English Language
Institute
2005 Newsletter
From the director's desk .
  ELI wins record grant to expand teacher training in 2006  
  Faculty search fills full-time positions  
  Katharine Schneider retires  
  CAP students admitted to the University of Delaware  
  Third group of Algerian educators train at ELI, prepare for international conference  
  MA TESL graduates find job success  
  Conditional admissions for qualified PreMBA students  
  ALLEI continues to train lawyers and law students  
  Special Programs  
  Conference held for Chilean schoolteachers  
  Boy Scout project serves Chilean schoolchildren  
  Christina School District English Language Learners  
  Classroom notes  
  In memoriam: Ruth Jackson  
  Administrator Profile: Deb Detzel  
  Tutoring Center news  
  Evening classes offered to the community  
  ELI prepared for new internet-based TOEFL  
  ELI alum continues UD collaboration  
  Campus links  
  This old house  
  Evening of art  
  Personnel notes  
  Professional activities of faculty and staff  
  Homestay/host family programs: Bigger than ever  
  Cecily Sawyer-Harmon, homestay mom, instinctively  
  A sampler of 2005 graduates  
  Alumni news  
  Former ELI student thanks Newark community  
  Greetings to our alumni  

Alumni News

Carlos Molina:
cmolinao@neo.tamu.edu
(Chile '03) is studying for his Ph.D. in Educational Human Resources Development at Texas A&M. Carlos was recently married, and his wife has joined him in Texas.
  Kathy Di Battista:
dpanza@wilmingtontrust.com
(Venezuela '00) married Franco Panza on May 27 in Caracas. The couple met in Delaware, where they are both working for the Wilmington Trust company. Kathy received her MBA from Goldey-Beacom college in Wilmington in 2002.
  Juno Lo:
juno_lo@hotmail.com
(Hong Kong '95) traveled with her mother this summer to Europe. She is studying part-time for her Master's in Communication and New Media while working for the Corporate Communications Department of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Fabiana Rios: fabianarios300@hotmail.com (Brazil ’01)
earned her MBA with a concentration in human resources from Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE, in December 2004. She is currently working as a site manager for INEPRAX Performance Resources, a staffing agency located in Baltimore, MD.

Fan-Yi “Debbie” Chen: chdebbie@hotmail. com (Taiwan ’96)
married Xu A-Fu in July. The couple honeymooned in Europe via train. Fan-Yi works for Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 
Monica Ortiz: (Colombia '98) and her husband Kai Klumpp had a baby boy, Kyan, on February 5. The family is living in Tübingen, Germany.   Rudy (Ridvan) Yesiltas: (Turkey '01) and his wife Chandra Flint, former ELI tutor and evening class teacher, had a baby girl, Ceylan Elizabeth, on March 29. The couple live in Montgomery County, MD, where Chandra teaches ESL in the public schools and Rudy is a sales manager for Coca Cola Enterprises. He was recently ranked one of the top ten sales managers in the Mid-Atlantic region, for which he won a red Ford Mustang -- the "ultimate" prize for this American car enthusiast.

Fousseiny Fall: fousalias@hotmail.com (Mali ’01)
has earned a bachelor of arts degree in airway science from Delaware State University.

Hwasil Moon: sugarrose81@hanmail.net (Korea ’00 and’02)
is studying sports psychology in graduate school at Ewha Women’s University.

Natsuko Goda Juso:
e2t01302@nifty.ne.jp
(Japan '93) and her husband Yuki are pleased to announce the July 10 arrival of their daughter, Akani, whose name means "light."
 

Pamela Gomez:
ggomez@manquehue.net
(Chile '02) was married in November 2004 to Gonzalo Muñoz. The couple have a baby girl, Catalina Aurora, born May 25.

  Katsunori Hirano:
hiranokats@aol.com
(Japan '03) and wife, Keiko, had a baby girl, Anna, on September 20. Katsunori received an M.A. in Urban Affairs & Public Policy f rom UD in 2005.

Jaewoo Park: park1005@hotmail.com (Korea ’00) passed the U.S. bar exam and is working for a New York law firm. His wife, Wooyoung Cho, (Korea ’96) is currently studying law at Columbia University in New York.

Jong-Eon Sung: seisaku1980@hotmail.com (Korea ’05)
is a transfer student at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE, majoring in management.

Nurettin Ozturk: (Turkey ’99) is majoring in international business management at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE.

Philippe Gbetibouo: philbetibo@hotmail.com (Cote d’Ivoire ’93)
is majoring in E-commerce at Delaware Technical and Community College in Wilmington.



Carlos Yepes Jimenez:
cyepes@grupoargos.com
and his wife Gloria (Colombia '00) sent their daughter Maria to Canada for six weeks to learn English. Carlos has been promoted to Legal Vice President for Grupo Argos, the largest cement company in Colombia.
  Katsuhiro Iguchi: k.iguchi@tequila.co.jp
(Japan '86) a financial controller for Tequila, a marketing company in Tokyo, stopped by ELI while vacationing in Delaware.

Rafic Sabbag: rafics@yahoo.com (Colombia ’02)
graduated in May from Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE with an MBA.

Rafael Diaz-Canabate: pelusos@hotmail. com (Venezuela ’00)
After graduating from ELI, Rafael completed the ALLEI program in 2002. He is now working as a legal advisor for Randstad Group in Madrid, Spain.

Raquel Algaçaburo: raquelalgacaburo@hotmail.com (Brazil ’04)
is working for United Airlines in Saõ Paulo in accounting.

Yuanchi Lo: yuanchi_lo@yahoo.com
(Taiwan '04) is teaching first grade in an elementary school in Taiwan.

Shiki Takasuka: shiki0206happy@aol.com (Japan ’04)
has landed her dream job, creating ads for Xavel, the largest cell phone shopping site in Japan.

Shusuke Ogihara: www.usjapan21.com (Japan ’86)
has written a book –– English for Effective Business Writing –– to help Japanese business people communicate with Americans.