Canvas Rebel published an article about Larry Johnson as talks about his photography journey and inspiration. You can read the article here. Congratulations Larry!

Tom Diller ’78 has been appointed as the President of AdventHealth Provider Network, a 6,000 physician clinical integration network serving 450,000 people in central Florida. He continues as the VP and Chief Medical Officer of AdventHealth’s Population Health Services Organization. Tom practiced internal and emergency medicine and has served in several high-level physician executive positions for health systems with an emphasis on population health and health system quality and safety. Congratulations Tom!

Wayne Messmer ’72, long-time voice of the National Anthem for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Wolves Hockey, was selected to perform the National Anthem for the National Telecast of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Sunday, July 7th. Congratulations Wayne!

Dr. Debbie R. Burt-Frazier, EdD ’75 was made Chief Faculty Marshal at Central State University, an HBCU in Wilberforce, Ohio. Her duties entail coordinating faculty marshals to lead all faculty during convocations, baccalaureate, and commencement ceremonies. Congratulations Debbie!

Dennis Bubert ’76, (BME), recently performed a recital at the International Trombone Festival in which he premiered four solo works written for him. Dennis has been the bass trombonist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 1981, during which time he has also been a regular guest musician of a number of major American orchestras, most recently the Chicago Symphony. In addition to his 45-year orchestral career, he has simultaneously maintained a second career as a teacher, and was the trombone professor at four universities, including the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of North Texas. His students currently hold positions in the United States as well as three other continents. Congratulations Dennis!

Andrew Rex ’77 is a professor of physics at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. His primary research interest is in the foundations of the second law of thermodynamics. He has published research articles and, jointly with Harvey Leff, two comprehensive monographs on the subject of Maxwell’s demon (1990, 2003).

Recently, Andrew published his new book called “Finn’s Thermal Physics”. This fully updated and expanded new edition continues to provide the most readable, concise, and easy-to-follow introduction to thermal physics. While maintaining the style of the original work, the book now covers statistical mechanics and incorporates worked examples systematically throughout the text. It also covers more problems, and incorporates some essential updates, such as discussions on superconductivity, magnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, and climate change.

You can read more about the book here. Congratulations, Andrew!

Connie (Owens) Taylor ’76 was recently ordained as a Baptist minister. Congratulations, Connie!

Kathleen M. Murray ’79 was selected as the new president of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Murray previously served as the first female president of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and before then, she served for seven years at Macalester College, including a three-month stint as acting president in 2013. Read the full Star Tribune article here.