Alumni News
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Jeanette Adams (Ph.D. in human resource development, '98) recently received the 1999 Gardner Foundation IV Research Grant in a national competition. Adams will conduct a qualitative study of patients' experiences with home-care intravenous treatments. The award was presented at the annual conference of the Intravenous Nurses Society in Charlotte, N.C.

Frank F. Ghannadian (Ph.D. in economics, '87) was named associate dean of Mercer University's Stetson School of Business and Economics, Atlanta campus, in July. He lives in Roswell.

Brett E. Katzman (bachelor of science in economics, '92), presented "Endogenous Information Quality in Common Value Auctions" as part of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies' Economic Seminar Series at Georgia State University in October. Katzman is an assistant professor at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, where he specializes in auctions, applied econometrics, industrial organization and game theory. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Duke University.

William Logan (Ph.D. in human resource development, '98) teaches at Middle Georgia Technical Institute in Warner Robins.

Tom Malone (bachelor of science in economics, '97) of Roswell received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in June. He began a new position as a senior consultant with Andersen Consulting's Atlanta office in September.

Sheila Landau Margolis (Ph.D. in human resource development, '98) serves as a part-time instructor in Georgia State University's Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies.

Reuban Rodriguez (master of science in urban studies, '93) recently received his doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where he serves as director of student activities.

Joseph B. Vignati (master of public administration, '87) served as a panel member for the PBS program "Seeking Solutions," which focused on several U.S. cities' unique answers to teen violence, hate crime and drug dealing. The show was broadcast nationwide in September. Vignati also was recently named expeditor for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, where he had served as a placement specialist for community corrections since 1994. He lives in Decatur.

Im Yang-Taek (Ph.D. in economics, '78) recently received the Outstanding Research Professor Award from Hanyang University's College of Business and Economics in Seoul, Korea.