The Hill, 2008 - Hoover Library - McDaniel College

lege at Zayed University. Daughter Jennifer
heads a speech pathology unit at Duke Uni
versityhospitalandha.ltwochildren, Ruby, 5,
and Buddy, 3. Son Cbarles works as a networkengineerandsystemsanalystatGeorge
Washington University,wherehe just cornpleted
his master's degree with the business
school in information systems tcchnology.
10nnMcKenna sold his business after 38
years and says he still misses it. His daughter
JUSt gave him his rhird grandchildJohn enjoyed
fishing in South America recently.
Mary Sue Trotman Mundorf sends greet·
illgS. She and Armit continue to travel and
enjoy retirement. She writes that they are
thankful fOT their health and energy to enjoy
the gardens, walking the beaches and even
climbing a few mountains. The Mundorfs
vacation with Lea Hackett Hartman end her
husband, Dean, and this year plan to cele
brate the men's binhdays, which they share,
inPuntaCana.
ludithlorry Murphy is quite busy in retire·
ment, getting in the garden, exercising at
Curves, tutoring and subbing at her school
andbeiogaboard member. judy's [Wosons
are well
Selling Avon has earned Marlene Zimmerman
Petry trips to florida, San Francisco,
Alaska, Hawaii, Cancun and Las Vegas. Marlene's
husband helps her with her Avon busi·
ness. The Petrys havethr~sonsand three
grandchildren,9,6,and4
Retiremem is in the offing for Manetta
Willett Pusey. She plans to spend her free
time helping with a new grandbaby. Manetta
still gets together with the management
house group and sees Nancy Gardner Gaston.
louise loffler Dean and louise Styche Rainis.
limiswellandhasbeenworkingseasonallyin
Ocean City,butManeua reports that he rnay
give up the work when she is retired. The
Pusey's daughters are in Virginia and Mary·
land and busy with their families and careers.
DonandCarolWesterfield'6oRabushspend
almost seven monthsayearin Palm Springs,
Calif., and the other five months in Wil·
liamsburg Va. The Rabushes see many WMC
alumni throughout the year in both lcca
nons, Their family is doing well: five grand.
children to keep them busy, Carol and Don
started a foundation called Alpha J Kids to
help families whose children are aff&ted
with agenetic problem (liver failure). Don
serves 00 the natiooal Alpha I Associat·ion
Board. The Rabushes have gotten involved
because they have discovered thaI Carol is
an a·symptomatic Alpha and one of their
grandsons is affected. Don's health scare
with esophageal cancer has been sllrgically
cured and he is feeling well.
Louise Styche Rainis writes that she is
down toone parHimejob, teachingal the
Charleston Air force Base for Southern Hitnois
University in a wcekend degreecompletion
program for adults. This provides plenty
of Aexibility and time for national and international
travel. III the past few years, Louise
has been to the Grand Canyon. Sante fe,
N.M., Florida, Ohio, Pittsburgh, North Caro·
Nassau. St. Thomas, Greece, Paris,
Vienna and on an African safari.
Louise says that years ago she bad hoped to
goon a trip to Africa organized by Dr. Gris
wold.but was unable togo at that time. Sbe
said her trip to Tanzania in january '08 was
incredible so she experienced some delayed
gratification. Life is good inCharleston,S,c.,
with many friends and neighbors that add to
her busy social life.
Ken Reifsniderand wife Martha have been
living in Columbia, S.C., since june where
Ken is the director of the Solid Oxide Fuel
Cell Program at the University of South Car·
cltna. He will be hiring several faculty mem
bers and setting up a laboratory in a new
building as part of their "future Fuels" ininaove.
Ken and Martha are enjoying their
home in the South. Ken has lectured insix
countries since last june. The Reifsniders
send best regards to all.
Betty Beitll Rommel and husband john are
nowfloridaresidentswitha"'~nterhomeat
12407 Harbour Ridge Blvd., Palm City, Pl,
34990. They spend six months in florida in
the winter and return to Baltimore in late
spring to golf. Betty is also busy with paint
ingnnd reading. She and John are in good
health and loving retirement.
Kay McKityRongley continues to pursue
activities and support for the vice president
of regfonal campuses at George Mason Unlversity.
Husband Ray conducts IT research
for a start-up company in Bethesda, Raill
King.
Kaystillplaysgolf,stililovesdancing,
and still creates a party whenever there are
four or more. She serves on the board ofdi
rectors for the friends of the Center for Per·
forming Arts at Ccorge Masonchairlng special
events,fu,\d raising, and attending as
many live performances as possible. She and
Ray have become Lmcolnphiles since join·
ingthe Lincoln Group of Washington, D,C.,
where they have met scholars, historians, au·
rhors, and ordinary folks who all admire
Abraham Lincoln. All three of Kay's children,
AI,S(ottWard'87 and Beth and seven gralld
children live in the northern Virginia area;
therefore, family gatherings are often, but
never enougb. Some of Kay's favorite mo·
ments are the one·on-one personal exeur·
sions Wilh each grandchild and the planning
of special even" for fnmilyand friends, such
as a private guided tour of Abraham Lin·
coIn's Washington or a grandchild's 16th
birthday party. Kayalld Ray travel to florida
three or four times a year to spend time with
Kay'smotherinLakePlacidwheretlleyalso
ownahome.TheyareplanningatriptoShang'
hai in May '09 to visit with Eric, Ray's son,
who is CEO and founder ofa successful soft·
ware companyemployingover300 Chinese.
Harry Rumberger and wife janie are plan.
ning a trip to Russin, Estonia,and Latvia in
juneIJuly. In june Harry presented a pro
gram on Chinaalthelocal commllllitycollege
about his Chinn trip in 2007. He com
posed a visual jOllrney and dtscusston from
the thousands of photos he took. Harry and
Janie enjoyed seeing rnarry of our classmates
at tile 45th reunion and encourage all of us
to attend the 50th. On a personal note. I get
to see Harry and janie occasionally whcn
they come to fredericksburg, Va.. to visit
their daughter, janine, Always fun to have
lunch together and catch ltp on old times
NancyAnthonySchmidtisstillenjoyingre.
tirementwith volunteer activities and travel.
She rock a cruise to the Panama Canal wi\h
an extension in COStl Rica and ill the fall is
planning a rrtp to Scandlnavta. Nancy's oldest
grandchild graduated from the Unlver
sity of Maryland in May and another grand.
daughter who auends the same school just
returned from a semester in Rome, Nancy
says she inherited the tmvel bug from her
Activities with seven grandchildren conunue
rc fill Barbara MeinekeStrein Schuette'5
day8. The oldest just graduated from high
schoolandisonhiswaytocollege,whilethe
youngest. t8 mOnths,gives Barbara lots of
scary moments climbing ilnything and ev·
erything. The in-betweens are active in all
kinds of activities, Barbara and her husband
traveled to Normandy and Paris last spring
and reguladv auend the symphony and theatre
in Baltimore. At the opera last month
they were pleasamlv surprtsed to find Bob
and Peggy Hoey '6] Warfield seated JUSt in
from
of them.
Eunice Sank Seymour retired from teaching
mostly Latin and sometimes English in
Anne Arundel County Public Schools in
2ooo,Sincethen,sheandhusbanclEarihave
been travellng as muchruo they can, both nationallyand
internationally. Theirdsughter,
Elisa. graduated from Loyola College in Baltimorewith
a degree in math and their son,
Eric, graduated from Penn State with a degree
in meteorology and work-; for the National
Weather Service in Charleston. W.Va.
The Seymours have five grandchildren rhm
have enriched their lives. They spend a great
deal of time traveling and camping with
friends, working at their church and spendiogas
much time with family as they can.
Nancy Roel~e Sullivan and husband Dave
'61 had a rough year in 2007. Nancy had a
brain MRI which showed right side brain
damage. This was probably caused by a
stroke or several small strokes, possibly if]
her sleep. She has no physical impairments,
but does have problems wilh numbers and
putting her lhoughts into words. David was
diagnosed with pneumonia in August. following
10 days of high-powered antibiotics
he recovered. Then in]Ltly David had double
by-pass surgery. The Sullivans did enjoy a
day trip to the Lake District with an exten·
sion in Tuscany. Nancy continues to sing
with the Westbrook Village Chorus and Dave
is looking forward to getting back on the golf
course. Better days to come
trip to northern Italy which included a 16-
family
ARRIVED
Family additions
this season:
Morgan lynn Hurlev, on April
30,2008,to David '91and
l~nniferSheeder'9~ Hurley.
Risdon MagousBaynard-
Fernhail,onSeptember1),
2007,toBofernhitlland
Tracy Baynard '93.
ShaneDelandeGilbett,onjuly
16, ~o07, to Laurie-Ann Gilbert
'93 and Christine Delande.
CarlyandLucasRazze,on
Aprill,~oo8,tgMichael'93
and Tammy Raue.
Benjumin RhvsThomas, on
lunel,2008,to Alun and
linda Chui '93 Thomas
Claire Naudain Gleason, on
August1,2008,toToddand
Elizabeth Simons '95 Gleason
ElsajohnsonNowkki,on
luIY1S,2008,toRyanand
Gail Conway '96 Nowicki.
Rachel Kathleen Mountcastle,
onAugust12,2008,to
Brad '97 and Kelly Geiman '98,
MS'olMountcitstle.
Ryan David Merino, On
lune14,lo08,loRafaeland
Kendra jones '98 Merino.
Sebutian David Bozylinski,
onjanuitrY]1,zoo8,toDavid
Cole and Elena Bozylinski'99
Mallie Ryann Herb,on
Aprilz3,2008,toTimothY'99
and Elizabeth Herb.
Anna Rose Herdson, on
july8,2007,toScottand
Nicki Kassolis '99 Herdson.
Finiey Owen jenkins, on April 10,
2oo8,tolosh'99,MS'osand
jessica Lewis '99 lenkins.
(Conrinued)
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