University Of Miami Alumni Association Inducts New Officers
June 14, 2001
CORAL GABLES, FL – More than 200 alumni leaders, friends, parents, studentsand University employees recently turned out for the annual University ofMiami Alumni Association Installation Ceremony and Launch Party under aspecial celebration tent pitched behind the Alumni House.
Outgoing President Betty G. Amos, BBA’73, MBA’76 passed the reigns of theUniversity of Miami Alumni Association, to Gino L. Torretta, BBA’91. Aformer UM quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1992, Torretta is aFinancial Advisor with Prudential Securities in Miami. Amos, President andOwner of Abkey Companies in Coconut Grove and the Florida and Tennesseefranchise holder for Fuddruckers Restaurants, will serve as Immediate PastPresident of the UMAA. Hunting F. Deutsch, MBA’82, Managing Director ofCitigroup PBG, Citigroup North America Inc. in Miami, is President-elect.Among the highlights of the event: Betty G. Amos, BBA’73, MBA’76, wassaluted for her service as president of the UM Alumni Association over thepast year with the dedication of 50 Ways to Serve UM as the “Betty G. AmosVolunteer Leaders Song,” a new logo for the UMAA was launched, and a tributewas given to honor Kathy G. Uitvlugt, including conferring of honoraryalumna status, for her nine years of leadership of the Office of AlumniRelations.
UMAA Vice Presidents include: John Calles, BBA’ 89, JD’92, Manager of UnionCentral in Miami, Gregory Cesarano, JD’76, senior shareholder in the lawfirm of Carlton Fields, Ernesto D’Escoubet, BSEE’ 65, MSEE’70, Senior VicePresident and Chief Technical Officer of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporationin Portland, Maine, Donald J. Kelly, AB’72, and Denise Mincey-Mills, BBA’80.
Regional Directors include: Alan Bell, BBA’76, JD’79, attorney fromCalifornia and Arizona, Thomas Coughlin, CEO Vista Communications, WestlakeOhio and California, Richard Cowell, BBA’94, President and CEO, CowellEnterprises, Palm Beach, Florida, Robert Denholtz, BBA’71, President and CEO, Durex Inc., Union New Jersey, Suzanne Higgins, Director Community Relations, Covenant House, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Kelly Ann Pinnock, BBA’93 and MBA’95, Senior Consultant, Accenture, Miami, Florida and Irwin Raij, BBA’92, attorney in Washington, D.C.
Joining the Board as Directors are: Lawrence `Rusty’ Medearis, BBA’93, MBA’96 of Miami, Carmine Parente, BS’89, AGM Industries of Fort Lauderdale, Richard Pollack, Senior Partner, Berkowitz, Dick, Pollack & Brant, of Miami, and David L. Wilson, BBA’82, President & CEO Financial Services Group, Inc. of Miami.
They join: Samuel H Ballam, III, BBA’72, Philadelphia, Linda Dunn Brown, BEd’73, MEd’77, Miami, W. Reb Ferrel, AB’74, Nashville, Ann Hammenecker, AB’95, MBA’97, Deerfield Beach, FL, Kathy Heinly, BBA’69, MBA’79, Margery Johnson, BS79, Miami, Basil Khalil, BSIE’94, MSIE’97, Miami, Sue Mullane, BEd’75, MEd’77, PhD’95, Miami, Tod Roy, BBA’83, Miami, Larry Solomon, BBA’71, New Jersey, Stu Weiss, ’71, Miami.
In addition to the installation of 2001-2002 UMAA Board of Directors, the event recognized the members of the board completing their terms of service including John F. Lisk, BBA’74, JD’77 as Immediate Past President, Dennis Lingle, BBA’73 as Vice President, Franc Arbide, BBA’87, Joe Beruta, BBA’92 and Eileen Damaso, AB’87, MPA’90 as Directors.
