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REGIONAL CONNECTIONS
With Cindy Dafler ’03
As coordinator of advancement events for Westminster College,
Cindy works with regional alumni groups throughout the country
to develop and strengthen Westminster connections.
November 10, 2004, Columbus, OH. I traveled to Columbus
to meet with new trustee John Landolfi ’86. John and his wife,
Christina, will host a Columbus-area alumni event at their home on
Saturday, April 23, 2005. Nicole Fulmer Toombs ’94 will assist.
Watch for the invitation – make plans to join Tom and Jean
Williamson for this special evening.
November 17-19, 2004, Eastern PA Region. Gloria Cagigas,
vice president for institutional advancement, and I visited with
alumni throughout Eastern Pennsylvania in preparation for a
September 2005 trip for President Williamson. We met with Stuart
Spisak ’82, Betsy and Doug Pride ’80, and Frank Saylor ’78 at
the Nittany Lion Inn in State College. Then on to Huntingdon, where
we met Tom Ritchey ’73, associate vice president, development,
at Juniata College. We made a scenic drive through the mountains
to Harrisburg where we met
with Harrisburg Planning
Committee members, Ginny
McMahon Hopper ’58 and
Don Hopper ’56, Peggy
Edmonds McConnell ’55
and Judd McConnell ’55,
and Fran Treisbach ’66.
Special thanks to Ginny and
Don Hopper for hosting
Gloria and me at their home!
• November 18. We enjoyed
an early breakfast with new
trustee Doreen McCall.
Doreen is chief counsel,
Commonwealth of PA,
Historical and Museum
Commission. She has
offered her help with an
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alumni event at the state museum next September. We traveled
on to Lancaster to meet with Zane Gizzi ’83. It was great
connecting with Zane and getting an update on alumni in the
Lancaster area. We drove on to Philadelphia and met with Kryste
Johnson Ferguson ’99 (spouse: Scott Ferguson ’98). Kryste has
offered her help with a young alumni event for the area.
• November 19. We enjoyed a morning drive to Williamsport to
meet with Robb Dietrich ’99. Robb is sports information director
at Lycoming College. He and his wife, Emily Boyle Dietrich
’99, have offered to host a gathering in the Williamsport area.
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APRIL
23 Columbus-area reception hosted by
Christina and John Landolfi ’86
MAY
UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS:
1 Lawrence-Mercer-Youngstown luncheon prior to
Westminster spring orchestra concert on campus
AUGUST
5 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game featuring
“Skyblast”
7 9 th annual Westminster Day at Chautauqua
SEPTEMBER
TBA Eastern PA Weekend Alumni Event in
State College, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia
All in all, we had three terrific
days connecting with Eastern PA
alumni. We shared Westminster
news and they shared great
suggestions for future events.
Everyone is really looking
forward to welcoming Tom and
Jean next fall.
December 4, 2004,
Pittsburgh. I attended the
Pittsburgh Westminster College
Women’s Club Holiday
Luncheon at the Sheraton Station
Square. What a great time.
10 Winter 2005 • Westminster College Magazine