NEWSMAKERS
Ruth-Marie Griswold Fincher '72, vice dean for academic affairs at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, was one of three teachers in the United States and Canada to receive the 1996 Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Teaching Award recognizing medical education by gifted teachers. . . . Maine-based marine biologist Lee Doggett '70 was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency for "demonstrated commitment and significant contributions to the environment." . . . Brookline, Mass., dentist Matthew Zweig '72 was honored by the Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University for his contribution as a founding partner of the university's Applied Professional Experience Program and for his excellence as a teacher and mentor to BU's dental students. . . . Arthur Levering '76 received the 1996-97 Rome Prize for musical composition from the American Academy in Rome. . . . Gerry Boyle '78 has published his third mystery novel, Lifeline (G.P. Putnam & Sons). . . . Sarah Pollard Cowan '78 was promoted to vice president at the National Bank of Middlebury in Vermont. . . . Linda Frechette '79 served as a volunteer "information officer" at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, helping the national and international media.