Class Notes: Fall 2014

1950s

Jim Rinnovatore, BS metallurgical engineering ’55, published the book, “The JFK Assasination Revisited: A Synthesis.”

1960s

Ronald Trostel, BS electrical engineering ’68, accepted a position located in the greater Washington, D.C., area as a consultant.

Gail Konhaus Walter, BS human behavior and development ’67, founder and clinical director of The Family Center of Central Maryland, launched kimonocouture.com to sell one-of-a kind vintage kimonos from her extensive collection.

Richard Westcott, BS business administration ’60, published the book “Great Stuff – Baseball’s Most Amazing Pitching Feats.”

1970s

Thomas M. Kiely Sr., MBA business administration ’74, was honored with a Special Recognition Award from the Pennsylvania Section of the American Water Works Association.

Carleton Robert Myers, BS home economics ’73, renewed his certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive with CFRE International.

Clifford Walk, BS chemical engineering ’77, retired from his position as environmental advisor at Albemarle Corp. He’ll spend his time relaxing, collecting baseball cards and cheering for the Phillies.

1980s

Todd Abrams, BS finance ’88,
joined Androscoggin Trust and Wealth Management Bank as
senior vice president and director
of Trust and Wealth Management.

Linda A. Kerns, BS dietetics ’89, was elected to a four-year term as associate general counsel of the Philadelphia Republican City Committee.

1990s

Michael A. Bohrn, MD medicine ’98, was installed as the president of the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians.

Jennifer Carrigan Laning, MS civil engineering ’98, was promoted to associate vice president at Pennoni Associates.

Lisa Ann Chiarello, PhD physical therapy ’93, received the American Physical Therapy Association’s Catherine Worthingham Fellow Award during the association’s NEXT Conference & Exposition.

Louise Fennelly Cohen, BS interior design ’91, was a keynote speaker for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware region’s International Interior Design Association 2014 Award ceremony.

Todd D. Gundlach, BS mechanical engineering ’91, was appointed director of Engineering and Facility Management at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.

Glenn Stambo, MD medicine ’91, published the article “Does modern ischemic stroke therapy in a large community-based dedicated stroke center improve clinical outcomes? A two-year retrospective study” in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.

Kevin M. Steckel, BS commerce
and engineering ’93, joined GBQ
Consulting as a director in the business valuation group to launch and lead a new tangible asset valuation service offering.

Brad Trout, MS neuropsychology ’90, and his wife, Dara, began operating Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home services in Chester, Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania.

2000s

Hardik Amin, MD medicine ’09, completed his residency at Yale New Haven Hospital and is now board-certified in neurology. Amin took a faculty position on the Stroke Service at Yale University.

Oleg Bulshteyn, MBA ’08, volunteered at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and participated as a judge at the Ninth Annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch Challenge at Drexel University.

Nathan M. Cline, MS engineering managment ’08, was named office director of Pennoni Associates’ West Chester location.

Nathan D. Fox, JD law ’09, of Begley, Carlin & Mandio, was named to the 2014 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list for the area of Land Use/Zoning.

Patrick S. Griffin, BS computer engineering ’06, is an associate in Cantor Colburn LLP’s office in Washington, D.C.

Shawn Hyska, BS business administration ’06, MBA ’06, joined The Food Trust as controller.

Annmarie L. Vigilante, MS engineering management ’02, was named by the Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers as the 2014 Transportation Engineer of the Year.

2010s

Jesse Gormley, BS architectural engineering ’10, MS civil engineering ’10, was named by the Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers as the 2014 Community Outreach and Service Award recipient.

Nicholaus Meyers, BS mechanical engineering ’13, MS ’13, received a Fulbright fellowship to study fracture healing at the Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics in Ulm, Germany. He was subsequently offered a doctoral position.

Sheena Pradhan, BS nutrition and foods ’11, owner of the nutrition consulting company Nutritious Balance, made a TV appearance on Rogers TV South Asia Focus in regard to her work in nutrition, writing and modeling.

Baby Dragons

Antonios K. Boulos Jr., BS electrical engineering ’05, MS ’05, and Pamela Panos Boulos, BS materials engineering ’07,
MS ’07, welcomed a son, Lucas Antonios,
on April 16, 2014.

Theresa Finor Holmes, BS civil engineering ’99, and husband Peter Holmes and son Ethan welcomed twins, Tessa Margaret Angelina and Wyatt John Walter, on June 11, 2013.

Mark LeMay, BS information technology ’05, and Stephanie Lehmann LeMay, BS culinary arts and hospitality management ’04, welcomed a son, Lucas Edward, on
March 12, 2014.

Durda Rajsic Catto, MS library science ’09, and Timothy Catto, BS business administration ’02, welcomed a daughter,
Lily Rajsic Catto, on March 20, 2014.

Jack Sheeran, BS information systems ’03, and his wife Bridget Waldman welcomed a daughter, Surin Zwi, on Dec. 31, 2012.

Christine Skoroda Shultz, BS general information systems ’99, and her husband Frank Shultz welcomed a daughter, Darby Catherine, on Jan. 30, 2014.

1930s

Ann Frederick, secretarial ’37
Helen Imhoff Phayre, nursing ’36
Nelson Jay, home economics ’35
Charles Noll, chemical engineering ’39
Richard Roddy, mechanical engineering ’39
Sylvia Sirkin Kauffman, home economics ’38
Raymond Warrell, industrial administration ’33

1940s

Jack Abbott, mechanical engineering ’47
Andrew Acosta, medicine ’45
Stewart Collins, commerce and engineering ’41, business administration ’52
Alyce Cook Loughrey, nursing ’47
Betty Edelman Sharp, home economics ’49
John Egan, mathematics ’48
Albert Feather, electrical engineering ’49
Marjorie Greenebaum Adler, retail management ’47
Claire Gottlieb Michna, secretarial ’47
Thomas Gowdy, mechanical engineering ’48
Isabel Hartman, nursing ’45
Harold Hartung, chemical engineering ’42
Charles Hilsee, commerce and engineering ’49
Nancy Jackson Perrin, library science ’44
Helen Katenez Jammal, nursing ’48
Arthur Kracker, chemical engineering ’48
Sydelle Kronick Vitale, secretarial ’44
Clara Leo Hawkins, nursing ’40
Jeanne Matthews Doyle, home economics ’41
Donald McNeill, medicine ’48
Samuel Mercer, mechanical engineering ’43
Lucille Morgan Koehler, medicine ’49
William Newbold, mechanical engineering ’49
Robert Neyer, mechanical engineering ’49
Selden Raynes, chemical engineering ’48
Walter Riedi, business administration ’48
Nathan Rosenthal, electrical
engineering ’41, ’49, ’53
Eleanor Roverud, medicine ’47
John Ruttle, mechanical engineering ’43
Francis Schanne, mechanical engineering ’47
Paul Scheffler, mechanical engineering ’48
Regina Schiffman, nursing ’45
Edward Schimmel, mechanical engineering ’49
Sylvia Shaner Gorritz, retail management ’49
William Sharp, mechanical engineering ’49, ’53
Helen Snodgrass Brown, nursing ’49
Harold Torok, mechanical engineering ’48
Donald Walden, retail management ’45
M. Ray Garrett Werner, secretarial ’46

1950s

Herbert Adams, civil engineering ’52
Francis Bird, business administration ’59
Walter Bishop, mechanical engineering ’57
Carl Blanch, medicine ’54
Joan Bradshaw Hinton, nursing ’50
Joan Christie, medicine ’59
Beverly Conney Cassell, nursing ’55
Lawrence Costill, business administration ’52
Nancy Dina Moorse, nursing ’54
Barbara Docker Bucknum, secretarial ’54
Lionel Dreeben, mechanical engineering ’56, engineering management ’64
Bruce Erb, business administration ’55
Norman Field, business administration ’52
Allen Fischer, chemical engineering ’52
Francis Fogarty, business administration ’53
John Fraser, medicine ’51
Daniel Friday, civil engineering ’50
Elmer Freibergs, electrical engineering ’58
Gerald Gallagher, physics ’55
John Gana, mechanical engineering ’58
William Gilmer, mechanical engineering ’54
Janet Goldstein Lindsley, home economics ’57
William Gordon, chemical engineering ’54
Norman Greenberg Adler, retail management ’50
Gertrude Guers, electrical engineering ’54
Marie Guertin, library science ’52
Richard Harkins, business administration ’54
Donald Hill, electrical engineering ’59
Alex Hoffman, mechanical engineering ’58, ’64
Robert Holdway, electrical engineering ’57, ’58
Robert Howell, mechanical engineering ’53
John Hysore, chemical engineering ’51
Richard Jayne, business administration ’52
David Kauffman, medicine ’57
Doris Kayser Partridge, home economics ’51
John Kelleher, library science ’56
Robert Kleinert, electrical engineering ’51
Mark Kniss, medicine ’56
Michael Kotch, medicine ’55
Clemens Lazenka, chemical engineering ’59
Zena Linden, medicine ’57
Robert Londner, electrical engineering ’59
Nicholas Maile, chemical engineering ’57, ’59
Allen Matthews, business administration ’55
John McDugall, business administration ’58
William McLay, civil engineering ’54
Richard Miller, electrical engineering ’59
Anna Muller, home economics ’57
Alexander Noreika, physics and atmospheric science ’58
Irvin Palitz, mechanical engineering ’51
Charles Pendred, electrical engineering ’55
John Pitale, business administration ’57
Irving Plaien, civil engineering ’50, ’53
Dierk Rakula, mechanical engineering ’55, ’58
Arnold Ratner, business administration ’55
John Rubert, electrical engineering ’58
Irwin Schmuckler, business administration ’52
Walter Schoen, mechanical engineering ’52, ’55
Harry Schreiber, mechanical engineering ’54, ’56, business administration ’68
Morton Snowhite, library science ’50
Joseph Steinmetz, electrical engineering ’55, ’57
Samuel Stetzer, medicine ’57
Johanne Stier Wiedemann, home
economics ’56, ’58
Marvin Sussman, commerce and engineering ’54
Mark Toll, library science ’51
Dallace Unger, civil engineering ’59
Richard Van Metre, electrical engineering ’55
Randolph Waterfield, business administration ’55
Alvin Waxman, business administration ’54
Rita Wellman Packard, business teacher
education ’55
Elliott Woo, mechanical engineering ’59
Harry Wright, machine design ’51, mechanical engineering ’54

1960s

Ernest Attinger, biomedical engineering and science ’61
Gordon Baitzel, mechanical engineering ’63
Irvin Barash, chemical engineering ’61
Michael Borowsky, mathematics ’66, applied mechanics ’72
David Cadic, mechanical engineering ’61
Anthony Campitelli, aerospace engineering ’67
Albert Casale, medicine ’60
Joseph Cavallaro, metallurgical engineering ’60
Margaret Chepiga Long, home economics ’60
Frank Chwieroth, physics and atmospheric science ’69
Henry Coleman, industrial administration ’69
Bernard Cooper, metallurgical engineering ’63, ’64
Stanley Cranston, mechanical engineering ’64
Francis Crovetti, business administration ’64
John Crowe, electrical engineering ’65
Harry Cubit, electrical engineering ’64
Victor Degutis, electrical engineering ’64
G. DiGregorio, pharmacology ’66, medicine ’78
Joseph Dollard, engineering management ’63
Norman Funk, business administration ’62
John Higgins, chemical engineering ’64
K. Hoehne, civil engineering ’61
Esi Honono, library science ’62
Robert Hoover, commerce and engineering ’62
Curtis Hutchner, business administration ’61
Alan Isquith, microbiology and immunology ’66
Phyllis Jones Nixon, library science ’62
Gregory Kelleher, humanities and communications ’69
Robert King, commerce and engineering ’65
Laurence Kline, electrical engineering ’65
Judith Langan Phillips, design ’63
Winifred Leese, home economics ’63
Edwin Lunn, electrical engineering ’63
Evelyn Lupton Potter, library science ’67
Edward Mannion, metallurgical engineering ’60, ’61
Edward McGarr, business administration ’63, ’71
William Meise, electrical engineering ’64
Andrew Missiras, library science ’69
David Munn, library science ’67
Bernard Pennock, electrical engineering ’60, biological science ’61
Robert Ridgway, chemistry ’66
William Rogers, electrical engineering ’64
John Sanders, medicine ’60
Elliott Satz, electrical engineering ’66, engineering management ’74
Nancy Snyder Dever, business administration ’64
Gerald Speitel, civil engineering ’63, engineering management ’67
John Stanz, business administration ’66, ’69
Lennart Sunquist, engineering management ’67
Russell Terrell, electrical engineering ’61
Frederick Tokarchek, medicine ’64
Paul Viscovich, engineering management ’67
Thomas Walsh, business administration ’60
Ruth Weidner, library science ’66
Albin Zielinski, mechanical engineering ’65

1970s

Mark Bainewicz, electrical engineering ’74
Courtney Baker, medicine ’70
Kalyan Basu, civil engineering ’79
Milton Batley, business administration ’70
Janice Benson, medicine ’74
Shraga Berenfeld, architecture ’76
Vernon Cheatham, business administration ’73
Frederick Detrick, business administration ’77
Barbara Farrow, home economics ’73
Alan Fesnak, electrical engineering ’74
Virginia Ford, business administration ’73
Russell Gazzara, biological science ’72
Eugene Glysson, environmental engineering ’72
Susan Grabousky, mathematics ’77
John Knuttel, business administration ’72
Joseph Lanave, commerce and engineering ’71
M. MacEdonio, home economics ’70
Edward McLaughlin, medicine ’72
Richard Morris, mechanical engineering ’70
Frank Myers, business administration ’72
Charles Pittman, engineering management ’71
Leslie Ross, political science ’73
Robert Shriver, medicine ’79
Nicholas Sileo, business administration ’72
Edward Skibo, chemistry ’74
Thomas Walsh, engineering management ’78
David Wrisley, medicine ’77

1980s

Steven Anderson, medical technology ’81
Stephanie Boyce, nursing ’83
Kevin Brooks, humanities and communications ’82
Kevin Dunne, business administration ’86
Peter Esslinger, business administration ’85
Mark Etskovitz, retail management ’82
Shirley Gold, mental health technology ’83
Jay Kessler, mechanical engineering ’83
Anthony Monteiro, electrical engineering ’80
Andrea Schilling-Bozzi, radiologic technology ’85
Theodore Spritzer, accounting ’85

1990s

Christopher Holmes, graphic design ’90
Peter Mele, environmental engineering ’95
Daphne Stricklan, medicine ’92

2000s

Ann Weil, educational leadership and learning technology ’01

2010s

George Bankes, teacher education ’10