News, Notes, and Nods: Undergraduates
1964
Tom Greensmith ’64 and Jan Weissman P’87 ’90, G’19 collaborated on a book project highlighting recollections of alumni on Babson’s growth in the 1960s, a formative decade in the College’s rise to the No. 1 school for entrepreneurship. The book, Babson Evolution, includes personal memories and stories of 11 graduates from the Classes of 1960, 1964, 1965, and 1966.
1965
Mark Bentley ’65 and his wife, Dee, visited Santorini, Greece, on a trip to celebrate Mark’s retirement at the age of 80 and their 59th wedding anniversary. Bentley spent his last 18 years as executive director of a nonprofit, Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, which works to reduce America’s dependence on foreign transportation fuels.
1979
Richard Renwick ’79 (left) recently partnered with Thaddeus Dziuba ’06 to create Trident Wealth Strategies, LLC. The new firm specializes in estate planning and tax mitigation services for the ultra-affluent and brings a combination of decades of industry experience with planned continuity. “As we often ask our clients to consider their financial goals over the course of the next 20–30 years, this partnership represents an evolution in our practice that paves the way for continuous delivery on our core promises,” Dziuba wrote.
1989
Kevin Concannon ’89, P’24: See 1990, below
1990
Laura Sorgi ’90, P’24 and her husband, Kevin Concannon ’89, P’24, returned to campus in May to attend the graduation of their daughter Lea Concannon MSF’24. Lea’s sister, Helen, also was at the Commencement ceremony. “The campus looked amazing,” Sorgi wrote in an email about the visit.
1992
Michael London ’92, founder and CEO of the mental health and wellness company Uwill Inc., saw his company celebrated as the 2024 Inc. 5000 ranking’s fastest-growing private company in Massachusetts and the 27th fastest-growing company in the nation. Uwill Inc. serves more than 3 million students at 400-plus colleges, including Babson. London, who serves on Babson’s College Advisory Board, also recently expanded his company’s leadership team, hiring Asini Wijewardane MBA’19 to serve as managing director of UK Uwill Inc.
1996
Len Sheer ’96, P’27, a member of Babson’s College Advisory Board, celebrated his 50th birthday in August with his lifelong friends, many of whom he met while attending Babson. Front row (sitting, from left): George Anderson, Rahul Narang ’95, Michael Hawkes ’96, and Sheer. Back row (from left): Stephanie Herson, Tawna Rathe, Timothy Swift ’96, Jeff McLane ’96, Robert Lauria MBA’06, Nathaniel Sheer ’27, Brian Anderson ’96, MBA’04, Robert Russel ’96, Ron Sylvestri ’96, and Janine Covitz MBA’17.
1999
Leticia D. Stallworth ’99, MBA’13 celebrated her 25th anniversary with Ameriprise Financial, the financial planning and advice firm. She also recently attended her 25th reunion at Babson.
2006
Thaddeus Dziuba ’06: See 1979, above.
2013
Olivia (Sherry) Russell ’13 was married to Ryan Russell on June 8 at the Wellesley Country Club. From left: Zach Willner ’13, Keira (Yeager) Rijsemus ’13, Liz Pellegrini ’13, Ryan Russell, Olivia (Sherry) Russell, Trisha (Bakeman) Friend ’13, Jim Burke ’05, Lindsay Burke ’05, and Richard Schoenfeld MBA’75.
2014
Troy Starrett ’14 and Nicole Fischer ’16 were married June 22 at the Belle Haven Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, surrounded by many Babson alumni, their families, and cherished friends. They met at Babson in 2013 while Starrett was on the hockey team and Fischer was on the tennis team. The officiant, Shayne Anderson ’14, was Starrett’s roommate at Babson. The maid of honor was Nicole’s sister, Courtney Fischer ’15.
2015
Somia Farid Silber ’15 has been announced as the CEO of Edible Brands, continuing her family’s legacy at the company after 25 years under the leadership of her father and founder, Tariq Farid P’15. In her new role, Silber, who served as Edible’s president the past two years, will oversee initiatives that target the next generation of consumers and grow Edible’s market presence through new product offerings and the launch of Edible’s new retail locations. Silber, who serves as a Babson trustee, also recently appeared on Season of the Stars of Franchising, a leading podcast for franchising leadership presented by the Tariq Farid Franchise Institute at Babson.
Phil Yudin ’15 and Annie (Schirm) Yudin ’17 were married June 22 at the Kirtland Country Club in Willoughby, Ohio, surrounded by many fellow Babson alumni, family, and friends. The two met at Babson almost 10 years ago at a Chi Omega and Delta Tau Delta event and have been together since. From left: Vaibhav Agarwal ’18, Alana Atchison ’17, Madi Klonsinski ’18, Leanne Barber ’16, Kristen Brown ’17, Drishti Chhabria ’17, Gabriela Beramendi ’17, Evan DeBiase ’14, Hanna Brinn ’20, Patrick Meany ’15, Brad Walker ’14, Erica Walker ’15, Max Hall MBA ’24, Annie (Schirm) Yudin, Annie Andrews ’16, Phil Yudin, Amir Ketabi ’14, Alexander Constantin ’14, Carter Walsh ’15, Richard Bonito ’14, Mathew Royce ’14, Sam Barber ’16, Aaron Shapiro ’14, and Walker Smith ’15.
2016
Nicole Fischer ’16: See 2014, above.
2017
Annie (Schirm) Yudin ’17: See 2015, above.
2019
Tim Andrew ’19 and Blake Samper ’21 were married May 24 in Austin, Texas, surrounded by their friends and family. The two met when Andrew was directing a play and Samper auditioned. “We’ve been best friends ever since,” Andrew wrote. Many of those in attendance were Babson community members, such as Babson Associate Professor Beth Wynstra, who officiated the ceremony. Andrew’s parents, Ann (Bishop) Andrew ’86, P’14 ’19 and Shawn Andrew ’86, P’14 ’19, also had met at Babson in their first-year rhetoric class. “Babson has always been in our blood,” Andrew wrote. Andrew’s grandfather, Richard (Dick) Bishop P’86, G’14 ’19, worked at Babson as the director of public relations and was honored with the Walter H. Carpenter Prize for Exceptional Contributions to Babson College in 1997. Andrew’s sister, Meghan Andrew ’14, served as one of his best women. Front row from left: Ann (Bishop) Andrew, Joseph Haugen ’18, Blake Samper-Andrew, Tim Samper-Andrew, Erin Vogel ’21, Vicki Maler ’21, Kyla Christie ’22, and Kathleen Yorio ’20. Middle row from left: Leigh Singer ’19, Wynstra, Meghan Andrew, Shawn Andrew, Tom Cahaly ’21, Graham Erbs ’20, and Melissa McParland ’19. Back row from left: JD Ward MBA’90, Stacey Pinkerd MBA’94, and DJ Trerice ’21. In attendance but not pictured: Lilly Rubeck ’19, Bob Muscaro ’86, Gerald Filippone ’86, and Trish Fialli Filippone ’88.
2020
Sean Harrington Jr. ’20 and Julia (Lawlor) Harrington ’21 were married on August 10 at the St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Newton, Massachusetts, and their reception was held at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston’s Seaport. The couple met in 2019 while attending Babson. Both were Babson student-athletes: Sean was captain of the baseball team, and Julia was a member of the women’s cross country and track & field teams. “We feel so lucky that our love story began at Babson,” Julia wrote. “We love Babson so much that we even rented the Babson Bus to transport our guests to and from the ceremony and the reception. We had many Babson faces at our wedding celebration.” Babson guests joining the couple included: Scarlet Broderick ’21, Henry Leake ’21, Grace Regan ’21, Georgia Salvatore ’21, Julia Realander ’21, Sara O’Connor ’21, Brendan Casey ’21, Ryan Black ’22, Jack Theriault ’20, Jake Oliger ’20, Cameron Rosa ’20, Brooke Stock ’20, Mike Nocchi ’20, MSEL’21, Terrence Ober ’89, and Matt Valente ’20.
2021
Julia (Lawlor) Harrington ’21: See 2020, above.
Blake Samper ’21: See 2019, above.
2022
Abby Congel ’22, MSBA’23 and Will Congel ’22, MSBA’23 were married July 7 in upstate New York. Several Babson graduates from different classes such as 1989, 1991, 2022, and 2023 were on hand to help them celebrate.
2023
Sabrina Al-Mayahi ’23 was accepted as one of 27 graduates from more than 5,000 international applicants to be part of Dubai Business Associates’ (DBA) 10th cohort. DBA is a fully funded program in which participants spend nine months in Dubai and will have learning and placement opportunities with the likes of Emirates Group, the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, and PwC.
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