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FOR MORE Incoming Correspondent: Floyd LaBarre Jr. 1930s Army captain, he was a science CLASS NEWS graduate with master’s from The 50 N. Hills Drive Hubert Vance Taylor ’35, Sorbonne in Paris and Kings Rising Sun, MD 21911-1663 For all class formerly of Decatur, Ga., died College London. He pioneered (443) 406-0296 (cell) news, photographs, June 2. He was 99 years old. Just radio and TV advertising, co- (410) 658-5024 (home) baby and wedding six months ago, he baptized two authoring Persuasion in Marketing: announcements, of his great-granddaughers, one The Dynamics of Marketing’s Great reunion planning the daughter of Kurt Rossetti ’90 Untapped Resource. Inducted into 1941 and more, go to and Elizabeth Irvin Rossetti, his the Market Research Hall of Fame community. granddaughter (photo below and in 1992, he was founder and chair Mayo Wills Lanning died lafayette.edu. online, Class of 1990 website). of Schwerin Research Corp. and June 22, a month after celebrating Click on “classes,” On Dec. 30, Taylor baptized also worked for Campbell’s Soup. his 97th birthday. Wife Trudy and then select Margot Jeanne Rossetti, born in Wife Enid survives him. predeceased him. A graduate of your class year. October 2012, daughter of Kurt ’90 Edward C. Helwick Jr. ’38, Washington (N.J.) High School and Elizabeth Irvin Rossetti, 96, Los Angeles, died May 26. A in 1935. A mining engineering Please continue to San Francisco, Calif.; and Caroline government and law graduate, he graduate, he worked for the New send updates to your Vance Pfeffer, born in August edited a humor magazine while Jersey Zinc Co. in New Jersey, 2012, daughter of Katharine Irvin at Lafayette. In 1939, he moved to Colorado, and Pennsylvania for class correspondent and Russell Pfeffer, NYC. They California as a radio scriptwriter, 25 years. He obtained master’s or to alumni@ were the second and third great- working with Bing Crosby, Bob degrees in business administration lafayette.edu if granddaughters that he has baptized. Hope, Jack Benny, Dean Martin and in economics from Lehigh your class does Taylor grew up in Hershey, Pa. and Jerry Lewis, and many other University. In 1967, he joined not have one. To An English graduate, he received celebrities. An Army Air Corps the faculty of Moravian College, volunteer to serve a master’s from Columbia captain in World War II, he retiring in 1981 as professor as a correspondent, Theological Seminary, and a was stationed in Nome, Alaska. emeritus. In his later years, contact the Alumni Ph.D. in public address from Edward earned a political science Mayo was in frail health and Relations offi ce. Northwestern University. master’s from USC and spent 30 had mobility problems, but he He and his wife and partner in years teaching at Culver City High continued to read and was adept at Class notes may sacred music, Claire Clark Taylor, School, where he won a Fulbright using a computer. He and I (Tony be edited for who survives him, shared a ministry grant, was awarded Outstanding Noto) communicated by phone. length and clarity. at Central Presbyterian Church in Teacher, and was honored as Frederick Bryant Woodruff Deadlines: Atlanta for many years. He joined California’s Teacher of the Year in Jr., 93, Morrisville, Pa., died Spring 2014: the faculty of Columbia Theological 1974. In 1961, Edward, wife Terry, June 20. His was buried at Dec. 8, 2013 Seminary in 1946 as professor of and son Bob traveled around the Washington Crossing National Summer 2014: worship, speech, and hymnody. They world, visiting 32 countries. Cemetery, Newtown, Pa., with also served Columbia Presbyterian High Military Honors. He served April 8, 2014 Church for many years as minister with the Army during World Fall 2014: of music and organist. Taylor was 1940 War II. According to The Melange, Aug. 8, 2014 a member of he attended Lafayette 1937–39. He the committee I (Floyd LaBarre) received three was a high-speed train engineer that compiled pages from Alumni Relations with Pennsylvania Railroad for the Presbyterian listing the Class of ’40 graduates: 40 years. He is survived by his Hymnbook 172 deceased and 18 living. Please companion, Mabel A. Georgiades. of 1955. send me your postal mail updates or Taylor give me a call to share your news. Correspondent: Anthony F. Noto received My father was a Delaware– 3414 Drighton Court Columbia Lackawanna Railroad locomotive Bethlehem, PA 18020-1334 Theological engineer. He said he would help (610) 758-8055 Seminary’s me go to Lafayette if I promised Distinguished never to work on the railroad.

Service Award I graduated in administrative 1942 in 2010. engineering and was employed Ò Throughout by Curtiss Wright Corp. before Robert Harry Stuhler, 92, Hubert Vance Taylor ’35 his life, he enjoyed playing the I graduated and made aircraft Bay Head, N.J., died Aug. 21. At at the baptism of his violin. propellers, systems, and parts Lafayette, the Phi Kappa Psi great-granddaughters Horace S. Schwerin ’36, 99, until that portion of the company brother was on the tennis team Moorestown, N.J., died April 7. closed. I joined Wagner Electric and captained his senior year. On A decorated World War II Corp. at 61 and retired at 66. graduating economics and business,

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Bob joined the Navy and served as a fi rst lieutenant and captain of a PT MAKING A DIFFERENCE boat. He served in the Normandy Invasion and later in the Pacifi c Buck Family Support Is Far-Reaching Theater. He studied law at Rutgers University, worked as a corporate “There is an old adage that if you have a good experience in school, college, or fraternity, lawyer for Curtis Wright, and was a you should put something back,” says William C. “Bill” Buck ’50, executive vice president, partner with Nichols, Thompson & TDH Capital Corp., Radnor, Pa. Peek. Later, he managed his father- Just one example of the ways he has given back, along with his late brother in-law’s equipment dealership. Bob, a skilled jazz pianist, had J. Alexander “Whip” Buck ’53, is through his fraternity, Zeta Psi. In 1988, Bill received his own band and performed at the International Zeta Psi Distinguished Service Award for his support and leadership. Asbury Park’s grand hotels as well More recently, he provided a major contribution to Zeta Psi, Tau Chapter’s gift of the new as clubs in NYC. He avidly played stone gateway sign at the corner of College Avenue and McCartney Street, part of a larger tennis, along with his wife of 57 project to enhance, beautify, and defi ne major entryways to the campus. years, Patricia, who was nationally Quietly, Bill and his wife, Laura Buck, as well as other ranked. Patricia died in 2000. Buck family members have worked to support the areas Frances M. Alden, 99, wife of of the College that have meant the most to them. They Class President Otto Alden, died Aug. 15. The Aldens were married have been generous supporters for nearly 100 years, 70 years. beginning with J. Mahlon Buck ’21, who was awarded an honorary degree in 1964. Mahlon was president of President: Otto Alden Smith, Kline & French, Inc., Philadelphia, which became Correspondent: Robert W.B. Johnston GlaxoSmithKline in 2001. The Buck legacy continued 2000 Holly Hall St., Apt. 911 with support from Mahlon’s wife, Grace. After that, Houston, TX 77054 Bill and Whip carried on the tradition. Bill, the last remaining member of the immediate (713) 644-4212 family with ties to the College, along with Laura as a steadfast supporter, carries on [email protected] for his brother and father. The Bucks have contributed their support to music, arts, and sports programs as well as Skillman Library. The endowments and years of establishment include the 1943 J. Mahlon Buck Library Fund (1959), Buck Incoming Correspondent: Open Concert Series (1970), and Buck Family Endowment Fund for Music (1981) by Grace and her sons. The squash courts in 1944&1945 Allan P. Kirby Sports Center were named in their honor for support of the center, Walter Thomas Sergy ’44, 90, Canton, Ga., died July 7. Interment which was dedicated in 2000. followed in the Georgia National Bill, an economics graduate, former Cemetery alongside wife Virginia, Board Associate, and chair of the Annual who died in 2011. Walter was Fund for several years, also has volunteered recruited to play football at as alumni chapter council representative, Lafayette, serving as team captain alumni chapter council executive his senior year. He played in the committee, and phonathon volunteer. 1944 East-West Shrine football In the 1970s, Bill played alto saxophone in game in San Francisco. the Zeta Psi Dixieland Band. He also has Richard Wilson Reichard ’44, 89, Chicago, died May 1. He given generously of his time when called Bill Buck ’50 and wife Laura were presented with an grew up in Allentown, Pa., and upon to offer his guidance and leadership illustration of the family’s gifts to the College on Oct. 16 did graduate work in history at at critical junctures for the College. ■ during a reception in their honor at Skillman Library. Harvard and Stanford. At Cornell, Washington, Queens, and several Chicago-area universities, he taught and wrote on the rise of the social working class in 19th-century Germany, as well as courses in Asian American and African history. Wife Gloria survives him.

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Joe Bianco ’44 sends greetings Lisa Horn Chainey ’81 sent an was nominated as Citizen of from Nags Head, N.C. email update on dad Jack Horn ’47 the Year. Patricia survives him. Dick Recce ’44 and wife in San Diego. Jack loves the Del Brother John ’57 died in 2011. Flo are “holding their own” in Mar Heights area, where he swims Wilmington, Del. and walks about a mile every day. President: Warren O. Groves Harold McPheeters ’44, I (Van Boughton ’47) and my Reunion Chair: William Lockett Jr. Atlanta, enjoys gardening, tending wife are getting used to assisted Correspondent: Harvey H. Hunerberg roses at the Dorothy C. Benson living at Fellowship Village. 7015 River Club Blvd. Senior Complex, and doing some We get out regularly to our Bradenton, FL 34202 research. He anticipated a reunion favorite restaurants with friends. (941) 351-0303 for local Leopards. I volunteer at our church, and I Walter Goetz ’44, Ponte Vedra sing in our church choir and in the Beach, Fla., has been blessed by Fellowship Village Chorus. 1949 the excellent care given wife Lois in a life care community, Vicar Fund Manager (’47): President: Harrison W. Wright Landing Way. Walter had recent W. Robert Magee Sr. Incoming Correspondent: Open surgery but gets to the golf course. Correspondent (’47): Van T. Boughton Jr. His advice: “Stay in the game.” 9000 Fellowship Road #326 Bob Williams ’44, in Kentucky, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 1950 celebrated his 91st with his children. (908) 580-0765 “They will not let me get old.” [email protected] Art Zeiger, Santa Monica, Gerard A. Haefeli ’45, 88, moved to California after Toms River, N.J., died July 5 at retiring. With a law degree

home, surrounded by his family. 1948 from Yale, Art spent his career Prior to retiring in 1989, he was as a television executive and Hugh Mahaffy ’44 a chemical engineer for GAF in We have a new president! Warren entertainment lawyer, mostly helped build a replica Wayne, N.J. Groves accepted the nomination in New York. He and wife Pat of the Kalmar Nyckel, I (Bob Sandercock ’44) am and unanimous vote of Class of ’48 celebrated their 54th wedding Governor Peter a “little behind the curve.” Judy grads at Reunion. anniversary and have two has been a good caretaker, having I (Harvey Hunerberg) am grown sons. Minuit’s fl agship for learned much from a country former president but remain as Jere Oren and wife Joyce, the 1638 expedition doctor (her father). Al Mock ’4 4 class correspondent. I’ve been to longtime supporters of The that founded the asked about my health. each of the 13 five-year reunions Country Friends charity, were colony of New Sweden. Hugh Mahaffy ’44, Wilmington, and the first five annual affairs. honored at the 58th Art of Fashion Del., volunteered with the Tall Ships We’re members of the 50-Plus in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Jere program helping to build a seagoing Club. The final dinner was held is a member of the Rotary Club vessel similar to the one that brought Saturday night with our table front and head usher at Village Church. Swedes to the new world. She sailed and center. After college, Jere joined the from Norfolk, Va., to Cape Cod. We heard some exciting largest realtor in New England. Hugh’s daughter lives with him and speeches plus a few words from Later, a position at The Wall Street teaches biology at the University of Milton Moore ’43, who shared Journal led to a successful career Delaware. His son works in a hospital his story of phoning California with Connecticut General Life in Pennsylvania. from campus 62 years ago. “Today, Insurance Co., culminating with I called my daughter to say that his appointment as manager of the Correspondent ’44: it was from this spot that I called Boston brokerage office. He later The Rev. Robert G. Sandercock her mother to ask her to marry left Boston for Hawaii, then on to 1961 Hayes Short Lane me! She did, and we had the most California. Colfax, NC 27235 wonderful marriage. It ended a Jack Alexander came to the [email protected] few months ago when she died.” 63rd reunion, the first time he had Robert G. Ernst Jr. died been back since the 50th. March 28. Born in New Jersey, David Schechner visited 1946&1947 he was a chemical engineering Florida last winter. graduate. He served in the Army Norb Smith ’59 passed along John D. “Jack” Manley ’47, Air Corps in B-17s as a navigator a letter he received from Frank Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died Sept. 22, and returned home to marry Dietrick, who spent a brutally 2012. Jack was an old friend and Patricia. Bob worked for 35 years hot summer at Camp Peary in used to be a regular participant in in the oil industry, retiring in Williamsburg, Va. (Norb’s town), our class reunions. 1982. The Ernsts settled on a tree for boot camp. He was a Seabee, Herbert J. Scott ’47 died Jan. 31; farm in Huntsville, Texas. They stationed in the South Pacific until there were no further details. were involved for years in various February 1946. Frank’s contact goodwill organizations, and Bob info: 30 Chiffele St., Bluffton,

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Interfaith Caregivers, which provides services for the elderly PROFILE and the disabled. His wife of 62 years, Jan, survives him. Earnest Jack Hann, Athens, Pierre ’06 Named “40 Under Forty” Greece, died Feb. 4. His widow, Kyriakoula, wrote, “The years he Talking with Nkrumah Pierre ’06 is like boarding a high-speed spent in your College were the best in his life, and he was always luxury train: He’s polished, solid, agile, and speaks with a rapid grateful. At the 50th reunion, cadence that drives the conversation forward while never losing we were both with you and focus on the topic—or you. Key qualities for someone who makes participated in all activities. We his living by networking. enjoyed these days to the fullest.” A senior manager of business development for New York- Jack, a chemical engineering based recruiting and staffi ng fi rm Russell Tobin & Associates, graduate, retired after years of Pierre was recently recognized by The Network Journal in its U.S. government work. annual “40 Under Forty” feature on young professionals to watch. Robert W. Hyde died April 19 The monthly business magazine focuses on black professionals in Chatham, N.J., where he resided for nearly 60 years. Bob and small business owners. served in the Army Air Corps as Pierre, an economics and business graduate, credits several professors for his pathway a pilot during World War II and to success: Thomas Bruggink, professor emeritus of economics; Edward Seifried, professor the Korean War. An economics emeritus of economics and business; and John McCartney, the late associate professor of graduate, he was a sales executive government and law (“one of the toughest professors I’ve ever had in my life”). at J.L. Hammett of Union, N.J. He is also grateful for his internship in Career Services. “Career Services is near and dear A life member of the Chatham to me,” he says, “for helping me with my résumé, for my internship, and helping me to learn Emergency Squad, he was also how to network and make connections.” an avid paddle tennis and tennis player and an expert skier. “I’m a huge proponent of networking,” says Pierre. “I love connecting like-minded Lafayette graduates surviving him individuals, I love adding value to other people, and also it’s something I’m passionate about.” are son Robert “Todd” Jr. ’78 and At Russell Tobin, he’s head of diversity and inclusion, seeking to enrich his clients with wife Anne Angleton ’81 Hyde, candidates of color, LGBTQ individuals, and people from underrepresented colleges and universities. and grandson Robert III ’09. “Diversity is essential to collaboration, and collaboration is essential to increasing profi t.” On May 25, Harold E. Community has long been important for Pierre. He serves with United Way’s Young McMichael died in Allentown, Pa. Leaders Council and mentors children and youth through Harlem Children’s Zone and In 1943, he enlisted in the Navy and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity. President of the New York Alumni Chapter, he is served during World War II. An former co-chair of McDonogh Network and serves on the Implementation and Assessment electrical engineering graduate, he worked for the steam power division Group on Greek Life. of Leeds & Northrup for 35 years. —Samuel T. Clover ’91 He retired to Jim Thorpe, Pa. Dr. William C. Menzies Jr., Grove City, Pa., died Dec. 3, 2012. An Eagle Scout, he played French horn in high school and college SC 29909-4562, (843) 705-5955, After graduating Haddonfield bands. A chemistry graduate with [email protected]. Memorial High School in 1940, honors, he received his medical Lawrence F. Bubba, Lompoc, Bob attended Maryville College degree from Temple University Calif., died May 28. An Easton and then maintained aircraft School of Medicine. He began native, and a metallurgy graduate, in the World War II Army Air his medical career in Allentown, he earned an engineering master’s Corps. An industrial engineering Pa., before becoming lieutenant from Lehigh. He joined the Air graduate, he joined his father’s commander in the Naval Reserves. Force, retiring after 20 years of business, R.J. Twitchell. Bob In 1958, he started his 40-year service, including active duty retired in 1995. He earned the family practice in Grove City. He during the Korean War. He Haddonfield Citizen of the Year was a member of Free and Accepted then worked for Lompoc School Award in 1981 and his high school’s Masons, Grove City Rotary Club District in its maintenance Alumni Lifetime Achievement (president, 1984–85), Experimental department. He was an avid golfer Award in 1998. Former chair of Aircraft Association Chapter 161, and a lifelong New York Yankees the Haddonfield Planning Board, American Academy of Family fan. Wife Libby died in 2009. Bob also chaired the building Practice, American Medical Robert J. “Bob” Twitchell, and finance committees at Grace Association, and Flying Physicians Haddonfield, N.J., died May 2. Church. He was an officer for Association. He was Grove City

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Hospital’s chief of staff, 1978–79. An electrical engineering graduate, Wife Rose survives him. he was a veteran of the Air Force, ALUMNI MEMORIAM A class leader for many years, serving during the Korean War. Notices received between April 9, 2013, W. Bruce Drinkhouse, Easton, James was an electrical engineer and Aug. 21, 2013 March Field served as died April 14. Bruce was a World for 28 years, retiring in 1983 from 1935 Hubert V. Taylor 6-2-13 the College’s athletic fi eld War II Army veteran, a Phi Beta Cummins Engine Co. His wife of 1936 Horace S. Schwerin 4-7-13 from 1894 to 1925. The Kappa graduate, and received 62 years, Jean, died in 2011. 1938 Edward C. Helwick Jr. 5-26-13 an MBA from Lehigh in 1965. Joseph P. “Josh” Zahurak 1941 Charles J. Berlau 3-21-12 historic marker, a gift of Employed by Bethlehem Steel for of Maryland died Aug. 20, 2012. Mayo W. Lanning 6-22-13 Bruce Drinkhouse ’50, 20 years, he retired in 1982. For A metallurgical engineering Frederick B. Woodruff Jr. 6-20-13 was placed in 2008. his long service to Lafayette, he graduate, he eventually retired 1942 Robert H. Stuhler 8-21-13 1943 Chester D. Fulmer 3-23-02 received the Danny Hatch ’07, as assistant superintendent at William T. Grugan 1-30-13 Hilton Rahn ’20, and William Bethlehem Steel Corp. Josh was Earl Kanter 6-23-13 Greenip ’44 awards. Bruce had a standout co-captain of the Douglas W. Nicol 1-18-13 been a treasurer and member of Leopard football team. Wife 1944 Richard W. Reichard 5-1-13 sessions at First Presbyterian Miriam survives him. Walter T. Sergy 7-7-13 Church of Easton. He was Carl H. Roberts, Coudersport, 1945 Gerard A. Haefeli 7-5-13 past president of the Lehigh Pa., died May 23. A geology 1946 William H. Parker Jr. 8-3-13 Valley Alumni Chapter, the graduate, he served in the Army, 1947 John D. Manley 9-22-12 Herbert J. Scott 1-31-13 Friends of Skillman Library, 1943–46, as a mapmaker. He 1948 Robert G. Ernst Jr. 3-28-13 and Northampton County (Pa.) was self-employed as an oil and Robert C. Kulp 4-24-00 Historical and Genealogical gas geologist from 1953 until his Robert E. Kusch 6-9-13 Society. Treasurer of Chi Phi retirement. He was president of Richard F. Perrotty 5-25-13 Fraternity Corp., he received its TransEastern Petroleum, 1963– 1949 Richard L. Burns 11-27-12 Distinguished Service Citation. 2005, and owned the Pen & Pad John C. Herrman 1-12-12 Brother David ’52 survives him. Emporium office supply store in William J. Smolow 7-14-13 John E. Van Roden 11-27-11 Arno E. Richter, Lancaster, Coudersport. He served five terms Charles H. Youse 7-5-13 Pa., died Feb. 15. Born in Rho, as a Potter County commissioner, 1950 Lawrence F. Bubba 5-28-13 Italy, and raised in Germany, he was past chair of Potter County James M. Carey 5-15-10 moved to New York in 1938. He Solid Waste Authority, and was W. Bruce Drinkhouse 4-14-13 entered Lafayette in 1943 but left a member of Coudersport Golf Earnest J. Hann 2-4-13 to enter the Specialized Training Club and American Association of Robert W. Hyde 4-19-13 Program 84th Division. He was Petroleum Geologists. Wife Harold E. McMichael 5-25-13 later assigned to the Counter Linda survives him. William C. Menzies Jr. 12-3-12 Arno E. Richter 2-15-13 Intelligence Corps. Arno returned James J. Stouppe died Carl H. Roberts 5-23-13 to Lafayette. A mechanical May 26 in Venice, Fla. In April James J. Stouppe 5-26-13 engineering graduate, he served 1943, he enlisted in the Navy John M. Tierney 7-27-13 as vice president and general and served more than two Robert J. Twitchell 5-2-13 manager at Lancaster Pump and years aboard the USS Bryant James J. Waygood Jr. 5-15-13 Manufacturing Co. and started his in the Pacific. After the war, Joseph P. Zahurak 8-20-12 own company, AM Selling Systems Jim worked his way through 1951 Edwin R. Conklin Jr. 6-11-13 of Lancaster. He was a former Lafayette, married, and started a Thomas E. Cox 6-6-13 Robert L. Kaercher 6-29-13 board member of Lancaster Tennis family. An electrical engineering Raymond Lopez 3-21-13 and Yacht Club. He was married graduate, he joined General Arthur J. McPadden Jr. 3-28-13 for 51 years to wife Eleanor, who Electric as a test engineer in gas Thomas A. Sparta 4-4-13 Sullivan Village, built in died in 2003. Second wife, Linda, turbine generators and electrical 1952 Fred L. Ashton Jr. 5-9-13 1948, was temporary survives him. instrumentation products. In William H. Hoffman 4-12-13 housing for married John M. Tierney, Middlesex, 1966, he became vice president Richard H. Rose 1-12-13 Kenneth M. Spencer 7-28-13 veterans and their families N.J., died July 27. A history graduate, and general manager of the 1953 Richard J. Ceremsak 4-2-13 who attended the College he served in the Army during the agricultural equipment division Peter Esherick 6-2-13 after World War II under Korean War. He was a member at Allis Chalmers Corp. in Edward D. Greaves 7-21-13 of the Middlesex American Milwaukee. For the next 18 years, the G.I. Bill. Vet Village John B. Schulte 8-5-13 Legion and a charter member of he worked with international Ronald E. Traum 10-23-06 was located where the the Middlesex Elks. For 39 years deployment of hydroturbine 1955 Peter W. Morrow 10-27-11 tennis courts and Sullivan at Valley View Middle School in electrical generation 1956 Joseph F. Garofoli 7-28-13 parking deck are now. Watchung, N.J., he taught sixth technologies. He retired in 1984. John H. Keller 6-9-12 Passion Flats (above) grade and history, retiring in 1992. His wife of 65 years, Vivienne, David K. Runyon 1-5-01 1957 Robert de von Flindt 9-20-12 was on March Field. He also had a 50-year career as a survives him. Russell H. Granger 5-16-13 sports official. James M. Carey died May 15, William R. Metzgar 8-2-13 James J. Waygood Jr., 2010. Brother Richard Carey ’49 1958 Joseph B. Pisarra 11-3-12 Greencastle, Ind., died May 15. survives him. Frank T. Yost 9-15-11

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Ray Huber, Atlantic City, often visits him. IN THE NEWS Pete Wolfe sends best wishes to Phi Psi buddies George Kelley-Cogdell ’10 Named Future Leader in Manufacturing Hoolahan, George Butz, Robert Finding manufacturing solutions for aerospace companies is daily fare for Aubrey Kelley- Duffy, and Fredrick “T-Bone” Trumpbour ’49. Pete has severe Cogdell ’10. A computer-aided manufacturing programmer, she has been recognized for Parkinson’s and is confined to a her skill in saving manufacturers thousands of dollars each year by being named to the wheelchair, so brother Philip ’57 Manufacturing Engineering Media “30 Under 30” list by , which spotlights future leaders reported for him. Pete and in manufacturing. wife Betty enjoy a retirement Kelley-Cogdell, who works at aerospace application center Sandvik Coromant, Fair community in Wyomissing, Pa. Lawn, N.J., assists companies with their manufacturing needs and develops new processes They have seven grandchildren. using automated metalworking machines called CNCs. Her job requires technical expertise Robert Hamlen remains combined with presentation skills; she describes it as rewarding and “hands-on.” active as a battery scientist. “My Lafayette education provided the framework and method I use in all my current Consulting jobs keep him working almost full time, reports daughter projects,” says Kelley-Cogdell, a mechanical engineering graduate with a master’s in Michele Hamlen Klein ’93. Bob biomedical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. lives in New Jersey with his wife, “The small class size allowed for engaging discussions and lots of machine time in the son, and grandson. workshop. My presidency in Engineers Without Borders gave me international project James Zilli, California, says he experience and allowed me to manage a large multidisciplinary team. Resources like the will try to make the next reunion. aerodesign and thermofl uids lab provided hands-on experience with high-quality engineering Rick Knox works full time as equipment used in the industry.” a lawyer in Philadelphia. He and She appreciates her liberal arts education as well. “I took outside courses to supplement wife Eileen have five grandkids. my technical studies. This prepared me for a career that requires more than strictly technical Edwin Roscoe “Big Ed” Conklin Jr., 83, Point Pleasant skills. English, Spanish, and art classes improved my communication and presentation Beach, N.J., died June 11. At Butler skills. I’ve received positive feedback on my success in effectively communicating my (N.J.) High School, he was captain engineered solutions.” —Sharon Sanders of the All-State basketball team. His sales and marketing career included working for McGraw-Hill, Pullman Power, and Research- President: Donald B. Chubb Cottrell. He founded Conklin Sales Fund Manager: Donald B. Chubb & Marketing in Point Pleasant, Reunion Chair: James R. Madara from which he retired. Ed served Correspondent and Web Administrator: on the board of Industrial Gas Irving S. Bravman Cleaning Institute, testifying 211 Colonial Homes Drive NW, Apt. 2309 before Congress, and as president Atlanta, GA 30309-5201 of the Elizabeth Carter Beach [email protected] Association, and was a charter member of Butler Lions Club. He married twice: Lucille Freeman, the 1951 mother of his children, and Cathy Regan. Bob Becker, his roommate Marvin Riddle III and wife at Theta Chi, reported Ed’s passing. M.J. live in a retirement village Thomas Elwood Cox died at Moorings Park near Naples, June 6. A business graduate, he was Fla., and summer in their Easton a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and townhome. They planned a 60th played tennis on the College team. wedding anniversary in Bermuda He served with the Army Signal in September. The Riddles have Corps in El Paso, Texas, received two grandchildren in college. an MBA from University of North George Davidson, Atlantic Carolina, and held a professional City, N.J., would enjoy hearing engineer license. He worked at from classmates, (609) 233-1769. IBM for 20 years before founding An amputation of his lower leg the company Room Acoustic did not resolve blockage in a vein, Analysis. He is survived by wife so his entire leg was removed. He Diane and nephew Bradford Cox was hospitalized four months. Schundler ’02. He is the brother of the late Henry Allison Cox ’40.

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Dr. Arthur J. “Mac” Raymond Lopez, 90, died ALUMNI MEMORIAM McPadden Jr., 85, died March 28. March 21 in Tracy, Calif. He (continued) His wife of 56 years, Carol, survives attended Lafayette and served in him. Art attended University of the Army Air Forces during World 1959 Craig E. Jones 3-21-13 Connecticut before serving as War II. He earned an engineering Robert W.F. Jones 6-7-13 Frank G. Nikles 3-14-09 an Army sergeant in Japan. He degree from University of the Jadwin F. Sortore 7-16-13 graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Pacific. While living in Southern Donald L. Thew 6-22-13 summa cum laude from Lafayette California in the 1980s, he designed 1960 Aldo A. Stangenelli 6-8-13 and received his M.D. from and received a patent for a wave- 1961 Allan R. Bilder 7-1-13 University of Vermont. After an activated electrical generator. 1962 David K. Towers 7-2-13 internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dale A. Van Ort 6-26-13 Bridgeport, Conn., he completed President: Joseph I. Diamond Jr. 1964 Stephen O. Davis 4-15-13 1965 Bernard C. Mattes 6-1-13 a fellowship in endocrinology at Fund Manager: Henry Kohlenberger Jr. 1966 G. Earl Peace Jr. 7-24-13 Reunion Chair: Richard H. Knox Philadelphia Children’s Hospital. 1969 Daniel D. Goldfarb 5-22-10 He moved to California in 1962 as Correspondent: John B. Cornish 1972 Stephen M. DiZio 10-21-12 a member of Kaiser Permanente 224 E. Broad St. 1974 James J. Daley 7-5-13 where he was a pediatrician for 37 Bethlehem, PA 18018-6224 Robert Wreszin 3-20-13 years and honored as Outstanding [email protected] 1976 William J. Ernst 4-15-11 Physician of 1990. Debra S. Funk 1-22-13 Robert Lloyd Kaercher, 88, 1977 Craig D. Beach 5-3-13 1978 Keith D. Graver 5-2-13 died June 29 in Easton, Md. He 1952 2003 Tyler L. Myers 5-3-13 served in the Navy aboard the USS Buchanan in the Pacific Theater, President: Open receiving multiple commendations. Fund Manager: Hugh H. Jones Jr. engineering graduate, Richard A civil engineering graduate, in Reunion Chair: Open worked at General Electric and 1954, he added a master’s from Web Administrator: Open Digital Equipment Corp. Drexel Institute in that field. His Correspondent: Thomas A. Coughlin Ted Morgan’s grandson, TJ, career with Havens and Emerson, 175 W. North St., Apt. 430A is a member of Lafayette’s Class an environmental engineering Nazareth, PA 18064-1498 of 2017. TJ’s mother is Leslie firm, lasted 38 years, and he (610) 746-1396 Morgan ’83. retired a partner. A member of [email protected] Al and Betsy Rhodes enjoyed the Freemason No. 396 Dallas winter in Naples, Fla. Lodge, he received his 50-year pin Peter Esherick, Topton, Pa., December 2002. He was also a life 1953 died June 2. He was owner and member of VFW Post 2174. Wife president of Patient Instrumentation Jean predeceased him. Dave Moore reported from the Corp., Schnecksville, Pa., for Thomas A. Sparta, 83, died 60th reunion that the class led more than 20 years. A member of April 4 at his home in Stone Harbor, the parade in grand Corvette American Society of Mechanical Several members of N.J. He attended Easton High style and joined the 50-Plus Club Engineers, Sons of the American the 50-Plus Club School. A chemistry graduate, activities, which included farewell Revolution, and a student recruiter wheeled through the he joined the National Printing tributes to President Daniel H. for Lafayette, he was an avid Reunion Parade in Ink Research Institute at Lehigh Weiss. Attendees included Dave promoter of the Wharton Esherick University, earning a master’s in and Jeanne Moore, George Museum, Paoli, Pa., which displays vintage Corvettes. 1956. After graduate work at Indiana and Lorraine Patton, David the artwork of his late father. University, he joined Dow Chemical Goehring, Frank and Suzanne Larry and Marge Scharff Co. in 1961. His work established Millard, Lewis and Janet Hill, spent two weeks in France. Dow in the polyurethane business. Robert and Virginia Loughlin, Don Merwin retired in He transferred to Zurich, started Charles and Ginny Moore, David 1998 to the town of Newport, Dow’s first Middle East sales office and Betsy Hubinger, and Furman Ore. On the board of Lincoln in Athens, and was manager of and Roberta De Maris with County Historical Society, he is Italian operations. He returned to son Scott. All received engraved working on a maritime museum to headquarters in Midland, Mich., medals and 60-year diplomas. showcase the history and current in 1968, eventually becoming George Patton attended the activities of the coastal area. corporate director for chemicals. “Remembering Professor Edwin Dr. Edward D. Greaves, In 1980, he returned to Zurich Coddington” program. Carmichael, Calif., died July 21. as executive vice president for all Richard Ceremsak, South Ed received his M.D. from Temple commercial operations. Retiring Hamilton, Mass., died April 2. University School of Medicine. in 1988, he spent time between Las He graduated from Trenton (N.J.) A board-certified pediatrician Vegas and Stone Harbor. Wife High School. At 17, he joined for 37 years, he practiced for the Irene and son Thomas Jr. ’81 the Navy and was stationed Navy, followed by private practice survive him. in Shanghai. A metallurgical until 1994. Ed was among the top-

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President: Ronald E. Philipp Fund Manager: Robert A. Aiello PROFILE Reunion Chair: Open Correspondent: Gene Harrison Sichel ’75 Leads National Association 6917 Constitution Drive Easton, PA 18017 Superintendent of Abington School District, Montgomery County, (610) 923-6602 (home) (610) 462-8099 (cell) Pa., Amy Silverstein Sichel ’75 is serving as president of American [email protected] Association of School Administrators for 2013–14. The organization includes more than 13,000 educational leaders here and abroad. “I had my initial experience in the fi eld of education and 1955 psychology at Lafayette. This foundation was extremely instrumental as I forged ahead in my career,” says Sichel, a According to a College list, the psychology graduate who earned a Ph.D. from University of class has 197 members. Pennsylvania. “I remember with great fondness my adviser Harry Gsell and wife Jean Dr. Burt Cohen, who encouraged me to pursue a Ph.D. in have been married 55 years. They travel extensively and spend six school psychology. His mentorship and guidance were key weeks a year in Scottsdale, Ariz., ingredients for me and exemplify what Lafayette offers its students.” where one of their daughters lives. “As AASA president, I will continue to be a strong advocate Harry, retired from IBM for 25 for superintendents and school administrators as well as for high-quality public schools. We years, was borough treasurer in need to support reforms that improve educational opportunities for all students and promote Mechanicsburg, Pa., for 13 years, innovative accountability systems,” says Sichel, who will continue the AASA effort to lobby and volunteered to do taxes for Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now called No Child senior citizens for 17 years. Left Behind Act). In Nyack, N.Y., Ralph She’s also committed to the association’s recently launched National Superintendent Bartolacci enjoys his Albin 31 boat but two metal and plastic shoulders Certifi cation Program, in which 25 aspiring superintendents are learning successful make it more difficult for him to leadership methods. fish. He invites those in the vicinity Sichel was named Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year in 2010 and served as of Upper Nyack to visit. president of Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators in 2010–11. She has been an Jim Crawford, Shawnee adjunct associate professor at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education since Mission, Kan., travels and 1981 and is currently an adjunct instructor at Delaware Valley College. volunteers at the art museum and the performing arts center. He lost his wife of 43 years but is dating and ranked birders in North America, April 25. The guest speaker was is fortunate to have three children with an American Birding Carrie Lee ’89. Our two sons and nearby and one in Chicago. Association life list of 824, and five grandchildren enjoyed the Jim lives not far from Fred a California life list of 559. Wife NCAA Basketball Tournament Braun, who has logged 20,000 Lynne survives him. with us in Atlanta in April and hours in his single-oared shell since Condolences to Don Mildrum celebrated my 81st birthday. 1962. He plans to add 700 more on the death of his son, Stephen. this year. Retired two years ago, he Don and wife Marilyn live in President: Alan FitzGibbon and wife Margie enjoy hiking and Arizona and will celebrate their Fund Manager: George E. Patton Jr. climbing with three of their four 27th anniversary. Don participated Reunion Chair: H. David Moore Jr. grandchildren. Son Bruce ’83 and in the Lafayette College Choir Correspondent: Leon H. Fox Jr. family live in the area. reunion and concert. He keeps in 6 Firethorne Circle Eight grandchildren keep Penny touch with Howie Hendrickson Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2405 and Pete Meadowcroft, Audubon, in Port Townsend, Wash., [email protected] Pa., on the move, with frequent and fraternity brothers Bob trips to California for weddings and Goodfellow ’51, Manchester for lacrosse games at Pepperdine Center, Vt., and Don Estler ’51, 1954 University, where a grandson plays. Boonton, N.J. They are approaching their 58th Lois and I (Leon Fox) attended Ron Philipp reports our class wedding anniversary. Pete plays the Philadelphia-area buffet dinner scholarship student, Amy billiards and golf and sees other July 25 to welcome the Class of Gebhardt ’14, granddaughter of Lafayette grads. 2017. Robert ’78 and Carol Macri Frank Gebhardt, is captain of Joe Drosdick and wife Nancy hosted the event. We also attended the softball team and expects to celebrated their 60th anniversary the 142nd annual dinner of the graduate with a B.S. in biology. with a Caribbean trip and a move Philadelphia Alumni Chapter on to a condo near Princeton, N.J.

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Two granddaughters’ weddings Atlanta, a reception tour company. suggest a candidate to Gordon at kept them busy. Daily gym visits, Their three sons have completed [email protected]. duplicate bridge, and serving their educations. They have Dr. Rashid Abdu shared his as church trustee also occupy seven grandchildren. The Klaers sorrow over Kit’s untimely death. Joe’s time. welcome visitors. A belated death notice received Max Hayden and wife Jane Roger Gordon’s wife, Ginny, from the College noted Dave sold the historic King George Inn died May 29. Ginny will be fondly Runyon died in 2001. Dave, a in New Jersey in 1998 and live in remembered as our hostess at business administration graduate, their longtime home near the inn. many class reunions and by was visible at athletic events as Dr. Dan Greenholz, Denver, Philadelphia and Wilmington area cheerleading captain. He was also whose wife, Ellen, died two years alumni for the Gordon’s annual active in WJRH, The Melange, was ago, has recently remarried. Christmas gathering. a deacon in College Church, and a In 1999, he retired from active Pete W. Morrow, Wildwood, member of Delta Upsilon. practice and joined United Mo., died Oct. 27, 2011. Wife Joseph F. Garofoli, who Airlines as a flight surgeon until Kristine survives him. Pete came attended fall 1952 through fall 1953, that function was outsourced. He from Detroit and was a psychology died July 28 in Worcester, Mass. George Watts ’56, who has a time share in Hilton Head, graduate and president of Chi Phi, He was a member of the football S.C., and a son in Philadelphia. a member of Maroon Key, vice team. He later transferred to played on the Lafayette Two other sons are in Denver. Dan president of the Interfraternity Boston College, received a degree baseball team that plays golf and is active with the Council, and president of the in French, and served in the Army, competed in the College Denver Opera. Fraternity Council. He retired 1958–60. Joe graduated from World Series, was the Bill Bracken and his wife, from Monsanto, where he was Clinton (Mass.) High School after school’s only fi rst-string Jean, Rock Hill, S.C., have four human resources manager. an outstanding athletic career. He All-American. children. Bill was in the financial returned to Clinton for 36 years services business and specialized President: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr. as a teacher and coach, He also in bonds. He plays golf and is Fund Managers: Thomas F. McGrail, coached nonacademic boys’ and active in his church. Mark B. Weisburger girls’ basketball teams in the West Pete Fallon and wife Margot Reunion Chair: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr. Boylston, Mass., area. His wife of live in the mountain area of Greer, Correspondent: Peter T. Standbridge 54 years, Janet, survives him. S.C. He plays pickleball, a tennis 330 Watermere Drive A previous column mentioned variant, and plans to attend the Southlake, TX 76092 George Watts’ induction into 60th reunion. (817) 562-5864 Ardmore, Pa.’s Lower Merion Sandy Lauder and wife Diane [email protected] High School Baseball Hall of Fame. attended the Dallas-area Lafayette– Correspondent: John W. Gilbert Jr. Neil Alexander noted George was Lehigh telecast last fall. Sandy the only first-string All-American volunteers with the Richardson, in Lafayette baseball history for his Texas, police department and they 1956 play on our celebrated team that both serve as volunteer greeters at went to the College World Series in Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Their The most recent 1956 Scholarship Omaha, Neb. Ed Landis ran across children and grandchildren live in Fund recipient was Alexander George while attending a baseball the area. Osuchowski ’13, a civil game in Buies Creek, N.C., to Ted Twining, another Texan, engineering graduate, with a watch grandson Alexander lives in Irving. Ted transferred to minor in architectural studies, play ball. A note received from University of Maryland after our boasting a B+ average. A catcher George’s son Chris ’81 discussed sophomore year. He and his wife on the baseball team, he was his father’s award. have a second home on the Texas named, along with 11 other team Charlotte Lee Gunter, wife Gulf Coast in Port Aransas. members, to the Patriot League of Arnold Schildkret, reports He is the cousin of Hart Rufe. Academic Honor Roll. He is the that Arnold had a severe stroke in The judge has been retired for grandson of Ed Landis. 1995 that left him unable to walk, some time. He and wife Jewel Alexander follows in the and he curtailed his international live in the Perkasie, Pa., area. footsteps of the previous consulting. In 2011, he suffered The big news is Hart’s grandson, scholarship recipient, Elizabeth another stroke that left him Jonathan ’13, the twelfth Rufe Blake ’12, who graduated cum unable to speak. He maintains to graduate, going back to Hart’s laude last year with a double an interest in the College, and is father, William H. Rufe II ’22, major. She is the granddaughter of grateful for Lafayette Magazine and including brother-in-law Gordon and Mimi Wright. and its many stories of faculty Sam Jackson ’56 (deceased) and Gordon is conferring with and student achievement. Read daughter-in-law Elizabeth Bright other class officers in search Arnold’s bio in the 50th reunion Rufe ’82. of nominees to replace our late biography book. Lee Klaer and wife Virginia president Kit Green. Please John B. 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did not graduate until later. He Lafayette alumni/ae. A memoir by Chester family and their condo in spent most of his professional life Dieu Khuonghuu (see Compass Punta Gorda, Fla. abroad. He retired from Nellis online) of his freshman year on Joel Every, semi-retired from Air Force Base in 1984. After the Hill shares his experience of his law practice in Philadelphia, the death of wife Tsai in 1993, he coming from Vietnam with few makes runs to the office from his remarried in 1997, followed by a verbal skills into a foreign place residence in Maryland. move to Mexico, where he and to face a daunting engineering Dr. Harvey Silver retired, Teresa and her family conduct a curriculum. though he volunteers medical business. I (Don Mitchell) heard work. He attended Jefferson The Lafayette Alumni from my freshman roommate, Medical School with a few other Community website now includes Carmine Gaccione, who, as he Lafayette grads, did his residency Compass, anecdotes written by approaches 80, practices dentistry in internal medicine at the VA Hospital in East Orange, N.J., and a year in cardiology at St. IN THE NEWS Michael’s in Newark. He and I talked about old friends Dr. Steve The Wall Street Journal Rader and Dr. Jack Bocher, who Wine Expert Beckwith ’01 Featured in roomed across the hall from me in Grand Cru Wine Consulting, co-founded by David Beckwith ’01 and two business partners, McKeen freshman year. was featured in “The Brains Behind Some of the Finest Cellars,” the On Wine column by Bud Jost recovered from novelist Jay McInerney in the The Wall Street Journal (April 19). “We are very European centric extensive open-heart surgery in our tastes as are our clients,” says Beckwith, describing his New York-based concierge and is home in Snyder, N.Y. He’s service for well-heeled wine afi cionados. “We primarily help clients obtain older, vintage wines scheduled for a second knee while managing their collections.” replacement in January. Beckwith, who graduated with majors in art and history, says his experience on The Hill Norm Dion spent his career with Sears in management and gave him the confi dence to pursue this unique career. “I always found Lafayette and its represented the company in professors to be very open-minded in terms of any direction one might take.” During senior Chicago, Hollywood, and Fort year, he often cooked dinners, with wine, for friends at his house on Cattell Street. “I would Lauderdale, Fla. He lost his wife then write my own tasting notes and compare them to Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator. some years ago. I was that guy,” says Beckwith, who also took a wine course during his study-abroad semester Dick Wilson and wife Celia in Florence. moved back to Boise, Idaho, and He honed his skills as a sommelier at Babbo, the Manhattan restaurant, and Zachys, the celebrated their 50th anniversary. Scarsdale, N.Y.-based wine retailer and auction house. These days, attending auctions and Lee Kane and wife Carol enjoyed lunch with Lee’s freshman bidding on behalf of clients is one of Beckwith’s roles at Grand Cru. roommate in Blair Hall, Brad “I was born to do this,” says Beckwith, who merges a refi ned palate with business acumen. Hait, and wife Lee, during a trip On a recent day, he sorted through 400 or 500 bottles in two EuroCaves in a Central Park to Laguna Beach, Calif. West kitchen, selecting bottles for a dinner party. He also put aside about two cases of wine, Lee attended a Lafayette tennis including some 1982 Lafi te, to send off to auction. As Beckwith told the Journal, “Given the match at St. Joseph’s University price it’s trading for—about $3,000 right now—and the price he paid for it, it’s smarter to and met Rev. Alexander sell it than drink it. The client stands to realize a nice profi t.” Veronis ’54, a Greek Orthodox —Sharon Sanders priest whose grandson was playing for St. Joseph’s. Veronis retired after 50 years in the same parish in Scarsdale, N.Y. He maintains in Lancaster, Pa. Lee also keeps in a lively interest in the Civil War, touch with his tennis teammate which I hope will bring him to Charles Du Mond, a retired Gettsyburg so we can have our podiatrist in Hemmings, Colo. own reunion. Don King attended St. John’s Ernie Peters, captain of our University School of Law, where great basketball teams, was one he was elected to law review. After of the most exciting roundballers several years in private practice of our decade, to say nothing of and as corporate counsel for the his contributions on the baseball city of Newark, he was appointed field. Ernie earned a Ph.D. and to the Superior Court of New concluded a productive career with Jersey, where he served 21 years the West Chester (Pa.) Chamber before retiring. He and wife Gwen of Commerce. He and wife Judith have a son, John, also an attorney. divide time between their West Don grew up in Atlantic City, N.J., where he graduated with

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Lou Carnesale. In our junior committee recalls the infamous Phil Wolfe noted Craig Chuck ’57 and Carole Lusch year, Don joined Pi Lambda planning meeting at “Soc’s hotel,” Jones ’59 revitalized the golf competed in a ballroom Phi. As one of the few African Montauk, N.Y., when Ray Jacoby team at Lafayette through fundraiser for Reading American members of our class, underestimated the driving time persistence and donations. Craig Health System and Don can trace his DNA to great from central Pennsylvania and died March 21 as a result of an Reading Public Museum. grandparents in Ireland, England, arrived exhausted. automobile accident in Florida. and Africa. Don’s contact info: Nancy and Russ Grimes (941) 776-3584, [email protected]. traveled to Tanzania and President: Walter Oechsle Harold Hartman reminds all Bermuda. Although a retired Fund Manager: Robert E. Moss that the full version of this column professor, Russ goes to his Reunion Chair: Glenn E. Grube and previous ones dating back to University of Virginia chemistry Web Administrator: David E. Cary 2011 are posted at community. building office three days a week. [email protected] lafayette.edu/1956/class-notes/. Kurt Klunder attended a Correspondent: Glenn E. Grube wedding near West Chester, Pa. 77 Eagle Harbor Trail President: Cornelius Alexander IV Carole and Chuck Lusch were Palm Coast, FL 32164-6149 Fund Manager: Open a hit during the Dancing with (386) 437-9715 Reunion Chair: Open the Reading Stars performance [email protected] Correspondent: Donald L. Mitchell at Yocum Institute for Arts 5 Pemberton Drive Education in Wyomissing, Pa. East Berlin, PA 17316 Barbara and Dick Souders ’59 1958 (717) 619-7459 and sons attended the Lafayette [email protected] Legacy Dinner. I believe Dick A wonderful time was had by received the scholarship Lafayette those who attended our 55th awarded the highest-ranking male reunion: Ed Alkire, Bob Beane, 1957 Phillipsburg (N.J.) High School Dave Branch, Doug Cherry, graduate in 1955. He was always a Dick Cole, Jack Downes, Art Carl Albero: The first resident few percentage points ahead of this Fost, Mark Hammerstone, has moved into The Albero House columnist, so I was fortunate the Bob Harris, Jim Hourihan, for Adults at St. Mary’s Home for Ford Foundation offered me an Lem Howell, Bill Johnston, Disabled Children in Norfolk, Va., opportunity to attend Lafayette in Don Kitson, Bill Kurtz, Joanne dedicated Sept. 19. Carl endowed 1953 at the end of my sophomore (Richard) LaBarre, Spencer the Lucille K. Albero Memorial year at Phillipsburg. I hope to see Manthorpe, Bob McCarron, Scholarship at Lafayette, in Dick in 2015 when our high school Ray Pearson, John Piper, Bob memory of his mother, to aid a class celebrates its 60th. Pulcipher, Charles Seastrom, deserving engineering student, Dr. Robert de von Flindt, child Mackey Skinner, Charles Alison Ahart Williams ’03 and financially supports other psychologist, died Sept. 20, 2012. He Stevens, Dave Zeyher, and me (left) and Amy Ahart worthy causes. attended Lafayette but received his (Ed Brunswick). DiGiovanni ’97 at the Skip Ellison expressed bachelor’s from Monmouth College Bob Pulcipher appeared briefly Ahart Family Arts Plaza pleasure with descriptive and his master’s and Ph.D. from Friday night at the cocktail party. dedication, June 8. comments about Walter Ball and Arizona State University. He spent Jerry Flanzbaum had planned recalled the grant he received from most of his career at University of to attend but missed his plane in the College, the main reason he Manitoba on the faculty of medicine. Israel by a day. gives to the Annual Fund. Wife Marilyn survives him. The big surprise was the Gary Evans, trustee emeritus, Russell H. Granger died “Cherry crash.” On Saturday spoke at the dedication of the May 16. We had a common afternoon, we heard that a Jaguar Ahart Family Arts Plaza, named bond: He graduated Valley crashed into a fire hydrant across in honor of Edward Ahart ’69 Stream Central High School in from the Williams Center for and Catherine Ahart P ’97 ’03. 1953, and I became that district’s the Arts. An ambulance took our The plaza is part of the Williams superintendent in the 1980s. Russ beloved Doug to the hospital. He Arts Campus. authored a series of successful had a diabetes attack and passed Walter Oechsle thanked me corporate training programs. out. The medics treated him (Glenn Grube) for the kudos Wife Janet survives him. quickly and despite a few bruises, about Christa’s and his funding William R. Metzgar, husband he appeared at the class dinner of the Oechsle Center for Global of Ann, died Aug. 2 after a long Saturday night, ready to wrestle Education, adding, “It again felt bout with cancer. The Metzgars anyone who challenged him. The much better giving the money to had planned to attend our 55th Jaguar? Totaled. a worthwhile cause than it felt reunion, but health problems The Graduates entertained us making it.” prevented the trip. William was at Friday dinner in Marquis Hall. Tricia and Soc Hiotakis one of the most regular attendees After dinner, many went to are now full-time residents of at reunions, class cruises, and Colton Chapel to hear President Homosassa, Fla. Our reunion College events. Daniel H. Weiss give his final

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on Swan’s Island, Maine. Max Creswell, who volunteers ministry PROFILE for a small church on the island, also attended. Mike hears from Pang ’10 on Track for Law and Social Justice Career Bob Pulcipher, Dave Hutchison, Charlie “World Traveler” Rose, and George Jarden. After graduating from UCLA Law School, where his team won a Jason Pang ’10 national moot court competition, began a clerkship President: Elbern H. Alkire Jr. with a federal district court judge in San Francisco. He has already Fund Manager: S. Robert Beane Jr. been hired to begin work at the global law fi rm Ropes & Gray upon Reunion Chair: William M. Kurtz completion of the clerkship. Web Administrator: Elbern H. Alkire Jr. “I would like to practice in the areas of government enforcement [email protected] of white collar regulations, general commercial litigation, and health Correspondent: Edward Brunswick care,” says Pang. “My interest in social justice was a catalyst for 4931 Bonita Bay Blvd., Apt. 801 Bonita Springs, FL 34134 my interest in law school because laws are social rules that we can (239) 949-0801 change to further our collective view of social justice.” (239) 949-0802 (fax) Pang was a member of the team that won the eighth annual Williams Institute Moot [email protected] Court Competition, the only national competition dedicated to the areas of sexual orientation and gender identity law. He also was comments editor for UCLA Law Review, articles editor for Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law, and a member 1959 of UCLA Law Mock Trial team. Pang received fi rst prize in the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Rule of Law Writing Our 55th reunion is now less Competition, which was presented at a gathering of California Supreme Court justices. than seven months away. Mark your calendars. A government & law and philosophy graduate, Pang was a member of Lafayette’s Jim Mallay, in his 55th year as mock trial team that won the national competition in 2010. He says that experience class fund manager, reports the helped develop his analytical and persuasive abilities. He also gives credit to George class’s yearly giving, ended June 30: Panichas, Hogg Professor of Philosophy, for further developing his analytical thinking $107,445 given to the Annual Fund, and writing skills. up 21%, with 64% of the class An EXCEL Scholar, he conducted research with John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of donating, down 2%. Total giving, Government and Public Service, on presidential law and federalism. including capital and endowment, —Larry Atkins fell by about 50%. At $216,155, total giving is still significant. The Class of 1959 Marquis Scholarship Fund is up to $196,938, closing in on the $250,000 goal. State of the College address. He Dave Zeyher had been class Bob Dahlin and wife Annette highlighted the many changes correspondent, and my name was traveled to Portugal. Contact info: instituted during his tenure. thrown into the hat. Ed Alkire used 1921 Monte Carlo Drive, Unit 406, Saturday was the parade around the back of that letter to outline his Sarasota, FL 34231-9133, (941) 923- College Hill. Lunch was held on remarks for the class dinner. 4014, [email protected]. the newly refurbished Quad. A big Al Karetsky has had serious Class President Ed Feather tent held everyone; our classmates medical problems but is back to had a bout of sciatica. He and wife sat together at two tables. playing golf. Mayleen will have been married Dinner Saturday night was Frank T. Yost, a 40-year 57 years in 2014. They have five a relaxed finale. Ed Alkire was resident of Bowie, Md., died in children and 12 grandchildren. master of ceremonies. John 2011. Born in Easton and an Air Contact info: 3116 Arbour Piper provided comments about Force veteran, Frank was retired Green Court, Hatfield, PA classmates we have lost since the from the U.S. Patent Office. 19440-3487, (267) 263-4609, ed@ 50th reunion. Joseph B. “Joe” Pisarra, feathersnestpromos.com. Rather than wait for the 60th Chevy Chase, Md., died Nov. 3, Art Forrest noted the reunion, it was decided to hold a 2012. An economics and business reference in the previous column “58th for the Class of ’58” in 2016. graduate, he was a managing to Sewickley, Pa., where he On Dec. 3, 1971, Bill partner in the Ergonetics office spent 10 years. He recalled his Greenip ’44, then secretary of furniture firm. Wife Barbara Bible study group meetings in the Alumni Association, sent a survives him. a railroad caboose set in the letter to Tom Morgan regarding a Mike Houldin wrote of the backyard of the estate of a retired conversation that George Watson annual visit of Al Caesar, Bob railroad executive. Contact info: had with me (Ed Brunswick). Lotz, and wives to his place 286 Lafayette Ave., Chatham,

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NJ 07928-1650, (973) 635-7354, Fried visiting Yosemite National Chip Pfautz, and Art Forrest [email protected]. Park with Margy’s cousin, Ron spoke. Condolences also came Robert W.F. Jones died May ’58 and wife Judy. Al notes: from Gerry Crean, Ed Feather, June 7. An English graduate, he “When South College burned, Bruce Forbes, Bill Kennedy, was president of Kirby Dorm I lost all my belongings and was Jim Mallay, Al Rosenbluth, and and president of the Spanish temporarily housed with Ron and the Reverend George Werner. Club. He participated in choir, Steve at Kirby Dorm.” Nina and Jad was buried with full military WJRH, Stephen Crane Society, Steve live in Cave Creek, Ariz., honors. Marian survives him. Her and intramurals. He obtained a and Judy and Ron in Chicago. Al’s contact info: 227 Birch Tree Circle, master’s at Stanford University. contact info: 3851 Diamante Place, Aiken, SC 29803-1016, (803) 643-3179, In 1960, he accepted a student Encino, CA 91436-4149, (818) 981- [email protected]. Jad Sortore ’59 was captain teaching position at Menlo School 6551, [email protected]. Donald L. Thew, 81, of of the USS Fairfax County, in Menlo Park, Calif. where he Norm Sensinger moved to Nazareth, Pa., died June 22, just taught until 2000. Wife Ellen wife Lee’s place at 110 Homeland a week after he and wife Dolores a tank landing ship. survives him. Her contact info: Ave., Baltimore, MD 21212-3434, celebrated their 54th anniversary. 1645 Valparaiso Ave., Menlo Park, (410) 206-3155. He attended the Don was born in Shamokin, Pa., CA 94025-5559, (650) 322-9073. Chi Phi National Convention and graduated from Massanutten The Honorable Jack Kingfield in June. Norm’s email address: Academy in Woodstock, Va. works as a New Jersey Superior [email protected]. He served in the Army during Court judge, part time, on recall. Jadwin F. “Jad” Sortore, 75, the Korean War. An electrical Contact info: 5 Briarstone Ave., died July 16. Born and raised in engineering graduate, Don was Phillipsburg, NJ 08865-1707, (908) Metuchen, N.J., he graduated a member of Phi Kappa Tau 859-3014, [email protected]. from Metuchen High School. At fraternity and Institute of Radio Bill Lee and wife Kathryn Lafayette, he was a member of Engineers. He was an American were on the road all summer with Kappa Sigma fraternity and Kirby Institute of Electrical Engineers an RV group. Their youngest Government and Law Society, secretary and played freshman son arrived stateside in January was fraternity social chairman, basketball. Employed by AT&T from his Air Force assignment and played intramural sports. A in Allentown, Pa., for 30 years, in Misawa, Japan. Contact info: government and law graduate, he was an engineering supervisor, 1107 N. Bavarian Way, Payson, Jad entered the Navy through retiring in 1989. He coached girls’ AZ 85541-2606, (928) 472-6023, the Reserve Officer Candidate softball in Phillipsburg, N.J., and [email protected]. program in Newport, R.I., and boys’ youth baseball in Nazareth, Jim Mallay retired last October, was commissioned a naval officer. Pa. Dolores’ contact info: 291 and wife Nancy retired at the After serving as a naval gunnery Schoneck Ave., Nazareth, PA Salsa by Dick Poey ’59; end of June. Contact info: 4518 officer in Vietnam, Jad earned a 18064-1222, (610) 759-5607. watch a video NE 138th Way, Vancouver, WA master’s from Brown University, Dave Trutt lives in Jerusalem 98686-3004, (360) 828-1552, where he became an assistant eight months of the year but returns about his process [email protected]. professor of navigation. He served to the States in midsummer and (http://bit.ly/1diE8Zl). Frank G. Nikles died March 14, as captain of the USS Fairfax to Deerfield Beach, Fla.. during 2009. Born in Allentown, Pa., he County, as well as 13 different January and February. He notes was a project manager and cost ship and shore stations in his he “morphed” into an observant estimator for the former Fuller 26-year Navy career. He rose modern orthodox Jew. Contact Company and F.S. Smith in to commander. Upon retiring info: 14A/12 Tovia ben Hefetz St., Bethlehem, Pa., where he worked from active duty, he returned to Jerusalem, Israel, 93585, (732) for 41 years, retiring in 1998. Wife Metuchen, N.J., with wife Marian, 710-4020, [email protected]. Ruth Ann and brother Donald J. and as the senior naval science Jerry Turnauer and wife Nikles ’60 survive him. instructor, formed, directed, and Sandye visited Jerusalem for a Dick Poey created a memorial taught the Naval Junior Reserve convention in October 2012, bronze figure, A Quiet Moment Officer Training Corps program followed by three weeks in (see photo online), which was at Linden High School in New Netanya for their Israeli grandson’s installed in the client’s garden just Jersey for 11 years. For eight years, bar mitzvah. In March, they broke before the Fourth of July. In May, the program won the coveted their 20-year tradition of visiting Dick installed Salsa in a year-long Navy Honor School award from Israel during that month. Instead, outdoor exhibition in Mankato, the Secretary of the Navy. In 1997, the families came to the U.S. for Minn. Contact info: 16465 the Sortores moved to Aiken, S.C. Passover, followed by the bar Ellerdale Lane, Eden Prairie, Don Kein, Jad’s closest friend mitzvah of cousin Jacob in Florida. MN 55346-1430, (952) 949-3444, and Kappa Sigma fraternity Jerry attended Reunion. He [email protected]. brother, gave a memorable has established the Dean Frank Dr. Al Rosenbluth, retired eulogy at the memorial service. R. Hunt Emergency Scholarship heart surgeon, and wife Margy Bill Sanders, Norm Sensinger, endowment for students, the only lunched with Steve ’58 and Nina Rick Huebner, Chuck Wynn, scholarship at Lafayette offering

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aid based solely on sudden changes Williamsburg, VA 23185-8933 bachelor’s in history, Joe became a in circumstance that would (757) 229-7377 high school basketball coach and otherwise force a student to [email protected] held a summer position as captain quit school. of the Stone Harbor, N.J., beach Jerry’s grandson Jesse patrol, working with fellow Theta Slomowitz started in July at 1960 Delta Chi Tom Daly, for 12 years. University of Central Florida– Joe earned a master’s from Johns Orlando. Jerry keeps hoping The Annual Fund campaign is Hopkins in 1969. Following an Jesse’s eldest sister, Gabby, 19, ably managed by Al Siegel and assistant basketball coaching job applies to Lafayette. Contact Larry Knudsen. The Class of at American University, where info: 10921 NW 3rd St., Plantation, 1960 has consistently remained he met up with former Lafayette FL 33324-1539, (954) 476-9038, well above the mean in percentage assistant coach Gary Williams, [email protected]. of participants. This year, total he was associate basketball Bob Turner lunched with giving tripled. head coach at Rutgers. Later as Larry Fetherman and his wife, Phil Bollman (philb@ assistant athletic director, Joe Catherine. Bob’s contact info: chemcosystems.net) and wife helped establish the school’s first 1937 North Megan Ave., Clovis, Bernice established an endowed academic support program for Bob Brodie ’60 pedaled CA 93619-7423, (818) 903-2378, full scholarship. Phil wanted student-athletes. During Joe’s 17- more than 400 miles [email protected]. Larry: to provide an opportunity for a year tenure, Rutgers appeared in along the Erie Canal. 12712 Cambridge Lane, Leawood, student-athlete with good grades seven postseason tournaments. Joe KS 66209-1612, (913) 451-7711, and financial need. retired in 2010. He and wife Molly [email protected]. Wayne Nordberg (w.nordberg@ live in Cape May Court House, Russ Wells is active in hballc.com) took his economics N.J. Their daughter, Heather, Institutes for Lifelong Learning degree to Wall Street, attending married Dave Wojcik, head at Bucknell University and Citibank’s trust and investment basketball coach at San Jose State. Susquehanna University. He has training program. After compiling The Wojciks have one son, Jake. presented courses on fitness, an impressive résumé as a partner Bob Brodie participated in a diversity of life, and on the and investment officer in several 250-mile bicycling trip through New sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. firms, he retired from Lord Abbett York’s Hudson Valley. Bob’s trip east He lives near his daughter, and & Co. in 1998. A member of along the Erie Canal in summer 2012 they share a garden. Contact Lafayette’s Board of Trustees for 12 covered over 400 miles. info: 189 Erdley Church Road, years, Wayne, now emeritus, serves When I (David Saalfrank) Winfield, PA 15143-8907, (570) as an investment consultant for the was 3, my Uncle George invited me 374-2773, [email protected]. Committee on Investments. In into the cab of his Reading Lines In April, Dick Wright received addition, he was a major contributor freight locomotive. He had me an email from John Ziegler, to the campaign to build and blow the whistle, and I was hooked which included an update on Mike improve the Skillman Library and is for life. On my 75th birthday in Wilson, who suffered a stroke a member of Société d’Honneur. June, my family surprised me with Joe Boylan ’60 devoted last year. John and Mike were Phi Following retirement, Wayne a one-day course to learn how his career to working Psi brothers. John visited Mike founded Hollow Brook Wealth to operate—and I will actually with high school and wife Linda in Atlanta. Dick’s Management in 2000, where run—a steam locomotive on a and college athletes. contact info: 2195 Terwood Road, he continues as chair and CIO. tourist line in Essex, Conn. Huntingdon Valley, PA 19005-5517, Wayne hosts an annual summer (215) 322-1938, cdrcrw@verizon. seminar at Lake Conneaut, Pa., President: Robert S. Brodie Jr. net. John: 70 Strickland St., featuring speakers from U.S. News Fund Managers: Lauritz K. Knudsen, Bay Head, NJ 08472-5365, (732) & World Report and the Federal M. Alden Siegel 899-3196, [email protected]. Mike: Reserve Bank of Cleveland Reunion Chair: J. Richard Booth 1717 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., Apt. 502, to discuss present and future Web Administrator: Open Naples, FL 34102-1639, (239) financial and economic issues. Correspondent: David C. Saalfrank Sr. 649-5419, [email protected]. Joe Boylan, after many years 30 Lawmar Lane of coaching and a 20-year stint Burnt Hills, NY 12027-9540 President: Edwin H. Feather Jr. at Loyola University as athletic (518) 399-7545 (home) [email protected] director, feels he has fulfilled (201) 788-4822 (cell) Fund Manager: James F. Mallay the admonition and advice of [email protected] [email protected] Edwin Coddington, professor of Reunion Chairs: Jordan Engelman, history, “You don’t want to go to Bruce L. Forbes law school; you should work with Web Administrator: Frank V. Hermann kids.” Joe attended the ceremony [email protected] honoring Coddington at the 2013 Correspondent: Norbert F. Smith Reunion. Post-Lafayette, Joe spent 227 River’s Edge two years in the Army. With a

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earned a bachelor’s in history. Allan Wayne Wrightstone ’61 visited retired from Ancora State Hospital me (Jim Hartsel) this summer in 2000 as manager of human (see photos online). Wayne 1961 resources after 36 years of service. and wife Marianne also visited Ed Baumgardner and wife Trudy He served in the Marine Corps Ted and Beverly Elsasser in Oechsle Center for celebrated their 50th wedding during the Vietnam War and was Tullahoma, Tenn. Global Education anniversary with a Baltic cruise. honorably discharged as a lance is under way. Ed retired from Pennsylvania corporal. Wife Eileen and brother President: Jeffrey Ruthizer Department of Transportation. He Wayne Bilder ’64 survive him. Fund Manager: John R. Weis has served as secretary/treasurer of Reunion Chairs: James A. Lyttle, the Central Pennsylvania Lafayette President: Joseph C. Nyce James M. Montgomery Jr., Alumni Chapter since 1981. In 2002, Fund Manager: Ronald E. Geesey Gale R. “Sandy” Schwilk, Ed received the William E. Greenip Reunion Chair: James S. Sorrentino Bruce A. Vakiener Jr. ’44 Award for service to chapters. Web Administrator: John A. Harobin Correspondent and Web Administrator: Ed Auble, who chairs the Correspondent: Douglas A. Hobby Jim Hartsel Alumni Association’s International 29 Rowan Road 10755 Moss Hill Lane Committee, will monitor the Chatham, NJ 07928-2210 Cincinnati, OH 45249-3640 Oechsle Center for Global [email protected] (513) 489-6786 Education construction progress, [email protected] as well as the research and teaching projects connected with its mission. Ed also worked with Ilan Peleg, 1962 Dana Professor of History, to secure David K. Towers, 73, died July 2. 1963 a speaker for the second annual Connie, his wife of 50 years, survives John Cooper is retiring. We Class of 1961 International Speaker him. He served in the Army as a thank him for his many years of Series event. He attended Alumni captain during the Vietnam War. hard work and support as class Summer College. Ed’s 2012 hip Dave was an industrial engineer president. Thanks also to the replacement didn’t work; in June, he for AMP Inc. for 28 years, retiring reunion committee for the effort had it successfully replaced. in 1999. He was a member and to ensure our 50th would be— Bread Upon the Waters: Dan Schutter and wife Linda president of the board of directors and was—our very best reunion. The St. Petersburg Grain moved to a retirement community of Caroline Nursing and Rehab and With Jim Giudice joining Ron in Columbus, N.C. a member of Caroline Country Club Garfunkel and the committee as Trade and the Russian Tom Grimm teaches at his in Denton, Md. Dave was a member president, I (Fred Day) am sure Economy 1703-1811 local community college and does of Kirby House. the 55th, 60th, and beyond will be By Robert E. Jones ’63 real estate consulting in Little Dale A. Van Ort died June 26 equally successful. University of Pittsburgh Harbor, Fla. He also leads an at his residence in Dallas. Wife At times, the ’63 reunion Press, 2013 effort to convert an old firehouse Molly Nelson survives him. Dale resembled a comedy convention. to a cultural center. served as president of Freeman Ron Garfunkel, reunion chair for Stan Novaco, Vero Beach, Fla., Decorating Co., a division of 40 years, envisioned 60th-reunion is retired from Ford. He and wife Freeman Companies, where he uniforms as hospital gowns with Alice have two children. worked from 1977 to 2003. Dale paper slippers, “because by then, Boice McCain retired after did not graduate with the class but walking will be optional.” Don 31 years as a metallurgical identified with the Class of 1962. Miller predicted he would attend engineer at Hercules. He has Frank and Cheryl Sarubbi the 75th reunion “in an urn.” his own consultancy in Terre hosted the wedding of daughter After 30 years teaching Haute, Ind., and specializes in Angela to Ryan Rhodes in Russian and European history forensic and metallurgical failure Houston. Tom Burns and at University of Massachusetts, analysis. He and wife Phyllis wife Nancy and Jim and Robert E. “Bob” Jones retired have three grown children. Marie Lyttle attended. in 2007. He recently published Doug Hobby’s son, Brian ’03, Bob and Betsy Kauffman a book and continues to do was married in September hosted the chemical engineer golf research and writing. Bob and to Jennifer Troch, a research outing in Leucadia, Calif. wife Maxine, whom he met at scientist from Rutgers. They Matt Thomases is seeking Lafayette, have two children and live in Hoboken, N.J. Daughter a permanent home in a major four grandchildren. Catherine ’05 became engaged last sculpture garden for Abstract Clyde “Buck” Crebs attended June to Matt McBride, a Lehigh Tree—Spring. His 15-foot-high steel his first reunion to see former graduate and professional baseball and glass work weighs one ton and football teammate Bill McClure. player with the Colorado Rockies. is composed of “stained glass in Buck was mentored by the late Allan R. Bilder died July 1 in the round in the air.” George McGaughey, freshman Hammonton, N.J. A graduate of Fraternity brothers and former football coach and director of Easton’s Wilson High School, he roommates Dick Gilbert and intramurals, a “stand-up man

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who trained young athletes to Gary Coelho: “As hard it is to stand up.” Crebs received another conceive that 50 years have passed 1964 valuable lesson in responsibility since our graduation, I remain from Lafayette President K. today on a high after a wonderful Kenneth Florey, who recently Women’s Suffrage Roald Bergethon. “Look to your weekend. My wife, Jane, and published a book, retired from Memorabilia: right, look to your left,” Bergethon I have returned for several Southern Connecticut State An Illustrated History told him on his first day on reunions, becoming friendly University four years ago; at By Kenneth Florey ’64 College Hill, “because at least one with classmates I had little or no one time he chaired the English McFarland, 2013 of these people will be gone after interaction with as students, but department and headed the this year.” our mutual love of Lafayette has graduate council. Specialty Stan Wetschler recalled brought us closer over the years. subjects were history of the saving the dignity of his fraternity Great being with John Cooper, English language, medieval in an annual athletic-academic Steve Minkel, Jeb Bell, and literature, Greek mythology, and competition among social their wives, Stan Wetschler, Don African American literature. He organizations. Alpha Chi Rho had Miller, Steve Roth and Mark and wife Emmy travel frequently zero points until Stan earned a point Shyman—obviously misnamed. to California to see daughter by winning an Ugly Man contest. Terrific seeing Allan Lichtman, Katherine, a tenured professor of Mark Shyman chose the late Len “Lenzo” Goldstein, Billy law at UC–Davis, and the three William W. Watt, the fabled Frank, Ira Kreizman, and Bill grandchildren. professor of English and humorist, Herzig, whom I have not seen Rich Hauser spent his career to win his Lafayette MVP award. for 50 years and yet it seemed like in financial and administrative Shyman noted Watt “set me up” yesterday when we spoke. Others management of nonprofits, to understand the importance of I had the pleasure of spending including schools and social communicating, passionately and time with were Howard Learned, service agencies. He moved to properly. Shyman thanked Watt Roger Sirlin, Jim Giudice, San Francisco and since retiring in a poem that was published in a Burt Zarins, Jim Kerge, John takes classes at University of San college literary magazine. O’Brien, Artie Topilow, Bob Francisco, reads, travels, and Consider a contribution to Burns, Fred Day, and my good enjoys the outdoors. He served the Leopard Race Car program friends Ron Garfunkel and Mike as activity chair of the Bay Area (I.D.E.A.L.), on which Scott Stillman. We were impressed Alumni Chapter, arranging Hummel, professor of mechanical at how beautiful the campus was museum tours, baseball games, engineering, briefed us at our and appreciate where the College Lafapalooza, and Lafayette– class dinner at Paul Barrett’s seems to be headed.” Lehigh telecasts. invitation. Scott would be happy On Friday evening of Reunion Rich Thompson left to paint us onto a chassis as a Weekend, the returning Theta Bell Labs in 1989 for a job as sponsor or sponsors. Howie Delts met at College Hill Tavern telecommunication professor Learned could probably have and then on to MeGs and MaDs at University of Pittsburgh and miniature, painted models made for dinner. Bob Sellar and Nancy, was chair for 17 years. He wrote for us. Joe Gillings and Pat, George textbooks and academic papers. Bob Burns reports that Royster and Marcy, Fred Day and Retiring in August 2012, he and 174 classmates (73.73%) made a Dana, Hank Picken and Cheryl, wife Sandy moved to Vermilion, contribution to the class fund John Cooper and Josie, and Bill Ohio, to be near their daughter resulting in a $78,040 increase Wood and Jane attended. and her family. Rich sees Phil in the Class Speaker Fund If you are near Sarasota Giles in Florida and keeps in (including a generous pledge please look me (Fred Day) up, touch with Bob Wasmund and by Ron Garfunkel) and total (941) 400-7638. Ron Johnson. gifts of $248,561. He thanks Tom and Rosalie Greenbaum classmates who contacted others President: James C. Giudice welcomed their third grandchild, to encourage them to come to Fund Manager: Robert T. Burns Leo Charles Greenbaum. Son our 50th and discuss with them Reunion Chair: Ronald A. Garfunkel David and wife Laura are delighted what they might be able to give to Web Administrator: L. Steven Minkel daughter Kathryn has a brother. our 50th reunion gift. During the [email protected] On July 20, Jeff Brown, George dinner, he listed the top lifetime Correspondent: D. Frederick Day Rubin, and Bob Capperella went contributors from memory but 52D Springfi eld Ave. to Atlantic City, N.J., to enjoy failed to mention Richard Meer Summit, NJ 07901 dinner with DU brothers Bob and Marty Greenwald, who were [email protected] Longo ’63, Jim Giudice ’63, Jim there, and Len Andrew, Bob Correspondent: Dr. Michael A. Stillman Sorrentino ’61, and Tom Heist ’61 Domush, and Sam Seltzer, who 131 San Marco Drive and their wives. were not present (see complete Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 list online). [email protected]

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President: Gordon R. “Don” Evans Fund Manager: Jeffrey P. Brown Reunion Chair: Jeffrey P. Brown PROFILE Web Administrator: Thomas L. Greenbaum [email protected] Correspondent: Gordon R. “Don” Evans Pompanella ’88 Manages $6 Billion USPS Budget 14330 Shelborne Road Westfi eld, IN 46074 “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these (317) 501-8577 (cell) couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” reads the Winter Address: famous inscription on New York City’s James A. Farley Post Offi ce. 958 Sand Castle Road That motto is literally enabled by Karen A. Pompanella ’88, Sanibel, FL 33957 manager, transportation portfolio, who purchases air and surface transportation, and fuel. “I have 10 offi ces across the country and 160 professionals all working to get the right transportation at the right 1965 price in the right place at the right time to move the mail,” she says. Jim Heatherington started In her previous position as manager of air transportation, Pompanella Heatherington & Fields CPAs played key roles in the air cargo network procurement and review in Tulsa, Okla., in 1986. He had process that resulted in a seven-year contract award to Federal previously done tax work after Express valued at approximately $10.5 billion. joining Arthur Andersen in 1971. “Lafayette’s focus on developing critical thinking and communication Jim says his tax practice provides skills has served me well,” says Pompanella, an A.B. engineering graduate the same mental challenges as with an MBA from University of Maryland. “My professors were more chess—in which he was active concerned that I understood ‘what’ I was doing and ‘why’ I was doing it. on the Lafayette team—but with “Lafayette prepared me to accept future challenges with the confi dence much better remuneration. He and wife Gretchen have two sons. that I could be effective at whatever role I choose to take. Knowing how to Tom Snyder wrote from think through issues, solve problems, and communicate with people at all Mozambique, where he and levels of the organization has been critical to my success.” wife Gina visited their younger An Alumni Admissions Representative for nearly 20 years, son and his wife, both assigned Pompanella got involved because she wanted to help spread the word to the American Embassy. The about Lafayette. “I like talking with students about what they’ve done Snyders arrived from Lisbon after and where they want to go. Some have a thoughtful, detailed approach attending the Rotary International while others are more ‘seat of the pants.’ I enjoy explaining how conference. They later stopped in Washington, D.C., to visit Lafayette’s offerings can further their visions.” their elder son and his wife, also a —Sharon Sanders foreign-service officer, and their two grandchildren. In April, Tom Karen A. stepped down after six years as Pompanella ’88 the founding executive director observes a new of the Society for the History of fl at sequencing Navy Medicine. He now adds the system, Brentwood title of prospective commander Post Offi ce Facility, general-elect of the Naval Order of Washington, D.C. the United States. A current board Ó member of the Solano Community Foundation, Tom recently stepped down from the board of directors of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association. Before his 2003 retirement, he practiced medicine with Kaiser Permanente Health Care Program. Ron Levitt retired in 2009 after 42 years of practicing law in New Jersey. He and wife Jill live in Carlsbad, Calif. When time permits, they take classes at

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area. Son Justin, a law professor at an avid Philadelphia Phillies and Country Club] at which my wife, Loyola in Los Angeles, is a visiting Eagles fan. His wife of 49 years, Barbara and I play golf monitored professor at Yale Law School for Christine, survives him. a hole during the tournament. Our the semester. Justin has met my Several wrote to recall what assignment was the 6th, a 482-yard (Marshall Gluck’s) daughter, a wonderful Theta Chi brother par 4. We also helped with the Abbe, who is an associate Mike Close was and how much he 3rd hole, a 262-yard par 3… On professor at Yale Law School. contributed to the fraternity. the final day, the highlight of my Norman Henry retired from golfing career occurred. We got to DuPont, where he worked for 37 President: Edward A. McNally observe the tee shots of the world’s years as a research chemist and Fund Manager: Howard N. Heller top 20 players from a distance of Earl Peace ’66 was industrial hygiene consultant. Reunion Chair: about six feet.” Lafayette’s fi rst tenured While there, he obtained a master’s Stuart N. “Buzz” Hutchison III Judy and Henry Ryder African American in chemistry at University of Correspondent: Marshall J. Gluck became grandparents May 11 faculty member. Delaware. Norm is principal of his 1133 Park Ave. when daughter Suzanne Ryder own business, Safety and Health By New York, NY 10128-1246 Webster ’05 gave birth to Protection. He is a board-certified [email protected] Madelyn Grace. Suzi and husband industrial hygienist and recently James are adjusting to the joys of received the Ed Baier Technical parenthood while Maddie will Achievement Award from the 1966 soon begin training to be class American Industrial Hygiene correspondent for the Class of 2035. Association. Norm has more than Dr. G. Earl Peace Jr., 68, died 40 technical publications and is an July 24. Earl earned his master’s President: William Vonroth Jr. active member of the American and Ph.D. in analytical chemistry Fund Manager: Christopher Cathcart Chemical Society, Health Physics from University of Illinois at Reunion Chairs: Nicholas J. Azzolina, Society, and American Industrial Urbana–Champaign. A tenured David B. Spencer Hygiene Association. He has been member of the Lafayette Correspondent and Web Administrator: an adjunct instructor at Delaware chemistry faculty, where he Henry D. Ryder Technical Community College for taught from 1971 to 1979, he then 30 McClelland Ave. 30 years. He and wife Joy, a nurse, joined the faculty at Holy Cross Pitman, NJ 08071-1059 have one daughter, Heather. where he served for 24 years, [email protected] Rick Ill, former president for first as a tenured faculty member five years of Merion Golf Club, in chemistry and subsequently chaired the U.S. Open committee as class dean and as visiting 1968 for this year’s event. He is a founder associate professor and director of Triumph Group Inc., a global in Montserrat, the Holy Cross Dave Baker received graduate aerospace enterprise headquartered program for all first-year students. degrees from Columbia, including in Wayne, Pa., with 63 companies He retired in 2011. a master’s in education and arts in 73 locations worldwide. He was and a Ph.D. in education. In chair and CEO through 2012. He President: Bradford C. Pierce retirement, Dave volunteers is a director of P.H. Glatfelter Co. Fund Manager: James R. Quin at Hudson Highlands Nature and Mohawk Industries and serves Reunion Chairs: David J. De Vries, Museum, Volusia County (Fla.) on the board of Drexel University, John W. Galson Jr. Division of Land Management, where he received his MBA, and Correspondent and Web Administrator: and Bear Mountain State Park in of Baker Industries, a nonprofit Rod Heckman New York. He serves as program work rehabilitation program. Rick 106 Houndstooth Circle chair of a birding club in Orange was vice chair for the Philadelphia Chester Springs, PA 19425-3136 County, N.Y., and also volunteers area United Way Campaign (610) 827-1757 at other Audubon Society cabinet in 2008 and 2009. He was [email protected] chapters. Dave and wife Sharon, named Ernest & Young’s 2009 who have six grandchildren, Philadelphia Entrepreneur of the remain in touch with Frank and Year and was a runner-up in its 1967 Patricia Dunst, Jonathan and national competition. Rosemary Benedict, and Greg Bernard Charles “Bernie” In January, Peter Nebolsine and Ann Crawford. Mattes died June 1. Bernie was completed 39 years at Physical Jim Strauss, a 1971 graduate of born in Easton and served in the Sciences Inc., where he is senior Cornell Law School, practices law Army for three years prior to principal research scientist. He and in NYC. His three children are earning a bachelor’s in economics. wife Cindy reside in Naples, Fla. married, and his first grandchild He worked at Playtex Apparel for Jim Burns was a marshal is 1 year old. Jim serves as a trustee 30 years, retiring in 2003. He was for the U.S. Open—June 10–16 of Reform Temple of Forest Hills a member of Holy Cross Catholic in daily six-hour shifts—at the in New York and on the board and Church in Dover, Del., and was Merion Golf Club. “The [Llanerch various committees of Forest Hills

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Gardens Corp. He stays in touch photographer in San Francisco. DiGiovanni ’96, and daughter with Lafayette friends. Paul and Carrie’s 16-year-old son Alison Ahart Williams ’03 and Joe Cox, headmaster of the puts them through “teen land” husband Shaw ’03. Haverford (Pa.) School since 1998, after years of recovery. Bob Fitton retired. He and was awarded an honorary doctor wife Cecelia live in the shadow of humanities at the 2013 Lafayette President: Robert E. Albus of the Olympic Mountains in Commencement. He later Fund Manager: Steven P. Bottcher Sequim, Wash. announced his retirement from Reunion Chair: William L. Messick Jim Flowers, Council Bluffs, Haverford effective June 30. Web Administrator: William L. Messick Iowa, got more involved with Joe served in Vietnam, [email protected] Nebraska-Iowa Railroaders. His commanded a battalion in the Correspondent: Howard S. Rednor club’s model railroad layouts range 101st Airborne Division, and 984 S. Broad St. from HO to standard gauge in the completed his Army career as Trenton, NJ 08611-2008 Mall of the Bluffs. a tenured professor of English [email protected] Henry Galpin, Southlake, at the U.S. Military Academy Texas, former vice president of at West Point, N.Y. He retired gas processing, retired July 5 from from the Army as a colonel. Joe 1969 Pioneer Natural Resources after earned a master’s and a Ph.D. from 32 years, 42 total in the oil and University of North Carolina– Edward Ahart is chair of gas industry. He added a fourth Chapel Hill and has authored the Board of Trustees of the grandchild, Olive, late last year. several books and published College. The Ahart Family Retired physician Gary numerous essays and poems. Arts Plaza, dedicated in June, Kolarik is married to Barbara. Having served as president demonstrates Ed’s and his family’s They live in Orefield, Pa. of Pennsylvania Association dedication to the College. His Robert Pastor, professor of of Independent Schools and as family includes wife Catherine international relations at American secretary of International Boys’ Ahart P ’97 ’03, daughter Amy University since 2002, founded School Coalition, Joe serves on Ahart ’97 and husband Thomas and directs the Center for North Lafayette’s Board of Trustees and chairs the Educational Policy Committee. Joe also serves on the advisory council of the IN THE NEWS Penn Center for Educational Excellence and Rock School of Ten regional alumni Ballet Academic Advisory, on chapters coordinated the board of Philadelphia City volunteer activities Year, and has been a mentor in the across the country Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. He during April, remains an active member of Lafayette’s National the Headmaster’s Association. 3 Month of Service. Joe is married to author Kathy LAFAYETTE’S NATIONAL Karen Bouldin ’08 Stevenson, and they have four MONTH OF SERVICE | APRIL 2013 (L-R), Emily Groves ’05, grown children. Liz Litchfi eld ’05, Cassy Escalona Paul Levy is director of P’14 ’17, Sam Escalona ’17, and Center City District and Central Alfredo Escalona P’14 ’17 removed Philadelphia Development Corp. This private-sector-sponsored invasive plants at Pigeon Point Park, organization has branched out, Seattle, to mark Earth Day. building and managing parks in At the Boston Red Cross Food center city. The reconstruction of Bank, Scott Backus ’07 (L-R), Carli Dilworth Plaza, to be completed Siger ’07, Brandon Kurtzman ’07, next year, is the latest, biggest Christopher Doney ’07, Michael project. Paul earned a Ph.D. from Tilley ’08, Becca Nickerson ’08, Columbia and previously taught Kate Ellis ’08, Catherine Crowther ’11, at University of Pennsylvania. Tara Mayo ’10, Lauren Sites ’08, Wife Carrie Rickey, noted movie Jim Berstler ’08 Heather reporter and former editor of the , and Philadelphia Inquirer, now writes Slugaski ’09 sorted and packed freelance for The New York Times groceries. ■ and other publications. Paul’s daughter, Morgan, is a freelance

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American Studies and Center for Democracy and Election PROFILE Management there. He has pursued a career in government, Tilger ’94 Helps Externs Soar at Philadelphia Flyers nongovernmental organizations, notably the Carter Center in Mentoring may not be part of the offi cial job description for Atlanta, and in academe. He Shawn Tilger ’94, but it’s high on his personal agenda. As senior has written 17 books, with The North American Idea: A Vision of a vice president of business operations for the Philadelphia Flyers/ Continental Future his most recent. Comcast-Spectacor, Tilger helps Lafayette graduates launch their He was with the Peace Corps in careers. Malaysia; received his master’s Courtney Dixon ’08, ESPN Manager, Sports Management—who and Ph.D. from Harvard, where completed an externship with Tilger during her senior year—was he also taught; served in the hired immediately after graduation by ESPN’s digital marketing U.S. National Security Council; department. Dixon, a mathematics graduate, says the externship and was a Fulbright professor in helped her “make a decision between pursuing a career in fi nance Mexico. Bob and wife Margaret or sports.” contributed to an endowment for a new international affairs “We would like the students to take away a better understanding lecture series at Lafayette. Former of how a professional sports and entertainment organization works,” President Jimmy Carter delivered says Tilger, a government and law graduate with a master’s in sports the inaugural lecture April 22 management from Springfi eld College. “Many facets have to work and Bob introduced him (video: together to put the product on the ice. We have them spend each day vimeo.com/64701075, photos: in a different department within our business model and hopefully bit.ly/15ciLq4). Bob received an when they watch the next game, all that they have seen throughout honorary degree from Lafayette the week makes more sense.” at the 2013 commencement and an honorary degree from American In January, Tilger hosted Chris Rodrigues ’14 (government and law/ Brandon Turner ’14 Sara Sproul ’13 University of Nigeria, a university history), (economics), (economics/ he helped establish. Despite a art), and Adam Lucosky ’13 (anthropology and sociology). four-year struggle against fourth- “He emphasized the importance of doing something that makes stage colorectal cancer, Bob says you happy,” says Sproul, who aspired to a career in marketing the last year has been among research and is now a research analyst for a global pharmaceutical the most rewarding of his life: market research company in Clarks Summit, Pa. “Although this idea the birth of his first grandchild, is simple, I found it to be incredibly honest and inspiring coming Everett Robert Eisenberg; from such a successful businessman.” deepening bonds with his wife, two children, and his brothers; in building closer friendships; and in reconnecting with Lafayette through the lecture series and the honorary degree. William Patberg, a partner in the Toledo, Ohio, office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, is recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in the area of natural resources and environment in Ñ the 2013 Chambers USA Guide to Brandon Turner ’14 (L-R), America’s Leading Business Lawyers. Sara Sproul ’13, and Bill is also AV Peer Review Rated Shawn Tilger ’94 at the by Martindale-Hubbell and Comcast-Spectacor offi ce has been selected for inclusion in Philadelphia. in Best Lawyers in America. He is a member of the Toledo and Columbus bar associations and of the environmental law committee of the Ohio State Bar Association. Bill received his J.D., magna cum laude, from University of Minnesota.

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On April 25, Temple University In downtown Chicago, George Beasley School of Law Professor 1970 Valentine enjoys retirement, and James Shellenberger received wife Susan enjoys work in the Recipient of the the Great Teacher Award. The Reunion Weekend 2013 was an financial world. Great Teacher Award at graduating law class also selected off year for the class, but Steve Mick Weinstein enjoys Temple University, him to receive the George P. Corley and Gary Platt (with golfing—ran into Julius “Dr. J” Williams Award, presented to the daughter Rachel Platt Petr ’00 Erving on the links—and diving James Shellenberger ’69 law faculty member “who has made and three grandsons) and I (Mike with sharks (see photos online). says, “I want my students the most significant contribution LeWitt) marched in the parade, After graduation, Greg Woods to do well and feel good to their Law School career”—a law and garnered another reunion was drafted into the Army, serving about themselves.” school record five times. ribbon for our class flag. at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama as In 30 years at Temple, Jim has My daughter Rachel ’13, an an electrical engineering assistant. taught courses at the heart of English and psychology graduate, After discharge, he worked as a the criminal law curriculum. He won the H. MacKnight Black device and planning engineer for taught in the law school’s semester Poetry and Literature Prize. Western Electric in Allentown, Pa., program in Tokyo in 1999 and since Chris Marshall’s daughter making transistors and, for his last 2004 has directed and taught its Kirsten ’13 is psychology graduate 24 months there, semiconductor summer program in Rome every summa cum laude. memory. In 1975, he married and other year. Temple previously Rich Agins is leaving suburban began 35 years of work for Patriot- recognized Jim in 1995 with the Philadelphia for the outdoors News Co. in Harrisburg, Pa., Lindback Award for Distinguished of Arizona. He has had a varied creating its technology department. Teaching. He was named to the career as an attorney and an In 1999, he took responsibility for James E. Beasley Chair in Law in accountant, and as a manager of a software and electronic controls on 2007 and in 2011 was honored with construction firm and of a jewelry the new $25 million Goss press in the Outstanding Faculty Service manufacturer. He is especially Mechanicsburg, Pa., the last double- Award. The Temple Law Alumni proud of his family. He plans to wide newspaper press manufactured Association recognized him with remarry after the move. in the U.S. In January 2010, he the Murray Shusterman Award Larry Cook, Brooklyn, retired and started a consulting in 2012 for his commitment to works in Manhattan, where he is business in software (OpenVMS) outstanding teaching. director of finance for Broadway and energy management (installing Dr. Tim Whiting, retired from Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, an variable frequency drives). As of 2011, primary care internal medicine. organization that helps to fight he teaches programmable controllers He and companion Kate Schomp the disease and its effects on the (invented after he graduated!) at split their time between Chapala, lives of sufferers. He visits son Harrisburg Area Community Mexico, and Martha’s Vineyard, Nathan in Montana and is proud College. He has two married sons Mass. Tim has two unmarried that his granddaughter entered and two grandchildren. children. He attended this year’s high school this fall. Boston Marathon, where the bomb Stephen Hutnik, a middle President: Gary R. Platt blast occurred, and later attended school principal, retired May 17 Fund Manager: Open the memorial service, where one of from the Lee County (Fla.) School Reunion Chair: Gary R. Platt the speakers was Ronne Friedman, District after 42 years, 38 as an Correspondent: Michael H. LeWitt, M.D. rabbi at Temple Israel in Boston. administrator. He often visits 1128 Cymry Drive The two later spoke by phone. his girlfriend in Avalon, N.J. Berwyn, PA 19312-2042 Dr. Daniel Goldfarb Stephen now plays golf and visits (610) 647-0732 Allentown, Pa., died May 22, 2010. Orlando to see his two daughters (610) 993-0288 (fax) He graduated in biology and took and five grandchildren. Twin [email protected] his medical degree from SUNY– granddaughters, 11th graders Purchase. He is survived by wife Caitlyn and McKenzie, play for Diane “Debbie.” Florida’s No. 1-ranked girls’ AAU 1971 softball team. Both are pitchers, President: John C. Becica and colleges are scouting them. Mike Hromyak was inducted into Fund Manager: Open Pete Soraruf practices family Carbon County (Pa.) Sports Hall Reunion Chair: John L. Squarcia medicine in Kennett Square, Pa. of Fame in May. He was a defensive Web Administrator: John C. Becica He graduated from Jefferson lineman for the Pards, earning [email protected] Medical College, where for many his varsity letter in his sophomore Correspondent: Michael L. Mouber years admissions were under year. His senior year, he was 4001 Lincoln Drive West, Suite B Sam Conly ’41, a graduate of named to Eastern College Athletic Marlton, NJ 08053-1525 both Jefferson and Lafayette, Conference Division II All-East (856) 985-1000 who shepherded applications Team and Pennsylvania All- [email protected] from his alma mater. 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for Prudential Insurance Co. in President: Ronald C. Diment Conn., and her vacation home on Schuylkill County, Pa., as an agent Fund Manager: Paul H. Dimmick Martha’s Vineyard. and sales manager for 34 years, Reunion Chair: Open Nate Harbur is recipient of the retiring in 2004. Mike and his Web Administrator: Roger L. Weinreb 2013 Ben Craig Distinguished Service wife of 42 years, Mary Lou, reside Correspondent: Arthur H. Goldsmith Award from the Overland Park in Walker Township, Pa. They 4 Melvin Terrace (Kan.) Rotary Club. He is a longtime have two children, Mike Jr. and Denmark, ME 04022 member and served in capacities on Michelle, and three grandchildren. (207) 452-2569 the board of directors, as president, James “Hap” Hairston, our (207) 452-2568 (fax) on the Youth Leadership Institute Hap Hairston ’71 launched Pulitzer Prize-winning deceased (617) 721-7210 (cell) Committee, and with the Star his journalism career as classmate, was immortalized in the [email protected] Spangled Spectacular. an intern at Easton’s The recent Broadway play Lucky Guy. Because son Luke successfully Express and went on to Actor Courtney B. Vance won a received a pediatric liver Tony Award for his performance transplant 15 years ago, Nate become a news editor at 1972 The New York Daily News as Hap. and wife Kim co-founded Gift Bob Small is partner at Stephen Michael DiZio died of Life, a Kansas City nonprofit Newsday. and He the Philadelphia law firm of from natural causes Oct. 21, 2012. that educates the public about the won three Pulitzer Prizes Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, He worked at the California urgent need for organ and tissue during his career. specializing in corporate law, with Environmental Protection Agency donations and supports transplant a focus on employment law and and often testified as an expert in this patients and family members. employer rights. Bob and I (Art area. Wife Kathleen survives him. James J. Daley II, 61, died July 5. Goldsmith) attended Temple Law My wife, Bonnie, and I (Frank He is survived by Rosemary, his together. Bob has been married 36 Julia) vacationed in Hawaii. With wife of 33 years. James was a vice years to fellow attorney Patricia. me in the pictures (see photos online) president of enterprise commodity They live in Jenkintown, Pa., and is my school’s mascot, Captain management at The Hartford have a married daughter, Meghan Cavalier. We were asked to take and a chartered property casualty Campbell, and a son, Connor. pictures as he “enjoyed” the summer. underwriter for more than 32 years. A Contact info: [email protected] member of the Greater New England Marshall Prettyman is President: Edward C. Yakobitis Jr. Minority Supplier Development director of litigation for Legal Fund Manager: Ladimer Stadner Nagurney Counsel, he also served as an elected Aid of Arkansas and an adjunct Reunion Chair: Philip F. Noto official on the Simsbury, Conn., professor at University of Correspondent and Web Administrator: zoning board of appeals and the Arkansas (UA) School of Law. Francis T. Julia Jr. planning commission for 16 years. He is also on the governor’s 20403 Sawgrass Drive Jim was a member of St. Mary’s nonlegislative commission on the Gaithersburg, MD 20886-4599 Church in Simsbury, Hartford study of landlord-tenant rights. [email protected] Power Squadron, and Hop Meadow Son William graduated UA School Country Club. of Law last May and opened a Michelle Boardman Grimes, law practice with a classmate. 1973 a University of Florida College Daughter Carlissa works as a of Law graduate in 1978, met her paralegal in New Jersey and is President: Caron B. Anderson husband of 34 years, Caleb, there. enrolled at Rutgers–Newark Law Fund Manager: John W. Sullivan II The couple have four children. School, Marshall’s other alma Reunion Chairs: Caron B. Anderson, Michelle has practiced with mater. Younger daughter Megan Richard S. Beltram Williams Parker Harrison Dietz attends Hendricks College on a Web Administrator: Open & Getzen in Sarasota, Fla., and is full academic scholarship. Contact Correspondent: Larry Gasda a shareholder of the firm. She is a info: [email protected]. 2010 Huntington St. certified real estate lawyer. In 2013, I continue to tear up the Maine Bethlehem, PA 18017-4935 for the second consecutive year, Men’s 55 & Over Singles Tennis (610) 758-9617 Florida Trend Magazine recognized circuit, having won the Presidents’ [email protected] Michelle as one of the Florida Legal Day Open, St. Paddy’s Day Open, Elite, a peer-selected group of top Angel Open, and Maine Tennis lawyers. The judges of the 12th Association Championship but 1974 Judicial Circuit also named her one losing in the semifinals of the of 10 Lawyers and Legends of the 16-player draw for the Men’s 55 Ann Barnett retired from IBM in Sarasota County Bar in 2013. She & Over Blakeman Memorial 2009 after 30 years. She was asked was honored at a September dinner Tournament in July. back in 2011 for a 10-week project hosted by Legal Aid of Manasota. that stretched to a year. Ann I (Ed DeHope) joyously retired again at the end of 2012. witnessed the first birthday, She enjoys her home in Stamford, first visit to Disneyland, and first haircut of grandson Blake,

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who resides in Irvine, Calif. Wife Leanne, daughter Emily, and I spent 1976 President: James A. Curnal 15 days in California with daughter Fund Managers: Lori Glauberman Rubin, Aimee, son-in-law Bobby, and Blake. After 32 years, Susan Engelhardt Ellen Kravet Burke, Susan Barnes Carras Irwin retired from Becton Reunion Chairs: Ann Shellenberger Bell, President: Rhoda C. Rothkopf Dickinson, where she worked in Susan B. Tischler Fund Manager: Robert A. Jacob quality management, IT compliance, Web Administrator: Open Reunion Chair: Joseph P. Grimes and design governance. Ten days Correspondent: Susan Krieger Harris Web Administrator: Jay H. Krall after retiring, she and husband Jim [email protected] [email protected] moved to Saint Michaels, Md. Correspondent: Betsy Huston Fadem Correspondent: Edward K. DeHope Lynn Reiss Quintrell was [email protected] 75 Fairwood Road named to the board of trustees of Madison, NJ 07940-1460 Magnolia Clubhouse, a nonprofit (973) 377-7338 organization serving the needs 1977 [email protected] of adults with mental illness. She works at Appletree Books in Helen and Bob Young moved Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and has into their Manasquan, N.J., beach 1975 a background in corporate finance house four years ago. Bob, retired and retail administration. from Verizon in 2008, volunteers as Joe ’73 and I (Carol Pescatore On Oct. 26, 2012, Jean Boddorff a member of Manasquan Planning Harpster) are empty nesters (see married Jeff Ketchum ’75 in Board, co-chair at Shop Rite LPGA photo online). We sold our home of Bethesda, Md. The bride’s brother, Classic, and trustee of Manasquan 28-plus years in Glen Ridge, N.J., Craig Boddorff ’73 officiated, Beach Improvement Association and downsized to one in Verona, and the bride’s father, Harold and Algonquin Arts Center. N.J. Joe works as a credit officer Boddorff ’44, walked her down Daughter Megan Young ’13 was for First Republic Bank in NYC. the aisle. The groom’s father, John recognized at commencement Daughter Alison and Stephen Ketchum ’43, was unable to attend. along with two other graduates Giordano live in Jersey City, N.J. A July game between the New for having the highest cumulative Son Ryan, 22, lives in NYC. I am York Yankees and Tampa Bay average in the class. The Youngs “retired” but dabble in technology Rays in NYC was a mini-reunion will miss their interaction with the troubleshooting and website with Rays manager Joe Maddon student-athletes and parents they design. I continue as president of and wife Jaye joining classmates met supporting the crew team. Glen Ridge Public Library board of for dinner: Jim Curnal and wife Helen and Bob hosted the North trustees and am active in my local Virginia, Tom Casey, Susie Jersey Shore Welcoming Event for 18-holer golf group. Tischler, Ann Shellenberger the Class of 2017 on July 27. After teaching mathematics Bell, Mike Mulligan, Susan at Perkiomen Valley High School Barnes Carras and daughter Abby, (PVHS) in Collegeville, Pa., for the and Mark Belli and his wife (see past 38 years, Pam LeVeille Walsh photo online). Word is that Danny Grain Brain retired. Earlier this year, she Keeley (who started with the class By Dr. David Perlmutter ’76 reminisced with Terri DiOrio ’76 but didn’t graduate from Lafayette) over lunch. Pam anticipates more made a guest appearance. Little, Brown and Co., 2013 time with first grandchild Aubrey. Mike Yuhas reports the birth # New York Times 7 Elder daughter Ashley works as a of grandson Jonas Kenneth Yuhas. Best Seller Sept. 27 sports massage therapist in Bryn He has been living in the Denver Mawr, Pa. Son Josh works for area the last 23 years and works for Siemens in Albany, N.Y. Youngest Eaton as a sales and application child Katie is a sophomore at West specialist. He’s in touch with Bill Chester University. Husband Tim Findle and saw Gib Watson ’77. teaches math at PVHS, where he William J. Ernst died April 15, also serves as head wrestling coach. 2011. He is survived by his uncle John M. Ernst ’57. He is the President: Paul Steckel son of the late Robert G. Ernst Fund Managers: Laneta J. Dorfl inger, Jr. ’48 and the grandson of the late David R. Taschler Robert G. Ernst Sr. ’19. Reunion Chair: Charles P. Kurowsky Dr. David Perlmutter, Naples, Web Administrator: J. Gary Caputi Fla., has penned Grain Brain about the Correspondent: Carol Pescatore Harpster negative effect that carbohydrates, 97 Hillside Ave. even whole grains, have on brain Verona, NJ 07044 health. He appeared on The Dr. Oz [email protected] Show Oct. 21.

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Debbie Mushlitz Bryant sent a link (bit.ly/1buF1en) to a PROFILE newspaper article about her and husband Allen’s Meadowbrook Farm B&B, Chuckatuck, Va. Jazz Pianist Roper ’60 Plays through Time Lisa Dennison married Henry “Cory” Corigliano ’77 Ballads and boogies are played with an elegant fi re, an easy zest. on campus June 29. “It feels to This pianist sounds so comfortable, so deep in the pocket; he could me like life has come full circle be meditating. and everything is as it should Flanked by a bassist and a drummer, Dave Roper ’60 has turned the be. We had our wedding at Hotel Bethlehem’s Tap Room into a jazz nest on fi rst Thursdays and Colton Chapel and family for the fi rst Sundays for the past nine years, spinning “Georgia on My Mind,” weekend at the Lafayette Inn.” “Satin Doll,” and other standards. Lisa and Henry honeymooned in the Florida Keys. Roper grew up in Bethlehem with a single mother who stirred his One day a week at an Concert by the Sea passion for jazz piano with Erroll Garner’s live album . alternative learning center, At Lafayette he decided to double as an English teacher and a public Felicia Bruder Lieberman pianist. He settled on the fi rst career during a Great Victorians class with teaches adolescents, who are William Watt, the legendary English professor and humorist. He settled reluctant to attend school. On on the other career while playing satirical ditties in Watt’s faculty shows, two other days, she teaches at Dixieland tunes at parties, and stardust numbers at a restaurant. He the local high school, supporting moonlighted as a trombonist in the ROTC marching band. students with literacy, numeracy, and behavioral needs. Felicia Roper moonlighted for the next 50 years—three nights a week at the missed her annual U.S. trip this Cellar Door in Allentown, while earning a master’s degree in English at year, staying in Australia to help Lehigh University, and a few nights a week at the King George Inn in her husband after back surgery. Allentown, while teaching English at Emmaus High School. He coached Lisa Moore Rickard and Scholastic Scrimmage teams to seven state championships before husband Scott ’75 celebrated retiring from teaching in 2002. their eldest son Jack’s wedding in The King George was Roper’s roost for 15 years. He played smoothly May in historic St. Mary’s City, mixed showstoppers (“Mack the Knife”) with romances (“Misty”) Md. Joan Parachini Gossett and snazzy hybrids (“I’ll Be Seeing You” linked to tunes by Ravel and attended with husband Rick. Rich Smith writes that he was Chopin). He ended sets with “biggies”: a West Side Story medley, diagnosed with multiple myeloma the pop aria “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.” two and a half years ago and this —Geoff Gehman ’80 has prevented him from attending events at Lafayette. Part of his recovery path included a blood stem cell transplant. Rich’s aim was to be released from the hospital to walk his youngest daughter down the aisle in May as wife Patti and other four children watched. Prior to his diagnosis, Rich was active with Scouting and his church. He sang in the church choir and taught religious education classes to fifth and sixth graders for 19 years. He continues to work as manager of process and product design at ArcelorMittal USA. Richard Wallsh lives in the Orlando area with wife Harriet. They have three grown children. Richard ended 25 years of private law practice to return to the Orlando State Attorney’s Office to serve as chief assistant state attorney/executive director. He acts as “managing partner” of

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a government law firm with 150 Daryl Beth Ganss is a principal lawyers and 200 nonlawyers. He also 1979 in the tax consulting division for prosecutes criminal cases in Orlando. Vertex Enterprise in Wayne, Pa. Bill Kosanovich works to Eugene “Gene” Kelsey’s daughter, The team is responsible for tax Bill Kosanovich ’77 improve access at Northern Jenna, married Teddy Brown, software solutions for Fortune 100 has created a national Virginia Community College June 8 at historic Biltmore companies. model in postsecondary (NOVA) for disadvantaged Ballrooms in Atlanta. Fellow Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley education for adults. “We work with seven ’79ers attending: Steven and and husband Paul moved to community-based organizations Laurie Seigal Kaplan, John Sarasota, Fla., in July 2012. Their disadvantaged adults. that operate job training and Amorosa, and Ed Amaducci (see sons live and work in Manhattan. readiness programs. We map their photo online). Gene’s son Adam Laurie is director of alumni curriculum to our standards, get (George Washington University, relations at Saint Stephen’s qualified instructors approved 2013) lives in Atlanta and works Episcopal School in Bradenton, a as adjunct faculty at the college, with the Teach for America familiar role after 13 years’ work as and co-enroll their students as program. alumni director at her alma mater, community college students, Apologies to Dr. Alan Montclair Kimberley Academy, which allows access to federal Brackup, whose daughter Julia Montclair, N.J. student aid. We served 1,000 is presently a member of the Susan Ward was married students in 2012–13, most of whom Class of 2016 at Lafayette. It April 2, 2011, to John Byberg. would otherwise never have made was erroneously reported that John is Canadian and owns a spice it into postsecondary education. son Robert, a recent graduate business. They live in Whitby, We are a national model.” of Williams College, was at Ontario, with their five children Craig Douglas Beach, 58, Lafayette. Alan stays in contact and a black Lab, Zoe. When Susan Plymouth, Mass., died May 3. with Lew Stival, whom I (Tom receives permanent residency, Wife Jane survives him. Born Feehan) saw at the Lafayette she plans to pursue fitness or in Easton, Craig graduated in spring football game in April. corporate training. 1973 from Scituate (Mass.) High Dr. Catherine Hanlon Peggy Watral and Don Alabaster Dr. Catherine Hanlon ’79 School, then attended Lafayette was again named a Top Doc were married in February and live named Top Doc by and Northeastern University. For by New Jersey Monthly. in Sacramento. They had previously New Jersey Monthly most of his life, Craig worked in Jack Green’s son, Matt, been separated by many miles and the financial field. graduated from high school and some frozen tundra. planned to attend Penn State– The Class of 1980 was President: Barbara Levy Altoona in the fall. Jack and I represented in May at the Fund Manager: Michael A. Saffer played in May’s spring Maroon Maroon Club golf outing by Gary Reunion Chairs: Michael Margello, Nancy Club Golf outing with Ron Uzelac, Ralph Garrison, Peter Edgar Winkler, Kathleen Garvey Kennedy Harris and Dermot Murphy. Gummeson, and Mike Davis. Web Administrator: Open The outing was held at Crystal Correspondent: Felicia Bruder Lieberman President: Laurie B. Samet Springs Resort in Vernon, N.J., [email protected] Fund Manager: Laurie B. Samet where Julie Mulvihill ’82 is Correspondent: Michael Margello Reunion Chairs: Bonnie Butler, CEO (see photo online). 615 Sherwood Parkway Barbara Felter Liptak Mountainside, NJ 07092 Web Administrator: Laurie B. Samet President: Open (908) 317-5440 [email protected] Fund Manager: Open [email protected] Correspondent: Thomas J. Feehan Jr. Reunion Chair: Daniel T. Everett 5005 40th Place Web Administrator: Open Hyattsville, MD 20781 Correspondent: Susan Sheehan Lee 1978 [email protected] 1209 Wisteria Drive Correspondent: Barbara Bingham Kalavik Malvern, PA 19355-9736 President: Charles M. Snyder 36 Prospect Ave. [email protected] Fund Manager: John A. Broderick Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 Reunion Chairs: Alan C. Good Jr., (973) 839-1472 Carol Coffey Tarsa [email protected] 1981 Web Administrator: Melinda Kwasnik Kraus [email protected] Sharon Tchon Gruet was having Correspondent: Kent R. Buzard 1980 a barbecue for her son this past 9113 Cotton Press Road summer. His RPI fraternity Charlotte, NC 28277 Doug Burcin was quoted in brothers stopped by, and the (803) 517-4756 the Lafayette Annual Fund conversation of where Sharon went [email protected] calendar. Doug is global CEO to school arose. One frat brother, for Havas Health. Tanner, stated that his mom went to Lafayette: Jane Robertson.

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Sharon thanks everyone who (703) 255-1570 18,200 feet, and coming face to face contributed to the annual fund. [email protected] with Mount Everest. It was a trip of Lisa Horn Chainey lives a lifetime!” (See photo online.) in the San Francisco Bay area with husband Edward. Daughter 1982 President: Mandy Shane Dicker Adrienne won a scholarship to Fund Manager: David E. Schwager University of Oregon–Eugene. Jeff Leonard participated in Reunion Chair: Douglas K. Easterly Lisa switched from consulting to a Theta Delt mini-reunion, Correspondent: Karen Ziegler Kelly teaching six years ago. Edward including a golf tournament, the 4304 Big House Road represents beer companies from first weekend in June at the beach Norcross, GA 30092-1357 New Orleans and Germany. The house of Mark Mulholland ’81 (770) 329-2244 Chaineys are active in community in Cape May, N.J. Mark, Phil [email protected] David Rappaport ’81, service with their local Elks. They Cinelli, Steve Buck, Jim Turner, CEO of Investec recently visited her dad, Jack Bernie Fitzgerald ’81, Ken USA Holdings Corp., Horn ’47, a DU alum. Grevers ’81, Tom Estes ’81, Tim 1985 performed in the musical The son of Michael “Gags” McAndrew ’81, Dave Turner ’81, he and his wife produced. Gagliardi and Dodie Ownes, Paul, and Scott Satell ’84 participated. Carl and Nancy Flagg Bergsten is entering Colorado University Physician Stuart Sandler (see photo online) live in Exton, this fall to study physics. During relocated to Indiana for work after Pa., where Carl is vice president admitted student day at CU, Gags 30 years in Florida. He and his and eastern regional manager in and Paul were checking in and heard significant other breed and show engineering firm Middough’s life a voice ask, “Gags?” Of the 3,000 Brussels Griffons, a toy breed, and science business. He is focused on students and parents there, Bruce so far have five champions, with expanding the company’s national Ruehl ’82 and his daughter were hope for another three on the way. presence in the pharmaceutical, checking in behind them. biotechnology, food and beverage, David Rappaport and wife President: Joan Dowgin Hilovsky and consumer products markets Cheryl Solomon created and Fund Manager: Tracy Hagert Sutka in Mount Laurel, N.J. He is produced a new musical Love in the Reunion Chair: William M. McCartan responsible for strategic business Middle Ages, which had its world Correspondent: Robert J. Meindl Jr. planning, project execution, premiere with a limited run ending 3 Nolan Farm Road administration and business Nov. 23 at Stage 72 (The Triad), Wayland, MA 01778 development. Daughter Claire NYC. (508) 358-3393 is a student at Northeastern Electrical engineer Jeffrey Fry, [email protected] University, and son Eric is in Austin, Texas, is an entrepreneur high school. and consultant. He calls himself Anne Matlack reports the the Profit Prophet (see profile on 1983 class had a 44% participation rate, Lafayette website). with 155 donors giving $61,103 to Electrical engineer Michael President: Jeffrey R. Purdon the Annual Fund (up from 43%, Sanchez, Houston, is director Fund Managers: Cheryl L. Johnson, 152 donors, and $47,118 last year) of North American operations Ellen Poriles Weiler as of fiscal year end June 2013. for DuPont Co. (see profile on Reunion Chairs: Theresa Heaney Galla, Our class gave a total of $112,428 Lafayette website). Ellen Poriles Weiler to the College, as some chose to Janet Edelstein, Laurie Bell, Correspondent: Michael D. Browne donate to other funds, special Peggy Yohe, Mark Goldstone, 935 Park Ave., Apt. 4B gifts/projects, and endowments. Dan Rockafellow, and Chris New York, NY 10028 Additional donations for our 50 Thomas had a wonderful time (917) 363-0856 for 50 Fund will be presented to at Alumni Summer College. [email protected] Lafayette at our 50th reunion in Janet said, “The opportunity to June 2035. attend this program, learn from In July, Sandy Kazinski passionate speakers, spend time 1984 completed her 10th Susan G. with friends, and meet other Komen three-day, 60-mile alums is definitely one of the most Mandy Shane Dicker: “Trekking breast cancer walk in Boston (see underappreciated benefits that in the Himalayas has always been photo online). Her team, NY Lafayette provides its alumni.” a lifelong dream, so when I hit Walkers Gone Miles, was fifth 50, I decided to turn my dream in fundraising this year, donating President: Antonio F. Fernandez into reality. I returned in late May $39,000 to Komen. Sandy Fund Manager: Sharon Tchon Gruet from a nearly 100-mile trek to achieved a second milestone: Reunion Chair: Daniel B. Rockafellow Mount Everest base camp with surpassing $100,000 in total Correspondent: Laura Isken Doyle Julie Martin ’87. Three weeks fundraising over the course of 9706 Layminster Lane of amazing views and incredible her walks, with many Lafayette Vienna, VA 22182-4404 adventures, getting up to over alums donating to her efforts.

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Three years ago, Kim Rakow challenge of keeping this fourth- attending. Thanks to chair Beth McChesney and Stefanie generation firm a top choice for Freebairn. She did a terrific job Westphal Lucas walked with cleaning, deburring, and industrial on the T-shirts, too. Go to the Sandy during Philadelphia’s finishing in the welding, plant Lafayette College Class of 1988 three-day. maintenance, medical processing, group page on Facebook to see After more than 20 years and construction markets. some great photos (including Bob with the litigation department Co-founder of The Tierney Longo demonstrating how to use of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Group and an active member flip-flops) by Jennifer Reeves Young in Cherry Hill, N.J. of many local boards, Mary Gidaro, Jamie Dublirer Hoff, Marianne Johnston Poisel has Stengel Austen is a 2013 PAL of Dave Rose, Katherine Pannell, switched gears to practice elder Philadelphia award dinner honoree. Tim and Rachel Nelson Moeller, care law with the firm of Price She and husband Peter are raising and Eug White. & Price LLC in Haddonfield, five children in Radnor, Pa. It seems such a short time N.J., “Watching my mom suffer Jenny Gowell ’16 commented ago we were on the Zete lawn with worsening dementia is what (see story online) on her externship watching kids in bounce houses sparked my interest in this area of in the office of Massachusetts State and face-painting. Now much the law.” After working in banking Representative Paul Brodeur as of the talk was of college: visits, for several years, Poisel graduated showing her “that becoming a part applying, and sending off the kids. from George Washington of the government is a realistic and Ed and Kim Checkur Gibbons University with honors in June attainable goal,” offering a glimpse told us son Casey ’17 will continue 1991. She lives in Haddonfield with of true hope and change. the proud family Pard tradition. husband Michael and teenagers Mike Elgarten, Dave Saturday began with the Bridget and Connor. Martens, Rich Drobner, Wynne traditional 3k Fun Run. Four of Whitman, Caroline Rebovich the top 10 finishers were Kristen President: Charles F. Smith Jr. Zimmerman, Bill Chelak, Fox, 2nd, Beth Freebairn, 7th, Fund Manager: Anne Harwood Matlack Andrea Kells, and others had a Amit Mohindra, 8th, and Derek Reunion Chair: Geri Landy Rago gathering in June in NYC. Hughes, 9th. After the Reunion Web Administrator: Open Parade, we had lunch on the Quad Correspondent: Betsy Hughes Phillips President: Open under the tent. Saturday afternoon, 2 Surrey Road Fund Manager: Todd E. Wiltshire we “gathered by the sunshine” of Summit, NJ 07901-2409 Reunion Chair: Wynne A. Whitman Old Pardee where we started our [email protected] Correspondent: Paul C. Hackett III Campus Crawl. I (Tim Hylan) [email protected] caught up with Amit, who works in San Francisco at McKesson. Soozy 1986 Miller said it was her first time 1987 back to a reunion. Emily Kissel History writer Chris Coelho, Lewis regaled us with funny Timothy Matlack: Scribe Cambridge, Mass., reports that Since 2011, Dr. Vera Meier lives stories of her time in Africa after of the Declaration Colonial Timothy Matlack, with her kids—Jacob, Matthew, graduation. of Independence the subject of his new book, Mark, and Elizabeth—in Show Saturday night included the By Chris Coelho ’86 exchanged correspondence Low, Ariz., population 11,673. She class dinner in Marquis Hall McFarland, 2013 with the Marquis de Lafayette is the only pediatrician in the city. followed by dancing under the tent. during the American Revolution. Matthew returned east in the fall to I caught up with Alicia Delaney “Lafayette visited Matlack in 1825, begin studies at Drexel University. Schauer and Rhea Kocik Grate. near the end of his grand tour.” Paul McCormick is looking Alicia teaches French in New Jamie Mattikow, wife April, forward to the publication of his Jersey. Rhea teaches Spanish and and sons Ian and Jack moved to latest book. lives in Alabama. Chicago from New Jersey five years Gary and Jenny Gardner ago. Jamie recently switched jobs President: Sean P. Steigerwalt Dunn organized a Kirby House to the iconic Ferrara Candy Co., as Fund Manager: Arthur R. Bell III reunion for over 25 classmates and chief commercial officer. If you’re Reunion Chair: Martha Smith Byrd those from adjacent years. a fan and crave the original fare of Correspondent and Web Administrator: Thanks to Rachel Nelson Atomic Fireballs, Lemonheads, Edward I. Ackerman Moeller, Kim Checkur Gibbons, Red Hots, Chuckles, or even Trolli 276 Brookline St. Pam Gaary Holran, and Susan Sour Brite Crawlers, he is now Needham, MA 02492 Fox for arranging a fitting tribute legitimately your candyman. [email protected] for our 25th reunion class gift. Bill Dwyre joined Pennsylvania- Details will follow. It was Rachel’s based Weiler Corp. as vice president first reunion as executive director of strategic marketing. With a 1988 of Alumni Relations. bachelor’s in engineering and If you were unable to join us, more than 25 years of sales and Our Class of 1988’s 25th reunion drop me an email or post on the marketing experience, he faces the was terrific, with more than 100 Class of 1988 Facebook page.

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President: David R. Rose Jr. President: Erin Bass-Goldberg Michael Pressman’s Fund Manager: Rachel Nelson Moeller Fund Manager: John T. Donovan daughter Sarin, 17, and her choir Reunion Chair: Elizabeth C. Freebairn Reunion Chairs: M. Katherine Longo Van Cleef, participated in an international Dr. Anthony Correspondent: Tim Hylan Marguerite Valinoti White choir festival in St. John’s, Barravecchio ’91 50 Old Tappan Road Web Administrator: Vincent J. Petitto Newfoundland. Michael and son was honored with Glen Cove, NY 11542 [email protected] Eli, 10, hiked to the easternmost the prestigious [email protected] Correspondent: Frederick D. Brown Jr. point in North America, while Compassionate [email protected] Michael’s wife, Kiya, helped the Doctor Certifi cation. girls with their choir festival. Christopher Domush and 1989 Vanessa Schilber were married Elaine McCluskey Stomber’s 1990 Oct. 6, 2012. They celebrated a daughter Clare ’17 is a Marquis President: Open wedding and honeymoon with a Scholar and a Creative and Fund Manager: T. Brendan Gilligan San Francisco Giants World Series Performing Arts Fellow. She plans Reunion Chair: win. A new opportunity for them to major in government and law Kimberly Ramstad Streamer in Boston means a future move and lives in Gates Hall with her Web Administrator: Open from Portland, Ore. roommate from Nigeria. Elaine Correspondent: Stephanie Deigan Dr. Anthony Barravecchio, invites all to stop by Special [email protected] Wayne, N.J., was honored by Collections in Skillman Library. Patient’s Choice website with Fred Brown ran into Kevin the prestigious Compassionate Marks in Ocean Grove, N.J. Even Doctor Certification. Of the nation’s though Kevin lives in California, 1991 870,000 active physicians, only he and his family return east for Alex Peck, Pete Cocheo, 3% received this honor in 2012, the summer. Kevin travels the Sam Clover, and I (Merri Lee which recognizes highest overall world as general counsel and Newby) attended Reunion. and bedside manner ratings by their chief compliance officer at Roche Pete and I carried our class patients. Anthony is also included in Molecular Systems. flag, and we joined Kirby alums The Registry of Business Excellence. Fred visited Jeff McCafferty for a weekend of festivities and his family in Brick Township, organized by Gary ’88 and President: Thomas P. Heard N.J. Jeff is associate vice president Jenny Gardner ’88 Dunn; Rick Fund Manager: Open of strategic planning at American Rice ’88 organized softball on Reunion Chair: Catherine Moran Lippman Public University System. He March Field. Also attending: Correspondent: Merri Lee Newby has been with APU for 10 years. Rick’s wife, Tracy; Bill Smead ’88; (610) 449-7351 (home) Wife Kim writes the blog Autism Eug White ’88; Tim Hylan ’88; (215) 429-4142 (cell) Mommy-Therapist. Rick Vorosmarti ’88, wife [email protected] Kurt Bowman is family Alice, and son William; Bill pastor at Purcellville (Va.) Baptist Bretschneider ’89 and wife Church. Charmaine Fuller-Michaels; my Jill Edwards Hughey husband, Chris Bozman ’89, 1992 and husband Scott, live in and children Zoe, Will, and Laura Hiza Inkman, Dallas, Chambersburg, Pa. They own Wesley; Jim Doughty ’90; Pete visited her grandparents in an Apple Macintosh consulting Lesher ’90; Kate DeFuccio ’93; Pennsylvania and ran into Bob business, MacAnswer Inc., and Gabe Gagliano ’93, wife Chase, emeritus professor of providing services, hardware, and Christina, and children Lucia and biology, in their retirement training to businesses. Two sons, Liam. Saturday dinner in Marquis community (see photo online). 16 and 14, play football. The elder Hall was nice, as was dropping off “We had some great conversations son qualified, as a sophomore, the kids for hours of fun activities and a good laugh,” says Laura. for the state track meet in the in the field house while we dined “Professor Chase and his wife 400m sprint. Several years ago, (see photos online). It’s our turn in are doing well and enjoying Jill started writing “The Evolution 2016. Join our reunion Facebook retirement.” Series” of historical romance page to help plan a fun 25th. Michael Dietzsch celebrated novels set in 830s Europe. Vain, Brian Klimek and wife 18 years with AT&T. Daughter the third book, was released last Colleen, Nate and Jennifer Rachael, 6, finished kindergarten, February. She has also taken voice Anderson Birch-Israeloff ’91, while son Ryan turned 2 in July. lessons for seven years, learning Seth ’86 and Jennifer Kinard ’91 The family camped this summer challenging soprano pieces. Cornish, and lots of kids gathered in Pennsylvania and New York. at the Klimeks’ in New York for a Memorial Day party (see photo online).

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Presidents: Laurie Gormley Broderick, President: Alexis J. Belladonna Tim Ackerly spent time Jennifer Van Cleef Wilke Fund Managers: Monica Morgan Levy, with Brendon Williams, Fund Manager: Thomas J. Costello Ryan E. Schedler Bill Thygeson ’93, and Frank Reunion Chair: Christine O’Hea Pitluk Reunion Chair: Mark Suffredini Austin ’92 at Harry’s Café in NYC. Correspondent: Rachel Gordon Skrzypczak Correspondent: Stan G. Horowitz Heather Burns Pozniak and 224 Central Ave. 61 E. 86th St., Apt. 51 husband Paul ’96 welcomed Ryan Pleasantville, NY 10570 New York, NY 10028 Patrick, July 14, 2012. Ryan joins [email protected] [email protected] big brother P.J., 8. Justin Wineburgh, chair of Cozen O’Connor’s media, 1993 1994 entertainment, and sports law practice, was admitted to the Our 20th reunion was a great Paul ’92 and I (Mara Weinstein California Bar. He joins an elite weekend. Everything seemed to Friedman) celebrated our 15th group admitted to the bars of shine in the way that only our anniversary. Children Zachary and Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, campus can. Rachel were at sleepaway camp for and California. Justin sits on the After lunch, our class met for the summer, which meant plenty boards of Philadelphia Volunteer drinks and a class picture outside of golf and tennis for Mom and Lawyers for the Arts, Philadelphia Pardee Hall. We wandered the Dad. A family vacation to Toronto Film Society, and Pennsylvania campus, reliving memories, and in late August was planned. In Film Industry Alliance, where catching up with old friends. We South Florida, I saw Neelah he works to preserve and expand returned to the Quad for dinner, Alpert Pincus with daughter Zoe, tax incentives available to the cocktails, and music. While the who was born in March. Zoe joins Pennsylvania entertainment younger alums took over the big sister Hailee, 2. industry. In addition, he sits on the tent, many of us made our way to After 10 years at the Rothman board of, and is general counsel Campus Pizza. Institute at Fairleigh Dickinson, to, The Hamels Foundation, In 2010, Maroon Club Hall of Kim Gronquist Dennison will the charitable organization of Fame inductee Tom Kirchhoff transition into administrating the Major League Baseball pitcher was diagnosed with ALS. Tom, a honors program for the university’s and 2008 World Series MVP graduate of Cedar Cliff High in College at Florham campus. She Cole Hamels. Justin is on the Camp Hill, Pa., inspired (then senior will also mentor and advise honors advisory board of Entertainment and now Penn State) football player students, assisting in planning & Arts Management Program Adam Breneman to start a campaign their studies and working to at Antoinette Westphal College for ALS research, Catch the Cure. provide professional and cultural at Drexel University and has Inspired by Tom’s theme, “We Will opportunities to complement their served as adjunct professor of Win,” Adam set out to raise $20,000 educational experience. She will also entertainment law there since but to date has collected almost 10 teach a course—her first—for first- 2007. He is also a member of times that amount. year students. Kim is married to entertainment, arts, and sports Another Maroon Club Hall Greg ’93 and has a daughter, Julie, 4. law committees of Pennsylvania of Famer, Ed Hudak, started 33-straight games on the offensive line and played an integral part in Lafayette winning two Patriot IN THE NEWS League championships. At Merck & Co., he is a senior research engineer. Ed lives in eastern Pennsylvania with wife Arlene and their four children. In July, Dino Capuano, Chris Johnson, Phil Berkeley, David Poplar, Pete Izmirly, and Brian Ñ Hutchison gathered on the banks Don Morel Jr. ’79, of the Hudson River in Hoboken, chairman, president, N.J., for the Americanarama and CEO of West Festival of Music. While it was Pharmaceutical Services not quite Battle of the Bands, and Inc., rang the closing Barefoot Grass didn’t perform, bell at the New York they had a great time. Stock Exchange on Phil Berkeley and wife Sheryl June 20 in celebration welcomed son Maxwell Theodore, of his company’s May 10. 90th anniversary.

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and Florida bar associations. c/o Pfenning Alumni Center Fletch Thomson and David He mentors young attorneys Lafayette College Kiefer ’95 gave a lecture in and handles pro bono matters for Easton, PA 18042 Jaqua Auditorium April 3, co- several organizations. [email protected] sponsored by government and law Yolanda McBride is the department, office of the Dean new director of public policy of the College, and Rho Chapter for The Children’s Aid Society. 1996 of Delta Kappa Epsilon: “Full She will develop, coordinate, Disclosure: Perspectives and and implement an advocacy President: Thomas A. DiGiovanni Advice on Law School and the agenda to ensure that low-income Fund Managers: Elizabeth A. Nelson Legal Profession.” The lecture children and youth are given every Reunion Chair: Stephen H. Konya focused on challenges and realities opportunity to succeed. This will Web Administrator: of pursuing a legal career in the Joanna Scholl ’97 include education, health, youth Audrey Twyman Langan 21st century. oversees consumer development, adolescent pregnancy [email protected] After 15 years in management marketing campaigns prevention, and juvenile justice. Incoming Correspondent: consulting with Deloitte, Rick and promotions for Nora Isaacs has worked as a Joshua B. Nelson Eagles is becoming global HBO miniseries, fi lms, writer, author, and editor for almost [email protected] marketing practice leader at and documentaries. 20 years. Besides her own books, DuPont. Rick, his wife, and their she edits and ghostwrites books three children relocated to the for others. Clients include UC– 1997 Philadelphia area in March and Berkeley, Kaiser Permanente, and enjoy being closer to Lafayette. Intel. Specialties include education, Joanna Scholl oversees consumer Chandra Bowen Bell and technology, and especially health. marketing campaigns and husband Tom welcomed their She celebrated her 10th wedding promotions for all HBO original second child, Thomas Edward Jr., anniversary, has two sons, and lives miniseries, films, documentary Nov. 16, 2012. in Berkeley, Calif. films, as well as co-manages the David Kelly, with Turner series category. Named to this President: David A. Cheney Construction since graduation, position in May, she has been with Fund Manager: Open was promoted to business HBO since 1998. Reunion Chair: Nicole Magnant Morrissey manager, responsible for leading Amy Ahart spoke at the June 8 Web Administrator: the delivery of the company’s dedication of the Ahart Family Maureen Rafferty Hopper services in Michigan. He Arts Plaza named in honor of her Correspondent: Tarin Decembrino Cataldo has served as field engineer, parents, Catherine P ’97 ’03 and (610) 688-3837 assistant superintendent, project Edward Ahart ’69, chair of the [email protected] engineer, chief estimator, and Board of Trustees. Sister Alison ’03 preconstruction manager. A also gave special remarks during LEED-accredited professional, the event. 1999 David serves on the board of directors for American Society President: Kimberly A. Leary Renaldo Trancoso and Trinidad of Civil Engineers in Michigan, Fund Manager: Timothy E. Herburger Andino married July 30 (see where he lives in Wayne County. Reunion Chair: Michele Kaplan McMillan photo online). Web Administrator: Open Matt Calhoun and wife President: Wendy R. Furrer Correspondent: Eric S. Goll Kathy have three children, Fund Manager: Stephanie A. Hayes [email protected] Mackenzie, 7, Josie, 5, and Ari, Reunion Chair: Melanie Armstrong Jaenicke 3. They moved from Baltimore Web Administrator: Tracey Long Berton to the Philadelphia area in [email protected] 1998 2012. Matt completed his sixth Correspondent: Mara Weinstein Friedman marathon in January. 15 Rainbow Ridge Drive Jason Burrell is engaged to Julia Daniel Leisawitz and wife Livingston, NJ 07039 Knight. They reside in Boston, Daniela welcomed their second (973) 994-1128 where Jason works as a senior child, Hannah Gioia. Daniel [email protected] project manager for a property returned to the Lehigh Valley in development company. They plan August to become the director of a summer wedding in Maine. the Italian language program at 1995 On May 19, Michael Muhlenberg College. Werkheiser married Kathleen Sharon Bogan Carpenito President: Karen L. Hughes “Kiffy” Johnson at the Jasmine and husband Anthony (Bucknell, Fund Manager: Meegan E. McVay Plantation in Providence Forge, 1996), Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Reunion Chair: Siobhan Crann Winograd Va. Mike is a methods engineer welcomed their fourth child, Correspondent and Web Administrator: for Pratt and Whitney. The couple Lauren, in July 2012. Lauren joins Vicki Salemi resides in Richmond, Va.

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siblings Ryan, 6, Andrew, 4, and Sarah, 2. I (Pamela Perez-McCall) 2001 2003 got married to Joe McCall Chemical engineering graduates Over 200 members of the Class May 4 in Albany, N.Y., at Pat’s Jessica Calaman Snyder, of 2003, guests, and children Barn. Nicole Glaser-George Dan Connolly ’02, and Stan returned to College Hill (and gave a beautiful reading at the Cook ’03 are doing well at took over McKeen Hall) for our ceremony. We honeymooned on Dow Chemical. They gathered 10th reunion. We enjoyed dinner Paradise Island, Bahamas. at the opening of the company’s and dancing on the new Quad, Northeast Technology Center a campus crawl, the parade, and President: Amanda Alpert Knight in Collegeville, Pa. more. (See more online.) Fund Manager: Amanda Alpert Knight Laura Seymour Paro and Elizabeth Fineman, an Reunion Chair: Taryn E. Boland husband James live in Romansville, associate at Williams & Hand Web Administrators: Pa. with daughters, Charlotte, 4, P.C., was named a 2013 Rising Star Adriana Franceschini Casey, and Victoria, 1. Laura is a by Philadelphia Magazine. Jennifer Padgett Ferrie communications specialist Lauren Frese planned to get Correspondent: Pamela Perez-McCall with Siemens Healthcare in married this November to Shane 6211 Johnston Road Malvern, Pa. Welch in Charlottesville, Va. Kent #5 Bruce and Mousam Kayastha Matt and Kristin McGroarty Albany, NY 12203 Adcock welcomed a baby girl, Marsh welcomed their first child, [email protected] Diya, April 30 in Mountain Claire Brileigh, in June. View, Calif. Big brother Rayhan Dan and Jessica Papada is 3½. Bruce works for Google, Swarr have career updates. and Mousam is an architect Dan started his penultimate 2000 with Cody Anderson Wasney year of his neonatology/genetics Diane Pisseri Lindemann, Architects in Palo Alto, Calif. fellowship at Children’s Hospital Keri Grunther Brady, and of Philadelphia. This summer, Janelle Maginnis Coyne met President: Open he attended the 54th Annual in Princeton, N.J., at the home Fund Manager: Rebecca F. Waxman Short Course on Medical and of Chris and Marissa Kimmel Reunion Chair: Nicholas M. Groch Experimental Mammalian Hine. The ladies met Katelyn, Correspondent: Paige Olek Ingelsby Genetics in Bar Harbor, Maine. the newest addition to the Hine 69 Plymouth Drive Jess is a physician assistant and family, born in December. Royersford, PA 19468 planned to start a new job in Nickolas Scott Snyder was [email protected] September in the emergency born March 4 to Marianne department at Alfred I. DuPont Gawler Snyder. Hospital for Children. Erika Marshall Ulring was President: Joshua W. Ruthizer 2002 promoted to vice president at the Chemical engineering Fund Manager: Daniel Turrentine Brooke Wigton Hastings and San Diego office of Fleishman graduates Jessica Reunion Chair: James E. Abels husband Brandt live in Darien, Hillard, a full-service global Calaman Snyder ’01 (L-R), Correspondent: Diane Pisseri Lindemann Conn. Daughter Charlotte turns 2 communications firm, about a year Dan Connolly ’02, and [email protected] in December. after returning to work following Stan Cook ’03 are Todd Baldwin and wife the birth of first child Owen advancing their careers Marissa relocated to Pittsburgh James, Feb. 20, 2012 (see photo at Dow Chemical. in September 2012. Todd works online). as a project manager for Civil and Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Environmental Consultants in P.A. was named Best Family Law Export, Pa. Attorneys in the Valley by Lehigh Valley Magazine. Catherine President: Clifford C. Michaels Curcio, a family law attorney Fund Manager: Cara E. Belardi for the firm, celebrated at the Reunion Chair: Tracy Kirwan Fay Best of the Valley Awards Banquet Correspondent and Web Administrator: on June 24. Christine D. Socha Ashley Wesmiller Flick is (908) 451-9159 a systems engineer in Virginia, [email protected] near Washington, D.C. She and husband Jeremy have two kids, Kellan, 4, and Addie, 2. Ashley was featured in the June/July Run Washington magazine.

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Ashley caught up with friends President: Alex L. Karapetian N.Y. They plan to wed next at the wedding of Meredith Fund Managers: Megan Longo Villanella, July 19. Qualshie Peitz this past summer Christine L. Bender In January, Becky Kulik in New Jersey. Bryn Carlson Reunion Chair: Amy A. Giacobone purchased a house in Bethlehem, Everhart has a daughter, Correspondent: Jillian M. Dodge Pa. The next month, she left her Kaitlyn, 2. Katie Schrack Poor’s 94 Commercial Avenue job as a deputy law clerk for the daughter, Evelyn, turned 1 in New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2750 Superior Court of Pennsylvania June. Chris ’04 and Emily Myers (201) 638-6219 and started as an assistant district Royle have lived in England for [email protected] attorney in Northampton County, the last year and a half and have Pa. In June, Becky married Jim a 3-year-old boy and year-old Finnen in a ceremony attended by twin girls. Cheryl Christianson 2005 Danielle Propert, Holly Feret Tucker was expecting a baby Dubbs, Sondra Lavin, Andrea boy in August. Sarah Harting, On June 29, I (Catherine Hobby) Gagne Crowley, Maria Caggiano Arlington, Va., works for Rand said yes to Matt McBride (Lehigh, Dressler, Lindsay Rubin Corp. Katie Fina is a lawyer in 2007). Matt proposed on Crystal Thudium, and Mark Marina ’03. Philadelphia. Lake at Pike’s Peak in Colorado Ashley MacLelland and Drew Dave Donovan was married Springs and surprised me with our Buettner ’06 will wed Nov. 30 June 22 to Rachel Sturman. parents awaiting us at a champagne in Phoenixville, Pa. Pards in the brunch afterward. We plan to wed wedding party will include Ashley President: Morgan Albus Mooney next fall. Dvorak Rutchauskas, Brianne Fund Manager: Melissa Mitchell Pizarro Rebecca Banchik and Joe Welte, Katherine Buettner ’07, Reunion Chair: Alison Ahart Williams Benoit ’04 got engaged July 30. Matt Young, Mike McGinnis, Web Administrator: Michael De Lisi They reside in NYC. and Kyle MacLelland ’11. [email protected] Michael Nilson got engaged Chrystie Neidhardt and Correspondent: Liza Lesser Schwager July 4 to Christina Crowe Jeremy Scott ’07 married July 27. [email protected] (Binghamton, 2006; NYU, 2007; They said their vows at Saltwater Middlebury, 2012) in Lake George, Farm Vineyard in Connecticut 2004 IN THE NEWS MK Asante, professor at Morgan Buck: A Memoir State University, filmmaker, and By MK Asante ’04 hip-hop artist, discussed his latest Spiegel & Grau, 2013 book on NPR’s “Radio Times.” In its review, the LA Times called Buck “a captivating and powerful book.” Kimberly Enoch and husband Josh Brodsky (Harvard, 2002) welcomed a baby girl, Julia Kate, March 14. Kimberly Maron Coughlin and husband Ryan were expecting their first child, a boy, at the end of August. Kim anticipated bringing him to the Lafayette– Lehigh game. Shannon Sullivan McFadden and husband Mike welcomed son William in June 2011 and daughter Katherine Elizabeth in June 2013. Mike is a compensation consultant at PwC, and Shannon is an Samantha Druks ’14 (right) was mentored by John Vaccaro ’66, attorney with Kutak Rock LLP. Kristen Woods and Oisin CEO of Westport Resources, Westport, Conn., in a summer Glynn were married June 8. internship. An economics major and psychology minor, she gained experience in the areas of fi nance and marketing at the fi nancial advisory and investment fi rm.

106 LAFAYETTE FALL 2013 CLASS NOTES and celebrated with numerous She works at the New York law Lieutenant Lauren Hugel Leopards. firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & returned from deployment in Lt. Lauren Hugel ’06, Jessica April married Eric McCloy, where she coordinates Afghanistan in May and was back from serving in Friedman in NYC on May 11. and prepares first-year associates. welcomed home by Kristan Lucas Afghanistan, works as Leopards who attended included She is also pursuing a master’s Dietz, Alix Kenney Holtsclaw, staff judge advocate Emily Goldberg, Allison in industrial and organizational and Kristin Rhebergen, who for Naval Air Station McGann Campbell, Jessica psychology at NYU. met her at the airport (see photo Fort Worth. Linder, Dru D’Amico, Samara Stacey Altrichter is engaged to online). Lauren moved to Texas Newman Caplan, Danielle Alexander Hoyland. She received in June, where she works as staff Fried ’06, Brooke Filewich ’07, her master’s in mathematics from judge advocate for Naval Air Betsy Feinberg, Erin Koen, and University of Delaware in 2008 Station Fort Worth. She looked TJ Maglione. and works as a systems engineer in forward to seeing Colleen Walsh Stacey Ehrlich Fine and Annapolis, Md., where she resides Cardella at her baby shower in husband Wesley welcomed their with her fiancé. August; Colleen and husband second boy, Dylan Jagger, June 12. Rachel Korn completed Marc were expecting a baby girl Big brother Liam Hunter is 2. her master’s in bioscience from in October. Suzi Ryder Webster and Drexel University and now works Chris Magee and Emily husband James welcomed a at Merck & Co. in West Point, Becher welcomed daughter daughter May 11, Madelyn Grace. Pa. She and Joseph Kesliman Dorothy Thompson, Nov. 9, Suzi is singing Madelyn the are engaged and plan a spring 2012 (see photos online). Emily Lafayette fight song and Alma wedding. is pursuing a Ph.D. in family Mater as lullabies, just like her Mark Lodato relocated to social science at University father, Henry Ryder ’67, did to NYC, where he was hired by of Minnesota, working on a Suzi, Carrie ’00, and Steve ’01. Google in June. dissertation focused on partner Erin McKan moved to Silver Danielle Seger interviewed violence and post-traumatic Spring, Md., from Washington, with University of Illinois for a stress disorder. She also works as D.C., and began work as senior possible full-time MBA program. a graduate research assistant for academic adviser of the physician If accepted, she planned to move the family development research assistant program at George home to Illinois and start in and evaluation team at University Washington University. September. of Minnesota Extension. Chris is While working at Picatinny Meghan Fitzgerald is a entering LVH Hotel and Casino’s Arsenal, Stephanie Ingram senior account executive at a prestigious NFL handicapping Snipes earned her master’s in public relations agency and lives competition, the SuperContest, applied statistics from New Jersey in Boston with fiancé David for the second straight year. Institute of Technology in August. Almguist. They planned to wed Lindsay Dibiase Saccullo and this past October in Cape Cod. President: Kelly E. Barrows husband Eric rescued a year-old Tara Walsh and Elizabeth Rybas Fund Managers: Kelly E. Barrows, poodle mix named Bear Houston. Daly were bridesmaids. Melissa J. Spitz Shanette Leree Yao ’05 is Dana Swartz, an assistant Reunion Chair: Melissa J. Spitz development manager for a new director of the Academic Resource Web Administrator: Open website from QuickChore Corp., Center at Connecticut College, Correspondent: Eiko Suzuki based in Washington, D.C., which married Benjamin Roth (Penn 161 E. 96th St., Apt. 5D matches business owners and service State, 2006) at Martha’s Vineyard New York, NY 10128 providers with potential customers. Agricultural Society, Oct. 14, 2012. (917) 599-6672 Lafayette guests included Daniela [email protected] President: Lee M. Goldfarb DiSandro, Emily Brotman, Fund Manager: Lee M. Goldfarb Stephanie Rosman Smilowitz, Reunion Chair: Erin C. McKan Jenna Cellini Bresler, Brandon 2007 Web Administrator: Open and Kathleen Fox Hall, Melissa Correspondent: Catherine A. Hobby Spitz, Ryan Rubino ’03 and Jeremy Noll received his 123 East Market St. Stephanie Morain ’07, and professional engineering license Bethlehem, PA 18018 Michael ’05 and Kelly Foran- as well as his municipal engineer’s (973) 769-0012 Tuller ’05 (see photo online). certification in New Jersey. [email protected] Jamie Jarusiewicz received Amy McMahon started at a Ph.D. in chemistry from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer University of Southern California Center in NYC, where she is a 2006 in 2012. She is a postdoctoral pediatric nurse in critical care research fellow in the department oncology. She is engaged to Bobby Alisson Browne married Brandon of chemical biology and Reich, with plans for a wedding Kiss June 22 at the Church of therapeutics at St. Jude Children’s next fall in Stone Harbor, N.J. St. Joseph’s in Bronxville, N.Y. Research Hospital in Memphis.

FALL 2013 LAFAYETTE 107 CLASS NOTES and celebrated with numerous She works at the New York law Lieutenant Lauren Hugel Leopards. firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & returned from deployment in Lt. Lauren Hugel ’06, Jessica April married Eric McCloy, where she coordinates Afghanistan in May and was back from serving in Friedman in NYC on May 11. and prepares first-year associates. welcomed home by Kristan Lucas Afghanistan, works as Leopards who attended included She is also pursuing a master’s Dietz, Alix Kenney Holtsclaw, staff judge advocate Emily Goldberg, Allison in industrial and organizational and Kristin Rhebergen, who for Naval Air Station McGann Campbell, Jessica psychology at NYU. met her at the airport (see photo Fort Worth. Linder, Dru D’Amico, Samara Stacey Altrichter is engaged to online). Lauren moved to Texas Newman Caplan, Danielle Alexander Hoyland. She received in June, where she works as staff Fried ’06, Brooke Filewich ’07, her master’s in mathematics from judge advocate for Naval Air Betsy Feinberg, Erin Koen, and University of Delaware in 2008 Station Fort Worth. She looked TJ Maglione. and works as a systems engineer in forward to seeing Colleen Walsh Stacey Ehrlich Fine and Annapolis, Md., where she resides Cardella at her baby shower in husband Wesley welcomed their with her fiancé. August; Colleen and husband second boy, Dylan Jagger, June 12. Rachel Korn completed Marc were expecting a baby girl Big brother Liam Hunter is 2. her master’s in bioscience from in October. Suzi Ryder Webster and Drexel University and now works Chris Magee and Emily husband James welcomed a at Merck & Co. in West Point, Becher welcomed daughter daughter May 11, Madelyn Grace. Pa. She and Joseph Kesliman Dorothy Thompson, Nov. 9, Suzi is singing Madelyn the are engaged and plan a spring 2012 (see photos online). Emily Lafayette fight song and Alma wedding. is pursuing a Ph.D. in family Mater as lullabies, just like her Mark Lodato relocated to social science at University father, Henry Ryder ’67, did to NYC, where he was hired by of Minnesota, working on a Suzi, Carrie ’00, and Steve ’01. Google in June. dissertation focused on partner Erin McKan moved to Silver Danielle Seger interviewed violence and post-traumatic Spring, Md., from Washington, with University of Illinois for a stress disorder. She also works as D.C., and began work as senior possible full-time MBA program. a graduate research assistant for academic adviser of the physician If accepted, she planned to move the family development research assistant program at George home to Illinois and start in and evaluation team at University Washington University. September. of Minnesota Extension. Chris is While working at Picatinny Meghan Fitzgerald is a entering LVH Hotel and Casino’s Arsenal, Stephanie Ingram senior account executive at a prestigious NFL handicapping Snipes earned her master’s in public relations agency and lives competition, the SuperContest, applied statistics from New Jersey in Boston with fiancé David for the second straight year. Institute of Technology in August. Almguist. They planned to wed Lindsay Dibiase Saccullo and this past October in Cape Cod. President: Kelly E. Barrows husband Eric rescued a year-old Tara Walsh and Elizabeth Rybas Fund Managers: Kelly E. Barrows, poodle mix named Bear Houston. Daly were bridesmaids. Melissa J. Spitz Shanette Leree Yao ’05 is Dana Swartz, an assistant Reunion Chair: Melissa J. Spitz development manager for a new director of the Academic Resource Web Administrator: Open website from QuickChore Corp., Center at Connecticut College, Correspondent: Eiko Suzuki based in Washington, D.C., which married Benjamin Roth (Penn 161 E. 96th St., Apt. 5D matches business owners and service State, 2006) at Martha’s Vineyard New York, NY 10128 providers with potential customers. Agricultural Society, Oct. 14, 2012. (917) 599-6672 Lafayette guests included Daniela [email protected] President: Lee M. Goldfarb DiSandro, Emily Brotman, Fund Manager: Lee M. Goldfarb Stephanie Rosman Smilowitz, Reunion Chair: Erin C. McKan Jenna Cellini Bresler, Brandon 2007 Web Administrator: Open and Kathleen Fox Hall, Melissa Correspondent: Catherine A. Hobby Spitz, Ryan Rubino ’03 and Jeremy Noll received his 123 East Market St. Stephanie Morain ’07, and professional engineering license Bethlehem, PA 18018 Michael ’05 and Kelly Foran- as well as his municipal engineer’s (973) 769-0012 Tuller ’05 (see photo online). certification in New Jersey. [email protected] Jamie Jarusiewicz received Amy McMahon started at a Ph.D. in chemistry from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer University of Southern California Center in NYC, where she is a 2006 in 2012. She is a postdoctoral pediatric nurse in critical care research fellow in the department oncology. She is engaged to Bobby Alisson Browne married Brandon of chemical biology and Reich, with plans for a wedding Kiss June 22 at the Church of therapeutics at St. Jude Children’s next fall in Stone Harbor, N.J. St. Joseph’s in Bronxville, N.Y. Research Hospital in Memphis.

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Jessica Bigness Conti, Baltimore, launched her new agency, Thrive Autism Services, IN THE NEWS which provides life skills to adults with autism in Pennsylvania. Five Alumni Help Support a Community Counseling Center Jessica married Carmine Conti An informal network of alumni who give generously of their time and talent is a vital (Penn State, 2008) May 12, 2012, resource for Daemion Counseling Center, Berwyn, Pa., says Marti Magee, executive on a ship in Baltimore’s Inner director, whose daughter is Emily Magee ’10. Harbor. Carmine is employed by Morgan Stanley and serves in the The center charges clients based on what they can afford and funds its services Army National Guard. through foundation grants and private contributions. Mike Elzinga received his “The common denominator, instilled in Lafayette graduates, is the knowledge that Ph.D. in mechanical engineering it only takes one person to make a profound difference in another person’s life,” says from the California Institute of Phil Krombolz ’84, a Daemion board member. Phil, an anthropology and sociology Technology in June. graduate, owns Krombolz Sheets Insurance, West Chester, Pa., with his Also in June, Cara Hueston father, Dan Krombolz ’54. received her Ph.D. in neuroscience When Magee joined the center in 2012, Elizabeth Blake ’12 was part-time from Binghamton University. She administrative assistant. A French and psychology graduate, Blake interned started a postdoctoral position at the University College Cork, at Daemion during college and “felt strongly about the mission.” Ireland, in September. Blake, who also managed the annual campaign letters and newsletter, says she learned Lauren Appio received a to multitask at Lafayette. “As a tour guide and member of the Lafayette Ambassador Ph.D. in counseling psychology Committee, I handled open houses and ‘selling’ the Lafayette experience. The skills from Columbia University came in handy when I recruited items for a silent auction and talked with donors about in May. She is finishing her our mission.” doctoral internship at Counseling She enlisted her grandfather, Gordon E. Wright ’56, a business and economics and Psychological Services at graduate, and his wife, Mimi, to help raise funds. She also reached out to Phil Krombolz. University of California–Davis and then will begin a postdoctoral At his fi rst meeting, Krombolz met Andy Mullen ’94, a psychology graduate who residency there. holds a master’s in counseling and human relations from Villanova University. A guidance Sylvina Mullins Raver counselor at Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Mullen recently completed is finishing her Ph.D. at his board service but remains involved as an adviser. University of Maryland School Blake, now a client relationship associate at Vanguard, continues to volunteer at Daemion. of Medicine and will start a Magee was married to the late John T. Magee ’68 whose paternal grandfather postdoctoral fellowship at the is John F. Magee 1913, a Lafayette life trustee who served from 1933 to 1960. National Institute of Aging. —Sharon Sanders Her manuscript “Adolescent Cannabinoid Exposure Permanently Suppresses Cortical Oscillations in Adult Mice,” was published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. In September 2012, Sylvie was married to Charlie Raver on his family’s farm in Cumberland, Md. Lafayette alumni in the wedding party included Rhae Riegel, Jill Lambert, and Sarah Thompson. Alumni attending: Kristin Hayes ’08, Jaclyn Kushner Palmisano ’08, Lauren Steinitz ’08, Courtney Ramsdell ’08, Brad Wertheim, Mike Brown, Leigh Anne Alexander, Joe Avagliano, and Ñ Ray Conger (see photo online). Phil Krombolz ’84 (L-R), Marti Michael Jacobi married Magee P’10, Elizabeth Blake ’12, Jennie Her (University of and Gordon E. Wright ’56 at Portland), June 9 at Shawnee Inn Daemion Counseling Center and Golf Resort, Shawnee on

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Delaware, Pa. The couple resides President: Meghan J. Hargrave was a groomsman. Alumni in in Seattle. Fund Managers: Carli A. Siger, attendance: Kate Ellis ’08, Rob Ashley Lyn Posey married Matthew J. Potter Fehn, Fred Denton ’10, and Todd Cohen (Penn State), Jan. 5 in Reunion Chair: Lauren M. Fisher Meagan Regina ’10. The event The Laurel Room at Skytop Lodge, Web Administrator: Frank R. Giannelli III was made more special by the Skytop, Pa. Ashley is pursuing a [email protected] presence of Josh’s godfather, Steve degree in nursing from Neumann Correspondent: Sara Davis Bowman Whitmoyer ’85, and grandfather, University and is employed by the [email protected] Jim Dojan ’51. Jim brought the Rothman Institute. Lafayette pride when he led the John Tully married Laura group in the Alma Mater during Amanda Anderson ’09 Kendris ’08, June 22 in Sacred 2008 the couple’s rehearsal dinner. completed her Heart Roman Catholic Church, Nicole Bibeau and Myles nursing degree. West Brighton, N.Y. Laura is an President: Carolyn R. Romney Guevremont were married in account executive with Versace Fund Managers: Steven T. Roe, Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 1, 2012 (see in Manhattan. John is a vice Andrew L. Stella photo online). Victoria Kammer, president of emerging markets Reunion Chair: Amanda L. Niederauer Steven West, Rachel Ferretti, equity sales at Bank of America Web Administrator: Stefan J. McVeigh Nancy Parker, Steve Chisholm, Merrill Lynch, Manhattan. The [email protected] Matthew Kelly, Devin Canavan, newlyweds honeymooned in Correspondent: Lauren Steinitz and Samir Awuapara ’10 were in Paris and the Loire Valley in 815 JFK Blvd., Apt. 614 the wedding party. France, and Mallorca, Spain. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Amanda Anderson completed On June 5, Alisa Lando ’10 (206) 459-0687 her nursing degree and accepted a proposed to Sara Kreisel with [email protected] job in Houston, moving there with a daisy at sunset at a botanical boyfriend Amar Gujral. Amanda garden in Massachusetts (see spent a memorable two months photo online). Sara proposed 2009 in Paris. to Alisa with a ring at the New Heather Slugaski received York City Gay Pride parade Jesse Lagle and Robert Waldele, her master’s in clinical social work June 30. Others attending were Gramercy, NYC, are planning to from Boston College in May and Adam Kline-Schoder ’15, marry fall 2014. Lagle, who works accepted a position as a clinician Dan Ricken ’12, Charles with Katie Milot at The Atlantic, at Kennedy Community Health Felix ’08, and Julie Ehrlich ’11. enjoys spending time with fellow Center, Worcester, Mass. Sara has worked as a wetland Pards who live nearby: Sarah Meghan Kelly graduated from and environmental scientist at Fried, Lauren Costa, Steph NYU Stern School of Business Hatch Mott MacDonald since Sulfaro, Jaclyn Danchak, and this past May with her MBA and completing her master’s in biology Carolyn Paul. was inducted into Beta Gamma from The College of William Justin Bruce married Sigma honor society. and Mary in 2010. Alisa began Jacqueline Gowdy ’11, July 6 Corey Cattano earned his teaching at Massachusetts College in Burlington, Mass. (see photo Ph.D. in civil engineering from of Pharmacy and Health Sciences online). Groomsmen included Rob Clemson University; his thesis this fall. She graduated with a Follett and Brad Hennessy ’11. adviser was Leidy Klotz ’00. master’s in chemistry from Boston Samantha Smith ’12 was a Corey will serve as an officer College in August. bridesmaid. The couple lives in with the U.S. Naval Facilities Emily Goldman Garibaldi Waltham, Mass. Engineering Command. and husband Peter (Lehigh, 2007) On June 1 in the Philadelphia welcomed Lucille Elizabeth suburbs, Josh Hollinger married President: Arthur P. Ernst Jr. on June 20 (see photo online). Melissa Larsen (see photos online). Fund Manager: Sarah E. Maxwell Elizabeth has already proclaimed They live in Conshohocken, Pa. Reunion Chair: TarynAnn H. Barry maroon her favorite color, much to Melissa completed her master’s Web Administrator: Robert A. Follett her father’s chagrin. in urban spatial analytics and has [email protected] Rachael Magner Sandler and worked as a GIS analyst for URS Correspondent: Paul Sommers husband Jason welcomed a baby Corp. since 2010. Josh graduated 2 St. Johns Lane girl, Riley, May 10. from Temple University School Mullica Hill, NJ 08062-9654 of Podiatric Medicine this May [email protected] and started a three-year residency program at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Lauren Chepauskas ’08 was 2010 Melissa’s maid of honor and Shannon Kleinbach Nolthenius, Paul DeCamp starred as Kira Moore, and Libby Roman Benedick in Shakespeare’s Much were bridesmaids. Alex Parzych ’11 Ado About Nothing at International

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House at University of Chicago and Luna Yuan ’12 (see photo Richard Durham, an economics in June. In December, he plans online). & business and Spanish graduate to receive his religious studies DeAndre Morrow graduated with a certificate in financial master’s, with a concentration in May with a J.D. from policy and advising, completed in religion and literature, from Charleston School of Law. his Peace Corps training in A bench and garden University of Chicago Divinity Christine Caputo received a Mozambique. He will teach high were dedicated in School. J.D. from Seton Hall University school English and computer July in memory of Jen Isherwood completed School of Law in May. After technology for the next two years Brian Witkowski ’10. her master’s-level certification in sitting for the New York and New in Cuamba in Niassa Province, social psychology at Duke this Jersey bar exams, she clerks for the population 80,000. Because past spring and is now a Ph.D. Honorable Robert C. Wilson ’76. of his skills in Portuguese and candidate. She keeps in touch with Kristen Lane Murphy leadership, he was chosen from several 2010 alumni, including works at Banfield Pet Hospital 68 other Peace Corps volunteers Katelyn Scoular, Danielle in Portland, Ore., as a service in his training unit to speak on Jenkins, Amanda Pisetzner, coordinator and veterinary behalf of all of the volunteers at Janelle Thompson, and Stefanie assistant. She is camping, hiking, the Dec. 4 swearing-in at the U.S. Mircovich (see photo online). and enjoying the city with her Embassy. The U.S. Ambassador Brian Witkowski, who died in partner, Kevin, and their dogs, to Mozambique, Douglas M. July 2012, was honored by friends Fenway and Herbie. Griffiths, participated, along with and family in July on Lafayette’s Adriane Marcellus and other government officials. campus with the dedication of husband Darius Jones married Andrew Finnegan and a new memorial. Paul DeCamp, in August 2012, and moved from Arianna Bennett tied the knot Pete Coate, Kyle Fritz, Mike Eugene to Portland, Ore., in April. June 16 in Boston. Miller, Bill Stevenson, and Adriane works for Enterprise The Sports Changes Lives Gregory Wells attended. The Holdings as a training designer Foundation awarded Jared Mintz memorial bench and garden, made and developer. the Victory Scholarship. He will possible by the support of Brian’s work with struggling youth in friends, is located on the south President: Jeffrey D. Zimmer community programs to help them side of Skillman Library across Fund Managers: Teevrat Garg, raise their aspirations. During from Van Wickle Hall. Ian A.N. Stone this, he will attend University of Andrea Corpora completed Reunion Chair: Gabriel M. Rivera Ulster in Jordantown, Northern her physician assistant master’s at Web Administrator: Brandon S. Gold Ireland, and play basketball. LeMoyne College in 2012. Now [email protected] a PA-C, she works at New York Correspondent: Marie A. Garofalo President: Jacquelyn C. Gowdy Presbyterian Hospital in NYC in [email protected] Fund Managers: Christina L. Hunt, the cardiothoracic surgery unit. Amanda H. Whitbred One of her attending physicians is Reunion Chair: Rachel L. Hollander well-known surgeon and television 2011 Web Administrator: Jessica C. Aston Jennifer Cotennec ’11 personality Dr. Mehmet Oz (see Correspondent: Rebecca A. Mohler worked in the Teach for photo online). Franco Abott is a senior project (717) 405-9306 (cell) America program in Hannah Smock and Brook software engineer at Lutron [email protected] Kansas City, Mo. Estifanos ’11 were married Electronics. April 13 at Meaza Ethiopian Alec Bernstein received a Restaurant in Falls Church, Va., prestigious Fulbright award (see 2012 near Washington, D.C., where story on the Lafayette website). He Hannah has lived the past three will travel to Malaysia through an Erin McIntyre and Michael years. Lafayette alumni attending: English teaching assistantship to Sainsbury got engaged this past Best Man Nafis Hasan ’11, complete his project with David spring. Erin is pursuing her Ph.D. Franco ’11 and Rachel Ports Brandes, associate professor in applied behavior analysis at Abott, Dave ’93 and Janine of civil and environmental Caldwell College. Michael is a Care ’94 Block, Whiting engineering. business analyst with Innscor Chiu ’11, Farai Gombedza ’11, Jennifer Cotennec, a Africa, Zimbabwe. The couple Susan Grunewald ’11, Sandra psychology graduate, and Garrett plans to marry next year in Jacinto ’11, Ioana Marin ’11, Christensen became engaged. New Jersey. Derya Meral ’08, Tafadzwa Both are Teach for America Carolyn Cabrey continues her Munezvenyu ’11, Tirimba alumni, attended University of post-collegiate field hockey career, Obonyo ’09, Atu Samu ’11, Missouri–St. Louis, and worked playing in both the U.S. National Alex Sandoval, Adrian ’08 and in the Kansas City Public School Indoor Field Hockey and the Rashidah Shelton Lawson, Nick District. They plan to wed this USA Senior High Performance Stacey ’11, Austin Weidner ’12, coming summer. Field Hockey tournaments. In the latter, Carolyn competed for

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selection on the U.S. National at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Stuyvesant, N.Y., through the Team as a member of the Midwest/ Loewy in Matawan, N.J. Uncommon Schools Network. California team. Julissa Muschlitz works Kevin Doty works in After a stint in 2012 working for Accenture Federal Services. New York as a territory sales for the men’s cancer awareness After a stellar career at representative for Victaulic, organization Movember, Doug Lafayette, Levi Giese signed the world leader in pipe- Lafayette hoops Prusoff spent five months to play in the Basketball Japan joining solutions. standout Levi Giese ’13 is traveling. He returned to the U.S. League with Bambitious Nara, Three members of the playing professional earlier this year and accepted a an expansion team in the class were awarded Fulbright basketball in Japan. full-time position as Movember’s 21-team circuit. Scholarships: Erin D’Amelio, college engagement manager. Katie Piazza interns with Judge Nicole Dieterich, and Since summer 2012, Ryan Leonard Zito at the Northampton Chris Kelly. O’Neil has worked as a financial County, Pa., courthouse and adviser at Merrill Lynch in Glen planned to take the LSAT in President: Matthew J. Mezger Rock, N.J. October. In the spring, Katie Fund Managers: Taylor B. Dougherty, This past summer, Jeff Duck will teach English in Peru with Caroline J. Lang, Lucas D. Simpson began a two-year service with the ProWorld Volunteers. Reunion Chair: Ellen L. Hughes Peace Corps. Jiselle Peralta works for Web Administrator: Christopher M. Jones Brian Peacock expanded his Teach for America teaching first Correspondent: Evan R. Gooberman company, Fig Labs Inc., including grade at the Excellence Boys (609) 707-4827 (cell) a move to Austin, Texas. As CTO Charter School of Bedford [email protected] and founder of the startup, Brian leads development of its first product, FastFig, a cloud-based, online computing tool. (from page 19) In January, Sarah Welsh- [ANSWER] Problem-Solving Quotient: One Solution Huggins began a Ph.D. program in civil engineering at University of Colorado–Boulder. Her After considering 26 sources, one team proposed establishing a pilot research focuses on integrating model for India, which if successful could be applied worldwide. The plan, green building design with natural briefl y summarized here, includes vaccinating everyone with the Bacille hazard-resistant design. Calmette-Guerin vaccine at birth and performing blood tests on those Caitlin Flood entered in at-risk populations or those who show symptoms of tuberculosis. The NYU School of Law on a full model outlines costs and demographics including the fact that 2 million scholarship. Her studies in government & law and philosophy people in India have TB. It estimates that 0.17 percent of those tested concentrate on constitutional will test positive, and all efforts will be made to treat them all. and human rights law. This past Those diagnosed with TB would receive treatment based on various summer, Caitlin worked with The factors. Those susceptible to drugs would receive a daily dose of Door in NYC, providing legal isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol with direct observed services for adolescents. therapy for 8 weeks, followed by 18 weeks of either a daily or twice weekly dose of isoniazid/rifampin. Those with latent TB would receive a dose President: Matthew K. Grandon weekly for 12 weeks of isoniazid and rifapentine with direct observed Fund Managers: T.J. Bolt, Kurumi Fukushima therapy. Highly individualized treatment would be given to those with Reunion Chair: Melanie N. Cybriwsky multi-drug resistant TB, with the core treatment being fl uoroquinolone Web Administrator: Lauren E. Firth antibiotics (ofl oxacin, levofl oxacin, and moxifl oxacin), an injectable Correspondent: Sarah J. Welsh-Huggins agent (capreomycin, kanamycin, and amikacin), and direct observed (614) 216-5301 (cell) therapy. Those with extensively drug-resistant TB would receive two or [email protected] more second-line or third-line drugs—such as amoxicillin-clavulanate, clarithromycin, clofazimine, and rifabutin—for 26 months with direct 2013 observed therapy. —Members of the team included Mary Higgins ’15, biology; Brian Cantor ’15, biology; Zoe Nemerever cycled 3,805 and Victoria Corbit ’13. Corbit, a neuroscience graduate, is now in the graduate miles across the country with program at Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh. She plans to focus Bike & Build, a nonprofit that on computational and systems neuroscience, specifi cally investigating how a brain benefits affordable housing. network—the basal ganglia—functions and to eventually model it. She is working Caroline Lang works with in a lab that studies how this system is affected in Parkinson’s Disease in primates, Melissa Drennan ’12 as a and how deep brain stimulation acts as a treatment. corporate immigration paralegal

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