(TM'MVl " .;;: :-:". - ' ^ W ¥' #5 .fv//Oov<i*>a* ' * r ^iti >.» < ! he Current ^rBiograp,hy Yearbook 2000 EDITOR Clifford Thompson PRODUCTION STAFF Gray Young (Manager) Tia Brown Jacquelene Latif Sandra Watson SENIOREDITOR Miriam Helbok ASSISTANTEDITORS Jeremy K. Brown Terence Fitzgerald J. Willie Gin Mari Rich Katrin Sjursen CONTRIBUTINGEDITOR Kieran Dugan STAFFWRITERS Virginia Kay Patrick Kelly Christopher Luna GeoffOrens CONTRIBUTINGWRITERS Mike Batistick Dimitri Cavalli Matthew Creamer Peter G. Herman Martha A. Hostetter Christopher Mari Yongsoo Park Constantina Petropoulos Josh Robertson Olivia Jane Smith Brian Solomon Selma Yampolsky RESEARCHER Verna Coleman J. EDITORIALASSISTANT Carolyn Ellis THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY NEW YORK DUBLIN SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL CUMULATION—2000 PRINTEDINTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA International Standard Serial No. (0084-9499) International Standard Book No. (0-8242-1004-2) Library ofCongress Catalog Card No. (40-27432) Copyright © 2000 by The H W Wilson Company. All rights reserved. No part ofthis work may be reproduced orcopied in any form orby any means, includ- — ingbut not restricted to graphic, electronic, and mechanical forexample, pho- — tocopying, recording, taping, or information and retrieval systems without the express written permission of tiie publisher, except that a reviewer may quote and a magazine, newspaper, or electronic information service may print brief passages as part ofa review written specifically for inclusion in that magazine, newspaper, or electronic information service. Table of Contents Preface v List of Biographical Sketches vii Biographical Sketches 1 Obituaries 611 — Classification by Profession 2000 651 Cumulated Index—1991-2000 655 PREFACE The aim ofCurrentBiography Yearbook2000, like that ofthe preceding volumes in this series of annualdictionariesofcontemporarybiography, nowin itsseventhdecadeofpublication, istopro- videreference librarians, students,andresearcherswithobjective,accurate,and well-documented biographical articles about living leaders in all fields of human accomplishment the world over. Wheneverfeasible, obituary noticesappear forpersons whosebiographies havebeen published in Current Biography. CurrentBiographyYearbook2000carriesonthepolicyofincludingnewandupdatedbiographical profilesthatsupersedeearlierarticles.Profdeshavebeenmadeasaccurateandobjectiveaspossible through careful researching ofnewspapers, magazines, the World Wide Web, authoritative refer- encebooks,andnewsreleasesofbothgovernmentandprivateagencies. Immediatelyaftertheyare publishedinthe11monthlyissues,articlesaresubmittedtobiographeestogivethemanopportuni- ty to suggestadditions andcorrections intime forpublicationofthe CurrentBiography Yearbook. Totake accountofmajorchanges in thecareersofbiographees, articlesare revised before theyare included in the yearbook. — Classification byProfession and CumulatedIndex 1991-2000are at the end ofthis volume. Cur- rentBiographyCumulated Index 1940-1995 cumulates and supersedes all previous indexes. FortheirassistanceinpreparingCurrentBiographyYearbook2000,1thankthestaffofCurrentBiog- raphyandothermembersofTheH. W. WilsonCompany'sGeneralReferenceDepartment,andalso thestaffsofthecompany'sComputerand Manufacturingdepartments. In addition, I thank Denise M. Bonilla, a former member of the General Reference Department. CurrentBiographywelcomes comments and suggestions. Pleasesend yourcomments to: The Edi- tor, Current Biography, The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 University Ave., Bronx, NY 10452; fax: 718-590-4566; e-mail: [email protected]. Clifford Thompson