Lots of big career news to report from several classmates in this issue.


After I profiled his small business strategy book Guerillapreneur: Small Business Strategy for Davids Wanting to Defeat Goliaths back in 2012, Mark Peterson wrote to let me know that his book is now being used in entrepreneurship classes at two colleges. The book is featured in “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, where he spoke at the 18th annual Booker T. Washington Economic Summit in September 2013, and Concordia College in Selma, Alabama, where Mark is teaching the entrepreneurship class this semester.


Jennifer Barrett was recently named Theodora Ayer Randolph Professor of Equine Surgery at the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Jennifer is an associate professor of equine surgery in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, where she has been a faculty member since 2007. Her research has focused on regenerative medicine and she has become a leading expert in this equine discipline. Jennifer’s path after Dartmouth included stops at Yale University, where she earned two master’s degrees and a doctoral degree, and Cornell University, where she received her D.V.M.


Leonard Chang wrote to let me know that his new novel Triplines will be published in June 2014. He is also a writer for the television show Justified on the FX network, which just started its fifth season in January. You can find more information about what Leonard is working on at leonardchang.com.


Shonda Rhimes has had great success as the creator of three hit ABC television series, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal, and has already been honored with a Golden Globe Award and three Emmy nominations, in addition to other industry accolades. Last September she was honored by the White House, being appointed by President Barack Obama to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.


September was also a big month for Shonda on the family front—she adopted a baby girl! She announced the news on Twitter: “Been AWOL from Twitter. I totally have a good reason: Tiny human No. 3 is here and she’s perfect! Babies are good. Life is good.” 


Last November Brad Ausmus became the new manager of the Detroit Tigers, after spending the last three years as special assistant to baseball operations with the San Diego Padres. During that time Brad also managed the Israel national baseball team in the qualification round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Brad had previously been a catcher with the Tigers in the 1990s.


Congratulations to everyone on your recent achievements! Keep those updates coming!


—Sara Burbine Potter, 108 Hillcrest Road, Fairfield, CT 06824; sara_burbine@yahoo.com