Class Notes Class1936-1939 Notes

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New Class and Chapter of the Knights of the Round Table, and senior class president. He was also 1941  Web Sites Coming Soon president of the Student Athletic Anthony F. Noto In early 2011, new web sites for each of Association. 3414 Drighton Court the alumni classes and each of the After graduation, Harold’s first Bethlehem, PA 18020-1334 alumni chapters are scheduled to be job was teaching math at Coatesville (610) 758-8055 launched. The sites will be created and (Pa.) High School. He was also assistant managed with BuddyPress, a user- coach for football and baseball. He Jim Farrell wrote that he received friendly software plug-in for WordPress, subsequently moved to Pen Argyl (Pa.) an invitation to the Oct. 16 football the software that is used to manage the High School, where he taught math and game against Stony Brook, during Lafayette College web site. Web page was head football coach both before and which Lafayette’s undefeated 1940 administrators and class correspondents after three years of service in the Army team was to be recognized. Jim was will be able to log in to add text and Air Corps during World War II. one of the backfield stars of that team. photographs. They will also be able to In 1947, he came to Phillipsburg If circumstances permitted, I planned post events well in advance and add High School, where he taught math to attend that game. My hope was updates on a timely basis. and coached football from 1947 to that I could shake hands with the few During this interim period, the class 1967. He was head football coach from members of that stellar team who were notes have been shortened to fit in fewer 1954 to 1967. In addition, he was head still in circulation and able to attend. pages in keeping with the College’s baseball coach and assistant basketball On June 29, I had a cataract commitment to environmental coach. After retiring as a coach at removed from what I thought was sustainability. The complete edition is Phillipsburg, he served as an assistant my good right eye. My left eye, which available in the online magazine in newly football coach for freshmen at Lafayette I once described as beyond help, is designed sites that feature each decade with Bob Rute. He retired as head of now somewhat the better of the two. with its accompanying photographs. the Phillipsburg math department in Of course, the macular degeneration 1978. He was inducted into the remains in both eyes. National Football Foundation Hall of By the time you read these words it Fame in 1985 and into the College’s will be about Thanksgiving time. Until 1940  Maroon Club Hall of Fame. Harold then, as we learned to say in Australia Herbert Rednor won the New Jersey Interscholastic during World War II, cheerio, mates. 1912 S. Crescent Blvd. Coaches Association honor award in Yardley, PA 19067-3118 1964, was inducted into the Phillipsburg (215) 493-5575 High Wall of Fame, and was voted a 1942  Legend of Lehigh Valley in 2006. Robert W.B. Johnston Harold Bellis passed away June 20. Harold is survived by his children: 7507 Glenheath His wife, Mary Jane, died in 1999. He Mary Linda Bellis, with whom he lived; Houston, TX 77061-2823 was considered by all to be a loving James L. Bellis and his wife, Nancy; and (713) 644-4212 family man who always put family first. Kathy Prichard and her husband, Dave. [email protected] Harold graduated from Phillipsburg He was also the grandfather of Joy High School and attended Mercersburg Bellis, Jeff Haas, Linda Ours, Luke President: Otto Alden (Pa.) Academy. At Lafayette he enjoyed a Bellis, Nathan and Emily Prichard, and standout career in both football a great-granddaughter, Isabella Ours. Otto Alden spent July and August in and baseball. He was well known for The family requests that donations cool Nova Scotia. quarterbacking the undefeated Lafayette be made in lieu of flowers to the Phoned classmate and SAE brother football team of 1937 and also was a key Phillipsburg Emergency Squad, Dar Schmidt in Chester, Conn. Dar blocking back. Harold’s baseball career Phillipsburg Athletic Department at was not able to talk, but wife Betty says was equally impressive. He captained the Phillipsburg High School, or Infusion they are doing as well as age allows. baseball team and played in every game Department, Warren Hospital. Ed Blumenthal, a Pi Lambda Phi, except one from his freshman season on died April 19. Ed is the father of Peter as an infielder. As a student, Harold was Blumenthal ’72 and Amy Blumenthal a brother at Phi Delta Theta, a member Desmond ’77, and is grandfather of

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78 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1942–1944 Karen Blumenthal Huber ’99, Lynne butClass I remember Fred Notes as an amazing this opportunity to share with our great Desmond ’06, and Marc Desmond baseball player who made stellar plays class. Be blessed. ’10. Ed’s wife of 61 years, Nancy, also despite a hearing condition. survives him. William Frank Given died April 16. Dr. Paul Stillman of Boyton Beach, He served in the Army during World War 1944  Fla., passed away Oct. 24, 2008. Paul II and afterwards oversaw the building of The Rev. Robert G. Sandercock was a premed student at Lafayette. a defense radar system for RCA Service 1961 Hayes Short Lane Jim Reiche died April 6 in the Co. His wife of 64 years, Betty, two Colfax, NC 27235 Tarrytown/Yonkers area of New daughters, a son, nine grandchildren, and [email protected] York. He is survived by wife Kathleen, seven great-grandchildren survive him. a daughter, stepson, two grandchildren, Robert Sinclair Bunzey Sr. died I hope that Eastonians have enjoyed and three great-grandchildren. Jim served May 26 at his home in Denver, N.C. football victories and beautiful evenings as an officer in the Army Medical Corps. He was a fine athlete, quarterbacking, under the lights and that coach Joe He retired as production and technical swimming, and sprinting for our Kinney feels confident as the baseball service manager for Refined Syrups & Leopards. His family remembers him team anticipates spring. The new Sugar Co. He was active in the as a willing swim coach to youngsters. batting cage and the return of Matt Tarrytown and Yonkers Rotary clubs. Bob was also a solid intellect, Fenster ’11 should encourage him. Pete Prudden of Conway, Conn., receiving his master’s in economics. Glenn Landis takes us back to the passed away July 14. His wife of 64 World War II interrupted his doctoral 2010 reunion with an upbeat and years, Betsy, son Peter, daughter Marcia, studies, though, and he enlisted in the enjoyable report: and three grandchildren survive him. Army. For his bravery in battle, he “The weather was clear and warm. Pete served three years in the Navy as received the Bronze Star. The only rain came Friday night. The a second lieutenant. He retired after 35 Bob didn’t forget his alma mater, garden reception for the 50-Plus Club years as plant manager and vice president returning after the war to teach was outdoors, and the dinner in of Stanley Industrial Components. He economics at Lafayette. He later Marquis Hall was delicious. From there, was a skilled woodworker, spent four worked in labor relations and over to the chapel, where President years rebuilding a wooden schooner, personnel management for Collins Daniel H. Weiss gave the “State of the made and repaired clocks, kept bees, & Aikman Corp., retiring as vice College” address. Then, in the glow of loved sailing, and could fly an airplane. president of human resources. candlelight on the steps of old Pardee, The Class of 1942 is fast becoming Though wife Elizabeth and daughter we sang college songs. The Graduates history. We can be proud of the Judith preceded Bob in death, his led the singing. It was an evening to accomplishments of our classmates who children — Bob, Jay, Lisa, and enjoy and renew old traditions. have served well, both in war and peace. Danny — sister Beverly, and many “On Saturday after breakfast, The Your correspondent is hoping to grandchildren survive him. Graduates rehearsed while the parade hear from you survivors! Gerald E. Beatty died in his made its tour of College Hill. The All- Bridgewater, N.J., home Aug. 1. Alumni Luncheon was held in Kamine During World War II, he served in Gymnasium. The Graduates presented 1943  the Army. Gerald worked in the paper the annual concert in the Morris R. Outgoing correspondent: industry as a sales manager. Companies Williams Center for the Arts, and the Earl Kanter, M.D. that employed his skills included Dixie day ended with dinner in the Fleck Cup in Easton and the Jersey Paper Co. Wing of Marquis Hall. Fran O’Hanlon Henry Weisl shared with me how his Gerald is survived by his wife of 69 was the featured speaker, and I led the wife Judy’s parents founded a little store years, Josephine, sons Gerald, Jeffery, singing of the Alma Mater. Bob in Easton — Spencer Gifts — that became Michael ’70, and G. Steven, daughters Vandenberg ’43 and I were the two a national chain. He also shared his post- Pamela Vance and Nancy Krochta, his oldest alumni at the dinner.” Lafayette career: “I was drafted, but only children’s spouses, 16 grandchildren This report and Glenn’s attendance for a month because of a medical (including Richard ’08 and Jeffrey ’11, at the reunion are noble responses to a condition. I then worked at Columbia sons of G. Steven), five great- call beyond the line of duty. Glenn is University for the government on a grandchildren, a brother, Wayne, still in therapy from a fall, which broke project to produce an antimalarial drug. and a sister, Nancy Saulter. A brother, his elbow and shoulder. He attends Shortly after the war ended, I joined Dow Stanford “Jim” Leatherberry, and a sister, Philadelphia Alumni Chapter luncheons, Chemical in marketing and remained there Jane Lambert, predeceased him. sings with the Meistersingers at the until I retired 43 years later. Spent six years Memorials may be made to the Shannondell senior community, and at the Midland, Mich., home office.” American Cancer Society, 7 Ridgedale supports the Paoli Presbyterian senior Lou Tischler and his daughter, Ave., Suite 103, Cedar Knolls, N.J. choir. He expects to be present for the Susan ’76, talk with me frequently. 07972, or VFW Service Fund, 406 West 70th Class of ’44 reunion. Always a good chat. 34th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64111. Rex Kuhn telephoned from St. In sadder news, four of our own These classmates will be missed. Johnsbury, Vt., to announce a family have passed on. As for me, I regret that I will not be reunion in the Philadelphia area. He Frederick M. Brunn died able to continue as class correspondent looks forward to visiting old haunts, March 23. No obituary was available, due to health issues, but I’m grateful for including the Bucks County Playhouse.

FALL 2010 • lafayette 79 1944–1950 Recently, he took some hand-carved received,Class the current Notesrecords show that asked if I remembered Jim. Of course. wooden bowls to the farmer’s market 76 of the 151 members of the class “But did you know that he was really and sold them all. have been reported deceased. well-to-do? I was at a real estate closing Martin S. Dorfman died May 9 in I did receive a letter from George when he was buying yet another Palm Beach, Fla., and Dr. William Lee Sofer. He thanked me for continuing building downtown. His wife was there Hingston died May 5 in Williamstown, as president and class correspondent, too — bejeweled and be-furred!” N.J. Both served the nation and the and Bill Lockett as class chair. I have my own “poor-man” memory: cause of freedom during World War II. From his letter: “I came to Lafayette shoveling snow off the Quad, hired Family and classmates will remember in February 1946 from Baghdad, Iraq. by Mr. Wolfe (bookstore) at 75 cents them as faithful friends with kind hearts Yes, Iraq of the Middle East and an hour. and responsible lives. Lebanon, Pa. Bill Lockett had the Do we remember Eric W. Luster? generous spirit of recruiting me to He died May 28. “His time had the Student Council during my first come to pull up anchor and sail on 1946 &1947  semester. I owe him a great deal for that to faraway waters.” Van T. Boughton Jr. courageous move, because it provided Eric had a long career as a yacht 5124 Fellowship Road me with the intimacy of working with broker at the New Jersey Shore and Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 American students in a political arena in the Ft. Lauderdale area. He built his (908) 580-0765 I had never experienced before. first boat as a teenager and followed his [email protected] “I remember Bill’s wife walking dream of a career in boating. He served her child in a stroller in the Quad, a in the Naval Air Corps during WWII. 1947 Fund Manager: rare event, only seen in the years after He graduated with a mechanical W. Robert Magee Sr. World War II. I was a few years younger engineering degree, followed by several than most students in my class because years in the engineering field before As sole attendee from our class, I did they had gone to war to defend our changing careers. my best to represent us at Reunion. freedom, while I had only the luxury of His wife Mary Lou, daughter Susan, Those of you who receive the Lafayette tracing their progress on a large world son Douglas, two stepchildren, and four Calendar no doubt saw the photo map I had pinned to the wall of my step-grandchildren survive him. on the opening page of the 50-Plus study in Baghdad. I was only 18 when Drop me a line to tell us all is well. Reception hosted by President Daniel the war ended and thus managed to We need you. H. Weiss in the President’s House avoid the draft. Garden. We had a good time at this “Thanks to the credits I got for gracious affair. I only regret I couldn’t passing the London matriculation exam 1949  stay that evening for the step-singing at the British Institute, I was able to Werner Hennig in front of Pardee Hall led by The graduate in two and a half years. I then 8310 E. Bronco Trail Graduates. I heard enthusiastic reports went to MIT in June 1948 for a Scottsdale, AZ 85255-2172 about the revival of the old tradition. doctorate in chemical engineering. (480) 585-4790 A small crowd met for the 50-Plus Students returning from the war had dinner Saturday night, as the Class of similar course credits. President: Harrison W. Wright ’55 had their own party. It was a nice “After retiring from Exxon Nuclear affair with a chance to chat with old Co., and a Siemens subsidiary, friends. The Class of 1943 was the Advanced Nuclear Fuels, I am now 1950  oldest represented. living with my wife Nelly in Bellevue, Irving S. Bravman I would appreciate a few more emails Wash., across the lake from Seattle, 211 Colonial Homes Drive NW, or notes. exercising at the Bellevue Athletic Apt. 2309 Club almost every day and keeping Atlanta, GA 30309-5201 track of my three children and five [email protected] 1948  grandchildren. Harvey H. Hunerberg “I am ever thankful for the Lehigh President: Donald B. Chubb 7015 River Club Blvd. graduate-teacher in Baghdad who talked Fund Manager: Donald B. Chubb Bradenton, FL 34202 me out of applying to Columbia Univ- Reunion Chair: James R. Madara (941) 351-0303 ersity in 1945 because he said, ‘At Web Page Administrator: Lafayette they will treat you like a human Irving S. Bravman President: Harvey H. Hunerberg being, and not just a number among Reunion Chair: William Lockett Jr. 20,000 students.’ He was indeed right! I am sorry that I wasn’t able to attend I’m taken back a few decades to the big 60th in June. To those who did, “All present or accounted for” — an Easton and the campus. Remember please send news for next column. enduring Army phrase heard universally Jim’s hot dog stand at “our side” of Congratulations to Jack Middleton at early morning shape-up — does not the old bridge? And those great roast of Freedom, N.H., who was recognized apply exactly to the Class of ’48. How beef sandwiches? by the New Hampshire Supreme Court many of our class are still present? From Years later, while riding around town for his years of service and commitment information that the College has in an alumni bus, my seat companion to the bar and to the judicial branch

80 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1950–1952 of New Hampshire. This is only the LionsClass Club, Knights Notes of Columbus, and second time the court has given such the Elks. Nap was an avid Boston Red 1951  an award for an individual’s life’s work. Sox fan and follower of UConn John B. Cornish Jack is president of McLane, Graf, women’s basketball. His wife, Jean, 1424-C Catasauqua Road Raulerson & Middleton, with offices predeceased him. Surviving are his Bethlehem, PA 18017-7473 in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, sister, Lea, and his companion of 20 [email protected] and is senior member of the firm’s years, Rose Winn. litigation department. He focuses on Dr. Alan Petty of Arnold, Md. died President: Joseph I. Diamond Jr. arbitration and mediation, and has 50 June 23. He served in the Marine Corps Fund Manager: Henry Kohlenberger Jr. years of experience as a trial lawyer and and in the Pacific theater during World Reunion Chair: Richard H. Knox 24 years of service as a New Hampshire War II. He graduated from Lafayette District Court judge. Middleton’s firm with a bachelor’s degree in engineering was one of only five law firms physics. After time as a research recognized by the New Hampshire physicist at the Franklin Institute in 1952  Supreme Court for their pro bono Philadelphia, where he worked on radar John D. Kinard efforts. In the past, Jack received a and airborne fire control systems, he 209 Buttonwood Way Boston University Law Silver Shingle moved to RCA labs in Camden, N.J., Glenside, PA 19038-3305 Award for notable contributions to where he worked on programs relating [email protected] the legal profession, leadership within to military weaponry and detection the community, unfailing service to and surveillance systems. In 1959, Alan President: Open the School of Law, and superlative joined General Electric’s Space Sciences Fund Manager: Hugh H. Jones Jr. contributions to society. Laboratory. In 1970, he earned a Ph.D. Reunion Chair: John D. Kinard Russell Dotts of Newark, Del., in astrophysics from the University Web Page Administrator: Open passed away June 18. He attended Penn of Pennsylvania. In 1972, he joined State University before World War II the Naval Research Laboratory in Reunion 2010, Friday, June 4, was a but graduated from Lafayette. He Washington, D.C. As founder and remarkable occasion, a grand evening. owned and operated R.L. Instruments first branch head of the Digital Image It began with dinner in Marquis Hall, until his retirement. He enjoyed sailing Processing Laboratory, he worked on sharing with ’Pards like Marty Zippel and fishing and was a man of great the development of synthetic aperture ’49, Lois and Leon Fox ’53, and two determination, refusing to give up or radar used on satellites. He retired in of the fiveLandis brothers, Glenn ’44 become despondent even after a car 1989. Alan enjoyed fishing, nature, and Ed ’56. accident left him paralyzed. He was reading, and woodworking. Jeanne, The key elements of our alumni get- predeceased by his first wife, Isabella, his wife of 53 years, died in 2008. together included President Daniel H. and his second wife, Jean. He is A son, two daughters, and one grandson Weiss giving a superb “State of the survived by his son, Stewart, and his survive him. College” revue at a most challenging wife, Ellen, and their sons, Ryan and We also lost Richard Brown Sr., a time in our history. Then came the Stephen. lifelong resident of Interlaken, N.J, June renewal of a treasured custom from On May 2, we lost Romaine Deacon 1. In 1943, he entered the Cadet Pilot ’Pard evenings past: step-singing on of Barto, Pa. “Deac” was married for 57 Program and flew 39 combat missions the steps of Old Pardee. Led by The years to the late Josephine. He served in over occupied Europe in a B-17 as a Graduates, we gathered where ’Pards the Army in the Korean War, and was tail gunner. After service, he entered should be, more than 100 of us, candles employed for 47 years in sales and sales Stevens Institute of Technology and in hand, lighting the early evening management at Wallace & Tiernan. He later transferred to Lafayette. He darkness with Lafayette carols in leaves two sons and a daughter, their worked for the Asbury Park (N.J.) heartwarming song, such as “0, spouses, and three grandchildren. Press for 40 years, much of the time Lafayette,” “Way Down in Easton Is a Napoleon Morneau Jr. of East as production manager. His first wife, College (and Lafayette Is Her Name),” Longmeadow, Mass., died April 14. Janet, passed away in 1981. He later “On Lafayette” — our fight song — Nap graduated from Lafayette with a married Mary Gay Rockefeller. On and “We’ll Gather by the Twilight’s bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering. his retirement, the Browns enjoyed Glow (in Front of Old Pardee)” — He worked for 29 years as a plant traveling, and Dick was active in the our hymn — as we all responded, metallurgist at the Springfield Armory community, serving as a council “On Olympus set, hail to Lafayette.” and General Electric. He also taught member for 16 years, and was president On recovering from the loss of Cy: science in the Springfield, Mass., school of Asbury Rotary Club and United We need all of your help, now more system for 11 years. During World War Way. His wife, four children, seven than ever. II, he served in the Air Force, involved grandchildren, two stepchildren, and Larry Houstoun, and Sonny and in special operations with 801st/492nd three step-grandchildren survive him. Dan Gichner enjoyed the new Alumni Bombardment Group, known as “The We also received a notice about the Summer College held July 15-18 on Carpetbaggers.” He was a past president death of Geoffrey Kalmanson on campus. of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Dec. 1, 2007. In other sporting news, Andrew prepared and served meals monthly at Our thoughts go out to all of the Poulson ’10, #90, co-captain and Loaves and Fishes, and was active with families who have lost loved ones. superb defensive tackle on our ’Pard 11,

FALL 2010 • lafayette 81 1952–1955 was the first player to use my father’s ArtClass Whitaker is nowNotes with Wells artist to renovate an old warehouse locker in our new Kamine Varsity Fargo Financial and is active in politics for use by artists, inventors, and other House. Lafayette players’ lockers are as well. creative people. still available for purchase. John Wilson* reports that he and Thomas Arcorace, 77, of Easton, Your correspondent, “Le Bruisier,” Jean retired in 1987. He spent 32 years died Nov. 27, 2008, in New Eastwood, is retiring from the Leopard Luncheon with New York Life Insurance Co., Wilson Borough, Pa. Tom, an English of our Philadelphia Alumni Chapter 10 years in Trenton, N.J., and 22 major, was an attorney in private after 22 years and some 110 luncheons, commuting from Bucks County, Pa., practice in Easton for many years. passing the torch to two youngsters: to New York City. He retired as a vice He was a member of St. Anthony of Andy Starfield ’04 and Bill Casey ’85. president. His dad, Bill Wilson ’24, Padua Catholic Church. His cousins Our ’52 loss: Henry Bangser at 80, was also with the company. In 2000, survive him. a loyal, contributing Leopard, passed John and Jean moved to Pennswood, a Jay F. Bitting died May 12 at on June 14. Hank was an economics Quaker-managed life care community in his home in Chatham, N.J. He was and business major and a brother of Newtown, Pa. John reports that two of a member of Chi Phi. Jay worked on Pi Lam. He and his wife, Rita, gave us his three sons graduated from Lafayette The Marquis in his junior and senior years a Leopard, Cary Bangser Scottoline (David ’81 and Steven ’82); all three and played freshman baseball. He retired ’76, a son, Robert, and four grands. have done very well in their careers. from J.P. Morgan as a vice president. Henry was an active, caring, concerned He and Jean have eight grandchildren. One of Jay’s joys was attending New volunteer for many charities, including Our sincere condolences to the York Giants baseball games. His loving Lafayette in his generosity. He will be family of Thomas A. Behney, who companion, Marilyn Lyn Mackie, and sorely missed. died June 26. Tom was active in the his children, Leslie, Carol, Pamela, and Finally, Bill Simon lives on. Lebanon (Pa.) Bar Association and Nicholas, survive him. His first wife, I recently uncovered a Simon classic for many years was assistant attorney Joan, predeceased him. in Bill’s inimitable handwriting: general for Pennsylvania. Richard Van Ommeren, 77, of Miniver Cheever, child of scorn, We extend our sympathy to the Macungie, Pa., died June 11. He Cursed the day that he was born. family of M. Edgar Rosenblum, who was the husband of Gayla for 43 years. Clearly, Bill paid attention in his died April 18. He was an arts executive Richard graduated in economics and English classes at both Blair Academy in who nurtured Long Wharf Theatre in was active in the Soles Hall programs Blairstown, N.J., and Lafayette. Thanks New Haven, Conn., into one of the and Brainerd Student Union. He was for the memories, Sir William. Aloha. most prominent regional theaters. He a certified public accountant in Perkasie, Go ’Pards! is survived by his wife, Cornelia, and N.J., and for 26 years was an officer and daughter, Jessica. partner of the general contracting firm, On April 22, Lois and I attended Penn Builders Inc. of Quakertown, Pa., 1953  the 139th Annual Philadelphia Chapter before retiring in 1995. He was a Leon H. Fox Jr. Dinner, featuring President Daniel H. member of First Presbyterian Church, 6 Firethorne Circle Weiss. It was wonderful seeing Betsy Allentown, Pa. Richard’s survivors Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2405 and Al Rhodes. After a yearlong illness, include his wife, son David, and several [email protected] Al is doing well. grandchildren.

President: Alan FitzGibbon Editors Note: John Wilson passed away Fund Manager: George E. Patton Jr. Oct. 1 just prior to press time. An 1955  Reunion Chair: H. David Moore Jr. obituary will be published in the next John W. Gilbert Jr. class column. 12 W. Edinburgh Road George Patton reports that our class had Ocean City, NJ 08226-4618 68 donors as of April; however, (609) 399-3109 a 56 percent increase in total giving 1954  [email protected] raised $73,172 for the Annual Fund. John A. Ferrante George also received a nice letter from 4 Del Mesa Carmel President: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr. our scholarship recipient, Bryan C. Carmel, CA 93923 Fund Managers: Thomas F. McGrail, Hendrickson ’10, whose grandfather [email protected] Mark B. Weisburger is Art Hendrickson ’51. Bryan reports Reunion Chair: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr. that he has been redesigning Metzgar President: Ronald E. Philipp Fields. Also, the David Peach Project Fund Manager: Robert Aiello I attended reunion; 25 class members proposal that he and friends submitted showed up. The College said it was a was accepted, so they will travel to Barbara and Ron Philipp sent a note good turnout, coming as it did after Bogota, Columbia, to conduct a camp for about Bryan C. Hendrickson ’10, our 50th. Art Rothkopf gave an impoverished children. The Class of 1953 a recipient of the Class of 1954 informative talk at the class dinner Scholarship had one recipient, and the scholarship. Brian works near Trenton, Saturday night. As senior vice president grant amount was $2,959. The book N.J. He and his brother share an of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, he value of the scholarship is $25,009.67, apartment and develop and market was able to give us an insider view of and the market value is $41,224.65. web sites. They teamed up with an Washington, D.C. He retired in July.

82 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1955–1956 Gerald P. Sigal, 75, died July 4 in areaClass since Katrina, andNotes in Guatemala, Lee and Carol Kane just celebrated Okracoke Island, N.C. The founder of with particular focus on the surgical the marriage of the youngest of their Tri-County Legal Services, he practiced correction of cleft palates. Rashid enjoys three sons. They continue the good life law for 50 years in New York City and his home in Canfield, Ohio, and time they’ve enjoyed since his retirement Reading, Pa. Jerry served on the boards with his four children and three from, and 1991 sale of, the Kane family of the Reading Regional Airport grandchildren. scrap iron and metal business. Lee often Authority and Berks County Municipal I also spoke with Neil Alexander. speaks with Neil Alexander and still Authority and was chair of the Ocracoke As class fund manager, he was calling connects with Al and Elaine Ehrlich. Board of Adjustment. He was an officer to nudge me into a contribution. Lee and Carol return frequently to the of the Reading Public Library and active I was saved embarrassment by having Hill for football games, and each year in his synagogue. He is survived by his submitted a gift a few days earlier. for commencement, a ritual that began wife, two sons, and several grandchildren. Neil is one busy guy, keeping tabs on when good friend and fraternity Gerald E. Beach, 83, passed away good friends and lifelong insurance brother Arthur Rothkopf ’55 was April 6 at a nursing home in Yarmouth, customers, running high school named president of Lafayette. Mass. His son Craig notified the reunions, and consulting on finances. My roomy Charlie Myers, whose College. Jim Murphy made a full recovery wife Donna has been ill for several after a minor stroke in fall 2009. months with increasing loss of mobility, Following retirement after 40 years informs me they moved her consulting 1956  with Scott Paper Co., he filled an entirely firm into their home to enhance Donald L. Mitchell different space as administrative assistant accessibility. Her doctors, stymied 365 Carr Hill Road in the synod office of the Lutheran by her case, have referred her to Gettysburg, PA 17325 bishop of southeastern Pennsylvania. Johns Hopkins for consultation (717) 642-9094 He held the position for seven (an and evaluation. Our prayers go out [email protected] important Biblical digit) years. It has to Donna and Charlie. been said that God is the divine architect I had a brief chat with Lew Beers, President: Richard W. Graham and engineer, so it’s no surprise that a who makes his home in King of Prussia, Fund Manager: Cornelius Alexander IV mechanical engineer of Murph’s caliber Pa. He retired from GE some years Reunion Chair: H. Kermit Green Jr. gravitated to a higher calling. In addition ago. to an active role in his church, he gives I continue to keep track of Phi Delt I’ll begin with the wonderful update considerable time to other volunteer brothers from ’56–’59: from the man at the top of our class services, notably as past president of the Dick Faust has come through a alphabet — and an outstanding homeowners association, and currently bout with bladder cancer, but with his alumnus — Dr. Rashid Abdu. After its transition team. usual optimistic outlook. Skip Ellison his youth in Yemen, he spent his high Murph stays in touch with Evan ’57 and Gordie Brown ’57 keep me school years in Falls Church, Va., won Hineman, who prevails over recurrent posted with frequent emails, especially a full scholarship to Lafayette, and cancer by sheer force of good doctors with reference to what has become an later attended medical school at and determination. In the course of his annual event, Phi Delt Reunion IV. George Washington University. For career, Evan worked within the This year, 16 of us, and our spouses, those unaware, he authored a memoir, intelligence community, including the will meet at the Harvard game and Journey of a Yemeni Boy. Following the CIA, and is now a self-employed have dinner. Joe Bozik ’58 has been death of his wife, Joanie, from breast consultant. For his contributions in the on the planning committee, with cancer 16 years ago, Rashid immersed global intelligence field, Evan received a special emphasis on procuring a food himself in the care of breast cancer lifetime achievement award. Murph also factory for hungry ’Pards like us. I visit patients and has spearheaded the mentioned Sandy Smith, who continues Skip and Mary whenever possible and Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast treatment for cancer and diabetes. Those am glad to say that he continues to Care Center at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of us who cheered Bob Machiorlette on make evident progress after his stroke. in Youngstown, Ohio. The center’s the baseball field will always admire the Gordie plans to attend the 50th services cover initial consultation and loyalty and love that Sandy and Janet wedding anniversary of Cy and Barbara diagnosis to postoperative prosthetic extended to Bob during the protracted Blackfan ’57 in Medina, Ohio, in the counseling and support. They provide illness that precipitated his death. We fall. Congrats, Cy and Barbara! genetic counseling, as well as counseling wish Sandy and Evan calmer days. Russ Wells ’59 plans to attend for relatives of patients. Rashid has been Murph also keeps up with some of our Reunion 2011. Russ, a history major, instrumental in raising $6 of the $8 mutual friends in other classes: Charley became a professor of biology at million needed to complete the facility, Wilson ’57, who like Murph spent his St. Lawrence University. He is now one of the few breast cancer treatment career with Scott Paper; two Phi Psi retired and lives near his daughter centers in Ohio. brothers, John Moser ’57 and Bob and her family in Selinsgrove, Pa. Rashid also coordinates The Mission Moss ’57; and Don Cornelius ’54. I appreciate the time several of you of Love, which donated a truckload of Murph tells me he connects on and off gave in phone conversations and those new medical equipment to the recovery with Norm Riley and wife Linda, partly who keep in touch by email. I have a efforts in Haiti. In addition, the group because of mutual friends, racehorse sincere interest in your comings and sponsors and staffs clinics in the Gulf breeders Gretchen and Roy Jackson. goings. Reach out.

FALL 2010 • lafayette 83 1957–1958 BobClass Moss and DaveNotes Cary continue A few months ago, I befriended 1957  to keep our class informed and always Jack Walp on Facebook. I always Glenn E. Grube near the top of every positive list that enjoyed hearing from him; I’m sorry to 77 Eagle Harbor Trail comes from the College. Three students report that he has passed away. Born in Palm Coast, FL 32164-6149 benefited from our Class of 1957 Nanticoke, Pa., Jack went from Penn (386) 437-9715 Endowed Internship Fund originally Charter in Philadelphia to Lafayette. [email protected] instituted through Bob’s efforts. Go to He was in Navy Intelligence for five Dave’s web site for more about our class. years and spent his career in consumer President: Walter Oechsle Herbert Joseph “Burt” Gannon advertising. His wife, Beryl, and a Fund Manager: Robert E. Moss died in April. Burt lived in Venice, Fla., loving family of children and Reunion Chair: Glenn E. Grube having moved 18 years ago from New grandchildren survive him. Web Page Administrator: David E. Cary, Jersey with his wife, Joan. Dale Swann Richard Repert passed away May www.class1957.net, shared, “He will be remembered fondly 15. He spent five years in the Army as [email protected] for his gentle ways and that straw hat a commissioned officer and remained with the bird feathers and shark teeth.” in the reserves, attaining the rank of A promise is a promise! After a significant Our condolences to Burt’s extended lieutenant colonel. His career in the number of classmates requested I family. nonprofit area included serving as an perform some “GG Magic,” I contacted Our condolences also go out to officer for such charities as Children Pam Jacobs and asked her to suggest John Duncan, who advised that his and Family Services, United Way, cruises for January 2011. By the time you wife, Lois, passed away in April. Salvation Army, and Protective Services read this column, most of you will have Again, I am beginning to wear down for the Elderly. A private memorial responded to the email and received hard after writing this column for the past 39 service was held May 21 in Fairfax, Va. copy invitations to join your classmates, years. Gordie, Skip, Glenn, Dave, George Steve Fried writes that he is still relatives, and friends on the Carnival Tiger, Dick Morgan, Chuck Lusch, in commercial real estate, although his Destiny out of Miami, Fla., for an eastern and Ray Jacoby regularly send me son, Ron, really runs the business. He Caribbean cruise, Jan. 10–15. The cost updates. I would appreciate one or two has served on the Screen Actors Guild of this cruise is unbelievably low. Mike volunteers who would write one column board for 15 years and was vice McCooey, who recently retired from his every year or so as guest columnist. president from 2000–05. He recently year-round ski resort position, and his Call or email me to volunteer and get visited the New York Fresh Air Fund wife, Leslie, will be joining us for their additional information about writing camp where he met his wife 56 years first-ever cruise. If you have not yet the column. ago. They celebrate their 54th signed up, go to our class web site for all anniversary in January. the necessary information and the form. Charlie Bennett is in Reynolds We look forward to a great time! 1958  Plantation in Greensboro, Ga. He Gordie Brown and his wife, Delia, Edward Brunswick spoke to Ed Alkire in June to wish him celebrated their 50th wedding 4931 Bonita Bay Blvd., Apt. 801 and Gratia a happy 50th anniversary. anniversary, and they spent a week in Bonita Springs, FL 34134 Ann and Charlie spend February and April at Hank and Carol Darlington’s (239) 949-0801 March in Bonita Springs, Fla. beautiful hacienda in Los Barriles on the (239) 949-0802 (fax) Sam Saidel has been doing some Baja Peninsula, Mexico. [email protected] traveling, including taking his boat to Skip Ellison shared a lot of history the Hamptons. about his Phi Delt classmates Cy Jim Hourihan The following plan to attend the Blackfan, Wayne Hainley, and three 8513 Sparger St. Phi Delt reunion during the Lafayette– others who have since passed away. He McLean, VA 22102-1715 Harvard game in October: Joe Bozik also shared that Ray Milhous, Bill (703) 821-8225 and Peg Marcin, Dave and Betty Schwartz, and Bruce Tempest were [email protected] Branch, Bob and Betty Graham, classmates of his at the University of Jim and Sharon Hourihan, Don and Pennsylvania School of Medicine. President: Elbern H. Alkire Jr. Nancy Kitson, and Bill and Lucille Maybe even Don Mitchell ’56, yet Fund Manager: S. Robert Beane Jr. Kurtz. another Phi Delt, will join us. Reunion Chairs: C. Douglas Cherry, Bob Harris plans to move to Glenn (my namesake) Fatzinger Spencer A. Manthorpe Kennebunkport, Maine (rubbing cannot join us, as he is still teaching Web Page Administrator: elbows with the Bush family), in the business courses at Marymount Elbern H. Alkire Jr., next six to nine months, depending on University in Virginia. He planned to [email protected] when he and his wife sell their house. be in the Easton area to attend a mini Active in the dog show world, the reunion of Wilson High School in In the middle of June, while driving from Harrises showed their Scottish terrier in September. New York City to Maine, I took a side some major shows this fall. The dog has Bill Pfotzer is confined to a trip to Portsmouth, N.H., to have lunch already won a number of blue ribbons wheelchair because of congenital spinal with Bob and Rosa Beane. They have a and has three stud dates lined up in the stenosis and cannot join us, but wishes lovely house on the sound and were next few months. This dog could be my that we have a great cruise. gracious hosts. hero. Westminster may be his next stop.

84 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1958–1959 Nick Rotondo of Lotus, Calif., Class Notes Len Achey wrote: “Marlys and had his 240th article published. He 1959  I are planning to be on campus for has been president of the El Dorado Norbert F. Smith THE GAME in November. I have a County Writers Guild for 10 years and 227 River’s Edge huge responsibility educating people in has taught memoir-writing classes to Williamsburg, VA 23185-8933 Spokane, Wash. that Lafayette College senior citizens for three years. He (757) 229-7377 is NOT located in Indiana or and wife Mary celebrate their 50th [email protected] Louisiana!” Len’s email: lenachey@ anniversary in January and will take comcast.net. a cruise around the world. President: Edwin H. Feather Jr., Gerry Crean, one of ’59’s great Lem Howell never knew how to [email protected] basketball stars, and his son Gerry III say anything in a few words. His emails Fund Manager: James F. Mallay, ’84 met Dick Kohler and his son Rich are a welcome joy, full of fun, and [email protected] Jr. ’84 on May 30 at Yankee Stadium some serious subjects. Recently, he Reunion Chairs: Jordan Engelman, for the New York Yankees vs. the got a write-up in Super Lawyers and Bruce L. Forbes Cleveland Indians game. Gerry’s email: attended Alumni Summer College at Web Page Administrator: [email protected]. Lafayette, July 15–18. President Frank V. Hermann, Dr. Ed Curley reports: “I’ve finally Daniel H. Weiss gave a fascinating [email protected] retired, at age 73, from the University lecture on medieval art. I join Lem in of Michigan. My aim is to have more his thought that Lafayette is extremely This column will include class activities time for my writing. You can find fortunate to have President Weiss as and classmate updates through late July. several of my books on amazon.com, our leader. Lem continues: “Weiss Thanks to those who contributed, which the ones by Edwin M. Curley. Those by pulled a coup de grâce by delivering helps keep us connected. If you did not Edwin A. Curley were written by my the final lecture on Vietnam, the receive a June email from me requesting great-grandfather. We have a second subject of his upcoming book. There updates, then I do not have your current wave of grandchildren, from my son, was not a dry eye in the place.” Other email address. Please send it. Richard, who waited until he was in his professors spoke, and it was great. To find our class photos online, 40s to get married. He and his wife had Forty-five people attended the session, follow these instructions: their first child, a daughter, last year, and Lem plans to return next year. Go to magazine.lafayette.edu., in the and are expecting a second this summer. Lou Lyons writes that he retired right sidebar of the magazine web page, My eldest grandchild, my daughter 15 years ago. Despite severe health under Web Extras, click on “Alumni Julia’s daughter, is just finishing her first issues, he remains active in his Classes — Photo Galleries.” Then click year in college. Ruth and I plan to stay computer club, for which he served as on “’40s–’60s” at the top — our photos in Ann Arbor, and look for some place past president and chief tech support are grouped there. warmer to go in winter.” Ed’s email: guru for about 10 years. Jim Mallay, our superb class fund [email protected]. Dave Zeyher spent the winter in manager, reports: “The Class of 1959 Class President Ed Feather and his the Bahamas on his boat. He is a met its usual objective of outstanding wife, Mayleen, attended the 50-Plus ham radio enthusiast and passed the giving to Lafayette this past year (July Club/50th Reunion Class/Marquis highest-level licensing exam, Amateur 2009 to June 2010) to both the Annual Society Reception on Saturday of Extra Class. Dave’s call sign is Fund and to capital needs. The Annual Reunion Weekend. KB3UBN. Fund total was down about 5 percent Wally and Dot French celebrated Bob Felsenheld had a knee from our 50th reunion year, which is their 50th wedding anniversary last replacement Jan. 8 but is back playing typical of most classes, from $103K to Memorial Day with a surprise party golf and tennis. He visited with Marty $98K. The number of donors was also thrown by their children and Phillips and Ray Hersh during the down, from 65 to 55 percent of the grandchildren, followed by a dinner spring. class. Total class giving, including party in June the couple hosted for their Jerry Flanzbaum usually comes donations to capital projects, was still family. Wally and Dot were married up to the Northeast right after Labor robust at $546K, compared to last June 11, 1960, in Plainfield, N.J. After Day, but he delayed his trip because year’s $755K. Great news! The Class of graduation from Lafayette, Wally he and Marilyn planned to go to 1959 Marquis Scholarship Fund, which attended the Wharton School of Greenland. is still nearly $100K below goal, is Business at the University of Bob Yohe will be buried in making a significant difference for Pennsylvania, and Dot graduated from Arlington Cemetery during Lafayette students, however. The Drew University. The couple co- Thanksgiving. I had dinner with Judy earnings from this fund will be awarded founded Regulatory Research Associates before I left Florida, and she brought to a deserving student each year, and Inc. in 1982, which provided financial me up to date on the family. She the student will be named ‘The Class and regulatory information regarding spends the entire year in Florida now, of 1959 Marquis Scholar,’ even though public utilities to the financial as she sold the home in Pennsylvania. the gift from the endowment will be community. Wally retired from the firm Please remember your alma mater less than the total award to the student. in 1999, and Dot retired in 2005. They when working on trusts and wills, or The shortfall will be taken from the are both active in their Presbyterian when considering sponsoring a budgeted financial aid pool for all church, where they are Stephen Leaders scholarship. Marquis Scholars.” and Stephen Ministers. Wally and Dot

FALL 2010 • lafayette 85 1959–1960 have three children: Bob, and his wife, thatClass the great ’59 reunionNotes record Sandy; Scott, and his wife, Anne; Kathy, turnout of last year still stands. Kurt’s 1960  and her husband, Chris; and they have email: [email protected]. Paul A. Luscombe been blessed with six grandchildren. Joe Stefanowicz, one of our greatest 737 Dowding Way Wally’s email: [email protected]. student-athletes, writes that his cancer The Villages, FL 32162 Don Kein retired from law practice has been in remission for 22 months, (352) 750-2943 in the fall; his new email is donaldkein@ and he feels good. He was to be (973) 980-2629 (cell) gmail.com. inducted into the Delaware County (352) 391-9169 (fax) Rich Kohler, co-captain of Lafayette’s (Pa.) Athletes Hall of Fame in October [email protected] great ’58-’59 basketball team, reports 2010 for his role as track and cross that he had a great time at John and country coach at Ridley High School President: Robert S. Brodie Jr. Betty Ziegler’s 51st Phi Psi reunion in for 27 years, and cross country coach at Fund Managers: Lauritz K. Knudsen, June. He said no one remembered who Swarthmore College for 23 years. Joe’s M. Alden Siegel Mike Wilson was until he said he was email: [email protected]. Reunion Chair: J. Richard Booth the brother of Andy Wilson ’57. John Sterling teaches Internet and Web Page Administrator: He played golf with coach George email to seniors at the Daytona Beach Paul A. Luscombe Davidson, Tony Mack ’57, and Stu Computer Learning Center site. He Murray ’57 in South Jersey. Rich’s has two 1-year-old grandsons and a “I haven’t seen you in 50 years!” said email: [email protected]. 3-year-old granddaughter. He said his Ted Gailer after I reintroduced him to Bill Lee had a quadruple bypass brother-in-law Norm Leader ’61 and his fraternity brother John Hickman, procedure in Phoenix on June 22. sister stopped by recently and he sees who replied, “I never would have He is in cardiac rehab for the next Ed Skou about once a month. John’s recognized you.” Along with Ted’s several months. He recently had lunch email: [email protected]. wife, Alta, we gathered for dinner at with John and Carole Clayton, who Jerry Turnauer reports that he the Best Western on the night before will celebrate their 50th wedding bought the Freightliner dealership in our 50th reunion. The next morning, anniversary next year with their two Tampa and now spends several days Hickman and I posted for our tee time kids on a European river cruise. Bill’s there each month. He and Sandye will at Riverview Golf Club, not far from email: [email protected]. celebrate their 50th wedding the campus. Ted had injured his back Erv Notter has a new email address: anniversary in December. Jerry’s email: a few days prior and regretted having [email protected]. [email protected]. to withdraw from the Class of 1960 Dick Poey received a Lifetime Bob Turner moved to Clovis, Calif., tourney. Hickman and I teamed with Achievement Award from the Society in August 2009 and now lives with his Doug Hobby (1961 class of Minnesota Sculptors and his work youngest son and his family in a two- correspondent) and Bob Haigh, who has been in a number of shows this story farmhouse. He says three teenagers made the voyage from Englewood, year, including the Spiritual Arts Show, keep the activity level going strong. Colo., to play in the annual classic. Society of Minnesota Sculptors Annual Bob’s email: [email protected]. About 28 golfers assembled by the Exhibition, Hopkins Members Show Dick Wright sent a great update first tee. Our efficient golf chairman, — where he won Best of Show and on the 51st reunion of ’59 Phi Psi’s that Dick Booth, published all starting People’s Choice awards — Minneapolis took place last June: John Ziegler, Jim times, which entailed a constant Luxury Homes Tour, Minnetonka and Haering, Mike Wilson, Fritz Muench, juggling act, but we started on time! Eden Prairie Arts Tours, and the Rich Kohler, and I, along with our At the conclusion, we toasted Dick National Sculpture Society’s online wives, gathered at John and Betty (and acknowledged the able assistance exhibition, “Recent Work.” Dick’s Ziegler’s magnificent summer home of his wife, Colleen) on a flawless job. email: [email protected]. on the water in Bay Head, N.J. The How appropriate that he won the Nels Snook’s wife, Dee, sent a note plan is to meet for the 52nd next year contest for the longest drive. in late June: “Nels’ cancer returned for at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Several husband-wife teams the fifth time, and he had surgery to Springs, W.Va. Dick’s email: participated. Representing the South remove a tumor. He recovered nicely [email protected]. were Blair and Pat Daugherty, and will spend summer in radiation Maryellen and I keep busily engaged Greenville, S.C., and Lee and Karen therapy. We all know that as soon as in all our local activities in the Ohlman, Birmingham, Ala. Other he can, he’ll be back at the racetrack Williamsburg area. We also find time spouse teams included Paul and Teri watching his horses.” Nels’ email: to visit our young grandchildren in Komar, plus Phil and Bernice [email protected]. Southern California. I attended my Bollman. The most amazing shot Jad Sortore and his wife, Marian grandson’s first communion and my of the day was hit by Charlie Fisher, traveled to Vicksburg, Miss., for a granddaughter’s birthday in May, who won the nearest-to-the-pin award reunion of his first naval ship, theUSS returning in late July to attend my for his 7-iron shot on the par-three San Pablo. Jad’s email: rooster1@ grandson’s baseball “World Series.” eighth hole that finished 26 inches gforcecable.com. We welcome our ’59 classmates to from the cup. I received a nice note from Kurt visit us in Williamsburg. Our guest Tom Rennert trucked down from Steckley, who drove his ’87 Corvette bedrooms await you always! Vermont. He teamed with fraternity in the Reunion 2010 parade. He notes brother Bob Mack from Charlotte,

86 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1960 N.C. Jim Rauch, as part Classof his Notesinfamous march around the Quad. During the class cocktail party, Dave 1938 Frederick C. Sommer 6/6/10 traditional role, supplied free golf Spearheading the class were the actions Roper played piano. He has retired Alumni1939 John E. Griffiths Memoriam5/31/10 balls to all the players. Football players of Lew Fishberg and Larry Knudsen. from teaching English at Emmaus (Pa.) 1940 Harold Bellis 6/20/10 High School and performs four days a Don Nikles, Marion Vujevich, and It took only 50 years for Lew to get his 1942 Edwin Blumenthal 4/19/10 Tom Moyer led their respective teams 1910 Model T Ford operational for a week1942 atPeter Hotel D.Prudden Bethlehem. He returned7/14/10 to competitive finishes in the overall road trip from Highland Park, N.J., to for1942 his H.first James Reunion Reiche ever! 4/6/10 scramble. Joe Samaratano ’91, director Easton. Finally, in 2010, all the missing 1943Paul Gerald Thurston E. Beatty gave the 8/1/10 of annual leadership gifts, played as an parts were available, and Lew was able benediction1943 Frederick before M. Brunndinner. Paul is a3/23/10 invited guest in recognition of his help in to lead the group. retired1943 Robert professor S. Bunzey at Texas Sr. Southern 5/26/10 organizing all of our activities. The Model T Ford was followed University1943 William and F. has Given a Ph.D. in chemistry.4/16/10 After golf, we registered at Farinon by Larry’s 1991 Volvo 747, which had 1944Reunion Martin co-chairman S. Dorfman Dick Booth5/9/10 College Center and picked up our a decal on the rear window reading called1944 onWilliam Bob L.Brodie Hingston and alluded to5/5/10 official uniform — a brilliant yellow golf CLASS OF 1960. On the side of each Bob’s1945 50-yearWilliam C.service Crain as president 9/22/09of shirt and a black baseball cap inscribed fender guard, near the hood, was a our1948 class. Eric College W. Luster President Daniel5/28/10 H. Lafayette ’60. psychedelic leopard with a fiery tail Weiss1949 commentedJoe E. Biro on Brodie’s 5/9/10 Peter Veruki was the first classmate to arouse the typical football fan. unprecedented1949 John D.Cullen political achievement,6/24/10 1949 William J. Walker III 6/24/04 I encountered at the registration desk. Blair Daugherty appreciated his saying he was unaware of any politician 1950 Richard B. Brown 6/1/10 He attended Friday only, since he had picture appearing in my most recent in history who survived a half-century 1950 Romaine K. Deacon 5/2/10 to be back in Houston at his job in the book, Scoot, about Parkinson’s disease. in1950 the Russellelectoral L. process. Dotts Lew Fishberg,6/18/10 placement department of Rice If we had to vote as to which classmate chairman1950 Geoffrey of the G. nominating Kalmanson committee, 12/1/07 University. Dave Saalfrank attended looked the youngest, Bruce Boyd presented1950 Napoleon the candidates, A. Morneau all Jr.approved 4/14/10 only Friday night as well. would have won in a landslide. Bruce by1950 unanimous Alan F. Petty vote. 6/23/10 At the reception in the President’s flew in from Albuquerque, N.M. My 1951I spoke Charles with F. dinnerGotschalk guests Jim 3/25/10and House Garden, David Williams neighbor Dick Beck drove the distance Bea1951 Finnen Leonard. Known R. Heintze as the “Voice 4/14/10of recalled his days as a varsity tennis from The Villages, Fla., to Easton. In Lafayette,”1951 Leon JimC. Richtmyre is the silver-tongued 6/19/10 player and vividly described his upset addition, he marched the full length of public1951 Williamaddress R.announcer Weinberger at all home6/22/10 of his opponent from then-powerful the parade route despite wearing a cast football1951 Herman and basketball E. Weiss games. 4/18/10 Haverford College. Rich Easton said on his knee. Ed Bantlow commented, 1952Roger Henry Flartey M. Bangser was adjusting to6/14/10 his new company location is in Bolivia, “My current intention is to remain the1952 passing Erwin of A. his Wuester wife after nearly 405/5/10 N.C. He chatted with Tom Dupuis, single but to remain alert to new years1952 together.Richard D. Bob Young Quig tried to see7/17/10 who travelled from Cincinnati. friendships.” if1953 he could Thomas help A. me Behney with my Parkinson’s.6/26/10 1953 M. Edgar Rosenblum 4/8/10 Dr. Paul Beisswenger, who came After the parade, we attended lunch He was convincing in selling the basic 1954 Thomas Arcorace 11/27/08 in Allan P. Kirby Sports Center. points of view on the ailment. George from Hanover, N.H., said he looked Alden 1954 Jay F. Bitting 5/12/10 forward to his move to Florida. Robert Siegel and Larry Knudsen battled the Herbster1954 Richard ordered Van Ommerentwo books from6/11/10 Kessler came from Grantham, N.H. Joe acoustical dilemma of KSC as they my1955 Parkinson’s Gerald E. inventory.Beach Wayne 4/6/10 Lees had an easier ride from Wilmington, announced the results of our year-long Anderson1955 Gerald, one P. Sigalof the better players7/4/10 Del. Dr. Jim Silvestri, my pal from fund-raising effort. The two handed in1957 our Herbertgolf tourney, J. Gannon alternated his time4/22/10 Nutley (N.J.) High School, attended with President Daniel H. Weiss a check for between1958 Richard Lafayette E. Repert and Cedar Crest,5/15/10 his his wife, Elisa. Rich Sinatra looked for fly over $400,000. wife’s1958 almaJohn D.mater, Walp which also had its7/22/10 fishermen.Carl Meier asked again about Ted Gailer and I dropped by the 50th1961 reunionDavid R. that Bassett weekend. Bob White4/25/10 the tree that fell in the forest. Dr. Don Delta Tau Delta reunion. Don Kress and1961 I eachRonald purchased A. Hargreaves a $5 necktie at6/9/10 Spano and his wife, arrived from ’58 gave an inspirational talk about the the1962 College Re Sumo Store. Attuquayefio Dave Garrabrant Jr. 6/28/09 Charlottesville, Va. prospects for the colonization of a new rounded1962 Glen out L. the Hicks Sigma Chis. 7/10/10 Jim Hurst enjoyed his first Reunion DTD. The Class of ’60 boasted one 1963As theHarrison choir Ballmembers Jr. lined up 5/24/10to ever! He recalled a story when he was of the largest contingents at our 50th. sing1963 the John Alma E. BallingerMater, Konrad Kundig7/16/10 a member of the freshman basketball Much of the conversation turned to sprang1963 John from H. his Dillon seat, IIcame to center7/16/10 1964 Robert J. Ferrara 4/13/10 team. The varsity had just completed Don Ohnegian, who was ill and unable stage, and led the group. He received 1965 William S. Davis 6/3/10 solid backing from , a highly successful 21–3 regular season to attend. 1966 Joseph W. McGinnisWayne Wavrek 2/7/10 and was off to the NCAA Tourney at We went to the Marquis Society Bob1966 Gronquist Frank L. Norman, and soloist Lew 7/29/10 the Palestra in Philly. The first opponent cocktail party. I met Dave Wister, who Powell1967 Douglas, to name L. Shafferjust a few of The 7/13/10 was Syracuse University. In preparation was enjoying his hiatus from Wall Graduates.1968 John T. Magee 7/20/10 for the game, coach George Davidson Street. He spent most of his career at 1973Many Dennis classmates C. Corriveau stayed for the 5/21/10 didn’t have enough players to form a U.S. Trust and C.J. Lawrence. He lives Skytop1973 Glenn Lodge J. Falkensternresort follow-up in the6/7/10 practice game of five-on-five. So he near the Cape Cod elbow in Chatham, Poconos.1974 Paula I will Stringer cover Crane that event next10/18/09 selected Jim as a surrogate substitute Mass. I had a long chat with Al Black issue.1975 Thomas R. Fogg 6/18/10 for the scrimmage. His role was and his wife, Kathy, as we celebrated his 1979 Pamela J. Butler 8/15/10 magnified by the potential defensive qualifying for the Marquis Society. 1979 Collins E. Hamblen 5/8/10 assignment of Hall of Fame member I then had a chance to talk briefly 1980 James H. Farley 7/25/10 Jim Brown. with Wayne Nordberg, whose name 1983 John J. Kelly 7/17/10 On Saturday, we lined up at the continues to appear at or near the top 1987 Sally Elbert Kalin 6/19/10 front of the parade to make our of ’60 donors.

FALL 2010 • lafayette 87 1960–1961 sinceClass it provides a relaxedNotes and fun Ed Auble wrote that on his 71st 1961  environment to meet and chat with birthday his kids gave him a Garmin Douglas A. Hobby many of your old classmates, as well as GPS. Since he is a former Navy aviator, 29 Rowan Road some College officials. An all-reunion Ed always thought he could navigate Chatham, NJ 07928-2210 dinner will probably be offered Friday anywhere by the seat of his pants. Of [email protected] night (held this year in Marquis Hall), course, he had to object to the gift, but you may consider arranging a but I’m betting he won’t dispense with President: Joseph C. Nyce special dinner with your fraternity it. Also, Ed became a grandfather for Fund Manager: Ronald E. Geesey brothers or social group friends. For the second time. Reunion Chair: Edward C. Auble example, Chi Phi had a BBQ for their Dave Phraner, one of my fraternity Web Page Administrator: members at that time. brothers, wrote that he is in the process John A. Harobin The Saturday and Sunday morning of selling his house in New Jersey and breakfasts were a delight — all-you- moving to Georgia to be closer to his Okay, guys, there are only about six can-eat with great diversity of selection. daughter. He expects to come north months until our 50th reunion. Have The alumni parade was followed by each summer to be near his son in the you sent Dick Webster your bio for the the All-Alumni Luncheon in Kamine Catskills. Dave’s professional and class yearbook? It serves as a memento Gymnasium, Allan P. Kirby Sports avocation interests were in transportation. of the occasion and is treasured by class Center. This was another don’t-miss He was a member of Canal Society of members. But, it will only be as good opportunity. The Class Reception and New Jersey and gave talks on the Morris as your contributions. Even if you are Dinner on Saturday night is the Canal. Dave says that he remembers unable to attend reunion, send Dick highlight of the weekend for 50th many of his Texas brothers by the cars something to add, including pictures reunion attendees. The College they drove, which included a new Ford you wish to share: richardjwebster@ president is usually the guest speaker, convertible, a Jag, and a recent-vintage comcast.net or 1249 Surrey Road, West and films and gags are often included. Corvette. Chester, PA 19382. Please do this as Our class golf outing, by the way, is Fred McDowell has been retired soon as possible. scheduled for Friday morning, June 10. from the University of Texas for five I played in the Class of ’60 golf We will play using the scramble format, years, but he still maintains an office outing on Friday morning of their 50th which makes it more fun, especially for there for publishing purposes and reunion. On Saturday, I chatted with the less-accomplished golfers. other activities. After graduation, Fred some of the College staff on the steps of Here’s another quiz to stimulate received his Ph.D. in geochemistry from Farinon College Center as the Reunion your interest in the forthcoming Columbia University and then worked parade began. There went the ’55ers, reunion. This time, I have focused in Switzerland. In the late ’60s, he an enthusiastic group, followed by the on our professors; in particular, the returned to the States and found a job Class of ’60, all 85 or so of them (plus department heads our senior year: at UT. He spent the rest of his career wives) in their bright yellow T-shirts. music, English, history, philosophy, at the Austin-based school and loved Then I was surprised to see a Class of biology, chemistry, and electrical it there. He and wife Karen have been ’61 banner carried by George Benson engineering. Everyone should get the married for 47 years and have three and Davey Thomsen. Marching first fellow correct, especiallyRalph children and four grandkids. alongside them was Bill Remaly. The Updegrove, but my guess is that few A number of months ago, Bob banner looked like it had been in of you will get the second one. Hint: Howard asked me if I could locate Benson’s garage a little too long, but it William Watt was on a leave of absence Lloyd Edraney, one of his DU fraternity did the job. I had to join them, and a that year. Answers are at the end of the brothers. Lloyd is in Littleton, Colo., few minutes later Joe Nyce hopped in. column. and owns a CPA business in Denver. Allow me to share some observations After the parade, I chatted with We hope Bob has encouraged Lloyd of this year’s Reunion and provide a few Davey Thomsen, a retired electrical to attend reunion. recommendations for you when you engineer. He said that little has changed Andy Cherrington retired from attend our 50th. First, the College with him since our 45th, which he IBM and since 1966 has lived near did a wonderful job arranging and attended. He and wife Annie live in Boulder, Colo. He plans to attend coordinating activities. You could say Philadelphia. reunion. they went overboard. I suggest that Bill Buehler sent in his bio and I’ve included updates gained from after you sign in for the weekend you expects to attend our 50th. He retired other sources. If anything is outdated review the schedule of events and map from Xerox in 2001 but still serves on or incorrect, please let me know. out what you want to do during the two corporate boards. He and wife Robert Ives lives in the Chicago three days. In addition to what I’ll term Sharon live most of the year in South area and is now retired. For many years, “mainline” events, there are all kinds Carolina, but they spend much of the he was the president of the International of side attractions, such as exhibits, summer in their home in the mountains of Society of Automation. Harry Boyko is lectures, open houses, and step-singing. Oregon. Their two sons live in Portland; retired and lives in Tennessee. Harry The President’s 50-Plus Club Garden one of them got married in June. received his J.D. from Vanderbilt Reception on Friday afternoon is an John Bull retired from the University in Nashville. He plans to event you do not want to miss. It starts Philadelphia Inquirer and lives in attend the 50th and participate in the the weekend festivities on the right foot, Philadelphia. class golf outing. Richard Thayer

88 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1961–1962 retired from AT&T in 1994 and firstClass wife, five grandchildren, Notes and a clearing of trees, construction of began a second career as a college sister. Daughter Kathryn Bassett a “cottage” (read: home), and professor, principally at the College Butterfield ’96 is a Lafayette graduate. the dismantling, transport, and of New Jersey. He and his wife, Dottie, Thanks to those classmates who reconstruction of a complete barn. live in Hopewell, N.J. Andy Sweet is responded to my request for news. He died in an accident while mowing retired and lives in Kentucky. Stan I hope to hear from more of you. with his tractor. A mutual friend of Carl Novaco retired from the Ford Motor Quiz answers: music, John and Glen stated, “Glen passed away Corporation in Michigan and now lives Raymond; English, James Vitelli; doing what he loved most: working in Vero Beach, Fla. history, Edwin Coddington; on his project, his farm, his paradise.” Ron Hargreaves passed away June philosophy, George Clark; biology, Paul Danco called me after reading 9. He was an active participant on the Louis Stableford; chemistry, William my plea for any details on the passing reunion planning committee, and his Hart; and electrical engineering, of Steve Streisfeld. Paul was Steve’s death came as a shock to us. Ron was Lawrence Conover. roommate in Soles Hall, and he retired after a long career as a senior inquired if I had learned anything industry analyst for IBM and lived further. Since I had not, Paul is in North Carolina. He had lived in 1962 making some inquiries in Florida. Connecticut and New Jersey and Jim Hartsel A good result of Paul’s call was our had many interests in addition to 10755 Moss Hill Lane realization that, during the winter his family. He was an accomplished Cincinnati, OH 45249-3640 months, we are only three miles photographer and was trained and (513) 489-6786 apart in Florida, so we may try to certified in auto repair. He was also [email protected] organize a ’62 luncheon this winter. active with the Jaycees, fishing and As we remember past classmates, tennis clubs, and the Boy Scouts. President: Jeffrey Ruthizer I will mention that the Terence M. (He was an Eagle Scout.) Ron was a Fund Manager: John R. Weis Nolan ’62 Memorial Golf Classic member of Kirby House, Tau Beta Pi Reunion Chairs: James A. Lyttle, continues to be a success. It was held honorary engineering fraternity, and James M. Montgomery Jr., Oct. 14 at Grace Course, Bethlehem, Pa. Maroon Key. After graduating from Gale R. “Sandy” Schwilk Matt “Scoop” Thomases and wife Lafayette, he received his MBA from Web Page Administrator: Jim Hartsel Jean saw Max and Sandra Rothman Rutgers University. Ron’s wife, Anita; recently. Max is executive director and daughter, Nancy; son, David; and two I received a brief message from the CEO of the Alliance for Aging, which grandchildren survive him. A son, College that Re Sumo Attuquayefio serves as the aging resource center for Thomas, predeceased him. Jr., 77, passed away June 28, 2009. Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in On April 25, David Bassett died No details are available. I remember Florida. His organization monitors and after a courageous 19-month battle with Re Sumo as being active in the College funds various eldercare facilities in the glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer. Church and both the Cosmopolitan Greater Miami area, a task that Max David had a most interesting life and Club and the International Relations ably handles, using his skills at all levels career. He earned a master’s and Ph.D. Society. His major was international — right up to state — to keep things in chemistry from Lehigh University, relations, and he hailed from Accra, humming. where he did graduate work in colloid Ghana. Re Sumo was a member of The next day turned into a Pi Lam and surface chemistry. He then worked Watson Hall. If anyone can supply mini reunion, as Steve and Mimi with Union Carbide in Charleston, further information on his life and Hyman traveled to D.C. and joined W.Va., where he lived with his wife, passing, please do so, and I will include the group for Saturday dinner and Deborah, and their three daughters. it in a future column. Sunday brunch. Steve had just won a Dave had a great passion for learning The College informed me of the difficult legal case and needed to escape and was considered one of the great July 10 passing of Glen L. Hicks, the law cave to spend quality time with minds in the field of emulsion/ one of the outstanding engineering his bride and friends. dispersion technology. Noted students in our class. Glen lived in So the mailbag goes back out on the internationally, he traveled and lectured Endwell, N.Y., and is survived by his hook where the stagecoach passes by, around the globe. He held over 35 wife, Pam, and their daughter, call me or send something soon. patents, including one for deicing aircraft, Katherine. Glen retired from IBM which made flying in inclement weather Corp. and was a member of its Quarter much safer. His other interests included Century Club. He held a master’s travel, biking, photography, art history, degree in electrical engineering from and music, especially choral. In 1998, Princeton and was a member of both Dave married his soul mate, Sylvia, and Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. started a second family. They have two Glen attended Chambersburg (Pa.) daughters and, in 2001, moved to High School with our own Carl Swannanoa, N.C. At Lafayette, Dave Barton, who provided additional was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He information as follows. Glen was very is survived by Sylvia and their two proud of his 35-acre farm, which was daughters, his three daughters with his a “retirement project,” including the

FALL 2010 • lafayette 89 1963–1965 HarrisonClass “Jerry” NotesBall Jr. of Tom Greenbaum, our erstwhile 1963 Summit and Mantoloking, N.J., died web master, reports that he is heavily D. Frederick Day May 24. At Lafayette, Jerry majored in involved in the Service Corps of Retired 52D Springfield Ave. psychology, played basketball, and was Executives (SCORE), which provides Summit, NJ 07901 a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity. mentoring, advice, and counseling [email protected] He worked as a loan officer at the services to start-up, burgeoning, and Summit Trust Company, and in 1970 other small businesses, with close Dr. Michael A. Stillman became an owner of W.A. Birdsall & cooperation with the U.S. Small 131 San Marco Drive Co., a plumbing supplier, retiring as Business Administration. Tom would Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 president in 2005. Jerry volunteered as like to share stories with classmates who [email protected] a probation officer for Union County may also be involved with SCORE or and was a member of the Summit would like to be. President: John H. Cooper III Jaycees, Canoe Brook Country The bad news is that we lost Bob Fund Manager: Robert T. Burns Club, Mantoloking Yacht Club, and Ferrara in April due to heart problems. Reunion Chair: Ronald A. Garfunkel Downtown Association of Summit. He grew up in Vineland, N.J., came Web Page Administrator: He was an avid boater on Barnegat to Lafayette on a football scholarship, L. Steven Minkel, Bay. In 2005, he had a double lung and had a distinguished 37-year career [email protected] transplant. Jerry was the husband of as a civilian metallurgical engineer with Jean for 44 years, the father of Sara the Department of the Navy’s Naval John H. Dillon II died July 16. “Sally” Ball McNally and Jennifer King, Surface Warfare Center. He, wife He lived in St. Davids, Pa., and Brant a brother of Edward, and a grandfather Donna, and twin daughters Julie and Beach, N.J. At Lafayette, John was a of five. After the memorial service in Lori lived in Glen Burnie, Md., for the history major and a member of Chi Summit, some of his fraternity brothers last 38 years. Our deepest sympathies Phi fraternity. He attended George and their spouses gathered to remember go out to the family of a good man. Washington University School of Jerry: Anke and Joe Cornell ’62, Senior management of our class Medicine and Health Sciences and Karen and Steve Buermann, Dana and worries about the dearth of information received an MBA from The Wharton Fred Day, and Lynn and Hank Von in our columns. Let’s show we can School of the University of Pennsylvania. der Linden ’66. compete with the most long-winded From 1964 to 1968, he served in the classes: send me stuff! Please? Navy as a division officer in the nuclear submarine fleet, ending his service as 1964 a first lieutenant. He worked at Stephen H. Green 1965 SmithKline for 21 years, retiring Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd P.C. Marshall J. Gluck as senior vice president of business 2005 Market St., 24th Floor 1133 Park Ave. development. He then worked with Philadelphia, PA 19103 New York, NY 10128-1246 various biotech companies. He most (215) 751–1920 [email protected] recently served on the board of (215) 665-1565 (fax) directors for NuPathe Inc. and [email protected] President: Edward A. McNally CureDM Inc. John was a member Fund Manager: Howard N. Heller of the Overbrook Golf Club in President: Gordon R. Evans Reunion Chair: Villanova, Pa. He loved to travel Fund Manager: Jeffrey P. Brown Stuart N. “Buzz” Hutchison III throughout the Caribbean and spend Reunion Chair: Jeffrey P. Brown time with his family at the beach. His Web Page Administrator: I am sorry to report that William S. wife, Gail; a daughter, Anne Fisher; Thomas L. Greenbaum, “Bill” Davis died June 3. Bill was and two grandsons survive him. His [email protected] professor emeritus of systems analysis son, John H. “BJ” Dillon III, and decision sciences (later management predeceased him. We have good news and bad news. information systems) at Miami John E. Ballinger died July 16 in The last time I heard that was when University, where he taught from 1971 Williamsburg, Va., after a lengthy a friend’s wife called and asked him to 2003. He gained coverage in The illness. He was an English major at which he wanted to hear first. He Chronicle of Higher Education with Lafayette and a graduate of the Mining opted for good news, which was “the his 1985 book, The NECEN Voyage, and Mechanical Institute of Freeland, air bag worked.” Our good news is a computer literacy textbook disguised Pa. John was a partner with John better than that. as a science fiction novel. Bill wrote Robert Curtis Jr. in The Bookpress John and Debbie McCain many other texts, including Computers Ltd., an antiquarian book business. have created Nickers ’n’ Neighs, a and Business Information Processing, He also wrote two mystery novels therapeutic riding center in Donegal, BASIC: Getting Started, and COBOL: set in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Pa., to promote and advance the An Introduction to Structured Logic and Forgeries and The Jefferson Letters. cognitive, physical, emotional, and Molecular Program Design. He was John’s survivors include his wife, Lisa; social well-being of people with employed by IBM Corp. from 1965 to two sons, Michael and Kenneth; and disabilities, both children and adults. 1971, except 1967-68, when he taught four granddaughters. A spectacular undertaking! at Lafayette. We send our sympathies to

90 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1965–1967 Bill’s wife, Catherine; son, William; and LincolnClass Memorial heardNotes a speech by a letters to families of our soldiers. In daughters, Theresa and Carla. young minister named Martin Luther 2008, when the Regiment returned On a more pleasant note, Gerrit King Jr. That speech, “I Have a from its last deployment to Iraq, we Vreeland was the commencement Dream,” inspired Doug to lead a life put up a memorial park in Vilseck, speaker this past June at The Gunnery devoted to helping the less fortunate. Germany, that memorializes 54 men in Washington, Conn., where he A history major and a member of and women who gave all for the addressed the largest graduating class Soles Hall, Doug received his M.Div. nation. Sadly, we will be adding names in its history. A member of the school’s from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary to that memorial next year when the board of trustees, he also serves as in 1970. After a few years in campus regiment returns to Vilseck.” president of the alumni association. ministry in Pittsburgh, he became You will be pleased to know that He and his best friend from The executive director of Reading Urban despite spare attendance at our 43rd Gunnery, Tony Rogers, created the Ministry, where he served for 16 years. reunion, attendees Jim Eccher and Vreeland/Rogers Scholarship Award, He was instrumental in founding the Henry Ryder flew the Class of 1967 presented every year at Prize Night. Greater Berks Food Bank, Opportunity flag in the Reunion parade. Along Gerrit works as a managing director for House Homeless Shelter, and Berks with his brother Steve ’65, who Alex Brown Deutsche Bank. AIDS Network. In 1993, he became the was attending his 45th reunion, Jim I bump into Kenneth Winarick minister for Bausman Memorial United attended Reunion for the first time and his wife, Esther, on the beach in Church of Christ and served there until since 1972. Jim commuted from Wainscott, Long Island, where we both his retirement in August 2009. Ferndale, Pa., (south on Route 611) have summer homes. Ken was looking An article about Doug in the July 24 as an undergraduate. Following his forward to coming back to campus in Reading (Pa.) Eagle noted his work graduation with a degree in economics, the fall. I also spoke with Howard counseling gang members, demonstrating Jim taught in high school for a year and Heller and Joe Epstein, trying to set for civil rights, and building shelters for then entered law school, graduating in up a tennis match. the homeless. Doug encouraged many 1972. He did the legal work for Eccher I understand from those who others to volunteer, as he believed that Jeep in Ferndale until his dad William attended reunion that it was a pleasant those who give receive benefits in F. ’38 sold the business in 1987. Jim, experience and a nice way to catch up return. His wife of 22 years, Barbara by his own admission, has “not done with old friends and revisit the College. Hazel Beringer, an attorney in an honest day’s work in 25 years.” Jim Send me your comments for the next Wyomissing, said he was moved and his life partner, Susan, have two column. by Micah 6:8: “What the Lord children and two grandchildren and Please send updates on your lives requires of us is this: to do what is just, live part time in Ocean City, N.J. Jim and activities. to show constant love, and to live in promised to attend our 45th in 2012. humble fellowship with our God.” Estes Park KOA owner Jim Turner A co-worker said of Doug: “I think reports the summer in Colorado went 1966  he was the embodiment of what a well. Bob Smith and his wife, Gloria, President: Bradford C. Pierce religious leader in this century should from Mechanicsburg, Pa., visited Fund Manager: James R. Quin be. He didn’t just offer hollow words. during their trip through the Rocky Reunion Chair: David J. De Vries He did the work.” Mountains. It had been many years Doug’s son, Matthew ’95, majored since Bob and Gloria took an extended in English and lives in San Francisco, trip, as they provide playday care for 1967 where he is associate director for their youngest granddaughter, Kalina Henry D. Ryder marketing services for the Trust Mae Gardner. Bob co-teaches an 30 McClelland Ave. for Public Land. Doug’s daughter, adult Sunday School class at St. John Pitman, NJ 08071-1059 Rachael, planned to enter her Lutheran with their senior pastor. [email protected] sophomore year at Roger Williams Last June, Mark Staples made a College in Rhode Island, majoring guest appearance on the “Lehigh Valley President: William Vonroth Jr. in secondary education. We send our Discourse” public radio program. Based Fund Manager: Christopher Cathcart condolences to Barbara, Matthew, on his observations from 38 years of Reunion Chairs: Laurence G. Cole, and Rachael. volunteer work with Lutheran Disaster Thomas Royall Smith, Karl W. Pusch Chris Golden is the executive Response in Pennsylvania and the Gulf Web Page Administrator: director of the Second Cavalry region, he discussed the impact of Henry D. Ryder Association. He served in this unit for floods on survivors. He was interviewed two of the five years that he spent in by the executive director of Nurture I regret to inform you of the July 13 the military. The association deals with Nature, an Easton nonprofit with a death of the Rev. Douglas Lloyd the loss of life from the regiment’s mission to better educate and prepare Shaffer of Wyomissing, Pa., after a deployment to Afghanistan. Chris said residents in flood-prone areas to deal three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. that “the loss of young men at an age with storm-related calamities. Nurture During our orientation at Lafayette when they were just beginning their Nature, created in the aftermath of in August 1963, Doug saw a flyer lives seems most unfair. Life lost is recent catastrophic flooding along the advertising a bus trip to Washington, always a tragedy...let us hope and pray Delaware River Basin, is developing a D.C. He went on the trip and at the for peace! I hate writing condolence science center in its headquarters in

FALL 2010 • lafayette 91 1967–1968 Easton’s old Strand Theater building. NewClass Jersey School ofNotes Business. Lloyd Jim Swartwout was elected a Mark served most of his career as a is CEO and chair of the casino law director of ATS Corp., a leading communications executive with the department at Cooper Levenson, a information technology company that Evangelical Lutheran Church in 70-member law firm in Atlantic City, delivers innovative technology solutions America, first as an editor withThe N.J. He is the former president of the to government and commercial Lutheran, the church’s national International Association of Gaming organizations. Jim has over 30 years of magazine, and most recently as director Attorneys, a columnist for Boardwalk operational and financial management of communications for The Lutheran Journal magazine, and serves on the experience in both public and private Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. board of trustees for the Southern New corporations. He most recently served Semi-retired since 2008, he fulfills Jersey Development Council. as a co-chief executive officer and board writing assignments for the church as He is also a member of the board of member of Habasit Holding, the U.S. his health permits. Mark and his wife, directors of D.A.R.E. and a volunteer subsidiary of Habasit AG, a $700 Lynn, a hospice nurse and case manager leader in the Boys & Girls Club of million global supplier of precision before retiring, live in Norristown, Pa. Atlantic City. After Lafayette, Lloyd conveyor belts. Before that, he spent 18 Thanks to the 80-plus class members attended and graduated from years with Summa Industries, a publicly who have contributed to this column Georgetown University Law Center. traded manufacturer of diversified since I became class correspondent in In connection with his longtime plastic products for industrial and 2002. The class would like to hear from support of Stockton College, he commercial markets, where he served the other 220 members whose names established the Lloyd D. Levenson as chair, CEO, and CFO. When have not appeared. Please send Institute for Gaming, Hospitality, and Habasit acquired Summa, Jim led information about yourself. Tourism. The institute combines the the integration and moved into the When we graduated, the class of research, training, and management executive role at the parent company. 1917 celebrated its 50th reunion. Each components of the Stockton Institute Before his tenure at Summa, Jim year, the 50th reunion year has crept for Gaming Management and those of served in several executive roles in up, and this year, with the class of the college’s Center on Hospitality and various manufacturing firms and is also 1960, reached our decade. The warm- Tourism Research to serve this critical a director of Sparton Corp., a publicly up for our 50th will be the 45th, aspect of New Jersey’s economy. Lloyd traded, diversified electronics company June 8–10, 2012. served previously as chair of the and supplier of sophisticated electronic scholarship gala and has supported assemblies to the Navy and Coast numerous Stockton College activities Guard. Earlier in his career, he served 1968 and events. The president of the as a commissioned officer in the Navy Howard S. Rednor college, Herman J. Saatkamp Jr., after receiving a bachelor’s in industrial 984 S. Broad St. praised Lloyd’s credentials and engineering and later his MBA from Trenton, NJ 08611-2008 contributions and predicted that the the University of Southern California. [email protected] Lloyd D. Levenson Institute will have Dem Cowles wrote that he still a far-reaching benefit to the college’s resides in Florida and teaches courses at President: Robert E. Albus community and the local and state Webber International University. His Fund Manager: Steven P. Bottcher economies. Lloyd stated: “I’ve wife, Gail, is in her 37th year of teaching Reunion Chair: William L. Messick participated in gaming’s growth fifth grade. Also, Dem runs a local family Web Page Administrator: from an exciting experiment to a literacy program involving 90 families at William L. Messick, multibillion-dollar industry. The two different school sites, with adult, [email protected] institute affirms this transformation pre-K, and childhood education, plus from a local leisure enterprise to a parenting and life skills. In the Cowles’ Paul Levy continues in his position as complex economic system of global area, 40 percent of people live below the director of the Center City District and impact.” poverty line, 35 percent fail to complete Central Philadelphia Development On a personal level, Lloyd has high school, and only 18 percent attend Corp., which promotes and stewards been married to Liane for 27 years. four years of college. As a result of Center City, Philadelphia. To that end, Retired from the practice of law, Dem’s efforts, dozens of people have a newsletter is published seasonally, she teaches at Stockton College. The gotten GEDs, and some have gone on by which Paul keeps me advised of his Levensons have two “wonderful” sons. to college. Dem is now “inactive” in his activities and concerns through his Lucas, 19, is a sophomore at Drew former bars, but he keeps his Florida law director’s essay, the keystone of the University, where the 6-foot, 8-incher license current to practice in the state. publication. Paul also delivered the started on the basketball team and had He says that practicing law comes in keynote address for the Easton Main “a great year” his first season. Lloyd handy when trying to get justice in a Street Initiative, which held its annual traveled to 24 of the 26 games and small town. He has taken on some State of Main Street meeting March 12 reminisced about his own basketball boards and commissions, notably the at the Alvin H. Butz Gallery in the days at Lafayette. Younger son Logan County Water Advisory Board, the State Theatre. is a first-year student at Roger Williams County Budgetary Advisory Board, and Lloyd Levenson sent a long letter University in Bristol, R.I., where he will some local non-profits. In addition, he is regarding his involvement and support study marine biology and hopes to involved in a commission to review his for the Richard Stockton College of “save the coral reefs.” county’s charter.

92 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1968–1970 Now for the bad news. The JimClass Mason reports Notes that while he of human medical care but with a large College has notified me that John was in Vancouver, Wash., in early June multiplier and no insurance coverage. Thomas Magee died July 20. John for a family wedding, he and his wife, Mark and Barbara live in Winston– was born in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1946 Marg, looked up Bob Grasso, a Kappa Salem, N.C., where Mark and son to Helen Stephenson Magee and the Sigma brother, and Bob’s wife, Lana Matthew ’99 now own a group of late John Fackenthal Magee. He (see photo online). Subway sandwich franchises. Mark graduated from the Loomis Chaffee retired after a career in marketing School in Windsor, Conn., and at professional practices, most recently Lafayette was an English major, a 1970 with a law firm in the Winston–Salem brother in Phi Delta Theta, and Michael H. LeWitt, M.D. area. He has a special interest in a varsity lacrosse player. After college, 1128 Cymry Drive Revolutionary War history, especially John served in the military in the Berwyn, PA 19312-2042 the southern campaigns. Army Corps of Engineers. His life’s (610) 647-0732 Don and Diana live in New work was as an international traffic (610) 993-0288 (fax) Hampshire. Don and Tom Foley set manager for Coty and Unilever. In [email protected] new standards of sartorial excellence his spare time, he enjoyed hockey, with matching Lafayette bowties, lacrosse, and kayaking. His favorite President: Gary R. Platt expertly tied, and dark blazers. Don will activity was geocaching. John’s wife, Fund Manager: Robert H. Strouse be mentioned in an upcoming column Margaret; his sons, Adam, Ethan, and Reunion Chair: Gary R. Platt discussing some of the extraordinary Christopher; and his daughter, Emily care he provided to the family of a ’10 (B.S., economics & business; B.S., Reunions are a time for remembering, deceased classmate, Barclay Imle. anthropology & sociology), survive and our 40th was no exception. Steve Brenner came with Mike him. Other survivors are a daughter- Many KDR alumni and friends were Weinstein to march in the parade and in-law, Gretchen; grandchildren Avery, present in force; Bob Boutillier, Tom socialize. Steve lives in Westchester, Gavin, and Aiden; brothers Robert Foley and Priscilla Peale, Dave Klink, a suburb of New York City, and works and Douglas; and nephews Matthew Jon Marcus and Deb Whitfield, in media. and Ryan. Consistent with John’s love Joe and Peggy O’Leary, Mark and Al Brink came from Radnor, Pa., to of the College, the family has asked Barbara Whitley, and Don and Diana join us Saturday. Many of the beautiful for contributions to be made to Woodhouse came as a group and wrought iron lamps on campus are the Lafayette College or ProJeCt of relived their great times together. result of his generosity and the skill Easton Inc., 330 Ferry Street, Easton, Tom and Priscilla live in suburban of the artisans who work for him. PA 18042. The family held a private Hartford, Conn., where Tom is a vice His company, Spring City Electrical memorial in September in Bay Head, president in the trust department of Manufacturing, is in Spring City, Pa., N.J., where the Magee family summer a Hartford-based bank. a western suburb of Philadelphia. home is located. Jon is a development executive Steve Corley lives in Mountain Thanks to all who provided in the entertainment, media, and Lakes, N.J. His business sells school information. communications division of the UJA- products. Federation of New York; he and Debra Nils and Michelle Dailey were with Whitfield were recently married. They us Saturday and marched in the parade. 1969 live in the Upper West Side, Manhattan. They live in Guilford, Conn., and have Michael L. Mouber Deb is an experienced professional five children. Nils is an accomplished 4001 Lincoln Drive West, Suite F director and accomplished actor. She photographer. Marlton, NJ 08053-1525 is directing an upcoming play called Sandy Edwards, of Flemington, (856) 985-1000 Beatnik Café and did an adaptation N.J., joined us Saturday. [email protected] of Twelfth Night for the Theater Arts Jeff Ferguson holds master’s Center in New York. She provided degrees in urban administration and President: John C. Becica me with wonderful insights into the business administration and a doctorate Fund Manager: David W. Fraser theater, direction, and the difficulties in management from Case Western Reunion Chair: David A. Piacente of the glass curtain, being a talented Reserve. He is CEO of a company that Web Page Administrator: woman in a world where men are not provides sophisticated neurological John C. Becica, [email protected] always tolerant of either talent or monitoring for complex operations, gender. a type of telemedicine that is in the Class President John C. Becica Joe and Peggy, who live in San forefront of the future of medicine. An informed me of the March 26 death Diego, get the award for longest travel avid boater, Jeff is refurbishing an older of Kay Bergethon, wife of Lafayette across a continent. Their children, boat so that his wife, an impressionistic College President Emeritus Roald Dana and Katherine, do well in their painter, can cruise the waters and have Bergethon. She was born in Brooklyn, respective graduate and undergraduate a lovely environment to contemplate. N.Y., and married President Bergethon educational programs. They support a Bill and Judy Harrington attended in 1942. Prior to Dr. Bergethon’s death third “child,” a horse, who recently was Friday only. Bill runs an international in 2004, they had been married for 62 treated for an ulcer. The costs? Don’t service organization (details at years. (See page 46.) ask. Think of the expenses and copays vistaventures.com).

FALL 2010 • lafayette 93 1970–1972 Rich Hildreth, widowed for many of theClass graduate program Notes and teaches Tim Van Hise practices law in years but now happily remarried for 16, applied mathematics at the University of New Jersey. lives in Virginia. He bought out his Puerto Rico. Jorge was originally from Paul Warner lives on Long Island. partner and is managing well in this Peru and met Maria, who is from Though he retired his professional economy. Puerto Rico. They have two sons, Jose engineering license eight years ago, My wife, Lynne Rubin LeWitt, ’99 and Jorge Roberto. The Punchins he still works four days a week writing daughter Rachel ’13, and I were around get the award for longest travel across specifications, drafting shop drawings, for the weekend. I was re-elected class an ocean. and engineering park development correspondent (so, send Christy and Linda Sutton attended, projects for local governments. me your news). Lynne is a senior vice but I did not have a chance to talk Many members of the class are president and director of trusts for a with them. represented on bricks outside Skillman suburban Philadelphia bank. Rachel, our Richard and Elaine Whitehead have Library as consistent annual donors to younger daughter, pronounced a daughter, who is an electrical the College under the aegis of the Fleck her first year at Lafayette “wonderful.” engineer, and other children, who teach Society. Thank you. Dave Littman joined us Saturday for and practice accountancy. Still working My apologies to anyone I may have the parade and class dinner. Dave is an the railways, Richard works part time misquoted or overlooked. attorney in New Jersey. He had Gary on tunnels outside of New York City. Platt and me weeping with laughter over He sends a special shout-out to John his stories, generally prefaced with “to Delatush, who helped him many years 1971  make a long story short,” which they ago when both were students. Arthur H. Goldsmith weren’t. Mike Weinstein came back to join 29 Forest Ave. Chris and Ingrid Marshall, and us Saturday, walking in the parade West Newton, MA 02465-2503 daughter Kirsten ’13 also attended. Their with a new and highly functional knee. (617) 527-2640 son, Eric ’10, graduated in May. Kirsten He is marketing his new beverage, a (617) 244-1670 (fax) was an able part of the Reunion staff and is combination energy drink and vitamin [email protected] a talented photographer. powerhouse. Jim McGuire is with the state Greg Wilcox helped run a barbecue President: Ronald C. Diment attorney’s office in New Jersey. He has a for Chi Phi alums, which was reportedly Fund Manager: Paul H. Dimmick special interest in environmental issues. the source of the best food all weekend. Reunion Chair: Riley K. Temple After retirement from that venue, he plans George and Cynthia Yankowich live to go into private practice. in Greenwich, Conn., where George Jim Nelson, who joined our class in works as a developer of green homes in 1972 our sophomore year, lives in the Boston New England and serves on the housing Francis T. Julia Jr. area, where he is in the commercial commission. Cynthia is an award- 20403 Sawgrass Drive reinsurance business. He has additional winning interior designer. Married for Gaithersburg, MD 20886-4599 homes in the suburban Philadelphia area 33 years, they have three children. [email protected] (Chester County), where he raises horses, Comments about other classmates as well as visits a son. who came up over the weekend: President: Edward C. Yakobitis Jr. Gary Parker has two sons and two Richard Agins is an attorney Fund Manager: Ladimer Stadner granddaughters. One married son lives in practicing in Hartford, Conn. Nagurney Oregon, while the other, an attorney John Cann is a physician and the Reunion Chair: Raymond F. Green married to a psychiatrist, lives in South chief medical officer for the Ministry Web Page Administrator: Carolina. Gary has retired after 38 years of Health in Bermuda. Francis T. Julia Jr. with Kodak, the last several as a national Kevin Harris is a pediatrician, manager of sales, and still lives in the practicing in suburban Philadelphia Fellow Leopards, I trust that you are Rochester, N.Y., area. He and his wife will area. enjoying the fall weather and, most celebrate their 40th anniversary in Wick Johnson runs a successful importantly, have been seeing how November. business in Maine. well (hopeful prediction) our football Gary Platt was re-elected class president Tom LaConte is a judge in team is doing. and reunion chair, despite New Jersey. Lad Nagurney reports that he stiff opposition. He did a superb job Howie LeWine and Marty attended a conference in Buenos Aires, organizing this reunion. He practices law Solomon are successful physicians Argentina, in June. in New Jersey and is a splendid schmoozer. in the Boston area. Thomas Denitzio was installed as He regaled us with great stories culled Morrie Noretsky has a radio the 2010–11 president of the from his years of practice and lifetime in program in the Lehigh Valley area. Middlesex County Bar Association in New Jersey. Some years ago, he proposed The movie, The Last Station, based May. Tom is a partner at Greenbaum a new state motto, which, unfortunately, on the book The Last Station: A Novel Rowe Smith & Davis LLP in was not accepted in the contest: New Jersey of Tolstoy’s Last Year by distinguished Woodbridge, N.J. — you gotta problem with that!? novelist, poet, and college professor Ed Yakobitis mentioned a planned Jorge and Maria Punchin came back Jay Parini, was released in 2009 and reunion of the 1970 Lafayette football from Puerto Rico, where he is the director nominated for two Oscars in 2010. team this year on the weekend of the

94 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1972–1974 Holy Cross game, Nov. 12-14, to mark BradClass graduated from Notesthe Naval Academy, Over the years, Paula served on the 40th Anniversary of that team and served for six years, and now works for many committees and boards in her the end of the Harry Gamble era as the government. He is the father of community, including Clayton Cares, coach. Phil Noto reported that he three boys. John encourages friends to Georgia School of Addiction Studies, and the following Class of ’72 contact him at [email protected]. and Georgia Community Service Board members planned to attend: Joe I am saddened to report that two Association. Person, Fran Mustaro, Mike Kelly, of our classmates died after long and On a happier note, congratulations Ed DiSalvo, Pete Tonks, Barry courageous battles with cancer. to Diane Vollweiler Elliott, who was Hughes, Mike Donnelly, Andy Glenn Falkenstern was a lifetime appointed in March as executive Mirabito, and Ed Yakobitis. Phil resident of Norwood, N.J. A graduate director of New Bethany Ministries hoped to hear from other classmates on of Old Tappan (N.J.) High School, in Bethlehem, Pa. A nonprofit, New the team: Jeff Burger, Dick Cramer, he earned an MBA from Fairleigh Bethany serves the poor, homeless, and Jack Hickl, Dave Kenepp, Dr. Bill Dickinson University. His wife, Patricia; mentally ill in the Lehigh Valley. New Krywicki, Mike Lawler, and Bob sons, David and Kevin; sister, Joyce; Bethany is working toward building a Plangemann. Coach Gamble and and mother, Jessie, survive him. larger services center on the South Side many of his staff planned to attend. Dennis Corriveau earned a master’s of Bethlehem and must raise $2.3 Phil informed me that degree from the University of Vermont. million for that project. In her prior • Jeff Burger lives in Maryland; He was a founding partner of Service role at Lafayette, Diane served in the • Bill Krywicki is an orthopedic Design Associates (SDA) of Raleigh, president’s office, oversaw legislative surgeon in the Scranton/Wilkes- N.C., a company that helped municipal affairs and federal grants and worked as Barre, Pa., area; governments collect delinquent child the College’s public service director. In • Bob Plangemann is an engineer support payments. After selling SDA, addition, she is a former Northampton with Pennsylvania Power & Light Dennis continued his work in the field County Council member and co- in the Allentown area; of child support collections through his founder and former director of the • Mike Lawler lives in Pennsylvania, own company and later as a consultant Lehigh Valley Land Recycling also; to PSI of Denver, Colo. His wife, Beth Initiative. • Dick Cramer is in North Carolina; Ann; children, Steven and Michelle; and Ken Ross writes from Cupertino, • Jack Hickl lives in Iowa, where he his mother, Jenny, survive him. Calif. He works as a principal systems has become a world-class clay The members of the Class of ’73 engineer for Science Applications, pigeon shooter; and extend their condolences to the families which in February acquired his • he saw Dave Kenepp at a game of these two fine gentlemen. previous employer, CloudShield last year. Technologies. Ken published several My wife and I vacationed in San papers this year on subjects related to Francisco this summer, first time back 1974 advanced computing and will present in over 20 years. Edward K. DeHope one in September at the International Please remember to send me 75 Fairwood Road Conference on Parallel Computing updates (photos are welcome) Madison, NJ 07940-1460 in San Diego. whenever you can. (973) 377-7338 Darlyne Bailey is thrilled to report [email protected] that she is back in the Northeast and close to her alma mater. She now works 1973 President: Rhoda C. Rothkopf at Bryn Mawr College as dean of the Larry Gasda Fund Manager: Robert A. Jacob Graduate School of Social Work and 2010 Huntington St. Reunion Chair: Joseph P. Grimes Research and as special assistant to the Bethlehem, PA 18017-4935 Web Page Administrator: Jay H. Krall, president for community partnerships. (610) 758-9617 [email protected] Darlyne writes that she has “a dream [email protected] job that allows me to be surrounded I am saddened to report that Paula by incredible folks while fully living my President: Lee Hoeting Stringer Crane passed away at her passions.” She adds that she is “finally Fund Manager: John W. Sullivan II home in Jonesboro, Ga., Oct. 18, listening to what I have written, Reunion Chair: James C. Roberts 2009. After college, she achieved taught, and ‘preached’: The seeming Web Page Administrator: Open several health care certifications as detours in life are truly part of the an addiction counselor. Paula became Path. Staying ‘awake’ to all ensures that John Shedwick celebrated his 25th associated with Clayton Behavioral you will be able to give and receive anniversary as pastor of the First Health in 1994. In 1996, she founded many unanticipated blessings.” Presbyterian Church of Woodbury a residential substance abuse program Congratulations to Bob and Dee Heights, N.J. He and his wife, Dottie, for the Clayton Center. Paula became Jacob. Their son Paul and Erica Boyd have been married for 36 years and are CEO in early 2009, managing 300 were married in Bourne, Mass., April the parents of two and grandparents employees and overseeing the needs 24. Dee is now a published author, of four. Their daughter, Christina, of Clayton County, Ga., residents in the having contributed significantly to a followed in her mother’s footsteps as areas of mental health, developmental new business book entitled Velocity: a teacher and has one daughter. Son disabilities, and addictive diseases. Combining Lean, Six Sigma, and the

FALL 2010 • lafayette 95 1974–1977 Theory of Constraints to Achieve manufacturerClass in South Notes River, N.J. who provide PURE’s leadership Breakthrough Performance — A Business On the academic front, Dr. James with recommendations for ways to Novel. Bob was elected to the board of Strong was appointed provost and better serve members, oversee audit directors of Soundview YMCA in vice president for academic affairs functions, and champion PURE in local Branford, Conn. at California State University (CSU). communities. Jamie was formerly chief Harry Norton was appointed by James received his MBA from the executive officer for Geller Family the Supreme Court of New Jersey as University of Toledo and his Ph.D. Office Services and before that served an investigator of complex disciplinary in marketing and organization for nearly five years as managing charges and will work in conjunction behavior from Drexel University. director and head of the New York with the Office of Attorney Ethics. He is the former dean of the College office of Convergent Wealth Advisors. Training took place in July. Harry’s of Business and Public Policy at CSU– Jamie resides in Darien, Conn., with his prior experience as a prosecutor and Dominguez Hills. wife, Julie, and their son, Austin. as an attorney representing public It is never too late to head back to After serving for the past seven bodies makes him an ideal person for school! Jim Bingham began work on years in Kaiserslautern, Germany, as this assignment. his MBA in energy and sustainability a supervisory logistics management Joe Grimes reminded me that our resources at Franklin Pierce University, specialist, providing equipment fielding class now has a presence on Facebook. where he works in the information and storage fill for all Army units in He created a group for Lafayette College technology department. Jim was also Europe, Robert Stern is returning Class of 1974 under his personal name, the lone reporter from our 35th to Olympia, Wash., with his wife and Joseph P. Grimes. As of this writing, 29 reunion. He said the campus looks youngest daughter. He longs for the classmates have friended the group page. beautiful and he was very impressed peaceful walks in the Olympic Peninsula All are invited. by the renovations on Third Street at with his Labrador, Raisin. Robert the bottom of the hill. traveled to France and Italy this Please send updates via email or past year. After spending a total of 1975 Facebook. 15 years there, he considers Europe Carol Pescatore Harpster a second home. 95 Oxford St. Mark your calendars now for your Glen Ridge, NJ 07028-1605 1976  trip back to the Hill to celebrate our [email protected] Betsy Huston Fadem 35th, June 10–12. [email protected] President: Paul Steckel Fund Managers: Laneta J. Dorflinger, Susan Krieger Harris 1977 David R. Taschler [email protected] D. Kirk Harman Reunion Chair: Charles P. Kurowsky 1510 Unionville-Wawaset Road Web Page Administrator: J. Gary Caputi President: James A. Curnal West Chester, PA 19382-6755 Fund Managers: [email protected] The Class of 1975 online community Lori Glauberman Rubin, is a little quiet on the heels of our Debra Waldele Champagne, President: Barbara Levy 35th reunion. Ellen Kravet Burke, Fund Manager: Michael A. Saffer I am sad to report the June 21 death Susan Barnes Carras Reunion Chairs: Barry I. Bregman, of Thomas Fogg. Tom was one of our Reunion Chairs: Ann Shellenberger Bell, Michael Margello, older classmates, receiving his degree in Susan B. Tischler Nancy Edgar Winkler electrical Engineering at age 40. Tom Web Page Administrator: Web Page Administrator: was a devoted husband and a father of James P. Simos, [email protected] Paula Askman Byrum, four. He worked for Conolog Corp. in [email protected] Branchburg, N.J. He was a man of few Did you know that one of the top hits words and an avid tennis player, hiker, in June 1976 was “Sara Smile” by Hall Russell Benner was promoted to and cross-country skier. He adored and Oates? Seems like yesterday to all division manager for public works in every dog he ever met and completed of us. But believe it or not, in June it Pennsylvania with T&M Associates, an certified therapy dog training with his will be 35 years since we graduated. engineering firm he recently joined. He Leonberger, Summer. Tom leaves Make plans now to attend and served previously as vice president behind Shirley, his devoted wife and reconnect with your classmates. We for CMX Inc., where he provided best friend of 55 years, three children, shared our college years together; municipal engineering services for many grandchildren, and his brother reunions are a time to create more large and medium-sized communities and mother. memories. in Bucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery Deborah Maurer Gildersleeve Jamie McLaughlin was appointed counties. During his career, Russ has and her husband, Richard, have two to the Subscribers’ Advisory led substantial efforts to improve public daughters, one in Williamsburg, Va., Committee (SAC) of the Privilege infrastructure and has overseen major and the other a graduate student in Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange revisions to planning and zoning Scotland. Deborah is president of (PURE). The SAC is comprised of ordinances in the region. Environchem Inc., a chemical PURE members (policyholders) In April, Leroy Nunery was

96 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1977–1979 appointed Philadelphia School District’s Class Notes children in the Philadelphia area. He chief of institutional advancement and 1979 mentioned that he visited with Maj. strategic partnerships. Responsible for Thomas J. Feehan Jr. Gen. Mike Milano and his family in fund-raising and outside partnerships, 5005 40th Place Fort Jackson, S.C. Mike took over as Leroy also oversaw the district’s Hyattsville, MD 20781 commanding general of Fort Jackson, intermediate unit, which provides [email protected] the Army’s largest training base, after technical assistance to public schools. a stint as commanding general at Fort In June, he was promoted to the Barbara Bingham Kalavik Knox, Ky. Prior to Fort Knox, Mike newly created position of deputy 36 Prospect Ave. served two and a half years in Baghdad superintendent. Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 as commander of the Security Transition George Watson was named dean (973) 839-1472 Command. of the University of Delaware’s College [email protected] Harriet Brown authored a memoir of Arts and Sciences. After Lafayette, entitled Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s George earned his Ph.D. from UD. President: Laurie B. Samet Struggle with Anorexia, the story of her He has been a member of the faculty Fund Manager: Laurie B. Samet family’s battle to help her daughter since 1987 and has served in a number Reunion Chairs: Bonnie Butler, recover from the disorder. A frequent of roles, including associate dean of Barbara Felter Liptak contributor to The New York Times the college and, since July 2009, Web Page Administrator: Laurie B. science section, Harriet incorporates interim dean. George was awarded Samet, [email protected] much of the latest science about eating Outstanding Teacher in the College of disorders. Her ambition is to change Arts and Sciences in 2000 and Teacher Michael Neborak was appointed how eating disorders are treated in this of the Year in 1998. executive vice president and group country. She launched a book tour with chief financial officer at Willis Group an Aug. 24 appearance on Good Holdings. He is based in New York and Morning America. 1978 will also work out of the London office. The unflappableCatherine Hanlon Kent R. Buzard Previously, he was CFO at MSCI Inc. finished a year of chemotherapy in April, 9113 Cotton Press Road Donald E. Morel Jr. was named biked 170 miles and raised $5,000 for Charlotte, NC 28277 to the board of directors of Kensey multiple sclerosis in May, and took a (704) 910-1495 Nash Corporation, Exton, Pa., a hiking, camping, and rafting trip down [email protected] medical device company focused on the Grand Canyon in June. She reports regenerative medicine utilizing its it was 107 degrees in the shade and President: Charles M. Snyder proprietary collagen and synthetic bathing was in the 50-degree river Fund Manager: John A. Broderick polymer technology. The company water. “It was only the last day when Reunion Chairs: Alan C. Good Jr., is a leader in the field of resorbable we were helicoptered out and the Carol Coffey Tarsa biomaterials. Donald is chair and CEO ’copter looked like a mosquito against Web Page Administrator: of West Pharmaceutical Services. the canyon walls that we realized how Melinda Kwasnik Kraus, Glen Hair was named senior vice enormous the canyon is!” [email protected] president for Gannett Fleming Inc. In July, Barbara Bingham Kalavik of Harrisburg, Pa., an international participated for the third year in a The Institute for Education (IFE) planning, design, and construction weeklong community service project presented Chris Caine, president of management firm, where he has been with her two teenage children and the Mercator XXI, with the IFE Leadership employed for 31 years. local church youth group. They traveled Award at its award dinner held at the Tom Feehan joined Cirdan Group to Kentucky and West Virginia to help Egyptian embassy in Washington, D.C. in Timonium, Md., as director of make homes warmer, safer, and drier In addition to his work with IFE, Chris business development, responsible for as participants in Appalachia Service was instrumental in the establishment market strategy development and sales Project (asphome.org). In these of Lafayette’s Policy Studies program in the federal market sector for the impoverished areas 35 percent of the and the Caine Scholars Award for company’s information technology population lives below the poverty line, Global Leadership, Business, and Policy. services, program management, and less than half graduate from high This monetary award allows deserving verification and validation practice school, and unemployment has been in students, who would otherwise be groups. the double digits for decades. The rest unable, to take an unpaid internship. Vince DePalma joined Shred-it of the year, she directs worldwide public This year’s recipients were Megan International Inc. as president and CEO relations for Becton, Dickinson and Co. Jones ’10 and Daniel Stefan ’10. in August 2009 and has relocated to Kevin Kerlin, M.D., is medical Another great example of a ’78er Toronto. Vince served previously as director at Wayne Radiation Oncology, making a difference! president of Pitney Bowes Management Goldsboro, N.C. He was named a fellow Please send updates about yourself Services LLC in Connecticut. He notes at the American College of Oncology in or classmates. that daughter Kelly is a junior this fall 2005. Last year, the Journal of Radiation at Villanova University, majoring in Oncology published an article he and human services, and that she enjoys several colleagues co-authored about a tutoring and mentoring underprivileged clinical trial conducted for the National

FALL 2010 • lafayette 97 1979–1980 Cancer Institute investigating a therapy and Classarms while we satNotes swapping stories Parents Council. Anna had a great first for high-risk prostate cancer. He and his from our college years. Brent and year and highly recommends the school. wife, Eileen, have two teenage sons, Rhonda live in Sarasota, Fla., and have John is a senior — possibly headed to Brian and Brendan. four boys. Trey Martell ’07, 25, is Lafayette? Chris started eighth grade. Dermot Murphy enjoyed the spring working on a master’s in education at John and Elizabeth regularly see Maroon Club golf outing at Morgan Florida State. Carl, 23, is in med school Alison Roedler-King and her husband, Hill with Tom Feehan, Jack Green, and at Temple University in Philadelphia. JJ, Geoff, in neighboring Bernardsville, Lew Stival, reuniting four first-year 22, is finishing undergrad work at N.J. (Alison was at the reunion Saturday residents of Easton Hall. Florida State. Drew, their 13-year-old afternoon.) John also keeps in touch With deep sorrow, we learned of baseball player, is in ninth grade. He with John Edgcomb and Rich Hirsh, the passing of Collins E. Hamblen pitched for the Sarasota Babe Ruth who are both in San Francisco and are on May 8. Florida state champs in the August doing well. Rich and his wife, Cathy, Pam Butler passed away Aug. 15 regional tournament in North Carolina. became part-time empty nesters when in Colorado Springs, Colo., where Brent has a dental practice in nearby their twins went off to college last year. she served as captain in the Colorado Venice, Fla. John is a partner at Riker Danzig, Springs Fire Department. Please visit Sallie Howell Osborn was at CHT, where he has practiced litigation, the “In Memoriam” feature on our class along with her husband, Tim ’83. Sallie regulatory, administrative, and web site at www.lc1979.org for and Tim got married Oct. 18, 2008, at government affairs law since joining additional and more current the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, the firm in 1988. information. Conn. They live in Fairfield County, Barb Lan Kaplan and Beth To provide more timely information Conn., and are active boaters and Lanigan Chapin made a quick trip about classmates who have upcoming fishers, so the aquarium was the perfect from New Jersey and New York to join events of significance or notoriety and spot (see photo online). In attendance us for lunch Saturday. Barb teaches to more rapidly disseminate death were Kevin Cardaci, Paul Bahlman, Spanish in the Livingston, N.J., public notice information, several features were Vicki Braun McCall, Eileen Schunk school system, and enjoys it immensely. added to the class web site for your Ryan (maid of honor), Joanne Beth and I discussed old friends that we convenience. Thanks to Laurie Samet Boorujy Catudal, David Caffery ’77, had hoped to see at this reunion and for her great work on this project. Ted Bahlman ’78, and Rich how best to get in touch. If you would Friesenhahn ’77. like to contact a classmate, I can usually Sallie saw Vicki Braun McCall in get you an email address. 1980 August. Vicki is a mother of five, so Lynn Hall Finnerty, Carol Susan Sheehan Lee she has been busy with softball, soccer, Mangin Maurer, and Patti Garibaldi 1209 Wisteria Drive laundry, counseling, packing for camp, also came Saturday afternoon. Malvern, PA 19355-9736 recitals, etc. Vicki’s husband, Lou, is a Mike Davis attended the reunion [email protected] lieutenant with the volunteer fire and extends an invitation to join him department in Ship Bottom, N.J. on the beach in Mantoloking, N.J., President: Open Eileen Schunk Ryan lives in during the summer months. Fund Manager: Gary J. Uzelac Brooklyn. Joanne Boorujy Catudal was Gary Uzelac was my companion for Reunion Chair: Daniel T. Everett in from Houston. She and her husband, the Saturday evening dinner in Marquis Web Page Administrator: Open Bob, are now empty nesters; daughters Hall. Gary continues to be active in the Christine and Lisa are at Cornell and Friends of Lafayette Football. We had a beautiful weekend for the Texas Christian respectively. Delta Tau Delta adopted the Friday 30th class reunion in June. Our class Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley golf outing as their own and sometimes was housed in South College, which attended Reunion with her husband, have a dinner afterwards. Arriving at now has elevators and air conditioning. Paul. They live in Essex Fells, N.J. CHT from the dinner Friday night (this Dan Everett, our trusty reunion Elder son Rob, 24, earned his master’s time hosted at the home of the beloved chair, was there with his wife Karen. at Wake Forest in July and moved to DTD chef, Al C.) were Bob “Buzz” Some of you may know that Tim Boston for his first job. Brian, 21, is a Buzzell and Peter Gummeson. Uglow suffered a stroke a few months junior at Amherst College, where he is Buzz lives near Washington, D.C., and back. Dan challenged Tim to recuperate majoring in economics and computer is CEO of Penn Camera, a specialty enough to come to the reunion, and science. Paul and Laurie make as many camera store chain. His daughter, Casey, Tim rose to the challenge. When I of his lacrosse games as they can. attends Boston College, and his son, arrived on campus Friday night, I headed John Pellecchia attended with his Andy, is in his senior year at Lake to CHT to find Tim, Dan, Karen, and partner, Elizabeth. They live in Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va. Rich Smith ensconced in a corner with Mendham, N.J., with his three children, Peter lives in New Canaan, Conn., Bob, the former owner of the tavern Anna ’13, John, and Chris. Anna is and works in Midtown Manhattan for during our time. a cheerleader, so John has seen more a private debt and equity firm, Audax Brent Beyer and his wife, Rhonda, ’Pard football and basketball games in Group. His daughter Grace started at were also at CHT. Rhonda’s training as the past year than in his own four years the University of Virginia, and his an occupational therapist prompted her at Lafayette! He enjoys being a younger daughter, Katie, will be in 10th to help Tim to subtly exercise his hands Lafayette parent and is active in Marquis grade. Peter and I attended a DTD-

98 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1980–1981 hosted reception, where we also saw Princeton,Class N.J., area. Notes Her son, Kevin, Gary Dahms. We toured the old DTD just graduated from the University of 1981  house, which will become a sorority Pittsburgh, and her daughter, Lauren, Laura Isken Doyle house. Gary’s son Kevin planned to attends George Washington University 9706 Layminster Lane attend Dartmouth this fall. in Washington, D.C. Vienna, VA 22182-4404 What would a reunion be without Daryl works for Binswanger in (703) 255-1570 the wit and laughter of Erica Bonime? Philadelphia. Her son, Brian, graduated [email protected] Erica had a blast hanging out with Judd from Cornell and works in New York ’79 and Cindy Oaks Linville during City. Daughter Katie works in President: Antonio F. Fernandez the parade, as well as with other Philadelphia at Children’s Hospital. Fund Manager: Sharon Tchon Gruet classmates over the weekend. Cindy has Finally, I am sad to report the Reunion Chair: Daniel B. Rockafellow been amazing in getting the Friends of passing of Jim Farley. After a three-year Lafayette Women’s Lacrosse on track. battle with prostate cancer, Jim passed Our 30th reunion is fast approaching. They raised funds for team expenses and away peacefully in his Basking Ridge, Save the date: June 10–12. To got many ex-players involved. This year, N.J., home July 25, the feast day of St. join the planning committee, for the second year in a row, they made James. Jim and his wife, Eileen, were email Dan Rockafellow at Daniel_ Catherine Hanlon and Erica honorary married for 24 years. They have four [email protected], subject captains for their Breast Cancer children: Hilary, Brendan, Julia, and line LC Reunion ’81. Awareness game. Both are survivors! Neil. Jim was a devoted husband and Mike Gagliardi and Dodie Ownes The buyout of Erica’s prior father and was active in his community, purchased a sailboat this summer. Their employer, Quebecor World (renamed including the Destination Imagination son, Paul, 15, had been in a sailing Worldcolor after emerging from Program, coaching for the Somerset program for the last four years. After Chapter 11 in August 2009), completed Hills Soccer Club, and leading the the program’s discontinuation, the July 2, and now Erica is officially part Somerset Hills Indian Guide and family bought one of the boats, and of Quad Graphics, the new parent Princess Program. Paul’s popularity skyrocketed! All is well company. Now comes the challenge I believe that Joan Whelan Bowen on the work front for Mike and Dodie, of integrating the companies. and Diane Schroeder visited him on with snowboards and webcasts for the Erica continues to participate in the the day of our reunion. The family library trade keeping them busy. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer requests any personal remembrances of Brett Peterson and wife Cindy have walk in October. Last year, for the third Jim be sent to them so his children may lived in York, Pa., for 24 years. Their year in a row, she was one of the top 20 hear from all whose lives he touched. three daughters are doing great, with national fund-raisers for this campaign. After receiving a bachelor’s in civil the oldest getting married in 2009 and Margie Lusch Duvall was at the engineering, Jim ran field operations for the twins entering their senior year at reunion. Many classmates extended Muirfield Contracting, a heavy Susquehanna University. Brett is their condolences on the passing of construction general contractor. Four director of engineering at Adhesives Margie’s husband, Glenn, who often years later, he joined Williams Real Research Inc. He has enjoyed getting attended our events. Margie works for Estate Company. He earned an MBA together with Len Artigliere and his the DeKalb County School District near from Columbia University, along with son, Matt, George Hawn ’78, and Atlanta as a language arts and German a degree in construction management Rick Mohr ’82 for the Knights of teacher. from New York University. In 1990, Columbus charity golf outing in the I was happy to see Dave and Jim was hired by Stanley Stahl of the Easton area. Brett says, “It is hilarious Gina Zevas Hansen, now six for six Stahl Organization, where he eventually to see four wrestlers try to kill a little in perfect reunion attendance and as became a senior vice president. Jim white ball. Thus far, I think the little full of the joy of living as you may oversaw several renovations, white ball has won every match!” remember. They live in New Jersey conversions, and restorations of Lou and Becky Haag Sommi and with their son, Steven. signature New York buildings, including children Kaila, 18, and Tucker, 16, have I spent a few days in Stone Harbor, 277 Park Avenue, the Lunt-Fontanne lived in Belle Mead, N.J., for 11 years. N.J., with Sue Cassin Wilson, Susan Theater, Apple Bank Building, and Becky lives around the corner from Whitten Conners, and Daryl Ganss. Chanin Building. In 2009, his peers in Maggie Bakes Davis. Both their sons We were lucky to spend some time with the New York real estate industry play soccer. Becky worked at Broadview Swittum’s four daughters. Kellyann recognized Jim as the Management Networks for the past 11 years; her graduated from Dennison, Caroline is Executive of the Year husband is in the same industry and at the University of Scranton, and twins for “outstanding professionalism, civic works for Cavalier. The companies are Megan and Chrissy are now juniors in achievement, and contributions to the competitive telecom providers. high school in Chatham, N.J. Swittum real estate industry.” Mark Goldstone is the lawyer has had the opportunity to avail herself Donations in memory of Jim may that Washington, D.C. activists call and her daughters of the medical be made to Atlantic Homecare and when they get in trouble and need services of Dr. Greg Mulford ’81, Hospice, 33 Bleeker St., Millburn, NJ representation. He was in the news for her neighbor in Chatham. 07041, as well as to Liberty Corner Fire his successful representation of “Peace Sue Cassin Wilson teaches Pilates Co., P.O. Box 98, Liberty Corner, NJ Mom” Cindy Sheehan and Lt. Dan about 35 hours per week in the 07938. Choi, who opposes “Don’t Ask, Don’t

FALL 2010 • lafayette 99 1981–1982 Tell.” An article at congress.org, “The JoeClass and Des Karabots Notes McNulty’s In June, Renae Schneck Biale joined Outsider’s Insider” by Ambreen Ali, daughter Kara and Joe and Anne daughter Alexa ’12 in Italy, where Alexa details Mark’s representation of activists Dunbar Fetters’ daughter Rebecca was completing an intern program led jailed for fighting for liberal causes such are both first-year students at by two of Renae’s former professors, as marijuana legalization and campaign Gettysburg College. Kara will Rado Pribic and Diane Ahl. finance reform. His reputation as an play on the golf team. Later that month, Renae, Angela adviser to “outsiders” does not bother I have sad news to report: Joe DiChiara Garolfalo, and Ken Mark at all. Actually, he enjoys it! Connolly’s wife, Joanne Larson Cundari reconnected on a weekend Dan Rockafellow returned to Connolly ’83, was operated on in cruise to the Bahamas, where they country life in Bucks County, Pa., February for a brain tumor. Joe stays made their best effort to celebrate our and is an account executive at Health home, in Cleveland, to take care of classmates’ 50th birthdays. The trip was America, selling group health benefits her, with help from their daughter organized in January by Joe Skladany, to Pennsylvania-based businesses. His Catherine, a high school junior, and who bowed out at the last minute, son Jim, a music major, graduated from son Michael, 23. Daughter Megan is a claiming he was relocating to another Colby College in May and wants to stay sophomore at the University of Toledo. area of Florida (again). in the New England area. His other Joanne is regaining her physical skills In the category of “those effectively son, Will ’14, is a ’Pard this fall and slowly. Please pray for her recovery. managing their careers,” Mark was awarded a Creative and Performing Bernie Fitzgerald wrote: “Thirteen Peterson was named senior vice Arts Fellowship for his artistic abilities, years ago, I cofounded The Breathing president of global sales of VPI particularly photography. Room Foundation to offer support to Systems. Mark has had an impressive Jeanne and Barry Brown live in families in the Philadelphia area who are career in the telecommunications Morristown, N.J. They are empty dealing with cancer. We hope to offer a industry, moving from AT&T Bell Labs nesters this fall. Daughter Kelsey is in little breathing room to families who to director of product management at her first year at the University of Miami, are most in need. I hosted the 13th Lucent Technologies, and then joining daughter Gareth, a junior at Syracuse, Annual Breathing Room Foundation Tollgrade Communications, where he studies fashion design, and son Eoin is Golf Outing at the Philadelphia Cricket was executive vice president of sales a senior at Vanderbilt. This past spring, Club in April. We had a great showing and later president and CEO, then to Eoin studied abroad in Shanghai, from Lafayette.” Those in attendance his penultimate position with Nakina working towards becoming fluent in were Rick Speaker, Tim McAndrew, Systems as vice president of worldwide Mandarin. Jeannie and Barry spent 10 Joe Brugger ’80, George Tiger, Rob sales. days in Shanghai and Beijing visiting Johnson, Jim Flanigan, Mark Steve Macri’s son, Joseph, attends with him. Mulholland, Roger Curylo ’82, Dave Boston College’s Carroll School of After 11 years at Cadbury, Tony Turner, Scott Sattell ’84, Steve Buck Management. This occurred despite Fernandez now works for Kraft Foods ’82, Bob Gaskill ’79, Ken Grevers, “gentle” persuasion from Steve, uncle after its acquisition of Cadbury in and Barry Brown (see photo online). Rob Macri ’78, and cousins Joseph January. He worked on the integration Anyone interested in setting up a McGowan ’01, Marianna Macri ’06, of the two companies and, now in Class of ’81 group on Facebook? Let me and Jackie Macri ’09. Steve notes that his new role as senior vice president, is know. See you in June at our reunion! Joseph will be the first college-bound focusing on operations excellence. Tony Macri not to attend Lafayette, in spite is responsible for global engineering, of Joseph’s receipt of a Marquis safety, and environmental health. So 1982 Scholarship. On July 4, Steve, Steve plenty of Oreos and Mac & Cheese, Robert J. Meindl Jr. Kuehm, and Wally Rutherford as well as chocolate and more travel, 3 Nolan Farm Road gathered at the Leola, Pa., home of are in his future. He will continue to live Wayland, MA 01778 Theta Chi brother Ralph “Hutch” in Connecticut with his wife, Sue (508) 358-3393 Hutchison to celebrate his 50th DePhillips Fernandez ’83, and [email protected] birthday. daughters Christina, 20, a junior at Holy Cheryl Wait Moore just got back Cross, studying abroad this semester in President: Joan Dowgin Hilovsky from the Czech Republic, where she Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Elise, 17, a senior Fund Manager: Tracy Hagert Sutka participated in an English camp in the at Ridgefield (Conn.) High School; and Reunion Chair: William M. McCartan small town of Mikulov, near the Anna, 11. Tony will work out of the Austrian border. She went with a New Jersey and Chicago offices. Our 30th reunion is fast approaching. group of adults and teens, including Lori and Carl DiPiazza’s daughter Bill McCartan, our illustrious reunion her 16-year-old daughter, Kallan, as Sara is a junior at Penn State majoring chair, would like suggestions as to what part of a partnership between her in accounting. In the summer, she people would like to do. Find Bill on church and a Methodist congregation spent six weeks in Florence, Italy, taking Facebook and send him ideas. Also, there. courses and traveling to the Amalfi please send me updates by email or Cheryl’s son, Bennett, planned to Coast. Carl’s other daughter, Facebook. attend Temple University in the fall and Jacqueline, is a senior in high school. See if you can identify the bonus will study film and video production. She verbally committed to play softball theme running through several of these Cheryl holds out hope that her at Jacksonville University in Florida. updates. daughter’s college search, now begun,

100 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1982–1985 will include Lafayette. Speaking of committee.Class Instrumental Notes in a number the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., law firm of college visits, Cheryl saw Peggy of the committee’s culinary initiatives, Chariton & Schwager. Dave was named Schiller Bower ’84 and her son, she also serves on the Council of a 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Michael, when they stopped in Lafayette Women. Ellen just relocated Philadelphia magazine. Washington, D.C., to tour schools. to Ambler, Pa., with her husband, Kurt, Stuart and Cindy Risch reside in Peggy and her family live in the Seattle and son, Karr. Fort Hood, Texas. Stuart is employed area now. The Bowers had just been to Tim Lucas got married in with the Army as a colonel and staff Lafayette, as well as Lehigh, where November 2008 to Bianca Solorzano of judge advocate. Stuart left in March Peggy’s husband went. Miami, Fla. Bianca works for CBS News for his third deployment to Iraq. He Lori Thielens Horning works for as a television news reporter. J.B. Reilly hopes to get back to Lafayette for a a boutique in Paoli, Pa., and lives with and I attended the wedding at the Plaza visit with his daughter, who is looking her family in Devon, Pa. One of her Hotel, as did Tim’s four daughters, at colleges now. daughters graduated from Bucknell in Andy, Sam, MacKenzie, and Melanie. Carolyn Baffa Gaziano was elected 2009 and works for a financial company Tim and Bianca live on the West Side in November 2009 to a three-year term in Berwyn. Much to her Lehigh-grad of Manhattan. on the Bernards Township, N.J., husband’s dismay, their son, George Winter reports that his wife, committee. Scott Spitzer ’73 also Christopher ’13, is a sophomore at Janice, was diagnosed with cancer a serves on the committee and was Lafayette. The Horning’s youngest couple of years ago, but she found a appointed mayor in 2010. child is 13 and in eighth grade, but the donor for a bone marrow transplant. Abby Burkholder Epstein is a pressure is already on for her to choose Today, she is cancer-free. George, project manager in wealth brokerage a Patriot League school! understandably, feels lucky and blessed. services at Wells Fargo Bank. She has Lastly, some sad news to report. been with the bank for 17 years. Abby’s John J. Kelly died in late July at the daughter Melissa ’14 is in her first year 1983 age of 52. John’s parents, Patrick and at Lafayette. Michael D. Browne Sharlee, and a brother survive him. Please email me with your news! 935 Park Ave., Apt. 4B John spent his entire career serving New York, NY 10028 our country as an officer in our armed (917) 363-0856 forces. Our condolences go to his family 1985 [email protected] for their loss of this great man. Betsy Hughes Phillips Please send updates. Remember, our 2 Surrey Road President: Jeffrey R. Purdon 30th reunion is the first weekend in Summit, NJ 07901-2409 Fund Managers: Cheryl L. Johnson, June 2013. Keep it open. [email protected] Ellen Poriles Weiler Reunion Chairs: Theresa Heaney Galla, President: Charles F. Smith Jr. Ellen Poriles Weiler 1984 Fund Manager: Anne Harwood Matlack Karen Ziegler Kelly Reunion Chair: Gerardette Landy Rago With great pleasure I report that Bob 4304 Big House Road Web Page Administrator: Open Mahr joined Maureen McKenna Norcross, GA 30092-1357 Tymochko and Tony Green as (770) 329-2244 I would like to introduce myself as our members of our class in the Maroon [email protected] new class correspondent and thank Club Athletic Hall of Fame. Bob and Sandy Kazinski for her 20 years of Tony were members of the team that President: Mandy Shane Dicker skillful service as our class scribe and had nine-win seasons in both our junior Fund Manager: David E. Schwager web master. Sandy is manager of and senior years and beat Lehigh twice, Reunion Chair: Douglas K. Easterly professional development at Milbank by four touchdowns in our senior year. Tweed in New York City and has the Bob’s induction took place during Jim and Jeanne Benjamin hosted an noted distinction of NEVER missing a Lehigh weekend this fall. annual family cookout and swim party column, even when “the well was dry.” Congratulations from all of us. Aug. 7 at their beautiful Buckhead We thank her for her dedication to our Dick Hughes has three children. home in Atlanta. Jim Benjamin, Laila class and her additional work on the His eldest, Callie, is a junior at Krauss Berland, Lisa Dusenberry Council of Lafayette Women. Washington and Lee University. His Weinert, and I attended. Laila and Lisa Our 25th reunion was a heralded daughter Ellen ’13 reportedly loves are both fitness instructors. Laila, success. The weather was beautiful, we everything about the College. His who teaches classes and offers private loved our housing in the renovated and seventh grader, Richard IV, enjoys instruction at West Coast Workout, AIR-CONDITIONED second floor of tennis and lacrosse. Dick stays involved opened her own business selling fitness South College, and everyone in with the College and, with wife Ruth, clothes. Lisa also teaches classes and attendance agreed that with age and hosted a late July event for incoming offers private instruction. Her company maturity, we all were open to reaching students from his area. is Wellness Diva Fabulous Fitness Plus! out to classmates we did not know well. Ellen Poriles Weiler just completed David Schwager began a three-year The added formality of the Friday her four-year tenure on the Alumni term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association night Convocation in Colton Chapel, a Council as chair of the volunteer board of governors. He is a partner in “State of the College” speech by

FALL 2010 • lafayette 101 1985–1986 President Daniel H. Weiss, and a the ClassQuad, and a smaller Notes gathering on read — and fun to prepare. Don’t be shy! candlelit alma mater step-sing in front March Field topped off a second late Bob Gannon is a busy bee with a of Old Pardee were well received by ’85 night for our group. new venture. Apart from his full-time participants. The late-night A special Sunrise Award goes to Ted engineering post at Harco Labs and merrymaking at CHT and Campus Sharkey, who impressed all with his raising four kids, he and wife Sue Pizza lasted until the wee hours of the still-there stamina for late nights, his opened a driving school in their morning. We pocketed the Parade Spirit outreach to the Class of 2005 housed hometown of Colchester, Conn. The prize on Saturday, and our Class Dinner on fourth floor South, and his Colchester Academy of Driving passed was held in Pfenning Alumni Center cooperation with campus security. the 500th student mark! Bob also overlooking the phenomenal new Fisher Geographic Outreach awards go to reports regular sightings of Dr. Bill Field at Fisher Stadium. Class President Wendy Marks Miller, who both travels Culviner, who performed a successful and Reunion Chair Chuck Smith from Los Angeles for our reunions and procedure on Bob’s son. Additionally, welcomed our group, followed by is an Alumni Admissions Representative Bill’s youngest son played football for remarks from Jim Dicker, vice in Southern California. Five students Bob, and his eldest is one of the lucky president for development and college she interviewed entered this fall’s class. 500 to attend the driving school. relations, and our Pepper Prize winner, Hats off to Carolyn Hutton Durgin, Pete Glock reported that a large Kevin Flood. Class Fund Manager also, for traveling from Montana to be group of DKE alumni met in May for Anne Matlack presented stats on our with us on Saturday. a mini reunion in New York City. From reunion class gift. Over 150 classmates The weekend renewed our class with the Class of ’86: Greg Burns, Stu contributed more than $65,000 to the feelings of goodwill toward Lafayette Daughtridge, Victor Diaz Gonzalez, College, up from $47,545.24 in 2008– and each other. I look forward to Dan Huffenus, Dave Lewis, Rick 09. Anne shared the following list of hearing from you in the future. Ryan, Joe Schiavino, Fred Schillinger, Lafayette legacies currently on campus: Jack Sigda, Sam Strum, Todd • Danielle Miranda ’12, daughter Wiltshire, and Doug Young. Todd of Joseph Miranda ’83 and 1986  Becker ’85 and Walt Gurzynski ’87 Stacey Gianos-Miranda Peter A. Gilbertson joined the group (see photo online). • Catherine Neumann ’12, 96 Battin Road It was scary to hear the group share daughter of Mark and Clare Fair Haven, NJ 07704-3203 how many of them had children Kaiser ’83 Neumann (732) 842-8590 heading off to college, with a few • Victoria Bowen ’13, daughter of [email protected] including Doug Young’s son, David Mark Bowen ’14, having entered Lafayette this fall. • Brendan Flood ’13, son of Kevin President: Robert D. Correll Jr. Lance Podell’s firm, Next New Flood Fund Manager: Kristen Gay Lewis Networks Inc., the online video • Christopher Parker ’13, son of Reunion Chairs: Wynne A. Whitman, company of which Lance is CEO, Jeffrey and Sharon Lukenda ’86 Thomas J. Kleinert raised $3 million in Series C funding. Parker This adds to the $23.1 million in past • Georgene “Annie” Aaroe ’14, Many of us are coming to grips with the funding secured by the company since its daughter of Paul Aaroe frightening fact that, yes, our 25th class January 2007 founding. Headquartered • Melissa Epstein ’14, daughter of reunion is this June. in New York, Next New Networks Jon and Abby Burkholder ’84 Wynne Whitman graciously offered creates, packages, brands, markets, Epstein to spearhead the effort, with several and syndicates regularly scheduled and • Abigail Floyd-Jones ’14, ’86ers already deputized. If you would episodic programming for the web. For daughter of John and Jan Galliker like to support the planning, please 2009, the company reported over 300 ’86 Floyd-Jones contact Wynne at [email protected]. million views across its networks. Lance • Zachary Green ’14, son of Further, we received great suggestions had served previously as general manager David Green for a class gift and for a guest speaker. of Sprinks, a division of About Inc., • Molly Kellogg ’14, daughter of Doug Campbell and others updated where he was instrumental in the Peter and Mary Blest Kellogg us through Class Notes on Doug’s and sale of the division to Google. • Anthony Rago ’14, son of Father Tom Hagan’s Hands Together Diane Jakacki has been working on Geri Landy Rago Haiti relief efforts. Therefore, we need her Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo. The presentation was topped off by input from the class to build She completed her dissertation, a visual a message from a surprise guest. Our momentum for a gift campaign, with rhetoric study of 17th century play-text commencement speaker, Meryl Streep, Doug’s and Father Tom’s good works title page illustrations. She planned to recorded a charming, congratulatory as our rallying point. Please share your move back to the U.S. in August to video complete with song, which feedback and your own anecdotal start a postdoctoral fellowship at aired before the stunned group. By reflections on the rich history of this Georgia Tech in digital pedagogy. She agreement with Ms. Streep, we cannot great charitable enterprise with Wynne looks forward to getting involved with provide footage of the video on the or me. We look forward to updating the Atlanta Alumni Chapter. web, so this will be a special memory for you on our progress. Ward Follette reports that after dinner attendees only. Saturday evening Please keep those cards and letters some job hopping, he ended up with concluded with drinks and dancing on coming; they make the column fun to Foster Wheeler in Perryville, N.J., for

102 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1986–1988 12 years. This brought him assignments FriedmanClass also provided Notes support for outside the U.S. took me to Paris, to Madrid, Paris, London, and Abu Sally as great friends and often Prague (see photo online), and Dhabi. After Foster Wheeler, he joined dropped everything to come Barcelona. M.W. Kellogg in Greenford, Middlesex, to her aid.” Eugene White wrote that he outside London. After four years, he Meg Langley Woods wrote that changed career paths and now works then joined Fluor Engineering and because of Sally’s father, Ed Elbert ’55, at Air Products & Chemicals in moved back to Long Beach, Calif., in Lafayette had been a part of his Trexlertown, Pa., as a project March 2009. A few days after returning daughter’s life before she ever set foot development engineer working mainly from a ski trip at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on campus. After graduation, Sally did with the hydrogen energy systems he was given 60-days’ notice and moved some work for the admissions office and group, which helps develop and sell back to the U.K. As of April, Ward is served as our class fund manager. alternative energy infrastructure back with M.W. Kellogg in Reading, Steven Kalin added: “Sally’s friends (hydrogen fueling). He enjoys being England, and happy about it after the and family, with the help of Norwalk part of a professional, competent rollercoaster ride. He has side trips (Conn.) Hospital, have established workforce that includes many Lafayette planned to Ghent, Belgium and Sally’s Run — a 5K race to be held alumni. His daughter, Kirby, is in her Istanbul, Turkey. May 14 — and the ROAD Program. sophomore year at Moravian College, Engaged twice, married none. There ROAD stands for Reaching Out After working toward a degree in either is your wrap-up on the past 25 years for Diagnosis and is planned to provide elementary education or journalism. Ward. If you are in Reading, you might much-needed resources to cancer Eugene is assistant coach of the varsity catch him at the Reading Beer Festival, families not as fortunate as the Kalins.” girls’ fast-pitch softball team at Freedom where he is a “volunteer” helping High School in Bethlehem, Pa.; sample over 400 cask ales. resumed boxing training in recent years, 1988 his first since college; and has travelled Tim Hylan to Jamaica and Spain. He included a 1987 50 Old Tappan Road photo (see online) from his hike in Edward I. Ackerman Glen Cove, NY 11542 Ricketts Glen State Park in 276 Brookline St. [email protected] Pennsylvania. Eug also sends a shout- Needham, MA 02492 out to old Kirby House friends with [email protected] President: David R. Rose Jr. young children: Jim and Mary Jo Fund Manager: Rachel Nelson Moeller Doughty ’90, with Caitlyn and Fiona; President: John C. Santos Jr. Reunion Chair: Elizabeth C. Freebairn Carl and Yingyi Schiller ’89, with Fund Manager: Open Edward; and Bill and Lissette Zamora Reunion Chairs: Elise Nappi, Because this column cannot keep up ’89 Smead, with Bobby and Jonathan! Madeline Green Smith with the speed that we learn about our Gary Dunn wrote that he works Web Page Administrator: classmates online, I urge you to tune hard at his store, Spiritus Wines, in Edward I. Ackerman in through Facebook, Twitter, and other downtown Hartford, Conn. The store outlets too. Though I’m not on Twitter offers great values and more interesting It is my sad duty to report that Sally yet, you can email me, friend me on selections than customers might find Elbert Kalin lost her valiant battle Facebook, add something to our Alumni elsewhere. against cancer June 19. Her husband, Online Connection page or the Lafayette Gary hosts a guided wine tasting for Steven, shared the following: “For College Class of 1988 group page on the local Central Connecticut Alumni eight years, Sally fought with grace Facebook. Thanks to Beth Freebairn Chapter that continues to be popular. and dignity. First diagnosed with for setting up the Facebook page! Last June, about 25 alums and spouses breast cancer while pregnant with her I heard recently from Eileen Fisher visited the store, and Gary presented second child, Maddie, Sally beat the Schneidman, who tells us that Cynthia and explained a half dozen French odds and the skeptics, only to be Milone Rusis participated in the Enduro wines. The theme was inspired by the diagnosed four years ago with Africa Ride for Life (ssl.charityweb.net/ two-week trip he and his wife, Jenny melanoma. While the cancer had a dz) over the summer (see photo online), Gardner Dunn, took in May to visit physical impact, her spirit never motorcycling over 1,000 miles off road the wine regions of Burgundy and the weakened, in part because of the many through South Africa’s Wild Coast to northern Rhône in France. They friends she always had around and raise awareness and money for Shitima explored each world-famous village beside her. Many of these friendships School in Kabwe, Zambia. The along the Côte d’Or, walking through were forged at Lafayette. Leo and sponsoring organization, Zamcog vineyards and meeting winemakers for Stacey Guckes Helmers, Meg (www.zamcog.org.uk), was established private tasting appointments. Their Langley Woods, and Sarah Tiffin in 2004 to help fund and support the fluency in French (started at Lafayette!) Gioffre ’88 were constant companions school, which provides education, was an invaluable asset, as they discussed during this long journey. Elaine shelter, and daily meals to orphans, techniques and general wine issues with McCluskey Stomber ’89, Kim former street kids, and other vulnerable the winemakers in the native tongue. Checkur Gibbons ’88, Kathy children. Currently, there are 230 pupils Mike Carson wrote that he has lived Silbaugh Guzzetti, Brett Budis, at Shitima School. in Central New Jersey (Bridgewater) Mary Devane ’88, and Cindy Rubin My own travels in the past year since 1998. Mike works at the Jersey

FALL 2010 • lafayette 103 1988–1990 Shore University Medical Center, morningsClass during the emergencyNotes two, Charles, in early July. He joins big which is near Asbury Park, where he sheltering season. His new volunteer and brother Nicholas. The Napolis live in directs research for the department of community service work will be with an Brooklyn with pup Claus. John and medicine. His first-year roommate, organization called InterCambio (www. Steph Wolfington Ziegler, reunion Jonathan Briggs is a radiation intercambioweb.org), through which he attendees, are expecting son number oncologist at the hospital but “no will teach English to local immigrants six. The Ziegler clan is doing well and longer displays his rubber duck.” struggling to integrate into American looks forward to their new addition. Mike’s son, Evan, is a counselor at a society. For this endeavor, Bryan will Andrea Loomis Towey, rock star day camp in Bridgewater and saw Dara draw upon his experience teaching to the kiddies, also shared news. Always Sussman Tupler while she was English in Poland and Italy from 1991 the creative one, “Dre” Towey (see dropping off her son. Mike keeps in to 1993 through an organization called photo online) has become quite the touch with Jim Maiella, who is head International House. sensation with the wee ones. She is of PR for Comcast Cable and no It was nice to hear from Robert a two-time Parents’ Choice winner, longer writes police blotter articles for Brem, who writes: “I have now been in garnering acclaim for the witty lyrics a local paper. Mike did make it back to the Army for 21 years and counting. and sly educational tidbits she packs Metzgar Fields this spring to check out I am a lieutenant colonel and started into her music, making it fun for both Terry Mangan’s nationally ranked school at the Industrial College of the kids and parents (www.littleloomis. lacrosse team (just as they were back Armed Forces in August at Fort com). I can vouch for the groove factor in the late ’80s). He saw John “FJ” McNair in Washington, D.C. My wife of her tunes, as my nieces and I have Floyd-Jones ’85 with his boys, Kirk of 18 years, Ok, and my daughter rocked out to her fun Chester the Dog Effinger ’85 and his new kid, and Rob Marissa, 16, are settling into yet CD on many occasions. Dre also “Cosmo” Constable ’85. another home (our 12th move in 18 opened her own studio, JAM (Junior Ted Rosenberger and his partner, years!) in Woodbridge, Va., where we Art & Music) at 140 Water Street in Kevin Sprague, are enjoying their new plan to stay for at least two years.” South Norwalk, Conn. roles as parents of a beautiful baby boy! Email me soon with news for my Fran Eatroff Rosenberg writes that Henry Richardson Sprague (see photo next column. Lauren Tuttle Sherwood, Lynn online) was born January 7. Loxterman, Kim Gursky Rhodes, Kathy Walsh Lops, Liz Clarke 1990 McCarthy, Deb Kirwan Wild, Karen 1989 Stephanie Deigan Leo Mintzer, and she spent a weekend Marguerite Valinoti White [email protected] in Manhattan this spring to celebrate 63 Nicholson Drive their 20th graduation anniversary (see Chatham, NJ 07928 President: Marla L. Abramson photo online). Fran is a psychologist in (973) 635-1110 Fund Manager: T. Brendan Gilligan private practice with the Morris [email protected] Reunion Chair: Psychological Group in Parsippany, N.J. Kimberly Ramstad Streamer She lives in Rockaway, N.J., with her President: Erin Bass-Goldberg Web Page Administrator: Open husband, Kevin, and their two children. Fund Manager: John T. Donovan Lauren works as a consultant in Austin, Reunion Chairs: M. Katherine Longo After 15 years as our fabulous class Texas, where she lives with her Van Cleef, Marguerite Valinoti White correspondent, Beth Altman husband, Scott, and their two children. Web Page Administrator: Saunders has passed the baton to me. Liz lives in Ridgewood, N.J. with her Vincent J. Petitto, I am excited to take over for Beth and husband, Bob, and their two children. [email protected] hope that I can provide you with Lynn made the longest trip out from entertaining news three times a year. her home in San Diego, where she I wrote this column from the Jersey The 20th reunion was a blast! works as physical therapist. Kim drove Shore in August while sitting on Katie Kudos to all the women who attended from North Wales, Pa., where she lives Longo Van Cleef’s porch with Marita (see photo online), and of course, to with her husband, Rand ’91, and two Failla Wolff, discussing our dismay in the handful of men! Where were the children. Kim wins the award for most not running into the cast of Jersey Shore rest of you? It seems impossible that we loyal employee, as she has been working and getting photos for this column with graduated 20 years ago, but everyone for AT&T since graduation and is now Snooki and “The Situation” during our looked amazing, and dancing on the a senior business manager. Kathy also vacation. Even without those sightings, Quad was reminiscent of our college lives in Ridgewood with her husband, it was an amazing week filled with days on the Hill. My personal favorite Pete ’91, and two children. She is a Lafayette friends, including Bonnie touch was the photo booth; I think my real estate agent at Marron Gildea & Snyder Winant and husband Tom ’88, partner in crime, Shannon McGurk Donohue Realtors. Deb lives in Kim Hart Hein ’90, Lisa Verrilli Coe, Hays and a few others would agree. Morristown, N.J. with her husband, and all the Van Cleef siblings. Chris “Bird Dog” Blakelock writes Scott ’89, and four children. Karen is Bryan Smith ended a six-year run that he is still an architect and has two an environmental lawyer at Kramer on the board of directors for Shelter for boys, ages 6 and 2. Levin Naftalis & Frankel in Manhattan the Homeless in Boulder, Colo., but will Liz Dore Napoli and her hubby, and lives in Brooklyn with her continue to cook breakfasts on Tuesday Nick, welcomed beautiful son number husband, Jim, and their two children.

104 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1990–1992 In May, Maria Sigmond Warner, doctorateClass in art history Notes from New York Aimee Meyer has worked as a along with several other alumni, attended University. Dave Kruse said that many small animal veterinarian in southwest the bar mitzvah of Jim and Michelle Sigma Chis attended (see photo online). Minneapolis for years. She still races Rosenthal Hubertus’ son Jacob. Here are three updates from sailboats and this August competed in Cindy Strahler Rhodes reports that Facebook. Bill Griese, immersed in the Ensign National Regatta on Lake she and her husband cruised the eastern music lately, spent much time this Huron, north of Mackinac Island, Caribbean in January and went to summer in the recording studio working Mich. “I miss all my old friends from Pinehurst, North Carolina in March to on his long-overdue second album. The Lafayette,” says Aimee. “If you are in visit a piece of property they bought 31 album features all original music with Minnesota, look me up!” years ago, where they plan to build a some “killer musicians” and was planned In September 2009, the first retirement home. She attended Alumni for release this fall. See Bill on Facebook Armenian Church in Arizona was Summer College in July and said she for more information on his music. constructed and consecrated. Over the came away stimulated, refreshed, and In addition to recording, Bill writes a past seven years, classmate Donna more educated. lot of music and often plays gigs around Barsamian Sirounian helped raise Matt Sinclair’s big news is that he is Morristown, N.J. He has been doing money and awareness to build this finally getting a little more sleep, as his freelance writing and creative direction church in Scottsdale. She now serves twin girls head toward their second in marketing for two and a half years. as the Armenian and Sunday School birthday in December. Bill, his wife, and their children, ages 9 superintendent. In May, WV Magazine Joined by Noelle Bastardi Anderson and 7, have lived in Morris Plains, N.J., (www.wvmonline.com) recognized and Kim Hart Hein, I had the pleasure for five years. Donna for her accomplishments, both of visiting Jeanne McIntyre in Chicago. Nick Mandarano lives in Jersey professionally and philanthropically. We went to Ravinia to see Sting with the City. She recently started a new job as a Jason and Holly Epstein Ojalvo symphony orchestra (AMAZING!) and grant writer at the Brennan Center for write that they live in Brooklyn and are to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game. Justice, New York University School of “happy as clams in white wine sauce.” Many thanks to all of you who sent in Law. The Brennan Center is a public Daughter Zoey, 5, had a rockin’ jam updates. Please keep the news coming! policy and law institute that focuses on session with Lucy Mahoney, the the fundamental issues of democracy daughter of Whelan ’94 and Kristin and justice. McGinn ’95 Mahoney. Zoey, on 1991  Lisa Salkin Harrington may be the guitar, and Lucy, on drums, serenaded Susan Githens Cable first member of our class with a college- the crowd with “ABC” and “Twinkle 506 Jennifer Lane bound child! Her eldest heads off to the Twinkle” (see photo online). Gibsonia, PA 15044 University of Montevallo in the fall to Jason ran all five New York City [email protected] pursue an art degree. In addition to borough half marathons as part of his parenting her other four children, Lisa “before I turn 40” bucket list. On President: Patrick J. Mazur enjoys working part time as a psychiatric weekdays, Jason churns out hundreds of Fund Manager: Open nurse and as a Girl Scout troop leader. audiobooks as the vice president of Reunion Chair: Congratulations to Lisa and her content creation for Audible.com, a Catherine Moran Lippman husband, Darrell, who will celebrate subsidiary of Amazon.com. Jason says 20 years of marriage June 1. that the highlight of the year was In June, our class started the Remember to let me know what you serving as executive producer of Woody countdown to our next reunion, 20 are doing so I can let your classmates Allen’s collection of audiobooks, as well years! I hope that many of you are know. Even if it’s old news to you, it’s as filming an in-depth interview with considering trekking to campus. I am, new to the rest of us! Woody about the project. Jason and I would love to see familiar faces. described the experience as “a dream Our 20th reunion will see the end of come true for this New York Jew!” He my third term as class correspondent. 1992 added, “And now I can say I made a Fifteen years is long enough, don’t you Rachel Gordon Skrzypczak film with Woody Allen. Sort of.” In think? Please let me know if you would 224 Central Ave. addition, Jason is busy building a new be interested in stepping into my shoes. Pleasantville, NY 10570 business unit for Amazon, the details Great news from Houston: Rich [email protected] of which are still top secret. It should Guether married Anne Conyers Leader launch in time for the next edition of there in April. Rich is a city planner in Presidents: Laurie Gormley Broderick, Class Notes, so stay tuned. the Bronx for the New York City Jennifer Van Cleef Wilke Holly co-runs a New York Times Department of City Planning. He Fund Manager: Thomas J. Costello blog about teaching and learning at received a master’s in city and regional Reunion Chair: Christine O’Hea Pitluk learning.blogs.nytimes.com. She has planning from Ohio State. Anne will been with The Times for two years now continue to use her maiden name in her Deborah Kirschner and her husband, and loves it. job as an art history professor at the Harlan Weinberg, welcomed their Another classmate in the journalism Savannah College of Art and Design in daughter, Ava Grace, May 18. Ava field isLaura Buchwald. She writes Atlanta. Anne graduated from Emory weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, and that she lives in Chelsea, N.Y., “with University and received her master’s and was 18 inches long. my musician and my dog, and the

FALL 2010 • lafayette 105 1992–1994 arrangement is harmonious.” Laura is Class Notes wedding crashers who started a brawl a freelance writer and editor, and she 1993 outside the reception and left in police does some editorial projects with her Stan G. Horowitz cars! My husband, Paul ’92, and I father’s agency. She also is “s-l-o-w-l-y” 342 E. 67th St., Unit 3E partied with Kathryn Kerge. finishing her novel. Laura adds that she New York, NY 10065-6239 Tom Kenny made headlines after has “had a couple of fun mini reunions [email protected] he stopped a fugitive while on duty in the past year” with Stacey Kolba as a police officer. He also co-authored Space, Melissa McCarthy, Tracey President: Alexis J. Belladonna two workbooks aimed at “improving Guttierrez Sigalos, Billy Shaw, Fund Managers: Monica Morgan Levy, couples communication” (see his web Hansdip Bindra, and Diane Ryan E. Schedler site, wwwthecompletereference McCammon. Kristen Manuel Zucker Reunion Chair: Mark Suffredini guidetome.com). and Jen Woodworth Sulc came to Craig Kunitsky was promoted to town for Di’s birthday. Contact Laura I note that there are 239 members o global marketing director for MIDI Inc., at [email protected]. f the Class of 1993 on Facebook. a microbial identification system In early summer, Mike Curi and his If 10 percent of you wrote to me, manufacturer in Newark, Del., wife, Lisa, moved with their three boys this column would be more enjoyable. which sells its products to biodefense, — Emile, 5, Kiefer, 3, and Adib, 1 — Several ’Pards and I got together pharmaceutical, quality control, public from Annapolis, Md., to Maplewood, this past summer. In attendance were health, and university laboratories. Craig N.J. Mike has a new position as chief of Andy Burdick, Ryan Schedler, and his wife, Bera, had their second vascular surgery at New Jersey Medical Randy Oser, Michael Kimelman, child, Sierra Isabella, in December 2009. School in Newark. Mike adds he saw Phil Berkeley, Dino Capuano, Pete Koren Miller Kratchman sent me a Jason ’91 and Tracy Guttierrez Izmirly, Greg Bazarian ’94, David quick note: “Jarrett and I took the kids Sigalos, who also live in Maplewood, Lafalce ’94, Brady D’Elia ’94, Morris — Alyson, 8, Emery, 6, and Logan, 2— during the summer’s Maplewoodstock Fodeman ’94, and Jeff Wylde ’95. to Toronto and Niagara Falls in late festivities. This past May, Brian Kelly became June. We met up with friends from Pete Abitano met with Rob Slaght a senior associate at the Southfield, Australia. Despite being there during in July in Long Beach Island, N.J. Rob Mich., law firm of Maddin, Hauser, the G-20 and G-8 U.N. summits and was visiting from Colorado with his Wartell, Roth & Heller P.C. Prior to the heavy police presence due to riots, family. joining the firm, Brian was a partner at we had a good experience in Canada.” Hongyi Yin writes that during the Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC in Troy, Ted Kein let me know that he and past year he translated papers and essays Mich. his wife, Amber Gerry Kein ’96 had a from respected American sources Robert Kole was named by Law360 baby, Zachary Edward, March 22. They including NPR, The Heritage one of the top 10 “Insurance Law also have daughter, Noelle, 3½, who Foundation, The Rand Corporation, Rising Legal Stars Under 40.” He is adores him. Zachary is the grandson The Wall Street Journal, Time, and the group leader of the insurance and of Donald Kein ’59. WhiteHouse.gov. He notes that reinsurance group at Choate Hall & Thomas Dunlap was named among America’s leadership in information Stewart LLP. the top 100 “power lawyers” in flow and idea creation stands in stark Hollywood, according to The Hollywood contrast with the rest of the world, Reporter. Tom is a litigator for Dunlap, something Americans take for granted. 1994 Grubb & Weaver, based in Washington, Changes in his life include work on a Mara Weinstein Friedman D.C., but achieved notoriety for filing a master’s in finance through McCann 15 Rainbow Ridge Drive massive lawsuit against tens of University and a newfound faith. “I was Livingston, NJ 07039 thousands of anonymous individuals converted to Tibetan Buddhism one or (973) 994-1128 who pirated The Hurt Locker and other two years ago in Beijing,” he states. [email protected] independent movies online. The article Las Vegas was the setting for a mini noted Tom’s long list of experiences reunion and 40th birthday celebration President: Wendy R. Furrer and skills, including serving as a captain for Tara Fleming Albaum, Stacey Fund Managers: Stephanie A. Hayes, in the Army National Guard and as a Miller Liebowitz, Yuki Itoh Haynes, Leslie L. Yuen former Virginia county prosecutor, plus Kelly Hall Wilke, Meredith Renk Reunion Chairs: Wendy R. Furrer, knowledge of biotech companies and Marks, Lori Pisano Gilbert, Christine Melanie Armstrong Jaenicke Fortune 500 commercial banks, and his Emerson Frees, Becky Kinal, and your Web Page Administrator: current pursuit of an MBA. faithful class correspondent. Tracey Long Berton, [email protected]

Congratulations to Neelah Alpert, who married Jason Pincus May 15 at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach. I was one of the bridesmaids and cannot remember the last time I had so much fun! They actually had real

106 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1995 sisterClass Heather Martis Notes Hilfiker for my chemical engineering Ph.D. in 1995 carrying our class banner in the parade. November 2009. Four wonderful and Vicki Salemi It was terrific catching up with Heather super-energetic kids and a supportive c/o Pfenning Alumni Center and her husband, David ’94, and husband. Starting a couple of companies, Lafayette College meeting their three cute kids, with one in engineering consulting and Easton, PA 18042 their sons being Phillies fans and their research, collaborating with the [email protected] daughter liking the Red Sox. University of North Carolina, and Deb Zulick O’Donnell has year-old another in real estate. Also, working as President: Karen L. Hughes twins, a girl and a boy, and lives in a realtor with licenses in North Carolina Fund Manager: Meegan E. McVay Pennsylvania with her family. We and South Carolina.” Reunion Chair: Siobhan Crann Winograd had a nice convo on the Quad, which Deb Campbell Ryan lives in Web Page Administrator: Vicki Salemi illustrates why Reunion is the crown Arlington, Va., with her husband, Sam, jewel of alumni events. Though we may and two daughters. Molly turned 3 this The pig book. Pong. Plant Op. The never have crossed paths on campus, it September, and Catherine will celebrate Courts. Mini refrigerators. Pledge class. is never too late to meet cool classmates, her first birthday this December. One Hundred Nights. Beirut. Barroom as we swapped funny stories from our Switching gears to non-Reunion parties. All-College Day. Pardee 101. first year. Somehow, the virtue of being talk, Lafayette is on Twitter! Follow Lafayette–Lehigh. Mad Dog. March on campus makes memories resurface @LafCol. If you are not a tweeple, no Field. When it comes to Reunion, there and come to life. In a solemn moment worries; feel free to check www.twitter. is something downright spectacular on the Quad, a few of us acknowledged com/LafCol periodically. For instance, about words unheard in a long time, a classmate no longer with us, David they tweeted highlights in real time classmates you have not seen in just as “Shaggy” DeWolf. We would be remiss from Joan Lunden’s inspirational long, and that special institution nestled by not remembering Daniel Boone commencement speech. I tweeted a on College Hill. as well. May they both rest in peace. little during Reunion, as did a Class of Enter Reunion Weekend! How Sitting across from Scott Harris ’05 alum, since we were both psyched impressive is this? Steve Ripic traveled and Zilla during dinner in Kamine to be back on College Hill. The hashtag from California, Asela “Zilla” Gymnasium (yep, a new gym built a was #LafReun. Twitter is fab for Gunawardana from Seattle, and few years ago, since Alumni Memorial networking; sharing interesting articles, Priscilla Gabilondo Selembo from Gymnasium has a new name, Oechsle blogs, and videos from the web; getting Charlotte. How fantastic that you all Hall, and now houses the psychology breaking news by trending topics before made the long-distance trip. The DGs, department) and amidst the cheers and they hit mainstream; and connecting Pi Phis, DKEs and engineering majors howls from Class of ’05ers during their with ’Pards. rocked it with their solid attendance. giant game of flip cup, I recalled their It was fantastic celebrating with Thanks to Siobhan Crann Winograd, column from senior year in The friends and fellow ’Pards at my our class reunion chair, whose devotion Lafayette: “Skippy and Zilla’s Gripe book launch party in June: Alison to planning really paid off. of the Week.” Some of the gripes they Shipitofsky ’96, Jeff Wylde, Melissa Suffice it to say, revelers seemed to reminisced ranting about: the biology Ehmann, Tinabeth Pina ’93, Carrie enjoy each other’s company, whether department not allowing students to Pasternak ’08, Rachel Nelson Moeller it was chatting on the steps of Farinon have a double major and the debate ’88, Ed McNally ’65, and Kamaka College Center after our class photo or over reducing the course load from five Martin ’04. Also, kudos to a few ’Pards dancing on the Quad to the tunes of courses each semester to four. who sent me a note and caught the Lady Gaga and oldies like “December Thanks to Brian Waerig ’94, who Lafayette subliminal message in my 1963 (Oh, What A Night)” by The made a cameo at Reunion and snapped book trailer on my YouTube channel, Four Seasons. As we nestled into our a picture of a group of us packed in a www.youtube.com/user/vickisalemi. tiny dorm rooms on second floor minivan to capture the moment. It felt In closing, despite losing contact McKeen Hall, Jen Unterberger and like a combination of our first orientation with each other over the years as lives I reminisced about our RA and weekly and senior week, only 15 years later. forge ahead on divergent paths and time floor meetings in the lounge during our Good times! zones, I have to say how impressive it first year. McKeen was air-conditioned. J. Bayard Smith says he stays in was to witness the close bonds of Speaking of dorm living, in good, contact with his fraternity brothers, who friendship and camaraderie between ol’-fashioned form, the fire alarm were fully accounted for at our reunion, Scott Harris and his lifelong pals from blared at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. as was Bayard: Scott Harris, Zilla, Dave DKE. After I acknowledged it, he Ah, memories. Kiefer, and Matt Stauffer. Bayard proclaimed, “At our 45th reunion, Random classmate’s quote overheard continues to serve in the Pennsylvania I’ll start planning to make sure we at dinner on Saturday night: “They’re Army National Guard. “I am currently a are in the same nursing home.” selling ping pong balls at Wawa!” major and attending the Command and It was great chatting with Evan and General Staff College so I can be Michelle Weinberg Zuckerman and promoted to lieutenant colonel.” meeting their two adorable daughters, Priscilla Gabilondo Selembo of the elder of whom told me she is “6 and Charlotte sent a note after our reunion ¾ years old.” Kudos to my sorority with her wonderful updates: “Finished

FALL 2010 • lafayette 107 1996–1997 daughter,Class Emma, is inNotes first grade this for men’s ties. Those who attended his 1996  fall. Their younger daughter, Maddie, talk received free Vineyard Vines hats Alison Shipitofsky is only 3, but she acts like she is 6 too. customized for Lafayette. In 2005, 1500 Hudson St., Apt. 6-S Christie has worked part time as a social Ian and his brother/co-founder, Shep Hoboken, NJ 07030 worker at the county trauma hospital Murray, hosted a talk, “Entrepreneurship [email protected] for 11 years and still loves it. Thanks and the Fashion Industry,” for the to all who sent updates. CIRCLE Entrepreneurship Series President: Thomas A. DiGiovanni in Oechsle Hall. Fund Managers: Lynne A. Cavanaugh, Joanna Scholl, who oversees the Rawle G. Howard 1997 marketing campaigns for HBO Reunion Chair: Stephen H. Konya Shannon Gregg Agin miniseries, films, and documentaries, was Web Page Administrator: 325 Lafayette St., Apt. 6 named the 2010 recipient of the Andrew Audrey Twyman Langan, New York, NY 10012 Heiskell Community Service Award for [email protected] [email protected] her work with the Orphaned Starfish Foundation (OSF). This annual award Welcome back to Page ’96! As this President: Kimberly A. Leary recognizes Time Warner employees who column is my personal tribute to the Fund Manager: Timothy E. Herburger have made exceptional contributions to Page Six of The New York Post, it is Reunion Chair: public service, chosen from among Time about time that we have our own Michele Kaplan McMillan Warner’s 31,000 employees worldwide. Sightings section. Only here is the Web Page Administrator: Joanna serves as OSF’s director of twist, I was sighted by Class of ’96ers. Shannon Gregg Agin development, public relations officer, and While walking on the Upper East Side board member. Her efforts help bring in one night, I heard, “Alison?” in a male Timothy Dwenger married Lindsay 85–90 percent of OSF’s annual budget, tone of voice with an accent like the Bollwahn Sept. 26, 2009, at The and her responsibilities include oversight World Cup Champions. I turn, and lo Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colo. of OSF’s annual fund-raising gala in and behold, there was Ignacio Fente! Fellow alumni Eric Adler, Randy Ahn, October. She accepted her award June 8 Ignacio and I exchanged big holas and Wes Lobo, Brian Kline, Brendan Gill, at a ceremony at the Time Warner hugs and caught up right next to a fruit Elida Nosenzo, Jay Tollen, Ryan Center, New York City. Jeff Bewkes, dealer. Ignacio is doing well. He and Thompson ’98, and Adam Levien ’98 chair and CEO of Time Warner, presided wife Celicia have three beautiful attended. Tim is the director of over the ceremony, which was attended children. I was next sighted while program management with Source One by CEOs and executives from many walking through Bryant Park. I heard, Distributors, where he writes proposals, divisions. “Alison,” and I turn around and OMG responds to government requests for Dana Goodman married Joshua — Jon Shields! We exchanged big hugs proposals, and does some sales and Fisher over the summer, a happy and since I was running late, it was marketing work. He also is a freelance occasion that the couple celebrated in more of a hit and run. Jon has not music journalist for a local magazine three ways. First, Dana and Josh were changed; he has the same smile. Like and several web publications. Lindsay officially married June 18 at City Hall in the signs on the New York subway is a social worker for children from birth New York City. Then, their first that say: “If you see something say, to 3 years old who have developmental reception was held June 26 at the Half something;” if you see me, say disabilities. The happy couple lives Moon Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. something. in Denver. Sharon Grossman Herzog attended Jeff Wasserman, wife Sara, and son Tara Feehan O’Mahony and her that celebration. Finally, Dana and Josh Chase welcomed Jolie Isabel Feb. 8. husband, Brian, welcomed their hosted a second reception Aug. 7 at Jolie is sweet and easy, and Chase is daughter, Maeve Eileen, Nov. 20, 2009. LANDMARC in the Time Warner a loving and great big brother. She was 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and 21 Center, New York City. Dana is a Jen Kaas MacMurray and husband inches long. She is the first grandchild producer for ABC’s The View, where Joel welcomed their first child, Austin on both sides of the family and has she has worked for 14 years. Josh is a John, May 14 at midnight. They live in already logged many airline miles flying consultant for Booz & Company. Allentown, Pa., and in August, Jen will from her home in Tulsa, Okla., to New Seth Brogadir married Dorinda Lee be returning to work part time as a York and Ireland to visit her July 31 in Las Cruces, N.M. The site/civil engineer at Pennoni Associates grandparents, aunts, and uncle. ceremony and reception were held Inc., located in Bethlehem, Pa., where Ian Murray was back on campus at New Mexico Farm and Ranch she has worked for the past seven years. April 28 as the senior class speaker at Museum. I was there, along with Lisa Susan Garille Higgins welcomed Colton Chapel. Ian graduated with an Kelsey Pisano, BethAnn Donofrio Alice Elsie June 1. Alice joins big sister English degree and began working on Coombs, Adria Lazur Kinnier, Vivian, 4, and big brother Leo, 2. Madison Avenue in New York City for Matt Bartlett and wife Rose, and Audrey Twyman Langan and a public relations firm. In 1998, he Greg Domber, wife Mira, and their husband Ryan moved to Dallas at the decided to invest in a new line of little girl, Tillie. end of July for his job with GE Capital. business and is currently the CEO Lisa Hurwitch Raftery and her Christie Lukens Schofield and and co-founder of Vineyard Vines, a husband, Dave, have two little girls, family are in Seattle. Their elder successful retail clothing brand known Abigail, 4, and Audrey, 1. They live in

108 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 1997–1998 Wayland, Mass., close enough to the LindsayClass Laird Pope Noteswelcomed Reese Greg Koskinas ’00. Denis and Kristen Cape to enjoy many summer weekends Isabella April 2, weighing in at 8 pounds, will continue to reside in San Francisco. there. Lisa has worked at Meditech, a 4 ounces. She joins big sister Riley, who Lauren Caruso married Shawn medical software company, for the past could not be more excited. Rick Eagles Barnes June 26 at Bonnet Island on seven years. and his wife, Marielle, welcomed their Long Beach Island, N.J. The wedding third child May 16, Adam Joseph. They party included her sister and maid of are doing well, and Rick reports that they honor, Kristen Caruso ’02, and 1998 enjoyed moving from “man-to-man to bridesmaids Susan O’Leary Sundahl Outgoing Correspondent: zone defense” as a family. Jason Charles and Erin O’Connell Miller. Wedding Maureen Rafferty Hopper and his wife, Jaci, welcomed their first guests included Kate VanGulik child June 17, Devin Jude. He was 7 Stewart, Meghan Schuster Madeira, Incoming Correspondent: pound, 9 ounces. They live just outside Michelle Fels Walasavage, and their Tarin Decembrino Cataldo of Philly, where they often see Ali spouses. Shawn and Lauren live in (610) 688-3837 Milliken Conlon and Kirsten Mount Laurel, N.J. [email protected] Blakeman MacFarland. Ali and her John Barry married Michele Rupert husband, Denis, had their second baby, in April. They live in Honolulu. John President: David A. Cheney Tosh, May 28. Kirsten and her husband, works at Hawaii Pacific University Fund Manager: Jonathan S. Ellis Jeff, had their second baby, Anna, as the sports information director. He Reunion Chair: December 2009. Karin Savitsky was selected as the inaugural Pacific West Nicole Magnant Morrissey FitzGerald and husband Adam Conference Sports Information Director Web Page Administrator: welcomed their second son, Parker John, of the Year, given for professionalism Maureen Rafferty Hopper May 26. Parker joins big brother Ryan, and passion for the sports information 3. The family is doing well. Heather field. With a bit of regret I report that this de Vries Jordan and her husband, Fletch Thomson enjoys practicing will be my last column as your class Sherman, welcomed their first law. In May, he won a $50.5 million correspondent. After five years of daughter, Paige Isabella, June 16. She trade secrets judgment, the largest jury writing the column, I have decided that weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. They live verdict in Connecticut history. More it is time to pass the torch. I enjoyed in Washington, D.C. Tim Farmer and recently, Fletch was named a “2010 both hearing from you all and my role his wife, Laura, celebrated the birth of New England Rising Star,” a peer- gathering the news for our class. their first daughter, Vivienne Lynne, nominated distinction limited to 2.5 Thanks for your great updates over the May 22. She was born 7 pounds, .5 percent of young lawyers practicing in years, and please continue to keep our ounce, 20¼ inches long, and with a full Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode class posted on the events of your lives! head of blonde hair. Heidi Kozic had a Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and I have had a fantastic, busy 2010, so baby boy, Asher, in September 2009. Maine. far. My husband, Merritt, and I had a Heidi and her husband, Matthew, who is Brooke Hanna Irving and her great time in Vancouver at the Winter a hand surgeon, both continue to work husband, Scott, live in Ngunguru, New Olympics in February. I was excited to in Delaware but moved their family to Zealand, about 2½ hours north of meet up with Pat and Ashley White Kennett Square, Pa. Yolanda Wisher Auckland on the coast. Ryan. They enjoyed the Games with Palacio gave birth to a little boy, Jaime Lovejoy Resmini remains in their friends and their 4-year-old twins, Thelonious, Sept. 29, 2009. Yolanda San Francisco with her husband, Eros, Lily and Liam. In April, we celebrated is an English teacher at Germantown and 2-year-old son, Lucca. The family our son Ian’s first birthday. His fun “boy Friends. Nathan and Karen Ohsiek bought a fixer-upper last December energy” keeps us entertained constantly Beyeler live in Ireland and were and is busy on what seems like endless and on our toes. I now teach second expecting their fourth child in September. projects, but they enjoy the process. grade at a school in my neighborhood. Their three little boys — Luke, 6, and Jaime and Eros also are preparing for the I am excited that my daily commute Timothy and Jonathan, 4 — are ecstatic birth of their second son this December. dropped from 70 miles to two! about having a little sibling. Finally, John Waldie got engaged to I recently ran into Tim Thornton, Kristen Janiak married Denis Sarah Dworak on Memorial Day. who just moved into my neighborhood. Goggin from County Kerry, Ireland, He and his wife, Genefer, had their July 25. The wedding took place in second child, Lauren Elizabeth, in Cape Cod, Mass., which was a great March. They then relocated from meeting place for family and friends Washington, D.C., to Denver to be from all over the world. Alumni in closer to their families. Both made attendance included Bob and Jenny career transitions in the process: Pazymino Davis, Heather Thompson Genefer is now a civilian in the Air Votava, Amanda Martin Sheehan, Force, and Tim works as a housing Gavin and Lauren Howe Cuneo, economist for the Department of Cory Taylor McKee, Jim and Housing and Urban Development. Maureen McLoughlin Levelis, Laurie Many other classmates added little Simes, Sean ’97 and Anne Scheetz ones to their families! Amman and ’97 Damon, Brian McKeon ’97, and

FALL 2010 • lafayette 109 1999–2001 ThreeClass Minute Media Notes (www.tmmnews. master’s program at DeSales University. 1999 com). As the network’s anchor, James I wrote my thesis on the correlation of Pamela Perez targets stories toward consumers who like students reading aloud and their 11660 Church St., Apt. 65 media and are interested in its future. confidence levels. My focal groups were Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Holly Baseski Shackman and her English-language learners and students [email protected] husband, Jonnie, trained for a half with learning disabilities in seventh and marathon during the summer heat eighth grades, both groups I am still President: Amanda Alpert Knight wave! They also adopted their third teaching during the school year. This Fund Manager: Amanda Alpert Knight Shih Tzu this past spring, Emily, who marks my eighth year in teaching. On Reunion Chairs: Taryn Boland, joins Chloe and Baxter. Emily came June 12, 2009, my husband, Joe, and Megan Sweeney Waite from the nonprofit that Holly and her I welcomed a baby girl. Her name is Web Page Administrators: husband volunteer for, Shih Tzus & Alexa Michelle. My son, Joey, is now 4 Adriana Franceschini Casey, Furbabies. In April, Holly and Karen and loves being a big brother.” Jennifer Padgett Ferrie Kainer took a girls-only trip to Atlantis Nancy Berrier Andreski and her Resort in the Bahamas. husband, Adam ’00, welcomed their Heather McCormick was third child, Lucie Josephine, March 30. 2000 promoted to vice president–cash Nancy is at home with Lucie and their Diane Pisseri Lindemann management sales officer for TD Bank. other children, Rose, 5, and Ben, 3. [email protected] She covers Philadelphia and the South The entire family attended Adam’s class Jersey Shore. reunion in June. President: Joshua W. Ruthizer Dan Turrentine joined TechNet in Sarah Bellows Upbin announces Fund Manager: Daniel Turrentine its Washington, D.C., office as vice the birth of her daughter, Olivia Elaine, Reunion Chair: James E. Abels president for emerging technologies July 2. Olivia weighed 8 pounds, 3 and special initiatives. ounces, and was 21 inches long. While it is hard to believe that we Karl Klingmann II was married Jake Ruggles writes: “I left Wells graduated from Lafayette 10 years ago, Aug. 14, 2009, to Candice Hardy in Fargo Advisors in January with a partner it was great to make the trip back for Lancaster, Pa., and honeymooned in to start our own investment firm, KMJ reunion. I met up with fellow alumni Spain for two weeks. Karl is in his fifth Financial Group in Whitehall, Pa., just Keri Grunther Brady, Marianne year of owning his own investment and outside Allentown. The name represents Gawler, Janelle Maginnis, and Josh insurance agency, Penn Rise Benefits the first initials of our kids’ names. It has Ruthizer. Inc. His practice provides investment been going great and better than what Heather Stoltz was excited about and insurance services to individuals we could have expected. There is her two-person exhibition, “Text and and small businesses. The couple lives nothing better than being your own Texture: Midrash through Making,” in Coatesville, Pa., with their black l boss! This past year, I served as an at Park Avenue Synagogue, New York ab, Riley. Alumni Admissions Representative for City. The exhibition, which ran through My family spent a great week up in the College and assisted in two early November, featured Heather’s Rangeley, Maine, with Keri Grunther enrollments for the new class. I could not fiber art and the ceramic art of Jo Brady’s family. My son, Trent, and have done all of this if not for the Kamm. Keri’s daughter Meghan have become support from my family, and especially Bryce Murray opened his own fast friends, and we seem to have a my wife, even though she is a Bucknell law practice in Metairie, La., where he love connection blossoming. grad!” was named one of the top 50 attorneys Thanks for the updates; cannot wait Jessica Calaman Snyder reports: in the Greater New Orleans area by to hear from you next time! “The name of the company where I CityBusiness magazine. Bryce’s firm work is now Dow Chemical instead of focuses on civil rights, small business Rohm and Haas Co., which got bought advocacy, and representation of 2001  out. I am at the same manufacturing nonprofit organizations. Paige Olek Ingelsby facility in Croydon, Pa., as Dan Keri Grunther Brady gave birth to 1321 Statesman Road Connolly ’02.” Meghan Jean Dec. 19. She was 7 Norristown, PA 19403 Jessica also writes that she and her pounds, 10 ounces, and 21 inches [email protected] husband welcomed their second long. Meghan joins big sister Kayla, daughter, Claire Elizabeth, May 11. who celebrated her second birthday President: Sara Viehman Diehl She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. in June. Sara Hoffmann Joy was Fund Manager: Jessica talked with a few fellow alumni: preparing to welcome her second Rebecca Waxman Kaufman Kathy Gelato is finishing her postdoc daughter at the end of August. Sara’s Reunion Chair: Nicholas M. Groch in Germany and will be there at least 2-year-old daughter, Madeline, cannot until the end of the year; Christine wait to be a big sister! Please keep the wonderful updates Kelleher Childress is expecting her Sarah Ferraro was set to finish her coming. Feel free to friend me on first child; andBecky Chmielowski is postdoctoral in late August. Facebook or email me. engaged to her boyfriend, Tim. James Abels writes that he has Michelle Bastinelli Cuvo reports: Bruce Edwards writes: “I practice launched a web video news network, “In May 2009, I completed my child welfare law in the Baltimore, Md.

110 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 2001–2003 area. I am actually a court-appointed ClassChris Scott reports Notes that he and his manager for Bristol-Myers Squibb, attorney for abused and neglected fiancée, Jessica Ostroff, to whom he Princeton, N.J. She is excited to report youth. My career is definitely a lot to proposed in February, planned a that she enjoys her new job and also handle, but the joy that I help bring to November wedding. celebrated her five-year wedding families by ensuring the welfare of Abbey Santoro Goff reports that anniversary in August 2009. MaryKate’s children is priceless. On June 19, I she and her husband, Matt, welcomed daughter turned 2 this November. was married in Cancun, Mexico. We their second child, Emma James, Dan Fitzgerald got engaged honeymooned in the Riviera de Maya in May 17. Emma was 9 pounds, 4½ to Cathy Pushchak, who attended Mexico. A big shout-out goes to Kenya ounces, and 21¼ inches long. Her Syracuse University. They plan to marry Allen ’02, who served as a groomsman big brother, William, now 3 years old, next fall. for my big day. My wife is an assistant cannot get enough of her. Sara Yevics is engaged to Alexander attorney general for the Maryland Maria Fekete Brugg and her Beccia. They planned an October Department of Health and Mental husband, Jordan ’03, welcomed their wedding. Hygiene. We met while working on first child, Adeline Grace, July 21. She Michael Muffley is engaged to related projects at court in Baltimore.” was 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and 17¾ Alissa Grell, and they plan to wed in Bruce Adcock writes: “My wife, inches long. September. Mousam Kayastha Adcock, and I had Don’t forget to email or Facebook Ryan Fullerton was set to marry our first baby boy, Rayhan Kayastha me with your updates. Pam Vogt Sept. 25 in Hackettstown, Adcock, Feb. 4. In early July, we were N.J. Joe Carson and Dylan Noyes in Nepal, Mousam’s home country, planned to be in the wedding party. where we celebrated Rayhan’s rice- 2003 Erin North is excited to announce feeding ceremony (see photo online). Liza Lesser that she passed her professional We live in Columbus, Ohio. Mousam [email protected] engineer exam in April. is an architect at Acock Associates Kate Curcio, Sue Ferry Hoey, Architects. I am finishing my Ph.D. President: Morgan Albus Mooney Beth Gulotta, Jenna Menard, and Jill in computer science and look forward Fund Manager: Melissa Mitchell Pizarro Tibbs got together for a beach weekend to graduating this December.” Reunion Chair: Alison Ahart Williams in Brigantine, N.J. Kate Curcio lives in As for me, I started a new job in Web Page Administrator: Bethlehem, Pa., where she is a lawyer. April at CBIZ Insurance Services in Michael De Lisi, She enjoys traveling, including to San Plymouth Meeting, Pa. I work as a [email protected] Francisco to visit Jessica Hammett. Sue marketing associate in the property Ferry Hoey is now happily married and and casualty business unit for the Mid- Emily Myers Royle writes that she lives with her husband, Brian, and dog, Atlantic region. My husband, Mike, and Chris ’04 “welcomed a baby boy, Bogey, in Brigantine. She received her and I were also expecting our first William Jacob, Jan. 19. Chris took a licensed professional counselor degree little one in October! new job at Boeing, which relocated us and is working toward her doctorate back to the Philly area, near John and in clinical psychology at Chestnut Hill Alyson Gross ’04 Ricketts and Mark College, Philadelphia. Beth Gulotta 2002 Brault and Elizabeth Hallowell ’04. A received her master’s in public relations Christine D. Socha few of us got together to celebrate Katie and corporate communications at New (908) 451-9159 Fina’s graduation from Widener Law York University and is back to school for [email protected] School in May. She resides in Philly and her second master’s in counseling. She was studying for the bar this summer. lives in New Rochelle, N.Y., with her President: Clifford C. Michaels Katie Schrack Poor was selected chief twin sister and is training for her first half Fund Manager: Cara E. Belardi resident of ophthalmology at Temple Ironman in San Diego. Jenna Menard Reunion Chair: Tracy Kirwan Fay Medical Center. Dana Emerson lives in New York City, where she works Web Page Administrator: Cartwright is set to finish her master’s as a makeup artist. Represented by the Christine D. Socha in environmental policy at Oxford Art Department agency, she works University this fall and plans to work for fashion designers, magazines, and On May 1, Lindsay Carifi married PJ in the U.K. after that.” celebrity clients. Her work has given Mingle at a beautiful ceremony and fun Peter Susi and his wife, Meg, her the opportunity to travel all over reception in Winter Haven, Fla. Other welcomed their second little boy, Aiden the world including Iceland, Japan, and Lafayette alums in attendance included John, May 3. Peru. She completed the New York City her father, Vincent Carifi ’67, and Crystal Taylor gave birth to a Marathon in 2009 and trained to run her sister, Lisa Carifi Giglio ’95, beautiful little girl, Taylor Mackenna in 2010. Jill Tibbs is married and lives plus Kaye Powell, Heather Vaughan, Torres, in April. in New Jersey. She got her master’s in Lauren Comer Formento ’01, Andy Amanda Carey Faulkner is teaching and is a fourth grade teacher in and Megan Dolan Grover, Lauren pleased to announce that daughter Ridgewood, N.J. She received tenure and Schwartz ’03, Ned and Melissa Adrienne was born healthy and looked forward to a new school year with Fiorelli Allis, and me. The couple, happy June 21. new students. These friends missed Kara who honeymooned in Hawaii, lives in MaryKate Giufurta Burd started Henry, who was unable to make the trip. Jacksonville. a new job as an associate drug supply Kara lives in Boston, where she is a high

FALL 2010 • lafayette 111 2003–2005 school teacher and coaches both girls’ maidClass of honor Hannah Notes Tuson ’06, toward an MBA at George Washington diving and boys’ lacrosse. She has taught bridesmaid Megan Fromuth ’06, Tom University. for four years and continues to further Brennan ’06, Mike Kauffman ’05, Please keep the updates coming, and her education by taking graduate courses Nick ’06 and Kirby Waldinger ’07 I encourage you to follow Lafayette in history. Baldwin, Mark Wells ’05, Nick — especially Lafayette sports — on I spent the July Fourth weekend Birosik ’06, and Charlie Mellina ’06. Twitter. It’s a great way to feel like you in Philadelphia, where I caught up Shara Gregory married Robert are still on campus. with Carrie Chaitt and Alex Pelberg Schopf Aug. 4, 2007. Shara teaches Slawter ’02. German for the Palisades School Thanks to everyone who continues District in Kinthersville, Pa. 2005 to email me with updates. Keep it Cassandra Appel and Robert Catherine A. Hobby up! Many classmates sent pictures Frederickson of Charlestown, Mass., 29 Rowan Road of their weddings, babies, and other were set to marry Sept. 4. Cassandra is Chatham, NJ 07928 celebrations; you can view them on a senior consultant with NaviNet, a (973) 769-0012 the Lafayette web site. health care information technology [email protected] company in Cambridge, Mass. Robert holds bachelor’s degrees in computer President: Lee M. Goldfarb 2004 science and business from George Fund Manager: Lee M. Goldfarb David R. Norton Washington University and a law Reunion Chair: Erin C. McKan 3415 B. Holmead Place NW degree from Boston College. He is an Web Page Administrator: Open Washington, D.C. 20010 attorney with Goodwin Proctor in [email protected] Boston. You know it is fall when a few things Vincent Ross and Sarah Barnes were happen: the air gets cooler, the leaves President: Alex L. Karapetian set to marry Oct. 3 in Jamestown, N.C. change color, and Lafayette Magazine Fund Managers: Vincent has been a longtime employee shows up in your mailbox! Megan Longo Villanella, of Catalent Pharma Solutions. The Thanks again to everyone who Christine L. Bender couple lives in Cary, N.C. submitted updates, and please continue Reunion Chair: Amy A. Giacobone Danielle DeVita and Springfield to do so! College alumnus Michael McWilliams Richard Jackson is engaged to After reading the last issue of Lafayette planned to wed Oct. 30 in New York Danielle Bovelle (Muhlenberg ’05). Magazine, I realized that I must get City. The couple will wed July 16. Please back to campus. Lafayette has so many Amy Magos and Craig Alexander send an update and pictures after the development projects in the works that are engaged and will marry Sept. 10 in wedding. parts of the campus are unrecognizable New Jersey. Matthew Hontz wed Lori Carita in from when we left almost seven years ago. Alyssa Picchini moved to August. Lindsay DiBiase was married Casey Wyant Remer and husband Washington, D.C., where she is a fellow to Eric Saccullo Aug. 14 in a gorgeous Matt ’02 welcomed their first child, with the American Association for the ceremony with numerous Lafayette son Arlo Harrison, May 10. Advancement of Science and works alumni in attendance. Please send Stephanie Napolitano Mejia and in science policy regarding anti- pictures for the next update. husband John welcomed their first bioterrorism in conjunction with the Kelly Foran and Mike Tuller were child, Michael Louis, May 31. Department of Health and Human married Aug. 14 at St. Joseph’s Church, We have already printed the Class Services. Philadelphia, Pa. The reception was of 2032 shirts for both future ’Pards. Brian Clark was promoted to held at The Grand Ballroom of the Kristen Gibbons married Nicholas project manager in the office of the Bellevue in Philadelphia. Feden Dec. 19. The happy couple president at the University of Chicago. Steve Connlain was married July 10 embarked on a cruise to the Bahamas Brian is responsible for furthering the to Alecia White (Towson ’07) in in August. Kristen graduated from planning and implementation of the Moorestown, N.J. Jay Amarillo was Temple University Beasley School of University’s global initiatives, including Steve’s best man, and fellow Lafayette Law this year and clerks for a judge. the development of two international alumni in attendance were Stephanie She is licensed in New Jersey and research centers in Beijing and New Benash, Jakub Pritz, Derek ’04 and Pennsylvania. Delhi. Melissa Mitchell ’03 Pizarro, Daniele Jim Sarruda married Tara Sheedy Garret Nicodemus earned a Ph.D. Menard ’06, Brandon Cochenour ’06 July 3 in Albany, N.Y. Dave in chemical and biological engineering ’03, Carrie Abildgaard ’04, and JB Homsher served as best man, and Ross from the University of Colorado– Worster ’08. Dodd and Dave Phillips served as Boulder in November 2009. A Shanette Leree and Liam- groomsmen. Dave Norton, Lance professional research associate in the Lovestone Senam Yao ’06 were Leimberg, Chris Mack, and Michelle department, he works on course married Dec. 12 in Upper Marlboro, Ferguson Homsher also attended, materials for active teaching styles. Md. The couple resides in Fairfax, Va., along with fellow Leopards from other Brandon Ripley is the project where Shanette works for the National years, including groomsman Jeremy manager for Forrester Construction in Academy of Public Administration as a ’05 and wife Liz Cassidy ’05 Cooke, Rockville, Md., and has started working research associate.

112 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 2005–2006 Robert McEwen finished his Ph.D. ClassI reside in Bethlehem, Notes Pa., and work unveiled the new 2011 Jaguar XJ and in mathematics at the University of as a special education teacher at the celebrated the achievement of Virginia and will be starting a position Centennial School of Lehigh University. individuals who are advancing the at the National Ground Intelligence I am taking a few graduate courses in diversity agenda in America. Wow, Center soon. Robert also became educational leadership at Lehigh as well, Nkosi and Nkrumah, we want signed engaged to Amanda Driscoll ’06, despite the fact that I already obtained a copies of your books and invitations in early October. master’s in special education in 2008. to next year’s bash! On the baby front, Caitlin Sullivan I think I am subconsciously trying to In professional and academic news, Allen and husband Adam ’04 were remain a lifelong student and never Nicole Black was admitted to the expecting a beautiful baby boy around grow up! If you are ever in the Lehigh Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Nov. 5. Adam got a new job closer to Valley, please call me. New York bar associations. She works home, still working as a civil engineer, Please send me updates at any time at Clair & Gjertsen in Scarsdale, N.Y., and Caitlin teaches chemistry and during the year! A special thanks to which handles foreclosures and coaches tennis. Please be sure to everyone who sent updates. Always bankruptcies. Andrew Genco moved send pictures with your next update. remember: We are ’05, we do what from Missoula, Mont., to Fort Collins, Samanatha Lucas-Walley and we want. Colo., to attend graduate school at husband Scott had their first baby, Colorado State University. Liam Yao Harrison Peter, April 6. He weighed is pursuing an MBA at American 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 2006  University in Washington, D.C., 22 inches long. Eiko Suzuki and lives in Fairfax. Va., with his Kate Robbins works at Lafayette 161 E. 96th St., Apt. 5D wife, Shanette Leree Yao ’05. and is enrolled in a psychology New York, NY 10128 Jenna Breslin graduated from the certificate program at the Wescoe (917) 599-6672 University of Illinois College of School of Muhlenberg College. While [email protected] Veterinary Medicine this past spring. Kate works on her education, Michelle She works as an associate veterinarian Railsback graduated summa cum laude President: Kelly E. Barrows at the Animal Hospital of West Lake in May from San Francisco State Fund Managers: Kelly E. Barrows, Forest and is engaged to boyfriend University with her master’s in public Melissa J. Spitz Justin Peterson, who works for the administration. Reunion Chair: Melissa J. Spitz Chicago Bears. She is excited to be When Erin McKan isn’t attending Web Page Administrator: David G. planning a wedding for summer 2011. baseball games in Maryland with me, Glasser, [email protected] Kristine Kath is a new homeowner in she lives in Washington, D.C. In August, Phoenix, Ariz., where she works as an Erin started graduate school at George Hello from your new class occupational therapist in a school Washington University for her master’s correspondent! It is tough to fillAmy district and does pediatric home health in higher education administration. In Schwartz’s shoes after four years of her and hospital work on the side. When July, she completed her first triathlon in engaging updates, but I will try! Thanks she is not busy working, she cools off in 1 hour, 45 minutes. for keeping us connected, Amy, and her swimming pool with her two dogs Jack Furlong informed me that he good luck with your studies at the and kitten to beat the Arizona heat. is finishing his second year leading the University of Medicine and Dentistry Kristine was back on the East Coast last pep band in support of our Lafayette of New Jersey. summer for Katie Rose and Matt athletes. Jack also took over the job of Since Amy’s last update, our Gately’s wedding. running the percussion ensemble for accomplished class kept our minds and Colleen Walsh married Marc the fall semester while Professor Larry bodies busy, traveled the world, and Cardella June 5 in Spring Lake, N.J. The Stockton is on sabbatical. On the reached exciting milestones. Nkosi alums who celebrated their nuptials were baseball front, Jack completed year four Aberdeen celebrated the launch of Claire Bourquin ’07, Christine Burke of New Jersey certified umpiring and his second book, Home of Jahism: the ’07, Steve Caruso, Maureen was wrapping up year two as manager 019696910 Spiritual Path of Creation, Weissmueller Costello ’05, Laura of the Hopewell Valley Senior Babe Lifeforce and 9Movement, published in Danberg, William Dietz, Jared Ruth team, featuring top players from July. His degrees in anthropology & Doucette, Austin Holtsclaw, Gregory the Pennington, N.J., area, ages 15–19. sociology and Africana Studies played Heitmann ’09, Lauren Hugel, Michael Jack is an animated umpire apparently, an integral part in his achievement. Johnson, John Jorizzo, Alex Kenney, as he dislocated his shoulder calling a Check out his other book, A Caribbean Jonathan Kurz ’05, Kristen Linderoth player out at home plate! Most Footballer’s Guide to Study Abroad, ’10, Kristan Lucas, Nick Masluk, important, The Jack Furlong Quartet, available on Amazon.com. Nkrumah Kristin Rhebergen, Matthew featuring Sean Gough ’09, Pat Kelley Pierre also earned press in the form Robinson ’05, Bud Rose ’72, Matthew ’09, and John O’Keefe ’96, was set to of prestigious articles about a July 11 Spencer ’05, Michael Slattery ’08, record an album in August and will play soiree in The Hamptons, N.Y., that his Tacie Steidel, Laurel Waterhouse, Eric a huge release concert on the main PLG Consulting Group organized with Wilson ’09, and Michael Xanthopoulos. stage in Morris R. Williams Center for Jaguar and the marketing consultancy The couple sent us a lovely photo (see the Arts Friday, Feb. 4. Get free tickets Diversity Affluence. The inaugural online) from the wedding, which could for the event at the Lafayette box office. brunch series and awards presentation easily be mistaken for a Lafayette reunion,

FALL 2010 • lafayette 113 2006–2009 with all those alums in attendance! Class Notes Montclair State University, which she Colleen graduated from Wake Forest 2008 will finish in May. This fall also marks University School of Medicine in May Lauren Steinitz Jaclyn’s second year as assistant field and moved to Charlotte, N.C., to start 1530 Spruce St., Apt. 325 hockey coach at Montclair. her residency at Carolinas Medical Philadelphia, PA 19102-4513 Jacquelyn Marchese is an Center. Marc works as a senior fund (206) 459-0687 environmental analyst at CSC in administrator for TIAA-CREF. [email protected] Alexandria, Va. In her spare time, she I had the pleasure of seeing Claire trains for marathons, which included Bourquin and Jared Doucette when President: Carolyn R. Romney running in the Disney World Marathon Kristen Rabuck and Cedric Lourie Fund Managers: Steven T. Roe, last fall. She is also a member of a semi- tied the knot May 30. Among the Andrew L. Stella professional women’s soccer team in guests were Mike Altmeier ’04, Reunion Chair: Amanda L. Niederauer Virginia, which plays teams throughout Brendan Carroll, Mike Kent ’07, Web Administrator: Stefan J. McVeigh, the southeastern coast. Alex Kharaz, Andy Phillips ’05, and [email protected] I completed my first year in Arcadia Conor Stephens ’07. Alex Kharaz also University’s doctorate of physical attended the March 20 wedding of therapy program, and I spent the fall in Maureen Coleman and Kris Bower, 2009 Idaho on my first clinical rotation. along with Melissa Boskey, Danielle Colleen Sullivan Please continue to send updates. Martin, Tim Nish, Siobhan Pattwell, 3 Dunhill Road Matt Phillips ’07, Jason Richman Jackson, NJ 08527 ’08, Amy Schwartz, and me. [email protected] 2010 The award for the best summer Marie A. Garofalo vacation goes to Mike Xanthopoulos for President: Arthur P. Ernst Jr. [email protected] seeing all of Team USA’s games at the Fund Manager: Sarah E. Maxwell World Cup in South Africa, including Reunion Chair: TarynAnn H. Barry President: Jeffrey D. Zimmer the wild win against Algeria that sent Web Administrator: Robert A. Follett, Fund Manager: Teevrat Garg them through to the Round of 16! [email protected] Reunion Chair: Gabriel M. Rivera Mike also is leaving his job as senior Web Page Administrator: hedge fund analyst at Cambridge Gina Colaizzo and Kathleen Brandon S. Gold, Associates to pursue his MBA full time Kretzmer matriculated in the [email protected] at Carroll School of Management at BSN to MSN Nursing program Boston College. at Johns Hopkins University in To the recent graduates of Lafayette I handle the communications for Baltimore. Upon completion of College, and in the words of Elle incredibly innovative aviation companies the program, they will both be Woods: We did it! I hope everyone has at the PR agency Edelman, and I live nurse practitioners. dried off from what was an exciting yet in New York City. I am lucky to be Stephanie Ernestus started at the rainy graduation day in May. reporting all of your great achievements, State University of New York–Albany By June 1, I had started my job with so please keep in touch. I look forward this fall in the clinical psychology a television show on WFMZ, the local to updates and photos! Ph.D. program. Her program will network in the Lehigh Valley and eastern last until 2015, so if anyone is up in Pennsylvania. I quickly moved to Albany, please visit Stephanie. Northampton, Pa., since my office is in 2007 Julie McNeish completed her first Bethlehem. Since graduating, I joined Jillian M. Gaeta year at the University of Connecticut the Northern New Jersey Tri Delta [email protected] School of Dental Medicine. She Alumnae Chapter, I attend many events performed rigorous research this with the Lehigh Valley Chamber of President: Meghan J. Hargrave summer at UConn and looked Commerce, and I get to share in the Fund Managers: Carli A. Siger, forward to her school year this fall. excitement of being a Lafayette alumna Matthew J. Potter Lauren Jones is a financial with my mom, Angela DiChiara Reunion Chair: Lauren M. Fisher control specialist at J.P. Morgan in Garofalo ’82, and my aunt, Maria Web Page Administrator: Wilmington, Del. She has the DiChiara Campolattaro ’90. Frank R. Giannelli III, opportunity to travel, including Our class president, Jeff Zimmer, [email protected] spending two weeks in London! has been working since June at The Lauren loves her job, and all of the Solidarity Center in Washington, D.C., interesting people she has met as a program assistant for the Middle East through work. and North Africa. He also started at Paul Sommers works at the American University this fall, pursuing American Institute for History a master’s degree in international affairs, Education and has begun his Middle East studies. Ally Lando is master’s in guidance counseling. pursuing a Ph.D in organic chemistry Jaclyn DiSanti continues to pursue with Dr. Amir Hoveyda at Boston her master’s in industrial psychology at College. Dennis Waldron lives in

114 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu 2009–2010 Hampton, Va., near the NASA Langley CaliforniaClass working forNotes Proximity Theatre, working on his master’s in teaching. Research Center, where he is pursuing his Liz Witmer headed back to Pennsylvania After graduation, Sarah Mulford Ph.D in electrical engineering at the in September and now works at InterAct traveled for three weeks in Europe, National Institute of Aerospace through a Theatre in Philadelphia. visiting Greece, Italy, Spain, France, program with the University of Virginia. Alyson Fitzpatrick is a case and England. She now works as a Since September, Sara Peterson has manager at St. Mary’s Villa for corporate sales assistant at Polo Ralph been teaching English to children in Children and Families in Ambler, Pa. Lauren in Midtown Manhattan. Julia Beauvais, France, with a program by the Wystan Carswell spent her summer Bateman works as an account executive French Embassy in Washington, D.C., in Philadelphia, training at the Undine in advertising sales for CBS Radio in and the French Ministry of Education. Barge Club to continue her career in Philadelphia. The program lasts for nine months. competitive rowing. She competed at Anthony Romanoski, Andrew Jonathan Werkmeister headed to the the Royal Canadian Henley, an Kotsopey, Laura Bochner, Billy Austrian Alps in October on a Fulbright international regatta, in August. Wystan Kingston, Jenn Bell ’11, Bryan teaching grant. He teaches high school now lives in Massachusetts, where she is McAtee ’11, and Tom Voltz ’09 students in the town of Irdning until June. pursuing a master’s in structural converted a 1982 Blue Bird Mini Bus Amanda Pisetzner now calls New engineering at UMass–Amherst. into a motor home and took a road trip York City home, where she works as Rob Curley and Mark Leggiero to 12 national parks over the summer. an executive assistant for a nonprofit are members of the Carlstad Crusaders Their five-week trip took them through organization called Computers for of Sweden, a European football team. 21 states and one province in Canada. Youth. Austin Kennedy is the assistant Curley led the team to a 27–0 victory Romanoski is pursuing a master’s to the program manager with the Blue over the London Blitz in June, which degree in geology at Texas Tech. Mountain Project in Hagley Gap, St. advanced the team to the championship Kingston is working toward a master’s Thomas, Jamaica. This nongovernment game of the European Federation of in civil engineering. Voltz is pursuing a organization works in education, American Football Cup. Both were master’s in civil engineering at Penn economic development, water systems, stars on the Lafayette football team. State. Kotsopey is searching for a job in and health. Hannah Smock works in In addition, another former football engineering, and Bochner is searching Washington, D.C., for CitiHope player, Evan Nardone, moved to for a job in land conservation. International, a nongovernment LaGrange, Ga., where he is an assistant I wish the Class of 2010 good luck! organization. football coach for the LaGrange I look forward to further wonderful After spending the summer in College Panthers. Nardone is also is updates in the future.

FALL 2010 • lafayette 115 Experience Homecoming 2010!

Alumni Summer College at Lafayette

July 21-24, 2011

Come back to campus for a three-day academic immersion. Expect the lectures to be challenging and thought-provoking, the mood lively and informal, the classroom intimate and engaging—expect the Lafayette experience. And there will be plenty of free time to explore the campus, exercise, visit the College Store, or just unwind.

For information on the exciting plans for next summer and highlights of last year’s inaugural Alumni Summer College, visit alumnicollege.lafayette.edu.

Office of Alumni Affairs (610) 330-5040 1-800-LAFAYETTE (outside Pennsylvania) View the photo galleries at [email protected] homecoming.lafayette.edu.

116 lafayette • FALL 2010 For full version and photos, see Lafayette Magazine online – http://magazine.lafayette.edu