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RONALD L. BOOK (L ’78) has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the Daily Business Review as part of the 2025 Florida Legal Awards. This honor recognizes those who have made a significant impact on the practices of law in Florida over a notable legal career.

CURTIS MOSLEY (A&S ’78) has published three books: “The Greatest Teams in the Bible,” “The Athlete’s Bible” and “How to Spot the Messiah When He Appears.”

MARIE QUINTANA (SW ’79) was featured at the 2025 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University with her memoir, “Last Flight From Havana,” which follows her journey fleeing Cuba with her family during Fidel Castro’s rise to power, growing up in New Orleans and building a trailblazing 30-year career in corporate America.

WILLIAM T. BEAM JR. (A&S ’80) had the Athletic Hall of Fame named in his honor at the Kentucky Country Day School, recognizing his contributions to the school and its athletic program. It is now called the Beam Athletic Hall of Fame.

LARRY CONNOLLY (B ’82) was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors for Skyland Trail. Connolly is also president of the Connolly Family Foundation.

JULIE ANN SIPOS (N ’84) has published her debut novel, “Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls: A Jaycee Grayson Novel.” The novel explores themes of missed connections, snap judgements and the dearth of kindness within a post-feminist sisterhood.

ELIZABETH BRISTER (B ’87) has been appointed president of Downtown Jackson Partners in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the state’s largest commercial district.

ERIC D. SUBEN (L ‘93) has started a new position as Senior Claims Counsel, Financial Lines, for CNA Insurance.

NIMROD CHAPEL JR. (L ’95) has been awarded the Missouri Justice Defender Award by the Missouri NAACP in honor of his past achievements and as an acknowledgement of the ongoing movement he leads.

DEREK BARDELL (G ’01, ’02) has completed a Doctor of Education degree in Leadership & Learning in Organizations, with certificates in College Online Teaching and Social Impact from Vanderbilt University.

LAURA FLANNERY-SACHTLEBEN (A ’05) has been appointed chief strategy officer at LandscapeForms, an international leader in integrated collections of high-design site furniture, structures, accessories and advanced LED lighting. She will lead the company’s strategic planning process and champion growth initiatives.

JEANNICE APPENTENG (L ’08) has been appointed a United States Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Illinois. She is the first Black female Magistrate Judge in the district.

BRIAN MELTZER (B ’08) has been selected by The Baltimore Banner as an honoree for its 2025 Emerging Leaders event. The news outlet honors the next generation of emerging community leaders doing exceptional work to better Baltimore and the surrounding communities.

ADAM EITMANN (SLA ’09) has been named legislative director for Washington’s newly elected Attorney General Nick Brown.

ARIANNE LARIMER (SLA ’09, SSE ’09) has been named president of Symmetric, a leading sampling firm for companies performing survey research.

MATTHEW MAWBY (L ’11) and ELIZABETH CALDWELL (L ’11) had their first child, Malia Mawby, on July 11, 2024, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

PATRICK LUAN (PHTM ‘14, SLA ‘14) has been selected for a Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship by the Center for New American Security. The fellowship brings together young professionals within the national security field to learn best practices and lessons in leadership.

DR. SASINI BENTOTA (M ’23), a second-year psychiatry resident at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been awarded the distinguished Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Fellowship, a highly selective fellowship that recognizes individuals for their exemplary leadership, academic excellence and commitment to advancing the field of psychiatry.