Class Note 2004
Issue
March-April 2021
Hi, ’04s! While some of us may still be feeling the last effects of winter, I hope this note finds many of you with a little spring in your step. And with the Covid-19 vaccination in full bloom at this point, I suspect a lot of us are anxiously awaiting our opportunity to get the shots and begin the process of starting our post-pandemic lives. To help usher in this new season, I am pleased to bring you some exciting news from our classmates. Congratulations to all!
Heidy Abreu King-Jones has joined the board of directors of the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, GBFB distributed the equivalent of nearly 81 million meals in 2020 through its network of nearly 600 dedicated food distribution partners and programs in the 190 cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts.
This past October Carl DeSelm received the 2020 Agilent Early Career Professor Award on the topic of cellular engineering and analysis. Dr. DeSelm is an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sharon Yoon recently published a book with Oxford University Press using research based on her dissertation. The book is titled The Cost of Belonging: An Ethnography on Solidarity and Mobility in Beijing’s Koreatown.
Charlie Gardner and Kathy Birchall Gardner have welcomed their fourth son, George! George joins big brothers Charlie, James, and Henry.
Bart Elmore is pleased to report that he and his wife, Joya, have two awesome boys, Blue (4 months old) and River (3 years old). Blue was born during the pandemic, so suffice to say, it has been a fun adventure. Bart also reports that he delivered his book on the environmental history of the Monsanto Co. to W.W. Norton in December 2020 and it will be coming out in the fall of this year.
Please continue to send those updates, ’04s, and remember to get out and enjoy some fresh spring air. Until the next time, be well and stay safe!
—Johanna Thomas, 14 Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005; johannarthomas@gmail.com
Heidy Abreu King-Jones has joined the board of directors of the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, GBFB distributed the equivalent of nearly 81 million meals in 2020 through its network of nearly 600 dedicated food distribution partners and programs in the 190 cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts.
This past October Carl DeSelm received the 2020 Agilent Early Career Professor Award on the topic of cellular engineering and analysis. Dr. DeSelm is an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sharon Yoon recently published a book with Oxford University Press using research based on her dissertation. The book is titled The Cost of Belonging: An Ethnography on Solidarity and Mobility in Beijing’s Koreatown.
Charlie Gardner and Kathy Birchall Gardner have welcomed their fourth son, George! George joins big brothers Charlie, James, and Henry.
Bart Elmore is pleased to report that he and his wife, Joya, have two awesome boys, Blue (4 months old) and River (3 years old). Blue was born during the pandemic, so suffice to say, it has been a fun adventure. Bart also reports that he delivered his book on the environmental history of the Monsanto Co. to W.W. Norton in December 2020 and it will be coming out in the fall of this year.
Please continue to send those updates, ’04s, and remember to get out and enjoy some fresh spring air. Until the next time, be well and stay safe!
—Johanna Thomas, 14 Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005; johannarthomas@gmail.com