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1967–1968
Easton’s old Strand Theater building.
Mark served most of his career as a
communications executive with the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America, first as an editor with The
Lutheran, the church’s national
magazine, and most recently as director
of communications for The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
Semi-retired since 2008, he fulfills
writing assignments for the church as
his health permits. Mark and his wife,
Lynn, a hospice nurse and case manager
before retiring, live in Norristown, Pa.
Thanks to the 80-plus class members
who have contributed to this column
since I became class correspondent in
2002. The class would like to hear from
the other 220 members whose names
have not appeared. Please send
information about yourself.
When we graduated, the class of
1917 celebrated its 50th reunion. Each
year, the 50th reunion year has crept
up, and this year, with the class of
1960, reached our decade. The warmup
for our 50th will be the 45th,
June 8–10, 2012.
1968
Howard S. Rednor
984 S. Broad St.
Trenton, NJ 08611-2008
seeligandrednorlaw@comcast.net
President: Robert E. Albus
Fund Manager: Steven P. Bottcher
Reunion Chair: William L. Messick
Web Page Administrator:
William L. Messick,
messy12@aol.com
Paul Levy continues in his position as
director of the Center City District and
Central Philadelphia Development
Corp., which promotes and stewards
Center City, Philadelphia. To that end,
a newsletter is published seasonally,
by which Paul keeps me advised of his
activities and concerns through his
director’s essay, the keystone of the
publication. Paul also delivered the
keynote address for the Easton Main
Street Initiative, which held its annual
State of Main Street meeting March 12
at the Alvin H. Butz Gallery in the
State Theatre.
Lloyd Levenson sent a long letter
regarding his involvement and support
for the Richard Stockton College of
New Jersey School of Business. Lloyd
is CEO and chair of the casino law
department at Cooper Levenson, a
70-member law firm in Atlantic City,
N.J. He is the former president of the
International Association of Gaming
Attorneys, a columnist for Boardwalk
Journal magazine, and serves on the
board of trustees for the Southern New
Jersey Development Council.
He is also a member of the board of
directors of D.A.R.E. and a volunteer
leader in the Boys & Girls Club of
Atlantic City. After Lafayette, Lloyd
attended and graduated from
Georgetown University Law Center.
In connection with his longtime
support of Stockton College, he
established the Lloyd D. Levenson
Institute for Gaming, Hospitality, and
Tourism. The institute combines the
research, training, and management
components of the Stockton Institute
for Gaming Management and those of
the college’s Center on Hospitality and
Tourism Research to serve this critical
aspect of New Jersey’s economy. Lloyd
served previously as chair of the
scholarship gala and has supported
numerous Stockton College activities
and events. The president of the
college, Herman J. Saatkamp Jr.,
praised Lloyd’s credentials and
contributions and predicted that the
Lloyd D. Levenson Institute will have
a far-reaching benefit to the college’s
community and the local and state
economies. Lloyd stated: “I’ve
participated in gaming’s growth
from an exciting experiment to a
multibillion-dollar industry. The
institute affirms this transformation
from a local leisure enterprise to a
complex economic system of global
impact.”
On a personal level, Lloyd has
been married to Liane for 27 years.
Retired from the practice of law,
she teaches at Stockton College. The
Levensons have two “wonderful” sons.
Lucas, 19, is a sophomore at Drew
University, where the 6-foot, 8-incher
started on the basketball team and had
“a great year” his first season. Lloyd
traveled to 24 of the 26 games and
reminisced about his own basketball
days at Lafayette. Younger son Logan
is a first-year student at Roger Williams
University in Bristol, R.I., where he will
study marine biology and hopes to
“save the coral reefs.”
Jim Swartwout was elected a
director of ATS Corp., a leading
information technology company that
delivers innovative technology solutions
to government and commercial
organizations. Jim has over 30 years of
operational and financial management
experience in both public and private
corporations. He most recently served
as a co-chief executive officer and board
member of Habasit Holding, the U.S.
subsidiary of Habasit AG, a $700
million global supplier of precision
conveyor belts. Before that, he spent 18
years with Summa Industries, a publicly
traded manufacturer of diversified
plastic products for industrial and
commercial markets, where he served
as chair, CEO, and CFO. When
Habasit acquired Summa, Jim led
the integration and moved into the
executive role at the parent company.
Before his tenure at Summa, Jim
served in several executive roles in
various manufacturing firms and is also
a director of Sparton Corp., a publicly
traded, diversified electronics company
and supplier of sophisticated electronic
assemblies to the Navy and Coast
Guard. Earlier in his career, he served
as a commissioned officer in the Navy
after receiving a bachelor’s in industrial
engineering and later his MBA from
the University of Southern California.
Dem Cowles wrote that he still
resides in Florida and teaches courses at
Webber International University. His
wife, Gail, is in her 37th year of teaching
fifth grade. Also, Dem runs a local family
literacy program involving 90 families at
two different school sites, with adult,
pre-K, and childhood education, plus
parenting and life skills. In the Cowles’
area, 40 percent of people live below the
poverty line, 35 percent fail to complete
high school, and only 18 percent attend
four years of college. As a result of
Dem’s efforts, dozens of people have
gotten GEDs, and some have gone on
to college. Dem is now “inactive” in his
former bars, but he keeps his Florida law
license current to practice in the state.
He says that practicing law comes in
handy when trying to get justice in a
small town. He has taken on some
boards and commissions, notably the
County Water Advisory Board, the
County Budgetary Advisory Board, and
some local non-profits. In addition, he is
involved in a commission to review his
county’s charter.
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