Dear Readers,
Name: Wayne Sternberger
Class Of: 1971
Marital Status: Married
Spouse/Partner: Sharon Stockinger
Classmates at HHS: Yes
Where and When We Met: HJHS; 7th grade
Date Married: Aug 02, 1975
Married for: 47 years
Children: No two-leggers.
Currently Residing Here: Highland, MD
HHS Favorites:
- Subject: Science
- Teacher: Rita Altobelli
- Hangout: Cantiaque Park
- Activity: AV
Current Occupation: Retired systems engineer
Education: Univ. Michigan: BS (1974); Univ. Rhode Island: MS (1976), PhD (1979); Johns Hopkins: Research Fellow (1995)
What we really wanted to know:
Shari (Stockinger) and I were married in 1975 after undergrad. Right out of grad school I went to work for Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab, where I did R&D for the DoD. I also got involved in biomedical research and was a fellow and research associate in anesthesiology and critical care medicine. I retired in April 2022 so that I could spend my time commercializing a medical device that I co-invented.
I am at the bottom of the pecking order of a house full of pets (fur, fin, and feather) and plants--and loving every minute of it. Shari and I spend a lot of time volunteering. We were two of three co-founders (1990) of a non-profit organization to bring animal assisted therapy to primary care hospitals; the organization is still thriving 30+ years later.
If I had it all to do over, I would...
If I had to do it all over again, not much would change regarding the family. But, I would think twice about doing a start-up company at age 70. Alternatively, I'd probably run a beach umbrella stand someplace in Hawaii...
Submitted Jun 11, 2023 by Wayne Sternberger,
