Mr. Miller, 37, is a senior computer-systems engineer, in Melville, N.Y., for the InterDigital Communications Corporation, a developer of wireless technology.
Mr. Capling, 46, is a senior computer-systems consultant in Rahway, N.J., for Deltek Systems, a company in Cambridge, Mass., that specializes in computer software for architects and engineers.
Oh, I would never want my wife to work or travel that much.' " Far from staying home, Ms. Chamoun graduated from Pace University, received a masters degree from the University of Virginia and is now a senior computer-network security manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Manhattan.
Will Brown, a senior studying computer science at the engineering school, said, "I think, 'Good for Barnard, they're going to have an awesome commencement,' " but like many of his classmates, he wished Mr. Obama were speaking to Columbia.
It bought a five-story apartment building and an office building to house the church's youth and senior programs, computer classes and a catering service that employs former welfare recipients.
