Alumni Dispatches
The latest news from Arts and Sciences alumni. Updates are based on alumni submissions or public news sources. Send us your career and contact information.
Josh Aviv ’15, G’17, the founder and CEO of SparkCharge, introduced President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68, H’09 at a Rose Garden bill-signing ceremony (pictured above) for the CHIPS and Science Act.
Hilary McCann Crowley ’91 announced the publication of her book, "The Power of Energy Medicine."
Jessica Arb Danial G’16 was awarded the Everson Medal by the Everson Museum of Art (Syracuse, NY). Danial served on its board for six years and was the first female chair since 1970 and also the youngest in the museum’s history. She also co-chaired a $17 million fundraising campaign and has helped lead initiatives to diversify museum collections. She and husband, Patrick, were lead donors for the renovation of the Everson’s education facility, The Danial Education Center.
Kathryn Gahl ’75 announced the publication of her collection, "Messengers of the Gods: New and Selected Poems."
Denise Horan ’85 announced the publication of "Stories from The Sales Field: Navigating a Sales Career in a Post-Pandemic World."
Sarah Ledford G’16, an assistant professor of geosciences in Georgia State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received one of its 2022 Dean’s Early Career Awards, which recognize early-career faculty who are emerging leaders in their field of research, scholarship or creative activity.
Marilyn Wolfe Levinson ’61 (writing as Allison Brook) announced the publication of "Dewey Decimated," the latest installment in the Haunted Library series.
Judith Pederson G’63 received a Harbor Hero 2021 award from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. A former coastal ecologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant college program, she was recognized for her decades of advocacy and policy development related to Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay.
Joanna Cohan Scherer ’63, anthropologist emerita at the Smithsonian Institution, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Visual Anthropology, part of the American Anthropological Association.
Sadie Shorr-Parks ’12 announced the publication of her poetry collection, "Honey Month."
Steve Sheinkin ’90 announced the publication of a book for young people, "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown."