John Capasso, MHSA ’89

John Capasso, MHSA ’89, was appointed president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health East’s new Continuing Care Management Services Network. CHE is the fourth largest Catholic health system in the nation.

Thomas J. Catlaw, MPA ’00, PhD ’04, recently published a book Fabricating the People: Politics and Administration in the Biopolitical State. Catlaw is an assistant professor of public affairs at Arizona State University.

Amr ElSawy, MS ’81, was named President and CEO of Noblis, a nonprofit science, technology and strategy organization that helps clients solve infrastructure problems in ways that benefit the public.

Toya L. Evans, BBA ’85, recently published a book called C'ing Your Way Clear: Every Woman's Guide to Handling Life's Storm. The book outlines seven strategies for enabling change during a difficult experience.

Vicky Jefferis, MPA ’ 91

Vicky Jefferis, MPA ’91, retired after 30 years of Army civilian employment. She was selected as the first female civilian to fill a senior level staff position that is traditionally filled by a uniformed military member. Jefferis was selected for the senior staff position in April 2001, making her the first civilian to serve at this level in Forces Command.

Rob Kaplan, BA ’01

Rob Kaplan, BA ’01, has been appointed senior corporate responsibility analyst at Brown-Forman Corporation. Kaplan will be responsible for identifying opportunities and developing initiatives that combine corporate responsibility and brand strategy.

YoungJun Kim, PhD ’05, received the “Outstanding New Faculty Award” and the “Excellence in Scholarly Activity” award at Henderson State University in Arkansas, where he has been an assistant economics professor since 2005.

L. Trenton Marsh, MA ’04, was featured in the CNN weekly segment called “Young People who Rock.” The program interviews people under 30 who have made impressive accomplishments. Footage of the interview about his involvement with the abstinence organization “I am Worth the Wait” is available here.

Hillary B. Parsons, BA ’02, has joined the national litigation firm of Foley & Mansfield in the Minneapolis Toxic Torts and Mass Litigation group. Prior to joining Foley & Mansfield, Parsons served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gordon W. Shumaker at the State of Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Rehan Waheed, BA ’03, MA ’04, has entered first-year studies at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, in Lewisburg, W.Va.  The school is known for its efforts in rural, family, and primary care medicine.

ALUMNI NAMED BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA

Carol Elder Bruce, BA ’71; A. Christopher Sega, MBA ’81; and Lawrence H. Gesner, BBA ’80, were all named to the Best Lawyers in America annual legal rankings guide. All three alums practice law at Venable LLP.

Ron Elberger, BA ’66, was named to the Best Lawyers in America 2008 edition. Elberger, from Indiana firm Bose McKinney & Evans, represents Aron Ralston, the rock climber who has received much media attention after he cut off his own arm in order to survive during a climbing accident.

Richard Grauer, JD ’65, of Rader, Fishman & Grauer in Michigan was named to the Best Lawyers in America list and the Michigan Super Lawyers list. Grauer is a founding member of Rader, Fishman & Grauer and has more than 40 years of intellectual property experience.

Richard Kobdish, LLM ’73, from Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s Dallas office is also a part of the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2007. He handles labor and employment law matters and is certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Paul Krieger, LLM ’71, was named to the Texas Super Lawyers 2007 list. At Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s Houston office, he heads the Intellectual Property and Technology Department and is a frequent lecturer and author on intellectual property topics.

John D. Murnane, JD ’79, was featured in the 2007 edition of Super Lawyers. He is a partner at firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto.

Jim Repass, JD ’86, from Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s Houston office was named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2007. He handles intellectual property litigation and transactional matters and secures patents, trademarks and copyright protection from government agencies.

Terry Tottenham, LLM ’74, was named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2007. He is a part of the Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s Austin office and heads the firm-wide Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Practice Group.