In the Public Eye

Bill Rabinovitch ’58 appeared on ABC’s 20/20 to address the artistic controversy over Christo’s “Gates” exhibit in Central Park, with “Give Me a Break” commentator John Stossel posing the question “Is it Art? Or Not?”
Fred Molinari ’63 was interviewed in Test and Measurement World on the success of his company, Data Translation
The Smithsonian’s Air & Space Magazine featured an update on Jim Dunn ’67’s fuel cell airplane ... The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on the rebirth of Kennedy Die Castings as Thermalcast LLC, where former owner and president Paul Kennedy ’67 remains as an employee. The company was founded in 1948 by his father, the late Francis Kennedy ’30
The J. Geils Band was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Boston Globe portrayed Jay Geils ’70 living quietly in Groton, Mass., and performing with Blues Time and the New Guitar Summit. Geils, who attended WPI with former band members Magic Dick and Danny Klein, told the Globe, “Engineering just didn’t work out for us.”
In the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami, Chartsiri Sophonpanich ’80, president of the Bangkok Bank and Thai Bankers’ Association president, was quoted in The Star and a number of area newspapers, offering extensions on debt payments to customers affected by the disaster
Don Montgomery ’83, director of service marketing for Unisys Corp., was the subject of a cover story and executive interview in DM Review magazine
Barry Fougere ’86, CEO of Colubris Networks, was profiled in Mass High Tech’s “Movers & Innovators” column
Mitch Sanders ’88, president of ECI Biotech, was honored with the Boston Museum of Science TechCitizenship Award, which recognizes the philanthropic efforts of area companies that give back to the community
A photo of Air Force pilot Stacey (Cotton) Bonasso ’90 was part of an exhibit called “Leaders in Peace & War” at the Attleboro, Mass., Women at Work Museum, in the section devoted to aviation and the armed forces
The Boston Globe featured Maria Cotoia ’93 to illustrate an article on increased consumer demand for auto safety features. She and her two children, Anthony, 4, and David, 22 months, were pictured strapped into their 2005 Honda Odyssey
The Fall River (Mass.) Herald News ran a story about Sundar Victor ‘93, who was visiting his mother in India when the tsunami struck, sparing their hometown, but devastating other areas. Victor is now back in Massachusetts, where he works as a computer specialist with Verizon
Eric Tapley ’01, owner of 3000K Inc. in Worcester was quoted in a Telegram & Gazette article on the difficulty of finding qualified full-service Web designers
Dragonfly Game Design, founded by 2004 graduates Michael Gesner and Michael Melson, was a finalist in The Big C Independent Game Competition, which is also known as the BAWLS competition. Their entry, Q’Bicles, is scheduled for release this year, and a demo of the game will be available at www.qbicles.com.

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