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Dr. Frank L. Douglas ’66 is the recipient of the Dr. Costel Denson ’56 Award.

New Program Celebrates Alums

What was the toughest part of creating a new program to recog- The Outstanding Entrepreneur Award recipient demonstrated nize Lehigh’s most successful alumni? Selecting just six among 85,000! high achievement in the managing of an enterprise. Patrice Banks ’02 The Distinguished Alumni Awards debuted Oct. 25 at the Leader- is founder and CEO of Girls Auto Clinic, a full-service auto repair center ship Recognition Dinner during Founder’s Weekend. The awards rec- and beauty salon in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, that caters to wom- ognize outstanding achievement among alumni, honoring those who en. Her 2015 TEDx Talk was titled How I Plan on Disrupting the Auto had an impact in their industries and communities. A list of amazing Industry in Red Heels. Her story has been featured in O, The Oprah candidates was identifed by Lehigh alumni and staf, and the recip- Magazine; Time; Hufngton Post and The New York Times, among ients were selected by volunteer leaders of several of our advisory others. She has appeared on CBS This Morning, NPR’s Fresh Air with boards and councils. Terry Gross and in commercials for Ford, Dell and Lean Cuisine. The Young Alumni Award recipient graduated within the past The Excellence in Industry Award recipient demonstrat- 15 years and achieved extraordinary success in leadership. As director ed high achievement in managing a for-proft organization. Ann of environmental services and chief sustainability ofcer for the City Lewnes ’83 ’22P is executive vice president and chief marketing of Hoboken, New Jersey, Jennifer Gonzalez ’08 ’09G advances sus- ofcer at Adobe. She has received the American Marketing Asso- tainability and resiliency initiatives in priority areas including rainfall ciation’s Hall of Fame award and was inducted into the American fooding, energy, drinking water infrastructure, natural resources and Advertising Association’s Hall of Achievement. Lewnes is among waste management. Forbes’ 2019 list of the World’s Most Infuential CMOs and Business The Dr. Costel Denson ’56 Award recipient demonstrated lead- Insider’s list of the 25 Most Innovative CMOs in the World. She also ership in increasing diversity in the workplace and educational insti- serves on Mattel’s board of directors. tutions. Dr. Frank L. Douglas ’66 is a longtime veteran in the feld of The Lifetime Commitment to Lehigh Award recipient demon- health care, pharmaceutical research and entrepreneurial endeavors. strated lifelong leadership and service to Lehigh. James B. Swenson He is a Fulbright Scholar; author; and winner of numerous accolades ’59 ’15GP ’17GP worked at Price Waterhouse (now PwC) for 34 years, including the Black History Makers Award, the Center for Medicine then as a major and principal gifts ofcer for Lehigh until his retire- in the Public Interest Odyssey Award, the National Organization for ment in 2018. His passion for Lehigh encouraged countless alumni the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engi- and friends to reengage or provide transformative gifts. For his dedi- neers Lifetime Achievement Award, the Geofrey Beene Foundation’s cation to Lehigh, he also has earned the Eugene G. Grace 1899 Award, Rock Star of Science Award and the American Heart Association’s the Class Alumni Award and the James Ward Packard ME 1884 Award. Louis B. Russell Memorial Award. Stay tuned to our social media channels for videos of the recipi- The Public Service Award recipient made extraordinary con- ents and more information on nominating your Lehigh classmates tributions in the public sector or nonproft and civic arena. Ben next year! Gucciardi ’05 ’06G is founder of Soccer Without Borders (SWB), a nonproft that aims to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change. He Sincerely, was honored as a White House Champion of Change for World Refu- Jennifer Cunningham gee Day 2015. SWB has received the global FIFA Diversity Award, the Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award and the Wharton Email me at School of Business’ Lipman Family Prize. [email protected]

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SPOTLIGHT

pus—a project fueled by GO. The ALUMNI Maida family also has supported EVENTS the Lehigh Fund and launched initiatives to beneft students, including a scholarship fund and All alumni, parents and an international internship fund. friends are welcome at They also helped transform Wil- Lehigh events. Find the liams Hall into the university’s complete calendar online anytime at mylehigh. global hub. lehigh.edu/events. Shah, founder and CEO of Vistex, received EY’s Entre- ALUMNI PROFILES preneur Of The Year® Midwest RIVALRY James R. Maida and Sanjay Shah Nov. 23, 2019 2019 Award in the technology Goodman Stadium category. He was recognized for and 60-plus locations his development and design of a nationwide new category of software, as well The 155th edition of the Maida, Shah Awarded Regional as his two decades of leadership most-played rivalry in all in pioneering software that en- of college football will ables organizations to better de- take place at Lehigh. For EY Entrepreneur Of The Year ticket information, visit ploy their products and services LehighSports.com/tickets. Two prominent Lehigh alumni, James R. Maida ’85 ’17P ’19P and through Go-to-Market programs. Can’t make the game? Sanjay Shah ’89 MBA, were awarded the prestigious EY Entrepreneur Vistex has 21 ofces and 1,500 Check the alumni events Of The Year® award for their region in June. employees worldwide. calendar for a Le-Laf The Entrepreneur Of The Year® program, founded by Ernst & Young “I’m honored to be the re- telecast party near you! in 1986, recognizes the endeavors of innovators in more than 60 countries cipient of this award,” said whose products and services redefne how people work, live and play. In Shah, a member of the College GIVING DAY November, the award committee will announce a national recipient of Business Dean’s Advisory March 5, 2020 among the regional winners who will go on to represent the United States Council. “Vistex started 20 Get ready for the 24-hour- at the international competition in June 2020. years ago when I saw a void in long effort to rally the “James and Sanjay are the epitome of what can be achieved when you the enterprise resource plan- Lehigh community in a celebration of support for couple a Lehigh education with a great idea,” said John D. Simon ’19P. “We ning market. Since then, Vistex the university. are proud of their entrepreneurial spirit and thrilled that they have re- has transformed from being ceived this honor.” the ‘largest software enterprise REUNION Maida, cofounder, president and CEO of Gaming Laboratories Inter- company in Chicago that no REGISTRATION national (GLI), earned the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® New Jersey one has heard of’ to becoming OPENS! 2019 Award in the business services category. GLI has more than 1,300 the Midwest’s answer to Silicon March 16, 2020 employees throughout six continents and provides testing and certifca- Valley in enterprise software Campus tion services to regulators, suppliers and operators in the gaming indus- and technology.” Mark your calendars to try. Maida was recognized for excelling in innovation, fnancial perfor- Shah earned his MBA at Le- register early and get a mance and his personal commitment to GLI and the local community. high and is a proponent of life- big discount on this year’s Reunion–June 4-7, 2020. “I am both humbled and honored to receive this most prestigious long learning. In 2017, he com- award,” said Maida, a Lehigh University Board of Trustees member and mitted a $5 million gift to the campaign cochair for GO: The Campaign for Lehigh. “It was a privilege campaign to elevate the execu- to be numbered among such an outstanding group of fnalists, each of tive education program in the whom displayed exceptional entrepreneurial talent and vision.” College of Business. The gift will Maida earned his computer science engineering degree at Lehigh. He be recognized in the new Lehigh said the university taught him the problem-solving and real-life skills he business facility by the estab- needed to fgure things out on his own. Part of three generations of Lehigh lishment of a space for the Vistex alumni, he and his wife, Sharon, are continuing their family’s legacy with Institute for Executive Learning a $5 million gift to name one of the six New Residential Houses on cam- and Research.— Dawn Thren ’21P

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From left: Ben Gucciardi ’05 ’06G, Patrice Banks ’02, Ann Lewnes ’83 ’22P, Dr. Frank L. Douglas ’66, James B. Swenson ’59 ’15GP ’17GP, and Jennifer S. Gonzalez ’08 ’09G JOHN KISH IV Lehigh Honors 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners

During a special evening at Lehigh University, six entrepreneur in the feld of pharmaceutical research, 2019 DISTINGUISHED alumni from across the country were honored for the was the recipient of the Dr. Costel Denson ’56 Award. ALUMNI AWARD extraordinary achievements and impact they are mak- Douglas, who received a standing ovation, said he is es- RECIPIENTS ing while leading lives of consequence. President John pecially honored to receive the award because it keeps Young Alumni Award D. Simon ’19P presented the Distinguished Alumni the name of Dr. Denson—the frst African American to Jennifer S. Gonzalez ’08 ’09G Awards at Lehigh’s frst Leadership Recognition Din- graduate from Lehigh—from being forgotten. Dr. Costel Denson ’56 Award ner on Oct. 25 to Jennifer S. Gonzalez ’08 ’09G, Dr. “I want to thank everyone for this award because Dr. Frank L. Douglas ’66 Frank L. Douglas ’66, Ben Gucciardi ’05 ’06G, Patrice you have allowed me to be a torchbearer for those pio- Banks ’02, Ann Lewnes ’83 ’22P and James B. Swen- neers who came before me,” Douglas said. Public Service Award Ben Gucciardi ’05 ’06G son ’59 ’15GP ’17GP. The new awards program rec- Lifetime Commitment to Lehigh Award recipient ognizes exceptional achievements among alumni in James B. Swenson ’59 ’15GP ’17GP, who has served Le- Outstanding categories that uplift people, programs and industry. high since his graduation, also credited those before Entrepreneur Award Simon also inducted new members to Leadership him for inspiring him to stay close to his alma mater. Patrice Banks ’02 Plaza in recognition of their donating more than $1 “From the very beginning, I was fortunate to have Excellence in million to the university. Several inductees and their wonderful mentors to keep me actively involved with Industry Award family members joined the ceremony held in Iacoc- the university, to be engaged in a variety of activities, Ann Lewnes ’83 ’22P ca Hall, which fttingly took place during Founder’s and to stay tuned in to what’s happening and what is Lifetime Commitment Weekend. In addition to being recognized during needed at Lehigh,” Swenson said. to Lehigh Award the event, inductees’ names have been engraved on Founder’s Weekend, which commemorates Le- James B. Swenson ’59 ’15GP the stone benches of Leadership Plaza outside of the high’s founder Asa Packer, was expanded into a full ’17GP Alumni Memorial Building. weekend of festivities that included the Volunteer “Lehigh’s reputation continues to grow because of Summit; Brown and White BBQ; groundbreaking on the impact our alumni are making in their workplac- the new Health, Science and Technology building; the es, in their communities, and on campus,” said Simon. Family Fest Tailgate and Family Weekend activities. Watch videos about each “They inspire today’s students by exemplifying what’s —Cynthia Tintorri of the award recipients at possible with a Lehigh degree.” See page 40 for more information about this GOcampaign.lehigh.edu/ Dr. Frank Douglas ’66, a respected scientist and year’s awards and recipients. alumniawards

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27 years. His wife is deceased. forward to a long, fun life in Arizo- He now lives in Kirkwood, N.Y., na. They have a son, daughter and with his son, Dan. granddaughter, all nearby. Note: The response to my Bill Murray called: He is still mailing was only one for ffteen in Sugar Land, Texas, fghting LEHIGH DISPATCH with two “returned to sender.” neuropathy. After graduation he I’ll try again with a larger batch. went to work for Bechtel Corp., Editor’s note: Welcome to Lehigh Dispatch, where you can fnd I don’t send to people I have but was drafted and spent 11 out what your fellow alums are up to. Thanks to our dedicated already heard from. months in South Korea as a ve- correspondents for the work you do to keep our extended I just heard from Treva Bev- hicle nursemaid. He returned to Lehigh community together. Please send Class Notes to your ier, wife of our classmate, Lou Bechtel and earned two patents Bevier. She writes to remind us on pump design. He moved from class correspondent, or, if unsure the class to which the news that Lou was an IE major. After Houston to Oakland, Los An- applies, send to [email protected]. working for others, Lou struck geles and Savannah, Ga., before out on his own, founding Bevco retiring to Sugar Land. In 1993, Inc. During Lou’s working years, at 62, he competed in the Mas- Dick MacAdams, their ambitious construction they lived in Dover, Mass., Old ter’s Diving Competition, diving 7066 Edinburgh program. I also have been a Bennington, Vt., Barrington, from the 10-meter board! Bill ’46 Drive, Lambert- volunteer for many years at R.I., and Ocean Reef, Fla. Sadly, mentioned that Jim Reed is still ville, MI 48144. (734) 856-1097 a private school: the Waldorf for the last three years Lou has working as a fnancial advisor for (H); [email protected] School of Baltimore. I turned 90 been at Grand Oaks Memory somebody in Los Angeles and a couple of weeks ago and I am in Care Unit in Palm City, Fla. Lou that Bob Kradoska is alive and Dick Allen, good health and continuing my sufers from vascular dementia. well in the Philadelphia area. 15010 Shell Point volunteer work at the school. Editor’s note: Apologies Bob Arndt wrote: “My ’51Blvd., Fort Myers, “Sadly, I never found time to to Tom Dowdell, who we degree was in civil engineering, FL 33908. (239) 482-5755 (H); get married and now at the end incorrectly reported was a followed by a 25-year career with [email protected] of my life it leaves a big hole in Chi Psi brother. He is a Sigma Bethlehem Steel. I worked on Hank Bauer wrote in April: my daily activities. Such is life Chi brother. His phone several major projects: the Walt “Hello Dick, and some of the choices we make number is 701-809-5304. Whitman Bridge in Philadelphia, “I don’t think we ever met while as we go along. Not too many of Madison Square Garden and the I was at Lehigh so many years ago our classmates are left behind, Bill Erdman, Metropolitan Opera House in in the late 40s and for graduation but I look back on my days at (407) 644-0391; NYC and the Seabrook Nuclear in 1951. I was an exchange student Lehigh with fond memories. I ’52 1171 Willa Vista Power Station in N.H. I think from Germany back in those believe in 1950 we had an unde- Trail, Maitland, Fla., 32751 that is very good for a guy that days and got my degree in civil feated football season. It was a [email protected]; started as a 10-year-old kid with engineering. I also had helpfrom big event at the time.” seeoursite.org/lehigh an erector set.” my uncle who was Dean Palmer of In July I received informa- March 2019: Tom Balch, my old May: David Garden, St. Hele- the Arts College. I joined the Eta tion from Richard E. Bar- roommate (he wasn’t old when na, Calif.: “I’m still married to my chapter of the Theta XiFraternity tholomew, which came to me he was my roommate) called and Bethlehem girl and our fve kids while I was at Lehigh. in response to a short ques- confrmed that he is alive and are all living on our ranch, helping “I spent 33 years of my life tionnaire that I sent to a few of well, living in Vero Beach, Fla. Still out with all the stuf I can’t do as working for Bethlehem Steel you as a test. Bart, as he likes to beating his treadmill to death and well as I used to. It is great to sit Corp., working on locations all be called, was my only respon- trying to beat the stock market. He back and admire the next gen- over the country, including on dent. He graduated with a B.S. thinks the market is winning. erations. I never made it to CEO the Minot, N.D., missile base. I in physics. He spent his entire Hal Wissmann of Scottsdale, status, but feel that Nancy and I built bridges and high rises from 36-year career with General Ariz.: He and wife, Charlotte, are contributed greatly to our com- coast to coast, fnally winding up Electric, retiring in 1987. He was both retired but still practicing munity and raised a fne crop in Baltimore where I oversaw frst a development engineer and real estate agents. Hal survived of kids, grandkids and a really building the largest blast furnace then served as systems manager two years in the Army as a draftee great, great-granddaughter.” ever built in this country. I am in fight control systems. Major when the Army in its infnite June: Pat Moran thanked told that it was also the third programs included the F-111 and wisdom took note of his B.S. in IE me for giving him a break after 38 largest worldwide. Sadly, the F-18 fghters for the U.S.A.F. and and assigned him to the Chem- faithful years of uninterrupted entire steel plant in Baltimore commercial aircraft systems for ical Corps. When he escaped, service. He is doing well. was burned up for scrap after the Boeing. During his GE career he he joined GE and served as an Elihu Schepps writes that bankruptcy of the company. lived in Lancaster, Calif. engineering manager for 17 years. he and wife Joan still live in “After Bethlehem Steel I In retirement Bart serves Hal spent another 17 years with Boca Raton, Fla., where he spent several years at Morgan as president of a sister cities Honeywell, then retired to Scotts- spends his spare time with golf State University in Baltimore program in Russia. He has been dale to join Charlotte’s real estate and watercolor painting. They helping the University with active with that organization for frm. He is still active and looks visited Lehigh in 2016 for their

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granddaughter’s graduation and research with Lehigh, and it Sam Frohlich lives in New life’ was rather restricted since when their grandson became a appears there are 260 members Jersey and spends four to I was a ‘townie,’ commuting freshman. He is now in his senior still living, or 45% of the class. fve months in Vermont. Jay daily from Allentown. The year. They attend the Tower He also reported that the Class Greenstone lives in Ocala, Fla., second foor of Drown Hall was Society meetings in Palm Beach of ’53 Scholarship Fund now has in The Villages. Larry Skaller headquarters for my fellow and usually see Bob Reisman and a market value of $493,000. This is a year-round resident of townies. Many of the townies wife Toby there. money provides scholarships to Naples, Fla. Bob Goldberg lives were the last of the WWII vets That’s it for this series. What support the education of two stu- in Woodstock, N.Y., and spends fnishing their education under did I learn from the above? Lots dents. The current recipients are fve months in St. Croix in the the GI Bill. Saturday classes were of our classmates don’t realize we Leah Posch ’21, a bioengineering Virgin Islands. Bob Littman the bane of our existence. The have a website that highlights all major from Easton, Pa., and Erik is a tax attorney and lives in daily commute from Allentown of us and what we have done or Schell ’20, a mechanical engineer- Manhattan and spends time on presented many challenges, but not done over the years. ing major from Northampton, Pa. the Massachusetts shores. we never missed any classes. Please keep those cards and The Pi Lams came through The Korean War loomed over Clifton “Tip” letters coming, as Dean Martin for Lehigh and for their presi- all grads in ’55. As a result, I E. Mowrer, 632 used to say. I need as much in- dent, treasurer and secretary. married in December of ’54 to ’53 Edgeboro Blvd., formation as you all can provide In January, we bought a have time together before facing Bethlehem, PA 18017-5110. to keep us all connected. Please unit on the tenth foor in the the draft. As you remember, my (610) 865-0399 (H); note our reunion committee South Tower of the Sarasota wife, Fay, and I visited with you [email protected] lost one of its contributing Bay Club, a retirement home and your fancée at your parents’ Our 66th mini-reunion held on members, Bill Latshaw, who in the northern part of the city home prior to graduation to June 8, 2019, at Saucon Valley passed away this past Novem- of Sarasota. After fve to six demonstrate that early marriag- Country Club was a great success ber. He was a big asset over the months of planning, we moved es do work. The job market for with 12 classmates and a support years, especially with his ideas for in on July 2. I have a loose-leaf ChemEs in ’55 was great and we group of wives, daughters and our wonderful 50th yearbook. book detailing the renovation all had many job ofers. grandchildren in attendance. of three bathrooms, a kitchen, “My choice was Bakelite, Our banquet took place in the Bert bar and library/ofce, the foor. a division of Union Carbide Governor’s Room, which was Schweigaard- You name it and we replaced it. in Bound Brook, N.J. This job an ideal location with space for ’54 Olsen, 1299 We have now reduced the boxes in the plastics industry had a our social from 6-7 p.m., and N. Tamiami Trail, Unit 1021, packed for the move from 165 to deferment attached to it. By the then an outstanding dinner. The Sarasota, FL 34236. (941) 923- 25 and see the light at the end of summer of ’56 we welcomed our following classmates were in at- 4210 (H); [email protected] the tunnel. It was worth it. We frst daughter and that coincided tendance: Chuck Atmore, Jim In the beginning of 2019, I tried have views of the bridge, the bay with Selective Service deciding Cooke, Nick Gentile, Bob Gill, to call all the ofcers of our class and downtown. that married men with a family Sam Grauer, Grant Hansel, so I could write about what our On July 4, we watched the would not be drafted. My life in Roger Inglese, Tony Latour, class would do at our reunion. city freworks from our living plastics varied from 10 years in Tip Mowrer, Jack Platt, Herb I am sad to write that no one room. After the third night in R&D to 20 in sales and market- Roemmele and our class presi- responded as they all are now in our new home, I asked Eleanor ing. I retired from UCC on Jan. dent, Joe Workman. a better place. how she felt and she said, “I feel 1, 1986. A prime achievement in It was nice to see our frst Three members of our class I’ve died and gone to heaven.” my UCC time was the develop- president, Nick Gentile, and Herb attended Reunion last June. If any of you come down ment of the yellow crash barriers Roemmele, our frst class corre- They are: Albert Michell, to Sarasota, please contact us. that are a ubiquitous part of the spondent. Joe Workman served William Murphey and Ronald We could have a reunion, so to nation’s highway safety system. as the master of ceremonies Madison. speak. Various sales and marketing jobs for the evening and asked Nick, However, the Pi Lams came Kudos to Marty. I am still not in fexible polyurethanes capped Herb, Bob and me to speak about through in their own unique sure where my Lehigh fle is and my UCC career. what we have done in the last 66 way. Marty Edelman has a his call saved the day. “My personal life took a sad years since graduation. Other rare form of blood disease and, May God bless. turn for the worse when Fay died classmates ofered their thoughts as a result, told his classmates in 1980, leaving me with three as well. It was a great evening for that he could not travel to Burt Sutker, young ladies. I remarried in 1982 all who came! The University Bethlehem. They responded by 55 Lexington to Dusty and we have celebrated came and photographed us all to- saying that they would come ’55 Drive, Pennington, 37 years together. gether. (To see photos of Reunion to Sarasota and hold their own NJ 08534. 609-730-0839; “After my retirement from 2019, go to https://lehighalumni. reunion with Marty. The Zota [email protected] UCC, I assumed the position of zenfolio.com/reunion2019) Hotel, formerly the Hilton on I received a letter from Lou executive director of the Poly- This is great since we believe a Longboat Key, was booked and Peters: urethane Foam Association in 66th mini-reunion has never the class reunion of the ’54 Pi “Refections on the 65 years mid-1986. I fnally retired from been attempted before. Lams was held in Paradise, as we since we labored together in that position on Jan. 1, 2005. Joe Workman did some sometimes refer to Sarasota. chem engineering. My ‘campus Fifty years of work was fun but

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there are other things in life. Sause and Shalinee Kishore, direc- Both trips ended up at the Brew weightlifter all his life and started “I have attended the class tors of the University’s Institute Works on W. Broad and Main for the Lehigh Motorcycle Club back reunions faithfully and helped for Cyber-Physical Infrastructure an enjoyable dinner. Great stout in his freshman year. Now at 85 he Dick Smith, our president, and Energy. One purpose of the made there! claims to be cutting back on the as his vice president until his I-CPIE (for short) is to expand George Rosenfeld, whom heavy stuf. passing in 2018. Dick and I interdisciplinary research. we have not had in the column Have a great year. Call or email were classmates from junior On hand with us at the lun- for about 40 years, is now living me with news soon! high school all the way through cheon were Wayne Parker, Ferd in an old industrial loft in Soho, Lehigh. The 65th Reunion is Thun, Bruce Waechter, Fred N.Y. George related a brief history Bill Helfrich, staring us in the face. It will be Meckley, Mickey Simon ’57, Bob since graduation starting with a 80 Southwick interesting to see who makes it Hoyt ’52, John Kerr ’52, Jane trip to Europe with Pete Bond, ’58Drive, Orchard to the reunion. Bevan and Adam Selmasska ’06. service in the Army in ’58 for six Park, NY 14127. (716) 662-7927 “My Lehigh legacy extends In June, Janet and Bruce months, a training program at (H); [email protected] to my daughter Missy Thoet Waechter and their guest, Dick Merrill Lynch, being sent to Rome Just after we returned from ’86 ’90G, granddaughters Erica Geyer of Las Vegas, joined Tricia as a sales rep covering the Medi- Wrightsville Beach, N.C., I re- Stucchi ’05 and Ashley Thoet ’13. and me for lunch and a theater terranean for Merrill. He left Mer- ceived a phone call from Claudia Daughter Missy married Bruce production in Ambler, Pa. Dick, rill in ’65, lived on a Greek island and Jim Horkheimer that Thoet ’87. just in from his Class of ’57 re- for three years, met a Canadian they bought a smaller home in “I am proud of my Lehigh union at Princeton University, was lady there and is still married to North Charlestown, S.C., after education and gladly show the a fellow student of Bruce’s in high her. Back in NYC in ’65, hired by their vacation in March. Wow! Lehigh alumni decal in my car school days at the William Penn Goldman Sachs and in ’68 bought It brought back memories of driv- window. Leads to some interest- Charter School in Philadelphia. a membership on the American ing back and forth from Orchard ing conversations.” As I write, Lolly and Tom Stock Exchange and started his Park, Rochester and Lehigh while [email protected] Burgin are en route to attend own frm that he retired from we composed our 50th Reunion Save the date for Reunion the August wedding of their in ’97. Got an M.A. from NYU in yearbook. What an efort, what a 2020: June 4-7, 2020 granddaughter, Alison Bougas, to history and taught at a couple of success, what great memories! Stephen Swigut in Beverly, Mass. colleges and is now chairman of Another phone call from Jim Bill Burgin, 534 Alison is a ffth-grade teacher and Odyssey House, a national drug and Claudia as they were driving W. Beechtree Lane, graduate of Elon University. She is rehab organization. He sits on north from South Carolina to ’56 Wayne,PA 19087. the daughter of Charles and Laura a few boards to keep busy while Cooperstown, N.Y., in June for a (610) 688-7374 (H) Bougas, Tom and Lolly’s oldest of enjoying living in the City. He was four-day annual Opera Festival A welcome letter from John Mil- four daughters. a Pi Lamb for a while and moved that they had purchased last nor begins with “Yes, I also want I always welcome your news. over to Sigma Phi for two years, year. They are getting used to a 65th Reunion for our class.” Cheers for a good fall season. where he became a guest member the 95-degree weather, a much John agrees with Bruce Marra and remembers a great time living smaller garden and house, but and others who favor this possible James Watson, there with Al Huddy, Bill Stanier, Jim is still playing the difcult event. The last of July found John 774 Highview Jimmy Haas, Ned McCann and card game of contract bridge and just back from a trip covering ’57 Drive, Wyckof, Bob O’Brien. is only fve points from achieving 4,000 miles, 17 days, 13 states and NJ 07481. (201) 891-1246 (H); Joe Capuano called me to say his life master designation. Good one Canadian province. He visited [email protected] he’s retired from his construc- luck! (He didn’t bid eight on his sister in Texas and celebrated It’s been a great summer if tion business and still living in trump!) He also related that they his 87th birthday. you like rain, every few days Carlisle, Pa. His two daughters, have volunteered for 22 years At home in New Port Richey, here in Wyckof. We did get up Melissa (Capuano) Rohland ’86 as consultants to the inmates of Fla., John stays busy serving as to campus twice, one visit with and Megan Capuano ’91, are Le- Attica Penitentiary in Arcade, president of his condo associa- my son David’s ’85 wife and three high grads, and he has a grandson N.Y., prior to their release to so- tion and attending a variety of grandchildren after an afternoon starting in the fall as well. ciety, and since then they have meetings. Regarding the poten- at the Crayola Factory in Easton, Enrico Stein and his wife, Le- been called by the inmates for tial Lehigh reunion, he states, Pa. If you have young grandchil- nora, are still living in Scottsdale, advice. This program is busier “I am ready for the trip north in dren in the 5-12 age range, it is Ariz., in a house they designed and more important now that June 2021.” an entertaining day. My second and built 43 years ago. They have the second-chance law has been Bill Bole, LU’s associate vice trip was for a campus tour with been traveling for years in an old passed! Jim and Claudia have the president for development, wel- my granddaughter, Susannah ’42 Diesel Pusher RV that looks experience to advise. comed the guests at the ffteenth Watson, who will be a H.S. senior new but sits in the garage now Bruce Gilbert called after luncheon for “older alums,” held at the Canterbury School in Fort after using it as a mobile home for the annual Lehigh Alumni Spring in April at the Hershey’s Mill Golf Wayne, Ind. She is the daughter 20 years to escape that summer Luncheon at Hershey Mill, Pa., Club in West Chester, Pa. Bill of my son Jonathan ’90 M.A. heat of Arizona. He has also given where he joined with John assured us that the Lehigh we Had a great walk around campus up the big Harley after all these Harkrader, Ron Vaughn, remember is still the same Lehigh. visiting the sports hall of fame, years since recovering from a bad Wayne Parker ’56 and John Cun- Principal speakers were Richard business school and art gallery. fall last year. Enrico was a major ningham ’60. Bruce and Sandi ran

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the 100-meter race at the Penn the guitar, but severe arthritis Ed Hamer, Leon Harbold, Joe ing the salmon, proving that old Relays again—it looked like a tie has interfered with that hobby. Henningsen, Bill Horn, Carl carnivores live at least until 82. between them? They will not They have six children (three Johnson, George Karr, Glenn No paleo, vegan, mung bean, rice make it to the National Seniors in each), 11 grandchildren and one Kinard, Mike Kuenne, Gene milk, sissy food for the Class of Albuquerque, N.M., this year. great-grandchild. Mercy, Joe Montville, Bob ’59. Lehigh Vocal Arts made the Lee Owens—I hope you have Gary’s Barbershop can’t wait Noll, Dick Patterson, Paul evening really special with their recovered from your ailments. I for the Bills’ rookie quarterback, Prestia, Bob Shabaker, Tony beautiful a cappella voices. And am still weaning of Prednisone, Josh Allen, to make his mark in Sousa, Dick Spillman, John it was a special delight when but two months on medical mar- the NFL—could it happen this St. Clair, Jim Swenson, Don Ed Hamer’s granddaughter, a ijuana had no efect at all. I have year? They look good, no injuries! Talhelm, Bob Teufel, Art Walt- member of the group, sang a changed my pain management Greekers to Jim Horkheimer king, Ed Williams, Don Wilson solo. There was many a misty eye doctor and it has worked. He is in and Bob Libutti! and Bob Zenorini. as we joined them ending with his thirties and his frst two back Class events started Saturday the alma mater. procedures—nerve blocking and Bob Teufel, evening with a cocktail and Other reunion highlights: radio frequency ablations—have 1 Stoklea Drive, snacks party at Zoellner Arts George Karr won the presti- removed the pain. Next I must ’59Emmaus, PA Center followed by three out- gious Eugene Grace Award for get my legs to work; I have not 18049. (610) 967-2049 (H); (610) standing presentations: Wight his continued generosity and driven a car since March. I call 393-0565 (C); [email protected] Martindale ’60 spoke on the debt commitment to Lehigh. John Anne “Miss Daisy” since she and John Canova, The Carillon we owe Bethlehem Steel for all Canova won the Class of ’59 drove over 3,000 miles on our 209, 2525 Taft Drive, Boulder, CO of its support starting in 1924 Alumni Award for his volunteer vacation—great job! We stopped 80302; [email protected] with the sale of 550 acres of land contributions. Your 36 Reunion in Baltimore for her 60th reunion 59@60 Class Reunion to Lehigh, which became the classmates won the award for at Bryn Mawr. Some of her class- “Here they come, ladies and Murray Goodman Campus. His producing the largest percent- mates are getting older, but not gentlemen, the Class of 1959, the presentation included a vintage age turnout of any returning Anne or Missy or Biggs! few, the proud, the ambulatory.” flm of the construction of Steel’s class—11%. My small world society So announced John Canova Burns Harbor plant that was And what did ’59ers think of moment is that my cardiologist’s in presenting our ambling at- truly fascinating in its scope. the reunion? sister, Anne Banas ’97, is working tendees at the Parade of Classes Provost Pat Farrell then Bob Noll and his partner “had in Manhattan and is a travel event at our 60th Reunion. Long took us to the future with an a wonderful time. We especially editor for the BBC. gone were the Dancing Raisins, inspiring preview of the new liked the bus tour of Old Bethle- Bob Libutti sent me a letter Prancing Mummers, Penske College of Health due to open in hem. And the Hawktober Fest: after their fantastic trip to Alaska Race Team uniforms and other fall of 2020. German band, German beer and with Lee Owens. He moved to less sedate themes and costumes But the duel of the day, bigger food. We danced on the grass!” Eskaton assisted living center in past. Refecting our senior sta- than Hamilton and Burr, oc- Mike Kuenne “thought the Grass Valley, Calif., in September tus, our “uniforms” were more curred between classmates Scott Reunion was a well-run afair, to help manage his Parkinson’s sophisticated Lehigh T-shirts Armstrong and Beall Fowler, arranged so you could meet disease (that was diagnosed in and baseball hats. But we did each taking diferent positions on old and new friends. Parade, 2004 and has steadily grown). hoist a few themed signs: “’59 climate change. Beall cited irre- dinner and beer garden were Eskaton is a frst-class location, Still in Our Prime,” “Stopped futable evidence of glacial melt, highlights.” Harry Brooks “only like a cruise ship without water. Tappin’ Kegs, But Still Got Legs,” sea levels increasing, tempera- went to the Saturday functions He is still active on the board “Had 8-O’Clock Classes, But No tures rising, CO2 levels at all-time because of grandkids’ high of directors of IX Power Inc., Pretty Lasses,” and many more. highs. Scott countered that many school graduation Friday night. which he founded and which Most music critics recall that climate change claims fail the test We did breakfast, class picture, has two great products: frst, a rock and roll became popular of scientifc rigor and analysis. class walk, lunch, provost talk, water purifcation technology in 1955 with Bill Haley and the His presentation can be found bus tour of Bethlehem and that removes organic toxins Comets’ “Rock Around the on ResearchGate. The audience our wonderful class dinner from water created by oil and Clock” theme from the movie called the debate a draw! and entertainment. Was very gas drilling, producing drinkable Blackboard Jungle the same An all-classes dinner and en- impressed by class turnout. water, and second, a small 25 year we started at Lehigh. So, tertainment followed our class Looking forward to 2024.” MWe nuclear reactor the size of the Alumni Band pounded that presentations. Held in a huge Joe Henningsen and a refrigerator that can power a as our theme as we paraded past tent behind the Rauch Business wife Ann “really enjoyed the city of 2,000 people for 10 years. the judges. Center, it featured excellent Reunion. We were able to join Clean water and energy are their Attending the reunion were food stations, open bars and several classmate friends and focus! They just closed an $18 our classmates Scott Arm- lively music. meet some new classmates. We million contract! strong, Dan Bayer, Bill Beattie, Saturday’s grand fnale was a thought the University provided Mary has reduced her prac- Jim Blair, Harry Brooks, John farewell dinner at Saucon Valley a welcoming atmosphere and tice to a few clients, especially Canova, Don Cazer, Gus Chew, Country Club’s fabled Villa Paz- well run opportunities to gather those with PTSD. Bob keeps busy Chandler Ford, Don Foster, zetti. Choices were flet mignon and enjoy. Lunch after the pa- with his painting, workshops and Beall Fowler, Dave Goddard, or salmon, with the flet trounc- rade was a highlight for us as we

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enjoyed the company of several with his red. The committee for a son who lives in Washington, Bob Colonna continues to classmates and their wives. Din- the reunion is made up of Tom D.C., and two daughters who serve as president and CEO of ner at Saucon was excellent.” Bliss, Bob Bevan, Craig An- both live in Oklahoma. He has Innovative Systems Inc., a rap- Beall Fowler “enjoyed the derson, Bill Ross, Ira Fried- fve grandchildren. His wife idly growing data management Reunion very much. Good man, John Daniel, Harry died two years ago and he keeps company which he founded in fellowship, good food, very well McNally, John Cunningham, busy by playing golf, reading Pittsburgh in 1968 after picking organized. And the musical Dave Eyer, Bob Voccola, Bob and doing volunteer work, up an MBA from Penn’s Wharton treat at our dinner was out- McGovern, Bentley Ofutt including providing fnancial School. The frm’s expanding in- standing. Kudos to Leon and and myself. Hopefully we will support to needy students at ternational presence took Bob to company.” For Joe Montville have a good turnout. his old high school in Red Bank, Saudi Arabia and Dubai last year. “the seminar that Leon Harbold Dave Eyer passed on the N.J. Bob hopes to go east soon to He sponsors projects in Lehigh’s organized about the historical news of Gene Guidi’s passing. visit his son and his old haunts computer science curriculum and link between Bethlehem Steel Dave and Gene were friends in Red Bank. Hopefully he can has hired four recent graduates. and Lehigh. Also, the friendly from their days in the school of delay the trip until next spring He and Mary Jane watched their debate on the science of climate mining engineering while at Le- so he can attend the reunion. daughter run the NYC Mara- change analysis.” high and kept in touch over the He can be reached at 405-348- thon, attended Lehigh’s Lacrosse We had so many great stories years as both had a big interest 7224. Alumni Weekend, and learned to from the reunion that we will in the theater. Gene worked for Tom Bliss is having some speak a little German and French have to continue our coverage in Bird Machine Co., which manu- health problems, which have on a Rhone River cruise. the next issue of the Alumni Bul- factured products for the mining required him to spend about a Toby James remains strong letin. So, look for it in your mail. industry and was purchased by month in the University of Mary- despite desperate setbacks in Meantime, the best news Consolidated Coal when Dave land’s intensive care unit. He will his life. You may remember that from the event is that our class was working there. be spending quite a bit of time in at our 55th Reunion he sadly president and Reunion Chair- Myron Olstein wrote that a rehab situation, hopefully down reported losing his second wife man, Leon Harbold, has agreed he and his wife, Sherry, have in his hometown of Charleston, to leukemia. In September 2017, to head our 65th: June 6-9, 2024. lived in Northern Virginia since S.C. We are all hoping he recovers he remarried, only to lose Betty Mark it on your calendar. 1965. Myron spent most of his in time to attend the Lafayette this year from a stroke. He’s still career as a consultant to water game in November. active part-time as a CPA, spe- Williams E. and wastewater utilities with I received a note from Lee Ow- cializing in individual trust and Millsom, P.O. clients in all 50 states and fve ens ’58 regarding Bob Vernon, tax returns. Also, he continues ’60 Box 3225, 54 other countries. He and his wife an old Theta Xi fraternity brother to organize two big televised pa- Boardwalk, Groton Long Point, volunteer at the Kennedy Center of his. Bob recently passed away rades in St. Louis, plus last year’s CT 06340. (860) 536-2926 (H), while Myron still does some after several years of sickness. “monstrous St. Louis Hockey (860) 235-3618 (C); bill.millsom@ consulting work. He is an avid In the late 1960s, Bob traveled Blues Stanley Cup celebration.” gmail.com pickleball player and is hoping to Sydney, Australia and liked it No, Al Richmond no longer Hello classmates, to get a game while attending so much he ended up staying. He runs the marathon. His lifetime I am writing this in the the reunion next spring. He also went into business, married and best was in 1982 when he middle of a nice warm summer acts as the D.C. host for the Le- raised a family there. fnished in 3:01 hours. In 2017 on the Connecticut shoreline. high-Lafayette game and would If you have any questions on he was the “last man standing” Perfect weather for the beach or love to see some classmates stop the reunion or wish to volunteer as his daughter dragged him playing golf. by so he can buy them a beer. He to help the reunion committee, across the fnish line at 6:50. But, Our class president, Jack can be reached at 703-200-4201 please contact Jack Kennedy at otherwise, he has remained so Kennedy, is spending his or 2100 Kings Garden Way, Falls 914-843-2825. busy organizing a high school summer on Nantucket but is still Church, VA 22043. Hope to see some of you at a reunion, planning the Theta Delt thinking about our 60th Reunion I had an email from Bob football game this fall. fall get-together and attending next spring. Reunion weekend (Chico) Horn after the last col- Save the date for Reunion three grandsons’ graduations is June 4-7, 2020, with the class umn was published and followed 2020: June 4-7, 2020 that he could spend only three dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, it up with a phone call. Bob has hours last year on his 36-foot June 6. It will be held at Villa Paz- been living in Edmond, Okla., Robert Paternoster, sailboat in Chesapeake Bay. zetti at Saucon Valley Country since 1978 when he went there 444 N. Bellfower Kitty and Al have six children, Club. Jack is donating 10 cases for a position in cash manage- ’61 Blvd., Suite 302, 15 grandchildren and fve of nice aged French red wine for ment with a local bank. Edmond Long Beach, CA 90814. great-grandchildren. They live the occasion. I was planning to is just north of Oklahoma City. [email protected] in a remodeled 100-year-old Arts donate 10 cases of Gallo’s Hearty After a few years he went to Well, classmates, 2019 is the year and Crafts house built by Al’s Burgundy, but discovered my another bank and then 11 years that many of us reach the big grandmother just outside of D.C. sons had drunk it all. There is later to a small private bank that eight-zero. You wouldn’t know Dave Hapke fnally retired $2,100 in our class treasury so grew into a very large bank. He it, however, from the looks of from teaching, giving him and I am sure Jack will be able to still fondly remembers his days the news. No surprise, ’61ers just Jan more time at their vacation fnd some nice white wine to go as a Chi Psi at Lehigh. Bob has refuse to slow down! home in Vermont. “The snow

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shoeing the day after Thanks- Philip J. Kinzel, stop in Normandy was on June discoveries, and plans for future giving was great!” They frequent 11 Cleveland Road, 4, just two days before the 75th projects to learn more about its Maine, New Hampshire and ’62 Caldwell, NJ celebration of D-Day, so there secrets. We saw excavations in Wisconsin to visit their three 07006. (973) 226-8618 (H), (973) was lots of excitement and progress, proof of past tsunamis daughters and their families. 226-1430 (B), (973) 464-8282 pageantry. that devastated seaside structures Last September they few to (C); [email protected] Bill Schoner, Bob Wit- and the viewing stands of a hippo- Madrid and enjoyed a cruise on On one of the hottest days in temann and Phil Kinzel attend- drome where chariots raced near Portugal’s Douro River. mid-July, Ron Johnson decided ed their 65th grammar school the sea.” After a dip in the Red John McGarry writes to to escape the New Jersey heat reunion in June. All, including Sea they crossed the border to correct my error in a recent wave and visit with Sue and Bob Grant Anderson, who was Jordan for a few nights in Petra, a article: He graduated from Downing on Cape Cod, where unable to attend, attended K-8 historical and archaeological city Georgetown, not George Wash- the temperature was only 95. Ron at Livingston Grammar School in southern Jordan. In 2007, the ington University! In May 2015, spent two nights with Bob and in Union, N.J., then Union High ancient city of Petra became one he fnally gave in and retired Sue at their home in the beautiful School and then Lehigh. Twenty of the Seven New Wonders of the from more than 50 years in the Pine Hills section of Plymouth. classmates returned from Con- World. intellectual property profession. On the frst night Ron prepared necticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, The Eastern Intercollegiate “I am now what I call a climate a Mediterranean dinner that Vermont and New Jersey to Wrestling Association (EIWA) advocate,” he states, “lobby- included an octopus appetizer, enjoy an afternoon of reminisc- Championships will be hosted ing for conservation issues tomato watermelon salad, baked ing at a local country club. The by Lehigh on March 6-7 and we with Michigan legislators and branzino with roasted oregano committee took pictures of the are looking forward to another congressional representatives.” potatoes and appropriate wines. attendees’ homes from when Eastern championship with three He works through the Citizens On day two they met Brenda they lived in Union, and a slide returning champions. Lehigh Climate Lobby to advocate and Buddy Gitlin in Sandwich, presentation asking “Who lived had a great recruiting class. At for a revenue-neutral price Cape Cod. Ron, Bob and Buddy in this house?” was a highlight our 55th Reunion, Doug Baillie, on carbon, and serves on the then motored on Buddy’s 44-foot of the reunion. The winner got Chuck Moore, Fritz Muel- board of the Michigan League Midnight Lady for four hours a prize of memorabilia from the ler and Al Rieper agreed to of Conservation Voters. He and to her berth in Braintree, Mass., old grammar school. organize a mini-reunion at the Kate are active in the local arts providing plenty of time for Bill is a retired CPA, and he 2020 EIWA fnals. Bob Downing, community and have sons in trading war stories from their and Diana live in Windsor, Conn. our class president, has reserved Seattle and Maui. days at Lehigh. On Monday, He was a partner with Haskins rooms at the Homewood Suites in Wouldn’t you know that ele- Buddy had to go back to work and Sells, now Deloitte, and left Center Valley. A “mini-reunion” vator consulting business execu- after two weeks on his boat and to take on CFO responsibilities dinner is planned with the tive John “Dutch” Van Deusen Bob and Ron played a round of for several large manufacturing Wrestling Club. The “mini-re- would retire to a penthouse foor golf at Pine Hills Country Club. frms. Bob and Jane Wittemann union” will be a great time to elevation of 8,300 feet near Vail, They were fne-tuning their game live in Belle Mead, N.J. Bob is remember “the good old days of Colo.! At least that’s where he in anticipation of a golf weekend retired after spending all of his the Super ’60s.” and Lois spend six weeks skiing at Skidaway Island, Ga., with Jim working career as an engineer in the winter and fve months Morgan, Kent Westhelle, Dave at Johnson & Johnson. He is an Dixon Earley, playing golf in the summer. Angell and any others who can avid skier with a timeshare in 151 Old Ford Dr., When back in New York City he join them. The event is planned Utah. He is awaiting double knee ’63 Camp Hill, PA serves as an “employee” of the for spring of 2020. replacement and hopes to return 17011. (717) 761-1297 or (863) business he sold, “which gives Eleanor and Phil Kinzel to the slopes this winter. 419-0514; [email protected] me a salary, perks, and an ofce celebrated their 50th wedding Chris and Mike Gennet Thank you to Alan Barney who to escape to.” I thought Dutch anniversary in June with a (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) keep me provided the summer column said that he retired! weekend in Paris followed by an up to date on their world travels for me. There is not much to Bob McGufey reports that eight-day Viking river cruise on through Facebook. In May they report this time. I appeal to he has been with the North- the Seine River in France. The had a grand time hiking and my classmates to keep me up western Mutual Life Insurance tour included a visit to the beau- exploring and living out Mike’s to date on anything worthy of Company since 1975, becoming tiful gardens and farmhouse Indiana Jones fantasy with a inclusion in the Bulletin. a member of the prestigious where Claude Monet lived National Geographic tour to the As a follow-up to the Carl Million Dollar Round Table for and worked, the setting that Middle East exploring Israel and Euker III obituary in “In more than 40 years. He now inspired many of his master- Jordan. Mike reported a visit to Remembrance,” one of his fra- works out of his home, allowing pieces, a visit to the Church of “Caesarea, site of some of the ternity brothers indicated that him to keep up with his part- Saint Joan of Arc where Joan of most spectacular ruins (of the Carl passed away from cancer time avocation of professional Arc was burned at the stake for Mediterranean region) in Israel. at his home in Bel Air, Md. His photographer. “What other heresy in 1431, and a visit to the A world-class marine archaeol- obituary read: “After attend- career permits you to keep on hallowed ground at Normandy’s ogist provided an outstanding ing Towson High School, he going until you can’t? It has been American Military Cemetery on-site lecture on the history of graduated from Lehigh, earning a wonderful life!” and World War II beaches. The Caesarea, recent excavations and degrees in both business

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administration and industrial the quality of the venue: huge Historic Sun Inn. Ted Muendel wife Judy, and Jef Wyand with engineering. tents, fne foods, high-quality presented a Class of ’64 check to Roxanna Wolfe. From Section D “While at Lehigh, Carl was refreshments, multiple bands, Lehigh development representa- we had Ben Meyer and Sharon an all-conference attackman for quality activities and presen- tives for $2.7 million, with donor (kudos for Sharon for taking the lacrosse team. tations. It was really well orga- participation from 120 class- a break from chemo to brave “After working for Black and nized and well done! Movement mates…both very impressive a trip to the campus), and Bill Decker in Towson for over 23 around campus was particularly numbers for our 55th! Ted noted Valentine with his wife, Emme. years, Carl began a second suc- comfortable since graduation it makes over $6 million we have Marlane and Allen Wurzbach, cessful career as a salesman for weekend was not concurrent, given in the past ten years. Clear- Marlene and Art Hamm, our Eagle Sales Company until his but held prior in May. The focus ly many of us agree our Lehigh parade leader and song writer retirement in 2010. He partic- was entirely on the reunion! experience is priceless. Fred Kersen and cheerleader ipated in and coached all of his New buildings and construction Lane Jorgensen said a few Cricket, and Bruce McClaren children’s sports and activities. continue to amaze! Those of words thanking everyone who came from E Section. As an avid golfer, Carl spent you who have not been back helped plan and organize our We owe a special thank you many of his retirement morn- for a while would be amazed at reunion. He even said some nice to our dinner planner Chuck ings on the links with friends and the growth of our campus and things about our class corre- Clemens and his wife Christine. colleagues. He also sang in his of the town of Bethlehem. Both spondent. It’s been 30 years Other class couples included church choir and participated in are thriving. Lehigh arranged since I showed up late for our Margaret and Bill Hecht, Den- a barber shop quartet.” multiple walking and driving 25th Reunion dinner and found nis Domchek with Susan Hay- Carl is survived by his wife of tours of both. Lehigh did a great I had been elected to replace tmanek ’91G, Barbara and John 54 years, Susan, three children job of providing student-chauf- Bill Oskin and Chuck Wistar. Somodi, Ginny and Gorden and six grandchildren. feured transportation around We enjoyed the ambiance, Everstine, and Charlotte and On August 5, I participated the campus and to and from the company, conversation and Don Jackson. Tom Walker in the Lehigh Valley Wrestling hotels. Lehigh has come a long Chuck’s music playlist. and his wife, Julia, were there as Club’s annual golf scramble with way in arranging the weekend Given all the efort the part of a very large contingent my daughter, Amy (Earley) Mor- to accommodate 50-plus-year- committee and Lehigh put into of Phi Sig alumni. Tom has com- ton ’93, and both my sons-in-law. group alumni. our reunion I was disappointed pleted his move from Wilton, No other ’63ers were in atten- The Friday night “Soirée Un- that more of our classmates Conn., to Carlsbad-by-the Sea, dance, but I did spend some time der the Stars” in the Tamerler did not participate. But a Calif., where he is close to his talking with Robert Handschue Courtyard (former Taylor Stadi- respectable number of 25 of daughter’s family in the San ’75. Bob was an outstanding um site) was by all accounts the our classmates, along with 15 Diego area, and also nearby to wide receiver for the Brown and best we’ve experienced. Fred guests, were able to attend one Don Jackson in the same White and was the frst Lehigh Kersens did a great job plan- or more of the events. coastal town. recruit to play in Pennsylvania’s ning and organizing the Satur- Dan Franceski came the far- Miles Capron, John Holz, Big 33 football game. He was day parade. Our class president, thest, having just returned from George Rushforth, Fred Smith the leading Lehigh receiver in Lane Jorgensen, asked me to Slovakia. Dan, who occasionally and Bob Haag rounded out our 1974, up to the Lehigh-Lafay- express a special thanks to our travels with the Lehigh band, feld of registered attendees. Of ette game, with 42 catches for reunion leader, Fred Kersens, was in Budapest with them ear- course, Harold Milton ’63 ’64 481 yards and six touchdowns. for leading a winning parade! lier and had gone to his family’s hung out with us as well, split- Lehigh passes a lot more today Clearly, we won. But due mostly hometown to do some ancestry ting his time between Quaker- than they did in 1974. to an insufcient bribe, we were research. town and South Carolina. Recall inched out by the Class of ’79, Skip Danielson, with Harold hosted our 50th Sunday David A. Riemondy, who impressed the biased judges wife Judy, and Jean and Bob brunch at his house. 774 Malibu Lane, through gender diversity and Henning shared the most I’d like to give a shout-out ’64 Indialantic, FL a dance routine. Our “price- courageous honor. Skip, who to the wives and guests I’ve 32903. (321) 777-9659 (home); less”-themed entry and the song was in the hospital earlier in the mentioned who attended and (321) 506-7302 (cell); mali- he wrote for us to sing to the week with early kidney failure, did their best to encourage the [email protected] (email) judges should have put us over prepared a “pre-obit” just in marchers and judges. Fifty-fve years! Five more years the top. I mean, how can you not case he didn’t make it. Bob, who And a special thanks to have passed since our 50th like this: “Welcome to Lehigh is still recovering from a stroke Mickey, my wife and cheerlead- Reunion. That banner year saw family and friends. We’re so glad he sufered two or three years er, for tagging along with me. a record percentage, 83 out of you’re here. We are the Lehigh ago, has done a remarkable job Mickey and I met Peggy and our 625 classmates, return to Class of 19-64. That was many recovering his memory. Jack Holt for lunch on Sunday. Lehigh. Only 25 of us made it to long years ago. We were here for Taylor Hall would have won Jack had a frst career with the our 55th reunion. But we were a few happy years. They were the living group attendance Bethlehem school system and a indeed a presence, and those all priceless. This is a great day award, if we had one, with nine second in the insurance business. of us who came back found the and now we will par-tay. Lehigh members showing up. Attend- He and Peggy have lived on a experience “priceless.” Lehigh is priceless!” Chuck Clemens ing from Section A were Dan farm north of the city for as long really signifcantly “amped up” arranged our class dinner at the Franceski, Al Sullivan with as I can remember. Lane recalls

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that he and Bob Olsen went to a Life Space Community near for our 55th Reunion, which determined that the Theta Xi Jack’s family house in Lake Placid Pittsburgh. Give him a call if you’d will be held next June. chapter should be dissolved for over freshman winter break and like an assessment. Rein and a committee of hazing violations through May went down the Olympic bobsled I’m sad to have to report that Jim Birdsall, Paul Doxey, Jim 2021. However, upon successful run and skied at Whiteface in we lost Pete Klingensmith in Miller, Rick Penske, John appeal, restrictive sanctions 25-degree-below temps. April. He had been ill for over a Varady, Joe Walton and Ron replaced the dissolution edict. Hip and back injuries that he year with multiple medical prob- Workman have provided the Jef has also been very active in incurred as a child and aggra- lems. Our sympathies to his wife, input for early planning. Key instituting a new Greek Alumni vated bouncing around Africa Vivian, and family. elements of the plan are to ofer Advisors Council (GAAC) to re- with the Peace Corps, playing We were saddened by the a golf outing Friday afternoon place the old GAC. They have sub- football at Lehigh, and running fact that Dan Huse, Taylor D, and to have a class bufet-style mitted a vision statement to the and biking extensively until last was unable to attend due to the dinner in the Weyhill Guest Board of Trustees that says the fall have fnally caught up with continuing and relentless ravages House on Friday evening; both GAAC is dedicated to supporting, him. He has difculty walking. of Parkinson’s, and Al Wurzbach at Saucon Valley Country Club. nurturing and perpetuating an He was able to drop in for our asked that we again lament the We are planning to participate in inclusive Lehigh Greek commu- picnic but could not navigate loss of Walter Keith Over- the parade, which will be low-key nity dedicated to 1) maintaining our campus hills. Otherwise he gaard (“Wally Gar”), Taylor E, in and not require any practice—just a vibrant Greek environment is doing well, and never to give an auto wreck in 1969 as “the men marching as a class group with on campus; 2) providing insight, up, will go out to the Mayo Clinic of Taylor Hall have done at each special hats or shirts (to be deter- guidance and advice to our un- in Minnesota later this summer. reunion since.” mined)—and to participate in the dergraduate membership; and 3) I’ve written often about As I have collected informa- University class picture taking. serving as a resource and partner Skip Danielson, so won’t repeat tion for this column, and especial- At some point mid-afternoon with each other, the Lehigh Board much of his “pre-obit” but to ly after talking to so many of you Saturday, we will have a class of Trustees and Administra- say, beginning with his Lehigh at our reunion, I continue to be gathering at a restaurant in North tion in developing policies and summers and like his father astounded by the breadth of our Bethlehem. This plan allows our practices that will enhance the and his three sons and grand- endeavors, and the contributions class to do what we enjoy the experience of the undergraduate sons, Skip has spent his life we have made to Lehigh, our most and reduces the overnight Greek community and the Lehigh supporting law enforcement country, our families and by our accommodation requirement to community as a whole. and disaster preparedness personal success stories. Our one night. John Varady will be in I hope you spotted the article in his community. I’ll quote Lehigh experience and education email contact with our past living in the spring issue of this maga- Skip’s concluding paragraphs was indeed priceless. And like I group leaders to elicit their input zine that featured our own Gene because they seem applicable said in 2014, if you haven’t done about the details of the weekend Dykes. The sub headline said to many of us at our stage of so lately, take a moment and give and to establish a framework for “Dykes ’66 unofcially set a world life: “I am grateful for my solid yourself a pat on the back and feel promoting the reunion. Rick Pen- record for his age group in De- Lehigh education that I leaned good. We’re still going strong! ske and John will develop a plan cember 2018 by running a 2:54.23 on to make fully defensible, and goals for our class participa- marathon in Jacksonville, Fla.” non-political decisions in the Ronald L. tion in supporting Lehigh. His pace was 25 seconds faster best interest of the people I Workman, Stay tuned in for further than the long-standing record set served. I have met challenges ’65 1981 Berrel Court, information as we get closer to by famed Canadian runner Ed head-on with the frm support Yardley, PA 19067-7225. (215) reunion weekend. Whitlock. The race was certifed of Judy and our family. I may 702-7041 (H); ron_workman@ Save the date for Reunion but not sanctioned by USA Track be outspoken, but never out- prodigy.net 2020: June 4-7, 2020 & Field, so the time is not ofcial. thought, nor without thought John Varady reported that Gene reported that at Lehigh he and contemplation. I have lived he and his wife, Gail, had the James A. competed in track and feld, but a life of service to mankind and pleasure of attending the 2019 Tiefenbrunn, was hardly competitive and rarely only hope I didn’t disappoint Scholarship Celebration this ’66 1201 Butztown even got a third-place point. As he Asa Packer.” spring as the representatives Road, #31, Bethlehem, PA grew older, he jogged and stayed On a similar note, I’m happy for our class scholarship fund. 18017. (610) 691-1714 (H); in shape, but it was not until his to be able to report that Gere “We met and had dinner with [email protected] late 50s that he was encouraged Grimm is recovering well from our two 2019 recipients. One Jef Gallagher reported that by friends to run a race. New York a quadruple bypass he had is an accounting major from two years ago he was recruited City was his frst marathon in in May. He was under rehab Bethlehem and the other is a to be the alumni advisor for 2006. Gene enjoys the challenge restrictions, so could not make biochemistry major from Le Theta Xi fraternity. Jef was of racing, along with the camara- the drive from Pittsburgh for Roy, N.Y. Both are impressive eager to devote his eforts to derie that running brings. our reunion. He and Linda have students with a great future help reverse the trend that After Lehigh, Glenn Schnei- moved from Hilton Head and and expressed their thanks and fraternities are becoming an der pursued a medical degree, are now very happy living in the great appreciation to our class.” endangered species at Lehigh. graduating from Jeferson Med- independent living section of The Rein Mannik reports that The Ofce of Student Conduct ical School in 1970. He served as Friendship Village of South Hills, preliminary plans are in place and Community Expectations an Air Force fight surgeon until

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1974 with duty in Vietnam, Thai- with our class for so long. It is I’ll remember Pat running up wife. He relates that my request land and Travis AFB. He married greatly appreciated. Jef Gross- and down the basketball court for column news arrived two Andrea, who was a nurse at Akron berg wrote to D’Arcy Roper, who for four years as the Lehigh days before a major event in his Hospital, in 1978, and retired in passed this information to me: scoring ace during many games life. In fall 1966, the LU Glee 2009. Glenn reported that he had “I have the sad duty to report and countless practices. He was a Club performed its frst joint fond memories of driving the Psi the passing of a fellow Lehigh skilled and fne athlete. May God concert of the semester, singing Upsilon 1928 fre truck. This ex- alumnus. Mike Levi passed away bless him and Dianne always. with the women of Wilson perience must have led to his later about a month ago. He had been Russ Massey writes that he College. He then says, “At the interest in antique automobiles. fghting cancer for several years. has always read the Alumni Bul- traditional post-concert ‘mixer,’ He is the proud owner of a 1933 “Mike was a 1968 Lehigh letin, especially the class column. I met Suzanne Lucas, who was a Pontiac convertible, 1973 Volvo graduate (entered Lehigh with He continued with the following: member of the Wilson choir with 1800 ES and 1971 Volvo 1800 E. the Class of ’67) and a member “I moved from chemistry to soft- whom we sang. Tomorrow Sue He is a docent at the Blackhawk of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. ware around 1976. I have been and I celebrate our 50th wedding Auto Museum in Danville, Calif. He graduated from Downstate working for Honeywell Process anniversary!!” He is happy about He also enjoys competitive free- Medical School and had been a Solutions since 1982, primarily that and still much in love. fight model airplanes. pediatrician in New York ever as a software engineer.” He is The happy couple have rent- Also with a medical degree since. Mike received numerous still working! He went on to ed a house in Boulder, Colo., for in hand, Sam Siris graduated professional honors and awards. discuss his work and how much the summer to visit with their from Columbia Medical School in In recent years, in addition to his he enjoys working, primarily two daughters, their husbands 1970. He specialized in biological busy practice, he became known loving the work and the people and fve grandkids. It has been psychiatry and was professor for his dedication to helping with whom he works. He a whole lot of fun. When they of psychiatry at the Albert train a new generation of pedia- relates, “I’m not the oldest one return to southern Utah in a Einstein College of Medicine tricians, serving on the faculty of still working here.” However, I couple of weeks they will start and other institutions. Sam says Downstate. am, at my ofce. planning their trip to Antarctica that something good happened “Mike was dearly loved by Russ also says he was award- for next February. to him along the medical school many, certainly including his ed his sixth U.S. patent in 2018, Eric spent six years on the path when he met “Etch” (Ethel), Lehigh classmates and fraternity for a hardware/software solution board of directors of The Blues another student one year behind. brothers. I am sure many of his to a unique process controller Foundation (music), serving the They were married one day former Lehigh friends will want redundancy problem. In addi- fnal two as chairman. If you love after her graduation, and had to know of his passing. He will be tion to inventing, Russ also has blues music, Memphis is a great a family of two children. Sam’s missed.” played the guitar since his days place to visit! area of research has been the I also regret to announce at Dravo freshman year. identifcation and treatment of another classmate’s passing. Mike Caruso relates the Dick Bell, , 2016 afective syndromes (particulari- Mary Ezra responded to my re- following. “The biography of our Redwood Avenue, ty depression) which can occur in quest for news and informed me legendary wrestling coach, Gerry ’68 Wyomissing PA the course of schizophrenia. He that her husband, Fouad Ezra, Leeman, has been published. 19610. [email protected]. published over 175 peer-reviewed passed on September 24, 2018. It is called ‘Tough Street.’ I was Upon revisiting the bios in the journal articles or book chapters. Finally, Pat Howlett passed honored to be asked to write 50th Reunion Yearbook, I was Etch, who is the Madeline Stabile on Memorial Day of this year. the foreword. Regardless of surprised to see that some of Professor of Medicine at Colum- Dianne, his loving wife, wrote the degree of interest you have the alumni shared the favorite bia Medical Center, specializes D’Arcy, “Pat Howlett died on in wrestling, it is an exciting, memories of the years at Lehigh in the feld of osteoporosis. This Memorial Day following a tough gripping, fast-moving story of as I had. Please send any updates leads Sam to say “It matters not if fve-year battle against progres- a revered man’s life. Much is from your yearbook submissions your break is a fracture or psycho- sive supranuclear palsy.” During written about his career at Le- for future publication. sis.… We deal with osteoporosis his fnal days, Pat had been in high. You can fnd it on Amazon, Herbert Ford: After grad- and schizophrenia.” nursing home care for nearly Barnes & Noble, or the publish- uation, he attended NYU Law Remember to check our Face- two months. Otherwise, his wife, er, Cedar Valley Seminary.” School. He practiced law in New book page, “Lehigh University Dianne, had loved and cared for Steven Ross retired from his Jersey with various law frms Centennial Class Reunion.” Jef Pat for over 50 years, most of specialty of emergency medicine and is a partner in an N.J. frm. Gallagher will be happy to ap- those as husband and wife. Pat after 34 years and has transi- He is the founder of the N.J. prove you for this closed group. and Dianne made the efort to tioned to a less stressful position Jewish Film Festival, which attend the Saturday events and with CityMD doing urgent completed its 18th season. He Eric Hamilton, picnic during our 50th Reunion. care medicine in NYC. More has three children with Caren, journeyman618@ He was greeted by many of his important, he says, are the four two of whom are lawyers. He is ’67 gmail.com friends and appeared to enjoy grandchildren with whom he blessed with fve grandchildren. With deep regret I announce speaking to all of them. Many and his wife get to spend regular Theodore Breton: After the passing of Mike Levi ’68 in of his fraternity brothers wrote and special time. graduation, he completed an late spring. I want to thank you messages of condolence and Eric Simonsen writes a M.S. in economics at the Lon- for maintaining communications remembrance of happier days. short love story on meeting his don School of Economics and

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a Ph.D. in economics at George dinner on Thursday evening, rett ’76, dean of athletics, was our news that John Holden passed Mason University. He worked in June 6, at Iacocca Hall on the keynote speaker, Hal Fittipaldi away on July 13 in William- numerous countries in energy Mountaintop campus. At that and Bob Kirchberger were the stown, Mass. John had been the policy and project analysis. dinner, four members of the masters of ceremony and Paul assistant director of facilities He published extensively in Class of ’69 were recognized and Beck was our stand-up come- and plants at Williams College academic journals about the given awards. The 2019 Alumni dian. The reunion committee for 27 years. John leaves behind role of education in economic Awards winners for our class was recognized and thanked for his wife, Sally (neé Imhof, growth. He also managed an were Scott Belair and Tom their hard work on the weekend. Tony’s sister), three children— economic journal. He was in the Spencer. This award recognizes The committee consisted of Bob Barbara, John and Peter—and Peace Corps/Inter-American alumni who have given continuing Kirchberger, Hal Fittipaldi, Tom four grandchildren. Development Bank. He was support to the university, have Spencer, Lou Benfante, George George Ikeda was one of an economics professor and been instrumental in promoting Ikeda, Doug Dworski, Ray several Theta Chi classmates researcher at Universidad at Lehigh, have given their time Schmalz, Rich Bond and Pete who attended our reunion. After EAFIT. He was at EPA (Envi- and energy and have contributed Dane, with input and consulta- serving in the Army for two years ronmental Protection Agency) signifcantly to their respective tion from past-parade master, including a stint in Vietnam, in international public policy communities. Bob Frawley was Bob Frawley. George graduated from Penn consulting. He became a mem- recognized with the Joseph Persa A check for $2.4 million was Law School. He then served ber of Baha’i Faith and served ’48 Award for an individual who presented to the university that as an in-house counsel for 41 at the Baha’i World Centre in has made the greatest contri- refected class gifts in this re- years. George is married to Nina Haifa, Israel. He and his wife, bution to an outstanding class union cycle. When added to the McDaid Ikeda and they have two Vera, have three children and reunion. Lou Benfante (who gift from our 45th reunion, the children, Janis ’08 and James. four grandchildren. passed away earlier this year) total was over $30 million!!!! George and Janis have attend- John Miller: Upon gradu- was presented posthumously the We fnished of the weekend ed the last seven EIWAs and two ating John started working for George Stutz ’22 Award, which with a Sunday brunch at the recent Nationals. George sees the Pennsylvania Department is presented to an alumnus who Hotel Bethlehem. Also, as the Wes Gewehr at the EIWAs. of Transportation in various demonstrated lifelong leadership 50th Reunion class, we had a Wes successfully herded 10 positions. He authored original and service in diverse volunteer special yearbook available for Kaps to the reunion includ- software for PADOT pavement roles within the Lehigh com- the reunion. The alumni ofce ing Don Wikstrom, John management system. He left munity. Lou’s wife, Laurie, along has additional copies for sale. Grabowsky, John Pietrantonio, PADOT to become a partner with his daughter were present to Alumni from several frater- Dave Van Wye, Henry Maresh, in an engineer consulting frm. accept the award for Lou. nities had other brothers attend Ev Norbury and myself. He built a retirement home in Friday night was a dinner our reunion. Tony Imhof wrote I will save notes on other Maine and splits time between under the tent for all alumni. Our us about the Phi Kappa Theta 50- classmates who attended our there and Pennsylvania. He and class was well represented. year reunion. They reoccupied reunion until our next column. Cathy have two children. On Saturday, our class had a the chapter house for a Friday Stay healthy! great turnout. In all, 82 class- night event that hosted about 35 Denny Diehl, mates were signed up for the alumni brothers and signifcant 28 Chancery A. Raymond reunion. Our class had a large others. Returning ’69ers were ’70 Court, Millville, Schmalz, 325 turnout for the parade. Our Tony Mendicino, Bill Hoben, NJ 08332. (610) 698-7136; ’69 Lowell Ave., Mill theme was “The Woodstock John Orlof, Tony Imhof, Sam [email protected] Valley, CA 94941-3845. (415) Generation.” Our Burma Shave Wyatt, Terry Burns, John Hold- Reminder: Our magic year 50th 388-3263 (H), (415) 317-0923 signs read: We are the/Woodstock en, Bob Elbich, Glen Fontana Reunion is June 4-7, 2020, and (C); [email protected] generation/we left our mark/ and Bob Straup. Classes repre- we urgently need living group Our reunion activities actually upon the nation/but now we’re sented were ’66, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’70 volunteers to contact class- started on May 20. Three mem- old/and all we’ve got/is Medicare and ’71. They marched as a group mates; the more the merrier. bers of our class participated and medicinal pot/’69. within the reunion class wearing It also helps to have stars in the graduation ceremonies Our class won two awards at their commemorative caps. among classmates, and Dave for the Class of 2019. Hal the fagpole ceremony: the Harle- Tony has lived in San Francis- Thaler (dsthaler@dsthaler. Fittipaldi, Ira Feinberg and man Award for the 50-plus class co for over 35 years. He majored com) sure qualifes. Last year he Bob Kirchberger, dressed in with the most members present in geology at Lehigh, and he was named the top Consulting full cap and gown, marched in (82) and the Reunion Cup for worked at Chevron as a geolo- Engineer in the U.S.—in addi- following the faculty to be part the largest percentage of mem- gist/geophysicist. He met his tion to a prior election as Fellow of the graduation program. Hal, bership present (11%). Hal and wife, Ellen, at Chevron, where of the Royal Geographical as president of our class, also Bob fgured our percentage was she was also a geophysicist. Society in London, the leading rang the bell with the president closer to 15%. Their daughter, Andrea, is mar- center for geographers and geo- of the class of 2019 at the end of Our class dinner was held at ried and is in a Ph.D. program at graphical learning. He recently the program. the Saucon Valley Country Club. the University of Oregon. accepted the NSPE Award as Our reunion weekend start- We had a great turnout of 97 At a Lehigh event in late July, the top Professional Engineer ed with the Brown and White classmates and guests. Joe Ster- Tony shared with me the sad in the U.S. across all disciplines

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including academia, military, metallurgical engineering feld Gerry Ann and Eric Flicker are a Viking cruise on the Danube government, etc. It’s the highest for these 50 years, frst focused leaving Pennsylvania and are next June. honor a Professional Engineer on automotive components, moving to Savannah, Ga. They Glenn Williman moved to can win, frst awarded in 1947 now involved with medical plan to winter in Savannah and Daniel Island, S.C., after a career and not awarded every year. devices and implants.” spend the summer months in as a senior technical specialist Bob Bartholomay From Tom Weigman Cape May, N.J. He has a UPS with AT&T in Holmdel, N.J. (abartholomay@comcast.net) ([email protected]): Store mailbox in Savannah for Glenn has an amateur radio writes: “In retirement I still “Sandy, my wife of 49 years, and all of the mail which will be for- license. His call sign is N2GW. teach engineering and robotics I are mostly retired to coastal warded regularly to wherever I wonder how he came up with courses at Cape Cod Communi- Carolina in an area outside they’re calling home at the time. that one? Glenn’s interest in ty College. Bill Oskin ’64 (wife Wilmington, N.C. Having been a Eric has been instrumental in radio started as a teenager. He Ann’s cousin) and wife Jane corporate gypsy, we’ve moved 12 many local Lehigh and Class of spent 11 years with the DoD visited our ‘B&B’ and enjoyed times and owned seven homes, ’71 functions. He will be missed. (Department of Defense) both lobster rolls, clams scampi, now building one from scratch, Joe Kesselring has retired as an army ofcer and a civilian whale watching, Shining Sea a frst. A 50-year career has from Ophthalmic Associates employee in the Army’s Signal Bike Trail, and Cape Cod involved the Air Force, sale of in Lansdale, Pa. It looks like I Corps at Fort Monmouth, League baseball.” automotive plant equipment, waited too long to have Joe do N.J. Then it was on to AT&T Mike Berney confrmed marketing of packaged foods my cataract surgery. He and for the next 23 years. Glenn is “The (Geriatric) Magnifcent and snacks, health and beauty wife Barbara have relocated to the proud owner of a 42-foot Seven” visiting LU for their aids, telecommunications and the Lancaster, Pa., area. sailboat on which he and Janice own McConn House mini-re- internet services. An extended Gary Winston co-founded spend a great deal of time. union April 16-18. They came visit from our four grandkids North Bay Pediatrics in Vallejo, Lewis Iadarola is president from fve diferent states. It’s ranging from 4-8 taught what Calif., in 1984. He received his at Plastic Solutions Inc., in their second “mini” and includ- our energy levels used to be. M.D. from Albert Einstein Col- Charlton, Mass. The company ed Jerry Cohen. We’re now totally familiar with lege of Medicine. In his 30-plus- has more than 20 years of ex- Tim Engleman (engleman@ the Warriors’ two-deep, know year career he’s learned that perience ofering many lines of zoominternet.net) writes: “I’m the words to ‘Let it go’ and ‘Be- pediatrics is much more than equipment to serve the needs of mostly retired, working on a liever,’ and have perfected root just getting the correct diagno- the plastics industry in New En- retainer basis, averaging one beer foats. Had great visit about sis and appropriate treatment. gland. Lew is gradually phasing day per week. I walk about fve three weeks ago with fraternity It’s also about helping families himself into retirement. miles a day and spend some time brother and roommate Marty understand and cope with the Al Edwards retired in 2012 making pen and ink drawings— Miller and wife Linda from other non-illness issues in- after 40 years with Foster mostly architecture and animals. Murrells Inlet, S.C.” volved in raising children. Gary Wheeler Corp., in Clinton, N.J. A couple of surprising career Paul “Punky” White (paul- and wife Susie have raised four He worked in performance things stand out: Two companies [email protected]) writes: daughters. His hobbies include engineering in connection with account for 41 years, with a total “Vicki and I have gone through music, reading and water sports. thermal designs of generators of eight years at six others. While some Florida transitions, but I had a nice long chat with in fossil fuel power plants. Al my main duties were machine are doing well considering how Hank Weed just after the enjoys reading and travel, so I design and engineering man- many of our brothers are no deadline for my last column. suspect he and his wife, Mar- agement, I also did a lot of litiga- longer with us! Vic and I moved We actually both live in the garet, will have a great time on tion support—and enjoyed it!” from Longboat Key since we got Lansdale, Pa., area. Hank and the Viking river cruise with the Don Forrester (don- tired after 10 years of seasonal his wife, Martha, have recently gang next year. [email protected]) wrote from snowbird trafc. We now have moved into a local retirement Bob Jordan found himself in Sacramento: “I’ve marked my an older home in Bradenton, community. Hank retired from Londonderry, Vt., after Lehigh, calendar [for reunion] and plan still with a fshing boat out back, the water treatment business: working on ski lift construction. on attending.” porpoises and manatee at our Betz Laboratories and its Like many of us, his career in- Ralph Puerta (ralphpuer- dock, but are done with the successor names. He currently terests changed and evolved into [email protected]) wrote: “When seasonal insanity. I look forward consults for Solenis, a global computer programming consul- Jacqui and I were driving our to seeing everyone at our 50th. I industrial water treatment tant. Bob is currently involved U-Haul rental truck away from will defnitely fnd my way back company. Hank and many of his in providing wireless internet Bethlehem after graduation, if I am still kicking!” Kappa Alpha fraternity broth- service in Vermont via radio—his we were headed to Towanda, Save the date for Reunion ers (and one ATO) have been retirement career. Bob’s also in- Pa., and my frst newly-minted 2020: June 4-7, 2020 getting together several times volved in nonproft music camps engineering employment with a year for 50-plus years. Their and youth orchestras, thanks to Sylvania. The odds were very Sam Dugan, 143 summer get-together at Hank’s his daughter. long that we’d spend most of the Pinecrest Lane, N.J. shore house is typically the Don Mateyka retired from next 50 years living in Heller- ’71 Lansdale, PA 19446. same weekend as the Lehigh re- Delta Airlines in April 2015. town and working within sight (215) 368-1895 (H), (215) 680-9719 union. Maybe they’ll reschedule Don’s pilot training was cour- of Lehigh. We’ve been in the (M); [email protected] for our 50th. The group is taking tesy of the U.S. Air Force. Seven

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and a half years in the Air Force employment law sections. He class has also been exemplary; he appointed director of ministe- and 35 years with Delta is a lot has served on the local school has served as class president, is rial studies at Harvard Divin- of fying. Don and Mary-Ellen board and as an elder and legal an Alumni Award recipient and ity School. Bill worked in that are relocating to their house on counsel for the Pleasant Hills has been a dependable member position until Sept. 9, 1992, when Lake Keowee, S.C., home of the Community Presbyterian Church. of the ad-hoc yet functional he was struck by a car while annual September group get-to- Skip is also an accomplished group of leaders who have regu- crossing a road in Arlington. He gether. They’re both diehard ultra-marathon runner who larly supported class fundraising spent two and a half months at Clemson fans. competed in “numerous 100-mile activities and all of our milestone Mass General and another three runs and the 350-mile Alaska reunion celebrations. and a half months at Spaulding Charles S. Iditarod Trail Invitational.” Rehab in Boston. Bill was unable “Chuck” Steele, M. Stephen Smith III is a Patrick Fekula, to go back to full-time teach- ’72 2080 Flint Hill civil trial attorney who spe- 1891 Evans Drive ing after the accident because Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036. cializes in defending “mass ’73South, Jackson- he had sufered severe head (610) 737-2156 (M); chuck. tort cases involving exposure ville Beach, FL 32250. (904) 451- trauma and had to relearn the 18 [email protected] to asbestos, carbon monoxide, 4949 (M); [email protected] languages which were needed to Here I go again…relying on my and pesticides…and complex William Green writes that continue his teaching career. In a class list…and this time I’ve ex- claims arising from commercial while he has “not been too in remarkable turnaround, Bill was tracted the lawyers. Attempting and professional relationships.” touch with Lehigh” due to his able to relearn those languages. to meet a deadline that precedes He has tried cases in state and focus on family, work and volun- He says, “Hebrew and Greek your receipt of the most recent federal courts throughout teer eforts, he is proud to have were relatively easy…but getting column submitted, I’m still wait- Florida, Michigan and Louisiana. directed 14 students to Lehigh the modern ones back was a bit ing to hear from classmates who Steve earned his Lehigh B.A. in over the years, with “all having more work. German and French don’t even know I gave them an economics and mathematics, great experiences.” After gradua- weren’t all that hard, but Polish assignment to respond to some then attended the University of tion, William went to Seton Hall and Russian, and Italian and probing questions. There are 31 Florida School of Law, graduating Law School, where he received Spanish came a bit slower.” Bill attorneys to include here, so I’ll in 1975. He joined the super frm his J.D. in 1976. He spent 12 years was able to resume his teach- be able to generate quite a few Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, as an attorney, practicing in N.J., ing career at several schools in more such columns. My intent, based in Miami, in 1983. He has N.Y., and D.C., before moving into the Boston area, among them however, is to “back burner” raced sailboats and now likes to the role of business executive Harvard, Episcopal Divinity, future barrister issues if I receive stay active swimming and biking. and investor. William now lives Andover-Newton Theological personal input from anyone else. “I ran 10k races for many years on Daniel Island, S.C., near Seminary and the University So please feel free to do that. It’s until my doctor told me to dial it Charleston. He is a widower with of Massachusetts. Bill wants always best for me to be able to back to save my knees,” but still a son, David, and two grandchil- everyone to know that all is well cite from your reports in your does “some trail running” and is dren, Matthew, 7, and Charlotte, and he hopes to make it back to own voices. “Speak” to us, gentle- an avid hiker, especially enjoying 4. Retired since 2004, he spends Lehigh for our 50th! men. (Note that the following are the more challenging national his time visiting grandchildren, A follow-up from our last presented in reverse alphabetical park trail systems. entertaining friends and mento- column, Celeste Varricchio order, just to be a little diferent.) Charles E. Sieger Jr. is an ring/tutoring at-risk elementary and husband Bob Greenwald, Michael M. Wilson is identi- attorney in private practice in school kids. William also does Michelle and Jim Duane, Ruth fed as managing attorney-at-law Allentown, Pa. He earned his real estate investing, business Scriptunas and Betsy Adams of his own frm—Wilson, Fusco, law degree at University of the consulting and serves on a few had perfect weather for their Beyer, Lynch & Taylor, located Pacifc–McGeorge School of Law. boards. Oh, and there’s his golf riverboat cruise in France this in New Haven, Conn. He earned Charlie’s is a general law practice, game. His goal…to shoot his age past April. After meeting in Nice his J.D. from the Delaware Law but he tends to focus on real from the white tees before he for a pre-cruise stay and side School of Widener College in estate law. turns 70…seriously! trip to Monte Carlo, the group 1980 and has been practicing in Michael P. Shay is a senior Bill Whitney reports he visited Arles, Tarascon, Avignon, Connecticut ever since. partner of the Bethlehem law has been living in Bremerton, Viviers, Vienne and Lyon during A mechanical engineering frm Shay, Santee & Kelhart. His Wash., since 2017. Bill and his their weeklong tour of Provence. Lehigh grad, Robert P. Struble practice focuses on insurance wife, Laura, made the move from Post-cruise, Jim and Michelle spent a couple of years with defense, municipal law, workers Arlington, Mass., just outside of spent time in Burgundy, while OSHA, then enrolled at the compensation cases and zoning Boston, to a home on seven acres Celeste, Bob, Betsy and Ruth Georgetown Law Center, from law. He is a 1975 graduate of the near Seattle to be closer to their boarded a bullet train for a three- which he graduated in 1977. University of Pennsylvania Law daughter, Rachel. Bill had been day sojourn in Paris. Celeste His practice has been focused School who has provided exten- living in Arlington since 1985 captured the joie de vivre by on estates and employee/ben- sive service and leadership to when he enrolled in Harvard saying, “One of the best things eft matters with the Pitts- local bar organizations, law jour- Divinity School to pursue a theo- about this trip was the chance to burgh-based frm of Meyer nal publications and professional logical doctorate in Hebrew Bi- spend time with each other and Unkovic & Scott LLP, in the development organizations. ble/Old Testament. He received catch up on everything.” Adding, corporate and business law and Mike’s service to Lehigh and our his Th.D. in June of 1992 and was “Even better than that was

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the wonderful time we all had Hajdinyak, Carl Halye, Ray- wrestled all four years (0-4, two spend a great deal of time at our sharing one another’s company mond Heckenkamp, Francis pins, a major decision and a home on Cape Cod. Despite the and knowing that’s why we were Kail, Bill Kelly, Mike Kendig, black eye), as well as one year of abundance of golf courses and friends at Lehigh, and why we’re Mary Karen Koltisko, Stephen boxing with similar results, yet longer playing season on the still friends today.” Krueger, Ed Lettinger, Jim another black eye. Cape, I still am a lousy golfer.” McGee, Roger McFillin, Frank “Neither were we strangers Bill White, 5418 Meluskey, Chuck Merolla, to a good time. (Had there been Thom Hirsch, Holiday Drive, Frank Mikisits, Gary Motyl, a whale’s tails tournament, I 139 McHenny ’74 Allentown, PA Dan Mulholland, Russ Muller, suspect we would also have been ’75Court, Chester, 18104, [email protected] Bill Nell, Roger Nothstein, Ge- strong contenders.) So, it deeply MD 21619, [email protected] Our 45th Reunion was a smash- rard Patelunas, James Pears- saddens us to tour our former I was fortunate to hear from three ing success for those of us (28, all, Rehn Peterson, Joseph house, now a sorority, and see classmates who have had impres- plus guests) who attended. It was Pollock, John Powell, Carlos the dissolution of our old party sive careers serving the public. a thrill as always to reconnect Rawlins, David Reynolds, Jer- room. No bar! No ping (beer) Rob Hill recently retired with so many old friends and ry Schrepple, Leroy Schroder, pong table! No pinball! No foos- after practicing emergency acquaintances. John Shegina, David Sinclair, ball! And the card room (oops, I medicine for 34 years at St. We didn’t win the Petty Flag John Slack, Dennis Slattery, meant ‘library’) is now merely Luke’s Hospital. Can you imag- for best parade performance Bill Smith, Ron Smith, Jim another bedroom. ine how many Lehigh students with our “Still Truckin’” theme, Sotzing, John Stadnik, Carl “The cohesiveness that grew Rob helped? Thank you to Rob complete with Mr. Natural Succop, John Tretter, Jef out of our intramural and social and his family for their service T-shirts, but we’re told we Vincent and Walt Watkins. activities has endured to this to Lehigh and the Lehigh Valley fnished a close second, mostly I’ve already received two day. This likely explains why, at community. Rob and his wife thanks to the eforts of creative great letters from classmates I the 45-year reunion last June, say they are fortunate to live on director Jim Galletly and the spoke to at our reunion, and I we enjoyed a 50% turnout of the a beautiful eight-acre property enthusiasm of our participants. had promises of several more. surviving members of our class; in Hellertown with woods and Special thanks are due to The frst was from Tom John- with three having sadly already streams. Rob enjoys gardening, 45th Reunion Chair Rich Noble ston, and the other was from passed: Gerry Patelunas, John hiking, swimming and reading. and our alumni ofce guide, Ray Buscarini. I’ll share Ray’s Stadnik and Neal Cowley ’76. Rob expresses his gratitude to Stephanie Fisher. Jim already letter next time. “Those in attendance in 2019 Lehigh for providing a great has agreed to chair our 50th Tom wrote, “Despite your were Sal Alfano, Doug Brugler, undergraduate education. Reunion, and Rick Ross and earnest pleas for correspon- Tom Good, Nat Hager, Paul Ron Askin and Jackie George Kuczynski have joined dence over the 45 years since Humbert, Tom Johnston, John (Smith) Askin have lived in the planning committee. we graduated, none of our 21 Nuss, Steve Rituper and Gerry Arizona for 34 years, the last Our class dinner, at the Pi Lambda Phi class members Weimann. Five years earlier, for 13 in Phoenix. They are now Ben Franklin Center atop the have been mentioned in your the 40th reunion, we had 13 at- working their way toward Mountaintop, was terrifc, too. column, as none of us ever wrote tendees, with Jim Giammarva, retirement. They recently Class President Gus Gustafson to you until now. Looking back, Al Mick, Gerry Cleaves, Frank returned from a three-week delivered his usual inspiring ad- perhaps it’s because we tended Sorosky and Neal Cowley also trip to Germany. Jackie retired dress, and a few of us adjourned to be somewhat insular in our attending. for the second time, this time afterward to his Saucon Valley house at the top of the Hill, not “As for me, I retired 10 years as senior fellow for fnance and estate for further refreshments participating in as many Lehigh ago from the Hartford as their campus management with the and lots of great reminiscing. clubs or wider extracurricular chief actuary. I worked there for National Association of College One noteworthy feature at university life as we might. 36 years. I rejoined the workforce and University Business Ofcers. the dinner was a posted listing of “What we did pursue with a eight years ago, as a part-time Ron will soon transition to half our classmates who have passed vengeance was the President’s consulting actuary for Ernst and time at Arizona State Univer- away. I decided to share it with Cup intramural championship, Young. My wife of 42 years and sity where he is a professor of the rest of you here, since I’ve which the chapter won two out of I have two wonderful daughters industrial engineering. They only rarely run individual obit- our three years there. Virtually and one precious granddaughter. were back at Lehigh two years uaries in the class columns. Lots year-round, following daily One daughter is a neurologist ago when Ron received the of good friends here, for me and classes, a large percentage of us (Lehigh 2008), and the other is a Distinguished Alumni Award many others among you: Greg would be of to Saucon felds to late-blooming math nerd work- from the industrial engineering Balionis, Hall Barker, Alan practice the outdoor sport of the ing toward a master’s in applied department. Jackie was also in Becker, David Brode, Dave season. While a few of us were data analytics. One has even left Bethlehem recently to lead a Brown, Bob Brunner, Bob relatively accomplished athletes, our cell phone plan! workshop for the Lehigh Valley Bucks, Randy Bujcs, Michael probably our greatest strengths “The majority of my career Association of Independent Col- Coughlin, Ted Eng, Richard were enthusiasm and participa- was in Hartford, Conn., but it leges. Many thanks to Jackie and Gilchrist, Bob Good, Bill Good- tion, even (or especially!) when also included 10 years in Boston Ron for their contributions to win, Ken Greenberg, Keith lacking individual skill. and two years in the U.K. We higher education. They have two Gross, Robert Grott, John “For example, I personally now live in Franklin, Mass., and children: Ken, an attorney, and

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Amy, a project leader for nuclear Mark E. Goeh- survived after losing his kidneys, Explosives took out the inner nonproliferation programs, who ring, 10 Princeton his walking and numerous other steel supports of the 47-year-old both live in California. ’76 Drive, Shamong, challenges…not to mention his building in 16 seconds. I have been working with NJ 08088. (609) 841-0389 (C); vision and Coke-bottle glasses! Keith Wilson may have a re- Lehigh’s Development Ofce to MarkGoehring LU76@gmail. Stay tuned. This is where your cord…he assembled his 14 grand- establish an endowment for an com; Look for me on Facebook! faith in people makes your heart children for a photo at their shore annual award for excellence in Greetings from the Jersey pound with pride. Classmates home in Seaside Park, N.J. That teaching in the College of Arts Shore. I love driving through Dan Grgurich, Kurt Rolf and is quite a feat! He loves being a and Sciences, with the award to Ocean City, N.J., and seeing all Dave Auperin, along with six grandparent and says “spoiling be named after Joseph Dowling, the Lehigh fags hanging high, others, ofered to donate a kidney, them is the best.” I agree! our beloved professor in the though I must admit, Villanova and all went through the compli- News is scarce…. Take pity and history department and who has us easily two to one! I know cated testing, only to get rejected. drop me an email! headed the American Studies there are a lot of Lehigh in OC, Finally a random young Marine, program. I had the privilege of you need to go online or visit Corporal Samuel Rice of Califor- Gail D. Reinhart, taking numerous courses taught the campus store and get your nia, heard through Facebook and 215 N. Center St., by Joe at Lehigh and of staying fags! Where we eat dinner at “jumped on a hand grenade for ’78 #1407, San Anto- in touch with Joe until his death the shore, and thanks to some of Paul” and donated his kidney. nio, TX 78202-2723. ladygai a few years ago; we even met our Villanova friends, we have Today, Paul gets around well [email protected] once in Belgium and traveled to met Nova’s basketball coach Jay and insists he and I will go get Hello classmates! I’ve heard Bastogne, the site of the famous Wright and wife Patty…what an beers when I am in Palm Beach from four of you since submit- battle of the 101st Airborne and accessible classy guy and couple. Gardens. He drives, resumed ting my last column—one for 10th Armored Divisions after Drew Brown and wife Merri working for a while and even the frst time. they were completely surround- are in OC a lot and we have tried to passed a fight physical and Tom Castle reports that ed by the Germans. Joe had tak- connect, but Merri is a true OC girl resumed fying. Amazing! His he has lived in Northeast Ohio en Lehigh students on summer and knows so many people it’s been plans are to get up north, see since 1983 and has four grown study to Bastogne many times tough for us to get together. Merri some friends and head to Lehigh. sons. He retired after 38 years and I was fortunate enough to and my wife partied a little bit on If anyone wants his full write-up, in the steel industry (manufac- give something back to Joe by the stage of the Band at our re- as I only scratch the surface, drop turing and process development showing him some sites around union…funsters! Yes, Somers Point me an email. On that note, drive middle management) and now Bastogne that he had not seen Anchorage is still open, but instead safe, hug your family, connect spends his time teaching guitar before. If you are interested in of seven for $1, it’s one for $7! with your friends. See you at and playing in a band, with contributing to the endowment For those who missed it, on Lehigh-Lafayette! some travel thrown in for good fund for the Joseph Dowling Sept. 26 The Brown and White measure. He sent me a gorgeous Excellence in Teaching Award, celebrated 125 years at Zoellner, Ann Louise photo from his trip to Italy last please contact Jen Nelson ’90 and featured Marty Baron, the (Werley) Price, year and plans another trip to ’92G in the Development Ofce executive editor of The Washing- ’77 2 Colton St., Europe next year, in addition at [email protected]. We are ton Post. I had spent some time Farmington, CT 06032. (860) to “visiting friends wherever close to the minimum amount with Reid Wilson of The Hill 677-1295 (H); prokemo@ they may be found.” He’d love to we need to fund this award, about a year ago, and he insisted comcast.net hear from his Lehigh friends via but are not there yet and need that Marty is the best editor in If you haven’t been to Bethlehem Facebook (he’s Thomas Arthur more funds. the U.S.A. lately, you may not know that Castle) or by email at tacas- Our 45th Reunion will be in After 22 years in the Marine Martin Tower in Bethlehem was [email protected]. June. We hope that it will be the Corps, Paul Loschiavo retired imploded to make way for other How do you get to Carnegie best yet. If you are interested in as a colonel, and after 30 years development (retail, medical Hall? Dennis Sprick knows! In serving on our reunion commit- (10-year overlap with Marines), ofces, restaurants, hotel, 528 June he joined his fellow New tee, please contact me and we will he retired as a senior vice pres- apartments in $200 million York City Gay Men’s Chorus be sure to get you involved in the ident at Merrill Lynch. Here is redevelopment). It was the singers and members of 10 planning of the reunion. where the story takes a bad turn Bethlehem Steel former world other LGBTQ choruses from As always, please send me an with an inspiring ending that headquarters. We could see it around the nation—over 500 email about what you are doing, Paul calls “you play the cards from our dorm rooms as a tall singers in all—to perform “Quiet so I can include you in the next you’re dealt.” In 2016, while “black” building. No More: A Choral Celebration class column. Your classmates heading home on his motorcycle Thanks to Pat Bodenstab for of Stonewall” at that iconic would love to hear about you. in the Jupiter/Palm Beach area, alerting me to this—and on a re- performance venue. The new Don’t forget to like our class Face- Paul was T-boned by a person cent trip down there it was quite suite of songs was co-commis- book page run by Jef Sherman. not paying attention, possibly obviously missing from the sky- sioned by NYCGMC and the Gay It can be found at facebook.com/ texting! They nearly pulled the line. Some fun facts Pat passed Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles to lehighseventyfve?fref=ts. plug on Paul. With his wife, Jill, along: the 21-story building was commemorate the 1969 uprising Save the date for Reunion not taking “no” for an answer, and the area’s tallest building and it that launched the modern-day 2020: June 4-7, 2020 that Marine Corps training, Paul stood vacant for a dozen years. LGBTQ rights movement.

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Dennis has been singing with the Lance M. Bell, not been back to campus since so I may have missed talking with NYCGMC since January 2012. 952 River Run Dr., 1980. I think he made the most some of you at the reunion. Please In April, Stephen Dill ’79Macedonia, OH of the weekend, as I saw Jim at contact me if you’d like to share an wrapped up a one-year contract 44056-2369. (216) 219-3729 (mo- every event I attended. update with our classmates. For creating a marketing depart- bile); [email protected] I enjoyed much laughter with those of you who couldn’t attend, ment for Cottey College in Thank you to the more than Tracy (Ernst) Samuelson, who please block out the frst weekend Nevada, Mo. After a two-week 70 classmates who helped make has a great sense of humor. She in June 2024 and get ready to break, he jumped right into a our 40th Reunion a rousing shared that with each passing year, show everyone that there’s noth- new one-year contract market- success. Because of your gen- puttering in her garden is looking ing fner than a ’79er. ing a venture capital-backed, erosity, our class gift to Lehigh more attractive than heading of cloud-based healthcare totaled $1,854,604. Photos from to work in the morning. Many of Gary Chan, software startup in downtown the reunion are posted both us share that same feeling. (847) 902-8881 Boston. Also this spring, he on Lehigh’s website and on the At the “Soirée Under the Stars” ’80 (C); gkchan80@ joined over 60 other alumni of Lehigh University-Class of 1979 on Friday evening, a large contin- alum.lehigh.edu Lehigh’s choral arts department Facebook page. (lehighalumni. gent of Gamma Phi Beta sisters David Beard and Mike Con- to sing at the 150th Anniversary zenfolio.com/reunion2019) were present and enjoying a great nor joined Ray Trevisan to Celebration concert in the Zo- Proving that our 2014 tie for time of fellowship. Peggy (Lewis) celebrate the graduations of ellner Arts Center. He says that frst place in the Parade of Class- Houghtaling shared that she has Ray’s daughter and son from col- connecting with young alumni es was no fuke, we won the Petty been singing alto in an audi- lege and high school, respectively. of the glee club and choir was Flag outright! Much practice was tion-only choral group. Peggy said David has temporarily retired “wonderful fun!” required and Kal Chany emailed that both men and women sing and is enjoying sailing and his Also in April, Rob Nahigian each of us multiple instructional in this group and they tackle very shore house in Long Beach Island, and a colleague won the James videos of a line dance from Satur- challenging choral music works. N.J. David also enjoyed the music Felt Creative Counseling Award day Night Fever (“Night Fever”). Ann (Pinto) Newberry of Mike and the Retro Kings at from the organization Counsel- Despite our whining at the re- brought her entire family, and Reunion with members of the ors of Real Estate (CRE). The hearsal on Saturday morning, we they enjoyed playing games that Class of ’79: Robert Cortright, award celebrates outstanding came together and pulled of the were set up at the event. Susan William Bast and Richard Earl. achievement and ingenuity in win. Julie (Cassidy) Schiefer (Ernsky) Long discussed her David can’t wait for our Class of real estate counseling. Rob pre- managed the wardrobe distri- career transition from engineer- ’80 record-setting reunion! viously received the Felt award bution so we’d all be properly ing to becoming a licensed nurse Mark Rittmayer obtained in 2009. This time he was rec- outftted. As part of the subter- practitioner. Later in the week- permanent Hong Kong resident ognized for a project mentioned fuge, many of us were planted in end Susan tried to recruit me status. Things are good for Mark, in this column about a year ago, the crowd (with T-shirts covered for a photo involving cofee that and he speaks regularly with involving converting a World up by windbreakers) waiting for could be shared with Warren several Lehigh classmates as he War II-era Army ammunition the cue to rush the area in front Hall, who couldn’t make the trip navigates uncharted waters in building in Boston’s burgeoning of the judges’ podium and begin from Texas. As noted in an earlier the technology sector in Asia. Seaport District into a design, dancing. You can view a video of column, Warren creates daily cof- Lehigh soccer coach Dean Koski fabrication and manufacturing our parade performance at pages. fee-themed posts on Facebook. visited Mark, and they played facility for JC Cannistraro LLC. today/parade79. Thanks to Kal Barbara (Brake) Petroske some squash and had a good steak. Rob helped the company con- and his IT support for making was recovering from a knee re- Mark’s new squash racquets are solidate operations from several this video available. placement, but she didn’t let South out for 2019, and if anyone from locations into a renovated Art At the Brown and White Mountain stop her from celebrat- Lehigh would like one, please stop Deco building, relocating exist- Awards Night, Amy (Wenhold) ing with our class. Marching and by for a game in Hong Kong and ing employees and anticipating Silva received the Lehigh Alumni dancing were out of the question, pick up a racquet for free. Mark growth of up to 200 jobs. Rob Award in recognition of her many however, for this reunion. joined the Royal Hong Kong Yacht is the principal of Auburndale years of service to Lehigh and Our class dinner was Club Squash Team, based on Kel- Realty Co. in Newton, Mass. our class. Helping to plan class thoroughly enjoyable. It was lett Island for the 2019-20 season. That’s it for this issue. If you reunions is one of her specialties! great to see my past partners in Mark asks all to feel free to drop by have news you’d like to share, President Simon joined several of crime Jodi (Smith) Capps, Lori anytime if you are in Hong Kong. send it to me by snail mail, us for a photo since he is a ’79er Southworth, Gail Price and the Mark’s email is mark.rittmayer@ email or Facebook message. from Williams College. ever-present Caesar Gorski. I cscasiapacifc.com. Keep in mind that the class Jim Esch was one of the frst also enjoyed discussing volun- John Speer was elected to columnists have three deadlines classmates I met at the reunion. teer work with Pete DeLuca. membership in the National a year, and our columns are He owns BrandComet, a promo- Our DJ brought props for us to Academy of Engineering. Con- published about four months af- tional marketing frm, which was use. While others were dancing, gratulations to John for making ter we submit them—so expect very helpful when the reunion some of us played infatable Lehigh proud! a four-to-eight-month delay committee was sourcing our musical instruments. This was a Jim Merrill has set a goal to between contacting me and parade T-shirts. Jim said he cur- new twist on playing air guitar. ride 1,000 miles in six months on seeing your news in the Bulletin. rently lives in Florida and had I couldn’t attend every event, his bike this year. Jim is at 500

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1. The Class of 1953 celebrated their “mini-66th Reunion” at the Val (Lychak) Thomas, Hayedeh (Sepahpur) Scott and Karen (Siegler) Saucon Valley Country Club. In attendance were (from left): Chuck Sandler. 6. Celebrating their 69th wedding anniversary, Blanche and Atmore, Tip Mowrer, Grant Hansel, Jack Platt, Roger Inglese, Joe Donald Stires ’51 (seated in front) are joined by their children (back Workman, Nick Gentile, Jim Cooke, Sam Grauer, Herb Roemmele, row from left) Craig Stires ’89, Dave Stires ’85, Pete Stires ’80, Lori Tony Latour and Bob Gill. 2. Future MoutainHawk Ryder Logan Schiff Stires (Yale ’77), Todd Stires ’82, Donald Stires Jr. ’73 and Kim Stires was born to Ashley Weiss Schiff ’09 and Adam Schiff in April 2019. (Dickenson ’76). 7. Lou Peters ’55 with his granddaughter, Ashley 3. Harper Brielle Adair, daughter of Gwendolyn (Ferdinand) Adair Thoet ’13 8. Unable to travel to campus for their 65th Reunion, ’09, shows off her Lehigh spirit. 4. Matthew Schaner ’08 and his members of Pi Lambda Phi from the Class of 1954 reunited in Long wife, Pamela, announced the birth of their first child. Archer Ethan Boat Key, Fla. From left: Larry Skaller, Bob Littman, Bob Goldberg, Jay Schaner was born on June 3 and his parents have already submitted Greenstone, Marty Edelman and Sam Frohlich. Marty wrote: “Suffice his application for early admission to the College of Engineering! 5. it to say that the passage of time continues to enforce our bonds To celebrate their 60th birthdays, members of the Class of 1981 took of friendship. The years at Lehigh were fabulous and helped lay the a group trip to Nashville in April 2019. Pictured from bottom left and groundwork for our individual futures.” 9. Stacy Sommerfield ’08, around are: Carol (Ehrens) Gordon, Mary Alice (Panerello) St. Clair, Frances Downey ’08 and Lauren Fuhry ’08 spent part of the summer Kim (Thompson) Zdon, Donna (Karasic) Davidson, Fran (Sturiale) hiking in the Swiss Alps. 10. Rebecca (Long) McLoughlin ’09 and Bartlett, Alisa Kauffman, Donna (Farkas) Hoffman, Linda (Taylor) Joseph McLoughlin ’09 with their daughter, Lucille Quinn. Ferguson, Bonnie (Lewis) Torcivia Rutan, Gail (Schargel) Powell,

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already, not bad given the travel Anne enjoyed celebrating her to hear from Richard. He and 4 that he continues to do for Ernst frst Lehigh University friend his wife, Kay, live in upstate New and Young. Linda (Taylor) Ferguson’s York where Richard is a counsel- Jim Flanagan and Ellen birthday with her in Connecti- or at a rural school in their area. (Marshall) Flanagan enthusias- cut. Anne and Linda both lived They breed and raise thorough- tically attended graduation at Le- in Carothers. Another one bred racehorses on their small high in May with their daughter of Anne’s friends, Meredith family farm. They are thrilled Emily ’12 and Emily’s husband, (Wehner) Luckewicz, made to report the birth of their frst Grant Ward (West Point 2012), an exciting relocation from the grandchild this year, Ryker Mar- to applaud their youngest, Liam Jersey Shore area to Denver, tin. He added that he is fortunate Flanagan ’19, who earned a Colo., this year. Anne has been to occasionally see some of his double major degree from the busy being involved with LU’s Sigma Alpha Mu brothers. College of Business. Jim can GO Campaign, having connected Joseph Bonassar: It was a state that his family can count with Tom Wocklish and Dave time of change for Joseph in the two Lehigh alumni parents, two Szablowski ’82 on the Intrepid spring of 2018—he had a great Lehigh alumni kids and four in NYC during Lehigh’s GO Cam- opportunity to create a legal Lehigh degrees. Jim asks if this paign launch last October. There department at Dymax, a small qualifes him for a discount on is no denying her loyalty to specialty chemical company. merchandise at the Bookstore. Lehigh—she has only missed two He explained that he has served 7 Finally, I ask all of my fellow Lehigh-Lafayette football games as general counsel for a couple classmates to consider coming since 1977! Very impressive! other companies but that this back to Lehigh in 2020 to partic- Linda (Taylor) Ferguson: opportunity was especially in- ipate in our 40th Reunion. I had Linda had a great time on a teresting to him because it was a fabulous time at our 35th Re- group 60th birthday celebra- a throwback to his old Lehigh union. It was a great time with all tion trip to Nashville this past engineering days. This job sends my ’80 classmates, some I knew April. Fellow birthday travelers him to Shanghai where he has when I was in school and some were: Carol (Ehrens) Gordon, had the chance to be integral in frst met at reunion. We were all Bonnie (Lewis) Torcivia Rutan, the building of a new manufac- one happy group enjoying each Donna (Farkas) Hofman, turing plant. He is additionally other’s company and fun times. Kim (Thompson) Zdon, Gail enjoying having input with the 9 8-O! GO! GO! (Schargel) Powell, Val (Lychak) company’s R&D team. Save the date for Reunion Thomas, Hayedeh (Sepahpur) George Karr: George and 2020: June 4-7, 2020 Scott and Karen (Siegler) San- his wife live in Austin, Texas, dler, Mary Alice (Panerello) St. and enjoy the lake life on Lake Patrice (Wilchek) Clair, Fran (Sturiale) Bartlett, Travis. He is proud to share Machikas, (610) Alisa Kaufman and Donna that he recently fnished a ’81 960-0068 (C); (Karasic) Davidson. 2,000-square-foot man cave for [email protected] Hyde Miller: Hyde weighed working on cars and projects. Anne Kline: Anne shared lots of in with a great update. He holds He’s been working for BHGE great updates. Her Alpha Gamma a B.S.E.E. After 35 years in the as lead technical support Delta sister, Daphne (Veras) semiconductor industry he chose engineer. However, by the time Jordan, was elected to the New to try something diferent. He of this publication, George YorkState Senate representing joined SAS Institute as a systems may have retired. George and the district including Saratoga, engineer, which is a data scien- his wife are enjoying three known for horse racing. Daphne tist selling and supporting JMP grandchildren and went to lives in Clifton Park, N.Y., with Data Discovery software. His Toledo, Spain, for a wedding in husband Phil. Anne pointed out wife, Candy, works in the sales June 2019. that this is the year most fellow organization Renesas Electron- Eva Cwynar: Dr. Cwynar is 1981 grads are turning the big 60. ics. They reside in Indialantic, fully engaged as an endocrinol- That milestone includes her fellow located on the Atlantic Coast of ogist and metabolic specialist in Lehigh University trustees Phil central Florida. Their daughter, Beverly Hills, Calif., associated Sheibley, Jack Vresics and Mackenzie, is a nursing major with Cedars Sinai Medical Center Mark Yeager. Additionally, she at the University of Alabama. and UCLA. She and her husband, reports that Fred Schaufeld When they are not in Florida, John Kohut, are very proud of serves on the Wolf Trap Foun- Hyde and his family enjoy their two daughters. Danielle dation Board for the Performing spending time in the mountains graduated from Dartmouth Arts. Fred served as Student of North Carolina and on the College in May 2019 and Nicole 10 Activities Council Concert Chair coast of Maine. attends Columbia University. while an undergrad at LU. Richard Zwirn: It was great Editor’s note: Our thanks to

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Patrice for her service flling from Endicott College a year Taylor 2 West mates watching, en (babaskitchen.net). Check it this space with interesting earlier and taught English I entered the mat with Pete out if you are in Baltimore. information about the Class of at the middle school level in as my coach. Just 54 seconds I did a few Maine runs this 1981. You’ve been instrumen- Budapest, Hungary, this past year. later I was fat on my back after summer, the Gooserocks 5K in tal in keeping your classmates Sarah’s son fnished kindergar- Tim got me in a freman’s carry. Kennebunkport on July 4 and connected with each other and ten in Hungary as well. Both Wrestling career over. the Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Lehigh. Thank you. Please Cortlandt and Sarah are applying Todd Stires sent a photograph Elizabeth on Aug. 3. As an Irish welcome Wayne Shurts for jobs locally now. Peter’s last from his parents’ 69th wedding and European Union citizen, ([email protected]) as two boys, Malcolm and Braden, anniversary celebration. They Joan and I scouted out Malta for he takes on this volunteer role are still in high school. Pete are defnitely in the running for a possible retirement location if as your correspondent. coached wrestling at Navy and most legacied Lehigh family! His Bernie Sanders wins in 2020— Franklin and Marshall, and has parents are Blanche and Donald plenty of sun there and all speak John P. Belardo, owned a tree care business since Stires ’51. Their seven children in- English. Got to keep moving. 152 Berkeley Cir- 2012. His lovely wife, Dorianne, clude fve Lehigh alumni (Donald More on Michael T. Lucke- ’82 cle, Basking Ridge, is a physical education teacher at Stires Jr. ’73, Pete Stires ’80, Todd wicz in In Remembrance. He NJ 07920. (973) 425-8755 (B); Steelton Highspire H.S., outside Stires, Dave Stires ’85 and Craig passed away on May 27, 2019. Mi- [email protected].. On Harrisburg, Pa. And, of course, Stires ’89). They have four grand- chael and I also attended Seton Facebook, like “Lehigh Universi- Pete was an outstanding wrestler children who’ve attended Lehigh Hall Law School together, and ty Class of 1982.” for Lehigh as well, fnishing as plus a nephew (Mark Stires ’84), his family lived in Basking Ridge Thomas Hammond enjoyed high as third in the NCAA tourna- niece-in-law (Betsy [Barmat] near mine since 1996. Inspired my column regarding fraternity ment. Pete’s senior year, wrestling Stires ’83) and their son, Nate ’11. by Henry Miller and Charles nicknames and writes in with at 134 pounds, he went 24-2-1. I Stan King writes in from Bukowski, fuent in French, a few more from Sigma Chi: still swear the stalling point that Georgetown, Cayman Islands, food, wine and culture, Michael Whippet, Schmick, Blither, year against him in the semifnals where he lives with his wife of 32 resided in Paris from 1987 to Krat, Buano, Meetch, Loco, (with eight seconds to go against years, Ingrid Sue (Cedar Crest 1993, always promising to write Otis, Zippo, Titar, OT, BEEF, the kid from Iowa) was a bogus College ’83), when they are not the Great American Novel. Psycho, E-rock, Big Dong, call by the ofcial. Pete was also a spending time in their second We spent more late nights MAMMY, TAMMY, Dad, Deke, two-time EIWA champion. oceanfront abode on Barnegat out than I care to remember Scully, Chobby, Harry and Now, when Pete was turning Light, N.J. Stan’s career sufered (if I could), or dare to repeat. Cheese. Tom’s family is well. in early on weekends to gear up a bit of a blow when in 2008 Leh- Michael once spent an entire His oldest daughter, Caitlin, for his wrestling meets, I was man Brothers went under while Paris afternoon bar-hopping had lead roles in two flms fea- out on the Hill, Making Getting Stan was stationed in its Canary with actor Bill Murray. Mike tured at the recent Soho Film Blotto Great Again. Usually, at 3 Wharf, London, ofce. Stan was known by many monikers, Festival—The Last Reunion a.m., fortifed with beer courage, rebounded to form his successful including Lucky, Bama, Jet, and In a New York Minute. I would return to Taylor Hall and Cayman-based distressed asset Bumpy and Ole Luke. Fond of Her future looks bright. Tom’s pound on Pete’s door, telling him fund, Zero Point Zero Capital quoting movies, Michael knew oldest son just graduated from I was fnally going to kick his butt Management LLC, that also by heart lines from Cool Hand James Madison University and in wrestling. What followed was specializes in tax shelter income Luke, Scarface and The Verdict. is applying to veterinary school. Pete bursting out his door and reduction strategies. Stan recent- “No man alive can eat 50 eggs,” Tom’s younger daughter is en- tying me up in a pretzel with an ly got his old college fraternity but he almost did one winter tering her junior year at Virgin- arm bar in the hall—my ensuing band back together—Stan King night in 1985 at the White Horse ia Tech, while his youngest son screams of agony awakening the and the Social Blastofs. Tavern in Greenwich Village. just graduated from Gonzaga entire hall. Freshman year Pete Harry Stamateris and I made Michael was married for 30 years High School and is joining his encouraged me to cut weight a road trip to see Stan’s band play to Meredith (Wehner) Luckewicz sister at Virginia Tech in August from 172 to 150 pounds to enter a few weekend gigs in Long Beach ’81 and is survived by three stellar as an engineering major. freshman wrestling intra- Island, N.J. We enjoyed a few of children—Tyler, Emilie and Peter Schuyler, my former murals. I had never wrestled Stan’s catchy new original songs: Camille. He was most recently freshman hall mate in Taylor 2 before. Six weeks later, drawn “It’s 3 a.m. (Who’s Still Delivering director of tax for Booz, Allen and West, checks in with news that and gaunt, I made weight and Pizza),” and “Charlie Don’t Surf Hamilton. Au revoir, old sport. his son, Cortlandt, graduated realized I had drawn a region- (But We Do).” Rock and roll will Keep the emails coming on from Lehigh in May ’19. He al or district Pennsylvania never die, and neither will Stan. your latest news. was a dual-degree graduate wrestling winner named Tim Farid Salloum was at with one degree in mechanical Burns ’84. I cursed Pete, but he Wrigley Field catching a Cubs Nancy Liu engineering and one in the swore to teach me some secret game with Jodi Abbott. Jodi is Freedman, IDEAS program. Cortlandt was upper-body Bulgarian wrestling working in Chicago on equity ’83 nancyliulehigh83@ also a wrestler with the Lehigh moves that would handily de- healthcare at the American gmail.com program, qualifying for the feat a wrestler of Burns’ prow- Medical Association. Farid Happy fall, Class of ’83! There NCAA tournament twice. Pete’s ess. The big day rolled around owns a Mediterranean café in was not much news this time. daughter, Sarah, graduated at Grace Hall and with all my Baltimore named Baba’s Kitch- Please remember that you

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can always email me (nancyli- nasty with two children and one The 35th Reunion was a great ally get a payof. To wit: Janice [email protected]) with grandchild who have attended success, and we set the new re- (McPherson) Caccavone writes any news and I will include it in Lehigh. JC Cole was at the ’84 cord for attendance at 75 people. me that she is living in Dela- the column. I am always excited dinner with his fellow Zeta Psi The welcome reception event ware and has an axe-throwing to hear from fellow classmates. brothers: Michael Smerconish at STEPS was a great lead-of hobby. She participated in two You can also send a picture that ’84, Carl Sammarco ’84 and wife for the weekend. The beer and leagues at Battle Axe (the local will be included in the Bulletin. Jill, and James Durkin ’84. wine fowed copiously and the axe-throwing place in Newark, If I see you at a Lehigh event or I enjoyed reconnecting with conversations of the 51 people Del.) and was in the beginner anywhere else, I will mention you attendees, especially those who I attending the event became league this past winter. She took in the column. have not seen in over 35 years. more and more animated as second place in the tournament News from the Inbox Tom Whelan ’84 and his wife, the time went by. I saw Mike and was in the advanced league Marc Garrett wrote that Kimberly, traveled from Fort Smerconish attending, and I in the spring. She even owns her he self-published a true story Lauderdale, Fla. Jay Bergman ’84 thought I could get his infor- own axe. How cool is that? of a dear friend who survived and his wife, Donna, came from mation for this column. Mike In early July, Jim Hart and the Holocaust. Marc wrote it so New York, N.Y., and Kevin Kettler deftly, almost imperceptibly, Robin (Cohen) Hart hosted Rob- his friend’s story would not be ’84 from Austin, Texas. shifted the conversation back in’s former Trembley roommate forgotten; it is both harrowing and Others that I want to mention on to me, showing what a great and fellow Palmer freshman inspirational. His friend passed that I had a great time catching up interviewer he is. I was in awe. Jane (Gallace) Kessler and her away not too long ago and Marc’s with were Kathy Hutnik ’84, Mar- You can listen to Mike on Siri- family. Trembley roommate goal is to get his story out. You can tha Mahoney ’84, Cindy Davis ’84, usXM’s POTUS channel 9 a.m. Paula (Dobranski) Devlin and fnd the story of Leon Sperling by Ann Marie Murphy ’84, Susan Eastern weekdays and watch his her husband were also there. searching for “A Survivor Remem- (Greenbaum) Gross ’84, Susy eponymous show on CNN 9 a.m. Bill Glaser, who was a friend of bers the Holocaust” on Amazon. (Eckert) Shea ’84, Patty (Burke) Eastern on Saturdays. Jane’s from way way back in high Sightings at Lehigh events Savage ’84, Marian Nalitt ’84, The parade performance school, joined them (bearing a It was a pleasant surprise to Beth (Kendrick) Wanrow ’84 and on Saturday was to the sound humongous bottle of Prosecco). meet up with Sue (Escott) Post Suzanne (Taylor) Thompson ’84. of Billy Joel’s “Allentown” with They enjoyed telling Jane’s kids ’81, my Dravo A-4 gryphon, at a Suzanne shared exciting news great lyrics by our own John all the good stories about their recent Lehigh Girls Auto Clinic that her daughter Samantha will Compton. One of the highlights mom, although they forgot the event. She attended with her be a Lehigh freshman in the Class for me was Gregg Merksamer’s best one, “that time she set the daughter, Haley. Sue is a lawyer of 2023. Congratulations! voice leading us. Who knew he kitchen on fre making popcorn” working with her husband in Enjoy your fall and winter, and had the voice of an angel? After (not an uncommon event at their frm, Post & Post LLC, in please send me your news. I will the parade, I talked to Maxine Trembley in my memory). Paula Berwyn, Pa. She keeps in touch be attending football games in the (Nebus) Lane, who lives in Clear and Robin are hoping to return with Pam Proctor ’81 who was fall and invite you to stop by our Lake, Texas, who has not missed the visit and see Jane in Sche- the gryphon on Dravo A-2. Sue tailgate in the reserved lot. Hope a reunion since graduation! nectady, N.Y., during the year. mentioned that she has such fond to see you there. The class dinner in the newly In mid-July, Robin was lucky memories of the girls on Dravo renovated Williams Hall and enough to be roommates with A-4 and wants to know what Thomas Keat- mixed-class after-party in front Paula again, when she spent everyone is up to. So that’s a hint ing, 19 Hackney of Packer Hall were fantastic. a week puppy-sitting for her to the Dravo A-4 ladies. I have ’84 Way, Harleysville, Scott Freedman put together a brother in Atlanta and he was heard from Sandy, Tricia, Patty PA 19438. thomaskeating@ slideshow with excerpts from the kind enough to tell her she could and Carol. How about the rest of yahoo.com Freshman Register and old pho- invite a friend. When Betty the the hall? Britt, Maryellen, Valerie, Greetings, classmates. This is tos from classmates that was Corgi napped, they hit lots of Debbie, Lori, Karen, Stephany my third class column and I am very entertaining. I saw Jill and restaurants and shops in the (Sam), Arlene, Dee, Barb…I would still very happy to be bringing Carl Sammarco enjoying the Kirkwood neighborhood and in love to hear from you. the news of the Class of 1984 festivities. Carl is a veterinarian nearby Decatur. They were also Reunion Alumni Weekend to you. For the writing of this (great profession) living on lucky enough to catch up with Although it was not our column, I have decided upon a the Jersey Shore. Carl and Jill Robin’s daughter, Mackenzie (in reunion year, some of our class- set of guidelines that I would like have two kids, both in college her third year of a doctoral pro- mates attended. Kira (Cauwels) to share with you: 1) there is no this fall. Commenting on the gram at University of South Car- Mendez and Steve Mendez old news. If we have not heard reunion, Carl pointedly enjoyed olina), and her boyfriend, who is attended the Brown and White about your participation award the free chaufeurs! stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. Awards dinner. Kira, Steve and from 10 years ago, it is news and The Lehigh Class of 1984 Jim and Robin’s son, Connor, my husband, Scott Freedman ’84, we want to hear it; 2) the best Facebook page continues to be will soon begin his sophomore were excited to see their old elec- time to submit news is when a good source of class news, pic- year, also at University of South tric engineering professor, Pro- you frst think of it, the second tures and discussion and I rec- Carolina, and has been prepping fessor Donald Talhelm, ’59, ’60G, best time is now; and 3) you are ommend you join up if you are with lots of gym and pool time ’78P, ’80P, ’05GP. Yes, Professor good enough, smart enough and on Facebook. I regularly beg for over the summer. Jim and Talhelm has his own legacy dy- doggone it, people like you. news on the page and occasion- Robin and the gang are looking

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forward to our next “reunion” at generously donated to both the war with Serbia, the waters are city and the Statue of Liberty. the tailgate tent, 10:30 sharp, on renovation of Williams Hall and beautiful and warm, the islands Anne (Howey) Carson and Lynn Aug. 31 and at every home game the building of Maida House, a which predate Christianity are Anne Miller joined the party thereafter! new on-campus housing build- gorgeous, the people are friendly at Beth Berns’ beautiful Fire On July 31, I attended the Phil- ing for undergraduates located and engaging, the music and Island beach house, “LaLaLand.” adelphia area First Year Student on the Hill, just inside the Sayre dance dazzling, and the food and This is the frst time the six DGs Sendof at Susy (Eckert) Shea’s Park gates (Sigma Nu was locat- wine delicious!” From Croatia have all met up since July of ’17, house. Susy has been hosting ed here when we were students). he few to Greece to visit two when Lynn Miller hosted them this event at her beautiful home When we spoke, the Maidas had grad school classmates who at a classic Hollywood Hills for the past seven years. Over 100 just signed the last beam that have remained lifelong friends home. Who knows where they’ll parents, freshmen and alumni went into the construction of since they met in Belgium back be in July of ’21? In any event, gathered to talk about Lehigh the new building. In addition in 1991. Steve then headed to they hope to reconnect with life, academics and activities. Dr. to serving as a Lehigh trustee, Japan where he spent 11 days in many other classmates at the Steve Fleisher was in attendance James is the founder and pres- Tokyo, Osaka, Hakone, Kyoto Lehigh-Lafayette game. and he talked with many of the ident of Gaming Laboratories and Hiroshima. He reported that I’m sad to report that Chris freshmen and their parents. The International. After graduation the history there is “every bit as Thalacker, afectionately known freshmen were very impressive— from Lehigh, James went to captivating and sobering. The as “Cheese,” passed away after brilliant to a person—and their work for the state of New Jersey, reality of warfare and recovery a brave two-year battle with parents were very interesting as testing gambling equipment in is woven throughout human ALS. Please see the “In Remem- well. It was a very successful event, Atlantic City. He then attended history and more striking than brance” section of this magazine and if you have not attended a law school at Rutgers University anything were the similarities, for more information. sendof, I would suggest you do. and founded his company with not diferences in human- Save the date for Reunion Meeting these bright young peo- a childhood friend. James and kind, and arc of history. [This] 2020: June 4-7, 2020 ple is a shot in the arm and gives Sharon live in Bucks County, Pa., reinforced the importance of you hope for the future. and have four children: Nicholas, friendships from Lehigh and Dave In the spirit of practicing what Lindsay, Lauren ’17 and Alexis beyond, and the need for our Polakof, I preach, I have to tell you that I ’19. James has remained in close world to reach beyond our bor- ’86 400 E. 71st St., took the position of subject mat- touch with Sean McGee, who ders and diferent cultures for #3K, New York, NY 10021. ter expert–rotating equipment at did such a great job organizing common ground.” I’m quoting [email protected]. Look Arkema Inc., a French chemical our 30th Reunion. The Maidas Steve directly here; this is such a for “Lehigh University Class company, in May 2019. I am very and McGees (Sean’s wife, Sue beautiful sentiment. of 1986” on both Facebook and happy to be joining Arkema at [Weber] McGee is also our year) Beth Berns, husband Larry LinkedIn. the U.S. headquarters in King of traveled together to San Francis- Bressler, and their daughter, “I don’t wanna know your name, Prussia, Pa. In other employment co for a Lehigh event and met up Elena, took a break from their cause you don’t look the same, news, Bill Bear has accepted an in Bedminster, N.J., at another Virginia and North Carolina the way you did before. OK, you AGILE coach/trainer position Lehigh gathering. college touring to enjoy lunch think you got a pretty face, but with Boeing starting in August Steve Link just returned from in Chapel Hill, N.C., with Lynn the rest of you is out of place, you 2019. Bill is an Air Force veteran, 30 days exploring the Dalmatian Anne Miller and her son, Chris- looked alright before (Sweet).” having retired from the Reserves Coast, Greece and Japan. The tian Phillips, who were touring Okay, fox on the run…. a few years ago, and I can think Croatia portion of the journey North and South Carolina col- Without hubris, Dave Huber of no better place for him to was inspired by a 94-year-old leges. The kids enjoyed hearing retired as Horizon Blue Cross practice his craft. Good luck, donor he worked with in his role stories about their mothers’ Blue Shield of New Jersey’s CFO, Bill, and best wishes for your as senior philanthropic advisor college days, and Beth merci- now focusing on advisory work, continued success. at Georgetown University. She lessly teased Lynn Anne as she board service and nonproft Again, I would like to thank emigrated to the U.S. in 1961 to attempted to photograph every endeavors. Dave and wife Ellen’s all of you for sending me updates. escape communism, married a fraternity house on the Chapel son, Derek, graduated Lehigh This column could be written survivor of the Holocaust and Hill campus. Next college stop with a computer science and without them, but it would be a spent her life as a seamstress in for them is Lehigh. business degree, while daughter, boring mess. Your information their tailor shop. Never allowed In July, Lynn Miller few Jessica, graduated Northwest- makes it so much better. to complete her studies in Croa- from her home in Pacifc Pali- ern. The family celebrated See you at the Lehigh- game! giving Croatians the opportunity week of partying with some of Zermatt and Paris. The Hubers to come to Georgetown to earn her former roommates and DG are Red Bank, N.J., to Sarasota, Jennifer a graduate degree and return sisters. Clare (Crabtree) DeNi- Fla., snowbirds, but when in Red Sheehan, home to help continue rebuild- cola and Patty von Schaumburg Bank, still pub crawl with Doug ’85 (240) 401-3724, ing a civil society there. Steve ’86 joined Lynn for an amazing Grierson, Mike Keenan, Sue [email protected] observed that “her homeland overnight glamping expedition (Peper) Boudreau and Ellen I caught up with James Maida. is every bit as beautiful as she on Governor’s Island, where they (Villegas) Rudel. He and his wife, Sharon, have remembers—despite the civil enjoyed stunning views of the “When the working day is

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done, oh, girls—they wanna have involved with, the National So- viewed frst-year dorm rooms I am looking forward to one fun (Cyndi Lauper).” Speaking of ciety of Professional Engineers. and tried out the food in dining last season of Friday Night Lights, pub crawls, I just got wind of an “How involved is she,” you ask? halls. With almost every school overseeing the application pro- of-of-very-of campus Gamma Susan will be their treasurer we visit I do a comparison and cess and waiting for the results. Phi party, from spring 2018, and serve on the executive com- usually end up saying, “It’s not as There is something about having where 60, 1983-1989 Gamma mittee for the next two years. pretty as Lehigh” or “Why are we your oldest apply to college that Phis had a three-day reunion in Thinking “time and tide wait for going to travel 18 hours by car for makes you wonder at least once a Port Jeferson, N.Y., where activ- no man,” Susan is planning on a school that is just like Lehigh?” day, “where has the time gone?” ities were held that, by today’s 2020 for retirement. Congrat- I am not sure where this journey We are defnitely old. standards would get you a trip ulations, Susan, and, “As we say will lead to in the end, but I do Kudos to all of you who have to the Ofce of the Associate in the sewer, here’s mud in your know that Lehigh is a special been through this process be- Dean of Students, but by our eye (Edward L. Norton).” place after my travels to over 30 fore me and good luck to others standards were considered… “Take me to the bridge high academic schools. Many of navigating for the Class of 2020. fun. Port Jef was not chosen by (James Brown).” “Where’s the places I have visited simply It truly feels like I have come chance, as its mayor is Margot that confounded bridge (Led don’t measure up. full circle. Garant, who just won her sixth, Zeppelin)?” Well, let’s ask Matt Lehigh friends have been very two-year term in June 2019. Mar- Cummings, who was named helpful in this process. My son Kellie Fisher, 23 got organized the event, which president and CEO of T.Y. Lin would like to play football in col- Brainard Avenue, included ’86ers Marie (Brad- International (TYLI) Group, lege and I have spoken to Lehigh ’88 Port Monmouth, shaw) Sonde, Jodi Friedman, following 26 years at AECOM. alums with kids who have played NJ 07758. (917) 209-5508; Wendy (Kallos) Nixon, Mary Matt is tasked with creating an college ball. Thanks to Lynn [email protected] Anne (Way) Rutkowski, Patty afliation of global infrastruc- Miller ’85, Anne (Slack) Kenyon, A huge shout-out to Beth (Weber) Perry, Mia (Bartuska) ture companies, all of them un- Meg (O’Brien) Briggs and Brinkman for writing the last Finkelston, Laura (Levison) der TYLI’s parent company, the Maureen (McPartland) Nicolai column and doing such a great Microulis, Brenda (Mullen) Dar Group, that can compete for their words of wisdom. Mau- job! I know there are other guest Sampiere, Kathleen (Wilson) with the world’s largest frms reen’s son and Lynn’s son played columnists lurking out there…. Katzmann, Jennifer (Moore) for the world’s largest projects. or are still playing football at Take the plunge and volunteer Benn, Jill Lovecchio, Sandy TYLI does half its business in MIT and Anne’s son is to start at to be a guest columnist. (Bevan) Ritchey and Diane China and Southeast Asia, but is Muhlenberg this fall. Meg’s son At this writing, I’m a week (Moyer) Horn. California-headquartered, with played at Washington University late with no news. No one calls, Sueanne Schulman celebrat- ofces throughout the Ameri- in St. Louis. Through my talks writes or emails with news ed 30 years as wealth manager cas and Asia. The frm, old and with these football moms and anymore—I guess that’s the at Morgan Stanley and earned prestigious, has a sterling brand, others, I have learned the ins result of social media; everyone a promotion to senior vice particularly in the feld of bridge and outs of DIII football. I follow assumes I already know, and as president and senior portfolio building. Now, Matt, maybe teams, coaches and players on such, I have nothing to report. management director. you can answer this musical Twitter. I have sat in the hot sun The only classmate I’ve seen all Sigma Alpha Mu’s John King question, “Why did Billie Joe in football stadiums, packed ice summer is Keith Curtis. has been known to engineer McAllister jump of the Talla- and Pedialyte in coolers, spent Actually, I misspoke. I do have potent chemical mixes, but his hatchie Bridge?” $60 a week on coconut water one piece of news which I think daughter, Elizabeth “Fluf” “Fly by night goodbye my and learned about the benefts of is beyond fabulous—both Jamie King, just graduated Lehigh dear (Rush).” pickle juice. It’s a world I never (Sorcher) Finley Pitzer and Jill with a degree in chemical knew about and not sure I will be (Koslowsky) Nef have fnished engineering. For those keeping Laura M. D’Orsi, involved with again. their teacher training and are cer- score at home, that’s “two 26 Falcon Ridge I was not an athlete at Lehigh, tifed to teach yoga. Kudos to you down, and two to go” for John’s ’87 Circle, Holmdel, but through this process, I have both and I look forward to taking kids’ graduating college. The NJ 07733. (732) 241-5229 (H); gained respect for those that a class with each of you this fall. Sammy boys look forward to [email protected] were student-athletes and the Perhaps we might add yoga to the “Fluf’s” continued presence at It has been an interesting spring student-athletes that I have met next reunion weekend? Leh-Laf tailgates. and summer as I have traveled along the way. I never realized the As we are on the home stretch Susan (Kotek) Sprague is a the East Coast with my son on commitment required and the of summer, I have enjoyed see- senior associate with Johnson, college visits. We have been expectations. I am impressed by ing where everyone’s summer Mirmiran & Thompson, a frm as far north as Maine and as the students who take chal- vacations have taken them, who she’s been with for the last far west as St. Louis. We have lenging academics, attend daily graduated from where, who’s cel- thirteen years, specializing in traveled in heat waves and practices and/or lifts, travel to ebrating their 20th or 25th anni- sewer rehab design and bridge downpours. I have racked up at athletic events, recover from the versary, where kids are of to col- inspections, and has very im- least 8,000 miles on my car and event and then repeat the next lege, who’s retiring, and through portant letters after her name: listened to many books on Audi- week. Balancing academics and it all, I’m thinking, “When did PE, CCS, CBSI, FNSPE. Susan is ble. Through it all I have hiked athletics, their achievements are we grow up?” and “how did we a member of, and she’s actively the hills of college campuses, admirable. get to be middle-aged?” Time

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is fying and it appears every- Panos, Michele Scaringella ’90, Judy (Bernstein) Schwartz is Chesapeake tributaries in order one is doing well. I would have Jef Baker, Pete Smith, Danielle still in NYC working for Verizon to help save the bay. loved to write a column full of LaTourette and Joe Daly ’90. doing media training and devel- Bill Rossi sent word all the wonderful interesting news, Kate (O’Connor) Saltonstall opment. She has two daughters, way from Singapore. He moved so my apologies for being lazy joined the Boston ofce of Olivia and Bella. there in 1996 and, with the and not tracking down more Brown Advisory as a portfo- Allison (Mack) Bennett and exception of a fve-year stint in information. I thought about lio manager where she will her husband, Tim, are once Australia, he has lived there ever just skipping the column, but construct custom, discretionary again back in Atlanta after four since. Bill described the island I didn’t want to deal with the investment portfolios to help years commuting to her job at city-state’s weather as similar to backlash and I refuse to rehash the frm’s complex and sophis- JP Morgan in NYC where she is New Jersey in August. That does my FB feed again. I hope to see ticated clients manage their the head of customer experi- not sound conducive to many many of you at Parents’ Week- strategic investments and asset ence. They have two boys who good hair days. end or Lehigh-Lafayette! allocations. She brings more are in college and are enjoying With his management degrees than two decades of experience being empty-nesters. from RPI, he is a VP of marketing Jocelyn (Gitlin) in the wealth management at Nordic Aviation Capital, leasing Deutsch, industry and was previously Elizabeth aircraft to airlines around Asia. ’89 9 Vincent Lane, the chief investment ofcer at (Short) Stothof, Bill married his “darling” wife Armonk, NY 10504. Sandy Cove Advisors. ’90 15 Finn Road, almost 20 years ago and they [email protected] Rich Sherman has lived in Pittstown, NJ 08867. (908) have raised two children, Hana Our 30th Reunion was an Skillman, N.J., with his wife, 296-5695 (C); ess@inlineser (17) and Jerica (15), who current- overwhelming success in every Jennifer Herron ’91, for 23 vicesinc.com ly attend St. Joseph’s Institution way. If you didn’t make it, it’s a years. After graduation he went Fred Cost reached out from International School in the priority to join us for our 35th. to Ofcer Candidate School North East, Md., located at the city. Last year they met up with Thank you to Penny and Tony and was a Navy ofcer for northern tip of the Chesapeake friends and family to celebrate Caciolo for their incredible almost seven years. He received Bay. He married Stacey in 2000 Bill’s 50th birthday in a lovely generosity hosting our insanely his MBA from Georgetown and his home now includes two villa outside of Rome. over-the-top, Saturday night University in 1995, working as teenage daughters, two dogs, When he is not sipping chianti New Orleans-inspired party. a research analyst for various three horses, two goats and in Italy, Bill enjoys biking to work, Jay Canell and Neil Canell, boutique investment frms. A four black angus steers for their boxing training on the weekends you guys are the real deal. source of great pride is Rich’s annual beef sale. and baking bread with his family. Thank you for your calls, emails, photography business The humans in his family He also volunteers at Project dinners and help getting as (richardshermanphotogra- enjoy RVing, as well as traveling, Daily Bread to help those less many people as possible to our phy.com), a “certifed veter- including a trip this past summer fortunate. event. Jenn (Gans) Blank- an-owned small business” that to the U.K. Fred has been work- Save the date for Reunion fein, thank you for being my provides artwork to the health- ing the last year toward a private 2020: June 4-7, 2020 wing woman always, letting me care, hospitality and corporate pilot’s license, so the adventures bounce the many decisions nec- sectors. His photos can be found will surely continue! Diana Zoller Per- essary to make this all happen. in more than 20 VA medical In September 2018, Fred kins, dianazoller@ I think we all agree your spot centers around the country. retired from the military at the ’91 gmail.com as parade songwriter is secure. Jason Enoch is happily rank of colonel after 28 years I can’t even begin to tell you married to Krissy and has three in the Army. He returned to the Steve Harap, how much I loved reconnecting beautiful daughters. He is still full-time workforce in March (630) 430-1557; with my old friends and meeting with Deloitte, as a partner in the 2019 as the director of facilities ’92 [email protected] many new people. There is no power and utilities group, which for the Delaware Army National Lots of news this time, so let’s mistaking our very tight-knit has him out of town serving Guard (the same position from get to it. community of incredible people clients primarily in the Hartford, which he had retired). Lee Iacocca, 1945 Lehigh doing amazing things. Conn., and Boston area. A third of Along the way, Fred received graduate and former CEO of Greg Keyser and his wife, Ju- his time is on the road for work, an M.S. in materials science and Chrysler (now FCA—Fiat Chrys- dith, live in Sammamish, Wash., a third at home in Charlotte and engineering from the University ler Automobiles) died July 2, with their three kids: Heather, a third at their second home in of Delaware in 1998, as well as a 2019, at the age of 94. Mr. Iacocca Harrison and Holly. They will North Litchfeld Beach, S.C. If master’s of strategic studies from was the mastermind behind the celebrate 22 years of marriage. anyone fnds themselves in the the U.S. Army War College in 2014. headquarters of the Chrysler Greg is a software engineering Carolinas, please look him up! Fred attends church with avid Technology Center (CTC), which manager in the Xbox group at Diana (Kittredge) Sajer LU wrestling fan Ron Hartman opened almost 30 years ago. Cu- Microsoft and will celebrate 29 and her husband, Scott, live ’65, and together they attend mulatively, Mark Kirschmann, years this year. Greg’s daughter, in Summit, N.J., and have four several matches each year. The Mark Levine and Ted Sawdon Heather, is fourth generation at boys. One of the boys goes to two alums have also started have over 75 years of work experi- LU. Greg keeps up with many of Lafayette, but we will not hold collaborating on collecting water ence at FCA and all work at CTC, his Lehigh friends including Lex that against her. samples around some of the local along with Mike Seventko ’89 and

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Jessica LaFond ’95. nization that does humanitarian daughter. She works for Oracle as high school and a kindergartner, Mark Kirschmann is current- work in the U.S., and Central and a product architect. She recently and all of that keeps me very, ly responsible for coordinating South America, as well as Africa. got together with fellow class- very busy.” FCA’s global long-range plan and They provide free hernia surgery mates Kristine (Turville) Del- Jennifer (Kochenthal) global greenhouse gas compli- to under-served children and ano, Maria (Stabile) Monaco, Pagliaroli is the assistant director ance. In 27 years at Chrysler, adults in the Western Hemi- Dora (Hoag) Cousineau, Heath- of marketing at Moravian College he has held positions in vehicle sphere, practicing the preferen- er (Racki) Wold, Ann (Hickey) and lives in Bethlehem with her safety development, chassis engi- tial option for the poor. They also Shankrof, Sue Aschenbach husband, Tony, and two boys, neering, vehicle cost engineering educate, train, mentor, develop Spengler and Christine Beaver Max and Luca. Her family time and program management over and support local general sur- ’94 (along with eight other Delta is action packed: they all enjoy several vehicles including the geons who will serve as trainers Zeta sorority sisters from other snowboarding and travel, and PT Cruiser, Pacifca Minivan and future leaders in these years). They met for brunch Tony and Max race motorcycles and Viper. He lives in Oakland communities, empowering in NYC and saw the Broadway on weekends. In June 2019 she Township, Mich., with his wife, them by assisting the hospitals show Pretty Woman. spent time in Colorado with Kristi, and two sons, Andrew (18) and public health authorities in Alicia Brown-Weinstein Joanne O’Callaghan, her room- and Alex (16). creating self-sustaining hernia lives in Hoboken, N.J., with her mate all four years at Lehigh. Mark Levine is responsible for repair teams that can care for husband, Jim. Her twin girls Brian Baker wrote in that he advanced automatic transmis- the local community. He has also are going to college this fall, has been married for almost 20 sion and innovation projects. just become clinical afliated Columbia and Washington years to Maureen (Kelly) Baker, During his 25-year career at FCA, faculty at the McGowan Institute University in St. Louis. Her son from his hometown of Rockville he has also worked in powertrain for Regenerative Medicine at the is in high school. She states that Centre, N.Y. He has four kids, and chassis quality and spent over University of Pittsburgh. they have spent a lot of time three girls and a boy, ages 17, 16, 15 eight years as a resident engineer Kevin Kane tells us that his following Portland and rooting and 12. He moved with his family at the Indiana Transmission family was hanging with John for CJ McCollum ’13 and even to Raleigh, N.C., from New Jersey Plant. He currently lives in West Landy and Yasmin (Dos) ’93 got a Lehigh jersey on eBay. She 14 years ago and has “never re- Bloomfeld, Mich., with his Landy, and Ed O’Reilly, and their still hangs out with Julie (Rosen) gretted it for a moment.” He runs wife, Joelle, and their shih-tzu, families at the NCAA Lacrosse Simon and Melissa (Kaufman) the equity trading desk at Sterling BamBam. They enjoy playing Finals in Philadelphia this Degenhardt. Still active with Capital Management and his wife tennis and traveling. Mark and spring. Everyone is doing great the College of Arts and Science, is a professor of nursing at UNC Joelle have two college graduates, and they look forward to doing Alicia hopes to visit campus soon Chapel Hill. He has a sports fam- Brooke (24) and Adam (22). it again next year! and get someone in her family to ily—especially soccer, basketball Ted Sawdon currently works Bob Hamilton reports that attend! She is teaching ESL and and feld hockey—and they all in Advanced Concepts Engineer- he continues his “two-year plan” studying bilingual education. enjoy traveling and the beach. ing, responsible for occupant since 1994, living on Cape Cod Winning the prize for the most packaging and vehicle layout. with Melissa, who visited Lehigh Leslie Keating far-fung alumnus to respond, In his 24-year career at FCA, he many times back in the day, with Joiner, (404) Renzo Maldonado reports that has also worked in safety and re- his teenagers—Kate (19, at Virgin- ’93 276-3280; he is currently working in Peru straints engineering and climate ia Tech) and Jack (17, rising high [email protected] and was able to visit Lehigh with control development. He current- school senior). He still works at I was delighted at the number his kids in late July 2019. ly lives in Rochester Hills, Mich., Woods Hole Group, doing coastal, of responses to my recent plea Great to hear from Alberto with his wife, Jen, and their three ocean and climate environmental for alumni updates. We received Siblesz, who said he has been children, Zoe (17), Emma (14) and work, and occasionally keeps in so many that they will span at happily married for 22 years with Jack (13), and black lab, Scout. touch with a variety of Lehigh peo- least the next two issues of the a son, 10, and daughter, 14. He Joel Eckhause, his wife Me- ple from Fiji, the lacrosse team, Alumni Bulletin. founded two frms in the fnancial lissa and 5-year-old daughter his M&M dorm, the grueling Igor Borshansky writes that industry, Scala Capital and Glide Alessandra recently relocated engineering classes and, of course, he has been living in West Ches- Capital, both of which are based in to Marina del Rey from the various people met on the Hill. ter for the last 10 years, after his Miami. While at Lehigh, Alberto San Francisco area for Joel to Kerry (Kirkendall) Barrett career in the fnancial industry played on the tennis team and has assume a role as COO of Spring recently switched jobs, joining took him from New York to Chi- been an active tennis player since Labs, a fnancial technology the professional services frm cago, and now the Philadelphia 2010, currently ranked in the top start-up. Here he reconnected Advanced Group as COO. The frm suburbs. He is married and lives 20 in the U.S. and top 100 in the with several LA-based Le- is based in Chicago, but she will with his three kids and his wife, world! He won the bronze medal high alumni, including: Soma continue to work from her home- Karina. About his kids, he writes, in the 2016 ITF World Senior Samanta-Buck ’93 and Steve town of San Francisco, where she “my oldest son is only two years Tour in doubles in Umag, Croatia. Buck, as well as Lynn Miller ’85, lives with her husband and three removed from college and that He has met with several Theta Xi all of whom are doing well. children, ages 13, 9 and 9 (twins). is a scary and at the same time brothers every summer in New Jarrod Kaufman is the Colleen (Doherty) Balkan exciting thought. My youngest York City for the past 10 years. president of Hernia Repair for the lives in Madison, Conn., with daughter is 4-years-old, though, Mitz Niwa is one well-trav- Underserved, a nonproft orga- her husband and 15-year-old so in a year, I will have a senior in eled member of the Class of 1993!

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Since graduating with a B.S.E.E. the other tiny booths? Basical- Nicole White, Robin (Forman) years ago) and a month ago he from Lehigh, he has spent most of ly, they blew the back wall out Rose ’95, Susan Zweig ’93, Leslie sold the company. his time living in Boston, but also and have outdoor space now. (Bixenholtz) Pettersen ’00, Sha- Jefery A. Spirko (B.S. ’95, spent a year living in Montreal, Which means they removed all na (Baer) Teitelbaum ’93, Becca Ph.D. ’01) has been promoted to and four years living and working the carvings of our names in the (Hanna) Chasen and Rachel professional associate professor in Tokyo. He has been an engi- walls and table. Lame. The next (Bernstein) Miles. Rachel told of physics at Texas A&M Corpus neer in the videoconferencing day the entire class (the ones not me about an AXO reunion which Christi, which takes efect in the industry since 1997, working for completely hungover) made it was held in NYC last summer. fall semester. several diferent frms. His time to the class parade. Have no fear, There were over ffty women Elizabeth “Beth” (Hol- in Montreal made him enjoy Andy Twiggar brought a wagon from about eight diferent grad- combe) Spirko is president traveling and experiencing stocked with plenty of booze. uating classes. of Nueces Master Gardeners diferent cultures from around (Fiji is also not on the Hill any- Renee (Tukiendorf ) and also serves on the board the world, and he has spent ex- more, no surprise.) On Saturday Szalkowski and her husband, of Corpus Christi Area Garden tensive time traveling for work night, there was a class dinner, Richard, live in Rumson, N.J., Council, striving to educate and pleasure, including through which again, included too much with their daughters, Annika (11) about nutrition, sustainability Italy, Japan, the U.K., Germany, booze. And of course, a second and Janin (9). Renee is an SVP and regional environmental Israel, China, Singapore, India trip to the Ho. Basically, a rou- at Locktom, running the M&A issues. and Malaysia. Mitz reports that tine weekend from 1990 to 1994, transaction liability practice. Bridget O’Connell (B.A. ’95, Rob Klamka and Andy Feldman but this time with old people. Greg Steinmetz is a family M.A. ’98, Ed.D. ’07) dropped remain two of his closest friends, Michelle (Leonard) Cudde- physician in Rhode Island, her daughter, Sophie, of at and both live in the greater Bos- back and Brad Cuddeback’s ’93 where he lives with his wife and Lower Cents this summer for ton area. daughter, Katherine, will start two daughters. Andy Frishman a two-week residential engi- Steven Napolitano lives in this fall at Lehigh as a freshman, wrote to me to tell me not to neering camp. When Bridget Mahwah, N.J., with wife Claire as will Samantha (Churgin) write about him. crossed the threshold she was and three children, Gabriella (13), Bennett and Andy Bennett’s Hope everyone is well! instantly transported to her Christina (12) and Steven (10). He daughter, Sarah. Thankfully, freshman year because the is a principal with SNS Archi- both girls have mom’s academic Bridget dorm furniture remains exactly tects & Engineers in Montvale, skills. Jill Triani and Jamie O’Connell, 1840 the same (sturdy, wooden, N.J., designing commercial and Flinchbaugh have lived in ’95 Sycamore St., functional, stackable) and there industrial facilities throughout Springtown, Pa., with their three Bethlehem, PA 18017. (610) 868- was no air-conditioning. As the United States. He has a small kids for the past ten years. Jill 6605 (H); [email protected] beads of sweat started rolling farm on which he and his family recently fnished her term as the I always enjoy reading the down Sophie’s face (not sure raise chickens, ducks and rabbits LUAA Board President, despite emails that arrive after sending if from nerves or temp in the and make their own maple syrup the fact that she still lets me out a call for news. room), Bridget wanted to launch during the winters, and also write this column. Their oldest, Bret Garwood (B.A. architec- into dorm life stories from her spends time in Naples, Fla. Emma, is looking at colleges… ture) was named CEO of Home freshman year, but instead ran wonder where she winds up? Leasing, a development and to Target for an oscillating fan. Michael B. York, I ran into Brian Bober this construction company head- Sophie survived her frst taste of 215 W. 88th St., summer in Nantucket. He quartered in Rochester, N.Y., dorm life and had a great camp ’94 #5D, New York, recently completed an unaccom- that specializes in afordable experience. NY 10024; michael.york@ panied bike ride from New York housing in New York, Pennsyl- Hopefully there will be a nyplaw.com City to Montreal—almost 400 vania and Maryland. dorm or two open during our I heard that our 25th Reunion miles over fve days! I watched Lori (Montemurro) Gold- 25th Reunion weekend coming was a huge success! I have a great his social media posts daily—it stein, former editor-in-chief of up in the spring so you too can excuse as to why I didn’t attend, was pretty amazing. He and his The Brown and White, released step back in time to your fresh- but I don’t recall the excuse I wife, Dana (Lombardo) Bober her third young adult novel, man year. was using. A huge thank you to ’92 live in Westchester, N.Y., with Screen Queens, from Penguin Save the date for Reunion Dana Moyles Eberle and Jill their kids Brett (15) and Reef Random House in June. The 2020: June 4-7, 2020 Triani for all their hard work in (14). I saw Rachel (Bixenholtz) female empowerment novel planning a terrifc weekend. It Phillips and Rob Phillips at Jar- tells the story of three tech-sav- Jen (Crimmins) was great to see everyone’s pho- ed Horowitz’s ’95 son’s bar mitz- vy girls who compete in an app Keen, 17 Windsor tos on social media. More than vah last fall. They were in the competition in the male-dom- ’96 Drive, Foxbor- 60 of our classmates attended middle of planning their twins’ inated world of Silicon Valley. ough, MA 02035. (508) 543- the weekend festivities, which of (Andrew and Julia) b’nai mitz- In September, Lori spoke at the 5036; [email protected] course included an event at the vah. Plenty of Lehigh classmates Zoellner Arts Center as part of Hello, Class of ’96! Ho! The entire patio (yes, that’s in attendance including Jimmy Lehigh’s Notations Series. I hope all of you are well. I new) was reserved for our class. Nissenson and Dori (Elton) Keith Tessler started work- was lucky enough to get two Remember the best booth in the Nissenson ’92, Kim (Phillips) ing at American Wedding Group updates for this Bulletin! I know place? In the back—larger than Baron ’92, Jared Horowitz ’95, two days after graduation (24 I’m a broken record, but hon-

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estly, you are reading this right Colleen (Conway) Mac- Gregory Keep sharing that news and now, as are our fellow classmates. Clay reports: “Every time I read Kuklinski, gjk4@ make sure to check out our Please send me an update and let the column, I swear I’m going ’98 alum.lehigh.edu Facebook page for the latest us all know how you are doing. to sit down and give an update, I hope that all of you had a information about our class. My last memory of many of you even if it’s brief. Well years later great summer and are enjoying Class of 1998 Facebook is sitting in class or partying on here I am, and it took our frst fall, which means it is almost Page: facebook.com/groups/ the Hill. I’m sure something has born going of to college to make time for the 155th meeting of Lehigh98/ changed since then! me do it. It got me thinking Lehigh-Lafayette in football. My Lehigh (Class of 1998): It’s always good news to hear about my Lehigh experience, The game will be held at Good- mylehigh.lehigh.edu about nuptials of our fellow class- the life lessons and how blessed man Stadium on November 23, mates! Danielle Carpino married I am with the friends I made. 2019, at 12:30 p.m. For those of Karen (Smith) Jonathan Lowthert (not a Lehigh Some I see at Olive Garden you that have not been back to Fischer, alum, but we’ll let that one little quarterly lunches: (“Who has a campus, Southside Commons, ’99 kms5lehigh@ imperfection slide) on March 9 coupon?”) Donna (Hoerlein) Lehigh’s newest residential gmail.com in Orange County, N.Y. Guests Gallagher, Doreen (Howard) facility, is set to open this se- Hello, Class of 1999! included bridesmaid Abby Peterson and Susan (Fred- mester. I will post some pictures I hope this column fnds you (Hunsberger) Danforth, Tara ericks) Clement, and others to our Facebook page. all healthy and happy. I know (Rodgers) Sharrer, Randy I see at our annual Christmas Kate Holekamp writes that I’m happy as I have lots of news Sharrer ’97, Laura (Anastos) gathering. This year’s Christmas she and her husband welcomed to share with you! Taylor, Lori (Stoneback) picture was in Theta magazine their second daughter, Gilda, Josh Kline was unfortu- Koch and photography by Car- for the 25th-year pledge class on June 3, 2019. Their oldest nately unable to attend our rie (Stefy) Kizuka. Danielle anniversary. None of us in the daughter Olympia, 2, is a proud 20th Reunion but reached out crossed her fngers all winter group have been able to fgure big sister. Kate is enjoying to share an update—thanks!! for decent weather, which she out how it actually got submit- maternity leave and the hiking About three years ago, he and luckily got so that Carrie could ted because it wasn’t us! The trails near their home in the his wife, Jessie, moved from the take pictures outside. After a annual gathering brings Chris- Oakland hills with her newborn. suburbs of Philadelphia back brief ceremony ofciated by tine Carroll Tobias, Janine She returns to her job as VP of north to Providence. Josh sold a friend, they celebrated with (Gallagher) Kurz, Stephanie merchandising at Sephora in his international marketing and about 90 friends and family Walkup, Lisa (Rio) Dugan, early October 2019. business consulting frm and from across the country. They Heather Humphrey Stewart Aliza Stern shared that she focused the last three years on even had the DJ play some and the Olive Garden Crew. We was made director of didactic managing his venture fund and songs that were throwbacks have missed our summer family education at Boston University spending his days with his chil- to parties on the Hill! The gatherings the last two years but School of Medicine’s Physician dren, Bayla Chaya (8), Yisrael celebration continued back at hope to bring that back. This Assistant Program. She has Matan (6), Yehuda Nadav (3) the hotel for the after-party, great group of women really been a physician assistant for and Sarah Golda born in Feb- where the daylight savings rally around each other when the past 16 years. ruary 2019. Congratulations!! time change made it look like things get tough. I have enjoyed Jon Babek moved to Hong Josh is now focused on building we were partying like we did in seeing all of our kids grow and Kong with his wife, Lawren, and a new startup in the health and school. The newlyweds got one know the ‘Lehigh Aunts.’ two small children last year. He medical marijuana software more chance to see everyone “JJ is 18, Garrett is 16 and Cal- said that it continues to be an space. He recommends that ev- at their farewell breakfast lie almost 12. They keep Joe and amazing adventure, particularly eryone take a year of and spend Sunday morning, before they I very busy and we feel blessed. I to see history being written in time with your children. had to grab their suitcases and am still working as a family prac- the streets. Speaking of reunion…my head to JFK. They few out the tice PA in Bucks County. Here’s to Scott Fedor shared that he family and I had a wonderful day after the wedding for two hoping all of our children are as wrote a book that was published time and hope to see even more amazing weeks in Italy, visiting fortunate with their post-high in July 2019. The book is called of you for our 25th!! During our Rome, Parma and Venice. The school lives. My best to every- “Head Strong: How a Broken class dinner, I had the oppor- trip was really all about the one in the Lehigh family. P.S. I Neck Strengthened My Spirit”. tunity to catch up with many food, with two food tours and a have lived on Lafayette Drive It is available on Amazon and classmates and I’ll be including pasta-making class, and more for 20 years—go fgure.” most major book retailers. Scott updates from them over the pictures of food on Danielle’s Thanks to Danielle and Col- is the founder of Getting Back next few columns—I need to camera than anything else. leen for the updates. Remember Up, a nonproft that assists plan for a slow news cycle. They returned to their home in to send yours to me at jen@ those with spinal cord injuries For this column, a big thanks Stamford, Conn., where Jon is a keensense.com. Cheers! and an advocate member of The to Julie Pentz who pulled software engineer and Danielle Adversity 2 Advocacy Alli- together a group update for is celebrating 20 years in her Lopa (Patel) ance, which promotes turning us all! Julie writes that she, job at AIFS (American Institute Zielinski, personal challenges into service Christy Haldis Albrecht, for Foreign Study). Congratula- ’97 Madison, NJ, to others. He currently lives in Kelly Beam, Lisa (Zamensky) tions Danielle and Jon! [email protected] Cleveland, Ohio. Lambert and Katie (Daley)

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Salerno left their kids and Save the date for Reunion with two lovely boys, August (6) Lloyd Hender- signifcant others at home and 2020: June 4-7, 2020 and Graham (4). Jef is entering son, lloydjr04@ had a fantastic time celebrating his 12th year practicing general ’04 gmail.com their friendships that started at Sabrina dentistry in Rockefeller Center Kudos to all those who made Lehigh! They visited Smiley and McGuigan, in New York City and is study- it to our 15th Reunion. I heard loved touring the new Kappa ’01 sabrina. ing in Chicago for a diplomate everyone had a great time. To all Alpha Theta house on the Hill; [email protected] degree in dental sleep medicine. those who are in the place they they walked the campus while And just like that…we are in our Nathalie is a bilingual speech envisioned themselves to be sharing stories from Lehigh next season and closer to ending pathologist and enjoys helping back in 2004, keep on enjoying and all that has happened since 2019. Where does the time go?!? middle school children with life. To all those who have had graduation across their families, Anyway, it is always exciting to speech and language issues. their dreams and aspirations careers and travels. Julie has see what everyone is up to! They recently bought a house delayed, I leave you with this been at Merck since graduation Brian Hetsko let us know in Glen Ridge, N.J., and have quote from George Eliot: “It is and lives in Three Bridges, N.J.; that he has been appointed an enjoyed skiing, swimming, never too late to be what you she is celebrating nine years adjunct professor of computer camping and playing soccer might have been.” with her husband, Bryan, and engineering at York College of together as a family. loves keeping busy with their Pennsylvania. His role started I am always looking for Jessi (Schimmel) two boys (5 and 7). Lisa and her in the spring and he is truly updates to share, so please, McMullan, husband, Jason Lambert, have enjoying it! Way to go, Bri! please reach out and share ’05 jessi.mcmullan@ two children and live in Con- In other exciting news, what’s happening in your part of alum.lehigh.edu necticut. Lisa is a stay-at-home Andrea Vardaro, who recently the world! Feel free to contact I was able to catch up with two mom who enjoys volunteering at started a new role as vice pres- me at [email protected] or on members of our class who are their children’s schools. Katie is ident, fnancial planning and Facebook at Laura Schwamb doing great things in the com- currently the director of account- analysis at Compass, was en- Carino. I can’t wait to hear munity for this column. ing for the Cynosure Medical gaged in February and is set to from you! Have a wonderful few Jon Trenge came across Aesthetics division of Hologic and marry her love and partner-in- months and stay tuned for more my newsfeed as he has recently has been with the company for crime, Brad Thomas. Congrats, updates. been appointed the head coach the past 13 years. Katie and her Andrea! of the wrestling team at Park- husband, Eric Salerno ’97, live in Good friend and fellow class- Safya (Jafari) land High School in Allentown, Chelmsford, Mass., with their two mate Eudora (Weaver) Weed- Simmons, 5621 Pa. (You might recall he was a children, Dean (12) and Julia (10), man and her husband, Chris, ’03 Cary Street Road, three-time All-American wres- who keep them extremely busy welcomed a new bundle of joy #503, Richmond, VA 23226; tler at Lehigh, as well as three- with their active schedules in- this past April. Future legacy, [email protected] time EIWA champ and fnished volving sports and scouting. Kelly Elenore Alexandra, will surely Hello ’03ers! I hope this ffth in the 2004 Olympic trials.) has been with Deutsche Bank for steal some hearts…I know she’s edition fnds you all well, living I reached out to him to ask 20 years and lives in NYC, but is stolen mine. life, kicking butt and taking what he’s been up to since frequently traveling the globe, As for myself, besides work names. I’m ecstatic to share that graduation. most recently in Argentina. and renovating a house, I was I actually have an update this “After I graduated, I started Christy manages the customer recently accepted into the on- go-round. a post bac [professional studies satisfaction and market research line MBA program with Johns J.P. Matychak has been certifcate] for education. I program at Ellucian, a higher Hopkins. Looking forward to busy! This year he earned his worked construction for a education software company. She working some neurons! Ed.D. in administrative and year while coaching Lehigh lives in southeastern Pennsyl- Until next time…stay classy, policy studies in higher educa- Valley Wrestling Club (LVWC), vania with her husband Nick Bethlehem. tion from the University of Brandywine H.S., and taking Albrecht ’96 and two sons. The Pittsburgh. those classes. After a year, an reunion was such a wonderful Laura Currently, J.P. serves as the assistant coaching job opened time that they have already start- (Schwamb) associate dean for student ex- up at Lehigh, so I became Greg ed plans to return and celebrate ’02 Carino, perience and services at Boston Strobel’s assistant for two years our 25th, and they expect the [email protected] University Questrom School of while completing my master’s Zetes from ’79 to be there! Greetings, fellow Class of 2002 Business. He, his wife, Jennifer, in ed at Lehigh. After two years In the meantime, please alumni. and their two kids, Abby and I applied for a teaching position email me any news you’d like to Hope you’re doing well and Andy, live outside of Boston. at my alma mater, Parkland share with our class. had a great few months since Congratulations J.P.! H.S. I coached as an assistant Wishing you all the best! my last update! Here’s some Want us to celebrate you, for Parkland for seven years news about two of our ’02 too? Shoot me an email. I’d love while getting a second master’s Corina friends, so let’s dive right in! to shout you out in my next degree in advanced geoscience Fisher, (732) Jef Schoenberg and Na- column. for educators through Western ’00 688-3671 (C); thalie Gali-Alfonso have been Until then, be well, live well Governors University. Then I [email protected] married for the past 10 years and give with intention! started a Beat the Streets pro-

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gram in Allentown for inner city I reported on Lauren a few Brian Roth, [email protected]. Please feel youth. We tutored and coached years back, but she keeps on do- lehighclassof2007 free to share a photo with your the kids after school. It is a ing great work at Cole Schotz law ’07 @gmail.com updates. Thank you for staying very meaningful and rewarding frm as a partner, and was named My wife, Francesca (Muras- connected. program. I ran that program a Rising Star lawyer in New ko-Blank) Roth, and I were and went back to coaching the Jersey. She and her husband also delighted to welcome our second Bobby Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club welcomed their third daughter in daughter, Emery, this past May. Buckheit, at Lehigh. I also started a wres- October 2018 (Emmie), who joins ’09 lehigclass2009@ tling club called LVWC Athena, Adeline (3) and Brooklyn (5). Katie Noon, gmail.com which is for female wrestlers. Save the date for Reunion kaitlynnoon@ Very glad to hear from so many “This year Parkland needed 2020: June 4-7, 2020 ’08 gmail.com of you, and I hope you enjoy the a head coach and I was the most In the latest from the class of ’08… updates from your classmates! qualifed candidate and eager Katie (Murray) The Lehigh family is grow- Also, if you talk to your fellow to help. The kids are creating a Pennline, ing. Alexandra (Burtoft) ’09ers who attended, reunion great culture within the program ’06 kpennline@ Gilroy and Shane Gilroy ’09 was a blast and capped of by an and I hope to build them into gmail.com welcomed their frst child, a awesome dinner at the Goosey fne young people and wrestlers. Hello, friends! I heard from a baby girl, Rylan Dorothy Gilroy, Gander in the Gander Room. If I continue to teach earth science few of you this past summer and on May 4. Matthew Schaner you didn’t come back for our 10- to ninth graders and astronomy am excited to share the follow- and his wife, Pamela, also an- year reunion, defnitely mark to upperclassmen.” ing updates. nounced the birth of their frst your calendar for our 15th! Another of our classmates, Stephanie (Martorelli) child. Archer Ethan Schaner Lots of birth announcements Lauren Manduke, has recently May and her husband, Bill, wel- was born on June 3 and his par- in this column and I am so hap- taken over the presidency of comed their second child, Jacob, ents have already submitted his py for the proud parents! the Lehigh University Alumni in September 2018. He joins big application for early admission Congratulations to Leah Association (LUAA) Board of sister, Miranda, who loves her to the College of Engineering! Nash and Greg Alvarez ’08 Directors. “new job” as sister. Brian Regan The Lehigh family is still on the birth of their son. Kurt “I’m really looking forward and his wife, Lisa (Neyhart) working hard. Ellyn (Mc- Harry Alvarez was born on July to this upcoming year with Regan ’09 ’10G, celebrated the Fadden) Enderlin landed a 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C. LUAA. There is a lot of excite- birth of their second daughter, tenure-track faculty position Patrick Cucci and his wife, ment around the GO! Campaign Emily Mae Regan, this past at Boise State University. She Nicole (Montegary) Cucci ’07, and all of the innovative things February. Pat Hamer, wife began as assistant professor of welcomed their frst child “and Lehigh is doing. This year, Krista (Jamieson) Hamer ’05 geophysics in the department future Mountain Hawk,” Willa LUAA will continue to support and daughter Emilia welcomed of geosciences in January. She, Margot Cucci, this past winter Lehigh as ambassadors to the Hank Jamieson Hamer on husband Peter and son Winston on December 19, 2018. Annie alumni and provide the most Valentine’s Day. The family is are all excited to be living in Feldman and Mathew DeLano up to date information to the happy, healthy and running out Idaho! ’08 are happy to announce the alumni body about the happen- of space in their NYC apart- The Lehigh family is trav- birth of their second child, Eli ings on campus and the GO! ment! eling. I received a postcard Max DeLano, on July 26, 2019. Campaign in particular. LUAA Deidre Martin is now with the following note: “This Their frst, Ruben, became a will also continue to interface on the Board of Trustees at summer, Stacy Sommerfeld, proud big brother. They cur- with the Board of Trustees to Lehigh as an alumni trustee. Lauren Fuhry and Frances rently reside in Needham, Mass. continue providing support Her term began this past July Downey spirited away to Rebecca (Long) McLoughlin and feedback to the trustees and runs through the end of traverse the Swiss Alps on foot. and Joseph McLoughlin are and Lehigh. I am also excited June 2022. Aneesh Varma has Their senses were seduced also excited to announce the ar- to welcome eight new directors been living in London since with aromas of wildfowers, rival of their frst child, Lucille to the board—each of whom 2007. Any alumni from our entrancing melodies of cow Quinn McLoughlin, born on are extremely strong additions year in London or nearby cities bells and the intoxicating patter May 13, 2019. Sarah (Serwo) to the Board of Directors with in Europe should reach out as of cascading waterfalls. The Falk and her husband, David diverse talents and skills. she is looking to build up the adventurous trio celebrated ff- Falk ’07, welcomed their second “What I would love the Class Lehigh alumni network there. teen years of friendship, in spite daughter, Ella Madeline, on July of 2005 to know is that next June, Lucius Clay and his wife, Jesse, of living far apart—Barcelona, 18, 2019. Gwendolyn (Ferdi- 2020, is our 15-year reunion and moved to New York City from Santa Rosa, Calif., and Wash- nand) Adair and her husband we need to have an amazing turn- Minneapolis. ington, D.C. Lehigh alumnae welcomed their second child, out! The Class of ’05 also needs to Hopefully these notes remind hanging out on a mountaintop, Harper Brielle Adair, on April 3, crush the parade of classes during you all to email me any updates can you say cliché?” 2019. Finally, Ashley (Weiss) reunion weekend! So, everyone you might like to share—be it You can share your news, Schif and husband Adam should put it on their radar for family, career, moves, vacations career or educational mile- Schif welcomed baby boy Ryder next June and keep a lookout for or anything else you’ve been up stones, life events, adventures Logan on April 25, 2019. more information about reunion.” to lately! and new ventures at Kaitlyn- Allison Porman is currently

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engaged to be married to John and Nolan Molloy welcomed Avalere Health in D.C. Jacqui Snyder and Chris Swain (non-Lehigh alumnus, their frst son, Norbert “Bert” Brittny Harrison gradu- McGuire got married on May but we won’t hold that against Molloy, in July 2019. Madison ated medical school and began 18, 2019, at the Ryland Inn in him), and they are due to be (Bluhm) Spangler and Nate residency in psychiatry at Whitehouse Station, N.J. married in September of 2019, in Spangler welcomed a baby girl Allegheny Health Network in Andi (Lucas) Schmerin Loveland, Colo. Allison also re- on May 8; Elliot “Ellie” Mae Pittsburgh, Pa. And Rich Paul moved to a new home in her ports that she is a postdoc at the Spangler hopes to join Lehigh as has been accepted into the childhood hometown of Wayne, University of Colorado Anschutz a member of the Class of 2041. master’s in social work program Pa. She is keeping busy with Medical Campus. She also had Amanda Howland welcomed at the University of Central her almost 2-year-old son and a chance to take on a lecturer Gemma Jasmine Teskeredzic Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Fla., enjoyed spending time with position teaching a molecular on December 27, 2018, with and began this fall. him at the beach last summer. biology lab at the University of husband Dino Teskeredzic. Josh Go Lehigh—Beat Lafayette! She recently started a new job Colorado Denver Campus. She Anderson and his wife wel- Save the date for Reunion at BINTO, helping to ensure is now putting together her frst comed their frst baby, Theodore 2020: June 4-7, 2020 women are getting access to paper as a postdoc (congratula- Alexander Anderson! high-quality supplements and tions!). Ted Boyer is working Next—there’s lots of wedding Sri Rao, sridevi211@ medical education. as an assistant professor in neu- bells this time around! Benja- gmail.com Marc Rubino self-published rology at University of Vermont min Thomas married Emily ’11Hello, Class of 2011! his frst children’s book, which in Burlington, Vt. He recently Casciano on August 24. He also We are just a year and a half he illustrated, and is already bought a beautiful large farm started an executive MBA pro- away from celebrating our 10- hard at work on his next. The and modern home in the Lake gram in May with plans to gradu- year reunion, so make sure you frst book is a rhyming book with Champlain islands and is due to ate in 2021. Chris Pfum mar- are planning to attend in 2021. scientifc themes! It is titled How be getting married to Ms. Whit- ried Rachel Weinstein in May We want to make sure we have the Earth Became Round and is ney MacMartin on September 2019. Kevin Ackler married a good turnout and provide a available on Amazon. 21, 2019, at Jay Peak, Vt. Martha Z’hara Green ’12 at the Marigny fun weekend of events for you Paul Gancitano recently Miller, currently working at Opera House in New Orleans. to reconnect with your fellow wrote that he was a competitor Ketchum in Washington D.C., Jeremy Selwyn married Alicia classmates. A big thanks to my on the Discovery Channel show a global communications consul- Jaramillo on September 6. The fellow class ofcers, Brittany BattleBots! His team’s robot’s tancy, was recently promoted couple lives in Chicago. Jolene Bartlett and Andi (Lucas) name is Shatter. to vice president. In her current Gordon married Kyle Scheiner. Schmerin, who helped me col- The more submissions, the role, she oversees the Clorox ac- Jolene also fnished her dental lect the updates in this edition. better this column becomes. So count and helps support growth residency and is now an ofcial Heather (Megivern) please share any news including within the CPG sector. dentist in Westchester, N.Y. Schenk and her husband, Ste- graduations, career milestones, Ashley Pritchard sent a Jaclyn Weissman married ven, welcomed their daughter, new adventures or any life note from her travels in Peru, Zach Grauman on August 17. Madeline Riley, on June 14, updates with me at sridevi211@ and it looks like she had an Jaclyn also launched her startup 2019. gmail.com. amazing time sandboarding “The Verticale,” a platform Chaucy Dixon moved to in the dunes there! Jessica that curates and identifes your Portland, Ore., for a role as an Mary (Haynie) Latona recently completed her new favorite direct-to-con- associate publisher for Tiger Reardon, (215) general surgery residency at sumer brands. Follow it on @ Oak Media. ’12 687-1624 (C); Thomas Jeferson University theverticale on Instagram. Zack Kaye LeFevre moved to [email protected] Hospital in Philadelphia. She Ingerman was also married in Atlanta, Ga., to become a project Class of 2012, hope you’re all will be continuing her medical September. manager at Jeta Builders LLC spe- doing well! I don’t have any up- training there as a critical care Soon to be married: Lisa cializing in retail and hospitality. dates this time around; please fellow. As luck would have it, Boyd got engaged to Alex Ariana McAvoy is the chair reach out to me with news! Andrew Brown and Jessica Smith. Lara Perlstein got of the math department at her were co-residents during their engaged to Mark Creedon. institution. Bea Dizon, 203- six years of residency! Samara Persky is now engaged Nicole Baum began her 524-4659, bead to Dafyd Chandler, and the two third year of residency as a ’13 [email protected] Nick Anderson, are getting married November physician at the Christiana Care Hi all! Hope everyone had a Nick.Anderson@ 8, 2019. Cathy Bigelow is also Health System. great summer and is ready for ’10 alum.lehigh.edu now engaged to Sean Ford. The Kara Werner started a new the fall (aka Lehigh-Laf season)! Mark your calendars! Our 10- couple plans on getting married job as the director of commer- Per usual, please continue to year reunion is set for June 4-7, in March in Sun Valley, Idaho. cial operation at Tempus, a send me texts, emails and social 2020, on campus in Bethlehem! Finally, as with most Lehigh health tech company in Chica- media messages about any up- More details to follow from the grads, people are doing some go, and recently got engaged. dates related to you or any other class ofcer group. cool stuf in the world: Hillary Michelle Gee is a vice Class of 2013 alum! First, let’s welcome some new Stires recently took a position president at Citibank and also In matrimonial news: additions! Nora (Diehl) Molloy in healthcare consulting at recently got engaged. Nathan Hunt and Hannah

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(Street) Hunt ’16 recently with 25 other Lehigh choir cancers. Kyle recently frst-au- members of the 2019 class by celebrated their frst anniver- alumni to Central and Eastern thored a scientifc paper titled sharing their exciting post-grad- sary by moving to Melbourne, Europe this past May. “Microparticle Depots for Con- uation plans. Australia! They got married on I enjoyed vacations to New trolled and Sustained Release of Allison Kundrik has accept- September 8, 2018, at Packer Hampshire and the Pacifc Endosomolytic Nanoparticles.” ed a job ofer from Consolidated Memorial Church. Leo Balsom Northwest, including Portland The paper was published May 3, Edison in New York City as a and Casey Leathers (a fellow and Seattle, this summer and 2019, in Cellular and Molecular management/GOLD associ- Patriot Leaguer!) got married am looking forward to coming Bioengineering. ate within their rotational IT on July 20 in Newport, R.I. back to campus for Lehigh-La- program. She says it is consid- Amanda Taylor and Josh fayette in November! Mark Schatzman, ered a “growth opportunity DiDio got married on June 29 Save the date for Reunion m.schatzman8@ for leadership development” in Asbury Park, N.J. 2020: June 4-7, 2020 ’17 gmail.com which gives the associates the In engagement news: Mark opportunity to complete three Zaziski ’11 proposed to Emily Kelsey Leck, Megan Olivola, six-month rotations throughout Dickman on June 22 at the Sur- kelseymleck@ meolivola@gmail. the company. Currently, Allison rey Hotel in NYC. They are very ’16 gmail.com and ’18 com is working in cyber security, and excited to celebrate their love Rachel Sholder, rachelshold In September 2019, Klaudia then she will be in management next fall in the Hudson Valley! [email protected] Jazwinska fnished the frst of and engineering. Allison credits Congratulations to everyone Hi all! Hope everyone had a two degree programs as a Mar- landing her position to Lehigh on their accomplishments and great summer. On July 9, Presi- shall Scholar and earned an M.S. for securing a solid background keep up the great work! I am dent John Simon came back to in computational and data jour- for such a job and training her looking forward to hearing all my workplace, the Johns Hop- nalism from Cardif University, for technical interviews. It was about what the fall has to ofer! kins Applied Physics Lab (APL), Wales. She has started her second at the career fair that she was for a return visit along with Pro- program at the London School connected with ConEd for an Mike Ronan, vost Pat Farrell. We had a great of Economics and is pursuing an internship, and now she says, michaelronan214@ day flled with discussions about M.S. in media and communica- “I’m excited to work on new ’14 gmail.com partnerships between APL and tions (data and society). technologies to secure New I’ve been super busy this summer Lehigh. Young alums in Balti- Combined with her Lehigh York’s power grid!” with an MBA internship and more enjoyed the opportunity to B.A. degrees in journalism and Nia Baker will be starting a international travel, but have have dinner with both President global studies, her graduate fve-year sociology program at two updates to share: Chris Sta- Simon and Provost Farrell. education will allow her to com- the University of Virginia with pleford married Shelia Sullivan I traveled to Houston for a bine her passions for journal- a focus in gender and sexuality on June 29, 2019, in NYC; and conference at NASA’s Johnson ism, social science, technology this fall semester. Her interests Elena De Santis passed the New Space Center where I presented and human rights, and pursue include hookup culture, race York State bar exam in 2018 and research on the cost drivers of a career in tech/algorithmic and queerness, and changing is currently an associate at Weil, electronic parts. I have done accountability reporting. Her sexual behaviors of college-aged Gotshal, and Manges LLP in NYC. lots more travel for fun: Mexico objective is to use investigative people. She has also started a (Playa del Carmen and Mexico and data journalism practices to blog at https://feministdesire. Kerry Mallett, City), Portland/Acadia Nation- explore the social, political and home.blog/ which she says will kerryamallett@ al Park, Austin (with Devon ethical implications of techno- “generally be about sexuality ’15 gmail.com Gallagher and Samantha Kay) logical development. and feminism. I’m using it as an Happy fall, everyone! Members and Miami. Jazwinska is the frst Lehigh outlet and to be a better writer, of the Class of 2015 had some Rachael Miller graduated student to win the Marshall Schol- but I’m hoping that others will exciting life updates over the from Rutgers Law School in arship in more than 40 years. gain something from it as well.” summer. Kristen Goodman May. She started working for Gray Schick learned about moved to Denver, Colo., and is the Hon. Richard Wischusen in Sabrina Morawej, his current position with Sanof working as a private banker at the New Jersey Superior Court, sem219@alum. Pasteur, a pharmaceutical com- JP Morgan. She has been hiking Union Vicinage, in August. ’19 lehigh.edu pany that specializes in vaccines, nearly every weekend and is Chris Ruhl returned to This year, Lehigh has graduated through Lehigh’s Career Center, loving the transition to the Lehigh in August to pursue his yet another outstanding class which connects students with mountains from New York City. Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. comprised of ambitious, hard- the local, high-profle company. Michelle Sanabria got a Kyle Garland is now a working, innovative and skillful He started the co-op with Sanof promotion this year to senior Ph.D. candidate in chemical individuals. I am honored to Pasteur during his junior year, consultant at Revint Solutions and biomolecular engineering have grown up and studied by and it difered from a typical and Greg Jacobs ’16 got a new at Vanderbilt University in their side; their achievements internship because he had two computer development job Nashville, Tenn. He is cur- demonstrate how much hope we rotations that totaled nine in Washington, D.C., and they rently working on developing can have in the future leaders of months and was still able to bought a new home outside of novel immunotherapeutics for our society. I would like to take graduate in four years. Gray has the city! They also took a trip the treatment of solid tumor a moment to highlight some just started his role as an indus-

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trial operations associate where Congratulations to every- ing, Vienna runs on mostly wind tures have painted the trees he will rotate around four dif- one, and best of luck to all the power–driven energy. Overall, ginger and ushered in our ferent departments crucial to site members of the 2019 class. If living in a diferent country sophomore year. performance. He has started in you have any news you’d like to made her a lot more passionate As a native of the shimmer- quality systems, which oversees share with the rest of the Lehigh about positively changing the ing city of Miami, the shifting of internal auditing and inspection family, send me an email at my U.S. for the better. seasons has always been alien to readiness, and the next rotation new Lehigh address, sem219@ What stories are you waiting me. Winter alternatively taught will be a technician on the foor alum.lehigh.edu. to share? I hope to use you for me how to surf and apply gener- manufacturing the fu vaccine— my next column, so be sure to ous layers of sunscreen. Coming two very diferent job roles. Gray Madison Hite email me at amc321@lehigh. to Lehigh has not only redefned adds, “I’d like to thank the co-op mlh220@lehigh. edu. my concept of fear through program especially. Without my ’20 edu skiing, but allowed me to blast undergraduate experience at Gabi Falk country music in a setting that Sanof Pasteur, I would not have Amy Chai gmf222@lehigh. makes sense. known about the rotational [email protected] ’22 edu; Leidy Last year, I was stunned to program!” ’21 Iglesias, [email protected]; be cast in the Mustard & Cheese Mariah Kozub has accepted Welcome back to school, class- Andrew Isaacson, aji222@ Drama Society’s production of a job ofer at Langan in Phila- mates! Last column, I updated lehigh.edu Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer delphia, Pa., as a site/civil staf about Emily Tasik as she was Greetings from your newest Night’s Dream.” This year, I have engineer. Her civil team works preparing for her study abroad columnists! been cast into the world debut of on site plans, permitting plans, internship in Vienna. Now, she Get to know Gabi: Hi! My Liz Dufy Adams’ “The Broken utility plans, grading and storm- is back from her trip and ready name is Gabi Falk and I’m from Machine,” as Jane, an ofcer in a water mitigation. Additionally, to share the best parts of her Westchester, N.Y. I'm majoring post-apocalyptic world. the team at Langan has a slight experience. Emily interned at in journalism and planning to It’s been hard to narrow focus on work for hospitals and the Pathological Anatomical In- minor in political science and down my interests with such an universities. stitute of Vienna, which is a mu- marketing. On campus I’m an ocean of career possibilities, but Sam Bencheghib has seum and one of Europe’s oldest associate editor for the lifestyle I have anchored my sights on recently made headlines for buildings for mental patients. section of The Brown and White, journalism and graphic design planning to run coast-to-coast She worked alongside doctors as well as a sister of Pi Beta Phi. with minors in creative writing in order to bring awareness to and biomedical researchers an- I love the journalism depart- and German. the issue of ocean plastic pollu- alyzing the preserved specimens ment and working for the paper; Weekly horse riding with Le- tion. An avid surfer, Sam spent and acting as a part-time tour all my classmates and profes- high’s Equestrian Team allows much of his time on the beach guide for school class visitations. sors are so inspiring and moti- me to feel the wind on my neck and noticed how much trash Emily had quite the job location vating. Over the next few years and de-stress with a view of the piled up. He and his brother as the museum held a collection at Lehigh I’m hoping to join the hills. As a reporter and associate organized beach clean-ups and of preserved human specimens ski team as well as study abroad editor for The Brown and White, became passionate about keep- that were used for aid in medical for a full semester (hopefully I spend time reaching out to ing the oceans clear of plastics, diagnosis at the time when med- in Australia!). I’m currently people, learning what propels which led them to create their ical diagnostic technology had training for a half marathon in and perplexes them, whether own organization to promote not reached the level it has today. Bethlehem with one of my best it be in Congress, sports or environmental consciousness. There are many specimens friends. Fitness has always been student life. In 2017, the brothers gained with diseases and anomalies, a passion of mine, and I can’t More importantly, I carry major attention for their video including the full, stufed body of wait to achieve this goal! around a packet of mayonnaise in which they built a boat made a child that died of a skin disease. In my free time you can fnd wherever I go in case of emer- of plastic bottles and sailed Emily states that the time me going for walks at The Steel- gencies. the Citarum River in West spent immersed in the economy, Stacks, scoping out the best ice Get to know Andrew: My Java, Indonesia. The video’s culture and society of Vienna cream in Bethlehem, running name is Andrew Isaacson. goal was a success; Indonesian really opened her eyes to some an Instagram account for my I’m from New York City. I’m a President Joko Widodo made of the faws of the American sys- adorable goldendoodle (@ double major in journalism and a public commitment to clean tem. For example, she explains mollyfalkthedog) or watching political science with a possible up the river within seven years that although Vienna has high Bachelor in Paradise. marketing minor. My campus (source: ABC News). Along the taxes similar to the U.S., the I can’t wait to continue writing involvement includes being the way, Sam plans on stopping at diference is that everyone in for the Bulletin and use this oppor- associate sports editor for The college campuses and city halls society is cared for and given free tunity to connect on a deeper level Brown and White, working with to garner support for his cause universal healthcare, free college with my classmates and the larger the sports communication de- and have local governments education, paid maternity leave Lehigh community! partment, the community ser- sign a no-plastic pledge. His run and paid holidays. Most impor- A look at Leidy Igelsias: vice and philanthropy chair for started on July 26 and he plans tantly, Emily states that with From olive green to red maple Phi Sigma Kappa, a peer mentor to fnish in January. rising concern of global warm- leaves, the chilling tempera- for academic support services

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and a club tennis member. My help solidify my post college in America.” In May, he was the favorite part about Lehigh is career, whether it’s editing GRADUATE inaugural speaker for a new se- hanging out with my friends a newspaper or flming and Please submit your news to ries at FBI Headquarters where whether it’s on or of campus, my providing commentary for a [email protected]. he presented “Inside the Minds work with The Brown and White, sporting event. College of Education of Mass Killers” to over 1,800 and all the amazing events and I can’t wait to be a member Dr. Peter Langman’s ’00G federal agents, law enforcement activities. of the Bulletin and form deeper research on mass killers has ofcers and other professionals. My hobbies include watching connections with the rest of made him a sought-after In June, he presented “Psycho- and playing sports, going to the my class. expert. In 2018, he became a logical Insights into American movies, traveling and hanging researcher with the National Jihadis” at the Homegrown out with my friends and family. Editor’s note: Threat Assessment Center of Violent Extremists Counterter- I hope to continue to form To share your the U.S. Secret Service. In April rorism Practitioners Confer- strong friendships with my peers ’23 news or if you 2019, he presented “Desperate ence at the National Counterter- and professors for the remaining would be interested in becom- Identities: A Bio-Psycho-Social rorism Center. time here at Lehigh. Also hope ing your class’s correspondent, Analysis of Perpetrators of to study abroad at some point, reaching out to classmates and Mass Violence” at the National whether it’s an entire semester writing a column three times a Science Foundation work- or a few weeks in the summer. year, please contact the Alumni shop on “An Evidence-Based The school has allowed me Ofce at (610) 758-3069 or Approach to Understanding to discover my passions and will [email protected]. and Countering Mass Violence

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The alumni and university communities extend their sympathy to the families of the alumni listed. Obituary sources include relatives, alumni and friends. Send details to Advancement Army during World War II. A Pi ’48, was also a member of the Services, 306 S. New St., Suite 500, Bethlehem, PA 18015-1652; Lambda Phi brother, he was a Lehigh family. 1-866-517-1552; [email protected]. The following were sales representative for X-Acto Alan F. Jones ’48, M.A. reported to us as of Aug. 31, 2019: Inc. ’50, York, Pa., April 29, 2019. Dr. Colon H. Smith ’46, Jones was a brother of Pi Kappa Newtown, Pa., April 27, 2019. A Alpha and a member of the Eastern Controls. His father, Lambda Chi Alpha brother and concert band and baseball team. 1940s Jacob Bright ’10, brother, James soccer player, Mr. Smith served He was a medical corpsman in Malcolm D. Ware ’40, Pine- Bright ’39, and son, Richard in the U.S. Navy during World the U.S. Navy during World War hurst, N.C., May 27, 2019. As Bright Jr. ’75, are members of War II. He spent most of his II. He was a teacher in the Beth- a student, Mr. Ware played the Lehigh family. He was also a career with Mobil. lehem School District, college baseball and was an Alpha Tau member of the Tower Society. Richard R. Walling ’47, professor at Eastern Montana Omega brother. He served in Austin T. Hunt Jr. ’45, Hudson, Ohio, April 2, 2019. A College, assistant superinten- the U.S. Navy during World War York, Pa., June 2, 2019. Mr. veteran of the U.S. Navy during dent for the Meadville School II. He worked for Frigid Freeze, Hunt served in the U.S. Navy World War II, Mr. Walling was District and superintendent for Rheem Manufacturing and during World War II and the a partner in the patent law frm Sayre School District. NL Industries, where he spent Naval Reserve after that. He of Baldwin, Egan, Walling, and Benjamin M. Shaner ’48, most of his career and rose to was an owner and retired Fetzer. Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 20, 2018. assistant director of corporate chairman of Three M Tool and Mark R. Hontz ’48, Venice, A Delta Sigma Phi brother and purchasing. Die Corp. His brother, Thomas Fla., May 24, 2019. Mr. Hontz World War II veteran of the U.S. Richard R. Bright Sr. Hunt ’42, was a member of the was a Theta Xi brother. He Navy, Mr. Shaner worked for ’42, Wayne, Pa., June 12, 2019. Lehigh family. served in the U.S. Army Air Bethlehem Steel, retiring as the Mr. Bright was captain of the William W. Doniger ’46, Corps during World War II and manager of employee benefts. fencing team and a brother of Richmond, Calif., April 23, 2019. retired at the rank of major in Albert H. Torongo Jr. ’48, Chi Phi. He served in the U.S. Mr. Doniger entered with the the Air Force Reserve. He spent Yardley, Pa., April 26, 2019. Mr. Army during World War II. He Class of 1944, but was drafted 36 years with Public Service Torongo was a veteran of the worked as a sales engineer for and served clearing mines Electric & Gas Co., in New Jer- U.S. Army Air Corps, serving several companies, including in support of Patton’s Third sey. His brother, Arthur Hontz during World War II. He was an

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industrial designer for Donald soccer and was a brother of Beta in 1993, as a specialist in radar. U.S. Air Force Reserve during Deskey Association, retiring Theta Pi. He worked at Wilson He was founder and president the Korean War. after 39 years. His children, T. Ballard Co. for over 65 years. of the Interfaith Housing Corp. Richard P. Perry ’53, Am- Janet (Torongo) Bacon ’76 and He served as the town engineer of Greater Lowell, a nonproft herst, N.H., April 19, 2019. Mr. Michael Torongo ’81, as well as of Sykesville for 40 years. volunteer group that secured Perry was a member of the foot- his brother, Edward Torongo Stephen P. Dufy Jr. ’51, federal funds to purchase, ball team. He worked for Mitre ’48, are members of the Lehigh Hopkins, Minn., May 1, 2019. rehabilitate and sell homes to Corp., where he was a pioneer family. Mr. Dufy retired from Our Own middle-income families. His and inventor of the modern Frank B. Flower ’49, Hardware and Norwest Bank. grandson, Matthew Krenitsky, signal processing used in Aegis Oyster Bay, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2019. George H. Gruber Jr. ’51, is a member of the Class of 2010. and other multifunction phased Mr. Flower was a U.S. Army Air Pitman, N.J., June 16, 2019. Mr. Ogden W. Link ’52, Basking array radars. Force veteran of World War II. Gruber was a veteran of the U.S. Ridge, N.J., May 18, 2019. An Richard F. Selig Jr. ’53, He worked for many years at the Navy. He worked for DuPont Alpha Sigma Phi brother, Mr. White Plains, N.Y., May 8, 2019. family oyster business, Frank and Gloucester County, where Link had a career in the aviation Mr. Selig was a brother of Pi M. Flower and Sons, until 1964 he retired after 20 years as insurance industry, ultimately Lambda Phi. He worked as a when he accepted a teaching po- assistant county engineer. retiring as vice chairman of fnancial advisor. sition in environmental science Paul J. Kozero ’51, AON Aviation. Thomas H. Buttling ’54, at Rutgers University. He was a Northampton, Pa., May 29, 2019. Ray E. Omholt ’52, ’53, Albany, N.Y., July 20, 2019. Mr. member of the Tower Society. Mr. Kozero served in the U.S. Kennett Square, Pa., June 12, Buttling served in the U.S. Army James H. Lenhart ’49, Army during the Korean War. 2019. Mr. Omholt served in the directly after graduation. He Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 26, 2019. F. Allen Mink Jr. ’51, U.S. Air Force. He earned 49 worked for the Port Authority of Carl B. Norberg ’49, Ithaca, Augusta, S.C., Jan. 6, 2019. engineering and software pat- New York and New Jersey. N.Y., April 2, 2018. Mr. Norberg Mr. Mink was a brother of Phi ents worldwide over the course David A. Fisher ’54, Ha- was a Delta Upsilon brother. Sigma Kappa and a member of his life. nover Township, Pa., Aug. 13, Donald R. Werley ’49, of Tau Beta Pi honor society. Neil C. Randall ’52, 2019. A Theta Chi brother, Mr. Allentown, Pa., Aug. 4, 2019. He worked for E.I. du Pont de Gwynedd, Pa., July 12, 2019. Mr. Fisher was also a veteran of the Mr. Werley was a veteran of the Nemours and Co.. Randall was a Delta Sigma Phi U.S. Navy. He worked for PP&L U.S. Army during World War Robert R. Moore ’51, brother as well as a member of for nearly 40 years. II. He worked for 37 years for Annandale, N.J., Aug. 13, 2019. the Interfraternity Council and Thomas W. Gregory ’54, PP&L and retired as a principal Mr. Moore served in the Pacifc Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu Palos Verdes, Calif., July 9, engineer. He volunteered for Theater during World War II. honor societies. He worked for 2019. Mr. Gregory played tennis many years greeting visitors to He was a member of Phi Beta Philco and Delta Information and was a Lambda Chi Alpha campus in the Alumni Memori- Kappa. He worked as an actuary Systems his entire career. He brother. A veteran of the U.S. al Building. for Home Life Insurance, re- was also a member of the Asa Army, he worked for Mobil Oil tiring as the CFO for the group Packer and Tower societies. for 33 years. 1950s division. David R. Steetle ’52, H. Dale Held ’54, Manlius, John Hacik Jr. ’50, Basking Victor H. Cohn ’52, Kens- Galveston, Texas, Aug. 7, 2019. N.Y., July 27, 2019. Mr. Held Ridge, N.J., June 15, 2019. A ington, Md., March 15, 2019. Mr. Steetle worked for Texas served in the U.S. Army during veteran of the U.S. Navy during Professor Cohn was a member Instruments in the geophysical the Korean War. He retired World War II, Mr. Hacik was a of the concert band and March- services. He served in the U.S. from the Laboratory of Nuclear member of Tau Beta Pi honor ing 97, as well as the Mustard Army Chemical Corps from Studies at Cornell University society. He spent 36 years at and Cheese Society, Tau Beta Pi 1955 to 1958. He then founded as the director. His brother, Merck & Co. in project planning honor society and a brother of Digicon Geophysical Corp. and Richard Held, is a member of and management. His grand- Pi Lambda Phi. He taught phar- is credited with designing the the Class of 1956. son, Matthew Meyers ’09, is a macology for 35 years at George frst successful digital marine William E. Mitman ’54, member of the Lehigh family. Washington University School streamer for of-shore oil explo- Whitefeld, Maine, April 20, Gerald D. Nepon ’50, of Medicine. ration. He was also a member of 2019. A Phi Gamma Delta broth- Naples, Fla., March 23, 2018. Alfred C. Feickert ’52, M.A. the Tower Society. er and Glee Club singer, Mr. Mr. Nepon was a Tau Delta ’54, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., May William B. Young ’52, Mitman served in the U.S. Naval Phi brother and member of 12, 2019. Mr. Feickert was a Psi Cheswick, Pa., Aug. 19, 2019. Mr. Reserve during the Korean War. the football team. He retired Upsilon brother. He worked as a Young served in the U.S. Navy He owned a specialty metals as the president of Transport district manager of the National during World War II. He worked company selling high-tempera- Logistics Inc. Federation of Independent with Gulf Oil Research for ture alloys to the experimenting Robert N. Bond ’51, Businesses. nearly 30 years, testing oils and engineers in the aerospace Reisterstown, Md., June 15, Paul Krenitsky ’52, North lubricants. industry. Upon his move to 2019. Mr. Bond interrupted Andover, Mass., May 4, 2019. Richard C. Harmon ’53, Maine, he purchased The Squire his schooling to serve in the Mr. Krenitsky served in the U.S. Shefeld Lake, Ohio, June 2, Tarbox Inn on Westport Island. U.S. Army during World War Army during World War II. He 2019. Mr. Harmon was a Kappa Robert E. Aston ’55, St. II. While a student, he played retired from the Mitre Corp. Sigma brother. He served in the Augustine, Fla., Oct. 9, 2018. Lt.

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REMEMBERING Emeritus Professor Russell Y.T. Chou

Col. Aston retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service. He then taught at Ohio State ‘An Intellectual University and served with FEMA for some time. in the Best Sense’ Ralph Hamilton ’55, Willow Street, Pa., April 23, Russell Y.T. Chou specialized in ceramics materials and processing 2019. Dr. Hamilton was a brother of Alpha Sigma Phi and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor Russell Y.T. Chou, 95, passed away peacefully July 16, 2019, with his daughter Vivi- societies. He practiced plastic an by his side at Longhorn Village, Austin, Texas. and reconstructive surgery at Chou, who was the New Century Fund Professor of Materials Science and Engineer- the Hospital of the University ing, retired in 1995 after 27 years at Lehigh. He specialized in ceramics materials and of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian processing including crystal growth, superconductivity and superlasticity. He received Medical Center and Children’s the Joseph and Eleanor Libsch Research Award in 1974. A fellow of the American Soci- Hospital of Philadelphia until ety of Metals, he authored or coauthored retirement in 1996. At Penn, he more than 140 technical papers. became professor of surgery “Russell was a wonderful colleague, in- in 1974 and associate chief of credibly sharp, and always willing to turn plastic surgery in 1980. his attention to new areas of study such as Herman E. Kiefer III ’55, laser irradiation of ceramics, or ceramic su- Lancaster, Pa., March 13, 2019. perconductors,” said Helen Chan, the New Mr. Kiefer was member of Tau Jersey Zinc Professor of Materials Science Beta Pi honor society and a and Engineering at Lehigh. He also had an brother of Delta Phi, where he engaging sense of humor, she said. was president his senior year. Born in Zhenjiang, his father, Chou He served in the U.S. Air Force Chih Hung, was a renowned metallurgist from 1956 to 1984 and retired in China. Chou continued that interest as a lieutenant colonel. He few with a B.S. in metallurgy (1945) from Na- 701 combat missions in North tional Chung King University and then left and South Vietnam, Laos and China for Pittsburgh to further his studies. Cambodia. His grandfather, Working as a researcher at the uni- Herman Kiefer 1892, father, versity laboratory and as a laborer at the Herman Kiefer Jr. ’24, and son, open-hearth furnaces of U.S. Steel, he Rupert Kiefer ’05, are members earned his M.S. in metallurgy (1954) and of the Lehigh family. Ph.D. in mathematics from Carnegie Mel- Alexander S. Liddie ’55, lon University. He then joined U.S. Steel as a scientist at the Edgar C. Bain Laboratory in Yardley, Pa., May 15, 2019. A Monroeville, Pa. Kappa Sigma brother, Dr. Liddie In 1958, he married his perfect match, Hedy SH Chou, who managed the family to was a professor in the English allow the then associate professor (1968) at Lehigh, to explore new worlds, both phys- department at the College of ical and scientifc, not only at Lehigh but through appointments as visiting consultant New Jersey. His brother, Don- or professor in Cambridge, UK, and Taiwan; MIT, Stanford and Brown; and others too ald Liddie, was a member of the numerous to mention. Class of 1952. With that openness and dedication, authoring/coauthoring around 100 research pa- William Swider Jr. ’55, pers, came recognition from U.S. Steel (Fellow), American Society of Metals (Fellow), M.S. ’57, Bedford, Mass., June Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (Blackall Award), National Science Coun- 14, 2019. Dr. Swider spent 33 cil (Professorship, Taiwan) and the Mineral, Metals amd Material Society (Fellow) as years at Hanscom Air Force well as a U.S. Patent. In 1995, Lehigh appointed him the New Century Professor, Depart- Base where he specialized in ment of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor Emeritus. ionospheric modeling, critical “Despite his accomplishments, Russell was always modest and unassuming,” said to the development of reli- Helen Chan. “He shied away from the limelight. He was an intellectual in the truest and able terrestrial and satellite best sense.” communications. He retired as A lifelong academic, at the age of 74, he became an adjunct professor at the University the deputy director of the space of California, Irvine, which left little time for his enthusiasm for sports and music. What physics division. His children, was always present was his humor, knowledge and love for his family. Sarah (Swider) Kramer ’85 and He is predeceased by his wife, Hedy, who died in 2013. He is survived by his sister Yi Michael Swider ’86, are mem- Jig, daughter Vivian (Eric) Wilson ’80, son Ken (Jing) ’85, grandsons Brian and Kevin bers of the Lehigh family. and granddaughters Kelly, Kaitlen and Khloe.

FALL 2019 | 75 Charles R. White ’56, Leonard A. Sonntag ’59, Army Reserve for six years. He Somerset, N.J., July 10, 2019. Victor, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2018. A M.S. ’67, Allentown, Pa., May worked as an actuary for Aetna Mr. Orlando was a brother of veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. 12, 2019. Mr. Sonntag worked Insurance Co. Delta Tau Delta and a member White worked in the Rochester as an industrial engineer at the Eric P. Welsch ’61, Thorn- of Tau Beta Pi honor society. City School District for 31 years. former Western Electric Corp., ton, Colo., Dec. 17, 2018. Mr. He worked as an attorney and His daughter, Susan (White) retiring from Lucent Technolo- Welsch was a veteran of the U.S. mortgage broker. Herchek, is a member of the gies. His daughter, Denise Sonn- Army. He spent 28 years with Douglas P. Allcock ’65, Class of 1985. tag, earned her graduate degree the U.S. Geological Service as a Mentor, Ohio, July 10, 2019. A William W. Fearon ’57, Mi- from Lehigh in 1999. chemist in Colorado. veteran of the U.S. Army Chem- ramar Beach, Fla., May 28, 2019. Lee A. Wian ’59, Mechan- David G. Cooper ’62, ical Corps, Mr. Allcock worked Mr. Fearon began his career at icsburg, Pa., May 14, 2019. Mr. Asheville, N.C., April 8, 2018. as a sales executive with G.E. Jefrey Manufacturing, while Wian was a brother of Theta Mr. Cooper was a brother and Plastics. also serving in the U.S. Air Force Xi Fraternity. He served two president of Alpha Sigma Phi. James S. Handler ’65, The Reserve. He retired as president years with the U.S. Army, then He worked for Guardian Life Woodlands, Texas, May 27, 2019. and CEO of Kinetics Noise Con- entered civilian federal service, Insurance Co. of America. His Mr. Handler worked as pro- trol Inc. after 34 years. working at the Mechanicsburg brother, Peter Cooper, was a gramming manager for Shell, Ted J. Kowalyshyn ’57, Navy Base for over 31 years, re- member of the Class of 1957. MW Kellogg, Automated Sys- Stroudsburg, Pa., Aug. 14, 2019. tiring as a supervisory comput- John G. Hazard ’63, New tems Corp. and SNG Ofshore. Dr. Kowalyshyn was a veteran er specialist. York, N.Y., July 14, 2019. Mr. He retired from UTMB-Gal- of the U.S. Army. He practiced Hazard was a Delta Sigma Phi veston. internal medicine, retiring 1960s brother. David H. Roush ’65, West- from the Lehigh Valley Health J. Temple Black ’60, Auburn, Pete R. Landrieu ’63, minster, Md., Aug. 27, 2019. A Network. His brothers, Russell Ala., May 16, 2019. Dr. Black was Hanover Township, Pa., May Phi Delta Theta brother, Mr. Kowalyshyn ’40 and Stephen a brother of Delta Phi as well 3, 2019. Mr. Landrieu worked Roush was also a veteran of the Kowalyshyn Jr. ’41, and his son, as a member of the swimming for PSEG. He served on the U.S. Chemical Corps. He worked Alexander Kowalyshyn ’97, are and tennis teams. He was a pro- Parents Council from 1992 to for Lehigh Cement Co. for 28 members of the Lehigh family. fessor emeritus at Auburn Uni- 2004. Three of his children— years before becoming the Car- He was also a member of the versity and will be remembered Eric Landrieu ’93, Christo- roll County commissioner. Tower Society. professionally as lead author for pher Landrieu ’96 and Laura Jay R. Engel ’67, Morongo Lewis M. Soars ’57, Mel- “DeGarmo’s Materials and Pro- Landrieu ’04—are members of Valley, Calif., June 17, 2019. Mr. bourne, Fla., April 25, 2019. cesses in Manufacturing” and the Lehigh family. He was also a Engel was a veteran of the U.S. Stewart W. Spetz ’57, for his passion in metal cutting member of the Tower Society. Army during the Vietnam War. Lynchburg, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. and lean manufacturing sys- Frank R. Moore ’63, Beth- He was a partner at Classic Auto Mr. Spetz worked for Fram- tems education and research. lehem, Pa., July 29, 2019. Dr. Consultants, specializing in atome Technologies for 43 James A. Stinner ’60, Al- Moore was a Sigma Nu brother antique cars. years, becoming an expert in lentown, Pa., July 30, 2019. Mr. and member of the Mustard and Richard S. Holtz ’67, Day- reactor core design and fuel Stinner served in the U.S. Ma- Cheese Society and Tau Beta Pi. tona Beach, Fla., Feb. 10, 2019. cycle designs. rine Corps during the Korean He spent his career with IBM, As a student, Mr. Holtz worked John W. Ramsay ’58, confict. He was an accountant retiring as the vice president of with The Brown and White. Cincinnati, Ohio, May 8, 2019. Mr. for Richardson Vicks. development at IBM Head- He started his own company, Ramsay was the president of Del- Joseph R. Jadamec ’61, quarters. He also served as the InfniSys, which is a nationally ta Upsilon fraternity and the cap- Mystic, Conn., April 28, 2019. vice president and CIO of New recognized leader in multi- tain of the golf team. He served Mr. Jadamec was a civil servant School University and vice pres- family housing technology. He in the U.S. Army after graduation. working for the U.S. Coast ident of informational resources was also a member of the ISE He went on to become presi- Guard Research and Develop- for Columbia Medical School. Advisory Board. dent and cofounder of Ramsay ment Center in oceanography. Frederick J. Kass Jr. ’64, Patrick D. Howlett ’67, Equipment Co., Ramsay-Cohron He also taught at the University New Windsor, N.Y., July 13, 2019. M.A. ’69, Northampton, Pa., Mechanical Equipment Co. and of Connecticut and supported A Delta Chi brother, Captain May 27, 2019. Mr. Howlett was Custom-Flo Inc. Westco Scientifc. Kass served three tours in the a Beta Theta Pi brother as well Charles G. Interrante ’59, Philip A. Merenda ’61, U.S. Navy in Vietnam and in the as a member of the basketball M.S. ’62, Ph.D. ’63, Norris- Emmaus, Pa., June 15, 2019. Mr. Naval Reserve, including tours team. He went on to become a town, Pa., May 21, 2019. Dr. Merenda worked as a supervisor in Korea, Desert Storm and teacher, basketball coach and Interrante was a member of in the accounting department at Bosnia. He also served a term school administrator. the track team as well as the Mack Trucks for 30 years. In his as commander of the New York James R. Bruno ’68, Plains Gryphon Society. He served in retirement, he drove school buses. Naval Militia for Navy, Marines Township, Pa., May 5, 2019. Dr. the U.S. Army. He worked for Frank Pelcyger ’61, Avon, and Coast Guard. He also owned Bruno was an Alpha Tau Omega the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conn., Aug. 20, 2019. Mr. several electronics stores. brother and member of the IFC, Commission. Pelcyger served in the U.S. Stephen Orlando Jr. ’64, class cabinet and Glee Club.

7676 | LEHIGH BULLETINTIN He practiced medicine in the the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Shelburne, Vt., July 9, 2019. Dr. Wyoming Valley for more than Commission. Verleur had her own obstetrics GRADUATE 40 years. W. Hall Barker ’74, Carlisle, and gynecology practice. Michael A. Levi ’68, White Pa., Jan. 17, 2019. A brother of Bruce R. Culp ’83, Gastonia, Randolph P. Dominic M.S. Plains, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2018. A Sig- Sigma Chi, Mr. Barker spent his N.C., July 15, 2019. Dr. Culp was ’49, Beaufort, S.C., March 25, ma Alpha Mu brother, Dr. Levi career in fnance and accounting a brother of Kappa Alpha. He 2019. Mr. Dominic served in the was a founding partner at Pedi- for the banking industry. worked in family medicine for U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve. atric and Adolescent Medicine, Christopher N. Brennan 32 years. He spent much of his career of Manhattan’s Upper West Side ’76, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Michael E. Curewitz ’83, with Titefex Corp., which and Scarsdale. His daughter, June 18, 2019. Mr. Brennan was Port Arthur, Texas, July 31, made fabricated fexible hose Nina Levi, is a member of the a Sigma Phi brother. He worked 2019. Mr. Curewitz was the for aerospace and industrial Class of 2006. in investment banking for Mer- goalie of the Lehigh hockey applications. He also taught Richard P. Pocalyko ’68, rill Lynch. His brother, William team as well as a Pi Lambda Phi in the cooperative education Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21, 2019. Brennan, is a member of the brother. He worked as a me- department of Belfast ME High Rev. Pocalyko was ordained Class of 1980. chanical engineer and certifed School for 10 years while selling to the Episcopal priesthood at Peter J. Rocco ’76, East fnancial planner. He retired real estate in the summer. Washington National Cathedral Northport, N.Y., May 22, 2019. from Honeywell. John W. De Groot Jr. M.S. in 1972 and served the Church Dr. Rocco was a Sigma Phi Andrew R. Bernard ’84, ’50, Lancaster, Pa., June 2, 2019. throughout his career. Epsilon brother and worked in Mercerville, N.J., July 21, 2019. Mr. De Groot served in the U.S. Ronald Biamonte ’69, chiropractic medicine in private Mr. Bernard was a lawyer. His Navy during World War II. He Windsor, Conn., May 29, 2019. A practice for over 30 years. son, Robert Bernard, is a mem- continued on in the Naval Re- member of Phi Eta Sigma honor Pam Crawford ’77, M.A. ber of the Class of 2018. serve. He worked for Armstrong society, Deacon Biamonte ’81, Jacksonville, Fla., March Dennis C. Marlatt ’85, World Industries in research worked as an actuary for nearly 17, 2019. Dr. Crawford taught Cuyahoga, Ohio, May 2, 2019. and development, and plant 40 years. He also served in the mathematics at Jacksonville Mr. Marlatt was an Alpha Tau management. Catholic Church. University. Omega brother and member of William J. Murphy M.S. John C. Holden ’69, Wil- Keith G. Mattern ’77, the rugby club. ’51, Ph.D. ’55, Shadyside, Pa., liamstown, Mass., July 13, 2019. Forty Fort, Pa., May 12, 2019. Christopher P. Thalacker May 2019. Dr. Murphy’s grand- Mr. Holden was the assistant Mr. Mattern worked for PPL at ’85, Stamford, Conn., July 31, son, Christian Murphy, is a director of facilities and plants Susquehanna Steam Electric 2019. A Sigma Chi brother, Mr. member of the Class of 2019. at Williams College for 27 years. Station Nuclear Power Plant for Thalacker worked for Morgan Edward S. Sebring M.Ed. He was also the owner and oper- 38 years. Stanley as a frst vice president ’51, Allentown, Pa., June 12, ator of Focus Facilities. William J. Reeves ’77, El of wealth management. He was 2019. Mr. Sebring was a World Cajon, Calif., June 12, 2019. also a member of the Wall Street War II veteran of the U.S. Army. 1970s Mr. Reeves worked for General Council. He was a teacher and school Frederick W. Alcaro ’70, Dynamic Convair Division and Stephen D. Mellin ’89, administrator. Kingston, Pa., May 20, 2019. Mr. as a small-business owner. M.S. ’91, Danbury, Conn., May John A. DeSilva M.A. ’52, Alcaro was a veteran of the U.S. Benjamin A. Bailey ’78, 3, 2019. Dr. Mellin worked in Trumbull, Conn., June 4, 2019. Army during the Vietnam War. Rumson, N.J., May 10, 2019. Mr. the engineering department at Mr. DeSilva was a veteran of the He worked as an attorney in Bailey was a veteran of the U.S. Collins Aerospace. U.S. Navy during both World private practice. Navy during the Vietnam War. Erik L. Sonsteby ’89, Sell- War II and the Korean confict. Gary L. Zimmerman ’70, He worked as president of Bai- ersville, Pa., June 15, 2019. Mr. Justin M. Carisio M.A. ’53, Lower Paxton Township, Pa., ley Refrigeration Co., Inc. Sonsteby was a brother of Phi Bethlehem, Pa., June 9, 2019. A May 8, 2019. Mr. Zimmerman Bert R. Lyon III ’78, Suf- Sigma Kappa. U.S. Army veteran of World War was a brother of Delta Sigma fern, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2019. A Beta II, Mr. Carisio spent 35 years as Phi and a rugby team member. Theta Pi brother, Mr. Lyon 1990s a teacher in public schools. He worked for 29 years with taught mathematics at Sufern Kimberly A. McAllister ’96, Anna Smislova M.A. ’53, AMP Inc., retiring as director of High School. Forks Township, Pa., May 15, Washington, D.C., May 18, 2019. global engineering practices in 2019. An Alpha Gamma Delta Mrs. Smislova worked in subject the international division. 1980s sister, Dr. McAllister was a cataloging at the Library of Gary R. Kershaw ’71, Fort Michael T. Luckewicz ’82, practicing psychologist. Congress for 44 years. Collins, Colo., May 28, 2019. Mr. Basking Ridge, N.J., May 27, Frank J. Cain M.S. ’58, Kershaw owned and operated 2019. Mr. Luckewicz practiced 2000s Potomac, Md., July 22, 2019. Mr. Fort Collins Landscaping. law and most recently worked Joseph C. Sipley ’03, Morris- Cain worked as a civil engineer Noel F. Dudley ’72, ’83, as the director of tax for Booz, town, N.J., Aug. 4, 2019. Mr. Sip- and manager with Bechtel Corp. Virginia Beach, Va., Dec. 7, 2018. Allen and Hamilton. He was a ley worked for Scion Capital as for 32 years. A Theta Xi brother, Mr. Dudley member of the Lehigh Lawyers director of equities and special Lloyd J. Newbaker Jr. served in the U.S. Peace Corps, Association. situations. M.A. ’58, Ed.D. ’70, Delaware the U.S. Navy and worked for Denise A. Verleur ’82, Township, N.J., July 18, 2019.

FALL 2019 | 77 Dr. Newbaker was a teacher, school English and special ties across Canada to this day. Song worked as the director of principal, superintendent and education for 38 years, as well C. Kendall Clarke M.S. environmental safety at Georgia executive director of the New as GED night classes. In 1987, ’70, Ph.D. ’73, Ray, Ariz., May Southern University. Jersey School Boards Associa- he received the semiannual 5, 2019. Dr. Clarke worked for Cheryl (Gahman) Feldman tion. After retiring, he worked American Spirit Award, the the military division of Boeing M.Ed. ’73, Hatfeld Township, as an educational consultant second-highest civilian award aircraft. Later he opened his Pa., Jan. 29, 2019. Mrs. Feldman to O’Brien-Kreitzberg and issued by the Air Force, for his own consulting practice. worked as a librarian for Faith Associates. Statue of Liberty fund-raising Roy C. Claypool Ed.D. ’72, Christian Academy. William A. Connor M.A. eforts. Huntingdon, Pa., July 13, 2019. Frank D. Heifer M.Ed. ’73, ’59, Ed.D. ’72, Trucksville, John E. Roth M.S. ’63, Dr. Claypool was a veteran of Ed.D. ’81, Punta Gorda, Fla., Pa., April 26, 2019. Dr. Connor Cliford Township, Pa., May 26, the U.S. Naval Reserve, Army May 27, 2019. Dr. Heifer was the was a teacher before becoming 2019. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, and Army Active Reserve. He superintendent of the Pottstown president of Sussex Communi- Mr. Roth had been employed worked as district superin- School District. His wife, Nancy ty College, where the Connor by PP&L for 38 years. Prior tendent of schools at Owen J. (Strohl) Heifer, earned her grad- Green is dedicated to him. to his retirement, he was vice Roberts School District. He uate degree from Lehigh in 1976. Robert T. Foreman M.S. president of PP&L’s Northern taught at Lehigh as well as the Kathleen (Milunec) Huttie ’59, Hilton Head, S.C., April 27, Division. University of Pennsylvania. M.Ed. ’74, Lehighton, Pa., May 15, 2019. Mr. Foreman worked for David H. Fry Sr. M.Ed. Patricia (Quigg) Derrico 2019.Mrs.Huttie taught at Christ Bethlehem Steel for 27 years. ’64, Claymont, Del., July 6, M.Ed. ’72, Annandale, Va., July the King School for 25 years. Alma H. Schlenker M.A. 2019. A veteran of the U.S. Army 9, 2019. Mrs. Derrico worked Carl R. Madtes M.Ed. ’74, ’59, Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 12, National Guard, Mr. Fry was the for the Bethlehem Area School Slatington, Pa., July 4, 2019. Mr. 2019. Dr. Schlenker was a teach- elementary principal at Francis District for 35 years, frst as an Madtes served as an elementary er and administrator in the Harvey Green School. elementary school teacher and school guidance counselor in the Bethlehem Area and Southern Douglas H. Headley M.S. later as a principal at Asa Packer Parkland School District. Lehigh school districts, and at ’64, St. Mary’s, Kans., March 23, Elementary School. Judith D. Miller M.Ed. ’76, Kutztown University. 2019. Mr. Headley worked for 30 Michael P. Gosnell M.S. June 4, 2019, Easton, Pa. Ms. M. Glenn Smith M.S. ’60, years for Bechtel in Australia, ’72, Gaines, Pa., June 28, 2019. Miller was a special education Phoenix, Ariz., May 27, 2019. Dr. France, Spain and Taiwan. Dr. Gosnell was a veteran of teacher with Intermediate Unit Smith was a child psychologist Jean (Klinikowski) Bur- the U.S. Coast Guard during the No. 20 for many years before and former professor of special rows M.Ed. ’65, Catasauqua, Korean War. He was an equine retiring. education at Keene State College. Pa., July 8, 2019. Mrs. Burrows veterinarian in Wind Gap for Richard E. Bulls II Cert. In his retirement, he was granted taught fourth grade and served 15 years. Prior to that, he was ’78, Ed.D. ’83, Blufton, S.C., a position of faculty emeritus at as a guidance counselor in the vice president of research and Aug. 1, 2019. Dr. Bulls was Arizona State University. Catasauqua School District. development at Follett for 28 director of reading programs for Gloria B. Fisher M.A. ’61, Charles S. Canning M.Ed. years. He was also a co-owner of several school districts in the Bangor, Pa., May 18, 2019. Mrs. ’65, Allentown, Pa., Aug. 12, Bit-By-Bit Equestrian Center. state of Delaware, adjunct pro- Fisher worked as a teacher for 2019. Mr. Canning was a social Van R. Reiner M.S. ’72, Bel fessor of reading at West Chester IU 20 for many years before studies teacher, head wrestling Air, Md., June 5, 2019. Mr. Rein- University and a reading special- retiring. coach and guidance counselor er spent 30 years of his career ist at the University of Illinois, Evan E. Richards M.A. in several Pennsylvania school with the Bethlehem Steel Corp., Chicago Circle Campus. ’61, Coaldale, Pa., July 17, 2019. districts. He published a book holding increasingly senior Georgi (Zeitschel) Siefring Mr. Richards was a guidance titled General Trexler’s Mason- positions in the Lackawanna M.S. ’80, Bridgewater, N.J., June counselor and a football coach ic Legacy. and Burns Harbor plants. In 29, 2019. Mrs. Siefring was em- at Emmaus High School. John J. Love M.A. ’69, Cor- 1998 he was named president ployed for AT&T in Bedminster Burton A. Babb M.S. ’62, nish, Maine, July 15, 2019. Mr. of the Bethlehem Lukens Plate as an engineer for over 25 years. Richardson, Texas, June 8, 2019. Love was a veteran of the U.S. Division. After leaving Beth- She later continued her career at Mr. Babb served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Naval Reserve, lehem Steel, Mr. Reiner was RVCC as a department assistant. Army during the Korean War. where he spent 40 years. He was named president and CEO of Her husband, Timothy Siefring, He worked for Varo Engineer- an English teacher and worked the Maryland Science Center in also received his graduate degree ing, where he developed night as a superintendent in several Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. from Lehigh in 1980. vision goggles for the military. school districts. Joan (Highfeld) Sheldrake Elizabeth (Ehrhardt) He founded Babb Speaker Co. Victor M. Catano M.S. M.Ed. ’72, Naples, Fla., May 8, Howell M.S. ’81, Ph.D. ’82, and produced high-end speak- ’70, Ph.D. ’72, Halifax, Nova 2019. Mrs. Sheldrake worked as Knoxville, Tenn., April 9, 2019. ers. He holds numerous patents. Scotia, May 10, 2019. Dr. Catano a social worker and elementary Dr. Howell taught biochemistry Constantine P. Loupos was a professor at Saint Mary’s school teacher. She was also at the University of Tennessee, M.Ed. ’62, Bethlehem, Pa., University for 46 years. He was a known as the Voice of Musikfest where she was the frst female May 4, 2019. Mr. Loupos served leader in the feld of industrial/ as a volunteer since its inception. member of that department. Her in the U.S. Army during the organizational psychology and Francois D. Song M.S. ’72, work explored the fundamentals Korean War. He taught high his textbook is used in universi- Stateboro, Ga., July 26, 2019. Dr. of enzyme catalysis and protein

78 |78 | LEHIGH BULLETINTIN REMEMBERING Eric Varley folding and function. She was also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science. Her husband, A Formidable Ally David Howell, is a member of the Eric Varley was a dedicated Lehigh faculty member for 46 years Class of 1960. Ruth (Elkins) Hirschberg M.Ed. ’82, Glen Cove, N.Y., May 12, 2019. Mrs. Hirschberg Eric Varley, a professor in mechanical en- worked in private psychology gineering and mechanics at Lehigh until his practice for many years. retirement in 2013, died Feb. 5, 2019, in Beth- Janet M. McGowan M.Ed. lehem. He was 84. ’87, Colorado Springs, Colo., Born in Derbyshire, England, on May 29, Aug. 4, 2019. Ms. McGowan 1934, he was a son of the late Cecil and Edith worked in special education, M. Varley. His mathematical skills were evi- spending many years at Doherty dent at a young age; in his teens, he transferred High School. to an English grammar school (academic Patricia (Deutsch) Snyder high school) where, if a mathematical ques- M.Ed. ’87, Bath, Pa., May 2, tion arose, the headmaster would always say, 2019. Mrs. Snyder was a math “ask Varley.” and science teacher at St. A full professor at Lehigh for 46 years, Var- Ursula’s Catholic School and ley joined the university in 1967 as a member of Northampton Junior High the Center for the Application of Mathematics. School. In 1985, she and her He subsequently was invited to join the depart- husband started Clark Media. ment of mechanical engineering and mechan- Courtney (Stackhouse) ics in 1981. His college education was at the McMonagle MBA ’92, North University of Manchester, England, where he Wales, Pa., May 10, 2019. Mrs. obtained a B.Sc. (Hons.) in mathematics (1955) and an M.Sc. in mathematics (1957). He McMonagle worked for Merck. received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics at Brown University (1961). Christine (Gross) Diet- After leaving Brown, Varley was at the Courant Institute in New York before returning rich Ed.D. ’93, Wernersville, to England in 1962 and serving as a senior research fellow in the Mathematics Division at Pa., Aug. 16, 2019. Dr. Dietrich the National Physical Laboratory. In 1964, he moved to the University of Nottingham as a taught in public schools. She lecturer in the department of theoretical mechanics. At the instigation of Ronald Rivlin, especially liked working with he came to Lehigh in 1967 where, apart from numerous summer and sabbatical appoint- special needs children. Her ments, he remained for the rest of his career. He was a life member of Churchill College, husband, Douglas Dietrich, is a Cambridge. member of the Class of 1966. Varley produced a large number of technical papers in fuid mechanics, continuum Stanley T. Saeger Jr. MBA mechanics, applied mathematics and solid mechanics. Much of his work was devoted to ’96, Upper Saucon Township, novel approaches in attacking grossly nonlinear phenomena that arise in the physical sci- Pa., Aug. 14, 2019. Mr. Saeger ences. Applications and other interests included viscometric fows, non-Newtonian fu- worked for Guardian Life In- ids, nonlinear wave propagation and geophysical fows. Much of this work was published surance Co. His wife, Lynnette in leading journals. Saeger, received her graduate As well as his technical interests, he was known for his love of classical and modern op- degree from Lehigh in 1984. eras. His family and colleagues can attest to the volume at which he played them and that Elsa Vazquez M.Ed. ’98, he usually “sang along.” If the opportunity arose, he would enthusiastically demonstrate Allentown, Pa., May 17, 2019. his tap dancing abilities. In his younger days, he was an avid squash player. Ms. Vazquez was a social worker Wherever he and his family lived, Varley did his best to modify the surroundings: am- and pioneer in issues involving bitious gardening, reworking drainage and sewer systems, and, in an early excursion into community mental health when solar engineering, heating a swimming pool by running water across his slate roof tiles. she single-handedly launched Those who knew him would likely agree that Varley was a forceful character who held Bet-El Counseling Services PC. frm views on many topics. In personal matters, he was kind, generous and helpful. His fam- Jacob Campbell MBA ’08, ily remembers him as a loving husband, father and grandfather. New York, N.Y., May 24, 2019. His friends were glad they had him as a formidable ally who provided much technical Mr. Campbell worked as the assistance and advice. Varley was always enthusiastic about collaborating with graduate director for academic fnancial students and colleagues; he took particular pleasure in working with “ffth foor” gradu- planning and analysis at The ate students on their projects’ theoretical aspects. New School. He was a member He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Sheila; daughter Ann Herbst and her of the Lehigh Alumni Pride children Jessica, Tyler and Katie; daughter Sue Osborne, wife of Michael Osborne, and Association. their children Natalie and Jack. He was especially fond of his fve grandchildren.

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