David Brink (Ph.D. '54) is a professor emeritus of forestry at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert E. Holtz (M.S. '65) retired in October 1998 after 36 years in the biology department at Concordia University in St. Paul -- although he is still involved on a part-time basis. Holtz helped develop Concordia's biology program; he also organized its first Earth Day celebration, in 1970. During his retirement, he plans to go on bird-watching expeditions to Africa and South America and travel with his wife, Lois.
Jon Sanger (B.S. '61, M.S. '64, Ph.D. '68) is chair of the Department of Botany-Microbiology at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
Thomas Brunelle (Ph.D. '68) has left retirement to become president and CEO of the Sota Tec Fund, a technology fund sponsored by the Blandin Foundation.
George Bolton (B.S. '72, M.S. '76, Ph.D. '79) is a partner in Zabolotny Laboratories, a biotechnology firm in Welches, Ore.
Andrew Klemer (Ph.D. '73) is a professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Patrick Frenchick (B.S. '75) is director of immunology and delivery systems for Endorex Corp. in Lake Forest, Ill. Pat holds three U.S. patents.
Karen Hansen (B.S. '76) is a records administrator for American Express Financial Advisers in Minneapolis.
Peggy Wheelock (B.S. '77, Ph.D. '83) is a professor in the biology department at the University of Toledo, Ohio.
Gordon MacFarlane (B.S. '79, Ph.D. '94) is a scientist at DiaSorin Inc. in Stillwater, Minn.
Keith Johnson (Ph.D. '83) is a professor in the biology department at the University of Toledo, Ohio.
Richard Fuerstenberg (B.S. '84) is a scientist at DiaSorin Inc. in Stillwater, Minn.
Pamela Pietz (Ph.D. '84) is a scientist with the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, N.D.
Gregory Ferguson (B.S. '88) is completing a Ph.D. program in biochemistry at UCLA.
Will Schroeder (B.S. '88) is a senior research scientist at Cargill.
Larry Fontaine (B.S. '89) is marketing manager for Medtronic, Inc.
Pam Schultz (B.S. '90) is an assistant scientist in the plant biology department at the University of Minnesota.
Connie Stechmann Lebakken (B.S. '91) is a postdoc in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Connie and her husband are expecting their first child in April.
Bina Vachhani (B.S. '91) is a scientist in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota.
Joanna Miller (B.S. '92, M.S. '96) is a middle school teacher in Bokeelia, Fla.
Gary Voelker (B.S. '92) is curator of ornithology at the Barrick Museum of Natural History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Steven Jacobsen (Ph.D. '93) is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at UCLA.
Christopher Jameson (B.S. '93) has completed his Peace Corps service in Niger and is enrolled in the M.S. program in biology at the University of Michigan.
Martha Phillips (Ph.D. '93) is a professor of biology at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minn.
Susann Remington (Ph.D. '93) is conducting research in ophthalmology at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.
Robert Agate (B.S. '95) is in the Ph.D. program in neuroscience at UCLA.
Nanette Pazdernik (Ph.D. '96) is a postdoc at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Ind.
Joshua Rhein (B.S. '97) is a technical specialist in assay development at DiaSorin Inc. in Stillwater, Minn.
Mervyn de Souza (Ph.D. '98) is a senior research scientist at Cargill.
J.J. Hahn (Ph.D. '98) is a senior research scientist at Cargill.
Todd Ladwig (B.S. '98) was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He is going through flight training; upon completion, he will be designated a Naval Flight Officer.
Kelly Peterburs (B.S. '98) is part of the exam department staff at the Animal Humane Society in Minneapolis.
Thomas Teelin (B.S. '98) is an R&D science specialist at DiaSorin Inc. in Stillwater, Minn.
DEATHS
Otto J. Hill (Ph.D. '33) died on January 19 in Seattle, Wash. He was manager of the Feed Department of the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association for more than 20 years and was a member of the University of Minnesota Presidents Club. He had been the oldest living alumnus of the College of Biological Sciences.
