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Class Notes

• Torunn Dahl B.A. (1995)

Torunn has an M.B.A. from INSEAD in France and is soon due to complete an M.Sc. in Occupational Psychology. Last year he started working as a business psychologist with Pearn Kandola in Dublin.

• Dr Aaron Quigley M.A. (1995)

Aaron was recently appointed as a principal investigator for the TRIL Centre (Technology Research for Independent Living) on the Technology Platform. TRIL is a research centre funded ($30 million) by the IDA and Intel and is based in UCD, TCD St. James's hospital and NUIG. Aaron is an academic staff member of the School of Computer Science and Informatics in UCD.

• Caroline Carswell B.A. (1992)

Caroline was among sixteen awardees in recognition of their outstanding work in the community at the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards ceremony, held in Dublin on October 9, 2007. Caroline, the founder of IrishDeafKids.ie, was born profoundly deaf, but has led a normal life due to having good speech and lip-reading skills. With this website she aims to promote inclusive education for deaf children at mainstream schools and enable parents to help their deaf child realize their full potential in Irish society.

• David "Varick" Ready B.A., M.A. (1992)

David recently completed the Canadian Joint Reserve Command and Staff Program in Toronto, Canada. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the US Marines in July 2008. He and his wife Jennifer and their three children Charlotte, Davis, and Eliza live in Watertown, NY USA. He served alongside the Irish Army in Kosovo in 2001.

• Emma Stokes B.Sc. (Physio.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (1990)

A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy in Trinity College, Emma is also the Junior Dean of the College – the first woman to hold this position. She was elected to the Executive Committee of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy and, since 2007, she has represented the European Region on this committee.