Ruth-Marie Griswold Fincher '72

Ruth-Marie Griswold Fincher '72, professor of medicine and vice dean for academic affairs at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, was elected to a four-year term as governor of the Georgia chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation's largest medical specialty society. Board certified in internal medicine and chair of many committees of the National Board of Medical Examiners, she also serves on the national ACP Board of Governors * Maine state auditor Gail Chase '74 last spring flagged $18.9 million in unaccounted-for federal funds at Maine's Department of Human Services. How DHS disbursed the money remains unclear because the agency's bookkeeping is "convoluted," several newspaper reported. "You can't make a good decision on how you spend your money," Chase said, "if you don't know what you've got in your checkbook" * The New York Times, exploring the rise in quality and status of high school musicals, featured John Orefice '75, an English teacher at Pelham Memorial High School in Pelham, N.Y. The expertise of directors, professionals who volunteer their time, vocal training and courses in dance, drama and choreography are behind Broadway-style productions put on by Orefice and others * Hussey Seating Co., of North Berwick, Maine, was named the Gannett Family Business of the Year in the large business category at the annual awards dinner of the Institute for Family-Owned Businesses. The award recognizes business-owning families that demonstrate creativity and diligence in ensuring their company's vitality and continuity while maintaining ties with their communities and stakeholders. Several members of the Hussey family are involved with the firm, including company CEO Timothy B. Hussey '78.

Deaths: Anthony G. Kalinowski '74, April 5, 2003, in Massachusetts, at 50.