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Peter Rushbrook center activities. He also enjoys cooking and fall of 1957. He went on to graduate studies 58 [email protected] staying in shape through exercise. He did at the University of Delaware and American Ian MacDonald (Mac) Hubbard his doctoral work in Munich, Germany, and University and a career in museums and [email protected] even wrote his thesis in German. galleries, including the Corcoran Gallery John Borden has asked us to substitute for I (Peter Rushbrook) retired in 1998 from of Art in Washington, D.C., where he was this issue. He promises to return in 2020. high-tech positions in California. My wife, assistant director. He is survived by his wife I start this column on a sad note. Our Joyce, and I travel extensively, spending of 16 years, Leslie, and four sons and three classmate Charles (Chick) Straut passed several weeks each year in Mexico, and we grandchildren. Services were held in Dobbs away in late December. He was a driving have taken over 40 cruises. Mexico is where Ferry, New York. We extend our deep force in his church for many years. I heard we really relax. The only decision we make sympathy to his family. that his memorial was well attended and a is to go to the pool in the morning and the Peter Headley was selected as the tribute to his contributions. beach in the afternoon, or the beach in the winner of the College Alumni Association’s Gene Snyder reports that he has seen morning and the pool in the afternoon. We 2019 Volunteer Award, which is slated, at every specialist except an obstetrician! He usually discuss this decision over margaritas. this writing, to be given at Reunion on still works at his silk screening business and Finally, I would like to acknowledge the June 1, 2019. is enjoying his nine grandchildren. students that received aid from the Class of I still exchange Christmas cards with Regina (Martucci) Lewis is enjoying her 1958 Scholarship. Mariia Chykulay C’20 is Barbara Jahreis, Sue (Binkley) Rowe, Joan three grandchildren but is still trying to cope an international relations major with a minor (Patchen) Naab and Lori (Philibert) with the loss of her husband, Lee, three years in Chinese. The Albert Norton Wettstein Prize McConnell C’60. ago. She is devoting more time to her painting. was awarded to Madison Couture C’18, who I have retired from my freelance Lorraine (Wood) Craven and her husband, majored in theatre arts and minored in writing. photography business. My old Nikon film Bill Craven C’57, make it a habit to get away camera is not repairable, and I’m unwilling from the cold of the Northeast by spending Ellen M. deLalla to invest big bucks in a digital camera when time in Florida. [email protected] my mobility is not what it used to be. Kathryn “Casey” (Smith) Mollach P’81 Paul Evans was honored Please send your news to the Alumni also enjoys Florida, and she still has her herb 59 recently by the Metropolitan Office. No news from you, no column, as farm back home in Cooperstown, New York. Museum of New York. His was the case in the previous issue. We Elliot Blackburn writes that he and his 60th Reunion 1974 book, Art Pottery of the especially want to hear from those of you wife, Helen (Christianson) Blackburn, are United States, his archives and his correspond- who write infrequently! in good health. He has retired from serving ence with the Met were cited with gratitude a small congregation and still volunteers at in the Met’s recent book American Art Pottery. Carl Verrusio C’60, P’93 the local food bank. Helen is a docent at the Paul is an Episcopal priest. 60 [email protected] last standing Frank Lloyd Wright hotel, in Elizabeth (Drysdale) Riordan C’60, wife Good grief! We’re 80. I used to Mason City, Iowa. They enjoy visiting their of the late Jim Riordan, passed away in late bristle at being called “a senior citizen,” and children in Denver and the Twin Cities. August 2018. Jim and Liz met at Drew and suddenly I find that I’m “elderly.” On the Reinhard Loy enjoys living in New were married in 1961. positive side, it does allow one to focus on Hampshire and is only mildly bothered by Richard Allen Madigan passed away in purely abstract, theoretical and often irrelevant the snow. His wife died 20 years ago, and May 2018. Familiarly known at Drew as just concerns. There is life after retirement, and he just keeps busy with his skiing, fishing, “Madigan,” he majored in political science it is for the most part better. Most days I do mushroom club, mineral club and senior and took the Washington Semester in the nothing, but it takes all day to do it, and

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 27 there’s never enough time to do all the Island in New Jersey. He sees Elaine at an John Greco continues to be very active nothing you want. I do spend an inordinate antiques show she does on the island near with newspaper political commentaries. amount of time proving that you’re only his home. There has been a lot of “fodder” in today’s young once, but you can stay immature Jodi (Della-Cerra) Headley writes to say political environment. Allen Hood is on indefinitely. Just ask my wife, Elaine Norris that her hubby Pete Headley C’59 has been John’s emailing list and receives copies of Verrusio C’60, P’93. selected for an Alumni Achievement Award John’s letters to the editors. Allen highly It’s hard to believe, but the older I get, the for his volunteer work on behalf of Drew. recommends that class members contact more I’m like a computer. Let me explain. He works tirelessly for the University and is John at [email protected] and ask to Started out with lots of memory and drive. most deserving of this honor. be added to the list. Eventually I became outdated, crashed at Remember, whenever you find yourself Allen Hood, your class correspondent, odd moments, developed errors in my on the side of the majority, it is time to has had major health improvements since systems and had to have parts replaced. pause and reflect. Carpe diem! last writing. Hurrah! He has his mojo (energy Fortunately, I can still remember everything— and ambition) back. Allen is grateful for the whether it happened or not. Some things Allen Hood C’65, P’92 good care provided by his wife, Kit, as he made never change. As usual, there was very little 65 [email protected] improvements, and he stands ready to return news from you “ancient survivors.” At our I begin with some sad news. On the favor. age, this can lead to unpleasant speculation. February 2, 2019, Stewart Allen Crank Sr. If it weren’t for the annual unofficial Class C’65, P’92, A’17 passed away at the age of 75, Joyce (Maxwell) Subjack of 1960 mini-reunion a few of us hold, there surrounded by his family and Martha, his 67 [email protected] would be nothing to report. wife of 40 years. Our sincere sympathy goes Geoffrey T. Haigh has been in the This year, a small group gathered at Elaine out to Martha and Stewart’s family. news, having been awarded 31 patents. Some (Price) Berkoff’s house in Pennsylvania. Naomi Shapiro sends an invitation to of his devices are used on the Mars rovers. Nancy (Marshall) Stroh, Judy Smith, Elaine come to Short Hills, New Jersey, and join Joyce is very sad to report that she received Norris Verrusio, Norman MacArthur, Bill her at New Eyes for the Needy, where she no direct submissions from the Class of Hayes and various spousal units were in still volunteers. She is also still teaching 1967. She would love to hear from you! attendance. There was spirited conversation several cello students, ranging from adults at the dining room table. Politics mostly— to children as young as 5. She swims daily Elizabeth (Allyn) VonDreele the Supreme Court hearings were taking place. and reads about two books a week as a 68 recently exhibited her artwork in The idealistic values of the ’60s were still distraction from the politics of the day. Lewes, Delaware. Her award-win- driving the conversation. Our generation George Engelhardt says that the most ning textile collages re-create the landscapes was different. Isn’t this a time?! Meanwhile, significant event in his life since his last up- of the East Coast shores where she grew up. under the table, Elaine’s three border collies date was the death of his youngest brother, She holds degrees from both Drew and the waged a mock battle. When we get together, Richard, in December. Our sincere sympathy Pittsburgh Institute of Art. She also attended the 60-odd years since Drew vanish, and it’s to George and the family. George’s wife, the textile institute of Rhode Island School almost like we’re eating in the dining hall— Carolyn, recently retired, permitting them to of Design. only the food is infinitely better. Come join us! travel more—visiting family in North Carolina Elaine Berkoff is still entering her dogs and Arkansas and seeing some interesting Barry Fenstermacher in agility competitions and scouring the places along the way. Trips to Ireland and was selected as the winner state looking for sheep for them to herd. Estonia are under consideration, and we hope of the College Alumni Nancy (Marshall) Stroh is still taking for future updates. George and Carolyn are 69 Association’s 2019 Alumni trips to unusual places and settling into her enjoying their granddaughters. The oldest is Achievement Award in the new Quaker digs. now in college at Washington University in 50th Reunion Liberal Arts, which is slated, Norman MacArthur continues his work St. Louis, and the younger two are at Amherst. at this writing, to be given at Reunion on protecting the rural character and natural Their own children are also still making June 1, 2019. resources in his area through community- George proud. Hardin, their daughter, is now based land conservation. He is beginning a vice president at Marbles Kids Museum in Charleen (Duffie) Caulk to think about moving to a retirement Raleigh, North Carolina. Jeffers, their son, is 70 [email protected] community. well established as a professor at Amherst. Hello, all. Thank you for keeping Judy Smith still lives in the Big Apple Kathleen (Kathy) Murray Henry was in touch. and is threatening to give up her theatre in Fayston, Vermont, on Sugarbush North Miriam (Auld) Davis wrote that her work. I’ll believe it when I see it! when she received the request for news. father, Frank Auld Jr. C’46, P’70, passed Bill Hayes is happy dodging hurricanes Kathy was visiting her son, Seth, who lives away last spring in Michigan at the age of in Florida and summering on Long Beach there. While saying she didn’t have any 93. Unfortunately, Miriam was unable to earth-shaking news, she went on to say that attend but sent her thoughts in a eulogy she and Peggy (Leichtammer) Domber read by her sister. Miriam converted to University Advancement attended Joe Biden’s wonderful speech at Judaism and became part of the Orthodox Drew last March. Kathy said a huge and Jewish community in Oak Park, Michigan. enthusiastic crowd gave Joe about 10 standing She and her husband, Zev, have been living SUBMIT YOUR CLASSNOTES ovations. Kathy has cycled in and out of in Nazareth in the Galilee region since 1981. [email protected] ministry this past year, twice serving brief They have three daughters, one son and 18 interim pastorates. When not working, grandchildren. Miriam has had many varied ALUMNI & PARENT RELATIONS she enjoys international travel and local jobs, including teaching music and office 973.408.3229 adventures with her four grandchildren. jobs. Miriam looks forward to retirement 800.979.DREW Martha (Burt) Hassard says her “retirement one day, when she plans to compose and gig” at Sun City Center, Florida, has been perform music. [email protected] pretty busy, and it has been a fun year Paul Dezendorf wrote to me when he of travel. She made a solo trip to Bangor, was snowed in for a week in the mountains ALUMNI HOUSE Maine, to visit her youngest son, Jim, and of North Carolina. Last column I asked 36 Madison Ave. his wife, Tania. She capped that off with a everyone to remember that our 50th Reunion Madison, NJ 07940 few days of relaxation at the Samoset Hotel is coming up, and Paul is going to be a helper! in Rockland, Maine. Always looking for helpers and helpful ideas!

28 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Happy holiday wishes came from Linda Bob Zwengler C’75 P’14 and Tom Hackett, also mentioning snow- 75 [email protected] storms! They are enjoying their grandchildren I am sorry to report that Frank and mentioned a visit to one’s school on Brady passed away in January 2019 at his 2019 Alumni Grandparents Day for what is billed “The home in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his Grand Event.” Tom and Linda have traveled wife, Kyle, daughters Kiernan and Ashleigh, Achievement to Shelter Island, Ferry Beach and Mt. Desert and four grandchildren. Frank was an All- in Maine and to Bennington, Vermont, American soccer goalkeeper at Drew and Award Winners to visit college friends Linda (Calleo) and was a leader on Drew’s outstanding soccer Presented at Reunion on June 1. Chuck Putney C’69. Both are active in their teams in the early and mid-1970s. He played Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the professionally with the Philadelphia Atoms Catskills and look forward to any visitors and the New Jersey Americans. Frank is if you are in the area. a member of the Drew Hall of Fame. He I received a lovely letter from Joy worked for more than 25 years at Redner’s (Callaway) Godbold. She has extensive Markets in Pennsylvania in logistics, oper- gardens, producing sweet potatoes, okra, ations and transportation and also coached corn and asparagus. She also has six soccer at the high school and college levels. blueberry bushes and lots of help from Our sincere condolences to Frank’s family. the grandchildren. Daughter-in-law Jenni On a happier note, Nicholas Casiello Jr. received a doctoral degree in midwifery at was named a Law360 MVP. He is national the University of Minnesota. Jenni lives and chair of the gaming practice for the law firm works in Alaska. Joy finds time to play the of Fox Rothschild LLP. piano once a week during lunchtime at a rehab center and nursing home, and she D. Beth Yingling remains active in her Mt. Washington Baptist 77 [email protected] Church as an assistant pianist and substitute Laura Papa and Larry Babbin C’79 Sunday School teacher for the adult class. are reveling in the sweet joy of grandparent- My husband, Douglas, and I met when he hood with their grandson, Vincenzo Raja Volunteer Award visited Drew for Art Semester in the spring Chatterjee, who was born in July 2018 to their Peter Headley C’59 of 1969. This year, the United Methodist daughter Aimee Babbin and her husband. Archives at Drew celebrated the first decade Not to be outdone, Chas and I also joined of the New York Art Semester, and Douglas the grandparent club in July, when our attended. He had a wonderful day gazing daughter Taylor Powell gave birth to Marjorie at artwork and photos from the semester George “Marnie” Powell at Virginia Hospital (finding himself in several) and talking with Center, formerly Arlington Hospital, where professors and current students. He has Chas was also born. Taylor and her husband, continued in the art field since his gradua- Ben, have their own photography and media tion from Hamline in 1970, and people here companies, enabling them to work from in New York cannot believe he didn’t always home much of the time. But when they have live here. We continue to live in Nanuet photo shoots, granddaddy Chas has been and visit our daughter, son-in-law and two able to babysit because he is retired. They grandsons in Maine, and see our son and his live just two miles away from us in Falls wife. Going into the city is a special treat, Church, so we get lots of Marnie fixes. After in which we often indulge. Please continue 21 years as head of HR (now chief people to keep in touch. I love hearing from you. officer) for Apple Federal Credit Union, Remember our big Reunion coming up where I have seen it grow from 65 employees in 2020! to 450 employees, I retire effective June 1, Achievement Award 2019. While I very much look forward to Timothy Rothwell was recently retirement and have many plans, it’s not as in the Liberal Arts 72 named to the business advisory easy as I had thought to let go of a job I’ve Barry Fenstermacher C’69 board of ProMIS Neurosciences, a loved so long. I’ll keep you posted on my biotechnology company. His experience in next phase. One of my plans is to reconnect the field includes time as the U.S. chairman with Drew and other friends and family of Sanofi. After Drew, Timothy earned a law through travel. Our daughter Kate’s company, degree at Seton Hall. Heartbeat, for which she is co-founder and COO, is thriving at its home base in Venice Ron Ross has retired from his Beach, California, where she and her fiance, 73 career at Drew and settled in coastal Joey Serxner, also live. The start-up tech Maine, where he has become an company now has over 20 employees. It orchardist and hosts apple tasting events. connects dozens of brands with hundreds He also serves on the board of the Boothbay of thousands of millennial women through Region Land Trust and is a tour guide at social media marketing. We are also thrilled Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. that Kate and Joey became engaged in January 2019. Charley Berg was selected Christine (Stack) Bell and Paul Bell C’76 as the winner of the College are also enjoying their family. The highlight Alumni Association’s 2019 of their year in 2018 was a trip to Barbados 74 Service Award, which is with their son Alex, daughter Callan and her Service Award slated, at this writing, to husband, Josh. Paul is a grants and research 45th Reunion be given at Reunion on manager for Feeding Northeast Florida, which Charley Berg C’74 June 1, 2019. helps to feed children and families, seniors,

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 29 and veterans by connecting grocery stores and is a first-year resident in ENT surgery at and farms with hunger relief organizations UC San Francisco; younger daughter, Marika, in northeast Florida. Christine continues completed a master’s degree at the University 2019 Alumni her work in trust banking and stays fit and of Southern California; and son, Adam, is a finds friends and fellowship through active senior at Stanford University. Craig and his Achievement workouts at Dance Trance. wife, Erin, are both on sabbatical this year Karen (Marx) and Lloyd “Lou” Hyman from their positions at the University of Award Winners C’77, P’08 stay mighty busy in “retirement.” Southern California. He’ll be writing another Presented at Reunion on June 1. Lou commutes two days a week from their book about primate behavior and human home in Cambridge, Maryland, to his title origins, and they plan to spend time in Asia research firm on the western shore of and Africa. Maryland. Karen is enjoying her fourth year Tom Menke says that “grandkids are of substitute teaching at an elementary piling up, and it’s good to be alive.” school in Easton, Maryland. Their son Louis Diane Layton sent her regrets for not Hyman C’08 lives with them in Cambridge being able to attend the reunion. She and and works at the YMCA in Easton. He has been her husband, Joe Ritchie, moved to New taking certification classes to teach special Hampshire. She said, “Call us crazy, but we education. He also takes evening mixed are going to try embracing winter!” and that martial arts classes and has competed in she and Joe are looking forward to hanging regional grappling tournaments over the past out in Boston. Their youngest daughter year. Both Karen and Lou volunteer with graduated from the University of Montana. administrative and sail duties with the skipjack They think they convinced her over the Nathan of Dorchester, based in Cambridge. Christmas break to move back East. Their Karen walks dogs for the Talbot County eldest daughter is engaged to be married. Humane Society. They have two grandchildren, She and her husband-to-be chose a lovely Natalie, 10, and Joshua, 8, who live with venue in northern Virginia. Diane closed Achievement Award in Business their daughter Elizabeth and her husband in with, “And so the fun begins!” Colorado. I still remain in frequent touch. Bob Strupp retired last summer. He and Lou Eccleston C’79 Over the holidays, we heard from Doug Julie went to Florida in February, and all Goodman C’76 and his wife Patty. went well. Post-retirement plans include We had a wonderful catching-up visit spending more time in Florida and eventually from Michelle Boyle C’75, who is special relocating there. Bob and Julie enjoyed assistant to the associate director for budget connecting with classmates, including at the National Institutes of Health. Michelle’s Marla (Friedman) and Paul Boren, and daughter Kate is now 14. would welcome connecting with any class Glenn S. Sherman, a practicing gyne- members who’d like to reach out when they cologist, recently celebrated 15 years at his are in Florida, D.C. or Baltimore. Bob’s other main office in Newton, New Jersey. He has post-retirement activities include the early satellite offices in West Orange and Linden. stages of research for a book on housing in It is fun to connect with many of you America and learning mahjong! via social media. I’d be happy to share your Another Class of 1978 couple, Rich and news with the Drew community if you Ann (Patrick) Degener, touched base. Rich contact me directly. is retired, and Ann is still full time into weekly rentals in Cape May, New Jersey. Tom Tani Ann said their grandchildren keep them 78 [email protected] young. Their daughter Elizabeth is well Achievement Award in Hello, everyone. Here is the latest known as the “Cape May Bread Lady.” Ann the Sciences news from the Class of 1978. Maybe not the and Rich are very proud that she was recently Stephen Casey C’79 epic that we had the last issue, but still a fair honored as a finalist in the James Beard amount of news! Awards for baked goods in the entire country. Doug Fessel checked in to say hello. He Rich and Ann send much love to their had “no special information to send,” except friends and would welcome anyone to visit to say, “I am living quietly and like it that way. them if they are in Cape May (Enfin Farms I hope everyone from our class is doing well.” Bread Stand, 613 Sunset Blvd.). Ann said, In February, Debra Moody Bass G’90,’02 “Just follow the line to the Cape May Bread presented her book Preaching through the Lady, and say the magic words, ‘Drew rugby Liturgical Year at the Day Apart Women team.’” She adds, “Our kids have heard Clergy conference held at the Botanical ALL the stories, which makes for hysterical Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama. It Friday night dinners.” was sponsored by Samford University in Ken Hyne recently joined the Connecticut Homewood, Alabama. office of SageView Advisory Group, a leading After 32 years in their current home, Bob independent retirement plan advisory firm, Nemeroff and his wife are building a new as managing director. Ken brings over 30 years home and plan to move in at midyear. Bob of experience in the investment consulting is still working full time as a trial lawyer field, specializing in plan development, and says he is “enjoying my work more now implementation and investment monitoring than ever.” We look forward to news of a for defined-benefit and defined-contribution Achievement Award in the first grandchild for the next issue. plans. After completing his undergrad de- Liberal Arts Craig Stanford and family enjoyed a rare gree in economics at Drew, Ken earned rainy winter in Southern California. Craig’s an MBA at the University of Connecticut. Ben Davol C’82* older daughter, Gaelen, finished medical school And so this entry ends until the next one!

*This posthumous award will be shared with the family of Ben Davol C’82 in honor of his achievements throughout his career. After a lifetime in publishing, I neglected to mention in my last column Susan Apter Perry King is being drawn that Pat Corey C’82 was stateside for a few 83 [email protected] back to Drew in his recent weeks last summer. He was here with his Jose A. Carmona is an early retiree 79 work as a sports journalist family, and I was able to have a pint with from college teaching. A resident of a small and videographer. For the him and his sons in New York City during farm in Haines City, Florida, he’s finishing a 40th Reunion last 12 years, our athletic their visit. novel and a few books of short stories. center has hosted the Drew Series of New Chris Van Cleef C’85 and I bumped into Carol Campbell Boggs is in a new job Jersey high school indoor track meets, with each other in Manhattan a few weeks ago. with Meredith Corporation as head of the absolute best setup for filming sprint I work for FactSet on 39th and Park, and Shopper Marketing. She lives on Central action. Perry filmed three of the events last Chris was over by the Public Library on Park West in New York City and in Wainscott, year for the MileSplit sports site he works with, Fifth Avenue, watching over a big construc- New York, enjoying her pit bull puppy. Carol and he is returning to Drew from Westchester tion project. maintains great friendships with Marilena County to film more this year. His wife, Susan Bishop Karen Oliveto G’91,’02 will be (Lorenzato) Greig, Greg Aikman and (Gilbert) King C’78, continues her work honored at the 2019 commencement, where Dave Hinchen. covering the big questions in the world of Drew awarded upon her a Doctor of Paul Abend (previous winner of Drew’s bioethics as director of communications of the Divinity, honoris causa. alumni achievement in sciences award) Hastings Center. Their kids, David and Sarah, Michael L. Stern C’80, T’84 is running continues as the medical director of inpatient are ensconced in careers in New York City. for office as an independent, seeking a seat and outpatient services at St. Barnabas/RWJ Two members of the Class of 1979 were as a Vermont state representative from Rahway Hospital and as a clinical assistant selected as winners of the College Alumni Bennington, Vermont. professor at Kessler Institute and RWJ Association’s 2019 Alumni Achievement There are two pieces of sad news to pass Medical School. Paul and his radiologist wife Awards. Lou Eccleston was chosen for along. Dave Purdy’s wife, Joanne Oliva-Purdy have an office in Bernardsville, New Jersey, business, and Stephen Casey was chosen C’81, emailed me that Dave had passed away the Sanare Center for Integrative Medicine. for the sciences. The awards are slated, at last November in Denver. After Drew, Dave He also continues to run the nonprofit he this writing, to be given at Reunion on had gotten his master’s in library science started—Autism Think Tank NJ—bringing June 1, 2019. and had worked as a librarian for various together experts to treat challenging comorbid Arizona Supreme Court justice Clint aerospace companies and organizations. medical problems associated with autism. Bolick was retained by the voters in late Dominick Cannavo C’81 also passed away last On a personal note, Paul’s daughter was 2018 and is now serving another six-year fall. Dominick had been an anesthesiology married last year. She is an attorney focusing term on Arizona’s highest court. specialist in New York. on clients with special needs. Paul’s middle We’ll be celebrating the 40th anniversary son is with Universal in Los Angeles, and Chris Walsh of our graduation at Reunion weekend, his youngest son (turning 21) remains the 80 [email protected] May 30–31, 2020 (about a year after this driving catalyst for Paul to find meaningful In my last column, I mentioned article is published). There will be plenty of and realistic ways to meet the needs of the it had been 40 years since I was on the information from Drew, but I’ll also directly autism / special needs population. From his London Semester. That prompted two people contact as many of you as I can to get you to Drew days, Paul fondly remembers Sunday to contact me to reminisce a little: Lori attend. Tom Tani C’78 and I have a gentleman’s night floor hockey games, playing records Kramer and Fred Hrinuk C’79. Lori had bet about whether the Class of 1980 will in the Pub and at dorm parties and rugby just returned from London, visiting there surpass the Class of 1978 in the number of social events. with Stacey Rosner, who was also on the attendees. Don’t let me down! Susan (Su) Stoeber Ballantine retired semester with us, as a UPenn student. Fred If you hadn’t noticed, there are as many from Ericsson in 2018. She enjoys her grand- has fond memories of our time there too. mentions of non-class-of-1980 people in this children and serves on several charitable He specifically mentioned time spent at the column as there are of our classmates. You boards, which is very fulfilling. Sherlock Holmes Pub, the Prince Alfred, can help change that balance by sending Peter Lindsley is back in Houston, Texas, traveling with Chuck Castellano, Rich me news of what you are up to. Drop me a after an eight-year absence and wishes Riker and the late Perry Walinsky—and, line, like Doc Abend did. Let me know what everyone well. believe it or not—time spent in class. He you’re up to via the Drew alumni office or Laurie (Howard) Dubin of Connecticut reminded me that Patty Malone C’79 was by email to [email protected]. also says hello to all. there with us too. I saw Andy Rupp several times during Linda (Beckman) Craig is the new John Hammett the basketball season. Andy is the prime 81 owner and operator of Always Best [email protected] basketball alumni organizer. He has gathered Care senior services, an agency in One of our former class the likes of Rick Freedman, John Spanarkel Wallingford, Connecticut. 84 columnists, Mead Winters- C’82, Matt Kirnan C’82, Leon Williams Peter Verniero, a former New Jersey Dancho, checks in with a C’82 and me, as well as some younger grads, state attorney general, was selected to 35th Reunion friendly reminder to keep to cheer on the Drew basketball team. Andy conduct an independent investigation into dreaming; he happily reports two of his is too modest to mention it, but his enthu- the Murphy administration’s hiring of a dreams came true last year. Mead completed siasm has to have had something to do with former campaign staffer who had been his 27th year teaching bilingual Spanish the Drew hoopsters setting a new school accused of sexual assault. Peter is also a education in grades three through six at the record with 23 wins, surpassing the mark set former member of the New Jersey Supreme same elementary school in Passaic, New Jersey; by the 1979–80 team. Court and is currently chair of the internal most recently, he taught bilingual children This winter, I had dinner with Michael investigations and appellate practice groups in grade four. He’s also directed their musical Ravensbergen, Jim Fleming and Donald at Sills Cummis, a law firm based in Newark, showcase revues for a decade. That means Press along with our wives. Michael is a New Jersey. Mead has been able to utilize both of his financial adviser for Merrill Lynch, Jim teaches Drew majors at work with much success— high school history in North Jersey and Don is Ben Davol was selected posthumously congratulations! However, he is most proud president of an architectural glass company. 82 as the winner of the College Alumni of his recent accomplishment. Mead married Michael, Don and I also had dinner with Association’s 2019 Alumni Achieve- his soul mate and the love of his life for Charlie Gruen C’79 over the winter. Charlie ment Award in the Liberal Arts, which is the past quarter century, retired AP physics lives not too far from me in Bergen County slated, at this writing, to be given at Reunion teacher Mike Dancho, at what is now known and practices law. on June 1, 2019. as the Grand Bethwood in Totowa, New

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 31 Jersey, on a beautiful October evening, with Kevin Moulton and Debra Wilber were Kathryn. He is proud to announce that family and dear friends gathered as witnesses. married in October 2018. The ceremony at Gregory has been accepted for admission to In attendance were Nancy Chioda; Bob Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township, Drew University for the Class of 2023. But Schnell and his wife, Marti Reppetto C’83; New Jersey, was followed by a reception at here’s to hoping Greg doesn’t get stuck in and Peggy (Hamilton) DeFina C’83 and her Tabor Road Tavern in nearby Morris Plains. Tolley-Brown for four years like his father did! husband, Henry. Mead closed his update by Kevin is a senior manager at Accenture in Heidi (Spangler) Sarna writes, “I have jokingly noting that their many guests kept New York City. lived in Singapore for the past 13 years with chiming in, “What took you two so long?” Sanjay Mirchandani is the new CEO of my husband and twin sons, who are now in Fred Shahrooz Scampato C’84, G’85 Commvault, a tech giant headquartered high school. As a longtime travel writer and completed a law degree at the University in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Sanjay’s prior editor, I freelance for many outlets and of Illinois after his time at Drew. He now role was as the CEO of Puppet, a Portland, operate my own travel site, QuirkyCruise.com, practices in Westfield, New Jersey, focusing Oregon, technology company. a guide to small-ship cruises. Yes, I have to on employment law. Brenda Rhodes, founder of the nonprofit take ‘research’ cruises…it’s a tough job, but In March, John Nieman C’84 became Simple Needs Georgia, was named the East someone’s got to do it! I recently reconnected the interim priest at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Cobb Citizen of the Year (Cobb County, Georgia) with Elysa (Masten) Leonard G’91, who runs Church in Belfast, Maine. After Drew, he in late 2018. In one year, the group served her own marketing business, and we’ve been went to Harvard Divinity School for a 2,000 residents, providing clothes, toiletries, working together on projects, which has been master’s and has served as rector of Episcopal furniture, tents, shoes and various other great! And all these years, I have remained churches in New Jersey, Michigan and essentials for men, women and children besties with Rachael (Simidian) Nicoll and South Carolina. without a permanent place to call home. Chrissy Colon and see and talk to them I, Sandi Miller, am thrilled to be publishing often (and take cruises together and do Sandra Miller my memoir, Trove: A Woman’s Search for Truth cross-country driving trips together!), despite 86 [email protected] and Buried Treasure, later this year. The book living halfway around the world from each Karen (Priest) Hoffman writes focuses on a two-year stretch of time about other. And last summer I was stoked to visit that after many years as a social worker eight years ago when I was trying to find a dear friends Nina Wright in Rhode Island doing hospice care, including building and treasure chest full of coins buried in New (who has the MOST adorable babies in running a program, she is looking to start York City. It also details some experiences, the world!) and Teri (Tangredi) Cullen in her own nonprofit. She might also consider both sweet and heartbreaking, that happened California. I can’t believe we graduated from creating a program that is connected to the to me at Drew. Liz (Gombach) Junod and Drew 31 years ago, yet we all look and act community palliative care program, where Kathy Hallissey also make appearances in the same!” she is currently working. She says the job, in the pages. See photo, page 33. Stefan Passantino, a former White House which she works with people with dementia, deputy counsel in charge of compliance and not only feeds her “palliative care soul” but Jared E. Stolz is practicing law at ethics oversight, has joined Michael Best’s means she gets to sing and dance every day. 87 his own firm in Flemington, New government relations, public policy and Her oldest son, Jackson, a music producer, Jersey. He has recently set up a compliance practice group in Washington, attended some Grammy parties this year. legal blog and commentary on legal issues D.C. After Drew, Stefan earned his law Her daughter, Hayley, a Quinnipiac College related to the insurance industry. degree at Emory. graduate, works in social media. Her youngest, Spencer, is currently a sophomore Lavinia Boxill Renee Nunley Smith was at Quinnipiac. Karen and her husband will 88 [email protected] elected to partnership at the be celebrating their 28th anniversary this Greetings, Class of 1988! It was really law firm of Montgomery year. Congratulations! great to see many of you last June at our 89 McCracken. Renee is located After 17 years as a home improvement 30th Reunion. And kudos to the Drew staff in the firm’s Philadelphia contractor, JoAnn Boscarino built a wood who made it just a wonderfully fun weekend 30th Reunion office and serves as co-chair shop in her backyard and is shifting the for all of us who attended. See the picture of the firm’s diversity committee and as focus of her business from big renovations of the gang at our class reception opening a member of the labor and employment to smaller home repairs and things she can night. See photo, page 33. practice. She frequently represents employers make in the shop, such as custom built-ins Hopefully most of you, if not all of you, before federal and state courts and before and wacky furniture made from scrap. In received an email from me soliciting class administrative agencies on matters involving early 2018, her wife, Sam Castillo, launched updates for the magazine. In case you didn’t harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage The Cook & The Carpenter Bakeshop in get it, or it went into your spam (likely excuse!), and hours, breach of contract and wrongful Highland Park, New Jersey. JoAnn did the my email is [email protected]. I termination claims. She also counsels interior build-out of reclaimed wood. The would love to hear from you so I can include employers on a variety of workplace issues, bakeshop is a great success, and classmate your update in each new edition. including employee hiring, performance Susan Curtin is a regular customer. See So, to get the ball rolling, here is what I am management and termination, and reductions photo, page 33. up to. I live in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, in force. After 22 years with Pfizer, Marc Scarduffa, with Daniel Gordon C’85 and our two kids, Drew Martorella was selected as the took a buyout package and is currently Samuel and Amelia. I have worked at Rutgers winner of the College Alumni Association’s enjoying a two-year severance. He is planning University for the past 22 years. I am currently 2019 Alumni Achievement Award in the to travel to Italy, Mustique, Vietnam and the vice chancellor for advancement for New Arts, which is slated, at this writing, to be Cambodia while also working on his next Brunswick. Our son, Samuel, is a sophomore given at Reunion on June 1, 2019. career move. there, and our daughter is a junior in high Steve Lemanski, an actuary, has been Dan Chiariello C’86, P’22 ran for a school. Dan is currently teaching furniture named a principal at the firm of Hooker & position on the Sparta Township Council making at Mahwah High School, and he is Holcombe. The firm is based in West Hartford, in 2018 and, to his great surprise, won! He an accomplished artist. You can check out Connecticut, and provides actuarial, was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2019, for a four-year his website at danielalangordon.com. In my investment advisory and retirement plan term. He says it has been an interesting and spare time, I love to travel and spend time consulting services. rewarding new chapter in life. Dan and Lisa with friends new and old. Nancy Katz is the executive director of (Lemery) Chiariello’s [C’86, P’22] youngest Jamie Bsales is doing fine and living in strategic relations in Drexel University’s son, Jared Chiariello C’22, is finishing his Marlton, New Jersey, with his wife, Ann, and institutional advancement office. She freshman year at Drew. See photos, page 33. three teenage kids—Nicholas, Gregory and previously worked at GlaxoSmithKline.

32 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Family Album

Jared Chiariello C’22 with Ranger Bear at Drew.

Dan Chiariello C’86, P’22 at his Council seat. Sandra Miller’s [C’86] soon- to-be-released memoir. JoAnn Boscarino C’86 Dan Chiariello C’86, P’22 installing a counter at The Cook sworn in as Township & The Carpenter Bakeshop. Council member.

Vanessa Allen Sutherland C’92, the new senior vice president and chief legal officer at Norfolk Southern.

C’88 attendees at their 30th Reunion in June 2018. Scouting award recipient Stephen Priola C’91.

Author Christopher Klein C’94. Scouting award recipient Cathy Cerbo C’97.

A new book by Christopher Klein C’94.

Lawyer Joseph Giannini C’99.

Top row: Mariella, Meg, Steve C’01 and George Caponegro. Bottom row: John C’01, Trude and Jeanne Tiesi. Dog: Sammy Caponegro.

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Archie McPhillips, son of Amanda McPhillips C’01.

Tara (Mole) Meara C’01 and her family at Disney.

Steph Mazzarella C’02 and Amanda Mazzarella Florida lawyer at their November 2018 wedding. Alessandro A. Apolito C’05.

Nick Szobota C’01 in community Ambre (Tousley) Dailey C’02, Toral (Patel) Jendi C’02 theatre. and Stevan Overby Jendi C’99 and their children enjoyed a NYC meetup.

Jayme Klein on her wedding day with Colleen Maloney and Jennifer (Williams) Guevara, all C’05.

Trish Soucy C’02 and her family.

Amanda Brennan C’08 was married on Halloween 2018.

34 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts The Alaverdian–Torcomian Wedding. Bride Larissa (Alaverdian) Torcomian C’08 and groom at center. Guests around them: Dave Cimino C’08, Bob Carella C’07, Courtney Muller C’08, Danielle (Dimarzo) Carella C’08, Adam Meshell C’08, Laura Fernandez, Jessica Honculada C’08, Cristina Manzi C’09, Josh Levin, Megan Gawlak C’08 and Frank Troia.

Cara Scheibling C’10 and Aidan Ehrenberg C’09, G’10 on their wedding day.

NYC artist Anna Kasperowitz C’12.

Edgar Gonzalez’s [C’12] new animated

web series. @Neuroddic Sree Madappalli C’14 and her partner, Jim, in Paris.

Allie Kramer C’14 volunteering in Costa Rica.

Christina McClellan Boer C’10, center, on her wedding day with Drew friends, from left to right: Jill Swirsky C’10, Jessica Hiller C’10, Adriana Durso C’11, G’15, Alexandra Aarons C’10, Aurelia Amoruso C’10 and Caitlin Colletti C’10.

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 35 Linda (HagenBurger) Krebs was Manhattan apartment). She is a stay-at-home 90 chosen by the Garden State Film mom who also works managing editorial Festival as a co-recipient of the research, while Michael is a financial planning 2019 Alumni Festival’s 2019 Educator of the Year award. director. Susan and Michael have been She is a member and facilitator of the married since before graduation, in 1989, Achievement Monmouth County Shore Consortium for and lived in married student housing at the Gifted and Talented, an organization Drew. They have “one exceptional teen son,” Award Winners dedicated to providing curriculum-driven the apple of their eye, 14-year-old Michael. Presented at Reunion on June 1. enrichment opportunities to smaller school Susan said she’d love to hear from other districts. Linda has over 20 years of experience Drewids at [email protected], or in public education in New Jersey and is you can connect on Facebook with Susie currently the school library media specialist MJ (Susan Garcia King). at H.W. Mountz Elementary School in Spring Ann Wallace, an associate professor of Lake. After Drew, Linda earned master’s English at New Jersey City University in degrees at the University of Wyoming and Jersey City, says her debut poetry collection, at Rutgers. Counting by Sevens, is slated for publication On Dec. 1, 2018, Mark Cowell was in 2019 by Main Street Rag Press. Ann began consecrated as the sixth bishop of the largely writing poetry seven years ago “as a form rural Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas. that allowed me to make sense of the cancer Like many of the clergy within the diocese, he of my twenties and the multiple sclerosis of will be a bivocational bishop. He will continue my present. In writing my poetry collection, to serve as vicar of Episcopal parishes in the my focus has both (often simultaneously) towns of Larned and Kinsley. A lawyer, Mark narrowed and broadened, shifting from the also works part time as Dodge City’s municipal pains and wounds of a nation, to moments prosecutor and is currently in his second of girlhood and motherhood, to reflections term as Hodgeman County attorney. He and on living with diseases that overwhelm at Achievement Award in the Arts his wife have three children. times, and slip from notice at others.” The poetry collection should be of particular Drew Martorella C’89 Liz (Bloetjes) Campbell and Bill interest to fellow Drewids, as two of the 91 Campbell celebrated their 25th poems are elegies for Jason Stover and wedding anniversary in May 2018. Anne Garrison C’90, while the pieces They have two sons. Jake, 19, attends the about cancer travel back to her final semester University of Vermont, and Andrew, 16, at Drew, most pointedly in her poem attends the Dwight-Englewood School in “Commencement,” about her hair falling Englewood, New Jersey, where Bill has out on graduation day. Ann’s published worked for 24 years. Bill continues there work, as well as the link to the collection, as associate director of technology for is posted at AnnWallacePhD.com. academics. Liz is the director of resource Yesha Naik has been a youth services development and marketing at the Boys & librarian at Brooklyn Public Library for over a Girls Clubs of Northwest New Jersey. decade (save for a one-year stint in California). Stephen J. Priola and Cathy Cerbo C’97 “Over the years, I’ve worked with both teens were both recognized for their service to and children, and I love it,” she says. If the community of Parsippany, New Jersey, anyone in Brooklyn or New York City would and for their embodiment of the values of like to meet up, Yesha says she’d love to get scouting in their personal and professional together. You can find her on Facebook (or lives. The awards were presented by the Boy stop by one of the library branches to return Frances B. Sellers Award Scouts of America Patriots’ Path Council in that overdue book). March 2018. See photo, page 33. Vanessa Allen Sutherland was elected Keisha Higgs C’00 Steve Prichett was named managing by Norfolk Southern as senior vice president director of Evergreen Advisors, a middle- of law and chief legal officer. Vanessa has market investment bank and corporate previously held various government and advisory firm, with offices in Columbia corporate legal positions, including serving and McLean, Virginia. as chief executive officer and chairperson Prior to Evergreen, Steve was a partner of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard of Vicour, a Baltimore-based private equity Investigation Board and as chief counsel firm. After Drew, Steve earned master’s with the U.S. Department of Transportation, degrees at Johns Hopkins and at Duke Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety University’s Fuqua School of Business. Administration. See photo, page 33. Archibald Cox III, a lifelong equestrian Christa (Kessler) Riddle was chosen as who rode competitively for Drew, is now the coordinator of the Howell (New Jersey) living in the Los Angeles area. He founded Municipal Alliance, part of the statewide his own hunter / jumper barn, Brookway Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Stables, in Lake View Terrace, California, Drug Abuse program for community-based in 2000 and continues the business today. substance abuse prevention strategies. Christa has 10 years of volunteer experience with Tom Fowler the Alliance. After leaving Drew, Christa 92 [email protected] earned a master’s in teaching at Monmouth Young Alumni Award [email protected] University. Brooke Gagliano C’14 Susan (Garcia) King and her husband, If you have news of your own to share Michael Paul King, say hello from their in a future issue, you can drop me a line at home in Morristown (and sometimes their [email protected]. Dawn (Pirozzi) Maxemow Local Crowd, a crowdfunding platform out plans. Her organization business helps fami- 93 [email protected] of Laramie, Wyoming, to develop a crowd- lies with special needs. Brian J. Duff, an equity partner funding-focused ecosystem to support the Marti Winer C’97, G’17 has moved to at the law firm of Kalavruzos, Mumola, emerging fourth sector of the economy. Las Vegas to serve as vice president at MGM Hartman & Lento, became president of the Sarah (Saunders) Buhre is in her 19th Resorts Event Productions, working with Mercer County (New Jersey) Bar Association year of teaching deaf infants and toddlers in all of the hotels operated by MGM Resorts in January 2019. California. She sees Caylin Sanders a couple International. Rita Ann Aquilio, a lawyer, is now of times a year in Brooklyn and keeps in Debra (Pierce) Coen was elected to the practicing with Lawrence Law, a firm in touch with a few other Drewids via Facebook. Madison (New Jersey) Borough Council. She Watchung, New Jersey, that opened in Victor Afanador and his wife, Dawn has also been volunteering in the Drew January 2019. Rita practices in the areas (Wilczynski) C’97, had their second daughter, admissions office as part of the volunteer of divorce, child support, custody and Alexa Juliana, in January 2018. She is now alumni network, helping with interviews of post-judgment issues. She is a member of 1! Their elder daughter, Ella Celenia, is 9. prospective students. Her eldest has begun the editorial board of the New Jersey Lawyer Victor maintains his role practicing law as his college search (including a tour of Drew), Magazine, the professional journal of the a partner at the firm DePalma Greenberg in and the twins will enter high school next year. New Jersey State Bar Association. After Drew, Newark, New Jersey. Brandi Gestri just started a master’s Rita earned her law degree at Western New Trondell Dupree is currently teaching degree program in nutrition education at England College School of Law. language arts in Orange, New Jersey. Her American University while still practicing niece and nephews, who are the loves of internal medicine full time in Brewster, New Christopher Klein had a her life, are doing awesome things, as are York. She wrote her first research paper in book released by Doubleday Trondell’s students. Trondell is so proud of over two decades on the topic of weight gain on March 12, 2019. When all and loves her work with her students. in menopause. Brandi also performed in a 94 the Irish Invaded Canada tells She says that she misses her fellow Drewids local production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, the outlandish story of and hopes everyone is well. Now Change and is singing in some cabarets 25th Reunion the self-proclaimed Irish Susann Rutledge is happy to report that to keep her hands in the creative side of Republican Army, composed of Union and she married Evangelos Vasilakis in September things as well. Confederate Civil War veterans, who set in Milford, Pennsylvania. They now live in Laura Dougherty joined the faculty in the off on one of the most fantastical missions Brooklyn with their 2-year-old daughter and theatre and dance department at Hamline in military history—to kidnap the British Evangelos’ daughter (10) and son (12). University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She is territory of Canada and ransom it for really digging the Twin Cities and so grateful Ireland’s independence. See photos, page 33. Claudia Vega-DeCarlo’s daughter, to be working at a small liberal arts institution. Kevin M. Ralph has recently joined The 96 Angela DeCarlo, passed away in Cathy Cerbo and Stephen Priola C’91 Angeletti Group as a vice president, leaving November 2018 after a nearly were both recognized for their service to his prior role as the senior vice president two-year battle with cancer. Loved ones from the community of Parsippany, New Jersey, and chief development officer of the Cape near and far gathered to be with Angela in and for their embodiment of the values of Cod Healthcare Foundation. her final days, emphasizing the awe-inspiring scouting in their personal and professional impact that Angela had on each one of her lives. The awards were presented by the Boy Peter Bruckmann Jr. communities. Angela’s grace and kindness Scouts of America Patriots’ Path Council in 95 [email protected] radiated beyond her immediate connections, March 2018. See photo, page 33. Thank you to all who contributed and support for her and her family through- Dan Ilaria has changed departments at to our notes. Please keep them coming! out her fight came from all over. Claudia has West Chester University, joining the new Taylor “TJ” Huttner and I met up in Long named the Ullman Cancer Fund for Young secondary education department that he Branch, New Jersey, for a dinner and drinks, Adults as a charity for memorial donations. helped create over the past two years. He is as he was in town for a conference. He is also taking on a role as project director for with Amazon and finishing a rotation at the Dan Ilaria the Woodrow Wilson Pennsylvania Teaching Seattle headquarters. He will be moving back 97 [email protected] Fellowship, training teachers in STEM East with his wife, Jean, and three daughters. Sue (Burnham) Raven says it’s education fields in collaboration with the He would be happy to give anyone a tour been a busy time with getting their family’s Philadelphia School District. Dan has also of The Spheres while he’s there! He was house built, and they have now moved in accepted a consulting position with Illustrative awarded his second patent in late 2018 for and love it! They’re a half-mile from the Mathematics, delivering professional “systems and methods for initiating action border of Maine’s Acadia National Park. They development to teachers across the country. based on audio output device.” love spending time in the park almost every Kevin Kelly recently started a new job week. Addy is now 8 and an aspiring harp Kristen Daily running the North American business for player. Isa’s 11 and working hard on her 98 [email protected] AplusA, a health care marketing research artwork. Now that they’re settled in, there’s Hello, classmates! Here’s the news company headquartered in Lyon, France. a tad more time to travel, with a trip to I have from all of our fellow C’98ers. Jaqueline (Jacqui) Firkins lives in Quebec and also to Sanibel. They are looking In February 2019, Peter Herman success- Vancouver, British Columbia, where she forward to hosting friends and family from fully defended his doctoral dissertation in enjoys socialized health care and teaches near and far now that they’re in a great theology at Georgetown University, while costume design as a full-time member of the location, which is easier to visit than their Janine Calabro continues to safeguard the University of British Columbia faculty. Her previous island home. Sue says there’s an health and well-being of D.C.’s favorite first novel, Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable open invite to Drewid friends! companion animals at Friendship Hospital Things, comes out this fall. Christina (DiGeronimo) Master, including for Animals, where she is the head of Kathleen Minogue was quoted in The Wall her husband, Sameet, and two children, emergency medicine and critical care. She’s Street Journal in a November 2018 article about Mahlia and Ben, relocated to Portland, also teaching their 3-year-old son, Oscar, asking friends and family for startup cash Oregon, about four years ago. Since moving, the finer points of backyard gardening and on social media. She is excited to report that Christina has opened two Portland-area butterfly habitat maintenance. her crowdfunding education and consulting businesses. The first offers educational Erik Slagle is still living in Linden, New company, Crowdfund Better, is working under advocacy, where she represents children Jersey, with his wife and daughter, and has a a National Science Foundation America’s in schools with regard to their individual handful of self-published books on Amazon. Seed Fund grant in partnership with The education plans, service plans and 504 Last year, he left his full-time job to focus

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 37 on running his own tutoring service and as an artist by painting some of the biggest puzzle was a solo venture, Anna received communications business, which can be names in the sports world. At age 15, one moral support from her life partner, Nate found at JPMCommunicationsOnline.com. of his paintings of baseball legend Reggie Puchalski. Good work, Anna! Erik says he’s always happy to offer special Jackson was displayed at Jackson’s induction Steve Caponegro C’01, G’09 and John rates and services to Drew grads and families! into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Tiesi had a get-together with their families Jessica Bowen is the new director of the Cooperstown, New York. Today, James is at Steve’s house recently. See photo, page 33. Nanuet (New York) Public Library. well known in Saratoga Springs, New York, Bryan Zanisink and Anna Kaschel were I had a hello from Casey O’Donnell, for his action images of the racehorses and married in March 2018 at Audubon Park in and though he had no news to report, he their jockeys. New Orleans, under the Southern live oak mentioned how great it is to hear from known as the Tree of Life. After Drew, Bryan classmates. Indeed it is, Casey. Kate (Harvey) Gratto earned an MFA at Hunter College, and he Please send me your news for our next 00 [email protected] is a visual artist focusing on sculpture, column! Jen (Hicks) Tocco installation and performance. He has taught [email protected] and lectured across the United States. Dawn Mooney Digrius C’99, Janet Wong; [email protected] G’05,’07 was named executive Kim Engan became a partner at the law firm David Lee director at STEM Advantage, of Destribats Campbell Staub & Schroth in 02 [email protected] 99 a 501(c)(3) charity based in Hamilton, New Jersey, where she practices Perzavia Praylow has completed 20th Reunion Southern California that family law. At this writing in March 2019, her first year as the pastor of Fifteenth Street offers assistance to women Kim and Jason Greenberg were planning Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. and underrepresented students majoring in to be married in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in She is also performing historical research for science, technology, engineering and math April 2019. Congratulations, Kim! We look the National Council of Churches. She now at five California State University campuses forward to an update for the next issue. resides in the greater D.C. area. in the greater Los Angeles region. Dawn was Liz Fraser earned a master’s in social Congrats to Ben Bartolone, who accepted also accepted into a master’s degree program work at Columbia University in 2003. She a position at Gorgeous Entertainment, a at the University of Oklahoma. She is engaged has lived in Walla Walla, Washington, since theatre, film and special events company to be married to Robert F. Smith. 2011. Liz is a partner in Time and Direction in New York City. Ben is also presenting Joseph Giannini was named partner in Wines and a medical case manager at Blue season two of the Bluestone Project, a reading the New York office of the law firm Norton Mountain Heart to Heart, an agency that series on a mission to bring more empathy Rose Fulbright. Joseph represents financial works with people living with HIV/AIDS. to a divided nation through his own theatre institutions and companies in a wide range She has three children, ages 13, 11 and 9. company, Kef Theatrical Productions. of financing transactions. After Drew, Robert Jozef Purdes and his wife, Monika, Zach Davis is a senior data analyst for earned his law degree at Georgetown. See welcomed their first son, Joseph, in 2018, RWJBarnabas Health and its 11 affiliated photo, page 33. and are expecting their second son this year. hospital foundations. His responsibilities James F. Fiorentino has made a career They have settled down in Dublin, Ireland. include metrics reporting and database Keisha Higgs was selected as the winner maintenance. of the College Alumni Association’s 2019 The Dube-Soucy family is complete! Trish Frances B. Sellers Award, which is slated, Soucy and Melissa Dube welcomed their at this writing, to be given at Reunion on third child into the world in October 2018. June 1, 2019. Emerson Mary Dube-Soucy is doing well and Phil Beekman has recently left The Angeletti holding her own with her two older brothers. Group to become a senior vice president at See photo, page 34. the Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation of Steph Mazzarella and Amanda Mazzarella Flemington, New Jersey. were married in a tiny ceremony in November DREW Thank you for your updates from near 2018. Cathy Lomauro was in attendance, and far. and Kristin Bruno C’08 officiated. See CONNECT photo, page 34. Maren (Watkins) Calzia Laura Hoffmeister Fegraus is vice IS HERE! 01 [email protected] president of external affairs, communications Amanda McPhillips now lives in and brand for The Permanente Federation, Venice, California. She had a baby, Archie Kaiser Permanente. She was honored as Ryan McPhillips, in October 2018. See photo, an “Up and Comer” by Modern Healthcare DREW HAS A NEW ONLINE page 34. magazine. The annual awards program PLATFORM SO ALUMNI, Nick Szobota began work as rector recognizes young executives age 40 or under (pastor) of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in who have made significant contributions FAMILIES AND STUDENTS Colonial Beach, Virginia, in August 2018. in the areas of health care administration, CAN BUILD THEIR COMMUNITY He is enjoying life in a scenic town on the management or policy. Potomac River. His debut performance with Mini-reunion of future Drewids! Ambre THROUGH PURPOSEFUL the local community theatre, Colonial Beach (Tousley) Dailey, Toral (Patel) Jendi and CONNECTIONS. Playhouse, was in December 2018 as George Stevan Overby Jendi C’99 had a meetup in Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. New York City this past winter with their See photo, page 34. children. See photo, page 34. Tara (Mole) Meara and her husband, PJ Meara, recently took a trip to Disney. Justin A. Bonura lives in Parsip- Her two little girls, Liliana and Marjorie, pany, New Jersey, with his wife Join via LinkedIn, 03 DREW had a magical adventure there! See photo, and three sons and is a loan officer CONNECT Facebook or email now at drewconnect.drew.edu! page 34. with NJ Lenders Corp. of Little Falls, New Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Anna Reed, Jersey. He has recently been honored by his an avid puzzler, recently completed a really employer as a SocialSurvey top performer hard jigsaw puzzle: The Garden of Earthly and was recognized as a top producer by the Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. Though the Scotsman Guide.

38 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I College of Liberal Arts Alessandro A. Apolito has joined Club in Catonsville, Maryland, where the gives me the opportunity to do both.” 05 the law firm of Lippes Mathias couple now resides. In attendance were Matthew A. Brisotti has been named Wexler Friedman in Ponte Vedra fellow Drew alumni Jill Swirsky, Jessica head coach of the men’s and women’s tennis Beach, Florida, as a partner in the firm’s Hiller, Adriana Durso C’11, G’15, Alexandra teams at Hamilton College in Clinton, New trusts and estates practice group. He focuses Aarons, Aurelia Amoruso and Caitlin York. He has previously coached at Drew and his practice on estate planning, probate, Colletti. See photo, page 35. at the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent trust and guardianship litigation, representing Station, New Jersey. both fiduciaries and beneficiaries. After Drew, John Dabrowski he earned a law degree at Florida Coastal 12 [email protected] Nathaniel O. Barrett is the director School of Law. See photo, page 34. Rachel Gisela Cohen received a 13 of a barbershop chorus, the Morris Jayme Klein married Carl Sposato on Sept. 8, National Endowment for the Arts creative Music Men (of Morris County, New 2018, at the Water Witch Club in Highlands, equity fellowship from the Vermont Studio Jersey). The group has doubled in size under New Jersey. In attendance were Colleen Center in 2018. Most recently, she had a solo Nate’s direction in the past three years. Maloney and Jennifer (Williams) Guevara. exhibition titled Camouflage at Hunter College. Rachel is currently an artist, independent Bridget McRory Jennifer (Troya) Biggers curator and educator at the Museum of Arts [email protected] 06 [email protected] and Design in New York City. Alexandra Norman is fin- Kelly (Hunter) Mauger and her Daniel Fleming C’12, G’13 is engaged to 14 ishing a master’s in private husband, John, welcomed a baby boy, Silas marry Krishna Kothary later in 2019, and school leadership at Co- Paul, in October 2018. Silas joins big brothers they are planning a wedding at Duke Gardens 5th Reunion lumbia University. She will Quinn, Everett and Cullen. in Somerset County, New Jersey. We hope then serve as the associate head of school at Eileen Overbaugh was one of seven elected for an update in the next issue. Tilden Preparatory School, a small progressive to partnership at the law firm of Lowenstein Edgar Gonzalez announced the creation private school in the Bay Area, where she Sandler in January 2019. She is a member of of his animated web series, Space Hotel, a taught before enrolling at Columbia. the firm’s investment management group, sci-fi comedy series that follows the main In February, Allie Kramer traveled to Costa where she advises hedge funds, private equity character, Job McCony, at his new job as Rica as a volunteer with the organization funds, venture funds and other pooled a front-desk clerk. Several Drew alumni International Volunteer HQ, assisting with investment vehicles. Eileen earned her law are involved in the project, including Kay special needs adults. “I went for a week, and degree at Seton Hall University School of Law. Halverson C’11, Courtney Ferrucci, Anna it was a very full and rewarding experience. Ryan J. McDonald was hired by Pennsylvania Kasperowitz, Kate Devorak C’13 and The organization was great from start to finish. Trust as vice president of fixed income. He Emilia Domanowski C’13. You can support I lived with a host family, experienced how the joins a team responsible for identifying and the making of Space Hotel at the following locals lived and met a handful of wonderful, implementing the firm’s taxable and tax-exempt GoFundMe page: bit.ly/SupportSpaceHotel. kind people. I highly recommend if anyone fixed income strategy within the individual See photo, page 35. is looking to do something different than bond portions of client portfolios. In his Anna Kasperowitz recently accepted your typical vacation, this is it!” See photo, time at Drew, Ryan majored in economics. an offer of employment as an admission page 35. associate at the Rubin Museum of Art in In the past year, Sree Madappalli became Erica (Palmieri) Stasio New York City. She previously worked at a registered nurse and began working for 08 [email protected] Christie’s in Rockefeller Center as a gallery a wonderful company called Let Mommy Flora Manship left the private assistant. Over the past year, she has shown Sleep. Sree has also spent time traveling practice of law and is now an assistant U.S. her art in three New York City–area galleries with her partner, Jim, to Greece, France and attorney in Atlanta. She lives in the Druid and remains involved in arts communities. the Netherlands. “My French minor at Drew Hills neighborhood of Atlanta with her See photo, page 35. was of great use, and it was amazing to be husband and two greyhounds. Whitney McClees recently started a job able to engage with local people while abroad. In 2018, Amanda Brennan bought a in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, as the town’s I have also become an active member of the house in Roselle Park, New Jersey, adopted conservation agent and sustainability Morris County Democratic Committee and a third cat, got married on Halloween, and coordinator. Her job entails educating the have been working as a volunteer on political moved into the role of head of content insights public about why wetlands are important campaigns.” See photo, page 35. and social at Tumblr. D’Arcy Sarnelle was the and what activities are allowable in and Brooke Gagliano, the founder of Frutta “best person” at the wedding and designed around protected resource areas. She also Bowls, was selected as the winner of the all the florals. See photo, page 34. manages sustainability-related programs College Alumni Association’s 2019 Young Maria Eliades’ essay, “Leaving Istanbul,” and grants to help improve the town’s Alumni Award, which is slated, at this writing, was published in The Puritan in 2017 and energy efficiency and resiliency to coastal to be given at Reunion on June 1, 2019. She was named a notable essay in The Best hazards and climate change. Whitney is was also named a winner of the International American Essays 2018. having a lot of fun, and she and her partner Franchise Association Foundation’s 2019 Larissa (Alaverdian) Torcomian’s 2018 live right around the corner, so the commute NextGen in Franchising global grand prize wedding was attended by many Drewids, is great. competition. Four millennial entrepreneurs, including Dave Cimino, Bob Carella C’07, Victoria Ault C’12, G’14 is in her first hailing from the United States, the Philippines, Courtney Muller, Danielle (Dimarzo) Carella, year as a history teacher and assistant girls Australia and Kenya, were selected from a Adam Meshell, Jessica Honculada, Cristina basketball coach at St. Mary’s in Lynn, group of 12 winners of the global competition. Manzi C’09 and Megan Gawlak. See photo, Massachusetts, which is part of Boston’s Moreover, in late 2018, she opened a new page 35. North Shore. She will also serve as St. Mary’s Frutta Bowls location within walking distance field hockey coach for fall 2019. Victoria of Drew. Delia Barr excelled in both sports in high school but 10 [email protected] continued only with basketball at the Athletic adventurers Cara Scheibling collegiate level. “If I could have played and Aidan Ehrenberg C’09, G’10 were married both (in college), I would have,” Victoria at Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid, New York, said. “I’m excited to be back into coaching. in February 2019. See photo, page 35. I was going to pursue coaching as a career, Christina McClellan married Adam Boer but when I got my master’s in education, I in October 2018 at the Rolling Road Golf fell in love with teaching. Being at St. Mary’s

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John E. Jordan T’63 was honored David F. Nixon T’80 has written academia, likely teaching in the American 60s by his undergraduate alma 80s a new book, It Only Takes a Spark: studies department. Under Butts’ two mater when he received a 2018 Leading Your Church to Growth and decades of leadership, SUNY Old Westbury Illinois Wesleyan University Alumni Award Vitality. This book will empower pastors in experienced transformative change, in October 2018. John and his wife, Pat, were leading a struggling church back to vibrancy including the development of many given the Loyalty Award. after major decline, crisis or plateau. David graduate programs. is district superintendent emeritus for the Suzanne Geissler Bowles T’79 Southern Florida District of the Church Clive Neil T’91 has been 70s retired in June 2018 from William of the Nazarene. Prior to his nine years in 90s the senior pastor of Bedford Paterson University and was Southern Florida, he served for 10 years on Central Presbyterian Church in named professor of history emerita. She was the Dallas District. He served 25 years as a Brooklyn, New York, for over 30 years. He also elected to the board of directors of the minister in the Church of the Nazarene, completed his doctoral degree at Drew after Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. pastoring churches in Florida, South Carolina, earning two master’s degrees at Princeton. Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee. About his parish, he says, “I am missionary- He holds a bachelor’s degree from Trevecca minded—we have sponsored more than Nazarene University, an M.Div. from Nazarene 1,000 trips to Haiti and Rwanda to help chil- Tipple-Vosburgh Lectures and Theological Seminary and a Doctor of dren with education, health and food. We Theological School Alumni Reunion. Ministry from Drew University. He currently serve as missionaries in Jamaica, Grenada resides in Columbia, South Carolina, with and Guyana.” his wife, Kaye. Christopher P. Momany T’92 released Joseph W. Patterson III a book in the fall of 2018, For Each and All: SAV E T’80 retired from parish The Moral Witness of Asa Mahan. It profiles THE DATE ministry in July 2018, after the academic treatment of Asa Mahan, who serving the UMC for 40 was the first president of Oberlin College, a years. In retirement, he philosopher of note and an antislavery will serve as dean of the advocate before the Civil War. Chris has Leadership Academy, a new served as a parish pastor. He is now both ministry of the Western chaplain, director of church relations and Pennsylvania United Joseph Patterson a professor at Adrian College in Michigan, T’80 is embark- where he himself was a student. He holds Methodist Foundation, and ing on a busy as a faculty member of retirement. graduate degrees from Drew and Princeton the Leadership Academy’s Theological Seminary. See photo, page 41. course of study. He and his wife, LuAnn, Scott Oxford T’94 recently retired after Christian Proclamation and the have two grown sons. 30 years in parish ministry, which includes Future Democracy Calvin O. Butts III T’82, the longest-serving serving at St. Mary’s and St. Paul’s Episcopal president of SUNY Old Westbury and pastor churches in Burke County, North Carolina. October 9–10, 2019 of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church In February, he presented a Black History Speaker: Otis Moss III, in Harlem, has announced his retirement Month program at the History Museum Pastor of Chicago’s Trinity as university president, effective the spring of Burke County, speaking about Father United Church of Christ semester of 2020. He plans to continue in Eugene Lenoir Avery.

40 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I The Theological School Wayne Croft T’02, G’05, presbyter of the Maumee Valley Presbytery, 00s T’09 received an honorary which serves northwest Ohio and southeast doctorate of human letters Michigan under the Presbyterian Church from Villanova University in May 2018. USA. He returns to Ohio after ministering William J. Barber II T’03 was chosen in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arkansas and for a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Oklahoma. He most recently served as Foundation fellowship in late 2018. Commonly presbytery leader for the Indian Nations (if not officially) known as “genius” grants, Presbytery, which serves 47 congregations the fellowships recognize “exceptional in central and southwest Oklahoma, and creativity” in various fields. William is a as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in North Carolina pastor who has become a Duncan, Oklahoma. leading civil rights activist. In 2013, when William M. Williams III T’12 was recently he was still president of the North Carolina Chris Momany T’92 at Adrian College, where he is both called as pastor of the First United Methodist NAACP, he rose to prominence with “Moral chaplain and a professor. Church in Westfield, New Jersey. He has Monday” protests in Raleigh to combat previously served churches in Nebraska, voting rights restrictions. Mark Karris T’10 is a licensed Missouri, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mark Allen T’05 was recently called 10s therapist, author and ordained He and his wife, Joyce, are the parents to the pastorate of the United Methodist pastor. His new book, Divine of a 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old Church of Monroe, Connecticut. His wife, Echoes: Reconciling Prayer With the Uncontrolling twin sons. Janice (Forreider) Allen T’04, is his partner Love of God, with an accompanying work- Hillary Raining T’14 recently published an in ministry. They met at Drew. book, has been endorsed by over 15 scholars article called Revisiting the Rite of Reconciliation: Dillon S. E. Burgin T’09 is the pastor and theologians, including Drew’s Catherine All May, Some Should, None Must…But What if and founder of Harmony Tabernacle in Keller. The book contains contributions We Did? It was first presented in 2017 to the Brooklyn, New York. A published author and by Drew Theological School professors liturgical theology seminar at the annual playwright, he recently traveled to his native Dr. Tanya Bennett T’00, G’05, T’11, meeting of the North American Academy St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where he Dr. Heather Elkins G’89,’91 and of Liturgy in Washington, D.C. In 2018, it hosted the presentation of a play and a Dr. Laurel Kearns. was featured in Worship, a peer-reviewed workshop at Frenches House in Kingstown. Matt Meinke T’10 is the new general ecumenical journal for the study of liturgy.

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Gillian R. Hettinger G’82, newcomers who have fled books of poems, the most recent of which is DLitt ’94,’00 an expert in British conflict on the Russian Opening the Drawer, and she has been recog- literature, teaches at William Paterson border. Jeffrey is also a nized by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. University in Wayne, New Jersey. In October, member of CAC, an she gave a talk about Frankenstein at the educational nonprofit Stephen Wilkowski G’94 Bernardsville, New Jersey, public library. organization whose MLitt has joined LGS Innovations Rebecca F. Conviser G’06 has volunteered ongoing purpose is to in Florham Park, New Jersey. He started his since 2012 with the drug court program in Stephen Wilkowski promote goodwill and engineering career with Bell Laboratories G’94, an engineer, Morris and Sussex counties of New Jersey, is now with LGS understanding between in 1980 and eventually retired from Nokia helping ex-offenders to improve their writ- Innovations. North American and with over 35 years of service. Before joining ing skills, which assists them with recovery Chinese cultures through LGS, he also did temporary work with IEEE from addiction and improves their prospects educational services and through academic and Verizon. of employment. and cultural exchange. Other Drew alumni Jude M. Pfister G’07 recently released members include Diane Obenchain C’70, Gregory S. Hoch G’72, a Denver his sixth book on New Jersey and American Don Thorsen G’84,’88, Joel Elowsky MA native, settled in Durango, Colorado, history, The Creation of American Law. He is T’08,’09 and Thomas Reilly C’12. shortly after his time at Drew and served with chief of cultural resources at Washington’s Hillary Arthur Nixon G’79,’84 published the Durango community development depart- Headquarters Museum at the Morristown a book, The Mystery of Ezekiel’s Temple Liturgy, ment for 35 years, until his retirement in 2016. (New Jersey) National Historical Park. Westbow Press, 2018. Wayne Croft T’02, G’05, T’09 received an Michael Walters G’17 had an article Liana F. Pehler G’96,’01 is an exhibiting honorary doctorate of human letters from published in The Human Prospect. The member of the Provincetown Art Association Villanova University in May 2018. article is based upon his dissertation, “On and Museum in Massachusetts. In October Quests for Independence: Evolutions of 2018, one of Liana’s watercolors was Paul M. Wangenheim G’11, Haiti, Ireland, and Colonialism.” His included in the Tri-State Juried Exhibition MMH a cardiologist, has joined committee consisted of Caoimhin De sponsored by the Pascack Art Association Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians Barra and Ebenezer Obiri Addo G’88,’94. of Northern New Jersey. In February 2019, and will practice at Southwestern Vermont one of her woodblock prints was offered Medical Center’s Northshire Campus in Jeffrey J. Richards G’83,’85 in a fundraiser for multiple myeloma, an Manchester, Vermont. PhD made his seventh trip to Kiev, event organized by Lisa Tomaszewski Ukraine, in September 2018. He taught and G’99,’01,’06. Notecards of Liana’s paintings, Ana B. Bonetti G’15, a medical preached at the Kiev Regional Bible College prints and collages are for sale in the gift CMH doctor, is board certified in in suburban Vyshneve, which shares its shop of the Cape Cod Museum of Art in both internal medicine and pulmonology. campus with the Church of the Gospel, a Dennis, Massachusetts. She is now affiliated with Baptist Memorial Ukrainian Baptist Church. Vyshneve is a Gretna A. Wilkinson G’93,’02 is a noted Hospital in the Columbus, Mississippi, region. growing city of about 100,000, with many educator and poet. She has published six

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 41 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 expert tree climber. She was raised in Japan, New Jersey. He also curated the Bicentennial LaVerne Keats C’43, P’87 pursued a 34-year the daughter of missionaries. Peggy and her exhibition at the New Jersey State Museum. career with Prudential Insurance. An Army husband raised their children in Indianapolis, He passed away in his sleep at 89, in September veteran of World War II, he also volunteered eventually relocating to Texas to be closer to 2018. A resident of Greenfield, Massachusetts, with Boy Scouts for 73 years and was an their grown children and grandchildren. Peggy he leaves a niece and two nephews. active member of the UMC in his hometown died peacefully at home in Highland Village, Robert B. Kraeuter C’51 grew up in West of Chalfont, Pennsylvania. He died peacefully Texas, in October 2018. She was 92. Her Orange, New Jersey, and eventually built a at 97, in December 2018. LaVerne’s survivors survivors include her husband of 72 years, home for himself there. He spent over 30 years include Wilna, his wife of 58 years, three Stephen M. Robbins C’45, four children and supervising the maintenance of electronics children (including Wilfred J. Keats II C’87) their families, including seven grandchildren for the Port Authority, through the period of and five grandchildren. and four great-grandchildren. time in which the World Trade Center was Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Auld Jr. Joan (Binder) Caramagna C’49, a New built and the George Washington Bridge was C’46, P’70, a Michigan resident, passed away Jersey native, raised her own family principally expanded. Robert died in December 2017, a in March 2017 at 93. He earned a doctoral in Bloomfield, New Jersey. She worked as a resident of Port Reading, New Jersey. He was degree at Yale and had a long career as a secretary at Upsala College and at Presbyterian 92. He leaves a brother, three daughters and clinical psychologist and professor. He also churches. She passed away at 91, in January seven grandchildren who recall that “there served in the Army and spent time as a POW 2019, a resident of Pompton Plains, New was nothing Gramps couldn’t do or figure out.” after fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. Frank Jersey. Joan was predeceased by her husband Julian M. Brown C’52 served in the Army was preceded in death by his first wife, Elinor of 62 years, Domenic Caramagna C’47. Her immediately after high school and then James, and his second wife, Elinor Levine. survivors include two children, five grand- went to Drew. He pursued a career in sales He leaves a sister; three children from his children and nine great-grandchildren. and marketing, principally in the Midwest. first marriage, including daughter Miriam R. Robinson Chance Jr. C’50 volunteered He returned to his native Millville, New Davis C’70; four grandchildren and 17 to join the Navy at 17 and served in World Jersey, in retirement, and was an active great-grandchildren. War II. After Drew, he earned a law degree volunteer for many years. In December Jean (Bloom) Gonchar C’47 taught at Rutgers and then launched a successful 2018, Julian passed away at 90 at his home sociology at Penn State’s Hazelton campus career in trusts and estates in Ocean City, in Millville. He is survived by Nancy, his and supported many charitable and New Jersey. He later ran large trust departments wife of 66 years, and four children and their community organizations, serving on boards throughout the country. He died at 92 in families, including three grandchildren. and working as an executive for the women’s December 2018, at his daughter’s home in Barbara (Barnes) Townley C’53 proceeded service group of the Jewish Community Richmond, Virginia. He was preceded in death from Drew to the American Academy of Council. Jean died at home in Kingston, by Elizabeth, his wife of over 50 years, and Dramatic Arts, and she then worked for the Pennsylvania, surrounded by family, in he leaves three children and their families, television network ABC, where she met her February 2019. She was 92. Jean was preceded including five grandchildren and five great- husband. She traveled the world and loved in death by her first husband, Allan. Her grandchildren. participating in community theater. Barbara survivors include Howard, her husband of Edward Leslie Byrnes Jr. C’51 went on to passed away peacefully in February 2019, in almost 57 years, a brother, three children the University of Pennsylvania after Drew, her hometown of Damariscotta, Maine. She and three grandchildren. earning a graduate degree. After a period of was 90. Her survivors include Lawrence, her Margaret Shocklock Robbins C’48 was military service, he taught history, finishing husband of 61 years, two children and a described by her younger brother as an his career at Newark Academy in Livingston, granddaughter.

42 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I In Memoriam Converse M. West C’53 went on to Korea fellowship for European studies. He passed founder and CEO of Lion Technology, an after Drew, serving in the Army. He then away in April 2018 in New York City, at 80. environmental and safety training provider pursued a 30-year career in the insurance Richard leaves his wife, Leslie, four sons and based in Sparta, New Jersey. He was also a industry. He donated enormous amounts three grandchildren. talented jazz musician, playing mostly tuba. of volunteer time in the community of Elizabeth (Drysdale) Riordan C’60 grew Bill passed away peacefully in January 2019, Alexandria, Virginia, where he settled and up riding horses in Chester, New Jersey, a resident of Andover Township, New Jersey. lived out his life. Connie died in March 2019 was an avid participant in many sports, and He was 77. Bill’s survivors include Patricia, at 87. He was preceded in death by his wife, met her husband, James R. Riordan C’59, at his wife of 41 years; three daughters, two Nedja, his survivors include a brother, two Drew. They settled in New Jersey and then sons and their families, including eight nephews, two stepsons, two step-grandsons in 2004 retired to Aiken, South Carolina, grandchildren; a sister and many nieces and his companion, Julia. to be closer to their grandchildren. Liz died and nephews. Edward Newman C’56 devoted much in August 2018, at 79. She was preceded in Stewart A. Crank Sr. C’65, P’92, A’17 was of his career to mainstreaming those with death by her husband, James R. Riordan Sr. first ordained a Methodist deacon and served developmental disabilities into society. A C’59. Her survivors include their two sons and churches part time while also working as a professor at Temple University’s school of their families, including four grandchildren; building contractor. He was later ordained social work and executive director of Temple’s two brothers and a sister. an elder and served many churches in the developmental disabilities center, he was Richard L. Sears C’60 became a Methodist North Carolina conference of the UMC. Stewart also a commissioner for the disabled in the minister and served churches in New York passed away in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nixon administration. He passed away state and Vermont. He also enjoyed over 60 surrounded by his family, in February 2019. at home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in years in the Barbershop Harmony Society, He was 75. He leaves Martha, his wife of 40 August 2018. He was 84. He leaves Claire singing with various groups. Richard passed years; his mother; five children and their (Dresner) Newman C’56, his wife of 61 years, away at home in Gloversville, New York, with spouses (including daughter Jennifer (Crank) three children and seven grandchildren. his wife by his side, in December 2018. He was Potts C’92 and her husband, Warren Potts C’90); Jean (Barbour) Peterson C’56 went to 79. His survivors include Janice (Becker) Sears 11 grandchildren (including granddaughter the University of Pittsburgh after Drew, and C’61, his wife of 56 years, two daughters, Marley A. Crank C’17); five siblings and Linda became an elementary school teacher. She three grandchildren and one great-grandson. Keister C’66, P’92, A’17, his former wife. later taught writing at Carnegie Mellon’s Kenneth E. Thomson C’60 studied both David C. Mut C’66, G’78, a Methodist Osher Institute. She married Joel, a professor electrical engineering and languages, attending minister, served UMC churches in New York of engineering at Pitt. She is remembered as Tufts and the Universities of Connecticut, state and Connecticut. He also pursued a dedicated builder of communities, with New Hampshire and Munich (Germany), numerous community service projects. He tireless effort on behalf of the Girl Scouts, the as well as Drew. He had a 40-year career passed away in November 2018 at 74, a PTA, the YMCA, the Red Cross, Presbyterian as a modern language teacher and went to resident of New London, Connecticut. David Hospital and other organizations. Jean died Germany on a Fulbright teacher exchange. leaves his sister and many other family at 83, a resident of Saluda, Virginia, in Ken was an avid cyclist—riding, coaching members, including nieces and nephews. August 2018. She was preceded in death by and working on bikes. He died in December Richard Cromwell C’70, an Episcopal Joel and leaves many relatives, including three 2018 at age 82, a resident of North Reading, priest, served parishes in New Jersey. After sisters, two children and six grandchildren. Massachusetts. Ken is survived by Beth, his doctoral studies in pastoral counseling, he Gail A. White C’56 was a longtime educator wife of 55 years, a sister, two children and focused on alcohol and drug counseling and in Schenectady, New York, teaching third two grandsons, and other family members. AIDS education while continuing to assist grade and serving as director of Christian Linda C. (Silance) Dixon C’61 worked as with parish ministry. Richard and his wife, education for Trinity (now Faith) UMC there. a copywriter for the Herald News in Passaic, Margaret, retired to Oahu, where he died She became a successful real estate agent New Jersey, after her time at Drew. She in January 2019. He was 71, a resident of after retiring from the public schools. She passed away in February 2019, a resident of Kailua, Hawaii. He leaves Margaret, one son, loved domestic and international travel. Provincetown, Massachusetts, where she his mother and a brother. Gail passed away at 84 in August 2018. She and her husband had retired. Linda leaves David T. Bannish C’72 pursued the classics leaves many nieces and nephews, and their her husband, Robert K. Dixon T’60, and at Drew and then in a doctoral program at children and grandchildren. family members including three sons and UNC Chapel Hill. At 30, he returned to the Charles H. Straut Jr. C’58, T’62,’77, three grandchildren. family farm in Westfield, Massachusetts, P’81,’84,’91 was a member of the New York Peter G. Mosher C’61 considered it a took up computer science at Westfield State, Conference of the United Methodist Church. privilege to teach yoga, Tai Chi and meditation. and also met Ruth, who would become his His children describe him as a pastor, an A resident of Silver Spring, Maryland, he wife of 34 years. He went on to a long career activist, a loving father and husband, a passed away at 70, in August 2018. Peter in the computer field. He and Ruth raised a moral compass and the best back scratcher. is survived by Lydia, his wife of 55 years; family of three children along with flowers At Drew, he was an emeritus trustee. Chick a sister; and two sons and their families, and produce on his family farm. David passed away in December 2018. His survivors including three grandchildren. passed away at 68, surrounded by family, in include his wife and Drew classmate, Judith Richard M. Lahn C’64 moved to the February 2019. He is survived by Ruth, their (Hawkins) Straut C’58, P’81,’84,’91, and Washington, D.C. area after Drew to work as children, his siblings and their families. many other family members, including a a systems analyst for NASA. He later served Joan (Wilckens) Pittis C’74 pursued son, David C. Straut C’81 with his wife, as a project manager for the land and natural graduate studies at Parsons School of Design Donna (Keller) Straut C’81; and two daughters: resources division of the U.S. Department after her time at Drew, and she later taught Susan (Straut) Collard C’84 and Jennifer of Justice. In retirement, he rededicated his studio art and computer graphics at Drew (Straut) Eager C’91 with her husband, Matthew attention to the environment and earned a and at the College of Saint Elizabeth in D. Eager C’91. Sierra Club Lifetime Achievement award. He Convent Station, New Jersey. Joan was an Richard Allen Madigan C’59 pursued also fought for racial justice with the local active artist, gardener and chorister at Grace a career in museum administration, and chapter of the NAACP and enjoyed sunrise Episcopal Church in Madison, New Jersey. his roles included director of the Norton yoga on the Annapolis city dock. He died She died peacefully at 85, a resident of Madison, Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida, and at his home in Crofton, Maryland, on in October 2018. Joan was preceded in death assistant director of the Corcoran Gallery Thanksgiving 2018. He was 76. Dick is by her husband of 58 years, Bertram, and by of Art in Washington, D.C. He also pursued survived by his wife of 52 years, Elaine, her twin sister, Janet. She is survived by two graduate work at American University and two children and other relatives. children and many other relatives. the University of Delaware, and he won a William P. Taggart C’64 became the Francis C. “Frank” Brady C’75 was

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 43 drafted to play professional soccer with sons, two siblings, and many nieces and he taught there for three years in the the Philadelphia Atoms after graduation and nephews. 1940s. He then became a minister with the from Drew. He later coached at the high Frank N. Shitemi C’83, a resident of Church of God, and his career included school and college levels. He also worked Kitale, Kenya, passed away in October 2018. multiple terms of ministry in Mexico and for over 25 years in operations, logistics and He was 58. He leaves many family members, Brazil with his wife of 67 years, Dondeena. transportation for Redner’s Markets. He died including his wife, Loise, two children and Maurice passed away at 95, a resident of in January 2019 at home in Muhlenberg four siblings. One of his siblings is Chris Anderson, Indiana, in August 2018. He leaves Township, Pennsylvania, at age 65. Frank is Shitemi C’83. Dondeena, three children, eight grandchildren survived by Kyle, his wife of 41 years, their Andrew Drysdale C’85, a resident of and two great-grandsons. two daughters, four grandchildren, three Mendham, New Jersey, passed away in Horace M. Frantz T’48, a Methodist minister, siblings and other relatives. December 2018. He was 56. A history major, was ordained in 1948 and served many New Gregory A. Molyneux C’76 went on to he became a skilled first-person interpreter Jersey churches, preaching full time for 41 Vermont Law School after Drew and had his of living history, knowledgeable about farming, years. He died in October 2018 at age 94, a own legal practice in Pluckemin, New Jersey. beekeeping, ice cutting, blacksmithing, resident of Burlington, New Jersey. Horace He was also a bass player and lead singer sawmilling and military history. He served was preceded in death by his wife, Roberta, with local bands and an avid outdoorsman, as captain and chaplain of a Civil War and one daughter. He is survived by one son, volunteering at the Delaware Water Gap. reenactment group. two grandchildren, four great-granddaughters Gregory passed away in November 2018 at Bernadette M. Micchelli C’85 was a senior and other relatives. his home in Lebanon Township, New Jersey. account executive and fragrance evaluator at Harold L. Knappenberger Jr. T’48, known He was 64. His survivors include two sons, a Orpheus Ltd. Perfumers in Rockaway, New as Sammy, served 67 continuous years as a sister and their families. Jersey. She lived in Weehawken, New Jersey, Methodist minister throughout western Henry G. Twombly C’76, a resident of and was an active volunteer at her church Pennsylvania. An active member of the Sedona, Arizona, died unexpectedly while and for the homeless. Bernadette passed NAACP, he was chosen for a human rights sitting outside at home, reading, in September away in February 2019, at 55. Bernadette award. He died at 93, a resident of Wash- 2018. He was 66. A middle school social leaves many family members, including her ington, Pennsylvania, in September 2018. studies teacher in Florida and New York, he brother and uncles. He leaves a large family, including his wife, moved to Sedona in 2008. He became an Ann Tompkins Menozzi C’88 worked for Elsie; a brother; and four children and their active volunteer there but returned to New several major retailers in Charlotte, North families, with 13 grandchildren and 15 Hampshire in the summers. Henry is survived Carolina, and in northern Virginia. She led great-grandchildren. by his brother and family, including two a Bible study class at Galilee UMC in Sterling, Arthur W. Bloom T’54,’75 began preaching nieces and a great-nephew. Virginia, where she lived in the Potomac in 1948 and became a full member of the David J. Purdy C’80 studied religion at Falls section. She passed away in August UMC New York Conference in 1957. He was Drew, where he met his wife. He then earned 2018. Ann is survived by her husband, Bruce preceded in death by Margaret “Peg” Reed a master’s in library science at Columbia. He A. Menozzi C’71; three daughters and their Bloom C’55, his wife of 60 years, whom he managed libraries and information services families, including six grandchildren; a met when he served as an assistant minister in the aerospace industry, working for NASA brother and other relatives. for Peg’s father. Together, Art and Peg served and others. David passed away a resident of Anne-Marie (Motto) Shipe C’91 was five Methodist churches in New York state Colorado in November 2018. He was 60. He originally from Shamokin, Pennsylvania. and raised a son and a daughter. Art died at is survived by his wife, Joanne Oliva-Purdy She earned a law degree at Georgia State 91, a resident of Groton, Vermont, in February C’81, their daughter, his siblings and several University after her time at Drew. Anne- 2019. He leaves his children, many grand- nieces and nephews. Marie passed away at 48, a resident of children, great-grandchildren and in-laws, Alistair G. Scovil C’80, a native of British Brookhaven, Georgia, in November 2018. and dear friends, including Miriam and Columbia, studied physics and economics She is survived by her husband, Dan. her family. at Drew and the University of Toronto, but Melissa (Santiago) Martin C’03 became a Thomas W. Bare T’55 became a Methodist his love of cars won out. He started a repair pediatric nurse practitioner after her time at minister and served many churches in shop in Gladstone, New Jersey, and became Drew, studying at Columbia University. She Pennsylvania. He was also an avid woodworker. known for his skill with British cars and loved children, and none more than her own Thomas passed away at 88, a resident of other exotics. He started a second shop after two-year-old daughter, Serafina. A resident of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in January 2019. moving to Port Townsend, Washington, in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Melissa passed away Preceded in death by his wife, Joan, and one 1981. Ali died at home in Port Townsend in September 2018. She leaves her husband, grandson, he leaves two children and two in November 2018. He was 65. He leaves Matt; their daughter, Serafina; her mother, grandchildren. Adrianne M. Huran C’79, his wife of nearly two siblings and many other family members. G. Wayne Cummings T’55 served many 40 years, their two children, and many other UMC churches in a long pastoral career. He relatives and friends. Theological School began preaching in 1948. Wayne died at Robert Eric Hall C’81 was an attorney, Rena J. (Weller) Karefa-Smart T’42—the first home in Johnson City, Tennessee, in December having earned his law degree at Temple. black woman to graduate from Yale Divinity 2018. He was 87. Wayne’s survivors include He practiced law in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh School, or to earn a doctor of theology at his wife of 66 years, Patricia, two children, Valley for many years and also worked with Harvard—was a leader in the international four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren the victim impact panel of Mothers Against movement to bring churches closer together. and siblings. Drunk Driving. He passed away in November She met her husband, John, at an ecumenical Jack L. Adams T’56 began his career in 2018 at 59, a resident of Coopersburg, conference in Oslo and they were married in 1950, serving four tiny Methodist churches Pennsylvania. He leaves his wife, Rebecca, 1948. His career took her to live for periods in the vicinity of Crab Orchard, Illinois. Many his parents, four children, two sisters, and in Sierra Leone and Geneva, and she took up other parishes followed, along with civic several nieces and nephews. new causes in each location. Rena died at 97, involvement in each community where he Virginia (Green) Prescott C’82 worked in January 2019, at her daughter’s home in served, and many opportunities for golf. Jack for 30 years as a therapist and counselor in Rancho Mirage, California. Preceded in death died peacefully in January 2019, a resident Princeton, New Jersey, having done graduate by John and by their son (John Karefa-Smart Jr. of Ballwin, Missouri. He was 87. Jack was work at Princeton Theological Seminary and C’73), Rena’s survivors include two daughters predeceased by Mary Lou, his wife of 60 Rutgers after her time at Drew. She passed away and five grandchildren. years, and later married Annie, who survives in September 2018, at 58, in Lawrenceville, M. Maurice Caldwell Jr. T’48 was drawn him, along with four sons, two stepchildren, New Jersey. Virginia’s survivors include two to Cuba by his interest in Hispanic cultures, eight grandchildren, three step-grandchildren

44 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I In Memoriam school. They retired to South Carolina. Carolyn died peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by Remembering Ron Baenninger family, in January 2019. She was 81 and a resident of Irmo, South Carolina. Her survivors Beloved “first spouse” will be deeply missed. include Paul, her husband of 58 years; three children and their families, including five Dr. Ronald Baenninger passed away on March 29, 2019, at 81. granddaughters; a sister, nephews and nieces; He was born in Yokohama, Japan, where his intrepid parents had and four exchange students from around gone to start their careers. His father was from a small town near the world. Zurich, Switzerland, and his mother was from a farm family in Don D. Maronde T’65 served as a chaplain Saskatchewan. Ron was raised in Yokohama until age 5. Ron and counselor after seminary at Drew, then always remembered the excitement of the family’s wartime worked in social services and eventually nautical journey away from Japan under cover of darkness. Ron’s pursued a career in carpentry. A Minnesotan, upbringing continued in Saskatchewan, then Montreal, and finally he loved exploring the outdoors. He passed in Montclair, New Jersey, where he went to high school and away at 83, in October 2018. Don is survived eventually became a naturalized citizen of the United States. by his wife, Beth; his two children and their Throughout his life, Ron held fond memories of the kindness and families, including two grandsons; a step- caring of his parents’ Japanese colleagues and friends. daughter, two sisters and two previous wives. Judith M. Harrington T’68, a hospital Ron earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, social worker, used determination, compassion followed by a master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University (then Carnegie Tech) and a doctorate and humor to help families navigate medical in psychology at Johns Hopkins University. He then began a 40-year career as a professor and crises. A resident of South Portland, Maine, research psychologist at Temple University. Ron was a great teacher and a respected colleague she died at 79, surrounded by family and and researcher in the field of inter- and intra-species aggression, serving for more than two friends, in January 2019. decades as editor-in-chief of the journal Aggressive Behavior. He also studied common human Kent D. Estler T’69 grew up in the Rockaway behaviors that are rarely studied and became known as one of the world’s foremost authorities Valley (New Jersey) UMC and became a minister on yawning. in 1969. In 1992, he became the founding In 1986, Ron married MaryAnn, and they supported each other’s careers in higher education for minister of the Pilgrim Congregational Church over 30 years. Ron retired from Temple University in 2007 to become “first spouse” for each of in Warren, New Jersey. Kent died with his MaryAnn’s two college presidencies, first at College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, family at his side in January 2019. A lifelong and then at Drew. resident of Boonton and Boonton Township, New Jersey, he was 76. He leaves his college Ron is survived by MaryAnn, his spouse of 32 years, and his children and their families: Maggie sweetheart and wife, Ruth Anne, two children, Baenninger Nass and Karl Nass; Dan Moore and Lucy Cucciniello Moore; grandchildren Lukas four grandchildren and two siblings. and Sela Nass, and Jack and Luke Moore. Ron also leaves his brother and sister-in-law, Martin Solomon J. Tivade T’75,’84 was born in and Celia Baenninger; nephews Christopher and Olivier Baenninger and their families; his sister- India, the son of a Presbyterian minister. in-law and brother-in-law, Leah and John Dillon; nieces Meredith and Juliette Dillon, and the In 1971, he settled in the United States and extended Kyle and Bänninger families of Canada and Switzerland. earned graduate degrees. He had a long The family has graciously suggested the Drew University Summer Science Institute as a recipient career in parish ministry, chaplaincy and of memorial donations, at drew.edu/ronbaenninger. counseling. He also founded the National Association of Asian Indian Christians in the U.S. He passed away in October 2018, a resident of Chatham, New Jersey. He was 84. He leaves his wife, Sunita, two children, six and six great-grandchildren. his forebears, and he earned a doctorate in grandchildren and other relatives. Robert M. Eddy T’56 loved a good cause, theology at Erlangen. He died at 85 in April Edward W. Castner T’76 was a Presbyterian and this quality emerged early in life when 2018, leaving Becky, their three children and minister who served churches in many states he organized his fellow paper boys into a their families, including grandchildren. His while supporting interfaith efforts to build union. His career in Methodist and Unitarian funeral was held in Erlangen, where he had low-income housing. In the last weeks of Universalist parish ministry took him as far often preached, and he was buried in the Ned’s life, he celebrated 60 years of marriage as Adelaide, Australia. He also studied family graveyard of the Tucher chapel in Simmelsdorf, with Wanda, and 63 years of ordained ministry. therapy after his time at Drew. He and his wife Bavaria. He finished reading a biography of Ruth Bader were avid cyclists, celebrating life milestones Lon A. Speer T’63 served for 40 years as a Ginsburg, his Cornell undergraduate classmate, with long cycling trips in the U.S. and abroad. Methodist minister in several Texas parishes. just before his death. He passed away in late Bob was preceded in death by Gerry, his wife He also worked as an editor at the UMC March 2019, surrounded by family, a resident of 62 years. He leaves three children, one Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee, of Wallingford, Connecticut. He was 87. Ned’s grandchild and other family members. for 10 years. “L.A.,” as he was known, passed survivors include Wanda, two children, four Richard F. Brenneman T’59 went to away at 87, in October 2018, in Sugar Land, granddaughters and a brother. the University of Muenster, Germany, on Texas. Preceded in death by Mary, his wife Leon M. Adkins Jr. T’78 served over 40 a Fulbright Award. He became a Methodist of 62 years, and by their daughter, L.A. years as a Methodist pastor in New York state. minister, serving churches in the U.S. and leaves their son, six grandchildren and four He later managed relief operations across the overseas as a Methodist missionary in Vienna great-grandchildren. globe with the United Methodist Committee and Salzburg. Richard died at 85, a resident Carolyn (Shimp) Van Dine T’64 met her on Relief and led volunteer missions in three of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, in October husband, Paul E. Van Dine T’64, in the train continents. Leon died peacefully in October 2018. He leaves Lynne, his wife of 58 years, station in Jacksonville, Florida, as both were 2018 at home in Middlebury, Vermont, four children and 10 grandchildren. traveling to a Methodist student conference. surrounded by family and friends. He was Paul H. von Tucher T’61 was born in India They were married three years later, and their 92. His survivors include his wife, Bonnie, a and educated in Britain and in the United shared passion for ministry took them to sister, four children, three stepchildren, 11 States, where he was ordained and met his Drew. Thereafter, Carolyn spent 39 years in grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. wife, Becky. Paul and Becky settled in the Florida, supporting her husband’s ministry, Leon was preceded in death by his brother Franconia region of Germany, the home of raising their children and teaching high and his first wife of 39 years, Molly.

[email protected] I Spring/Summer 2019 45 Rollo A. Michael T’78 was born in Mum- 2018 at 74, a resident of Sylva, North Carolina. Steven J. Van Heest T’90 spent many years bai, India, and became a minister. He passed Frank leaves Allison, his wife of 24 years, a in the ministry of the Christian Reformed away in January 2019 at 89. A resident of sister, along with three children, a stepson and church and as a hospital chaplain. He passed Brookhaven, Mississippi, Rollo was buried in their families, including five grandchildren. away at 66, surrounded by family, in March the cemetery of the New Hope UMC there. Elizabeth A. (Barrick) Furan T’83 owned 2019. A native Michigander, he died a resident His survivors include his wife, Margaret, and operated a music studio in Lahaska, of Kalamazoo, Michigan. He leaves his wife, four children, five grandchildren and two Pennsylvania. She passed away in October Sue, two siblings, four children and eight great-grandchildren. 2018, a resident of Warrington Township, grandchildren. June D. Hewitt T’79, a Methodist minister, Pennsylvania. She was 61. Preceded in death Eddie A. Nilsen T’91, a Vietnam veteran, served several New Jersey churches. She by her husband, Marlowe S. Furan T’81, in entered Lutheran parish ministry and served relocated to Durham, North Carolina, and 2015, Elizabeth leaves a brother and a cousin. churches in New York, Minnesota, North was an active parishioner at Resurrection Audrey Vincenti Leef T’85 was the first Dakota, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. UMC in Durham for the past 30 years. She woman to earn a master’s degree in math- He was also a pilot. He passed away in also served briefly as Resurrection’s interim ematics at Stevens Institute of Technology. November 2018 at 77, a resident of Greeley, pastor. June died peacefully at her Durham She met Bob, her husband of 70 years, in a Pennsylvania. Eddie leaves Randy, his wife home in December 2018. She was 95. vector analysis class there. With a doctoral of 51 years; two children and their families, Predeceased by Harvey, her husband of 74 degree from Rutgers, she pursued a long including three grandchildren; and extended years, and one son, June’s survivors include career as a mathematics professor. In 1985, family in Norway. three children and their families, with six she fulfilled a lifelong dream of ordination, Susan J. Kaplan T’06 was an advocate for grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. which had been closed to women earlier in women’s sports. She also used her education Charles D. Hiller T’79,’88 served in the her lifetime. She served churches in New to counsel many through the grieving process, Army in Vietnam and then served four UMC Jersey and was a campus chaplain. She and working tirelessly with first responders in churches in his career. He was also a Rotarian Bob circled the globe with their ski trips the aftermath of 9/11. Her 50-year involvement and served as chaplain for the Vietnam and she trekked in Nepal at 75. Audrey died in the sport of judo included a gold medal at Veterans of America and for a fire department. peacefully at home in Mountain Lakes, New the 1977 Maccabiah Games. She passed away Chuck died at home in Summerdale, Penn- Jersey, in December 2018, at 96. Preceded in in November 2018, a resident of Westfield, sylvania, in February 2019. He was 71. death by Bob, her survivors include three of New Jersey. She was 77 and was working on Chuck is survived by his wife of 38 years, their four children and their families, with a doctoral degree at the time of her death. Jane; a godson; three foster children; and 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Susan leaves four children and their families, five siblings and their families, including Benjamin R. Chamness T’86, a resident including 10 grandchildren, and a brother. numerous nieces and nephews. of Huntsville, Texas, passed away shortly Marlowe S. Furan T’81 was employed by before Christmas 2018. He was 78. A native Caspersen School the New Jersey judiciary and was an avid Texan, Ben served as a Methodist minister Frank R. Van Develder G’67, A’08 met Civil War reenactor. Marty passed away in in Texas for over 40 years and was called Mary, who would become his wife of 63 July 2015, a resident of West Amwell, New out of retirement in 2011 to serve as interim years, as undergraduates in Tennessee. They Jersey. He was 59. Marty left his wife, Elizabeth bishop in Nashville, Tennessee. He leaves embarked on a life of missions in Bolivia A. Furan T’83, and many relatives, including Joye, his wife of 58 years; two sons and their and Mexico. Frank’s Episcopal ministry also a brother, a niece and a nephew. In 2018, families, including six grandchildren; and included 25 years on the faculty at Virginia Elizabeth also passed away. three brothers and their families. Theological Seminary. Frank said his greatest Pete Sharber T’81 was a Baptist minister William L. Pfeiffer T’86 served as a work was raising four thinking and caring and a career military man, reaching the Moravian pastor for over 40 years. He passed human beings. He passed away in November rank of colonel and serving overseas in away at home in Georgetown, Delaware, in 2018 at age 90, a resident of Woodbridge, both Vietnam and Desert Storm. Pete died a January 2019. William was 77. His survivors Virginia. Preceded in death by Mary, he is resident of Leesburg, Georgia, in September include his wife of 53 years, Kathleen, and survived by four children and their families, 2018. He was 79. Pete leaves Faye, his wife their three children and their families, with nine grandchildren (including Rachel A. of 56 years, and many family members, five grandchildren. Posner C’08) and four great-grandchildren. including two siblings, two children, several Rosemary A. Smith T’87 served many Alexander L. Boraine G’69 of Cape Town, grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Methodist churches as pastor. She and her South Africa, passed away at home in his Elizabeth R. Young T’81 did her undergrad- husband retired to Hampton, New Hampshire, sleep in December 2018. He was 89. Ordained uate work at the University of Massachusetts and she became active in the Hampton UMC. a Methodist minister in 1956, he became the Amherst and had a long career with the She died peacefully in March 2019, at 80. youngest president of the Methodist Church Bureau of National Affairs in Washington, Rosemary’s survivors include her husband of Southern Africa in 1970. Archbishop D.C. She passed away at her home there in of 52 years, Don, a sister, two children and Emeritus Desmond Tutu mourned his passing, October 2018, at 67. Elizabeth leaves a sister, four grandchildren. noting Alex’s role as cofounder of the Truth many nieces and nephews, and her lifelong Richard I. Shamel T’89, a minister, and Reconciliation Commission. Alex also friend, Margaret. served in parish ministry and missions for cofounded the International Centre for William G. Howard T’82, a Boston native 40 years and then continued as a supply Transitional Justice and served in the South and Baptist minister, had a long career in pastor after his 1995 retirement. At Moravian African parliament. parish ministry. He was also a certified Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, he Darby Cannon III G’75 had a career that pastoral counselor and served in a counseling met June, who would become his wife of 61 included Methodist parish ministry, higher capacity for over 20 years. William died in years, and their service together included education (teaching religious studies at Rutgers), March 2019 at 77, a resident of Phillipsburg, several churches on the island of Antigua. and work as a researcher with the New New Jersey. He leaves Priscilla, his wife of Richard passed away at 88, a resident of Jersey state legislature’s nonpartisan office 54 years, a daughter, four siblings and many Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in November of legislative services. He also volunteered other relatives. 2018. He was preceded in death by June and on charitable boards. He died at 80, at his Frank L. Padgett T’82, a Methodist minister, is survived by three sons and their families, home in Lavonia, Georgia, in October 2018. served the Western North Carolina Conference including six grandchildren. Darby’s survivors include a sister and many for 40 years. He founded or served on the Barbara D. Knox T’90 was a longtime nieces and nephews. boards of many educational and charitable resident of Orange County, New York. She Ralph Logan Carson G’80 was the first organizations. He was also an avid list maker passed away in September 2018 at 89. Survivors African American professor at both Gardner- and talented trumpeter. He died in November include several cousins. Webb University and at Southeastern Baptist

46 Drew Magazine I Classnotes I In Memoriam Theological Seminary. Blind from birth, and great-grandchildren, and other relatives from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was also he would volunteer to take minutes at and friends, including six siblings. an Army veteran, having patrolled the DMZ departmental meetings, making his braille Angela B. Conrad G’97,’99, a published in Korea as a first lieutenant. He enjoyed a long records as quickly as the meeting went. He author and professor of English, taught at civilian career in construction management. was also a Baptist minister, serving churches Bloomfield College in New Jersey for 20 At 82, he surprised everyone, pursuing his in his native North Carolina and in Kentucky. years. She loved travel and the outdoors. love of poetry by earning a master’s degree He passed away at 86 in Wake Forest, North Angela passed away at home in Flemington, at Drew. He then taught poetry to veterans Carolina. New Jersey, in March 2019. She was 52. Her in treatment at the Veterans Affairs facility in Betty (Nordquist) Sayre G’89 did her survivors include her husband, Roberto Osti, East Orange, New Jersey. Cliff died peacefully undergraduate work at Wellesley, and then two children, her father, two siblings and at home while trimming the Christmas tree in settled in Westfield, New Jersey, working at other family members. December 2018. He was 86. Cliff is survived The New York Times. She later established an Ellen Linden G’97 was a travel enthusiast by four children, eight grandchildren, three interior decorating service with a friend who taught English as a second language in great-grandchildren, and Marcie, who was and was active in the community in Westfield. the Dominican Republic in her early 20s; with him when he passed away. She passed away at her home in Garwood, she later visited over 50 countries and 48 New Jersey, in January 2019. Betty was 87. of the 50 states. She taught in several New Faculty, Staff & Friends She leaves her husband of 65 years, Austin, Jersey school districts until retiring with her Esther D. Walsh P’81 was a 55-year resident four children and their families, including husband to North Carolina in 1997. Ellen of Florham Park, New Jersey. She spent 14 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. passed away at 82, in January 2019. She was years as an executive secretary at Drew, Birdie W. Johnson G’96,’98 led a life a resident of Cape Carteret, North Carolina. and then seven years as a real estate agent. shaped by the love of music. When she was Her survivors include Alfred, her husband Esther passed away peacefully at home in a child, her parents arranged for a used of 58 years, a sister, three sons and four October 2018, surrounded by family. She piano to be hoisted into their home through grandchildren. was 90. Esther was preceded in death by a second-story window. She went on to teach Linda L. Baldanzi G’13 worked as a Robert, her husband of 65 years, and leaves music as an adjunct professor and to serve purchasing agent through the early 1980s, her daughter (Mariellen Keefe C’81) and family, church and college choirs throughout New then went to Columbia University to become including a sister, two granddaughters, and Jersey until age 90. George Shirley of the a social worker. She later pursued a passion 11 nieces and nephews. Metropolitan Opera routinely took part in for poetry through her graduate work at Hiawatha Williams, a native of Green her annual production of the Messiah. She Drew, becoming an accomplished and Sea, South Carolina, worked at Drew for 42 died at 92, a resident of her native Newark, published poet. She passed away in October years. He retired in 2009. He passed away in New Jersey, in January 2019. Birdie was 2018, a resident of Fort Lee, New Jersey. February 2019 at his home in Morristown, widowed after 36 years of marriage to Edward. She was 78. Linda’s survivors include two New Jersey, at 77. Hiawatha’s survivors She is survived by their three children brothers, seven nieces and nephews, and 12 include his wife, Regina; a sister; a daughter (including Durwin F. Johnson T’11) and grandnieces and grandnephews. and five grandchildren. their families, including many grandchildren Clifford H. Tyler G’14, a civil engineer VISIT. JOIN US FOR DISCOVER Referring a student to Drew? ENCOURAGE THEM DREW DAY TO VISIT CAMPUS! JULY 15, 2019

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