BABY DRAGONS
Antonios Boulos Jr., BS electrical engineer- ing ’05, MS ’05 and Pamela Panos Boulos, BS materials engineering ’07, MS ’07, welcomed a son, Lucas Antonios, on April 16.
Justin Caruso, BS computer engineering ’05, BS electrical engineering ’05, and April Caruso welcomed a daughter, Laura Sophia, on Feb. 24.
Yanatha Desouvre, BS business administration ’01, and Amy Desouvre, welcomed a daughter, Jolie Beatrice Andrelie, on Aug. 22.
Weddings
Amit Gera, BS business administration, BS and legal studies ’12, and Ashley Cooke, BS nursing ’12, were married on Aug. 22.
Thomas M. Raia, BS information systems ’01, and Nancy Cardone were married on Aug. 30.
1960s
Judith Entine Glaser, MS human services management ’69, was honored to be the only woman whose article, “Vital Instincts: The DNA of Healthy Conversations,” was selected to be featured in the fall 2014 issue of Leader to Leader.
Christine Lyons Medlin, BS home economics ’69, professor of nutrition and dietetics in the Division of Health Professions at Tidewater Community College, was conferred the titles of professor emerita by the Virginia Community College Board of Visitors and fellow by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Dr. Norman Smith, BS business administration ’69, MBA ’71, became president of Suffolk University Boston in September 2014. Prior to Suffolk, he was interim president of Dowling College in New York and previously was the founding chancellor of a planned American international university under construction in Egypt. The project was terminated by the government change following the Arab Spring revolution, and Smith returned to the United States and joined the Registry of College and University Presidents, providing leadership to colleges and universities seeking interim veteran higher education leadership expertise.
Smith is the past president and university professor of Richmond, The American International University in London. Richmond is a multi-sited, residential university with campuses in Richmond-upon-Thames, Central London, Rome and Florence.
Before Richmond, Smith was president of Wagner College in New York City. His presidency marked Wagner’s most successful fundraising era with the first seven-and-eight-figure single-source donations in the college’s history.
Prior to Wagner, Smith was at Harvard University where he was the assistant dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and then of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Early in his career, Smith was affiliated with Moore College of Art in Philadelphia as executive vice president, at Philadelphia University as vice president and dean, and at Drexel University as assistant dean of students.
Elizabeth McCool Stanton, BS business for women ’69, of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, was named to the Best Lawyers in America List for 2015 for her work in employment law (management, litigation), labor and employment, and litigation (land use and zoning).
Stewart Weintraub, BS business administration ’68, discussed current SALT apportionment and alternate apportionment issues for multi-state income tax taxpayers as part of a program sponsored by the SALT Committee of the Houston chapter of Tax Executives Institute Inc. He was also a panelist for a presentation titled “Business Tax Issues for Law Firms” at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Conference in Atlantic City, and was a co-course planner for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s program Philadelphia and Commonwealth Taxes.
1970s
Raymond J. Fabius, MD medicine ’77, is the 2014 recipient of the Global Leadership in Corporate Health Award sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Kim R. Holston, MS library science ’76, authored the teen time travel novel, “Attila’s Sorceress.”
Helene Von Rosenstiel, MS home economics ’70, and her Brazilian jazz quintet, Minas, released its newest single, “The Girl from Ipanema.”
1980s
Nasirali Emadi, BS materials engineering ’88, earned the American Society for Quality Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Kathleen T. Kirk, BS information systems ’89, celebrated her 20th anniversary at Data Systems Analysts Inc. She is the vice president of the company’s Strategic Solutions Group and serves as team lead for the Technical Management Division for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control, and Communications Tactical Military Technical Solutions Office.
Thomas J. Fanuka, BS business administration ’85, is serving as immediate past president of the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials during the 2014–15 school year.
Gary Mignogna, BS mechanical engineering, ’81, MS ’81, was appointed president and CEO of AREVA Inc. He is a member of the Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee since 2007 and serves on the University of North Carolina Charlotte’s Lee College of Engineering Leadership Academy Advisory Board and the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Catherine Swift Sennett, BS humanities and communications ’80, partner in charge of Advisory Services for Jackson Cross Partners, was recognized as a Women of Distinction by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Marianne Thomas Gilson, MCAT creative arts ’82, was promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer of Penn Foundation Behavioral Health in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
1990s
Andrea Ames, MS technical and science communication ’90, was honored by The Society for Technical Communication at its annual conference in Phoenix. Ames received the first-ever Intercom Award for Outstanding Magazine Article for her co-authored article, “Telling the Right Story: Proving the Business Value of Content,” in the May 2013 issue of Intercom, STC’s monthly magazine.
Jennifer Carrigan Laning, MS civil engineering ’98, was promoted to associate vice president of Pennoni Associates, an award-winning engineering, design and consulting firm.
Robert E. Caulfield, BS accounting ’90, chief operating office and chief financial officer of Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community, was recognized as CFO of the Year in the Not-for-Profit category by Long Island Business News.
Donn R. DeBoard, MS technical and science communication ’91, was named a fellow of The Society for Technical Communication, one of the highest ranks that the society confers upon a member.
Christine M. Fiori, BS civil engineering ’92, MS ’94, MS engineering geology ’97, PhD civil engineering ’97, professor of practice and associate director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech, was named a Preston and Catherine White Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
David J. Glass, PhD law and psychology ’97, a family law, mental health law and probate litigator in Los Angeles, moved his practice to the law firm of Enenstein, Ribakoff, LaVina and Pham where he will be a partner/shareholder.
Joni L. Henderson, MS arts administration ’92, was named a member of the NEA Foundation’s board of directors as vice president of corporate partnerships at Discovery Education.
Alexander Lawrence, BS electrical engineering ’92, was appointed to the State Bar of California Examining Committee. Lawrence has been assistant dean of MBA admissions and financial aid at the UCLA Anderson School of Management since 2012.
Jeffrey S. MacKay, BS civil engineering ’99, MS ’01, was named a 2014 40 Under 40 Award recipient by the Central Penn Business Journal.
John Natsis, BA architecture ’96, of Johnsrud Architects, was promoted to principal.
Jennifer Wiser Lipski, BS technical and science communications ’91, started a project called 8 Minutes of Awesome, a series of brief interviews where people speak to their passion, focus, journey and the message that others have to hear.
2000s
Yanatha Desouvre, BS business administration ’01, authored his fifth book, “Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories.”
Anthony M. Faragasso, PBC epidemiology and biostatistics ’09, was hired as director, pharmacovigilance and consumer affairs by the pharmaceutical supplier Perrigo Co.
Nathan T. Fochtman, BS communication ’08, was named a 2014 40 Under 40 Award recipient by the Central Penn Business Journal.
Scott C. Millhouse, BS mechanical engineering ’04, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. He is currently serving as engineering advisor with Naval Forces Division, United States Military Training Mission.
R. Touhey Myer, BS mechanical engineering ’06, an attorney at Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, co-presented to more than 70 attorneys at The Legal Intelligencer’s in-house CLE Program.
Thomas M. Raia, BS information systems ’01, accepted a position at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a mobile business analyst.
Beth Rapczynski Archer, BS communications ’03, former vice president of Anne Klein Communications Group, has moved into a senior counselor position with the firm.
Thomas J. Raymond Jr., MBA business administration ’05, authored his first book, “The Eloquent Investor.”
Cameron R. Wicks, BS film and video production ’06, joined Cenero, an audio visual solutions provider in Malvern, Pennsylvania, as an account representative in Cenero’s Show Solutions division, serving meetings and events. He was also elected director of Membership Retention for the Philadelphia Area Chapter of Meeting Professionals International.
2010s
Ayush Gupta, BS information technology ’12, accepted a position as a software engineer at Bally Technologies in Las Vegas.
Jory A. Hadsell, EdD educational leadership and management ’12, joined the California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative as the chief academic affairs officer.
The CCC OEI seeks to increase student access to high-demand, transfer-level courses by creating a statewide online infrastructure, support services, course exchange and basic skills support.
Chloe Yeung, BS business administration ’12, is the digital marketing specialist for Delphic Digital, an agency specializing in interactive strategy, digital marketing, web development, web design and analytics.
Friends We’ll Miss
1930s
Wilfred Bereton Shaw, D/C secretarial ’33
Marjorie Holstein Lindauer, D/C secretarial ’38
William C. Juram Jr., BS mechanical engineering ’34
Ellis E. Lapin, BS mechanical engineering ’39
Charles Spahr Leedecker, D/C library science ’37
Everett C. Post, BS mechanical engineering ’39
Paul M. Stewart, BS mechanical engineering ’35
Marian Urbanus Schonder, P-S/C nursing ’39
1940s
Julia Benner Westley, BS home economics ’45
Howard F. Bleakney, BS business administration ’48
Mary C. Cargill, D/C library science ’47
Walter Chroniak, MD medicine ’47
Marjorie Conrad-Peatee, MD medicine ’46
John E. Copeland, BS mechanical engineering ’48
Leo R. Daiuta, BS civil engineering ’44
G. Louise Brown Hall, D/C library science ’45
Eleanor Burghner Golden, D/C library science ’46
Irene Chipman Hewitt, BS home economics ’42
Jeanne Cramblet Dwan, BS home economics ’40
H. Kenneth Dicely, BS chemical engineering ’43
Robert A. Donato, MD medicine ’48
Irving A. Faye, BS electrical engineering ’49
Caroline Fitz John, D/C library science ’42
Gerard W. Geiger, BS business administration ’48
Pyrrha Gladys Grodman, MD medicine ’48
S. Mary T. Gruber, PS-C nursing ’45
Ann Halas Ezekiel, BS secretarial ’43
Mary Virginia Howse Miller, BS home economics ’45
Dean S. Hoover, MD medicine ’48
Robert L. James, D/C chemical engineering ’49
William J. Keighley, D/C chemical engineering ’49, BS ’53
Junius S. Koiner Jr., BS chemical engineering ’47
Rosemary Kuzner, RN nursing ’49
Robert D. Lamborn, BS business administration ’47
Paul T. Leibovitz, BS electrical engineering ’47
Marion E. MacWilliams, Commerce Teacher ’43
Bette Mathias Walton, RN nursing ’46
Jane McVey Campbell, BS home economics ’49, MS ’58
Margaret McVicker Flick, D/C secretarial ’43
Hyman B. Natkin, BS electrical engineering ’49
Clara Opie Pickel, RN nursing ’47
Thomas W. Pryor, BS business administration ’48
Geraldine Roof James, MS library science ’47
Joseph S. Seiberlich, BS electrical engineering ’48
Richard M. Shuffstall, MD medicine ’48
Anita Siegel Plotkin, BS retail management ’42
Edith Thomas Edmunds, BS home economics ’41
Rita Valecce, AS medical lab technician ’41
Izora Whiskman Bowermaster, D/C library science ’46
Dorothy Ziemer Norton, BS home economics ’49
1950s
Carl O. Albrecht, BS mechanical engineering ’54, MS aerospace engineering ’57
Robert C. Altland, MD medicine ’58
Rafael E. Arsuaga, MD medicine ’45
David G. Ballentine, BS electrical engineering ’59, MS
electrical engineering ’63
Catherine Black Miller, BS home economics ’56
Watson M. Bitterlich, D/C electrical engineering ’55, BS ’58
Henry I. Boreen, BS electrical engineering ’56, MS ’58 Hon. ’02
Richmond M. Bowen, D/C mechanical engineering ’59
Edythe Buseck Holmes, BS retail management ’52
Joseph C. Clarkson, BS electrical engineering ’54
Susanne Conrow Bingham, BS home economics ’51
Josephine A. Currie, D/C retail managament ’53
Alexander J. Diegidio, D/C electrical engineering ’52, BS ’55
William H. Dresher, BS chemical engineering ’53
Norman H. Eckbold, MD medicine ’54
Eugene T. Fleming Jr., BS civil engineering ’51
James K. Fugate, Sr., MD medicine ’56
Vincent J. Giafaglione, BS business administration ’55
Fruma Winer Ginsburgh, MD medicine ’51
Robert V. Gortner, BS commerce and engineering ’52, MBA business administration ’62
Suzanne Harrington Graham, RN nursing ’58
Edwin F. Hussa Jr., D/C mechanical engineering ’52, BS ’55
Betty King Unger, BS home economics ’56
Robert S. Klein, BS commerce and engineering ’51
Robert H. McKinney Jr., BS civil engineering ’51
Kenneth J. Miller, D/C electrical engineering ’52
Mary E. Myers, MD medicine ’52
Edgar W. Myers, BS business administration ’51
Mervin H. Needell, MD medicine ’50
Joseph M. Orlando, BS business teacher education ’51
Vytautas A. Ramunas, BS mechanical engineering ’57
Alice Rowett Pell, RN nursing ’57
Francis E. Sajeski, D/C electrical engineering ’59, BS ’61
John L. Sbarbaro, MD medicine ’55
Gilbert H. Showalter, D/C civil engineering ’54, BS ’55
Clyde K. Smith, BS business administration ’51
George Speck, BS electrical engineering ’55
John E. Stephan, MBA business administration ’55
Donald G. Stewart, BS commerce and engineering ’53
Geraldine Street Waskow, RN nursing ’56
Frederick H. Stier Jr., BS business administration ’55
James H. Waltz, D/C mechanical engineering ’54, BS ’55
Joseph F. Weber, BS chemical engineering ’55
Joseph J. Welker, D/C electrical engineering ’59, BS ’61
Barbara Welsh White, BS home economics ’52
Charles S. Williams, MD medicine ’50
Gwynedd Wood Wade, MBA business administration ’52
George P. Wormeck, AS mechanical engineering ’50
1960s
Joel H. Bacher, MS mechanical engineering ’68
Charles D. Birkhahn, BS electrical engineering ’64
Nancy J. Bowles, MS library science ’65
Joseph D. Carapico, BS mechanical engineering ’62
George Chandler Jr., BS electrical engineering ’67
Robert Edward Clark, BS metallurgical engineering ’60
William J. Craig, MBA business administration ’67
Lt. Col. Richard H. Duff, BS chemistry ’68
Norman J. Friedman, BS chemistry ’66
Edward S. Gallmeyer, D/C electrical engineering ’60
Judy Gottfried Spitzer, PhD microbiology and immunology ’63
Lawrence P. Gunshol, MS mechanical engineering ’65
Bernadette Herbst Loeb, MD medicine ’67
Richard S. Hodel, BS electrical engineering ’63
Mary Jones Maier, BS business adminiatration ’67, MS information systems ’92
Sondra Lee Jones Cossaboon, RN nursing ’61
Walter Julia, MD medicine ’63
Richard L. Kamenar, BS civil engineering ’67
Joel D. Klein, MD medicine ’68
Philip G. Lion, BS electrical engineering ’60
George H. Lubeck, BS business administration ’62
Albert Lusen, BS business administration ’64, MBA ’69
Adele Kuc Miksis, BS business for women ’69
Robert G. Mahorter Jr., MS mechanical engineering ’66
Walter D. Masterton, BS physics and atmospheric science ’63
M. Eileen Matthews, BS home economics ’60
Paul E. Matthews Jr., BS chemical engineering ’62, MS engineering management ’69
Richard J. McManus, BS business administration ’65
Ralph P. Mersiowsky, BS commerce teacher ’65
Judith Miller Feller, D/C library science ’63
Donald E. Murphy, D/C mechanical engineering ’66, BS ’71
Charbil Norrett Smith, RN nursing ’60
Edward M. Nusbickel Jr., BS electrical engineering ’62
Edward P. Olewnik, BS electrical engineering ’66
Joseph F. Schnell, BS mechanical engineering ’68
Eleanore Springer Serinsky, MS library science ’66
Clyde V. Stahle Jr., MS engineering management ’66
Edmund F. Sweeney, MS electrical engineering ’68
Ellen E. Thompson Hanna, RN nursing ’63
Raymond J. Twisdom, BS metallurgical engineering ’62
Edmund B. Weis Jr., MS biomedical engineering and science ’62
Martha Williams McDonald, MD medicine ’63
1970s
Gerald F. Adams, BS electrical engineering ’74
John R. Burns, BS electrical engineering ’78
Martin Lewis Chivis, BS operations management ’76
Michael C. Didonato, BS business administration ’71
Richard L. Eppinger, BS business administration ’73
David J. Fedor, MBA business administration ’78
Dennis C. Grady, BS accounting ’75
Ann Jordan Laeuchli, MS library science ’73
Mary Ann Kelly, MS library science ’75
Michele O. Krahn, BS business for women ’72
Michael L. Levine, MHS physician assistant ’76
Walter P. Marshall, BS business administration ’71
Lorraine G. Picker, MS library science ’72
Peter W. Schaul, BS chemical engineering ’72, MS ’75
Charles L. Seeburger, MS library science ’72
James D. Sleeper Jr., MBA business administration ’79
Glen Allen Smith, BS biological science ’71, MS environmental science ’73
Richard W. Soper, BS mathematics ’71
Harriet C. Stearns, MS library science ’70
Robert W. Taggert, BS electrical engineering ’76
Robert E. Walder, BS mechanical engineering ’76
1980s
Dudley C. Backup, MD medicine ’80
Charlene Lucille Bembenek, BS electrical engineering ’85, MS electrical engineering ’90
Steven Charles Brin, MD medicine ’80
Kevin DeRocili, BS construction management ’88, MS finance ’92
David Brian Ingersoll, BS accounting ’83
Colleen Hutchinson Caton, AS nursing ’87
Robert E. Lansinger, MS library science ’83
Edward M. Podgorski Jr., MS biological science ’80
Frederick M. Reed Jr., BS commerce and engineering ’84
Peter A. Robson, MD medicine ’87
Ann Salitsky, MS microbiology and immunology ’84
Joan Leslie Schotte, BS dietetics ’89
1990s
Jerome Dorsey, BS physician assistant ’91
Raymond E. Florence, AS nursing ’98
Laura A. Menditto, MPH public health ’99
Gregory R. Parker, MBA business administration ’98
2000s
Felicia M. Brown, MHS physician assistant ’07
Dante Bucci, BS information systems ’03
Uttam Ashwin Patel, BS information systems ’05
2010s
Andrew T. Messina, MS information systems ’11