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1946 & 1947 Van T. Boughton Jr.5124 Fellowship RoadBasking Ridge, NJ 07920(908) 580-0765vboughton@fvonline.netFund Manager (1947): W. Robert Magee Sr.I am saddened to report the death ofRalph N. Tripp Jr. ’47, who diedFeb. 22 at his home in Richmond, Va.,after a long battle with cancer. His wife,Marina, predeceased him, but he ismourned by his two daughters andfour grandchildren.Ralph was our last class presidentand was always active in planning ourreunions. He and Perc Hill ’47 madesure the hospitality room was wellstocked. A biology graduate, in lateryears he had his own business inWestfield, N.J., as a manufacturer’s repselling specialized industrial equipment.The College learned belatedly thatPaul E. Claster ’46 died Aug. 14,2007, and Joseph J. Baumann ’47passed away March 17, 2010.Fred Magley ’46 took some time offfrom sailing on Lake Canandaigua, N.Y.,where he lives, to let us know he isplanning his 16th work trip to theYucatan with a church group and hopesto visit Vietnam in the spring.Betty and I attended the 50-PlusClub Reunion Dinner. Saw a few oldfriends and sang some of the nostalgicsongs we all know so well. I was pleasedto see that the joint project betweenLafayette and the City of Easton toredevelop the area on Third Street at thefoot of College Hill is taking shape. Atlast the entry to the campus looksworthy of the College. We planned atrip to New England in August to visitfriends and get our fill of lobster.1948 Harvey H. Hunerberg7015 River Club Blvd.Bradenton, FL 34202(941) 351-0303President: Harvey H. HunerbergReunion Chair: William Lockett Jr.George Edward Miller passed awayMay 8, 2010, at age 87. His home,while at Lafayette, was Chatham, N.J.Class Notes1946–1950He was a brother of Delta Tau Delta(see page 62 of the 1948 Melange).Alvin J. Carr died July 5. He livedin Trenton and Yardley, N.J., and DelrayBeach, Fla. After Lafayette, he attendedRutgers, University of Minnesota, andHarvard School of Business. A retiredcertified computer consultant, he waslisted in Who’s Who in Business and hadowned several businesses. Alvin served inthe Army in World War II. His wife,Patricia, a daughter, a stepson, and fourgrandchildren survive him. He wasburied at Greenwood Cemetery.John “Pat” Patterson passed awayJuly 25. He was born in Rheinbeck,N.Y., Nov. 15, 1923. He served in boththe Army and Navy in the post-WorldWar II occupation and in the KoreanWar. He was retired manager of Heely-Brown Co. in Simpsonville, S.C. Pat’swife of 67 years, Mary Adie; a daughter,the Rev. Penelope Urbaniak, and herhusband; sons John D. and Robert andtheir wives; four grandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren survive him.1949 Incoming Correspondent: OpenPresident: Harrison W. Wright1950 Irving S. Bravman211 Colonial Homes Drive NW,Apt. 2309Atlanta, GA 30309-5201bravman@comcast.netPresident: Donald B. ChubbFund Manager: Donald B. ChubbReunion Chair: James R. MadaraWeb Page Administrator:Irving S. BravmanJim Woglom referred to a previouscolumn and mentioned two obituariesof classmates who had been at D-Day inJune 1944.The only other classmate heknew who had been at D-Day was NormHarpster (Utah Beach D+10). Jimarrived at Utah Beach D+20. After a50-year effort, the French governmentapproved a medal for Jim’s unit for itsaccomplishments July–August 1944 inliberating Brittany. He received his medalin June. Jim and his wife attended our60th reunion and saw John Wynn, JimMadara, Jack Bennett, Norm Harpster,their wives, and Jack Fitzgerald.Bill Van Buskirk laments that noneof his close college friends are still alive.He reminisced about his wartimeservice, which included Pearl Harbor.Bill Johnston of Fullerton, Calif.,noted the recent obituary for EugeneMiller. Gene was his first roommate inSouth College. He thinks that Genewon a 1947 Plymouth during hisfreshman year.Robert Morris, originally fromPhillipsburg, lives in Doraville, Ga. Bobhas lived in Pennsylvania, California,South Carolina, and now Georgia. Someof his ancestors lived in a house on thePhillipsburg hill across from the College.John Williams Jr. of Lafayette Hill,Pa., passed away April 29. He was aretired engineering consultant andconstruction manager at MontgomeryCounty (Pa.) Community College. Hewas also the former vice president andgeneral manager of weighing and controlsand the executive vice president of STVInc. John attended University of Virginiaalso and received a master’s in civilengineering at Lehigh University. Heserved in the Navy during World War II.He was a member of Tau Beta Pi andSigma Chi fraternities and numerousengineering societies. John’s wife,Cora; daughter, Judi; and son, Scot; twograndchildren; and a great-granddaughtersurvive him.Karl LaBarr died May 10 inBethlehem Township, Pa. After Lafayette,he attended Dickinson School of Law atPenn State and was an attorney in privatepractice in Easton before retiring. He alsohad served as solicitor for the city ofEaston and served in the Navy duringWorld War II. He was on the board ofTwo Rivers Health and WellnessFoundation. His wife passed away in2008. Surviving are a son, Paul, daughtersLisa and Jill, and four grandchildren.Robert Helman of Bethlehem, Pa.,passed away May 13. After a long careerwith Bethlehem Steel, he retired in 1982as superintendent of laboratory servicesin the research department. He beganhis career with the company in 1950as a member of its Loop Course. In1954, he transferred to the researchdepartment as a research engineer inthe product development division. Hewas promoted to manager of laboratoryservices in 1977. He worked onprojects involving product and processimprovements of wire, sheet, plate, pipe,and plastics. He co-held five U.S. patents80 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes1950–1953and co-authored several technicalpublications. After retirement, he workedpart time as an adjunct professor atNorthampton Community College andas an adjunct instructor at Lafayette. Amechanical engineering graduate, he waselected to Tau Beta Pi honor society. Hewas a World War II veteran in the Army’sarmored corps. His wife of 54 years,Joan, survives him, along with daughtersCarol and Jane, and five grandchildren.Robert Salathe passed away June 28in Concord, N.H., After serving in theNavy during World War II, he graduatedwith a bachelor’s in mechanicalengineering and later earned a master’sfrom Newark College of Engineering atRutgers. He pursued a career withMonsanto Research Corp., GE, andGTE, from which he retired. Whileworking for GE, he designed controlsystems and components for fuel cellpower plants for the Gemini SpaceProgram, receiving several patents in hisname. His favorite hobby was modelrailroading. He also enjoyed designingand building systems, such as a solarelectrical system or kitchen cabinets. Hisother interests included golf, bridge, andBoston-area sports teams. Wife Marjorie,daughter Leslie, son Mark, stepdaughterDebra, stepson Jonathan, and sixgrandchildren survive him.Claude Rogers Jr. of Carlisle, Pa.,passed away July 4. After serving in theNavy during World War II, he earned anelectrical engineering degree. Upongraduation, he joined Sperry RandCorp. as a field engineer. He retiredafter 35-plus years with the company.He was active in Boy Scouts andreceived many awards for his service.Claude’s wife, Jean, to whom he hadbeen married for 60 years, predeceasedhim. Daughters Cynthia and Laura, sonsDavid and Richard, six grandchildren,and a great-grandson survive him.John Cleaver died May 4 inSouth Bend, Ind. Daughters Leslie,Lisa, and Danielle, and son Johnsurvive him.Richard West ’53 and HenleySmith ’51 reported the death ofWilliam Fischer July 11 in Hightstown,N.J. Bill, Richard, and Henley wereDUs at Lafayette. Bill was a retired Navypilot with the rank of commander,having served during the Korean War.He was a teacher at Middletown (N.J.)Township High School and a professorof physics at Brookdale CommunityCollege, retiring in 1990. In highschool, Bill played football, ran track,and was elected King of the Prom. Heplayed football at Lafayette andgraduated with a bachelor’s in English.He taught physics, which he learnedfrom his pilot’s training in aerodynamics,electronics, and navigation. He earnedmaster’s degrees from RutgersUniversity and Trenton State College.Bill’s wife of 59 years, Peggy; son, Fred;daughters, Maggie, Ann, and Nancy;four grandchildren; and brother survivehim.1951 John B. Cornish1424-C Catasauqua RoadBethlehem, PA 18017-7473jbcornish@plazarealty.netPresident: Joseph I. Diamond Jr.Fund Manager: Henry Kohlenberger Jr.Reunion Chair: Richard H. Knox1952 John D. Kinard209 Buttonwood WayGlenside, PA 19038-3305suzanne.kinard@verizon.netPresident: OpenFund Manager: Hugh H. Jones Jr.Reunion Chair: John D. KinardWeb Page Administrator: Open’Pard planning is under way for the60th reunion. Contact Bruiser, Peb,Jane, and Pete.The 1952 Scholarship Fund is stillgiving. Final thanks come fromSamantha Chalmers ’11 (cum laude inbiology, heading for her doctorate, andthe granddaughter of Bruce MacKenzie’51) and from Meghan Curtin ’14 (ofLafayette Hills, Pa., and great-niece ofSalvatore Boscia ’51, Thomas Sparta’51, and Theodore Merlo ’53).Received notes from Ray Angle ofSarasota, Fla., one of Charley Gelbert’ssuperb infielders, and Al Swan ’51, aPresbyterian minister tending a Lutheranchurch in Oak Harbor, Wash.Bob Boorujy, 81, Sigma Chi,husband of Jean Kuebler and father ofJoanne Boorujy Catudal ’80, passedaway April 12. A retired mechanicalengineer, Bob designed and constructedat least nine ocean tankers to help supplyfuel for Exxon around the world. Since1968, he lived in Basking Ridge, N.J.During the Korean War, he served in theNavy on a carrier. A life member of TauBeta Pi honor society, he volunteeredwith Deborah Hospital Foundation,Browns Mills, N.J.Gerald Bordman, 79, another SigmaChi, passed away May 9. He was a scholarand author of some 10 books, includingthe definitive American Musical Theaterand others on musical comedy.The Rev. Dr. Jay Confair, 80, passedaway June 21 in Peoria, Ariz. He wasmarried to his first wife, Dorothy, for 57years. His second wife, Harriet, surviveshim. Jay graduated from McCormickTheological Seminary in Chicago. Hewas the retired associate pastor of FaithChurch in Sun City, Utah.William T. Powell, 83, formerly ofEaston, passed away in Nottingham,N.H., June 24. He served in the Armyin Japan at the end of World War IIbefore getting his degree in chemistry.His wife, Gail, three children, and 14grandchildren survive him. He workedfor several companies, including GE,where he was involved with spacecraftand satellites. His interests included bigbands and sports.1953 Leon H. Fox Jr.6 Firethorne CircleLafayette Hill, PA 19444-2405foxls@msn.comPresident: Alan FitzGibbonFund Manager: George E. Patton Jr.Reunion Chair: H. David Moore Jr.Leon Fox and wife Lois attendedthe 140th Annual Dinner of thePhiladelphia Chapter April 14. Theguest speaker was Leroy D. Nunery’77, deputy superintendent and CEOfor the School District of Philadelphia.The Foxes attended the 2010–11 Men’sBasketball Awards Banquet April 15.Leon also spent six days in Clarksville,Tenn., watching his granddaughterparticipate in the AAU BasketballTournament for ages 12-13.Al Rhodes and wife Betsy reportedin April that they had returned from amonth in Florida and were doing well.Col. Stanley Vass died April 20 inLeesburg, Va. His wife, Wilma; sons,Gregory and Jeff; and grandsonsFALL 2011 • lafayette 81

Class Notes1953–1956Bennett and Spencer survive him.George Patton celebrated his 80thbirthday April 6 but then had a series ofmedical issues. George reports that thestudent recipient for the Class of 1953scholarship is chemistry major andlacrosse player Meghan Curtin ’14.The amount awarded was $2,863. The1953 scholarship at press time had abook value of $25,509.67 and a marketvalue of $47,646.86.Donald Gold died in June.No further details were available.Norman Heyman wrote that heretired from Lord, Abbott & Co., aninvestment firm, in 1993. However, hecontinued his entrepreneurial bent andrescued an electromagnetic company,which was eventually sold to a Swedishconglomerate in 1998. Norman marriedDorothy Goodman in 1972, which madehim an instant father and grandfather;he now has five grandchildren and threegreat-grandchildren. He revels in theaccomplishments of his children, oneof whom won a Pulitzer and anotheran Emmy.Norman and Dorothy, who havetraveled the world, live in Peter CooperVillage in New York City. They spendmost weekends in Fayson Lakes innorthwest New Jersey, where they hostfamily members. Call Norman at (212)533-3732 or (917) 757-0547.Dave Moore and Jeanne continuetheir retirement in Winchester, Va.,and spend winter in Ft. Myers, Fla.They have eight children and 18 grandchildren.Dave spoke with The Rev. JimShotwell, who now resides in Delta,Ohio, and serves as chaplain forveterans. Dave requests ideas for thenext reunion.1954 Gene Harrison2870 Hope Ridge DriveEaston, PA 18045-8144(610) 923-6602 (home)(610) 462-8099 (cell)peanutgene@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Ronald E. PhilippFund Manager: Robert A. Aiello1955 John W. Gilbert Jr.12 W. Edinburgh RoadOcean City, NJ 08226-4618(609) 399-3109pards55@comcast.netPresident: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr.Fund Managers: Thomas F. McGrail,Mark B. WeisburgerReunion Chair: Ralph O. Doederlein Sr.1956 Donald L. Mitchell365 Carr Hill RoadGettysburg, PA 17325(717) 642-9094dmitchell365@comcast.netPresident: H. Kermit Green Jr.Fund Manager: OpenReunion Chair: H. Kermit Green Jr.Roger Georgion died March 29, 2010,in Ft. Myers, Fla. His wife, Marianne,and three daughters survive him. Amember of Phi Delt originally fromBerwyn, Pa., he was manager of thewrestling team beginning in hissophomore year. Roger graduated with adegree in business and an Army Reservecommission. He served in the Far East,attained the rank of captain with theAirborne Rangers and was a jumpmasterand embarkation officer. When he hadduties in Japan, where Charley Myerswas stationed, the two shared a fewdouble dates.Bob Wells wrote a moving tribute toJay Fernandes, who passed away in latespring from lung cancer. Jay was amechanical engineer from Tiverton, R.I.After graduation, since both Bob and Jayhad a passion for the aerospace industry,they sought employment with GrummanAircraft, on Long Island. At that time, Jaydid graduate work at Polytechnic Instituteof Brooklyn. A few years later, he movedto the Fairchild Engine Division, also onLong Island, and worked on the J83turbojet. Jay graduated to Fairchild’sStratos division and later relocated toDayton, Ohio, and United AircraftProducts. He eventually became a vicepresident at Sundstrand Corp. inRockford, Ill. When Sundstrand laterbought the small engine product line ofSolar Turbines Inc., Jay was named headof the new products operations, whichtook him and the family to a new home inSalano Beach, Calif. In later years, Jay andBob, in spite of their close friendship,were ardent competitors in major salescampaigns, such as the Boeing 767,Hughes Apache, and Lockheed F-16.Jay’s wife, Gloria, one son, threedaughters, and several grandchildrensurvive him.After five years with Grumman, Bobmoved to Phoenix, Ariz., and joinedGarrett Corporation’s AiResearchdivision, which makes gas turbines andturbine-related equipment. In the ’80s,Bob was promoted to senior projectengineer for new applications, sellingauxiliary power units for commercial andmilitary aircraft and helicopters. Bobadmits that there were times when Jay’scompany, Sundstrand, took lucrativebusiness away from his company. Theycontinued to cross paths and business“swords” over the years, as recently asAugust 2010. Bob and his wife, Beth,visited Jay and Gloria in California.Steve Rader, M.D., practices inBerkeley, Calif. He and Jack Bocher,M.D., roomed in McKeen Hall, acrossthe hall from Jay Batley, CarmineGaccione, and Don Mitchell in theirfreshman year. After his internship, Stevetook a residency in psychiatry and stillworks three days a week as a communitypsychiatrist. He and wife Wilma are well.Jim Murphy said he had a smallstroke but is nearly fully recovered, withno apparent signs of paralysis. Afterretiring from Scott Paper, Jim took aposition in the office of Bishop RoyAlmquist of Southeastern PennsylvaniaSynod of the Evangelical LutheranChurch. He referred to his seven years inthe role as the most satisfying of his life.Jim, who is regularly in touch withSandy Smith, says that Sandy and thelate Bob Machiorlette attendedkindergarten together in Nutley, N.J.,where they and Rich Masters grew up.Jim regularly sees a popular ’Pard fromthe Class of ’54, Don Cornelius. Whilein the service, Don was a jet pilotserving on carriers. He now interviewsand recommends candidates for thefour military academies.Jim and Janet had lunch withDon Veitch’s widow, Joyce, and herdaughter Kim. Joyce presently lives inChesterbrook, Pa., but is considering aretirement community. Jim also stays intouch with fellow mechanical engineerEvan Hineman. Evan and wife Barbara82 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes1956live in Fairfax, Va., with son David. Jimreports that Neil “Shark” Alexander’sson Corey ’95 does stand-up comedy inhis spare time and was at Lafayette whenJim’s daughter, Cara Murphy Dunaway’96, attended. Jim continues to keep intouch with Dieu Khuong-Huu andNorm Hume’s widow, Dorie, whoresides in West Chester, Pa., near threedaughters and grandchildren.Jack Mitchell reports that he andwife Judith are well. They live inAndover, Mass. After Lafayette, Jack wasassigned to Fort Benning, Ga., for thebasic officers training, yet four monthslater applied to flight school. This tookhim to San Marcos, Texas. After laterassignments, and his marriage duringa tour at Fort Devens, Maine, Jackdeployed to Korea to fly with theKorean Military Advisory Group.While serving at Fort Rucker, Alaska, heearned his captain bars. Later training onhelicopters opened the door for a twoyearassignment in Munich, Germany,followed by a tour in Vietnam. When hereturned stateside and retired from themilitary, Jack began a 30-year careerwith Eastern Airlines and US Airways, asa captain. In all, he had 21,000 militaryflight hours, including his 28 years inthe reserve. Jack retired with the rankof colonel. He would love to hear fromSigma Nu brothers, including JohnYerger, roomie Bob Donnelly, andEvan Hineman.Harold Hartman traveled backto his home state of Pennsylvania,including stops in Hazleton and OilCity. As a native of Port Royal, northof Harrisburg, he felt mixed emotionson selling the family homestead there.Misty Sayenga wrote that his wife,Carlene, had knee replacement surgeryin the Lehigh Valley. Misty logged morethan 7,000 miles driving betweenBethlehem, Pa., and their home inTucson. En route, he spoke at TexasA&M for an international symposiumon wire rope. After leaving Texas, hetouched down in Natchitoches, La., fortime with Fred Hunt. On his return toBethlehem, Misty had lunch with JoeBozik ’58 and two of his children.After some substantial conversationwith Bryan Satterlee over mutualconcern for escalating costs of PatriotLeague football, Misty wrote toPresident Daniel H. Weiss discussinga return to two-way football and a33-player cap, which would cut costsand provide a role model for smallerschools and their leagues.Lee Kane connects with SaulCooperman, who keeps him informedabout the conflict between Israel and thePalestinians.One of the highlights of the 50threunion was Wayne Erb and Paul“Tarz” Hewitt exchanging tales of theiryears as military pilots. After graduation,Wayne completed military flight schooland Army advanced officer courses.After eight years as an infantry officerand a pilot, he began a career as acommercial pilot. In 1969, a flight hepiloted was hijacked, which forced alanding in Cuba. Passengers and crewwere held hostage for what was thelongest hijacking on record at the time.Another memorable event from Wayne’sprofessional life was meeting thelegendary Gen. Jimmy Doolittle.Tarz earned a graduate degree instrategic studies from the Naval WarCollege before serving more than 29years as a Navy aviator and in variouscommand positions. He retired with therank of captain. Later, he served on theboard of directors of VyStar CreditUnion.Thank Kit Green for organizingReunion Weekend, with help fromGordon Wright. Kit was elected classpresident, succeeding Dick Graham,who deserves three cheers for doing agreat job.Also present at the reunion were Billand Donna Florence. Bill practices lawand has no plans to retire yet.Tom Hays and Alice did a lot ofreminiscing with Tom’s Alpha Chi Rhoroomy, Gordon Wright. Tom hails fromEmmitsburg, Md.Warren Mann attended with hiswife, Leslie.Gerald Purdon and Nancy rolled infrom Atlanta. After graduation, Geralddid graduate work at Clark Universityand retired as a senior vice president ofBank of America.Mihran Mooradian won afellowship and also earned a master’sat Clark. He and his wife, Ovsanna,attended reunion. Mihran’s Theta Deltroomies, Pete Reeves (and Elizabeth),John Devlin (and Suzanne), andMorgan Larson, also came.Bill Hardy and wife Pat came all theway from Texas. After Bill earned hisbachelor’s in civil engineering, he did astint in the Army. He later got a master’sfrom New Jersey Institute of Technology.He and Pat have a daughter and twosons. Son William III is a 1985alumnus.Bud and Sally Jost made the tripfrom Snyder, N.Y., near Buffalo. Bud’sroomie Dr. Jake Hannemann and hiswife, Jude, dropped in from Maine.(Bud’s and Jake’s other roommates wereWillard Snyder ’55 and the late BillFarmer.)Bud retired as CEO of Health Careand Social Services Organization inwestern New York. He received hismaster’s in social work from Penn in1958. At the same time, Jake was atJefferson Medical College. He retired as aradiation oncologist in Portland. He andJude live in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Jakevolunteers as a general practitioner oneday a week in a free clinic, and Judeteaches English and American Literature.Willard retired from Wyeth and A. H.Robbins, and lives in Webster, N.Y.Forrest “Lou” Shaeffer, a nativeof Hazleton, Pa., attended reunion.He received a master’s from Syracuse. Heand Anne retired to New Cumberland,Pa. Another face that peeked out of myphoto album was Jack Graham ’54, achoir colleague.Two students received Class of 1956Scholarship assistance during the 2010-11 academic year. Elizabeth L. Blake’12 from Downingtown, Pa., is a doublemajor in French and psychology, whoachieved a 4.0 average in fall 2010.The highlight of her junior year was asemester in Paris. Her grandparents,Gordon and Mimi Wright, visited herduring her semester abroad. In herapplication for aid for her senior year, shenoted that she is an officer in her sorority,participates in the Lafayette admissionsambassador program, is involved instudent government, and performs withLafayette Chamber Singers.The other 2010–11 scholarshiprecipient is Alexander L. Osuchowski’13, a civil engineering major who playson the baseball team. He has a solid “B”average, and plans to pursue a career ineither engineering or architecture.Alexander is the grandson of Ed Landis.Please send updated email addressesalong with your news to Don Mitchell.

1957 Glenn E. Grube77 Eagle Harbor TrailPalm Coast, FL 32164-6149(386) 437-9715glenngrube@bellsouth.netPresident: Walter OechsleFund Manager: Robert E. MossReunion Chair: Glenn E. GrubeWeb Page Administrator: David E. Cary,www.class1957.net,decary35@aol.comGlenn Grube requests each classmateand widow to email or phone to providepersonal contact information to ensureeveryone receives details about theprereunion get-together and otherplans for the 55th reunion. In early2012, the Class of 1957 biography bookwill require detailed information also.Bob Moss, fund manager, keepsthe Class of ’57 in the top 10 classesfor providing financial support to theCollege. Dave Cary has developed andupdates the website; please send itemsof interest for the class.Samantha George ’12 and GabrielRhadigan ’13 benefitted from the Classof 1957 Endowed Internship Fund thispast summer.The third mid-reunion cruise wasa great success, with Leslie and MikeMcCooey on board for their first cruiseever. As a follow-up, Ellie and KurtKlunder and Delia and Gordon Brownplanned to join the McCooeys on a tripto Ireland this fall.Skip “Beat Lehigh” Ellisoncommented on his days on campus andhis recent stroke, recuperation, andretirement.Herb Morris, married with sevenchildren, continues as CEO/presidentof Morris & Morris Associates inPhiladelphia.John Moser had a kidney removed.Stu Murray and Tony Mack areboth about to become grandfathersagain, and Stu reports that DickFitzgerald still plans to play hardball,with some of his sons as teammates.Per Saverstrom greeted GlennGrube as a fellow member of the“Zipper Club” and is in good spiritsdespite fighting cancer.Bill Rude noted Carl Albero hadtwo hip replacements. Bill has beenfinishing a script on Pontius Pilate.Class Notes1957–1958Loretta and Jim Sandfordrepresented the class at the memorialservice for Margot (Ray) Carey. GlennFatzinger went to the services forHugh Gallagher and spoke at lengthwith Hugh’s wife, Francesca.Recent classmate losses:Hugh Gallagher—A major donorto the College (Gallagher StrengthTraining Center at Bourger VarsityFootball House), Hugh worked inadministration for Air Products andChemicals Inc.James Dye—A regular at reunions,James attended two of the three classcruises.Paul Jamieson—A churchmate andclassmate of Glenn Grube’s fromPhillipsburg, Paul spent his entire careerat Ingersoll Rand. He lived with limitedvision for most of his adult life.George Witzel—A retired ownerof a family business in New York,George was an avid golfer.Duncan Andrews—A bookman,poet, and scholar, Duncan gatheredimportant collections of variedmanuscripts and writings as anantiquarian bookseller.1958 Edward Brunswick4931 Bonita Bay Blvd., Apt. 801Bonita Springs, FL 34134(239) 949-0801(239) 949-0802 (fax)ebrunsw901@aol.comJim Hourihan8513 Sparger St.McLean, VA 22102-1715(703) 821-8225jahourihan@hhlaw.comPresident: Elbern H. Alkire Jr.Fund Manager: S. Robert Beane Jr.Reunion Chairs: C. Douglas Cherry,Spencer A. ManthorpeWeb Page Administrator:Elbern H. Alkire Jr.,alkire1121@gmail.comThe Health and Wellness Center inRangeley, Maine, held a concert fundraiserfeaturing the Doobie Brothers,and Ed Brunswick was one of the3,000 people attending. His wife, Beth,was the spearhead for the endeavor.Ed planned to return to Bonita Springs,Fla., at the end of September.Bob Beane, class fund manager,notes the class’ goals can only be met ifall participate. A special challenge letterwas sent to 37 classmates who had givenonce since 2000 but not in 2009 or2010. After issuing a matching giftchallenge, 15 classmates accepted andare back on the contributor list. Stats:102 (65.8% of classmates) this year,versus 95 (60.9%) last year. Dollars:$211,268 this year, versus $196,312last year. As a comparison, total Collegedonor percentage was 37% for 2011and 34% last year.Ed Alkire had lunch with DougCherry and visited Max Creswell.He reports that First Presbyterian inPottstown, Pa., recognized Max for50 years of service in the ministry. Maxwas ordained there in spring 1961 andserved in several churches, most recentlyin Roselle, N.J. Although now retired,Max fills in as an occasional interimpastor and spends long summers servinga church on Swans Island, Maine. Maxis recovering from double kneereplacement surgery.Bob Jones spoke to 300 MemorialDay participants in Hollywood, Fla.,describing what the country was like atthe first Memorial Day. He is a past statecommander of Sons of Union Veteransof the Civil War.Spence Manthorpe recently saw AlCaesar. Al reports that he and Marthawill visit Mike Houldin with Bob Lotzat Swans Island. Al and Martha are bothdoing well. Al enjoys spending time withthe Friends of Baseball Committee. EdBrunswick hopes Al will visit BonitaSprings this winter.Paul Greenhalgh is involvedwith a boxing club, Harrowgate, inPhiladelphia that has catered to lowincomeyoung men and women in thecity for the last 38 years. On Sept. 24,in North Wildwood, N.J., the clubheld its annual show: boxing againstHoly Family from Belfast, NorthernIreland (featured in the movie TheBoxer). Paul is writing a book aboutHoly Family and its coach, GerryStorey.On April 26, Nick and MaryRotondo returned from their 110-daycruise around the world. LeavingChristchurch, New Zealand, the daybefore the earthquake, they barelyavoided the tsunami in Japan, wereescorted by a Navy warship to escapepirates off Somalia, just missed the84 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes1958–1959unrest in Egypt, and made port inIsrael the day after a bombing.Steve Fried became a greatgrandfatherin January and celebratedhis 54th anniversary earlier that month.He and his wife, Nina, have cruisedover 500 days at sea since 1995. Stevehas a commercial real-estate firm, withhis son doing the majority of work, andhe remains on the board of directors ofScreen Actors Guild.Lem Howell enjoyed AlumniSummer College at Lafayette. RonMay and wife Judy also attended.Gary Evans ’57 joined the groupas quizmaster and student.Charles Stevens is recoveringfrom multiple bypass surgery.Bill Kurtz works with four ofhis five sons. He and Lucille have 15grandchildren, with some attendingNortheastern, Drexel, CatholicUniversity, and George Washington.Bill played golf with Don Freimark.Don planned to be at Homecoming.Bob Harris was in Portland,Maine, looking for property in theKennebunkport area. Bob adds thathis dog is now a champion.Bill Aukamp fell in April andbroke his neck. The accident resultedin a three-week hospital stay, followedby weeks of outpatient physicaltherapy. He is now back to work fulltime, though with metal supports inhis neck. Bill’s son, Brooks ’03, plansto marry in December. Three of thegroomsmen are Thomas “Bucky”Payne ’02, Paulo Coelho ’03, andAlex Walker ’03. Bill is in touchwith Jim Braisted, and the twohoped to see a football game together.Bill writes for The Race to 2012(www.theraceto2012.com), apolitical site.The 55th reunion will beJune 7–9, 2013.1959 Norbert F. Smith227 River’s EdgeWilliamsburg, VA 23185-8933(757) 229-7377norbert.f.smith@cox.netPresident: Edwin H. Feather Jr.,ed@feathersnestpromos.comFund Manager: James F. Mallay,jamesmallay@aol.comReunion Chairs: Jordan Engelman,Bruce L. ForbesWeb Page Administrator:Frank V. Hermann,frankh@lasvegas.netIf you did not receive an emailfrom Norb Smith requesting updates,please send him your current emailaddress.Len Achey and his wife, Marlys,planned to attend Musikfest inBethlehem, Pa., in August and visitwith Jim and Suzie Haering. Heprovided an update on his struggle withgastrointestinal stromal cancer. Len’scontact data: 5422 North HollywoodDrive, Spokane, WA 99212-1606,(509) 928-2126, lenachey@comcast.net.Leigh W. Bauer died at his homein Gwynedd Estates, a retirementcommunity near Ambler, Pa., in Juneafter a fall. Leigh worked at Diamond,Polsky & Bauer, the law firm he joinedas a partner after he graduated fromlaw school. Born in Philadelphia, hegraduated from the local GermantownFriends School in 1955, earned abachelor’s in business administration,and graduated from University ofPennsylvania Law School in 1962.Leigh was a member of Kappa DeltaRho fraternity, president of CommerceClub, and a member of the psychologyand geology clubs. From soon afterlaw school graduation until December2010, Leigh taught legal studies toundergraduates at Wharton BusinessSchool, University of Pennsylvania. Hiswife, Delores; son, Stephen; daughter,Beth Montanari; stepson; sister; sixgrandchildren; and his former wife,Lyn Bauer, survive him. A memorialservice was conducted in August.Dr. Bernie Blumenthal relocated toa new home down the street from hisprevious home. Contact info: 2330 WildValley Drive, Jackson, MS 39211-6165,(601) 982-3785, bblumen@yahoo.com.Ed Chalmers’ contact info:95 Pelican Court, Newport Beach,CA 92660-2930, (949) 929-1283,edchalmers@cox.net.George Werner forwarded a messagethat Jordan Engelman sufferedmultiple strokes in late July and washospitalized. Jordan and Carol’s contactinfo: 3728 Wisteria Place, Easton, PA18045-3028, (610)923-0860, jordan6@ptd.net.Ed and Mayleen Feather, accompaniedby Mayleen’s sister Wendy and herhusband, Bill Crouse, stopped byWilliamsburg, Va., in May to visit Norband Maryellen Smith. The Featherscontinued on to a May 15 graduationfor their grandson, Jonathan, son ofdaughter Carol Feather Halcovage.Jonathan, whose major was supplychain management, took a trainingposition with Parker Hannifin at itsVentura, Calif., operation. Ed plannedto have hip replacement surgeryAug. 30. He and Mayleen celebratedtheir 54th wedding anniversary Aug.31. They have 12 grandchildren fromages 26 to 7. Ed’s contact info:3116 Arbour Green Court, Hatfield,PA 19440-3487, (267) 222-8480,ed@feathersnestpromos.com.Bruce Forbes has a new emailaddress: 367 Main St., Unit 31,Old Saybrook, CT 06475-2360, (860)388-2323, totalbaloney@gmail.com.Art Forrest contributed a taleof locating Gene DeLoatch: “Mydaughter Sarah had a teacher atChatham High named Ron DeLoatch.I recently asked him about the GeneDeLoatch in our yearbook. It turnsout that Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatchis a distinguished academician anddean of engineering at Morgan StateUniversity in Baltimore, Md., witha master’s and Ph.D. from BrooklynPolytechnic Institute.” Gene’s contactinfo: School of Engineering, MorganState University, 1700 East Cold SpringLane, Baltimore, MD 21251-0001,(443) 885-3231, eugene.deloatch@morgan.edu. Home address and phonenumber: P.O. Box 177, Suitland, MD20752-0177, (301) 899-1264.Art and his wife hosted twograndchildren from Toronto for twoweeks. Their daughter Kim workson a TV series, and her husbandmet the Forrests in Syracuse, N.Y.,for the handoff. Art’s contact info:286 Lafayette Ave., Chatham, NJFALL 2011 • lafayette 85

Class Notes195907928-1650, (973) 635-7354,arthur.l.forrest@gmail.com.Wally French sent two photos (seeonline) from the reunion of 1958-64Delta Upsilon brothers, wives, andfriends held in Annapolis, Md., in June.Wally’s contact info: 305 Ocean Ave.,Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ 07717-1421,(732) 774-4307, w.dfrench@att.net.Hu Hagadorn has made manysignificant technical contributions totoday’s electronics marketplace. Hewrote: “In 1967, I received a master’s inelectrical engineering from NortheasternUniversity while working for HoneywellInformation Systems. At Honeywell, Iworked on character recognition studies,developed ferrite/ceramic magneticheads and a disk drive motor, andconducted head position servo stabilitystudies for an IBM-compatible diskdrive. Honeywell later transferred thedivision to Oklahoma City. Deciding tostay in the Boston area, I left Honeywelland worked for a start-up company,Helitron, and developed a linear motorfor a floppy disk drive and associatedcontrol system. Due to a recession,Helitron went out of business. Isubsequently got a job with MohawkData in Herkimer, N.Y., where I workedon tape drive stability problems. Afterliving in the Boston area for sometime, Herkimer didn’t seem quiteright for me, and I found employmentwith Ampex, in Redwood City, Calif.”At Ampex, Hu worked on severalbreakthrough technical developments,including designing high frequencyswitching power supplies, linear andbrushless motors, and phase-lockedcontrol systems for capstan motorsand scanners, plus tracking multiplerecording /playback head trajectoriesin video recorders. He subsequentlytook a number of postgraduate coursesand wrote a paper, “A Study of Impulseand Sinewave Frequency Responsesfor a Basic Digital Control System,”which was presented at the GSPxand International Signal ProcessingConference in Dallas in 2003. Hu’scontact info: 9 Light Way, Menlo Park,CA 94025-1863, (650) 365-7340,huhaga@yahoo.com.Warren Hogan wrote: “As ofJuly 1, 2010, I have the equivalent ofa full-time job as mentor, chair of theboard, and active involvement in thedevelopment to deployment of IADDICShelters. IADDIC provides innovative,ultra-low-cost housing solutions forthe poor and disaster relief victims,with the goal to get the cost of a oneroomshelter/house below $1,000so hundreds of millions of people canimprove their living conditions. To seehow one of these units can be madein a few hours, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsupuhgtq8.” Warren’scontact info: 4681 Parnell Lane, Plano,TX 75024-5501, (469) 241-0751,whusl@usleadership.net.Tom Hosking sent an update: “Ihad heart valve repair and four bypasseslast year, but I’m back playing golf atleast twice a week and exercising. Mywife and I just celebrated our 50thwedding anniversary. We live in TerreHaute but spend November throughApril on Anna Maria Island, Fla.” Tom’scontact info: 220 Highland Court, TerreHaute, IN 47802-4915, (812) 299-1327, twhosk@msn.com.Don and Janeen Kein spent severalweeks on Cape Cod. They played agolf course in Brewster, Mass., calledThe Captains. Don’s contact info: 90New England Ave. No. 5, Summit,NJ 07901-1830, (908) 918-9756,donaldkein@gmail.com.Hu Hagadorn contributed an updatefor Edwin Nelson: “Ed left Lafayetteafter our sophomore year and joined theNavy, flying combat aircraft off carriers.After his Navy service, he was a pilotwith TWA, flying 747s. He marriedmy sister, later divorced, and had threechildren. Ed received a degree fromUniversity of Nebraska–Omaha.”The latest contact data for Ed: P.O.Box 201, Stillwater, NJ 07875-0201,(973) 383-5012.Norm Sensinger shared the emailaddress for Chip Pfautz, and NorbSmith followed up. Chip says, “SorryI missed our 50th, but I was ill withdiabetes and in a post-op rehab aftera toe amputation.” Chip’s contactinfo: 1064 Tamiami Trail Unit 1301,Sarasota, FL 34236-2475, (941) 953-3898, chippfautz@verizon.net.Dick Poey showcased his workat the Hopkins (Minn.) Center forthe Arts this summer in The SecretsWithin exhibition. Dick had a onepersonshow scheduled for Octoberat Hennepin Avenue MethodistChurch in Minneapolis. He and wifeHeidi will be touring China duringthat time. Dick noted: “SouthwestPublications wrote an article about meand the Sculpture Society Show at theArboretum. It appeared in the EdenPrairie, Chanhassen, and Chaska, Minn.,newspapers. The Sun Sailor wrote aboutthe Hopkins Art Street program andfeatured my interview.” His contact info:16465 Ellerdale Lane, Eden Prairie, MN55346-1430, (952) 949-3444, poeyart@comcast.net.Don Puckette wrote: “We had ourannual family get-together at our houseon Lake George, N.Y., with all three ofour children—two of whom are Lafayettegrads, Richard ’84 (and his wife, DeboraToffey Puckette ’87) and DebraPuckette Macaleer ’93—and eightgrandchildren. I hope to see Jim Levi, aKDR brother, during a trip to Florida.”Don’s contact info: 28 Via Maria Drive,Scotia, NY 12302-5736, (518) 399-7369, cpuckett@nycap.rr.com.Norm Sensinger wrote: “I hadlunch with Chip Pfautz in Sarasota, Fla.He plans to make our 55th. DuringReunion Weekend, I attended the ChiPhi barbecue and saw brothers from ’60and ’61 whom I had not seen in years,plus my house son, Dr. Bruce Applestein’62.” He adds that his second grandson,Mason Carter Sensinger, was bornMay 6. Norm’s contact info:369 Homeland Southway Unit 1-A,Baltimore, MD 21212-4140, (410)532-7672, nsensinger@comcast.net.Norb and Maryellen Smith traveledto Huntington Beach, Calif., in lateMay to celebrate their grandson’s 9thbirthday. Norb attended the nationaldirectors meeting of the Navy Leaguein Washington, D.C., in late June.Dee and Nels Snook reported onthe Delta Upsilon reunion for classesof ’58 to ’64 held in June. About 27brothers and spouses/friends attendedthe reunion put together by Bob Zimet’60 and Don Lass ’60 The group metin Annapolis, Md., where Wally Frencharranged for a private room for the ’58–’59ers. Joining Wally and his wife, Dot,from the ’59 DU class were Wally andBetty Knobel, Nels, and Dee. Sundaywas the reunion aboard the CatherineMarie sailing vessel. Snooks’ contactinfo: 12832 N. 14th Drive, Phoenix, AZ85029-2829, (602) 971-4546, das2nes@yahoo.com.During his distinguished Navycareer, Captain USN Ret. Jad Sortorecommanded USS Fairfax County, atank landing ship. 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Class Notes1959–1960Australian Navy announced it wasdecommissioning the former U.S. Navyvessel. Norb Smith sent the article toJad, who replied: “I often wonderedwhat happened to her. I was captainfrom 1977 to 1999, and did a lot of seatime on her. By examining the photo, Isee that the Australians have done majormodifications to the superstructure. In1994, the Clinton administration soldher for a paltry $10 million after a majoroverhaul. The U.S. Navy got gypped.”Jad’s contact info: 227 Birch TreeCircle, Aiken, SC 29803-1016, (803)643-3179, rooster1@gforcecable.com.Joe Stefanowicz wrote: “In July,I competed in the 50-and-over trackand field events in the PennsylvaniaSeniors Games. I participated in threeevents, placing first, second, and fifth.His contact info: 14 Concord CrossingLane, Chadds Ford, PA 19317-8953,(610) 361-9247, pg19317@verizon.net.John Sterling reports he seesPKT brother Ed Skou about oncea month. Ed has had some healthissues recently. John’s contact info:145 Granada St., Holly Hill, FL32117-1763, (386) 677-0722,johnsterling145@gmail.com (new).The Honorable Sid Strauss wrote:“I still work full time as a SupremeCourt judge in Queens County, N.Y.The job is a blast, I am finishing my10th year, and when one works becausehe wants to, not because he has to, itis never tedious. My wife retired fromPolo by Ralph Lauren and now paints,takes various literature courses, andwe travel extensively.” Sid adds thatson Michael is a real estate lawyer inManhattan, and son David is director ofexternal affairs at Queens Museum ofArt, located at the World’s Fair Groundsnear the U.S. Open Tennis Stadiumand Citifield. The only classmate Sidencounters is Ray Smith; he andCarole are fine. Sid’s contact info:6910 108th St., Apt. 6N, Forest Hills,NY 11375-3821, (718) 261-2230,sstrauss@courts.state.ny.us.George Werner forwarded anupdate he received from Theta Xibrother Dick Trieste: “Ann and Ihave been married for 52 years; wehave two grandchildren and fourgrandchildren. I retired from KeyspanEnergy, formerly Brooklyn Union Gas,in September 1994 after 34 years withthe company, with my last position asmanager of residential sales. I obtainedmy first professional engineers licensein 1964, and added four more, so Iam licensed in New York, New Jersey,Connecticut, and Florida. Since 1964, Ihave maintained a part-time consultingpractice and went full time when Iretired. While with Brooklyn Union,I recruited at Lafayette for about 20years.” Dick’s contact info: 48 DuncanSt., Staten Island, NY 10304-3132,(718) 351-8825, trieste392@aol.com.Jerry Turnauer established, withhis family, the Dean Frank R. HuntEmergency Scholarship Fund. Heand Sandye hosted all 10 of theirgrandchildren recently, attending suchsites as Lion Country Safari, FortLauderdale Museum of Discoveryand Science, and the Miami Museumand Planetarium. Jerry adds, “Ourgranddaughter Gabby will interview atLafayette College soon. She’ll also visitMuhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.Gabby plans to spend her first year posthighschool at a seminary in Jerusalem.Sandye and I will celebrate our 50thwedding anniversary Dec. 17.” Jerryand Sandye plan to see Jerry’s formerBethlehem High School classmateLen Achey when Len and his wife visitBethlehem. Jerry’s contact info: 10921NW 3rd St., Plantation, FL 33324-1539, (954) 476-9038, jturnauer@bayshoreford.com.Bob Turner wrote: “Carol and Ihad a great visit with Dick and SueHarding in North Carolina in earlyMay, on the way to the graduation ofour first grandchild, Josh Harcus, fromthe University of North Carolina–Wilmington. Carol and I celebrated our50th wedding anniversary in August.Our first grandchild, Briana Turner,is engaged to be married in January2012. I still volunteer as the churchadministrator in Clovis, Calif., whereour youngest son, Bruce, is associatepastor.” Bob’s contact info: P.O. Box2068, Clovis, CA 93613-2068, (818)903-2378, rhturnerag@yahoo.com.For the past several years, Phi Psiclassmates have celebrated each year witha reunion. Dick Wright wrote: “ThisJune, Phi Psi brothers from the Class of’59 gathered at John and Betty Ziegler’smansion on the water in Bay Head, N.J.,for our 52nd reunion. In attendance wereFritz Muench, Jim and Suzie Haering,Mike and Linda Wilson, Rich Kohlerand his lovely guest, and Jackie and I.George and Carol Tiger ’57 joinedus Friday night. George was a favoriteupperclassman and my housefather. Heeven brought the paddle I had made forhim when I was a pledge, undoubtedlyto remind me of who was still boss!”Dick’s contact info: 95 Buckshire Place,Holland, PA 18966-2011, (215) 322-1938, cdrcrw@verizon.net.1960 Paul A. Luscombe7551 S.E. 171st St.Sun Valley PlaceThe Villages, FL 32162(352) 750-2943(352) 512-4142 (cell)(352) 391-9169 (fax)paulluscombe3@aol.comPresident: Robert S. Brodie Jr.Fund Managers: Lauritz K. Knudsen,M. Alden SiegelReunion Chair: J. Richard BoothWeb Page Administrator: OpenPaul Luscombe attended the 51streunion in June. At registration, he raninto Lew Powell, his wife, Nancy, andtheir grandson, Ben. They had arrivedafter a long drive from Oregon. Lew’srole in The Graduates Saturday choirconcert motivated his trip.Paul’s friend Doug Hobby ’61 wasat his Theta Xi fraternity dinner indowntown Easton. Doug told Paul ofthe return of Bob Haigh, who traveledfrom Colorado, and Dave Saalfrank.On Friday night, Paul met withKonrad Kundig, director of TheGraduates. In response to Paul’s successwith karaoke, Konrad invited him tojoin in a group at the reunion concertthe next day. However, illness precludedPaul’s musical debut at Lafayette, andhe flew back to Florida.Bernie Guenther, a neighbor ofPaul’s in The Villages, Fla., visited Paulin the hospital during his recovery fromback surgery. Bernie had just returnedfrom a western vacation in Idaho,Montana, and Washington. TheGuenthers were excited about theirdaughter Natalie Schaefer, who qualifiedfor the Ironman Triathlon for thesecond time in three years. Another ofPaul’s hospital visitors was Dick Beck,who brought doughnuts every Mondaymorning.FALL 2011 • lafayette 87

1961 Douglas A. Hobby29 Rowan RoadChatham, NJ 07928-2210doug_hobby@hotmail.comPresident: Joseph C. NyceFund Manager: Ronald E. GeeseyReunion Chair: James S. SorrentinoWeb Page Administrator:John A. HarobinClass President Joe Nyce offered thesewords about the 50th reunion: “Thereis something comforting about beingwith a group of people who function onthe basis of wisdom instead ofambition.”Dalton Marks indicated he hadmany good friends among his fraternitybrothers but recognizes now thatfraternity life deterred him from gettingto know other classmates. From hisreunion experiences, he remarked, “Irealize now how much I missed. Wereally have many interesting andwonderful guys in our class.”Much of the reunion’s success goesto the planning committee, headed byEd Auble. Class agents representingfraternities and social dorms also helped.One of the best reunion showings everat Lafayette, the event was attended by82 classmates (150 in total, with spousesand others included).Bill Remaly did a great jobarranging the Thursday dinner atDeLorenzo’s in Forks Township; 30attended. Doug Hobby sat with theDU golfers (Bob Howard, Ben Sack,Lew Gill, and Tom Heist) and toldthem they were the heavy favorites atthe class golf outing. Though Dougthreatened to handicap them, they wonthe low score by a wide margin.The class golf outing at Morgan HillGolf Club included 21 golfers. JohnCunningham had the longest drive,and Hugh Richardson and Lew Gillwon closest to the pin contests. Secondplace went to the team captained by EdBaumgardner, which included his wifeTrudy, Nyce, and Richardson. Thoughthe class was unsure which team BobIves played on, he happily collectedprizes. Thanks to Neil Van Cleef forassisting with arrangements.Dick Webster did a wonderful jobwith the Class Memory Book.Class Notes1961All 150 attendees joined the reunionparade in light blue shirts and capsbehind the class banner, carried byDavid Thomsen. Bill Sibal marched inhis infamous straw hat.Many toured the College facilities.Pete Myers, who had not been backsince graduation, was most impressedwith the Bourger Varsity FootballHouse.At the Saturday dinner, Nyce’slighthearted discussion of the class’history and current role with theCollege set the tone for the evening.George Benson provided humorousremembrances of past days at Lafayette.Ron Geesey, class treasurer, reportedon the class gift, which is theestablishment of an internationalspeaker series.For the 50th reunion, overall givingwas $214,071 from 141 donors. Theamount given or pledged to the classgift was $145,167, and the total givento the unrestricted annual fund was$66,669. Other gifts assigned to theclass amounted to $2,235.The 141 donors represent 68.5% ofthe 206 solicited members of the class.Last year, participation was 49.5%, and$73,927 was given.Jim Sorrentino is the new reunionchair. Auble plans to stay active with theclass; he currently chairs the AlumniAssociation’s International Committee.The other class officers were reelected.The College now supports a 55threunion, but the officers hope toarrange get-togethers each year, one ofwhich will probably be at Homecoming.Ed Ahart ’69, chair of the Boardof Trustees, was the guest speaker. Hereviewed Lafayette’s ambitious strategicplan.Theta Xi fraternity held a reuniondinner Friday night at Pearly Baker’s inEaston for the Class of 1961 andadjoining classes. Twenty-three attended,including Joe Blakaitis, AndyCherrington, Roger Hunt, DavePhraner, Dan Schutter, Dick Toro,Myers, Webster, Hobby, Bob Haigh’60, Dave Saalfrank ’60, John Decker’62, Al Alvarez ’63, and Dan Tuck ’64.Schutter assembled the class pictures andnecrology posted at Kirby House.John Sutter looked forward toLafayette’s football game in earlySeptember against North Dakota Statein Fargo, S.D. He and wife Sandy liveonly 40 miles away in Lake Park, Minn.They were also anticipating the birth oftheir first grandchild in October. Sutterfound out at reunion that he andDietz’s wife, Jane, grew up in ForestHills, N.Y., and lived a few blocks fromeach other.The Phi Delts held a gatheringduring the weekend, which includedDale Adams, Fred Bailine, DaveBloys, Bill Buehler, Warren Eberlein,George Halak, and Cunningham.At the Thursday dinner, DaveDenzler mentioned he retired as aprofessor at San Jose State.Doug Hobby’s golf partners werePaul Ackerman, Alan Phillips, andRich Remaly. Phillips works full time inHouston as an executive vice presidentfor Sivco Inc., a high-alloy specialtyfabricator. Remaly is retired as CEO ofChase Pharmaceutical and lives inTucson, Ariz. He works as a seasonalforest ranger. Ackerman keeps busydoing home repair work.Webster said he received goodexercise advice from Ed Vitale. He alsogot to see Jim “Stinger” Westkott, whomade a brief appearance at reunionSaturday.Peter Hanson, the tallest memberof the class, stood out at the parade.He was with wife Karen, whom hemarried in 2005. His first wife, Sue,died tragically in 1990, along with hermother, in a plane crash in Costa Rica.Peter has three children and sevengrandchildren.Denis Gordon works as an attorney,specializing in labor arbitration. Hereceived his law degree from Universityof Pennsylvania and worked with theDepartment of Justice before enteringprivate practice.Pierre Pelanne saw a few of his SAEbrothers at reunion. He and wife Peggy,both retired, live in Williamsburg, Va.Pierre had a long, successful career withthe United Nations and lived inConnecticut. The Pelannes have twosons, who are doing well in business.Gary Ludlow died peacefully athome in April from cancer. He livedin Bath, Ohio. His wife of 48 years,Martha, two daughters, and fourgrandchildren survive him. Ludlowwas born in Bernardsville, N.J., andwas a high school national championsharpshooter with a .22-caliber rifle. Hestudied economics and was a member of88 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Sigma Nu fraternity. He served in theArmy, discharged as a captain. Ludlow’sbusiness career began with TravelersInsurance Co., specializing in groupinsurance and pensions. He then workedas an employee benefits consultantbefore leaving the corporate world in1979 to pursue his passion as anantiques dealer. He retired in 2010.Ludlow was an avid golfer and playedmany of the top courses in America.John Hiller died in July from atraumatic brain injury he suffered after afall while hunting for turquoise inArizona. Hiller was a member of PhiBeta Kappa. He was a chemical engineerand received a Ph.D. in organicchemistry from Case Institute. He spentmost of his career formulating chemicalsfor consumer products, many of whichare still on the market and well-known.He worked at Phillip Morris, CalgonCorp., Yardley of London, Lehn &Fink, and Eastman Chemical. Hiller wasmarried for 45 years to Mary and hadtwo children. He enjoyed foreign travel,spending vacations in his motor home,and rock hunting, especially for opals.Dr. Elliot Marcus passed away inAugust after a long illness. He lived inVestal, N.Y., with his wife, Peggy, andhad two children and four grandsons.Marcus grew up in Maspeth, N.Y. Hegraduated with a degree in psychologyand was a member of Pi Lambda Phifraternity. He attended TempleUniversity School of Dentistry and thenserved two years in the Air Force beforemoving to Vestal, where he establisheda family dental practice in 1969. Heenjoyed his work immensely and hadmany loyal patients and employees.Marcus’ outside interests includedmemberships in Vestal Jaycees, BroomeCounty Dental Society (serving aspresident in 1985), and Vestal HillsCountry Club, where he enjoyed golf.He also served on the board of TempleConcord and Jewish Federation ofBroome County. He was the father ofJulie Marcus Skinner ’90.John Ehrhart died in April.Although he did not graduate with theclass, he arrived on campus in 1957 afterserving in the Air Force. He studiedeconomics and was a member of KappaSigma fraternity. He graduated fromPace College and received an MBA fromPace University. He retired from IBMafter 30 years of service and thenworked for NCR Corp. until 1998.Class Notes1961–1962Ehrhart was an avid golfer and amember of Ramsey (N.J.) Golf andCountry Club. His other interests werereading, the local American Legion Post(where he was a past commander), anddoing volunteer work at TuckertonSeaport. His wife of 52 years, Ann,four sons, one daughter, and fivegrandchildren survive him.1962 Jim Hartsel10755 Moss Hill LaneCincinnati, OH 45249-3640(513) 489-6786jharts1940@aol.comPresident: Jeffrey RuthizerFund Manager: John R. WeisReunion Chairs: James A. Lyttle,James M. Montgomery Jr.,Gale R. “Sandy” SchwilkWeb Page Administrator: Jim HartselCharles M. “Mike” Powell III diedat age 72 at his home in Naples, Fla.,April 9. Virginia, his wife of 46 years,and devoted children, Dawn andMichael, plus three grandchildren anda sister, Pat Powell-Jones, survive him.Mike grew up in Connecticut andgraduated from Cheshire Academy,where he was a member of theswimming, baseball, and football teams.At Lafayette, he played defensive tackle.He served in the Army and washonorably discharged in 1964 as acaptain. He and Jinny moved to Naplesin 1970 and founded Mike PowellRealtors. Up until March 2011, Mikeworked as an agent for Downing FryeRealty in its Naples office. He was athird-degree member of Knights ofColumbus and a real estate instructorat Edison College. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to Mike PowellMemorial Fund to Benefit BarronCollier High School Football, 5600Cougar Drive, Naples, FL 34109.David Kelly, who has neversubmitted a news item, checked in.Originally in the Class of ’60, Daveinterrupted his education with two yearsof Army service. After Lafayette, he earnedan MBA from University of Chicago. Heand his wife, Judy, celebrated their 45thwedding anniversary in southern France.They have two children and fivegrandchildren and live in Greenwich,Conn. After a career in investments andAlumni Memoriam1932 John J. Evans 7/16/111937 Joseph S. Patterson 12/1/091938 Jesse F. Farr 7/3/111939 Richard R. Bobb 2/2/111939 Allen B. Craig Jr. 5/20/111940 Henry A. Cox 4/5/111940 Joseph I. Epstein 5/29/111940 Mitchel Flaum 6/10/111941 Adam W. Martin 5/24/111941 Charles B. Paxson 3/26/111942 Thomas S. Gary 4/10/111943 John C. Hance 5/23/111943 Joseph X. Takacs 4/10/111944 Carl T. Bilyea Jr. 4/23/111945 Harold B. Sachs 7/10/111946 Paul E. Claster 8/14/071947 Ralph N. Tripp Jr. 2/22/111948 Alvin J. Carr 7/5/111948 George E. Miller 5/8/101948 John D. Patterson 7/25/111949 A. Bruce Cameron Jr. 6/18/111949 Barton M. Collinge 4/26/111949 Harry W. Preis 7/22/111950 John W. Cleaver Jr. 5/4/111950 Robert W. Helman 5/13/111950 Karl K. LaBarr Jr. 5/10/111950 Claude Rogers 7/4/111950 Robert E. Salathe 6/28/111950 John C. Williams Jr. 4/29/111951 Franklin S. Follmer 7/18/111951 David B. Jennison 12/12/081951 William J. McCarter 4/21/111951 Henry B. Phelps 2/21/111951 Edward W. Schwarz 7/12/111951 Joseph J. Worek 5/7/111952 Robert H. Boorujy 4/12/111952 Gerald M. Bordman 5/9/111952 Jay H. Confair 6/21/111952 William T. Powell 6/24/111953 Stanley C. Vass 4/20/111954 Andrew J. Duckworth 5/12/111954 Harris S. Shafer 7/10/111955 Eugene B. Blanck 6/7/111956 Joseph F. Fernandes Jr. 7/6/111956 Edward T. McHugh 7/29/111957 Duncan Andrews 3/17/111957 James W. Dye Jr. 2/9/111957 Hugh P. Gallagher 4/13/111959 Leigh W. Bauer 6/22/111960 William G. Kindig 7/24/111961 John D. Ehrhart 4/6/111961 John J. Hiller Jr. 6/23/111961 W. Gary Ludlow 4/30/111962 Charles M. Powell III 4/9/111963 Joseph Marks 3/29/111964 Robert W. Aldinger 6/10/111967 Robert F. Halsted 5/15/111967 Gary M. Kralik 12/17/101967 Andrew P. Sirpis 3/1/111972 Barry L. Hughes 6/20/111974 Thomas A. Stockus 5/24/111975 Terry Booth 5/18/11FALL 2011 • lafayette 89

Class Notes1962–1963finance as a corporate treasurer, thecompanies David worked for wereacquired, and he returned to managinginvestment portfolios for individuals,trusts, and IRAs. He is now at ThreeLakes Advisors Inc.Don Eckenfelder notes that at 70,when most people are done with acareer, he has just started. About 15years ago, Don wrote Values-DrivenSafety, a book discussing why lossprevention was actually about culture.Those ideas led to wider applicationsand, last year, in collaboration with Zetefraternity brother and friend DougNagan, who has expertise in riskmanagement, they presented at TheEconomist Conference in New YorkCity, detailing how an organization’sculture is its destiny and how tomeasure that culture. The pair’s workwas recognized by Office of theInspector General of the Department ofDefense as one of only two systems itendorses. In addition, New Zealandlabeled Don “Safety’s CulturalAmbassador,” and in Australia, abusiness partner, Kelvin Blackney, hasapplied these principles in preventingbush fires and minimizing their damage.For more, see www.culturethesos.com.Next year, Don and wife Barbara willcelebrate their 50th anniversary. Theyhave four children and 19 grandchildren.The Eckenfelders are members of LDSChurch and have two grandsons servingchurch missions in Moscow and SantaMaria, Brazil. Don serves as a bishop inthe Glens Falls ward.Doug Nagan lives in Deep River,Conn., with his wife of 48 years,Anne. They have two children andfour grandchildren. Doug works inresearch and consulting (see www.naganresearchgroup.com) and recentlypublished, eERM–effective EnterpriseRisk Management.Paul and Carolyn Spiecker traveledto Cape Ann, Mass., in August to visitPaul’s brother Ray Spiecker ’65 and hiswife, Judy, and their family. Ray’s eldestdaughter, Karen, and her two boys arevisiting from Austria, where she liveswith her husband, Josef Sterl. Theywork in dairy farming on the borderwith Germany. Ray and Judy live inGloucester, Mass., near Plum Cove andRockport. Ray’s other daughter, Robyn,and son Chris live nearby in NewHampshire and Massachusetts. InSeptember, Paul and Carolyn plannedto travel to Houston to visit their sonMatt ’95 (a chemical engineer andPh.D.), his wife, Sandra, and theirdaughter, Anna, 6, and son, Alex, 3.Matt attended graduate school at NorthCarolina State and is a research engineerwith Exxon in its upstream researchdivision.In preparation for the 50th reunionand golf challenge next year, TomBurns wrote about a warm-up golfevent held June 12 in southernCalifornia. Members of the 45threunion chemical engineers hit the linksat Torrey Pines, North, the Grand atDel Mar, and Encinitas Ranch golfclubs. Bob Kauffman hosted FrankSarubbi, Tom, and guest (subbing forJim Lyttle, who was unable to makethe trip). Bob’s home in Leucadia,Calif., overlooks the Pacific Ocean.Jim Lyttle notes that Frank, wifeCheryl, and daughter Angela visited hisfamily in New York City. He also saysthat the SAEs meet regularly abouttwice a year and will next meet inOctober for a football game and dinnerin Easton. He expects Chuck Brick,Walt Doleschal, Harry Irwin, DaveLowe, Jim Montgomery, Jim Reeve,and Greg Shannon will attend, withhopes to see Ted Lundberg and KenPoppe.Neil Goldstein writes: “My darlingwife, Janet, is on her fourth year with atransplanted kidney and doing just fine.My son Bill is working in New York,married with twin boys, and—believe itor not—living in Narberth, Pa., andcommuting to New York five days aweek. My daughter, Lauren, works andlives in Brooklyn, N.Y. She has consultedfor Martha Stewart Magazine. Bret ’89works in Philadelphia as an attorney andhas given me three more beautifulgrandchildren. I am still practicing lawand enjoying a decreased schedule,playing tennis and catching up onreading and my hobby of collectingminiature soldiers. I still plan to get toNew York to see my roomie FreemanShore.”Barry Aronowsky writes: “My wifeand I had lunch in June with my formerroommate, Judge Morris “Mickey”Stern, and his wife, Ronnie. Mickeylives in New Jersey, and I live on LongIsland, so we met in New York City. Imet my wife, Barbara, shortly aftercollege, and we were married in 1964.We have three children and fivegrandchildren, all of whom live onLong Island.”Bruce Vakiener writes: “The end of2010 saw my third retirement. My firstwas in 1999, after 29 years with LoctiteCorporation. I started in 1970 as atechnical service engineer selling specialtyadhesives and sealants, and total saleswere $10 million. At the end of myLoctite years, the company had over $1billion in sales. During my career, Ibecame president of the northern Asia/Pacific region, responsible for Japan,Taiwan, Korea, China, and India, livingin Japan and Hong Kong. I retired asexecutive vice president.“Twelve hours later, VakienerAssociates LLC was operating as aninternational business consulting firm.I operated that company until retiringin 2006. I successfully completed manyassignments helping other U.S.enterprises to expand overseas.“My latest ‘retirement’ was as aboard of directors member for BicronElectronics Co. of Canaan, Conn., amanufacturer and marketer of solenoidsand transformers. I was on Bicron’sboard for over 10 years.”Bruce adds he now teaches CPR/AED and first aid part time forNorthampton Community Collegeand is an assistant captain of his localambulance squad. He and wife Katemoved to Nazareth, Pa., four years agoto be near their five grandchildren.The 50th reunion for the Classof 1962 will be June 1–3, 2012.1963D. Frederick Day52D Springfield Ave.Summit, NJ 07901fred_day7@yahoo.comDr. Michael A. Stillman131 San Marco DrivePalm Beach Gardens, FL 33418drstills@aol.comPresident: John H. Cooper IIIFund Manager: Robert T. BurnsReunion Chair: Ronald A. GarfunkelWeb Page Administrator:L. Steven Minkel,steveminkel@aol.comJohn Cooper writes that he andMarilyn returned from Seattle aftervisiting their two kids and four90 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

grandkids. While there, they had lunchwith Ron and Sandra Garfunkel, whowere in town for a family event. Earlierthis year, they began to talk seriouslyabout the upcoming 50th Reunion in2013 and planned to hold the firstcommittee meeting this fall at Lafayette.The Coopers visited with the (Bert)Zarins, (Orlando) Riutorts, (Lewis)Minkels, (W. Hunt) Dumonts,(Michael) Stillmans, (Joe) Bells, andBill Haase this year.Harvey Shapiro retired seven yearsago. He and wife Sandy celebrated their44th anniversary in October. Both arehealthy and are proud of their twodaughters, two sons-in-law, and twograndsons, ages 6 and 9. Harvey ridesa bike 50 miles a week and works outin a gym five or six hours per week. TheShapiros will be going on a two-weeksafari in Kenya and Tanzania in 2012.Wayne Boulton is a retired collegeprofessor, Presbyterian minister, andgraduate school president living withwife Vicki in Wellesley, outside Boston.Their son, Matthew, was appointedpresident of Christian TheologicalSeminary, an Indianapolis schoolaffiliated with the Christian Church(Disciples of Christ). A Disciples ministerwho is an author and musician as well,Matt taught at Harvard Divinity Schooland Andover Newton TheologicalSchool.Wayne spent the summer inMontana as preacher and worship leaderat St. Timothy’s Chapel, a Presbyteriancenter on a mountain that overlooksGeorgetown Lake. Wayne’s agendaincludes learning to fly fish. Vickirenewed a longtime relationship withAmerican Field Service (AFS) astreasurer in the Boston region. She wasan AFS student in Turkey in the 1960s.Arthur Topilow has a lighterschedule in his hematology and medicaloncology practice. He and his wife havefour grandchildren. Arthur races hissailboat and plays concert piano. Heplayed with the Cleveland Pops onNew Year’s Eve in Severence Hall.Carl Boesch writes that he andPeggy are retired and enjoying life.Richard Fyfe has been fightingmultiple myeloma since October 2005.He recently completed chemotherapy,and is now in maintenance to keep thecancer at bay. He writes: “Theprediction is for 10 more years, but Imay be as disabled or more disabledClass Notes1963–1964than I am now. I expect to be bedboundthe next time around. For now,I am house-bound most of the time.I take antibacterial, antiviral, andantifungal drugs to help my depressedimmune system.”Richard continues to do computerwork for the music program at hischurch, sequencing MIDI files. Thesefiles are played back on Sunday,providing all of the instrumental musicfor the Mass. He says that he is called a“virtual” organist. He has completedthe traditional Bach cycle and isreaching the end of the Buxtehudecycle. He will forward a sample toanyone who requests it by email.Richard’s son Peter ’91 is anenvironmental civil engineer with URSCorp. in Houston. He received hisenvironmental engineering master’sfrom University of Texas–Austin. Hisother son, Stewart ’93, an electricalengineering graduate, is a skilledvideographer and conventional motionpicture editor. He assists University ofWisconsin–Madison faculty with videoand motion picture support and generalresearch. He also has a bachelor’s inEnglish from Pitt and a master’s inmotion picture analysis from Universityof Wisconsin.Contact Richard at 812 North C St.,Duncan, OK 73533-5915, (580) 470-9454; (580) 467-6224 (cell).Gerald Katz’s daughter, RachelMandelbaum, was to begin a positionas an assistant professor of astrophysicsat Carnegie Mellon University inSeptember. Rachel attended PrincetonUniversity for her undergraduate andPh.D. degrees, and she worked as aresearch associate at Princeton.Dana surprised Fred Day Aug. 5with an early 70th birthday party at theirhome in Summit, N.J. Joining themwere son Graham ’99 and his wife,Kelly, and daughter Ann ’01 and herfiancé, Mike. They spent the next day atYankee Stadium watching the Yankeesbeat the Orioles (Mike’s team) 8-3.Remember the 50th reunion,June 7–9, 2013.1964Gordon R. “Don” Evans14330 Shelborne RoadWestfield, IN 46074(317) 501-8577 (cell)Winter Address:958 Sand Castle RoadSanibel, FL 33957President: Gordon R. “Don” EvansFund Manager: Jeffrey P. BrownReunion Chair: Jeffrey P. BrownWeb Page Administrator: Thomas L.Greenbaum, tlg@groupsplus.comHerb Harkins checked in thissummer while visiting “back home” inPennsylvania. He lives in Cottesloe, asuburb of Perth, Western Australia, withhis wife, Melissa, and their two children.He plans to return for the 50th reunion.After retiring in December 2009,Jim Anderson is now able to pursue hishobby of participating in Civil Warreenactments. Jim spent 45 years in thesteel industry, which includedsubstantial international travel involvingsteelmaking practice and productdevelopment. Jim and his wife, Sandy,reside in Fallston, Md., and have twosons and four grandchildren.Chuck Bleifeld is still practicingorthopedic surgery. He remarried 10years ago, has five grandchildren, andhas completed 23 marathons. Heresides in Stony Brook, N.Y.In 1999, Ned McElroy retiredfrom Gateway Inc., where he wastreasurer, and moved to West Dover,Vt. He is treasurer of Deerfield ValleyRotary Club and serves on variouscommittees for the Episcopal Diocese ofVermont. He and his wife volunteer atthe local food pantry and for Habitatfor Humanity.Allan Teger has lived in Vero Beachfor the past nine years with hisgirlfriend, Barbara Krupp. Both areartists, selling their art at galleries, artfestivals, and on the web. His bodyscapephotographs are his primary focus.Allan, who had been a psychologyprofessor, left academics many yearsago, but he still writes and teachesoccasionally. He notes he is trying torestart an old project with autisticchildren begun years ago.FALL 2011 • lafayette 91

Class Notes1965–19671965Marshall J. Gluck1133 Park Ave.New York, NY 10128-1246mjg@robinsonbrog.comPresident: Edward A. McNallyFund Manager: Howard N. HellerReunion Chair:Stuart N. “Buzz” Hutchison III1966Rod Heckman106 Houndstooth CircleChester Springs, PA 19425-3136(610) 827-1757rheckman@comcast.netPresident: Bradford C. PierceFund Manager: James R. QuinReunion Chairs: David J. De Vries,John GalsonWeb Page Administrator:Rod HeckmanBob Zink said that he and Linda wereimpressed by how little everyone hadchanged at the 45th reunion.The Rev. G. Clayton Ames III isstill singing, still smoking, still soldieringin Philly’s First Troop.Claude Beller drove up withLen Sarver for the lunch.Jim Bernhardt is battling ALSand yet is still so much his old self.He attended with his wife, Lindsey.Bob Cawthra is as slim and seriousas ever. He was headed down to hisplace in Bay Head, N.J.David De Vries fights for law andjustice in Pennsylvania. Smart andaccomplished, he also is deeply involvedin charity work. Bonnie is every bit hismatch.Don Fredrickson and wife Barbarahosted a Friday night cookout for theBernhardts at their home in Easton.Don won the coveted Crayola trophyfor the person who traveled the shortestdistance.Dr. John Galson is as intenseand funny as always. Fran joinedhim Saturday night.Jim Gordon has a house in France.Bob Grim, the legal dean ofKutztown, and wife Jane seem toget younger every year.Rod Heckman and Cathy, hiscollege sweetheart, launched a newbusiness, www.3000bcHOME.com.They reside in Chester Springs, Pa.Frank Hutchinson enjoys golf andhis twin grandsons. Still swimming, butmore recreational than competitive.Curt Martin and wife Sally returnedfrom their Florida house to their homein Bernardsville, N.J.Don Mills and wife Lindey attendedthe class dinner Saturday evening.Thanks to John Galson for convincingDon to come.Paul O’Hea seems to be morevisible at the reunions than he was whenhe was in school. He attended with hiswife, Sharon. Their daughters are ErinO’Hea Boudreaux ’96 and ChristineO’Hea Pitluk ’92.Brad Pierce does a great job as classpresident—apparently class president forlife, since the class reelected him again,First Lady Renee by his side.Jim Quin and Pam were in townfrom Colorado. They have been veryactive in the alumni association eversince graduation and host a getacquaintedevent every year at theirhome for families of new Colorado’Pards.Dave Robins and wife Carol arededicated West Siders in New York City.“Rahboe” remains laconic, ironic, andfunny.Bob Rothman mystified dinnerspeaker (Dru Germanoski, Ervin R.VanArtsdalen Professor of Geology anddepartment head) with a report ofseismic tremors in Brooklyn, N.Y.Len Sarver was elected to MountVernon (N.Y.) School Board, and hopesto make big changes.Bill Slivinski had to cancel at thelast minute. Claude Beller says Bill has10 grandchildren. Is that a class record?Bert Stromberg and wife Jo Anneflew in from University of Minnesota,where Bert continues to serve as thechair of the biology department.Jeff Weigel has a house in Fijiand a commitment to the welfareof the island people.Bob Zink works at Avaya, andhe and Linda are remodeling a newhome in Hershey’s Mill, Pa.1967 Henry D. Ryder30 McClelland Ave.Pitman, NJ 08071-1059hryder@verizon.netPresident: William Vonroth Jr.Fund Manager: Christopher CathcartReunion Chairs: Laurence G. Cole,Thomas Royall Smith, Karl W. PuschWeb Page Administrator:Henry D. RyderThe 45th reunion is fast approaching,June 1–3, 2012.Following the earthquake in Japan,Kei-Ichi Ohara in Tokyo wrote: “I amOK, with only slight damage at myhouse in Tokyo. All my family members(wife Masumi and daughter Sayaka) arefine. Luckily, my family and friends havebeen surviving through the aftershocks,although the Fukushima nuclear powerplant troubles remain unsettled.”Because Kei’s employer, Japan CareerDevelopment Corp., finds him indispensable,he is not thinking of retiring yet.He extends an offer to classmates toprovide assistance or information withregard to Japan or Tokyo.After 35 years with J.P. Morgan,Ed Scherling retired in June 2009 as anexecutive director with responsibility formanaging the firm’s western hemispherecredit function within the global custodyline of business. He and his wife, Linda,who retired the same day, reside inJackson, N.J. The Scherlings’ daughter,Lori, was married in October 2010and resides in Philadelphia with herhusband, Andrew, who by coincidenceis a J.P. Morgan executive director andsenior auditor.Richard Rose retired from LoudounCounty Schools in 2001 and fromMarymount University in 2006. Afterthe death of his wife, Susan, in 2008,he moved to Oklahoma to help hisparents. He remarried in 2010, andhe and Kathleen returned to Virginiain 2011. He continues to write andproduce operas and recently completeda book, Frameshifts, available fromAmazon.John Valvanis’ daughter, Kristin’03, was married Oct. 2, 2010, toEric Frederickson. The couple metwhile completing the 2,100-mileAppalachian Trail. 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Class Notes1967–1970Neil Meade, after more than 30years in private practice as a primarycare physician in Maryland, accepted aposition with Indian Health Services onthe Navajo reservation in New Mexico.Neil had always wanted to work withNative Americans, even though it meantgiving up his suburban Maryland lifefor life on the high desert plains of NewMexico. So far, he says, “It has been anamazing and enriching experience.”On March 1, Andy Sirpis succumbedto brain cancer. A government and lawgraduate, he was president of KappaSigma during his junior and senior years.Andy participated in ROTC, served twoyears in the Army, and was dischargedwith the rank of captain. He thenearned his master’s in management fromRensselaer and became a financial plannerfor Connecticut General Life InsuranceCo. He retired from its successorcompany, Lincoln Financial, in 2006.He then became COO for WashingtonGroup, a subsidiary of MassachusettsMutual, where he remained until hisdeath.Andy began dating his future wife,Helene Scourby, while an undergraduate.One of the first in the class to marry, heand Helene were married for nearly 44years. They have two sons. Alexander, aregional director of Carfax, and his wife,Hilery, have two children, Kate andHayden. Matthew, his wife, Rebecca, andtheir son, Leo, were awaiting an additionto their family in September. Matthew isa financial planner with SagemarkConsulting.Andy was a devoted father, an avidgolfer, a gardener, woodworker, andwonderful chef. He took pleasure inbeing a mentor in the field of financialplanning and saw many of those hementored become successful.Bob Halsted passed away May 15.Bob was an English graduate and amember of Sigma Phi Chi. FollowingLafayette, Bob graduated from UnionTheological Seminary and later workedfor the City of New York Departmentof City Planning. Bob’s sister, Carol,a niece, and a nephew survive him.Gary Kralik died unexpectedly athis home in Oxnard, Calif., Dec. 19.Following his graduation with a degreein metallurgical engineering, Garyworked for Allegheny Ludlum inPittsburgh. He later was a seniormaterials engineer for the NavalFacilities Engineering Command inPort Hueneme, Calif. Most recently,he worked as supervisory industrialengineer for Barstow Marine CorpsLogistics Base. Gary’s mother, Anna,and sister, Judith A. Sterner, survive him.1968Howard S. Rednor984 S. Broad St.Trenton, NJ 08611-2008seeligandrednorlaw@comcast.netPresident: Robert E. AlbusFund Manager: Steven P. BottcherReunion Chair: William L. MessickWeb Page Administrator:William L. Messick,messy12@aol.comJon Green continues as vice chair ofRockefeller Group International Inc., awholly owned subsidiary of MitsubishiEstate Company Ltd., with interestsin real estate ownership, investment,management and development, andreal estate services.Jon earned his law degree from NewYork University School of Law. Beforejoining The Rockefeller Group, he wasassociated with the New York City lawfirm of Thacher Proffitt & Wood. Hejoined Rockefeller Group in 1980 asassistant vice president and real estatecounsel. In October 2002, he wasnamed president and chief executiveofficer. He was named vice chair inJanuary 2009.In his role, Jon is active informulating the strategic planning forthe company and its subsidiaries. He isa member of the board of directors ofboth his company and Annaly CapitalManagement Inc. He also serves onthe board of trustees for threeorganizations: Museum for AfricanArt, Lafayette Leadership Council,and Wildlife Conservation Society.Joe Cox continues as headmasterof The Haverford (Pa.) School. Hepublished a June 17 op-ed essay in ThePhiladelphia Inquirer, “Why Men Don’tHold Hands.” Joe compares and contraststwo articles and a study to examine thenature of male friendship. He also alludesto his relationship with his own father, “atough man who lived a tough life.” Joealso continues to serve as a member ofLafayette’s Board of Trustees.Chuck Metzger lives in the Tampaarea, having survived a 2004 heartattack. He has an artificial hip andanticipates a right knee replacement, allof which he attributes to his days as anathlete. Chuck keeps active with twopart-time jobs and seven grandchildren.Dave Stone and his wife, Nancy,have four grown children, onegrandchild, and two more on the way.A few years ago, he began a secondcareer after working for Harvard’sSchool of Engineering and AppliedScience and then MIT. He took coursesat Harvard Medical School and becamea licensed psychologist in Georgia,where he is now in private practice.He is also a pastoral counselor andvolunteers to see patients at his church.Dave sometimes uses virtual reality intreating patients with post-traumaticstress disorder. Dave and a friend havea virtual reality entertainment companythat produces music videos, some ofwhich were shown at ShanghaiExhibition Center.Ted and Rosemary Veresink becamegrandparents for the first time June 24.Daughter Sandra ’02 and her husband,Robert Kovacs, are the proud parents ofKian Michael. Ted serves as presidentelectof Lehigh Valley Alumni Chapterand is on various committees and boardsassociated with the College.1969Michael L. Mouber4001 Lincoln Drive West, Suite FMarlton, NJ 08053-1525(856) 985-1000mlmlegal@aol.comPresident: John C. BecicaFund Manager: David W. FraserReunion Chair: David A. PiacenteWeb Page Administrator:John C. Becica, becica@juno.com1970Michael H. LeWitt, M.D.1128 Cymry DriveBerwyn, PA 19312-2042(610) 647-0732(610) 993-0288 (fax)mlewitt@pol.netPresident: Gary R. PlattFund Manager: Robert H. StrouseReunion Chair: Gary R. PlattFALL 2011 • lafayette 93

Class Notes19711971Arthur H. Goldsmith4 Melvin TerraceDenmark, ME 04022(207) 452-2662 (office)(207) 452-2659 (fax)(617) 721-7210 (cell)arthurhgoldsmith@gmail.comPresident: OpenFund Manager: Paul H. DimmickReunion Chair: OpenTim Ely is manager, X-ray systems,for Kubtec, maker of cabinets forX-rays for medical equipment. Timlives in Fairfield, Conn., and hasa son, daughter, and granddaughter.Lafayette Trustee Riley Templeis semi-retired but dabbles intelecommunications law. Riley isin his third year at VirginiaTheological Seminary in Alexandria,Va., and completed an intensive yearstudying the Hebrew Scriptures.Tim Lillie teaches special educationand disability studies at University ofAkron, where he has completed 15 yearsof service. His interests are end-of-lifeissues and people with disabilities. Activein university governance, Tim justfinished a term as chair of the athleticcommittee. Tim gardens and home-cansvegetables, pickles, and most recentlybeef stew, peaches, and pears. DaughterAlexis is an emergency room R.N. inBoise, Idaho.Arnie Lichten, computerprogrammer for Victaulic in ForksTownship, Pa., is a cyclist, foodie, cook,and a DJ for 88.1 WDIY (wdiy.org) inAllentown/Bethlehem, playing twohours of new jazz and unheard-of musicevery other Friday night. RogerWeinreb is an avid listener.Bill Sprecher, retired from Procter& Gamble, and his wife, Lynn, enjoyretirement in Vero Beach, Fla. Bill andLynn have one daughter and twograndchildren in Cincinnati, one daughterand one granddaughter in Tucson, Ariz.,and a son in Colorado Springs.Architect John Becker of Weston,Mass., a principal in the Bostonarchitectural field of DiMella Shaffer,is designing and working on theArmed Forces Retirement Home inWashington, D.C. Daughter Ashley isgetting a master’s from John Hopkins,and son John is in law school.Financial trader Dan Griggs isremodeling his Northfield, Ill., abode.Jim Brandl is director of engineeringfor DSM Nutritional Products inBelvedere, N.J. He is on the ski patrolfor Blue Mountain in Palmerton, Pa.Jim and his wife, Liz, keep busy withtheir four children, ages 9 to 22. Jimwins the youngest child prize for theclass, beating out Bob Lewis by oneyear.Dr. Jon Schwartz practices internalmedicine in Quakertown, Pa. Son Mike’01 is a civil engineer in Allentown, Pa.,and son Justin is a portfolio manager atVanguard. Jon has three grandchildrenand enjoys golf and tennis.Warren Cole is director of strategicsourcing for Corning Inc. in PaintedPost, N.Y. Warren has been married toJackie for 37 years. Daughter Heather,34, lives in Chicago, and daughterHolly, 27, resides in Sydney, Australia.Managing partner at McAloon &Friedman in New York City, medicalmalpractice attorney Gary Greenfieldhas one more year of Duke Universitytuition for his daughter, Ruthie. SonMatthew is an associate producer on theNBC Today Show, and son Andrew runsgolf tournaments for the AmericanJunior Golf Association in Atlanta. AllGreenfield children are Blue Devils.Fair Haven, N.J., attorney LenNeedle’s son Jonathan is an attorneywith a special unit of the Department ofJustice in Washington, D.C., defendinghabeas corpus cases. An appeal workedon by Jonathan was reported in The NewYork Times. Son Alan is a Ph.D. studentin kinesiology, the science of movement,at University of Delaware. Len’sdaughter, Sandy, is 35 and has twins.Bob Lewis moved his law practice toStanford and New Haven, Conn., fromNew York City. Bob, who resides in an1895 house in Stony Creek, Conn., hasthree children, Rand, 16, Margie, 14,and Tony, 10.Bruce Hochman is an A-level cyclistand psychologist.Bob Donofrio looks fitter then ever.He resides in Sea Girt, N.J., and haspaid more tuitions (3) to Lafayette thanany other member of the class.Tom Marschik of Summit, N.J., issemi-retired from the independent bookbusiness and enjoys golf.Rob Siegner retired in 2006 fromowning a Cadillac dealership inStanford, Conn. Married for 40 years,Rob and JoAnne have threegrandchildren.Fritz Gebhard does accounting/bookkeeping and lives in St. Louis withhis wife of 37 years, Mardie. TheGebhards have three sons—Fitz Jr.,Jonathan, and Patrick—and twograndchildren.Bethlehem, Pa., resident LarryLennon has four children and sixgrandchildren. He works in purchasingfor Lehign Valley Site Contractors inEaston.Mike McClintock and his wife of 40years, Linda, enjoy Scottsdale, Ariz., butare renting an oceanfront townhouse onthe Jersey Coast this fall to make it easierfor them to be back east for Penn State(both sons are alumni) and Lafayettefootball games as well as to visit familyand friends. Since retiring from Merck in2005, Mike serves on the boards ofnonprofit organizations, makes wine,and travels with Linda. Son Brian is asenior attorney with the Department ofHomeland Security in New York City,specializing in immigration andemployment law, and son Brett isa wildlife biologist and ecologicalmathematician doing research with theNational Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration in Seattle.Lou Prevost is senior vice presidentand partner/owner of Radnor Hotelin St. Davids, Pa., and Wayne Hotel,Wayne, Pa. Lou and wife Susan havebeen married 39 years and enjoy theirfive grandchildren. Lou splits his timebetween the Radnor and his 1853home in Wellsboro, Pa.Barry Shabbick practices law inNorthampton County, Pa., with anemphasis on personal injury andworkers’ compensation. Wife Laurieis retiring from Pennsylvania Power &Light after 29 years in human resources.Gordon Moser has three marriedchildren and four grandchildren.Gordon lives in Scotch Plains, N.J.,and loves his 26-foot fishing boat.Fran Minotto, a programmer analystwith Siemens Medical Solutions inMalvern, Pa., has been happily marriedto Kathie for 13 years. A scratch golfer,Fran is on the steering committee forFriends of Lafayette Football. He hasthree sons and four grandchildren.Lafayette Trustee Steve Pryor ispresident of ExxonMobil ChemicalCompany in Houston, Texas.Bob Bradford retired from Procter94 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

& Gamble in 2007 and lives with wifeSusan in Milford, Ohio. Bob and Susantravel, golf, sail, and visit with their twochildren and five grandchildren.Retired Major General, ArmyReserve, Dennis Laich, reported on hiscivilian and military career and exploits,including 10 marathons; running withthe bulls in Pamplona; his sainted wife,Colleen; and two children.Tennis addict Roger Weinreb ismanager of Batteries Plus in Woburn,Mass. Roger is the father of four andgrandfather of one.Bruce Kleinert has been happilyretired for three years, with his avidgardener wife, Peggy. Bruce and Peggyare remodeling their house in Pittsburgh.Son Brad works for Verizon Wireless,son Chris works for EducationManagement Co., and daughter Melissais a junior majoring in music educationat Baldwin Wallace College.1972 Francis T. Julia Jr.20403 Sawgrass DriveGaithersburg, MD 20886-4599fjulia@juno.comPresident: Edward C. Yakobitis Jr.Fund Manager: Ladimer StadnerNagurneyReunion Chair: Raymond F. GreenWeb Page Administrator:Francis T. Julia Jr.Frank Julia and his wife returned froma vacation in Orlando. Frank enteredhis 17th year as a middle school mathteacher and eagerly anticipated the newyear. He bikes more and planned a ridein the Shenandoah Valley in September.David Bennett is president of H.C.Bennett Co. He and his family areFreestaters (Maryland) and havetransplanted their loyalty to the Oriolesand Ravens from hometown Phillies andEagles. David and family also enjoy theirvacation home at Lake Meade inPennsylvania.Barry L. Hughes died unexpectedlyat home June 20. His wife, Louan, andhis children and grandchildren survivehim. Our sympathies to his family.Class Notes1971–19751973Larry Gasda2010 Huntington St.Bethlehem, PA 18017-4935(610) 758-9617lgasda@gmail.comPresident: Lee HoetingFund Manager: John W. Sullivan IIReunion Chair: James C. RobertsWeb Page Administrator: Open1974Edward K. DeHope75 Fairwood RoadMadison, NJ 07940-1460(973) 377-7338edehope@riker.comPresident: Rhoda C. RothkopfFund Manager: Robert A. JacobReunion Chair: Joseph P. GrimesWeb Page Administrator: Jay H. Krall,jhkrall@earthlink.netMarty Bernstein became engaged toCatherine Gillet. Marty started hisseventh year as a high school mathteacher after switching careers frominformation technology.Marty’s daughter, Katie, graduatedfrom University of Colorado–Boulderwith a degree in sociology. Since hersophomore year, Katie has worked fulltimeat the front desk of the MilleniumHotel in Boulder. She is now a managertrainee with Weidner PropertyManagement in Denver. Marty’sson, Connor, graduated from Schoolof Massage and Natural Health inAsheville, N.C.Ken Ross made a trip to Washington,D.C., to receive an award from ScienceApplications International Company(SAIC) Technical Fellows Council forbest publication of 2010. The awardrecognized his contributions totechnical conference papers. Ken worksin the Silicon Valley (Calif.) office ofSAIC, with occasional visits to the mainoffices in Virginia and Maryland.Joe Grimes competed in theNational Lifeguard Championships heldAug. 6–8 in Cape May, N.J. Joe androwing partner John McShane finishedthird and received the bronze medal inthe 55–59 men’s surfboat division. Twoweeks earlier, Joe placed second at theMid-Atlantic regional championships.Thomas A. Stockus, Zeta Psi, diedunexpectedly May 24. After graduation,Tom joined the Marine Corps, became asecond lieutenant, and served four yearsactive duty. After his discharge, heworked for Digital Equipment Corp.,Compaq, and Hewlett Packard in avariety of management positions inmaterials management.1975Carol Pescatore Harpster95 Oxford St.Glen Ridge, NJ 07028-1605carol.harpster@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Paul SteckelFund Managers: Laneta J. Dorflinger,David R. TaschlerReunion Chair: Charles P. KurowskyWeb Page Administrator: J. Gary CaputiDavid Farer co-chaired an environmentalinsurance video webcast on how-to tipsand advice for those seeking or consideringenvironmental insurance for transactions,property development, financing,cleanups, and business operations. Formore, go to www.ali-aba.org/VCS0508.David is with the firm Farer Fersko inWestfield, N.J.Charlie Kurowsky returns to campusregularly as a participant and president ofThe Graduates Alumni Choir. Charlieand the group took part in Reunion2011, singing at the Alumni Associationdinner, President’s Convocation, andstep-singing in front of “Old Pardee.”During football season, Charlie and hiswife, Stephanie, hoped to attend their29th consecutive Lafayette–Lehigh game.Charlie retired from the state of NewJersey six years ago.Jim Wright and his wife attendedReunion 2011, bringing his record to 35of the last 36 reunions since graduation!Jim once again had the honor of carryingthe class flag in the reunion parade andenjoyed reconnecting with CharlieKurowsky and Paul Steckel. Son Johnwill be attending Moravian College,and Jim says he will get over it in aboutfour years.FALL 2011 • lafayette 95

1976Betsy Huston Fademfademb@aol.comSusan Krieger Harrissjharris@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: James A. CurnalFund Managers:Lori Glauberman Rubin,Debra Waldele Champagne,Ellen Kravet Burke,Susan Barnes CarrasReunion Chairs: Ann Shellenberger Bell,Susan B. TischlerWeb Page Administrator: OpenRichard Rush retired from Kimberly-Clarke/Scott Paper Co. after 28 yearsand in April began a career as health andsafety director with Kaolin MushroomsCo. in Kennett Square, Pa.Lisa Carril enjoys life in thecountryside outside of Princeton, N.J.,with her new black Lab, Rock. She is inher 30th year of teaching French,currently in the Hopewell Valley RegionalSchool District in Pennington, N.J. Lisa’sdad, former Lafayette basketball playerPete Carril ’52, visits from Sacramentowhen he gets a break from the hustle ofthe NBA. Lisa expects to be on hand atnext year’s graduation when her nephewPete Carril ’12 will mark the thirdgeneration of Lafayette graduates.1977 D. Kirk Harman1510 Unionville-Wawaset RoadWest Chester, PA 19382-6755kharman@harmangroup.comPresident: Barbara LevyFund Manager: Michael A. SafferReunion Chairs: Barry I. Bregman,Michael Margello,Nancy Edgar WinklerWeb Page Administrator:Paula Askman Byrum,paula@academuc.netClass Notes1976–19811978Kent R. Buzard9113 Cotton Press RoadCharlotte, NC 28277(704) 910-1495buzardk@mac.comPresident: Charles M. SnyderFund Manager: John A. BroderickReunion Chairs: Alan C. Good Jr.,Carol Coffey TarsaWeb Page Administrator:Melinda Kwasnik Kraus,msubq@aol.com1979Thomas J. Feehan Jr.5005 40th PlaceHyattsville, MD 20781tfeehan2@aol.comBarbara Bingham Kalavik36 Prospect Ave.Pompton Plains, NJ 07444(973) 839-1472bkalavik@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Laurie B. SametFund Manager: Laurie B. SametReunion Chairs: Bonnie Butler,Barbara Felter LiptakWeb Page Administrator:Laurie B. Samet, lsametpt@ptd.net1980Susan Sheehan Lee1209 Wisteria DriveMalvern, PA 19355-9736seslee@aol.comPresident: OpenFund Manager: Gary J. UzelacReunion Chair: Daniel T. EverettWeb Page Administrator: OpenSharon Sudol formed Marque MediaLLC to provide strategic marketingservices to companies. She continues todo The Auto Lab radio broadcast Saturdaymornings (thanks to WJRH, which gaveher a start). The Auto Lab is an automotivebroadcast series about the history andculture of the automotive industry. Ideasof leading college faculty, authors, andautomotive practitioners are presented ina relaxed, conversational format. Sharonlives in Manasquan, N.J., in a countrycottage by the sea. Find her on LinkedIn.Steven Gassaway joined CassidyTurley, a leading commercial real estateservices provider, in June. Previously,Steve was with CB Richard Ellis,where he managed 250 employees inCharlotte, N.C. In his new capacityas regional managing principal of theCarolinas, Steve directs the growth,management, and operations of thefirm’s Charlotte and Raleigh offices.A resident of the Charlotte area since1995, he served as president ofCharlotte Region Commercial Board ofRealtors in 2010. An active member ofSociety of Industrial and Office Realtors,he is a member of the board of directorsfor Charlotte Regional Partnership.Steve is a volunteer and director onseveral area nonprofit boards.Leo Magrath joined Guy Carpenter& Co. as a managing director. Thecompany recently expanded its globalmarine and energy specialty area. Leohas nearly 30 years of marine andoffshore energy reinsurance experience.Previously an executive vice president atTowers Watson, he is a member of thereinsurance committee of AmericanInstitute of Marine Underwriters.1981Laura Isken Doyle9706 Layminster LaneVienna, VA 22182-4404(703) 255-1570lauraidoyle@aol.comPresident: Antonio F. FernandezFund Manager: Sharon Tchon GruetReunion Chair: Daniel B. RockafellowSeven children of classmates will be’Pards this fall in the Class of 2015:Michael Alexander, son of Jim;Michael Beyer, son of Scott; CarolynByington, daughter of Robert ’78 andJennifer Toce Byington; John Gehrig,son of George; Kevin McAndrew, sonof Tim; Emily Mulford, daughter ofGreg and Amy Bloom Mulford, andKatherine Nelson, daughter of BonnieMcCorkindale. Three students in theClass of 2014, six in the Class of 2013,and seven in the Class of 2012 are 1981legacies. In some instances both parentsare alumni, and two 1981 classmates willeach have two children enrolled duringthe coming year.Bill ’79 and Laurie LokenBrightly live in Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., and96 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes1981are almost-empty nesters. Their eldestson, Kevin, who graduated from Dukein 2009, works as a civil engineer forSkanska USA and lives in New YorkCity. Daughter Alison just graduatedfrom Wake Forest but planned toreturn there in the fall to complete afifth-year master’s in accounting, afterwhich she will work for one of the BigFour firms in New York City. SonConnor is a sophomore at ElonUniversity. Laurie obtained herinsurance license three years ago andnow works part time in Bill’s agency,Mintz Girgan & Brightly Inc., in thepersonal lines department.The Brightlys frequently see Leo ’80and Laura Massey Magrath, who livenearby in Ridgewood, N.J. The Magrathshave two sons, Cole, who graduatedfrom Georgetown in 2010 and worksin finance in New York City, and Taylor,a junior at Washington & Lee College.The Brightlys also get together withPhil and Susan Bollman Duvall atleast once a year. Phil is the owner ofPittsburgh Tank Corp., and Susan workspart time at Chemco, a related business.The Duvalls live in Pittsburgh with theirthree children, Andrea ’12 and twinsPhilip (first year at Cornell) and Chloe(first year at Vanderbilt).Dave Rappaport has two children incollege, daughter Ali ’13 and son Ben, asenior at American University. Dave isU.S. CEO of an international specialistbank and is in a new rock musical, whichkeeps him busy. He travels to the U.K.often. Dave went back to Lafayette andtaught one class for Ilan Peleg, CharlesA. Dana Professor of Government andLaw. Ali was a student in the class.Dave’s wife, Cheryl, is a divorce lawyer.Dave and Cheryl are moving back toNew York City and just bought a place.Tony Fernandez joined PinnacleFoods, Parsippany, N.J., as chief supplychain officer, responsible for procurement,manufacturing, distribution, customerservice, planning, engineering, and qualityassurance. He previously worked atCadbury for 12 years and then Kraft forone year, helping to integrate Cadburyafter the acquisition by Kraft in 2010.Sue DePhillips Fernandez ’83 and Tonyhave been married for 26 years and havelived in Ridgefield, Conn., for the last 10years. Their daughters are Christina, asenior at College of Holy Cross; Elise, afirst-year student at Notre DameUniversity; and Anna, a seventh grader.Michelle Math Bross and husbandBob have lived in Mount Laurel, N.J.,for the past 24 years. Michelle is anoffice manager for IT Evolution, aconsulting and management companybased in Camden, N.J. Bob is a familyphysician in Columbus, N.J. Son Zack,23, graduated from RensselaerPolytechnic Institute last year and isworking on his master’s in education atDrexel University to teach physics. SonAri, 19, is studying electrical engineeringand is an emergency medical technicianat Rowan University. Michelle getstogether a few times a year with AnaDuarte McCarthy, Monica SullivanDoyle, Laurie Stull Geosits, BernieMaher Flanigan, Sharon Donegan,and Wendy Miller Hart.Adrienne and Dillard Kirby’sdaughter, Lizzie ’13, and son, Stark, ahigh school junior, live in Mendham, N.J.Dillard keeps in touch with classmatesKevin Livesey, Bob McKeown, andRich Schreiber. Condolences to Dillardand his family on the passing of his father,Fred M. Kirby II, age 91, Feb. 8.Ana Duarte McCarthy has been chiefdiversity officer at Citigroup since 2002and has nearly 17 years at the company.Daughter Alissa is a high school junior,plays field hockey, and is on the skiteam. She spent two weeks this pastsummer training at Mt. Hood, Ore.Ana’s husband, Mike, sold his businessand started a home inspection business.They live in Basking Ridge, N.J.Barry Brown enjoyed the 30threunion, after which he and fiveclassmates extended the weekend withgolf at Martha’s Vineyard: George Tiger,Mike Glynn, Kevin Buzard, DougCiabotti, and Bernie Fitzgerald. Barryand wife Jeannie live in Morristown, N.J.,where she is a teacher at The Peck Schooland Barry works as a consultant forMercer. Son Eoin graduated fromVanderbilt, and lived in Shanghai, China,this summer, where he won an award foran internship. He studied Mandarin atVanderbilt and twice studied in China,once for an entire semester in Shanghai.At the end of July, daughter Garethreturned from Europe, where she spenther junior spring semester in Paris,studying fashion. She planned to returnfor her senior year at Syracuse Universityto complete her degree in fashion design.Daughter Kelsey is a sophomore atUniversity of North Carolina–ChapelHill. Barry looked forward to returningto Lafayette this fall to watch the men’ssoccer team play and to participate in theannual alumni soccer game.Sharon Tchon Gruet has lived inthe Boston area for 11 years and worksfor Chicos. Her son, Andrew, graduatedfrom Emory; second son Michael isin a master’s program at RensselaerPolytechnic Institute; daughter Nicoleis a junior at University of Vermont;and second daughter Nathalie is in herfirst year at Wellesley.Greg and Amy Bloom Mulfordattended reunion on Saturday. Theireldest daughter, Katie, graduated fromMuhlenberg College and plans to marryin 2013. Sarah ’10 transitioned from asuccessful career-beginning stint at RalphLauren to PricewaterhouseCoopers incompliance/data assurance. Rebecca’12 spent her spring semester abroad inBarcelona and interned for MTV/TeenNick in New York City over the summer.Emily ’15 is in her first year atLafayette. Three children attending/graduated from Lafayette may be a classrecord. Son Michael is in his first year inhigh school. Greg and Amy are in thefinal stages of building a “new, oldhome” in Green Village/Harding (N.J.)Township.Joe “Ricky” Godwin is a directorof the private bank Credit Suisse inPhiladelphia and lives in Yardley, Pa.Ricky and wife Eileen celebrated their26th anniversary in July. Son Andrew,23, lives and works in New York City,and daughter Sarah, 17, is a highschool senior.Christine Agocs Bucca saw aproduction of Hairspray performed inRoosevelt Park in Edison, N.J. As Chrisread the program, she saw the name“Moggie Bakes” (Margaret BakesDavis). Chris said, “Moggie played fourdifferent roles in the play, and she wasterrific! She not only sings but also danceswell, and she was very, very funny.”Lynn and Jim Alexander hosteda reception at their home for theincoming Washington, D.C., areamembers of the Class of 2015, whichincludes their son Michael. Attendeesincluded Harold Hocking and hissignificant other, Sharon Lynn; Stevenand Denise Mayer ’82 Brownlee; andMark Goldstone. Members of otherclasses attended as well.James Malone has been practicing lawin the Philadelphia area since 1984. He ismarried to Anne, and they have twoFALL 2011 • lafayette 97

Class Notes1981–1982children, one in Missouri and one a highschool junior. James recently returned toschool for a master’s degree in taxation.He now represents taxpayers in taxcontroversies and tax litigation.Maggie Anderson Gutierrez lives inMedford, N.J., and works for LockheedMartin in Moorestown, N.J., as anengineering tech director in renewableenergy. Son Carlos ’10 graduated witha bachelor’s in chemical engineering.Laura and Rich Schreiber live inBethesda, Md., with son Eric, a seniorat McGill University, and daughterHannah, a sophomore at Emory. Richsold his company, CreditRetriever,to TransUnion a few years back, andrecently, as president of SureDeposit, hewas involved in the sale of the companyto Assurant.Laura Isken Doyle and herhusband, George, joined Barb and ScottBeisler ’80 for a “mystery guest”dinner. They were surprised to see Keith’80 and Beth Kwasnik Blair. Keith is astaff engineer for Paulsboro, a refiningcompany. Years ago, Beth decided toleave the accounting field and go intothe catering business. The Blairs’daughter, Katie, graduated from Loyolain 2011 and is in the nursing program atDrexel. They reside in South Jersey,outside of Philadelphia.The Doyles’ son Matt, a junior atHarvard, played baseball this summer inMystic, Conn., for New EnglandCollegiate Baseball League. DaughterClaire is in her first year at Bucknell, andtwins Tommy and Katherine are highschool sophomores.Mark Goldstone’s daughter Jessica,in her first year, joined her brother,Corey, a junior, at Syracuse this fall. Amemorial plaza in honor of Mark’s wife,Mindy Lieberman, who died of cancerin 2009, is being built between Ruefand Easton halls. Donations can bemade to Lafayette College and mailed toMark at 9419 Spruce Tree Circle,Bethesda, MD 20814.1982 Robert J. Meindl Jr.3 Nolan Farm RoadWayland, MA 01778(508) 358-3393bmeindl@cisco.comPresident: Joan Dowgin HilovskyFund Manager: Tracy Hagert SutkaReunion Chair: William M. McCartanLaura J. Moore passed away Nov. 2,2010. Laura started with our class butdid not graduate. Her husband is RandyWilson. She has two sons, Ryan Mooreand Dakota Wilson. She worked as ateacher then transitioned a few years agoto a stay-at-home mom.The “Catching Up With” column ofLehighValleyLive.com featured MikeWhitman. Mike has racked up someimpressive business and athletic statisticsin his career, working in successivelysenior positions at Johnson & Johnson,including vice president of sales andmarketing. He founded one medicaldevice company, Power MedicalInterventions (since acquired byCovidien), and has founded a second,Micro Interventional Devices, whichfocuses on structural repair for heartdisease. His wife, Linda TedoriWhitman ’83, works with Mike in thebusiness.The article also cites some of Mike’smore impressive basketball stats in highschool and college, including DelawareValley Player of the Year in 1978 andranking 21st on the Lafayette Collegecareer scoring list. Read more onLafayette’s website.Laura Bailey Culp and her husband,Robert, celebrated their 25th weddinganniversary. Carol Nelson and BarryFelzenberg ’79 traveled to Akron,Ohio, to help celebrate. Laura andRobert’s son, Rob, is in his third year atRochester Institute of Technology,studying software engineering. Theirdaughter, Catherine, is a senior at OurLady of the Elms in Akron and is in themidst of her college search. Laurabecame the second woman to chairAkron Area YMCA’s board of trusteesand is also vice chair of LeadershipAkron board of trustees.Carol Nelson is dating BarryFelzenberg ’79. Her daughter, ElyseSchunkewitz ’12, is the first Lafayettelegacy at her sorority, Alpha GammaDelta. Carol’s son, Jason, is a sophomoreat Muhlenberg College. The rumor isthat Carol’s sorority, Alpha GammaDelta, took over what used to be theSigma Nu house, of which Barry wasa member.Dan Ramus says he and KayReynolds are doing great. Kay isdirector of admissions at Fitchburg StateUniversity; Dan became a U.S. CoastGuard-certified captain and runs sailcharters in Boston Harbor. Of their fourboys, two are college graduates–oneworking in Boston and the other doinggraduate work at NortheasternUniversity. The third son works full timein Boston and will head back tohospitality management school soon,while the youngest planned to attendNortheastern University as a first-yearstudent.Dan and Kay still work to solve theglobal poverty problem, running a clinicand school lunch programs in aHonduran village of 10,000. Their nextproject is a purified water plant. Daninvites classmates to spend a weekhelping this impoverished town.Lisa Lisanti lives in Sewickley, Pa.,outside of Pittsburgh and has fourchildren: Antonio, 18, who headed toPrinceton this fall; Marco, 16; and twinsNatalia and Tessa, 13. Lisa is finishing adegree in English at ChathamUniversity. She met with JoanneMoloney Adamchak in Stone Harbor,N.J., recently and says Joanne is doingwell.Mike “Weissy” Weisburger and afew other “’82 boys” attended a Metsgame at Citi Field in New York inmemory of John Marr, who diedunexpectedly a few years ago. Johnloved the Mets. The following attended:Pat “CJ” Fletcher, Bob Graney, Bill“Wink” McHeffey, and Mike.Brad Addison has worked atDuPont Engineering as a seniorconsulting engineer in the rotatingmachinery group since September 2006.He is a big fan of Springton ManorFarm, part of Chester County (Pa.)Parks & Recreation. See Brad’s fan pageon Facebook.Jan Fuchella Carroll’s daughterNicole enjoyed her first year at BostonCollege and works the front desk at aradiology practice, where the staffoccasionally lets her sit in on someprocedures. Daughter Emily completedtwo field hockey camps this summer. Jan98 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

works three days a week as a personalbookkeeper for high-net-worth clients.Karen Johannes Dalton and herfamily moved back to the East Coastfrom California. Her two middle schoolstudents and high school junior areadjusting to Rochester, N.Y., where herhusband runs the local NBC station.Before they left California, Karen andher family visited Pam Mattimore andher husband, Tom Normoyle ’80. Pamworks at Air Products, based inAllentown, Pa., but travels the worldand gets back to see Tom and theirdaughter, Emma (now in high school),as often as possible.1983Michael D. Browne935 Park Ave., Apt. 4BNew York, NY 10028(917) 363-0856Michael.D.Browne@baml.comPresident: Jeffrey R. PurdonFund Managers: Cheryl L. Johnson,Ellen Poriles WeilerReunion Chairs: Theresa Heaney Galla,Ellen Poriles WeilerTucker Troxell moved to northernVirginia in 2007, where he runs adivision of Citigroup’s private bank,which takes him to Philadelphia, Miami,Dallas, Houston, and London. Tucker’swife, Michelle, owns and operates aphotography business. They have twochildren. Catherine, 13, plays on atournament softball team and is astraight-A student. Son Kyle, 11, is anexpert with Legos, and, to Tucker’sregret, is a Yankees fan.In July, Mike Browne attended the50th birthday party of J.B. Reilly inSaucon Valley, Pa. Other attendeesincluded Benji Boscolo, Tony Furey,Scott Gordon, Dave Kennedy, TimLucas, Greg Ginsberg ’82, and David“Odie” Knight ’82. Tim is a father forthe fifth time. He and wife Biancawelcomed Miguel Oscar June 14.Class Notes1982–19851984Karen Ziegler Kelly4304 Big House RoadNorcross, GA 30092-1357(770) 329-2244Karen.Z.Kelly@wellsfargo.comPresident: Mandy Shane DickerFund Manager: David E. SchwagerReunion Chair: Douglas K. EasterlyJames Hartman joined Merchants Bankas vice president and commercial lender.He resides in Bethlehem, Pa., with hiswife, Donna. James has over 25 years ofbanking experience with various financialinstitutions throughout the LehighValley, including Lafayette AmbassadorBank and Meridian Bank.Pat Beck lives in Hope Valley, R.I.,with his wife of 19 years, Karen, and hiseighth-grade son, Colin. Pat is a landscapearchitect but also raises Silver Fox meatrabbits, which he sells to chefs and at hisweekend farmers’ market booth. He iswriting a book, pairing up the best chefsin Rhode Island to feature local proteinsand produce with the best family farms.To be titled, An Ode to Rhode IslandFarms and Food, it will includephotographs of each chef at the farm,their philosophies, and in-kitchenphotographs of a recipe inspired by theexperience. For more, follow Pat’s blog,www.rifarmsandfood.com.1985Betsy Hughes Phillips2 Surrey RoadSummit, NJ 07901-2409phillips999@comcast.netPresident: Charles F. Smith Jr.Fund Manager: Anne Harwood MatlackReunion Chair: Geri Landy RagoWeb Page Administrator: Open’Pards gathered at the Yale Club in NewYork City in April for the New YorkAlumni Dinner. The Class of 1985 waswell represented, and after a festivecocktail hour, classmates heard remarks byPresident Daniel H. Weiss followed byQ&A. Attendees included Matt Fahey,Alex Gleeson, Michael Ippolito, SandyKazinski, and Betsy Hughes Phillips.Matt Fahey lives in Rye, N.Y., with hiswife, Missie, and their three boys, Quinn,13, Peter, 11, and Harry, 4. Matt is adirector at Citibank and works in thecontrols and emerging risk group. Heserved as a Rye City council member afew years back. He enjoys sailing hisMorgan 38 on Long Island Sound andstarted running again after eight years off.Timm Becker Brandhorst lives inConcord, Mass., and has two daughters,Emma (a sophomore at Concord CarlisleHigh School), and Claire (seventh gradeat Carlisle Public School). Timmvolunteers at the schools and withthe local youth lacrosse program.Her husband, Eric, works for StateStreet Global Advisors, in investmentmanagement and research. Timm oftensees Ellen Hughes Mushlitz and LynnAnzenberger Aghajanian.Thanks to Anne Harwood Matlackfor all the hard work on the Class of 1985Annual Fund gift. Donations from 174classmates exceeded the participation goalof 35%, reaching 38.08% and raising$76,081.Dave Daniels is managing directorand head of the financial sponsorsgroup at RBC Capital Markets in NewYork. He resides in Ridgewood, N.J.,with his wife, Janet Byers Daniels ’84,and children Caitlin, 18, Brian, 16,Kylie, 14, and Brynna, 9. Daveregularly sees classmates Pete Demers,Tom Ellison, Tom Moriarty, CarlHuppert, and Grant Doelp.The Joe Heaney 50 by 50 HighPoint Challenge continues. On May 27,Joe’s son, Joseph IV “Moe,” wasaccepted into the Class of 2015 at JohnHopkins University, and he and Joeclimbed the highest point in Texas,Guadalupe Peak. Next planned highpoints were Gannet Peak in Wyoming,King Peak in Utah, and Mt. Elbert inColorado, all three climbed during theend of July and first week in August.These three peaks bring Joe’s total to 37,with two climbing seasons to go to finishhis goal of 50 peaks by 50 years old.Debbie Marion Murray and BetsyHughes Phillips see each other everysummer at Camp Merriwood in Orford,N.H., where their daughters are at camptogether. Debbie lives in Darien, Conn.FALL 2011 • lafayette 99

Class Notes1986–19921986Paul C. Hackett IIIphackett86@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: OpenFund Manager: Kristen Gay LewisReunion Chairs: Wynne A. Whitman1987 Edward I. Ackerman276 Brookline St.Needham, MA 02492eackerman@photonicsinc.comPresident: John C. Santos Jr.Fund Manager: Lori Garb BlutfieldReunion Chairs: Elise Nappi,Madeline Green SmithWeb Page Administrator:Edward I. AckermanStephen Delahunty was elected to theNorth American board of Global ITCommunity Association, which includesmore than 800 member organizationsand more than 3.9 million ITprofessionals.Tom Gibbons was appointedenvironmental commissioner for JerseyCity, N.J. Tom spent the past eight yearsworking in New York City’s Departmentof Environmental Protection inconnection with the upgrade and repairof water and wastewater infrastructure. Alongtime resident of Jersey City, Tom saidhe was inspired by Mayor JerramiahHealy’s “Green Initiative” and decidedto seek this opportunity to help the cityprotect and manage open space and othernatural resources, such as water and air.A follow-up on the sad newsreported a year ago regarding SallyElbert Kalin’s death from cancer.Sally’s parents, Vivian and EdwardElbert ’55, established a memorial fundin her honor. The fund’s dedicationreads: “The Sally Elbert Kalin ’87Memorial Fund for Study Abroad isestablished in the permanentendowment of Lafayette College. TheFund is an expression of our desire forSally’s memory to live on in theLafayette community, where she madelifelong friends and attained the wisdomand maturity that characterized her life.International study was a component ofher Lafayette experience, and it is ourhope that the fund will assist futurestudents in their endeavors abroad.Sally’s unflagging spirit during her longillness was an inspiration to all whoknew and loved her. She would wantstudents who may benefit from theFund to do well and embrace thatspirit.” To contribute, send a check(with “Sally Elbert Kalin ’87 MemorialFund for Study Abroad” on the check’smemo line or on a separate note) toLafayette College, Attn: Sherie Beers,207 Markle Hall, Easton, PA 18042.1988Tim Hylan50 Old Tappan RoadGlen Cove, NY 11542hylant66@aol.comPresident: David R. Rose Jr.Fund Manager: Rachel Nelson MoellerReunion Chair: Elizabeth C. Freebairn1989Incoming Correspondent: OpenPresident: Erin Bass-GoldbergFund Manager: John T. DonovanReunion Chairs:M. Katherine Longo Van Cleef,Marguerite Valinoti WhiteWeb Page Administrator:Vincent J. Petitto,petitto@yahoo.com1990Stephanie Deigans_deigan@yahoo.comPresident: OpenFund Manager: T. Brendan GilliganReunion Chair:Kimberly Ramstad StreamerWeb Page Administrator: OpenChris Blakelock wrote that he finallymade the Wall of Fame at FlamingoGolf in Surf City, Long Beach Island,N.J. He achieved the score during theweekly tournament. Finishing tied forfirst in his age group, he was forced intoa playoff, which he lost by a stroke.Chrissy Santangelo lives in Dubaiand works for a music production andpromotion company that stages liveconcerts. Chrissy traveled back to theU.S. in June, where she visited with JillBarry and Melissa Lennon. In August,Chrissy planned to travel to Amsterdamand Paris and hoped to catch the FooFighters show at the Rock en Seinefestival.1991Incoming Correspondent: OpenPresident: Thomas P. HeardFund Manager: OpenReunion Chair:Catherine Moran Lippman1992 Rachel Gordon Skrzypczak224 Central Ave.Pleasantville, NY 10570srmk22@verizon.netPresidents: Laurie Gormley Broderick,Jennifer Van Cleef WilkeFund Manager: Thomas J. CostelloReunion Chair: Christine O’Hea PitlukJason Ojalvo reports he launchedAudiobook Creation Exchange(www.acx.com) in May, for Audible.com, a subsidiary of Amazon.com.ACX connects authors and publisherswith actors and recording studios tocreate audio books.Jason also reports he hung out withTony Brooke ’91 at the GrammyAwards in Los Angeles Feb. 13. Bothwere celebrating Grammy nominations,Ojalvo for executive producing theWoody Allen audio book collection(in which Woody reads all of his classicshort stories collected over the past 40years) and Brooke for engineering themost recent Richard Thompson album.Sadly, neither won. Both will try againfor a Grammy in 2012.Jason performed with the reunitedband Weird People while back oncampus for the Class of 1991 20-yearreunion. The group includes ’91ersTony Brooke, Joe Cigan, SteveGotlieb, Mike Pressman, and JoeTosolt, as well as Tyrone Cabalu ’89.Mike Dietzsch and his wife,Dorothy, welcomed a baby boy July 12.Ryan Michael weighed 7 pounds,10 ounces. Ryan joins 4-year-old bigsister Rachael. Mike also celebratedhis 16-year anniversary with AT&T.100 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes19931993Stan G. Horowitz342 E. 67th St., Unit 3ENew York, NY 10065-6239stan4105@gmail.comPresident: Alexis J. BelladonnaFund Managers: Monica Morgan Levy,Ryan E. SchedlerReunion Chair: Mark SuffrediniPhil Berkeley and Sheryl Bodin marriedthis past July in New York City. Many’Pards attended, including KarenAnathan, Andrew Burdick, DinoCapuano, Stan Horowitz, Michael andLisa Moskow ’96 Kimelman, RandyOser, Stu Pleninger Ragins, RyanSchedler, Steven ’83 and Amy Mascolo’83 Horowitz, Brady D’Elia ’94,Morris Fodeman ’94, Julian Choi ’95,Andrew Wallach ’95 and Dina Opici’95, and Jeff Wylde ’95.Following the wedding, Stan Horowitzand his family traveled to Lake Placid,N.Y., where Stan competed in andfinished the Ironman Lake Placid in justover 13 hours. He would love to connectwith other graduates who are participatingin races.Adam H. Lotkin joined Rutter Millslaw firm in Norfolk, Va. A graduate ofHoward University School of Law, Adamconcentrates in litigation and received theSuper Lawyer Rising Star Award by hispeers four times—2007, 2008, 2010,and 2011.Mike Taylor left behind a professionalbaseball career that had him in both theFlorida Marlins and Cleveland Indiansystems. After four years of trying to breakthrough as a player, and not wanting topursue a career as a manager, he switchedto a career in law enforcement and waspromoted to lieutenant in the DeptfordTownship (N.J.) police department.Along with 13 others, Mike was inductedinto the Gloucester County (N.J.) SportsHall of Fame.Leigh Woods married Adam SilverJuly 16 in Saugerties, N.Y. The coupleresides in Long Island City, N.Y., acrossthe river from where Leigh works inManhattan as a television/web videoeditor. Traci Ball Socha, Beth Curran,Laine Fast ’94, Yvonne Koulouthros,Eileen Murray, Daria Panichas, andMaribeth Swan attended.Dr. Traci Ball Socha, a pediatrician,lives in Carlsbad, Calif., with her husband,Jason, and sons Luke and Andre.Beth Curran is professor of Frenchfilm and literature at Temple Universityin Philadelphia. She and her longtimebeau, Len Sbordone, live on City Islandin the Bronx, N.Y.Yvonne Koulouthros, owner of theeditorial services and consulting firm WayWith Words (www.waywithwords.com),and her husband, John Economides, livein Mahwah, N.J.Eileen Murray, with her husband,Chris Hatton, and their young sons,Max and Zef, moved from Athens, Ga.,to New Paltz, N.Y. Eileen is professorof mathematics education at SUNY–New Paltz.After a planned yearlong hiatus thatincluded travels to Southeast Asia,Europe, and throughout the UnitedStates, Daria Panichas and her husband,Tommy Hansen, returned this spring totheir home in Philadelphia, where Dariaworks in website development.Maribeth Swan specializes in thefield of fashion styling and sales, bothas owner of Swan Image Consulting(www.swanimageconsulting.com) and asa stylist and closet consultant at LooksClothing LLC. Residing in Watertown,Mass., she continues to enjoy singingand songwriting in her spare time.Gina Marshall Arias lives inBrooklyn, N.Y., with her son, Khalil, 9,and is a senior community partnercoordinator at Fund for the PublicHealth of New York.Moving from California to Arizonato Colorado, Wendy Miller Monaco,a nurse, and her husband, Frank, havesettled in Palm Desert, Calif., with theirtwo children, Lucas, 3, and Vanessa, 1.About two years ago and after manyyears in Denver, Ana Sanjuan with herhusband, Ben Senterfit, and sonsRaphael, 7, and Julian, 5, relocated toRed Hook, N.Y. Ana is principal ofThinking Partners (www.yourthinkingpartners.com), which offers businessdevelopment and marketingconsultation and coaching.Donna Sepulveda Herley lives inMaplewood, N.J., with her husband,Brendan, and three children, Charlie, 7,Audie, 4, and Ellie, 1. Before givingbirth to her third child, Donna was abrand development manager at Unilever.Eddie and Nicole Taurisano Albertlive in Upper St. Clair, Pa., and areparents of Edward, 7, and Michael, 4.Nicole is a project manager at DeloitteConsulting, while Eddie works forSmith & Nephew Orthopedics.Patrick Consolla described a minireunion in Tokyo this past June, wherehe was joined by Billy Bush ’94 andBill Thygeson.Laura Howell has returned fromher second military deployment. Afterspending a year in Iraq as an Armymajor working with both U.S. teamsand Iraqi logistics managers to improvethe overall function of the Iraqi securityforces, she is now a Ph.D. candidate atDuquesne University, where she worksin molecular ecology.Since August 2008, Leigh BerardelliFrosch and her family have been stationedin Lemoore, Calif. Her husband, Tom,is deployed on the USS Ronald Reagan,where he is the commanding officer ofan F-18 squadron attached to the carrier.While Tom is deployed, Leigh is homewith their three kids, ages 4, 6, and 9,and also supports the wives of the menin Tom’s squadron. She joined a newcompany with other Navy wives calledHomecoming Trunk Shows.A New Jersey mini reunion at thehome of the parents of Jen MorelliStyle included Nancy White Bathurst,Juli Papa Drinane, Monica MorganLevy, Julie Ritter Shawaryn, Jen VanCleef Wilke ’92, and Jen EmmittNowack ’95.Michele Hamlen Klein lives inBrooklyn, N.Y., and keeps busy withher son Christopher, 10, and his travelbaseball and soccer teams, plus daughterLauren, 5, who is involved in tennis,ballet, and mani/pedis. When Micheleis not working at her family’s conferenceplanning business, she plays on awomen’s tennis team that made theManhattan playoffs.Betsy Bassett De Paolo held a minireunion in June. She and five classmatestraveled to Napa and San Francisco tocelebrate their milestone birthdays:Elizabeth White Bostwick, LisaCarlson Hill, Christine Yang Ko,Rose-Michele Weinryb Nardi, andCarrie Davidson Rullo.FALL 2011 • lafayette 101

1994Mara Weinstein Friedman15 Rainbow Ridge DriveLivingston, NJ 07039(973) 994-1128marajaye15@gmail.comPresident: Wendy R. FurrerFund Manager: Stephanie A. HayesReunion Chairs: Wendy R. Furrer,Melanie Armstrong JaenickeWeb Page Administrator: Tracey LongBerton, bertont@lafayette.edu1995Vicki Salemic/o Pfenning Alumni CenterLafayette CollegeEaston, PA 18042vicki@bigapplebytes.comPresident: Karen L. HughesFund Manager: Meegan E. McVayReunion Chair: Siobhan Crann WinogradWeb Page Administrator: Vicki SalemiKirk and Lauren Schulte Kjeldsen livein Shanghai, China. Lauren works as abusiness director for Evonik DegussaSpecialty Chemicals and was selectedto start a new corporate division inShanghai after three successful yearsas division director in Hopewell, Va.Last November, Emily BoydHanlon and her husband, Jeff,welcomed their baby girl, BrookePalmer. Brooke weighed 7 pounds,4 ounces, and joins her big sistersAlexis, 5, and Lindsay, 3.Jonathan Lepler planned to marryMeegan Tuohy in September. Meeganworks for a hedge fund in Westport,Conn., and Jonathan is the principalof Eco Site Development LLC inBrewster, N.Y.Meegan McVay and Vicki Salemigot together in June in New York City.Meegan started a new job with herother alma mater, George WashingtonUniversity, as director of developmentfor Elliott School of InternationalAffairs. While in Massachusetts thissummer, she caught up with Jo-EllenParadise Holbrook, Kim HoraiGettens, and their families.Wedding bells will ring for TonieAugurt when she ties the knot inJanuary with Erik Costello. SheClass Notes1994–2000plans a reception at the Pelham(N.Y.) Country Club.1996Incoming Correspondent: OpenPresident: Thomas A. DiGiovanniFund Managers: Lynne A. Cavanaugh,Rawle G. HowardReunion Chair: Stephen H. KonyaWeb Page Administrator:Audrey Twyman Langan,alangan2007@gmail.com1997 Eric S. Gollericgoll@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Kimberly A. LearyFund Manager: Timothy E. HerburgerReunion Chair:Michele Kaplan McMillanWeb Page Administrator:Shannon Gregg Agin1998Tarin Decembrino Cataldo(610) 688-3837tacataldo@verizon.netPresident: David A. CheneyFund Manager: OpenReunion Chair:Nicole Magnant MorrisseyWeb Page Administrator: MaureenRafferty HopperAmy Boutillier is engaged toJim Farrant. The couple plans awedding this spring.Kate Thompson McDaniel and herhusband, Erik, welcomed their daughter,Ryen Emi, Sept. 22, 2010.Erin Grath Pedalino and herhusband, Luigi, welcomed their firstbaby, Carlo Michael, Feb. 28.David Divinagracia was marriedto Nicole Coletti Nov. 27, 2010, atProvidence Biltmore Hotel, Providence,R.I. They honeymooned in Mexico andlive in New York, N.Y.Thomas J. Stoudt Jr. was appointedassistant principal of Orefield MiddleSchool, Allentown, Pa.1999Pamela Perez258 North Ballston Ave.Scotia, NY 12302pamelaperez99@alumi.lafayette.eduPresident: Amanda Alpert KnightFund Manager: Amanda Alpert KnightReunion Chairs: Taryn Boland,Megan Sweeney WaiteWeb Page Administrators:Adriana Franceschini Casey,Jennifer Padgett FerriePam Perez is excited to report that sheran her first 5k in July and her second inAugust. She recently began a new job atSkidmore College.Saskia Witkam Valentine and herhusband, Rich, are thrilled to announcethe birth of their second child, a babygirl, Brooke Alexandra, who was bornFeb. 23. She joins big brother ChaseCooper, who is 2 years old. Saskia andRich bought a house and moved toManhasset, N.Y., after living inHoboken, N.J. for eight years.Kelly Strickler Cray, her husband,Charles, and 4-year-old daughter,Aliceanna, welcomed new familymember, Meriel, Dec. 3. Kelly finishedher first half marathon in May.Jennifer Womer Kreatsoules andher husband, Constantine, welcomed ababy girl, Demetra Laurel, July 1.Sean McElroy announced hisengagement to Karen Briggs. They plana wedding this May. Sean is employed byRaytheon in Marlborough, Mass.2000Diane Pisseri Lindemanndmpisseri@yahoo.comPresident: Joshua W. RuthizerFund Manager: Daniel TurrentineReunion Chair: James E. AbelsMarianne Gawler will wed ScottSnyder this spring.Keri Grunther Brady, SaraHoffmann Joy, and Diane PisseriLindemann took a road trip to theCrayola Factory in Easton in June. Theirkids had a great time running aroundthe Quad and Farinon Center atLafayette beforehand. James DeLucawas supposed to make the trip but wasunable to attend.102 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes2000–2004Karen Briggs and Sean McElroy’99 got engaged in the DominicanRepublic. They plan to wed next Mayon Cape Cod.Tiffany Folmer Lawrence is aschool psychologist for Avon (N.Y.)Central School District. She is marriedand has two children, Carolyn Elise andSpencer James.AnnMarie Granite planned tomarry Brian Gray in October. The twomet at Yankees’ Opening Day in April2010.2001Paige Olek Ingelsby1321 Statesman RoadNorristown, PA 19403paige.o.ingelsby@gmail.comPresident: OpenFund Manager: Rebecca F. WaxmanReunion Chair: Nicholas M. GrochTiffany Denithorne Hood and herhusband, Geoff, welcomed a baby girlMay 11, Mia. Mia joins big brotherColin, who is 3 years old.Tim Bieg and Kate Madden Bieg’02 sent an updated photo of their son,Seamus, 3, and daughter, Tess, 1.Colin Roosma married LauraPisterzi June 4 in Rhinecliff, N.Y. Colinmissed reunion because he was on hishoneymoon in Greece. The couple livesin New York City.Gregory Korzen married AngelenaMoseley May 22 in Broomall, Pa., atSt. Luke Greek Orthodox Church. Thereception was held at the Atrium, CurtisCenter, Philadelphia. Mark Ravalicowas best man, and Brent Charriereand Christopher VanDusen servedas groomsmen. Also present wereKimberly Kirsch Huddleston, EricLopez, Matthew Maiorino ’04,Meredith Kirsch Mischner, MichaelOtt, Beth Sharkin VanDusen ’02,and Jeff and Erin Beckley Weinman.Angelena and Gregory honeymoonedat the Cove at Atlantis in the Bahamas.The bride has both her bachelor’s (’01)and MBA (’04) from St. Joseph’sUniversity and is a vice president ofclient services at Synovate Healthcare.Gregory is a medical sales consultant forZimmer Orthopaedics. The couple livesin the Philadelphia area.Robert Albergotti works forAlixPartners, advising distressedcompanies on financing and operationalstrategies. He and his family live inCharlotte, N.C., but his office is in NewYork. He and wife Cassie welcomedRobert Granger (9 pounds, 6 ounces,and 21 inches) Jan. 26. They moved toNorway for a few months to help one ofRobert’s clients. They enjoyed skiing—even in June. They returned to theStates in September.Kara and Jonathan Bowser ’99welcomed a baby girl Jan. 20. LaurenMarie is their first child and was6 pounds, 13 ounces, and 19 incheslong. They live in Vienna, Va., nearWashington, D.C.2002 Christine D. Socha(908) 451-9159christinesocha@yahoo.comPresident: Clifford C. MichaelsFund Manager: Cara E. BelardiReunion Chair: Tracy Kirwan FayWeb Page Administrator:Christine D. SochaSandy Veresink and her husband,Robert, welcomed their son, KianMichael Kovacs, June 24. Kian weighed7 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured19 inches.Although they did not know eachother at Lafayette, Liza Zitelli and JonGrabowski began dating in May 2008after meeting in the parking lot of aBruce Springsteen concert at NassauColiseum. They got engaged in July andplan to wed next fall. Jon works as anattorney in New York City. Liza teacheswhile completing her doctorate inliterature at Fordham University.Daniel and Emelie George Rubinare proud to announce the birth of theirbaby girl. Elliot Margot was born May20 and weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.Landon Adams married KhadijaGarrison April 2 in New Orleans with400 family members and friends onhand, including Kenya Allen, ZakiaDilday, Darren Lopez, Justin Kidwell’00, Chris Nixon ’04, Reco Collins’05, and Nkrumah Pierre ’06. Thecouple resides in Columbus, Ohio,where both work for Coalition forChristian Outreach (CCO). Landonmet his wife at their home church, NewSalem Missionary Baptist Church, whentheir pastor called them together to leadthe church’s college ministry. Landonaccepted the position at CCO as campusminister for Ohio State University andother area college students at his church.Katie Duffy Kleeblatt and herhusband, Michael, welcomed theirsecond son, Hunter Duffy, May 13.Hunter, who joins big brother Ford,2½, weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, andwas 20 inches long. The Kleeblatts livein McLean, Va., and Katie reports thatshe loves being a full-time mother.Kate Madden Bieg and herhusband, Tim Bieg ’01, are theproud parents of Seamus, 3, and Tess, 1.Michael Amatangelo and hiswife, Kelly Barnes Amatangelo ’01,welcomed a son, Michael Sylvester,July 13.2003Liza Lesserlizalesser@gmail.comPresident: Morgan Albus MooneyFund Manager: Melissa Mitchell PizarroReunion Chair: Alison Ahart WilliamsWeb Page Administrator:Michael De Lisi,delisim@comcast.net2004Jillian M. Dodge1313 Grand St., Apt. 212Hoboken, NJ 07030(201) 638-6219lafayetteclassnotes04@gmail.comPresident: Alex L. KarapetianFund Managers:Megan Longo Villanella,Christine L. BenderReunion Chair: Amy A. GiacoboneJillian Dodge lives in Hoboken, N.J.,and works at LeadDog MarketingGroup in Manhattan (with fellow ’PardStephanie Rosman ’06) producingevents. Jillian is also on the board ofParty With Purpose, a volunteer-basednonprofit in Hoboken that raises moneyfor local causes through events such asthe annual Hoboken 5K Run. She andFrank Ventresca (University of Delaware’04) got engaged the night before theycompleted the Vancouver MarathonMay 1. They plan to wed next fall.Tom Gauntner finished his fourthseason as Lafayette’s head fencing coach.FALL 2011 • lafayette 103

Class Notes2004–2005The team posted its second winningseason in three years, finishing 10–10.This year, Tom was able to qualify arecord eight fencers for the NCAARegional Tournament, with one of them,Andre Rafizadeh ’13, moving on to theregional finals for the first time sinceAndrew Kopelman ’06. Tom strappedon his running shoes for the ClevelandMarathon in May and was training for theHartford Marathon in October. In hisspare time, Tom plays acoustic rock gigs atprivate shows and corporate picnics. Youcan find him at Tommy G—Unpluggedon Facebook, where he hopes to have anentire album available soon.Last spring, Katherine Blair finishedher J.D. and a master’s of health careleadership in health law, policy, andethics at University of Denver. Katherineplans to stay in Denver and practicehealth care law.Wendy Abrantes works at LehighUniversity as a research scientist on anADVANCE grant from NationalScience Foundation.Mary Anne Kourtz graduatedwith a bachelor’s in nursing fromMGH Institute of Health Professionsin Boston. Kourtz was one of 399students in the graduate school’sClass of 2011.Sarah Bassin is employed asexecutive director at New Ground: AMuslim Jewish Partnership for Changein Los Angeles. She was also ordainedas a rabbi by Hebrew Union Collegein Los Angeles in May.Kelly Russell was hired as publicrelations account manager by PinckneyHugo Group, a full-service marketingcommunications firm in Syracuse, N.Y.Janelle Amidon Kapusta gave birthto a son, Ryan Alexander, May 24.Elizabeth King was married toJohn T. Lynch III (Pennsylvania StateUniversity ’04) June 11 on the beachin Asbury Park, N.J.Nate DeLong is engaged to AmyLang (Purdue University). The coupleplans to wed Sept. 29 at Washington’sRiver Farm along the Potomac inAlexandria, Va.Danielle DeVita and MichaelMcWilliams (Springfield College ’05)were married Oct. 30, 2010, at SetonShrine. Danielle is an account director atNovita Communications in Brooklyn,N.Y., where the couple resides. Theyhoneymooned in Thailand.Abigail Frueh and Kevin Size areengaged. The couple planned to marryin November in Buffalo, N.Y.David Keyser is engaged to RebeccaReichel (Ramapo College of New Jersey’06). They plan to marry this June.Derek Stefanik is pursuing adoctorate in cellular and molecularbiology at Boston University and isengaged to Dani Williams (PennsylvaniaState University).John Veltri is employed at ThomsonReuters as a client specialist and isengaged to Ellen Tarves ’05.Thank you to Dave Norton forproviding class updates since graduation.2005Catherine A. Hobby29 Rowan RoadChatham, NJ 07928(973) 769-0012cahobby@gmail.comPresident: Lee M. GoldfarbFund Manager: Lee M. GoldfarbReunion Chair: Erin C. McKanWeb Page Administrator: OpenWhile on a trip to Boston for a smallreunion with Jaclyn Chomsky, EmilyZyborowicz Dayton, Lauren Doyle,Kelly Foran, Taryn Landers, DevonLanders Shirley, Joelle Sobin, andErin Wolfson, Catherine Hobbyheard that Jaclyn was engaged toMichael Kivitt in May. The coupleplans to wed next June.Jonathan Glick completed theVermont Tough Mudder run in Mayand then moved to Norwalk, Conn. Hestarted a new job as a senior engineer atSikorsky Aircraft and became engagedto Jennifer Caruso (University ofConnecticut ’03) in June.Reco Collins tied the knot withbride Tiffani Sterrette. The coupleexchanged vows Oct. 10, 2010, atNewton White Mansion in Maryland.Standing alongside the groom was bestman Brandon McCloud andgroomsmen Christopher Nixon ’04,Maurice Bennett ’06, and ReginaldClark. Lafayette attendees includedStephanie Ingram, Richard Jackson,Britney McCoy, Landon Adams ’02,Dion Witherspoon ’06, NkrumahPierre ’07, Marvin Snipes ’07, KishaThomas ’08, Gladstone Hutchinson,associate professor of economics, andUte Shumacher, visiting assistantprofessor of economics. The couplehoneymooned in Jamaica.Richard Jackson married DanielleBovelle (Muhlenberg College ’05) July16 in East Northport, N.Y. Of Richard’ssix groomsmen, two were Leopards:Brandon McCloud and Reco Collins.Brian Geraghty was married toDevon Voake (Swarthmore College ’06)over Fourth of July weekend in NewEngland.Jamey Lepre wed Jenn RichardsJuly 9. Several Lafayette alums/Chi Phis attended, including MarkBonavitacola, Jake Garcia, J.F. Zoller,Marc London ’06, Andrew Morley’06, and Zach Silverman ’06.Amy Levinson planned to marryVince Caruso (Westminster AbbeyCollege, ’04) Oct. 22 in the GreaterPhiladelphia area. Amy’s matron ofhonor was Cristin Timoney, whowelcomed her second daughter at theend of May. Amy and Vince actually metthrough Cristin and her husband, MikeMessinger, who works with Vince.Cliff Haldeman was marriedJune 25 to Maria Viercinski (DeSalesUniversity alum) in Swoyersville, Pa.Leopards in attendance includedPaul Johnston, Matt Lewis, GregSilverman, Colin Sinatro, Janis Eisl’04, Dan Kiesel ’04, and ColeMaloney ’04. Cliff works as an engineerfor Boeing and has moved to the RidleyPark, Pa., location for the V-22 Ospreyprogram. Maria earned her master’sin education from Boston Collegeand is a special education teacher.Drew Moyer married Ansly Paulk(Dartmouth College ’04, University ofGeorgia Law ’07) April 30 in Atlanta.Their wedding party included AdamBucci and Tom Soldan ’04. OtherLafayette alumni who attended includedBrian Fedish, Joanna Mack Stahl,Kevin Swords ’02, Joe ’03 and KristinQuigley ’04 Saporetti, MattTambellini ’03, Chris ’04 and EmilyMyers ’03 Royle, John ’03 and AlyGross ’04 Ricketts, Jeff Zambrano’03, Jeff Rodgers ’04, Jill SaporettiBucci ’06, and Matt Kamine ’07.Drew and Ansly honeymooned inHawaii. Drew plays baseball in a localMetro Atlanta league.In March 2010, Jackie Fitzgeraldwed Brian Keelen (Rutgers ’03) and thecouple was expecting a baby girl inSeptember. Jackie is employed as akindergarten teacher at the Jersey Shore.104 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes2005–2007Stacey Ehrlich Fine and husbandWes welcomed their son, Liam HunterApril 7.Matt and Diane Mitchell Youngannounce the birth of their son, TylerHarrison, May 29. He weighed 7pounds, 1 ounce, and was 20½ incheslong. Matt continues to work fromhome as a design engineer for JormacAerospace, while Diane takes a breakfrom the National Aquarium to carefor Tyler.Jack Furlong directs two orchestrasfor the musicals Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat and Bye ByeBirdie, both for the Hopewell (N.J.)Valley Children’s Theatre. On CollegeHill, Jack prepped for his third year inthe music department as director of thepep band, which has a new name:Leopard Pride.Kelly Foran is now full-time primarycare psychologist at the West Haven(Conn.) campus of VA ConnecticutHealthcare System. Husband MichaelTuller planned to start Sept. 1 as anindustrial and organizationalpsychologist with PepsiCo in Purchase,N.Y. They planned to move to Fairfield,Conn., in August.After spending more than five yearsas an admissions counselor and pursuinga master’s in higher educationadministration at Marywood University,Maria Caggiano accepted a position atPace University and moved to NewYork. She is senior admissions counselorfor the New York City campus and willbe recruiting in Massachusetts,Pennsylvania, and Staten Island, N.Y.In July, Erica Saccente finished hergraduate program in advanced practicenursing at Columbia University. Shereceived the Mary Simmons Award for“demonstrating compassion and devotionto the mental health needs of patients.”Erica will continue working at New YorkState Psychiatric Institute, where she is anR.N. in the inpatient psychiatric unit.After taking a five-week trip to Italy inSeptember, she will also start working atHELP/PSI in the Bronx as a psychiatricnurse practitioner. She will treat patientswith HIV, substance abuse issues, andmental illness.After living in Seattle for six years,Farhan Ahmed and wife Andrea Dietzplanned to move to Chicago inSeptember. Farhan started the MBAprogram at University of Chicago BoothSchool of Business, and Andrea works asa program underwriter for NationalSpecialty Underwriters Inc.2006Eiko Suzuki161 E. 96th St., Apt. 5DNew York, NY 10128(917) 599-6672suzukie@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Kelly E. BarrowsFund Managers: Kelly E. Barrows,Melissa J. SpitzReunion Chair: Melissa J. SpitzWeb Page Administrator:David G. Glasser,david.glasser@gmail.comLouis Ortenzio III married JaynaReggi in Wheeling, W. Va., May 28.Ryan Hittner was a groomsman. Louis,a chemical engineering graduate, worksfor Kruger Inc., Cary, N.C.Daniela Simova received an MBA,with specializations in strategy, finance,and global business, from NYU SternSchool of Business in September 2010.James Carroll attends RossUniversity School of VeterinaryMedicine in New Jersey.J. Ryan Lawlis attends Chicago-Kent College of Law and stays in touchwith David Clements.Danielle Seger was promoted tomanager of private equity investments atVerizon Investment Management. Shevolunteers for St. Hubert’s AnimalShelter, Madison, N.J.Alix Kenney married AustinHoltsclaw in Alexandria, Va., June 4.Austin works for the U.S. Army, and Alixfinished her first year at GeorgetownUniversity Law Center. GregoryHeitmann ’09 was a groomsman, MarcCardella was a “bridesman,” and ColleenWalsh Cardella officiated. Several otheralumni attended: Steve Caruso, JaredDoucette, Nick Masluk, RachaelOleski, Kristin Rhebergen, MikeXanthopoulos, Jonathan Kurz ’05,Matt Robinson ’05, Will Dietz ’06,Claire Bourquin ’07, Christine Burke’07, and Kelly Milnes ’07.Gina Talarico married Frank SavastanoJune 17 in New Jersey. Marie Berninger,Ellie Burke, Meghan Edwards, SallyGillis, Melissa Korpela Gray, SueO’Connell Kay, and Laura Kerrattended. Gina and her husband boughta house in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.In May, David Cipoletti graduatedfrom Brown University with a Ph.D. inengineering. His dissertation was entitled“Deformation Mechanisms in MagnesiumAlloys at Elevated Temperature.” In thefall, he began as a visiting assistantprofessor in the mechanical engineeringdepartment at Bucknell University.For the past year and a half, MattVerbyla worked for the Connecticutbasedenvironmental engineering andhydrogeology consulting firm HRPAssociates with fellow Lafayette alumniDiane Tran ’11 and CEO WalterGancarz ’74. He is starting a master’sin environmental engineering atUniversity of South Florida, where histhesis will cover pathogen removal inwastewater treatment systems and thereuse of effluents for irrigation. Mattreturned from a month-long NationalScience Foundation-funded research tripin Bolivia, where his team studied theperformance of three wastewatertreatment systems constructed withfunds from the United States Agency forInternational Development. InNovember 2009, Matt married WendyAntunez, whom he met while workingwith CARE International in Honduras.The couple lives in Tampa.2007 Jillian M. Gaetagaetaj@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Meghan J. HargraveFund Managers: Carli A. Siger,Matthew J. PotterReunion Chair: Lauren M. FisherWeb Page Administrator: Frank R.Giannelli III, devilsfan30@att.netJacqueline Golden and FrankCortazar are engaged to be marriednext year. Frank began his internalmedicine residency at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital in Boston, whileJacqueline will graduate from Universityof Miami Miller School of Medicinethis May.In April, Michael Gonzalez passedthe Maryland state bar exam and wassworn in as a Maryland attorney in aJune 5 ceremony held at the state capitolin Annapolis.Daina White planned to graduate inNovember from Institute of IntegrativeNutrition, affiliated with SUNY–Purchase, becoming a certified healthFALL 2011 • lafayette 105

Class Notes2007–2010coach. This fall, she will begin a master’sprogram in professional counseling atWilliam Paterson University.Kirby Waldinger Baldwin waspromoted to assistant editor at hercompany, CFMA, in Princeton, N.J. Sheis also a certified yoga instructor,teaching group and private lessons at alocal studio. Kirby and her husband,Nick ’06, bought their first home inGladstone, N.J., in April.Alex Chatfield left IBM GlobalBusiness Services to join a startup digitaltechnology company in New York City.Since Alex joined AppNexus, thecompany has grown from fewer than 40employees in one office to more than120 employees in three offices aroundthe world.Greg Corcoran spent a year and ahalf serving as a volunteer emergencymedical technician in Hackensack, N.J.,and was recently hired as a full timeprofessional firefighter in his hometownof Ridgewood, N.J.Sylvie Mullins is working towardher Ph.D. in neuroscience at Universityof Maryland School of Medicine. Shereceived a predoctoral fellowship fromNational Institute on Drug Abuse insupport of her thesis project,“Adolescent Marijuana Use andMaturation of Cortical Functions.”Sylvie and her boyfriend, Charlie Raver,planned to buy their first home inBaltimore, in mid-September.Sarah Smith works as a high schoolbiology teacher and wetlands preservemanager at Germantown Academy,Fort Washington, Pa.Emily Gallant received her master’sin applied behavior analysis fromCaldwell College and will pursue herPh.D. in the same field at the college.Thao “Liz” Nguyen was awardedthe National Science Foundation EastAsia and Pacific Summer InstituteFellowship and studied at KAIST inSouth Korea this last summer.Terese Brown graduated inDecember from the fashion designprogram at Fashion Institute ofTechnology (FIT). She is now launchinga contemporary/couture women’s line,Terese Sydonna. The AAS Exhibit at FITfeatured Terese’s work in December,which the school’s newspaper detailed.Jason Brenner graduated fromGeorge Washington University medicalschool in May. After a one-year internshipin internal medicine at Lankenau MedicalCenter in Philadelphia, Jason will do athree-year residency in ophthalmology atTemple University. In June, he moved toSociety Hill in Philadelphia with AllisonQuigley ’08.Ben Goldstein and OsarenomaseEgharevba both graduated this springfrom Drexel University College ofMedicine. Ben plans to complete hisresidency at Rainbow Babies andChildren’s Hospital at Case WesternReserve University in Cleveland, whileOsa plans to attend Loyola University’sStritch School of Medicine for internalmedicine.Jeremy Lavine has worked at Iridium,a satellite communications company inTysons Corner, Va., since January. Heworks in program management forengineering, manufacturing, and supportof satellite modems and phones.Joseph Lanzot graduated fromRutgers School of Law and wasadmitted to both the New Yorkand New Jersey bar.Kaydence Cowley and BenDoremus were married June 4 inTelluride, Colo. Lafayette alums inattendance included Greg Black, BenFlath, Carrie Fritsche, Jaclyn Smith,Sam Hetzel ’06, Christian Malesky’08, Bailey Simone ’08, Chris Wehrly’08, Jon Esser ’09, and KatieThompson ’09.Trish Sumpf and Josh Gordonwere married May 7 in Bucks County,Pa. Trish graduated from Penn StateCollege of Medicine in May and iscompleting an internal medicineresidency at University of Virginia. Joshand Trish moved to Charlottesville, Va.Josh is in his fifth year with Air Productsand Chemicals in the commercialtechnology department.Chrissy Fallivene planned to marryBilly Cavagnaro (Sacred Heart ’05) inNorth Caldwell, N.J., Sept. 24. Thewedding party included bridesmaidsEmily Goldman Garibaldi andSarah Smedley.Meghan Baker works at Fox Newsin New York City and has her ownweekly column, “App Attack,” whichfeatures useful apps for smartphones.The column runs on Fridays withvideo and written content on Foxnews.com. Meghan spent a weekend inMontauk with Allison Murray,Amanda Goldberg, Lauren Fisher,and Andrea Patterson. Theycelebrated Lauren’s move to Californiawith a going away party at her home inNew Jersey.Kara Boodakian moved to SanDiego.2008Lauren Steinitz1530 Spruce St., Apt. 3Philadelphia, PA 19102-4513(206) 459-0687steinitzl@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Carolyn R. RomneyFund Managers: Steven T. Roe,Andrew L. StellaReunion Chair: Amanda L. NiederauerWeb Administrator: Stefan J. McVeigh,mcveighs@lafayette.edu2009Colleen Sullivan3 Dunhill RoadJackson, NJ 08527colleensullivan12@gmail.comPresident: Arthur P. Ernst Jr.Fund Manager: Sarah E. MaxwellReunion Chair: TarynAnn H. BarryWeb Administrator: Robert A. Follett,rafollett@gmail.com2010Marie A. Garofalomarie.garofalo@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Jeffrey D. ZimmerFund Manager: Teevrat GargReunion Chair: Gabriel M. RiveraWeb Page Administrator:Brandon S. Gold,bgold@alumni.lafayette.eduOn Aug. 6, Marie Garofalo attended awelcoming reception for the Class of2015 at the home of Morgan West ’13and her parents, Glen and Tammy, inHuntington Beach, Calif.Marie traveled to New Jersey in Junefor her sister’s high school graduation.While on the East Coast, she visitedwith several students, admissions staff,and others at Lafayette.Marie works at Disney ConsumerProducts in Glendale, Calif. She has madetraveling to all 50 states a goal/hobby.She visited her cousin in Houston in July;Texas marked state 26.Rachel Ports and Franc Abott ’11106 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu

Class Notes2010–2011were married May 28 in Baltimore, Md.They live in Breinigsville, Pa., and Francworks at Lutron Electronics.Tori Andrejecsk worked as a specialeducation paraprofessional at QuakerFarms Elementary School in Oxford,Conn., last year. In August, she started amaster’s degree program in speech/language pathology (communicationdisorders) at Southern ConnecticutState University. Tori stays in touch withHeather Slugaski ’09 and MeghanMuldowney ’08.In April, Hannah Smock traveled toBelarus with CitiHope International torecognize the 25th anniversary of theChernobyl nuclear disaster. Her goal wasto deliver $6.2 million in medicine tosurvivors, who are still battling healthproblems stemming from thecatastrophe.In spring, Andrew Baldridgegraduated summa cum laude fromUniversity of Massachusetts with amaster’s in environmental engineering.He works as a water resources engineerfor the Philadelphia Water Department,focusing on green stormwatermanagement.In August 2010, Andrew proposed atsunrise to his girlfriend, JacquiMolendyke, at Sea Isle, N.J. Theyplanned to marry in October, withalums Breanne Michalek, CarolynZawislak, Kyle Basting, Hank Bink,Rhodes Baker, and Zach Romano inthe wedding party. Andrew and Jacquimoved to Philadelphia’s Society Hillneighborhood.After two years at Lafayette, Jacquitransferred to Parsons The New Schoolof Design in New York City andgraduated with top honors. Her first jobwas as a graphic designer at a smallluxury stationery company on MadisonAvenue. She now works as a graphicdesigner for a direct marketing firm justnorth of Philadelphia, focusing on emailand direct marketing.Teevrat Garg finished his first year inthe Ph.D. program at the Dyson Schoolin Applied Economics and Managementat Cornell University. He has keptin touch with Sam Derrick, RyanBenjamin, Anthony Romanoski,Kyle deCant, Marc Desmond, MattMcGranaghan, and Michael Hadley.That group visited Teevrat in Ithaca, N.Y.,throughout the year. He celebrated Wine3/9 with Sam and several other Cornellgrad students.Christy Fic graduated in July fromthe School of Information Sciences atUniversity of Pittsburgh. She receivedher Master of Library Science degreewith a specialization in archives,preservation, and records management.She works at the SmithsonianInstitution’s National AnthropologicalArchives as a contract processingarchivist and lives in the Washington,D.C., metro area.Elizabeth Matecki finished theKoch Associate Program this pastsummer, a year-long, nonprofitmanagement program in Washington,D.C. She also started the D.C. chapterof Liberty on the Rocks. Elizabethcreated the street campaign of BigGovernment Gary, which was rolled outat the Las Vegas Rock and RollMarathon, then again at CharlestonCooper River Bridge Run. In August,she started Seton Hall Law School,Newark, N.J.Sarah Kolba is attending graduateschool for art history at Universityof Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. Thispast summer, Sarah got engaged toChuck Hoover, a 2008 graduate ofUniversity of Illinois, whom she metthrough her church, Illini Life ChristianFellowship. Chuck has a bachelor’sin chemical engineering and works ina chemical lab in town. They plan aJune wedding.Alan Raisman served as a sitecoordinator for two People to Peopleleadership programs at HarvardUniversity. In addition, he served as amotivational speaker, speaking to over400 students from 40 countries aboutinternational understanding andcommunity relations. In Octoberand November 2010, he served on thestaff of the Dee Adcock for Congresscampaign in Montgomery (Pa.) Countyand parts of Philadelphia. This pastspring, he became development andmarketing coordinator for LehighValley Zoo, Schnecksville, Pa.In early June, Alan spoke at the sixthannual International Town & GownAssociation University/City RelationsConference in Boulder, Colo. This wasthe first year Lafayette College wasinvolved, and Alan was the onlyalumnus of a college or university tospeak at the conference.Alan serves on the board of trusteesof People to People International andWeller Health Education Center’sOutstanding Friend to Kids awardscommittee. He is a member of theMarquis Society and spoke at CareerServices Sophomore Surge program lastFebruary.Danielle DiFede attends physicianassistant school at Long IslandUniversity–Brooklyn and lives inBrooklyn, N.Y.Emily Lloyd is a first-year student atUniversity of Connecticut School ofDental Medicine.2011Rebecca A. Mohler(717) 405-9306 (cell)mohlerr@alumni.lafayette.eduPresident: Jacquelyn C. GowdyFund Manager: Amanda H. WhitbredReunion Chair: Rachel L. HollanderWeb Page Administrator:Jessica C. AstonDavid Lauritano went to Hawaii withhis parents and two older brothers tocelebrate the end of college bills. AfterHawaii, he made a trip to Europe,where he visited London, Paris, Berlin,Munich, Prague, Budapest, Rome, andBarcelona. He is in Houston preparingto begin his first job, with ExxonMobil.Mike Handzo moved from hishome in Massachusetts to Bethlehem,Pa., in August. He will start a one-yearterm of AmeriCorps*VISTA servicewith Lehigh Valley Community LandTrust, an affordable housing initiativeunder the Community ActionCommittee of the Lehigh Valley.Kurt Yaeger’s honors thesis underRobert Kurt, associate professor ofbiology, was accepted for publication inJournal of Cancer Therapy. He willattend Georgetown University Schoolof Medicine this fall.Kelsey Slater, a Stroudsburg HighSchool alumna and star, was welcomedback as its new girls’ volleyball coach. Assomeone who made her high school’srecord books with 500 career kills, anda recent college player herself, Kelseylooks forward to teaching the girls andsharing with them her love for thegame. While coaching the summer andfall seasons, Kelsey is also in the processof joining the Foreign Service.Jennifer Bell, now employed asgarden manager and Metzger Fieldsenvironmental project coordinator atFALL 2011 • lafayette 107

Class Notes2011Lafayette, continues her efforts in theCollege’s organic garden, which she hastended since 2008. The two-acre sitehas 43 plots for community gardening;the rest is open to Lafayette studentswho want to grow healthy, pesticidefreeproduce. Leftovers from the dininghalls are composted for use in thegarden. The project recently received$56,000 in grants from United StatesEnvironmental Protection Agency,Clinton Global Initiative University,and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Grant monies will fund a wateringsystem and purchase compost bins andother supplies. Extra food from thegarden is donated to Safe Harbor,a homeless shelter in Easton.Christopher Vecchio is a currencyanalyst for DailyFX.com. He analyzesforeign exchange markets, whilekeeping an eye on political and financialtrends. He also uses technical analysisto ascertain the most accurate shortandmedium-term predictions.Kristen Linderoth was promotedfrom director of basketball operationsto assistant women’s basketball coachfor University of New Hampshire.Travel the World with Fellow AlumniThe Alumni Travel Program’s fall trip to China included three nights in Beijingfollowed by two nights in Xi’an, two in Guilin, a three-day Yangtze River cruiseaboard the Century Sky, and two nights in Shanghai.“The trip was very interesting,” says Dan Headington ’64, accompanied by hiswife, Dodie. “Many people are leaving farms and moving into the cities where theylive in high-rise apartment buildings that stretch as far as you can see, that is, on dayswhen the smog is not heavy.” He also noted that because of the “one-child policy,”the country now has a large senior population supported by a smaller workingpopulation. Henry Sobel ’73 and his wife, Pat, also enjoyed the trip.Other exciting trips planned for 2012 include:River Life along the Waterways of Hollandand Belgium (April 17–25), will include Floriade2012, the world horticultural exposition heldonce every 10 years. Travelers will board the M.S.AmaLyra for such destinations as Amsterdam’shouse-lined canals, historic windmills of Kinderdijk,and Bruges, one of the best-preserved medievaltowns in Europe.Cruising Alaska’s Glaciers and the Inside Passage(June 21–28) aboard the M.V. Silver Shadow includesthe historic towns of Ketchikan, Juneau, and Sitka. Along the way, passengers may seewhales, harbor seals, sea lions, and eagles in theirnatural habitat. To receive early booking price,register by Nov. 16.The journey to Italy’s Lake District(Sept. 5–12) features cruises on Lake Maggiore andLake Como by private boat, and visits to historic,baroque villas and exotic gardens in the BorromeanIslands—Isola Bella, Isola Madre, and Isola deiPescatori. Also included are stops in Milan andAsona, just across the border with Switzerland.Early booking price deadline: May 8.click on “alumni,” then “travel and learn.”Celebrate Lafayette’s FoundingIllustration by Erwin AnnulysseA year ago, on March 9, more than 500 alumni from HongKong to Dallas and from San Francisco to Boston gathered in22 locations for “Wine 3/9,” a celebration of the signing ofthe charter by the governor of Pennsylvania March 9, 1826,establishing Lafayette College.Alumni are again encouraged to gather on March 9, 2012,for this annual event. Registration and more details will befeatured on the website.click on “alumni,” then “alumni events.”108 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu