Jeanne Crocker '76

Governor John Baldacci tapped York County District Attorney Michael P. Cantara '75 to head Maine's Department of Public Safety, citing Cantara's exemplary initiatives in developing services for victims of crime, establishing a domestic violence task force and working with a shelter for domestic violence victims. Cantara oversees nine bureaus, including the State Police, the Fire Marshal's Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency * Maine's 2003 High School Principal of the Year award went to South Portland High School's Jeanne O'Brien Crocker '76. The first woman ever to receive the honor, Crocker has been the principal at the school, one of the largest in the state, for five years. "School leadership is about change and reform in education," she said. "I've spent the last couple of years working to make things better" * Rep. David P. Linsky '79 of Natick was named a 2002 Legislator of the Year by the Massachusetts Municipal Association, a nonprofit association of Massachusetts cities and towns. Currently in his third term, Linsky "has consistently made education a top priority."

Deaths: David J. Soper '70, September 27, 2000, in Florida, at 52 * Kimberly Wathen Welch '79, February 16, 2002, in New Jersey, at 44.