Alumni Profile

You never know where for an internship at Oriole life is going to take you. Park and then I moved over December '06 grad Linsey to Ravens tadium for my THIS IS Poletti is living proof of that. co-op. I interviewed wi th Thi young woman HR and District Manager from nearby Media, PA, Kevin Kenney; another made her mark in the Widener grad. Kevin i the chool of Hospitality reason I am here. He really Management by capitalizing took risks to get me here." on internships and co-op It's been a real win for opportunities - from study­ Poletti, as her co-op turned abroad programs in witzer­ into a full -time job. he land and Italy to jobs with splits time between Camden pro sports teams. In school, Yards and M&T Bank he enjoyed the camaraderie tadium, where she works of preparing elaborate sit­ with the sales manager to down dinners at the Heintz cater 33 hospitality tents Dining Room. Yet Poletti outside the stadium on any never dreamed she'd wind up given unday in the food ervice industry. Poletti credits Widener ow, thanks to her co­ faculty for providing support ops, extensive networking, and networking oppor­ and orne prodding from tunities. "They look out for Professor Joy Dickerson, everybody's best interests," Poletti ha changed teams she says. "Every professor and hometowns. Through a made time for me. Whether non-credit internship with they're helping you network the PhiladeJprua Flyers and with alumni or keeping in ixers at omcast- pectacor, touch with companies, she met Widener alum Joe they're always willing to help." Carpi nella, general manager Her long-term goal is at Chickie's & Pete's outh to become a meeting and PhilJy stadium location. convention planner, organ­ Poletti interned there as izing corporate retreats, a management trainee bonus travel, and golf for ramark, which runs outings. And after winning the re taurant. an all -expen es paid trip to That job opened even the Professional Convention more doors with Aramark and Management oCla- and took Poletti to Baltimore. tion (PCM ) conference "I told them what I wanted in Toronto last year, Poletti to do in the future, and is well on her way to a they knew that sale fit me home-run career. m best," he explains. " 0 they Home-run hitter: got me in the sales office Linsey at Camden Yards. 30 LI EY POLETTI '06 PARLAYED o -or U CC E HERHOUSE I TO T lI E BJG LEAGUE Brian Tierney, the man who made James Earl Jones the voice of Verizon, would Hometown Boy like The Philadelphia Inquirer to get its voice back too. And as chairman and chief executive officer of Philadelphia Makes News Media Holdings and publisher of the Inquirer, he is now in a position to make that happen. Running The Philadelphia Inquirer Tierney is the public face of the group of local investors that purchased and Daily News is a labor of love the Inquirer and its sister paper, the '87L. Philadelphia Daily News, from the for Brian Tierney McClatchy Company for $515 million By Sandy Smith last summer. " My family has read the Inquirer for three generations;' he says, so he is familiar with both its past and its present. And if the Inquirer can regain a sense of purpose, he said in an interview not long after the sale, it could have a future as great as its past. Tierney offers the Daily News as an example of what he meant when he spoke of the paper finding its voice. " The Daily News has a clear sense of what it is and what it wants to be;' he says. "The Inquirer, which is still a terrific paper, sometimes has some uncertainty about what it is and what it wants to do. " It's like seeing an old friend who keeps changing the part in her hair every so often." Running Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., which is still the region's dominant news organization, has required Tierney to use both the right-brain creativity he acquired in the course of a career in advertising and public relations and the left-brain rigor he developed while studying law at Widener. He embarked on both his PR career and his legal studies at about the same time, not long after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. "When I first got out of col lege, I was going to go right into law school, but I decided I wanted to try other things first," he says. So he started a public relations firm, in his words, "as a day job to pay my bills while I worked my way through law school. Here I was, going to be a lawyer, and I had a family and bills to pay, so I started the PR firm thinking it was

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something I would do while I studied to classes almost a tonic after the end get the papers back on a growth trajectory. become a lawyer. But the firm took off; it of a long day." In a recent interview, he described became really successful." Tierney offered praise for his some of the underbrush he had to clear. The success didn't stop him from Widener Law instructors. "I had some " We bought a company with a lot of enrolling in law school anyway. Brian terrific professors when I was at Widener;' challenges that was owned by one of followed his older brother Kevin 'S2L he says. " I can honestly say that the the worst-run media companies in the to Widener Law, where he would be professors I had at Widener were on a country," he said. "Part of the problem was followed by his younger brother, caliber with those I had at Penn. the labor contracts. Fortune magazine Michael '93L. " There was Ruth Gansky, who taught described them in December as the The law school years were a hectic me contracts and procurement issues; most archaic contracts of any in the time forTierney. " I was dealing with Chuck Peruto on criminal law; Fairfax United States. major clients during the day, then Leary, a constitutional law professor who " But with a lot of conversation, jumping in my car and driving down to had taught at Penn; and the real-world working in partnership with our unions, law school at night;' he recalls. " I knew folks who were members of the Delaware we were able to change just about every that I wasn't going to practice law, but Supreme Court- a real strong group of work rule we wanted to change .... What I I found it stimulating still. It was some­ professors." learned in law school was that negotiating thing that I thought would be useful, The recent drama surrounding is not about splitting the difference;' he and it has proved a useful tool as a negotiations w ith the newspapers' said. "The end result has to be some­ businessperson to have the law degree." unions and the layoffs of some 70 thing that works for both sides." While Inquirer reporters have not dampened Tierney was not directly involved in the his enthusiasm nor deflected him from labor negotiations, the negotiating team his goal of restoring the paper to promi­ he assembled kept this in mind. "I had some terrific nence. " We want to be in a position Tierney has also put muscle back where a year or two from now, if you into the papers' marketing efforts, which professors when I was ask someone, 'What is the best media have already begun to produce results. company in serving its community?' they "In November and December, Inquirer at Widener," he says. will say, 'You ought to go to Philadelphia circulation was up for the first time in and check out what they're doing there.'" two years. Daily News circulation was up "I can honestly say He is also well aware of the role the for the first time in four years" - a stark Inquirer and Daily News play in setting contrast to the papers' recent perform­ that the professors I the region's news agenda. Tierney and ance under Knight Ridder management. his partners have received tons of e-mail It's all in keeping with the ultimate goal had at Widener were from readers and professionals and of becoming the region's preeminent news have conducted both focus groups source. " The goal of an enterprise is to on a caliber with those and informal discussions to learn how grow, to serve the community, and to hire Philadelphians view the papers. "... One the right people to do the job;' he said. m I had at Penn." thing that comes through is that this is the most important media site for the reg ion;' he says of the papers and their "I also enjoyed the joint Web site, philly.com. When asked to provide examples, he " There's great affection for the intellectual stimulation continues, "I think it's helpful in negotia­ product;' he notes. "And there's a lot t ions, obviously. But what is particularly of pride in the fact that in Philadelphia, that law school offered. helpful for me is on the creative side. we've been able to do something that no "Many times, creativity is about one else has been able to do, and that's I found sitting in connecting things in illogica l ways, seeing have local control of the papers aga in. patterns that aren't necessarily obvious " The New York Times and the national at first glance. Law tends to build on media are talking about the Philadelphia constitutional law logic- this leads to this leads to that­ experiment. We've had people calling in and that has made me successful as a from other cities-L.A., Baltimore-asking classes almost a tonic busi nessperson. about what we're up to." " I also enjoyed the intellectual It's definitely a high-wire act, and after the end of a stimulation that law school offered. so far, Tierney has managed to keep his I found sitting in constitutional law balance on the tightrope as he works to long day"

33 From Iraq, With Love

Neveln enlisted the help of a They say all's fair in love colleague to translate, and embarked on and war. But when Iraqi his quest, neighborhood by neighborhood. " We would get out of the cab, do some broadcaster Buthaina small talk, and ask if people knew her Hawas-Neveln and family;' he says. After several inquiries, he made his way to Buthaina's neighbor­ Dr. Bob Neveln met in hood. " From there we could telephone," the course of their jobs, Neveln says. When the translator got through to Buthaina's house, she spoke they never dreamed they'd to Buthaina's brother, who said simply: be spending the rest of " There are some foreigners here to see you." Thinking this meant an English their lives together. woman who was a close friend, Buthaina

Buthaina was a television commentator was shocked to find Neveln at the door in Iraq for an English news program instead. before the war. As a broadcaster for After accepting his proposal, the national Iraqi television station, Buthaina had to get out of Iraq to Jordan Buthaina's job involved meeting foreign and try to get a visa to enter the United delegations and interviewing the visitors. States. In the process, she encountered ((she sent letters about In January 2003, Buthaina met the f irst Fellujah battle, and then her bus Widener's Neveln, an associate professor broke down near the Jordanian border. what it was like expecting of mathematics and computer science. " The Jordanians did not want to let any the bombs to come and He was in Baghdad as part of an Iraqis over the border;' she recalls, "but "Academics for Peace" delegation that when they saw that I had an appointment then what it was like aimed to mobilize public opinion against at the U.S. Embassy, they let me through." the war. "I was impressed with Bob and The embassy granted Buthaina a visa; Bob and Buthaina wed in Jordan. afterwards. JJ with all the members of the delegation because they sympathized with our " We had a little marriage ceremony in country;' Buthaina recalls. Amman and two more back here;' Although Academics for Peace spent Neveln says. only four days in Baghdad, Buthaina kept Back in Chester, Bob and Buthaina in touch with members of the delegation. settled down to married life. Their son, "She sent letters about what it was like Ibraheem, was born in December 2005. expecting the bombs to come and then Buthaina plans to become a U.S. citizen. what it was like afterwards," Neveln says. In the meantime, she is studying "I got about six or seven letters from communications part-time at Widener. Buthaina." Of the 11 letters he sent to " I am learning video production and her, only two got through . editing here;' she says. " This is some­ Back in the States, Neveln decided thing that I didn't do in Iraq. I want to to propose. In June, he returned to Iraq understand everything that's involved with "Academics for Peace'; but he also in producing broadcast programs." had another motive. He brought an She also enjoys the freedom to choose engagement ring to propose to Buthaina. her own courses. In Iraqi universities, But first, he had to find her. " Iraqi Buthaina notes, " you take a series of addresses are like a series of zip codes; set courses-you don't get a choice." they aren't street addresses," he explains.

34 What is Profiles in Givin~ Your Legacy?' Th e Widmer Legacy Society Ken'88 and Nancy'84 &'88l Miller

Ken and Nancy Miller, both graduates Both Ken and Nancy believe they of Widener University, belong to a very have achieved a great dea'i in life partly special donor club, The Widener Legacy due to their Widener education. What Society (formerly the Heritage Forum). better way to honor their experiences This club is comprised of alumni and than to give back to Widener. friends of the university who have pro­ During their time atWidener, Ken vided for Widener in their estate plans and Nancy struggled to make ends meet through a planned gift or bequest. These between work and school. They believe gifts may be in the form of a scholarship, that early sacrifices have paid off, and an endowed chair, or may be as simple they wanted to make a gift that would as a gift to the university's endowment. employer and the faculty at Widener for give students in need some of the oppor­ By making these very important and the flexibility that he was given to work tunities that they had. Ken and Nancy meaningful gifts, the Millers and other full time and attend class. He graduated both felt this gift was an appropriate members of the Widener Legacy Society with a degree in physics in 1988, and solution and the bequest fit their needs. have created their own legacy while also from the start of his career, was involved They have also made bequests in their bolstering the future of Widener University with entrepreneurial companies at the will for other charities whose missions and its students. While each member has verge of the tech boom. Ken spent most align with their own values. different reasons for making gifts of this of the '90s with the same company and Today, the Millers are impressed kind, Ken and Nancy base their gift on in 2001 began working with Fijitsu. He with Widener's mission, especially the their personal experiences at Widener happily retired in 2002 at the age of 48. emphasis on community involvement. and the opportunities they received as Nancy was also a non-traditional They appreciate its culture and believe a result of their Widener education. student and attended classes at night people from all walks of life can be The Millers have been faithful and through University College while she was comfortable on campus and in consistent supporters of Widener for working full time in human resources at the classroom. over 18 years! They began giving to the CoreStates bank. She remembers having Ken and Nancy remind us that Widener Fund upon their graduation. Ken an excellent mix of professors from both Widener offers many ways to make a and Nancy wanted to make sure future academia and those working in the field. planned gift. No matter how big or small, students had access to the same She recalls, "the quality of professors it will ensure that future generations of opportunities and resources that they was amazing, and they brought real-life Widener students continue to receive an re ceived. It was also important to the scenarios into the classroom." outstanding educational experience. Millers that their giving reflect their After graduating in 1984 with a personal values. degree in management, Nancy wanted If you would like to be included as a Six years ago, Ken and Nancy began to continue her education and was con­ member of the Widener Legacy Society, planning their estate and decided to templating an MBA or a law degree. She or if you would like information about leave a bequest in their will to Widener decided to enroll at Widener Law. Nancy making a planned gift or the Planned in the form of an undergraduate scholar­ received her JD in 1988, passed the bar Giving program at Widener, please ship. As they planned, they reflected on exam, and is a licensed attorney, contact Catherine DeHart, associate t heir life together and how they had been although she chose not to practice. director of development at 610-499- 1158, impacted by their Widener experiences. She explains that her law degree email [email protected], As a physics major, Ken has fond has assisted in her current position in or visit our Web site at m emories of professors Steven Adams compensation, specializing in mergers www. widener. edul alumnil donor.asp. and Lawrence Panek, who in Ken's words, and acquisitions as a vice president of Please watch for more Widener Legacy " were helpful fitting a square peg in a compensation for global markets with Society profiles in future issues of the round hole." Ken was grateful to both his JP Morgan. Widener Magazine.

35 Alumni Profile

All in the Family For Brad Barry }SSG} the Widener experience links classroom} colleagues) and community to provide healthcare services for thousands ojfamilies.

Brad Barry is the CEO of Child after putting in long days at connections he has formed Guidance Resource Centers the hospital. He also spent in through Widener. (CGRC), a private, non-profit, his required internship, where " Widener broadened community behavioral health­ he planned and implemented my horizons and did a good care organization dedicated a psychiatric services joint job of preparing me for the Brad Barry to providing quality care venture for three hospitals. myriad challenges I face on and educational services to His Widener connections, a daily basis. In the MHA meet the needs of children, particularly Dr. Larry Walker, program, I gained insight into youth, and their families in brought him to CGRC. In the the viewpoints of my peers, the tri-state area. late '90s, Walker served on and learned to speak the same Through an array of the board and brought in five language as they do, which clinical services, CGRC serves Widener graduates to join the has helped me in my role as some 4,000 children and board and help revitalize the a change agent in a large families through 25 different organization. service-based organization:' programs. CGRC comprises CGRC is a training site 150 full-time and 100 part-time for Widener, with two PsyD employees, plus seasonal "Widener broadened interns, five PsyD practicum staff hired for its major my horizons and students, and at anyone summer programs. As part time, two social work student of the organization's 50th did a good job of interns. Clinical director for anniversary last year, CGRC outpatient services, Dr. Brad unveiled a new 40,000- preparing me for the Richardson, is a Widener square-foot headquarters myriad challenges I alumnus. Two active board in Havertown, PA . members, Merv Harris and Barry was an experienced face on a daily basis." Don Ainsworth, are graduates hospital CFO with a master's of PMC. New board member in taxation when he joined Barry served as a board Cecilia M . McCormick, Esq. , Widener's Master's in Health member from 1997-2000, is executive director of Administration program in including a stint as chairman the office of the president the early '80s. At the time, in '99. He joined the CGRC at Widener. he says, it was the only fully executive staff as CFO in 2000 accredited health administra­ and became CEO in 2004. For more information about tion graduate program in Three of those fellow grads CGRC and its services, go to the country. For three years, are still on the board, and www.cgrc.org. Barry attended night classes Barry is proud of the lifelong

36 Widener Planned Giving Seasons change) but agift to Widener provides lasting benefits for you and your family.

Discover how making a gift to Widener through your will or estate plan will leave a legacy and reduce your taxes.

For more information on the benefits of planned giving, call Catherine DeHart, associate director of development at 6ro-499- IIS8 or email [email protected]. www.widener.edu Class Notes

Class of 1952 Class of 1963 Class of 1964 Class of 1966 Samuel Martorana, BS, David Hill, BS, Economics, Nicholas Trainer, BS , Walter Hempel, BS, Electrical Engineering, has and wife, Nancy, retired to Chemistry, has retired from Economics, has joined been working with Divine their retirement home in the Sartomer Company as presi­ CENTRA Technology Inc. in Providence Village (DPV), mountains of Southwestern dent of specialty chemicals. Burlington, MA, where he is a residential home for Virginia. It is a bittersweet working as a principal security women with disabilities, in time having lost their Class of 1965 specialist after a year of Springfield, PA, for years. daughter, Kimberly, to cancer Max Gayer, BS, Economics, lecturing at the State This has led him to his real many months ago. If any says, "congratulations to our Department on "Terrorist passion: music. Through one classmates are in the area, children Drs. Harvey and Julie Travel Tactics." of his co-workers, he was the Hills would like to have Elizabeth Gayer on the birth invited to join the Knights of them stop for a visit. of our first grandson, Jake, in Class of 1970 Columbus De LaSalle String Athens, GA. Jake joins sisters Howard Medoff, MS, Band and Orchestra, and he Joseph Lynch, BS , Amy and Ellie. Also to Stephen Engineering, is an associate is also a member of Retired Management, is now retired Kris and my daughter, Julie professor of engineering Senior Volunteer Performers and spending his time travel­ Karen (both of Manhattan ), on at the Pennsylvania State band and orchestra. ing through the United States their engagement, and to Erik University in Abington, PA, and Europe with his wife of on his appointment to Kitchen and has been elected chair­ Class of 1954 53 years, Ethel. He is enjoying Designer at Lowe's." man of ASTM International Robert Pierpont, BS, the good life in Vero Beach, FL. Committee F13 on Pedestrianl Economics, reports that the John Newell, BA, Walkway Safety and Footwear, class of 1954 has stepped up Government and Politics, which is responsible for 14 its reunions from every five is enjoying retirement in his standards published in the years to every year. At the Below: PMC Class of 1954 's beloved Republic of Texas and Annual Book of ASTM 52nd Reunion at Ft. Myers suggestion of Blair Law and is looking for his college room­ Standards. Beach, FL , Nov. 4-7, 2006. with the help of Andy and From left to right: Andy mateTony Barker '65. To get Marva Velichko, they started Velichko, Blair Law, Mary in touch, you can email him Class of 1972 with a 49th anniversary Law, Marva Velichko, Bob at johnn @consolidated.net. William Speer, BA, History, Pierpont, Marion Pierpont, reunion in Orlando to get has retired from teaching AI Hilkene, Joan Dubovick, ready for their 50th on William Stevens, BS, Barry McDermott, Marie after 32 years and has taken campus. They celebrated their McDermott, Rich Dubovick, Accounting, has retired from a job working for Janus 51st with a small turnout in Walt Leidig; seated, L to R: the world of commercial Research Group in Augusta, the face of Hurricane Wilma Marge Tomasko, Marie Jost, banking and is now a full­ GA. He is working for the Gaston Jost. last year, and this year, 13 time coordinator of referees US Army Signal Center, alumni gathered on Fort Myers for three NCAA leagues: researching and writing the Below, right: Bob Azzolin '54 Beach in Florida with 10 the Atlantic 10 Conference, explains the equipment at signal history in the Global spouses or friends. Planning the helm of his yacht, Kismet, the Patriot League, and the War on Terror. is underway for next year. to Marge Tomasko, Walt Ivy League. Leidig, and Fred Masino. Andrew Urban, BA, History, has been working as a municipal finance advisor to Indonesian local governments under a US Agency for International Development (USAID) contract since March 2005. Andrew and his family reside in Jakarta, Indonesia; his son, Sam, is in the sixth grade at the Jakarta International School. They will return to their home in Connecticut in July of 2007.

38 Class of 1977 a Bl ack Belt- Six Sigma for the Transportation & Logistics Robert Wicks, PsyD, Clinical Operations Division of 2007 H omecoming Psychology, is a professor at Federated Department Loyola College in Maryland. Stores, which is located Reunion Weekend He is the author of several in Atlanta. books including Overcoming October 6-8, 2007 Secondary Stress in Medical Class of 1982 and Nursing Practice: A Guide We welcome all reunion classes: Frances Fox (McAvoy), BS, to Professional Resilience and the Golden Class of 1957, Nursing, is a franchise owner Personal Well Being and the Silver Class of 1982, of Home Instead Senior Care Riding the Dragon. and the classes of 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977. 1982, 1987, in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Her busi­ 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007. Class of 1978 ness hires home caregivers for seniors to help keep them • Class Reunion Dinners Patricia Davis (Keeth), BS, independent . • Homecoming Luncheon M anagement, is the assistant • Football Game controller for Emory Hill Real Class of 1984 . Young Alumni Events Estate Services, Inc., in New John McAnlis, M BA, Health • Reun ion Brunch Castle, DE. Admin, was appointed • School Receptions director of planned giving • PMC Museum Open House Milton Jacobson, Psy D, at Princeton Theological • Affinity Group Reunions reports: I'm o n this side of t he Seminary in Princeton, NJ . grass! Hello Dear Classmates For more information, check out our Web site at Ed Schil linger, Linda Valenti ni, www.widener.edu/alumni Gerald Montella, J D, a court et al. I'm retired from teaching or call the Alumni Engagement Office at administrator of the Delaware and therapizing, but busier 610-499-1154. County Court of Common than ever. Pleas, has received an Class of 1981 Everyday Leader Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Douglas Cooney, BS , William, Thomas, Government moved west to M akakilo, A ssociation for his work help­ Engineering, and his wife, and Politics, is a Senior Hawaii. Classmates and ing organizations in need. Tonamarie Perez-Cooney '81, Internal Auditor at Harrah's friends are welcome; contact have relocated to Katy, Texas, Entertainment in Las Vegas, him at Headquarters, Robert Schwarz, PsyD, with their children Olivia, 16, NV. Harrah's is the world's USARPAC DCS-G2-0 ps, Cl inical Psychology and Joseph, 12 . Doug is a largest provider of branded Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5100. (Hahnemann). published a project engineer for the new casino entertainment. Stephens also sees his old book, Tools for Transforming offices of STV Engineering in roommate and fellow Trauma, in 2002. The book Houston. Tona continues to Class of 1973 Arizonan from " Rook-Year" is available from Bru nner­ be employed by A llstate Terry Bogorad (Snyder), BA, Tim Brady '74 in Huntsville, Rutledge. Robert continues Insurance. And they're still Behavioral Science, wrote a AL, frequently. his private practice in Eagles fans! book tilted The Importance of Haverford, PA, in addition Civility, which is currently in Class of 1974 James Custer, BS, bookstores and is about how Joseph Janus, AS, Science Management, moved from who we are as social beings Undecided, has earned a Manassas, VA, to Grayson, and how we interact affects paralegal certificate from GA, in September 2006. This us as individuals and the Beckfield College in Tell us move was a resu lt of the communities we are a part of. Florence, KY. merger of the May Co . with Who are you now? Federated Department Stores. William R. Stephens, BA, Where are you now? Class of 1976 Jim had worked for Hecht's History, married Georgellen Send your own class note Maureen Holloway-Colon, BA, Department Store as M anager Burnett at the Memorial Chapel to Meghan Radosh at Sociology, is the director of of Transportation in at Fort Leavenworth (C OL Nick [email protected]. education and military t raining Washington, DC. He is now Marcella '75 attended). then at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. 39 Class Notes

to providing gender commu­ Legal Relations & Services Barry Jacobs, PsyD, Clinical Joan Lavender, PsyD, Clinical nication trainings to various Committee and holds Psychology, has specialized Psychology, past Fellow of businesses and associations, membership in the American in medical family therapy, the Post Doctoral Program including the CIA and US Institute of CPAs (AIC PA). integrated primary care, and for Psychotherapy Research at Forest Service. Robert is behavioral sciences in medi­ the State University of New currently writing a popular Class of I987 cine. He has served as a York, and graduate of the book on the power of play Jeffrey Atkinson, BS , has faculty member of the Crozer­ Institute for Contemporary in relationships. retired and sold his company Keystone Family Medicine Psychotherapy, is a practicing Invisible Fence of Chicago Residency Program for the psychologist in the New York Class of I985 and moved to North Carolina. past 11 years. In addition to area as well as an associate Welton Chase, BS, Electrical five book chapters and over of the Bartky HealthCare Engineering, changed com­ Class of I988 25 p ublished articles, Barry Center in Livingston, NJ. Joan has over 30 years of mand of the 501 st Special Patricia Kleven, PsyD, Clinical authored his first book, The experience in psychotherapy, Troops Battalion, 101 st Psychology, currently se rves Emotional Survival Guide for Airborne Division (Air as the director of outpatient Caregivers: Looking After specializing in women's Assault) at Fort Campbell, KY, services at the Belmont Yourself and Your Family issues, eating disorders, on Dec. 12, 2006. LTC Chase Center, where she has recently While Helping an Aging depression, and anxiety. Information on Dr. Lavender's has been assigned to the initiated a comprehensive Parent, published in June 101st Airborne Division since Dialectical BehavioralTherapy 2006 by Gu ilford. practice can be found at www.joanlavender.com. May of 2003 and has com­ Program. manded both the Special Troops Battalion and the 50 1st Wayne Satten, PsyD, Clinical Signal Battalion, leading both Psychology, is in private to combat in Iraq. LTC Chase practice in Tucson, AZ, where was also recently selected his specialties include work in for the Army's Senior Service military settings. Co llege and promotion to Co lonel. Class of I989 Michelle Hayes (Brogan), BS, Philip Hursh, BS, Civil Accounting, was named first Engineering, is the director of vice president of The Family t ransportation for Consul-Tech and Commu nity Service of Transportation, Inc., in Florida. Delaware County, last summer.

Delta Ph i Epsilon Class of 1990 at their annual summer Richard Kirk, BA, History, Susan Lorenz (Garzon), MS, is stationed in Little Rock, girls weekend. Pictured: Joanne (Sullivan) Badger, Critical Care, is vice president Gretchen (Book) Plechner, Michelle (Minichino) Lombardi, AR , and would like to of patient services at Rene (Lillicrapp) Campo, Marissa Duffy, Marcy (Nave) hear from his classmates. Princeton HealthCare System. McFarland, and Barri (Berlin) Spitzer. They can email him at richa rd .ki rk @us.army.mil. Michele Steinberg, PsyD, Clinical Psychology, is in pri­ Ronald Nossek, BS , vate practice on Long Island Accounting, was recently where her specialties include appointed to serve as the gerontology, bereavement, chair of the Governmental and psychospirituality. Accounting and Auditing Committee for The Class of I990 Connecticut Society of Joyce Baugh (Pollock), BS , Certified Public Accountants Accounting, received her (CSCPA)'s 2006-2007 activity MBA from Rowan University year. He has also served in May 2006. CSCPA as a member of the

Welton Chase '87 passing the battalion colors. 40 Joanne Sullivan-Badger, BA, Alumnus Award from Widener implementing world-c lass Class of 1993 Government and Politics, University. global deployment and Richard Borgerson, BS, celebrated her annual July distribution solutions in Management, is the senior Girls Weekend '06, a get­ Class of 1991 support of the President, vice president and relation­ together of her classmates Nadine Barnes (Rotondo), BS, Secretary of Defense, and ship manager for government who are Delta Phi Epsilon Social Work, and husband, Combatant Commanders­ banking at Citizens Bank in sorority sisters. They were in Kevin Barnes '81, '85L, reside assigned missions. Pennsylvania. Avalon, NJ, t his past July and in Ocean City, NJ. Brian also supported cargo have been getting together and sustainment to U.S. Alan Schwartz, PsyD, Clinical for a girls-only reunion every warfighters in Iraq and Psychology, along with David summer for t he past four Afghanistan, and played an York, PhD, and Matthew summers. active role in the Tsunamil Whitehead, Widener student, Pakistan earthquake relief presented a poster titled, David Wascavage, BS, efforts. " Take your time, most people M echanical Engineering, is can see more than 60 things: a process engineer for JP Brian is most proud of his What to do with unusually M o rgan Chase. efforts in coordinating relief long Rorschach protocols" and supplies to the Hurricane at the 2006 meeting of the Katrina evacuees. He lives in Mary Wascavage (Bonavita), Society for Personality M arietta, GA, with his wife BA, M edia Studies, is a Assessment in San Diego, CA. Tamika, son Tyler, and directo r of Pu blic Relations daughter Leah, and is for Tayl o r Hospital and Jeffrey Wilmot, BA, Brian Jones, BS, Hotel & employed as a human De law are Co unty Memorial Government and Politics, Restaurant M anagement, resources manager for Hospital, members of the and wife, Meghan, have three former Resident Assistant, M etroPCS. Crozer-Keyst one Health sons, Sam (please see birth Graduate Assistant, and System. announcements), Jack, five, Director of Housing and Class of 1992 and Charlie, three. Jeff is an Residence Life, was rece nt ly Angelo Fatiga, BS , Civil Christine White, M Ed, Graduate account executive for software promoted to M ajor in August, Engineering, has been named Ed uca t ion, w as named company PTC in Boston, MA . 2005, United States Army environmental division man­ assista nt p rincipal at Marple Reserve. ager for Pennoni Associate's Newtown High School. Class of 1994 W ilmington Office. In June, Brian returned from Lynne Leach, EdD, Higher Francine Zampaglione, BS, an 18-month mobilization in Education, is chairperson Kristin McJunkins, BS, Accounting, is director of the Army at the United States and associate professor of M anagement, relocated to profess ional education at Transportation Command, the Department of Nu rsing New Haven, CT, and is the the Pennsylvania Institute of Scott Air Force Base, IL. at California State University associate director of health Ce rtified Public Accountants During his tenure at in San Bernardino, CA . programs at the Yale Under­ and has received the 2006 USTRANSCOM, Brian was Previously, she was associate graduate Career Services. Disti nguished A ccounting responsible for creating and dean for academic affairs in the College of Nursing at Seattle University in Seattle, WA. Dr. Leach w as a full-time Mystery Solved! faculty member in the School From Autumn '06 of Nursing at Widener for 16 years from 1983 to 1999 Thanks to Kathy M cConville teaching maternal-newborn Tracy 71 for correctly nursing. identifying these alumni cheerleaders:

Cathy Darymble 72 Gail Graham 7 1 Robin Sterner 72 Frani Cosena 71 Linda DiBona venture 71 41 Class Notes

Joseph Walker, BS , Class of 1997 Management, has started Tobias Cabra, PsyD, Clinical his own insurance brokerage Congratulations Psychology, is currently in business, Insurance Benefit private practice at Serenity Solutions, LLC, specializing to our 2007 Alumni Psychology Associates in in employee benefit plans, Langhorne, PA . Award Winners with a focus on group med­ ical and ancillary insurance These awards were presented by the Widener-PMC Alumni plans for companies that Class of 1998 Association at the April 27 Spring Celebration held on campus. have 200 to 300 employees Courtney Brawley (Finch), BA, (www.insbenefitsolutions.com). Be havior Science, and her Outstanding Alumni Award husband, David, reside in Stephen Wynne 77 Brett Wiltsey, BA, History, Annapolis, MD. President, PFPC Worldwide, Inc. has joined the Litigation R. Kelso Carter Award Department and the James Loving, PsyD, Clinical Professor Savas Ozatalay Bankruptcy Group in the Psychology, and Nick Patapis Dean, School of Business Administration Dilworth Paxson, LLP's Cherry '02 have an article on juvenile Alumni Service Award Hill Office. He concentrates waivers in press in the Michele Burns '96, '04 his practice in creditor's Journal of Forensic President, Education Alumni Chapter rights, bankruptcy, and Psychology Practice. business litigation. John L. Geoghegan Alumni Citizenship Award John S. "Jack" Klotz '56 Class of 1999 Kevin Haney, BA, English, Holly Jones, BS, John L. Geoghegan Student Citizenship Award has been a 12th-grade English Management, is engaged to Laura Stashefski '07 teacher for the last seven Michael Ascione. The couple Head Coordinator, Alternative Spring Break years and is coach ing basket­ plan to marry in 2007. They ball, lacrosse, and volleyball currently live in Newark, DE . at Strath Haven High School

in Wallingford, PA. In 2005, he James Knipler, MSW, Lori Watson (Aquilino), MSW, Class of 1995 was named "teacher of the Graduate Social Work, and Graduate Social Work, is a Brendon Field, BS , year;' gave the commence­ wife, Kristinia, got married in single mom raising her Management, was named ment address, and had a year­ 2002, and decided to move seven-year-old daughter, president of MBR Construction book dedication for his teach­ cross-cou ntry to Portland, OR . Abigai l. Lori and her daughter ing of " Positive Psychology." Services Inc. in Blanond, PA, They bought a house in reside in Valleybrook, located where he will manage the Hillsboro, OR , in 2004, and in Bl ackwood, NJ. Profes­ electrical, mechanical, and they have one son, Sage. sionally, Lori has remained plumbing divisions as well as working forThe Wedge the service, commercial, and David Yudis, PsyD, Clinical Medical Center (since gradua­ industrial departments. Psychology, MBA, Health tion in 1996). an outpatient Administration, led the APA mental health and substance We would like Jeffrey Freedman, MEd, Division 13, Independent abuse treatment facility in to see you ln Graduate Education, teaches Special Interest Group's Philadelphia. Lori was recently at Furness High School and is the next monthly conference ca ll promoted to the position of an adjunct faculty member at in November 2006. His executive director of Mental Widener Magazine. the Community College of presentation on "Leadership Health Services, overseeing Philadelphia. Development Across Business the clinical operations at Send pictures, along with Segments " was extremely four of The Wedge's seven your class note, to us at: well received by psycholo­ Class of 1996 treatment sites. Alumni Engagement Office, Joan Brennan, MS, Nursing, One University Place gists ca ll ing in from around the country and from was appointed to the position Michael Brady, BS , Chester, PA, 19013. Australia. The presentation of vice president of quality Accounting, was appointed to Or email Meghan Radosh at was based on his work as and performance excellence Widener University's Board of meradosh @widener.edu. director of employee and at Atlanti Care. Trustees and is serving as the organization development at Alumni Council President. 42 Th e Walt Disney Studios. Class of 2005 The Donor Relations Debra Sulecki, BS, Hospitality Department of Management, is one of the Widener University 14 women selected to be a ballgirl for the Phillies 2007 wishes to express its season. sincerest regret that the following donors Class of 2006 were excluded from Ka t ren Brabender, PsyD, Clinical Psychology, is a the 2005- 2006 Honor clinical psychologist at the Roll of Donors: Pictured above, from her little Keswick School in Class of 2001 wedding to David Brawley Charlottesvil le, VA. Young Conaway Stargatt Jeffrey Walden, PsyD, Clinical in 2005 with her fellow Phi & Taylor llP Psychology, MBA, Business Sigma Sigma sisters from left Marriages Administration, practices Donald J. Bowman, Jr., to right: Joanne Friedman Nadine Elizabeth (Rotondo) neu ropsychology at the Esq. '03l Marino '99; Courtney; Michelle '91 , '93 and Kevin Joseph Florida Institute for Jurgens '98; and Amy Barnes '81 , '85l, June 2, Teresa A . Ch eek, Esq . '88l Neurologic Rehabilitation Gampico Schreiner '98, '01L. 2006. M . Blake Cleary, Esq. '96l in Wauchula, Fl . Curtis J . Crowther, Esq. '93l Cara Simon (Brown) '99 , '00 Class of 2000 Class of 2003 and Robert Simon Jr., Richard A . Diliberto, Jr., Esq. Allison Krauss, MSW, Social M anish Baliga, BS , Hospitality September 22, 2006. '86l and Faith P. Diliberto, Work, is a "new hope coun­ Management, has his first Esq . '89l se lor," w orking with chi ld movie acting role in an HB O Joanna Buchanico '98 and Eugene A. ' 81 l and Marie bereavement and counseling production of A Dog Year Mick Hedderich, May 18, 2007. Janton '89, '92 DiPrinzio at Brandywine-based opposite Jeff Bridges due Delaw are Hospice. Erin A. Edwards, Esq . '03 l out in 2007. Sheri Dinella '00 and Joseph Dawson '00, June 19, 2004. l isa B. Goodman, Esq. '94l Brenna McDonald, PsyD, Douglas Buchek, BS, Stephanie l. Hansen, Esq . Cl inical Psychology, MBA, Information Systems, was Julia Seaman '00, '03 and 'OOl and J. Christopher Business Administration, is at named an associate at Urban Charles Merritt, December 23, Hansen Dartmouth M edical College's Engineers, Inc. 2005. Depa rtment of Psychiatry Scott A. Holt, Esq . '95l where she does neuroimag­ Class of 2004 Tara-Ann lee ' 01 and Bi lly Daniel P. Johnson, Esq. '86l ing research. Drew Biehl, MSW, Graduate Dieckhaus, June 3, 2006 Dawn M . Jones, Esq . '02l Social Work, is a social work­ (be low). Matthew B. lunn, Esq . '01 l J ulia Seaman, BS, Allied er for the Brandywine-based Hea lth Education, is part-time Delaware Hospice. Michael W. McDermott, faculty in the radiography Esq . '03l program at Montgomery Edward Devenny, BS , John D. Mclaughlin, Esq . '85l County Community College. Accounting, was promoted and Kathleen Mcl aughlin to senior accountant with Michael R. '95l and Monica L. Beverly Welhan, DNS, Master, Sid low, & Associated Loftin '95 l Nestor Nursing, is the interim dean P.A. in Wilmington, DE . of hea lth and physical educa­ Jennifer R. Noel, Esq . '97l tion at M ontgomery Cou nty James McCloskey, BS , Seth J . Reidenberg, Esq ., '97l Community College, and has Electrical Engineering, and Regina M . DeAngeli s, been appointed to the passed his Fundamentals Esq . '97 l National league for Nursing of Engineering Exam earning Timothy J. Snyder, Esq. Accred iting Commission him the title of engineer '73, '81 l Board of Commissioners. intern and is working at landmark Engineering. MonteT. Squ ire, Es q. '05l Patricia A . W iddoss, Esq . '98l Class Notes

In Memoriam Nancy Ellen Davitt ' 81 Birth 13. To Stephanie (Westerberg) John Barbose '40 Susan Smith '81 Announcements '05L and Bernard Mackara '91, a son, Jacob Bernard George Kassab '40 Thomas Burns '83 1. To Ca rin and David Mackara. Francis Bader '42 Patricia Chalfant '85 Esslinger '87, a son, Christopher Esslinger. George Andrews '44 Dawn Lowes '85 14. To Tina Marie (Kennedy) '88 and Bob Gallagher, a Richard Anstey '50 Nicholas Viek '86 2. To Ellen and Tom Trantas, daughter, Hope Mary Michael Conte '87 '90, a son, Thomas Vasilios Joseph E. Collins '50 Gallagher. Trantas. Walter Jones '50 Leslye Motley (Blackwell) '87 Not Pictured: Allan Sheets '50 Joyce Fowler '88 3. To Scott and Joanne To Meghan Putney and Jeff Jonathan M. Weaver '50 Robert Campbell '89 (Sullivan) Badger '90, a son, Wilmot '93, a son, Samuel Agnes Calderoni '90 Gavin Sullivan Badger. Wilfred Plomis ' 51 Jeffrey W ilmot. Ralph Crisanti '52 Thomas Czymek '91 4. To Kate (Cangi) '02 and Robert Gourley '52 Carol Maclary '92 Doug Ferguson '99, a son, To Melissa and Tobias Cabral Connor Douglas Ferguson. '97, a son, Milo Gomez Cabral. Andrew Mooney '52 Gary Strohm '95 Kathleen Schuyler '96 Joseph Musarra '52 5. To Aimee and Joshua Schier To Dawn and Michael Berman Samuel Colly '55 Michael Stala '97 '94, a daughter, Sophia Schier. '99, a daughter, Talta Rose Berman. Luis Santori ' 57 Faculty & Friends 6. To Alfred and Anne Marie S. Szymanski '57 (Muscianesi) Romano '96, a Paul Baich To Lorna and David Ballard daughter, Angelina Nicole Harry Bergstrom '58 Donn Bichsel '01 , a son, Dylan McClean Romano. Eugene Lisinski '59 Joseph Bissell Ballard. Larry Doughty '60 Richard Boekenkamp 7. To Shannon and Michael Birdsall '97, a daughter, Ava To Nicole (Chaikin) '03 and George Logan '60 Ruth Buzgon Claire Birdsall. Victor Shklyarevsky '97, a son Clarence Chew '61 Fitz Dixon Michael Phillip Shklyarevsky. John Glatts '62 Caroline Ferris 8. To Cristy (Jones) '01 and Greg Stack '99, a son, To Abigail (Szczepkowski) '98 William Sidler '64 David Garrett Brayden Jackson Stack. and Nuno Martins '97, a son, Douglas Towner '64 Robert Gioggia Ethan Luis Martins. Robert Blank '65 William Kirk 9. To Camille Smith '03, a daughter, Natalie Diane Smith. To Jackie and Andrew Ritter Roger Kuc '65 Shane Mahaffee '99, a daughter, Madlyn Jean William Camp '66 Margaret McCaffrey 10. To Carolyn and Ritter. John Godfrey '67 Victor Moretti Christopher Boyd '90, a son, Harrison Christopher Boyd. To Chantel (Dreher) '00 and Robert Swing '68 Suzanne Price Jeff Brunke '98, a daughter, Michael McHarg '72 Regina Ann Quick 11 . To Mary (Bonavita) '90 Natalie Amelia Brunke. Edward Rossiter '72 Mathilde Rothbart and David '90 Wascavage, a daughter, Katelyn Maria Clifford Fisher '73 I. Staples Wascavage, November 2006. In the previous edition of John Boyle '74 the magazine, our Oh Baby! Joseph Friel '74 In the previous edition of the 12. To Meredith and Christian section incorrectly matched Gerald Munson '74 magazine, we incorrectly Nascimento, a son, Charles some captions and baby Nascimento. Richard Fedor '75 reported the passing of Karl photos. We are happy to run Bauer, Class of 1987. We these photos of our alumni Donna McLuskey '77 apologize to Mr. Bauer and children with their correct Kathleen Knaebel '78 regret any concern this has identification. Ruth Bachman-Dabrey '81 caused his fellow alumni.

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