time than this year when their son, Zachary Zamore, and nephew, Matthew Zamore, were graduating as members of the Class of 2009?
May 27, 2009
Physician and Professor Steven Shankman '77 Stays on Cutting Edge of Radiology
Steven Shankman '77 is vice chairman of radiology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and director of its residency program. He specializes in orthopedic and muscoskeletal imaging and performs interventional procedures like biopsies and therapeutic injections about once a week. "Many diagnoses are made in the radiology department," says Shankman. "If you're a radiologist, you're going to see a lot of fascinating cases during the day." He also is assistant professor of clinical radiology at Mt. Sinai Medical School. "I find that after doing the same thing for over 20 years, it becomes routine," he says. "When you're working with people who are doing it for the first time, it keeps it exciting."
May 27, 2009
Jay Mottola ’72 Provides Insights in Wall Street Journal
May 11, 2009
Joe Maddon '76 Named Baseball's American League Manager of the Year
Nov 13, 2008
Jacki Wilkins ’77 Makes Transportation More Earth-Friendly in Boston
As a senior project manager for environmental permitting and planning for the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), Jacki Wilkins '77 helps develop programs that make Boston’s Logan International Airport more earth-friendly. Measures include the CleanAir Cabs incentive program, which gives limited front-of-the-line privileges to taxis using hybrid fuels; designating prime parking spaces near garage elevators for vehicles that use hybrid and alternative fuels; and encouraging airport access via transit options. Wilkins also is president of the 400-member Boston chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar and a core organizer of Altwheels, a grassroots group that promotes alternate energy sources and sustainable modes of transport.
Aug 20, 2008
Frank Campbell Jr. '74 Serves Lafayette Admissions, Alumni, Students, and Others
“I’ve organized numerous events over the last 34 years, worked as an alumni admission representative, attended a ‘million’ alumni events, participated in nearly every fundraising phonathon, and been active as a mentor for students,” says history graduate Frank Campbell Jr. '74. Class fund agent, Maroon Club, Marquis Society member, executive committee member of the Greater Boston alumni chapter—Campbell finds many outlets for involvement. In addition, he serves on the McDonogh Committee, working with other African American alumni to foster diversity and a sense of individuality at Lafayette. “You do these things because Lafayette was there for you," he explains.
Aug 13, 2008
New York Times Features Baseball Manager Joe Maddon '76
Aug 11, 2008
Michael Lightner ’71 Upholds Workplace Justice
"I've been with the National Labor Relations Board as long as I have because I believe in workplace justice and public service,” says Michael Lightner '71, who was sworn in as regional director last December by U.S. District Court Judge Joel Pisano '71. Throughout his 34 years of service to the NLRB’s Newark office, Lightner’s bettered the lives of workers by enforcing the National Labor Relations Act. In 1998, he received a Hammer Award from former Vice President Al Gore for his work on the NLRB’s Impact Analysis Task Force. Lightner also helps others as a trustee of The Medical Needs Foundation, which works with corporate donors “to provide financial assistance for medical needs people can't afford to pay for."
May 27, 2008
