Newsmakers -- May 23, 2000 Wall Street Journal Paul Caron, College of Law, was quoted on the front page about what tax law professionals do now that the April tax deadline has passed. Washington Post Kurt Sassmannshaus, College-Conservatory of Music, and the Starling Chamber Orchestra program he oversees were the subject of a story on the front of the Washington Post's Outlook section. A reporter from the paper followed the orchestra on tour in China. BBC radio Richard Harknett, political science, was interviewed on U.S. political debate concerning development of the proposed anti-ballistic missile defense system. Knight Ridder News Service A report from the news service showed UC ranking 16th nationally in number of students from the People's Republic of China during academic year 1998-99. Cox News Service UC's fashion design program was enthusiastically praised in a feature about a graduate from the program. The National Journal Results from an Ohio Poll looking at the senate race between incumbent Mike DeWine and challenger Ted Celeste were included in a polling roundup. An Ohio Poll that looked at the presidential race matchup was also featured in The Washington Times and the White House Bulletin. Detroit News Bob Drake, Education, was quoted in an article about how young children know how to use math concepts even before they know how to do the math on paper. Charlotte News and Observer James Schiff, English, reviewed Saul Bellow's latest book, Ravelstein. Dayton Daily News Work by UC fashion design students in preparation for their May fashion show was prominently featured. Alumni making news: Pamela E. Bridgewater, a Danforth fellow who received her master's degree from UC, has been nominated by President Clinton to the post of ambassador to the Republic of Benin. Bridgewater has been a member of the Senior Foreign Service for 18 years. Vinod Dham, who earned his master's degree from the College of Engineering, has been named by the White House to the Advisory Committee on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Dham is chairman, president and CEO of Silicon Spice. 1993 architecture graduate Michael Goorevich, project architect with Davison Smith Certo Architects in Cleveland, recently won the profession's prestigious Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome, Italy. A stipend that accompanies the award will allow Goorevich to spend a year studying at the American Academy. Goorevich's achievement was reported in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ramon Gregory, who holds a bachelor's degree from UC, has been named senior vice president customer service operations for The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer. Students making news: Lea Miller, a digital design major, created the winning entry for CHANEL and Seventeen magazine's fourth annual Colour of the Year contest. Her entry, "Unity," shows a bag of soup beans in varying shades of earthtones. According to Miller, her entry represented the people of Earth mixing together without losing their individual identity. "Unity" was selected from among thousands of creations narrowed to a field of 20 finalists. Archive of Previous Newsmakers Contact the Division of Public Relations and tell us about your newsmaking project.