DREW CLASSNOTES The College of Liberal Arts

Ronald Vander Schaaf C’56, T’59 One of the most fit men in our class has September I went to Sloss Furnace, a defunct 56 [email protected] got to be Roy Haynes. He entered a 5K race steel mill, to see the dedication of a plaque Prunella (Read) Williams, Harold in Wooster, Ohio, and finished it! He finished that honors two men, Tom Redmond and “Hal” Quigley and Barbara (Young) Quigley third of the six men who were in the age-70- Jake McKenzie, who were lynched on Sloss visited Flora (Robinson) Hullstrung in and-over group. For that he received a $10 property in 1890 and 1897. In a “small August this past summer. All are doing well. gift certificate. Ruth (Schubert) Haynes world” moment, the man next to me and The late Bob Hullstrung’s cousin Garrett didn’t enter the race, but she is enjoying the I began the normal kind of conversation visited Flora for four days as well. Garrett new storage areas added to their kitchen. between two strangers. When it got around lives on Maui, Hawaii. Lynn (Swader) Monk Mary (Henck) Sharp modestly reported to children, he mentioned that his daughter Fedor is planning to move to a smaller that she and Richard have visited all 50 went to a small college in New Jersey. It facility. In the process of getting ready for states and seven continents. In August, they turned out to be Drew! And she was there! the move, she discovered her file of past went on a two-week truck tour of Russia. It So after the ceremony, I met Margaret columns for Drew Magazine. So since she is was their third visit to St. Petersburg. They “Meg” (Daniel) Nelson C’97. She majored in reading through them, it may be a while are now residing in a Quaker home in Mount a field that was not available when we were before the move happens! One problem is Laurel, New Jersey. there: anthropology. already solved, as she has a contract on her Barbra (Van Houten) Mueller and Dick My daughter Ellen’s younger son, Jonny— house with her next-door neighbor. have lived in Roxbury, New York, for 25 a solid student—started high school this Doris (Ramagli) Wright’s grandson, years. They both worked in Lakehurst, New year. Her older son, Nathan, and his wife, Johnathan Wright, graduated from the Jersey. They live on a hilly 6-acre plot, and Shelley, informed us on the Fourth of July University of Florida this past spring. Dick has rolled the mower over eight times, that a second great-grandchild is coming. I Edward “Jim” Robert C’56, T’60 still calls fortunately avoiding injury every time. have a new “best friend,” Carolyn, who lives Union, New Jersey, his hometown. He won James “Jim” Hill has much going on two doors down from me at Town Village. five terms on the city council. He and Lor- in his life. A daughter is getting married raine are celebrating their 64th anniversary. next year. He is also expecting his fifth Eleanor (Sheldon) Stearns On the day I called, Lorraine was marking great-grandchild, who will enter life in 57 [email protected] her 85th birthday. Jim and I will do the same Oklahoma. Ruth (Smith) Woody writes that she in May 2020. Jim served the Union United Dorothy “Dottie” (Simpfendorfer) Noyce and Nelson Woody T’54 are still living in Methodist Church for 26 years, then was not only is continuing with her painting, but their own home. She has been volunteering appointed a hospital chaplain for over 10 she has written one novel and is working on at the Bristol Regional Medical Center for 23 years and finished his career working as a three more! The completed novel is about years and is the Bible study teacher for her part-time manager of an apartment complex evolution, and the others are related to circle at church. She writes that her news is for 10 years. Their daughter, a teacher, lives archaeology. She also has been to Australia “nothing earth-shattering—just grateful to next door. Their son is the executive director to attend a worldwide reunion of the be up and going.” Their five grandchildren of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Simpfendorfer clan. continue to bless them. They have a New York City. William “Bill” Onderdonk reports that granddaughter who will be a senior at the Christine (Azzaro) Dreisbach sounded most everything is normal. Westminster Choir College in Princeton, wonderful when we talked. She and Frank Barbara (Simpson) Schlerf sends greetings. New Jersey, this year, and another who will Dreisbach C’52, T’55 spend many hours on As for me, Ron Vander Schaaf, after be a freshman at Furman. Their youngest their back veranda in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the lengthy fall column last year, I decided grandson is a senior in high school and enjoying the birds and other wildlife. to take a break and skip the last issue. In being recruited to play football and/or rugby

[email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 1 next year. He’s only 6’3” and 300 pounds. love to visit that part of the world, especially bank. They celebrated their 60th anniversary each of us had the opportunity to speak Belgium and traveling widely in Europe. four great-grandchildren. We all send you Keeps life interesting. Yellowstone. In the meantime, she and her this year. They travel to the Gulf Coast to avoid about whatever we wished, from work and They retired to Gloucester, Massachusetts, our deep sympathy, Walt. William “Bill” and Lorraine “Woody” husband have plans to drive to Maine and the Iowa winters. Regarding the presidential families to what Drew meant to us. Jim Mills for 10 years, then moved to Farmington Expressing surprise at 60 years’ passage, (Wood) Craven C’58 still commute to Florida eat lobster. campaigns, Elliot has asked me to specifically said it best: “It’s amazing how we can start Woods in Avon, Connecticut, two years ago Phil Lindenmyer sent a photo of himself annually, although they fly now; no more Heartfelt sympathies are extended to tell you all that Iowa is not as depicted in talking with someone we haven’t seen in to be closer to their grandchildren, Vivienne and his wife, Janet. They live in Ocala, Florida, long road trips. They love going to Florida, Johanna (Zimmerman) Wishart since her the media. years and pick up where we left off, as if no and Rhys. Don now has changed his focus in a smaller retirement home after living in but life is getting more complicated with husband, Vernon R. Wishart G’58, died in Joan “J.A.” Schneider died at the age of time had passed.” It was a very important of attention from economics to genealogy. Bonita Springs and Dunnellon. He says he their extended families calling for visits May 2019. Johanna still remains in their 88 in July 2019. Joan taught pre-primary meeting for all of us. He sends best wishes for good health and and Janet are blessed with good health and here, there and everywhere. They feel lucky housing complex but has moved to a smaller school in Keyport for nearly 40 years. After Thanks to Pete’s telephoning and happiness in the 2020s. enjoy walking, which is good for his back. to have choices and some credit card flight unit. See In Memoriam, page 26. retirement and a move to her cliff-hanging emailing, a host of classmates sent letters Because long trips “are no longer on our They remain active in their church and help miles. They have (or had) family in California, Thanks to all who sent me news—now I’d home in Highlands, New Jersey, she became and emails that were shared with all at the agenda,” Jack Dempster sent regrets rather where needed. They recently saw his old Oregon, Minnesota, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, love to hear from the rest of you! very active in her community, even serving Reunion, as well as in this column. There are than attending our Reunion. He has fond roommate, Dave Fults, and his wife, Elinor North Carolina and New Jersey. Most visits as Mrs. Santa Claus in the annual Christmas photos on the Drew website, including the memories of his four years at Drew, especially (Schupple) Fults C’62, and shared some are to Chicago, since they have several Peter Rushbrook parade. She traveled extensively abroad and traditional one on the Mead Hall front steps. June 8, 1959, “when I wore my cap and memories concerning the missing piano generations there, including a 1-year-old [email protected] was always ready for an adventure. She was Ellen (Artus) Richardson Frank lives in gown and walked down the aisle to receive caper in Baldwin Hall. great-grandchild. They have also followed the 58 I received updates from a few of our devoted to her extended family and a wide Tucson, Arizona, and says she thanks God my graduation sheepskin. Five days later, Henry “Skip” Moeller was disappointed college sports schedule of a granddaughter classmates for this issue of Drew Magazine. circle of friends. She was a dear friend to for her family. Her daughter, Ruthann, lives on June 13, 1959, I walked down the aisle to that he couldn’t get to Drew for our Reunion. who ranks nationally in discus, weight Thanks to all who submitted information. Nancy (Baier) and Walt Adams for 65 years. in Chattanooga, Tennessee; her son, Roger, marry my beloved Ellen. As we celebrate our He lives “way out in eastern Long Island and throw and shot put. (Sounds like she and Doug Lonnstrom reports that he is still She was in their wedding and was godmother lives in Simi Valley, California. He and a 60th year of graduation, I can also celebrate found the idea of entering the terrible New Ruth’s grandson should get together!) This working full time, now in his 46th year of to their son, Chris. At Joan’s request, there co-worker were recently given a patent on 60 years of wedded bliss.” The Dempsters York City traffic to be too daunting.” (We year, Bill and his son, Russ, motored to Geneva, teaching math and statistics at Siena College was no service or memorial. See In Memoriam, an adjustable valve sleeve for a rocket. Ellen have been in Venice, Florida, since 1992 and don’t blame you, Skip.) Indiana, for her Division III nationals and in upstate New York. He is also going to page 25. has four grandchildren in various stages of have never looked back. “Yes, it is doggone Jeannie (Padberg) Schmidt was glad when made a side trip to a great Civil War/ teach a pass/fail one-credit course on golf John Borden states that he still has college or graduate school with careers, for hot in the summer, but the payoff is no Pete Headley invited those of us who had to Underground Railroad historic site at history, as this is something in which he is a health issues, but at present is stable, and whom she is very proud and thankful. snow in winter.” He wished us a fantastic miss our 60th Reunion to send greetings and Ashtabula. They learned that many black bona fide expert, having written three books he is grateful for that. He promises to return Cynthia “Cindy” Harry Bedell wrote a Reunion filled with heartfelt memories, news. She wishes she could have been there. people made their way to Canada through on the subject. He has also written two other next year to write the Classnotes. letter to say she is well and living alone in with best wishes to our class. Jeannie and her husband, Steve Schmidt, that area, before the years when it was safe books: one on the presidents, and one on Llewelyn G. Pritchard, president of the her home in Palm Coast, Florida. She takes Greetings to you from Robert “Bob” were celebrating their 45th wedding anni- for them to stay in the Northern states. the JFK Jr. plane crash, which was featured Allied Arts Foundation, was given the 2019 care of her garden at her Methodist church, Dreyer, who lives in the East Bay area of versary in Denver, Colorado, where they’ve Another local highlight daytrip was to on CNN news. He has a condo in Florida, Washington state governor’s volunteer service where she used to sing in the choir and play northern California and could not attend lived since 1975. Jeannie retired in 2008, Hurley, New York, for Stone House Day, where he and his family go to beat the harsh award for arts and culture. The award was in the bell choir. Her husband, Robert “Bob” Reunion. He runs his own investment after over 30 years of teaching at Iliff School when several of America’s oldest stone winters of New York. presented at the executive mansion in Bedell T’59, died in 2004 while driving to portfolio on the internet, plays duplicate of Theology. Her life since then, however, homes (some as old as 330 years of age) are Walt and Nancy (Baier) Adams’ news is Olympia, Washington. Llew is a practicing New Jersey for Christmas. Their children are bridge two or three times a week, is an has been shaped—in ways she could never opened to the public, with street festivities mainly that Walt’s health situation is looking lawyer and an emeritus member of Helsell in New Jersey, with son John in Rockaway, officer in his local Lions Club, sings in the have imagined—much more by the medical and food available. These homes are all up, and he feels that the world will have to Fetterman, a Seattle law firm. son Peter in Denville and daughter Mary in church choir and is a lay preacher. It sounds community than by the academic, as Steve still full-time private residences. Nearby put up with him for a few more years. They As for myself, your class secretary, Peter Lake Hopatcong. Cindy sends her love and like he’s trying to live up to his Drew moniker! experiences the consequences of a very Kingston was the first capital of New York occasionally care for their grandchildren, Rushbrook—my wife, Joyce, and I still best wishes to each of you. Charlotte (Floyd) Galloway appreciates serious auto accident they had in 2001 while state, and at least one Tory was hung from but as they enter their teenage years, they vacation in Mexico for several weeks each John Carson of Point Pleasant Beach, Pete’s reaching out. She is retired from vacationing in New Mexico. A former film an apple tree in a Hurley front yard at that don’t feel they need supervision any longer. year. We are also “cruise junkies” but have not New Jersey, said he had expected to get to teaching special ed and lives in Indianapolis producer, Steve is a fighter with a grateful time. Bill and Woody have been blessed He says that the rest of the time it’s just cruised in almost a year. I guess we are due! our 60th Reunion. Instead, he attended his with her husband, Al. They don’t travel and resilient spirit; his journey of recovery with good health, a great family and some “ordinary stuff.” grandson’s wedding in Clearwater, Florida. anymore, and they miss Vermont, which has been marked by patience and persistence, Drew friends. They attended Woody’s class’ Kathryn (Smith) Mollach C’58, P’81 says Ellen M. deLalla He also sends his best to all of us. was their summer getaway. She enjoys enabling them to live a remarkably full life 60th Reunion last summer, where there she is finally slowing down a bit and that [email protected] I received a wonderful long email from gardening with native plants. in the face of serious limitations. Family were five attendees. That’s more than our her farm, Tanner Hill Herb Farm, will soon 59 Your classmates at our last Reunion Joe Cicero. He described his early Drew days Our class is honored to have Pete Headley and friends enrich their lives. They have two 60th Reunion, where Gail (Fisher) Moizeau become a hobby instead of a business. She (May 31–June 1, 2019) could hardly believe as a 1952 transfer student from Newark among those recognized with Alumni Awards. grown children (her stepchildren) and three and I were the only ones in attendance. Bill stays busy being president of her garden club, that it’s been 60 years since we walked College of Engineering. He left Drew to Pete was recognized for his continued wonderful grandsons, ages 11, 14 and 16. wonders if we might beat both of these for lecturing at her Grange and maintaining her across the back porch of Mead Hall to become a Navy aviator in the Korean War volunteerism, especially connected with Jeannie says, “Life is not easy, but it is good. our 65th in 2022? Come on, everyone, we’re many friendships, including relatives. She receive our degrees. Our Reunion weather on the USS Forrestal. He returned to Drew Drew. Pete has been the one to call and I send warm greetings and best wishes to all only in our 80s. still dreams that she is at Drew, and usually was beautiful, and so was the campus. There in 1958, after marriage to Ruth Conn, and email our classmates over the years, to former 1959 Drew classmates. Blessings, and Gail (Fisher) Moizeau wrote that she late for class! are so many new buildings, some in spots completed his bachelor’s degree. Joe highly encourage us to support Drew financially thanks for the memories!” delights in the fact that her three grand- The main news from James “Jim” Nuner where we used to walk. There’s even a paved lauds Drew’s mathematics department, and to attend our Reunions, plus he It was a pleasure and a surprise to hear daughters are thriving. The eldest is married is that he has moved from sunny New Mexico pathway across Tipple Pond! especially Dr. Charles Lytel, Dr. Bernard established the Headley Brothers Commuter from Emily (MacGregor) Scott who says and living in Missoula, Montana. She hopes to “not so sunny, but humid” Michigan. In Attending were Ken Rowe and his partner, Greenspan and Dr. Isaac Battin. Joe had Scholarship at Drew. He also is a force in that she and her husband, Jim, are getting they will be there for a few years, as she’d New Mexico, it is said that the phrase James Sawyer; our senior class president a teaching assistantship at Notre Dame his local Johnson City, Tennessee, chapter along fine in Ohio, where they live in a “SunnyWarmDryCheap” is one word. He Don Rathjens; Ron Pennimpede and his wife, University. He obtained his master’s degree of Rolling Thunder, a military veterans retirement community in Hamilton, their also thinks that Michigan is the state that Bobby; Joan (Patchen) Naab and her husband, in mathematics, then joined the faculty at organization committed to helping American hometown. They have four sons, 10 grandkids University Advancement invented winter! He moved at the urging of Geoff; James “Jim” Mills C’59, T’63; Richard the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961. In 1971, he veterans. He coordinated Wreaths Across and six great-grandkids. Emily keeps busy his children, who wanted family closer to “Dick” Kiefer; Carole (Horncastle) James completed a doctorate in mathematics at the America and has worked with the Boy with volunteering and is a member of two them as the aging process continues. He got and her husband, Richard “Dick” James University of South Carolina. He and his wife Scouts, his homeowners association and ladies groups. Jim plays in three dance bands, a new hip in 2017, but his knees still work OK, C’56, T’59; Pete Headley and his wife, have three daughters and one son—and now innumerable other organizations as well plays golf and goes to the Y every day. SUBMIT YOUR CLASSNOTES unlike the knees of some other classmates. Joan “Jodi” (Della Cerra) Headley C’60; seven grandchildren. His closing remark is as helping his neighbors by simply putting Ann (Schulz) Smiley of Wallkill, New [email protected] He is now living in a senior living community George Groom C’59, T’63 and his wife, “Thank you, Drew University!” their delivered newspapers on their porches York, who left Drew halfway through her called American House, in Rochester Hills, Sandi (Chere) Groom C’65; Dave Fults and Don Cole C’59, P’97,’02 wrote several each morning. The Volunteer Award is well sophomore year, expressed her interest in ALUMNI & PARENT COMMUNITIES Michigan. Their main task now is downsizing his wife, Elinor (Schupple) Fults C’62; and times and sent a bunch of photos showing deserved, Pete! hearing about her class and wondered if 973.408.3229 from a large three-bedroom house to a small Ellen deLalla. him and his family over the years. Don now Walt Lidman sadly reported that his wife anyone would remember her. I certainly 800.979.DREW two-bedroom apartment. No small task, as Thanks to the efforts of Jim Mills and Pete has white hair and a white beard. He and his of 42 years, Leonida Lidman, passed away in remember her from Asbury Hall and recall [email protected] many others will tell you. Headley, Drew gave our class extra meals wife, Mary (Davies) Cole C’69, G’75, P’97,’02 June 2019. She most recently worked with that she was/is a very talented artist. Ann’s Helen (Christianson) and Elliot Blackburn and private gathering rooms so we could have been married for 41 years and have two elder citizens for many years and received husband’s relative by marriage, and his brother, 36 Madison Ave. say they are both well and keep busy doing all be together for food and fellowship in sons, Alex and Peter. Don taught economics an award from the Newark City Council donated money to fund the development of Madison, NJ 07940 volunteer work: Helen at a park that is addition to the Golden Oaks Luncheon that at Drew for 41 years, as well as serving as the president for distinguished service on behalf Brothers College in its early days. She has associated with a unique Frank Lloyd Wright we shared with the Class of 1969 and prior director of Drew’s program on the European of the city’s elderly. She leaves three daughters, donated photos and additional information hotel, and Elliot at a nearby regional food classes. At our Friday evening gathering, Community for several semesters, living in a son, two stepsons, nine grandchildren and to the Drew Archives regarding Arthur Baldwin.

2 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 3 As most of us have, Robert “Bob” Stern the Army (Korea), taught grammar school, a sustained commitment to be consistently Swiss Mountains Cup in Lesin, Switzerland, and has joined a piano group whose members retired from medical practice in 2017, just became a house painter, earned a degree outré. I agree with Alice in Wonderland: in April. She mentioned having further meet once a month to play for each other. prior to his 80th birthday. He continues to in speech pathology and finally ended up a “It’s hard enough at my age to be what I European travel plans in the works, and we This helps keep them on their toes and helps have an active license to practice medicine counselor working with the mentally ill for once was; it’s impossible to be what I never hope for an update in the next issue. with performance nerves. Her husband is and volunteers at a hospital, doing research. 20 years before retiring at 75. Shortly after was.” I’ve come to the conclusion, like Mark Richard “Dick” Del Guidice and I active in environmental and climate concerns. He is now a professor emeritus of pediatrics. that, he discovered PASTELS (his caps). He Twain, that “life would be infinitely happier exchanged several emails reminiscing about Gerie (Snell) Schumann had a delightful He co-authored a peer-reviewed paper that has found his metier! if we could only be born eighty and gradually our time at Drew. He was saddened to hear visit last summer with my two daughters is in the American Journal of Physiology. He Bob Bredin and his wife now live outside approach eighteen.” about our freshman advisor George Hayward’s and me when we stopped to see her. Now DREW received the Case Western Reserve Medal Charlotte, South Carolina, in a Sun City Finally, many thanks for the kind words death and has some wonderful memories that her brief term as garden club president for Medical Innovation (the medical school’s community. “Who wooda thunk that a about the last column. Even people from of Ron Saldarini and Rocky Smith, as well is over, she is relaxing more! Last year her CONNECT highest honor) a couple of years ago. little guy with a thick Boston accent would other classes (Brenda Rhodes C’86 and Vlaicu as Drew baseball and lessons learned from touring entailed 14 gardeners traveling Beverly (Bess) Vasquez writes that she end up in South Carolina?” He keeps busy “Victor” Drilea C’62) are following us. Maybe Professor Smith and Jim Pain. to see top English gardens in Surrey, Kent IS HERE! and her husband, John, are fine after a long fighting the steady decrepitude that comes we should do Facebook. To be fair, I should Pearl (Robertson) Carlin reached me and the Cotswolds, plus the Chelsea Flower winter. They live on a golf course in Arnold, with the 80s, but finds daily exercise doesn’t say that my writing style is best described by while hunkered down watching yet another Show. Future tours are in the works. She California, which helps them play, get exercise produce the results it once did. Mark Twain the 16th-century French essayist Montaigne: blizzard at her home in Colorado, but talks to Judy (Hurdy) Swann C’64, Penny and stay relatively healthy. They have five says we really can’t “complain about grow- “I have gathered a bouquet of other men’s she still loves Colorado in the spring and (Bluhm) Seale, Diane (Cooper) Ficar, and DREW HAS A NEW ONLINE grandkids who keep them very busy. Bev and ing old. It’s a privilege denied to many.” Bob flowers and only the ribbon that binds them manages to continue her traveling. Carol Judy and Robert “Bob” Catlins C’62 from time John have become fans of soccer, water polo is active in the performing arts and writers is my own.” Also, John Fischer and Oscar (Magee) Davis celebrated her big birthday in to time. She also gets together a couple of times PLATFORM SO ALUMNI, and swimming. They do a lot of traveling, guild clubs in Sun City. He notes that his Wilde taught me the importance of having May, in the middle of selling her home and a year with Robert “Bob” Fenstermacher FAMILIES AND STUDENTS including to the University of San Diego, roles in the theatre are steadily shrinking. a good epigram at the ready. downsizing 17 years’ worth of stuff. and Ann (Clark) Jacobsen C’75 when they UC Santa Barbara and George Washington He tries to write something every day— As for myself, your class secretary, Barbara are on the Cape, and she welcomes company. CAN BUILD THEIR COMMUNITY University Law School. She adds, “May you mostly memories and short stories. Last year, Barbara (Yin) Fern (Yin) Fern, I spent my birthday on my son’s Things are still very busy here. I (Ellen THROUGH PURPOSEFUL all have a wonderful Reunion and may God he wrote and produced a Howdy Doody [email protected] portal in Placitas, New Mexico, enjoying a Earp Baker) am heavily involved with our bless you all.” show that wowed the Sun City crowd. (Does 61 2018, 2019 and 2020 will have margarita and watching the sunset. I traveled residents association, supervising over 70 CONNECTIONS. Your class secretary, Ellen deLalla, took a this qualify as an off-Broadway production?) been—or will be—important years for many with my youngest sister through Colorado committees and subcommittees, plus being on riverboat cruise on the Snake and Columbia His latest short story is titled The Importance members of the Class of 1961. The 80th and northern New Mexico, revisiting old the editorial board of our literary magazine rivers in July while learning about the of Being Silly. As you can see, he really goes in birthday is a milestone for many, and some favorites. among other activities. My husband continues fascinating places that Lewis and Clark for the heavy stuff. He hopes to see us all at have already enjoyed birthday gatherings with Until next time! to happily work full time as the medical explored. Mount St. Helens was encased in the 60th Reunion next year! former classmates and Drew connections. director of the Washington County Hospice and DREW Join via LinkedIn, clouds (Denali all over again!), but at least I Nicki Nock Ridenour wrote to say that David and June (Kamen) Cowell C’61, P’90 Ellen (Earp) Baker commutes an hour each way to Hagerstown. CONNECT Facebook or email now at was there. I sing in my church choir. I still she could not attend our last mini-reunion. attended a surprise party for David last year, 63 [email protected] We did take a break last year and had a great drewconnect.drew.edu! attend a writing class—and enjoy it, much to Her husband is now in assisted living, and held at a local restaurant with former colleagues, Hello from Maryland, and thank trip to Scotland and Iceland. my surprise, after disliking writing for years. she tries to stay nearby to support him. Lest fellow antique dealers and local politicians. you for keeping in touch. Have a great year, and I hope to hear I truly appreciate and thank you for all life become burdensome, she keeps her They both stay active with June’s interior Ellie (Temple) Crocker keeps busy from some more of you next time! your news. See, it was easy! Keep up the spirits up by attending a support group, design business and David’s antique shows. working out at the Y, tutoring, singing in good work, please. participating in Bible study, preaching Birthday greetings to all were extended the church choir and traveling. She has been Allen Hood C’65, P’92 occasionally at her church, treating herself online by Judy (Peterson) Lyons and Eddie to Morocco and was in Paris visiting a dear [email protected] Pittsburgh to Oakmont. I enjoy playing golf Carl Verrusio C’60, P’93 to pecan braid and frozen mocha at Panera Mae (Parker) Barrier, who turned 80 in friend who lives in Brussels. She was in Iceland Sad news was received by in Garden City at the local country club. [email protected] and going to church, of course. Lest we August 2018. Maxine (Idec) Eswein celebrated for a weekend and was so impressed that she 65 your class correspondent. Enjoy opera in New York City. We miss Start saving your pennies, become alarmed that she is becoming holy in Cary, North Carolina, on April 15 with all has decided to return. Her granddaughter is John Greco passed away in Harry Brand, who moved from the New 55th Reunion 60 and make plane, train, bus, and pious, she assures us that she is not— three sons and five grandchildren who visited now 15 and a freshman in high school. his sleep in July 2019. He Paltz area, where we have a second home, car, motorcycle or hitchhiking she just finds it helpful, as an octogenarian, from New Jersey and North Carolina. William “Bill” Long reports that all is was at home with a dear friend, Tommy to a senior community on the old side of 60th Reunion arrangements to get back to trust in God going forward. (Sounds like a Edward O’Brien manages to get to the gym well with Anne (Pitkin) Long and him. They Cooke, by his side. The email I received from the Hudson. We did visit Drew this summer to Madison, June 5–6, 2020, for our 60th good plan to me.) every day and was able to lose some weight have spent a lot of time with their “kids” Tommy said John was in no pain. He went to honor a friend on the alumni board who Reunion! Come, let’s take a stroll down William “Bill” Hayes traveled to Long by giving up sodas and sweets. Ed and Janet, (now 49, 51 and 54) and seven grandkids on to say, “I am blessed to have had John as received a service award. The school seems amnesia lane together. There’s nothing like Beach Island in September after a trip to his wife of 54 years, still like to get out on ages 24 to 16. Two grandkids are at North my mentor and friend. I am humbled by his to be on target for making sure new grads returning to a place that remains virtually Canada. Once again, he has experienced the water in their 25-foot Cape Dory and Carolina State, one at an area community humility, his greatness and his authenticity. are prepared for the new realities of the job unchanged to remind you of the ways dodging an early-season Florida hurricane. enjoy pursuing their ham radio activities. college, one at the University of Denver and Making a huge impression in the time he market. A lot of internships. I think you you’ve changed. The minute you step on Plans for the annual gathering of our mi- Malcolm “Mac” Hulslander and family one at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (from graced the earth, he taught me to live with would be proud of the University’s efforts the Drew campus, an odd sense of having ni-reunion group have not jelled yet, but the celebrated his 80th in June rebuilding a which another one graduated), with the compassionate reverence. Brilliant in his mind to deal with the changes in the real world slipped through the meshes of time and island is beautiful in the fall. The peripatetic nature trail at the Dummock Meeting Grounds youngest at a local high school, in 11th grade. and bright in his spirit, he possessed great economy. We were lucky to have the direction space overcomes you. Time stops, shifts and Headleys—Joan “Jodi” (Della-Cerra) and in Pennsylvania, which was built in honor Anne continues lots of retirement volunteering integrity and was not shy to express his we received when we graduated. Lilly and goes lazily into reverse. You find yourself Pete Headley C’59—attended the Major of his parents 20 years ago. Mac heard from with the Double H Ranch summer and winter valued opinion when it mattered most.” He I can only say life is great. We miss all our wondering, “Whatever happened to old League Baseball spring training camp in Osamo Takagi, who reported that he is (ski) programs (yes, she still instructs disabled quoted what John had said to him: “Don’t be Drew friends. See you at our 55th Reunion. so-and-so?” and remembering long-dormant Arizona. A foray into Nevada was also on doing well. skiing with new knees), with the Saratoga ridiculous! I lived a great life. Go live large.” So, stay well so you can meet us then.” moments from your youth. While we have the agenda. Not to be outdone, Nancy The sad news of Pete Mosher’s recent Therapeutic Equestrian Program, and with their Good advice for us all. See In Memoriam, Since retiring as president of Randolph- all taken different paths in life, no matter (Marshall) Stroh took another one of her death prompted us all to recall the Drew- local CAPTAIN community/teen homelessness page 25. Macon College, Roger “Rusty” Martin has where we’ve gone or what we’ve done, fun trips, this time to visit her son in the Howard Exchange program, of which Neal programs and shelter—which Anne and Bill Our 55th Reunion is set for June 5–6, become the executive director of the British we’ve all taken a little piece of each other Mideast. Is she running for office? Mosher, Marian (Dickinson) Fielder and actually helped start 40 years ago. Bill is still 2020. Let’s see how many of us can make it Schools and Universities Foundation in with us. The passage of time means nothing; Elaine (Norris) Verrusio C’60, P’93 still Pete were beneficiaries in 1960. Pete was practicing as a clinical psychologist, trying back to Drew. New York, a charitable foundation. He also the call of the past bridges it in an instant, putters around with her antiques. She vows included in the In Memoriam section of to find out how to retire before their kids Jon Schweiger wrote to say, “You won’t continues to write books about higher and we are as we were back then. Wouldn’t to downsize, but she still fills a large attic, a Drew Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2019 issue. do. Overall, they feel very fortunate. On a believe it but we have a new grandson in education, the most recent being Off to College: it be fun to get together and enjoy our shared basement and two garages with her inventory. Marian enjoyed her 80th birthday in sadder note, their close friend and classmate Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. Now six A Guide for Parents, University of Chicago Press. Drew experience? Also, it’s an opportunity Our panic-stricken children look around our Silver Spring, Maryland, with fellow alums Joan (Davidson) Binz passed away last spring months. For all you long-term grandparents, Your correspondent, Allen Hood C’65, to dispel rumors before they fester into facts. houses and think, “We’re going to have to Paul and Naomi “Lynn” (Chappel) Gaaserud. near St. Augustine, Florida, where she and we now have a 2-year-old, a 6-year-old and P’92, was busy most of the spring with After almost 60 years we finally heard deal with this stuff someday.” Carl Verrusio, Marvel “Kay” (Richards) Mansfield Art Binz C’60 lived for many years. See In our new 6-month-old. Some might ask what helping his wife, Kit C’65, P’92, who was not from Peter Cain. He assures us that the your secretary, never runs out of ways to celebrated her big year with travel. She went Memoriam, page 25. took so long. There is no good answer. We able to cover everything that needed to be report of his passing in the Drew Directory frustrate long-suffering Elaine. Maybe it’s with her son and family to Quebec, where Candace “Candy” Ridington continues to had a great trip to Italy, visiting the north- done in her flower gardens. The wet spring is greatly exaggerated. He checked with his my way of letting things be, or my amiable her 12-year-old grandson competed in an be a volunteer reenactor for the local historical ern lakes. Very relaxing without a lot of did not help, and a garden party for 20 people wife, Marion T. Cain C’64, and HE LIVES! obliviousness or the way I gaze at the world international ice hockey tournament. She society, portraying several historical figures. tourists. We enjoyed packing boxes for our in early August in Kit’s gardens had been After graduation he spent two years in with an unfocused eye. Whatever it is, it takes and the same grandson then went to the She is also enjoying a return to piano lessons oldest son, moving only about 5 miles from auctioned off as a church fundraiser.

4 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 5 Nonetheless, Kit and Allen finally got to up with the northern New Jersey winters their 50th wedding anniversary in July 2019 South Orange, New Jersey, and friends enjoy a lovely two weeks on Kezar Lake in anymore! Nancy retired as a registered nurse with a six-city bus tour in Canada. The trip scattered wherever. Lovell, Maine. The rest was VERY welcome. and certified diabetes educator in 2015, and included Toronto, Niagara Falls, Kingston, Carol (McElevey) Troy wrote that she and Family were with them over Labor Day Geoff is semi-retired as a software engineer Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal. It was her husband, Paul, are celebrating their 50th weekend, and old-time lake friends were for a company in Austin, Texas, and loves a return trip to Montreal, where they spent anniversary this year. Carol is retired. Paul wonderful to see and get their news. working remotely since 2001. their honeymoon 50 years prior. is also retired from the federal bench, but Geoff also reports that he enjoyed hosting Donna (Pethybridge) Katsounis writes he still serves as an arbitrator/mediator with Joyce Subjack Dwight Davies C’69, Christopher “Rory” that she and Jane (Rehfeldt) Moos visited JAMS. She says they travel to South Africa 67 [email protected] Corrigan C’72, Willard “Ben” Alexander, the Bellamy-Ferriday House in Bethlehem, regularly to visit one of their two daughters Thank you to two faithful Rich Whittaker C’69 and Tom Brown C’69 Connecticut, last summer. Martha Hall Kelly, and family. classmates who responded to my plea for in a four-day Eastern Shore men’s outing the author of the historically based novel Your class secretary, Dale Read, is now submissions! golf extravaganza in June but missed some Lilac Girls, drew inspiration from visiting the semi-retired from his work as the former Bruce Woolley has officially become a usual attendees: Mick Colella and Chris house and learning the story of Caroline president of the Specialty Sleep Association. snowbird, having recently moved into a Kersey C’71. But they are making plans for Ferriday, who came to the aid of Polish I still work on selected marketing and public Sarasota, Florida, home. At his “real” home a future outing in Savannah, Georgia, and women who had survived Ravensbrück. relations projects for clients in the mattress, in Rochester, New York, Bruce continues to we hope for updates in the next issue. The This summer Donna and Margie (Berninger) bedding and home furnishings industry. My volunteer at a local nonprofit archive and men’s outing has 40-plus years of history, Schell went camping on Cape Cod. Donna wife and I live in Annapolis, Maryland, and hangs out at his club’s pool. As Bruce noted, originally in New Jersey, and then hosted says that they have been camping together I try to be active in the Washington, D.C., lack of newsletter submissions must mean “forever” by Mickey in Hilton Head until his for over 30 years. Donna also recently had chapter of the Drew Alumni Association. A that you are all “chugging along in life” with retirement last year. Geoff’s email address is lunch with Ken Euerle C’67 and Pam visit with Merrill and Carol (Lowe) Sanderson no major drama to report. Some good news available through the alumni office, and he (Peterson) Euerle C’67. Donna also shared C’67 is in the works, so I hope to have an would be welcome. would love to hear from you! that she, Margie and Carole (Cummings) update for the next issue. If you have any Another faithful classmate, Elaine Hoffman Susan (Strandberg) Burhouse C’68, P’00 Webb are all involved in Family Promise, a information or stories to share, feel free to Ambrose, also responded. She retired over 12 shared that in late July 2019 she flew to national program helping homeless families email me. My address is at the top of the years ago from social work at the University Copenhagen to join her son and his family for by housing them a week at a time in churches. column. of Michigan. Her husband, Bob, retired from three days there. Then they embarked on a This common experience led to an interesting his career as a public policy analyst/lobbyist Disney cruise to Stockholm. Sue tells us that discussion regarding similarities and differences Jane (Dugdale) Bussard in 2016. They have become world travelers. she had not been there since the London in how the respective local programs are run 69 [email protected] Among the places Elaine mentioned were Semester 1966 with Mary Ellen (Chase) and our views on homelessness. Thank you to all who communicated. Mexico, Alaska, Russia, Romania, Hungary Jacobsen. Then they went on to Tallinn, Arnie Kotler informs us that he continues In this issue, we’ll focus on news from last and Chile! When in Moscow, Elaine and Bob St. Petersburg and Helsinki. This was her to edit nonfiction books on a freelance basis, spring’s Reunion, and next time we’ll hear asked their guide to point out the bridge fourth Disney cruise, and the family all loves from his home on Maui. By the way, it from those of us who didn’t make it. If you where our classmate Marti (Denny) Peterson them! Post-cruise, Sue went to Amsterdam for appears that Arnie traveled the farthest to didn’t get my email, I don’t have your address, C’69 Reunion group, was captured as a CIA spy in the 1970s. If a few days. She returned home in mid- our 50th Reunion at Drew in 2018. so please drop me a line. Until next time! Mead Hall steps. you haven’t already, check out her book/ August and then drove down to Disney World Tom McMullen visited Robert “Bob” Bonnie (Sturtevant) Gaeth graciously Below: C’69 Drewids memoir The Widow Spy! The Ambroses hosted to spend the week with her daughter, Sandra Horst and his wife, Linda, on the way to shared some Reunion photographs with us back on campus. a visit from Judy (Riehl) Waugh and her (Burhouse) Celauro C’00, and her kids. West Point, New York. Tom and Shelley and says, “The 50th Reunion was a well-done husband, Ian, and dog, Tuxedo, last spring. Rich Doff continues to teach at Tufts went to Alaska this summer, starting in event. I had worried that, with all the news The Ambroses also welcomed their first dental school three days a week, which Anchorage. Tom also visited with Chip of new buildings and additions, a good deal like everything about their new location and grandchild, Alfred August Ambrose, in keeps him busy. He and his wife recently Andrews and his wife, Chris, last February. of the appearance of the campus might culture. They’ve recently enjoyed trips to the December 2018. Congratulations! moved to a 55+ community in Ashland, Finally, Tom reports that the late Greg have been disrupted. But I was pleased to Holy Land and river cruises in Europe. As for your class secretary, Joyce Subjack, Massachusetts, and he says it “has worked Johnson’s daughter, Erin, and son-in-law, see that Drew has maintained its ‘Univer- Lori (McIlvin) West lives in Coronado, Bill and I are still traveling to antique shows, out great.” Burke, have a new member of the Johnson sity of the Forest’ appearance. The current California, far from everybody, but a glorious selling historical items. Well into our 70s James “Jim” Freeman reports that he clan, granddaughter Maura Hallisey Quinn, president greeted us the first day at lunch place to live just the same. now, we have cut back on the number of retired in January 2019, after 40 years of born in March 2019. and allowed quite a bit of time for Q&A, Cary and Pat (Sanislo) Campbell enjoy shows we do. In this business, there’s no teaching at Hunter College in New York City. Marty Menkin shares that his process which was meaningful. The venues for our retirement in Charlotte, North Carolina. retirement age requirement. Our third and But he further explains that “although I of retiring from medicine is now about 80 meals and meeting places were lovely and As a volunteer, Pat teaches a Bible class. last child, Bill, is engaged to be married next have retired from transmitting knowledge, in percent completed. He says it is “a bit like catered well. One of the highlights for me When not with grandchildren, Cary plays year in Saratoga, New York. Wishing you all no way am I retiring from creating knowledge.” pulling a dagger out of your head,” by which was the Golden Oaks Society luncheon on tennis and fishes, taking an annual fishing the best! Jim is steadily busy writing. He has produced I presume he means a delicate and slow process. the second day. This was for all classes who trip to Alaska. three papers so far this year, and another Jane Cee (Salny) and Glenn Redbord had been graduated 50 years or more. This Elizabeth “Betty” (Hazard) Nolte says, Dale Read is in progress right now. In June 2019, Jim celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary was truly an impressive contrast from more “Jerry and I moved to northern Virginia 68 [email protected] presented a paper and a commentary at a in London in June 2019 by attending the casual meals in tents at past Reunions.” See (near Reston) 32 years ago. We are both acceptance speech at vimeo.com/showcase/ Lewis D. “Chip” Andrews and his conference in the Netherlands. Yankees–Red Sox game at the original photos, at right. retired and enjoy lots of travel. Jerry worked 6044903. wife, Chris, have moved to Sarasota, Florida. Frederick “Rick” Fuest C’68, P’02,’08 Olympic stadium, converted for soccer, and Several others commented on the positive as a systems engineer and I was in accounting. Gloria (Clauser) Van Bree says the Reunion They have enjoyed visits from Tom McMullen and his wife, Heather, still make their home now for baseball. They then celebrated by experience they enjoyed during our 50th I mostly did taxes, as it could be full-time or was a special time: “I was delighted to see and his wife, Shelley, last March, and from in Mahwah, New Jersey. Now that Rick is going fishing in Hampshire, where Jane Cee Reunion. Thank you, Drew! part-time. I added a couple of initials—MBA those who did make it, like Pat Smith, who Helen (Croyle) Klein and her husband, Ed, retired, they enjoy spending their winters in caught the biggest trout she has ever pulled in. About herself, Bonnie writes, “My quick and CPA—along the way. We have two was my roommate London semester and last April. Chip and I had a lengthy and fun Florida and their summers on Lake Cayuga Phyllis (Rambeau) Thomas sends greetings history is that I was married the first time children who are both single and live in who I had not seen since graduation.” Gloria telephone catch-up this past July. in the Finger Lakes region of New York. from Colorado. She has lived there since at 22 and that union produced two terrific Raleigh, North Carolina. We are tournament says former classmate and Tufts graduate Geoff Barger and his wife, Nancy, They also travel. Recent trips include visits 1982 and enjoys the Rocky Mountains and daughters. After nearly 29 years of marriage, bridge players, so between that and travel to Susan Sparks was the cheerleader who got celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary to Germany and Norway. They are fortunate the weather. Currently, Phyllis has a business my first husband and I divorced. Three years see family, we keep busy.” Gloria and Leslie (Whinnem) Ravenell to in August 2018 and enjoy seeing their four to have three grandchildren living in north that assists water utilities in digitally recording later, I remarried, to the man with whom Barry Fenstermacher spent 30 years go. Leslie retired to Virginia after a career children, their spouses and eight grandkids Jersey. Last year, their daughter, Melissa, their assets in a geographic information system I’ve been married 19 years this Septem- as headmaster of the Harvey School in with the U.S. government and 20 years of (two each) as often as possible. The Bargers and son-in-law, Ken, welcomed their newest (GIS). She also teaches an online computer ber.” Both her girls and his oldest son have Katonah, New York. He has been married 37 living in Europe. left their home of 30 years in Green Pond, grandson, Mikah John Alexo. Rick also information systems course at Regis University, married and produced seven grandchildren. years to Rowena, a classics teacher. They are Linda (Calleo) and Chuck Putney have New Jersey, in 2005 for Cambridge, Maryland, remains very involved with Drew, serving a Jesuit school in Denver. Phyllis also Bonnie retired in 2015 after over 30 years now retired, enjoying eight months at their been living in Bennington, Vermont, for on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, on several committees and as vice chairman achieved a FINRA arbitrator certification in human resources. After 17 years living home in Millerton, New York, and over 40 years. They celebrated their 50th but they enjoy “bedroom rights for life,” as of the board of trustees. this year. In her spare time, she visits her outside of Chicago, in 2017 Bonnie and her four months at their home on scenic Rose wedding anniversary in Italy a week after the Green Pond house is still in the family. Carol (Cole) Gosselin and husband Joe son and his family in California, her daughter husband, Bill, moved to Hendersonville, Bay in Nova Scotia. You can watch Barry’s attending the 50th Reunion. Both are retired Geoff and Nancy just don’t have to put (Boston College Class of 1968) celebrated and her family in Texas, her hometown of Tennessee, outside of Nashville, where they June 2019 alumni achievements award but very active in their community. Chuck,

6 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 7 who took up the cello despite his visual and she treated herself to a four-day train journey and related activities, which occurred in hearing impairments, enjoys playing in a on “The Canadian” between Toronto and Washington, D.C., between August 30 and Family Album string quartet. Over the years he and Linda Vancouver. This past summer, she accompanied September 1. Kate and her husband, Joey hosted several exchange students from Asia, her father and stepmother on a cross-country Serxner, chose a unique “roadshow” approach did foster care and hosted many actors, train from California to Massachusetts. to celebrating their marriage, so after our musicians and friends in their home. Erol Ulker-Sarokhan has lived in Chatham, D.C. events, there will be gatherings in New New Jersey, since 1990 and is a urologist York City, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, Charleen Caulk practicing in Essex County, New Jersey. His where they also have clusters of friends [email protected] oldest daughter also chose the medical field and family. I will attend the New York City Greetings, everyone! It was and is becoming a gynecologist. The other event in October, when I will also see Kathy 70 good to hear from so many two daughters work in marketing in New (Hyman) Floyd C’78. of you. York City. I visit my mother in Baltimore once a 50th Reunion Linda A. Carnes is week and have also been writing, gardening, happily living in Raleigh, North Carolina, Thomas A. Brettell earned advanced working out with a trainer, mentoring sever- on a 9-acre farm, after living in Aspen, 73 degrees at Lehigh and Villanova al women, participating in two book groups Colorado. She is still globe-trotting, playing after studying chemistry at Drew. and chipping away at purging possessions C’79 enjoying golf, painting, acting, cooking and entertaining. He retired as director of the New Jersey State and organizing our home. I look forward to Reunion. Her daughter and son-in-law just bought Police forensic sciences division after 31 seeing former roommates and dear friends the half-acre home adjacent, so she is very years of service and is now a professor at Laura (Papa) Babbin, Christine (Stack) Bell Degener C’78 happy indeed. Cedar Crest College. Thomas has also taught and Jennifer Beaver in Atlantic City, New grandchildren; more Don Watson C’70, P’01 and his wife, at The College of New Jersey and at Rider Jersey, where Laura lives with her husband, Degener grandchildren; Ada (Mitchell) Watson C’75, P’01, send University. Larry Babbin C’78. We couldn’t get Robin the Degeners’ son and greetings. Don is a project manager and senior Stern in the plans for this next go-round. I grandson. administrator of special initiatives for the Robert “Bob” Zwengler hope to have updates for the next issue. Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) Ovarian Cancer C’75, P’14 Dream Team. This includes mentoring project [email protected] Tom Tani managers and managing the Emperor Science 75 Nicholas Casiello Jr. was 78 [email protected] Award, a program pairing 10th- and 11th- named to the New Jersey Law We start this update with some sad grade students with mentorships in major 45th Reunion Journal’s 2019 list of New news from this past spring. Charlie Seidel cancer centers and facilitating major science Jersey Trailblazers and was also honored as a passed away while on business in Riyadh, awards for SU2C. Dealmaker of the Year for 2019 by the same Saudi Arabia, in May 2019. Charlie was well My husband, Doug Caulk (Art Semester, publication. A practicing lawyer, Nicholas known on campus as a member of the rugby spring of 1969) and Stephen Brown, curator leads a national gaming law practice from team and always had a smile for everyone. of the Jewish Museum, have arranged to speak the Atlantic City office of his law firm, Fox He was a good friend to many of us in the to the New York Semester in Contemporary Rothschild LLP. Class of 1978. See In Memoriam, page 25. Art students this fall about George Segal’s Our 45th Reunion will be here before After graduating from Drew, Charlie eventually sculpture Abraham and Isaac: In Memory of we know it, on June 5–6, 2020. Let’s make followed his father’s footsteps for a career Ralph Scoville C’80, Chris Walsh C’80 and May 4, 1970, Kent State University, 1978–79, plans to attend. in the Central Intelligence Agency. In a Ralph Sorrentino C’83 on Long Island after which was given to the Jewish Museum. The 26-year career, he rose to the top ranks of 2019 RugbyPalooza. After May 2019 alumni rugby match: Drew Trustee Joe Noto C’95, exhibition will be up for one year, so it will Deborah Beth Yingling the Agency, with field assignments focusing A novel by Sandi Ralph Scoville C’80, Ralph Sorrentino C’83, Chris Walsh C’80, be on display in May 2020, during the 50th 77 [email protected] on the Middle East, where his fluency in the Miller C’86. Drew Trustee Greg Gordon C’92, Jason Rozger C’93, anniversary of the Kent State incident. On October 11, 2019, Don Brennan Arabic language and love of Arab culture Steve Thompson C’83, P’20 and Chip Nolet C’80. Stephen Brown and Doug will speak with was one of six highly distinguished inductees served him well. As at Drew, his personality the students about the exhibition and who were admitted to the Drew Athletic won him many friends. George Segal’s thoughts on the poignant Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place Charlie was a two-time recipient of the sculpture and how it came to be. at the Wyndham Hamilton Park Hotel in Intelligence Star for valor, the CIA equivalent Not much is new with your secretary, Florham Park, New Jersey. Don was honored of the U.S. military’s Silver Star. He retired Catherine Charleen Caulk. I “retired” from the school for his success in baseball and soccer. After from the CIA in June 2006, having earned Hay-Quigley board in Nanuet, New York, after 20 years graduation, Don pursued a career in IT, the enduring respect and admiration of his C’89 and her and was given a lovely farewell. I still hope retiring this past June after 34 years at colleagues in the Agency. After his retirement, husband, James. to attend meetings, as I miss everyone, but as Cigna. He also served as a volunteer coach Charlie continued to work as a consultant in people have said, now I can leave whenever in the youth soccer, basketball and baseball a wide range of private sector projects in the I want! programs in his town and was an assistant Middle East. Remember, our 50th Reunion is less than coach for four years at the high school level. Charlie is survived by his loving wife of a year away, coming up on June 5–6, 2020! Don and his wife, Lori (LeBlanc) Brennan, 37 years, Mary; by his children, Charlie (wife If you want to join Karen (Nelson) Lawrence celebrated 41 years of marriage this year. Tamsin), Matthew and Christine; and by his and Paul Dezendorf and me on the committee They met weeks into their freshman year. brother John L. Seidel C’76 (wife Liz) and to help out, let me know or contact the Lori transferred out after that year, but they his sister Anne (Seidel) Overington (husband Alumni House. Judging from my high school stayed together. They have a daughter who Brian). He will be deeply missed by all who reunion, it is something not to miss. The was married in 2017 and a son who is also knew him. memories are golden. Keep in touch! out on his own. Craig Stanford spent his summer working Don was at Drew for Reunion in June in South Africa and Mexico, where he is on David Green 2019 to see Lou Eccleston C’79, a fellow the boards of environmental foundations and [email protected] baseball player, receive an alumni involved in wildlife conservation projects. 72 Catherine Turrill Lupi retired achievement award. He was lucky enough to fracture his ankle from the art department of California State Since your class secretary, Deborah Beth only after returning home. His daughter, University, Sacramento in 2016 as professor Yingling, retired effective June 1, there has Gaelen, is a second-year resident in head and emerita and is enjoying retirement. She has been a whirlwind of activity. We had a trip neck surgery at UC San Francisco. His son, Ileana and Emilio Cordova C’90 in Costa Rica. Bryon Backenson, Mark McKinney, Nick DiGiovanni and David recently spoken at scholarly conferences in to Los Angeles and have spent time babysitting Adam, just graduated from Stanford. Sizemore, all C’90, and the epic pizza. Jean Marie (Madorran) Harner, Florence, Italy, and in Toronto, Canada. our granddaughter, who turned 1 this summer. Joanna Mauer retired from appellate Jeanette Moreau and Jackie (Pizanie) Returning home from the second conference, We also organized our daughter Kate’s wedding public defender work and returned to “[her] Barth, all C’92.

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Mai-Len Kennedy C’09 and her fiance.

Livia Rose Merves on an early tour of The Forest.

Sarah Marchitto C’02, David Lee C’02, Arlene Ovalle-Child C’03 and Chris Child C’03.

The Adamson-Sciacca Wedding Tory (Camp) Walker C’08 and Ian Pokras From left: Sally (Cadwgan) Bronson C’00, Grace (Leu) Lai C’00, Cynthia (Chin) Huang C’99, Deb Heimel Walker at their wedding. C’00; bride Karen Adamson C’00 with groom John Sciacca; Janet Wong C’00, Robin Mills C’00, Jeremy From left: Dan Ilaria, Brian Nell, Pat Aylward and J.D. Urbach, all C’97. Stanton C’99.

Katy Fitzpatrick Shedlock C’08 at ordination with Bishop Stanovsky and Kevin Hagan C’98 and his kids in Cape May. Ben Shedlock C’09. Evie with her parents, Stephanie Rice Moreland Dawn Digrius Smith C’99 C’08 and Jeremy Moreland. and Robert Smith. Kate Grehl C’09 attending NYU Stern. Kimberly Engan C’00 and Jason Greenberg.

Artist Rachel Cohen C’12.

Drew friends at Bobby Clackner’s wedding, from left: Ryan Eisner C’09, William McGuigan C’09, Nelson Albino C’09, Bobby Clackner C’09 (groom), Erika Mullin and Gerard Mullin C’09.

The Mulligan-Sayers Wedding Katie Mulligan C’09, bride, and Jeff Sayers C’08, groom. Guests, from left: Mike Sayers C’10, Jaclyn Sayers Greg Morgan C’00 with Lisa, C’13, Alex Degernes C’09, Kate (Napolitano) Degernes C’09, G’10, Meaghan (Bratichack) Goldstein C’09, Dawn Digrius Smith C’99. big brother Cole and baby Crew. Dan Koterba C’10, Aidan Ehrenberg C’09, G’10, Mike Riccardi C’09, Cara Scheibling C’10, Mark Monroe C’09, Colette Riccardi and Matt Guido.

10 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 11 first love, choreography, which [she] never he said, “I fell in love all over again.” After and head of public finance at Fitch a couple really fully left.” Joanna added, “In this living in their former home for 32 years, Bob of years ago, after 27 years. Both JJ and Ed Family Album Joe Grosso’s beautiful and often messy and tragic world of and his wife moved into a newly constructed are entrepreneurs, having founded multiple [C’15] dog, Ella. ours, it seems more important than ever to home in Yardley, Pennsylvania, about 10 companies. All three proudly shared pictures make and experience art.” She cited a cherished minutes from their old home. “We could not of their children. Drew dance performance memory from 1975, be happier living in a home where everything Nora Boyer celebrated with us, and her in which she and Nancy Hutchinson-Dunn is new, including the furniture. Preparing to husband, Dan Boyer C’69, was also there for C’76, Paul Birgy C’76, Carol Britten, Leslie move after 32 years was stressful and tiresome, his 50th Reunion. She retired from Dalton Raff C’77 and John Parton C’73 performed, but it was all worth it in the end.” a while back and is now working at Drew. while Glenn Kavens did lighting, Bambi Class scribe Tom Tani and his wife, Christine, Freddi Sylvester Dempsey and John “Jack” Stoll did costumes, and the incomparable and son, Philip, took a summer trip to Dempsey C’78 reside in Branchburg, New George Eberhardt did sound. Chicago in August, where they enjoyed the Jersey. They shared news of their three James “Jim” Miller retired and moved to sights and legendary Chicago delicacies like daughters while enjoying the day. Kelli is Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. deep dish pizza and the Chicago hot dog! engaged to be married in September 2020, Sabrina Fruci He said he’s “been [there] a few months and They also got together for brunch with Paul Allison just graduated from Rowan University C’15 in the [he’s] just chilling with [his] wife, Claudia, and Marla (Friedman) Boren, who were with a BFA, and Shannon is a Drew freshman, Columbus and cats Dino (16 years old) and Tyger (4 visiting their sons and families in Chicago. having started this fall—our legacy continues! Day parade, Shannon LaFrano months old).” Jim said he’s getting back into Tom also noted that Philip is entering his Queen Richardson-Beeck and her husband, NYC. C’15 working at playing music and doing some writing and junior year at Stevens Institute. Philip is Tim, also attended Reunion. She got an MBA Future doctor Zack Bakun C’15. Condé Nast. recording. He enjoys catching up with old hoping to graduate a year early, and to that in 2016 from the University of Phoenix and friends, keeping up with his seven grandkids end, he took a psychology course at Drew is in the accounting and finance division at and having a great time enjoying the to get some additional credits. While that AdvanSix in Parsippany, New Jersey, bringing countryside and the antique shops. makes him technically a “2.5 percent” Drew years of experience in the field. Drewids at Delia Barr’s wedding, from left: April Golden Ann (Patrick) and Rich Degener report alum, Tom told Philip not to worry about Sherry Harris sends her regards. She Jacob C’10, Stef Rutkowski C’10, Elizabeth “Lizz” Law C’10, news of a fifth grandchild on the way. getting any annual fund drive letters. Tom moved to North Carolina from New York G’11, bride Delia Barr C’10, Marnie Valdivia C’10, Kelly Their youngest daughter, Elizabeth, and her has him covered! City to care for her parents and launch her Anderson C’08, Christine Beckhusen C’10, Nathan Hoffman husband, Josh, are expecting right around Until the next issue! consulting company in the Raleigh-Durham C’10, Anastasia “Stacie” Brown C’11. Christmas, and they “couldn’t be happier.” area after a corporate career in entertainment Ann thanked Rick Crawford for stopping JoAnn Keatz and hospitality. She recently danced the night by at their Enfin Farms Breadstand. Ann 79 [email protected] away with fellow Drewids Sara (Helmrich) and Rich said they would love to see any We had about 15 classmates at our Bartok and Susan (Kohler) Reed at Sara’s classmates who’d care to stop by at Enfin 40th Reunion in June, including some we daughter’s wedding. Sara and her husband, Farms on Sunset Boulevard in Cape May. See haven’t seen in years. See photos, page 9. Mark, live in Midlothian, Virginia, where photos, page 9. We saw Gary Schneiderman, who lives Sara runs a dog training service. Susan is Debra Bass C’78, G’90,’02 completed her near me in Verona, New Jersey. He’s married director of programs at Eisenhower Fellowships Katherine Luby C’12 and her fiance, fifth book this summer: Lessons From the Bible, with children and happy in his dental practice in the greater Philadelphia area and lives in Corey Dwyer. Volume 1: Genesis–Malachi. It will be out by that he shares with his brother. New Jersey with her husband, John. December. Jeff Cohen shared that being on the sun- There were a few friends from the “Reunion Dennis Wanless published a book in drenched sidelines, watching a rugby match Regulars Club” who know how to have fun, September titled Drinking Water Treatment: with Tom Tani C’78 as referee and Chris like Scott “Scottie” Aman C’74 celebrating Principles and Insights. His time at Drew is Walsh C’80 still cranking it after all these his 45th, Ed Golinowski C’75 and Harry Katherine Luby C’12, Danielle (Barber) McCann mentioned on the back cover. He quips that years, was a great reminder of how Drew Litwack C’71. This summer I enjoyed the C’12 and Victoria Ault C’12, G’14. the book “only took two and a half years to launched our lives and not just our careers. gracious hospitality of Sandra (Ruth) Craig write, but 35 years to research” and adds He felt that as time passes, connections can “down the shore” in Stone Harbor. Sandra that he couldn’t have completed the project fade—and a sure way to prevent that is to holds court, literally, as a judge in the workers’ “but for learning to work harder at Drew come back to The Forest. compensation court in the Philly area. Ben Schaefer years ago.” Dennis says the book is available Congratulations to two among us who As for myself, JoAnn Keatz, I call leafy C’15 and his cat, Enjoying The Forest at Reunion: Samantha Weckesser C’15, Mike Connors, Genesis Hernandez C’15, through his website, denniswanless.com, received Alumni Awards, each imparting Lincoln Park, New Jersey, home. I serve as Cascara. Mike Sedaille C’15, Tori Veninata C’15, Michael Mondelli C’15, Sam Zorn C’15 and Kevin Millan C’15. and is intended for both water novices and equal measures of humor and inspiration. Montclair State University’s director of water professionals. Although a psychology Lou Eccleston won for achievement in development, raising funds for scholarships major, he credits professor Siebert with business. He was joined by his wonderful and programs, reminding me of how we all urging him to pursue chemistry. wife, Joan Albanese C’78, and their family came together. I’m Aunt JoAnn by love to Jeff Sheldon is still living in Alexandria, and friends, including their grandson Louie, Farhanna (Balgahoom) Sayegh’s [C’04] little Virginia, and practicing communications the essence of joy! Lou continues to make ones. My other passion is Latin and ballroom law in Washington, D.C. He said, “I always his mark as a change agent and leader, now dancing. I’d truly dance all day if someone would credit Dr. Frank Wolf for introducing me to CEO at TMX Group. Steve Casey won for pay me to! Tango, cha-cha or waltz, anyone? what has been a fun career through his senior achievement in the sciences. Steve is a seminar on the politics of broadcast regulation.” distinguished professor and chair of Chris Walsh Jeff and his wife, Sharon, have two grown mathematics and statistics at American [email protected] kids: Ryan, who lives in Rockville, Maryland, University. He was accompanied by his Frequent readers of this and will be getting married this fall, and brother. 80 space will know that I see Jessica, who is married and lives in Newport Oona Stieglitz C’79 and her husband, Lee many Drewids on a regular News, Virginia. Jeff isn’t sure when he will Arbetman, have twin daughters, Amy and 40th Reunion basis. In the time since the officially retire but knows it will be to North Gwen, who are now seniors in high school. last issue of this publication, I seem to have Carolina because he recently bought a lakefront Oona was at the Alumni Awards, and it was seen more alumni than usual, partly due Clockwise from left: home there. also great to visit with Fred Hrinuk, who is to attending Reunion. But before I relate Mimi Leiter’s [C’15] cats, Lilah and Glacier National Park; Robert “Bob” Nemeroff and his wife in touch with Bob Wilson C’81. who I’ve seen and what has been going on Kristoff. Grand Teton National have had an eventful year. His daughter, The mighty trio of John “JJ” Roth, Rich with the Drewids I’ve recently encountered, a C’15 wedding: Kelsey (Shannon) and Gupreet Singh. Park; approach to Julie, gave birth to their first grandchild, Raphael and Ed Szamborski continue to word from our sponsor: our 40th Reunion is Grand Teton National a girl, Lana Jade Friedman, in April. When asked stay in touch and united in The Forest for fast approaching! We will be celebrating the Park by Julien Hryshko C’19. how he reacted to becoming a grandfather, Reunion. Rich retired as managing director weekend of June 5–6, 2020, two weeks after

12 Drew University I drew.edu/magazine [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 13 Memorial Day. In some ways, 1980 seems their children and grandson, Louis. Steve D. Elmo “Gabe” Gonzales C’89, Elkan “Dan” I hope to see you all next spring at our Our 35th Reunion will take place in The With our son in his third year at Trinity like it was long ago, but more often the time Casey C’79, also from our era, was recognized Sanders C’89, Grant Waterson C’86, Jennifer 40th Reunion. Meanwhile, drop me a line. Forest, June 5–6, 2020. College and our daughter in her first semester seems to have passed in the blink of an eye. for achievement in science. In addition, Ben Garrett C’83, Emmanuel Brooks Ticzon C’09 Let me know what you’re up to, using my at Syracuse University, my husband Mark The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations Davol C’82 was posthumously recognized with Monkey Shoulders, Kevin Mahaffey C’82, email address at the top of the column, or Sandra Miller and I (Sandra “Sandi” Miller) are officially has already started planning a great weekend for achievement in liberal arts, his award Judy (Delson) Rosen C’82 and Rich Rosen through the Drew alumni office. 86 [email protected] empty nesters. I am launching my memoir, with many fun events (including the Umptyninth being accepted by his daughter Emily. C’81, Steve Southworth C’82, Lauri Every Lisa McCourt recently launched Trove: A Woman’s Search for Truth and Buried Annual Soc Deacon Memorial Alumni Match), In the audience, watching these and other C’82, and our president, Mary Ann Baenninger, Amy P. Introcaso-Davis is an the Love Shack, a live-event forum where Treasure, in fall of 2019, doing book-related but send me your suggestions or—better yet— distinguished alumni accept their honors, who gave her wholehearted support to the 82 executive producer and casting she connects authors and workshop leaders events in several New England states and become involved yourself and help plan our were many schoolmates: Ken Cole G’81 and Drew rugby community. See photos, page 9. director. She has overseen the sharing love-based wisdom with her tribe beyond. I hope to connect with some fellow Reunion. I’ll be contacting many of you one his wife, Rosemarie Collingswood-Cole G’00, Later that day, I ran into Ken Siegel C’83 development of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy of South Floridian seekers. Sometimes the Drewids along the way. See photo, page 9. way or another, but you can email me; my P’00, Mike Perillo, Don Brennan, Theodore (who generously shared some pizza from and the Housewives franchise, among others. presenters appear in person, and sometimes Thanks for staying in touch. address is at the top of this column. “Ted” Dolan C’77, John Gilrain C’79, Bob one of the many food trucks on hand), Larry In July 2019, Evelyn “Lynn” Harris Schwartz she Skypes or Zooms them in. Any Drewids in Forty years ago we were in our second- Skoblar C’76, Andy Rupp, Bill Ehlers C’82, “The Big Guy” Rosensweig C’77, Oona was chosen as chief advancement officer of the area are invited to join the monthly events, Forrest Shue to-last semester at Drew, some of us taking Steve (Loader) Thompson C’83, P’20, Kevin Stieglitz C’79 and Marie (Del Busto) McCabe Women’s Way, a gender equity nonprofit which can be found at lisamccourt.com. 87 [email protected] only a few interesting elective courses, Barney C’83 and his wife, Tracey (both of C’83, P’12. After the gala dinner (which in the greater Philadelphia region. Lynn David Chast and his wife, Marsha Klein- Bruce Astrachan was the first to others (ahem) overloading on courses so we whom who somehow made it to New Jersey included some lobster tails), the celebrating was formerly the director of philanthropic Chast, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, reply to my email this summer, requesting could graduate on time because our parents even though I-95 was closed in Connecticut), and reminiscing continued in The Class of partnerships for Penn Medicine and served and have four children. Their oldest son news from the Class of 1987. He’s living in said they weren’t paying for one day beyond Michael Johnston C’82, Rich Lefler and more. 1980 Pub. as director of development at the Jewish graduated from Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania with his teenage sons, May 17, 1980. Immediately following the awards Who did we miss? Well, lots of people, but Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Temple May and recently moved into his own place. Max and Sid, and is working as senior counsel It was a little weird being on campus ceremony was one of the highlights of the some who were mentioned were Anthony University and The Washington Institute. Their second is entering his senior year at at Retail Business Services in Carlisle, without our friends from the Class of 1979— weekend, the Soc Deacon Memorial Alumni “Tony” Buttacavoli C’82, Rich Fisch C’77 Penn State. Their third is a freshman at Pennsylvania, providing legal support to but it was perhaps weirder still to be on Match. As often happens these days, there and, of course, many people who would be Susan Apter Quinnipiac University. And their fourth, a grocery retailers. campus with some friends from the Class of were more spectators than players, but our celebrating an anniversary year, like Chuck 83 [email protected] high school sophomore, is happy to finally Derrick McQueen completed a doctorate 1978 (John Dean C’78) and even 1977 (Pete numbers were augmented by the Morris Redfern C’79, Karen (Nicholson) Kaigh Christine (Carpenter) Cullen and have his own room. The family recently in homiletics and New Testament at Union Steyn C’77) who were my first props when Masters, and we were able to play 15 on C’79, Lisa S. Baldwin C’79, Larry Babbin her husband, Michael, reside in Madison, enjoyed a great vacation together at Myrtle Theological Seminary, New York City, in I started playing hooker for DRFC. When 15, with a few subs. We also had several C’79 and Paula Bruttomesso C’79—but New Jersey, and are the parents of two sons, Beach. David and Marsha also visited Cuba 2016. He is now assistant director and I arrived at Drew on Friday evening for player-spectators—those being people who none more than Ben Davol. ages 25 (Seton Hall ’16) and 23 (Montclair last March. While talking to a New Jersey– visiting professor at Columbia University’s Reunion weekend and walked into Ehinger were ostensibly players but were actually A few weeks ago, I had dinner in New State ’18). Christine spent 20 years at MetLife based EMT instructor in a training class, Center on African-American Religion, Sexual Center (formerly University Center), the first spectators on the pitch. The score, as always, York with Mickey Green, Charles “Chuck” in group life insurance implementation and David found that the instructor knows Politics & Social Justice. He also serves as people I encountered were my old lacrosse was irrelevant (although my team won). We Dooley C’78, who was in for a visit from recently joined New York Life in the group David’s former quad-mate Ben Mazza, pastor at the historic St. James Presbyterian teammate, Bob (“The Beast”) Wilson C’79, had numerous alumni and several current the Pacific Northwest, Mickey’s mom and annuities unit located in Jersey City. with whom David would like to reconnect. Church in Harlem, where he was recently who practices medicine in Pennsylvania, DRFC members on the pitch, including John Chuck’s brother. Mick and Chuck had made Nearby is Maryanne (Melloan) Woods, Dan Chiariello C’86, P’22 is still consulting visited by fellow Drewids Maria Gillen and and Fred Hrinuk C’79, who was a fellow Stobierski C’82, Paul Cortellesi C’84, Ralph a road trip up to the University of New who lives in Morristown, New Jersey, with at SiriusXM while his wife, Lisa (Lemery) Lisa Siegmann C’88. London Semester student during the fall of Sorrentino C’83, Greg Gordon C’92, Joe Hampshire to visit Dave Mortensen C’78. her family. Maryanne is a writer whose first Chiariello C’86, P’22, is at Rutgers Cooperative Anna (Lisowski) DeGiusti keeps busy ’78. Bob and I spent some time talking about Noto C’95, Bob Joyce C’82 (for a few minutes), Tom Keoughan C’81 held his regular novel (a young adult mystery titled Lazarus) Extension. Their younger son, Jared, is a doing contract paralegal work in sunny our teammates on the lacrosse pitch, and Mickey Green C’79, Daniel Povzhitkov Spring Soiree in Hoboken, which was attended will be published next summer. She also sophomore at Drew. Their older son, David, coastal North Carolina and artwork through Fred and I reminisced about that magical C’11, Steve Margolis C’82, John Veleber by many of those listed above as well as develops musicals in New York City as a continues to work on his art career. Dan is Lemonsurf Art (check out her Facebook time in London. C’91, a newbie to the alumni match (as best Nick Ungaro C’83 and Dopuig Walsh librettist member of the BMI Lehman Engel having a wonderful time as a councilman and page). Her son is stationed in Texas with That evening I also saw Mike Perillo I can recall), Frank “Bock” Moyes C’92, Joe (London Semester fall 1979). Janis Baldassari Musical Theater Workshop. finds it to be a great learning experience. He the Army after two tours in South Korea. C’77 and Don Brennan C’77, who were Somerville III C’89 and Chris Walsh, plus C’81 was in attendance at this event, too. Anthony “Tony” Trama and his wife, enjoys being part of the decision process and Her daughter is expecting a second child. roommates our freshman year in Hurst 34, a surprise: player John Wiman C’84. Tom Ask her about her encounter with James Deidre, live in Cranford, New Jersey, and appreciates the many interactions with the “Ski” wanted to let us all know that if any where I hung out an inordinate amount of Tani C’78 provided adult supervision as Gandolfini. Soon after his party, Tom flew became first-time grandparents to Aria Grace public, as well as municipal employees. Dan Drewids come to the Wilmington, North time. Mike and Don recounted some of the usual, reffing the match with skill, aplomb across the pond to worship at various whisky in July 2019. Tony is traveling the globe on looks forward to collaborating with Cathy Carolina, area, she’s more than happy to hilarious pranks they pulled on faculty, staff and good humor. A current Men’s Club altars in Scotland. behalf of IBM, managing global sales in the (Zbyszynski) Brennan and participating in the share the best restaurants and hot spots. and schoolmates. They were in New Jersey player, Angad Singh C’20, was awarded Man Steve Thompson threw his last Thompson data security portfolio. He’s also in his 12th Social Impact, Education, Law & Government Karen Hunter is now a programming primarily to attend the next day’s Alumni of the Match honors for scoring a try after a Family Party (aka Loadstock) at the place season as a Motorcycle Safety Foundation career community of Drew’s Launch program. consultant for SiriusXM. She also hosts a Achievement Awards. Unfortunately, we do blazing run down the sideline, thus denying he’s called home for many years. There certified RiderCoach, bringing new riders Brenda Rhodes is now an employee at daily talk show on Urban View, Channel not currently have a category of “exceptional Joe Somerville the coveted accolade. Angad was a very large Drew contingent there, into motorcycling. He teaches for Fairleigh Genesys, after contracting there for over 126, 3–6 p.m. Eastern time. Urban View is achievement in pranks,” otherwise they’d took temporary possession of the Deacon too. Again, many of the people already Dickinson University’s motorcycle safety four years. She continues running her now one of the most listened-to channels on already be inductees. Don is being inducted Cup, as has become the tradition. mentioned were in attendance as well as program on the Hackensack campus. nonprofit Simple Needs GA, which has been SiriusXM. into the Drew Athletic Hall of Fame this fall Post-match we remembered those from Tony Buttacavoli, Jimmy Nic and his wife, Cliford “Cliff” Gerstman was pleased to helping the needy in Cobb County, Georgia, Mike Pavlick was recently named volunteer for his accomplishments on the soccer field the Drew Rugby community who have Elizabeth; Andrew Thompson C’20; Danielle have been instrumental in getting one of his for almost 10 years. Brenda encourages her of the year by the Pennsylvania West Soccer and baseball diamond. passed away since our last Reunion: Frank Ring C’90 with her husband, Justin, and son inner-city students accepted to Harvard—a classmates to check out simpleneedsga.org Association for his contributions as president Others on hand Friday evening were Brady C’75, Charlie Seidel C’78, Ben Davol Reid; Edith (Wolf) Marucci C’86 and Anthony goal of his for over 20 years, for which three and consider a donation to the organization. of Steel Valley Soccer Club over the last 10 perennial attendees Richard “Scott” Amann C’82, Dominick Cannavo C’81, Frank “Tony” Marucci C’85; Gary Castelle C’82; prior students tried and were not accepted. She attended the Reunion in 2019 and years (and coach, referee, grass cutter, etc.). C’74, Ed Golinowski C’75, Jeff King C’72, Shitemi C’83 and Toni (Koch) Kampf C’05. and Gilbert Morris C’82. He was honored to receive the Teacher of enjoyed seeing friends from surrounding His two daughters, Meghan and Veronica, JoAnn Keatz C’79 and Joe Somerville C’89. There were some surprises on the sidelines Andy Rupp and his wife, Rosie, hosted a the Year award from Santa Ana (California) class years. She bumped into a few C’86-ers play club and high school soccer, while Joe had just arrived from Europe, a leg of his too: Mark Andrews, Steve “G the G” George dinner attended by Lisa (King) Nolet C’84 Unified School District as a science educator. in the pub, including Kevin Bodnar, and his wife, Kim, is viscerally opposed to the world tour of rugby, so he could commune and Dan McCabe were on campus for the and Chip Nolet; Ric Freedman and his wife, saw Grant Waterson at the rugby field. unrestrained proliferation of SSS (stinky with alumni and also try to become the first first time in many years. While Mark has Isabelle; Michael Ravensbergen and his Lidia E. Soto-Harmon was Anne A. Nadel-Walbridge C’86, P’17 soccer stuff) in the house. Mike also serves person ever to earn two Man of the Match something of an excuse, living in Florida, wife, Anna; Doug Walsh; and my wife, Ruth, honored in 2018 by the Fairfax writes that over two years ago, she and her as president of the Munhall Borough Parks designations in the alumni rugby match. Steve and Dan still live in New Jersey, so and me. Since politics was a verboten topic County (Virginia) Commission husband, Tommy, moved to her family home and Recreation board and is a director of the (More on that later.) they should be able to make next year’s of conversation, we spent most of our time 85 on Women. She also received in Schooley’s Mountain, New Jersey, to look Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. His paying Saturday morning started somewhat ear- Reunion. Others on the sidelines were talking about all of you. a 2018 Walker’s Legacy after her mother at the end of life. Anne is now job, though, is as an attorney at K&L Gates lier than most of us were used to when we Charles “Chip” Nolet, Greg Leuser C’77, I had a beer or two with Ron Reede C’81 35th Reunion women in business and at Drew working on a master’s and putting LLP, where he focuses his practice on labor, lived on campus. We attended the Alumni Nick Canan C’13, Jonathan Taub C’85, Erik and William “Bill” Landis III C’85 in civic leadership award. Since 2010, she has many years of writing to use in her donor employment and workplace safety. Achievement Awards ceremony. Lou Eccleston “Moon” Lutzker C’82, Yu Zhe “Steve” Qiu Manhattan this summer. All three of us served as the CEO of the largest Girl Scout relations job. She says Drew is as wonderful Dave Bandas got remarried last year. His C’79 was recognized for achievement in C’18, Craig Martin C’84, Jimmy Nicholson work in Wall Street–type jobs. Bill is the council in the country, covering the District as ever, and learning means so much more as awesome new wife, Shelly, has an energetic business; he’s CEO of the company that C’83, Tom Keoughan C’81, John Passaro new chairman of the board of trustees for of Columbia and 25 counties in Maryland, an adult. She won a fellowship last semester. She 6-year-old son, Edwin, whom Dave has owns the Toronto Stock Exchange. Lou was C’91, Leon Williams C’82, Bob Muir C’83, Drew. I wonder what Jane Newman would Virginia and West Virginia. Lidia is married and Tommy recently adopted a pit bull who was adopted. Dave’s daughter Chloe recently had there with his wife, Joan Albanese C’78, and Mike Stern T’84, Rick Rubenstein C’82, think about that. and has two adult, bilingual children. orphaned in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. a son, and so Dave became a grandfather

14 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 15 pretty much at the same time. He reported Mary’s daughter Kathleen is a junior at of the year and the North Jersey regional Recently, Bryon Backenson, Mark Karen O. Sykes took over the care of Josie Rita King, in May 2019. that, yes, he’s tired! (Dave—I feel your pain, Catholic University, and her son Peter is superintendent of the year for 2019. McKinney, Nick DiGiovanni and David newly retired equine Minnie from Michele Christian “Clara” (Schaeffer) Fowler as I have a 9-year-old daughter and a 7-year- a freshman at Notre Dame. Her youngest, Sizemore rallied the troops at Nick’s house K. McQueen C’16. Michele competed in the was named director of the medical research old son, so I’m tired a lot, too.) Dave still lives Christine, is a junior in high school and Susanne (Levsen) Reardon in central Jersey. They hung out at Nick’s Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s library at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in very happily in Richmond, Virginia, the wants to attend “a super big school.” Mary 89 [email protected] pool, caught up on each other’s lives, and eighth annual Alumni Tournament of Houston this fall. cultural vortex of the South, and co-owns a loves teaching eighth-grade math in Roselle, Catherine Hay-Quigley then went out for dinner and collectively Champions on June 2, 2019, winning the high-end stereo store called Audio Exchange. New Jersey. She and her husband, Joe, have married her best friend, James Quigley, in made a 30-inch pizza disappear. It was the Sandra Sayre Alumni Flat Class. Drew Hall Dawn Pirozzi Maxemow The store is over 41 years old, and Dave been married for 26 years. June 2019 at the Prospect Park Boat House first time in three years that the whole of Famer Sandra Sayre C’94 presented the 93 [email protected] actually worked there during his Drew Speaking of daughters of classmates, Rich and Audubon Center in Brooklyn, New York. group was able to get together. See photo, trophy to Michele, who won the class riding Don Enright was elected president summers. He bought into the store after a Palazzo P’23 and his wife recently dropped They have moved to Charlotte, North Caro- page 9. Minnie. Shortly after the win, Minnie was of Drew’s College Alumni Association board; long post-Drew career of over 20 years selling off their daughter Emily at Drew for her lina, but are still growing their wine label, Bonnie Draina published The Breathing retired from her life as an IHSA draw and his two-year term began on July 1, 2019. The advertising for television and radio. freshman year! I didn’t catch Rich on this Chateau Q! See photo, page 9. Book for Singers in the spring of 2019, to help lesson horse at Briarwood Farm. board has big plans to work with alumni Pierre-Georges Roy has been living visit, but I do see him at least once or twice Daniel P. Coleman had a 20-year career readers explore the structures and movement Elizabeth “Ella” (Boone) Webster is the and the administration to improve alumni in New York City since 1997 and has two a year for lunch. in law enforcement as a detective and then of breathing through body mapping, a somatic 2019 Democratic candidate for the 98th networking and career opportunities and to handsome and kind sons: Thibaud, 17, and I also caught up with Gavin Maguire and went out on his own. Creative Solutions, his form now taught at major schools of music. District of Virginia’s House of Delegates. provide mentoring opportunities for students. Julien, 15. Pierre-Georges married Dr. Jeannette Larry Goldberg for breakfast earlier this private investigative firm, is licensed in New Bonnie teaches voice and body mapping in A 13th-generation Virginian, Ella graduated Rita (Mascellino) Aquilio, a matrimonial M. Anderson in August 2018. He runs year. Larry and I both agreed that Gavin has Jersey and New York and employs 10 people. Carbondale, Colorado. from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, and family law attorney with Lawrence Law the health care coverage group at Results not aged significantly enough for being out Ellen Natanov Gonik was the top real Joe Beneducci is the founder of ProSight New Hampshire, and has served with the of Watchung, New Jersey, received her sixth International, an investment banking firm of college over 30 years—so we made him estate agent in Livingston, New Jersey, in Specialty Insurance Holdings, where he has Peace Corps in the Central African Republic. reappointment to the family law section with offices in New York, London, Singapore pay for our breakfast (at Madison’s own 2018, and among Coldwell Banker’s top five served as chairman, president and CEO for executive committee of the New Jersey State and Tokyo. Outside of work and family, he Nautilus Diner). residential agents statewide. She is fluent in 10 years. ProSight recently became a public Tom Fowler Bar Association. trains in martial arts, rides a road bike, plays Rob Falvo checked in as well, and based on English and Russian. After Drew, she earned company on the NYSE, under the ticker [email protected] Beth (Barnum) Brickey C’93, P’20, her tennis and tries to hang out with as many all indications from LinkedIn and Facebook, a master’s degree in hospitality management symbol PROS. Joe is married to Bonnie 92 [email protected] husband, Bill, and their daughter Alicia friends as possible—Alex Robarts being one he’s crushing it both professionally and at New York University and worked as a (Ethridge) Beneducci C’88. Jackie (Pizanie) Barth has been living in Rae Brickey C’20 have moved back to the of them. personally. Rob is part of the ProSight manager at the Waldorf Astoria in New York As for yours truly, Emilio Cordova, this Belle Mead, New Jersey, since 2004 with U.S. after Bill’s retirement from the military, Leola Ross said she didn’t have any Specialty Insurance team, which includes City. Ellen is married to Michael Gonik C’91. year has been a productive time. As a parent her husband and two daughters, who are having been last stationed in Germany. significant updates to report, but she did many Drewids, including Rob Bednarik James “Drew” Martorella has been named of a Drew student, I have been involved in in 12th and ninth grades. Jackie has been Shortly after returning stateside, the check in to say hello from London, as she and founder Joe Beneducci C’90. Rob assistant vice president and managing various Drew-related organizations, serving pushing her eldest toward Drew, but it looks Brickeys met up with Dawn (Pirozzi) spent a few weeks abroad this past summer. helped arrange for Joe to visit campus as a director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point as a parent ambassador, as a member of like she is determined to attend school in Maxemow and Walt Maxemow for dinner She lives in Seattle. guest speaker for the business and technology Park University. He was recognized by Drew the parents council and, most recently, as a Manhattan. They recently added two dogs in Madison, just before moving Alicia Rae Tara (O’Rourke) Fleming also replied to class I teach during the spring semester with the Alumni Achievement Award in the member of the college alumni board. Earlier to their brood, a beagle named Sadie and a back to The Forest for her senior year. Beth the request for class news and says hello. at Drew. Rob has also shared great photos arts in 2019. this year, I spoke on the topic of The Wonders vizsla-lab mix named Arlo. and Bill will be residing in Michigan, where Mary (Burke) Emanuelli C’87, P’19 has and videos from his visits to family in Italy, of a Chemistry Degree: Choices and Decisions for Jackie sees C’92 classmates Jean Marie Beth has started her new job teaching high a daughter Josephine (Josie to everyone at including a back-roads traffic jam caused by Emilio Cordova the chemistry department at Drew. (Madorran) Harner and Jeanette Moreau at school math. Drew), who graduated from Drew in May, a tribe of goats! [email protected] On the family front, my son, Antonio, least once a year. Jeannie lives in Naperville, The Maxemows also had the privilege magna cum laude, with a double major Jennifer G. Velez was named by the By the time the Class of is now a senior at Texas A&M, majoring Illinois, and Jeanette is outside of Boston, so of seeing Ursula (Tirrell) Bohen this year in economics and environmental science. publication Modern Healthcare as one of the top 90 1990 reads this update, we in biomedical sciences. He completed a each year they choose to meet in a different on two separate trips that Ursula made to 25 innovators in health care. Jen is executive will be closer to our 30th research internship in Chicago this summer. state. Some favorites include Wisconsin, New York City from her home in Southern vice president of community and behavioral 30th Reunion Reunion, which will happen My daughter, Adriana Cordova C’22, is a Michigan and Kentucky. See photo, page 9. California. health for RWJBarnabas Health and co-chair at Drew on June 5–6, 2020! Make sure to sophomore at Drew, double-majoring in Hernán Green has worked for the last 13 After 20 years, Jeff McCaffrey retired from of the Tackling Addiction Task Force. mark it on your calendar! art history and Spanish and taking the New years as the degree auditor for the College of the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander. He Debra (Azarian) Taylor is a wealth manager Here is the latest update from our classmates. York Art Semester in contemporary arts. As Staten Island CUNY. He reviews the transcripts is looking to turn his leadership experience Give Today. and one of the financial experts quoted in Diane Simpson is currently employed as a official empty nesters, my wife, Ileana, and of every candidate for graduation and is the into a senior executive position in the civilian the New York Times article “Shocked by Your staff attorney in the appellate clerk’s office I are able to do more traveling. We spent final signatory on all graduation applications. world, settling with his wife, Kim (Burrill) Through your support, you Tax Refund? Next Year Could Be Worse of the New Jersey Superior Court. She is a some time in Costa Rica this summer. See Married to Dominga Reyes, he has a son, McCaffrey C’94, and their children in the help our students launch their Unless You Act Now.” She is the principal single mom raising her two daughters, Hannah, photo, page 9. Adrian, 3, and a daughter, Ana, 14. Minneapolis area, where Kim has a new job lives with rigorous academics, and founder of the Taylor Financial Group 15, and Grace, 13. The girls’ godparents are On a final note, promoting the sciences Karen (Heroy) Welsko makes her first with Accenture as a software test engineer. LLC of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Becky (Peoples) Lynn and her husband, at Drew has been a passion of mine since I report back to the Class of 1992, saying Darrell Stern lives in Denver, where he professional development Finally, I also caught up with Christina Steven, who live nearby. Becky and Diane graduated with a chemistry degree so many it’s been quite a fun ride since graduation. is the CEO of Stern Marketing. He uses his and powerful community—all (Todaro) Reynolds during a recent business recently went to Vegas to celebrate their 50th years ago. In addition, as a first-generation “After leaving Drew, I returned to Maryland Drew theatre arts major in the marketing a part of our one-of-a-kind, trip to Massachusetts. Tina and her husband, birthdays with Kathy (Walling) Demaree Latino student, I was blessed with many Drew Institute College of Art to obtain my interior world and has been successful at turning Mark, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary C’91 and Shannon (McAnally) Griffin, who professors and mentors who shaped me design degree,” Karen writes. “I have been local businesses into international influencers. leading-edge path to a degree. a few years ago and are entering somewhat attended Drew with C’91, but transferred academically and professionally. After many practicing design since 1996 and in 2008 set He also teaches marketing at his Stern Academy. You empower us all by helping of an empty-nest stage, as their daughter out in her junior year to return to Southern years of careful thought and consideration, up my own firm specializing in health care propel Drew into an just moved into her own place and their California. Diane also recently visited Drew Ileana and I decided to start an endowment design. So far it has been a great experience Sandra J. Sayre, a 2018 Drew son is wrapping up college. Tina is the with her other Tolley Pit triple roommate, for the Cordova Family Minority Scholarship with opportunities here in Baltimore and all Hall of Fame inductee, presented exciting new era. 94 vice president of operations at Ascendle, Mary (Mowrer) Sheer. in the Sciences to provide scholarship support over the East Coast.” the Sandra Sayre Alumni Flat a custom software development company. Anne Weber-Main is an associate professor to minority students who are pursuing studies This year she celebrated her 20th wedding Class trophy at the Intercollegiate Horse Visit their website and you can catch Tina of medicine at the University of Minnesota. in biology, chemistry, physics or related anniversary with Mark Welsko. They have Show Association’s eighth annual Alumni in some of their video blogs! Most of her work involves mentoring other fields. We hope that this scholarship will two children, two dogs and a horse. “My Tournament of Champions on June 2, 2019. Thanks to everyone who reported in with faculty members in scientific writing. After help those students achieve their dreams time and experiences at Drew provided a The winner was a fellow Drewid, Michele Join us in class news. I’ll keep a Drew folder ready in 20 years of high school teaching and over of college degrees. fantastic opportunity to grow from. Hope- McQueen C’16. making a my email, so send your class updates any five years as a school technology coordinator, I encourage my fellow alumni from the fully I will be able to make it to the next big time of year! Mike Main is taking a brief hiatus. Mike Class of ’90 to email me with your latest news reunion,” she said. Peter Bruckmann Jr. difference. and Anne have one daughter, Naomi, who and updates to share with our classmates. Kristin “Tiki” (Hartshorn) Gwynne [email protected] Lavinia Boxhill recently graduated from George Washington checked in from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chakshu S. Patel became 88 [email protected] University with a degree in biology. Outside In July 2019, Isabelle O.M. (Brogan) where she is married with two high school– 95 the director of institutional drew.edu/donate Mackey Pendergrast, superintendent of work, they enjoy going to concerts in 91 Summers became the new principal aged daughters. She is the managing editor advancement for the Studio of the Morris School District, was chosen by the the Twin Cities, spending quality time with of Holy Trinity Catholic High School for the Journal of Primary Prevention. 25th Reunion Museum in Harlem, New New Jersey Association of School Administrators friends near and far, and traveling to escape in Temple, Texas. She has worked there Susan Garcia-King and Michael King York City, in June 2019. She previously as the Morris County (New Jersey) superintendent the long Minnesota winters. since 2016. proudly announce the birth of their daughter, served the Planned Parenthood Federation

16 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 17 of America as vice president in the strategy manager for the National Association of Over Labor Day weekend, she had a great strategist for an A/E/C firm. He and his wife, married her high school sweetheart, and mater. We understand that we should watch office. After graduating from Drew, she State Workforce Agencies. She’s been in this visit with her college roommate, Andrea Lisa, welcomed their second child, Crew, in they have two children. for news of new parenthood in a future issue. earned a law degree at New York University. role since 2015, but this year has involved a Fanelli-Nola, and her family. On her way to June. Crew joins his brother, Cole, 3, and their Danielle Lippe traveled in October 2018 Paul A. Claro, a Navy veteran, is the new Andrew J. Scott announced his candidacy lot of travel. visit Andrea, she saw Brendan Bligh and his two dogs, Fitch and Reese. Congratulations to Churchill, Manitoba. From a tundra president and CEO of Douglas Machines Corp. for the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools Margaret “Meg” (Daniel) Nelson was boys at the park. Then there’s Estevan “Steve” to all! See photo, page 10. buggy, she saw several polar bears in their The firm designs and manufactures automated board. Andrew is a graduate of the Portland introduced to a fellow Drew alum, Ron Overby C’99 and Toral Patel C’02, who live Our 20th Reunion is June 5–6, 2020! Save natural habitat. washing and sanitizing equipment for the system and has worked for the government Vander Schaaf C’56, T’59, in September on the same street as Heather and her family, the Date cards have already gone out. We hope After a rewarding 18-year career in hospitality food processing and distribution industries. for more than 20 years, with the role of at Sloss Furnace, a defunct steel mill. They and their kids attend the same school. During that many of you will be there to celebrate, management, Jess Katzeff returned to Colleen Mahon Moyer was honored for Portland’s chief budget officer among his both attended the dedication of a plaque the summer, Steve’s band performed, and reminisce and reconnect. If you have any school, studying interior design and focusing her success in field hockey and softball by experiences. that honors two men, Tom Redmond and Kim Montagnino C’99 was in attendance. contact address changes (or know classmates on hospitality spaces. She is the founder of being inducted into the Drew Athletic Hall Remember that our 25th Reunion will Jake McKenzie, who were lynched on Sloss who are not receiving mail but want to be JL Snyder Events & Design. of Fame on October 11, 2019. take place in The Forest on June 5–6, 2020! property in 1890 and 1897. In May 2019, Alison H. added to the distribution), please let any of us Kristine Spano earned her doctorate in Our 15th Reunion is June 5–6, 2020! Su Chin Lye moved to Hong Kong with 99 Accettola, an attorney, was know, and we’ll be happy to update Drew. clinical psychology from the Philadelphia Shannon (Tilton) Travis her family a few years ago. She took her named general counsel for the College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. Jennifer (Troya) Biggers 96 [email protected] daughter on a trip to California and met up Senate Democratic majority of the New Jersey Maren (Watkins) Calzia She lives in Philadelphia and works in the 06 [email protected] Colorful autumn greetings to my with Benita Jain C’96. They had a lovely State Senate. She joined the Senate majority 01 [email protected] field of geropsychology. Matthew R. Flanders is engaged C’96 classmates! Many thanks to those of you time catching up with each other. staff as associate counsel in 2015. In June, Steven G. Caponegro Sara (Ward) Mazzolla is enjoying her job to marry Taylor Rae Duhaime. Matt and who responded to the call for class updates. Daniel Ilaria, your correspondent, also Dawn Digrius C’99, G’05,’07 recently C’01, G’09 was named as superintendent of as a defense attorney at Marshall Dennehey Taylor live in Concord, New Hampshire, Caroline (Jacobsen) Berdzik is an equity caught up with Pat Aylward, Brian Nell and married Robert F. Smith on September 14, schools in Florham Park, New Jersey, where and is using her sports background for some and are planning to be married in partner with the law firm of Goldberg Segalla John “J.D.” Urbach along with their families 2019, at Westminster Presbyterian Church he has spent his entire career as an educator. of her cases. When she and her husband are September 2020. and chair of the employment, labor and this past summer. I hosted them at my in Pasadena, California. The couple live in Katherine E. Knotts received a master’s not running after their two kids, Emily, 1, and R. Bryn Nolan, a medical doctor, is now health care practices group. Her practice house in what has become a yearly tradition nearby Altadena. The wedding announcement at the London School of Economics and later Mickey, 6, she loves running into her Drew practicing family medicine in the state of takes her across the country. She wrote to for some swimming, food and fun. This year was even listed in The New York Times! See founded her own publishing company, Red buddies at the supermarket in Caldwell and Washington and learning the finer points me while on vacation in Sun Valley, Idaho, included some alma mater–related fun photos, page 10. Press, specializing in social justice issues. In getting together with her Drew suitemates of gardening in the Pacific Northwest. Bryn with her husband, TJ, daughter, Julia, and son, with a Drew University cornhole set. See James F. Fiorentino is an internationally 2019, she became a Fellow of the Royal Soci- and friends. She and her husband, Mike, just also serves as an Army Reserve doctor. Connor. Julia is starting her sophomore year in photo, page 10. known sports artist and also a trustee of ety of Arts, joining such notables as Stephen celebrated their 11th anniversary. college, and Connor is going into eighth grade. Hope everyone’s year is going well. Please D&R Greenway Land Trust, a nonprofit Hawking and Nelson Mandela. Katherine is The Drew family continues to grow! Lindsay A. Sabatino has recently After four years of working out of a reach out with updates. land preservation organization based in the daughter of David A. Knotts T’74,’81. Christopher Sbaratta and his wife 07 co-edited a book, Multimodal suitcase in New York City and Paris, Emily Princeton, New Jersey. James unveiled one Congratulations to physician Sheridan welcomed their first child, Scarlett Dorothy Composing Strategies for Twenty- (Knox) Blitz is thrilled to be back in Geneva Kristen Daily of his recent works, a portrait of Babe Ruth, Major, who was promoted to site medical Sbaratta, in August 2019. First-Century Writing Consultations. She is an with her family. Emily is director of conferences 98 [email protected] at a D&R Greenway exhibition. Babe Ruth’s director at St. John’s Well Child and Family This summer, Sarah Marchitto became assistant professor of English at Wagner for the International AIDS Society. She just Hi classmates! As I noted in my call granddaughter attended. Center, Los Angeles, in January 2019. senior manager of the business development College. wrapped up their HIV Science Conference for news: It’s 2019, so our alum status is The Class of 1999 was represented by Sue Rella recently started a new job as a team at the New York–based law firm of in Mexico City. Next July they will take the officially old enough to have a beer. two honorees at the October 11, 2019, Drew copy editor and proofreader at a New York City Paul Weiss. She is focused on building the Erica Palmieri Stasio AIDS 2020 conference to San Francisco and Josh Drew wrote to share he’s now an Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. company called automotiveMastermind Inc. firm’s alumni program. Sarah also enjoyed 08 [email protected] Oakland, California. If there are any Drewids assistant professor of vertebrate conservation Mark Grilo was honored for his success in We have a new little Drewler! Megan Brown a summer meeting with Drew classmates Leonard Telesca is now division in the Bay Area who want to get involved, biology at the State University of New York’s lacrosse, and Andrea Hanley was honored and her husband, Kanyun Rokicki, welcomed David Lee, Arlene Ovalle-Child C’03 and manager of infectious diseases at the reach out to Emily at [email protected]. College of Environmental Science and Forestry, for her success in field hockey and lacrosse. their second child, Xander Michael Rokicki, Chris Child C’03. See photo, page 11. University of California, San Francisco As for Joshua “Josh” Elboim, after two up in Syracuse, New York. Lynne (Foster) Santulli was installed in in July 2019. Big sister Zadie, 3, could not be School of Medicine. years in Barcelona and 15 in London, he left Speaking of science brains, Jonathan 2014 as the pastor at the Crescent Avenue more proud or excited! Megan and family Erica Mehalick was honored for In June 2019, Jade Lien was awarded his career in investment banking and moved Slaght continues to work for the New York– Presbyterian Church in Plainfield, New Jersey. still live in the Williamsburg section of 03 her success in softball by being first place from the New Jersey Ad Club his family to Wellesley, Massachusetts, to based Wildlife Conservation Society, where The 175-year-old church is thriving in its Brooklyn, New York, and Megan continues inducted into the Drew Athletic for a publication that she designed and art start a new chapter. He joined EF Education he addresses threats to conservation of birds outreach efforts, including a soup kitchen, as the head of brand partnerships at APA Hall of Fame on October 11, 2019. directed. The project was an annual report First in Boston, which provides world across Asia. He recently finished his book a bagged lunch program and a variety of Talent & Literary Agency. for the Brooklyn Youth Sports Club. This language and executive education training about studying endangered Blakiston’s fish missions. Lynne earned a master’s at Yale Pavan Ramdya is a professor in neuro- Amanda Eiman, an Episcopal was the fourth award that Jade has received to Fortune 500 companies, governments and owls in Russia, due for publication from Divinity School. science and bioengineering in Lausanne, 04 priest, has been called as the new from this organization over the past few NGOs worldwide. It is a brave new world Farrar, Straus and Giroux in June 2020. Switzerland. His group studies insect brains rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church years. Jade now resides in Hoboken, for his Swedish wife, Louise, and their three Kevin Hagan is a partner at New Jersey’s Kate (Harvey) Gratto to build bio-inspired robots. in Garrison, New York. This follows five years New Jersey. children: Elise, 9, Emilia, 7, and Axel, 5, as top lobbying firm, Princeton Public Affairs [email protected] Adam Vidiksis continues as a professor of service at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Tory Camp was married to Ian Pokras they transition to a new life in the U.S. Group. This summer he and his three kids— Jen (Hicks) Tocco of music technology at Temple University. He Wayne, Pennsylvania. St. Philip’s called its in April 2019. They are changing their last As for me, Shannon (Tilton) Travis, after Makena, 14, LJ, 12, and Jace, 6—vacationed 00 [email protected] will direct technology for a performance at the first rector in 1771, and Amanda is now the name to Walker. Tory and Ian are thrilled a decade of Florida sunshine and Disney magic, in Cape May, New Jersey. See photo, page 10. Janet Wong 2020 Olympics in Japan. Most importantly, first female rector in the parish’s history. to be expecting a baby, so we hope for my family and I moved back north. I received Suhail Mughal, chief technology officer 20th Reunion [email protected] Adam’s wife, Patty, is expecting a baby boy Zack Swantek is the priest chaplain and an update in the next issue. See photo, an excellent opportunity as IT director and at QPharma, a premier provider of commercial In June 2019, Karen Adamson married John in late 2019. His daughter, Olivia, is excited director of campus ministry for Seton Hall page 11. chief analyst with Erie Insurance in Erie, and compliance services to the life sciences Sciacca in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Drewids to become a big sister. University’s new interprofessional health Katy (Fitzpatrick) Shedlock was Pennsylvania. My husband has never lived industry, was named to NJBIZ’s inaugural in attendance were Sally (Cadwgan) Bronson, In August, I, Maren (Watkins) Calzia, had sciences campus in Nutley, New Jersey. ordained an elder in full connection with north of North Carolina, so now living in list of Digi-Tech Innovator Award winners in Deb Heimel, Grace (Leu) Lai, Cynthia (Chin) the pleasure of catching up with my good He is also chaplain for Stevens Institute of the UMC at the 2019 Pacific Northwest one of the snowiest cities in the country has May 2019. Huang C’99, Robin Mills, Jeremy Stanton friend Anna Reed. Anna and Nate Puchalski, Technology and celebrates Sunday morning annual conference. Katy’s husband, Ben been quite an adventure. We built a house I must close this column with news from C’99, James Winans and Janet Wong. See her common-law husband, were vacationing Masses at St. Theresa’s in Linden, New Jersey. Shedlock C’09, was present. See photo, not too far from Lake Erie, bought our first Heather Hemmer, who had the most Drew- photo, page 10. in Massachusetts. They shared tales of their Liz Ploran recently became a tenured page 11. snowblower and are settling in well. filled summer, well, possibly ever. She caught Kimberly Engan married Jason Greenberg many adventurous travels, including New professor at Hofstra University and is currently Stephanie (Rice) Moreland and her We would love to hear from more of our up with Darian Wilson, Danny Kreisberg, in April 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Drewids Zealand and Norway, with me and my family serving as the president of the faculty union. husband, Jeremy, welcomed baby girl classmates. If you have some stories and Beth (Ryan) and Ryan Thomas, and Ron in attendance were Emily Litman C’99, Lisa as we had dinner together. She and her husband, Jackson, are the parents Genevieve (“Evie”) in February 2019. See photos to share, please send them to me at Gatti C’99 in June. She said, “I also got to (Martino) Villalobos and Jorge Villalobos of Augustus, 2. photo, page 11. [email protected]. Talk to you officially meet Eric Kidd C’97 after all this C’02. See photo, page 10. David Lee Jeff Sayers and Katie Mulligan C’09 were in 2020! time.” In July, Heather had a nice lunch Anna Kaltsas and her husband, Fotios 02 [email protected] Carl Bird teaches at married at the Lodge at Stirling Ridge in with Andrea (Alves) Thomas, and this fall Harmantzis, and proud big brother Christos Suzanne (Rovegno) Apicella, an Watchung Hills Regional Warren, New Jersey, surrounded by many Daniel Ilaria she ventured with her kids to campus itself, welcomed baby Margaret in April 2019. art teacher at Hanover Park High School in High School in Warren, New Drewids. Katie, a clinical coordinator at 97 [email protected] where she caught up with athletics staff Greg Morgan still lives in Harrisburg, East Hanover, New Jersey, was recognized 05 Jersey. His wife, Angela, UCLA, and Jeff, a television writer, live in Sara (Hall) Phillips reached out to Christa Racine, Chris Ryan, Lenny Armuth, Pennsylvania, where he has resided for the in August 2019 as the school’s teacher of also teaches there, and the Los Angeles with their German pinscher, let me know she is still working as a project Billy Hosking and Mark Johnson. past 16 years. He is a senior communications the year. She also coaches girls’ tennis. Sue 15th Reunion school is their shared alma Winston. See photo, page 11.

18 Drew University I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 19 Emmanuel Brooks Ticzon C’11 (field hockey and lacrosse). See photo, Drexel University and adopted Ella, “the The Intercollegiate Horse Show not even a year ago, the class of 2019 has accepted a claims trainee position with 09 [email protected] page 12. most amazing pup on the planet.” He is now 16 Association held its eighth annual already been hard at work. Zurich American Insurance Company in Jennifer (Bronstein) Sargent has Please message me on Facebook or email working as a therapist in South Jersey. See Alumni Tournament of Champions Before landing his dream job as a national Parsippany, New Jersey. She spent the first moved to San Francisco, where she started a me with any news you’d like to share. See photo, page 12. at Briarwood Farm in Ringoes, New Jersey, accounts manager for CentiMark Roofing & part of her summer working with the firm new job as a senior video producer everyone at our 10th Reunion next year, Shannon LaFrano is now living in Jersey in June 2019. Michele McQueen won the Flooring, Eric DiPietro celebrated his in Chicago. at Edelman. June 5–6, 2020! City, New Jersey, commuting to Manhattan. Sandra Sayre alumni flat class. Sandra Sayre graduation with a trip to Italy with family. Vineet Vemulapally scored a job working Joe DiComo finished a surgical residency After experience with employers including C’94, a member of the Drew Hall of Fame, Julien Hryshko took a long road trip, in a podiatrist’s office. and started a fellowship in breast surgical John Dabrowski Viacom, she is “at Condé Nast, working for presented the trophy to Michele. Minnie, the visiting national parks as far away as Joe Bouffard had a busy summer season oncology over the summer. [email protected] Vogue and other major brands, doing what winning horse, is now enjoying retirement Wyoming, Montana and Canada, before after graduation, working for a European tour Ryan Eisner and his fellow Drew C’09 12 Rachel Gisela Cohen earned I’ve dreamed of.” See photo, page 12. in the care of Karen Sykes C’91, an IHSA starting as a compliance analyst with ACA operator called Trading Places International. basketball team members attended Robert an MFA in painting and drawing at Pratt Emelia “Mimi” Leiter is currently the alumni supporter and former Drew equestrian Compliance Group, based in Morristown, Lara Abdelal spent her summer in Amman, “Bobby” Clackner’s wedding. They were Institute and has been awarded numerous senior box associate at the Mayo Performing team coach. New Jersey. See photos, page 12. Jordan. She is now back in the Garden State, all teammates and roommates at Drew. See residencies and fellowships. In May 2019, Arts Center in Morristown, New Jersey. A Samantha Booth has begun work as a working. photo, page 11. she had a solo show, Changing Room, at Sweet kitten named Kristoff has joined Lilah, the Jared Sutton client associate at Merrill Lynch. She loves Another Drewid who spent some time Kate Grehl is enrolled at NYU, pursuing Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. See cat that Mimi adopted while attending 18 [email protected] her job and looks forward to getting all of abroad is Aylin Unel. After vacationing in an executive MBA. See photo, page 11. photo, page 10. Drew. See photo, page 12. In August 2019, Emily Dzioba sat her tests for licenses out of the way. Turkey with family, she now works in the Mai-Len Kennedy became engaged while Erik D. Gray married Alix Christine Allie Megale is currently in the second as a panelist at the Association for Theatre In addition to helping out with her field of sports psychology. vacationing in the Dominican Republic in Maude Raspé in June 2019 at United Church year of a doctoral program in counseling in Higher Education’s national confer- family business and volunteering with the Nathan Lynch started working as a market August 2019. See photo, page 11. in Dorset, Vermont, where Erik’s parents’ psychology at SUNY Albany. Allie’s research ence, held in Orlando. She discussed her Humanitarian Respite Center, Imelda Reimer data analyst for Bloomberg L.P. in June. This Erica (Klemens) Jedynak celebrated her house is on one side of the church, and currently explores how attachment style dramaturgical work and subsequent thesis Guardiola is spending a year as a Latino follows on his experiences in Drew’s Wall fourth anniversary with her husband, Jeremy. Alix’s parents’ weekend home is on the influences how we relate to our romantic research on Drew’s inaugural New York community development specialist with Street Semester. They were married at Drew in September other side of the church. partners. Semester on Theatre’s 2018 production of AmeriCorps VISTA. Inji Kim has started a master’s program 2015. She was promoted to director of Anna Wise completed a doctorate in higher Frank Minio is halfway through the 4320p: IMMERSION. Harry Cohen has traded his baseball at Georgetown, where she is involved with employment initiatives for Stand Together, education administration at Northwestern degree program at the New York Institute pitching gear for the law books, enrolling at the university’s Maria & Alberto de la Cruz working on labor policy. this past June. of Technology College of Osteopathic Olivia Sznaza the University of Richmond (Virginia) School Art Gallery. She traveled to South Korea and Jessica (Loria) Krzyczkowski manages a Edgar Gonzalez created an animated web Medicine. He has started clinical rotations 19 [email protected] of Law. Turkey before settling into her new space in small improvisational theatre in Ferndale, series, Space Hotel, that can be viewed on the in hospitals. Despite having left The Forest A little closer to home, Brooke Winters Washington, D.C. Michigan. YouTube channel Galactic Punch Bowl. Kiyah Since leaving Drew, Ben Schaefer completed Zachary Merves and Harmony (Dougher) Colson C’20 is a member of the team. Edgar master’s degrees in anthropology, Latin Merves welcomed their daughter, Livia Rose works at Princeton Separations Inc. America studies and public health. He is Merves, in April 2019. See photo, page 11. Whitney McClees is the conservation now pursuing a PhD in anthropology at the Andrea (Santora) Chletsos was promoted agent and sustainability coordinator for the University of Illinois at Chicago and is the to assistant vice president–senior paralegal Town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, where proud owner of Cascara the cat. See photo, at Lakeland Bank. She joined the bank in 2016, she lives with her partner, Stephanie. page 12. with seven years of law firm experience. In July 2019, Lauren (Fasano) VanOrden Kelsey (Shannon) Singh and Gupreet Yasin B. Abbak and ESPN’s fantasy expert and her husband, Ryan, welcomed a baby Singh were married in August 2019. Five Matthew Berry have co-founded Fantasy girl, Reagan Nila. of Kelsey’s bridesmaids are also Drewids: Life, a free fantasy football app. The two met Victoria Ault C’12, G’14 and Danielle Jessica Shannon C’17, Kristina Corso, Kelly fortuitously, and now Yasin is CEO, and they (Barber) McCann congratulate their former Yutz, May Manalo and Kathleen O’Neill. plan to expand into other sports. Fantasy Life roommate Katherine Luby on her engagement The officiant was Michael Pellessier. See investors include several professional athletes. to Corey Dwyer in Ponce, Puerto Rico. See photos, page 12. James Fairclough II was honored for his photos, page 12. After leaving The Forest, Tori Veninata success as an equestrian by being inducted attended graduate school at Rutgers to into the Drew Athletic Hall of Fame on Chris Talbot was accepted to the pursue a master’s degree in social work. October 11, 2019. 13 Yale School of Music to pursue She now works at Atlantic Health System’s a master’s in vocal performance Geriatric Assessment Center in Morristown. Delia Barr through the Institute of Sacred Music. Tori finds her way back to Drew regularly, [email protected] especially for Reunions, and attended Elizabeth Young was Victoria “Tori” Veninata this year with Genesis Hernandez, Kevin 10 promoted to assistant [email protected] Millan, Michael Mondelli, Mike Sedaille, treasurer and branch After graduation, Zack Bakun Samantha Weckesser and Sam Zorn. See 10th Reunion operations manager at 15 attended medical school at photo, page 12. Lakeland Bank. She studied art at Drew. St. George’s University in After graduation, Alexandra “Allie” Willis I, Delia Barr, was so excited to finally 5th Reunion Grenada, West Indies, returning completed a cross-country trip with Sabrina have my turn to submit a Drew alum for clinical rotations at Jersey City Medical LaBianca to deliver Sabrina to graduate wedding picture that I neglected to check Center. He expects to finish the degree in school at Loma Linda University in California. the dimensions of the Drew Rangers April 2020. See photo, page 12. Allie is now head curator at the Morris pennant I found on the bookstore website! Catherine Fielding is a school social Museum (where she interned as a Drew We had fun anyway. Shout out to Nicole worker in Maryland. Her goal is to finish the junior). Allie and her boyfriend bought a (DiBattista) Hayes (field hockey) who LCSW-C credentialing process in early 2020. house last February. They originally met on couldn’t come because she welcomed her Julianna Frasca and William Hollwedel the train back from SantaCon. daughter, Olivia Harper Hayes, in May 2019! are looking forward to their wedding, which is Sam Zorn went on from Drew to Lehigh Many Drew Rangers attended my planned for May 2020 on Long Island, New York. University, as did Danielle Holz and Michael wedding, including April Golden Jacob In January 2017, Sabrina Fruci joined Sedaille. Sam earned a master’s in mechanical (softball), Stef Rutkowski (field hockey and J.P. Morgan and was promoted to associate engineering in 2017. After working in Con- lacrosse), Elizabeth “Lizz” Law C’10, G’11 at the start of 2019. She marched in the necticut, he moved back to New Jersey with (field hockey and lacrosse), Marnie Valdivia 2018 New York City Columbus Day parade his now-fiancee Jessica Fortier C’17 and (softball), Kelly Anderson C’08 (field hockey), with the Juventus fan club of the Empire works at Lockheed Martin. MOH and freshman/senior year roommate State. See photos, page 12. Let’s hope to see everyone at our 5th Christine Beckhusen (field hockey), Nathan After Drew, Joe Grosso earned a master’s Reunion, June 5–6, 2020, back together Hoffman and Anastasia “Stacie” Brown degree in counseling and art therapy at again at Drew!

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Marguerite M. Rivas G’01 Jeffrey Jon Richards G’83,’85 taught teacher in Arizona. Stan has been teaching DLitt has been named the first-ever English for two weeks in July at Peking at Hopi High School for 23 years, and his poet laureate for the borough of Staten University in Beijing. It was a great experience, students have won state awards every year. Island, New York City. A Staten Island native and he was asked to return next year. Jeff Stan notes that his students are competing and first-generation college student, she is sends greetings from the Charlotte area. from a small Native American school, and a professor at the Borough of Manhattan Debra Bass C’78, G’90,’02 completed her he counts the students’ awards as more Community College. fifth book this summer: Lessons From the Bible, important than his own. Ron Felber G’07 is an adjunct professor at Volume 1: Genesis–Malachi. It will be out by Marylinda Govaars G’83 worked at the Drew University in the arts and letters program. December. Caesarea Maritima archaeological site as a His sci-fi novel, The Radiant, published in Drew University graduate student. She is 2019, is the story of an astronaut who Steve Brozak G’16 is now an independent scholar from Burnet, returns to Earth with the power to heal. An DMH managing partner, president Texas, collaborating with Mississippi State earlier nonfiction book that Ron researched and co-founder of WBB Securities, based in University’s Cobb Institute of Archaeology to in Thailand and Myanmar, The Hunt for San Diego, California, and Clark, New Jersey. relocate and reassemble an extensive collection Khun Sa: Drug Lord of the Golden Triangle, was Steve retired from the Marine Corps as a from the ancient site of Machaerus—the optioned as a cable television series. lieutenant colonel. He also holds degrees place in modern-day Jordan near the Dead from Columbia University and is noted as Sea where John the Baptist was imprisoned Charles R. McCollough G’65 an analyst of the pharmaceutical industry. and beheaded by Herod Antipas. PhD recently published a memoir, Leah Jerome G’16 teaches 11th- and Picture This: My Journey From Words to Images, 12th-grade social studies at Pascack Valley Amy A. Gordon G’17 of Gill, based on his journals of travel and ministry High School in Hillsdale, New Jersey. She MFA Massachusetts, has published a over a period of 40 years. was selected as the 2019 Bergen County poetry chapbook, Deep Fahrenheit. Her poems Dana L. Huntley G’80 is the author of teacher of the year. are semi-autobiographical, moving through The Theological School America’s Forgotten Colonial History, a book one’s coming of age and into the process of that covers the period from the founding In May 2019, the Arizona reckoning with age and death. Amy turned of the Plymouth Plantation to the 1770s, MA Interscholastic Press Association her attention to poetry after she retired, Lauren B. Meiswinkel T’63,’75 son, New Jersey. Her April 2019 retirement community in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. an often overlooked phase in our nation’s gave Stan Bindell G’82 the highest state having served over 30 years as a drama teacher 60s was recently named by the was celebrated by more than 150 people, The worshippers are drawn from as many development. award that can be given to a journalism and author of books for middle schoolers. American Legion Post 134 in and the mayor declared April 7 as Teresa as 28 different Protestant denominations. West Chester, Pennsylvania, as chaplain of Lynn Rushdan Day in Madison. Karyn lives nearby in Wayne, New Jersey, the year. His wife, Carol, was present as he Fred A. Allen T’03 recently published a with her husband, Chris. received the honor. new book, The Jubilee Principles! Proclamation of Nancy L. Westfield T’12 has been named In August 2019, Donald Kirkham T’68 Forgiveness & Reconciliation. director of the Wabash Center for Teaching published a book, Outside Looking In: Early Peter L. Padro T’03 is director of the Urban and Learning in Theology and Religion at Methodism as Viewed by Its Critics, examining Ministry Institute in Newark, New Jersey. Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. 18th-century pamphlet attacks on early In July 2019, Jean M. Blackie T’06,’15 Nancy’s experience as a theologian, a scholar Methodism. began a two-point pastoral role, serving the and a leader of Wabash Center programs United Methodist churches in Factoryville was cited as making her an ideal fit for the Steven G. Bechtold T’79,’94 and Dalton, Pennsylvania. Her prior parish position. 70s began service as pastor of the was the Moscow (Pennsylvania) UMC. L. Benji Rolsky T’16 has written a new Sparta (New Jersey) UMC in July Brandon Cho T’06 and Jennifer Cho T’13 book, The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: 2019. He has served other churches in New are married with two grown children. They Politics, Television, and Popular Culture in the Jersey and most recently spent eight years are both serving churches in the UMC of 1970s and Beyond. He is also teaching in New as district superintendent. His wife, Ellen M. Greater New Jersey, with Brandon at Clinton Jersey at Rutgers University and Monmouth Bechtold T’96, is also a Methodist pastor. UMC and Jennifer at Bridgewater UMC. University. Janice L. Sutton Lynn T’06 recently Herbert L. Jenkins T’17 is the pastor at John G. Pisarcik T’82 has assumed the pastorate of Morrow Memorial St. Luke AME Church in Hollywood, South 80s published four books in his UMC in Maplewood, New Jersey. Her prior Carolina, his second parish. He was first retirement. They include Hard parish was the Sparta (New Jersey) UMC. called as a pastor in 2013. He and his wife, Choices for Christians: A Collection of Contemporary In the summer of 2019, Hyuk Seonwoo Kelli, have four children. His twin brother, Essays; Naughty or Nice—Virtue or Vice: Which G’01, T’09 was called as the new pastor of Gilbert, is the pastor of Nazareth AME Will It Be?; Ramblings of an Old Man; and his Trinity Methodist Church in Oak Bluffs Church in Hemingway, South Carolina. first full-length novel, Death to the Bishop. (Martha’s Vineyard), Massachusetts. His prior Hae Seon Lee T’17 is a licensed local Stephen Ohnsman T’86 just completed parish was Zion Korean United Methodist pastor in the UMC’s Western Pennsylvania his 20th year as pastor of Calvary United Church in Warwick, Rhode Island, where he conference. He was recently appointed to Church of Christ in Reading, Pennsylvania. served for 18 years. serve the Parade Street Charge of three parishes between Union City and Titusville, John D. Rich T’94 is an associate Shanell T. Smith T’10,’12 has Pennsylvania. He grew up in Sri Lanka, as 90s professor of psychology at 10s written a book that is slated for his parents were missionaries sent there by Delaware State University and publication in March 2020 and the Korean Methodist Church. the author of a book bundle: Positive Parenting; available for preorder. The book is called In July 2019, Todd J. McCabe T’19 was Practical Parenting; and How Did You Get Him to Touched: For Survivors of Sexual Assault Like Me called to serve Trinity United Methodist Eat That? Who Have Been Hurt by Church Folk and for Church in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. Todd Those Who Will Care. and his wife, Alyson, have a toddler son, Teresa L. Rushdan T’01 served Karyn Ratcliffe T’12 was welcomed in J.P. Todd previously served the Dalton and 00s 18 years as senior pastor of the summer of 2019 as pastor to the Protestant Factoryville UMCs in the Scranton/Wilkes- Bethel AME Church in Madi- community at Cedar Crest, a senior living Barre area of Pennsylvania.

22 Drew University I Classnotes I The Theological School [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 23 including four grandchildren and three Boynton Beach, Florida. She passed away in Marie Ammann Eberhardt C’80 worked great-grandchildren. April 2019 at age 94. in radar systems at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Joan L. Mott C’52 became a teacher after Kenneth R. Hussey C’62 studied economics during World War II and later earned her her time at Drew (where she was known at Drew, served proudly as a Marine, and private pilot’s license. She attended Douglass as Joan Stokes) and then went to Rutgers then married Julie. They settled permanently College (then known as the Women’s Law School in Newark, where the future in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, where they started College at Rutgers) and finished her degree Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Century Cleaners and successfully operated at Drew. A 72-year resident of Chester, New was one of her professors and early mentors. it for 24 years. Ken enjoyed boating, fishing, Jersey, she gave generously of her time to She became a lawyer in 1968 and had a golf, coaching baseball and serving as a the Congregational church, the garden club, long career, ultimately becoming a judge Eucharistic minister and lector at St. James the board of education and the senior housing and a professor herself. She also once won Church. He passed away peacefully at board. Marie passed away peacefully at 96 an MG 1000 road rally and participated in home in July 2019 with Julie by his side. in April 2019. Preceded in death by George, horse-carriage driving events with one of her Ken leaves Julie and their family, including her husband of 72 years, she leaves a large daughters. In July 2019 she passed away at two children, six grandchildren, Ken’s two family, including five children, seven grand- 87, a resident of Bethlehem Township, New siblings and many other relatives. children and six great-grandchildren. Jersey. A mother of four, Joan was preceded Frances E. Aubrey C’63 of Lansdowne, Allan F. Taskier C’81 passed away in in death by one son. She leaves many family Pennsylvania, passed away in February September 2018 at his home in Cliffwood, members, including three daughters, two 2019. She was 78. New Jersey. He was 61. Allan leaves his grandsons and a sister. Joan Davidson Binz C’63 pursued a wife, Carolyn. Robert Y. Tarr C’52 joined the Army career of over 25 years in early childhood Frederick A. Tepel III C’92 passed away immediately after graduating from Drew, education, earning a master’s at Salisbury in May 2019 when a small private plane in where he studied history. He served in Korea University after her time at Drew. She which he was riding went down shortly after and became a decorated veteran. He passed passed away in May 2019, a resident of takeoff near Roatán Island, a popular tourist away in April 2019 at 88, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. She was 78. Joan leaves destination off the Pacific coast of Honduras. Dundalk, Maryland. Robert’s survivors her husband, Art Binz C’60, and their family, Rick was 49 and a resident of Hollywood, In Memoriam include his wife, Carroll, three children, three including two children, three grandchildren Maryland. He led a career in the insurance grandchildren and one great-grandchild. and Joan’s sister. industry, donated his time and talent to many The Drew community and its alumni associations extend their heartfelt sympathies to the families and friends Wesley E. Bishop C’57, the husband of J. Paul Comiskey C’63, a lifelong New community organizations, and faithfully of those alumni and members of the Drew community listed below. Our ranks are diminished by their loss. Elizabeth C. Bishop C’59, passed away in Jerseyan, became a high school history attended his children’s sporting events. April 2019. He lived in Peoria, Arizona. teacher after his time at Drew. He taught Predeceased by his parents, Rick leaves his Joan A. Schneider C’58 spent 39 years for over 35 years while continuing his own wife, Paula, two children, his sister and his teaching kindergarten in Keyport, New education at Seton Hall University, Rutgers stepparents. College of Liberal Arts then stayed close to Drew, becoming a 45- 12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren Jersey, and retired in 1996. She traveled and Montclair State. He retired in 1998. An Mary L. Knox C’94 studied English at John J. Hinchen P’83,’92 attended Drew year resident of Madison. He volunteered his and two siblings. the world but also devoted much time to active volunteer, he served on the Piscataway Drew and then became a social worker, during World War II, stationed there by time generously after the Marines, giving Ruth Sorensen Lloyd C’51 was a Drew civic activities in her coastal community of Township Council in the 1970s. Paul passed earning a master’s at Fordham. As an adult, the Navy until the war ended in 1945. He several years to the Madison zoning and math major who took flying lessons. After Highlands, New Jersey, and to the Atlantic away in June 2019, a resident of Somerville, she lived in the towns of Chatham, Madison finished a chemistry degree at Seton Hall planning boards and the town council. Robert graduation, she went to work for Bell Highlands Navesink UMC. She died at 88 in New Jersey. He leaves several family members and Morristown, New Jersey. She and her University, followed by advanced degrees died in August 2019, with homes in Harding Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, and July 2019. Joan leaves a brother, nieces and and close friends. husband, Hubbard, had a second home at in physics from Columbia and Rensselaer Township, New Jersey, and Venice, Florida. bought herself a red MG convertible. She nephews, and many close friends. John Greco C’65, a resident of Scottsdale, Harbour Ridge in Palm City, Florida. She Polytechnic. Jack enjoyed a long career as Preceded in death by Billie, he leaves two met Stuart at Bell Labs and married him, Melode Brasher C’59 lived most of her Arizona, passed away peacefully at home in enjoyed golf, travel and painting. Mary a research scientist, and his children also children, four grandchildren, eight great- and they raised their family nearby. An life at Chickadee Valley, her family home July 2019. After Drew, John served in the Air Lou passed away in August 2019 at 80. She attended Drew. In August 2019, he passed grandchildren and other family members. environmental activist, Ruth volunteered near Kent, Connecticut. She had a long Force and eventually earned a master’s at leaves Hub and a large family, including away peacefully at home in Albany, New York, Joseph E. Mele C’47, a New York City with the group that successfully prevented career as an elementary school teacher. An Arizona State. He leaves a daughter, a three children, three stepchildren and 12 with immediate family at his side. He was 92. native, served in the Army in Europe during an airport from being built in the Great artist, writer and outdoors enthusiast, she grandson and good friends. John was grandchildren. Jack leaves Gail, whom he married in 1954; World War II as a tugboat captain. After Swamp (near Drew). She relocated to the was also the great-niece of noted wildlife widowed in 2017 by the death of William, his son, David Hinchen C’83; his daughter, graduating from Drew, he joined Mele Midwest in 2014 to be nearer to all of her illustrator Rex Brasher and served on the his life partner and spouse of 28 years. Theological School Shauna Joyal C’92; and his son-in-law, Robert Company, the jewelry box manufacturer children. Ruth passed away peacefully in board of the Rex Brasher Association. Melode David L. Alvino C’73 met his wife, Ellen Myron G. Lindow T’56 did his undergraduate Joyal C’93, along with two grandchildren founded by his father, and had a long career May 2019. She was 89 and a resident of passed away at 81 in May 2019. She leaves a Eschle Alvino C’74, at Drew. He went on to work at the University of Michigan and and many extended family members. as co-owner. Joseph served as a Drew trustee St. Charles, Missouri. Preceded in death by sister, Deborah. a long career with the U.S. Postal Service, remained a lifelong Wolverine fan. He married Stephen M. Robbins C’45 studied and gave his time and talent to other Stuart, Ruth leaves a family including three Dorothea H. Tuxbury C’59 worked in retiring as a manager of international Joan in 1955. Myron was a Methodist pastor economics and chemistry at Drew. He then philanthropic causes. He enjoyed sailing, children and eight grandchildren. publishing and taught elementary school operations. His love of American history and also worked in the insurance business. earned an MBA at Wharton and married golf and amateur cinematography. Joseph Samuel J. Tuthill C’51 became a geologist, before becoming a full-time homemaker led him to volunteer at Manassas National He died at 88, a resident of Selinsgrove, Peggy, whom he had met at Drew. They was widowed in 1966 with the death of his earning advanced degrees at Syracuse and and active community volunteer. She had a Battlefield. David passed away in August Pennsylvania, in August 2019. He leaves raised their four children in Indianapolis, wife, Elizabeth, and he raised their five the University of North Dakota. He taught at long residence in the Upper Valley region of 2019 at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. He was Joan and their family, including two children, where he worked in corporate finance, and children as a single parent. He later married Muskingum College in Ohio and held state New Hampshire and Vermont, raising three 68. He leaves Ellen, their two children and two grandsons and one great-grandson. they were active in the Methodist church. As Muriel, who also predeceased him. He passed and federal posts, including science advisor children with her husband, Ronald. The their families, including two grandchildren. John E.R. Patterson T’58 completed retirees, they relocated to Texas to be closer away at 98 in August 2019. Survivors include to the secretary of the interior and energy couple retired to Tucson, Arizona. She was He also leaves a brother. undergraduate work at East Stroudsburg in to their grandchildren. Steve was preceded his five children, eight grandchildren, two policy advisor to the secretary of commerce. certified as a master gardener in both New Charles B. Seidel C’78 was a 26-year his native Pennsylvania and then earned in death by Peggy after 72 years of marriage. great-grandchildren and his companion, Sivia. Sam died in August 2019 at 93, a resident Hampshire and Arizona. Dorothea died at veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, two master’s degrees and a doctoral degree. He died peacefully in May 2019, surrounded Mary E. Hardy C’48 studied chemistry of DeWitt, Iowa. Preceded in death by one 80 in September 2018, leaving Ronald and having joined his father there shortly after He also completed a postdoctoral program by their four children, as a resident of at Drew. At 31, she was widowed with five grandchild, he is survived by Connie, his family including their three children and graduating from Drew. He focused on the in educational management at Harvard. His Lewisville, Texas. He was 96. He leaves the children. She moved them to Switzerland, wife of 67 years, and three children, five five grandchildren. Middle East and spoke Arabic fluently. career included United Methodist Church children, with family including eight grand- seeking a better life for them. There she grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren Nancy Kuehn C’60 studied religion and He retired from the CIA in June 2006 and parish ministry, college chaplaincy and children and four great-grandchildren. became involved in the Baha’i faith, and and two sisters. psychology at Drew and then worked for continued to work as a consultant in a wide college administration. He died at 88, a Robert E. Lundberg C’47 met his wife, she eventually coordinated the work of the Diane Chace Boyer C’52 worked for many years at central New Jersey law firms, range of private sector projects in the Middle resident of Laurens, South Carolina, in April Wilma “Billie” Spink Lundberg C’49, at Baha’i Public Information Office based at many years at General Foods and at the specializing in real estate. Nancy passed away East. While on business in Riyadh in May 2019. John is survived by Anne, his wife of Drew, and she became his wife of 66 years. the United Nations in New York. In another White Plains (New York) Child Care Center. in May 2019 at her Lebanon, New Jersey, 2019, he passed away in his sleep. He was 62 66 years, and two children and their families, He went on to graduate studies at Princeton chapter of her life, she spent eight years in She passed away in June 2019, a resident home, surrounded by family. She was 81. and a resident of Fairfax, Virginia. Charlie is including seven grandchildren and 11 great- and the University of Virginia. An athlete, Romania and China. Mary passed away in of Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, where She leaves family including her daughter, survived by Mary, his wife of 37 years, and grandchildren. he was drafted as a shortstop by the old Exeter, New Hampshire, in July 2019. She she had lived for 37 years. Diane was 89. son-in-law, grandson and ex-husband. their three children, a daughter-in-law and Maurice S. Luker Jr. T’59, G’68 was born St. Louis Browns. He served as a Marine and was 91. She is survived by her five children, She leaves four children and their families, Catherine Knowles C’61 was a resident of two siblings. in Kentucky and was later ordained in the

24 Drew University I Classnotes I In Memoriam [email protected] I Fall 2019/Winter 2020 25 Virginia conference of the United Methodist 93. He leaves Peggy, his wife of 74 years, and Johnnie was called as pastor of St. Luke working in the public schools of Scarsdale, Church. As an archaeologist, he dug in seven children and their families, including Baptist Church on Park Avenue in Harlem, New York. He played bass trombone in the Israel at Shechem, Tell el-Hesi and Caesarea 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren New York City. He passed away in August U.S. Army symphony orchestra based in Maritima. He was also awarded a National and two great-great-grandchildren. 2019 at 58. Johnnie leaves his wife, Tselane, Stuttgart, Germany, and also performed at Endowment for the Humanities grant for his Milton P. Ryder T’82 came from a long and family including their four children and Carnegie Hall and at the Tanglewood Music study of cathedrals in France. He taught at line of Baptist and Congregational ministers. five grandchildren. Center. Earl passed away at 83 in July 2019, Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia, He died in March 2019 at 81, a resident of Verna K. Dennis T’95 lived most of her a resident of Scarsdale. At the time of his from 1965 until his retirement in 2004. Ocean Park, Maine. He was committed to life in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. She death, he was working on a manuscript Maurice died at age 85 in Sarasota, Florida, parish ministry and served many congregations taught sixth grade and was very active in about the history of Tanglewood. Earl is in March 2019. Preceded in death by his first in the Northeast throughout his career. He the Cherry Valley United Methodist Church. survived by a brother, James, and a niece wife, Ann, his survivors include his wife, also traveled, leading tours of Europe. Milt Verna passed away in May 2019 at home and nephew. Jean, three children, a sister and extended leaves his wife, Helen, and many family in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. She was 80. family members. members, including two children, four Verna shared 58 years of marriage with Charles A. Woodworth T’59, a resident of grandchildren and his siblings. John, who survives her, along with family Great Falls, Montana, died there in February Thomas R. Sigmon T’86 was a native including three daughters, six grandchildren 2017. He was 88. Charles was known for his North Carolinian and Methodist minister. and a brother. commitment to those in need. His survivors He served 46 years with the Western North Dorian Mendez-Vaz T’01 was a minister include his wife and their children, grand- Carolina conference of the United Methodist and educator. She held master’s degrees from children and great-grandchild. Church and continued as an interim minister Chicago Theological Seminary, Springfield Louis E. Rowley T’60 was born in Brooklyn, for seven years after retirement. Late in College and Drew and was working on a New York, and had a long career in Methodist his career, he collaborated with the Duke doctorate at the time of her death. As an parish ministry in New York state. He and Endowment to establish rural affordable educator, she held teaching and administrative his wife, Mary Lou, retired to Drexel Hill, housing ministries across western North positions in private, public and higher Pennsylvania, and he continued his ministry Carolina. Tom passed away at 80, a resident education. As a minister, she was involved as a volunteer, preaching his last sermon of Charlotte, North Carolina, in April 2019. in both parish-level work and international only a few months before he died. He passed He is survived by his wife, LaVon, two conference and mission work. Her ministry away in May 2019, a resident of Philadelphia, children and their families, including four took her to Europe, Africa and Asia. A at 83. Lou leaves his wife of 56 years and grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two resident of Sumter, South Carolina, Dorian many family members, including their brothers and many extended family members. passed away at 68 in April 2019. She leaves three sons, seven grandchildren and his J.W. Sellers T’87 a native Texan, served for many family members, including her mother two brothers. He was preceded in death by 50 years as a minister in the Central Texas and three siblings. three grandchildren. Conference of the Methodist Church and then Charles R. Sanders Jr. T’06 of Palmyra, Henry E. Ernst T’61 has passed away. He continued as a pastor emeritus in retirement. Virginia, earned a bachelor’s degree at Auburn lived in Westminster, Maryland. His wife, He died peacefully at 87, a resident of Fort and then entered the Army, eventually Doris, is among his survivors. Worth, Texas, in April 2019. Preceded in death retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He earned Carl O. Hartman T’61, the husband of by Gayla, his wife, J.W. leaves a large family, a doctoral degree at Florida State, working Wendy Shea Hartman C’60, passed away including four children and their spouses, in higher education and with Southern Bell. in May 2019. He was a resident of Glorieta, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, After retirement, he became a Presbyterian New Mexico. two siblings and their families. minister, attending seminary at Drew and William J. Sullivan T’70 was a longtime Ralph M. Ross T’88 served nearly 30 years serving churches in New Jersey and Virginia. educator and administrator at Saint Anselm as senior pastor of the Historic Mt. Zion He passed away peacefully at home in May College and a leader within Saint Anselm Missionary Baptist Church in the Overtown 2019. He was 74. Chip leaves his wife, Nell, Abbey. After his time at Drew, he was ordained neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He was and family including four children, seven a Roman Catholic priest and completed also a retired Navy captain, having served as grandchildren and a brother. doctoral studies at Catholic University. A a chaplain, and was considered an unsung resident of Manchester, New Hampshire, hero of the Miami-Dade community. He Caspersen School he died in June 2019 at 74. He leaves family married Gertrude, his college sweetheart, Vernon R.W. Wishart G’58 served over 60 including two siblings and many nieces and they had six children. Preceded in death years as a minister in the United Church of and nephews. by Gertrude and two of their children, Ralph Canada. A resident of Edmonton, Alberta, he Thomas R. McKee Jr. T’78,’87 passed away passed away in March 2019 at age 82. He passed away gently in May 2019. His survivors in May 2019. His survivors include his wife, leaves four children, 10 grandchildren and include his wife of 62 years, Johanna Wishart Sabine, and children. three siblings. C’57, their five children and their families, Willard L. Robinson Jr. T’78 was stationed Johnnie G. McCann T’93,’95,’01 knew including eight grandchildren, two great- with the Army in Japan after World War II that Drew was the place for him on his first grandchildren and Vernon’s two siblings. and then earned degrees from Washington visit, before he even got out of the car. He Joseph J. Lin G’83,’85,’89 passed away in College, Temple University and Drew. In visited the campus with his mentor and April 2019. He was a pastor, serving in Taiwan. his ministry, he served eight churches in future father-in-law, the Rev. Dr. Shellie Joseph is survived by his wife, Nancy, a former the Peninsula Delaware conference of the Sampson Jr. T’71,’77. After undergraduate member of the Drew business office staff. United Methodist Church. He passed away work at Lehman College, Johnnie completed Joyce L. Ferris G’85, a resident of Exeter, in May 2019, a resident of Wilmington, three graduate degrees at Drew and was New Hampshire, passed away in December Delaware. He was 95. Preceded in death the author of many published books about 2018 at 84. She had a career as an educator by Eleanor, his wife of 68 years, Willard Christian life. Johnnie started his ministry and administrator in independent schools. leaves family including two children, four as a youth pastor in the Bronx in the early Joyce completed undergraduate work at grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and 1980s. He went on to recruit for Drew and Woman’s College of the University of North his brother. to teach at Drew. He also partnered with his Carolina (now UNC Greensboro) and earned Charles Moore T’81 was born in Texas, father-in-law in the creation of an enduring advanced degrees at Cornell, the University served in World War II and was a Church of legacy by starting Drew’s Sampson-McCann of Chicago Divinity School and Drew. She Christ minister for over 50 years. He passed Scholarship for Master of Divinity students leaves her former husband, Neal, two children away in August 2019, a resident of Newark, pursuing social justice work in primarily and a sister. Delaware. Charles was still leading home urban, African American churches and Earl F. Groner G’11 enjoyed a 45-year Bible studies at the time of his death at age communities in the United States. In 2013, career as a music educator, principally

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