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Class Notes

Ronald M. Sanden MF '62 has completed 40 years with the Forest Service. He is a staff officer in the Fishlake National Forest in south central Utah. Sanden's beloved wife, Brenda, passed away Oct. 28.

Linda Glover WC '70 is working for the oceanographer of the Navy on a project to improve the timeliness of correlating targeting information to avoid "friendly fire" and civilian casualties.

Mike Vasievich MF '74, G '77 and his wife, Marianne, have renewed their connection to Duke through their son, Matt, who joined the class of 2005. Matt Vasievich is participating in the FOCUS program on Biology, Technology and Sociocultural Change.

David Fox MF '78 has gathered GPS (Global Positioning System) data on roads and villages for an NGO (nongovernmental organization) while in Sumatra, Indonesia. He returned to Indonesia at the end of 2001 to meet with forestry officials and the NGO concerning reforestation plans and village cooperation.

Jumanne A. Maghembe MF '78 was elected to the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania after 14 years as a principal scientist and country representative of the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Malawi. He takes office in October.

Kimberly Anne Otero MEM '79 works for a local environmental firm in Tucson, Ariz., where she is responsible for environmental regulatory permitting. She has been married for 16 years to Walter Otero and has a 13-year old daughter, Anna Rose, a 9-year old son, Allen Federico, and three stepsons.

Steven G. Burak MF '85 received a doctoral degree from Auburn University on Dec. 15. He is president of Sizemore & Sizemore Inc., a forest appraisal, analysis and management firm in Tallassee, Ala. He is a registered forester and a certified general real estate appraiser in several states and holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute.

Kevin Kratt MEM '95 is director of Tetra Tech's Cleveland, Ohio office. He specializes in projects related to water resource management.

Tsung-Yi Lin G '95 is active in the Blackfaced Spoonbill Society of Taiwan, which is succeeding in preserving the flock despite government efforts to fill in the lagoon where the birds live.

Stephanie Thirolle MEM '98, Eric Thirolle MEM '97 and their 3 and 1/2 year old daughter, Madeleine, welcomed Abigail Martha Thirolle, born on Jan. 14 at Durham Regional Hospital and weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz.

Elizabeth Askew T '99 recently returned from Washington D.C. where she worked on the anthrax remediation project at the Brentwood post office.

Phyllis Dermer MEM '01 accepted the position of MPA Educator with the National Estuarine Research Association (NERRA), a national non-profit education organization.