1950s
Stanley H. Cohen, Esq., Chemical Engineering ’57, was named Philadelphia Best Lawyers Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year for 2012.
1960s
Joseph P. Gallagher, Ph.D., Civil Engineering ’64, was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Samuel M. Herb, Electrical Engineering ’69, judged the Sam Herb/Jack McGrath Automation Award at the National Engineers Week Philadelphia Future City Competition.
Elizabeth McCool Stanton, Esq., Business ’69, was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. She was also named among the “Ohio Super Lawyers 2012” by Super Lawyers.
Anna T. Meadows, M.D. WMC ’69, was designated by Governor Tom Corbett as a 2011 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania.
1970s
Larry Besnoff, Political Science ’73, served on the faculty for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s continuing legal education program entitled, “Facebook, Twitter, & Blogging … Oh My Space!”
Donald A. Gillis, C&E General Studies ’70, was promoted to president of the Heavy Civil Group for The Walsh Group.
Joseph P. Grimes, Jr., Electrical Engineering ’79, was named senior vice president of Exelon Nuclear.
Stuart A. Katz, CPA, Accounting ’77, was hired as a tax manager at the accounting firm Shechtman Marks Devor PC.
Gary A. Krimstock, Esq., Business Administration’70, was elected president of the Community Associations Institute/Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Chapter.
James Madara, M.D., HU ’75, was named executive vice president and CEO of the American Medical Association. He previously served as the Thompson Distinguished Service professor and dean at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, as well as CEO of the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Eugene P. Munday, Metallurgical Engineering ’78, Humanities and Communications ’78, received a Fulbright Award to lecture on American environment history at Southwest University in Chongqing, China, for the spring 2012 semester.
Edward J. Radetich, Jr., C.P.A., Accounting ’77, received the Spirit of Life Award from the City of Hope. He is an Executive Partner of the CPA and consulting firm of Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP.
Anita Scheyer Grossman, Home Economics ’73, was recognized as a “Top Five Star Wealth Manager” from NJ Monthly.
Carl L. Smith, C.P.A., Accounting ’76, was appointed chief financial officer at Judson Center, a non-profit human service agency.
Cynthia A. Sudor, Design ’74, released her first book titled Adventures at Green Apple Acres.
Roseann B. Termini, Esq., Human Behavior and Development ’75, authored three new editions of the following food and drug law books: Food and Drug Law: Federal Regulation of Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices, Foods, Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Veterinary and Tobacco Products,5th ed.; Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and Related Laws CD 5th ed.; Training/Instructor’s Manual CD. She recently served on the panel for the Roe v Wade at 39: Reproductive Rights Symposium at Widener University School of Law.
Kathleen Zatavekas, Dietetics ’73, received the award for Commitment and Excellence
in Service at the banquet hall at
Heinz Field.
1980s
Peter S. Amenta, M.D. Medicine ’80, Ph.D. Anatomy ’84, dean of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Joslin Diabetes Center for a three-year term.
David Alan Bayer, Accounting ’83, hosted an international charity event to benefit breast cancer awareness. The event auctioned off sports bras, autographed and decorated by women in the athletics field.
A. Michael Bloh, MBA ’89, wrote an article titled “Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine: Implications for Drug Safety, Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management” which appeared in Global Forum.
Joseph Gerard Borgioni, MBA ’86, was named one of SmartMoney’s Power 30: The World’s Most Influential Players. He is the Director of Alabama Securities Commission.
Michael S. Brown, Chemical Engineering ’80, was promoted to vice president information technology at ExxonMobil Corporation in Houston, TX.
Elizabeth Camera Hechtman, M.S. Group Process/Group Psychotherapy ’88, was elected to a two-year term as vice president of education of the International Coach Federation Philadelphia chapter.
Mark T. Celoni, P.E., C&E Business Teacher Education ’88, MS Engineering Management ’93, was promoted to Philadelphia office principal at Pennoni Associates.
Kevin J. Davis, P.E., Chemical Engineering ’86, was named chief engineer for environmental at the engineering, design, and consulting firm Pennoni Associates.
Michael Doyle, M.S. Electrical Engineering ’87, was chosen as one of the 2010 Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year for the U.S. Navy. He is the lead Electro-Magnetics technologist for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System program at Naval Air Systems Command in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Michael Fine, M.D. HU ’83, received the 2011 John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research at the annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Fine directs the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
John M. Heath, M.D. Gerontology ’83, joined the Summit Medical Group of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, as its inaugural Medical Director for Geriatric Services, and also serves as medical director at a number of sub acute rehabilitative and long-term care and facilities.
Kim Hollaender, Esq., M.S. Environmental Engineering ’81, was a featured speaker at the Reinsurance Association of America seminar, “Reinsurance Claims and Loss Management —Taking it to the Next Level,” in New York City.
Michael Joshua Kline, C.P.A., M.S.T., Accounting ’86, partner with Citrin Cooperman, was named among the region’s top practitioners by readers of the business magazine SmartCEO.
Mitch I. Plotnick, Humanities and Communications ’80, published a book entitled Good Better Best: Simple Ways to Improve Your Nutrition, Health and Life.
Richard D. Roberts, Civil Engineering ’84, was named chief engineer for building and facilities at the engineering, design, and consulting firm Pennoni Associates.
James G. Sherman, Construction Management ’86, was named president of the Building Industry Association.
Scott N. Smith, Finance ’87, was named senior vice president of transmission strategy and business development for American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio.
1990s
Jeffrey S. Backal, MBA ’93, announced his company with Merrick B. Rosenberg, MBA ’92, Team Builders Plus, was recognized as South Jersey’s #1 team building company.
Christine Bombaro Ross, M.S. Library and Information Sciences ’95, released a book titled Finding History.
Akit K. Brooks-Bland, Hotel and Restaurant Management ’95, received a Master of Science in Leadership: Leadership Development Specialization from Walden University.
Patricia Carmel Woody, M.S. Engineering Management ’93, was a recipient of The Philadelphia Business Journal’s annual Women of Distinction award.
Chirag K. Desai, Mechanical Engineering ’96, joined The North Highland Company’s Philadelphia office as principal.
Kathryn Finn McCluskey, Physician Assistant ’91, MPH ’04, was elected trustee of Pierce College. She is an associate in the healthcare practice group of White and Williams LLP.
Daniel J. McCormick, Finance ’90, has a debut album available on iTunes called “Broadway Lights” and has also written a new play called “The Return of Devin Darby”.
Susan Fort Sordoni, M.D. MCP ’97, was designated by Governor Tom Corbett as a 2011 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania.
Gina Furia Rubel, Esq., Corporate Communications ’91, recently welcomed Generocity.org, Trestle Point, LLC and Williams & Hand, P.C. to the client list at her public relations and marketing firm Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. Her firm was ranked as one of the top 15 public relations firms in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Joseph Glantz, M.S. Computer Science ’90, wrote two books about Philadelphia: Philadelphia Originals and Philadelphia Before You Were Born.
David Grasso, Mechanical Engineering ’90, was named the North American chief operating officer and partner of Techedge U.S.A., a global technology consultancy.
Edwin J. Greenlee, M.S. Library and Information Science ’95, edited a book entitled Whose God Rules? Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy?
William D. Jemison, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering ’93, was appointed chair of the Clarkson University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
John P. Joergensen, M.S. Library and Information Science ’97, a librarian at the Rutgers School of Law–Camden, was named to the 2011 Fastcase 50, a listing of the nation’s most interesting and provocative leaders in the combined fields of law, scholarship, and technology.
Lewis Kaplan, M.D., Surgery Resident, MCP ’94, associate professor of surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, is in training as part of a local SWAT Team in a groundbreaking role as tactical emergency medical support. He is one of just six physicians nationwide to serve in this role.
Sheldon S. Kauffman, M.S. Science of Instruction ’97, was named a senior associate for Gannett Fleming, Inc. He also serves as international development director and vice president for the company.
Kenneth E. Korber, M.H.S.C., Physician Assistant ’91, was named national director of education for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
Jason D. Livingood, Marketing ’94, MBA ’05, was promoted to vice president at Comcast and joined the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society.
Michael S. Rinehart, Mechanical Engineering ’92, joined Fox Rothschild LLP as its chief technology officer.
Merrick B. Rosenberg, MBA ’92, of Team Builders Plus in Marlton, New Jersey, was selected as a finalist in the USA Best Books 2011 Awards for his book Taking Flight! His company with Jeffrey S. Backal, MBA ’93, Team Builders Plus, was recognized as South Jersey’s #1 team building company.
Rachel Roth Resnick, M.S. Library and Information Science ’96, received the Chapter Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of the Medical Library Association.
Kim Santivasi Huggins, Human Services Management ’90, presented “Understanding the Generations to Build a Better and Stronger Team” at the 2011 Leadership Conference hosted by Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Thomas G. Zink, Architectural Engineering ’90, Civil Engineering ’94, was named a vice president of Gannett Fleming. Based in the firm’s Mt. Laurel, New Jersey office, he has 18 years of experience with the company.
2000s
Renen Bassik, Mechanical Engineering ’07, was recently promoted to project leader at Mako Surgical Corp., located in Florida.
Bridget M. Bitto, Civil Engineering ’08, joined KMJ Consulting, Inc. as a traffic/design specialist.
Tiffany Bianca Current, Dramatic Writing ’03, had her first book, How to Move in with Your Boyfriend (and Not Break Up with Him,) published by Hunter House.
Yanatha Desouvre, Business Administration ’01, created a “Proud Haitian” app for the i-Phone. He also published his third book of inspirational short stories entitled A Family Affair.
Caitlin Gray, Communications ’08, joined the Bucks County law firm Curtin & Heefner LLP as an associate attorney.
Angela E. Heist, Business Administration ’02, earned the insurance designation CLU. She is a Sales Associate with John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
Farzin Irani, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology ’08, joined the Graduate Psychology Department
at Immaculata University as an assistant professor.
Sarah Marie Kane, M.D. Medicine ’05, is completing her fellowship in Urogynecology at MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She will be staying on as faculty at MetroHealth Medical Center as of July 2012.
Matthew D. Malkie, Mechanical Engineering ’01, marketing director for Military & Commercial Fasteners Corp. announced the manufacturer’s newest branch opening in Goshen, Indiana.
Kevin Jeffrey Schulz, M.D. Medicine ’09, is finishing his emergency medicine residency, and accepted a position as the University of Texas – Houston EMS and Disaster Medicine Fellow and Assistant Medical Director of the Houston Fire Department.
Stephen A. Starks, Biological Sciences ’01, joined Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP as an associate. He was the former Legal Affairs Director for the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Steven M. Stein, MBA ’03, received a continuing education certificate in Organizational Decision Science and Risk/Opportunity Management from Stanford SCPD.
Naketa Webster Thigpen, Psych-Soc-Anthropology ’00, and her husband launched a community enhancement project called, Thigpen’s Professionals, LLC, a multifaceted employment staffing agency that offers a distinctive Corporate Wellness Program series.
2010s
Brendan R. Baker, Construction Management ’10, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Lenuta Violeta Ciobanu, Business Administration ’11, was named associate, fund administration and compliance reporting at Turner Investments, an employee-owned investment-management firm.
Weddings
James J. Bright, Commerce and Engineering ’07, to Stephanie R. Friedman, Nutrition and Food Science ’06, on September 24, 2011.
Timothy J. Dougherty, Business Administration ’07, to Sarah Marie Linn, Math ’08, on June 4, 2011.
Alex Hohmann, Economics ’89, MS Finance ’92, to Sean DiGiovanna on October 2, 2011.
Steven Thomas Klawunn, Business Administration ’07, to Elisabeth Lane Kleszczelski, Architectural Engineering ’08, on August 21, 2011.
Peter A. Wolk, Information Systems ’05, to Luana Barbosa, Business Administration ’11 on July 2, 2011.
Baby Dragons
Yanatha Desouvre, Business Administration ’01, and his wife Amy had a daughter, Daielle Nathalia, on December 13, 2011.
Anthony Strom Pastor, Finance ’88, and his wife Kerri Milcarek-Pastor had a son, Devon Michael, on September 21, 2011.
J. Christopher Scott, Commerce and Engineering ’96, and his wife Angela had a son, Henry Grassi, on April 29, 2010.
Oliver Tsuya, MS Library and Information Sciences ’11, and his wife Billi Jo Stephens Tsuya, MHS Physician Assistant ’05, had a baby on November 11, 2011.
Friends We’ll Miss
1930s
Ruth Bosworth Filip ’36
Dorothy Brown Hurt ’37
Charles Case ’38
Homer Fegley ’34
Richard Goyne ’36
Alice Hynes Restak ’39
Florence MacFarlan Knoll ’39
Margaret Pfeil Hower ’36
Ira Shafer ’35
Leona Siewicz Gill ’36
Albert Stott ’38
Lester Stradling ’39
1940s
Emily Appelgren Piatt ’43
Martin Aronow ’47
Alfred Assaiante ’49
Marie Berenato Romano ’47
Marie Bauerle English ’41
William Clark ’48
Elizabeth Crap Stockton ’44
Thomas Cretella ’45
Donald Daily ’49
Donald De Lanoy ’47
Stephen Derkash ’40
Vincent Drill ’47
Walter Dubrow ’49
Gloria Dunn Hendry ’45
Henrietta Enfield MacDonald ’45
Paul Ergler ’41
Esther Good Holder ’44
Violet Hackman Pfaltzgraff ’42
Clarence Heyde ’48
Michael Holowka ’49
Gertrude Hongell Haldeman ’44
Edward Hyde ’40
Gordon Kirjassoff ’44
June Kistler Carpenter ’45
Richard Kravits ’41
Irving Kun ’43
William Lacy ’42
Barbara Ladd Jenkins ’41
Edward Lawson ’43
Doris Leskin Fischbein ’47
Joseph Lorenz ’40
Bruno Manno ’45
Rosemarie Miles Monaghan ’49
Allen Mills ’42
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman ’46
Musser Moore ’41
David Mynick ’47
Doris Niemeyer Smith ’43
Virginia Nylund Shaub ’44
Dorothy Pike Brackin ’40
Charles Protheroe ’40
Esther Richardson Ralph ’41
John Shallcross ’42
Sophie Shtendel Levitt ’40
G. Kent Smith ’43
Nancy Smith Edwards ’48
Laura Spencer ’42
John Stevenson ’46
Irene Stover Ziegler ’46
Charles Swartz ’43
Charles Swift ’47
Daniel Tomasso ’42
Richard Turner ’46
Joanne Ware Stewart ’45
Olive Whitehead ’41
David Wood ’43
Thomas Zaydon ’44
R. Jack Zeluff ’46
1950s
Charles Atherton ’52
Joseph Aron ’53
Raymond Baker ’52
Catherine Baldwin Loser ’51
Landis Barish ’53
Gerald Batten ’56
John Bice ’58
John Brewer ’52
James Burke ’59
Thomas Callahan ’59
Thomas Campion ’51
Andrew Cashmere ’53
Elmer Charlier ’50
Donald Cropper ’58
Roscoe Curry ’53
Daniel Dalzell ’57
Richard Davis ’58
David DePrefontaine ’54
Richard Dietterich ’55
Leonard Doloff ’52
Jean Forest ’55
George Formanek ’52
Rose Marie Gioia ’52
Bernard Goldentyer ’55
Richard Hanson ’57
Robert Harvey ’59
John Heckert ’53
Helen Horowitz ’51
Elizabeth Irvine Davies ’50
Albert Jackson ’50
Doreen Johnson Smith ’58
Harry Johnson ’50
Albert Lengyel ’54
Morris Levinson ’55
Claude Light ’57
George Lund ’52
Edward Malloy ’59
Laverne Miller ’53
Ralph Moore ’54
Robert Murphy ’50
Louis Murray ’53
Robert Nyce ’54
Morton Perkoff ’55
William Piercy ’55
Charles Rackie ’53
Carl Rauscher ’53
Arnold Rubin ’58
Carmelo Russo ’58
Harry Sarajian ’54
Daniel Schadt ’53
Louise Schnaufer ’51
Edwin Schultz ’55
Eric Seif ’52
Leonard Shapiro ’59
Paul Sher ’56
Theodore Sookiasian ’50
Anne Steele Buck ’56
Samuel Stewart ’58
Richard Stranix ’56
Virgil Templeton ’54
Vernon Tetlow ’59
Henry Traynor ’56
Robert Trimble ’59
Annabel Vandeuere Melito ’52
Margaret Whelan Peck ’54
Thora Winakor ’51
Edward Zarnoch ’56
1960s
Bruce Bachofer ’64
R. Geoffrey Benson
Anna Boettger Burrage ’68
Robert Bohn ’64
Raymond Counsellor ’60
Donald Cunningham ’64
Joe Dennis ’62
John Derham ’60
Anthony DePiano ’62
Wallace Devaul ’64
Stanley Ellberger ’65
John Emery ’63
Richard Ervin ’66
Richard Gagliardi ’66
James Gear ’61
Naomi Glushakow Denenberg ’61
Doris Goodman ’60
Marvin Green ’66
Robert Grigg ’64
Hildegard Gutzmann Stephans ’61
Edward Hoffman ’60
William Huber ’64
Thomas Irving ’61
John Kapp ’68
Arthur Krespach ’68
Frederick Krohle ’64
Joseph Lescavage ’62
Martin Lutz ’63
Fred Mancuso ’63
Querino Manzo ’62
Frank Matecki ’68
John Matra ’62
Howard McCaffrey ’64
Robert Nilsen ’61
George North ’66
Karen Ockers ’65
Dmytro Odryna ’62
Kathleen O’Shea ’64
Kurt Popp ’61
Thomas Quade ’68
David Rees ’65
Margaret Reindollar Taylor ’66
John Salera ’62
Richard Spahr ’66
Carol Straub ’68
William Stubblebine ’69
W. Jay Taraska ’67
John Tate ’61
Lawrence Thibault ’67
John Thomas ’65
Beulah Ward Harmon ’65
Carole West Brown ’60
Lloyd Woods ’65
Francis Zarnoski ’66
Margaret Zeiger Horn ’68
1970s
Patrick Anderson ’70
Gene Armatorio ’72
Thomas Barry ’72
David Bayer ’75
David Bekker ’75
Kathleen Bolc ’76
Alfred Cheung ’75
Vivian Day Vidal ’74
Harry Dutcher ’75
Paul Gamaldi ’77
Carol Gillis ’79
Mildred Gross Gordon ’70
friends we’ll miss Robert Greenberg ’79
Philip Howley ’73
Michael Livingston ’75
Stephen Matarazzo ’71
Edward Mullen ’74
Allen Notis ’78
William Novicki ’70
Sylvia Perloff Gelblum ’71
Leonard Petlev ’73
Edwin Phillips ’74
William Rhine ’72
Walter Scrupskis ’70
Frederick Simpson ’70
Clifford Stevenson ’75
Michael Timmons ’77
Peter Whiteley ’75
1980s
Wendy Casebeer Caylie ’82
Frederick Cone ’83
William Copperthwaite ’86
Joseph Dobrowalski ’87
Catherine Franks ’89
Thomas Gavin ’81
Joseph Hahn ’83
Robert Harley ’83
Robert Karpovich ’86
Richard Malone ’83
Edward Thompson ’80
Edward Wright ’84
1990s
Elizabeth Chapin ’98
Raymond Engblom ’95
Marsha Lee ’98
Harold Lehman ’92
John Morris ’93
Elizabeth Snipes Burnette ’90
2000s
Linda Klopp ’05
Lois Unger ’09
Raymond
Wielechowski ’09
2010s
Mohamed Hamit ’11