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1979 In January, Craig Heinselman P12 became the director of the EISCAT Scientific Association. Craig and his wife, Denise Rust P12,


moved to Kiruna, Sweden, in late December and are now enjoying the culture and nature of northern Scandinavia.


1980 Sept. 21–25, Polly Heninger plans to ride about 300 miles from New York to Washing-


ton, D.C., to raise money for more than 40 non- profit organizations that promote green energy, fight climate change and advocate for bicycle transportation. Beneficiaries include Adventure Cycling Association, 350.org, National Parks Conservation Association, Alliance for Biking and Walking, and Green America. “With the issues affecting the health of our planet and our economy, it’s more important than ever to work toward a sustainable and green future,” she writes on her blog at http://bit.ly/11OqTFn.


1983 Henry Kapteyn, 2013 HMC Outstanding Alumnus, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. He is best


known for his research in femtosecond lasers. With his wife, Margaret, he created a tabletop X-ray laser and applied it to pioneering studies of material behavior. Henry is professor of physics at University of Colorado at Boulder.


1989 Tim Wendler, vice chair of Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy, joined forces with engineering Professor Mary Cardenas and her envi-


ronmental engineering class for a research project. The class studied a property with K-rails, used by Los Angeles County Flood Control to minimize debris flowing into a flood control basin below the property. The conservancy asked the class to evaluate alternatives that would be more environmentally and aesthetically friendly. Students evaluated three alternatives: gabions, earthen berm and wooden logs. Tim said,


“We are currently in discussions with the flood control district to discern their openness to the first two options. The class did a great job of defin- ing our options and evaluating the pros and cons of each.”


1993 Jon Soberg, managing director at Blumberg Capital, wrote the article “Integrating work and home —tech dads need balance too” for


the Innovations section of the Washington Post (June 3). Prior to Blum- berg Capital, Jon held CEO, COO and CFO positions at several startups and built large organizations from the ground up in several companies, including Ditech, Broadband Digital Group and Adforce, which had a highly successful IPO. A CFA Charterholder and adjunct faculty in the Wharton Marketing Department, Jon has consulted for top companies including Toyota, HSBC, Neiman Marcus, Capital Group and Accenture. He started his career in technology at CMU’s Field Robotics Center. Jon earned a B.S in engineering from HMC, an M.S. in engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA in entrepreneurial management and marketing from the Wharton School, where he is a Palmer Scholar.


In his article, Jon wrote, “I am working on two areas right now that are helping me a lot. One is to be more present when I am with my family, and the second is to include my family more in my work.” To read the full article, go to http://wapo.st/11ZX73X.


1997 Todd Clements is teaching at Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, Calif.). He welcomed his fourth child this summer and bought a house


in Fullerton.


2000 A play produced by Gregory Rae has once again earned Tony Awards.


Kinky Boots set box office records in


June at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where capacity crowds experience the story of a struggling shoemaker and his drag queen business partner. The play received the Tony for Best Musical as well as five more Tonys for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Billy Porter), Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell), Best Original Score (Cyndi Lauper: the first solo woman ever to receive this award), Best Sound Design of a Musical (John Shivers) and Best Orchestrations (Stephen Oremus). Gregory has co-produced two other Tony award-winning hits: The Normal Heart (his first experience as a Broadway producer) and Clybourne Park.


Tyrus Emory PZ ’08 and Gregory


2002 Daniel Pennington, his wife, Elizabeth Magness, and their daughter June—one year old in August—now reside in Los Angeles.


Daniel is a radiation oncology resident at UCLA. They look forward to reconnecting with old HMC friends.


In Memoriam


Cathy Jo (Railey) Behler ’93 died May 27. She was 43. An engineering graduate, Cathy also earned a B.S. in chemistry from Scripps College and a master’s in environ- mental engineering from Purdue University. She worked as a project manager at Delphi


in Kokomo, Ind. She is survived by her husband, Brett A. Behler, and their two children, Nicholas and Henry.


Thomas R. Wayman ’91 died May 4. He was 43. A physics alumnus, Tom was vice president of marketing at Laserfiche and a graduate of Stanford University (M.S., aeronautics and astronautics).


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