spring 2009 - Lafayette Magazine

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Class Notes
Class Notes
1936-1939
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1931
Charles A. Schults
6107 Fellowship Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 604-0412
1933
Victor B. Liske, 98, who made his name
in the world of swimming, died Sept. 25
at his Plainfield, N.J., residence.
Liske captained the Lafayette swim
team after setting many records in his
time at George Washington High
School in New York City. As varsity
swim coach at Plainfield High School
1934–66, his team always finished
with a winning season. In addition,
he coached five undefeated teams,
won numerous county and state
championships, placed 12 of his team
members on All-American teams, and
coached one medley team to a national
championship. As coach and adviser
for the Plainfield Swim Club, he
won several junior and senior state
championships. One of his club swim
team members, Milt Campbell, won
the 1956 Olympic gold medal in the
decathlon. Founder of the New Jersey
Swimming Officials Association, Liske
refereed swim meets in New Jersey
and New York, and at the NCAA
and National AAU Championships.
Swimming was not the only sport
Liske coached. He also contributed
on the baseball diamond. Brooklyn
Dodgers pitcher Joe Black, who
became the first African American
pitcher to win a World Series game
in 1952, was one of Liske’s protégés.
Four halls of fame inducted Liske:
the Plainfield High School Alumni Hall
of Fame, the New Jersey Interscholastic
Hall of Fame, the National High School
Hall of Fame, and the International
Swimming Hall of Fame. To add to his
acclaim, the Plainfield Board of
Education honored its coach by naming
the high school’s swimming facility the
Victor B. Liske Natatorium. The City
of Plainfield also recognized his
achievements in 1975.
Charles E. Hugel ’51, recipient of
the Lafayette Medal for Distinguished
Service, the College’s highest honor,
credits Liske with encouraging him to
attend college. In honor of his mentor,
Hugel established the Victor B. Liske
’33 Scholarship Fund to provide
financial aid to students.
Liske is survived by daughters
Nancy Soulen and Barbara Tantillo,
son Peter Liske (an NFL and CFL
quarterback), and their families,
including nine grand-children and 12
greatgrandchildren. Three wives, Doris,
Catherine, and Jean, predeceased him.
1936
Robert G. Asch
900 Tamiami Trail S., #516
Venice, FL 34285-3627
1938
Barry Friedman writes, “At 92, I’ve just
published my eighth book. Titled That’s
Life: It’s Sexually Transmitted and Terminal,
it’s a compilation of vignettes. Some
humorous, others poignant, they relate
my experiences as a medical student at
New York University School of Medicine,
as an intern at Mount Sinai Hospital in
Cleveland, Ohio, as a Navy medical
officer aboard a destroyer during World
War II, and as an orthopedic surgeon
who practiced and taught for more than
50 years. Six of my other books are novels:
Dead End—a police procedural, this
novel tracks a serial killer who has a
unique agenda;
Assignment: Bosnia—an ex-U.S.
Senator and former Vietnam POW
is appointed to an international
commission to learn what happened to
thousands of Bosnians and Serbs who
disappeared during the Balkan War of
the 1990s. His frustrated quest leads
him into life-threatening situations,
while a discovery of his threatens
the fragile peace;
The Shroud—an attempt is made
to clone Jesus from the blood stains
on the Shroud of Turin;
Prescription for Death—a young
physician in the early 1930s exposes
a gang of insurance scammers;
Sleeper—a child experiences
comatose episodes that puzzle
her pediatrician and others;
Hyde—in a book that has Robert
Louis Stevenson spinning in his grave,
Eddie Hyde, an ex-con trying to go
straight, must confront his murderous
alter ego, Dr. Jake Kell.
“I have also co-authored The Short
Life of a Valiant Ship: USS Meredith
(DD434), which examines the story
behind a World War II destroyer sunk
by Japanese carrier-based planes,
leaving 96 injured survivors floating
for days in shark-infested waters until
their rescue. All the books are available
at amazon.com.
“After spending most of my
professional life in Cleveland, I moved
to San Diego 28 years ago. My wife
of 63 years and I live in a retirement
community.”
1940
Herbert Rednor
1912 S. Crescent Blvd.
Yardley, PA 19067
(215) 493-5575
President: Harold Bellis
Classmates! Welcome to my land of
diminishing returns—less and less news,
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Class Notes
1940–1941
only obituaries. Please write with some
good news!
Phillip E. Bailly, 90, went home
to be with his Lord Sept. 16 at the
Savannah Specialty Care Center,
Savannah, Ga. Phil was born in
Bryn Mawr, Pa., June 13, 1918. He
graduated Lafayette cum laude as an
economics and business major. He
was an active student: Knights of the
Round Table, Tau Alpha Phi, Zeta Psi
fraternity, Tau Alpha Lambda, The
Melange, assistant manager of cross
country, manager of Scabbard and
Blade, Brainerd Council, and
150-pound football. Upon graduation
he received his gold bars as a 2nd
lieutenant and fought in World War II.
He participated in the Battle of the
Bulge and returned home a lieutenant
colonel. He became a manager of an
automobile agency in Red Bank, N.J.
Phil lived most of his life in New Jersey,
then Michigan, and eventually retired
to Port Orange, Fla. He played the
piano and was a keen tennis player. He
also was a member of the Christians
Gathered to Jesus Christ. He was
preceded in death by wife Jeanne, son
Paul Jr., and grandson Timothy Bailly.
Survivors are daughters Nancy, Adele,
and Elaine, nine grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren, and brother
Randolph ’44. Burial was private.
John P. Hood III passed away at
home Sept. 28 with his family at his
side. John was born in Pottsville, Pa.,
the son of the late John Jr. and Mary
Hood. He attended Pottsville High
School and then went on to Lafayette,
where he garnered membership in
Delta Tau Delta, honors from Tau
Beta Pi, and a prestigious Phi Beta
Kappa key. After graduating with
a bachelor’s degree in chemical
engineering, he went to work at
Dupont Chemical. Jack worked at
numerous plants during his career and
spent a year in Johannesburg, South
Africa. After retiring in 1981, he toured
the world with his wife, Mary. In his
free time he taught at the Institute of
Lifelong Learning. He is survived by
his wife of 65 years, Mary, children
John (and wife Bonnie), Barbara
Brown, and Susan Drummand (and
husband John), 12 grandchildren,
and five great-grandchildren. Interment
was at Morgantown, W.Va.
I know I speak for our entire
remaining class when I express my
condolences to the families of our
departed classmates.
1941
Anthony F. Noto
3414 Drighton Court
Bethlehem, PA 18020-1334
(610) 758-8055
Fund Manager: W. Craig Kennedy
I first learned of the Jan. 12 death
of Carl B. Becker when his name
appeared on the memoriam list in the
Summer 2008 Alumni News. At the
time, I did not have access to his
obituary. Carl joined the U.S. Marine
Corps in June 1941. After graduating
from officer training school in
Quantico, Va., he was stationed on
the Pacific island of Espiritu Santo.
Later in 1944, as a captain, he served
as commanding officer of the Aviation
Supply School Quartermaster Battalion,
Camp Lejeune, N.C. In the fall of
1945, he was stationed in Tientsin,
China. Promoted to lieutenant colonel
in 1952, he then retired from inactive
service.
In 1946, Carl joined the Mobil Oil
Corp., for 36 years serving as district
manager in various locales.
In addition to his son John C. ’71,
Carl is survived by a second son,
Jeffrey B., and two grandchildren. As
reported last time, his wife, Marthanna,
predeceased him, as did his brother,
Joe Becker ’39. Carl was truly a good
guy and a classy classmate.
Last time I reported the death
July 13 of Philip A. Rock. At the
time, I had no knowledge of his
employment history or his survivors
other than his wife, Julia.
His obituary states that he began
his career in the construction industry
supportive of the World War II effort.
He was an instructor in civil
engineering at the University of
Rhode Island 1943–45. He then joined
Ebasco Services as a research engineer.
In 1969, Phil became vice president
of Chicago-based Middle West Service
Co., retiring as its president in 1983.
After his retirement, Phil became
involved in various volunteer and civic
activities in the Barrington, Ill., area.
He had a special interest in railroad
history.
In addition to Julia, his wife of 66
years, Phil is survived by three sons, a
daughter, six grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren, and a brother, James S.
Marjorie T. Kulaitis died Aug. 31.
She was, of course, the wife of my close
friend and classmate Stan Kulaitis,
who predeceased her. Marge was a
dynamic, take-charge sort of person.
From our 25th reunion on, she was
the number one go-to person at our
subsequent reunions.
Sad to relate, she was afflicted with
Alzheimer’s during her final years.
My wife and I visited her from time
to time. We were not always sure that
she knew who we were. Alzheimer’s
does not discriminate as to whom its
victims will be, rich or poor, college
grad or junior-high dropout. Marge
is now at peace.
George C. Clark Jr. died Oct. 10.
Though he grew up in Bronxville, N.Y.,
he had resided in Caldwell, N.J., for
40-plus years. At Lafayette, he earned
a bachelor’s degree in administrative
engineering. He was a member of
Theta Delta Chi and commodore
of the yacht club.
During World War II, George
enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was assigned to escort British
commandos crossing the English
Channel to Normandy, France, June 6,
1944. As commander of a Coast Guard
cutter, Lt.j.g. Clark rescued some
British survivors of a landing craft that
had been directly hit. For his bravery,
the admiral of the fleet awarded him
the British Service Cross.
George was employed for 52 years
by Wallace & Tiernan Co. of Belleville,
N.J., retiring at age 74. (Actually, he
was recruited by Wallace & Tiernan at
the end of his senior year at Lafayette.)
George enjoyed sailing, having been
the owner of a classic A-cat boat.
George is survived by a son,
Scott T., and a daughter, Holly
Coleman. His wife, Martha, and his
sister, Marjorie L. King, predeceased
him. Our condolences to his survivors.
My thanks to Elbert Huselton for
mailing me George’s obituary. El and
his wife, Lib, were planning a trip to
Vermont and the Boston area. As El put
Class Notes
1941–1948
it, travel for them is now generally
limited to bus trips in the company of
Pfizer, AT&T, and other retirees. My
memory tells me that the Huseltons
used to enjoy sailing the Atlantic waters
off the eastern shores of the U.S.
If any of you have—or know of
a class member who has—a greatgrandchild or other college-age relative
enrolling at Lafayette, let me know, and
perhaps we will recommend him or her
for whatever amount is available from
the 1941 Scholarship Fund. The present
recipient, Michelle Swick, will be
graduating with the Class of 2009.
Until next time, arrivederci.
1942
Robert W.B. Johnston
7507 Glenheath
Houston, TX 77061-2823
(713) 644-4212
[email protected]
President: Otto Alden
One of the memories of the Class of
1942 is four years of great football:
four victories over Lehigh and one
undefeated season, with names like
Edward “Hook” Mylin, Walt
Zirinsky, and Sam Pollock, etc. The
baseball and basketball seasons were
pretty successful in our four years, too.
Fred Kirby is nominated as the class
adventurer. His photo sitting in the
glider ready to soar (Fall 2008 Alumni
News) should be an inspiration to all.
Rhody L. Smith reports in from
Stuart, Fla. Rhody retired from Met
Life in 1986, plays golf on the course
beside his house, and likes to play
games, especially bridge.
With a hope that some of you will
do the same for the next class column,
I am listing my statistics. I retired from
Shell Oil in 1989 as a staff engineer.
Shirley and I have been married
61 years and have four sons,
nine grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren. One granddaughter
attended Lafayette for one semester
but graduated from Colorado State.
Granddaughter Kelsey attends the
University of Mississippi.
Granddaughter Hannah will enroll
at Texas A&M University in 2009.
1943
Richard E. Hartung
42 Eastport Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
[email protected]
1944
Robert G. Sandercock
1961 Hayes Short Lane
Colfax, NC 27235
[email protected]
A recent communication from the
College suggested that we all think
about “moments that matter.” If
you have any specific ones you can
remember, put them into words and
send them to the above address. I
have shared some in the past, but it
has been difficult. My years at Lafayette
College included students, faculty, and
neighbors on College Hill. I received
so much that I cannot repay the
College or any of you who influenced
my life. All I can say is, “Thanks be
to God.”
The help I received from others
continues! Morris Metz ’50 sent me
an email reminding me of an old friend
and local artist, Bob Doney of Pen
Argyl, Pa. Almost at the same time, an
email from my son in New York City
informed me that his friends know
Doney and included his address.
Many memories were forthcoming.
The plot continues! A note from
Arthur “Dusty” Koch to Al Mock
pushed me to contact Koch with a
brief note and a photograph from
an early reunion. They both hope
to attend the 65th reunion.
Another note to Glenn Landis with
a photograph resulted in news from
Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Alumni
Chapter stays very active. Coach Frank
Tavani brought out a good crowd,
including John Kinard ’52, Otto
Alden ’42, Pete Meadowcroft ’55,
and Bob Magee ’47. There were also
greetings from Lorraine McCabe in
Easton, cheers for a win over Penn, and
great hopes for success at Harvard.
Glenn stays very busy as a
committeeman for the voting district.
Robert Williams still resides in Ft.
Thomas, Ky., and is “hanging in there.”
Jeanne has serious eye problems, but
keeps her eye on Bob. They hope
to be at the 65th reunion in June.
Richard Harding ’59 has been
enjoying playing tennis, singing in the
choir at his church, and informing my
community about “Missions in Nepal.”
Richard “Rex” Kuhn is still working
on a wood block to help improve my
off-beat rhythm in the Presbyterian
Home Band. He is planning to be in
Easton in June.
People who live in continuing care
communities have a daily practice of
reading the obituaries. Recently the
editor of Class Notes forwarded me the
following: Jesse Beadle “Nim” Warren
Jr. of Southern Pines, N.C., formerly of
Dubois, Pa., died July 3 at his home in
the Belle Meade Retirement Resort. He
was the former mayor of Dubois and
operated Leonardson’s Stores in that
community. Jesse was an avid golfer
and traveled widely. While at Lafayette,
he was a Sigma Chi. During World War
II, he was in Italy with the U.S. Army.
My last visit with Nim was at our
50th reunion.
In the next few months, call your
fraternity brothers, your old
roommates, and former team members.
Let’s get together on the steps of
old Pardee in June.
1946 & 1947 Van T. Boughton Jr.
5124 Fellowship Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 580-0765
[email protected]
1947 Fund Manager:
W. Robert Magee Sr.
1948
Harvey H. Hunerberg
7015 River Club Blvd.
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 351-0303
President: Harvey H. Hunerberg
Reunion Chair: William Lockett Jr.
It’s a trip down Memory Lane. I’m
looking at a box of stuff that used to kick
around in a desk drawer in my room at
Lafayette. That drawer once held a
collection of junk such as a “see me” note
Class Notes
1948–1949
from the dean of students, a “church
key,” and the Undergraduates’ Manual.
But it also held a growing collection
of memorabilia:
•a number of dance cards (with pencils
attached—remember Centenary and
Cedar Crest colleges?)
•ticket stubs from a Lafayette–Army
football game at West Point
•a group photo taken at an
interfraternity ball of some of the
brothers at the KDR booth in the
gym, next to a snapshot of some of
the brothers, all just out of the shower
and wrapped in towels
•a ticket for a performance at Town
Hall, New York, for a College Choir
concert
•a playbill for the Little Theatre—
I was in two plays there
•a pamphlet, “Lafayette Today” (a
latter-day addition to the collection,
but it listed costs for tuition, room,
and board in ’71-72: total $3,820)
•another photo, this time a mass shot,
probably taken at March Field, of the
“Army Unit,” 1943 (I guess I’m in
it—I was on campus in uniform for
three trimesters)
•some mini-pennants
•a felt, glue-on College seal
•Remember the football games at
Fisher Field? There are about five
covers here, once wrapped around
game statistics. I’m the guy who sold
those in the stands before coming
’round again to peddle the oversized
pom-poms that you bought for your
date. Two of those journal covers are
for Lafayette–Lehigh contests.
•Look, here’s Christmas! Cards, some
with the Lafayette seal, others with
etchings of college buildings in the
snow. An invite to a Holly Hop at
Cedar Crest (Dec. 13, 1947), another
to a reception at Dean Frank Hunt’s
house, and Christmas Vespers at
Colton Chapel.
•Lots more ticket stubs to games and
shows. A note reminding me of a
forum held at the Waldorf Astoria, a
nationally televised roundtable that
included James Forrestal (secretary of
the Navy), David Lilienthal (Atomic
Energy commissioner), John Foster
Dulles (delegate to the U.N.), and
Stanley Werner ’49 and me—sent
by Lafayette to present the American
undergraduates’ view of the world
situation. It was quite a show.
I wonder what we said?
Another batch of dance cards:
•an invite to a “Wish Craft” party
•a Valentine’s ball
•even the downtown YWCA (recall the
lovely building that housed the Friday
evening scrambles and “Pasha the
Passionate”)
There’s more:
•cocktail napkins
•some “Reserved” cards (from what
smashing affairs?)
•a plea to attend an informal tea at
Hogg Hall
•a drinks menu from the Circion…the
hours and dollars spent there (even
when it was off-limits in World War
II)! The drinks list? Manhattans and
Martinis: 50 cents each!
There’s a fascinating letter (and a
masterpiece of an arty envelope) from
a girl at Chevy Chase. We were both
editors-in-chief of our respective
college papers and occasionally
compared notes. I invited her to a
formal at Lafayette; she came, driving
her own convertible all the way from
Maryland (and this at a time when
there were about five student cars on
our campus. Like, wow! “…and Daddy
is going to buy me a new convertible
when I graduate!”)
And lots more:
•a traffic violation notice (from
the one campus cop we had then)
•a book of matches
•some Commencement literature
for that important date in 1948
•and a copy of Ralph Cooper
Hutchinson’s “Farewell Greeting to
the Class of 1948,” ending with the
lines “Men of Lafayette, the Great
Adventure of the mind and spirit is
still ahead. It is yours!”
All that was just a paper trail along
Memory Lane. What of all the occasions,
the remembrances that were not traced
in paper? They’re probably the best—
and equally sharply recalled. I hope that
they brought back similar recollections
and that they’re as rich—and as
poignant— as were mine.
Just one question: How did we ever
have time for studies?
There is one of us for whom the
“Great Adventure” is now over: Donald
Lockett, 82, of Atlanta, died Aug. 5.
Don retired from the Cobb County
(Ga.) Water Authority. He is survived by
his wife of 56 years, Betty; sons Brian
and Craig; a brother, Holbert; four
grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
I recall Don from his picture in the
’48 Melange. He “hoped to enter some
phase of the civil engineering
profession.” Sounds like he achieved it.
Don was a Phi Delta Theta.
Got a memory or a note for the
stalwarts of ’48? Let’s hear from you.
1949
Werner Hennig
8310 E. Bronco Trail
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-2172
[email protected]
President: Harrison W. Wright
We were fortunate in losing only one
more classmate since my last column.
The great news for our class was the
writing and publishing of a book by our
classmate Dana T. Hughes. The title
of the book is The Old Breed: A Combat
Marine’s Odyssey Through WWII
1941–1945.
The book starts with Dana enlisting
in the Marines shortly after Pearl Harbor
Day. Dana was living in northern New
Jersey and went to the recruiting center
in New York City, which he said was a
madhouse, with hundreds of men trying
to enlist in the Marines.
Dana spent his initial months in boot
camp at Paris Island, S.C., received some
advanced training, and was shipped to
the South Pacific in mid–1942. After
putting in his combat time, he was
shipped home in November 1944 with
three battle stars and many ribbons.
His book is published by Outskirts
Press of Denver, Colo. (You can order
a copy through Amazon.com or your
local bookstore.) Dana sent me a copy,
and it was wonderful to know that a
friend and classmate could write such
a great book. I have read through his
book once, and I plan to read it again.
The book recounts in great detail the
many combat battles of which Dana
was a part and contains pictures of
his many comrades during his combat
years.
For many years, Dana and his wife,
Marie, owned and operated their own
public relations firm in Boston, Mass.
Class Notes
1949–1950
If any of you want to get in touch
with Dana, his address is 6 Pine Brook
Lane, Whiting, NJ 08759-3134.
I received a nice letter from Floyd
Johnson of Pittsburgh, Pa., inquiring
about—and encouraging as many ’49ers
as possible to attend—our 60th reunion
this coming June.
I wrote back to Floyd that I would
push our reunion in 2009. During my
life since graduation, I have never
missed a five-year reunion, including
two trips from California. I am now
badly handicapped and require a walker
to get around, and I am afraid my
traveling days are over. I am thankful
that when Jennie was still with me we
did quite a bit of national and world
traveling. My younger daughter and
granddaughter are planning to spend
three weeks in Italy next fall. Jennie
and I agreed that if we hadn’t had any
children, we would have sold all our
possessions here in the United States
and moved to a small village in southern
Italy, which we considered to be the
best country in all of Europe.
1950
Irving S. Bravman
211 Colonial Homes Drive NW, #2309
Atlanta, GA 30309-5201
[email protected]
President: Donald B. Chubb
Fund Manager: Donald B. Chubb
Reunion Chair: James R. Madara
Web Page Administrator:
Irving S. Bravman
Received an update from Tom
Hargest. After his wife, Miriam, died,
he remarried in 2005. With his new
partner, Neva, he got an additional
five children and 10 grandchildren
to add to his four children and seven
grandchildren. Tom has moved to
Savannah, Ga., from Marathon, Fla.,
to escape the hurricanes and get better
medical care. In 2007, he had a valve
replacement that then caused a stroke;
he has recovered and is in “pretty good
shape.” An old back injury keeps him
from walking very far, but he uses a
lightweight collapsible scooter that
makes almost everything accessible. He
invites any classmates traveling north
or south past Savannah to contact him.
This summer, I was in Savannah and
called Tom, and we will get together
on my next trip there.
I have spoken briefly with Marty
Haubenstock and David Schechner.
All three of us are still working. David
told me that he and Norma were visited
this summer by Marty and Barbara,
also Dick Horn and Carol, at the
Schechner summer home in Bradley
Beach, N.J.
Unfortunately, the great Class of ’50
continues to shrink. William B. Jackson Jr.
of Bryn Mawr, Pa., passed away Oct. 3.
He was preceded in death by his first
wife, Luise. He retired from sales at
Eastern Steel Co. Surviving are his wife,
Emily; sons William III and Peter;
stepson Thomas and stepdaughters
Emily and Wendy; and seven
stepgrandchildren.
Walter Louis Balk of Delmar, N.Y.,
died July 24; he had battled cancer for
two years. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he
grew up in Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
He spoke English, French, Portuguese,
and German fluently, and was
conversant in Italian, Spanish, and
Tagalog. After serving in the
Philippines as a field artillery flash
ranger observer 1944 – 46, he earned
an engineering degree from Lafayette.
He played lacrosse and was active in
community theater, where he met Ann
Heins; they married in 1951. Walter
worked for IBM for more than 10
years, after which he returned to
school, receiving his Ph.D. at Cornell
University. In 1966, he joined the
faculty of Rockefeller College at the
University of Albany (N.Y.), where he
taught for 25 years. The recipient of a
Fulbright Scholarship, he traveled to
Africa, Europe, South America, and
Southeast Asia. He was highly sought
after as a consultant. He loved reading,
fishing and camping, and animals of all
sorts. Walter is survived by his wife,
Ann, son Peter, daughters Amy and
Christianne, and five grandchildren.
We also lost John Henninger
July 10. At Lafayette, he earned a
degree in German and French, and
also attended the University of Munich
as well as the universities of Maryland,
Cincinnati, Rutgers, and Kean, and the
University of Salzburg, Austria. He was
with Radio Free Europe 1951–56. He
served three years with the U.S. Navy.
His teaching career took him to
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School
District (N.J.), where he was the
foreign language department
chairperson and German teacher
1959–79. He retired in 1990 after a
teaching career of 34 years. He received
many awards and honors, including the
Rotary International scholarship to
study in France. He was named one of
America’s Outstanding Educators and
had other honors too numerous to
mention. Surviving are three nieces
and three nephews.
Raymond E. Mack of Monroeville,
Pa., passed away Aug. 1. He served in
the Navy during World War II. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in history
and political science and then studied
at the University of Pennsylvania and
Carnegie Mellon University to
complete his master’s and pursue a
Ph.D. in economics. After several years
working in Los Angeles for Litton
Industries, he returned east and became
one of the first professors of the newly
formed Community College of
Allegheny County–Boyce Campus
(Pa.). He retired in 1995 and became
a volunteer at the Monroeville
Parkinson’s Center, the Pittsburgh
Zoo, the Carnegie Science Center,
the Beechwood Nature Preserve,
and St. Vincent DePaul, among others.
He is survived by daughter Cynthia,
son David, and five grandchildren.
Alfred Blazejowski passed away
Aug. 10 in Elkhart, Ind. After
graduating from Lafayette, where he
played football, “Blaze” worked at
Miles Laboratories for 40 years in sales
and marketing. He enjoyed working
with computers in his spare time and
was an avid Notre Dame fan. He
served with the Army Air Force in
World War II, and is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Margaret, daughter
Diana, and a sister, Jene.
Also on Aug. 10, Robert W. Miller
of Homosassa, Fla., died in Crystal
River, Fla. A native of Phillipsburg, N.J.,
Robert served in the Air Force during
World War II and the Korean conflict.
He leaves two sons, Robert C. and
Brian, and one grandson.
Charles Morgenthaler Sr. passed
away Aug. 13 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
He was married for 51 years to the
late Rachel Jean Morgenthaler. “Skip”
Class Notes
1950–1951
served in the U.S. Army and had a
distinguished professional career as a
licensed civil engineer, retiring from
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson. He
was a lifetime member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers, was active
in the Waltherson Improvement
Association, served on the PTA board
of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute,
and was an active alumnus of Lafayette.
His interests included golf and sailing.
Surviving are sons Lee and Charles Jr.,
daughters Diane and Ellen, a sister, and
three grandchildren. The family requests
that memorial gifts be sent to Lafayette.
Needless to say, we are all saddened
by these losses, and our condolences
go out to the families.
1951
John B. Cornish
1424-C Catasauqua Road
[email protected]
President: Joseph I. Diamond Jr.
Fund Manager: Henry Kohlenberger Jr.
Reunion Chair: Richard H. Knox
A thought occurred to me as I was
putting together the news for this
edition: how about each of you adds
me to your Christmas newsletter! Send
the 2008 one to start. Then I will have
an abundance of news to share! I have
only heard from eight classmates and
received seven obits!
Hilton “Dutch” Rahn is holding his
own, according to Ann. He had great
joy over the World Series, especially
when the Phillies won.
Fred W. Lanan reports he and Jean
are enjoying retirement in Wisconsin.
He sent news from the Milwaukee
Sentinel about one-time Lafayette
football coaches Milt Bruhn and Ivy
Williamson.
Robert J. Williams reported his
wife, Marguerite, passed away April 7
on her 78th birthday. He has since sold
his home of 47 years and moved into an
apartment. He still enjoys playing golf,
tennis, and spending time on the
computer.
Hank Bilhuber and wife Gloria
have moved from Rosemont, Pa., to a
fine cooperative village at Springtown
Lake in Media, Pa. He’s still close
enough to promise to be back for the
football games! Martyn “Marty” Cutler
reports he and Gloria moved from North
Carolina to Blue Hill, Maine.
David W.H. Roth Jr. celebrated 60
years of being married to Barbara on
March 8. He received a Ph.D. in
chemical engineering, served 43 years
with Allied Signal (now Honeywell),
and retired as vice president of
technology. He holds nine patents in
chemical processing. Dave is a fellow
of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers. Barbara graduated from
Montclair State and is a member of
the American Association of University
Women. They have three sons, two
grandsons, and three great
granddaughters.
Michele Hamlen Klein ’93
reported her father, Bob Hamlen,
and his wife, Jean, took grandson
Christopher to Paris last summer. Chris
calls Bob “BobBob.” The trip extended
to Singapore to visit two other
grandchildren, Izzy and Sophia.
Then back to Brooklyn to sit with
Christopher and little sister Lauren
while mother Michele was off to
Los Angeles on business.
Allen Arkett and Phyllis sang with
The Graduates at Reunion ’08 and then
visited with Harolld “Shorty” Stahle in
Camp Hill, Pa., on their way back home
to Ohio. I hope you caught the picture
of Al and Hal in the Fall issue. Al said
Shorty is as peppy as ever, despite
limited mobility, and sings with
two groups there.
Hank Bilhuber reports that
Bill McCarter took his son, Max,
to Paris, then off to see the D-Day
actions at Normandy Beach and to
the community cemetery there. Later,
Bill took 18 family members for an
enjoyable tour of Alaska. WOW!
A phone call from Hank
Kohlenberger reported classmate
Mike McGraw fell from a ladder and
has very serious injuries. Mike’s wife,
Catherine, died in September and they
have six children. Mike is retired from
the U.S. Army and Massachusetts Water
Resources. (Editor’s note: Mike McGraw
passed away Dec. 11, after this column
was submitted.)
Albert B. “Buddy” Clark Jr. of
Claymont, Del., died Sept. 14 at age
82. His wife, Lillian, passed away in
1977. Born in Sudlersville, Md., he
attended Wilmington (Del.) High
School. A World War II vet, he served
as a Marine on the Pacific Front and
Guadalcanal. After Lafayette, he
returned to Wilmington and taught at
P.S. DuPont, where he also coached
football and basketball. In 1976, his
team at Mt. Pleasant High School in
Wilmington won the Delaware State
Basketball Championship. Buddy also
was the first to be honored on the
Wilmington High School Sports Wall
of Fame and was inducted into the
Delaware Basketball Coaches Hall
of Fame. Buddy is survived by three
children and four grandchildren.
Charles F. Fickinger Jr. passed
away Aug. 18. He was born in October
1928. Charles was a liberal arts major
and taught at the Coudersport Area
(Pa.) schools. He was a member of
Kappa Delta Rho fraternity at Lafayette.
Charles S. Forve Jr. passed away
Aug. 11. He was born in May 1924.
Charles graduated with a bachelor’s
degree in mechanical engineering and
became manager of specialty programs
and contracts for WesTech Gear Corp.
in Spokane, Wash. He was a Phi Delta
Kappa fraternity member. He is survived
by his wife, Olga, and two children,
Diane and Charles III.
Salvatore J. Maiorana of Punta
Gorda, Fla., died Oct. 5. Sal was born
in Easton Aug. 30, 1929. He and
Barbara J. Boehmer were married 52
years. He graduated from Easton High
School, then from Lafayette with a
bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
He served in Korea in the Army. He
took over the family business, Easton
Roofing Company, in 1954. Retiring in
1987, Sal moved to Florida. He was a
member of the Easton Optimist Club,
American Legion Post 110, Church
of the Good Shepherd, and the Burnt
Store Country Club in Florida. Sal
is survived by his wife, four children,
and eight grandchildren.
James M. Martino Jr. of Cameron
Park, Calif., died at home Aug. 7. He
was born in Doylestown, Pa., May 31,
1929, and is survived by wife Nancy
Heyser Martino, two daughters, a son,
and five grandchildren. Jim graduated
from Norristown (Pa.) High School and
received his bachelor’s degree in 1951,
then served in the Army in Korea. He
Class Notes
1951–1952
Alumni Profile John Cornish ’51
John Cornish ’51 is his class’s correspondent,
an alumni admissions representative, and a member
of The Graduates alumni choir. But his volunteer service
goes well beyond his alma mater.
The biomechanical engineering graduate is
district director for the eastern Pennsylvania region
of the International Association of Torch Clubs (IATC),
which fosters information sharing among professionals.
He chaired a three-day IATC convention in Bethlehem and received the
group’s Gold Torch Award.
He also has served as president, director, actor, and board member for the
Pennsylvania Playhouse; president of the Live Bethlehem Christmas Pageant;
treasurer and board member of Lutheran Manor, a high-rise home for 180 elderly
independent-living residents; and co-chair and in charge of entertainment for
the Christmas City Fair, once an annual three-day birthday festival for Bethlehem.
He has served as a volunteer in many other community organizations as well.
He was an Army officer in a heavy maintenance company in Seoul City,
Korea, and then with a combat engineer battalion on the front line of the
Korean War. He received a Bronze Star for his service.
Cornish worked as an engineer and executive at Bethlehem Steel for
30 years. He’s a real estate sales agent with Plaza Realty in Bethlehem.
For More, visit www.lafayette.edu and click on Alumni.
said he would not want to repeat his
Korean experience and would not
discuss it.
Donald F. Smale of Bangor, Pa.,
was 81 when he died May 11 in
Bethlehem, Pa. He was born July 29,
1926, in Pen Argyl, Pa. His wife,
Adeline R. Kenyon, and Don celebrated
their 49th anniversary in June 2007.
Employed as a tester and tuner at Bear
Automotive in Bangor, Pa., he retired in
1988. He graduated from Pen Argyl
(Pa.) High School. Don served in the
Navy and Air Force during World War
II and the Korean War. He was a
member of Ackermanville United
Methodist Church in Bangor, union
president at work, and served as a
member of the Bangor School Board
and the Slate Belt Citizen’s Group. Don
is survived by Adeline, a daughter, two
sons, seven grandchildren, and a great
grandson.
John W. Stelwagon II, age 81, of
Paoli, Pa., died May 12. Barbara Mantz
Stelwagon, his wife of many years, was
with Jack at our reunions each time. He
was our class treasurer. His sons are
John W. III ’86 and William M.
Stelwagon ’89. The three
grandchildren are Zachary, Kathryn,
and Cooper.
1952
Cyrus S. Fleck Jr.
409 W. Pierce St.
Easton, PA 18042-1757
[email protected]
John D. Kinard
209 Buttonwood Way
Glenside, PA 19038-3305
[email protected]
President: Cyrus S. Fleck Jr.
Fund Manager: Hugh H. Jones Jr.
Reunion Chair: John D. Kinard
Cyrus S. Fleck Jr.
Sixty years on College Hill, 1948–2008!
Whatever happened to the
Class of 1852?
Oughty-Eight and Oughty-Nine:
This is a recognition of dates that occur
at the beginning of each century and
mystifies the younger set. However, it is
an interesting term that has defined a
significant decade of major transitions.
Change for the world, for our country,
for our community on College Hill,
and for the survivors of our grand
Class of ’52.
We keep turning up! Whether it’s the
first row of Consistent Giving Society
bricks in front of Skillman Library given
by Cy Fleck and his dad Cy Sr. ’20, or
at Morris R. Williams Center for the Arts
events (the Orpheus group), or at the
games of our 23 intercollegiate sports, or
at Commencement, the Class of ’52 is
often seen.
Mel Everingham, our 1951 right
end, caught passes from (#10 Downing
St.) QB Frank Downing ’51 He wore
#21, now worn by tailback Tyrell
Coon ’10 of Jamaica, N.Y. Mel’s home
is in Sarasota, Fla., the second-largest
state from which Leopard footballers
hail (18). Mel is caring for his wife,
Dillie, after her recent stroke. He is
active in the Florida alum chapters.
With his bachelor’s in chemistry, he
spent 35 years with DuPont in medical
X-rays, nylon, and silicon in Tennessee
and North Carolina.
Roberto Noya, dean of enrollment
services, was recently in Florida
heightening Lafayette’s visibility and
looking for new alumni admissions reps
to spread our word in Sunshine State
circles. Lafayette ambassadors—a fun
talent.
Shirley and Gil Shor check in.
Starting guard for Butch van Breda
Kolff’s first team with Pete Carril, Gil
spent 30 years in both education and
recreational land use. After “retiring,”
he spent 15 years with the IRS. They
have two children, Michael ’81 and
Elise, each with two children. The
Shors live in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.,
outside Philly.
The Marquis Society dinner of Oct. 3
—Jane and Cy Fleck were there and it
featured two families of ’52. Jane and
Peter Simon, both of ’75, were
inducted into the Societe d’Honneur,
now numbering about 100. Son and
daughter-in-law of Bill Simon, they are
extremely active in support of
Lafayette. Also, Peter was responsible
for those autographed W.E. Simon,
secretary of the treasury, dollar bills
given at our 50th and 55th reunions.
Congratulations! Also involved was
Class Notes
1952–1953
Elizabeth Hughes MacDonald ’81,
chair of the Marquis Society and
daughter of Ed Hughes, formerly of
Windber, Pa., now New Canaan, Conn.
Pete Schindler, a Soles alum, asked
for a clarification of his professional
status. Pete is a doctor with board
certification in general psychiatry and
neurology. His office is in Pocopson,
Pa. (Try saying that three times fast.)
They’re moving to Kendal Crossroads
Community in Kennett Square.
Recent contacts: Denny Kux, Bill
Price, and Elsie and Bill Friedgen—
all Soles Hall. Denny is the former
ambassador to The Ivory Coast (and
tells an incredible story of his deep
involvement with Henry Kissinger—
former Lafayette World War II service
resident—in the famed 1972 President
Nixon trip to Red China). Dennis now
spends his time between Alexandria,
Va., and a home in France. Price, the
former president of the Newman Club,
is now in an Episcopal Home in
Gibsonia, Pa., where the women hold a
10:1 advantage. Bill and Elsie do a lot
of extensive travel from their home in
Lafayette Hill, Pa.
Grandchildren arrive in the Class of
2012: Pete Carril, and Fred Ashton,
Lois and Leon Fox ’53, and Mimi
and Gordon Wright ’56 all have
grandchildren who arrived on The
Hill at the end of August. The
tradition continues.
What of The Bruiser? Still running
monthly Leopard Luncheons in
downtown Philly. With 20 years as the
alumni admissions rep at Abington (Pa.)
High School, I have finally hit my stride.
We now have eight students from AHS
(two seniors, two juniors, a sophomore,
and three first-year students). One of the
juniors is our tight end out of Hollywood
(Pa.) High School. Lafayette is now
known as the “Abington Annex.” 2008
was Suzie and my Big Five-O. In July,
we went to the Five-O State on the Big
Island. We celebrated with 21 family and
friends (including four ’Pards), visiting
the bubbling, glowing Kilauea Crater
and volcano, Kailua-Kona, and a superb
island-bred luau.
Note: Lafayette’s first Major League
manager, Joe Maddon ’76, got to the
World Series in 2008 versus the Phillies
in only his third year with the Tampa
Bay Rays. Joe was named American
League Manager of the Year. Great job.
Tom Yerger—We lost another of
our ’Pards April 28. Tom was 80 and
a native of Easton. He majored in
chemistry and retired from Allied
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Signal. He was living in Marietta, Ga.,
with his wife, Jane. Together, they had
three daughters and a son, all living in
the South. Tom’s sister, Lois Fischel,
lives in Bethlehem, Pa. Our prayers go
out to his family.
So finally, Yats Esool and ’Pard
regards.
1953
Leon H. Fox Jr.
6 Firethorne Circle
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2405
[email protected]
President: Alan FitzGibbon
Fund Manager: George E. Patton Jr.
Reunion Chair: H. David Moore Jr.
Congratulations to Dave Hubinger,
who scored his first hole in one
July 30 at the DuPont Country Club
on a 123-yard par 3. George Patton
reports that Bryan C. Hendrickson
’10 is the new recipient of the Class of
1953 Scholarship. He has been named
to the dean’s list twice. The fund
provided $3,172. Bryan is the
grandson of Arthur Hendrickson ’51,
who is a Sigma Chi brother of George.
The book value of the class scholarship
Pete Carril ’52 receives Carl A. Fields Memorial University Service
Award from Association of Black Princeton Alumni
Ernest C. Levister ’58 awarded honorary degree from
Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
Richard Edlich ’58 receives James D. Mills Award from
American College of Emergency Physicians
Michael Moskow ’59 elected to board of Taylor Capital Group
Carril ’52Levister ’58 Edlich ’58
Alden Siegel ’60 elected trustee of Centenary College in
Hackettstown, N.J.
Bruce Wands ’71 gives two presentations at International
Symposium on Electronic Art in Singapore
Moskow ’59
Siegel ’60
Wands ’71
Class Notes
1953–1954
Leon and Lois Fox (back) nosh with the Scharffs, Larry and Marge, at the
’53 reunion.
is $25,010, and the fund had a market
value of $53,766 as of March 31, 2008.
I received an email from Jim
Shepherd. He and Janet are enjoying
retirement. He entered the Army after
graduation then worked for Procter &
Gamble for 16 years and Francois L.
Schwarz Inc. for four. He retired in
1990 after 15 years in sales and sales
management with Merrill Lynch. Since
retirement, he has been hunting and
fishing in New Mexico, Montana, and
Alaska. He now spends time in the
garden, enjoying the perennials. Also,
he is into photography, and his blog
(http://sheepherder-my-lifetimereflections.blogspot.com) displays a
collection of 35 pictures he has taken
over the years. All three of Jim and
Janet’s children live within an hour
of their house, so they often see them
and the grandchildren, Michael, Amy,
and Susie.
At the Philadelphia Alumni
Chapter’s September luncheon at the
Vesper Club, I had a chance to speak
with Ted Morgan and Neil McKinnon
and caught up with information about
their children and grandchildren.
Retirement does not seem to be part
of Ted’s vocabulary. Also, Lois and I
attended the Marquis Society dinner
in October and caught up with
George and Lorraine Patton.
Bill and Joyce Jacob report that they
really enjoyed being back at Lafayette for
the reunion. They attended a school
graduation in Raleigh, N.C., on their
way back to St. Augustine, Fla., and
spent time at a resort in the North
Carolina mountains in August. They
later spent a week in California at
Dick Kunkle (R) and Dave and Betsy Hubinger chat at the ’53
reunion banquet.
Yosemite, San Francisco, and Pebble
Beach. At this writing, they are preparing
to fly to Ohio to visit their oldest son
and his wife and then back to North
Carolina to be with their daughter’s
family for the holidays. They still lead
a pretty busy life in retirement.
Our condolences go to the family of
James Sterling Davis Jr., who died in
October. James is survived by wife Shirley,
five children, and 13 grandchildren. He
was an owner of Sterling Davis Dairy in
Wrightstown, N.J., and for many years
promoted youth bowling and bowling
scholarship programs.
We also extend our condolences
to the family of Charles Mengel, who
passed away in October. Charles was
a nationally prominent physician who
was regularly listed among the “Best
Physicians” in Who’s Who in America.
He is survived by wife Paula, five
children, and 11 grandchildren.
Lois and I have been busy reading
The Lafayette, which can be accessed
at Thelaf.com. Our grandson, Eric
Goldwein ’12, has been covering
sports for the College, and in particular,
the football team. His arrival at
Lafayette makes three generations.
1954
John A. Ferrante
4 Del Mesa Carmel
Carmel, CA 93923
[email protected]
President: Ronald E. Philipp
Ron Philipp sent me some information
on scholarships. I am hoping that other
members of ’54 will send me information
on activities to share in this column.
With the graduation of Alison
Flowers ’07 and Chris Jacoby ’07, the
Office of Financial Aid selected Bryan
C. Hendrickson ’10 as the new
recipient of assistance from the Class of
1954 Scholarship. That fund provided
$15,821 of the assistance that Bryan
was awarded by the College during his
sophomore year. Bryan is a resident of
Belvidere, N.J., and a graduate of
Belvidere High School. He is the
grandson of Arthur Hendrickson ’51.
Bryan is majoring in civil engineering.
He looks forward to pursuing a career
in that field and would like to run his
own company. A very capable student,
he is doing quite well in his major and
has been named to the dean’s list twice.
Bryan’s favorite extracurricular activity
is the rugby club. He was proud to be
elected a captain by his teammates at
the end of his first season and also takes
pride in the fact that the club has grown
in numbers and in spirit since he began
to recruit new members. The current
book value of the Class of 1954
Scholarship is $149,294. On March 31,
2008, the most recent date for which
figures are available, the fund had a
market value of $271,887.
Tabor Pearson ’09 has been selected
as the recipient of a scholarship through
the Karl H., Ronald E., and Barbara
M. Philipp Mechanical Engineering
Endowment Fund. While sitting with
the Pearsons at the awards dinner, Ron
discovered that he had ties to another
young man at their table, Bryan
Hendrickson ’10, the aforementioned
Class of 1954 Scholarship winner.
Class Notes
1954
Bryan’s grandfather, Art ’51, worked
with Ron at the Picatinny Arsenal.
Got a note from John N. Pannullo.
He reminded me to vote in the
November 2008 election. He told me
that there was not much to report. He
loves it in coastal North Carolina and
has tried to keep busy with volunteer
work. J.N. volunteers with an animal
rescue group, is active in local politics,
and has chaired a few committees in
his property owners’ association. His
development has four golf courses, but
he has yet to take up the sport. He and
his wife enjoy the proximity to the
beach and all the amenities they have.
Thomas Attinello Jr. of Easton, Pa.,
passed away Aug. 13 at age 81. He was
born May 23, 1927, in Phillipsburg, N.J.
He and his wife, the former Elizabeth
Youngkin, were married nearly 58 years.
At Lafayette, Tom was a member of Phi
Kappa Tau, the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, the Newman
Club, and SAE, and received a bachelor’s
in mechanical engineering. He served in
the Navy during World War II.
Afterward, he worked as general manager
of Palmer Park Mall in Easton and as a
mechanical engineer at General Electric.
Tom, an avid golfer who won a variety of
tournaments in his area, last worked as
the pro shop manager of Woodland Hills
Country Club. In addition to his wife,
he is survived by four sons: Thomas III,
Joseph, Mark, and James, and their wives.
He is also survived by a brother, Joseph;
two sisters, Josephine Tharp and Anne
Pierzga; four grandchildren, Joe, Tina,
Nina, and Andrea; and a greatgranddaughter, Amiya. A daughter,
Annette, and a brother, John,
predeceased him.
Ellis B. “Bud” Cook Jr. of
Madison, Conn., died Aug. 15. At
Lafayette, he received his bachelor’s
in industrial engineering and was a
member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Maroon Key, and Fraternity
Council. He worked for General
Electric before spending two years in
the U.S. Army, Ordnance, as a 1st
lieutenant. After the military, he tested
aircraft for Sikorsky, worked as a sales
engineer for Union Carbide, and was
the eastern region sales manager for
Huyck Felt. In 1993, he retired from
Praxair Surface Technologies but spent
five more years consulting for Teleflex.
For 55 years he plied his expert sailing
skills, sailing as far south as the Tropic
of Cancer and visiting every coastal
state in the U.S. An avid tennis player,
he also loved skiing the slopes. His
survivors include wife Vilma Roetting
Cook, daughters Elizabeth W. Rogers
and Janelle W. Schmidt, granddaughters
Kelsey and Colby Schmidt and Alyssa
and Julia Rogers, and several stepchildren. Bud’s brother Steven
predeceased him.
Dr. David A. Cope, 76, died
Oct. 13. An ear, nose and throat
surgeon, he founded Berks ENT
Surgical Associates Inc. in 1966,
and retired from there in 1992. He
received a bachelor’s in biology at
Lafayette, where he was part of
Sigma Nu, the Lafayette Choir, and
Calumet. He played on the soccer
team and worked on The Melange. In
1958, he graduated from University
of Maryland Medical School. During
the Korean War, he served as an Army
captain in Frankfurt, Germany. Over
the years, his affiliations included
Good Shepherd United Church of
Christ, Tuckerton; the Pottstown
and Reading chapters of the National
Railway Historical Society; the
Pocono Club in Reading, Pa.; the
Pennsylvania and Berks County (Pa.)
Medical Societies; and the Vaux
Lodge in Hamburg, Pa. He loved
to play cards, especially gin, and also
enjoyed golf, handball, fishing, and
railroads. He and wife Mary Ann
Reinsel Cope were married 48 years.
Other survivors: his children,
Kimberly A. Persons, Kevin D. Cope,
Karen E. Scarfo, and Keary A. Cope,
and their families, including six
grandchildren.
Dr. John T. Rightor of Oil City,
Pa., passed away Oct. 21 at age 77.
At Lafayette, he was a member of
Phi Kappa Psi, the Lafayette Choir,
and received a bachelor’s degree in
chemistry. He got his medical degree
from Jefferson Medical College and
set up private practice in 1961 in
Oil City. His professional affiliations
included the American Medical
Association, Pennsylvania Medical
Society, and the Venango (Pa.) Medical
Society, and he was a diplomate of the
American Association of Family
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Victor B. Liske
9/25/08
A. Dean Fay
8/26/08
James P. Davis
9/8/08
Kenneth B. Gibbons
7/11/08
David G. Hanlon
9/1/08
Robert F. Harkins
9/14/08
Philip E. Bailly
9/16/08
John P. Hood III
9/2/08
George C. Clark Jr.
10/10/08
Philip A. Rock
7/13/08
J.B. Warren Jr.
7/3/08
Charles W. Weitzel Jr.
7/14/08
Robert M. Gary
10/10/08
Donald Lockett
8/5/08
John L. Ryon Jr.
10/22/08
Walter L. Balk 7/24/08
Alfred A. Blazejowski 8/10/08
John R. Henninger 7/10/08
William B. Jackson Jr.
10/3/08
Raymond E. Mack 8/1/08
Robert W. Miller 8/10/08
Charles S. Morgenthaler 8/13/08
Albert B. Clark Jr.
9/14/08
Richard A. Deal
9/19/08
Charles S. Forve Jr.
8/11/08
Salvatore J. Maiorana 10/5/08
James M. Martino Jr.
8/7/08
Thomas E. Yerger
4/28/08
James S. Davis Jr.
10/7/08
Charles E. Mengel
10/11/08
Thomas Attinello Jr.
8/13/08
Ellis B. Cook Jr.
8/15/08
David A. Cope 10/13/08
John T. Rightor
10/21/08
Robert L. Machiorlette 8/20/08
Damon F. Mills
9/17/08
G. Larry McKnight
9/18/08
Robert D. Venner Jr.
8/18/08
John H. Wyckoff
9/1/08
James A. George
7/13/08
Ronald J. Oranczak
6/3/08
Arthur M. Vincent
9/27/08
Robert P. Winkler
7/22/08
John M. Hunt
10/3/08
George R. Johnson Jr.
5/4/08
O. George Knight
8/18/08
David W. Nixon
8/19/08
Michael A. Lubin
10/4/08
Bruce H. Nemec
8/18/08
7/6/08
William R. Filbey Jr.
Eric H. Grant
7/17/08
Maureen Sundman
Angevine
9/27/08
Robert T. Long
7/22/08
James P. Braisted Jr.
8/8/08
Adam D. Lambert
8/23/08
Class Notes
1954–1956
Practitioners. A lifelong member of
Christ Episcopal Church in Oil City,
John was a member of the church
vestry and sang in the choir. For more
than 20 years he served as the school
physician for the Oil City High School
athletic programs. He enjoyed skiing
and classical and choral music—the
Venago Chorus relied on his tenor
voice for years. Most of all, he loved
golf, and was a regular in local events
and tournaments. In addition to his
beloved wife of 51 years, Helen Louise
Sheriff Rightor, he is survived by his
five children: Rebecca Auerbach,
Kathryn Rightor, John Rightor,
David Rightor, and Dorothy DeSanto,
and their families, including four
grandchildren. Prior to his death, John
was the Class of ’54 fund manager.
1955
John W. Gilbert Jr.
12 W. Edinburgh Road
Ocean City, NJ 08226-4618
(609) 399-3109
[email protected]
President: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr.
Fund Managers: Mark B. Weisburger
Reunion Chair: Roger B. Gordon
Former roomie Roy Ulin, football
center, retired chemical engineer, and
entrepreneur, sent a note saying he and
wife Anita attended the 75th birthday
party for Fred Kaiser, another roomie,
this summer. The party was given by
Fred’s three kids. Roy “hobbled”
into the event, having had total knee
replacement surgery. Fred was best
man at Roy’s wedding—invited for that
reason, Roy thought. Fred responded
that he was holding out for total body
replacement.
Much sympathy here since
I had both knees done in 2005.
Art Rothkopf received an award in
April for outstanding service to higher
education from the Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities
of Pennsylvania. Art is past chair and
vice chair of this entity’s board of
directors. Art is senior vice president
and counselor to the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. He joined the chamber in
July 2005 after serving for 12 years
as the College’s president.
Fred Gehle is a director of the
Veterans History Project in the
Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, S.C., area.
The project collects video and audio
recordings of wartime tales of American
vets, particularly the shrinking breed of
World War II vets. Fred relates that he
has made more than 1,500 phone calls
to vets since the summer of 2007. His
lifelong passion for the war started in
the 1940s. In this role, Fred has been
featured on TV and radio as well as in
newspapers and local magazines. In
2006, he met Donald Miller, John
Henry MacCracken Professor of
History, at a conference in New
Orleans. The meeting ramped up Fred’s
commitment to this preservation of
World War II stories.
I phoned Jay Miers in October at
his residence near Pittsburgh. He is
engaged to a Vegas lady named Eileen
but no wedding date as yet. He and
Eileen plan to live half the year in Vegas
and the other half in Bath, Pa. Jay and
I discussed the subject of a 1936
Mercedes he once showed me. It was
clearly used as a World War II German
open staff car in olive drab. Jay Jr. has
the car in his garage and his wife wants
it out. So Jay may have it running again
without a swastika.
If you gentlemen wish to see more
news in this column three times yearly,
I will need your cooperation. Contact
me by mail, email, or telephone. Advise
me of work, public service, vacations,
grandchildren, or anything else.
1956
Donald L. Mitchell
365 Car Hill Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 642-9094
[email protected]
President: Richard W. Graham
Reunion Chair: H. Kermit Green Jr.
I begin with a comment on a non
sequitur in my Fall 2008 Class Notes
column. I submitted the column
Aug. 8. At the time, Bob Machiorlette
was a resident/patient at Peninsula Care
and Rehab Hospital in Tarpon Springs,
Fla., suffering from Parkinson’s and
dementia. Later in the month, his good
friend, Sandy Smith, emailed me that
Bob had died Aug. 20, too late to
include the sad news in my class notes.
With good intentions, however, an
editor for Alumni News inserted the
fact of Bob’s death into the column,
but did not edit or delete the
concluding salutation I had written
wishing Bob “comfort” and offering
“prayers for better days.” For any
discomfort this may have caused Bob’s
family, we extend our sincere regrets.
In a sensitive letter, Evan Hineman
reports that the latest tests for his long
battle with cancer were negative, but not
without added surgery and an intensive
course of chemo. It accounts for his
absence at the 50th reunion. He passes
on his gratitude for the cards and wellwishes from many classmates. Despite his
ordeal, Evan still does consulting in the
field of intelligence for government
organizations and other firms that
provide government support. In that
respect, he laments the relaxation in
national security after the breakup of the
Soviet Union, and implies that we still
have a ways to go to correct the deficit.
He periodically touches base with Sigma
Nu brothers, in particular Fritz Shunk,
and with longtime friend Jim Murphy.
We wish you well, Evan!
I was pleased to hear from Hunter
Garbee that he still returns to the
campus, as recently as Homecoming
last fall to watch the ’Pards topple Penn.
He and Joyce, his wife of more than
52 years, travel a good bit, in between
keeping tabs on their immediate family.
Among those travels, Hunter did a
stint of volunteer mission work in Peru
through Sharon Presbyterian Church in
Charlotte, N.C. He also sings in the
choir. Accompanied by Joyce, he made
the long trip to Hagerstown, Md., just
to join Dr. Ron Keyser and wife Kathy
at Ron’s installation as district governor
of Rotary International. Coincidentally,
in an attempt to stay as close to his
Leopard roots as possible, Hunter is an
ardent supporter of the Lions Club, in
which he himself holds the distinguished
title of past district governor. And I
detected a tick of pride when he revealed
that their grandson intends to enroll at
Lafayette in 2010. One of his frequent
contacts is another SAE, Dick Battistic.
He also bumped into Gayle and Carole
Parker at an alumni function in
Charlotte in 2007. Gayle, in the spirit
Class Notes
1956
of Lafayette, is pressing other Lafayette
grads in the Charlotte area to
reconstitute the alumni chapter there.
To sum up, Hunter says, “We are in
good shape for the shape we are in.”
I’ve enjoyed telephone conversations
with two Theta Delt friends, my buddy
Pete Reeves and Mihran Mooradian.
Pete and Elizabeth are hardy and as fit
as ever, enjoying their home in The
Villages, Fla. Pete says the population
of The Villages is exploding. With Dick
Batts living there too, there’s a good
chance enough ’Pards will eventually
surface to start an alumni chapter.
Mihran, our first class correspondent,
and wife Ovsanna celebrated their 50th
anniversary June 14, along with their
four children, in-laws, and grandchildren.
Though Ovsanna had undergone a knee
replacement the previous March, and
a protracted recovery, she was well
enough to fully embrace the festivities.
Another milestone they mark is almost
50 years in the same house in Troy,
N.Y., with some alterations but no
intention of relocating. Mihran visits the
family business a couple of days a week,
but resists the temptation to
compromise his retirement.
Frank Mattison also dropped a note
to say that he and Rose recently had a
nice visit with Ed Bernhard’s wife, Betty,
at the Bernhard home in Ringoes, N.J.,
and went on from there to the
Homecoming clambake. Frank
reminded me that he and Ed were
best friends, roommates, and fraternity
brothers at Lafayette. What I didn’t
know is ripe material for a short story
in Reader’s Digest, namely that Frank
and Ed played football together at
Flemington High School in New
Jersey, where Rose and Betty also were
classmates and best friends. How about
that for vintage Americana? But there’s
more: It turns out that Rose and Betty
also attended the same college and
roomed together. Now apparently
neither of those room arrangements was
destined to last, because Frank and Rose
as well as Ed and Betty got married the
summer before our senior year. And,
you guessed it, both couples moved
into the infamous but affordable
Sullivan Village, from whence Frank and
Ed left each morning to make their
marks as scholars, while their devoted
wives kept bodies and souls together
Alumni Profile GREER ARTHUR ’56
Having sold his second maritime container
business, Trans Ocean Distribution (TOD),
government and law graduate Greer Arthur ’56
is devoting time to the World Presidents’
Organization, San Francisco Opera, and other
nonprofits. He’s also working with his sons
on several real estate development projects.
TOD transported bulk liquids in plastic bladders placed inside standard
maritime containers. Arthur sold it to JF Hillebrand Group, a global provider
of logistic services to the beverage industry.
“Trans Ocean was transporting thousands of maritime containers of
wine and other liquids,” he says. “Each carried 6,500 gallons. It’s much less
expensive moving the liquids across the ocean in these containers than it
is to do so in bottles or other small units.”
In addition to wine, TOD shipped juice concentrates, petroleum products,
and other non-hazardous liquids and chemicals. After the 2004 tsunami in
Asia left many villages without potable or usable water, the company aided
in the relief effort by transporting containers filled with water to villages.
Previously, Arthur founded Trans Ocean Ltd., which grew to 21 offices
and several hundred depots around the world before he sold it in 1996.
with teaching jobs. My math says that
both marriages have reached the
celebrated 50-year plateau. What a
beautiful testament to love and
friendship!
A surprising but familiar name
popped up on my screen, and evoked
a smile—Bill Cromey. Bill was not at
our 50th but expressed relief that after
50 years’ probation our class flag finally
received official eligibility. He waxed
nostalgic about being one of the “honor
guard” who accompanied the flag at our
10th reunion; for 20 years thereafter he
was “Keeper of the Flag.” Professionally,
Bill gravitated to Texas and the oil
business in 1976, where he remained
until 1989. He then migrated north to
Anchorage, Alaska, to manage Tesoro
Corporation’s refining and marketing
operations there. That isn’t all he
managed. He managed to find his wife,
Beverly, who grew up in the northernmost
state. Bill claims the distinction of being
the only member of our class to address
the Wasilla, Alaska, Chamber of
Commerce, which, you will remember,
is the hunting ground of former vice
presidential candidate Gov. Sarah
Palin. Bill did not admit to receiving
instructions on the art of dressing
caribou before retiring in 1994 and
returning to Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas,
near San Antonio. (Are there caribou in
the Lone Star state?) He still does some
speaking and writing about the energy
industry but gives most of his time to
Coldwell Banker Commercial “in
investment grade real estate.” In what
sounded like a confession, he revealed
that his wife’s post-retirement slogan is
“I married you for better or worse, but
not for lunch.” That’s pretty cryptic, Bill.
Finally, I’ll relay some news from the
second annual reunion of Phi Delta
Theta classes 1956 through 1960 last
November. More than 40 brothers,
spouses, and companions gathered on
the Hill to tailgate and, sadly, to watch
Lafayette lose to Harvard. In spite of
the loss, we enjoyed reprising old stories
and a great after-game dinner at The
Club at Morgan Hill. Attending from
the Class of ’56, in addition to my wife
Marion and I, were Dick Faust with
wife Deloris, Dr. Jake Hannemann
with wife Judith, Art Herrmann and
wife Anne, Charley Myers and wife
Donna, Norm Riley with wife Linda,
and Charlie Sitkin, who came from
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1956–1957
faraway Seattle. A source of pride for us
’56ers is the 2008 publication of Judith
Hannemann’s book, Prayers, published
by AuthorHouse. Many of the prayers
grew out of “Discovery Weekends,”
seminars facilitated over several years
by Jake and Judith for Jake’s cancer
patients and their families. She teaches
English at the University of Southern
Maine, and Jake was a radiation
oncologist before retirement.
On a fall weekend with Norm and
Linda Riley in South Bend, Ind., we
took in the Notre Dame–Pitt game,
and rehearsed the Rileys’ wedding that
I happily officiated almost a halfcentury ago. They have two sons and
enough grandchildren to keep them
proud and guessing. For some time,
Linda has been productively involved as
a coordinator for Habit for Humanity
and, like Norm, can skillfully wield a
hammer and draw a saw. A Phi Delt
who wanted to join us was Bud Jost,
and his wife, Sally, but they were
catching a tour of Eastern Europe that
had been postponed for a year.
Dick Faust is being treated for
cancer while maintaining a pretty
normal schedule. Others unable to
attend the Phi Delt reunion because of
illness: Doug Horst and wife Lennis,
Dick Jones and wife Lil, and Tony
Brodfuhrer and wife Karla. Doug has
been in a standoff with liver cancer for
some time but last fall qualified as a
candidate for an innovative surgical
procedure at Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center in New York City. As of this
writing in November, he came through
the surgery well and was looking
forward to returning home to
Northville, Mich. Dick lives in
Mechanicsburg, Pa., and has been
primary caregiver for Lil, who was
diagnosed more than a year ago with
an autoimmune muscle disease,
inclusive body myositis, for which there
is no prospective cure. Dick says their
faith has been the stabilizing constant
in their lives. Tony is also a full-time
caregiver for Karla. She has been
immobilized for more than two years
due to injuries sustained from falls
occasioned by partial visual
impairment. With a lot of therapy and
support, she has been making slow but
perceptible improvement. The
Brodfuhrers live at Lake Lure, N.C. We
reach out to all classmates and loved
ones who are not well and to those
who grieve recent deaths in families
and among friends.
A few footnotes about Phi Delts from
later classes in case the news was not
caught by their class correspondents:
Dr. Norig “Skip” Ellison ’57, suffered
a stroke last October and underwent
rehabilitation at Bryn Mawr Rehab
Hospital in Malvern, Pa. His progress
is steady. Skip is professor emeritus of
anesthesiology from the University of
Pennsylvania. Gordon Brown ’57 and
wife Delia celebrated 50 years together
in November in Texas. And Dr. Russ
Wells ’59, retired as professor of biology
from St. Lawrence University, is living in
Selinsgrove, Pa., near his daughter and
her family and close to Bucknell and
Susquehanna universities, where he
has volunteered his services to the
football teams.
If by now you are tired of hearing
about my Phi Delt brothers, you can
rectify the format by sending me news
of your brothers, dormitory mates,
families, and friends. I promise you
that you’ll receive equal time—and
then some!
1957
Glenn E. Grube
77 Eagle Harbor Trail
Palm Coast, FL 32164-6149
(386) 437-9715
[email protected]
President: Walter Oechsle
Fund Manager: Robert E. Moss
Reunion Chairs: Glenn E. Grube,
Robert A. Mueller
Web Page Administrator: David E. Cary
Bob Moss sent me an article from the
College web site entitled “Iron Man
on the Mound—Still pitching, Dick
Fitzgerald ’57 has won more than
600 baseball games.” We all remember
Dick for his talents while at Lafayette,
but few realize that he is still pitching.
For the past six decades plus, he has
thrown to the plate well over one
million times. Fitzgerald’s days as a
pitcher included a five-year stint in the
Baltimore Orioles organization. He
played as high as Class AAA ball. Now
73, Fitzgerald continues to pitch in the
Puget Sound Senior Baseball League,
where his teammates include two of his
sons. At 17, he wanted to sign up with
a major league team, but his father
demanded he go to college. Lafayette
gave Fitzgerald a baseball scholarship.
After completing his sophomore year,
he left for five years, but later returned
to the College to get his degree. “I will
always be grateful to Lafayette College
for being flexible and allowing me to
finish up on a part-time basis to get my
degree—the only one I ever got.”
Fitzgerald paid back Lafayette by
providing a four-year baseball
scholarship for a future player.
Leon Ziesel sent me a new email
address, so we can delete another
member from the “hard-to-reach”
category. Glad to have Leon back in
the fold. I found a Liverpool, England,
ancient-looking postcard from Duncan
Andrews, another classmate who is
seldom heard from, that was
postmarked from New York City,
stating that he would love to join us for
the cruise but is severely crippled with
the gout and other things that make
any kind of travel impossible. I did not
realize that this was a card sent in May
2004 for the 2005 cruise. Having not
heard from Duncan for this cruise, I
assume he will not be with us, but
again wish him improved health. Last
year, Glenn Fatzinger sent me a
lengthy letter about contacts he had
with Stan Sutphen and Carl Allspaw,
two classmates whom we seldom see.
If either of these gentlemen reads this,
send me a line about your activities so
I may share it in the column. I recently
received a note from Soc Hiotakis
sharing contact information with
Ed Ecker. I earlier had located Ed in
Flagler Beach, Fla., but he then
disappeared—until now. Anyone
wishing to contact Ed should call me
to get his phone number. I believe that
it was Dan Hays who sent me an
update for Andrew Nicholas, who
resides in Whitestone, N.Y. Dan had
been looking for “guys with a Greeksounding last name” and “came across
Andrew T. Nicholas, which sounded
Greek to me.” He called information,
and Andrew answered on the first ring.
Dan stated, “What a joy it was to have
a mini-reunion over the phone after
50 years.”
Class Notes
1957–1958
Ready for some football? Mary Smedley Donohue ’89 with husband John
(L-R), Sandy Smith ’56, and Bill Harding ’58 are.
Don Mitchell ’56 came across
Skip Ellison and shared that Skip
had a stroke early in October, is
rehabilitating and progressing well,
and expects to be home soon. Skip
and Mary did sign up for the cruise;
we hope they will be able to sail with
us. I have challenged Gordie Brown
to two footraces on the beach in
Cozumel, Mexico, to settle whether
I might have been able to outrun him
in 1953 by beating him in 2009. He
had the advantage in college as he is
two or three years older than I, but
he now recognizes that youth may
win out. There will be an opportunity
to place bets on both a 20-yard
dash and a later 50-yard marathon.
Results will be shared in the next
column.
I have written over 100 columns
over the past 36 years and never have
had to share the loss of so many
classmates in a single column.
G. Larry McKnight passed away
Sept. 19 after a two-year bout with
cancer. Born in Trenton, N.J., he
moved to Florida in 1978 and retired
from Publix Supermarkets in 2005. He
enjoyed sailing and refereeing soccer.
Condolences to his wife, Peggy Ann,
and their six sons and extended family.
Robert D. Venner Jr. passed away
Aug. 18 in North Carolina. Born in
Endicott, N.Y., he had a lengthy
career with IBM, retiring in 1993.
A dedicated fan of the Boston Red
Sox and Lafayette, he devoted his life
to the care of animals, loved driving
his 1969 Jaguar XKE, and was the
recipient of the North Carolina
Governor’s Award for Volunteer
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans (L-R) Bill Harding ’58, Pete ’65 and Joanne
Turrell, and Torian Johnson ’07 take in a game.
Services. Condolences to his wife,
Billie, and his extended family.
Richard Mudge has passed away
after scores of years at the Inglis
House in Philadelphia. Michael
McCooey maintained contact with
Dick over the many years and had even
hoped to bring Dick to campus for our
reunion in 2007, but his health was
such that it was impractical to do so.
May he rest in peace after so many
truly difficult years.
Although the next issue will center
on the cruise, I need to hear from
many more classmates if I am to keep
everyone abreast of what is happening
in the lives of the great Class of 1957.
PLEASE WRITE!
1958
Ed Brunswick
4931 Bonita Bay Blvd., #801
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
(239) 949-0801
(239) 949-0802 (fax)
[email protected]
Jim Hourihan
8513 Sparger St.
McLean, VA 22102-1715
(703) 821-8225
[email protected]
President: Elbern H. Alkire Jr.
Fund Managers: S. Robert Beane
Reunion Chairs: C. Douglas Cherry,
Spencer A. Manthorpe
David S. Branch,
[email protected]
We hope you all had a good summer
and are healthy for this winter season.
Many classmates have asked about
“the numbers,” i.e., how many
classmates we have had. Unfortunately,
there was no simple answer to these
requests, as the numbers have changed
a bit over the years. Of course, now
with the magic of computers, we can
confirm that the official College records
show 352 people are designated as
members of the Class of 1958.
But getting to that current number
of 352 is quite an exercise! For
example, in fall 1954 there were
428 members of the Class of 1958,
according to the College catalog.
The college years took their toll. The
number of seniors listed in the 1958
Mélange was 341. This number
included 18 men who were associated
with classes other than 1958, so our
classmates in the yearbook totaled
323. Then our Commencement
program listed 329 names, including
22 graduates from earlier classes who
finished with us. That means 307 of
our classmates received degrees on that
day in June 1958, with another 28
receiving theirs later. That tallies to
335 graduates. Another 17 of our
undergraduate classmates (not
degreed) have asked to be designated
as members of the Class of 1958.
So the official total is 352.
Unfortunately, not all our 352
classmates are still alive. Based on
the best information available to the
College, a total of 85 classmates have
passed away. Obits have been reported
in the class column and are now
posted on the class home page.
Class Notes
1958–1959
A complete list of the deceased (in
Memoriam) also was included in
our 50th reunion class yearbook.
Bottom line: We now have 267
living classmates.
TWO-YEAR REUNION FUND
TALLIES OVER $1.14 MILLION!
Our fundraising for the two years
including the 50th reunion reached
an official total of $1.143 million,
compared with our original two-year
goal of $700,000! Three of every four
solicitable classmates made a gift to the
College in the year ending June 30.
A letter follows that was written
by Ed Alkire and Bob Yohe on their
retirement as class fund managers:
“It was perhaps our finest hour for
fundraising in the 50 years we have
been alumni. Our 50th reunion year,
which ended June 30, set a high-water
mark for your generosity to the College.
A record total of 132 classmates,
representing 75 percent of all solicitable
classmates, made gifts to Lafayette.
“Remember that two-year
fundraising goal of $700,000 we set
in December 2006? It was exceeded
by over 63 percent (!); our total was
$1,142,945. This brought our five-year
total (since our 45th reunion in 2003)
to $2,186,097. Furthermore, our
lifetime total as a class since our
graduation is $6,904,573 (not
adjusted for inflation). These are
certainly impressive numbers of
which we all can be proud.
“Here are a few additional
highlights. We had a record number
of 40 Marquis Society members in
2007-08, completely funded the cost
of the second leopard statue (including
a maintenance endowment), and saw
the Thomas E. Morgan ’58 Scholarship
Endowment increase to more than
$50,000. For more details on the
last two years, see the following:
2006–07—Annual Fund $158,012,
endowments $89,900, capital projects
$116,699, total $364,611; 2007–
08 —Annual Fund $256,343,
endowments $322,175, capital
projects $199,816, total $778,334;
total reunion giving 2006–08—
Annual Fund $414,355, endowments
$412,075, capital projects $316,515,
total $1,142,945.
“As your class fund managers, we
could not be more pleased to share this
final, glowing report with you. Yes, it
truly is our final report, as we are turning
the responsibility of this important class
office over to our classmate Bob Beane,
who will be your new class fund
manager. Starting with the 2008–09
fund year, Bob will be communicating
with you and encouraging your financial
support of our alma mater. Please give
him the same consideration you have
given to us, and the Leopard Class will
do just fine.”
Don Mitchell, the 1956 class
correspondent, was nice enough to
send me some tidbits for this column.
The Phi Delts from the late 1950s have
had a couple of reunions in the past two
falls: 2007 for the Fordham game and
2008 for the Harvard game. Dave
Branch, the Honorable Don Kitson,
Jim Hourihan, and Joe Bozik
attended.
Paul Greenhalgh wrote a book,
In Search of Corky. It is the true story
of an NBA basketball player’s march
to gambling addiction and seeming
destruction. His life changed, and he
is buried at Gethsemane Monastery in
Kentucky. It is a spiritual journey that
slowly becomes about the author. Paul
would love to hear your comments and
opinion on his destination and whether
he really changed. The book is now
available from Xlibris Corporation at
www.xlibris.com or [email protected].
Al Caesar has kept in touch, and he
tells me that Martha and he are doing
fine. They both had medical problems,
but their doctors have taken care of
them. Al mentioned that he thinks
Charlie Rose is in the CIA because he
keeps going back to Cairo for work.
Maybe he can get a job working for
President Obama over there.
Bill Harding attended a Tampa Bay
Bucs game Oct. 13 with some Lafayette
people from another class. The Bucs won
27–3. Speaking of Tampa Bay, and being
a Philadelphian, need I remind you that
the Phillies won the World Series?
Our class president, Ed Alkire, sent
me a note that he saw Jim and Sharon
Hourihan at a Lafayette dinner in early
October. Also attending were Dave and
Betty Branch, Bob and Judy Yohe, and
Bob Beane. Also there were Kay
Morgan and Don and Daphne Kress.
Sadly, John “Jack” Wyckoff passed
away Sept. 1. He spent 28 years at Penn
State University as assistant director
of undergraduate studies. (A full obit
is on our class home page on the
College web site.)
Here is some leftover news from
our 50th reunion in June regarding a
special presentation about our new
2008 leopard statue. Michiko Okaya,
director of the Morris R. Williams
Center for the Arts Gallery, explained
the making of the sculpture to an
appreciative audience in Oechsle Hall.
Attendees asked Mich numerous
questions following her multimedia
talk in the “smart” classroom. The
complexity and artistry of the creative
manufacturing process was fully
explored, following a review of various
examples of the work of sculptor Edgar
Zell Steever. Our class was fortunate to
have someone of Mich’s caliber to serve
as project coordinator for the making of
the second leopard.
If you have news, please email it to
us or else call. It’s always fun to catch
up, and if you are on the west coast of
Florida, please visit the Brunswicks. If
you fly into Fort Myers, Beth and Ed
are 20 minutes from the airport.
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Norbert F. Smith
227 River’s Edge
Williamsburg, VA 23185-8933
(757) 229-7377
[email protected]
President: Edwin H. Feather Jr.
Fund Manager: James F. Mallay
Reunion Chairs: Jordan Engelman,
Bruce L. Forbes
Frank V. Hermann,
[email protected]
Greetings to all our ’59 classmates,
wherever you may be! This column
covers news and information I’ve
received through early November 2008.
Speaking of momentous events in
2009, by the time you read this
column, our 50th reunion will be just
months away, and I know that each of
you has already made your plans to be
on campus June 4–7 to celebrate one
of the greatest events in our lifetime,
haven’t you? Our reunion committee,
co-chaired by Jordan Engelman and
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Bruce Forbes, has worked hard and
hand-in-hand with the Office of
Alumni Affairs to schedule lots of
activities that include all classmates, but
also has left ample time for you and
your family to enjoy time on your own.
By this time, you will have received a
tentative schedule of all our 50th
reunion activities, but here are some of
the highlight events that the College
has scheduled for us: a private ’59 class
reception and buffet at the Chateau
Chavaniac, Paxinosa Ridge, Thursday
evening; college golf outing at The
Club on Morgan Hill, Friday morning;
President’s 50-Plus Garden Club
Reception, President’s House, Friday
evening; All-College Dinner, Kirby
Sports Center, Friday evening;
All-College Family Picnic on the Quad,
Saturday midday; ’59 Class Dinner,
Farinon Center, Saturday evening, at
which President Dan Weiss will be our
speaker. Jack Kingfield, Jad Sortore,
and Jordan are scouting the local golf
courses for class golf outings, and our
reunion committee is seriously
considering a class lunch/barbecue
Friday midday, attendance optional.
The College has lots of other individual
activities planned for each day that
you are welcome to attend.
By now we should also all have
received a request for a reunion bio
from alumni affairs. The College will
assemble these into a 50th reunion
yearbook that will be presented to each
classmate. This will be a lasting legacy
for all of us, so I hope you all did your
best to get your bio submitted.
Your reunion committee needs your
help in getting ready for our great
event. Let us know what you want to
do and what you want to see. Most of
all, we want you to attend your 50th
reunion! Send your ideas to your ’59
reunion co-chairs: Jordan Engelman
at 3728 Wisteria Place, Easton, PA
18045-3028, (610) 923-0860,
[email protected], and Bruce
Forbes at 367 Main St., Unit 31,
Old Saybrook, CT 06475-2360,
(860) 388-2323, [email protected].
I’m a reunion committee member as
well, so you can always send your info
to me. We’re looking forward to being
together once again this June in the
company of one of Lafayette’s greatest
classes, the Fabulous ’59ers!
Len Achey writes that he and
Marlys are now comfortably situated
in their new home in Spokane, Wash.
Marlys is a Washington State University
grad, and they’ve already attended
several WSU football games. Len also
reports that there are three other
Lafayette grads living in the Spokane
area, one Class of ’51 and two Class
of ’69. Len and Marlys are definitely
planning to attend our 50th!
Thanks for the update, Len, and
we hope life is good in Spokane. New
address, phone number, and email
address are 5422 North Northwood
Drive, Spokane, WA 99212-1606,
New email address for Dr. Jim
Carey, courtesy of Dee Snook: jcare@
mainecoastmail.com. Thanks so much,
Dee! Jim’s home address and phone
number are P. O. Box 970, Blue Hill,
ME 04614-0970, (207) 359-4495.
I received an email update from one
of our several classmates living in sunny
Arizona, Bill Davies Jr.: “Norb, Nan
and I are looking forward to the 50th
reunion. We haven’t been to one since
the 25th, even though we visited the
campus once in a while when we lived
in New Jersey. Please send any hotel
info you have, even though we’ll be
sent packets eventually. (We don’t really
care to stay in the dorm.) It will be
good to see you after all these years.”
Thanks, Bill, and really great to
know that you and Nan will be making
the journey to our 50th. If you can
make it, we all can! We look forward
to seeing you. Either our reunion
committee or alumni affairs will get
the hotel info to you. Bill’s home
address and email address are 17264
East Quail Ridge Drive, Fountain Hills,
AZ 85268-4046, [email protected].
The College has forwarded the
obituary of our classmate Jerome
Corbin Day, who passed away
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2007.
Jerry lived in South Orange, N.J., and
is survived by his wife, Julie Sage Day,
six children, and eight grandchildren,
and was a greatly loved husband,
father, and grandfather. His many
avocations included flying, sailing,
music, history, and everything
electronic. Jerry grew up in West
Orange, N.J., and received a bachelor’s
in history. He was a member of
Chi Phi fraternity, and college activities
included Scabbard and Blade, Kirby
Government and Law Society, Track,
and fraternity historian. I will always
remember Jerry as a true gentleman
and a good friend. We send our
condolences to his family.
I was extremely gratified to receive
the enclosed update from Jerry
Dominus: “This is my first submission
to Class Notes since graduation, and it’s
prompted, not by the old school tie, but
in acknowledgement of the effort that
you must have expended compiling the
class email list! Least I can do is show
some gratitude for that: still happily
married, 46 years, to Flora, and we have
three children, one of whom, Ellen
Dominus Broude ’90, graduated from
Lafayette. We have six grandchildren,
and the happiest part of that side of our
lives is that they all live within 40
minutes of us, either in Westchester
County or Manhattan (both New York).
We’re still in our house in the ’burbs,
but we also have a small apartment in
the city, allowing us to stay current with
the theater, museums, and all else NYC
offers. Come to think of it, Richie
Rudden, professor of English, started
my interest in the theater, and it has
continued ever since. I was even lucky
enough to be a Tony Awards nominator
for a few years, and then a Tony voter.
The association with the Tonys came
through my position with CBS, where
I was head of commercial time sales for
the television network for many years,
and CBS carried the event. Spent my
entire career in the buying and selling
of national commercial time, mostly at
CBS but also at J. Walter Thompson,
the ad agency. Since retiring, we’ve been
taking two important trips a year, the
most recent of which was to Buenos
Aires, Iguazu Falls, several stops in
Patagonian Argentina and Chile, and a
cruise to Cape Horn. Didn’t get around
Cape Horn, though (seas too rough,
decided the captain), but got on Horn
Island, which is right near it. Health is
holding up, thanks to some state-of-theart modern science. Thanks for asking.”
Wow, Jerry, what a thrill to receive
your wonderful update, not only on
your beautiful and loving family, but also
on your very distinguished career in
commercial broadcasting! You certainly
have risen to the very top of your
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profession. And now it’s time to enjoy
retired life and traveling! Thanks so
much, also, for your very kind words
regarding the ’59 class database; my goal
there was to keep us all connected, and
it’s indeed working thanks to classmates
like yourself! Hope we can keep in
contact, and we look forward to you and
your family attending our 50th reunion
in June. Jerry’s contact info is 25
Crawford Road, Harrison, NY 10528–
1905, (914) 967-8395, jandfdominus@
hotmail.com.
Here’s the latest update on the life
and travels of our esteemed class
president, Ed Feather: “We just got
back a few weeks ago, as you know, from
our annual timeshare escapes to Hilton
Head Island, S.C., and to Orange Lake
in Kissimmee, Fla. We had a wonderful
time at each one! In March, Mayleen
and I are taking a 12-day cruise from
Miami, through the Panama Canal, on
to some port cities along the west coast
of South America, and then back
through the canal to Miami.
“I ask all our classmates to really
make an effort to attend our big 50th
reunion celebration in June!”
Thanks for your leadership, Ed, in
getting us ready for our big reunion, and
we look forward to all working together
to make this a very successful and
long-remembered event for all our
classmates.
Ed’s contact info is 3116 Arbour
Green Court, Hatfield, PA 194403487, (215) 721-8707, feathersnest@
hotmail.com.
The College has forwarded a new
email address for Art Forrest. Seems as
though Art’s previous Internet service
provider had been bought out, and his
email address changed as a result. We
now have his new address. Art also
passed along that he would like to
support our reunion planning
committee. Thanks, Art, and I know
Bruce and Jordan greatly welcome your
support! Art’s home address, phone
number and email address are 286
Lafayette Ave., Chatham, NJ 079281650, (973) 635-7354, alforrest@
comcast.net. How ’bout that street
address! Go ’Pards!
I received a nice email note from
Frank Hocker: “Great job on the ’59
database! I have been wondering what
happened to several classmates, and now
have the information to find them.”
Thanks, Frank, I’m glad it’s been of use,
and that’s the ultimate goal of creating
our class database, so that we can all stay
connected. Hope to see you at our 50th!
Frank’s home address, phone number,
and email address are 6344 Quail Circle,
Fayetteville, PA 17222-8713, (717)
352-8713, [email protected].
New email address for Roger Houck,
courtesy of Jack Kingfield: dorohouck@
aol.com. Roger’s home address and
phone number are 1324 Dunsinane
Court, West Chester, PA 19830-1352,
(610) 696-4680.
I have received a phenomenal update
from Jim Mallay, both related to his
“you have to read it to believe it 2008
relocation experiences” and to the great
work he consistently provides our class as
class fund manager. Jim, who has moved
more than 30 times since graduating
from Lafayette, is trying to break his own
moving record. Jim was awarded a
three-year contract in March 2007 to
provide management consulting services
while stationed in Las Vegas, Nev., to
the senior management at the U.S.
Department of Energy. He decided to
move himself from Virginia to the
glittery city in April 2007 and contracted
for a large rental home. Then the
foreclosure crisis struck—heaviest of all
in Las Vegas. His landlord evicted Jim
in March 2008, but he was able to
find another nearby rental and decided
to move again, this time without
professional movers. After three months
in the new house, Jim discovered four
pieces of evidence that this landlord
was also in deep financial trouble, and
Jim decided there and then to take
preemptive action to prevent another
eviction. He always wanted to retire to
the Pacific Northwest, so Jim drove up
to the state of Washington and found a
beautiful home in Vancouver, about 10
miles from the Portland, Ore., airport.
His contact info is 4518 NE 138th Way,
Vancouver, WA 98686-3004, (360)
828-1522, [email protected]. And
what about the job? Jim will be flying to
Las Vegas every couple of weeks for the
forseeable future, or until he decides it is
time to retire. Considering the joys of air
travel these days, that time may come
sooner than planned.
Wow, Jim, what a year 2008 turned
out to be for you! We hope that you are
now finally where you want to be, in a
comfortable home where you will
someday soon be able to enjoy your
retirement. You’ve certainly earned it!
Jim has renewed his efforts to recruit
additional contributions to the Annual
Fund and to the Class of ’59 Marquis
Scholarship Fund. He asks that anyone
who has not already made a pledge to
Lafayette (or to Jim) or given generously
to please consider the Marquis
Scholarship Fund. The class plans to give
$267,000 to the College as part of its
50th reunion celebration. This gift will
fund an endowment to be used to
provide a $10,000 scholarship to a
deserving student for one year. As the
endowment grows, assuming the class
makes additional contributions beyond
2009, additional scholarship money
would become available. This scholarship
will be a fitting legacy of the Class of ’59
into perpetuity.
Thanks, Jim, and in celebration of
our Golden Anniversary reunion, let’s
all support Jim so that our class will
equal and surpass the $267,000 needed
to endow our Class of ’59 Marquis
Scholarship Fund.
One of our prominent business
executive icons, Tom Neff, sent a
great email update: “Thanks for the
class listing. I will try to locate a couple
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on the missing list. Not a lot new that
wasn’t handled in the attached article,
which some of our classmates noted
in the Lafayette paper. Hope to work
out of our winter home in Florida
from Christmas through April.”
Correspondent’s note: The article
describing Tom’s magnificent career, his
family, and his strong ties to Lafayette
College appeared on page 86 of the
Summer 2008 edition of the Alumni
News. Thanks so much for your update,
Tom, and we all look forward to being
with you and your family at our 50th!
Tom’s email address is TNeff@
SpencerStuart.com.
After reading our Summer 2008 ’59
column, Ted Pennington called me to
express his thanks for all the news and
updates and to give me his contact
information. Ted lives in the Nashville,
Tenn., suburbs but always tries to
schedule a trip to Pennsylvania to take
in a ’Pard football game. He said that
he hopes to attend our 50th. Thanks
so much for calling, Ted, and we look
forward to being with you at our
reunion! Ted and I attended many
business admin classes together, and he
is a long-time friend. Ted’s contact info
is 9568 Sunnybrook Drive, Brentwood,
TN 37027-8226, (615) 315-5856,
[email protected]. (Note there is no
“o” in the email spelling of pennington.)
We have once more been blessed
with the opportunity to enjoy the
magnificent bronze sculptures of our
own master artist, Dick Poey, as you can
attest in the accompanying photo. “The
sculpture in the foreground is entitled
Joyful, and was created as a commission
for a lady’s 50th birthday. The sculpture
behind is called Like a Tree, Rooted in the
Earth. Readers can see all my work if
they look at the gallery on mnsculptors.
com.” Dick was also kind enough to
send along an update on his recent
activities: “Norb, it has been a very busy
fall. However, the summer was one of
leisure and some bad golf. Here’s a little
bit of news. In mid-September my wife,
Heidi, and I took a tour of northern
Mexico, which included Chihuahua and
the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California),
but really focused on the Copper
Canyon. The canyon is four times larger
than our Grand Canyon and is inhabited
by an indigenous tribe of Indians called
the Tarahumara. The scenery is
Dick Poey ’59 poses with his graceful bronzes
at an exhibition of his works.
Don Allen (R), who recently retired as head of
the Maine State Police, relives busts with
fellow ’59 DU fraternity brother Nels Snook.
spectacular! In early October, my wife
and I opened a combined sculpture/
painting show at the Bloomington Art
Center in Bloomington, Minn. We had
about 40 pieces on display until
mid-November, and our reception was
held Oct. 30. I also have two pieces of
sculpture in the Society of Minnesota
Sculptors annual show in Hudson, Wis.
Additionally, we are both participating in
charity shows, one to help the homeless
in Minnesota and the other to support a
local Rotary organization.”
Magnificent, Dick, and thanks
so much for always sharing your
sculptures and your many talents with
your classmates. I know many will be
anxious to discuss your artworks with
you at our reunion! Dick’s contact info
is 16465 Ellerdale Lane, Eden Prairie,
MN 55346-1430, (952) 949-3444,
[email protected].
And speaking of Dick Poey’s
exceptional artistic talents, I received an
email from our classmate and previous
class correspondent, Sig Semon, who
noted that he had recently exchanged
emails with Dick and raved about his
beautiful sculptures. Sig also said that
during their trip to northern Mexico,
Dick and Heidi stopped by Gilbert,
Ariz., to visit with Russ and Zoe Garlin.
Russ has been retired for a number of
years and has been living in Arizona
since his retirement. Sig has also been in
contact with Steve Weiner, who was in
our freshman and sophomore classes,
but moved on after two years. Sig was
able to put Steve in contact with several
of our classmates that he had been
looking for. Sig’s also trying to contact
Bernie Blumenthal to see if he’d be
able to attend our reunion. Sig spent last
Thanksgiving in Florida, so he did not
attend the 2008 Lehigh game. He looks
forward to attending our 50th.
Thanks so much for your update, Sig,
and for your great assistance in helping
to track down our “lost” classmates.
See you at our reunion! Sig’s contact
info is 46 Fairway Drive, Manhasset,
NY 11030-3906, (516) 365-8160,
[email protected]. Russ Garlin’s contact
info is 1309 Clearwater Lane, Gilbert,
AZ 85234-2603, (480) 497-0413,
[email protected].
I received a wonderful note from my
business admin classmate and good
friend Norm Sensinger: “Norb, you
have done a fine job with our column,
and I enjoy reading it. Here’s a quick
update on my activities. My wife, June,
has a neurological disease known as PSP,
which is similar to ALS, and has battled
it since at least 2001. It has no cure or
treatment. I am still working on a
limited basis for my company of 45 years
doing some marketing trips around the
country, but I am mostly a caregiver. I
interview applicants for Lafayette in the
Baltimore area, and we are trying to
reactivate the local chapter. Our son,
David, is a graduate of the Rochester
Institute of Technology, and we will be
grandparents for the first time next April.
I plan on being at our 50th if all goes
well. I hope this finds you in good
health.”
Golly, Norm, it’s so great to hear
from you, and it’s been such a long time
since we were last together at one of our
’59 reunions! Thanks so much for your
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update, and congrats on becoming
grandparents! We’ll keep June in our
thoughts and prayers for her steady
recovery, and, if possible, we’ll all
greatly look forward to being with you
at our 50th! Norm’s contact info is
369 Homeland Southway Unit 1-A,
Baltimore, MD 21212-4140, (410)
532-7672, [email protected].
Here’s a nice note from another of
our Arizona residents, Nelson “Nels”
and Dianna “Dee” Snook: “Nels and I
took a cruise in September from Boston
to Canada. One of our stops was in
Portland, Maine, where we spent the
day with Don Allen. Don chauffeured
us all over the city, showing us the
sights, including where he went to
elementary school. It was a great day,
and better than any of the tours we
could have taken. Enclosed is a photo
of Nels and Don.”
Thanks for your note and update
on your visit to New England and
Eastern Canada, Nels and Dee, and
the opportunity to be with your
DU buddy, Don! We look forward
to seeing you both at our upcoming
reunion. Nels’ contact info is 12832 N.
14th Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85029-2829,
I received a short note from our
classmate and reunion planning
committee member Terry Snyder:
“Hello, Norb. The day after our reunion
committee meeting in September, Chuck
Wynn (also a reunion committee
member) and I cycled from Frenchtown,
N.J., along the Delaware River to
Stockton, N.J., and back—24 miles.
Not too bad for guys going to celebrate
their 50th! Good luck.”
Now I know why you two always
look in such great shape and never seem
to age! Guess I need to take up cycling;
maybe you can give classes at our
reunion. See you at our next reunion
committee meeting! Terry’s contact info
is: 711 Mancill Road, Strafford, PA
19087-2004, (610) 687-1390,
[email protected].
Chuck also sent along a nice note:
“Just received your latest ’59 database
and I could access it. Fantastic! This was a
huge undertaking on your part (and
Maryellen’s), and I, for one, am extremely
grateful for ALL the work you are doing
for our class. Thanks to your voluminous
class notes in the Alumni News, we
should have a very decent turnout for our
50th. I am remiss in not sending you any
personal news, but all I can say is I’m
enjoying retirement and a healthy, active
life in beautiful Washington Depot, Conn.
It doesn’t get any better than this!”
Thanks so much for your very kind
words, Chuck, and they are greatly
appreciated; my satisfaction comes in
making sure we all stay connected.
Glad to know that life is good for
you in retirement! Chuck’s contact info:
14 Juniper Meadow Road, Washington
Depot, CT 06794-1213, (860) 868-6804,
[email protected].
Jad and Marian Sortore, another of
our famous ’59 travelers, have reported
back on a recent trip they took to the
desert lands of Arizona: “Marian and I
flew from Atlanta to Phoenix using our
frequent flier miles. We rented a car and
drove to Marriott’s luxurious resort 25
miles north called Desert Ridge. This
stay was complimentary since we used
one of our Marriott incentive weeks.
The weather, although hot (100 degrees
daily), was most pleasant. Our spacious,
clean, and well-designed apartment was
on the third floor and looked directly
over a golf hole. There were two 18-hole
courses, and the swimming pools were
just a short walk away. Marriott ran a van
service so we could travel throughout
the resort plus go into a nearby huge
shopping mall. During our stay, we took
two guided tours, one north to the
red-rock canyon town of Sedona and the
other out into the desert floor in a
four-wheel-drive Jeep. Both were most
interesting since neither Marian nor I
had ever been to the desert. Although
they are out there, we never saw a snake.
We did see, however, on the way home
from Sedona, John McCain’s unmarked
rural driveway and mailbox. Phoenix is a
very modern city that was exceptionally
clean and free from both graffiti and
litter. We drove around sightseeing and
got a good feel for the area. All its streets
are on a north-south grid so it’s easy to
follow a map and not get lost. We noted
that the insurance giant USAA is
building a large operations center on the
outskirts of Phoenix. Several architectural
items strike the first-time visitor. One is
the predominant color of tan, of which
probably 95 percent of the buildings are
painted. The second is that almost every
property is surrounded by a wall, some
very decorative. Law and order is
dominated by “Sheriff Joe,” who is
reputed to be the toughest sheriff in
America. All his several thousands of
prisoners are housed in tents without air
conditioning. All in all, we had a fun stay
and kept quietly busy with other owners
and guests the entire time. Would
Marian and I go back? Absolutely!”
Thanks so much, Jad, for another of
your very interesting and informative
travel reports; you make us feel we’re
right there with you! Can’t wait to see
you and Marian at our 50th. Jad’s contact
info: 227 Birch Tree Circle, Aiken, SC
29803-1016, (803) 643-3179,
[email protected].
When I accessed the College’s
Alumni Online Community database to
obtain his email address, Dick Souders
responded immediately: “Norb, it was
good to hear from you. Barbara and I
are looking forward to the 50th and
Bill Davies ’59 and wife Nancy attend the Phoenix telecast party of the Big Game.
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hope we have a huge turnout. My email
is [email protected]. Telephone in
Westfield, N.J., is (908) 654-8225. We
are very happy that our son Brent ’11 is
a sophomore at Lafayette at the time we
are celebrating the 50th. I am fortunate
that my health and energy level are
satisfactory. I retired from Wyeth, the
pharmaceutical company, four years ago,
but formed a consulting company. We
do international pensions and other
employee benefits mainly, plus I do some
business development for a few other
clients. Most of my work for the 50 years
since graduation has been in employee
benefits consulting. About 25 years ago,
the thrust turned to international from
domestic activities. I am working pretty
much full time but have some flexibility.
I am active on the board of advisers of a
hedge fund. (Unfortunately, it is not one
of those where others hit a bonanza.) I
look forward to more details regarding
the reunion. Best Regards.”
Great to hear from you, Dick, and
thanks so much for responding to my
request. Sounds like your current
semiretired status is very comfortable for
you and Barbara and that life is good!
Dick’s home address is 145 Hamilton
Ave., Westfield, NJ 07090-3736.
When I attended the reunion
planning committee meeting on campus
last September, I was delighted to once
again see our classmate Joe Stefanowicz,
one of Lafayette’s all-time track stars. We
had not seen each other since our ’59
football get-together in 2006, and I did
not realize that Joe had been recently
undergoing chemotherapy treatment for
cancer. You will recall that I wrote in the
Summer 2008 Alumni News that Joe had
been selected as one of the 10 coaches to
attend the U.S. Summer Olympic Team’s
track and field trials held in June 2008
in Eugene, Ore. Joe told me at the
September reunion committee meeting
that the doctors would not let him attend
because of his medical condition,
unfortunately. The message I want to
give you, however, is that Joe is doing
much better, is still as energetic as ever,
and is an active member of our reunion
planning committee. That’s great news!
In response to my request for input for
this column, Peggy immediately sent me
the following update: “Just a note to let
you know what Joe and I have been up
to. As I guess you know from the
reunion meeting, he completed five
months of chemotherapy treatments for
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in August and
is in a state of partial remission and
feeling well. Well enough in fact to have
competed (while in treatment) in the
Pennsylvania Senior Games in July.
Also, just recently he earned a second
place and a third place medal in track
and field events in the Delaware Senior
Games. All’s well that ends well!
Hopefully his hair will grow back to its
former glory by the 50th. We look
forward to June and being with a large
crowd of ’59ers. See you then.”
Thank you so much for your update,
Peggy, and we’re all very happy to learn
that Joe is doing much better and is active
once more in his life’s passion, track and
field. And we all know that every ’59er
event Joe attends is better because of his
inspiring presence! We very much look
forward to being with you both at our
reunion. Contact info for Joe and Peggy
is 14 Concord Crossing Lane, Chadds
Ford, PA 19317-8953, (610) 759-5314,
[email protected].
I received a nice note from my old
sophomore year roommate and class
benefactor, Jerry Turnauer, who was
traveling in Israel and Europe when he
sent it: “I’m glad to hear you had a great
time with your California son and family.
I forgot how great a memory you have
and would not need an email intro to
Lou and Muriel. (Editor’s note: Jerry’s
sister and her husband, who live on
Santa Catalina Island off the Southern
California coast.) I hope you can
get to Avalon on one of your trips to
California, but I understand how the
time gets prioritized and flies when
visiting the grandchildren. And the ages
of 3 and 6 are still well into the delicious
years. Gabby at 14½ is well into the
teenage mood swings, from being sweet
and loving to trying hard to be adult,
with various other moods in between.
We arrived in Israel last week for four
days and are now in Budapest, Hungary,
visiting relatives. We return to Israel this
week and pick up Linda and Stew and
family. Jesse’s bar mitzvah will be in
Jerusalem on Aug. 29 and 30. We’ll
return to the States during the first week
of September. Sandye and I will spend a
couple days in New York City, since El Al
changed their flight schedules and no
longer flies direct to/from Miami and
Tel Aviv. Budapest is a beautiful city. If
you haven’t been here and your travels
take you to Europe, you should try to
include it in your itinerary. Although
virtually leveled during the war, it was
rebuilt—or rather, restored—to the same
architectural beauty as before the war.
Gotta run to meet relatives for today’s
sights. Take care, and keep in touch.”
Great, as always, to hear from you,
Jerry! Thanks for your travel update and
for the update on your wonderful and
loving family, whom I’ve had the great
honor to meet. There’s a lotta love
there! And thanks so much for thinking
of my family as well. But that’s you—
always thinking of and helping others.
Maryellen and I look forward to being
with you and Sandye at our grand
reunion! Jerry’s contact info is 10921
NW 3rd St., Plantation, FL 333241539, (954) 476-9038, jturnauer@
bayshoreford.com.
And finally, yours truly, in addition
to being your class correspondent/
secretary, keeps very busy with lots of
activities, including the following:
president of the Williamsburg-Yorktown
Council of the Navy League of the
United States; member of the NASA
Aeronautics Support Team, a local
public-private lobbying organization
formed to protect the NASA Langley
Research Center, Hampton, Va., from
the federal budget axe; member of the
program committee of the Christopher
Wren Association, which sponsors
lifelong learning at The College of
William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Va.;
a 20-year member of a local Kiwanis
Club, which raises money to support
early childhood education and outreach
in our local communities; and active
member of the local United Methodist
church. Maryellen is the really busy one,
however, singing in and directing two
local choral groups from September
through May each year; secretary of
our homeowners’ association, almost a
full-time job in itself; and being a loving
grandmother to 13 grandchildren and
step-grandchildren, who all live in our
local area. We are both blessed with
good health, and we enjoy what we
do in supporting others in our lives.
Well, that’s it for this report, and I
again owe a great debt of gratitude to
our many classmates who always send me
updates and information that make the
Honoring Outstanding Volunteers
The Alumni Association honored devoted and effective volunteers at its
annual recognition luncheon Nov. 15. Volunteers serving regional chapters,
alumni classes, and campus offices were recognized.
KIDD AWARD
For career distinction, without
regard to service to the College. It is
named for Lafayette’s first graduate,
George Washington Kidd 1836.
Bennett J. Goodman ’79
WOODRING VOLUNTEER OF
THE YEAR AWARD
To an Alumni Association member for
outstanding leadership. It is named for
George T. Woodring ’19.
Jamie McLaughlin ’76
BELL AWARD
For distinguished service to the
College or Alumni Association.
It was named for Joseph E. Bell ’28
upon his retirement, in 1968, as
alumni secretary.
Riley K. Temple Esq. ’71
GREENIP AWARD
To an active alumni chapter officer for
service beyond regular assignments. It
is named for William E. Greenip ’44,
former Alumni Association secretary.
Claudia Bierschwale Muller ’86
MAYFIELD AWARD
To a member of one of the 15 latest
classes for outstanding service to the
College or Alumni Association. It is
named for Clifton P. Mayfield 1909.
Mimi Moriarty MacLean ’93
WOODRING SERVICE AWARD
To a longtime Alumni Association
volunteer for dedicated and
effective service. It is named
for George T. Woodring ’19.
William A. Kirby Jr. ’59
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
For providing quality and diverse events
while cultivating its leadership and
promoting area alumni participation.
Greater Houston Chapter
CHAPTER EVENT CHAIRPERSON
OF THE YEAR AWARD
For leadership in the planning and
execution of chapter events.
Kathryne E. Ross ’90
CHAPTER SUPPORT PERSON
OF THE YEAR AWARD
To an individual who continually
strives to promote alumni activity and
interaction within his or her chapter.
Lee Purcell Jr. ’66
HUHN CORRESPONDENT AWARD
To a correspondent who actively
seeks out and includes in the column
many classmates from diverse regions
and walks of life. It is named for
Elmer E. Huhn ’24.
Maureen Rafferty Hopper ’98
WILDSTEIN CORRESPONDENT AWARD
For a longtime correspondent who
is faithful and prompt in submitting
positive, upbeat columns. It is named
for Bernard S. Wildstein ’35.
The Rev. Robert G. Sandercock ’44
WEBMASTER AWARD
For promoting and supporting
the timely, accurate, and creative
dissemination of information among
classmates through the design and
use of class or chapter web pages.
Michael S. DeLisi ’03
STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
AWARD
For volunteer efforts beyond the
College community that have
demonstrated compassion, energy,
and ingenuity in serving others.
Kaitlyn Alyse Reilley ’11
SPECIAL COMMENDATION
For loyal commitment in supporting
the goals of the College and Alumni
Association.
Simmone D. Chaddan ’04
HUGHES CORRESPONDENT AWARD
To an effective writer who exercises
class leadership through the column
and unifies classmates in support
of the College. It is named for
Wilson E. Hughes ’38.
Edward B. Brunswick ’58
Alumni Association President Paul
McCurdy ’82 (left) with Bennett J.
Goodman ’79, recipient of the Kidd Award.
Alumni Association President Paul
McCurdy ’82 (left) congratulates Bell
Award winner Riley Temple ’71.
Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88 congratulates
David Taschler ’75 for earning the
Lois and Neil Gagnon Award.
DANIEL L. GOLDEN ’34 FACULTY
SERVICE AWARD
For volunteer service to the
College through alumni activities.
Robert S. Mattison and
Diane W. Shaw
LOIS AND NEIL GAGNON AWARD
For distinguished service to the
Office of Career Services in assisting
students in career exploration.
David R. Taschler ’75
EXTERNSHIP COMMITMENT AWARDS
To externship hosts with 10 years
of participation.
Robert G. Bauer ’71, Thomas M.
Dunlap ’94, James A. Fusco ’79,
William R. Koch ’68, Michael
Miletics ’95, John H. Pierce ’81,
Lisa Ryan Ruth ’85, and Mark
Suffredini ’93
ANNUAL FUND AWARDS
JOSEPH T. LOSEE 1894 AWARD
To the reunion-year class achieving the
highest Lafayette College Fund total.
Class of 1958, Elbern H. Alkire Jr.
and Robert L. Yohe, class fund
managers
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE FUND AWARD
To the non-reunion class achieving the
highest Lafayette College Fund total.
1977, Michael A. Saffer Esq., class
fund manager
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD
To the class achieving the most
improved participation rate.
2003, Melissa Mitchell Pizarro,
class fund manager
Flanked by Jamie Hughes ’05, associate
director of alumni affairs, and Mary Pat
Staats, senior associate director of
alumni affairs, Claudia Bierschwale
Muller ’86 holds her Greenip Award.
Henry Kohlenberger Jr. ’51, class fund
manager, accepts the Julius Naab ’19
Award from Kim Spang, associate director
of development, as Emily Kernan, associate
director of the Annual Fund, looks on.
JULIUS NAAB ’19 AWARD
To the 50-Plus Club class with
the highest participation rate.
1951, Henry Kohlenberger Jr.,
class fund manager
BARRY MCCARTY AAR OF
THE YEAR AWARD
To an individual who, in the past year,
has represented the College through
the AAR program with outstanding
dedication, reliability, and sensitivity;
he or she has creatively and effectively
introduced the “spirit of Lafayette” to
prospective students, their parents, and
others interested in the College. It is
named for Barry W. McCarty, former
dean of enrollment services.
Lisa J. Kassel ’79
ERNEST G. SMITH 1894 AWARD
To the class achieving the highest
percentage of participation from the
11th through the 50th alumni class.
1958, Elbern H. Alkire Jr. and
Robert L. Yohe, class fund managers
ROBERT WHITMER 1885 AWARD
To the young alumni class achieving
the highest percentage of participation.
2008, Amanda Leigh Niederauer,
Steven Thomas Roe, and Andrew
Louis Stella, class fund managers
ROBERT TINSMAN 1901 AWARD
To the class achieving the most
improved Lafayette College Fund total.
1979, Laurie B. Samet,
class fund manager
ALUMNI ADMISSIONS
REPRESENTATIVE AWARDS
NEW AAR OF THE YEAR AWARD
To a first-year AAR who has served the
College with extraordinary enthusiasm,
commitment, and skill.
Elizabeth I. Ross-Medgaarden ’02
AAR GEOGRAPHIC OUTREACH
AWARD
To an AAR whose dedication and
effectiveness have significantly
improved Lafayette’s image and
student-recruitment potential outside
the College’s traditional tri-state area.
Wendy Marks Miller ’85
WILLIAM G. WILSON DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD
The highest honor in the AAR
program. The recipient has served
with sustained distinction, effectively
performing all duties for several years
or more. In addition, he or she has
demonstrated initiative and creativity
and inspired others through leadership
and example.
Walter S. Mitchell Jr. ’66
AAR COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR AWARD
To a committee whose members have
worked to improve Lafayette’s image
and recruitment potential in their area
significantly and excelled in interviewing,
college night participation, school visits,
and personal follow-up with applicants.
Florida
Class Notes
1959–1960
lifeblood of this column. Thanks again,
so much, for your great support! I have
created a Class of ’59 electronic database
that I will periodically send to all
classmates so that we can stay connected.
If you believe that I don’t have your
email address, please forward it to me so
that I can include it in our database. For
those classmates without email, I will try
to mail you a copy of the ’59 database
as I am able. Another great way to keep
connected with the College and with
our class is to access the College’s
Alumni Online Community network by
going online at www.lafayette.edu; then
from the homepage, access the Online
Community. You also can register there,
and that puts you in the College’s online
database. Each class also has a web page,
and Frank Hermann runs our ’59 web
page. You are always welcome to put
personal or class-related articles on our
class web page. Frank’s contact info is
3440 Sego Glen Circle, Las Vegas, NV
89121-3809, (702) 765-5494,
[email protected].
One final plug for our 50th reunion:
This will be the last column I write
before we celebrate one of the greatest
events of our class, and indeed of our
lifetimes, so make plans now to be there,
and let our reunion committee members
know if they can assist you in any way.
I look forward to being at our reunion,
in the company of our classmates and
one of the greatest classes that Lafayette
College has ever graduated!
1960
Paul A. Luscombe
737 Dowding Way
The Villages, FL 32162
(352) 750-2943
(973) 980-2629 (cell)
(732) 391-9169 (fax)
[email protected]
President: Robert S. Brodie Jr.
Fund Managers: Lauritz K. Knudsen,
M. Alden Siegel
Reunion Chairs: J. Richard Booth,
Donald J. Nikles
Paul A. Luscombe
Because of Lafayette’s uneven football
schedule (i.e., four straight home games
at the start of the season followed by five
consecutive away contests, then finishing
up with two games at home), I slated two
visits to the campus early on to gather
news for the deadline affecting this issue.
Upon arriving for the Georgetown game
at the class tailgate party on the parking
deck at Fisher Field, I was greeted by
Alden Siegel’s wife, Doll. After hesitating
for a few seconds, Doll remarked that she
hardly recognized me, and she thought
my appearance had changed, most likely
because my mustache of about 28 years
had been shaved, my glasses were not
being worn (post-cataract operation), and
I had gained about 25 pounds since she
saw me last. Don and Fran Nikles
expressed the same sentiments as they
busily prepared our Class of 1960 area for
the tailgate proceedings prior to kickoff.
When I reported the success of Fran’s
bow-tie pasta to my wife, she immediately
put me on assignment to obtain her
recipe. Wayne and Gloria Wavrek
stopped by our well-stocked party before
and after the game. True snowbirds, the
Wavreks were en route to their Florida
residence in the Tampa Bay area after
spending several months in their Chicago
condo.
Some classmates had returned to
combine witnessing the Harvard football
game Oct. 4 with the Marquis Society
dinner the previous evening. President
Dan Weiss labeled the group as the “core
of our support.” Dave Gicking and his
wife, Doris, had recently moved from
Vienna, Va., near the home office of
Scientific Applications International in
nearby McLean, Va. Dave retired as
corporate vice president in 2006 after
close to a 40-year career with the
company. The Gickings moved to a home
near Ocean City, Md. They also maintain
a seasonal residence in Salisbury, Md.
Dr. Tom Moyer attended not only
the Class of 1960 tailgate (lower deck
location) but also the function
sponsored by returning Phi Delta Theta
members (upper parking deck). After
many years of practicing dentistry and
living in Quakertown, Pa., Tom moved
to Telford, Pa., immediately opposite
the Indian Valley Golf Club. Sporting
his characteristic broad smile, Tom
relished the possibility of playing golf
every day once spring arrives. Year in
and year out, Tom has recorded the
top score, or been one of the leaders,
in our class golf tournaments.
Don and Betsy Ohnegian are
another couple with multiple
allegiances to attend all the tailgates
going on. Their son, Peter ’94, was
attending a function sponsored by
the football team of 1993.
Bob Brodie and his wife, Sheila,
made the 240-mile trip from Lake
George, N.Y., for the Harvard game.
They were still aglow from the birth of
their grandson Andrew, the younger
brother of the triplets (Ryan, Emily, and
Katlyn). Their daughter-in-law, Susan,
had endured a delicate pregnancy in the
wake of the birth of the triplets three
years ago. Their sons Jon and Andrew
are taking over “our boat business.”
The Brodies’ third son, Peter, was
married in September, and he is
working for the Royal Bank of Canada.
My daughter, Priscilla, and her
husband, Rob Kostick, produced our
second grandchild in a little more than
a year. Her name is Quinlyn Meadow.
On Saturday of Homecoming
Weekend, Alden Siegel (who recently
was elected a trustee of Centenary
College in Hackettstown, N.J.) and
Larry Knudsen held a meeting in the
Cherry Room at the Pfenning Alumni
Center. The subject matter was our 50th
reunion gift, slated for June 2010. Dave
Wister (in Chatham, Mass.) and I (in
The Villages, Fla.) tied into the meeting
via conference call. Phil Bollman was an
active, on-location participant. College
administrators Joe Samaritano ’91 and
Jim Dicker ’85 attended.
With Princeton University taking a
bye on our football schedule, Wayne
Anderson opted to attend the Harvard
game instead. Accompanied by his wife,
Joyce, and daughter, Amy, Wayne had
always enjoyed the exciting games
against P.U. Wayne promised to stop
by my home in The Villages as soon as
I become “golfable.”
Before facing some serious surgery
in late October, John Hickman
returned to campus with wife Eileen for
three Lafayette home games in the early
fall. A few days after his Oct. 23 open
heart surgery at the University of
Pennsylvania Hospital, I talked with
John on the phone. He was slated to be
released the next day following a long
succession of tests. We jokingly said we
should set a tee-off time for three
months from now.
Class Notes
1960–1961
In action not including the Patriot
League, on Aug. 30, the day of the
Alabama vs. Clemson football game, I
met with Blair Daugherty’s daughter,
Kristen, and her husband, Mark Ellers,
at the Weston Hotel in Atlanta near the
Georgia Dome. Blair lives in Simpsonville,
S.C., close to the Clemson campus.
Kristen, a graduate of Clemson, was
instrumental in my obtaining four
tickets to what was tabbed as the
Kickoff Classic. My friends and I
thus were able to enjoy the game
along with 85,000 other fans.
Tom Rennert has played golf since
he was a child, and he reported in with
his best round in many years, an even
80 at his local course. Tom
remembered shooting 79 about 25
years ago. Notwithstanding the
possibility of a stormy Vermont winter,
in making his projections for the year
2008, he fully expected to turn in 100
scores. His Novus Windshield Repair
company recently celebrated its 14th
year. Tom also was excited about his
annual visit to see his granddaughter
Vivian in Oregon.
Tom posted me on Ed Bantlow’s
operation at the Fox Chase Hospital of
North Philadelphia. Ed had one of his
kidneys removed following a discovery
of cancer in December. He was home
three days later and has been
undergoing physical therapy
to help get back into shape.
Also, the Class of 1960 wants
to congratulate Joe Maddon ’76,
Lafayette’s stylish manager of the Tampa
Bay Rays, on the Rays’ American League
championship. For his efforts, Joe was
selected American League Manager of
the Year. For my 70th birthday, my
daughter gave me tickets to a Rays
game versus the Detroit Tigers.
Stan Bochenski has just finished
illustrating a book for his wife, who has
authored Soft Skills for Tough Issues:
Fostering Interpersonal Communications
in the Workplace. The couple resides in
Santa Fe, N.M.
Finally, I am sad to report the deaths
of four of our classmates:
James “Jim” R. Adams passed away
April 28. He was a resident of Cotuit,
Mass., where he moved in 1986. An
urban renewal entrepreneur, Jim was
instrumental in the restoration of five
post-Colonial buildings in Charleston,
S.C., including the Warren Tavern
(c. 1780). His memoirs were published
under the title The Immortal Tavern.
He was a graduate of the Air Force
Academy as well as Lafayette. He
served as a paratrooper with the
1st Airborne Battle Group, 504th,
Germany. Jim is survived by his wife,
Anne, and his daughter, Alison, whom
he described as his “pride and joy.”
Bill Pappas died Feb. 25 at age 76.
At the time of publication, I was unable
to obtain an obituary about Bill, but I
remembered he was a good friend and
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brother of Bob
Brodie. Bob writes, “He was a real
great guy, and I have many fond
memories of Bill during our four years
on campus. He had spent four years in
the Navy prior to entering Lafayette
as an industrial engineering major. He
did play a good game of basketball and
was a mainstay on our Phi Kappa Psi
intramural team. I last spoke to Bill
about eight years ago. He had recently
retired and was still living in southern
California. I always remember him
as a hard and dedicated worker.”
Robert Leyden died May 4.
Following graduation from Lafayette,
Bob worked for Columbia University
at Lamont-Doherty Geological
Observatory for 25 years. He was part
of the geophysics department doing
oceanographic research around the
globe. He was also manager of
Industrial Associates there before
retiring in 1986. Bob was an avid golfer
and moved his game from the New
York City environs to Florida in 1989.
He played golf up to February 2008
before his illness overtook him. He is
survived by his wife of 47 years, Shirley,
two sons, and six grandchildren. “He
will be greatly missed by his friends
and family,” noted the obituary in the
St. Petersburg Times.
Lastly, I regret to inform you that
Richard Holler died Jan. 22, 2008,
at age 70. He is survived by his wife,
Dolores. For 34 years he was an electrical
engineer in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The demographic necessity of the
passage of time seems to be catching up
with our Class of 1960. However, with
most of us at or near the 70-year-old
mark, we have a lot of time to collectively
enjoy this life. So keep on trucking!
1961
Douglas A. Hobby
29 Rowan Road
Chatham, NJ 07928
[email protected]
John A. Harobin
President: Joseph C. Nyce
Fund Manager: Ronald E. Geesey
Reunion Chair: Edward C. Auble
John A. Harobin
The class leadership team is still
searching for additional class agents to
help promote our forthcoming 50th
reunion. We are striving to have every
living group represented by at least one
agent. In addition, the team is hoping
to find agents to represent the various
athletic teams, academic majors, and
other College groups. Again, if you
would like to assist in any way, please
contact any of the class officers listed
above. Some of the more recent
volunteer agents are George Benson
(Delta Kappa Epsilon), Dick Pell
(Sigma Chi), Jim Westkott (yearbook),
Ralph Updegrove (choir), and Norm
Gauss (industrial engineering).
We found Don Markey living in
Greenville, S.C., having recently moved
from Asheville, N.C., with his wife,
Mary Ellen. Don had worked for
Fidelity Investments and is retired.
His son, Jeff, is 26 years old.
It is with regret that we report the
passing of two of our classmates, Father
Ronald Oranczak and James George.
Fr. Oranczak was from Allentown, Pa.,
and attended Lafayette on an academic
scholarship. He graduated with a degree
in mechanical engineering and entered
the business world working initially for
Western Electric and then SI Handling
Systems, where he held two patents.
Changing careers, he worked as a
stockbroker before being drawn into
religious life. Fr. Oranczak was ordained
to the priesthood in 1978 after
graduating from Mount St. Mary’s
Seminary in Emmetsburg, Md. He
spent the rest of his career as a priest
assigned to several parishes in the
Lehigh Valley before retiring in 1999.
Fr. Oranczak was an avid golfer. He is
survived by his mother and three
Class Notes
1961
Alumni Profile DON WILTSHIRE ’61
“A career is a lifetime learning process,” says
civil engineering graduate Don Wiltshire ’61
(far left). “New technologies emerge, and you
must educate yourself and deal with them to
be successful.”
Wiltshire is a marketer, proposal writer,
and mentor for a transportation consulting
firm. Previously, he was an assistant engineering manager for engineering
consulting firm Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
“I have had the opportunity to mentor young engineers, more recently in the
Phoenix area and, in the past, Saudi Arabia, and to pass on to them some of
my experience in the field of traffic engineering and highway safety,” he says.
His commitment to the Aztech Partnership and his field led the group
to award him its first Lifetime Service Award. Aztech is a public-private
organization based in Phoenix. It transforms modern, complex technology
into an integrated traveler communication system, achieving travel efficiencies
and economic benefits from both the public and private sectors. It received
a $7.5 million grant to demonstrate the integration of various emerging
technologies called “intelligent transportation systems” into the
transportation infrastructure.
Wiltshire is among a group working to found a Phoenix chapter of the
Alumni Association.
brothers, as well as many nieces and
nephews. James George served in the
Army before coming to Lafayette. He
was born in Scranton, Pa., but moved
as a youth to Easton and graduated
from Easton High School. He was an
Easton resident and worked full time
while attending Lafayette. James was
employed by Magnetic Windings for
over 50 years and at the end of his
career lived in Forks (Pa.) Township.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene,
and two sons.
Warren Eberlein proudly wrote he
was a grandparent for the fourth time;
his eldest daughter has two children,
middle daughter now has two, with
youngest daughter still planning to
add to the clan. The Eberleins are
building a home in Ocean City, N.J.,
to make room for the extended family.
Edward Auble writes that his first
grandchild, Joshua, son of Brent ’97
and daughter-in-law Pam, was born in
January 2008. Brent works for SAIC
as a consultant. Ed’s daughter, Cindy,
is in sales with Maggiano’s in Chevy
Chase, Md., and in September married
Patricio Mercado of Bogota,
Colombia. Ed is still in the insurance
and financial advisory business and
laments the market downturn. As
reunion chair, he’s putting out a call
for help planning for our next big
reunion. Gentlemen, please drop
him a line.
After selling his 100-person
environmental consulting firm and
spending a few years doing freelance
consulting, Dick Toro was recruited
out of semiretirement by Brown and
Caldwell, a national environmental and
energy consulting firm. He is chief
engineer, air pollution control, for the
company, and director, environmental
and energy services, for the Allendale,
N.J., office.
Dick and Nancy are celebrating their
45th wedding anniversary; they met
and married while in graduate school at
the University of Delaware in Newark.
The long-term union produced three
daughters and six grandchildren, with
two of the families in San Francisco and
one in the Toros’ long-time home in
Bridgewater, N.J.
Larry and Cecily Cassel have lived
in San Francisco since the 1960s, just a
few blocks from the bay. Both Cassels
had careers with Pacific Bell (and its
subsequent name iterations). Larry
reports “no real exciting news” except
for trips to Lake Tahoe and Scottsdale,
Ariz., several times a year. Cecily has
been an avid equestrian for the last 18
years; she rides dressage several times
a week while also helping care for a
friend’s horse. Larry gave up on the
49ers and dumped season tickets after
43 years; he claims the current owners
are clueless and have ruined a team that
was top-notch for 20 years.
Samuel Watson was elected vice
president of the Washington, D.C.,
chapter of the Circumnavigators Club
at its September luncheon. The club
was founded in 1902 as a place to meet
for people who have gone around the
world in the same direction, same trip.
Sam and Wendy summer in Chaumont,
N.Y., where they sail their Flying Scot
to persistent winds off Lake Ontario.
Wendy is an associate director at the
National Institutes of Health. Their
son, Peter, is in his third year at Virginia
Tech in mechanical engineering and
was one of the few young adults with a
real job last summer. Sam claims Peter
is far smarter than he is and can actually
do math and science, talent all from his
mom, the doctor.
Thomas Grimm has agreed to
become the Tampa Bay area chair for
the alumni admissions representatives.
The College wants to get more students
from Florida, and the Tampa Bay area
has been targeted. Tom indicated his
younger son, Nils, a senior at
Vanderbilt, has been accepted at the
University of Virginia School of Law in
the Class of 2012; older son Lars
graduates this spring from Yale School
of Medicine. Tom will have a busy May
with two graduations plus his 45th
reunion at UVA Law. In spite of the
active schedule, Tom has managed to
earn a law degree, thereby qualifying
him to teach government at the
collegiate level.
Richard Shusterman sent an
expanded update on his activities for
past decades. After 40 years, he left
the Philadelphia law firm White and
Williams LLP at the end of 2007
to pursue his long-term interest in
Class Notes
1961–1962
alternative dispute resolution. Richard
and Joan (Ursinus, Class of ’61) now
have the flexibility to travel and spend
time at their winter home in Naples, Fla.
Typical alumni activities are
occupying some time. Richard returned
to campus for the Penn game with
daughter Melissa ’89 and her son,
Paris, 8. Additionally, Richard is
attending and enjoying Philadelphiaarea alumni events. There are two other
Shusterman offspring: Doug a
radiologist in Greenville, N.C. (with
two daughters Devon, 10, and Ava, 7),
and daughter Tamlyn, returned to the
Philadelphia area after 12 years in New
York performing on Broadway. Some
correspondence with John Harobin
brought a memory of Richard as a
young U.S. Army lawyer in 1967
being appointed prosecutor of a highly
publicized case—that of an Army doctor
refusing to teach military medics
how to treat skin conditions they may
encounter in southeast Asia. The doctor
was defended by lawyers from the
ACLU. The case was widely covered
by the national and international news
media, and ultimately went to the U.S.
Supreme Court, which affirmed the
conviction. Richard relates that his
military experiences made the practice
of civil law pretty tame by comparison.
As of this writing, John and Susan
Harobin have recovered from the
effects of Hurricane Ike. They were one
of the millions of households that lost
power for days and weeks, and had no
landline telephone for weeks and no cell
service for days. Living 75 miles from
the Gulf Coast allowed heavy, damaging
winds and six inches of rain after
touchdown. Their Galveston high-rise
condo survived the ordeal intact. Many
thanks to those classmates that inquired
about the Harobins’ safety.
1962
Jim Hartsel
10755 Moss Hill Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45249-3640
(513) 489-6786
[email protected]
President: Jeffrey Ruthizer
Fund Manager: John R. Weis
Reunion Chairs: James A. Lyttle,
James M. Montgomery Jr.,
Gale R. “Sandy” Schwilk
Web Page Administrator: Jim Hartsel
The mailbag is not very full this time; I
hope you will start sending more items
my way! Unfortunately, we have some
bad news, and I’ll give you the bad news
first. Since the last column, I have
learned that we have lost two more
classmates.
David Rhoads Sr. died in January
2008, but I just recently learned of it
through Howard Rednor ’68, also a
class correspondent. David, a defense
lawyer, also served as the chief trial
attorney for the Mercer County (N.J.)
prosecutor’s office and was honored
posthumously in September by the Inn
of Court at ceremonies held at the
Trenton Country Club. The Inn of
Court has a long tradition, beginning in
England, as a mentoring organization,
bringing young apprentice attorneys
together with experienced attorneys and
judges. The prestigious organization was
brought to the U.S. in 1970 by Chief
Justice of the United States Warren E.
Burger.
David was eulogized by U.S. District
Judge Anne Thompson and Charles E.
Waldron, the former first assistant
prosecutor and currently the president
of the Inn of Court. In her remarks,
Thompson described David as “an
excellent trial attorney” whose manner
enamored him to jurors. Waldron
recalled the 35 years he had known
David, saying he was both a good friend
and a brilliant trial lawyer. David’s
widow, Suzanne Henderson Rhoads,
thanked the group for the honor
accorded her late husband.
Art Vincent passed away in late
September after falling from a ladder
and suffering a stroke while in the
hospital. Joe Cornell sent this
information along to me and I have no
other details but will pass them along
when I receive them. Art made it back
to both the 40th and 45th reunions and
will certainly be missed at our 50th.
Jeff Ruthizer reports that he and
Monica attended the annual Marquis
Society dinner on campus in early
October and had a brief but enjoyable
chat with Jim Reeve and his wife,
Cheryl. Jim is still active in the
construction business on the eastern
end of Long Island where he has
been a builder for decades.
Jeff and Monica saw Joel and
Claudine Schram at a convention in
Philadelphia the next day. The Schrams
came up from Florida for the weekend
meeting.
Also in October, Jeff attended a
conference in Washington, D.C., at the
United States Chamber of Commerce
and spent some time there with former
President Arthur Rothkopf ’55, who
became executive vice president of the
Chamber of Commerce upon his
retirement from Lafayette several
years ago.
Bob Longo ’63 sent a note
expressing his enjoyment of the recent
column that described the football
exploits of our own Walt Doleschal.
Bob wrote: “I played two years with
Walter. He was amazing. He was a great
runner with speed and power. We all
know about the field goals, but he did
something that I had never seen
before—nor since. On a third and long,
he would take a pitchout and run the
sweep. On the dead run, he could kick
the ball about 40 yards. He also passed
from the same formation—recall the
football card picture of Walt passing—
so the defense didn’t know whether it
was a quick kick, pass, or run.”
If you hear the sound of buttons
popping out in California, it might the
fatherly pride of our own George
Rossmann. George’s daughter-in-law,
Dr. Jenn Rossmann, assistant professor
of mechanical engineering at Lafayette,
received a major research instrumentation
acquisition grant to enhance her
research on blood flow through diseased
vessels. The grant was used to acquire a
3-D Particle Image Velocimetry system
for measuring fluid flows. This will help
Rossmann and the students who work
with her to obtain three-dimensional
information about the flow in their
Class Notes
1962–1963
Yes, ’63 is the class for
me! Or so say (L-R)
John Cooper, Gary
Coelho, Jeb Bell, Steve
Minkel, Bert Zarins,
Michael Stillman, and
George Coolidge at
their June 7 class dinner
in Marquis Hall.
model blood vessels. Rossmann has
included several students in her research
activities, including Brent Utter ’06
and Andrew Rau ’08. Rossmann says,
“I’m excited to have received the
support, especially since National
Science Foundation budgets are
tightening. I think it reflects on the
College’s commitment to a true
integration of research and education.”
The recent announcement of our
class scholarship gift campaign for our
50th reunion may seem to have come at
the worst possible moment since it
coincided almost perfectly with the
worsening of the current economic
crisis. We need to keep in mind that the
economic crisis affects the students and
the College also, so it really underscores
the increasing need of worthy scholars
for help in the future. I hope our class
will see the glass as half full rather than
half empty!
Until next time, may God bless.
1963
D. Frederick Day
52D Springfield Ave.
Summit, NJ 07901
[email protected]
Dr. Michael A. Stillman
131 San Marco Drive
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
[email protected]
President: John H. Cooper III
Fund Manager: Robert T. Burns
Reunion Chair: Ronald A. Garfunkel
L. Steven Minkel,
[email protected]
It must be post-reunion syndrome,
because there is very little news
for this issue.
Some additional information from
the Alumni Online Community on
Richard Fyfe, who writes, “I graduated
Bob Sellar (L-R), Joe Gillings, Fred Day, and Jerry Ball converse at the
June 7 Class of ’63 dinner in Marquis Hall.
in 1964 with bachelor’s degrees in
chemical engineering and math, but
chose Class of 1963 for records. Took
both a master’s in chemical engineering
and a Ph.D. in engineering science
from Columbia University in 1966 and
1969 respectively. Spent three years
active duty in the U.S. Army Ordnance
Corps. Then followed process and
project engineering positions at the
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory,
Union Camp Corp., Koppers Co. Inc.,
Hoechst-Celanese, and Syntroleum.
Started with multiple myeloma in
1995, forced retirement in 2003.
Stem-cell transplant in 2006 at the
V.A. Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Currently reside in Duncan, Okla.,
with wife Marlis. Son Peter ’91 (B.S.,
chemical engineering) lives in Houston.
Son Stewart ’93 is finishing his Ph.D.
at the University of Wisconsin–
Madison. Peter and his wife, Shannon,
have one daughter, Grace. My latest
accomplishment is the computer
sequencing of some 300 hymns for my
Episcopal church’s pipe organ (MIDI
equipped). Also, I have sung in church
choirs since my youth, including the
Lafayette College Choir (1959–64).”
Art Topilow, on the piano, and his
brother, Carl, on clarinet, have been
playing in concerts in southern New
Jersey—a mixture of selections such as
arias, light classics, jazz, patter, movie
music, novelty songs, show tunes—
“something for everyone.”
See the accompanying photos for
pictures from our 45th reunion not
included in our last news.
Chuck Karnolt (L-R, all ’63), John K. Cooper, Bob Sellar, George Royster,
Steve Buermann, Jerry Ball, Fred Day, Marc Williamson, and Joe Gillings
dress for the occasion of their June 5 Theta Delta Chi dinner at the
Bay Head Yacht Club in New Jersey.
Class Notes
1964–1965
1964
Stephen H. Green
Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd P.C.
2005 Market St., 24th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 751–1920
(215) 665-1565 (fax)
[email protected]
President: Gordon R. Evans
Fund Manager: Jeffrey P. Brown
Reunion Chair: Jeffrey P. Brown
Thomas L. Greenbaum,
[email protected]
Sorry to open with sad news: Bob
Winkler passed away July 22. He
served the New Jersey Department of
Transportation for 38 years, retiring in
2002 to devote himself to gardening,
fishing, music, and, most importantly,
his family: wife Donna, daughters
Barbara and Donna, and four
grandchildren, to all of whom we
extend our heartfelt condolences.
Bob Berens has exerted some
political muscle on Long Island:
founding chair of the Sands Point
Village Club, president of Sands
Point Preserve, and president of
the Democracy Lab, “an interactive
online think tank” and “experiment in
democracy.” He is a development and
management consultant and, in 2007,
sponsored a private election on issues
of concern to Sands Point, at which he
was the poll watcher, inspector, and
tabulator.
Here are a bunch of “quickies”
that beg for more information from
the classmates named:
Doug Mabon did graduate work at
Wharton (University of Pennsylvania);
served Eastman Kodak in business
development, mergers and acquisitions,
venture capital, and finance; and is a
management consultant and business
broker in New York.
Dan Tuck did graduate work at
George Washington University School
of Business and is manager of the
contracts group at Robbins-Gioia LLC,
a management consulting firm.
Soles brother Dick Stump did
graduate work at Northern Illinois
University and is a principal at
Consultants in Quality Inc. in Iowa
City, Iowa, focusing on quality
management systems.
Bill Doerfel is, I believe, an analyst
for the Federal Aviation Administration
and an elder at Grace Presbyterian in
Norman, Okla. After graduating with a
bachelor’s degree in physics, he earned
a Master of Divinity degree from
Westminster Seminary.
Jack Bowers is the principal of John
Dallas Bowers LLC, a communications
consulting firm in Villanova, Pa.
Ron Johnson is an independent
mechanical and industrial engineering
professional operating out of the
Houston, Texas, area.
Paul G. Johnson owns the company
that bears his name (real estate and
consulting), as well as Maps & Facts
Unlimited Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz.
Tom Greenbaum, who started his
illustrious career at Proctor & Gamble
a LONG time ago, has owned and
operated Groups Plus Inc. since 1983.
It is in the upper echelon of qualitative
research and consulting firms. He has
written at least six books, published
more than 100 articles, appeared on
numerous television and radio shows,
published book reviews, is faster than
a speeding bullet, and is able to leap
tall buildings in a single bound!
Bob Capperella is vice president
and COO of Integrated Therapeutics
Institute, a health care consulting
company, where he specializes in
pharmaceutical and biotech strategy
development and needs assessment.
Finally, but by no means least,
Brad O’Hearn is in the public and
governmental relations and
communications consulting business
with the eponymous Brad O’Hearn
& Associates in Long Island, N.Y.,
AND is the champion emailer of
political stories and cartoons that
support my opinions of good and evil.
1965
Marshall J. Gluck
1133 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10128-1246
[email protected]
President: Edward A. McNally
Fund Manager: Howard N. Heller
Reunion Chair:
Stuart N. “Buzz” Hutchison III
Unfortunately, there is no good news
in my column. I am sad to report that
three of our colleagues have passed
away since May.
I heard from John Bruce that his
roommate, George O. Knight, passed
away Aug. 18 after a struggle with
gastric cancer. George was a member
of the marching band and a brother of
Theta Xi. He spent his junior year at the
University of Allahabad in India, and on
his return lived in McKelvy House as a
McKelvy Scholar. George went on from
Lafayette to earn a Master of Divinity
from McCormick Theological Seminary
and a master’s in social work from the
University of Chicago. An ordained
Presbyterian minister, George worked as
a community organizer in Chicago and
later moved to the Washington, D.C.,
area where he rose to become director
of NeighborWorks America, a national
nonprofit organization created by
Congress in 1978. He became a
prominent advocate for and authority
on community-based efforts to provide
affordable housing, serving on the
boards of Volunteers of America and the
National Housing Trust. He remained
active in his church, The First
Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Va.,
preaching from time to time and
serving in a variety of roles. George
retired in 2001. His first wife, Nancy
Hoyt Nichols, whom he dated in his
years at Lafayette, died in 2001. He
married again in 2004. He is survived
by his wife, the former Kathleen
Desmond, his two children, Jessica and
Sherman, and several grandchildren.
Sadly, I also heard from Gloria
Johnson that her husband, George R.
Johnson Jr., died May 4 after a brief
illness. He is survived by Gloria, his wife
of 39 years; son Geoffrey Johnson and
his wife, Robin, of Seymour, Conn; and
daughter Kimberly Izzo and her
husband, Greg, of Higganum, Conn.,
and five grandchildren: Riley, Griffin,
Kelti, Trevor, and Tessa. George worked
for 20 years at the Bunker Ramo Corp.,
first as a cost accountant and later as
controller of manufacturing. More
recently, he worked for the H.H. Brown
Shoe Co. as assistant corporate
controller. George was living in Shelton,
Conn., at the time of his death.
Finally, I am sad to report that John
M. Hunt died Oct. 8 of systemic
Class Notes
1965–1967
Alumni Profile WALTER PEDOWITZ ’65
Featured in Best Doctors in America, Walter Pedowitz ’65
specializes in adult reconstructive foot and ankle surgery at
Union County (N.J.) Orthopedic Group and is a full clinical
professor at Columbia University.
He also serves on the editorial board of Foot and Ankle
International and the coding committee for the American
Academy of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He was on the board of
directors of the New Jersey Orthopedic Society for 18 years, leading as president
for one year, and was on the board of directors of the American Orthopedic
Foot and Ankle Society for two years. He travels to discuss foot and ankle issues
and has written dozens of textbook chapters on foot and ankle problems.
“I talk a lot on various ethical, moral, and life-promoting ideas,” says
Pedowitz, a biology graduate. “Medicine gives you unique access to the
human body, lets you help people in a way that is unequalled in society,
and commits you to being a student the rest of your life. I serve with bright
people to promote the common good in medicine and the world.”
amyloidosis. John was a professor of
Greco-Roman classics at Villanova
University whose avocation was
colonial American history. He joined
the Villanova faculty in 1970 and
served as chairman of the classics
department 1993-99. For two years, he
was visiting professor at the University
of California in Santa Barbara. Since
1999, he had directed Villanova’s
graduate program in classical studies.
John wrote more than 60 scholarly
articles published in professional
journals such as Harvard Studies and
Liverpool Classics. For 25 years, he
served on the editorial board of
Classical Philology. A native of
Strafford, Pa., John could trace his
ancestry to four Mayflower pilgrims
and was a member of several colonial
societies. He was historian of the
Society of Mayflower Descendants in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and for 10 years he edited the society’s
award-winning newsletter.
I planned to be at the College for
the Lehigh game, and I hope I saw
many of you. I also hope that you will
send me more pleasant news for my
next column, whether about yourself,
your family, business, or leisure
activities.
1966
David J. De Vries
6329 Pennsboro Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717) 787-9350
[email protected]
President: Bradford C. Pierce
Reunion Chair: David J. De Vries
1967
Henry D. Ryder
30 McClelland Ave.
Pitman, NJ 08071
[email protected]
President: William Vonroth Jr.
Fund Manager: Christopher Cathcart
Reunion Chairs: Laurence G. Cole,
Thomas Royall Smith, Karl W. Pusch
Henry D. Ryder
I received an obituary from the Bucks
County (Pa.) Courier Times noting the
Oct. 23 passing of Russell Reed.
Following graduation from Lafayette,
Russell entered the U.S. Army in
October 1967 and was deployed to
Vietnam. He was awarded the National
Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam
Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Service
Medal, and the Army Good Conduct
Medal. He was regional vice president
of sales for Hartford Insurance
Company, where he worked for 23
years. At his death, he was principal of
Buckingham Insurance Services in
Doylestown, Pa., which he founded
with his wife, Mary Ellen. Russ is
survived by Mary Ellen, daughter
Ellen, son Peter, and one grandson.
Don Beaudreault was installed as
the settled minister of the Unitarian
Church of Norfolk, Va. Don writes,
“This congregation is noted for a
strong social-action profile and military
presence. Having not lived on the East
Coast of the United States for decades,
I am delighted to be here—specifically
because I am now closer to my
daughters, Claire, 27, and Therese,
25.” Don is beginning his 30th year
as an ordained Unitarian Universalist
minister.
Jim Turner, who operates the Estes
Park, Colo., Kampground of America
(KOA), reports (in November) that
the camping season is over. It was
another great season for Jim and Ruth,
their fourth in Estes Park. They spent
time after the season ended in Myrtle
Beach attending some KOA meetings
and just taking in southern hospitality.
If you visit Rocky Mountain National
Park next summer, be sure to stop at
Jim’s campground and ask for the
Class of 1967 discount. Ruth’s older
son, Paul Molnar, got married Oct. 18
at the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs
Resort in Nathrop, Colo.
Nick and Diane Azzolina remain
in Easton, where Nick is a CPA and
Diane is a school nurse. Their son
Nick, a graduate of Princeton
University, is a hydrogeologist; son
Vince graduated from Wake Forest
University and is a purchasing agent
for Volvo.
Class Notes
1968–1969
1968
Howard S. Rednor
984 S. Broad St.
Trenton, NJ 08611-2008
[email protected]
President: Robert E. Albus
Fund Manager: Steven P. Bottcher
Reunion Chair: William L. Messick
William L. Messick,
[email protected]
In September, I received a telephone call
from Joe Cox. While it’s always nice to
talk to Joe, he called to tell me that he
had met Joel Cossrow’s son, Keith.
Keith is a producer for NFL Films. It
seems that the Haverford School, where
Joe is headmaster, was honoring Steve
Sabol, an alumnus. Sabol brought Keith
along for the ceremony to show an
Emmy-winning feature Keith had
produced. The feature was about a
fellow whose life is devoted to painting
Dick Butkus. Joe was effusive in his
praise of Keith. Since that phone call,
I have been looking in the credits whenever I watch an NFL Films production
to see if Keith has been involved, and he
appears frequently. I sent an email to Joel
to get more information, but apparently
he was continuing his quest to visit every
country in the world and was not around
to reply.
Andy Alpert’s daughter Amanda
Alpert Knight ’99 was featured on the
Lafayette web site in an article about
her career activities. Amanda is
executive director of the Chicago office
of Resources for Indispensable Schools
and Educators (R.I.S.E.). The agency
is dedicated to giving children a better
education. R.I.S.E. helps schools recruit
and retain quality teachers to enable
students to achieve, and partners with
schools to improve faculty and develop
better working environments. Amanda
has been doing this since 2007. She was
inspired to enter this career by her
experience at Lafayette when Professor
Joshua Miller assigned a book entitled
Savage Inequalities. Reading the book
led to work with the Easton area Boys
& Girls Clubs and Lafayette’s Landis
Community Outreach Center.
Challenged by her work with those
groups, she enrolled in Teach for
America and subsequently taught special
needs students for two years in an
underprivileged Houston neighborhood.
Her road to law school and a legal
career was short-circuited by a love for
teaching. She was also the winner of
Special Education Teacher of the Year
honors. Amanda is active in the Lafayette
Alumni Association and served as vice
president of the Chicago Alumni
Chapter, where she organizes events.
She also serves as class correspondent,
as an alumni admissions interviewer,
and has served the Annual Fund.
Unfortunately, in addition to the
above good news, I also am tempered
by some bad news. Our classmate
Richard A. Rosen died suddenly of
natural causes at his home June 28. He
was the son of Dr. Seymour Rosen and
the late Mildred Rosen of Somers, N.Y.
While at Lafayette, Rich earned a degree
in chemistry. He subsequently attended
the University of Connecticut, where he
received a degree in pharmacology. He
was employed by Manchester Memorial
Hospital for 28 years as a chemical
pharmacist and more recently at
Middlesex Hospital in the same capacity.
Richard is survived by his wife,
Maureen, and their children, Seth and
Abby. He also is survived by a sister,
Barbara, and her husband, Rabbi Mark
Perkal; his brother, Dr. Robert Rosen,
and his wife, Elaine; and many nieces
and nephews. A memorial service to
celebrate his life was held in July.
I apologize for the paucity of my
column, but no one has provided me
with any information except for the
aforementioned Joe Cox and the alumni
office regarding Richard Rosen.
Without your assistance, it is nearly
impossible for me to produce a column.
1969
Michael L. Mouber
4001 Lincoln Drive West, Suite F
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856) 985-1000
[email protected]
President: John C. Becica
Fund Manager: Abram I. Bluestein
Reunion Chair: David A. Piacente
John C. Becica,
[email protected]
For those of you who look forward
eagerly to news of your classmates,
I apologize for not providing a column
in the last edition of Alumni News. You
should know that when the College did
not receive my column by the deadline
for that edition, I received an email
wondering after the status of my health
and offering to provide a helping hand
in the event I needed assistance. I sure
hope they weren’t thinking someone
would need to lend my family a shovel.
However, and unfortunately, there was
not much to report for the last edition.
In fact, this column contains information
about only one of us. Gentlemen, you
better get back onto the path of activity
so your achievements, or those of your
children, spouses, or siblings, can be
reported.
At the Huntington Beach, Calif., Big Game telecast party are (L-R) Tom Burns ’62, Bob Williams
’49, , Sam Pennise ’56, Harry Rosenberg ’56, Merrill Strachan ’66, Bob Sassaman ’62, Cam Meyers
’79, John Meeks ’65, Charles Tyler ’62, and John Miller ’60.
Class Notes
1969–1970
Alumni Profile TIMOTHY VAN HISE ’70
Economics and business graduate Timothy Van Hise ’70 is
assistant prosecutor and legal adviser for the Forensic Unit
of the Somerset County (N.J.) Prosecutor’s Office, where
he’s served since 1982. New Jersey Monthly named him a
New Jersey Super Lawyer in the field of criminal prosecution.
Van Hise also is an instructor in the county police
academy and the attorney general’s advocacy institute,
and occasionally serves as adjunct faculty member at the
National District Attorneys Association’s National Advocacy
Center at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. For the past few years,
he has helped Lafayette’s mock trial team prepare for its competitions, and he
helped judge one that it hosted.
He recognizes how his years as a student and soccer player still affect him.
“I’ve come to appreciate the intellectual curiosity that the faculty worked
hard to instill,” he says. “It’s still as rewarding now as it was years ago to put
together a solid investigation and successful prosecution, often of matters
about which there’s little knowledge or familiarity at the outset. And the thrill
of ‘courtroom combat’ remains—probably a function of both the classroom
competition and the athletic contests at Lafayette.”
I have read a book review of Awake
at the Wheel—Getting Your Great Ideas
Rolling (In an Uphill World) by
Mitchell L. Ditkoff. Mitchell is the
only one to report here. You should
know that my intention was to submit
for your review the entire public
account of Mitchell’s book as well as
the information about him. However,
the ever-vigilant editorial staff indicated
to me that I could not provide
copyrighted material in the column.
Consequently, I am reduced to
paraphrasing the information.
Although I cannot match the flair
of the literary review, here it goes.
Mitchell is the co-founder and
president of Idea Champions and has
led creative thinking groups for many
years. After leaving Lafayette, Mitchell
went to Brown University. I have not,
unfortunately, been provided with
information about his pursuits at
Brown. Since leaving that venerable
institution, Mitchell has pursued a
diversity of activities, from founding
a blues band to creating software.
Mitchell’s new book falls into the
“making-ideas-come-true” department.
Awake at the Wheel is about the
formation of our ideas and how we
happen to receive them. The book is
an exploration of how new ideas come
into the world.
The book begins with “The Story
of Og,” a Neanderthal who had the
idea of the wheel, and progresses
from there. Mitchell identifies the best
practices of creative people. It appears
to me that the information we can
obtain from a review of the material
will include a series of creativity tips.
Mitchell’s writing style is reported
to be easy to understand and often
entertaining. The book review was
complimentary not only of the writing
and its style, but also of the physical
production of the volume, from
printing quality to the paper used.
The book looks interesting, and
I will definitely seek out a copy.
I wish there were more information
to report. Please accept my best wishes
to you and your families.
1970
Michael H. LeWitt, M.D.
1128 Cymry Drive
Berwyn, PA 19312-2042
(610) 647-0732
(610) 993-0288 (fax)
[email protected]
President: Gary R. Platt
Reunion Chair: Gary R. Platt
Bahram Keramati made a run for the
New York State Senate this year, his
first attempt at electoral politics. He
lost the Sept. 9 Democratic primary,
but he is encouraged by the results.
He received 45 percent of the vote
and won in two of the four counties.
He enjoyed the experience, learned
a lot, met many new people, and
learned that some of his best friends
are Republicans. His campaign web
site will be maintained for a while
at www.BKforSenate.com. He now
has some experience and name
recognition under his belt and may
make another run in the future. He
retired from GE Global Research in
2004 and lives with his wife, Ruth
Andrea Levinson, on a 100-acre
farm in Galway, N.Y.
Jack Sheets is regional sales
director for Enecon Corp., in the
western Philadelphia suburbs of
Chester County. He reports that he
has nothing to report, that his life is
routine but rewarding. He worked as
an unpaid volunteer for the Obama
campaign in southern Chester County
during the primary and general
elections. He enjoyed the experience
of serving with many diverse people
and sharing the excitement of working
to elect a transformational leader. He
hopes that everyone voted, regardless
of what party they chose.
Steve Greene says that all is good
with him. His son Max is a first-year
student at Lafayette. Steve has been
married to Sylvia for 24 years and has
another son, Jake, who is a sophomore
in high school. They live in Wayland,
Mass. He has been with Riemer &
Braunstein, a law firm in Boston
with offices in New York and Chicago,
for about 35 years. He represents
banks to assist with restructuring
troubled loans—all too common
Class Notes
1970–1971
today. He has been in touch with
classmates (and fellow Pi Lams, if
memory serves) Steve Brenner,
Howie Ressler, and Mike Miller.
He has been back at campus several
times, visiting his son and reliving
memories.
Jon Marcus is director of Music for
Youth, an initiative of United Jewish
Appeal-Federation of New York, which
supports music education programs for
underprivileged young people. He was
married Aug. 15 to Debra Whitfield,
an actress and director. They had a
fantastic honeymoon in Maui. Jon also
has served as an enthusiastic mentor
for Lafayette students doing
internships.
Mike Weinstein says his life remains
on the same course, still plugging away
at his energy drink called HYDRIVE,
which is now in 20 percent of the U.S.
He cut a deal with the Dr. Pepper/
Snapple group (his former employer)
and gave them equity in the company
in exchange for distribution in their
markets. Being an entrepreneur later in
life is a challenge, but he says, “I suck
at golf,” so I don’t know what he
would do all day if he stopped working.
Of course, with the stock market on its
current course, he—and many of
us—will be working a lot longer.
Same wife, same daughter, same
house, same hobbies. Turned 60 in
November. Never thought I’d make it.
It would make my job easier if some
others wrote in a few things, even to
reassure the rest of us about your
well-being and lives. Please.
My plans for the next three columns
are a discussion of some of the changes
at Lafayette since we graduated. The
first will be on the structure of the
campus, changes in appearance,
buildings, usage, etc. The second will
cover the changes in the faculty and
curriculum, and the final, the changes in
the character of the College, influences
of education, coeducation, and the role
of the College in the world at large.
1971
Arthur H. Goldsmith
29 Forest Ave.
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 527-2640
(617) 244-1670 (fax)
[email protected]
President: Ronald C. Diment
Fund Manager: Paul H. Dimmick
This past summer, Bruce Wands
attended the 2008 International
Alumni Update
Symposium on Electronic Art in
Singapore, giving two presentations:
“Rewriting Contemporary Art History”
and “From East to West—Computer
Animation Education in China and the
United States.” Check out Bruce’s web
site, www.brucewands.com, or email
him at [email protected] or bruce@
brucewands.com. Bruce has a digital
video, Buddha Light Dance.
Paul Robert Kenyon is a selfemployed engineer and owner of
Cumulus Engineering LLC. Cumulus
consults with the small wind power
industry worldwide. Paul reports that
he bicycles for fitness and lives with wife
Jo Anne at 899 Frosty Lane, Bridgeport,
VT 05734, (802) 758-2287.
Michael Lubin died Oct. 4 in
Leesburg, Va. An attorney, Mike started
with the U.S. Customs Service, Office
of Chief Counsel, and then moved to
the Department of Justice Government
Regulations and Labor Section, where
he received the attorney general’s
Commendation Award. Mike left
government service and went into
private civil and criminal practice at
Saks, Greenbaum & Taylor. After 10
years of private practice, he became
general counsel of Pathnet Inc., a
Washington, D.C., telecommunications
firm. Mike was an avid golfer and
Larry Light ’71 joins Wall Street Journal as editor in charge of
markets coverage for Money & Investing section and is elected to
national board of Mystery Writers of America, serving as treasurer
Peter Doyne ’73 promoted to assignment judge of
Bergen County, N.J., overseeing about 500 staff members,
32 judges, and 72 municipal courts
Alan S. Pralgever ’73 joins Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
law firm in litigation department
Light ’71
Doyne ’73
Pralgever ’73
David B. Farer ’75 invited to join highly selective
American College of Environmental Lawyers, serving on
executive and program & education committees
Steve Weiss ’75 receives Distinguished Alumnus Award
from The Hun School in Princeton, N.J.
Jamie McLaughlin ’76 joins board of American Foundation
for the Blind
Farer ’75
Weiss ’75McLaughlin ’76
Class Notes
1971–1974
member and director at River Bend
Golf and Country Club. He is survived
by his wife of 35 years, Suanne, and his
two children, Kathleen and Ted. Those
wishing to remember Mike may
contribute to the Frank Ski Kids
Foundation (217–9 16th St., Atlanta,
GA 30363, www.frankskikids.org), an
organization that provides opportunities
for inner-city youth.
1972
Francis T. Julia Jr.
20403 Sawgrass Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20886-4599
[email protected]
President: Edward C. Yakobitis Jr.
Fund Manager:
Ladimer Stadner Nagurney
Reunion Chair: Raymond F. Green
Francis T. Julia Jr.
Hi there, classmates.
Unfortunately, I do not have
anything to report. I suppose we can
go with the thought that no news is
good news. But seriously, I know the
Class of 1972 is doing great things
out there. Tell me about them!
Let me fill you in on the comings
and goings of your correspondent.
Since last you read these pages, I’ve
grown a beard and my hair has gotten
grayer. I’ve run in a half-marathon in
Baltimore. I plan to run more halfmarathons next year.
So that’s it. Unless you want to hear
more about my sartorial splendor and
fitness training, send me your own
details. Send it to the College, send it
to me by email, send it to me by snail
mail, but send it.
Go ’Pards.
P.S. Digital pictures are always
welcome.
“I joined the Alumni Online Community
to get hooked up with some of the
guys I graduated with,” says Richard
Coleman ’71, who posted a class note
and photo. “We are spread all over the
globe. Anything that makes contacting
people easier.”
1973
Larry Gasda
2010 Huntington St.
(610) 758-9617
[email protected]
President: Lee Hoeting
Fund Manager: John W. Sullivan II
Reunion Chair: James C. Roberts
Caron B. Anderson,
[email protected]
This is just my second column
since accepting the position as class
correspondent at the 35th Reunion.
Even though I have limited information
to share, the quality of the news is
very good.
Peter Newman retired as an English
teacher at Nazareth (Pa.) High School
after 33 years in the classroom, but he
has stayed on as the head coach of the
boys’ soccer team and assistant coach of
the girls’ team. This past fall, he guided
the boys’ team to the Northampton
County Division championship of the
Lehigh Valley Conference. He was
named Coach of the Year by the
Express-Times newspaper for his efforts.
My senior year at Lafayette I shared
an apartment in Easton with Joe
Ferdinand, Phil Gocke, and Dennis
Vitrella. Joe, Phil, and I have kept in
touch over the years enjoying rounds of
golf and the Lehigh football game when
we can get tickets. All we knew about
Dennis was that he lived in Louisiana.
All of that changed this past summer
when Joe and Dennis celebrated a
35-year reunion in a canoe!
Joe accepted a challenge from
Dennis to canoe and portage the lakes
and rivers of the Quetico Provincial
Park of Ontario, Canada, this past
August. The two “paesanos” experienced
a spontaneous recovery of a close
friendship. They joined two geologists
and an attorney, friends of Dennis, on
a 100-mile-plus paddle and trek the
length and breadth of the Quetico.
In addition to paddling, there were
portages up and down trails originally
marked by First Nation natives and
pioneers 200 years ago.
Joe and Dennis reminisced, cooked
together again, caught up on 35 years
of personal history, laughed to tears and
side-splitting effect, all in pristine and
rugged nature accessible only by canoe.
After graduating from Lafayette,
Dennis completed a master’s at
UConn, moved to New Orleans,
and started his own company in 1978.
He and his wife, Angeles Scougall,
originally of Puebla, Mexico, have
been married 28 years and now live
in Lafayette, La. They manage large
medical conferences around the
country. Their daughter Claudia
graduated from the University of
Bologna. She resides in Verona, Italy.
Daughter Alessandra Anna, a Carleton
College grad and intrepid traveler and
adventurer, lives in Minneapolis; at
times there is a roof over her head.
I would love to hear from more
of you. Please send me an email with
information that you would like to
share.
1974
Edward K. DeHope
75 Fairwood Road
Madison, NJ 07940-1460
(973) 377-7338
[email protected]
President: Rhoda C. Rothkopf
Fund Manager: Robert A. Jacob
Reunion Chair: Joseph P. Grimes
Web Page Administrator: Jay H. Krall,
[email protected]
Rhonda Anderson moved to Alaska in
August. She is teaching in the Alaskan
Bush. Unlike some school sites in the
Bush, Rhonda’s has running water.
Rhonda plans on returning for our 35th
reunion in June and doubtless will have
some interesting stories to tell those of
us fortunate enough to be there.
Joe Grimes has assembled a strong
working committee to ensure that the
Class of ’74 has a great reunion in June.
Class Notes
1974–1975
If you would like to help, please email
Joe at [email protected].
Karen Nettler wrote an interesting
note about her passion for travel,
quoting Robert Louis Stevenson: “For
my part, I travel not to go anywhere,
but to go. I travel for travel’s sake.
The great affair is to move.” Karen
has visited 51 foreign countries, having
returned from Portugal in early
October. That fall, she and her husband
already had tickets in hand to visit
Nicaragua (52) in February. When she
is home, Karen works in Baltimore as
the director for community connections
for Jewish Community Services, where
she has worked for 19 years. Karen
closed by noting her keen appreciation
of “this journey called life.”
Neil Gray reports that while visiting
Georgetown University, he and daughter
Karen visited Neil’s former roommate,
John Hasnas. John is associate professor
of business at the McDonough School
of Business at the university, where he
teaches courses in ethics and law. John
regaled Katie with legends of the past,
including recitations of things her father
did while at school that she should not.
All had a good time.
Carolyn Schmidt wrote that she
directed the Hickory Tree Chorus at
Sweet Adeline International’s Chorus
Competition Nov. 6. Daughter Lauren,
who is attending Northwestern
University, competed for the Meloders
Chorus from the Midwest. Mother and
daughter wished each other the best.
1975
J. Gary Caputi
52 Stable Ridge Road
Monroe, CT 06468
[email protected]
President: Paul Steckel
Fund Managers: Laneta J. Dorflinger,
David R. Taschler
Reunion Chair: Charles P. Kurowsky
Web Page Administrator: J. Gary Caputi
Thanks to everyone who sent me
information for this, the winter edition
of our column. I have been flooded
with all sorts of information! Isn’t email
great? How did we ever live without it?
News from Dave Taschler
([email protected]): “It’s been a
while, so I thought I’d send you
an update on my world. I’m still at
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
in Allentown, Pa., after 33-plus years.
I am the global capability director for
commercial technology, responsible for
applications and uses of our industrial
gas products in our customer plants.
I got my doctorate in management in
2004, and that has opened the doors to
my new passion in the field of sustainable
development. In fact, I have been an
adjunct faculty member in the engineering
studies department at Lafayette since
2005 and am currently teaching a course
in support of the Engineers Without
Borders activity done by Lafayette
students in the Yoro region of
Honduras. Dr. Laneta Dorflinger and I
share the class fund manager role, and I
am very active on campus as an alumni
admissions representative and in industry
recruiting. I also participate as a
corporate champion working with [the
Office of] Career Services, working to
ensure that Lafayette’s programs are
preparing the students for a successful
job search and career in industry after
graduation. I’ve had the opportunity to
have Lafayette engineers intern in my
group for the past 10 years or so. I just
had two interns in my department this
past summer and a third at another
location. It’s great to work with the
students to help them shape their
careers.” Thanks for the terrific update,
Dave, and thanks for all that you
continue to do for the College!
Cory Laws ([email protected]) writes,
“October marked my 30th year in the
D.C. area. I don’t plan to move. After
almost 30 years in the IT industry, I
completely remade myself. Separation
and divorce were looming, so I
abandoned IT and started a home
improvement business almost five years
ago. The business is going well, and I’m
staying positive, even with the down
economy. On the more personal side,
I’m single, happy, have two awesome
daughters in college, and am thankful to
have a very good relationship with both.
All things considered, life is good.”
Thanks for sharing, Cory. You’re right,
it has been a long time since you
touched base!
Also reporting in is Dave Baron
([email protected]), who is a civil
trial lawyer in Miami. Dave was
recently in court on a case where
opposing counsel was a Lafayette
alum, Jonathon Lynn ’69. They both
agreed that whoever won the case will
send $1,000 to Lafayette in honor of
the loser. Over the years, Dave has had
cases against some other alums who
also practice in South Florida. Among
them are Gil Godfrey ’74 and Andy
Mirabito ’72. Dave says, “All have
been good guys to litigate against,
which I can’t say about all the
attorneys I deal with.” Dave and his
wife, Karen, have three kids. His oldest
daughter, Jessica, graduated from
Michigan State and played collegiate
tennis. She now works for Venus
Williams and travels around the tennis
circuit with her. His son, Matt, is a
junior at Brandeis University, and his
youngest, Alyssa, is a high school
junior.
Saul Pressner ([email protected])
says that the world of dentistry is great.
He is a member of the Deliperi group,
a study group based in Utah that
promotes tooth-conserving dentistry,
which is based on the most current
literature studies coming out of
Europe. They are writing a textbook
based upon these studies that they
hope will be used in dental schools
to educate students on these latest
techniques. He is also fortunate to be a
member of the PEARL Network, which
is based at New York University School
of Dentistry and funded by the
National Institute of Dental Research.
This network funds private-practicebased clinical research in dentistry that
ultimately will lead to better clinical
techniques in patient care. Saul and
his wife stay in touch with Jeff Levin,
Roger Heumann, Marty Cohen,
Larry Glassman and their families,
and he stays in touch via email with
Gary Cassel.
Tom Kay (nongrouchkay@
suddenlink.net) reports that he is still
employed by Dow Chemical and living
in Scott Depot, W.Va. He is now a Six
Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), which
is a quality management system. As an
MBB he teaches, leads projects, and
consults with business managers. Tom
and Joanne are approaching their 33rd
anniversary this year. They have one
son, Michael, who still lives in New
Jersey and was married this past April.
Class Notes
1975–1977
Steve Weiss ([email protected]),
still in Toronto working as a business
school professor specializing in
international negotiation, became a
first-time granddad in October. Later
that month, he received a Distinguished
Alumnus 2008 award from The Hun
School of Princeton (N.J.), and he
sends special greetings and good wishes
to everyone, especially his friends from
Soles Hall.
Here is some news from Pete
Zwart ([email protected]): “Eileen
and I live in Houston, Texas. Our son
Jonathan, after graduating from the
University of North Carolina in 2007,
lives in NYC and works for Goldman
Sachs. He works in the interest-rate
derivatives group. Our younger son,
Brian, is a junior at the University of
Texas majoring in petroleum
engineering. Eileen is a physical
therapist working in a school district in
Houston helping challenged children
thrive in a school environment. I work
for British Petroleum as the CFO for
its Gulf of Mexico business unit. We
spend our free time at Lake Travis
outside Austin, Texas, boating and
relaxing in the great Austin climate.”
Liz Stellar Fallon (mrsf10@aol.
com) says, “We’ve been in the sunny
state of South Carolina since August.
Chip ’73 plays a lot of golf. I am
teaching at a Title I school in
Charleston County, which is very
different than Millburn, N.J., where
I worked for the last eight years. Our
three girls are with us. Katie is helping
at a nursing home, Becky is a research
tech at the Medical University of South
Carolina learning good skills for a
future Ph.D. (while getting paid
for a job she loves), and Caroline
is a freshman at Coastal Carolina
University in Myrtle Beach. Charleston
is a beautiful city filled with great
history, food, and people.”
Sad news to report: Maureen
Sundman Angevine died in September
of complications from a brain tumor
and stroke. Maureen had battled her
brain cancer for 14 years. She is
survived by her husband of 33 years,
Robert, daughter Rebecca Spence,
and sons Peter and Colin. She is also
survived by her parents, Margaret and
John Sundman of Oldwick, N.J., two
sisters, three brothers, and 18 nieces
and nephews. Her youngest brother
passed away in April due to ALS. Our
thoughts are with the Angevine family
at this sad time.
More sad news, this time from Jeff
Ketchum ([email protected]),
who writes from Bethesda, Md., that his
dear wife leisa (that’s right, lowercase
“L”) passed away back in May. Together,
they fought a two-and-a-half-year battle
with her liver cancer. Jeff is still in the
patent business after getting an electrical
engineering degree 30 years ago when
his philosophy of religion degree from
Lafayette “failed to feed me,” as he put
it. Jeff, please accept the condolences of
everyone from the Class of 1975 for
your tragic loss.
Thanks again to everyone who took
the time to write. Say, are there any
other pilots out there? If so, send me
your flying stories, and I will post them
next time (or, if you’re in the area, I’ll
meet you at 44N for brunch). Then,
we’ll move on to another hobby after
that—this could be lots of fun!
1976
Betsy Huston Fadem
[email protected]
Susan Krieger Harris
[email protected]
President: James A. Curnal
Fund Managers: Lori Glauberman Rubin,
Debra Waldele Champagne,
Ellen Kravet Burke,
Susan Barnes Carras
Reunion Chairs: Ann Shellenberger Bell,
Susan B. Tischler
James P. Simos, [email protected]
Greetings, everyone!
Arguably the biggest news of the fall
season was that our own Joe Maddon,
manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, took
his team all the way to the World Series.
Although they ultimately lost to the
Philadelphia Phillies in five games, Joe
managed Tampa Bay to a 97-65 regular
season record, good for first place in
the American League East, a division in
which the Rays had finished in last place
nine of their 10 seasons of existence,
and never won more games than they
lost in a season. He was named
American League Manager of the Year.
Congratulations to Joe for this award
and an outstanding season!
We heard from Larry Flynn, a
partner in the New York law firm of
Gottesman, Wolgel, Malamy, Flynn &
Weinberg PC, that he has been back to
Lafayette many times in recent years.
His eldest, Erica, graduated in 2005,
and younger daughter Lauren ’11 is a
sophomore living at McKelvy House.
Larry highly recommends that any
alums with a child attending Lafayette
go to the Legacy Dinner. This year,
he connected with Lisa Carril, an
educator in Pennington, N.J., whose
nephew Pete ’12 attends Lafayette.
He also enjoyed chatting with fellow
Fiji and guest speaker Jay Mottola ’72
and meeting Jeff ’79 and Pat Winkler
Schor ’82.
Finally, Susie Tischler sends news
that she is doing well in south Florida
selling real estate and working and
volunteering for Gilda’s Club, which
recently hosted a Casino Night
fundraiser that was a huge success. She
got together with Ray ’75 and Ellen
Kravet Burke over the summer in
Avalon, N.J., and they had a terrific time.
Many thanks to those of you who
have sent updates. Keep the news
coming. And if you have not done so
recently, please let us know what’s
going on in your life!
1977
D. Kirk Harman
1510 Unionville-Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6755
[email protected]
President: Barbara Levy
Fund Manager: Michael A. Saffer
Reunion Chairs: Barry I. Bregman,
Michael Margello,
Nancy Edgar Winkler
Paula Askman Byrum,
[email protected]
Stephen T. Potako was recognized
by his peers in 2007 and 2008 as a
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer as published
by American Lawyer Media and the
Philadelphia Business Journal. After
Lafayette, Steve, or “Spud” as the Fiji
brothers know him, spent a couple years
Class Notes
1977
in the business world. He then attended
Villanova University School of Law,
earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence
degree in 1982. With the law firm of
Post & Schell in Philadelphia, Steve
focuses his practice on defense of
workers’ compensation matters. In 2002,
he was the first defense counsel ever to
be honored by the Philadelphia Bar
Association with the Martha J. Hampton
Memorial Award in recognition of his
dedication to the practice of workers’
compensation with qualities of strong
advocacy, professionalism, fairness, and
a high standard of respect for all parties
involved in litigation.
James Lundy was inducted into
the Hazleton (Pa.) Area Sports Hall of
Fame in September. He had over 1,600
points in his high school basketball
career, with 616 points in his senior year
alone. He also lettered in baseball. At
Lafayette, Jim lettered all four years in
basketball and scored over 600 career
points. He has been an insurance
executive since 1980, and he and wife
Lynn live in Hazleton. Their daughter,
Kelli, is a college student.
Cathy Altschul Appel and Arthur
Appel ’76 are happy to announce the
engagement of their daughter Robyn
’05 to Adam Buchwalter ’04. Robyn
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
psychology and received her doctorate
in physical therapy from Temple
University in 2008. She works for
Kessler Rehabilitation in New Jersey.
Adam graduated magna cum laude
from Lafayette with a double major in
history and anthropology & sociology
and, in 2008, graduated cum laude
from St. Johns Law School. He is
an attorney for the law firm Levine
Desantis & Associates in Millburn, N.J.
A November wedding is planned.
Keeping with the ’Pard family tradition,
Cathy and Art’s son Douglas ’08
graduated cum laude with a degree in
anthropology & sociology. He is
pursuing a master’s in public health at
Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Nancy Edgar Winkler writes, “For
Christmas last year, my kids gave Jim
and me tickets to a show in Sag Harbor,
N.Y. Although scenic Sag Harbor is
only about 45 minutes from my home,
I had never been there (except maybe
once as a teenager). So one lovely
evening in July, we had a terrific time
eating at a great restaurant and walking
around the village before the show at
the Bay Street Theatre. Walking down
Main Street, I saw a guy approaching
who looked familiar. Turned out it was
Paul Haviland, who, though he lives
in Connecticut, keeps his boat in Sag
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Harbor. We had a nice chat on the
street. Two months later, some friends
asked us to go to a different show at the
same theater. We had another delicious
dinner in another wonderful restaurant,
and while we were dining, a guy came
in to look for his family or friends.
Yes, there was Paul again. Twice in
one season in a place I had never been
before! Can only say what a small world
this is. Hope everyone is doing well.”
Mike Margello writes, “We have
been traveling a lot, watching our
youngest, Nick (6 feet, 265 pounds),
play center for the Rhodes College
Lynx. Our eldest, Michael (Columbia
’07), passed his Series 7 and 66 financial
certification exams. And I am a graduate
(read: survivor) of the Richard Petty
Driving School.”
David Rosenkrantz informs us that
daughter Emily is in her second semester
at Middlebury College in beautiful
Vermont as a theater and psychology
double major. She hopes to spend
a semester abroad in Prague. Son
Stephen is cruising through his junior
year at Emmaus (Pa.) High School and
spends all his spare time playing electric
guitar. Wife Sue Zarrow is enjoying
their new dog, Sasha, and planning an
active winter skiing now that her knee
is healed. David backpacked 120 miles
Stephen Potako ’77 recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
in Philadelphia magazine
Alan Beckoff ’78 appointed judge in Kings County (Brooklyn)
Family Court
Ng Keng Hooi ’79 joins Great Eastern Holdings in Singapore
as chief executive
Potako ’77
Beckoff ’78Ng ’79
Ron Harris ’79 becomes vice president of sales at
iBelong Networks
Harold Hocking ’81 inducted into Northern Anthracite
Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
David Rappaport ’81 produces, co-stars in musical
Crossroads at Laurie Beechman Theater in Manhattan
Harris ’79
Hocking ’81
Rappaport ’81
Class Notes
1977–1978
Alumni Profile KEVIN loKAY ’78
Kevin Lokay ’78 is president of the Americas for European
pharmaceutical company EUSA Pharma Inc., which
focuses on oncology, pain control, and critical care.
“Some of it is getting resources from EUSA or helping
EUSA acquire resources through investors or prospective
investors,” he says of his role. “Then I try to allocate
those resources across different products, products in
development, short-term projects, and long-term
projects.”
Lokay was CEO of Cytogen Corp. before its purchase by EUSA and has
worked in the oncology field for the last 11 years. He believes it’s an exciting
time to be involved in the development of new cancer treatments.
“The most rewarding thing for me is bringing products to patients that
make a huge difference in the quality of their lives,” he says. “When you’re
having a tough day at the office, the thing that makes you feel better is
recognizing the fact that in the end, if the products are used appropriately for
the right patients, those patients will benefit and you played a role in that.”
on the John Muir trail in Kings Canyon
National Park and Sequoia National
Park, Calif., and ended with the
summit of Mount Whitney, the highest
peak in the Lower 48. Previous trips
included crossing the Grand Canyon
twice and a 50-mile backpack trip on
the Teton Crest Trail in Wyoming.
Next trip is a toss-up between the
Colorado Rockies or the northern
Alaska wilderness. They watch every
football game they can and take their
kids to a few b-ball games each year.
Chauncey Browning continues to
travel. He writes, “I’m sending this to
you from Hong Kong, where I spend
3-4 months a year. Still vice president,
general merchandise manager, for Dollar
Tree Stores. I ran into Rob Collins ’78
in our Chesapeake, Va., office a few
months ago. It was great to see him. My
son, Chauncey IV, has been attending
the New York Film Academy, and my
daughter, Racheal, is a senior at Hickory
High School in Chesapeake.”
Russell Neithammer writes, “Some
of you may remember my interest in
Appalachian fiddling from back in the
day. That interest has persisted and
developed over the years, and I am
now proud to tell you about some
recent recording projects I participated
in with some of my musical buddies.
The first CD contains a set of
traditional Appalachian tunes played by
the Cliffhangers, including yours truly
on guitar (http://www.devachan.com/
cliffhangers). I also had the privilege
of playing guitar for a set of newly
composed tunes by my friend Mark
Simos for the CD Clifftop Notes, Vol.1
(http://www.devachan.com/
clifftopnotes/index.htm). In addition,
my wife, Nancy, and I made a CD that
features the two of us playing fiddles,
along with a great band we called Out
of the Woods. While not available for
sale, this CD is sure to become an
underground classic.”
Keep the updates coming.
1978
Kent R. Buzard
9113 Cotton Press Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 910-1495
[email protected]
President: Charles M. Snyder
Fund Manager: John A. Broderick
Reunion Chairs: Alan C. Good Jr.,
Carol Coffey Tarsa
Melinda Kwasnik Kraus,
[email protected]
A mandate for change swept across
the country this fall; fortunately, your
humble class correspondent was ahead
of the curve. In August, I changed
jobs, and my family and I moved
across town to a new house we had
been building. If some of you tried to
get in touch with me, I apologize, as
my address, my email, and my home
phone number all changed. I assure
you I am not in the witness protection
program, and all of the contact
information above is now correct. If
any of you want to move to Charlotte,
I currently own two houses, and I am
willing to make a deal!
Despite my changes making it
difficult, Kip Mentzer found me, and
we had dinner together while he was
in town for a conference. Good to see
Kip again, as we attended both high
school and Lafayette together. With
one daughter’s wedding and his other
three kids in college or about to be,
Kip is not going to quit his day job
any time soon.
Kevin Lokay is the subject of a
nice article in the alumni section of
the Lafayette web site. Kevin is now
president of EUSA Pharma Americas
after EUSA bought Cytogen. The
company makes cutting-edge drugs
that are making a difference in the
treatment of many types of cancer. We
wish him the best in that endeavor.
Harvey Alfred Falk III reports
his son, Michael, is a lieutenant in the
Army Airborne Rangers and is
deployed in Iraq. Daughter Sarah is
studying art history in Florence, Italy,
and daughter Emily is attending
college at Louisville. Ann Collins
Wasson was moderator for the Indian
Nations Presbytery this past year.
David S. Slick was promoted to
partner at Simpson Gumpertz &
Heger Inc.
I want to add my congratulations
to my Zeta Psi fraternity brother Joe
Maddon ’76 on coaching the Tampa
Bay Rays to the World Series. Joe left
Lafayette his senior year to play minor
league baseball. We all thought he was
crazy, but it has worked out well for
him! Go Rays!
That’s all I have for now, so please
send me stuff. I promise I won’t move
again any time soon.
Class Notes
1979–1980
1979
Thomas J. Feehan Jr.
5005 40th Place
Hyattsville, MD 20781
[email protected]
President: Bonnie Butler
Fund Manager: Laurie B. Samet
Reunion Chair: Gregory D. Eggert,
Laurie B. Samet
Dermot M. Murphy,
[email protected]
WHAT? 30 Years? Is that possible?
Reunion XXX?
It doesn’t seem like that many years
have passed since we flung our
mortarboards into the steamy air of
Kirby Field House as we left our marks
on our alma mater. Well, let’s get
together in June and catch up on the
marks we’ve made in the real world.
Our reunion co-chairs, Laurie Samet
and Greg Eggert, have been working
diligently to organize our best reunion
ever, and it looks to be a great event
and a great turnout. Laurie sent me the
following link, http://gallery.me.com/
lsametpt/100008, containing lots of
photos from our 25th reunion in 2004.
I hope you will take a minute to look at
these and begin wondering about some
of the faces you see, where they are and
whether they’ll be returning for the
event. Several folks have emailed me for
contact information on classmates
they’d like to hook up with at the
reunion, so feel free to do the same,
and plan to return and meet your old
friends during the weekend of June
5-7. Don’t wait until it’s too late.
Zelda Tetenbaum Yoder wrote
to share that she and husband Mark
Yoder ’77 are doing well and now
experiencing the empty nest, having a
son at Oberlin College and a daughter
at Franklin & Marshall. Zelda has been
working for the past 20 years in adult
literacy education at Reading (Pa.)
Area Community College. She is a case
manager supporting adult students who
are transitioning from GED or ESL
classes to postsecondary education or
more satisfying employment. The
Yoders reside in Reading. Joe O’Neill
spent August and September with his
daughter in northern Spain, walking
170 miles across the Camino de
Santiago, an ancient pilgrim route used
since the Middle Ages to reach the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela,
where the remains of St. James the
Apostle are believed to be interred. His
daughter, Laura, is 19 and a sophomore
at the University of Washington in
Seattle. Son Brian, 21, is also at the
U. of Washington and is a Sigma Nu
fraternity brother (like father, like son).
Joe, wife Amy, and youngest son Paul,
13, live in Sammamish, Wash. Joe is
president of Tiger Mountain Group
LLC, a consulting firm in Bellevue,
Wash.
Malcolm Hall resides in Darien,
Conn., and wrote to say he commutes
to New York City on the train several
days a week with Jamie McLaughlin
’76. Malcolm also stays in touch with
Rick Fine, M.D. He missed the
Lafayette alumni soccer game last fall
as it conflicted with his coaching duties
for his son’s soccer game. Barbara
Kerlavage Siegel wrote to say she has
returned to the workforce full time as
an education advocate with The ARC
of Chester County (Pa.). Her position
involves helping parents of children
with disabilities navigate the
complexities of the government
agencies and education systems. Her
daughter graduates from high school
this year, and her son enters high school
at the same time. She spent time this
past summer with Drs. Laura Roberts
and Catherine Hanlon, and regularly
trades emails with Carol Way Kurz
and Peggy Savage.
Speaking of Catherine Hanlon, she
sent me an email requesting additional
information on the Reunion Weekend
schedule. She’s hoping to attend at least
one day of the celebration. Her work
schedule keeps her moving, chairing the
emergency department as well as being
the director of the hyperbaric unit at
Monmouth Medical Center in Long
Branch, N.J. My buddy and old roomie
from frosh year, Lew Stival, recently
joined the ranks of noted authors, with
the release of his book Understanding
Athletic Recruiting: A Comprehensive
Guide for the High School Student
Athlete. Information on his book can be
obtained at www.urbanministries.com.
At the Lafayette–Penn football game
last fall, I encountered Jeff Glascott,
who was on campus visiting his
daughter, Jillian ’10. Jeff organized a
get-together of a number of men from
our class at the Lafayette–Lehigh game.
Unfortunately, my deadline for this
column was two weeks before the
Lehigh game, so you will just have to
attend our reunion in June to get the
juicy details of that Jeff Glascott
Production.
With sadness, I report the passing of
Robert T. “Bob” Long, who died
unexpectedly July 22 in Berlin, Vt. Bob
was born in Summit, Vt., and grew up
in New Jersey. At the time of his death
he was a highly regarded chef instructor
at the New England Culinary Institute
(NECI). His culinary skills and
reputation were renowned, as he was
named the NECI Chef of the Year in
2005. Bob was also well-known for his
ownership of the four-star restaurant
Frenchtown Inn in New Jersey. Bob was
a beloved brother of Theta Delta Chi
while at Lafayette, was perennially active
in intramural and other sports, and was
a dedicated fitness fanatic throughout
his life, preparing recently to test for his
black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He’s dearly
missed by the brothers of TDC and his
many friends.
With great pride, our class has been
honored with the Robert Tinsman ’01
Award, which recognizes the class
achieving the most improved College
Fund total. Thank you, and congratulations
to all of our classmates whose generosity
made this possible.
Remember, June 5 –7! Contact me
for info if you need it. See you there!
1980
Susan Sheehan Lee
1209 Wisteria Drive
Malvern, PA 19355-9736
[email protected]
President: Open
Fund Manager: Sallie W. Howell
Reunion Chair: Daniel T. Everett
Erica S. Bonime
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1981
You’ll find Rob Little ’80,
Pete Geosits ’81, Bill
Tucker ’81, Jim Rufe ’81,
Dave Harris ’80, Mike
Corbo ’81, Len Fruci ’79,
Chris Watts ’81, and Lou
Seneca ’81 at Martha’s
Vineyard for the fourth
annual Fiji golf weekend.
Celebrating the 50th birthday of Joe Brugger
’80 are (front, L-R) Rick Speaker ’81, Jim
Flanigan ’81, Joe, Pete Gargiulo ’81, and
George Hahn ’78; (back) Alan Good ’78,
Steve Bulger ’81, Bill Johnston ’81, and
Hal Hocking ’81.
1981
Laura Isken Doyle
9706 Layminster Lane
Vienna, VA 22182-4404
(703) 255-1570
[email protected]
President: Antonio F. Fernandez
Fund Manager: Sharon Tchon Gruet
Reunion Chair: Daniel B. Rockafellow
Lots to report once again! Thanks to
everyone who responded to my email
for news. In October, Laurie Stull
Geosits, Wendy Miller Hart,
Bernadette Maher Flanigan, Michelle
Math Bross, Ana Duarte McCarthy
and Monica Sullivan Doyle met in
Princeton at the Alchemist and
Barrister for Sunday brunch. Everyone
had a great time catching up on kids,
who range from kindergarten to
college; careers; current events; and
of course, some time reminiscing
about Lafayette College. A girls’
getaway weekend in February is
being planned to celebrate the
BIG 50th birthdays!
Lori and Carl DiPiazza’s daughter
Sara is a first-year student at Penn
State. She is in the business school and
enjoying herself. Lori and Carl went to
the Penn State vs. Oregon State game
in September with over 108,000 fans
in Beaver Stadium! It was quite an
experience—a huge tailgate party and a
great game. Their daughter Jacqueline
is a sophomore at Montville (N.J.)
High School and just turned 16. She
plays varsity and travel softball, soccer,
and winter track.
Cam and Cathy Cochran ’82
Warner’s son, Duncan, is a first-year
student at Franklin & Marshall. The
school’s president, many of you may not
know, is a fellow ’Pard, John Fry ’82.
Tony and Sue DePhillips ’83
Fernandez’s oldest daughter, Christina,
is a first-year student at Holy Cross in
Worcester, Mass., and seems to be
settling in well. Their middle daughter
is a sophomore in high school, and the
youngest daughter is 9 and in fourth
grade. Tony was just promoted to chief
supply chain officer for Cadbury and has
started to travel quite a bit back and
forth from New Jersey to London.
Tony attended homecoming this year,
as it was also the 80th anniversary of
KDR fraternity. He ran into David
Gurniak and Jeff Goldberg (who now
goes by Jeff Mitchell) as well as Kevin
Rhodes ’82 and John Priola ’82.
Dave Turner wrote, “We had the
11th annual Anne Wolfe Turner
Christian Education Fund golf outing
and dinner on Saturday, Oct. 18 at
Lederach Golf Club in Harleysville, Pa.
This is a fund we set up after my mother
died 12 years ago. The fund has
contributed more than $100,000 to
various church building projects and
charitable causes over the past 11 years.
From our class, Tim McAndrew,
Ken Grevers, Bill Parkes, Bernie
Fitzgerald, Mark Mulholland, and
Rick Speaker contributed to and
participated in the event. Other
Lafayette graduates who participated
included my Dad, Bill Turner ’55;
my ever wonderful wife, Nancy
Hollendonner Turner ’82; my
brother, Jim Turner ’82; Steve Buck
’82; Bill Wetzel ’82; and Phil ’82 and
Jenny Glock ’84 Cinelli. As always, it
was a great day made even better by a
strong ’Pard showing.”
Dave and his wife, Nancy, also
attended a 50th birthday party Oct. 5
at the home of Joe ’80 and Toni
Mignogna ’82 Brugger to celebrate
Joe’s BIG day! In attendance were Barb
Mignogna ’79 (Toni’s sister), Alan
Good ’78, George Hahn ’78, Dave
Hansen ’80, Steve Bulger, Hal
Hocking, Rick Speaker, Bill Johnston,
Jim and Bernie Maher Flanigan, and
Pete Gargiulo. It was a great party. Joe
even had the opportunity to front the
band, playing harmonica in a way that
would make Bob Dylan proud! The
night ended with Macy’s-style fireworks.
Turning 50 is just ’round the corner for
all of us!
Mike “Gags” Gagliardi and Dodie
Ownes report that their son, Paul, 13,
just completed a winning season in
football, going all the way to the
playoffs. Now that the snow is flying,
Gags is spending time slope-side. He
just took on the job of national sales
manager for Never Summer
snowboards, a premium brand
produced right in Denver. Dodie has
been producing webcasts for Library
Journal and launched a newsletter in
the spring for School Library Journal
titled SLJ Teen, which is targeted to
young adult and teen services librarians.
One thing I should add about Gags
is he participated in a charity event
sponsored by Outdoor Divas, a
women’s active sportswear shop in
Boulder. The group behind the event,
Boarders for Breast Cancer Research,
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1981–1982
organized a fashion show titled Divas
in Drag. Guess who was a model? Yes,
hairy, bearded, and heavily made-up
Gags, eyeshadow and everything.
Thankfully, he was only modeling
women’s active sportswear, like a skort
and yoga top. I just can’t imagine what
that sight looked like! (See photo.)
Stevin Zorn left Pfizer after 19 years
and has returned to New Jersey as
executive vice president of research at
Lundbeck, which specializes in drugs
for psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
He is now based in Paramus, N.J., with
his wife, Priscilla, and children, Asa, 17,
Sam, 15, and Shaylah, 11, four chatty
parrots, and four noisy dogs. He would
love to hear from any former classmates
still in the area. His email is stevinzorn@
gmail.com.
Mike Corbo’s fourth annual Fiji
gathering at his home in Martha’s
Vineyard was attended by Chris Watts,
Jim Rufe, Bill Tucker, Lou Seneca,
Pete Geosits, Rob Little ’80, Len
Fruci ’79, and Dave Harris ’80. It was
a challenge this year due to Hurricane
Ike, the financial meltdown, jury duty,
parent’s weekends, etc. A great time was
had by all in a weekend filled with golf,
wiffle ball, and reliving life at Lafayette!
Kristin MacCartney Fitzpatrick,
Beth Eckenrode Cennami, and
Sharon Tchon Gruet met for lunch in
Acton, Mass., this summer. They
enjoyed catching up on family news.
Sharon, our class fund manager, has
decided to use both email and letter
mailings for the class fund request. She
would love you to email and let her
know if you liked the email version or
would prefer receiving the hard copy
only. Lafayette is trying to cut a bit of
the mailing costs and hopes to utilize
that money for the College. Her email
address is [email protected].
Mike and Ana Duarte McCarthy had
a summer party at their house in July—
“Rock, Ribs, and Rum.” What a great
theme! Pete and Laurie Stull Geosits,
Monica Sullivan Doyle, and Bob and
Michelle Math Bross attended.
Monica’s oldest daughter, Shannon, is a
first-year student at George Washington
University. Morgan is a junior in high
school, and son Conor is a first-year
high school student.
Keep the news coming in. I would
love to hear from those of you who
haven’t kept in touch over the years.
Wishing you a wonderful 2009!
1982
Robert J. Meindl Jr.
3 Nolan Farm Road
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-3393
[email protected]
President: Joan Dowgin Hilovsky
Fund Manager: Tracy Hagert Sutka
Reunion Chair: William M. McCartan
During a charity fashion show, Mike “Gags”
Gagliardi ’81 models what the style-conscious
hirsute gal is wearing this season.
Hello, all. I was overwhelmed with
responses for this issue. I didn’t even
have to make up any stories to fill space.
Thanks for making it so easy to keep
Where the boys aren’t: (L-R)
Laurie Rhodes Cautilli ’82,
Nancy Smolenski Laughlin ’82,
Lisa Harfst D’Augelli ’81, and
Cathy Fowler Conte ’82 meet at
Fishers Island, N.Y., for their
annual girls’ weekend.
everybody updated on what’s going on
in your lives. I would like to challenge
those of you who haven’t emailed me
with an update to send something for
the next issue. It would be especially
great if you take it upon yourselves to
get in touch with friends from your
fraternity, sorority, sports team, social
club, etc., and send in a group update.
I’d like to thank Cathy Fowler Conte
for starting this important and timesaving trend with her story on the
annual girls’ weekend. Look later in
this column for Cathy’s update.
Unfortunately, I have to relay a
sad update as our first story. James P.
Braisted Jr. passed away Aug. 8, a year
after being diagnosed with liver cancer.
James was a real estate attorney who
loved flying, spending time with his
family, and participating in his church
and his community. He leaves behind
his wife, Rebecca, and 16-year-old son,
Tim, as well as a large extended family.
At Lafayette, he was a member of
KDR and participated in the Lafayette
Christian Fellowship and several
band organizations.
In the category of “wow, it’s a small
world, isn’t it”: I independently heard
from both Carolyn Fast Coffin and
Jenny Marshall Weisburger about an
interesting coincidence that happened
to them this summer. It seems that both
families, unbeknownst to the other,
were vacationing in Costa Rica at the
same time. Carolyn writes, “I was
visiting a hot springs attraction with
my family for an evening of soaking,
followed by dinner. Imagine my surprise
when I emerged from behind a waterfall
to hear a familiar voice saying, ‘Carolyn
Fast, is that you?’ There was my firstWINTER 2009 • lafayette 41
Class Notes
1982
Alumni Profile JULIE MULVIHILL ’82
As CEO of Crystal Springs Resort in Vernon, N.J.,
Julie Mulvihill ’82 takes very seriously her responsibility
to make sure patrons enjoy themselves. The largest
employer in Sussex County, Crystal Springs Resort
includes seven golf courses, two hotels, two spas,
and 12 restaurants.
“A group of guys smacking the ball around for four
hours or a bride with her bridesmaids giggling and
sipping champagne as they prepare for the big
moment—it is so refreshing to be reminded that the world is not all doom
and gloom. Far from it,” says the government and law graduate. “Guys still
get together with old buddies and act 17, mothers still cry when they watch
their daughters walk down the aisle, and kids will always think that mini bars
are the coolest things ever invented. I am thankful I’m in a business that is
instrumental in producing good times.”
Mulvihill is custodian of a wine cellar that houses over 57,000 bottles,
including 100 100-point wines. It has received the Wine Spectator Grand
Award three years running.
year roommate and friend, Jenny
Marshall Weisburger! Jenny, husband
Michael, and two of their children were
vacationing at the same hotel where our
tour group was encamped, at the base
of a spectacular active volcano.” Jenny
writes that she and her family stayed in
a beautiful hotel by the Arenal Volcano
where every room had an incredible
view of the volcano, which actually
rumbles and spits smoke periodically.
One evening, she and her husband
headed to the Eco Termales Hot Springs
for a soak in the volcanically heated
pools there. No matter that it was
pouring rain and thundering and
lightning; that only added to the fun.
So there she was in the dark—in a pool
surrounded with tropical plants, the
water temperature 105 degrees—thick,
hot steam rising all around her, her
glasses totally wet and fogged up, and
thunder and lightning crashing all
around. She says, “I couldn’t even find
my family at that point, couldn’t see a
thing, and had to keep dipping my
glasses in the water to get the steam and
rain off them so I could see. I had just
done that when someone waded past me
who looked familiar. It was Carolyn.” In
the dark with their wet hair and bathing
suits, they had fun catching up on the
past 25+ years. You’d think they would
be more likely to run into each other
somewhere between Westchester and
Boston, but they had to go all the way
to Central America.
I also heard from our former
correspondent, Marie Bilotti Grimm.
When she wrote in August, she was
getting ready to send her oldest off to
college at Brandeis University in
Waltham, Mass. I’ll have to make a point
of getting together with her as Brandeis
is not very far from where I live in
Wayland, Mass. Maybe she’ll give me
some tips on how to “transition” the
correspondent job to someone else…
Sue Balka Aiani has had quite a
change recently. She’s been working
for the Chubb Group of Insurance
Companies for over 10 years as a special
investigator for workers’ compensation
claims. She recently transferred from
the Philadelphia office down to Atlanta.
The timing seemed right, as both her
children are in college and she was
ready for a new adventure! Her son,
Ken, is at Delaware Valley College and
her daughter, Lauren, is at Villanova
University. So, she now works on claims
out of Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida,
which is a whole new world to her.
As a correspondent, there are some
people that I find I need to look up in
the yearbook—mostly because of
advancing age and memory loss—while
there are others whose smiling faces I
just remember. As soon as I received
the email from Tom O’Connor, his
face popped into my head like it was
yesterday. Tom writes that it has been a
very busy year at the O’Connor house
with three children in college. Their
daughter Emily was accepted for the
Lafayette Class of 2012 but decided to
study nursing at the College of New
Jersey instead. Tom was recently
promoted to plant manager of the
Astoria Generating Station owned by
USPowerGen. He and his wife, Susan,
celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary by spending a few quiet
days in beautiful Spring Lake, N.J.
Their family still resides in Nanuet,
N.Y.; any fellow ’Pards who visit the
Palisades Mall are welcome to stop by
their house. Tom also enjoyed a great
round of golf at the annual reunion
outing with Pete Ramsey, Dave
Marione, and Jim Valenti.
Cathy Sigda Voorhees writes that
she and her husband are raising two
middle schoolers who are competitive
gymnasts. Marien is in eighth grade and
is looking at high schools to attend next
year, with one of the criteria being
which school will allow her to practice
gymnastics at least nine hours
a week. While college is still a ways off,
Lafayette does not have a gymnastics
team, so it is a tough sell. John, who
is in fifth grade, practices 11 hours a
week. Needless to say, Cathy and her
husband spend a lot of time at the gym.
Her husband, David, is a patent
attorney handling patent litigation
and patent prosecution at his firm.
In addition to caring for her family,
Cathy is still working full time as a
patent attorney at Venable LLP in
Washington, D.C. She recently was
named the transportation committee
chair of the Mount Vernon Council of
Citizens’ Association. Her responsibility
is to guide the committee during a
time of low budgets and increasing
transportation congestion. Consequently,
she is learning transportation law as well
as transportation funding policies while
trying to persuade Fairfax County to
spend money in her district. She and
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1982
her family are also avid recreational
vehicle campers.
Renae Schneck Biale is living in
Basking Ridge, N.J., and continuing to
manage her public relations firm, RCB
Communications. She is giving back to
Lafayette by serving a three-year term
on the Council of Lafayette Women.
She frequently visits the campus for
meetings and events, as well as to see
her daughter’s field hockey games.
Renae writes that Alexa ’12 is a firstyear student and, ironically, is living on
the same floor in the same dorm I lived
in my first year, 4th floor South
College! She has become friendly with
several other legacy students whose
parents graduated with Renae including
Carter Rufe ’12, Spencer Honeyman
’12, and Heather Keefe ’12, to name
a few. She is also taking an art history
class with Diane Ahl, who was Renae’s
art history professor. Renae says, “It’s
great to relive the Lafayette experience
through Alexa’s eyes.”
Sandy Metzger Honeyman reports
that she and her family are all doing
well. She and her husband, Jason
Honeyman ’81, live in Weston, Mass.,
and Jason practices intellectual property
law in Boston. Their son, Spencer, is a
first-year student at Lafayette! He is
loving it so far. She writes that it has
been great for Jason and her to
reconnect to the school and that it
brings back a lot of good memories.
Spencer is living in South College across
the hall from Carter Rufe, son of Jim
’81 and Beth Bright Rufe. They
caught up on Family Weekend while
waiting for their sons’ laundry to dry.
(Some things transcend generations.)
They also attended a legacy dinner on
Family Weekend and saw many other
old friends. Sandy and Jason also have a
daughter, Emma, who is a sophomore
in high school. As for Sandy, she has
enjoyed being a full-time mom and an
active community volunteer and, for the
past seven years, has also been busy
caring for her parents. She stays in touch
with a few Lafayette friends, including
Susan Ramer ’83, Dianne Miller
Newman, and Julie Mulvihill.
Chris Bucolo writes that he moved
back to central Pennsylvania a few years
ago. He started, and ultimately sold, his
own payments distribution company.
He also worked in business and
management consulting. He recently
became involved in a very hot field
known as payment card data security, or
PCI, and is working full time for
Mindteck, a company in the Harrisburg,
Pa., area where he is the director of
IT security.
Alumni Update
Chris started reconnecting with
classmates on LinkedIn. He enjoys
giving back to Lafayette as an alumni
admissions representative. He loves
doing college fairs and in-home
interviews with prospective students.
He has three children and has just
started doing a college search for his
oldest. Chris says that if anyone wants
to find him, looking on LinkedIn is
the easiest place to start.
Cathy Fowler Conte, Nancy
Smolenski Laughlin, Laurie Rhodes
Cautilli, and Lisa Harfst D’Augelli
’81 recently got together for their
annual girls’ weekend, this year on
Fishers Island, N.Y. They try hard to
get together every year, usually in
Florida during the winter months.
(See photo, pg. 127.)
Cathy and her husband, Michael,
live in Westfield, N.J., with their
daughters, Alyssa, 15, and Brynne, 5.
For the last eight years, Cathy has
been job-sharing in the capital markets
group of Mizuho Corporate Bank
in NYC. Cathy writes that life is
interesting with one in nursery school
and one in high school! In their spare
time, she and her family love traveling,
including their annual trip to the
Jersey shore and their Colorado
ski trips.
Maria Baratta ’82 named assistant director of New Jersey
Library for the Blind and Handicapped
Ruth-Anne Stoll Renaud ’86 named vice president of women’s
philanthropy at Opportunity International, which helps world’s
poorest people through microenterprise programs
Baratta ’82
Renaud ’86
Demsky ’86
Brad Demsky ’86, co-owner and VP of sales and marketing for
art and stationary supply company ArtSkills, elected to board
of directors of Kids in Need Foundation, which provides needy
children with school supplies
Mary Stengel Austen ’86 named American Heart Association
Women of Heart honoree and joins board of Bryn Mawr (Pa.)
Rehabilitation Hospital
Bill Dwyre ’86 promoted to vice president for material
handling at Ingersoll Rand
Joe Erckert ’86 named vice president of institutional
advancement at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa.
Austen ’86 Dwyre ’86Erckert ’86
Alumni Babies
Joseph Robert Petitto
Tavin Alexander Snyder
Olivia Grace Gilpin
Tyler Andrew Gaydos
Decker J. Ramble Langway
Kathryn Margaret “Kit” MacLean Adam John Caprez
Vince Petitto ’89, Donna Petitto
2/5/08
Fred Brown ’89, Julie Brown
9/12/08
Rich Demarco ’89, Noreen Demarco
11/5/08
Dave Leyrer ’89, Alicia Tranen
11/6/08
Jeff Mann ’89, Jennifer Mann
9/16/08
John Coykendall ’91, Gail Coykendall
7/1/08
Rich Kaminski ’92, Lisa Kaminski
6/1/08
Mike Merola ’92, Tara Merola
7/10/08
Aparna Vadhri ’92, Kishore Kota
10/13/08
Pete Langway ’92, Anna Langway
10/22/08
Mimi Moriarty MacLean ’93, Malcolm MacLean IV
5/28/08
Jason Snyder ’94, Jodi Snyder
5/22/08
Whelan Mahoney ’94, Kristin McGinn Mahoney ’95
7/14/08
Koren Miller Kratchman ’94, Jarrett Kratchman
7/24/08
Janna Kludzuweit Hodge ’94, Perry Hodge
9/6/08
Kelly Beers Caprez ’94, John Caprez
9/10/08
Karen Williams Palmer ’94, Tim Palmer
10/08
Rick Gilpin ’95, Lisa Martinez Gilpin ’96
11/30/07
Erik O’Donoghue ’95, Amie Braman O’Donoghue ’96 5/19/08
Whitney Byam Gaydos ’96, Michael Gaydos
7/2/08
Susan Garille Higgins ’96, Anthony Higgins
7/12/08
Katie Mulvey Burke ’96, Andrew Burke
8/28/08
Charis Kozic O’Connor ’96, Mike O’Connor
10/23/08
Tara Hallberg Larkin ’97, Andy Larkin
4/8/08
Tanya Klibanov Berlin ’97, Jared Berlin
5/9/08
Micki Kaplan McMillan ’97, Chris McMillan
6/17/08
Lisa Scher Behrman ’97, Andrew Behrman
9/18/08
Rachael Steiner-Swiat ’97, Matt Swiat
10/20/08
Rick Eagles ’98, Marielle Eagles
3/29/08
Tiffany Pandalfo Gwilliam ’98, Jason Gwilliam
6/21/08
Kim Ciliberti Iacobellis ’99, Bill Iacobellis ’99
3/31/08
Tiffany Folmer Lawrence ’00, Dewey Lawrence
8/13/08
Erin Muller Houghton ’00, Steve Houghton ’00
9/10/08
Jodi Bruder Morrison ’00, Gordon Morrison
10/26/08
Tana Zerr Connolly ’02, Dan Connolly ’02
6/9/08
Morgan Albus Mooney ’03, Mark Mooney
10/2/08
Julie Harms Galbraith ’04, Richard Galbraith
11/1/08
Joseph Robert
Jaydyn Jeannora
Isabella Jeanne
Remy
Isabelle
Kate
Zachary Charles
Donovan Patrick
Ananya
Decker J. Ramble
Kathryn Margaret “Kit”
Tavin Alexander
Alice Josephine
Logan Parker
Ryan
Adam John
Sara
Olivia Grace
Shauna
Tyler Andrew
Leo Garner
Ronan
Regan Clare
Aidan Matthew
Marly Anna
Piper Jane
Jesse Gabe
Eric Jonathan
Gianna Marie
Alexander Jacob
Aubrey Makayla
Carolyn Elise
Nathaniel John, Nicholas Stephen,
Noah Richard
Kaila
Madeleine Grace
Jack
Carter William
Babies pictured here were less than one year old at the time of their photograph. (Older children are pictured near their
alumni parents’ class column.) To have your baby included in the next issue, provide parents’ names, date of birth, and
name of child to the Office of Alumni Affairs
Aidan Matthew Larkin
Aubrey Makayla Iacobellis
Carolyn Elise Folmer
Carter Wm. Galbraith
Class Notes
1982–1983
Nancy Smolenski Laughlin has been
living in the Denver area for the last
20 years and happily married to Tim
Laughlin since 1990. She retired from
Hewlett-Packard about 10 years ago
and has two girls, Kelly, 15, and Kate,
12. High school, driving, tennis, soccer,
and middle school keep them busy;
Nancy and Tim enjoy golf and skiing
when they are not carting the kids
around! They spend part of their
summers on Fishers Island, off the
coast of Connecticut, to make sure
their kids have some “East Coast”
in them! They hope to someday
retire there.
Laurie and George Cautilli live in
Holland, Pa., with their two daughters,
Kristen ’10, 20, and Megan, 17.
Kristen is a junior majoring in biology,
and Megan is a senior in high school.
George, who is an orthopedic surgeon,
is the director of joint replacement
surgery at St. Mary Hospital in
Langhorne, Pa. Laurie, who is a
certified CPR instructor, co-owns
Cautilli CPR Inc., which offers training
in CPR and first aid. She is also an
employee trainer for Woods Services.
Lisa Harfst D’Augelli lives in Boca
Raton, Fla., and has been a genetic
counselor with Genzyme Genetics for
the last seven years. She and her
husband, Rich, a financial planner with
Ameriprise Financial, have two sons,
Adam, 21, and Alex, 17. Adam is a
junior at the University of Florida, and
Alex is a senior in high school, looking
at schools in Florida.
Missing from this year’s trip due
to a last-minute work conflict was
Chris Neff. Chris is the chief of staff
and international vice president for the
1.3 million-member United Food and
Commercial Workers International
Union, which represents grocery store
workers across the country. Her
daughter, Caroline (who was born in
China), is 7 and is her pride and joy.
One of the interesting things about
being a class correspondent is that
packet of news clippings you receive
in the mail several weeks before the
editorial deadline. I am supposed to
intrepidly investigate the stories in these
clippings and report the findings back
to the class. Well, I messed up and did
not get in touch with the subjects of
the next two stories, so John Fry and
Maria Baratta, if you read this column,
please get back to me with some
additional, non-work-related updates
and I’ll get them in the next edition.
In September, Maria was named
assistant director of the New Jersey
State Library’s Library for the Blind
and Handicapped. She has worked in
a variety of library settings, including
the state library’s Department of
Environmental Protection branch.
Way to go, Maria!
Last but not least, there was an
extremely impressive article about our
own John Fry, who as many of you may
know is the president of Franklin &
Marshall College. John is cited in a
March New York Times article for
bringing tremendous business savvy
and people skills to the role of college
president, having overseen the building
of a new life sciences and psychology
complex, instituting several significant
dormitory upgrades, and working
well with the faculty. One quote in
the article by Louise L. Stevenson,
professor of history and American
studies, says, “There is Lancaster speed,
and there is Fry speed. And Fry speed
is fast.” I recommend that people
look up the article online, as John’s
accomplishments at F&M are truly
impressive.
1983
Michael D. Browne
103 East 86th St., Apt. 1B
New York, NY 10028
(212) 847-5834
[email protected]
President: Jeffrey R. Purdon
Fund Managers: Cheryl L. Johnson,
Ellen Poriles Weiler
Reunion Chairs: Theresa Heaney Galla,
Ellen Poriles Weiler
Unfortunately, no word yet from
Harvey Vincent, Jim Torrence, or Joe
Hawk. One of the goals of this column
has been to stimulate updates from the
three mainstays of the memorable
1979–80 Leopard freshman basketball
team that finished with an 8–13 record
and drew an average crowd of about 65
fans. (That fan count includes the six of
us who watched from the bench and
Tony Furey, who showed up before the
varsity games to humor himself.) Alas,
your columnist has been unsuccessful in
attracting a response. Also, no word
from Dave “Gleas” Gleason, Kathy
Henderson Wade, Sharon Dragan,
George Massih, Shari Kahan Nerreau,
or Commencement speaker Neil
Armstrong.
I was lucky enough to get a note
from Scott Gordon, though. Many
classmates remember Scott for his
extensive use of black lights and
Grateful Dead music to create an
atmosphere conducive to doing his
engineering homework; I guess there
was nothing like a dark room and loud
music to bring clarity to thermodynamics
problems. Anyway, Scott lives in Cary,
N.C., with his wife, Lisa (their wedding
among the best I ever attended), and
their two daughters, Michelle, 16, and
Jennifer, 14. Notwithstanding any
short-term setbacks caused by his study
habits, which were meaningfully better
than mine, Scott has enjoyed a
successful 22-year career at DuPont.
He manages the Americas sales and
marketing effort for the company’s
microcircuit materials business, a large
business for DuPont that keeps Scott
on the road. To keep up with
classmates, Scott organizes an annual
pregame tailgate event at the Eagles–
Giants game in Philadelphia. Regular
attendees include Ben “Benjie”
Boscolo, Mike “Pip” Pipa, Bob Craig
’84, and Neill “G-horse” Kling ’85.
The 2008 event is apparently the 25th
anniversary of that gathering, and Scott
informs me that, in recognition of that
landmark, the festivities will start at
8:30 a.m. instead of the usual 10 a.m.—
don’t want to risk missing that 4 p.m.
kickoff.
I also got a note from Tom Shafer.
I remember Tom used to play an
authentic version of “Green Grass and
High Tides” (The Outlaws, 1975 or
so) on his electric guitar in Easton Hall
during our first year. He reserved his
most creative renditions for after 1 a.m.
on weeknights. Anyway, Tom lives in
Seattle within walking distance of Puget
Sound with his wife of 17 years, Sherry,
and their two children, Paige, 13,
and Alexei, 8. Tom runs his own
engineering firm, which specializes in
high-speed electronics for telecom,
biomedical, and aerospace applications.
Class Notes
1983–1984
Wilbur Oaks ’51
celebrates his 80th
birthday with his
extended family and
their friends while
visiting the stadium at
Lafayette named in his
honor. (See ’84 column
for details.)
Back from a trip to Japan, John Koons talks
teriyaki with ’84 classmates Tony Reese (L)
and Matt Fargo (R).
(Sounds slightly more intricate than the
basic math that puts me to the test
during business hours.) Tom, always an
avid skier, and the family have a cabin
about two hours from Seattle where
they spend time hiking and biking as
well as skiing.
A couple of shorter notes: Jim Birle
retired from Merrill Lynch this past
spring after a successful 20-plus years at
that firm. Jim’s last job was running the
firm’s worldwide equity business, which
was Merrill’s biggest and most important
product segment. Best of luck to Jim.
Also, J.B. Reilly was named to the
College’s board of trustees this past
summer. J.B. lives in Bethlehem, Pa.,
with his wife, Kathleen, and three
children. He runs a real estate business
that develops communities for the
“active” adult age group.
That’s all I have to report for this
column. Looking forward to hearing
from Dennis Walsh, Rick DiPaolo,
Mark Gibbons, Sharon Basso,
George Winter, Maureen McKenna
Tymochko, Jim Donnelly, and Lynne
Fitzpatrick Werley for the next
column. Oh, and keep the weekend
of June 8, 2013, open—it is our 30th
reunion.
1984
Karen Ziegler Kelly
4304 Big House Road
Norcross, GA 30092
(770) 329-2244
[email protected]
President: Mandy Shane Dicker
Fund Manager: David E. Schwager
Reunion Chair: Douglas K. Easterly
As I write this column, we are only
seven months away from our 25th class
reunion. Make sure you save the date
now. June 5–7 will be a great time.
Respond now to reserve your space.
Fun for the whole family—don’t miss
out!
Mandy Shane Dicker is in constant
motion with her three kids. Michael is
a senior in high school and looking at
Lafayette as an option. Matt is in middle
school, and Carly is in elementary
school. Jim Dicker ’85 is the vice
president for development and college
relations at Lafayette. The Dicker
family had the opportunity to travel
to Switzerland this past summer for
a biking and hiking vacation. Mandy,
along with Barbara Strasburg Tucker,
Doug Easterly, and Lynne Kizis, is
part of the 25th reunion committee
for our class.
Anders Berg relocated to Fair Play,
S.C., five years ago with his wife, Gloria,
and his son, Miguel. Anders made the
move to become the quality assurance
manager at Valenite LLC in
Westminster, S.C., shortly after Sandvik
Tooling Supply acquired it. Anders has
been employed with Sandvik for over
24 years. The Valenite manufacturing
facility, now integrated into the Sandvik
brand, manufactures tungsten carbide
cutting tools. The Bergs enjoy boating,
swimming, and motorcycling around
their home near Lake Hartwell. Miguel
graduated from the University of South
Carolina in August with a bachelor’s
in media arts. Anders is hoping he will
be the next big Hollywood producer.
In addition to his full-time career
as a cardiologist, Jeff Todd is also an
amateur jazz guitarist. (He was in the
Lafayette jazz band as well as had his
own band during the college years.) His
first CD was just released, a Christmas
record titled Season’s Greetings. It is
available on iTunes and at www.
CDBaby.com. Jeff also has a MySpace
music page at www.myspace.com/
jefftoddjazzguitar.
In April 2007, Anne Marie Santos
Alperin and her husband, Jonathan,
adopted a baby boy they named Ryan
Matthew. After taking a leave of absence
from her job as director of web services
at Avaya, a telecommunications
company, Anne Marie decided that she
enjoyed being at home with Ryan too
much to rejoin the working world. For
the time being, she is a stay-at-home
mom. Jonathan works at Avaya as a
senior manager in marketing.
Tony Reese lives in Severna Park,
Md., with his wife, Markella. They have
three children: Megan, 12, Julian, 4,
and Jack, 2. The Reese family completed
a renovation on their house, which is
down the street from the Severn River.
In their free time, they love to boat on
the river. Professionally, Tony has
completed 22 years with the Department
of Defense and is traveling less. He
graduated in July from the National
Defense Intelligence College with a
master’s in strategic intelligence. Tony
Class Notes
1984–1985
keeps in touch with Matt Fargo in
Vermont, John Koons in Japan, and
Charlie Shumaker, who is dodging
hurricanes in Texas.
Sally Lou Oaks Loveman and her
family had a phenomenal weekend at
Lafayette to celebrate the 80th birthday
of her father, Dr. Wilbur Oaks ’51, in
the new Oaks Stadium out at Metzgar
Fields. The alumni men’s soccer group
turned the day into Alumni Day, so there
were a lot of soccer players back to visit.
The Lafayette soccer team beat Army
and dedicated the win to Dr. Oaks. Dr.
and Mrs. Oaks were surrounded by their
family, which included daughter Susan,
daughter Cindy ’80 and her husband,
Jud Linville ’79, and daughter Sally
Lou and her husband, Mitchell
Loveman, and their nine grandchildren.
All members of the family were dressed
in Team Oaksie T-shirts with “80” on
the back. Happy birthday, Dr. Oaks!
(See photo.)
Please reserve your spot for our 25th
reunion at Lafayette, June 5-7. It will
be a weekend that you will never forget.
Relive those college days and renew
those friendships and good times.
I hope to see you all there.
1985
Sandy Kazinski
444 E. 75th St., Apt. 9H
New York, NY 10021-3448
[email protected]
President: Leo J. Greco Jr.
Fund Managers: Anne Harwood Matlack,
Amy Jack Powless
Reunion Chair:
Marianne Johnston Poisel
Web Page Administrator: Sandy Kazinski
Classmates, hello during this 2009
winter. Many thanks to those of you
who shared updates in November,
especially Andy Courtney, who killed
two birds with one stone. He sent news
about his family as well as Mark
Pickering’s. Go Andy! He and his wife,
Brenda, recently celebrated their 18th
wedding anniversary. Their daughter,
Nicole, enjoys music and horseback
riding; their son, Max, likes basketball
and all things electronic. Andy has
dedicated spare time to racing in
triathlons and completed his 17th Great
Chesapeake Bay Swim last June.He has
qualified for the 2009 Boston Marathon
and comments that he has enjoyed
staying athletic. (I’m still struggling
with his use of the adjective “fun” when
I think about triathlons!) When he isn’t
competing, he coaches the Harrisburg
(Pa.) Area Masters swim team and is
vice president of Morris
Laundromation, a family business
celebrating its 50th anniversary this
year. Andy handles all operations and
notes that an exciting step for the
company is converting its first coinoperated store to one activated by
magnetic strip card.
The Pickerings joined the Courtneys
for dinner at the end of October. Andy
forwarded me Mark Pickering’s email
to classmate Bill Hardy and his wife,
Maggie, which described a sunny day in
early November when Mark was aiming
to play hooky and a round of golf!
Mark’s wife, Ann, has returned to
teaching high school English in a
local school district and is back in the
crazy atmosphere of lesson plans and
grading papers.
Their son Quinn is in third grade,
and younger brother Kyle is a firstgrader. Both play soccer and are now
swimming in the winter. Like father,
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updated list of registrants, contact information for class volunteers, a food and lodging guide,
highlights from recent Reunions, and more.
Class Notes
1985–1986
Kylie and Luke, the children of Lisa LeFante
’86, get a certain ferocious feline fired up at
the game.
Class of ’85 friends (L-R) Stefanie “Stevie”
Westphal Lucas, Kim Rakow McChesney, and
Sandy Kazinski muster their energy for the
Komen Philadelphia 3-day Breast Cancer Walk
Oct. 18.
Enjoying a pleasant day’s outing are the
Pickerings: (L-R) Ann, Kyle, Quinn, and
Mark ’85.
like sons! Mark, a senior project
manager at Gannett Fleming Inc.,
explained that he is working on many
clean-water projects, most of which are
focused on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup.
When time permits, Mark gets back
into the pool or gets in some nighttime
weightlifting.
Laurie Adler sent word that she is
getting married in March to Joe Walker
and hopes that many fellow ’Pards will be
there. She met Joe in Dubai 11 years ago
while working in international aviation.
They are house-hunting in Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., on the water. Joe is the CEO of
Dornier Seaplane Co., and Laurie has
given up her strategic adviser position
with the U.S. Army. She is using beachwalking time to recharge her batteries
after defending the Army’s Human
Terrain System Program, which embeds
social scientists with brigade commanders
to better understand the local culture.
Laurie has asked any classmates who are
in southeast Florida to let her know.
Amy Jack Powless described busy
days for sixth-grader Emma and fourthgrader Sarah. Both swim for the New
Canaan, Conn., Y swim team and play
tennis. Amy also mentioned that sixthgrade homework is daunting, and she’s
glad she’s not in school. (How many
of you parents feel the same way?) In
August, the Powless family vacationed
in Wyoming at a ranch, enjoying
horseback riding and big blue skies.
New to the family is Augie, a French
pointer. While the girls are taking on
middle school, Amy continues to do
volunteer work and is in charge of
the health education committee at
Sarah’s school.
Carmella Piscopo Keener and
husband Howard renewed their
wedding vows, after 24 years, in a
Disney Fairy Tale Wedding in Orlando,
Fla., in January. Marie Saunders
Mercready ’83, husband Jim, and 60
friends and family celebrated with the
Keeners. Son Andrew, a high school
sophomore who is never far from his
drumsticks, served as best man.
Daughter Jenn, a junior at the
University of Delaware, was the maid
of honor. Jenn is spending her spring
semester at the Disney College
Program. Carmella is an attorney with
Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess P.A.,
where she practices corporate and
commercial law.
Chesla Wechsler gave Lafayette’s
new softball field rave reviews, reflecting
that it’s a far cry from the one with two
benches and one set of bleachers she
played on during the 1985 ECC
Championship season! Chesla also
encourages any woman who likes to
sing, and can carry a tune, to find the
local chapter of the Sweet Adelines.
She has joined the Heart of New Jersey
chorus and is having an absolute blast.
They performed in southern New Jersey
during the holiday season, and Chesla
finds singing to be very therapeutic.
If you’d like to hear Chesla and the
barbershop four-part a capella singers
in action, check out www.honj.org.
Chesla also noted that it would be
great to hear some news from Janine
Burton Turner, Nancy Wisnewski,
and Liz Frey Calhoun.
Three of us were part of a pink army
in October. I spent the Oct. 17–19
weekend with two classmates and
a sister-in-law dedicated to helping
find a cure for breast cancer. Stefanie
“Stevie” Westphal Lucas, Kim
Rakow McChesney, and I walked the
Philadelphia Komen 3-day, 60-mile
Breast Cancer Walk. It was my sixth
walk and Stevie and Kim’s first. Joanne
McChesney Peacock, Kim’s sister-in-law
and the younger sister of Craig
McChesney ’86, was another member
of The Mercy Girls. We enjoyed
spectacular fall weather as we roamed
the city and suburbs; the colors were
brilliant and the days were crisp. Stevie,
Joanne, and I camped in our pink pup
tents. It was cold! Kim’s family and
neighborhood feted us with signs, hugs,
hot cider and doughnuts, and lots of
support. Our profound and grateful
thanks to Kim’s husband during the
weekend. I am proud to write that we
raised $18,688 with the help of 218
pledge sponsors; our goal was $14,400.
Stevie walked in honor of her mom,
Antoinette Westphal, who lost her
battle to this evil disease. As I write
every year that I have walked, it is a lifechanging experience. You go, girls! We
all earned the massages and pedicures
we enjoyed in mid-October.
In closing my column, I want to
bring to your attention that 2010 is
a reunion year for us. Please begin
Class Notes
1986
thinking about involvement with the
reunion committee! I should backtrack
and write that we need a chairperson,
or co-chairs, and classmates to help plan
our celebration. It also will be a
changing of the guard for class officers:
president, webmaster, and class
correspondent. (The fun goes out of
this each time I have to grovel for
news.) Think about this and be in
touch if you want more information.
Stay well and happy!
Once and future ’Pards:
The children of Susan
Kowalenko and Marlin
Peterson (both ’86),
Amanda Higgs Drobac ’86
and husband Mike,
Mike Groman ’86 and
wife Patti, and Paul and
Sandi Oehlert Yanisko
(both ’86) take in a game.
1986
Peter A. Gilbertson
96 Battin Road
Fair Haven, NJ 07704-3203
(732) 842-8590
[email protected]
President: Robert D. Correll Jr.
Reunion Chairs: Wynne A. Whitman,
Thomas J. Kleinert
Dear Classmates,
As I prepare to submit this column
in early November, the thin flow of
emails leads me to believe the
presidential election and the struggling
economy are distracting many of us
from thinking of our carefree days at
Lafayette. While understandable, I
argue there is no better therapy in these
turbulent times than to take 15 minutes
to share what’s new with you and yours
with your classmates. I also want you to
tell me who you’d like to hear from,
as suggested by Kurt Cumming in
the fall issue.
Each time I settle in to prepare this
column, I look forward to the memories
it never fails to provoke. Those memories
always prompt me to personally reach out
to an old Lafayette friend. For example,
my old friend Kevin McCartney, who
flattered me in response to my invitation
to submit an update for the class by
exclaiming, “You’re our class
correspondent?” Thanks for the
recognition, Kevin! Rest assured a penalty
shot is in store for him, which will be
promptly exacted by Mark DiMaggio at
the Lafayette–Lehigh football game.
Bottom line: Your classmates want to
hear from you, so drop me a line!
Geoff Kany reports his 12-year-old
son’s Alaska All Stars youth hockey team
advanced to the Pee Wee National
Championships in Hackensack, N.J., last
April. Geoff extends huge thanks to his
first-year South College and Chi Phi
roommate, Brian Winiarski, who kindly
took Geoff and his family to dinner at
Aldo’s in Wyckoff, N.J. Brian further
generously extended five tickets to see
the New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins
NHL game, featuring legendary goaltender Martin Brodeur, to the delight of
Geoff’s son, Brian. Geoff made it clear he
wanted me to express his gratitude for
“your ’Pard generosity and hospitality!”
John Martucci informs us that on a
recent business trip to western
Pennsylvania he had the great fortune of
being a houseguest of Keith Nicola and
wife Karen. The Nicolas have a lovely
home in the northeast suburbs of
Pittsburgh. He and Keith enjoyed
catching up and trying to piece together
a “where are they now.” Keith has a law
practice in Irwin, Pa., concentrating on
real estate and family law.
Carrie Soumas Thompson reports
she and her family are home after a
summer on Cape Cod. The trip was not
without its drama, wherein a scare with
their daughter’s severe stomach pain
resulted in a visit to the Falmouth
Hospital ER. Fortunately, all turned out
OK, but Carrie wants to pass along that
if you ever need to visit an ER while on
the Cape, make sure it’s at Falmouth
Hospital—and ask for Dr. Gary Brake.
Another shout-out to Brian
Winiarski: Carrie remarks on a fun
gathering at Brian’s place this fall.
Apparently, much lively dancing to the
Grateful Dead and other old—I mean
classic—music. She further reports Brian
remains actively involved in and on the
board of the local travel soccer team,
the Torpedoes. Finally, Carrie notes
the strong Class of ’86 attendance and
good times at the Council of Lafayette
Women’s Conference in April. She
sends her “cheers to all!”
Lisa LeFante writes in from Raleigh,
N.C., where she practices law and has
resided for more than 10 years with
husband Dave McDonald, a computer
analyst for the state of North Carolina.
She and her family attended a Lafayette
football game at Liberty University in
Lynchburg, Va. Children Kylie, 10, and
Luke, 6, are pictured with the ’Pards’
mascot. Lisa recommends traveling to
an away game, as the Maws & Paws
organization and/or the Alumni
Association always stage a nice tailgate.
In fact, back in 2005 at the Appalachian
State game in Boone, N.C., they ran
into Bob Correll, our class president.
(Bob, you’re our class president?)
Greg Burns has recently relocated
to sunny, humid Florida from sunny,
dry Arizona. He is vice president of
marketing for Prolexic Technologies, an
IT security company in Hollywood, Fla.
His career keeps him busy, as he phrases
it, “helping to save the Internet from
itself.” He welcomes any ’Pards who
find themselves in the area to stop by.
After 20 years in Boston, Rebecca
Roebuck Winter and her husband
moved this summer to Hanover, N.H.
For Rebecca this is a move home and
a chance to reacquaint herself with
the outdoors. Their three sons have
weathered the transition well, enjoying
tackle football for the first time and now
Class Notes
1986–1987
excitedly preparing for the ski season.
Ethan, sixth grade, is learning the
electric bass. Reed, fourth grade, is
learning the electric guitar. Mason,
second grade, plays the drums. Rebecca
is very excited to be “rocking in the
Granite State.” (Hey, let me know
when you’re auditioning lead singers;
I’m totally ready to leave my day job!)
Rebecca notes a small-world
coincidence that Ethan is a classmate
of Julia, daughter of Diana Mas Krass
and Pete Krass ’87. Pete, a prolific
writer, was featured in the Fall 2006
issue of Alumni News after having
authored a biography of Andrew
Carnegie. He also wrote a first-person
article in the Fall 2008 issue.
That’s all for this issue. Please
keep the updates coming.
Since several classmates with whom
I regularly correspond have ignored
my requests for their personal updates,
I’ve taken poetic license:
Glen Forrest—Named to NFL
officiating crew for Super Bowl XLIII
(Mattel Electric Football version)
Kevin McCartney—Special adviser
on senior health care to President Obama
Mark DiMaggio—Personal valet to
Mr. McCartney
Mike King—Brewmaster general,
Iron City Beer
Ryan Priest (if that’s your real
name)—CIA, undercover, MIA, needto-know, International Man of Mystery
Ed Vanyo—U.S. EPA czar
John Bellucci—(See Ryan Priest)
Chris Thatcher—U.S. ambassador
to Canada
Frank Gaziano—Moonlighting
as a judge, along with full-time
youth football coaching job
Mike Heaney—Secretary to
Mr. Forrest
Bob Gannon—Most outstanding
(and only) driving instructor in
Colchester, Conn.
1987
Edward I. Ackerman
276 Brookline St.
Needham, MA 02492
[email protected]
President: John C. Santos Jr.
Fund Manager: Sally Elbert Kalin
Reunion Chairs: Elise Nappi,
Madeline Green Smith
Edward I. Ackerman
I devote this installment of the column
to testimony by one of our classmates
about the rewarding experience that is
hosting Lafayette student interns and/
or externs at one’s place of employment.
I do so for two reasons: 1) the
opportunity to illuminate, however
briefly, such a worthy professional
mentoring activity lets me hope that
my own efforts might benefit from the
reflected glow of that professionalism;
and 2) my mailbox has been as empty
as, like, a large-capacity electronic
folder with zero kilobytes of stuff in it.
Come on, people, make with the
fingers and email me some good
news, juicy gossip, unsubstantiated
rumors—oy, I’ll take anything at
this point!
But back to what I was saying:
The remainder of this column consists
of a respectable account by our own
Stephen Delahunty about his recent
involvement with Lafayette’s internship
and externship programs. (Consider
this interruption to my usual flow of
shtick a sort of palate-cleansing sorbet,
if you will.)
Stephen writes, “We just finished
hosting an intern here at Booz Allen
Hamilton for the summer; Nick Stowe
’09 worked in our U.S. Government
IT group supporting a mix of
marketing, internal support, proposal,
“I have linked up with quite a few classmates and
friends” through Lafayette’s Alumni Online Community,
says Steve Delahunty ’87. “It’s a gathering place to find
contact information on alumni. And I like the ability to
post my alumni news updates online.”
and client delivery work. Nick was
great to have around and contributed
on many projects. My kids also got to
spend good time with him during the
summer, and they will miss him.”
And of the externship program
Stephen reports, “We also again hosted
three externs in January 2008 with the
help of Lee Goldfarb ’05, who works
at Booz Allen as well. The externs were
Eric Cusano ’09, Daniel Stefan ’10,
and Aung Lin ’10. They benefited
from exposure to various parts of our
firm, including staff members who
work in different service areas and for
different clients. We also hosted an
informal networking dinner in
Washington, D.C., where about 10
externs visiting local firms were able
to attend with their hosts.
“I have been able to keep good
links to Lafayette through the
externship program,” Stephen
continues. “I also participate in the
Corporate Champions program, which
provides the career services staff with
feedback from various employers and
also provides employers with insights
from career services. In the spring
2008 semester, I participated on a
panel of alumni who work in the
consulting sector and also held a
question/answer session for engineering
studies students interested in consulting.
As of this writing, I am planning to
visit campus in September to participate
on another panel and to support the
career fair that same day.”
Stephen adds: “I was recently
elected to the board of ByteBack,
a nonprofit, community computer
training center located in northeast
Washington, D.C., dedicated to closing
the digital divide….Through the
generosity of professionals living in
the D.C. metropolitan area,
underemployed and low-income
residents can receive low-cost, handson computer training at ByteBack.”
“Back to you, Ed.” (OK, he didn’t
really write that.) Thanks, Stephen, for
your account of how these worthwhile
programs have benefited you, your
company, and the students. For more
information and how you can
participate, contact Rachel Nelson
Moeller ’88, associate director of
internships and externships, and tell her
that I sent you and that she should
Class Notes
1987–1988
Ida Queler Greenberg ’88 lets husband Jeff
wrangle the kids, Micki and Hank, for the
family photo.
therefore consider forgiving me for
all the other stuff. She’ll know what
you mean.
1988
Tim Hylan
50 Old Tappan Road
Glen Cove, NY 11542
[email protected]
President: David R. Rose Jr.
Fund Manager: Rachel Nelson Moeller
Reunion Chair: Elizabeth C. Freebairn
I’m now on Facebook and I see a
number of you there, too, so if you
want to connect with me and send me
updates on my Wall or email there, feel
free! I’m still working on our class web
page administration, so I hope to have
an update for our next column.
Bruce Covahey writes that he is an
attorney in private practice in Towson,
Md. He still keeps in touch with a
number of his Sigma Nu Class of ’88
brothers including Derek Hughes, Jon
Briggs, Doug Compher, Joe Imhof,
Brian Deal, Nick Bosco, Steve “Ned”
Hladczuk, and Frank Tournour as
well as a few brothers from other
graduating classes. He also keeps in
touch with Dave Nemetz, who lives
in California, as well as Matt Kane,
who is a lawyer in New Jersey, and Fred
Brown ’89, who works in the alumni
relations office at Gettysburg College.
Bruce did make it back to the Saturday
portion of Reunion last summer, and
there is a picture of him along with
Class of ’88 pals (L-R) Steve “Ned” Hladczuk, Brian Deal, Bruce Covahey, Doug Compher,
Jon Briggs, and Joe Imhof gather for Reunion 2008.
other Sigma Nus “in front of ol’
Pardee.” (See photo.)
Alan Hoffman was recently named
senior vice president of external
relations for the entire University of
California system. In this role, he’ll be
establishing strategy and overseeing
coordination with campuses in the
implementation of communications,
advocacy, and governmental relations
activities for the UC system.
Speaking of California, Ida Queler
Greenberg writes us from Marin
County, Calif., just north of San Fran,
where she was getting on the treadmill
at the gym last month and looked up at
the TV screen to find Craig Bonnist
staring back at her! He was being
interviewed on cable news as an expert
on executive compensation. So she
tracked him down via Google, and they
exchanged emails and finally talked on
the phone a week later. She says he’s the
same funny guy he always was in
college, totally pulling her leg on his
marital status by telling her he was on
his third marriage—to a 19-year-old
girl. And as in the past, Ida believed
him! In reality, he is doing really well.
He has been married to the same
woman for 10 years, has three kids, and
continues to practice law. He was
amused to find out that Ida was
working out on a regular basis and not
just lifting the beer cup to her mouth or
tapping the keg. Ida is living in
California with her husband of 15 years,
Jeffrey, and two fabulous children,
Micki, 8, and Hank, 6. (See photo). She
is a full-time mom and spends a lot of
her free time enjoying live music in the
city at the Independent, a nightclub
that friends bought a few years ago.
Finally, thanks to the Facebook
connection, I reconnected with Bill
and Lissette Zamora ’89 Smead.
They returned to the Northeast after
living in the Houston, Texas, area for
six years. They are now living in a
suburb of Rochester, N.Y., with their
two sons. Lissette continues her long
tenure working for ExxonMobil
Chemical, and Bill is performing
freelance computer forensic services
for a variety of customers, primarily
attorneys. The family is heavily
involved with Cub Scouting.
While browsing the Alumni Online Community,
Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88 came upon a
wedding announcement posted by an old
friend whom she hadn’t heard from in nearly
15 years. She easily was able to re-establish the
friendship. “It is a great way to share
information with classmates,” she says.
Class Notes
1989
1989
Marguerite Valinoti White
63 Nicholson Drive
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 635-1110
[email protected]
President: Erin Bass-Goldberg
Fund Manager: John T. Donovan
Reunion Chairs:
M. Katherine Longo Van Cleef,
Marguerite Valinoti White
Web Page Administrator: Vince Petitto,
[email protected]
Dear Classmates,
Before I get to updates, please note
that my email address has changed.
This year our class will be celebrating
our 20th reunion. Please mark your
calendars for the weekend of June 5–7!
Our class will be staying in McKeen,
which by Lafayette standards is quite
luxurious. The dorm is now airconditioned and has new carpeting in
the hallways. Apparently, there are now
screens on the windows to discourage
mosquitoes from attacking students in
their sleep. Entry is gained through
magnetized ID cards instead of clunky
keys, and you rarely see a Dominos
pizza box propping open a door to
aid scandaling. But don’t get too
comfortable! The mattresses are still
crunchy, the soundproofing nonexistent, and the showers reminiscent
of Prison Break.
In the spirit of a reunion year, many
classmates returned to Easton this fall for
Homecoming. As parents, we were all
extremely impressed with the children’s
activities and the alumni tailgate. We
Chris McCumber ’89 (L) and wife Kirsten
meet up with Polly Pearse Lavalley ’89 and
husband Jerome.
cobbled together an eclectic crew
drinking beers, wine, and even Jack and
Coke thanks to one festive graduate. The
only tense moment was when Maria
LaReddola Takacs’ 5-year-old son,
Scott, chucked a clam from the surf and
turf table at Bonnie Snyder Winant’s
son, Alex, and the shell became
imbedded in his cute little face.
Fortunately, one of Easton’s finest was
on the scene and capably extracted the
shell and provided a Band-Aid. Even
though the police were involved, it
didn’t end like those heady days of our
senior year when you got carted away in
cuffs if caught with an open container.
Happily, Alex recovered quickly and
went on to get his face painted with the
other kids, while mom Bonnie enjoyed a
beverage with Carrie Lee and an
unidentified man dressed as the Lafayette
Leopard.
In attendance at our motley tailgate:
Bonnie and Tommy Winant ’88, Tom
Gillan, Carrie Lee, Maria LaRedolla
Takacs, Greg and Lauren Krause
Garbacz ’90, Melissa Shusterman and
her father, Richard ’61, Doug
Kerridge, Katie Longo Van Cleef and
husband Todd ’88, Steve and wife
Susan Brady Pinto ’90, and Katie’s
dad, Bob Longo ’63. One of the
highlights of Homecoming was
attending the night football game.
The stadium was amazing, and it was
interesting to see the enormous number
of students in attendance. Clearly
Lafayette night games are the new pub
nights, sans beer. Phi Delt might now be
spinning, but students don’t know what
they’re missing,
so it was a great time for all.
Prior to the Homecoming football
game, Greg Garbacz flew in from the
West Coast and delivered an outstanding
presentation detailing the good works
completed by the Rick Thorpe Memorial
Fund for Community Outreach. We are
looking forward to hearing from the
students and learning more about this
inspirational fund and organization at
Reunion. Lara Cully Mullen and Greg
have done an incredible job with the
fund, which now exceeds $67,000. It is
truly a testament to Rick’s life and his
impact on all those he touched. The
Alternative School Break Club and Third
Street Meals programs continue to be a
great success, addressing a multitude of
Leopards (L-R) Bonnie Snyder Winant ’89,
Carrie Lee ’89, and Lauren Krause
Garbacz ’90 hang with their favorite
mascot at Homecoming 2008.
needs for those they serve and providing
educational and life-changing moments
for the students who participate.
The only conflicting development at
Homecoming was discovering that the
Chi Phi house is no longer Chi Phi. It is
now DU. When we asked a couple of
brothers outside if the cave-like neon
barroom was still intact, complete with
bottles hanging from the ceiling, their
puzzled response was “Barroom? Do
you mean the basement?”
Sadly, barroom is no longer a word
in the ’Pard vernacular. We were too
disturbed to inquire if they knew what
a keg was. In any event, apparently the
basement is closed and locked, complete
with motion sensors in case anyone tries
to get in. (Perhaps a few nostalgic Chi
Phi graduates staged break-ins in the past
looking to relive bottle night.) When we
asked the guys why was it locked, their
response was “We were informed that
the kitchen wasn’t up to code.”
When I ran this troubling exchange
by classmate Lisa Vittoria Purdy, not
surprisingly her answer was “I didn’t
know there was a kitchen in Chi Phi.”
I received a great update from Peter
Beck: “A year after we graduated, I went
back to Lafayette for a visit (the always
rocking Theta Chi annual Christmas
party), and I met a girl named Christine
Walker, who was also visiting the college.
Well, Christine and I got married in
Class Notes
1989–1990
1992, and we have three great kids: Kyle,
11, Delaney, 8, and Aidan, 6. After a
brief stint in Cincinnati, we settled in the
Albany area of New York and have been
here since 1994. I have been working for
Progressive, the car insurance company,
for over 13 years now. I am currently
a training manager. The one hobby
I manage to make time for is music.
I play guitar in a cover band called Chaos
Control. Playing in the band is a blast.
It’s a great ‘just for fun’ hobby—no
aspirations of success, just the local bar/
party scene! And of course, we focus
on the greatest decade of rock and pop
music ever, the 1980s! I must confess
that I have lost touch with my Lafayette
friends over the years. Though I did find
a couple of people recently on Facebook,
which was great. I’d love to hear from
anyone who wants to get in touch! You
can find me on Facebook or my band’s
MySpace page, myspace.com/
chaoscontrolrocks.”
Thanks for a great update, Peter!
Congratulations to those with new
babies! Fred Brown and wife Julie
welcomed Jaydyn Jeannora in
September. Dave Leyrer and wife Alicia
were thrilled to have Remy Tranen join
big sister Jane in November. In
September, Jeff Mann was excited to
welcome a third girl to his family,
Isabelle. Always surrounded by women
at Lafayette, Jeff now finds himself
surrounded at home! Rich Demarco
writes, “My wife, Noreen, and I had
Isabella Jeanne at 4:25 a.m., Nov. 5,
while the city was celebrating Barack
Obama’s win—6 pounds, 13 ounces. We
drove through crowds of celebrators
while Noreen’s labor was starting; it was
quite a scene. Wife and big brother
Gabriel, 2, are doing fine. Dad is still
trying to catch his breath.” Vince and
Donna Petitto are proud to announce
the birth of their son, Joseph Robert. He
was born Feb. 5 and weighed 7 pounds,
9 ounces. Joe joins sister Jennifer at
home in Randolph, N.J.
Alex Adams writes, “Just got a
new job with a graphics company called
troika.tv. I’m creative directing and
producing a network graphics package
for new channel in Istanbul. Having a
blast! Henry just turned 4 and went to
Disneyland for his birthday with his sis,
Caroline, 6.”
Karen Campbell Kavanagh writes,
“We move to Poolesville, Md., in
December, so we’ll be celebrating
Christmas in Maryland. Jingle all
the way!”
I received a wonderful update from
Polly Pearse Lavalley, who writes,
“Living in Connecticut with my
husband, Jerome, and three children,
Abby, Claire, and Ethan. Had a fun year
of weddings, of all things, this year. My
only (and older) sister got married for
the first time. One of my husband’s
sisters also got married, and Sam
Wulfsohn and Glen Luckjiff had their
miracle baby, Charlotte, so that was all
great. Keep in touch with Linda Gruner
and saw less of Chris and Kirsten
Lauren Tuttle Sherwood (L-R), Deborah Kirwan Wild, Kathy Walsh Lops,
Fran Eatroff Rosenberg, and Liz Clarke McCarthy take a break from their
’90 girls’ night out festivities.
McCumber than we like to, but we still
got together and, as usual, had a blast;
we never stop laughing. (See photo.)
They are great. Chris has rocketed at
USA (my unbiased favorite TV network)
and Kir remains the best CIO on the
home front I’ve ever seen. I’ve been
home for a while now but started
working some last year doing part-time
work for a research grant in the Hartford
area (out of Bucknell University) in early
childhood education. Let me tell you, if
you’ve never ‘interviewed’ a preschooler,
it’s hysterical. They are priceless. Can’t
believe Abby is off to high school next
year. Didn’t I just leave college a few
years ago?”
Chris McCumber’s daughter, Carlie,
and her mom will be going to Rome to
sing at the Vatican with a choir of 300
people. Carlie is a gifted singer and also
performed in this same requiem two
years ago in Carnegie Hall. Chris was
always quite musical on fourth-floor
South our first year and, of course, a
celebrated campus radio show host, so
it’s not surprising he has such a talented
family.
1990
Beth Altman Saunders
431 W. 5th Ave.
Conshohocken, PA 19428
[email protected]
Former Leopard hoopsters (L-R) Theresa O’Connell Cantwell ’90, Laurie
King Marinelli ’90, Nicole Feinsinger Milstead ’91, Beth Mowins ’89, and
Rae Ann Lessard Fein ’89 gather for a weekend at the spa.
Class Notes
1990
Joe Bernardo ’90, wife Marlane, and son
Thomas enjoy a night on the town in Paris.
In Boston, Ellen Balmas Greer’s 40th birthday brings out her ’90 classmates. (See column for details.)
President: Open
Fund Manager: T. Brendan Gilligan
Reunion Chairs: Heather A. Medley,
Kimberly Ramstad Streamer,
Sharon M. Vivaldi
Beth Altman Saunders
Smashers, a 4.0 USTA senior women’s
tennis team at Shippan Racquet Club in
Stamford, Conn. Her team won the
USTA New England Sectionals, which
advanced them to the Nationals held in
September in Tucson, Ariz. A quick
look at the USTA web site indicates that
the Smashers didn’t win, but hopefully
they played well and had fun.
Cindy Strahler Rhodes says she is
enjoying her new “career” with the
board of education in her town. Career
is in quotes because, as Cindy puts it, “I
retired last year after a 37-year career
with AT&T. I decided that not working
was not right for me, and I was very
lucky to find a job working for our local
board of education. My title is financial
specialist, accounting and budgets,
which involves accounting, processing
purchase orders, performing banking
functions, issuing invoices, and other
administrative work. I don’t consider it
a career because I did that already. It’s a
very nice job with a lot of daily job
satisfaction, something I didn’t always
have working in a big corporation.”
Cindy’s pseudo-retirement is made
more interesting and fun with the
return of her son, Rob. Following his
discharge after six years in the Air Force,
Rob is working at the Picatinny (N.J.)
Arsenal in the Armament Research and
Development Engineering Center,
where he has met many Lafayette alums.
Since his mom is also an alum, the
transition was easy and comfortable.
Good luck to you both with your new
ventures!
Most of us celebrated 40th birthdays
in 2008. Here’s news of a couple of
those celebrations, and as the
As I sit at my desk composing this
column on a rainy Saturday in
November, I reflect on the 13 years
I have been writing this column. Yes,
13! We graduated 18 years ago, but I
didn’t start writing until about 1995–96.
So, here we are. Where exactly is
“here,” you ask? That depends on whom
you ask. For me, here is a townhome
in Conshohocken, Pa., 40 years old,
married to Chris Saunders ’91, raising
Carly, who is nearly 5 months old at the
time of this writing, about to begin a
part-time consulting project for a local
nonprofit, gearing up for the holidays,
and thinking about how we are going
to travel to Peru with a 10-month-old
come April. (Yes, we planned the trip,
and we can’t wait!) It all sounds very
homey and like the life of some other
person. But it is my life and I am happy
with it. How is your life? Please, do tell.
My address is right there at the top of
the column, and you can use it any time.
Now let’s see where here is for those
friends who wrote in for this column.
And as always, I thank you all from the
bottom of my heart for your
contributions because they make this
column worth reading. OK, onward…
The ever-helpful news clipping
service found that Julie Urban
Hughes, who played varsity tennis
while at Lafayette, plays for the
accompanying photos reveal, these
Lafayette alumnae are forty and
fabulous!
Classmates Lauren Tuttle
Sherwood, Deborah Kirwan Wild,
Kathy Walsh Lops, Fran Eatroff
Rosenberg, and Liz Clarke McCarthy
left the kids at home and gathered in
Ridgewood, N.J., for a girls’ night out.
Steph Deigan also shared news of a
mini-reunion that took place in Boston
in September for Ellen Balmas Greer’s
40th birthday. In the photo are (L-R)
Sue (non-Lafayette), Kelly Daley
Barringer, Shannon McGurk Hays,
Steph, Ellen, Kim Hart Hein, Aileen
McNamara Farris, Amy Houghton,
and Andrea Loomis Towey. We can’t
tell just how much fun they had
drinking and dancing, since this is the
before photo, but I’d bet it was quite a
lot! Steph reports she traveled with her
mom to the beaches of St. Thomas in
December. What a great winter escape,
hope it was fun!
Some of you may recall that Andrea
Loomis Towey is a famous singer/songwriter. She has been making a living
through children’s music, and it is great!
Her newest CD, Sugar On Top, was
released in November. I stole this bio
from her web site, www.littleloomis.com:
“Dre Towey, aka Andrea Loomis
Towey, thrives on kid energy! While
raising her three children, she writes,
illustrates, and performs. She loves what
she does and does what she loves, and
you will hear in her music this certain…
joie de vive.
“A former elementary school teacher
and art educator, Dre’s experiences with
children resonate through her lyrics and
Class Notes
1990–1991
music while touching upon a range of
subjects from the dog across the street
to the harrowing experience of losing a
balloon. Her dream of becoming a rock
’n’ roll mom came to fruition this past
spring when she recorded her first solo
CD, Chester the Dog Unleashed, with
members from the band King for a
Day (check out www.Kingforaday.org).
“Dre was first introduced to
children’s music when asked to illustrate
the CD Dancin’ in the Kitchen for her
friend Wendy Gelsanliter. Inspired by
the success of their first collaboration,
Dre continued to write and illustrate
for Wendy’s second CD, Ants Wear
Underpants (www.BizzyBum.com).
Excited by the creative process and
the positive reaction to her lyrics, Dre
decided to move beyond monkey
noises and produce her own music.
“You may see Dre Towey
performing at many local schools and
fundraising events, but her most
consistent gig still resides at the
Rowayton Library (Norwalk, Conn.),
where she continues to build an
audience and work off her library fines.”
Another mini-reunion took place in
October in Manchester, Vt., at the ski
house of Nicole Feinsinger Milstead
’91. This gathering was a group from
our women’s basketball team. The news
and photo are courtesy of Theresa
O’Connell Cantwell. The group meets
up each year for a girls’ spa weekend
away from jobs, families, and kids.
Pictured are Theresa, Laurie King
Marinelli, Nicole, Beth Mowins ’89,
and Rae Anne Lessard Fein ’89.
Theresa drove in from Long Island,
Nicole and Laurie drove in from
Philadelphia, Beth flew in from
North Carolina, and Rae Anne came
from Boston.
Thanks to Joe Bernardo for his
update. In his own words: “Greetings
from The Woodlands, Texas. Along
with my wife, Marlane, and son,
Thomas, I have been on the move
again! This opportunity takes us back
(for the third time) to the great state of
Texas. In early March, I accepted the
role of president of Fisher HealthCare,
a division of ThermoFisher Scientific.
In July, Marlane and Thomas
completed the move to Houston. It’s
been an exciting—if somewhat
chaotic—time getting settled in. On a
fun note, we have added a new member
to the family, a greyhound named Sky.
We are thrilled to report that retired
racing greyhounds make wonderful
family pets. On a scary note, we found
out just how destructive Mother
Nature can be as we rode out and
survived our first hurricane, Ike. Sadly,
the Gulf Coast will take years to
recover. Our house was clipped by two
large trees, but damage was minimal
compared to those around us. We have
a whole new appreciation for electricity,
as we were one of the lucky ones who
only went five days before it was
restored. We continue to be humbled
and inspired by the experience of
raising our son. Thomas, who is 16,
an honor roll student as well as an
avid runner, was able to earn a highly
coveted spot on the varsity crosscountry team at his new high school.
He is doing extremely well, placing
24th in the Nike South competition
in early October. He and his team are
hopeful that they will again qualify for
the Nike Team Nationals held in
Oregon this December.” The
Bernardos are pictured here in front of
the Eiffel Tower, New Year’s Eve, 2007.
Also on the move is Chris Hughes.
Chris moved last summer to St. Paul,
Minn., where he is the high school
principal at St. Paul Academy and
Summit School. His wife, Farida, has
an art studio in Minneapolis. Chris and
Farida have two children, Jordan, 11,
and Leah, 10.
Last but not least, we have news
from Tom Dougherty. Tom also wrote
in such a way that I can’t improve upon:
“Since the 2008 election is over, why
not start talking about 2010? In 2002,
I ran as the Republican candidate for
Congress in Philadelphia against Chaka
Fattah. I lost so badly that I was placed
in the Federal Candidate Protection
Program. I now live in Rosemont, Pa.
I am going to seek the Republican
nomination to run against Congressman
Joe Sestak in 2010. I also can report
that I was a coach for my son’s Little
League team that won its division in the
spring. He is a 10-year-old left-handed
closer, and I expect him to support me
in my old age when he replaces Brad
Lidge on the Phillies.”
Thanks for spending this time
reading; please remember to write as
well. How can I possibly close this
column without more than a nod to
the Phillies? Hooray for our World
Champions!
1991
Susan Githens Cable
506 Jennifer Lane
Gibsonia, PA 15044
[email protected]
President: Patrick J. Mazur
Reunion Chair:
Catherine Moran Lippman
Thank you to all of our classmates
below who kindly responded to my plea
for news. I am delighted to share your
information and hold you up as a
shining example of the communication
necessary to keep this column up and
running! You guys rock.
It’s tee time for (front,
L-R) Tim Brennan
(Villanova ’92), Craig
Kaisand ’91, Pat
Brown (Villanova ’92),
and Rocky Fatuova ’88;
(back) Matt Simeone
’90, John Brennan ’91,
Nico Sumas ’91, and
Bill Davlin ’88.
Class Notes
1991
Alumni Profile PAUL GALVIN ’91
Paul Galvin ’91 is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
(MVP) for the direction he gives and the community he
fosters. “I really enjoy helping people solve problems,”
says the senior solutions architect for EMC Consulting,
specialists in electronic data storage.
In 2007, Galvin encountered Microsoft’s SharePoint,
which allows people to collaborate on projects. Though it
had been on the market for a few years, Sharepoint, like
many software products, had users struggling to manage
the breadth of features and uses.
In stepped Galvin, an avid blogger and contributor to online discussions,
who saw an opportunity to help. “In the course of learning SharePoint, I would
look at the questions people asked and try to answer them, and then post my
results or research,” he says. Galvin provided such strong answers and assisted
so many in SharePoint forums that he received the MVP honor last year.
Galvin contributed chapters to Social Computing with Microsoft SharePoint
2007, and as his reputation in high tech grows, he fields more best-practices
speaking engagements. At Lafayette, the computer science major worked as
a programmer for computing services and as a columnist and features editor
for The Lafayette.
Maureen McShane Morse tapped
into the digital age to send me an
update. She and Jen Lilore Huesman
get together every year in Long Beach
Island, N.J., with their families.
Maureen and her husband, Rick
Morse, live in Maine with their four
children. Jen and Joe Huesman live in
New Jersey with their two daughters.
Maureen reports that everyone is
healthy and happy. Be sure to check out
the photo that Maureen sent along
with her update.
I have a quick note from Nicole
Mandarano. Nicole is still enjoying life
in Hoboken, N.J., and working as the
development director for Northeast New
Jersey Legal Services. Her organization is
based in Jersey City. Nicole spends her
time writing grants to ensure that lowincome people have access to justice and
secure attorneys for all civil law matters.
Kudos to you, Nicole, for your
commitment to a worthy cause.
On that note, I hear from Craig
Kaisand that he and some Lafayette
Brad Martens ’91 (L) and his wife, Christine, speculate about the
winner of the Big Game with Bill Davies ’59 at the Phoenix telecast
party.
buddies still get together to support
Father Tom Hagan’s charitable
organization, Hands Together for Haiti
(www.handstogether.org). In October,
several alumni played in the Hands
Together for Haiti golf outing, which
raised money for the charity to help
improve the lives of Haitians. Perhaps
you’ll recognize Craig and classmates
John Brennan and Nico Sumas. They
shared the day with Matt Simeone ’90,
Bill Davlin ’88, and Rocky Fatuova
’88. J.B.’s team reigned victorious.
(See photo.)
Merrilee Hagaman Durrwachter
had a great 2008. She traveled with her
family to Oahu, Hawaii; the Outer
Banks; Ocean City, N.J.; the Grand
Canyon; and Sedona, Ariz. Merrilee,
husband Michael, daughter Katrina, 9,
and son Kyle, 6, live in Lower
Macungie, Pa., which is outside
Allentown. She telecommutes, doing
contracting and policy work, while
Michael is a construction project
manager for retail projects in various
states. For fun in the Lehigh Valley, the
Durrwachters like to run, bike, and go
to their kids’ soccer games. (See photo.)
Congratulations to John
Coykendall and his wife, Gail, who
welcomed their daughter Kate July 1.
Her big brother, Jake, is excited to have
a little sister, but like any brother, enjoys
tormenting her at times. The
Coykendalls live in Westport, Conn.
I’d like to send a shout out to fellow
Verbier vacationer Mike Logothetis
’94, who checked in after my last
column to say hello. He’s a busy single
guy, so his salutations were brief! He’s
looking forward to his 15th reunion
Their yearly get-together unites (L-R) Katie Morse, Matt Morse,
Elizabeth Huesman, Maureen McShane Morse ’91, Jack Morse, Jennifer
Lilore Huesman ’91, Kaeli Huesman, and Samantha Morse.
Class Notes
1991–1992
Proud parents Rachel Rankin Van Der Stuyf ’91 and husband Adam, Kay Tweedy Weeder ’91
and husband Kris ’88, Deb Stanek Johnston ’91 and husband Ed, Stacey Looney Flynn ’91 and
husband Jim, Jody Harrison Giedraitis ’91 and husband Tom, Leanne Pike Treese ’91 and husband
Jake ’91, Katie Moran Lippman ’91 and husband Roger, and Leigh Grygotis Cherry ’91 and
husband Bob show off their kids at Homecoming: (front, L-R) Brendan, 4, and Allyson Flynn, 1;
(middle) Cassidy Treese, 9, Brian, 2, and Devon Lippman, 4, Thomas, 3, and Matthew Cherry, 1,
Kristin Weeder, 8, and Kevin Treese, 5; (back) Finn Van Der Stuyf, 3, Julia Weeder, 13, Ben
Johnston, 8, Katie Treese, 7, Caroline Johnston, 9, Josie Van Der Stuyf, 1, Kira Flynn, 8, and Emma,
7, Becca, 9, and Hanna Giedraitis, 7.
next spring with some consternation
over how time flies.
I’m with ya, Mike. We’re all turning
40 next year (or perhaps some of us have
already reached that milestone), and I
don’t feel much different than I did at
30. I just have an annoying lock of
persistent gray hairs and a few aches and
pains that never plagued me until now.
As for those lines on my face, I choose
to see them as the result of years of
smiles and laughter with my Lafayette
friends. Debbie Kuhn-Dames, Holly
Marcin Demeritt, Lisa Pfeiffer
Freeman, and I will gather in
Washington, D.C., in the spring at the
home of Beth Rowland to usher in
our 40s. We are planning a cliché girls’
weekend, complete with spa treatments
and lots of wine, but good friends
make everything fun.
I’m sure that plenty of you have
exciting plans for celebrating the big
4-0, so please consider sharing them
with your classmates. The rest of us
may be inspired by your creativity and
plan something fabulous for 41.
1992
Rachel Gordon Skrzypczak
224 Central Ave.
Pleasantville, NY 10570
[email protected]
Presidents: Laurie Gormley Broderick,
Jennifer Van Cleef Wilke
Fund Manager: Thomas J. Costello
Reunion Chair: Christine O’Hea Pitluk
Early November—can you believe that
20 years ago, we were all bright-eyed,
first-year students at Lafayette? Around
this time in 1988, we were prepping
for our first Lafayette–Lehigh game as
students. For 2008, if you went to the
big game, or saw any telecasts, feel free
to send me a note or some pictures, or
post your happenings in the Class
Notes section at the Lafayette Alumni
Online Community (visit www.
lafayette.edu and choose “Alumni”).
Several classmates welcomed new
family members over the past few
months. Rich Kaminski and wife
Lisa welcomed son Zachary Charles
June 1. Zachary was born at Emerson
Hospital in Concord, Mass., weighing
6 pounds, 11 ounces, and measuring
18½ inches long. Zachary joins big
The trail beckons the Durrwachters: (L-R)
Kyle, Merrilee Hagaman Durrwachter ’91,
Katrina, and Michael.
brother Ryan in the family, which lives
in Tyngsboro, Mass.
On July 10, Michael Merola and
wife Tara welcomed their fourth child,
Donovan Patrick. “We are completely
overwhelmed in a good way with home
life,” Mike jokes. “I can’t say that
Donovan’s older siblings Grace, 6,
Michael, 4, and Taigh, 3, are excited
about the newbie yet, but the attempts
on his life have ceased, and they’re
resigned to the fact that he’s not going
anywhere.” Mike says his job is busy as
well, having launched the New York
practice of his lobbying firm and
working hard to get it up and running.
Aparna Vadhri and husband
Kishore Kota wrote to announce the
birth of daughter Ananya Vadhri Kota
Oct. 13 at Mission Hospital in Mission
Viejo, Calif. Ananya weighed 7 pounds,
10 ounces, at birth and had lots of
black hair. Aparna reports that the
family is doing fine, and big brother
Anirudh is thrilled to have a sibling!
Decker J. Ramble Langway was
born Oct. 22 to Pete Langway and
wife Anna. Decker joins big brother
Wolfie, 3, in the family, which lives
in Brooklyn, N.Y.
In other news, Art Jacobson
married Lauri Levin Aug. 3 in
Class Notes
1992–1994
Cincinnati, Ohio. Chris Conley
attended the wedding. The couple
honeymooned in the Canadian Rockies
(Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper in
Alberta), and then took a scenic train
ride to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Art writes that he is a captain in the
Pennsylvania National Guard and has
worked full time for the Guard at Fort
Meade, Md., for the last several years.
Lauri graduated from Indiana
University and received her master’s
degree in sociology at the University of
Michigan. She is the executive director
for the Maryland Chapter of the
American Physical Therapy Association.
Art and Lauri reside in Odenton, Md.,
with their dog, and they are looking to
move to Austin, Texas.
A week after I returned from visiting
my sister in New Orleans, I received a
note from Phil Pucillo. He is spending
the academic year teaching at Tulane
University Law School in New Orleans,
from which he earned his law degree
back in 1996. You can find Phil’s online
profile page by searching on his last
name at www.law.tulane.edu.
“My wife, Antoinette, and I are
about to celebrate our 10th anniversary.
We were married Oct. 24, 1998,” says
Phil. “We have four wonderful—well,
most of the time—children: Vincent, 9,
Sophia, 7, Dominic, 5, and Anthony, 3.”
Before I move on to more news, I
have to say how great I find Facebook.
At first, I just pooh-poohed it as one
of those tech things I can’t figure out,
so why bother. But now, wow, it is
such an easy way to keep in touch with
classmates with the Walls and email.
Plus, you can play the highly addictive
and fun games of Scramble and
Recent arrival Donovan joins the family of
Mike Merola ’92. Pictured are (L-R) Grace,
Michael, Taigh, and mom Tara holding the
little guy.
A last-minute note came in from
Donna Barsamian Sirounian, who
writes that she is appearing on the local
ABC-TV affiliate in the Phoenix market
to promote the annual ArmeniaFEST.
“I have been on television for the past
two years to promote the Armenian
festival, and I am thoroughly enjoying
the spotlight,” Donna says. “I am still
working part time as the marketing
manager for Integrated Medical
Services, a large physician multispecialty
group in Arizona.”
1993
Showing off the latest Kaminski, Zachary, are
mom Lisa, brother Ryan, and dad Rich ’92.
WordTwist (which I stink at—just ask
Tara Fleming Albaum). So in the
future, if you have any updates or news
for the Lafayette Alumni News, feel free
to send them to me by my regular email
address, snail mail, or Facebook.
One classmate I’ve been in touch
with via Facebook is Laura Buchwald,
who is living in Chelsea with her
boyfriend and dog, and working
as a freelance writer and editor. “The
boyfriend’s a musician,” says Laura,
“and often on tour, which has made for
some fun travel adventures.” A memoir
Laura edited about the late country
singer Blaze Foley just came out: Living
in the Woods in a Tree by Sybil Rosen.
“I see Diane McCammon all the time,”
writes Laura, “as she now lives in New
York. We had our annual get-together
with Kristen Manuel Zucker and Jen
Woodworth Sulc a few weeks ago here
in the city.” Thanks to the magic of
Facebook, Laura also is in touch with
a lot more Lafayette folks than ever
before, “including Ed McDow, who
just relaunched his acting career playing
Oscar in a Chicago production of The
Odd Couple, and Hansdip Bindra,
whose amazing Sikh Heritage Film
Festival Diane and I attended. (Hans
was one of the organizers.)”
Tim McCumber sent in a brief
update. He is married to fellow ’Pard
Meghan Shallow McCumber ’93,
and they have three children: Kieran, 8,
Eilidh, 5, and Ryland, 18 months.
The McCumber family lives in Mount
Olive, N.J.
Stan G. Horowitz
342 E. 67th St., Apt. 3-E
New York, NY 10065
[email protected]
President: Alexis J. Belladonna
Fund Managers: Monica Morgan Levy,
Ryan E. Schedler
Reunion Chair: Mark Suffredini
1994
Mara Weinstein Friedman
15 Rainbow Ridge Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 994-1128
[email protected]
President: Wendy R. Furrer
Fund Manager:
Kim Gronquist Dennison
Reunion Chairs: Wendy R. Furrer,
Melanie Armstrong Jaenicke
Tracey Long Berton,
[email protected]
Two heads are better than one for big sis Lucy
and baby Alice, daughters of Whelan ’94 and
Kristin McGinn Mahoney ’95.
Class Notes
1994
Stacey Trezza Koopman ’94 has a beaming
daughter in Sarah, 2.
Hello, everyone! I must begin by
reminding all of you to mark your
calendars for our upcoming reunion. Yes,
it’s been 15 years! Reunion Weekend is
June 5–7. Our reunion chairs, Wendy
Furrer and Melanie Armstrong
Jaenicke, are busy planning the events,
so it should be a fabulous weekend!
Wendy just let me know that Karen
Williams Palmer had her second baby
girl, Sara, in October. Her older daughter,
Julia, is 14 months old. Wendy lives in
New York City and reports on-air for
CNBC’s “High Net Worth” program.
Janna Kludzuweit Hodge and
husband Perry welcomed their newest
addition, daughter Ryan, Sept. 6. She
joins big brother P.J., who is 2 years old.
Janna is working at the New York Stock
Exchange and lives in New York City.
Jason Snyder and his wife, Jodi, had
a baby boy, Tavin Alexander, May 22.
Koren Miller Kratchman and
husband Jarrett were blessed with a
third child, Logan Parker, July 24.
Logan joins his siblings, Alyson Brooke
and Emery Miller. Koren is a stay-athome mom, and her family recently
appeared in an episode of Rachael Ray’s
TV show. The segment discussed the
book Eat This Not That! for Kids!: Be
the Leanest, Fittest Family on the Block!
The family was selected to eat lunch at
Duke’s in NYC, where they were taped
eating lunch while the book staff
evaluated their food choices.
Best of friends: The children of Elisabeth Curti
Schroder ’94 and Lisa Pfeiffer Freeman ’91 are
(front, L-R) Melissa, Max, and Nicole Schroder,
and Hope and Drew Freeman; (back) Owen
and Evan Freeman.
Whelan Mahoney and his wife,
Kristin McGinn Mahoney ’95,
welcomed Alice Josephine July 14.
Big sister Lucy will be 3 years old in
January and “is relishing her role and
already taken to bossing Alice around,
not that she does much more than
smile and wiggle about.” Whelan was
just promoted to publisher of Inc.com
and associate publisher of Inc.
magazine. He is hoping to sell his
Brooklyn apartment and move to
New Jersey as his growing family is
running out of space!
Brian Waerig is a labor/employment
attorney at the firm of Susanin, Widman
& Brennan PC in King of Prussia, Pa.
He and his wife, Louisa, had a son,
William, in May.
Kelly Beers Caprez gave birth to
baby Adam John Sept. 10. Kelly writes
that “he is a very good baby but likes to
eat every two hours so there is not
much sleeping in the house yet. My
older son, Jack, is 3 years old and is
really enjoying having a little brother.”
Stacey Trezza Koopman moved to
Marlboro, N.J., last summer with her
husband, Dan, and their 2-year-old,
Sarah. She would love to hear from
other alumni in the area, so please give
her a call! Stacey went back to work full
time and said that “it is a quite a challenge
balancing career and family! I am
currently working in compliance at a
brokerage firm, but we are expecting
baby #2 in February 2009, so we’ll see
what happens when he/she arrives!”
Christy Esposito-Smythers
welcomed Connor, who was born in
May 2007. Christy is an assistant
professor in the psychology department
at George Mason University in Fairfax,
Va., and also holds an adjunct faculty
appointment at Brown Medical School.
Christy is a licensed clinical child
psychologist.
Shanen Aranmor is living in the
desert southwest and rock climbing
almost every weekend. She loves the heat
and low humidity, as well as her new
Alumni Weddings
Lisa M. Natishyn ’94 and Wayne F. Stitt were married May 25, 2007. Leopards in the
wedding party included Marybeth Browne ’94 (second from L), Michele Dempsey ’94
(third from L), and Eileen Leacy Williams ’95 (fourth from L).
Class Notes
1994–1996
Toni DiOttavio Mullen ’96
(L-R), Greg Brennan ’95, Bria
Brennan, Andrea Dagostino
Brennan ’94, Frank Oschell,
and Jenn Durkin Oschell ’96
pause after a thrilling relay
marathon.
1995
Vicki Salemi
c/o Pfenning Alumni Center
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042
[email protected]
President: Karen L. Hughes
Fund Manager: Jacqueline A. Wendt
Reunion Chair:
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Web Page Administrator: Vicki Salemi
position as director of development at
the Humane Society of Yuma. After 12
years in academia, Shanen has shifted
gears and is following her heart into the
world of nonprofit animal welfare. She
continues to teach online courses in
wellness physiology and marriage &
family. In addition, she is nearly halfway
through writing her first book.
Scott Cohn and his wife, Abbey,
finally gave up the rat race after 10 years
of living in Washington D.C., and
moved to a remote mountain ski town
on the western slopes of the Rocky
Mountains, where Scott accepted a
faculty position in psychology at
Western State College. Scott teaches
a broad spectrum of classes such as
statistics, animal learning, and drugs and
behavior. Most exciting is that his faculty
appointment came complete with
a new animal lab, including animal
care facilities and operant conditioning
chambers. For you psychology majors
(like me), Scott is the Dr. Robert Allan
of the Rockies—Dr. Allan, are you
salivating yet? Scott spends most of his
free time hiking, biking, and skiing.
Andrea Dagostino Brennan and her
husband, Greg Brennan ’95, have two
children: Bria is 2 and Bode is 1. In
September, she participated in the Lehigh
Valley Hospital Marathon for Via team
relay with Greg, Toni DiOttavio Mullen
’96, and Jenn Durkin Oschell ’96.
Thomas Dunlap, an attorney with
Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver PLC in
Washington, D.C., is also the CEO of
Ceres Nanosciences in Virginia, a
company that owns the patent for new
technology to detect human growth
hormone (HGH) in urine. Tom and his
team are working on developing a test
that can detect HGH for longer periods
for potential use in the fight against drug
use in sports.
Lisa Natishyn was married May 25,
2007, to Wayne Stitt. Their ceremony
was at Grounds for Sculpture in
Hamilton, N.J., and the reception was
at the Princeton Marriott. Bridesmaids
included Marybeth Browne, Michele
Dempsey, and Eileen Leacy Williams
’95. Other alumni in attendance
included Livy Bratis Fontanez ’95,
Katie Mulvey Burke ’96, and Karen
Burger Cairone ’96. Lisa and Wayne
live in Forks Township, Pa., where Lisa
works at Crayola LLC as a human
resources generalist–manager of human
resources for the U.S. marketing and
sales division. Prior to joining Crayola
in 2007, she was working at Honeywell
in Morris Plains, N.J., as well as in NYC
at JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank
in various human-resources leadership
roles since graduating Lafayette. Lisa
also went on to obtain her M.B.A. at
Fordham University in 2001. She is
now halfway through Columbia
Teachers College working on her
master’s in organizational psychology.
Lisa wants everyone to know that
Michele Dempsey introduced her to
Wayne while they were both working at
Michele’s architectural firm in Scranton,
Pa. As if Lisa hasn’t been busy enough,
she and Wayne are expecting their first
baby in May.
Thank you to everyone for getting
their updates to me, and don’t forget
about our reunion, June 5–7!
H-e-l-l-o, Class of ’95!
OK, we knew this was bound to
happen. After a while, the news dries
up and…well, there’s nothin’ to report
from fellow classmates. Zip. Zilch.
Nada. In an effort to avoid a
completely vacant column, here’s a
little reminder to send some updates:
You know you want to! Please feel free
to drop me a line for the next issue.
Until then, stay well, and all the best
to you in 2009!
1996
Alison Shipitofsky
1500 Hudson St., Apt. 6-S
Hoboken, NJ 07030
[email protected]
President: Thomas A. DiGiovanni
Fund Managers: Lynne A. Cavanaugh,
Rawle G. Howard
Reunion Chair: Stephen H. Konya
Audrey Twyman Langan,
[email protected]
Baby Leo smiles on cue for sister Vivian as
mom Susan Garille Higgins ’96 captures the
moment.
Class Notes
1996–1997
Alumni Profile NATASHA STROTHER ’96
Alexandra Hopko Sedor ’96 has a fine crew
in (L-R) Elizabeth, Matthew, and Johnny.
Welcome back to Page ’96! The who’s
who and what’s what of all things Class
of 1996. No need for the life and times
of Alison this column! So let’s get this
party started.
Kate Merrill Dunham is the 9 p.m.
news anchor at WBZ–TV 38 in Boston.
She covers news around New England.
Kate has two beautiful daughters,
Addison, 5, and Kayden, 1. Addison
started kindergarten this fall and is
already an amazing skier! Kate is married
to Mike Dunham, a retired NHL goalie
(New York Rangers, Nashville Predators,
New Jersey Devils) who is now the goalie
coach for the New York Islanders. The
Dunhams live just outside Boston.
Alexandra Hopko Sedor is happily
living in Ellicott City, Md. Alexandra is at
home with her three kids: Johnny is in
kindergarten, Elizabeth is 2, and
Matthew just turned 1. She writes that
their household is total chaos, but they
are grateful that everyone is happy and
healthy. Her husband, Joe, works as an
aviation crash investigator for the
National Transportation Safety Board. In
their limited time, the Sedors are avid
Nationals and Redskins fans.
Ryan Strazik and wife Rachel Pineda
live in San Diego, Calif. Ryan is a senior
analyst, quality, for Amylin
Pharmaceuticals. Ryan received an
advanced certificate in regulatory affairs
from San Diego State University in 2006.
This portion of the column is brought
to you by the stork!
As a teenager, Natasha Strother ’96 helped the family
business by setting up cheese trays and working the
coatroom. Today she plays a big role in running the
company.
As executive vice president of Strother Enterprises,
Philadelphia, Strother oversees the strategic planning,
business operations, and finances of the food-service
management firm. It provides exclusive food and
beverage service for the Pennsylvania Convention Center, concessions at
Lincoln Financial Field for the Philadelphia Eagles, wholesale food distribution
for Harrah’s Entertainment, and food-service management to the Philadelphia
Prison System, among other clients.
Hoping to “take the company in a new direction,” Strother is expanding the
development of marine construction services, building off designing kitchens
for ships to encompass sleeping quarters and deckhouse design. From there,
she envisions a future in hotel development and management.
Strother is a member of the advisory board of Presbyterian Children’s Village
Services, which helps troubled children and their families. Nothing satisfies the
chemical engineering graduate more than helping her community.
“I’ve been able to empower people economically through meaningful
employment opportunities,” she says. “I have some employees who started
off as dishwashers or stewards, and now they’re catering supervisors and
assistant general managers of facilities.”
Katie Mulvey Burke and husband
Andrew welcomed a baby boy, Ronan,
Aug. 28. Ronan joins big sister Breighan,
who is 4 years old. Katie continues to
teach ninth-grade math at Quakertown
(Pa.) High School.
Amie Braman O’Donoghue and
husband Erik O’Donoghue ’95 had
a baby girl, Shauna, May 19. She joins
big brother Tynan.
Susan Garille Higgins and husband
Anthony welcomed son Leo Garner
Higgins, born July 12. He joins big sister
Vivian, 3.
Charis Kozic O’Connor and
husband Mike welcomed Regan Clare
Oct. 23.
And that’s all for this column.
Hope all is well!
1997
Shannon Gregg Agin
325 Lafayette St., Apt. 6
New York, NY 10012
[email protected]
President: Kimberly A. Leary
Fund Manager: Timothy E. Herburger
Reunion Chair: Michele Kaplan McMillan
Shannon Gregg Agin
Here’s what’s been happening
with your fellow alumni since last
I wrote.
A very prompt Aidan Matthew, the
son of Tara Hallberg Larkin and her
husband, Andy, arrived on his due date
of April 8. Aidan was 8 pounds, 12.7
ounces, and 21¾ inches long.
Micki Kaplan McMillan and her
husband, Chris, welcomed their
daughter, Piper Jane, into the world
June 17. Micki and Chris continue to
work at Blair Academy in northwest
New Jersey.
Tara Feehan O’Mahony and her
husband, Brian, have been living in
Tulsa, Okla., for almost three years. They
enjoy their proximity to all the great
recreation in nearby Colorado (Crested
Butte in the summer and Breckenridge
in the winter), New Mexico (Santa Fe
Class Notes
1997
and Taos), and Texas (Austin), but do get
home as often as they can. They plan to
return to the NYC area in the next year
or two to be closer to family and friends.
Tara was up in NYC in September to visit
with Tanya Klibanov Berlin, her
husband, Jared, and their beautiful baby
girl, Marly Anna. Marly was born May 9
(Mother’s Day weekend!) and spent her
first summer on the Cape with Tanya,
Jared, and Tanya’s parents. She is the first
grandchild on both sides of the family, so
she is a very popular little girl! Tara also
spent some time that visit with Leah
Cardoni Kane ’96, her husband, John,
and their adorable 2½-year-old son, Finn
Patrick, in Metuchen, N.J. Leah and John
ventured down to visit Tara and Brian in
Tulsa in May, and Tanya and Jared were
down in October 2007 to experience the
pageantry of an Oklahoma University
football game.
(Hours after receiving all that good
news from Tara, I bumped into Tanya
and her dog on the street in our shared
neighborhood! We’ve been in constant
contact since then and try to get
together with our babies every week. It’s
been nice to reconnect with a familiar
face and rekindle an old friendship.)
Lisa Scher Behrman gave birth
Sept. 18 to a second son, Jesse Gabe.
I went with Lisa Kelsey Pisano and
Sara Stollar Deren to see Lisa and
meet Jesse the day after he was born,
and Lisa was already up and about,
moving around like she hadn’t just
given birth less than 24 hours before.
(Very impressive!) Since then, Lisa,
husband Andrew, and son Noah (who
turned 3 in October) have enjoyed
getting Jesse settled into their home
in Chappaqua, N.Y.
Rachael Steiner-Swiat gave birth
to her second son Oct. 2. “Little”
Eric Jonathan was 2½ weeks early
and weighed in at 8 pounds, 11 ounces.
Big brother Evan and daddy Matt are
psyched for some more male bonding.
Adria Lazur Kinnier and her
husband, Alex, traveled east in October,
and many alums had the chance to join
in the celebration of their daughter
Claire’s first birthday. We gathered at
Farmer Jack’s Farm in New Jersey for
an afternoon of hay riding, pumpkin
picking, and cake eating. The Kinniers
recently moved into a new home in
Palo Alto, Calif.
Lindsay Livingston Tetefsky and
her husband, Matt, live in Woodcliff
Lake, N.J. Their baby girl, Remi,
must be almost 2 by now!
Daniel Crow joined the NYC office
of Zetlin & De Chiara LLP in July,
where he focuses on construction law.
Alumni Update
Dan earned his J.D. from New York
University School of Law and is a
visiting assistant professor at the Pratt
Institute School of Architecture.
Jennifer Goykhman Polovetsky
is in her eighth year of practicing real
estate law in New York City. She is
married, with two beautiful boys. Jacob
was 3 in December and Benjamin was
1 in November. Her husband, Alex,
is a territory sales manager for U.S.
Foodservice for the NYC Metro area.
They live in Old Bridge, N.J., but are
probably moving back to NYC soon.
Kevin Kasarjian became a partner at
Holden Brodman PLC in Phoenix, Ariz.
Kevin has worked at Holden Brodman
for the past six years, practicing primarily
commercial and construction litigation.
Kevin is also happy to announce that he
married Ashley Grovert Oct. 6.
At press time, Terry Cooke was
poised to move with wife Catherine,
daughter Anna, and son T.J. to Dallas,
Texas, for a job in a private equity firm.
I hope to have more news on that in
the next column!
Congrats to everyone on all their
good news. If you have news of any kind
you’d like to share, please mail or email
it to me at the above addresses or post
it on the Lafayette Alumni Online
Community. I’ve also finally decided to
Steven S. Locke ’86 named co-chair of College & University
Law Section of Boston Bar Association
Steve Delahunty ’87 elected to board of ByteBack, nonprofit
providing computer training to low-income residents in
Washington, D.C., metro area
Christopher Schnittker ’90 joins VioQuest Pharmaceuticals
as vice president and chief financial officer
Locke ’86
Delahunty ’87
Schnittker ’90
Maulik Joshi ’90 named senior vice president for research
at American Hospital Association and president of Health
Research and Educational Trust
Rick Klau ’93 delivers keynote speech at Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America Communicators’ Conference
Steven F. Gaffney ’96 named chairman of board for
IAP Worldwide Services, international management and
consulting contractor
Joshi ’90
Klau ’93
Gaffney ’96
Class Notes
1997–1999
Their yearly meet-up
brings together (front, L-R)
Donna DiGregorio Weller
’99, Melissa Wright Librizzi
’99, Lynn Echan Beer ’99,
and Garrett Bigg; (back)
Joe Librizzi ’99, Chris
Weller, Stephen Lombardi,
Christine Wilkens ’99,
Tom Beer, Niki Piccione
Bigg ’99, and Jason Bigg.
Awaiting the Great Pumpkin are Brady, 4,
and Kendall, 18 months, children of Seth
Fisher ’97 and Keri Hollister-Fisher ’98.
succumb to peer pressure and join
Facebook, primarily for the purposes
of gathering more alumni news, so you
can search for me there (but please, no
poking). Until next time!
1998
Maureen Rafferty Hopper
3424 Wabash St.
Denver, CO 80238
[email protected]
President: David A. Cheney
Fund Manager: Jonathan S. Ellis
Reunion Chair:
Nicole Magnant Morrissey
Maureen Rafferty Hopper
There are just a few pieces of news to
report this time around. Karen Ohsiek
Beyeler says “Hi-ya” from Ireland!
That is how she is greeted on the street
each morning as she walks her son Luke
to school. She reports that Ireland is
beautiful. She, Nathan, and their three
sons, Luke, Timothy, and Jonathan, are
enjoying their life there, but they do
miss family, their church, and drive-thru
and American food. Luke, 4, is enjoying
every minute of school. Jonathan
fractured his wrist and does not seem to
notice his cast, while Timothy continues
to love worms of all kinds: dirt, real,
fake, or Play-Doh. Nathan and Karen
took a private salsa dance lesson for
their 10-year anniversary, and it
reminded them of spinning at Lafayette!
While they do miss the States, they are
enjoying Ireland and believe that is
where God wants them to be for now.
Rick Eagles welcomed his second
daughter, Gianna Marie, March 29,
2008. His wife, Marielle, is now a stayat-home mother with their two girls.
Michaela is three and loves being a big
sister. Weekends with the family have
been a lot of fun. Rick spends much of
his time teaching Michaela her letters:
“B is for Boston Red Sox.” However,
they have a bone of contention on this;
they still struggle with “L is for ...”
given that Marielle is a Lehigh grad. We
all know where Rick stands on the issue.
On the work front, Rick was promoted
to senior manager at Deloitte, where he
continues to tour the world to deliver
customer and market strategies. He
recently was in a dozen states or so,
three Canadian provinces, and Mexico.
The travel is tough, but it makes those
weekends at home that much more fun.
Rick has been written up in the
company magazine and has been
highlighted in Deloitte’s external
marketing in online and print
documents for undergraduate
recruiting. Rick reports that it is surreal
to be recruiting using a brochure with
your own picture on it, but so far, it
hasn’t made anyone decide not to join.
Rick often sees Scott and Rachel
Necker Burroughs ’97 and their two
kids. He has also reconnected with
Frank Johnson ’97 and Jim Hiscock,
who moved into the D.C. area in the
last year. Jeremy Winkler lives in the
area as well and is working on obtaining
tenure in his school district.
Tiffany Pandolfo Gwilliam and
her husband, Jason, also welcomed
their second child to their family when
Alexander Jacob was born June 21. His
big sister, Ava, who is 3, loves having a
little brother. Tiffany is enjoying being at
home with both kids, but also admits
that it is exhausting! Keri HollisterFisher and her family recently moved
back east to Barrington, R.I., as her
husband, Seth ’96, took a new job.
Keri is very happy to be just a short drive
from family and friends again. Their son,
Brady, turned 4 in December, and their
daughter, Kendall, is nearly 2.
I wish you all the best for 2009
and please keep me updated!
1999
Amanda Alpert Knight
1816 W. Melrose St.
Chicago, IL 60657
[email protected]
President: Lori Janelle Chen
Fund Managers: Amanda Alpert Knight
Reunion Chair: Pamela Perez
Amanda Alpert Knight
At the Phoenix telecast party, Sarah DeClue
Voas ’99 and husband Jacob hope for a W as
Lafayette battles Lehigh.
Class Notes
2000
Alumni Profile JEREMY KACUBA ’00
After deciding to pursue a career in leadership and
organizational development, mechanical engineering
graduate Jeremy Kacuba ’00 needed a change of pace
so he’d know he was heading in the right direction.
He found that by leaving corporate America to train
for triathlons full time.
“I wanted to experience a different lifestyle to confirm
my interests,” says Kacuba, who competed on Lafayette’s
Division I baseball and cross country teams. “I also have
an extreme passion for youth athletics. One of the other events that prompted
my adventure in triathlon was founding a youth triathlon program at the YMCA.
The joy we provided for those children made me believe I could do even more
with that particular mission as a full-time athlete.”
Kacuba enjoyed the physical test of racing triathlons as well as meeting
athletes from around the world. He is training and expects to return to
competition next season.
As continuous improvement manager at General Mills, he leads the process
improvement teams, training organization, and diversity mentoring programs.
He also works with employees in the company’s early career development
program and conducts sessions on influence and leadership for plant
leadership teams.
2000
Colleen Gleeson Greshock
478 Shakespeare Drive
Collegeville, PA 19426
[email protected]
President: Jeremy A. Weinstein
Fund Manager: George Beres
Reunion Chair: Bryce G. Murray
Alumni Weddings
Tiffany Folmer Lawrence and her
husband, Dewey, welcomed a baby girl
into their family. Carolyn Elise was born
Aug. 13, one day before her dad’s
birthday. The Lawrences bought a
house in Rochester, N.Y., about two
years ago. Tiffany is entering her fifth
year as a school psychologist at Avon
Central High School. She has been
enjoying staying at home with Carolyn.
Several KDR brothers
attended the wedding of
Adam Shefsky ’00 to
Danielle Stumberger June 7.
(See ’00 column for details.)
She also looks forward to returning to
“her high schoolers” in the near future.
Steve and Erin Muller Houghton
are the proud parents of three potential
’Pards. Erin delivered triplet boys
Sept. 10—Noah Richard, Nicholas
Stephen, and Nathaniel John. She is
taking some time off from her career
as a genetic counselor to concentrate
on taking care of the boys, and Steve
is busy finishing his Ph.D. in chemistry
at Syracuse University.
Jodi Bruder Morrison and her
husband, Gordon, had a beautiful baby
girl, Kaila Bruder Morrison, Oct. 26.
Kaila tipped the scales at 6 pounds,
9 ounces. The Morrisons reside in West
Orange, N.J. After her maternity leave,
Jodi plans on going back to work at
New York Magazine on a part-time basis.
Marianne Gawler is engaged to
Alan Bolivar. Their wedding date is set
for Oct. 24 in Monmouth Beach, N.J.
Alan is from Marianne’s hometown of
South Plainfield, N.J. Keri Grunther
Brady and Rebecca Waxman Kaufman
’01 will be in her bridal party.
Adam Shefsky married Danielle
Stumberger June 7 at Sts. Peter and
Paul Church in Hoboken, N.J. The
reception was held at the Hyatt
Regency in Jersey City. Many alums
were in attendance: Josh Bowden ’98,
Andrew Strocko, Brian DeBenedictis,
Kevin Koski, Anthony Fasano, Jill
Licari Fasano, Matt McGowan ’98,
Hal Bialeck ’99, Paul Maletsky, Chris
Cravetz ’02, Stephan Cesarini ’99,
Marco Fabozzi ’98, Keith Angell ’98,
and Heather Gorman ’01.
Heather Kelly Raff married David
Raff March 1. They purchased a new
home in Denver. Heather is an M.D.
and a cardiology fellow at the University
of Colorado. Aislinn Scarbinsky
graduated from Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine June 1. She is
doing her residency in general surgery
there.
Dana Morris Levine and her
husband, Steve, moved from the Big
Apple to Lawrenceville, N.J., in May.
Suburban life is suiting the Levines well!
They purchased their first house and are
enjoying all of their new space after
years of NYC apartment living. Dana
transferred from the Merrill Lynch
office in Manhattan to the Hopewell
campus, where she is in human
Class Notes
2000-2001
resources/recruiting for the global
wealth management business.
Lauren Boyd Tarkenton, her
husband, Dan, and their son, Jack, are
living in Raleigh, N.C. Lauren loves the
beauty of the state and is discovering
how to live life at a pace slower than
what Washington, D.C., dictated. She
tells me the people are extremely friendly
in Raleigh, and she and her family
couldn’t be happier about the move.
2001
Paige Olek Ingelsby
1321 Statesman Road
Norristown, PA 19403
[email protected]
President: Sara Viehman Diehl
Fund Manager:
Rebecca Waxman Kaufman
Reunion Chair: Nicholas M. Groch
Hi, Class of 2001! Thank you for all
the wonderful news you shared for this
issue. Everyone loves keeping up on
the latest gossip!
In May, Elena Sidelnikova
graduated from the M.B.A. program at
Wharton, moved from Philadelphia to
New York, and had a baby boy named
Sam with her husband, Victor Izmaylov.
Since July, she has worked at Deutsche
Bank in sales and trading in New York
and finished training in September to
start rotations among the various global
markets desks. Elena adds, “I have been
enjoying the job so far.”
As an update to the Fall 2008 issue,
Jessica Calaman Snyder writes that she
and her husband have moved back to
Pennsylvania (Lansdale) after living for
three years outside Chicago. She took
an internal job transfer with Rohm and
Haas and last reported that daughter
Gretchen, born Jan. 13, 2008, is
crawling everywhere. Now on the East
Coast, Jessica writes, “Looking forward
to attending some Lafayette events!”
On May 10, Jason Cromer and his
wife, Jennifer, received Ph.D.s at the
commencement ceremony of the
University of Connecticut. In August
2006, Jason completed his doctoral
degree in biomedical science with a
specialty in neuroscience. He became a
postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in Cambridge
and received two National Research
Service awards from the National
Institutes of Health. Jason also was
inducted into Sigma Xi, a professional
society of members elected by their
peers, for his “significant contribution
to the advancement of scientific
knowledge.”
Beth Spitalny lives in Los Angeles
and is finishing her M.F.A. at the
University of Southern California in
the School of Cinematic Arts. She is
working on her thesis film, which she
wrote and had plans to direct in
December. Beth writes, “I was back east
for a fundraiser for my film, and a few
Lafayetters were present. We took a
picture; it was pouring, but luckily we
had a Lafayette umbrella.” (See photo.)
Kim Kirsch Huddleston writes that
her sister, Meredith Kirsch Mischner,
has moved to Buckhead in Atlanta, Ga.,
and works at 22squared, a full-service
advertising agency. She is an account
supervisor overseeing all of the
advertising for Lincoln Financial Group
and LFG partnerships with the
Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL.
Alan Leonhartsberger reports that
after working in the semiconductor
industry specializing in computer-aided
design (CAD) of integrated circuits, he
is making a career transition to 2D/3D
optical/electrical/mechanical CAD and
3D solid modeling. He updated his
CAD skills by completing a fourmonth, 500-hour certification program
in AutoCAD drafting and SolidWorks
3D modeling. He writes that he is
targeting drafter, designer, and
engineering opportunities locally
in the Lehigh Valley, Pa., area.
Class nuptials include Molly
Phelan, who married Steve Dennis in
June. Molly and Steve went to high
school together and reconnected when
he moved back to the area. Molly
writes, “It was a whirlwind romance.
Ross Mondshine ’99 (L-R), Jeremy Platt ’99,
Beth Spitalny ’01, Brett Green ’04, and Colin
Sinatro ’05 attend a fundraiser for Beth’s film,
Procession.
We started dating in February, got
engaged in December, and married in
June!” She is teaching biology and AP
biology at Westfield (N.J.) High
School, coaches field hockey at the
school, and is a summer swim team
coach in town. Kelly Barnes resides in
Philadelphia with her new husband,
Michael Amatangelo ’02. They were
married Sept. 27 in Morristown, N.J.
Kelly is working in the advertising
business at Red Tettemer in
Philadelphia.
George Hartman is living in
Willow Grove, Pa., with wife Megan
and daughter Jamison, who was born
June 15, 2007. He is a civil engineer
at Bohler Engineering Inc., working
in land development, and had plans
to take the Principles and Practice
of Engineering Exam in fall 2008.
George also reports that he is pursuing
a master’s degree in civil engineering
at Villanova University and hopes to
complete his degree in 2009. Also, baby
Hartman #2 is on the way, due in May.
Cheers and thank you for sharing all
of your wonderful news!
Jessica Calaman Snyder ’01 says the Alumni Online
Community has allowed her to re-establish friendships
through its user-friendly online directory. “There are
marriages, job transfers, people all over the world,
etc.,” she says. “I enjoy seeing where everyone has
ended up and being able to send an email just to
say, ‘Hi.’”
Class Notes
2002
Alumni Weddings
Stacie Truesdell ’02 and
Justin Michaels tied the
knot Aug. 16. Alumni
pictured here are (L-R)
bridesmaid Catherine
Curcio ’03, Jordan Brugg
’03, Stacie, Matthew
Curcio ’00, maid of
honor Melissa Truesdell ’00,
bridesmaid Maria Brugg
’02, and Bonnie Butler ’79.
New to the world, little Madeleine Grace
relaxes with dad Dan ’02 and mom Tana Zerr
Connolly ’02.
2002
Christine D. Socha
(908) 451-9159
[email protected]
President: Clifford C. Michaels
Fund Manager: Cara E. Belardi
Reunion Chair: Tracy E. Kirwan
Christine D. Socha
Jennifer Gentile ’03 and Ryan Collins ’03 were married July 19. Alumni in attendance were
(front, L-R) Angela Coxe ’03, Lis Edwards ’04 , Uschi Staszowski ’01, Jennifer, Ryan, best
man Greg Staszowski ’03, Maria Mignogna ’03, and bridesmaid Kerry Morin ’98; (back)
Eric Case ’03, Mark Kolba ’03, Brandon Cochenour ’03, Derek Pizarro ’04, Melissa Mitchell
Pizarro ’03, Steve Berkowitz ’04, Eilis Hood ’06, Jason Pomante ’02, Jaclyn Sekula ’03,
Michael “Misha” Lestingi ’04, Don Nikles ’60, and Mike Morin ’98.
Bill Lane ’01 and Katie
Gradoville were married
June 21. Alumni pictured
behind Bill and Katie are
(L-R, all ’01 except as
noted) Jared Ross,
Pete Higgins, Eric Lopez,
Matt Hoffman, Bill
Hedden, Michael Ott,
Karim Ouazzi, Barry
Dobil ’00, Jason Carlough,
Jeff Weinman,
Scott Hollingshead.
Attended, but not
pictured: Mark Barnett
and Mark Ravalico.
Hello, Class of 2002! I hope everyone
enjoyed the holidays and is keeping
warm during these winter months! This
issue will be short as I have not received
too many updates from our fellow
classmates. If you have not recently sent
me an email with information for Class
Notes, please feel free to do so. Or, if
you are a Facebook fan like me, send
me a message! I am listed as Christine
“Chrissy” Socha.
Now, on to the news.
Joy Krueger and Joel Roberson
were married Oct. 4 in a beautiful
ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla., followed
by a reception at the Timuquana
Country Club, also in Jacksonville.
Many Lafayette alumni were in
attendance. After honeymooning in
Costa Rica, the couple returned to
Washington, D.C., where they reside.
James Kehlenbach married Kristina
Murphy May 24. The ceremony took
place in St. Barnabas Church in North
Haven, Conn., and the reception at
Saybrook Point Inn in Old Saybrook,
Conn. They honeymooned in Venice,
Italy, and cruised the Greek Isles. They
live in East Hampton, Conn.
Class Notes
2002-2004
In baby news, Tana Zerr Connolly
and Dan Connolly are happy to report
the birth of their first child. Madeleine
Grace Connolly was born June 9 at
9:39 p.m. in Doylestown, Pa. She
weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and
was 19½ inches long. Her happy and
thankful parents report that Madeleine
is growing quickly and that parenthood
is amazing!
Jodi Antonelli is in her third year
of a five-year residency as a surgeon in
the Department of Urology at Duke
University Hospital in Durham, N.C.
An article in her hometown newspaper
reports that she is doing well.
That’s all for now! Thank you to
all who submitted updates. Keep them
coming!
2003
Liza Lesser
[email protected]
President: Morgan Albus Mooney
Fund Manager: Melissa Mitchell Pizarro
Reunion Chair: Alison W. Ahart
Michael De Lisi,
[email protected]
Some of our classmates have relocated
since we last heard from them.
Johanna Turley left Jackson Hole,
Wyo., and moved back east. She is in
graduate school at Boston College.
Nick Harvey left Yantai, China, this
past June after living there for three
years and moved to London to start an
M.B.A. program at London Business
School. He spent the prior summer
traveling around the Nusa Tenggara
region of Indonesia. Deborah N.
Rhebergen writes, “I left my position
at Lafayette in July to accept a
development position at the University
of Maryland–College Park, where I am
working with our major donors and
working on a master’s degree. I moved
into a great row house in D.C. with
my sister, Kristin Rhebergen ’06, and
it’s been a blast so far! I miss everyone
on the Hill, but it will be fun to go
back as just a ‘normal’ alum.”
Kelly Martin is back from a
six-month work assignment for Otis
Elevator Company in Spain. She is
now at the University of Connecticut,
Matthew Johnston ’03 joined the Alumni Online
Community to help maintain the friendships he
formed in college. “It’s a great way to keep in touch
with friends and keep up with what’s going on with
everyone,” says Johnston, who posted a photo and
details of his wedding to Katrina Folwell ’04.
where she’ll be completing her M.B.A.
in December.
Jen Tonkin writes, “I’m still living
in Annapolis, Md., teaching math at
The Key School. I’m involved in the
outdoor education program here and
have just returned from a whitewater
rafting trip with the senior class on the
lower Youghiogheny River in central
Pennsylvania. I attended the wedding
of Jessie Walters ’04 and John Hunt
’01, who were married in Colton
Chapel on a beautiful fall Saturday
afternoon. I’m still keeping in touch
with Janine Stavrovsky, who is
teaching earth science and body
combat courses in Kona, Hawaii,
and I also enjoy visiting Suzanne
Montgomery in Philly whenever I get
the chance. I’m following our football
team religiously, and cannot wait for
our 10th Lafayette–Lehigh game in
November. Hoping we can make it five
in a row! Go ’Pards!”
Angela Coxe and Steve Berkowitz
’04 purchased a home and moved to
Annandale, N.J., in July. Angela
continues to work as a patent attorney
at the law firm of Hoffmann & Baron
LLP in Parsippany, N.J. Elizabeth
Rojahn graduated from Johns
Hopkins University with a master’s in
biotechnology and regulatory affairs
and recently resigned from her
research position of five years at the
medical school. She is now in the
midst of surviving her first year as a
doctoral degree candidate at the
University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy. Congrats to Abbey
Stringer and her husband, Adam—
they just celebrated their fourth
wedding anniversary.
In wedding and engagement news,
Melissa Jackson got engaged. Shaw
Williams and Ali Ahart are excited to
announce their engagement; wedding
plans are in the works for June. While
vacationing in Dublin, Kate
McGovern’s boyfriend, Matt Ferriola,
popped the question. Kate and Matt
are planning a fall wedding. Derek
Pizarro ’04 and Melissa Mitchell got
married in Merchantville, N.J., Sept. 6
(the Marquis de Lafayette’s birthday!).
They honeymooned in Los Cabos,
Mexico. Jennifer Gentile and Ryan
Collins were married July 19 in
Media, Pa. Following the ceremony,
they celebrated at their reception in
Springfield, Pa. They vacationed on a
two-week honeymoon in Hawaii,
where they were able to enjoy the four
main Hawaiian Islands.
This column was smaller than usual,
and I know you’re all up to exciting
things, so don’t forget to keep sending
your updates and photos.
Angela Coxe ’03 has used the Alumni Online
Community to announce personal and career
milestones. “It is always nice to read about
accomplishments and celebrations of fellow
classmates,” she says. “I also like the power search
feature because it provides you with contact
information quickly and easily.”
Class Notes
2004
Alumni Weddings
2004
David R. Norton
3415 B. Holmead Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20010
[email protected]
President: Alex L. Karapetian
Fund Managers: Megan E. Longo,
Christine L. Bender
Reunion Chair: Amy A. Giacobone
Lauren Frese ’03 and John Nawrocki ’04 were married Aug. 9. Pictured are (kneeling, L-R)
Ben Kuipers ’04, Joe Galyean ’04, Anthony Hawthorne ’05, and Dave Norton ’04; (seated)
Meghan Masto ’03, Jen Aranda ’07, Heather Wood ’04, Lauren and John, Meghan Oakley
’04, and Kimmy Nash ’04; (standing) Adam Faroni ’04, John Troup ’04, Ryan Fullerton ’03,
Karen Holzman ’86, Joe Carson ’03, Adam Torr ’04, Emily Green ’04, Adam Hill ’05, Matt
Marsh ’03, Kristin McGroarty ’03, Jess Henning ’04, Brian Hess ’04, and Kate Hess ’03.
Caroline Eshman ’04 and
Bill Pyrz ’04 were married
Oct. 11. Witnesses to the
nuptials were (front, L-R, all ’04
except as noted) Jennifer White,
Manon Skrzypecki, May Kourtz,
Bill and Caroline, Beth Boucher,
Amy Magos, and Jeanette
Theodat; (back) Ryon Clarke,
Tim Bruss, Jared Barnes, John
Ahearn ’03, Pam Roth, Erin
Brune ’05, and Tim Jones.
Melissa Mitchell ’03 and Derek Pizzaro ’04 were married Sept. 6. Pictured are (front, L-R)
Steve Berkowitz ’04, Angela Coxe ’03, Melissa and Derek, and Emily Ginsberg ’03; (middle)
Ryan Sakmar ’04, Kelly Cusick Sakmar ’06, Shannon Sullivan McFadden ’04, flower girl
Regan Shemeley, Christine Bender ’04, Kathy Vassos ’03, Steve Connlain ’05, Stephanie Benash
’05, Hanna Garschina ’05, Debbie Rhebergen ’03, Uschi Staszowski ’01, and Jen Gentile ’03;
(back) Michael McFadden ’04, Rob Gates ’06, Greg Staszowski ’03, Bill Thygeson ’68,
Associate Professor of Geology Larry Malinconico, Carrie Abildgaard ’04, Dan Williams ’03,
and Ryan Collins ’03.
Dear Class:
Since I’ll be seeing you all very
soon this summer, I’ll keep this brief.
Mark your calendars now for June
5–7; it’s our five-year reunion! Our
class has shown remarkable spirit and
connectedness through this column.
Let’s continue to show it this summer
with a record turnout at Reunion.
Christine Bender and I attended a
planning meeting this fall, and the
weekend should be a blast. This is
coming from the mouths of past alums
and not a brochure, so we’re pretty
confident it’s going to be great. So
plan your weekend now and look for
more information in the mail.
Also, if you haven’t yet, please join
the Alumni Online Community. It’s the
easiest way to keep in touch with
classmates and post notes. Also, if you
want to make sure your notes get in the
official Alumni News column, don’t rely
on snail mail. Submit online. You’re
guaranteed to get your news in. That
said, on with our previously scheduled
engagements.
Kimberly Enoch Brodsky married
Joshua Brodsky (Duke University, ’02)
Aug. 28. Josh is a graduate of the
Boston College School of Law and
is a lawyer in New York. Kimberly
graduated with a master’s from
New York University in May.
Sara Taylor married Andrew
Kenna March 29. Classmates Rachel
Siegel, Franny Mahoney, and Renee
Cassidy were all part of the wedding
party. Sara and Andrew are living in
Gilbertsville, Pa.
John Nawrocki married Lauren
Frese ’03 in Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 9.
Lafayette alums in attendance are in
the corresponding picture.
Derek Pizarro and Melissa
Mitchell ’03 were married Sept. 6 in
Class Notes
2004
Nicole Schenk ’04 and Ralph Wasiakowski
were married Sept. 19 in Stroudsmoor
Country Inn, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Merchantville, N.J., in the midst of
Tropical Storm Hannah! No storm
could dampen their spirits, though.
After an awesome day and night of
celebration and dancing, the Pizarros
headed to Los Cabos, Mexico, for a
two-week honeymoon, which was
definitely relaxing. Lafayette alums in
attendance are mentioned in the
corresponding picture.
Nicole Schenk and Ralph
Wasiakowski are happy to announce
their marriage Sept. 19 in Stroudsmoor
Country Inn, Stroudsburg, Pa. They
reside in Allentown, Pa.
Caroline Eshman and Bill Pyrz
were married Oct. 11 in Washington,
D.C., among several Lafayette classmates
and friends. Bill will graduate from the
University of Delaware with a Ph.D. in
chemical engineering; Caroline is a law
clerk in Harrisburg, Pa., with the
commonwealth court. They reside in
Lancaster, Pa.
Jessie Walters and John Hunt ’01
were married in Lafayette’s own Colton
Chapel Oct. 11. They had beautiful
weather and could not have asked for a
more perfect day! Some Lafayette alums
in the wedding party included
bridesmaids Farah Arabe and Julia
Handley Shannon, and groomsmen
Keith Woythaler ’01, Dan Kauke ’01,
and Andrew Dixon ’01. The reception
was held at the Bank Street Annex in
Easton, Pa.
Holly Sipes is excited to announce
her engagement to John Robbins. The
couple plans to be married in Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, in December amid
an intimate gathering of family and
friends.
Casey Wyant is engaged to Matt
Remer ’02; the couple plans a May
wedding. Last May, Casey graduated
with a Master of Public Policy degree
from the Terry Sanford Institute of
Public Policy at Duke University. In
August, she started her new job as a
program coordinator at the James B.
Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational
Leadership and Policy in Durham, N.C.
Danielle Fecso and Robert Bartko
are happy to announce their engagement.
(Robert proposed on her birthday!)
The wedding ceremony will take place
in May in Mercer, Pa. Danielle recently
accepted a position at Three Hierarchs
Eastern Orthodox School in Pittsburgh,
Pa., as a middle school science and
math teacher.
Jennifer White is also engaged to
be married, to Adam Sekellick of East
Stroudsburg University. Jennifer works
at Temple University as an athletic
administrator and writes that she “loves
the job!” Sekellick is a high school
teacher. She received her master’s in
sport management from Neumann
College in 2007. She and Sekellick plan
an August wedding. The couple resides
in Manayunk, N.J.
Brett Harvey and fiancée Kristi
Ruch ’07 have moved to Hatboro, Pa.,
where Brett has accepted a new job as the
head track and field coach at Georgian
Court University in Lakewood, N.J.
Shana Merrill has moved back north
from southwest Virginia. In January, she
started working as a genetic counselor in
the adult medical genetics division of the
University of Pennsylvania and is living
in Philadelphia.
Jeff Rodgers is pursuing an M.B.A.
at the University of Notre Dame.
Joe Benoit is teaching math in the
New York Public School System in the
Bronx, N.Y., through the New York
City Teaching Fellows. As part of the
program, the city is also paying for him
to get his master’s in education. “The
job has been a mix of true challenges
and rewards so far,” he writes. “Other
than that, I’m still playing music and
living in the city.”
Across the globe, Shoshana
Friedman is living in Tel Aviv, Israel, and
actually had the opportunity to hang out
with two Lafayette classmates, Anthony
Hawthorne ’05 and Paul Germain.
She is working for a music college in Tel
Aviv doing marketing and fundraising
while connecting the college with
English-speaking audiences in Israel and
abroad. “Life is still going well, and I’m
happy,” she writes. “You should try and
make it out to this part of the world; it’s
pretty incredible!”
Alumni Weddings
Tom Gauntner ’04 and Kimberly Wilhelm exchanged wedding vows May 17.
Alumni guests included (L-R) Maureen Auro ’03, Mathew Ingraham ’06,
Andrew Thomas ’04, Tom, Derek Marston ’03, Matt Johnston ’03, Kimberly,
Annalese Maddox ’07, and Nate Landis ’06. Not pictured, but attended: Katy
Folwell Johnston ’04, Gretel Raibeck Thomas ’03, and Mark Lunden ’95.
Class Notes
2004-2005
Finally, last and certainly not least
(although perhaps littlest), Julie
Harms Galbraith and husband
Richard are elated to announce that
they welcomed their son, Carter
William (Lafayette ’30?), Nov. 1 at
2 p.m. “He was quite a large baby,
weighing in at 9 pounds,
2 ounces,” the proud mama beams.
“We can’t wait to introduce him to all
the Lafayette alums next year at the
reunion.” If that isn’t incentive enough
to come to the reunion, I don’t know
what is. Congratulations, Julie and
Richard, and welcome, Carter William!
That’s all for now. Stay safe, stay
well, and go ’Pards! See you in June on
the Quad!
2005
Catherine A. Hobby
29 Rowan Road
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 769-0012
[email protected]
President: Louise A. Boudart
Class Fund Manager: Lee M. Goldfarb
Reunion Chair: Erin C. McKan
Yashpal Subedi,
[email protected]
Damian Gill ’05 made friends while serving
in Iraq.
Hey, everyone! It’s been about four
months since you last received a class
column, so I figured I’d throw a little
something together and send it out!
Thank you to everyone who sent me
their news, and to those of you who
didn’t, beware, I will be hunting you
down soon to get updates! Alright,
let’s get to it!
While traveling in Greece,
Gabi Engelhart was engaged to
Jeff Farnham. The couple is putting
together the plans for a July wedding.
Congratulations, you two!
Alumni Update
Katie Coyne was recently engaged
to Jeff Mannion while on a trip to
the Shenandoah Mountains. Katie and
Jeff are finishing up their last year at
Rutgers School of Law and plan to
live and work in Philadelphia upon
graduation. Congratulations, Katie and
Jeff! I cannot wait to write about your
beautiful wedding in an upcoming class
column. Please take pictures so I can
include them as well.
After a wonderful year together,
Stacey Ehrlich and her boyfriend,
Wesley Fine, became engaged in
October. Plans are in the works for a
summer 2010 wedding. And Stacey,
please do send pictures of the wedding
my way. I would be happy to share
your story with our fellow classmates.
Congratulations!
A November wedding is planned
for Robyn Appel and Adam
Buchwalter ’04. Over the summer,
Robyn received her doctorate in
physical therapy from Temple University
and is working as a licensed physical
therapist for Kessler Rehabilitation
Center in outpatient facilities.
Congratulations on both the
engagement and doctorate, Robyn!
Sticking with the wedding theme,
Erich Struble was married to Jillian
Mylet Dec. 27. Erich will be starting
Lucien Webb ’94 joins Lincoln International, global capital
investment firm, as vice president in Chicago office
Rita Madarassy Akin ’95, Westminster College assistant
professor of economics, gives presentation at 66th
International Atlantic Economic Conference in Montreal
Webb ’94
Akin ’95
Linn ’98
Erin Linn ’98 becomes European pricing manager of medical
technology company Medtronic at international headquarters
in Switzerland
Matt McGowan ’98 promoted to vice president/publisher
for digital marketing businesses by Incisive Media
Rob Kulish ’06 named sports information director at
Stevens Institute of Technology
Rasheim Donaldson ’06 awarded Nexsen Pruet Diversity
Scholarship at Wake Forest University School of Law
McGowan ’98
Kulish ’06
Donaldson ’06
Class Notes
2005
a job at Morris, Nichols, Arsht &
Tunnell LLP in Wilmington, Del.,
after graduating from Penn State’s
Dickinson School of Law this spring.
He will be practicing in the corporate
counseling group. Congratulations
on everything, Erich; we wish you
all the best.
After living in Paris for a year,
Laura Roberts and Oliver Bowen
hopped a plane back to the U.S. and
were married in Huntersville, N.C.,
Aug. 31. After a wonderful wedding,
which included numerous Lafayette
alumni, Laura and Oliver hopped on
another plane the next day and headed
back to Paris so Laura could begin
graduate school at The American
University of Paris. Laura is studying
for her master’s in global communications,
while Oliver is working as a computer
engineer. The newlyweds plan to live
in Paris for one more year before
moving back to the States for good!
Congratulations, Laura and Oliver,
you both looked wonderful at your
wedding, and we wish you nothing
but happiness in the future!
More wedding bells rang Sept. 13
as Tom Emanski wed Laura Learsch
at St. Jude’s Church in Mountain Top,
Pa. Fellow classmate Nick Cali had
the honor of being Tom’s best man,
while Ryan Waite and Kris
Kleinbach were both groomsmen.
The following alumni were also in
attendance: Dave O’Neill, Kristen
Balsamo, Ben Ellwood, Tristan
Cooper, Dan Nardo ’07, Jackie
Vazquez ’07, Craig Atkins ’06, Dan
Cola ’02, Gretel Raibeck Thomas
’03, Andrew Thomas ’04, Curt
Wilson ’04, and John Weyrauch ’04.
Both Laura and Tom work as
engineers at Picatinny Arsenal. Laura
is a materials engineer, while Tom is a
computer engineer. Congratulations
to the happy couple!
Another classmate living overseas is
Meghan Jackson. Meghan is living in
Paris, France, but instead of just
singing in a choir, she is now studying
translation at the Ecole Supérieur
d’Interprètes et de Traducteurs. If
all goes well, she’ll be there three
more years working on a master’s
in translation. She says that her life
is very busy, though it is also very
good. Glad to hear it, Meghan!
I was extremely glad when I
received an update from the infamous
Kellen Baker a few weeks ago. Kellen
is living in Steamboat Springs, Colo.,
with his puppy, Squints. During the
winter, Kellen finds himself skiing on
a daily basis while teaching juvenile
skiers the ways of the mountains.
When the weather warms up and the
snow melts, Kellen enjoys mountain
biking, coaching high school baseball,
and working construction. Glad to
hear from you, Kellen; it has been
way too long! I hope we reunited
at Lafayette–Lehigh and hung out
on the first floor of McKeen Hall
just for ol’ times’ sake.
Yet another one of our classmates has
traveled far, far away from Easton, Pa.,
and now resides on the West Coast.
Damian Gill is living in DuPont,
Wash., about 60 miles south of Seattle.
Alumni Weddings
Laura Roberts ’05 and Oliver Bowen ’05 were married Aug. 31. Lafayette friends who
attended are (L-R) Justas Staisiunas ’04, Fidel Maltez ’05, Mike Farrell ’04, Ruthie
Gelber ’05, Konstantinos Bousmalis ’05, Laura Capotosto ’05, Natalie Kamphaus ’05,
Emily Groves ’05, Erin Kenning ’05, Brendan Rivage-Seul ’05, David Medalia ’05, Laura
and Oliver, Fayola Bostic ’05, Erin Brune ’05, Liz Litchfield ’05, Merhawi Redda ’05,
Xiomara Villalva ’05, Wendy Mayer Roberts, Mark Trybulski ’05, Andrea Dietz ’05, Abdul
Salkini ’07, Bonnie Roberts Karabin ’75, Farhan Ahmed ’05, and Ralph Roberts ’73.
Tom Emanski ’05 wed Laura Learsch (Rutgers University ’02) Sept. 13. Leopards
who celebrated with them were (front, L-R) Dave O’Neill ’05, Kristen Balsamo ’05,
Kris Kleinbach ’05, Laura and Tom, Nick Cali ’05, and Ryan Waite ’05; (back, L-R)
Ben Ellwood ’05, Tristian Cooper ’05, Natalia Oyola ’07, Dan Nardo ’07, Jackie
Vazquez ’07, Craig Atkins ’06, Dan Cola ’02, Gretel Raibeck Thomas ’03, Andrew
Thomas ’04, Curt Wilson ’04, and John Weyrauch ’04.
Class Notes
2005-2008
He is still in the U.S. Army and
working at Ft. Lewis as an executive
officer for Darkhorse Troop in the 2nd
Infantry Division. He was promoted
to the Army rank of captain July 1 and
redeployed from Iraq in June.
Before his initial deployment to
Iraq, Damian and his platoon tested
the Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and
Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle for
the Department of the Army to see
how it would perform. Later, Damian
executed a 14-month combat tour in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He was a part of the buildup of forces
commonly referred to as the Surge.
Damian served as a leader of a platoon
of 12 soldiers and three Stryker
armored vehicles the entire tour, and
the platoon served as the quick
reactionary force for its squadron for
the entire deployment. This meant the
soldiers stood on alert for emergencies
and, when emergencies occurred, they
would travel wherever needed in the
province. In all, Damian was involved
in about 170 missions in Iraq and says
that he feels good about what he
accomplished.
Since he’s been home, Damian has
tried to get back in touch with family,
friends, and fellow alumni. He also sent
along a special “thank you” to the
chemical engineering department for
all the care packages it sent his platoon
in Iraq. Thank you, Damian! (I hope
I got all of your information correct.)
After a long three years, Jillian
Carpenter managed to receive her law
degree from Roger Williams University
School of Law in Bristol, R.I., in May.
Jillian passed the Pennsylvania bar
exam in July and is clerking for the
Honorable Judges Charles A. Delehey
and Thomas P. Kelly in New Jersey
State Superior Court. Glad to see you
are making big moves, Jilly! Maybe
next time you’ll even show up at
Homecoming.
Andrew Segan graduated in May
from the University of Pennsylvania
with his master’s degree in cell and
molecular biology. He is working
at the Lankenau Institute for Medical
Research in Wynnewood, Pa., studying
the role of human antibodies as
therapeutics for several diseases,
including Alzheimer’s.
While Jillian and Andrew have
just finished up school, Brendan
Rivage-Seul moved to Cambridge,
Mass., to start a two-year master’s
degree program in public policy at
Harvard’s Kennedy School of
Government. Brendan is not entirely
positive where this is going to take
him, but he says it’s a pretty safe bet
that he will end up working for the
government or with a nonprofit
organization. Both jobs sound
great, Brendan, and keep up the
hard work!
Jack Furlong has just finished his
second album, Bunnies in Limbo, which
can be found on 11 online services,
including iTunes and CDBaby.
Everyone needs to log on to one of
those sites and download Jack’s music!
His first album, Jazzerbation, also can
be found on the web.
I had the pleasure of running into
two of our fellow classmates while in
Hoboken, N.J., Todd Palo and Brett
“Muzzy” Grossman! Todd is just
finishing up law school and enjoying
life, while Muzzy is also enjoying life,
exclaiming, “Hoboken is no jokin’!”
Glad to see you both, and I hope
I will see you again in the near future!
Well, that’s all of the updates I have
for this round. I hope more classmates
will send me updates for the next
column. Again, thank you to all those
who sent updates, and please continue
to do so! As always, if you’re ever in
the Lehigh Valley, please feel free to
track me down!
2006
Amy B. Schwartz
(908) 403-3492
[email protected]
President: Kelly E. Barrows
Fund Managers: Kelly E. Barrows,
Melissa J. Spitz
Reunion Chair: Melissa J. Spitz
David C. Glasser,
[email protected]
2007
Jillian M. Gaeta
[email protected]
President: Meghan J. Hargrave
Fund Managers: Carli A. Siger,
Matthew J. Potter
Reunion Chair: Lauren M. Fisher
Frank R. Giannelli III,
[email protected]
2008
Lauren Steinitz
1014 Spruce St., Apt. 4-1
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(206) 459-0687
[email protected]
President: Carolyn R. Romney
Fund Managers: Amanda L. Niederauer,
Steven T. Roe, Andrew L. Stella
Reunion Chair: Amanda L. Niederauer
Web Administrator: Stefan J. McVeigh,
[email protected]
Dear Class of 2008,
I hope that this Class Notes column
finds you well. It was an eventful fall for
our class, and I am saddened to inform
you that our beloved classmate Adam
Lambert passed away Aug. 23.
He was a member of the Zeta Psi
fraternity and a devout fan of the Dave
Matthews Band. Adam studied both
government & law and economics &
business at Lafayette. He will always be
remembered for his sense of humor and
genuine ability to live each day to its
fullest. Adam brought a smile to our
faces, whether in the classroom or as
the most comical judge at charity
fundraisers such as Dance Marathon
and King of Hearts.
We extend our deepest sympathy to
the family and friends of Adam, and we
wish all of you a safe and healthy year.
Although we have all gone in different
directions after graduation,
remembering Adam reminds us that
together the Class of 2008 is a family.
As a reflection of this, a Halloween
event was celebrated in Adam’s honor
in New York City in late October.
Please keep in touch!
The Seattle Alumni Chapter gathers to celebrate the Big Game at their telecast party. Those attending
include Lindsey McReynolds ’01, Abby O’Connor ’03, Damian Gill ’05, Andrea Dietz ’05, Douglas Schiz ’04,
Jeff Butterworth ’99, Kris Carey ’04, Farhan Ahmed ’05, Joe Clair ’97, Mark Migliore ’87, Stephanie Barmann ’06,
plus friends and family.
News from the Chapters
The alumni web site offers more current and comprehensive information on chapter and other alumni events
through the online version of News from the Chapters, the Calendar of Events, and chapter web pages.
Registration for chapter and other alumni events is available through the events calendar in the Alumni
Online Community. Those interested in starting, revitalizing, or serving a regional chapter should get in
touch with an alumni affairs liaison.
Asia
Liaison: Mary Pat Staats
Shanghai area contacts: Leslie Yuen ’94, [email protected],
Haunani Yap ’06, [email protected]
Hong Kong area contact: Patrick W.C. Ting ’95,
[email protected]
Singapore area contact: Michael O. Choo ’93,
[email protected]
Tokyo area contact: Patrick R. Consolla ’93,
[email protected]
California: Greater Los Angeles
Contacts: Seth Marlatt ’98, [email protected],
Megan O’Neill ’96, [email protected]
Liaison: Jamie Hughes ’05
Steve Ryder ’01 hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast
party Nov. 22 at Stick and Stein in El Segundo.
Barry McCarty (front, R), former dean of enrollment services, meets
with alumni in Tokyo, Japan. Pictured are (front, L-R) Bonnie Corwin,
Kei-Ichi Ohara ’67, and Dick Corwin ’67; (back) Matt Grace ’90, Patrick
Consolla ’93, Milo Consolla-Kutsuna, Naomi Consolla-Kutsuna, and
Terry Haruguchi ’07.
Liaisons
Mary Pat Staats, senior associate director of alumni affairs, [email protected], (610) 330-5036
Jamie Hughes ’05, associate director of alumni affairs, [email protected], (610) 330-5899
Office of Alumni Affairs: [email protected], 1-800-LAFAYETTE
specifically the admissions initiatives for the D.C. metro area,
and the different ways the chapter can help the recruitment
effort. Michael Volpe ’71 hosted the event at his home in
Falls Church, Va.
The chapter enjoyed happy hour Oct. 21 while learning
more about the Posse Foundation and networking with
professionals from the metro area.
The annual Welcome to the D.C. Chapter event took
place Oct. 6 at Clyde’s of Gallery Place.
England: London
A leap of Leopards revels in the epic battle of the Big Game during the
San Francisco Bay Area Alumni Chapter’s telecast party.
California: San Francisco Bay Area
President: Tripp Hemphill ’99, [email protected]
Vice President: Kris Bornemann ’91,
[email protected]
Hemphill hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Final Final.
Colorado: Denver
Contacts: James Muchmore ’96, jmuchmore@pattonboggs.
com, Ryann Dubiel ’04, [email protected]
The chapter hosted a men’s basketball pre-game reception
Nov. 25 at Dolan’s Restaurant in Boulder as the Leopards took
on the University of Colorado.
Dubiel hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Jackson’s Sports Rock.
Connecticut: Central Connecticut
Contact: Kelly A. Martin ’03, [email protected]
Nick Rotondo ’03 and Gabrielle Laux ’94 hosted the
Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party Nov. 22 at Rookies
Sports Bar and Grille in Cromwell.
Delaware
Jeffrey Martin ’78 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Stanley’s Tavern in Wilmington.
District of Columbia
President: Christina Griffin ’99, [email protected]
Kimberly-Ann Valliere ’01 hosted the annual Lafayette–
Lehigh football telecast party Nov. 22 at Grand Slam
Sports Bar in the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
The chapter enjoyed dinner and cocktails with President
Dan Weiss Nov. 11 at The City Tavern Club.
Roberto Noya, dean of enrollment services, visited the
chapter Oct. 14 and addressed the College’s strategic plan,
President: Andrew Readinger ’87,
[email protected]
Readinger and wife Joanne Murray ’87 hosted chapter
members and interim-session students studying theater with
Mary Jo Lodge and Michael O’Neill in January.
Peter Sullivan ’82 hosted the first overseas Lafayette–
Lehigh football telecast party Nov. 22 at White Horse Pub.
About 60 people attended.
Florida: Gold Coast
Contacts: Thomas Daiello ’67, [email protected],
Liza Lesser ’03, [email protected]
Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast parties were hosted
Nov. 22 by Lesser at Gordon Biersch in Miami and by
Daiello at The Draft House in Boca Raton.
The chapter hosted Roberto Noya, dean of enrollment
services, Oct. 22 for dinner at Dolores But You Can Call Me
Lolita Restaurant in Miami. Noya addressed the College’s
strategic plan, specifically the admissions initiatives for the
greater Miami area, and the different ways the chapter can
help the recruitment effort.
Florida: Gulf Coast
Contact: Bill Harding ’58, [email protected]
The chapter hosted four Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast
parties Nov. 22: AJ’s Sports Bar in Largo, hosted by Harding;
Miller’s Sarasota Ale House in Sarasota, hosted by Mary
Smedley Donohue ’89; Lakeland Ale House in Lakeland,
hosted by Kimberly Santangelo-Blomeley ’94; and
Ocala Ale House in Ocala, hosted by Amy Oellrich Loria ’94.
The chapter held an event Oct. 26 at Antonio’s Pasta Grille
in Clearwater to welcome Roberto Noya, dean of enrollment
services, to the Gulf Coast. Noya addressed the College’s
strategic plan, specifically the admissions initiatives for the
Florida Gulf Coast, and the different ways the chapter
can help the recruitment effort.
Staats visited the chapter Oct. 22–24 and met with Harding,
Rich Lambrecht ’65, and Dick Batts ’56 about hosting
alumni events in The Villages, where an increasing number of
alumni live. Her meetings with alumni included dinners in the
Sarasota and Tampa Bay areas and a luncheon in Odessa.
Florida: Naples/Fort Myers
Contacts: Joe Skladany ’82, [email protected],
Ricardo Skerrett ’82, [email protected]
President Dan Weiss planned to visit the chapter Feb. 13
at a reception and brunch at The Ritz Carlton Naples.
The chapter held a Lafayette–Lehigh telecast party Nov. 22
at Big Al’s Sports Grill in Bonita Springs.
Staats met with Skladany, Skerrett, and Andrew Tretter ’85
about revitalizing the chapter. Contact her if you are interested
in joining this effort.
Florida: Northeast
Contact: Hugh Jones ’52, [email protected]
The chapter planned to welcome President Dan Weiss
Feb. 9 with dinner and a reception at The Hyatt Regency in
Jacksonville.
The chapter hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Sneakers Sports Grill in Jacksonville.
Massachusetts: Greater Boston
Contacts: Meg Bennett ’78, [email protected],
Mike De Lisi ’03, [email protected]
The chapter planned a cocktail reception and dinner with
President Dan Weiss Feb. 4 at Doubletree Guest Suites Boston.
The Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party took place
Nov. 22 at The Harp at the Garden in Boston.
New Hampshire
Contact: Dawn Murray Zebuhr ’90, [email protected]
New Jersey: Hunterdon and Warren County
see Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley
New Jersey: Jersey Shore North
Contacts: Barbara Strasburg Tucker ’84,
[email protected], Lee Purcell ’66,
[email protected]
Wally Smith ’85 hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast
party Nov. 22 at Simko’s Grille in Brielle.
New Jersey: Jersey Shore South
The Lafayette–Lehigh game brings the South north in the form of the
Atlanta Alumni Chapter: (front, L-R) Cindy Culver Apgar ’92, Alice Curtis
Noland ’83, Howard Reed ’74, Laila Krauss Berland ’84, Alison Falt ’94,
Marc Acampora ’89, Matt Ashby ’92, and David Green ’85; (back)
Irv Bravman ’50, Gerry Purdon ’56, Bill Coats ’82, Ted Gailer ’60,
Jeff Purdon ’83, Dana Murphy ’80, and Jerry Berland ’81.
Georgia: Atlanta
President: Jeff Purdon ’83, [email protected]
Dana Murphy ’80 and Purdon hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh
football telecast party Nov. 22 at Charlie Mopps Public House.
Illinois: Chicago
President: Megan Sweeney Waite ’99, [email protected]
Michael Quig ’86 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Joe’s Sports Bar VIP Loft Lounge.
Maryland: Baltimore
Contacts: Chris Cosgrove ’98, [email protected],
Justin Pettigrew ’04, [email protected]
Cosgrove hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at DuClaw Brewing Company.
Contacts: Francey Kanengiser Burke ’80,
[email protected], Amy Mahon ’00,
[email protected]
New Jersey: North
A Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party took place Nov. 22
at Dorrian’s Red Hand in Jersey City.
New Jersey: Princeton
New Jersey: Skylands (Morris/Sussex/Somerset Counties)
Contacts: Cynthia Strahler Rhodes ’90,
[email protected], Michael Moroney ’83,
[email protected]
New Jersey: South
President: Joe Grimes ’74, [email protected]
New York: Albany
Bill McCartan ’82 hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Malt River Brewing Company in
Latham.
Scott Jackson ’99 and wife Lacey of the
Rochester Alumni Chapter take in the
Big Game at a telecast party.
Cheering on the Leopards during the
Rochester Alumni Chapter Lafayette–Lehigh
telecast party are Mary Barker Steblein ’99
and Tiffany Folmer Lawrence ’00 with
daughter Carolyn Elise.
New York: Long Island
President: Jim Werner ’97, [email protected]
Werner hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at The Main Event Restaurant and Sports Bar in
Plainview.
New York: New York City
President: Jon Ellis ’98, [email protected]
The fourth annual New York City Networking Night took
place Jan. 15 at The Harvard Club.
Ellis hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at The Joshua Tree Bar and Restaurant.
The Welcome to the New York City Chapter event was
held Oct. 16 at McFadden’s New York.
New York: Rochester
Contact: Tiffany Folmer Lawrence ’00, [email protected]
Lawrence hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Tailgaters in Fairport.
John Rehm ’73 takes a whack at an ersatz
“mountain hawk” during the Portland Alumni
Chapter’s Lafayette–Lehigh telecast party.
Rooting for the alma mater during the
Rochester Alumni Chapter’s telecast party of
the Big Game are (clockwise from L) Jim
Snyder ’53, Bill Snyder ’55, Scott Jackson ’99,
Lacey Jackson, Michael Steblein, Mary Barker
Steblein ’99, Tiffany Folmer Lawrence ’00
with daughter Carolyn, and Norman
Browning ’73.
New York/Connecticut: Westchester/Fairfield
Fairfield contact: Greg Crawford ’68,
[email protected]
Crawford hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Bradford’s Grill and Tavern in Stamford, Conn.
There also was a telecast party at Sports Page Pub in
White Plains, N.Y.
North Carolina: Charlotte
Contact: Steve Sivak ’01, [email protected]
Sivak hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Stool Pigeons.
Oregon: Portland
John Rehm ’73 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Claudia’s Tavern.
Pennsylvania: Bucks County
Contacts: Howard Rednor ’68,
[email protected],
Dan Rockafellow ’81, [email protected]
Leopard fans from the Portland Alumni
Chapter watch the Big Game at their
telecast party.
Jacek Herchold ’73 and son Tim root on the
Leopards at the Lafayette–Lehigh telecast
party in Phoenix.
Houston Alumni Chapter President George
Gick ’60, flanked by Jamie Hughes ’05 (left)
and Mary Pat Staats of alumni affairs, accepts
the Chapter of the Year banner.
Bob Moss ’57 (L-R), Barry McCarty, former
dean of enrollment services, and Robert
Massa P’08 attend the Central Pennsylvania
Alumni Chapter’s annual dinner Nov. 20.
Pennsylvania: Central
Leader: Ed Baumgardner ’61, [email protected]
Ronald Pollock ’85 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at The Brickyard Restaurant and
Sports Pub in Lancaster.
The annual dinner and cocktail hour took place Nov. 20 at
The Hershey Country Club in Hershey. Barry McCarty, former
dean of enrollment services, discussed recruiting prospective
students from Asia.
Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley and
New Jersey: Hunterdon and Warren Counties
President: Brian Cort ’99, [email protected]
Bethlehem’s historic Sun Inn hosted the chapter for dinner
and a tour Dec. 2. Chas Snyder ’78 coordinated the event.
Pennsylvania: Northeast
President: Dick Hughes III ’83, [email protected]
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
President: Carrie Chaitt ’03, [email protected]
The chapter’s annual dinner is set for April 23 at the
Radnor Hotel.
The third annual Philadelphia Networking Night took
place Jan. 13 at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue.
The chapter joined Jamie Hughes ’05, associate director
of alumni affairs and former Lafayette basketball player, at
the men’s basketball game versus Penn Jan. 6 at The Palestra.
A post-game gathering was held at The New Deck.
Young alumni gathered for happy hour Dec. 4 at
Manayunk Brewery.
Chaitt hosted a Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse, while Chris Leonard ’90
hosted one at The General Lafayette Inn and Brewery in
Lafayette Hill.
The annual dinner of the Central Pennsylvania Alumni Chapter brings out (L-R) Nancy
and Jim Montgomery ’62 and George
Patton ’53.
Pennsylvania: Greater Pittsburgh
President: John Krah ’75, [email protected]
Vice President: Erin North ’03, [email protected]
Krah hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football telecast party
Nov. 22 at Mullen’s Bar and Grill.
Texas: Dallas
Contact: Julia Fleener Hamrick ’81,
[email protected]
Hamrick hosted the annual Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Addison.
Holly P’12 and Phillip Huffines P’12 hosted a dinner
Oct. 9 to welcome Roberto Noya, dean of enrollment
services, to Dallas. Noya addressed the College’s strategic
plan, specifically the admissions initiatives for the greater
Dallas area, and the different ways the chapter can help the
recruitment effort.
Texas: Houston
President: George Gick ’60, [email protected]
Gordon Laird ’49 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Knucklehead’s Neighborhood.
Vermont: North (joint chapter with Lehigh)
Contact: Ray Jacoby ’57, [email protected]
Louise Seto Coles ’81 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Windjammer Restaurant and Upper
Deck Pub in South Burlington.
Washington: Seattle
Contact: Kimberly Ramstad Streamer ’90, kim.Streamer@
corporate.ge.com
Farhan Ahmed ’05 hosted the Lafayette–Lehigh football
telecast party Nov. 22 at Spitfire.

spring 2009 - Lafayette Magazine

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