1980s
John McCaffrey ’80 (CLAS), ’89 Ph.D., former director of engineering at Ocean Optics in Dunedin, Fla., is director of bioscience product development at Malvern Instruments Inc., in Columbia, Md.
Michael Horyczun ’81 (CLAS) is the director of media relations at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.
Cynthia Booth Lord ’81 (CLAS), ’82 CANR was named Outstanding PA of the Year by the American Academy of Physician Assistants last May. She is clinical associate professor and director of the physician assistant program in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.
Christopher J. McCarthy ’86 (CLAS) is partner at the law firm Halloran & Sage LLP in Connecticut.
Christine Quigley ’86 (CLAS), former employee of Georgetown University, published her sixth book, Dissection on Display, in 2012. She currently resides in Florida.
Aaron Scott ’86 (CLAS), director of RBC Wealth Management in Hartford, Conn., received the firm’s 2012 Community Service Award, which honors individuals who understand the role of giving back and who serve the communities in which they do business.
Aaron J. Spicker ’86 (CLAS) is a founding partner, owner, and entrepreneur for Aerial Film FX, LLC, in Los Angeles, a firm that flies and films for various industries. He is also in his 27th consecutive year as a diamond and fine jewelry salesman and entrepreneur.
Laurie Macha ’87 (CANR), ’91 MS, supervisor of penguins and pinnipeds at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn., traveled to South Africa last year to assist SANCCOB, a marine conservation nonprofit, in hand-rearing more than 300 abandoned African penguin chicks.
Christine F. Purcell ’88 MBA is the first female rector at Christ Church in Westerly, R.I. Prior to her election as rector, Rev. Purcell served as interim rector at congregations in Pennsylvania and ministered to a cluster of small parishes in the Williamsport, Pa., area.
David L. Albrycht ’89 MBA is president and chief investment officer at Newfleet Asset Management LLC. He previously served as the company’s chief investment officer of multi-sector strategies, after serving as the executive managing director and senior portfolio manager at Goodwin Capital Advisers.
