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and executive director of a community-basednon-profit organization that trains volunteersto teach adults how to read, write, speak andunderstand English1973Pamela Quinn received a certification in specialeducation and elementary education inDecember 2007. She has a son who is a juniorat Portland State University majoring ingraphic design.Stephen Bliss finished the 2007 Philadelphiamarathon in five hours and 54 minutes, averaging13 minutes and 32 seconds per mile.He walked the entire 26.2 mile course. It wasthe first time he participated in a marathon.1974Under Susan Anthony’s leadership, thePatriot News Department of EducationalReadership Initiatives received the WorldAssociation of Newspapers “2007 YoungReader Prize for Newspaper in Education.”1975KU Alumni Director Glenn Godshall(&’90) jams with Echoing Heart at KU’s FallHarvest Festival in the South Dining Hall.Gayeleen (Barnhart) Eckert retired in 2007after 35 years teaching 1st grade in theNorthern Lebanon School District.After 30 years of service, James Stoykoretired from the Eastern District of PA, U.S.District Court as chief pretrial services officerin June 2006.Kristine (Gemmell) Strickler’s eldestdaughter Michelle is a graduate of LaSalleUniversity and will graduate from AbingtonHospital School of Nursing this spring.Strickler is active in pro life movement withFather Parones, priests for life lay associates.Nancy (Grega) Smith is a library mediaspecialist with the Susquehanna TownshipSchool District. She is the vice president/president elect of the PA School LibrariansAssociation.1976Dolores Fidishun was elected as vicechair/chair elect of the Southeast Chapterof the Pennsylvania Library Association.Denise (Jardel) and Richard Brown have ablended family of six children. Last year, twosons were married and a daughter gotengaged.The youngest son graduated fromCentral High School in Maryland and enteredWashington College.The next oldest attendsJohns Hopkins. And after the marriage oftheir eldest son Kevin, they gained twograndchildren and one great grandson.1977Karen (Sykes) Bryan and her husbandJack recently moved from Pennsylvania toWilmington, N.C., where they are enjoyingthe climate and culture.1979Bruce Palmer was featured in the 2007Northampton Community College FoundationAnnual Report in its “40 Fabulous Alumni”article for excellence and dedication in thefield of accounting.Terry Pierce has run in the New York CityMarathon 15 times. He is currently freelancingbut pursuing a full-time position inadvertising/direct marketing.William Davis retired from Jim Thorpe SeniorHigh School after 30 years as an English andspeech teacher. On the night of graduation,the class of 2007 presented him with aplaque in appreciation of 17 years as thecommencement speaker advisor.Major Benjamin F. Brooks is a managementconsultant and founder of Major Ben’sConsulting Agency, specializing in assistingcompanies to more effectively implementtheir cultural diversity programs.1980s1981In 2007, Dean McDermott was named to theBoard of Trustees of the Da Vinci Science Center.He is a former assistant professor of businessand economics at Cedar Crest College andlectures at the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh.Elizabeth (DuBois) Habermehl’s daughterLori is attending KU for a master’s in counselingdegree. Her son Luke is a freshman in theengineering co-op program with Penn State.1983Nancy (Hartline) Bercich married her husbandBrett in 1998. They have two sons:Frank (8) and Benjamin (3).1984Patricia Logue-Hand is an art director forLands’ End Business Outfitters Division,specifically handling national accounts.Raymond Strednak celebrated his 20thanniversary in the hotel/hospitality industry.The last 10 years he has been in Washington,D.C., working as a revenue/reservationsmanager.Jennifer M. (Kelly) Smith is vice president ofher own computer graphics training company:Aquent Graphics Institute. She has writtenseveral books on various graphic arts softwareproducts:“The Adobe Creative Suite CSfor Dummies,”“CS2 for Dummies,”“CS3 forDummies,”“The Adobe GoLive Classroom ina Book,”“The Adobe Illustrator CS and CS2Classroom in a Book,” and “Dynamic Learning:Adobe Photoshop CS3.”In November, Frederick Sheeler was electedBerks County Recorder of Deeds. He previouslywas the owner and operator of HamburgMortgage Service.Scott Eldredge, director of Public Relations/Web for Lock Haven University, was selectedfor honorable mention in the 2007 PR NewsPR People Awards national competition. Hewas one of four finalists in the PR Professionalof the Year - Academic Institution category.Eldridge began in 1999 as the universitywebmaster and was appointed public relationsdirector in 2001. He completed his masterof liberal arts degree from Lock Haven inDecember 2006. He and his wife Deanna(Mayer) ‘82, son Nathan (20), and daughterRebecca (16) reside in Williamsport, Pa.1985John Trovato, assistant vice president inthe Customer Service Department at ChevyChase Bank in metropolitan Washington,D.C., was recently honored as the CustomerContact Center Manager of the Year at the2007 Star Awards. At the 2006 awards celebration,the team Trovato managed wasrecognized as Team of the Year. He and hisson Landen reside in Laurel, Md.1987Ronald Reichert is teaching exceptionalstudent education in Grades 3-5 at GlynnElementary School in Key West, Fla.1989Karen Ligammari recently celebrated 20years of remission from cancer. She owes herquick diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma toa doctor at the KU Health Center during herfreshman year. She works at West Haven,Conn.,VA Hospital where she teachesorientation and mobility to veterans whoare legally blind. In her spare time, she alsoteaches at training seminars for HarleyOwners Group, a division of Harley-Davidson.Cynthia (Daniel) Hendrick was recentlyappointed assistant principal.1990s1990Wendy (Wolbert) Sweigart continues toserve as director of outreach education forthe Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg,Pa. In addition, she continues her involvementwith the Pennsylvania Art EducationAssociation serving as exhibitions coordinatorand co-chair for the 2008 statewideconference in Harrisburg.Tower WINTER 2008 25