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We love hearing from and keeping in touch with our many graduates. And as we do, we want to share with you their whereabouts and accomplishments. If you have been trying to track down that certain classmate, then take a look and see if you can find their name below. All information posted below was given by permission by each alumnus in response to our annual Vita Survey which was sent to them.

You will find listed below their name, year of graduation, e-mail address, URL's to their web sites, and some other information that our alumni have shared with us. Feel free to get in touch with them.

J. Michael Digney - 81' - Georgetown University School of Dentistry - '85, Internship at Jackson Memorial Hospita, Miami, FL - '85, Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville - '86-'90. Private Practice - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. www.drdigney.com.

W. Todd Lowther - '89 - Ph.D., University of Florida in 1994. Postdoctorial at the University of Oregon, '02. Is an Assistant Professor, Center for Structural biology, Department of Biochemistry, Wake forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. tlowther@wfubmce.edu. URL: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/biochem/faculty/Lowther.htm.

C. Taylor Lewis - Presently attending medcial school at the University of Florida College of Medicine. ctlewis@ufl.edu

Leon Smith - '70 - D.D.S University of Maryland '77. Practicing dentistry for the past 30 years. lsmith@hallmarkdental.com.

Julia [Cordek] Rusak - '94 - M.S. Analytical Chemistry, University of Florida. Received her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Scranton. julierusak@comcast.net.

Amy [Shackelford] Whitten - '01 - Presently pursuing a Ph.D. in Genetics at West Virginia University. opekiska@aol.com.

Aguiree Andres de Cubas - '07 - Presently working his Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. adecubas@gmail.com.

Stephen Deyrup - '01 - University of Iowa, Ph.D. Chemistry. - '06. Is a Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University. sdeyrup@hotmail.com.

Michael R. Bowen - '03 - University of Florida, PharmD. mrbowen@ufl.edu.

Harold Crum, OD. - '74 - Received O.D. from the Southern California College of Optometry in 1979. Self employed for the past 27 years. hamhcrum@aol.com.

Philip A. Gardner, MD FACS, RVT- '73 - Received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 1973. In private practice in Covington, LA since 1982. pagmd@aol.com. drgardner@pagardnermd.com.

Bert M. Gordon, Ph.D.- '74 - Received Ph.D. at Duke University in 1978. Employed at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as a principal scientist for the past 28 years. Co-editor - Journal of Chromatographic Science for 20 years. bgordon@triad.rr.com. gordonb@rjrt.com.

Nelly Haddad, DMD- '95 - General dentistry. nellygh1974@yahoo.com.

Bob Lowry- '66 - Earned his M.S. in Chemistry from Florida Atlantic University in 1969. Co-organizer of medical device materials task force. Is an ACS tour speaker and a reviewer for Device Materials Reliability Journal. rlowry98@aol.com. www.electronic-materials.com.

Kevin M. Maloney, Ph.D. - '02 - Received Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Organic Chemistry, in 2007. kmaloney@mit.edu.

Sydney J. Nix, Jr. - '42 - Retired from E.I. duPont de Nemours, Inc. as a Sr. Research Chemist after 34 years, in 1984. sjnixjr@netdoor.com.

J. Michael Digney, D.D.S. - '81 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in private practice in Boynton Beach, FL., Received D.D.S. from Georgetown University in 1985. jmdigney@aol.com

Angelito Inocencio Nepomuceno - '00 Attending Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, working toward his Ph.D. in Chemistry angelito_nepomuceno@hotmail.com

Susan Jones Cooper - '71 Received her M.A. Science Ed. in 1974 from the University of South Flordia. Teaching Science & Mat at LaBelle High School, LaBelle, Fl coopers@hendry.k12.fl.us

Sally Elias - '95 Attending UM School of Medicine and planning to graduate in May 2001. sallyelias@aol.com www.sallyandramy.com

Edward A. Tjarks - '50 Retired. Olin Chemicals. ACS Member for 40 years. corgi@gte.net

Major August Way Fountain, III - '85 United States Military Academy, Department of Chemistry, West Point, New York, Chemical Corps/Academy Professor

William R. Dolbier, Jr. - '61 Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Received an honorary Doctor of Science from Stetson University in 1990. wrd@chem.ufl.edu
, www.chem.ufl.edu/~wrd

Kenneth C. Caster, Ph.D. - '79 Duke University, Sr. Research Scientist kccaster@duke.edu kcchem@mindspring.com

Larry W. Robertson, Ph.D., M.P.H. - '69 Professor, Graduate Center for Toxicology at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY lwrob01@pop.uky.edu http://www.uky.edu/~lwrobe01/ http://www.mc.uky.edu/toxicology/

Cary M. Bucasas - '00, The Minute Made Company, Ingredient Sciences. cmb@dotplanet.com

Jason Permenter - '94, Received D.C. from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1999, is in private practice in Charlotte, NC. 1backdoc@bellsouth.net , http://permenterchiropractic.chiroweb.com

Belkis Musalen Jones - '82, Received D.M.D. from the University of Florida in 1986, is in private practice in Haines City, FL. bilbelk4@aol.com

Michael T. Kelly - '89, Received F.A.G.D, from the University of Florida in 2000, is in private practice in Orange City, FL. mkelly8@cfl.rr.com

Dawn (Jackson) Armbrtester - '98, Received M.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Central Arizona. dewbug7261@aol.com

Tom Ball - '73, Received B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Florida in 1976. tomball@gbso.net , welakapharmacy@gbso.net

John Buckingham - '55, Received M.D. from Wake Forest University in 1959, MPH from Johns Hopkins University in 1969; MM (Missiology)from Birmingham Theological Seminary in 1991; and MBS (Biblical Studies) from Birmingham Theological Seminary in 1992. Is presently a family physician at Moody Medical Group in Moody, AL. johnbuckingham@att.net

Cortez "Corky" Tedder Dannals - '46, Received B.S. in Chemistry and Biology, with a minor in Math, and worked for a while as a Research Technician at Duke Hospital.

Richard C. Laughlin - Graduate student, Clemson Universtiy, Department of Genetic & Biochemistry. laughli@clemson.edu

Karl F. Kesmodel, Jr., MD - '44, Received MD from Tulane School of Medicine. Retired from Radiology Associates in 1987. Served as Chief of Radiology, Fort McClellan, AL from 1953-1955.

Jean McCormick Merrill - '53, Lab Technician at University of Pittsburg 1953-1957. Substitue teacher in elementary school for 15 years. hjmerril@eatel.net

Howard E. Merrill - '52, Received Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburg in 1957. Retired from Exxon Mobil, Sr. Staff Chemist in 1986.

Oren Rudolph Smith, Jr., MD - '55, Received MD from Tulane University in 1959, From 1961 to 1981, served as a flight surgeon, hospital commander in the USAF. Physican/surgeon at Grandury Eye Clinic from 1981-1995, is presently semi-retired, and instructor of anatomy ath Weatherford College.

Chuck Hammett - '91, Owner of Dominion Marketing, a company that markets for a national charity that helps people with the down payment of thier home. Enjoys golf and tennis. Sers as an Associate Pastor of his church as well as being involved in many ministry activities. dominionmarketing@comcast.net

Ann Stine Hughes-Johnson - '49, Received MD from National-Louis University in '64. Worked as an assistant chemist at Abbott Laboratories. Teaching Mathematics, computer for the past 20 years at Waukeyan High School. aggiescott@aol.com

John Ladd Buckingham, MD, MPH, MBS, M. Miss. - '55, Received MD from Wake Forest University, and MPH from Johns Hopkins University. Retired Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabams School of Medicine. Served as a medical missionary to Eastern Cambodia. Continues as an FAA Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner. johnbuckingham@att.net.

Thomas A. Barnard -'88, Received MD from the Universtiy of South Florida in 1993. Is a physician with Florida Retna Institute. Tbarn84530@aol.com

Adam Richards - '02, Attending Ross University School of Medicine. Currently preparing for US Medical License Examination.

Matthew Steven Nelson - '98, Received M.S. Molecular Biology , M.S. Business Management, from the University of Florida in 2002. Currently employed as an account manager at Bio-Rad Laboratories. matthew_nelson@bio-rad.com.

Melissa Fries - '99, Received D.D.S. from New York University in 2003. Currently employed with the U.S. Navy as a Lt./Dentist in General practice since July 2003. Is moving to Bremerton, WA in 2004. Will be stationed on USS Carl Vinson as a dentist. mfries45@aol.com.

Matt Kottmann - '97, Received MD from Thomas Jefferson University in 2001, Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital - 2001-2004, Puminary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship - University of Rochester, SMH. matt_kottmann@urmc.rochester.edu.



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