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Richard Hertz and his wife, Doris in the works, involving the Mets. Let’s hope Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pru visited Nova 52 Meyer, received the 2017 Pinon that Dick will update us on what happened Scotia and got to see two cousins that she Award for Philanthropic Leadership for the next issue. hadn’t seen for 15 years. from the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Roy and Ruth (Schubert) Haynes spent Jim Bloom and Peggy have a new furry Richard was also appointed to the Leader- the month of March 2016 in Florida. They friend—Cricket, a white miniature poodle. ship Council at Mayo Clinic Arizona. See spent a week at Cape Canaveral with their According to Jim, Cricket is intelligent, photo, below. daughter Anita and her husband. They are rambunctiously active, loves kids and plays having solar panels installed on a new metal well with other dogs. Ronald Vander Schaaf roof. Roy and their son Keith finished second Ron Vander Schaaf has assumed the 56 [email protected] in a regatta for the open class. esteemed status of great-grandfather to John Thanks to everyone who responded Mimi (Brewster) Hollister edits the alumni Henry Williams. Grandson Nathan and his to my call for notes and information to pass news for the Shanghai American School that wife, Shelley, are the proud parents. Ron along to all of our classmates. Even David she attended from 1947 to 1949. She and her became vice president of the resident council Rein, who said that he had no news, may husband, Don, enjoyed an alumni reunion at Town Village and was also active in the not realize that that in itself is good news, for the school that took place at the Univer- recent U.S. Senate campaign of Democrat especially at our stage of life. sity of Michigan. She and Don also attended Doug Jones. Neale Secor passed away in November. A their son’s wedding in Cancun, Mexico, and lawyer and Episcopal priest, Neale followed headed to St. Paul for their grandson’s gradu- Eleanor (Sheldon) Stearns his own drumbeat, as he had in the four ation from Macalester College. 57 [email protected] years that we spent with him. Neale’s survi- Bill Onderdonk reported that his son In November, Bette C’59 and Wes vors include his brother Philip Secor C’53. Jeffry has transferred to the Dallas air traffic Bishop moved to Sierra Winds, a continuing See In Memoriam, page 60. control operation from Seattle. Garret, Bill’s care retirement community. With meals Flora (Robinson) Hullstrung wants to grandson, is a legitimate global traveler.With thank the many members of our class who his dad, Garret has gone to Belize (three sent her condolences upon the death of her times), Dubai, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, husband, Robert Hullstrung T’60, on Dec. above the Arctic Circle, England, China and 3, 2017. Before Bob’s illness prevented much Hawaii. traveling, they were able to see shows in Dottie (Simpfendorfer) Noyce remains New Haven and on Broadway. See In Memo- very active. She taught a class on the parables riam, page 61. at her church and was a lay leader delegate Sten C’54 and Audrey (Chapin) Svensson to annual conference. She is also active in had a Swedish Christmas celebration at their exercise groups, a retired teachers’ association, home in Englewood, New Jersey, with eight the quilting club and the home extension of their nine grandchildren and their par- club. In the interstitial spaces between all of ents and a few others, for a total of 20. that, she is “getting into trouble” (her words). Dick James C’56, T’59 and his wife, Carole Connie (Cappe) Williams volunteers at (Horncastle) James C’59, have been busy. the hospital. She also enjoys playing bridge. Carole hosted the family for a celebration Prunella (Read) Williams’ granddaughters of her 80th birthday. Dick is a big Mets fan, are coeds, attending Salem College in Richard Hertz C’52 (far right) was honored by the

Scott Metzger and we heard that he had some travel plans Winston-Salem and the University of North Santa Fe Community Foundation.

[email protected] I Spring 2018 43 and weekly housekeeping, it is like living Reunion back in 2009. See In Memoriam, in a hotel. This was a bit of an adjustment page 60. for them, but they no longer have to worry As we all continue to age well, don’t about a house. Bette likes not having to plan forget to keep in contact and send in your and prepare meals or having to clean! If news. Our 60th Reunion is next year! you want their new address, please contact Alumni House. Barbara Fern Bill Craven writes that he is sorry that 61 [email protected] we Northerners had such a cold winter and Mac Hulslander was in a reminisc- suggests a reunion down in sunny Florida! ing mood when he responded to my request He and Lorraine “Woody” (Wood) Craven for news. He feels that his participation in C’58 have wintered there for 27 years. This Maury Green, John Borden, Peter Rushbrook (all C’58) the Drew–Howard Exchange Program was past summer, they visited Drew and watched and Joyce Rushbrook at their annual luncheon. a career-changing experience for him. He Warner Johnson play in yet another alumni is forever indebted to Dr. Bob Friedrichs for baseball game. Bill and Woody have travel encouraging his participation. He’s quite plans, so let’s hope we have an update reviews in line for publication after that. certain that his long history of civil and on those celebrations and travels for the Llew Pritchard says, “I owe it all to my human rights activities would not have next issue. days at dear ole Drew … still is a wonderful been realized otherwise. Johanna (Zimmermann) and Vern Wishart life.” He is featured in the Member Spotlight Jerry Rankin also wrote in a nostalgic G’58 had a delightful visit at Christmas with of the American Bar Association’s December vein, noting the significance of his Drew three of their children in Toronto. Jo is on 2017 Voice of Experience. experience in his life with his wife, Judy the residents’ council of her building for an- For the next issue, please write in and share (Koster) Rankin. They met at the freshman other year, and she keeps busy welcoming your memories from our 60th Reunion! orientation dance before classes even began new residents to the building. Jo is making and married five years later. They enjoy re- plans to take a Royal Caribbean cruise, on Ellen deLalla tired life in Vermont, still skiing and skating which one of her grandsons is a performer. 59 [email protected] with their three children and nine grand- We hope that Jo will share her stories of the Carole (Horncastle) James remembers children. They have also traveled to many cruise with us. helping Arlene Ricker decorate for a dance places, including Europe, the Caribbean and Ruth (Smith) and Nelson Woody T’54 before the “new” gym; it involved using a lot South America. have been retired for almost 22 years. They of cheesecloth. Carole and Dick James C’56, Monty Montgomery (aka Elmer Smith) is celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary T’59 have downsized greatly and moved to looking forward to our 60th Reunion in 2021. in February. She has been a volunteer at Good Shepherd Village, a continuing care Judy (Peterson) Lyons only spent two their local medical center for over 20 years. community in Endwell, New York. They have years at Drew after transferring from Gail (Fisher) Moizeau and I had a great four grandchildren, ages 27 through 31, Oberlin but remembers it fondly and reads time at our 60th Reunion even though we which made for lively conversations when the class news with interest. Widowed in were the only ones representing our class! the family recently gathered for Carole’s 2002, Judy is still doing marriage and family I was amazed at all the new buildings and 80th. Carole and Dick remain active with therapy, watching as two children and four offerings at Drew. water exercise, bridge and church activities. grandchildren grow, and volunteering in They enjoy being with both old and new the church and community. She also prac- John Borden friends. tices yoga and walks to stay fit. [email protected] An emailed Christmas greeting from Phil Carol (Magee) Davis reported the sad “From little acorns,” here and Janet Lindenmeyer brought news that news of John Clinton’s death, as well as 58 we are now—looking they are both well in Ocala, Florida. Phil ex- news of his widow, Mary Ann (Kennerly) forward to memories and pressed the hope that the same can be said Clinton and their son, Mark. I received 60th Reunion updates in the next issue for you and those in your home. Phil is now many responses regarding John’s passing, from our 60th Reunion in June, so please 80 (how has this happened to all of us?). all noting his kindness and generous spirit. send in your news. Another email was from John Norton He will be missed. The last Drew Magazine Walt and Nancy Adams entertained Moore who continues his participation as noted the death of another classmate, Ed Kathryn “Casey” (Smith) Mollach C’58, a member of the U.S. national powerlifting Daniels, and he will also be missed in his P’81 at their winter home in Florida. Walt team. John works with the Republican Party community and among his Drew friends. opines on the goodness of having old friends. of Virginia and recently considered running Bob and Gretchen (Zimmerman) Warwick Maury Green, Peter Rushbrook, Peter’s for the U.S. Senate but has decided not to C’62 retired at the end of 2011 from their wife, Joyce, and I met for lunch in Pleasant throw his hat in the ring. John and his wife, private practice in clinical psychology in Hill, California, for our annual get-together. Jamie, and their two daughters recently Adrian, Michigan. They have both served as See photo above. spent a lovely week in Key Largo, Florida, disaster mental health volunteers with the Ellie (Long) Hazarian writes that her hus- before he went back to his full-time job American Red Cross, working with victims of band, Garo Hazarian, died in August 2017 teaching at the University of Virginia School Sandy in 2012 and the Texas flooding in 2017. after 38 years of marriage, and 22 years after of Law, where he also runs the Center for Their four grandsons make for lively holi- a heart transplant. The celebration-of-life Oceans Law and Policy and the Center for day celebrations. Bob and Gretchen consider service took place at Drew, in the Seminary National Security Law. themselves very privileged, having received Hall Chapel where Ellie and Garo were mar- I have the sad duty of reporting the death a great undergraduate education at Drew. ried. The service was led by our classmate of our classmate Elva Shultis, who died in Dale Sorenson welcomed his second Chick Straut C’58, T’62,’77, P’81,’84,’91. December 2017 in Pennsylvania. Elva roomed grandchild in 2017 and had some business Ellie also lost a dear friend at nearly the with Joan (Patchen) Naab for our sophomore, accomplishments as well. His real estate same time (and we all lost a fellow class- junior and senior years, and I roomed with company was in the top 500 real estate mate) in the September 2017 death of them for two years in Madison House and companies in the United States and was Barbara Herber Jordan. in Rogers House. Elva was a chemistry named outstanding corporate philanthropist Rolf Ahlers writes that the experience major and an accomplished artist. She once in Indian River County, Florida, by the of learning philosophy and theology at surprised me to no end when she told me Association of Fundraising Professionals. It Drew changed his life. He has a new book about rafting a couple of times through the was also named company of the year by the in the works, with other projects, essays and Grand Canyon. She attended our 50th class local chamber of commerce.

44 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Bob Harrall wife, Kit, and whomever else shows up at and enjoyed time with their granddaughter. 62 bobharrall@aol.com that “magic” hour. Unfortunately, Bill passed away over three Charlie Hislop started his career in As your scribe, I do ask: Please help me years ago. Donna sees Jane (Rehfeldt) Moos the Navy right after our graduation. In 27 to stay current on our classmates’ email fairly frequently, and she and Jane have years, he held several command assignments addresses so that we can share news with visited Margie (Berninger) Schell. Donna and picked up a master’s degree from the each other in this column. I find that many remains active as a reading tutor and with University of Southern California. After of the old addresses are no longer accurate, volunteer work at her church. Donna was retirement, he handled business affairs for and we really do want to keep in touch. planning to attend Reunion in June, and we a large cattle ranch in New Mexico and now hope she will share updates with us for the lives in Stonewall, Colorado (population Joyce (Maxwell) Subjack next issue. 50?), where he is an EMT, a firefighter and 67 [email protected] Ron Maas reached out to us to update his a two-time great-grandfather. Sadly, I haven’t had any news profile. He explained that after practicing Dave Hansen C’64 and his wife, Carol, submitted this time around. If you’re feeling law for 43 years, he retired in 2014. Ron inform us that Carol has been accepted as guilty, send me some news for next time. As I and his wife, Nancy, have moved back from an “artist” member of the Providence (Rhode write this, Bill and I are in Lebanon, Tennessee, Delaware to New Jersey to be near five of Island) Art Club. Congratulations, Carol! exhibiting at the Heart of Tennessee Antiques their seven grandchildren. They now live in Nice to have at least some news. Let’s Show—a new venture that has replaced the Barnegat, New Jersey. have more next time! now-defunct Heart of Country show in Nash- Tom McMullen writes that after gradua- ville. I hope all is well with you all! I look tion he went on to earn an MBA at the Uni- Ellen (Earp) Baker forward to hearing from you so that our versity of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. [email protected] class will have some news for the next issue. He worked domestically and internationally, Hello, classmates. Can you including a stint in China, and retired in 63 believe that it is the year of Dale Read 2017. Richelle, his wife of 16 years, retired our 55th Reunion? [email protected] in 2011. Tom has two children and five 55th Reunion Please submit your 55th As 2018 is our 50th Reunion grandchildren. He remains active in sports, Reunion memories so that we can share 68 year, it has been truly playing both tennis and platform tennis. them in the next issue. rewarding to reconnect Marty Menkin writes that he received his 50th Reunion with so many classmates. medical degree at Wake Forest in 1972 and Allen Hood C’65, P’92 Barbara Barefield writes that after Drew, eventually became the chief of neurology at 65 [email protected] she settled in San Diego, eventually retiring Orlando Health. He is now partially retired Naomi Shapiro is finding her life from the University of California, San Diego, from daily patient care but remains an pretty humdrum at the present, which as a systems analyst. She enjoys travel, the adjunct professor of medicine at Florida she likes. However, her reading has taken San Diego Padres and the La Jolla Playhouse. State University. In the “real world,” Marty her all around the world geographically, She has two wonderful daughters who also and his wife, Chris, have four kids. He historically and socially/psychologically. She live in California with their families. played rugby for 34 years. For the last 17 does confess that most of her readings have Susan (Strandberg) Burhouse C’68, P’00 years, he has participated in masters track been quite sad, but she certainly gets the writes that she raised her son and daughter and field, winning the national champion- sense of being away from her little town and on Long Island. Her daughter graduated from ship in javelin at ages 59, 60 and 71! time. Nothing like free time to get in a lot of Drew in 2000! Susan became a CPA in the Jane (Rehfeldt) Moos sends her latest reading, Naomi! 1970s. After many tax seasons, she retired to news, the birth of her first grandchild, Janet (Jones) Doublier started downsizing St. Petersburg, Florida. She once walked 150 a boy. Jane teaches at The Loomis Chaffee and realized she wasn’t psychologically miles of the Camino de Santiago in 15 days, School in Windsor, Connecticut. Jane got to- ready to retire. So, she is still working as but her latest travel passion is Disney cruises gether with Donna (Pethybridge) Katsaounis a recruiting search consultant. While in with her kids and grandchildren. She has had to see the Spielberg movie, The Post. They London and Paris on business last fall, she fun visits with Mary Ellen and Roy Jacobsen “enjoyed it tremendously, though one is made a side trip to the World War II site C’67 and has reconnected with Betty always chagrined to see events one has lived Omaha Beach. There is a new 360-degree (Callaghan) Muecke C’68, P’99 and Kris through referred to as ‘history.’” film that puts one directly in the landing, (Anderson) David. Betty (Callaghan) Muecke C’68, P’99 writes and Janet feels that the film should be seen Gary Cyphers still loves retired life in from the wilds of Colorado. Betty married by every American. All in all, life is good, western North Carolina. He chairs the board Dan Muecke in 1973. She has two children— and she would love to hear from classmates. of a local mental health agency, delivers Sue (Muecke) Pellerin C’99, and Chris, who Her contact information is available through Meals on Wheels and goofs off with his wife graduated from the University of Vermont Alumni House. and dog a lot. He also visits with two grand- in 2001. Betty and Dan lived for a time in Phil Covert C’65, T’79 writes that he still children outside Chicago to keep “busy and lives in York, Pennsylvania, with his wife. happy!” He is making international travel He writes, “When we are able, we love to plans, and we hope he will send us a trip University Advancement travel. We’ve been to Yellowstone, the Grand report for a future issue. Tetons, Arizona and Colorado recently. We Fredrick “Rick” Fuest C’68, P’02,’08 hope to make a major trip this next summer.” informs us that he retired just over a year SUBMIT YOUR CLASSNOTES Phil has been doing some interim pastor ago. He and his wife, Heather, still live in [email protected] work in local churches and has enjoyed New Jersey near their three children and preaching without administrative respon- grandchildren. Rick and Heather took a ALUMNI & PARENT RELATIONS sibilities. Let’s hope for an update on their great trip to Africa last summer, which 973.408.3229 summer 2018 travels for the next issue. included a safari in Botswana and time in 800.979.DREW Your class scribe, Allen Hood C’65, P’92, the South African wine country. Retirement [email protected] has been leading a quiet life. I still cook, do allows him more time for hobbies, and he is dishes, entertain, mow the lawn, garden, honored to continue serving as vice chair of ALUMNI HOUSE take hikes in the woods with friends and go the Drew University board of trustees. 36 Madison Ave. to camp in Maine. I generally put my feet up Donna (Pethybridge) Katsaounis shares and enjoy an evening cocktail, overlooking that she retired from teaching after 35 years. Madison, NJ 07940 the Green Mountains of Vermont with my She and her husband, Bill, traveled a bit

[email protected] I Spring 2018 45 Little Silver, New Jersey—not far from Red 1995, which she loved. She retired in 2016. Road in South Kensington to see the old Ho- Bank, home of Rich Hall and his wife, Kathy They travel a bit, most recently returning tel Europe, where 40 of us from Drew lived (Sexton) Hall C’70. Eventually, Dan and Betty from South Africa. They have two daughters for four months in 1966. The entire place attended seminary, and Betty served in nursing and five grandchildren. was surrounded by scaffolding inside and home chaplaincy. Betty loves the Colorado Carole (Cummings) Webb informs us out and was being totally rebuilt. mountains but sure does miss that ocean! that after she graduated from Drew, she I am truly looking forward to hearing Jane Cee and Glenn Redbord reached held several positions with government Reunion memories from as many of you as out with a warm “Hello!” and informed us agencies. She went back for a master’s in possible after our 50th Reunion this past that they have just moved into a new home family therapy at Virginia Tech in 1986 and June 1 and 2. Keep me informed, people! in West Orange, New Jersey. Glenn is still had a rewarding second career as a thera- practicing law full time, and Jane is organiz- pist, clinical supervisor and professor. In Charleen (Duffie) Caulk ing the house and taking on the occasional 2010, Carole and her husband, Foye, retired 70 [email protected] editing job. They have two children and four to the mountains of northeastern Tennessee, You made me smile, Mike Conover, grandchildren. Aside from enjoying as much from where they travel to visit five grand- when you said that reading my “consistent” time as possible with the family, they still children who live in California and Spain. column makes you smile. I recently spent love to travel, see lots of theatre, read, read, As for your class secretary—my wife, Mel- some time showing relatives from Grand read, and … “can’t believe it’s been 50 years!” anie, and I took a two-week trip to England Rapids, Michigan, around New York City. Carol Merle (McAlevey) Troy married Paul and Scotland last September. (Thanks to One of them works at BDO. I asked if she in 1969. They met in law school, which he classmates Lewis “Chip” Andrews Jr., who knew you, and she said she did not, but finished, and she did not. Paul became a suggested the Churchill War Room, and then she proceeded to tell me what a huge Massachusetts Superior Court Judge, and Glenn Redbord, who suggested a wonderful company it is. I do like to learn something they have been married almost 49 years. tour along the Thames.) We saw all kinds of every day! Keep in touch! Carol became a high school librarian in places—and yes, we did taxi out to Cromwell Thank you, Tom and Linda Hackett, for the beautiful 50-page holiday letter. The photos are breathtaking, and I have enjoyed reading of your travels several times. The Hacketts are blessed with four grand- children. And three of their photos were accepted for exhibition by The Arts Society of Kingston (New York). Congratulations! It is always wonderful to hear from Karen (Nelson) Lawrence. She has retired for the third Rollover! time. She bravely did the New Year’s Day 5K Resolution Run in Hillsborough, New Jersey, walking on Jan. 1, 2018, in bitter cold. I was thrilled to hear from Susan Staples, just back from an exciting trip to Laos with her husband, Mac, to visit son Jay. Closer Good IRA. to home, Susan and Mac spent Christmas in Queens, New York, with their daughter Anna. I am looking forward to seeing every- one I write about in the future! I received another wonderful Christmas letter from former roomie Joy (Callaway) Godbold, living in Kentucky. Joy and her husband, Blake, retired and have just settled into a new home. They are parents of four sons and are blessed with three grandsons. Joy sent photos from Drew of Susan, Karen and me at Christmastime in our dorm room and parading around the halls. There is not a whole lot new with me. Our son and his wife live nearby, so we get THE IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER GIVES INDIVIDUALS AGE 70½ to see them often, and we like to travel. OR OLDER THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER UP TO $100,000 A YEAR, We went to my 50th high school reunion in 2016, and since then, I have met for a TAX FREE, DIRECTLY FROM AN IRA TO ONE OR MORE QUALIFYING monthly lunch with the gals from the Class CHARITIES IN LIEU OF A REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION. of ’66. The great thing is, it is like yesterday when we meet, even though we did not Why is the benefit so important The gift requires no payment of keep in touch over the 50 years. Per Joy’s income ta and the impact for Drew is immediate. closing, “I hope God is holding you close, and you are holding close to Him.” For information, contact David Dave Green Terdiman C’89 at 973.408.3899 72 [email protected] or dterdimandrew.edu. Congrats to Malcolm Miller who was inducted into the New Jersey USA Soft- drewlegacy.org AcornNew Founders Founders Society Society ball Hall of Fame as a manager. He is one of only 121 members of the Hall of Fame. Last year, he was also named as a realtor emeritus by the National Association of

46 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Thomas Tani [email protected] Greetings in our 40th 78 Reunion year! Kurt Hoffman checked 40th Reunion in to say hello. He said he had been hoping to see a lot of folks in June, and we hope he will share Reunion news for the next issue. Debra (Moody) Bass C’78, G’90,’02 pub- lished her latest book in February 2018. It is called The Female Prophets of the Bible: Who Were They, and What Did They Have to Say? It is available on Amazon. Debra is an associate professor of religion and theology at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and also serves as the pastor of Mt. Hermon AME Zion Church in Tarrant, Alabama. Enjoying dinner together—at left: Chris Walsh C’80, Andy Ballerini C’77, Larry Rosensweig C’77. At right: Brent Marla (Friendman) and Paul C’77 Boren Barton C’76, Lou Eccleston C’79, John Gilrain C’79, Joan Albanese C’78, Ted Dolan C’77, Michael Ravensbergen C’80, returned to their home in Virginia after Mike Perillo C’77. having a great time visiting their sons and grandson for two and half months in the Realtors for his 40 years of real estate sales. of Kathy (Hyman) Floyd C’78, P’13, and the Windy City. (That’s Chicago, for anyone not He works at Coldwell Banker in Morristown, godchild of Doug Goodman C’76. Kathy is from there.) They were looking forward to New Jersey. based in Chatham, New Jersey, and she con- the Reunion and seeing a lot of old friends, Send news of grandchildren, retirements tinues to travel frequently in her capacity and we hope for an update on their Reunion and relocations to David Green at the email as senior vice president of education and experience in the next issue. address above. wellness for the Manhattan-based Church Dan Wilson retired from Dr Pepper Pension Group. Snapple Group last year and moved to Janet M. Gorn was named Nancy Baughman enjoys living in Lewes, Delaware, where he enjoys the beach, a Lifetime Achiever by Denver, Colorado, and continues to love her biking and restaurants. He would love to Marquis Who’s Who, the work. One of Nancy’s 2017 highlights was hear from his classmates. Drop him a line 73 publisher of biographical a four-day Peace Corps Nepal reunion in through Alumni House. Michael Hoad and Caroline Young sent 45th Reunion profiles. She is with the U.S. Boulder, Colorado, attended by about 75 vol- Department of State as a unteers from the 1970s and 1980s. Nancy’s word they are exhausted from partying senior foreign affairs officer in the field of travels in 2017 also took her to the D.C. area, on Broad Street in Philadelphia after the civil nuclear energy and nonproliferation. Seattle and Mexico City. Eagles’ Super Bowl win. Michael is now vice She has also served at the Brookings Institu- Paul and Marla (Friendman) Boren C’78 president for enterprise communications at tion, the Library of Congress and the federal have been experiencing the joys of being Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Nuclear Regulatory Commission. grandparents. Their son David and his wife, Health and coauthor of Bless This Mess, A Jamie, had baby Henry in September 2017. Picture Story of Healthcare in America. Caroline Kevin Fitzgerald Gibson married Marla and Paul spent a couple of months marches for truth and justice and helps do 76 Virginea Stuart on Oct. 16, 2017, in Chicago over Christmas, visiting David, research at Planned Parenthood. They LOVE in Miami Beach, Florida. Kevin is Jamie and Henry, as well as their son Mike living downtown in Old City. a professor of medicine at the University and his wife, Chelsea. They said that they Rob LeMoine checked in, saying, “I cannot of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Virginea were looking forward to the 40th Reunion believe we are approaching our 40th Reunion.” graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson, earned for the Class of 1978, and we hope that they Rob and his wife, Nancy (Specht) LeMoine an MBA at Harvard and is a vice president will share Reunion memories with us for the C’79, sold their home in New Jersey this past with PNC Financial Services Group. next issue. August and bought a boat to live on. Their I received holiday greetings from Michelle home base is in Portsmouth, Virginia, for Beth Yingling C’75 and Maureen Boyle and their daughter the winter, but they can take the boat up to 77 [email protected] Kate. I remain in touch with Jenny Beaver, Lake Champlain in the summer to see their Doug Goodman C’76 is working Laura (Papa) and Larry Babbin C’79, Robin sons, cruise the East Coast and then head to with FEMA as a financial analyst in Oakland, Stern, and Christine (Stack) and Paul Bell Florida for the winter. California. His wife, Patty, is enjoying C’76. Jenny lives in Long Beach, California, Rob and Nancy still keep in close contact retirement. with her husband, Alan Tolkoff, and their with classmates Tom Mahoney, Mike McKean, Lloyd “Lou” and Karen (Marx) Hyman son Allan. The Babbins reside in Atlantic Marc Patrick, Jennifer (Lord) Gallogly C’77, P’08 are officially retired but remain City, New Jersey. Robin and her husband, C’79, Dave New C’80 and others. They were busy with work, volunteer activities and Potter Stewart, live in Brattleboro, Vermont. planning to take the boat to New Jersey for work on their home in Cambridge, Maryland. The Bells live in Jacksonville, Florida. Robin, the Reunion, and they were looking forward Their son Louis Hyman C’08 also lives in Christine and Laura’s daughters all wed in 2017. to seeing everyone! We hope they will share Cambridge and works at a center for people Now for the news of your class secretary. Reunion news and memories with us for the with developmental disabilities and trau- I am now the chief people officer at Apple next issue. matic brain injuries. Karen and Lloyd are Federal Credit Union, overseeing HR (people Gary Freed said he was planning to take administrative and sail volunteers on the and culture), talent development and his wife, Rui, and daughter Lillian to see Nathan of Dorchester, a classic Chesapeake organizational communication. Our entre- “the College in the Forest” for their first Bay skipjack owned by the nonprofit preneurial daughters, Kate Edwards and time at the Reunion. Gary had put the word Dorchester Skipjack Committee. Taylor Powell, are thriving in business. Chas out to his C’78 friends hoping to rally as Lou and Karen attended their niece’s continues to enjoy retirement and is waiting many as possible to join him. Gerry Barker, wedding in Colorado in October. Lloyd and patiently until I feel ready to do the same. Martha Herrmann, Paul and Marla Boren, Karen’s niece, Connie, is also the daughter Life is good. Kenny Hyne and Al Diaz had all said they’d be Continued on page 52

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The Brewin–Stover Wedding, Dec. 2, 2017 Matt Miller C’01, Heather (Cantwell) Miller C’01, Christopher Stover (groom), Krista (Brewin) Stover C’01 (bride), Geoff Robinson C’98, Laura (Richman) Robinson C’01, Becky (Taylor) Guglielmo C’01.

Lucy Webb C’93 married Hunter Kirchner in Marlboro, New Hampshire.

Ken Siegel C’83 and his wife, Valerie.

Alan Apter C’80 and Susan (Kessler) Apter Laura Williams C’02 and her husband, Philip C’83 were honored for their volunteer Sheridan Major C’01 is Naudé, in Manhattan on their wedding day, efforts at their synagogue. finishing a residency in July 15, 2017. family medicine. Jean Bedrosian C’86.

The first meeting of baby Evan Smith-Kane, son of (from left) Danielle Kane and Ellen Friedman and Tim Wheaton, Aaron Smith C’98, and baby both C’83. Gus Gsell, son of Suzanne Longley C’98 (right) and Guy Gsell (not pictured because he is running Field Station: Dinosaurs, where this photo was taken last fall!).

48 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Allison (Segal) Siegel C’04 and Eric Siegel C’04 welcomed a new daughter, Claire Lynne, in November 2017.

Elena Claire Traverso, daughter of Steve Traverso David J. Cowhey C’07 and his wife, Kelly L. Blank. C’02 and his wife, Julie Buchanan.

Jamie Baker C’06 and his wife, Tal Aronson.

The Bouxsein–Scally Wedding, 2016 Elyse Buckley C’06, Caitlin Bouxsein C’06 (bride), Kimberly Buonarota C’06, Julian Russo C’06.

Alex Barron C’06 and his wife, Kelly, with their children, Wilder and Rosalie.

James Royal Giffin, son of Yuri (Acosta) Giffin C’06. The cover photo for the recent album by Elyse Buckley C’06 was taken at Drew.

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Julie Agia C’06 and her family vacationing in Miami.

Jeff Hein C’06 and his wife, Heather Morreale.

The Valdivia-Lee Wedding, Nov. 11, 2017 Grace Anne Wingerter, Ian DeStefano, Graig Churchill, Marnie Valdivia (bride), Annie Ledson, Kate (McInerney) Rowley, Delia Barr and April Jacob, all C’10.

The Germinario-Mongelli Wedding, Summer 2017 Amy McHugh C’10, Kristin (Germinario) Mongelli C’10, G’11 (bride), Nora (Chambers) Kiely C’10, Sule Dedekarginoglu C’10.

Eric Ramirez The Le–Read C’09 of ACORE Wedding, Capital. Feb. 18, 2018 Carolina Bilbao C’06, Julie (Le) Read C’06 (bride), Jennifer (Troya) Biggers C’06, Daniel Biggers C’06.

Jennifer (Bronstein) Sargent C’09 and her husband, Felix Sargent, on Oct. 8, 2017.

50 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Drewids Zack Mower C’13, Timothy Barnum C’13, Maxwell Raymond Rich C’12 and Erik Gray C’12 lent their support to Steven Monteleone C’12 on his wedding day.

Jared Meyer C’13, Kevin Schwake Julie Liss C’12 and her fiancé, Nick Suppes. C’12, Daniel Fleming C’12 and Chris Sentmier C’12 on Kevin’s wedding day.

The Siciliano–Schwake Wedding, Sept. 22, 2017 Ian Clements C’12, Daniel Fleming C’12, Jenna Siciliano (bride), Kevin Schwake C’12 (groom), Chris Sentmier C’12.

A recent book by author Matthias Beier G’97, ’02.

Author Paul Petruzzi G’03.

The Dwyer–Monteleone Wedding, Aug. 3, 2017 Zack Mower C’13, Timothy Barnum C’13, Molly Dwyer (bride), Steven Monteleone C’12 (groom), Maxwell Raymond Rich C’12, Erik Gray C’12.

Joel Chapman C’14 is sworn in as a member of the Hillside, New Jersey, Board of Education.

Educator Tiernan Close G’00.

The Morreale–Hein Wedding, September 2017 Heather Morreale (bride) and Jeff Hein C’06 (groom), pictured with guests, including Drewids Patricia (Fairweather) Cody C’06, Kelly (Hunter) Mauger C’06 and Matthew Maresca C’06.

Danielle Barber C’12 Novelist Vicky and her husband, Norton G’08 and Mike McCann, on the cover of her their wedding day. recent novel. Photo, Kelly Vasami Photography

Robert Falconiero C’14 and his fiancée, Lindsey Hudspeth.

[email protected] I Spring 2018 51 there. Bruce Hershatter and Bob Nemeroff Our own Rick Freedman was inducted (Kobble) Van Cleef C’86 and John Spanarkel had said they hoped to be there as well. into the Drew Athletics Hall of Fame for stopped in to say hello. We’ll watch for Reunion updates from all of his impressive accomplishments on the I get together with Michael Ravensbergen, them in the next issue. hardwood. Many of Rick’s classmates and Donald Press and Charlie Gruen C’79 for Kate (Lommel) Ciravolo has streamlined teammates attended to witness this auspicious dinner, where we reminisce, especially her email accounts. Her current email address event, including (especially) Andy Rupp, about our time in the UK. is available through Alumni House. Kate Kevin Marino, Tony Ehinger, John Spanarkel A crew of mostly ex-baseball players got said that after 18 months in Peoria, Illinois, C’82, Stu Klugler C’82, up all the way from together for dinner in Morris Plains, New she and her family are happy to be back in Savannah, Matt Kirnan C’82 and Ken Cole Jersey, in December. Mike Perillo C’77 Carmel, Indiana. She and her husband are G’81. Congratulations, Rick! flew in from Chicago with his wife, Candy; almost empty nesters, as their younger son Nick Ungaro C’83 and Tracy have new digs Lou Eccleston C’79 and Joan Albanese is finishing college. She was also looking in Central New Jersey and invited a bunch of C’78 came up from the Princeton area or forward to the Reunion. us to come see. Among those in attendance down from Toronto; Michael Ravensbergen, Reunion was expected to be the first time were the Van Cleefs, Doug Walsh, Flame, his wife, Anna, and I traveled all the way back at Drew in a while for many members Loader, Moon, Karen Locke-Deacon C’85, from Bergen County; Larry “The Big Guy” of the class, but I (Tom Tani) have actually Bob Joyce C’82, Dave Kaufman C’82 and his Rosensweig C’77 came from Westchester visited Drew quite a bit the last four years, wife, Pam, and Karen Kuttner C’84 and her with his main squeeze; Andy Ballerini C’77 for my son Philip’s high school winter track husband, Tom. and his wife, Laura, came up from the Cherry and soccer tournaments on campus. I miss Ben Davol C’82 was in town (meaning Hill area; Brent Barton C’76 and his wife, going back this year, as Phil is now in col- New York City) for a weekend, which was Joan, drove over from western Morris County, lege. I have been looking forward to seeing a good excuse to have a beer in the bowels while Bob Skoblar C’76 trekked down a lot of my classmates at Reunion, June 1 of Penn Station. Mickey Green C’79, Ralph from Rockland County; and John Gilrain and 2, and hope to provide updates for the Sorrentino C’83, Joe Genovese C’85, Chris C’79 came all the way from Little Falls. Ted next issue. David A. Mortenson is a professor at Penn State, focusing on the ecology of weeds after having earned a master’s at Duke and a doctoral degree at North Carolina State. He first studied botany at Drew. He was recently honored as distinguished faculty. Chuck Redfern and his wife, Andrea, GV TDA T 79 live in Hebron, Connecticut, and celebrated their 30th wedding anni- versary in November 2017. Their son Caleb STRNGTHN R and his wife, Ashley, are now the parents of Ryan Joseph Redfern, born in May 2017. Chuck RTS AND HL is a writer, clergyman and activist, but he reports that grandson Ryan is “the star of the show.” Oona Stieglitz and her husband, Lee GRW TH FRST. Arbetman, are the parents of daughters Amy and Gwen, 16. Oona works with the senior program at the Clara Barton Community Our most cherished traditions and boldest new Center in Cabin John, Maryland, where the initiaties are all supported by our enerous donors. family also resides. lant the seeds for Drews future. Chris Walsh [email protected] 80 The Drew alumni social calendar drew.edu/seedgift was very busy last fall. Tom Keoughan hosted a Hoboken barbe- cue and wine appreciation event attended by a wide range of alumni, such as Chip and Lisa (King) Nolet C’84, Gilly Hailparn C’84, Carol (LaRue) Smith C’83, Doug Walsh (London ’79), Chris Van Cleef C’85 and his wife, Chris (Kobble) Van Cleef C’86, Janis Baldassari C’81 and her amazing cheese- cake, Steve Thompson C’83, P’20, Steve’s sometimes-roommate, Barry Friedman, Erik “Moon” Lutzger C’82, and Paul Cortellesi C’84 and his wife, Deb. There was a New York Finance and Business Networking Group gathering in New York City, about which you will be hearing more from the administration. Zoe Grenier C’14 and Sabrina Fruci C’15 were young alumni in attendance. Almost as young and attending were Joe Noto C’95 and Greg Gordon C’92. Young at heart and attending were Ralph Scoville and Ron Reede C’81.

52 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Dolan C’77 barely had to go anywhere since Susan (Kessler) Apter of North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida. he lives in Morristown. See photo, page 47. [email protected] Scott says that Jim has just become a grand- As I write this column, the Drew men’s Please send in your news father. Congratulations! Scott’s family is basketball team is having a spectacular season, 83 from our 35th Reunion well; his wife is a teacher, his daughter goes having clinched a postseason appearance. celebration on campus June to boarding school in Pittsburgh, and his Andy Rupp has rallied the Drew Faithful and 35th Reunion 1 and 2. Our own Lawrence son is now a Drew freshman playing on the gotten many of us to attend a game or two, John D’Aries C’83, P’17 was slated to receive baseball team. Scott’s former Drew baseball including John “JP” Patterson, Matt Kirnan, the Alumni Achievement Award in the coach from 1981 is now back as an assistant, Leon Williams C’82 and John Spanarkel. Sciences on Saturday morning, June 2, at so Scott’s son is playing for the same coach For those of you who watch or play rugby, 10:30 in the Commons. that Scott did! Go Rangers! watch the next issue for an update on the Susan (Pease) Gadoua came away relatively Eric Carrara reports that his eldest umpty-ninth almost-annual Soc Deacon unscathed from the Northern California daughter got married in November 2017. Memorial Alumni Rugby match, which as wildfires last October. Her human and animal She works with the Livingston (New Jersey) of this writing, is scheduled to be held at family was evacuated for a week, and they public schools. Her wedding was attended by Reunion on Saturday around noon on the would have lost their home if the wind Weynabeba Abate C’89 who traveled from traditional pitch, the Doc Young Field, aka hadn’t stopped. Susan and fellow “Welch 2” Geneva, Switzerland, to join in the festivities. the Charlie Havea Memorial Pitch. I hope to girls have a very special event in the works— His middle daughter works in New York City have Reunion updates for the next issue. more about that next time. as the social media director for Gourmet Daily. What have we learned since the last column? Tim Wheaton and Ellen Friedman ran into His youngest daughter is finishing her under- If you were to be someone—named, say, each other at a Super Bowl party in the Boston graduate studies and is eager to enter the Bob Joyce C’82—and you were to have won area on Feb. 4, 2018. It was a great surprise workforce. As Eric affectionately jokes, three an award—say, an Emmy—and you really and fun to reminisce. See photo, page 48. down, one to go! didn’t want it known among your friends, Matt Cook serves as a foreign policy The update on your class secretary and then you shouldn’t invite Joanne Zervos adviser to the U.S. Army Pacific, based in family: Roxy (Epling) Hammett continues C’82 to your office. Hawaii. He has had diplomatic assignments practicing law, specializing in trusts and Another generation of Nicolsons is upon to U.S. embassies and missions in South estates, at Chiesa, Shahinian & Giantomasi us: Jimmy Nicolson C’83 has become a Africa, Mali, Kuwait and Afghanistan and in West Orange, New Jersey. She is a partner, grandfather. Jimmy claims his grandson was has taught at the U.S. Army War College. He once again working full-time after many a harbinger of the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory. and his wife have twin sons, age 3. Matt’s years of being part-time and busy with our Alan Apter and his wife, Susan (Kessler) adult daughter is part of Joint Special Ops children. She is also now a trustee at our Apter C’83, were recognized for their vol- Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. local United Methodist Church in Denville, unteer leadership efforts at their synagogue, Ken Siegel left his career in human New Jersey. I continue as chairperson and Tikvat Israel Congregation, in Rockville, resources over 10 years ago. He runs his own professor of mathematics at Saint Peter’s Maryland. Alan is a senior programmer and business, Prism Painting & Home Repair, University in Jersey City, New Jersey. I have analyst with GEICO Insurance. See photo, and is learning to play the guitar. His wife, recently taken leadership roles there with two page 48. Valerie, retired from her 37-year career with STEM-focused federal grants totaling more Procter and Gamble in 2017. Their children, than $5 million. Our daughter is coming up Steven Perrella lives in Ocean Max and Abigail, are grown and on their own, on her own fifth college reunion, and our 81 County, New Jersey. He is married to in Manhattan and suburban Philadelphia, son recently finished his bachelor’s degree. Jean Perrella. He currently works in respectively. See photo, page 48. business development sales and marketing Stephan Pahides was named to the board Terence W. Camp, a trial attorney for the life-science industry. His career has of trustees for the Natural Lands Trust, a 85 with Budd Larner P.C. of Short Hills, included positions at Sandoz, Johnson & nonprofit organization that saves open space New Jersey, specializes in entertain- Johnson and OPKO Health, and a period of in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New ment law. As an associate producer on several time in the automotive industry, working Jersey. An attorney, Steve lends leadership released records, he attends the Grammy with BMW and Mercedes. He still loves and real estate experience. Steve is a share- Awards as a member of the Recording Academy. antique and exotic autos. holder in the law firm McCausland Keen + He traces his interest in the music industry Ajeet Singh, a medical doctor, is board Buckman, and he practices in the firm’s real to his days as a Drew student, when he went certified in emergency medicine. In Septem- estate group. to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, ber 2017, he joined York Hospital’s emergen- Class secretary Susan (Kessler) Apter and and Bruce Springsteen showed up. cy care team in York, Maine. her husband, Alan Apter C’80, were recently recognized for their volunteer leadership Jean Bedrosian was accepted into Ben Davol is working as a politi- efforts at their synagogue, Tikvat Israel Con- 86 the AD Art Show, which ran from 82 cal and cultural commentator on gregation, in Rockville, Maryland. Susan, Feb. 22 to 25 at Sotheby’s in New Capitol Hill and is an experienced a 34-year federal government employee, is York City. The show is for artists who work political consultant, working with both with the National Institutes of Health. See in the marketing or advertising industries Democrats and Republicans. Ben is the photo, page 48. and pursue the fine arts on the side. Jean’s producer and host of a radio program Yes, current work responds to scriptural passages It’s Complicated; Dating After 40 that aired John Hammett about water, the Earth and the Spirit. You on 94.9 FM News Now in 2017. Yes, It’s 84 [email protected] can view Jean’s work at jeanbedrosian.com/ Complicated is moving to a podcast Our next special Reunion year, ending finearts. See photo, page 48. this year. in a 9, will be here soon—so now is the time Michael L. Johnston has accepted a to send in those updates as we prepare to David Meyer joined Provident new position from which he will launch gather once again. And we’re at an age when Bank as vice president and a new global philanthropic enterprise for our families are making news of their own too. relationship manager with billionaire entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky, Scott Burr C’84, P’21 and business part- 88 the bank’s middle-market the founder and owner of the company that ner Jim Nicolson C’83 have expanded the lending team. David is based produces KIND bars. Michael was previously territory of their Tech Painting Company 30th Reunion in the bank’s Paramus, New the CEO of the Jewish Community Founda- from their home base of Alexandria, Virginia, Jersey, office and is responsible for origi- tion of Greater Hartford, Connecticut, where to include Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing- nating commercial loans and managing he had served since 2012. ton, Richmond, Virginia, the Outer Banks relationships with middle-market companies

[email protected] I Spring 2018 53 in northern New Jersey and metropolitan In September 2017, Lucy Webb married After 14 years working in Washington and New York. Hunter Kirschner in Marlborough, New six years in New York with American Express, Hampshire. They live in Keene, New he is pleased to be back in his home state, Renee Nunley Smith joined the law Hampshire. Lucy is finishing a master’s in working to improve the cost and quality of 89 firm Montgomery McCracken, where marriage and family therapy and is looking health care in New Jersey. she is of counsel in its litigation for work in her new field. She said she was On a personal note, I had a chance to department. She is also a member of the hoping to make it to Reunion. We hope she catch up with some classmates over the firm’s labor and employment group. will send updates for the next issue. See holiday season. I met up with Sara (Hall) photo, page 48. Phillips for a spouse-involved lunch, and we Emilio Cordova It has been quite the year for Linda shared stories of raising kids. I also met up 90 [email protected] Speckhals. In 2017, she took a chance and with Josh McKee at a high school basket- Howdy from the state of Texas to decided to release two books on Amazon: a ball game when he was visiting family in all C’90 alumni! novella, Strand Theory, and Poetry of the Soul: southeast Pennsylvania. We caught up about As we approach the spring season, here A Novel. It was a hard road to publish inde- work, kids and life as well. is an update from one of our classmates. pendently—as hard as it is to find an agent Kippy Rudy C’90, P’19 spent more than who will sell to a publisher—but it seemed Kristen Daily Williams 25 years as an arts administrator in Maine like the right path for her. [email protected] and then relocated to Boston to be a nonprofit Walter Maxemow and I adopted a new Hi, classmates! Spring consultant and work with a local foundation. dog last year, and we are working on puppy 98 has just about sprung in She lives there with her two daughters, Marina training our newest family member, Tucker. The Forest, where I’m C’19 and Arden. Marina is a RISE junior at In addition, I’m happy to report a promotion 20th Reunion still working in Drew’s Drew. She just completed the U.N. Semester last year to associate director of medical communications department. This has given and is now on a Drew D.C. internship in writing at Syneos Health. me a front-row seat for all the Reunion Senator Markey’s office. planning, and I hope to hear Reunion news I encourage my fellow alumni from the Peter Bruckmann Jr. and reminiscences from many of you for our Class of ’90 to email me at DREWC90@ 95 [email protected] next issue! cordovacorp.com and send your latest news and David Dana does not think much We have new Drewlers to celebrate! updates to share with our fellow classmates. has changed on his end, as he continues to Suzanne Longley and her husband, Guy work at MongoDB in Times Square, New Gsell, brought the darling August Robert C’92 is looking for a new class York City, and is always looking to hire “Gus” Gsell into the world on Sept. 1. Six 92 secretary! If you are interested in talented computer science candidates! He and a half weeks later, on Oct. 18, Evan representing your class in this role, resides in the Kensington area of Brooklyn Leroy Smith-Kane, bouncing baby boy of please send an email to [email protected]. and has two children: Forest, 8, and Leela, Danielle Kane and Aaron Smith, made his Rick Tepel is the chief executive officer 3. He caught up with Jen Jones C’97, which grand entrance. Gus and Evan live in neigh- of Raley, Watts & O’Neill Insurance and was fun. boring towns, are already best friends and Financial Services in California, Maryland. Mark Gustavson and his wife, Rachel, have plans to rule The Forest as Drew C’40. In addition, Rick was named to the board of are both veterinarians living in Carmel, See photo, page 48. directors of the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, New York. They work in his private practice Lauren (Saffarewich) Rudaw started a Leonardtown, Maryland, in the fall of 2017. in Croton, New York, and at Guiding Eyes new position as vice president of sales at Jennifer (Crank) Potts has been named for the Blind. They just had their second Zeta Global. Congratulations, Lauren! the new director of the Regis Fine Arts daughter, Piper, in November. Piper joins big Pablo Galesi is working as the New Center in Weston, Massachusetts, and will sister Vivian, 3. Jersey and New York City program manager also serve Regis College as an assistant pro- Eric and Kate (Feeley) Bossdorf C’93 ran for the Student Conservation Association. fessor of humanities. A theatre arts major at into Emma Bascom C’96 at Ruth’s Chris Steak SCA’s mission is to build the next gener- Drew, Jennifer went on to earn an MFA from House in Princeton, New Jersey. ation of conservation leaders and inspire the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Kalliope Diakos lives in Greenwich, lifelong stewardship of the environment and Connecticut. She has worked at HBO for communities by engaging young people in Dawn (Pirozzi) Maxemow the past 19 years, presently as the director hands-on service to the land. [email protected] of worldwide nontheatrical distribution. Geoff Robinson recently had a successful In the year of our 25th She has a daughter, Mariella Hadjipateras, kidney transplant at the University of Penn- 93 Reunion … who is 2. sylvania. A few Drewids had volunteered as Ursula (Tirrell) Bohen Neil Manning lives in Connecticut with donors, including Becky (Taylor) Guglielmo 25th Reunion was part of the social media his wife and two daughters. He runs his own C’01 and Matthew McMahon C’01. Geoff team for the recent Roller Derby World Cup business as a personal financial adviser. Neil and his wife, Laura (Richman) Robinson in Manchester, England. She’s pleased to sees Bill Bogardus regularly for lunch and C’01, want to thank all Drew friends for report that she watched USA beat Australia poker. He caught up with Joe Quinty at a their support—there are too many to name! in the championship game. She snuck in a Drew Baseball happy hour in Hoboken back Stacey (Trzesinski) McClain lives in little time in London, as well, and passed in November, reliving their old glory days. Berlin, New Jersey, with her husband and the building where the London Semester two daughters, 3 and 6. She works at Elliott classes were held. She also volunteers with Dan Ilaria Marketing Group. Last year was her 10th the Southern California and Orange County 97 [email protected] year as the volunteer walk coordinator for Special Olympic programs. Dawn (Wilczynski) and Victor the New Jersey Walk for PKD, and over 270 Rachel (Hayes) May celebrates the 20th Afanador C’95 welcomed their second child, walkers raised $47,000. She’s looking for- anniversary of her award-winning Atlanta Alexa Juliana Afanador, on Jan. 16, just up the ward to what she can accomplish in 2018— theatre company, Synchronicity Theatre. street from Drew at Morristown Medical Center. and so are we. Way to go, Stacey! She juggles running the theatre, directing She surprised them a bit by arriving 11 days Stacey said she was hoping to see a big plays and being a mom to her daughter, 11, early, but all went well. They are all enjoying group for the 20th Reunion this June (me and twin sons, 8. Her husband, Daniel, joins their new little one—especially big sister Ella! too!). She was planning to attend—her her in the juggle and had a recent small role In December 2017, Patrick Aylward hubby and girls have never been to campus. in the movie I, Tonya. Check out more about became vice president and chief of staff at I hope to have many Reunion updates from the theatre company at synchrotheatre.com. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. our class for the next issue.

54 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Dawn M. Digrius C’99, G’05,’07 family medicine. Sheridan has accepted an York. See photo, page 49. of Altadena, California, has been attending physician position at St. John’s Caitlin Bouxsein lives in Baltimore. She 99 an educator for over 13 years. She Well Child and Family in Los Angeles, so she works full time for an online education recently won the title of Ms. Greater Califor- will be relocating from Miami to Southern company and freelances with various theatre nia 2018. Dawn is the program director at California this year! See photo, page 48. companies as a director, choreographer, STEM Advantage, a 501(c)(3) charity offering Best wishes to Krista (Brewin) Stover designer and performer. In 2016, she married assistance to women and underrepresented who was married to Christopher Stover on Alexander Scally. In 2017, she worked on students in science, technology, engineering Dec. 2, 2017. Drewids in attendance at their productions with two fellow Drew alumni, and math. wedding included Matt Miller, Heather Kathy Vary C’02 and Billie Krishawn C’14. (Cantwell) Miller, Geoff Robinson C’98, Caitlin also occasionally runs into Brent Janet Wong Laura (Richman) Robinson and Becky Englar C’02 at shows and play readings. See [email protected] (Taylor) Guglielmo. Krista and Christopher photo, page 49. 00 Kate (Harvey) Gratto honeymooned in Hawaii. They live in Elyse Buckley recorded an album of [email protected] Glassboro, New Jersey. See photo, page 48. original songs in 2017, and the photo for Jen (Hicks) Tocco the album cover was taken at Drew. Elyse [email protected] David Lee currently resides in Tampa, Florida, where In April, David Faris published It’s Time to [email protected] she teaches kindergarten. The album is Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting 02 Laura Williams married Philip available for download at CD Baby, iTunes Majority in American Politics with Melville Naudé in a beautiful, small ceremony on and Spotify. See photo, page 49. House Books. A blueprint for how to change a rooftop overlooking the Manhattan Bridge Christen (Conaway) Jones is the director America’s political system in a more pro- on the Lower East Side, on July 15, 2017. See of development and annual giving at The gressive direction, the project was overseen photo, page 48. Drewids in attendance were College of New Jersey, having been promoted by Melville House senior editor and fellow maid of honor Jennifer (Williams) Guevara into the role in July 2017. She recently Acorn alum Susan Rella C’01. (See page 38.) C’05, Theresa Hansen, Ben Bartolone, Dan co-chaired the 2018 annual District II confer- Todd Hodgson joined the Drexel University Bailey-Yavonditte C’03, T’12, G’16, Deidre ence for the Council for Advancement and men’s lacrosse team as its new volunteer Purcell C’01, Andrea Cibelli C’01 and Sarah Support of Education. Over 750 advance- assistant coach. Todd has previously worked Ford C’05. Laura and Philip live in Brooklyn, ment professionals attended the conference. with the lacrosse teams at Culver Military where Laura has worked at the Brooklyn Heather (Parrish) Valosin C’06, T’11 Academy, Lycoming College, Manhattanville Academy of Music for the last six years. was recently called as the next pastor of the College, the University of Scranton, Williams Steve Traverso is excited to share that vibrant congregation of the Denville (New College and Susquehanna University. he and his wife, Julie Buchanan, welcomed Jersey) Community UMC. She will reside in their daughter, Elena Claire Traverso, on Denville with her husband, Eric Valosin Maren (Watkins) Calzia Nov. 9, 2017. See photo, page 49. C’09 and their two sons. Eric is a profes- 01 [email protected] Stacy (Perlstein) Gallin C’02, G’12 is the sional artist and an adjunct professor at the In January 2015, Daniel James founding director of the Maimonides Insti- College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, “D.J.” Wright purchased and renovated a tute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust, New Jersey. second funeral home, and he is the proud and a board member at the Center for Med- Yuri (Acosta) Giffin and her family wel- sole owner and executive director. D.J. has icine after the Holocaust in Houston, Texas. comed a son, James Royal Giffin, in August been honored to serve the families of several Stacy works closely with the U.S. Holocaust 2017. James was 7 pounds, 9 ounces and 21 of our classmates and professors. As D.J. Memorial Museum, UNESCO, the Ukrainian inches. See photo, page 49. says, “We are all family, and that is what Center for Bioethics and the Aspen Program Jeff Hein and Heather Morreale were we do for one another.” To learn more, see for Ethical Healthcare Leadership. married in September 2017 at Pier Village in wrightfamily.com. Long Branch, New Jersey. They were joined Miguel Gonzalez continues to grow his Natasha Mulla was named as the by fellow Drewids Patricia (Fairweather) independent retirement planning firm, 04 chief marketing officer of Movie- Cody C’06, G’10, Kelly (Hunter) Mauger Cortburg Retirement Planning. Every year, Pass, a subscription service that and Matthew Maresca. See photos, page 50. Miguel hires Drew students as summer allows customers to see a movie each day in Julie (Le) Read married James Read on interns, and he regularly works with other theatres. Natasha previously served as senior Feb. 18, 2018, in Philadelphia. See photo, Drew alumni, such as Bruce Bristol C’66, vice president of marketing at Mashable, a page 50. P’99. Miguel also teaches a course called media and entertainment company. Meghan (Weimer) Perkins traveled to Growing and Selling a Successful Business: Lessons Allison (Segal) Siegel C’08 and Eric Cuba with her husband to collect material Learned from the Shark Tank at Fordham Siegel were married on Oct. 11, 2014, and for her travel blog. They toured the country University. Miguel is married to his Drew welcomed the birth of their daughter, Claire with a local, learning about daily life there sweetheart, Elisa Garcia Gonzalez C’03, and Lynne, on Nov. 13, 2017. See photo, page 49. and taking in some of the country’s most they live with their son, 4, in North Bergen, Michael Woessner was recently inducted famous sights. Meghan and her husband New Jersey. into the Drew Athletics Hall of Fame for his each have some Cuban heritage and found it Laura (Richman) Robinson works achievements in soccer. especially meaningful to locate some family remotely as a project coordinator for the graves. You can check out Meghan’s blog at global pediatric medicine department at Jennifer (Troya) Biggers traveltalesandtips.com. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 06 [email protected] Philip Rosenau opened up his own Memphis, Tennessee. Laura and her hus- Julie Agia and her family vaca- independent financial firm in January 2017 band, Geoff Robinson C’98, reside in South tioned in Miami on Valentine’s Day 2018. after eight years with Prudential. The firm, Jersey with their three sons. Laura noted See photo, page 50. Rosenau Financial Advisors, is located in that Geoff recently had a successful kidney In the next issue, we hope to have news Doylestown, Pennsylvania. transplant. A few Drew classmates had from Jamie Baker and his wife, Tal Aronson, Joanna Wozniak-Brown finished her volunteered as donors, including Becky of their first child. See photo, page 49. doctorate in environmental studies at (Taylor) Guglielmo and Matthew McMahon. Alex Barron and his wife, Kelly, welcomed Antioch University New England in May The Robinsons thank all Drew friends for their daughter, Rosalie, in May 2017. Rosalie 2017. Her research focused on rural com- their support—there are too many to name! joins Wilder, 4. Alex is a producer on The munities and climate change. She and her Good luck to Sheridan Major who New Yorker Radio Hour, and Kelly is a casting husband, Eric, live in Connecticut with their is completing her medical residency in director. The family lives in Brooklyn, New daughter, who is 2.

[email protected] I Spring 2018 55 Adam Alonso was named to New Jersey Genny Cuocci is proud to announce her Julie Liss is the assistant director of Governor Phil Murphy’s senior front-office new position as a team leader and senior housing operations at Fordham Uni- staff, as deputy chief of staff for public social worker at New York University’s student versity. She and her fiancé, Nick Suppes, engagement and intergovernmental affairs. health center, where she serves the NYU are planning their wedding. See photo, He is the founder and CEO of the Cratos student population, treating various mental page 51. Group, a public affairs consulting firm. health matters. Genny earned a master’s in Steven Monteleone married his high Adam assisted Gov. Murphy’s transition social work at NYU in 2010. She has also school sweetheart, Molly Dwyer, at the Park team as political affairs director. started a small private practice treating Savoy Estate in Florham Park, New Jersey, Cory Krediet is an assistant professor adults in New York City. on Aug. 3, 2017. His Drew cross-country of science and biology at Eckerd College Nora (Widmer) Pangburn and her hus- teammates were there—Zack Mower C’13, on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Corey studies host- band, Marc Pangburn C’07, are happy to Timothy Barnum C’13, Maxwell Raymond microbe interactions, including how they announce the birth of their daughter, Reese Rich and Erik Gray. See photos, page 51. affect the health and physiology of coral. Anna Pangburn, in July 2017. Ellison is a Kevin Schwake wed Jenna Siciliano on marvelous big sister! They are happily living Sept. 22, 2017, in Red Bank, New Jersey. David J. Cowhey married Kelly in Annapolis, Maryland. Among the Drew friends in attendance were 07 L. Blank on Sept. 16, 2017, in a Since completing the competitive Presi- classmates Daniel Fleming, Ian Clements, private ceremony on the beach in dential Management Fellowship program Chris Sentmier and Jared Meyer C’13. See Ocean City, New Jersey. The couple share in 2014, Danielle Wilsey has worked to photos, page 51. a home in Linwood, New Jersey, with their promote economic diplomacy in three federal Whitney McClees completed a master’s daughter, Lily, 6. See photo, page 49. agencies, including the State Department’s degree at Portland State University, focusing Courtney Cunningham and Melissa Embassy in Lithuania. Danielle graciously on marine community ecology and invasive Smeltzer-Kraft were both recently inducted served on Drew’s 10-year Reunion commit- species. After finishing her degree, she held into the Drew Athletics Hall of Fame. They tee, and we will look forward to reading her a research fellowship in the Marine Invasions each enjoyed the unusual honor of being Reunion news in the next issue. Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental inducted for two sports. Both were recog- Kaete O’Connell recently relocated to Research Center. She is enjoying the East nized for their achievements in basketball. Germany. She is completing her dissertation Coast’s ever-changing seasons after spending Courtney was also honored for lacrosse, and as a fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Euro- three years in Portland. Melissa was also honored for softball. pean History in Mainz. Mallory Mortillaro C’13, Erica (Palmieri) Stasio Jennifer (Bronstein) Sargent mar- G’15 made the astonishing [email protected] 09 ried Felix Sargent on Oct. 8, 2017, discovery of a lost Rodin Class of 2008! It’s hard to in New York City. She works as a 13 sculpture at Madison Borough 08 believe it’s the year of our television producer, and Felix is the director 5th Reunion Hall. Read more on page 29. 10-year Reunion. Please of development relations for MediaMath. Amberly Nicole Beye, a 10th Reunion send me your Reunion news They live in the Williamsburg section of lawyer, joined the complex commercial lit- and updates for the next issue! Brooklyn, New York. See photo, page 50. igation team at Day Pitney LLP and is based Eric Ramirez was named in the Com- at the firm’s Parsippany, New Jersey, office. mercial Observer’s 25 Under 35: The Lenders Brittany M. Barreto is one of three and Debt Brokers to Watch in 2017. Eric is the co-founders of a genetics-based dating app, vice president of ACORE Capital. See photo, Pheramor. page 51. Bridget McRory Delia Barr 14 [email protected] [email protected] Joel Chapman recently won a seat 10 Happy birthday to all of my class- on the Board of Education in Hillside, New mates who are turning 30 this year! Jersey. He will serve a one-year term. See Kristin (Germinario) Mongelli married photo, page 51. DREW Tom Mongelli in the summer of 2017. Kristin Robert Falconiero is engaged to marry celebrated the day with several of her Drew Lindsey Hudspeth. Bob played for the Drew CONNECT friends, including classmates Amy McHugh, men’s basketball team and is currently Nora (Chambers) Kiely and Sule Dedekar- working in sales for DePuy Synthes, a John- IS HERE! ginoglu. See photo, page 50. son & Johnson company. See photo, page 51. Marnie Valdivia married John Lee on Rachel Marie Schachter is working as a Drew has a new online Nov. 11, 2017. Drew classmates in attend- singer-songwriter and will release a new folk platform so alumni, families ance included Grace Anne Wingerter, Ian album, False Foundations, in 2018. You can and students can build DeStefano, Graig Churchill, Annie Ledson, visit Rachel’s website, rachelmarie.com, for Kate (McInerney) Rowley, Delia Barr and more information about her music. their community through April Jacob. See photo, page 50. purposeful connections. Theresa Kucinski, a doctoral candi- John Dabrowski 16 date in the chemistry department Join via LinkedIn, [email protected] at Penn State, has recently become Facebook or email now at 12 Daniel Fleming C’12, G’13 was engaged to Ivan Gonzalez-Alvarez. drewconnect.drew.edu. recently accepted into a doctoral physical therapy program at Duke University. Danielle Barber is a news producer for WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She married her husband, Mike McCann, in Jan- uary 2017. They met at Syracuse University while finishing a broadcast journalism grad- uate program, and they now work together at WWMT-TV. See photo, page 50.

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The Theological School

F. Russell Mitman T’65 reports family were charter members of the congre- ordained in the UMC. In 2003, he was granted 60s that his latest book, Preaching gation, and he served as an acolyte. During the privilege of call, conferring full standing Adverbially, was released by Edward’s three decades of pastoral leader- as clergy in the UCC. James previously served William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company on ship, he and his wife, Jeanette, have served churches in Ohio and New Jersey and, most Jan. 9, 2018. Russell is the pastor of Parkside six churches and raised three daughters. recently, spent over 10 years serving a church UCC in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Informa- on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. tion about Preaching Adverbially is available on Jason Coker T’09,’13 is a field Hillary Raining T’14 published her first the blog eerdword.com. Russell and his wife, 00s coordinator for the Cooperative book, Joy in Confession: Reclaiming Sacramental Ruth, live in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi Reconciliation. The book combines art therapy, and the national director of Together for scholarship, theology and worship to create Carl Olson T’70, G’77 published Hope. In 2013, Jason founded Delta Hands a powerful experience for learning about 70s a two-volume book, Sacred Texts for Hope, an award-winning nonprofit that confession in the Episcopal Church. The Interpreted: Religious Documents has secured grants from the USDA to feed book is rooted in Hillary’s work at Drew Explained, in October 2017. children across Mississippi. Jason did previ- with Professor Heather Murray Elkins. ous work along the Uganda–Kenya border, Pam Robertson T’14 placed a bowl of Michael B. Brown T’81 is the where he ran a center for AIDS/HIV orphans. inspiring quotes on her eldest daughter 80s senior minister of Marble Meredith’s dresser seven years ago, to support Collegiate Church in New York Thomas Wilson T’10 was Meredith through the adjustment to high City. In December 2017, Michael was a 10s appointed on Oct. 1, 2017, as school. The quotes went into Meredith’s featured preacher on a nationally broadcast the Anglican Chaplain of St. phone case, and soon other students began ecumenical radio program, Day1, with host Raphael, France, and also serves as the Priest to ask Meredith for a quote when they needed Peter Wallace. in Charge of St. John the Evangelist Anglican encouragement. From this, Pam and Meredith Steven W. Ebner T’81 wrote The Second Church in St. Raphael, which is a congregation developed a business, Meredith’s Jars of Joy. Voice: The Voice of the Prophet, a book that was of the Church of England’s Diocese in Europe. Jars of quotes are sold worldwide, and a por- recently published by Christian Faith Pub- Mark Gregory Karris T’10 is happy to tion of the proceeds is donated to charity. lishing. The book teaches that it is the task announce the release of his new book, Divine Jacob H. Eun T’15 has arrived in New of the faithful to uncover what is true and Echoes: Reconciling Prayer With the Uncontrolling Milford, Connecticut, as the new pastor of then weave it into a theology, and to listen Love of God. The book features contributions the Gaylordsville UMC. Parishioners express when God speaks in unexpected ways. A syn- by Drew Theological School professors. Mark gratitude for his youthful perspective, while opsis of the book can be viewed on YouTube. is a licensed therapist and ordained pastor. noting that he also has wisdom beyond his Mark’s book is available on Amazon in both years. Jacob grew up as the son of a Methodist Willie Moody T’92,’15 released print and Kindle format. pastor in Korea and then in Connecticut, 90s his book Tier 1: Discovering Self: New Cyndi Stouffer T’11 became the new senior where the family moved when Jacob was 12. Wine, Old Skins in November 2017. pastor of the New Brunswick (New Jersey) James N. Hoke T’17 was appointed to the Michelle Grube T’93 recently celebrated UMC in the autumn of 2017. The multicul- faculty at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, 25 years in ministry. She is the pastor at tural congregation represents more than 30 to serve as a visiting assistant professor of Oakdale United Methodist Church in West different nations, and flags from those nations religion. James has previously taught at Boylston, Massachusetts. decorate the sanctuary. Cyndi previously Drew and at Kean University in Union, Edward Kropa T’97 was installed as the served at UMCs in Pearl River and Suffern, New Jersey. new pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in New York. Freehold, New Jersey, in September 2017. James Campbell T’14 is the new senior Faculty Charles L. Rice, a Drew Pro- Edward described the journey to Hope as minister of the First Congregational Church fessor of Homiletics Emeritus, released his “coming home” because in 1967, he and his (UCC) in Cheshire, Connecticut. James was novel, Sea Camp, in January 2018.

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The Caspersen School

Kathleen S. Lowney G’84,’86 of Fate, about the silk mill industry in the Rebecca (Rego) Barry G’01 is the editor PhD won Valdosta State University’s early 20th century. A middle school English of Fine Books & Collections magazine, a quar- 2017 Presidential Excellence Award for teacher at St. Patrick School in Chatham, terly publication for collectors, dealers and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. A New Jersey, she was also recently awarded curators of books and fine art. Rebecca has professor of sociology there, Kathleen loves the Joan Lavine Keats Social Justice Award also written about books and history for teaching and has kept a log of every single by the Julius and Dorothy Koppelman various publications. class throughout her 30-year career, noting Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center. Nicole Petrosillo G’02 was named Passaic what worked and what didn’t. She has also Paul Petruzzi G’03 published his first County (New Jersey) teacher of the year for written 44 peer-reviewed publications. book, How Their Medical Knowledge Shaped 2017–18. She teaches English and literature Jeffrey C. Pugh G’85 is a professor of the Poetry of Two Physician Poets: John Keats at West Milford High School. She is also religious studies at Elon University. He was and William Carlos Williams, in September the adviser to the school paper and literary selected for honors as Elon’s fifth Distin- 2017 with the Edwin Mellen Press. The magazine and is co-adviser for the school’s guished University Professor, in recognition book is based on Paul’s Caspersen School National Honor Society and poetry club. of his teaching, scholarship, leadership and dissertation and includes a foreword by his Paul Kahan G’04 published his sixth service to the Elon community. Jeffrey’s dissertation adviser. See photo, page 51. book, The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant: Pre- research has produced six books, and he has Daniel C. Gunn G’14 was appointed serving the Civil War’s Legacy. Paul focuses on served on many committees in more than as Priest-in-Charge at St. Andrew’s Episcopal the unique political, economic and cultural three decades at Elon. Church and School in New Providence, forces unleashed by the Civil War and how A book by Matthias Beier G’97,’02, Eugen New Jersey, in November 2017. He has Grant addressed these issues during his Drewermann: Die Biografie, was published previously served as a hospital chaplain, tumultuous two terms as chief executive. in Germany by Patmos in 2017. The book as a prison chaplain, and with Episcopal More information about Paul’s work is includes a letter sent by Pope Emeritus parishes in New York, New Jersey and available on his website, paulkahan.com. Benedict XVI to Beier about the high-profile Pennsylvania. Vicky Norton G’08, writing as Kimberley silencing of Drewermann in the 1990s. In Ash, published her first novel, Breathe, in 2014, Beier was awarded a Tutu Fellowship Tiernan Close G’00 returned to January 2018. Crimson Romance is the by the Desmond Tutu Center for his work in MA the faculty at The Pennington publisher. Despite the common notion that therapeutic liberation theology. See photo, School in Pennington, New Jersey, in a romantic heroine will be carried away on page 51. September 2017. Tiernan is a teacher of a horse, Vicky would like to assure readers religion. She taught there previously, from that today’s heroines are more likely to res- Janet Gibbs G’96,’10 pub- 1998 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2013. See cue their heroes, and hers is no exception. DLitt lished her second novel, Pawn photo, page 51. See photos, page 51.

58 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I The Caspersen School In Memoriam The Drew community and its alumni associations extend their heartfelt sympathies to the families and friends of those alumni and members of the Drew community listed below. Our ranks are diminished by their loss.

College of Liberal Arts grandchildren and great-grandchildren. University of California at Berkeley and the Walter W. Aldridge C’48 joined the Navy David M. Griswold C’51 studied eco- University of Idaho. His retirement years upon high school graduation, served in the nomics at Drew after serving in the Navy, were spent in Port Townsend, Washington, Pacific, and then studied at Drew, Princeton where he learned to fly. He met Jane in their and in Salt Lake City. He died in December and Harvard. He married Virginia, his home- seventh-grade homeroom and married her 2017 at age 85, leaving three daughters and town sweetheart, and they resumed postwar shortly before he graduated from Drew. four grandchildren. life in Heber Springs, Arkansas, where they They went on to enjoy 67 years of marriage Quentin R. Schwartz C’53, T’58 died at went on to share 61 years of marriage. His together. After graduation, David embarked his home in Eugene, Oregon, on Sept. 3, banking career and civic involvement led him on a long career with RCA in New Jersey 2017. He was 87. After finishing undergrad- to share the podium with President Kennedy and California. David and Jane returned to uate work and a master’s degree at Drew, when the Greers Ferry Dam was dedicated their native upstate New York in retirement. the New Jersey native earned a master’s in in 1963. Walter served 50 years as a Baptist He passed away peacefully at his home in education at the University of Montana. deacon. He passed away on Dec. 25, 2017, Oneonta, New York, on Dec. 28, 2017. He His career in both ministry and education at 94. Preceded in death by Virginia and one was 89. He leaves Jane and many relatives, included 20 years as a Methodist pastor in daughter, he leaves two daughters and their including four sons, four grandchildren and Montana and time as an educational admin- families, including seven grandchildren, 11 many great-grandchildren. istrator and counselor in Eugene. He enjoyed great-grandchildren and other relatives. Joan Hahn Spiegel C’51, P’74 of West international travel, flying his own airplane Donald B. Bender C’48 was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, passed away and spending time at a family cabin near Australia to U.S. citizen parents. He served on Nov. 19, 2017. She was 88. While a Flathead Lake, Montana. He leaves many in World War II after graduating from high student at Drew, she asked Len Spiegel C’48 family members, including his wife, five school in Chatham, New Jersey. He com- to a Sadie Hawkins Day dance, and they children, nine grandchildren and three pleted studies at Drew and at the Parsons eventually married. She earned a master’s great-grandchildren. School of Design, and then had a career in in teaching at Monmouth College and Willard B. Brown C’55, a Maryland advertising in New York City. A long-term taught language arts from 1965 to 1990. In native, met his wife, Jane Bowker Brown resident of Livingston, New Jersey, Don also Joan’s active retirement, she taught aqua C’55, at Drew. The two moved to Kentucky enjoyed over 60 years of regular summer fitness. Preceded in death by Len, she leaves after graduation, and he earned a doctoral visits to Shelter Island, New York, where he a large family, including five children, 14 degree in chemistry at the University of celebrated his 95th birthday in June 2017. grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Kentucky. He enjoyed a long career in science Don died on Dec. 11, 2017. He is survived by Among Joan and Len’s survivors are their with Monsanto and then the U.S. Nuclear Ann, his wife of 63 years, two children, two son Frederick W. Spiegel C’74 and his wife, Regulatory Commission, retiring in 1995 as grandchildren and other relatives. Christie Williams Spiegel C’74. the chief of nuclear safeguards. Willard died Doris Autrey C’49 studied economics at Peter S. Cooke C’52 grew up in Sea Girt, as a resident of Millsboro, Delaware, on Nov. Drew and was married shortly after gradua- New Jersey. He served in the Marine Corps 10, 2017, at age 84. He was predeceased by tion. She and her husband, Greg, retired to during the final months of World War II Jane, and they leave four daughters and their Texas from her native New Jersey in 1985. and then pursued higher education at the families, including three granddaughters They shared a love of travel, and Doris kept U.S. Naval Academy, Monmouth College and and two great-grandchildren. it up through 20 years of widowhood— Drew. This led to a career in public relations Charles W. Miller Jr. C’55, T’64 is visiting Tibetan monks, riding camels in and sales. In his 40s, he answered a call to remembered for his efforts on behalf of the Egypt and once surviving a military coup. ministry, attending Princeton Theological marginalized. In over 40 years of Methodist She also volunteered, leading Bible classes, Seminary and becoming ordained as an ministry, Chuck served churches in northern and participated in culinary groups. Doris Episcopal priest in 1969. He served many New Jersey, established programs to advance died in Dallas at 90, on Nov. 7, 2017. She Jersey Shore communities and retired in social justice and provided leadership in leaves three children and their families, 1996, but came out of retirement to rebuild the camping ministry at Aldersgate Center. including five grandchildren and two the Church of the Holy Trinity in Spring Chuck passed away at 85 on Jan. 31, 2018, great-grandchildren. Lake, New Jersey. Peter died on Nov. 22, as a resident of Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania. Jerry Theise C’49 attended Drew on the 2017, at age 91. Predeceased by his wife and Predeceased by one child, he is survived by GI Bill after being awarded a Purple Heart three daughters, he is survived by family, Carol, his wife of 65 years, six children, 11 as an Army scout in World War II. His early including his son, five grandchildren and grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. love of science and learning led him to work two great-granddaughters. Among Chuck and Carol’s children are their in the Newark airport weather bureau at age Laurence C. Bonar C’53 majored in daughter Vicki Brendler T’77 and their son 15. He had a long career in education, as a chemistry at Drew after a failed high school Mark A. Miller, a member of the Drew Theo- teacher and then as a developer of science science experiment ignited his desk at logical School faculty. textbooks with Houghton-Mifflin and the Morristown High. He won a National George Wilson C’55 graduated from high National Science Foundation. He shared Science Foundation fellowship to pursue school in 1945 and served in both the Army his love of sailing with his wife of 40 years, graduate studies in biochemistry at MIT, and and the Marines before starting college. An Judy, and also volunteered with the Guilford then he became a research scientist in Bos- accomplished baseball player, he was drafted Marina Commission. Jerry died a resident ton. He and his wife raised three daughters by the Milwaukee Braves and pitched at the of Guilford, Connecticut, on Oct. 22, 2017, there and volunteered in the Boston public highest level of their minor league system. at 92. He is survived by many loved ones, schools. Larry’s career eventually led him He returned to his native New Jersey to including Judy, two children, and several to relocate westward, with positions at the enjoy a long career teaching and coaching

[email protected] I Spring 2018 59 at Parsippany High and at his own alma remained in Maryland, where John embarked of his career with the U.S. Department of mater, Mountain Lakes High. A resident upon a long career in academia (both K–12 Agriculture. He and his wife, Lynne, lived of Wharton, New Jersey, he died at age and higher education) and in state govern- in Kensington, Maryland, and also loved 90, on Sept. 4, 2017. Predeceased by three ment. He also did doctoral work at American the Berkshires. They enjoyed evenings at grandchildren, he leaves his wife, Mariam, University. John and Mary Ann relocated to Tanglewood, and he served on the board of four children, two stepchildren, 11 grand- Nebraska in 2012 to be near their son. John Project Native, protecting the Berkshires from children, six step-grandchildren and two died a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska, on Nov. invasive species. He died on Sept. 27, 2017, great-grandchildren. 29, 2017, at 78. John leaves Mary Ann, one at age 66. He leaves Lynne and other family Neale A. Secor C’56 died at his Philadelphia son, one granddaughter, and many other members, including two children and two home on Nov. 14, 2017, at age 83. From Drew, relatives and friends. grandchildren. he went to the University of Chicago Law Richard V. Jordan C’61 was raised in Elva I. (Herzog) Nickle C’73 earned her School, graduating with honors in 1959. upstate New York, served in the Air Force bachelor’s at Drew and then her master’s In 1962, he enrolled at Union Theological and then studied economics at Drew. He at nearby Fairleigh Dickinson University. She Seminary, becoming an Episcopal priest. His made a career change in the late 1960s, lived in central New Jersey and spent parish ministry began in Harlem, and he becoming a high school teacher in Franklin, 24 years working as a clinical psychologist was active in the civil rights, antiwar, gay North Carolina, where he spent 34 years. in the field of criminal justice. Her career was rights and welfare rights movements. He He earned a master’s degree in special edu- devoted to helping troubled teens become also advanced the ordination of women. In cation. He lived in Franklin, where he was responsible adults, but her proudest role the 1980s, he became involved in the Seamen’s active in the community and a member of was as mother to her own daughter and son. Church Institute of Philadelphia and South the Snow Hill UMC. Richard died on Sept. 16, Elva subsequently returned to her native Jersey, expanding the ministry and using his 2017, at 78. He is survived by many relatives, Delaware, taking up residence in legal acumen to advance working seafarers’ including three sons, four grandchildren and New Castle. She passed away on Jan. 24, interests. Predeceased by his wife, Christine, Shirley, his wife of 17 years. 2018, at age 66. She was predeceased by in 1988, Neale leaves his husband, Ricardo, Linda Day C’64 was born in the Bronx, her daughter and one brother, and she is two sons and their families, including four New York, and studied chemistry at Drew. survived by her son and many relatives, grandchildren. He also leaves one brother, She married Laurence E. Day C’62, and they including two siblings and several nieces Philip Secor C’53. lived in New England. She became an educator, and nephews. June M. Sanford C’57, a native of earning a master’s degree at the University JoAnn Citterbart C’75, a Long Island Scranton, Pennsylvania, passed away there of Bridgeport, and she taught science with native, did undergraduate work at Drew and on Oct. 16, 2017. She was 83. June’s studies Larry at the regional high school in Great Kenyon, did graduate work at the University after Drew took her to the University of Barrington, Massachusetts. Linda was wid- of Minnesota and then earned a law degree Puget Sound. She enjoyed a long career in owed in her late 30s. She continued at the at Fordham University. She practiced law for New Jersey, teaching English as a second school, becoming principal in 1983, earning many years and combined it with her love of language and piano. She later returned a master’s in educational administration choral music as an active member of the New to live in Pennsylvania, where she was a in 1985 and becoming a superintendent of York City Bar Chorus. She later joined the member of the First Presbyterian Church schools in 1993. Linda passed away at age 75 family printing business. In 2004, she recon- in Clarks Summit. June’s husband, Robert, on Nov. 1, 2017, a resident of Stockbridge, nected with Nicholas Rakovic, a high passed away in 2003. She leaves two nieces Massachusetts. She leaves many dear friends, school friend, and they were married in 2007. and many friends. extended family on Larry’s side and relatives JoAnn passed away at age 64, on Dec. 14, Elva A. Shultis C’59 went to Columbia in Germany. 2017. She leaves her husband, Nicholas, a University after graduating from Drew, Virginia Lammerding Hill C’68 studied brother and other family members. earning a master’s degree in occupational art history at Drew, lived in Greenwich Nina A. Straight C’77, G’85,’92 passed therapy. She became a research chemist, Village and did additional study at Tufts away peacefully at age 84, on Sept. 21, 2017. eventually retiring from SmithKline with University and at the University of the A high school honor student, Nina had her name on three research publications. Americas in Mexico City. Her travels took postsecondary secretarial education and then She passed away at 79, on Dec. 8, 2017, a her as far as Peru and Russia, but she always was married in her early 20s, in 1954. Nina resident of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. treasured the natural beauty, fresh seafood and her husband, Ted, raised their family in Elva is survived by many dear friends. and cultural offerings of her home base, Chatham, New Jersey, and Nina went to Drew George E. Hayward C’60 was a native coastal Massachusetts. Her watercolors won in her 40s and 50s, earning a bachelor’s, a of Morristown, New Jersey, and an athlete awards, and Steven Spielberg once purchased master’s and then a doctoral degree. She en- at Drew. He went on for a master’s degree one of her paintings. Virginia passed away joyed working in local journalism. Nina was at Washington University in St. Louis and on Oct. 10, 2017, at age 79, a resident of predeceased by Ted and by one son. She is had a 35-year career in higher education, Danvers, Massachusetts. Predeceased by survived by many family members, including serving in development and admissions at her husband, Richard, and one brother, two daughters and four grandchildren. Johns Hopkins University, Bard College David, she leaves her brother Edward and Walter Fernandez C’83 was from Uruguay. and Washington College. George passed other relatives, including many nieces He studied Spanish and French at Drew and away peacefully on Jan. 19, 2018. Prede- and nephews. then earned a master’s degree at Tulane Uni- ceased by one sister, Nora, he is survived Gregory W. Clark C’73 studied anthro- versity. He and his wife, Maria, settled in the by another sister, Evelyn, many nieces and pology at Drew and then returned to live in Philadelphia area, where they ran a success- nephews, and his devoted friend Laurie. his home region of West Springfield, Mas- ful transportation company. Walter passed George’s family graciously included the sachusetts. He drove trucks for many years away on Feb. 8, 2017. He leaves Maria and Drew University athletic and botany pro- and also worked for the U.S. Census Bureau. their two children. Walter is remembered for grams among the suggested recipients of Greg passed away on Sept. 27, 2017, at 66. many good qualities, including his sense of memorial donations. Greg was predeceased by a grandson. He is humor, his compassion, his love of travel and John A. Clinton C’61 often said that at survived by Diane, his wife of 46 years, as his classical guitar playing. Drew, he “got a high-quality education and a well as their son and other family members, Mildred D. Allen C’86, P’10 was an edu- very special wife”—his classmate Mary Ann including five grandchildren. cator in the Newark, New Jersey, public Kennerly Clinton C’61. They were married David T. Kaplan C’73, a botanist, earned schools, and a devoted mother to her sons five days after their Drew graduation. They a master’s at the University of Massachusetts Blair K. Allen C’10 and Justin Allen. She proceeded to the University of Maryland, Amherst and a doctoral degree at the Uni- passed away on Sept. 12, 2017. Mildred leaves where John completed a master’s. They versity of California Riverside. He spent most her sons and five siblings.

60 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I In Memoriam services for children with special needs, and he served as the executive director of Walker Kirby: Benefactor, Trustee and Parent the ARC in Dickinson, North Dakota. Ralph passed away in Phoenix on Dec. 6, 2017, at Kindhearted philanthropist mourned by many. age 89. He was predeceased by two daughters and one grandson. He leaves Harryette, his The Drew community has lost a treasured supporter with the death of wife of 64 years, and other family members, Walker D. Kirby P’72, who passed away at 93, on Nov. 11, 2017. A native including a son and daughter, five grandchil- of Greensboro, North Carolina, Walker was born in 1924. In her 20s, she dren and one great-granddaughter. met Fred M. Kirby II, a young man from Morristown, New Jersey, who Richard W. Hess T’58 was born in Penn- soon became the love of her life. They married in 1949 and took up sylvania Dutch country in 1932. He began residence in New Vernon, New Jersey. Walker retained her Southern theological studies at Drew after undergrad- charm and Southern accent through decades of life in New Jersey. uate work at the University of Pennsylvania. A generous philanthropist, Walker served with Fred on the board of He served Episcopal churches in Pennsyl- the F.M. Kirby Foundation. Walker was an active volunteer and board vania and elsewhere, including Miami, San member with many charitable and academic organizations, including Francisco and Chicago. He lived for a time Drew (where she served as a trustee from 1978 to 1987) and the Shakespeare Theatre of New in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, moving there in Jersey, whose home on the Drew campus is the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. 1996, and personally restored public gardens that had fallen into disarray. He was a long- Walker devoted herself to their four children. After Fred’s death in 2011, Walker made North time summer resident of Martha’s Vineyard, Carolina her primary residence once again. Fred and Walker leave daughter Alice S. Horton and he took pride in giving his family such C’72; sons Dillard, Fred III and Jefferson; and their families, including many grandchildren and a beautiful place to grow. He passed away as great-grandchildren. a Cape Cod resident on Oct. 8, 2017. Richard The Kirbys have generously underwritten numerous projects at Drew, including the F.M. Kirby leaves many family members, including Pool, the Drew Library’s Thomas H. Kean Reading Room and Gallery, the path on which his former wife, three children and several graduates walk to Mead Hall for Commencement, the Kirby Gate at Glenwild Road, and the grandchildren. development of an outdoor gathering space in an overlooked area between Welch and Martha E. Stott T’59 passed away on Holloway halls. The gifts have helped with recruitment and have beautified the campus while Sept. 8, 2017, a resident of Indianapolis. also addressing infrastructure concerns such as parking and stormwater management. She was 86. The native North Carolinian completed undergraduate work in her home A scholarship at Drew has been established in Walker’s name. state and then earned a master’s at Drew and a second master’s in social work at Indiana University. Settling in Indianapolis, she en- joyed a long career as a medical social worker at the Methodist Hospital and was active in Theodore M. Henderson C’89 passed content business in 2014. She earned a the Union Chapel UMC there. Martha also away at 51, on Nov. 13, 2017, at his home master’s in journalism at Columbia in 2017 volunteered her services as a social worker, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. A politi- and entered journalism as a full-time career, offering leadership to various civic causes. cal science major at Drew, he worked in working for the North Jersey Media Group. Martha leaves several relatives, including politics, financial services and retail. He She was known for her joie de vivre and her two nephews and two great-nephews. She was was an Illinois native and remained loyal to willingness to mentor younger women. preceded in death by her brother. the Chicago sports teams. He leaves his wife, Abbey died on Jan. 3, 2018. She was 29 and a Robert E. Hullstrung T’60 was a native Kara, their eight-year-old daughter, and resident of South Orange, New Jersey. Abbey Long Islander. Born in Mineola, New York, he other close family, including his parents is survived by her daughter, parents, sister, became a Methodist minister. He served four and sisters. former husband, and many other relatives UMC parishes on Long Island. Bob retired to Joseph A. Montuoro C’93, formerly and friends. Grand Isle, Vermont, and he continued in of Short Hills, New Jersey, passed away the ministry there, serving another 18 years unexpectedly at 47, on Oct. 6, 2017. Joseph Theological School in the West Swanton UMC summer chapel. had relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan, Donald L. Colburn T’50 grew up in rural Bob’s wife of 58 years, Flora, was also a five years earlier. A psychology major at Iowa during the Great Depression. He earned graduate of Drew, and the couple had four Drew, he had earned an MBA at Seton Hall a master’s at Drew and then a doctoral sons. Bob and Flora left Vermont in 2014, University and worked as a financial analyst degree in psychology at Boston University. relocating to Beacon Falls, Connecticut, to be for Fidelity Investments. He leaves a son and Returning to the Midwest, he spent 30 years closer to family. Bob died at 83, surrounded daughter, his father and other family mem- as a professor of psychology at Manchester by family in his Beacon Falls home, on Dec. bers, including two siblings. Joseph’s mother University in Indiana. One career highlight 3, 2017. He leaves Flora, their four sons and preceded him in death. involved collaborative work with Anna Freud their families, including four grandchildren. Kristen Ackley Zeleny C’04 was a licensed at the Tavistock Clinic in London. Don loved Charles L. Adams T’69,’91 finished clinical social worker, having earned a mas- outdoor activity and traveled extensively undergraduate work in 1961 at High Point ter’s degree at Columbia after finishing her with his family. Don passed away on Oct. 12, College in his native North Carolina. He then bachelor’s at Drew. She lived and worked 2017, at age 91. He leaves Lois, his wife of 65 joined the Army, attending chaplain school in Maplewood, New Jersey, maintaining a years, along with two children, three grand- at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Upon discharge, he private practice, and she also taught at Seton children, and many other family members served as a social worker in New Jersey and Hall University. Kristen passed away at 35 on and close friends. then proceeded to Drew Theological School, Nov. 9, 2017, leaving her husband, Charles Ralph A. Sjursen T’56 grew up in Union earning master’s and doctoral degrees. Charlie T. Zeleny C’03, with whom she had shared County, New Jersey. He became a math and returned to North Carolina for a long career seven years of marriage. Kristen is also science teacher in North Dakota, where he in Methodist parish ministry, which extended survived by her parents, a sister, and many also met and married Harryette. Chang- well into retirement with interim and assistant other relatives and friends. ing careers, he attended Drew Theological positions. He died at 80, on Oct. 14, 2017. Abigail S.J. Finch-Bergrin C’11 studied Seminary, was ordained in 1956 and served Charlie is survived by Beverly, his wife of 55 English at Drew, then worked in advertising churches in North Dakota for 50 years. He years, two sons and three grandchildren. and successfully established her own online led the development of community-based Paul M. Stadelman T’70 passed away at 74

[email protected] I Spring 2018 61 on Oct. 24, 2017. He lived in Buckhannon, serving UMC churches, including Kanona/ Enfield, New Hampshire, and Paramus, New West Virginia. Born in Olean, New York, Wheeler, Westside, Waterloo, Redwine and Jersey. Russ loved the White Mountains, he graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan Holly Springs. Robert is survived by his wife, Crystal Lake and making people happy. He and then Drew Theological School. In his Dorothy, two sons, a daughter, and their passed away on Oct. 29, 2017, in Springfield, ministry, he served Methodist parishes families, including four grandchildren. Vermont, at 76, leaving many family mem- across West Virginia for more than 50 years. John W. Simpers T’86 began ordained bers, including his wife, Lindsay, their three He enjoyed spending time with his family, Methodist parish ministry in 1958, after children and seven grandchildren. fishing, bird-watching and planting flowers. earning a bachelor’s degree at the College of Alicia Paulette Thompson-Clinton T’06, He is survived by Helen, his wife of 32 years, Wooster, followed by a second bachelor’s and a teacher and minister, passed away at her who is also a Methodist pastor, and many a master’s at Boston University. He served home in Bethany, Connecticut, on Sept. 5, family members, including five children and churches in his native Delaware and in 2017. She was 49. She earned a bachelor’s four grandchildren. Maryland and he completed a doctoral degree at Northwestern in 1989 and a Ralph J. Stevenson T’75, a native Penn- degree at Drew. An avid duck hunter, he master’s in education at SUNY Buffalo in sylvanian, did undergraduate work at West carved prizewinning decoys and served as 1998. After working in educational outreach Virginia Wesleyan. He was called to the “carver in residence” at the Chesapeake Bay for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and ministry at an early age and began serving Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. spending two years training teachers in West churches in his early 20s, in 1969. He mar- Jack died at 85, at his home in Easton, Africa, Paulette followed in her father’s foot- ried Christal in 1971 (with whom he went Maryland, on Oct. 24, 2017. He was prede- steps to seminary at Drew, earning a master’s on to enjoy 46 years of marriage) and then ceased by his wife, Ethel, and two children. degree. She was ordained in 2012. She served attended seminary at Drew. He also volun- He leaves several relatives, including a son at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City teered as a firefighter and offered leadership and two grandsons. and at other churches in Connecticut, New to civic organizations. Ralph passed away on James R. Oliver T’88 earned bachelor’s York and New Jersey. Paulette is survived by Jan. 15, 2018, at age 69. He was a resident of degrees in history and divinity at Duke Marc, her husband of 12 years, a son, her Macungie, Pennsylvania. He leaves Christal University and entered UMC parish ministry, mother and a brother. and many family members, including his serving approximately 11 churches through- mother, two children and two grandsons. out his native region of eastern North Caroli- Caspersen School Robert J. Beyer T’76 graduated from na. His ordained ministry spanned 43 years. Elbridge Holland G’56, A’16, a Methodist Asbury College, Temple University and He also earned a doctoral degree at Drew. minister, died at home in Newton, New Jer- Drew. Bob served the UMC for 43 years as a James passed away at 77 on Oct. 6, 2017, sey, on Sept. 5, 2017. He was 93. E.T. served pastor, district superintendent and confer- a resident of Jacksonville, North Carolina. in the Army during World War II, visiting ence administrator. He also loved to travel. James is survived by Judy, his wife of 53 Dachau just two days after liberation. The ex- A resident of Treasure Island, Florida, he years, four children, four grandchildren and perience strengthened his resolve to enter the passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2018. Bob other family members. ministry. After discharge, he attended Ohio is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and many John D. Williamson T’89 was known as Wesleyan University and then graduated family members, including a daughter, five “Dr. Dan.” He was married as a young man, from the seminary at Northwestern Univer- grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. became a parent and then entered the sem- sity in 1952 and continued graduate work David Q. Liptak T’78 of Enfield, Connecti- inary at Emory University, earning master’s at Drew, completing his doctoral degree. He cut, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2018. degrees in theology and education. He enjoyed 42 years of ministry. In retirement, He was 89. A Roman Catholic priest, ordained served Methodist churches in the North and he and his wife, Bettilou, led tours of the in 1953, David studied at St. Bernard’s South Georgia conferences, and he taught Holy Land, Egypt and Europe. When not Seminary in Rochester, New York. He earned and worked in the management team at a touring, they were at home at Lake Wallen- a doctoral degree at Drew and then taught manufacturing plant. He completed doctoral paupack in Pennsylvania, spending time with and served for over 20 years at Holy Apostles work at Drew. After a kidney transplant, he friends and three generations of family. E.T. College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connect- continued working, praying daily for the also kept up 63 years of perfect attendance icut. He wrote several articles and books, donor’s family. He died on Dec. 21, 2017, at at Rotary. He was widowed in 2010 after 64 and he was also involved in parish ministry, age 75, a resident of Sylvester, Georgia. His years of marriage. E.T. leaves three children, assuming senior priest status in 2016. David wife, Brinda, survives him, along with many six grandchildren and other family members. is survived by many relatives, including his family members, including five children, 10 His survivors include two Drew alumnae— sister, five nieces and nephews, and five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. granddaughter Libby Holland C’16 and great-nieces and nephews. Dan was predeceased by his first wife, Jeanette, daughter-in-law Clarissa South Holland C’78, Dorothea (Ames) Maloney T’79 spent and by two children. T’88, P’16. decades as an active Methodist layperson John M. Hayes T’90 died at his home in Duc X. Nguyen G’78 was born in Vietnam before earning a master’s at Drew and being Hannibal, Missouri, on Oct. 12, 2017. He was in 1941 and grew up in danger and poverty ordained. Her studies at Drew included a 78. A Methodist minister, he served churches during the Indochinese wars. In 1966, with year in England. She served churches in New in his native Ohio, Georgia, California and help from an InterVarsity Christian Fellow- Jersey and Ohio, retiring in 1990. After one Missouri. John graduated from Mount Union ship missionary, he went to London Bible year of retirement, Thea returned to active College and the Candler School of Theology College on a scholarship. In 1968, he entered Methodist parish ministry in Bexley, Ohio, at Emory University. He earned a doctoral the U.S., earning a master’s degree at Golden for an additional 25 years. Thea died on degree at Drew. He enjoyed 54 years of Gate Theological Seminary in San Francisco Nov. 26, 2017, at age 91. She was predeceased marriage with Atril, sharing adventures and a doctoral degree at Drew. He married by her first husband and a stepson. She leaves and raising their family. John is survived by Thuan Nguyen while at Drew, and they Gerald, her husband of 36 years, two daugh- Atril, their three children, and many other raised three accomplished children. He ters, two stepsons, and many additional family relatives, including seven grandchildren and helped resettle countless refugees and served members, including four grandchildren, all four great-grandchildren. in innumerable parish and interdenomina- of whom live in California. Russell A. Shopland T’95 was born tional roles. He worked to help churches in Robert B. Lewis T’80 of Commerce, in 1941 and grew up in the Bronx, New Vietnam print Protestant and Catholic Bibles, Georgia, passed away on Oct. 31, 2017. He York. He married Lindsay in 1964 and was and Pope John Paul II recognized this effort was 72. Born in Elmira, New York, Robert ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1968. He with an audience. On Nov. 5, 2017, the Whit- served in the Air Force, entered the ministry graduated from Concordia Seminary and tier, California, resident was on a ministry and eventually earned a master’s at Drew. later completed a doctorate at Drew. His trip to Saigon, where he died peacefully and He spent 40 years as a Methodist minister, parish ministry included long tenures in unexpectedly after a full day of worship and

62 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I In Memoriam preaching. He was 76. Duc leaves Thuan, their children and four grandchildren. Helen T. von Glahn G’87 was married in Drew Mourns the Passing of 1951. She and her husband, Dick, raised four sons. Helen worked at secretarial positions Herman Rosenberg C’37 in those years, later earning a bachelor’s He was the university’s eldest graduate. degree at Ramapo College and a master’s degree at Drew. She returned to Ramapo as Herman Rosenberg C’37 was known for his consistent ad- an administrator for international educa- vice—“keep going, don’t stop”—and Herman reached the age of tion programs. As further testament to her 101. He was Drew’s eldest living alumnus at the time of his death curiosity and drive, she volunteered actively on March 13, 2018. in her community and traveled abroad in He held a degree in economics from Drew and afterward served her retirement. She died at 88, a resident of as a captain in the Philippines during World War II. He worked for Wyckoff, New Jersey, on Dec. 5, 2017. Helen more than 50 years as an investment adviser at IDS, which today was predeceased by Dick and is survived by is part of Ameriprise Financial. their four sons and their families, including seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. As an undergraduate, he commuted from Morristown, as he Norman Booth G’02 died peacefully on recalled in a conversation with John Cunningham C’38 that was Dec. 19, 2017, surrounded by family in Vero featured in the winter 2012 issue of Drew Magazine. “Took the bus Beach, Florida. He was 64. A New Jersey to school, cost me 10 cents,” Rosenberg said. “There were maybe 25 in my class, something like native, he attended the County College of that.” In the same conversation, he said, “Drew opened the world for me. I had no awareness of it Morris and West Virginia University, earning until I came here.” degrees in journalism and business adminis- Herman and his wife, Jessie, were instrumental in the growth of The Arc/Morris County Chapter tration. He then worked as a technical writer where they worked to advance the dignity of developmentally disabled citizens. His love of and product manager in New Hampshire books, antiques and garage sales persisted into his final year, as did his pride in his affiliation with while also volunteering as a firefighter and Drew. In recent years, Rosenberg maintained a presence on Drew’s campus, attending lectures pursuing an MBA. In 1995, he returned to and ceremonies, including 2015 appearances by historian David McCullough and former Yankees New Jersey, working at AT&T and pursuing pitcher Jim Bouton and the inauguration of President MaryAnn Baenninger, which took place in additional graduate education. He earned October of the same year. a master’s in communication at Fairleigh Dickinson and a doctoral degree at Drew. He Herman was also generous to his alma mater, which recognized him for loyal giving—he made found time for motorcycle rides with friends more than 100 donations to Drew—and making a planned gift. He was particularly generous and family. He leaves Elizabeth Jane, his wife to Drew Athletics, as a show of gratitude and affection to his coach, mentor and lifetime friend, of 39 years, two children and two siblings. Sherman “Doc” Young, and to the role that baseball at Drew played in influencing his life. Herman died peacefully at home in Flanders, New Jersey. Predeceased by Jessie and their Faculty, Staff & Friends daughter, he leaves many family members, including one son, two grandchildren and two Maribeth Wilson Collins, a generous ben- great-granddaughters. efactor to Drew, passed away in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 4, 2017. She would have celebrated her 99th birthday later that month. At 15, Maribeth left Washington, D.C., for the University of Oregon, where and several of her original works were donated to the Drew library. He fully retired she studied literature. After graduation, performed in music festivals in the U.S. from publishing in 2007 and relocated to she met and married Truman, a third- and Europe. She passed away on March 20, Miami. He passed away on Dec. 7, 2017, generation lumberman who headed Collins 2018 as a resident of Wayne, New Jersey. at 90. He leaves his wife, Barbara; their Pine Company and also started the Collins Lydia leaves her husband, Robert, a professor daughter, son-in-law and grandson; and a Family Foundation. At age 45, Maribeth at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, niece and nephews. found herself widowed, as Truman died and many friends and relatives, including a Louis M. Zorich P’93, a veteran actor and unexpectedly while she was pregnant with grandson and two daughters, Troy Hailparn longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey, their fourth child. She preserved the family and Gilly Hailparn C’84. passed away peacefully at his Manhattan legacy of Collins Pine Company by becoming Norman B. Tomlinson Jr. was a native home on Jan. 30, 2018. He was 93. The chair of the board while also raising their of Morristown, New Jersey, and a Harvard- Chicago native served during World War four children. She served for 41 years as educated lawyer. After graduation, he joined II under General Patton as a firefighter in the company became a national leader in the Korean War effort, serving two years England, France and Germany. He later sustainable forestry. She also continued in the Army Transportation Corps. He was attended college on the GI Bill, and then Truman’s work in the foundation, collabo- admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1954, but drama school was paid for by a winning rating with his siblings. A lifelong Methodist, joined the family newspaper business soon bet on a horse named Cherokee Pilot. In six she supported civil rights, social justice thereafter, becoming the third generation to decades of acting, he never once had to take and education. Maribeth is survived by one own and run the Daily Record of Morristown. a non-acting job—a feat that he described daughter, three sons and their families, He championed the right of girls to serve as as “sheer luck.” In 1961, he auditioned for a including seven grandchildren and five newspaper carriers and ran what he called role opposite Olympia Dukakis. He did not great-grandchildren. “an old-fashioned newspaper campaign” to get the part, but he did get the girl, and they Lydia Hailparn Ledeen P’84 spent 45 urge Morris County freeholders to found married the following year. His work includ- years as a professor of music at Drew. As a the County College of Morris. In 1976, he ed Broadway turns with Laurence Olivier teenager, she played with the Chicago and launched the magazine New Jersey Monthly as and Dustin Hoffman, as well as the role of New York symphony orchestras. She later another family business, and continued with Paul Reiser’s father in the NBC sitcom Mad graduated from Juilliard, and then earned the magazine after the Daily Record became About You. He leaves Olympia; three children, a doctoral degree at Columbia University. a Gannett publication in 1989. Norman’s including Stefan Zorich C’93; and a sister and Lydia studied and performed in France generosity to Drew included first-edition four grandchildren. Olympia has graciously on a French government grant. She was works by Walt Whitman and Lord Byron, taught master classes at Drew and has spoken a published author as well as a composer, which he collected and then graciously at Commencement.

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