Abby Schreiber married Jacob Stein in Westerlo, N.Y. on Aug. 5 and a multi-generational group of Brown alums were in attendance. Guests included Matt Doup, Ben Hyman, Ariel Hudes, Allie Kriesberg, Whitaker Lader, Maura Lynch, Kate Gannett Merrill, Liz Mooney, Charlie Posner, Kelsey Keith Posner, Kayla Ringelheim, Allison Seidner Robbins ’81, John Robbins ’78, ’81 MD, Eliot Schreiber ’78, Amin Shaikh, and Cecilia Strombeck.
Carla Greenbaum ’78, ’81 MD, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Puget Sound Business Journal for her leadership in type 1 diabetes clinical research. Dr. Greenbaum serves as the director of the Benaroya Research Institute’s Center for Interventional Immunology.
Allen Schauffler writes: “I was delighted to host an October gathering of Brunonian friends here in “Sagebrushestan,” Powell Butte, Oregon. On hand for boondocks hiking, high desert exploration, much hilarity, fine ranch dining, and toasts to the past and future were David Ellenberg, Steve Golub, Jeff Janer, Paul Marantz ’78, ’81 MD, Randy Sunshine, Doron Weber, and David Weiss ’78. It was pretty good. Ever true….”
Adrienne Muller Camesas writes: “We were thrilled to host a mini Brown reunion at the marriage of my daughter Alexandra Camesas ’14 with Daniel Mellynchuk ’14. In addition to all their friends were our classmates, including Ann Prestipino, Debbie Sullivan Fuller, Essie Rolnick Nash ’81 MD, Christina Evangelides Donovan, and Rita Manfredi-Shutler ’81 MD.”
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The GAVI Alliance is one of three groups providing funds for the first phase of malaria vaccine pilots in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi. The organization’s CEO is Seth Berkley ’78, ’81 MD, a medical epidemiologist and global advocate on the power of vaccines, who is also founder and former president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
Michael K. Nation ’81 MD, of Saint Paul, Minn.; Oct. 4. Following graduation, he moved to Minnesota to complete his pediatric residency at the University Minnesota and practiced pediatrics for more than three decades. His career was spent at Central Pediatrics, and he was on staff at Children’s Minnesota hospital, where he served three terms as chief of staff. He volunteered at Children’s Home Society providing medical care to babies awaiting adoption and served on the Park Nicollet Medical Center Community Oncology Institutional Review Board. He retired in 2015 but continued to volunteer with numerous humanitarian and environmental organizations. He is survived by wife Janet Nation, two daughters and their spouses, three grandchildren, and five siblings.
Michael L. Chang ’81 MD, of Sacramento, Calif.; Mar. 19. For more than 30 years he worked as an interventional cardiologist, first in San Francisco and then at Mercy Heart Institute/Dignity Health Hospitals in Sacramento. He served as medical director of the Cardiovascular Service for the Sacramento area and oversaw the introduction of many innovative cardiac procedures. He enjoyed running marathons with his wife, summiting mountains, playing golf, and traveling the world. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; four children; three grandchildren; and two sisters.
Thomas M. Horiagon ’77, ’81 MD, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Nov. 1. He is survived by his wife, Mai; a daughter; a son; two sisters and a brother.
