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Messages
from 1999
Wm.
Leo Smith
(1997): "I am now in the doctoral
program at Columbia University through
the American Museum of Natural History.
I received one of the AMNH graduate
research fellowships and I am working
with Melanie Stiassny on fish systematics.
I think that Dave Johnson is going to
be one of my committee members up here
after I get more into the project, so
I will at least keep that connection
going." To make contact, e-mail:
leosmith@amnh.org
Jason
Grant (1998). To honor
his research advisor Jason orchestrated
the publication FLORILEGIUM LUCTATORI
BOTANICO DEDICATUM: A TRIBUTE TO LYMAN
B. SMITH. The current issue of Harvard
Papers in Botany, including the tribute
to Lyman B. Smith was published today,
September 8, 1999. The work includes
an introduction by Jason.
Dawn
Freeberg (Espindola)
(1988): "Get
your mental databank ready, it's about
to be tested because this is a message
from your 1988 student intern Dawn
Freeberg (Espindola)! I stumbled across
the Botany Dept. tonight as I was
surfing the web getting info related
to our daughter's kindergarten school.
So, here's a spontaneous HI! I still
have visions of my advisors Chris
(Tuccinardi) in a rather small room,
surrounded by computers. Please tell
me your not still using dBase! I
actually owe quite a lot to my advisor,
Chris, for you see, the time that
he spent instructing me on the "finer"
points of dBase (I, II or III? -gee,
I forget!) launched an interest for
me in database development that I
have pursued in my career; first at
The Tech Museum of Innovation in San
Jose, CA, then as a private contractor,
and currently (while I am home full
time raising two beautiful children)
as a volunteer at The Works (a Minneapolis
science center). My "weapon of
mass organization" is Filemaker
Pro (my time at The Tech brought me
into "Mac-land" (1990-1994)).
I have even been quoted as saying
"Databases are my life!".
Thanks, Chris!
News-worthy
events in my life since 1988 include
my marriage to David Espindola (from
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - my boyfriend
back then - who has been working for
Oracle Corp. the last 5 years as a
computer consultant/manager. His work
has brought us to Joinville, Brazil
(in the state of Santa Catarina) where
we lived for 5 months in 1987, Bismarck,
ND (close to my family) for 3 months
last summer, and Lake Geneva, WI for
2 weeks this summer. When we aren't
away, we are in our house here in
Eden Prairie, MN (15 minutes SW of
Minneapolis). Our daughter, Kayla
is 5 1/2 and starts kindergarten next
week - yikes! And the newest member
to our family is Andre (a boy) who
is now 6 months old and trying very
hard to learn how to crawl. When I
stop and look back on my life and
career, my time spent at the Smithsonian
is a true highlight that I reflect
upon with pride. If you have a chance,
I'd love to hear from the other interns."
To make contact, e-mail: despindo@us.oracle.com
Maureen
Shea
(1992): "I wonder if you remember
me at the NMNH? I was the first anthropology
research trainee, working under Doug
Owsley. Via snail mail, I was keeping
in touch with a couple of the 1992
RTPers, but unfortunately I have lost
contact with these individuals. I
would especially like to reach Rebecca
"Becky Robinson and Linnette
Garcia-Perez, to send them wedding
announcements. I am getting married
on July 17, this year." To make
contact, e-mail: maureen_shea@hms.harvard.edu
Sandy
Saluke
(1998): I've started grad school at
GW this summer in the museum education
program. It promises to be a really
good program. I'm very excited about
it. Hi to everybody!" To make
contact, e-mail: svs4@cornell.edu
Four
RTP alumni were awarded National Science
Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship
in 1999.
- Emily
Greenfest
(1997)
to University of Chicago
- Tristan
Kimbrell
(1998) to University of California,
Davis
- Alan
Krakauer
(1994) to University of California,
Berkeley
- Jonathan
Lee
(1996) to University of Texas, Austin
Three
RTP alumni received National Science
Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship
honorable mention in 1999.
- Lisa
Dorn
(1993) to University of California,
Davis
- Sean
Menke
(1998) to University of California,
Davis
Colleen
McLinn
(1998): "My life is going quite
well. I returned from spending the
semester in London last week, and
on Sunday received my BS in Biology
from Eckerd. I will be living in Florida
for the next month, and then plan
to visit northern California before
returning to Minnesota. In August,
I will start graduate school in the
University of Minnesota's Department
of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior,
and am quite excited about this step.
I hope all of your lives are going
well, and would love to hear from
you." To make contact, e-mail:
mclinncm@yahoo.com
Nathan
Muchhala
(1997): "I am trying to get in
contact with Katherine Bash (1997).
She was a fellow RTPer with me in
the summer of 1997. Does anybody have
her email address or any other way
I could get in touch with her? Apparently
she is currently in Ecuador on a Fulbright
Fellowship. I actually just received
a Fulbright to go to Ecuador for the
99-00 school year. I'm pretty excited
- I'm going to do research with Pablo
Jarrin (1997) in the cloud forests
there. So I wanted to get in touch
with Katherine since she'd probably
have some useful advice for me. Thanks
for any help anyone can provide!"
To make contact, e-mail: nathan.muchhala@milliman.com
Michelle
Anderson
(1992): "I am now working with
the Thurston Conservation District
in Olympia, WA. I am having a lot
of fun here. About 50% of the work
is field work which is what I wanted.
I am doing a lot of work with streams,
wetlands and groundwater issues on
agricultural lands. Salmon is the
big issue here now, as Washington
State is facing an ESA listing in
less than a year so everyone is scrambling
to "save the salmon". It's
a bit of a mess. An
update on my family. Michael and Audrey
(my twins) will be starting school
in September. Tommy is now a year
and a half and has me wrapped around
his finger. We bought a house just
a couple of months ago in a town called
Steilacoom. It's a tiny house on a
decent sized lot. I'm pretty excited
that it's only a couple blocks from
a boat launch. I am determined to
take up kyaking. The property has
2 apple trees, 2 cherry trees and
2 plum trees so if the Y2K dilema
lasts through the summer, at least
we won't starve during those months."
To make contact, e-mail: email
mca28@juno.com
Diana
Thiel
(1998): "I have been working,
finishing my thesis, and applying
to grad schools, which took a lot
more time and effort than I thought.
I went to look at the Univ. of Cincinnati
two weekends ago and loved it. I am
going to Chicago this weekend to look
at U of Chicago. I'll let you know
where I end up" To make contact,
e-mail: dianat@UDel.Edu
Heather
Kalb
(1988): "I just submitted a recommendation
for one of my students who is applying
for the upcoming RTP. I'm still in
Texas. I'm
glad I was one of the first years.
It was great living with George and
Pat. I don't keep in touch with any
of my fellow interns, but would like
to hear about them, though I occasionally
see Allen Wolf at conferences."
To make contact, e-mail:
heather@bio.tamu.edu
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