CLASSNOTES
ATTENTION ALL ALUMNI:
Reunion
Weekend begins Thursday, May 19, 2005 for our “Older
and Wiser” alumni and Friday, May 20, 2005 for everyone
else. Your Alumni Office has made plans for a great weekend
to include faculty talks, our traditional picnic and boat rides
on the mighty Chester River. Bring your dancing shoes because
there’s a spectacular band for Saturday night! You should
have received your reunion brochure by now, so register online
or return the registration form at the back of your brochure.
See you all soon!
1934
WALTER MOFFETT
would love to hear from Dan Ingersoll.
PHOTO:
Dorothy Kimble Ryan ’34 enjoys her great-grandson Wyatt
Middleton, grandson of Phil and Carol Ryan Tilghman ’64
’64.
1936
JOHN LITTELL
reports: “I’m still alive.”
1938
PHOTO:
Luther Bergdall '38 and wife, Bernie, recently vacationed at
Regency Palace. In spite of his surgery to unclog a carotid
artery and Bernie's recent diagnosis of PAH, Luke continues
as a teacher's aide in his granddaughter's sixth grade class.
He celebrated his 89th birthday in February and purchased a
bright red van and motor scooter to help him get around.
1939
GEORGE EISENTROUT
still gives talks to schools and civic groups on the Lewis &
Clark expedition.
1942
CLASS AGENT: BOB CARTER
1946
CLASS AGENT: PEGGY BENTON SMITH
ELIZABETH BLACKWAY RUFF
traveled to Nova Scotia and attended a granddaughter’s
wedding in Washington, DC (such fun!) and ended the summer with
her family at the ocean. “A busy time! Peggy Benton Smith
and her daughter, Bonnie, stayed with me for an enjoyable couple
of days and we visited Ray and Esther Kirby at their retirement
home.”
CELESTE PIGG HERBERT
keeps her suitcase packed for Elderhostel, church and relative
travels. She went to southwest France this past fall and saw
cave paintings in the Pyrenees Mountains, wineries and sampled
foie gras— “Yes, I’m bragging but it was wonderful!”
SOPHIE “TOBY” JONES STERLING
is living in a condo in a Salisbury, MD, retirement community,
Mallard Landing, with lots of activities and volunteering opportunities.
“Nothing exciting here, but I’m healthy and find
life pleasant. Would enjoy hearing from old friends.”
1947
CLASS AGENT: GEEGEE BUSCHMAN VOITH
BUCKI AND BILL DULIN
visited Chestertown in November. They have four grandchildren
in Michigan and love spending time with them, especially for
a month during the summer. Bucki, her late sister Molly and
Bill all love Washington College.
1948
CLASS AGENT: DON DERHAM
PHOTO:
Jocelyn James Butler ’48, pictured here with daughter
Rebecca and granddaughter Kristin, turned 79 in November. She
has been busy the last 56 years teaching. She is still teaching
a G.E.D. program. She has five children and ten grandchildren
and a great grandson.
DON DERHAM
and his wife, Lois, recently celebrated their 50th anniversary
by taking a cruise to Nova Scotia and Quebec City. They also
attended the WWII Naval Air Bomber Squadron Reunion in Tulsa,
OK.
E. GRACE MCCABE MCCOOL
and her husband, Ralph ’49, attended a national meeting
of the 29th Division, 115th Infantry where they had a conversation
about WWII hero Benjamin Vandervoort ’38. They continued
their search for Ralph’s family tree at the Alumni House
where “lovely, qualified ladies helped us.” Their
next stop will be the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society.
JOE SUTTON
and his wife, Jane Lewis Sutton ’52, moved from Easton,
MD, back to Rockville, MD, to be closer to their children and
grandchildren. They are both healthy and happy!
1949
CLASS AGENT: JEAN URFFER AFRICA
BENNETTE MORTON COPE
had a wonderful time at Reunion and loved seeing everyone. It
was the first time she had returned to WC since graduation!
DIANE CASHELL GARBER
is a watercolor artist and has been commissioned to do many
paintings. She belongs to the Florida Watercolor Society and
the Orlando Watercolor Society. She travels a great deal and
went to the Kentucky Derby last May and to Canada last summer.
She would love to see classmates when they come to Winter Park,
FL.
ANITA STARLINGS MOORE
really enjoyed her 55th Reunion.
LOIS PROCTOR PARKER
says “It was wonderful coming back for Reunion—staying
with the Alpha Chis at Minta Martin Hall was quite an experience,
although a little different at our age!”
HERBERT WARD
was diagnosed with debilitating Fahr’s disease in 1996
and has moved into a skilled care home in Salisbury, MD. His
family lives nearby. “This is an A+ facility so I am as
well off as I can be. Wish the news could be happier.”
GRAHAM WATT
still loves world travel. Now, instead of traveling as a consultant
to governments, he travels for pleasure to places of interest
like Slovenia and Croatia, Sicily, Thailand and other more familiar
locales.
1950
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: LARRY BRANDENBURG
WILLIAM GREENLY
retired from GMAC in 1990 after 41 years. He “is enjoying
retirement with just about enough to do to keep me occupied.”
RANKIN LUSBY
is a caregiver three days a week for his mother who will be
101 years “young” in May. He also manages the Kennedyville
farm, garden and yard. He and his wife, Carole, have lived in
Crofton, MD, for 33 years. Their son is in Los Angeles and his
daughter lives in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Rotary
Club and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
DONALDSON TALL
is a member of the Western Connecticut Orienteering Club. Orienteering,
which can be compared to a child’s treasure hunt for adults,
was originally a military exercise. It can be conducted on foot,
bicycle, cross-country skis or by small boat.
1952
CLASS AGENT: JACK BACON
ROBERT EARLEY
reports that his wife, Hazel, died in May 2004. They had moved
from Indiana, PA, to Ocean City, MD, in September 2003.
RICHARD JANIGIAN
has retired as a teacher but continues to be involved. He went
to Congress to help pass “The Extra-Duty Pay Bill.”
WILLIAM LLOYD
says he “had many good days in Chestertown. My education
helped me get a good position with EPA in the state of Delaware,
where I worked for 30 years.”
JAMES TRADER
spends his retirement researching his family genealogy and as
a board member and legislative chairman of The Coalition to
Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc. He also volunteers on the
Recycling Task Force in Salisbury, MD.
1953
CLASS AGENT: TONY TONIAN
SHIRLEY HAND LAWALL
has finally retired from real estate sales after 18 years. She
is now having fun traveling with Paul Desmond ’53. They
have plans to go to Aspen for skiing, Spain for sun, California
to see family and Ocean City, MD, for fun.
WILLIAM MURRAY
retired in January 2005 and is serving as a volunteer at the
Information Desk on Thursday mornings at the Smithsonian’s
American History Museum in Washington, DC.
1954
CLASS AGENT: MARY LEE LINCOLN MCINTYRE
1955
REUNION CLASS CO-CHAIRS: BILL BARNETT AND BARBARA TOWNSEND CROMWELL
JOHN BERGEN
and his wife, Carol, will celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary
this April. They have six grandchildren. They spend six months
in Vero Beach, FL, and six months in New Jersey, and he still
manages to play golf at least twice a week. They are looking
forward to his 50th Reunion this May.
KEN BOURN
and his wife, Jean, are celebrating 45 years together. They
have three children and three grandchildren. They are both retired
from teaching and now volunteer in public service projects.
“Life is good to us.”
WAYNE GRUEHN
has semi-retired after 49 years in radio and television broadcasting.
He currently is contracted to Image Line, a company that produces
“on hold” messages for business corporations, medical
practices and hospitals across the country. He works from his
home studio in Arnold, MD.
BETTY BLANTON MERRITT
suggests fellow alumni review precautions for identity theft
before it happens—she had mail stolen from her mailbox
including checks and bank statements.
BARBARA JONES WINNE
has settled in Florida and is slowly getting involved in life
there. She belongs to F.I.S.H. (Friends in Service Here), which
provides respite and transportation—“right up my
practical nurse alley.” She visited Orlando with her New
Jersey family and the Colorado family visited in December for
a couple of weeks. “Life goes on. Kids grow up and grandkids
blossom. It’s a beautiful life and I have much to be grateful
for.”
1956
CLASS AGENTS: CHUCK COVINGTON AND EMILY DRYDEN RUSSELL
1958
CLASS AGENT: BEA CLARKE GRIFFITH
JOSEPH HARASTA
is the tax assessor for Deptford Township, NJ. He retired from
E.I. DuPont Nemours & Co. in 1990 and retired from the Coast
Guard in 1994 with the rank of Captain.
BILL LITSINGER
reports: “In the small world category, I met my brother’s
new neighbor, Gordon Haaland (the retired President of Gettysburg),
in Kilmarnock, VA. His provost at one time had been none other
than Baird Tipson—and the Tolls had dinner with the Haalands
in Maine this past summer; he’s known them for some time.
Haaland had nothing but great things to say about President
Tipson.”
PHOTO:
Bill Litsinger ’58 (left), Herb Moore ’59 and Chris
Ely ’70 (right) enjoyed a round of golf with nine others
at Wakefield Valley GC in July.
BILL NOBLE
is building two separate freestanding Volvo and Mercedes facilities
on 3.5 acres in March 2005 and hopes to add three more top-end
facilities. “I miss seeing my Phi Sigma Kappa friends
and others.”
1959
CLASS AGENT: CHARLIE DOWNS
PHOTO:
Bob Belsley ’59, who works part-time for Nextel, enjoys
traveling with his 1950 Ford to Classic Car Shows. It’s
just like the one he had in college. “Although my wife,
Sandy, is still working in advertising, we take at least four
or five interesting trips a year,” he reports. “Daughter
Meighan married Mark Haupt May 22, 2004, in Richmond, VA.”
MARILYN BOSTON BANDEL
and her husband, Allan, are enjoying their fourth grandchild,
now 19 months old. “They all live within five miles of
home so we see them frequently.” She keeps busy with old
hobbies (sewing, choir, reading) and new ones like china painting
and ballroom dancing. They hope to make a return visit to Alaska
this year.
RON AND CHARLOTTE SAMUELS COOK
“are enjoying retired life, playing golf and making life
easy!”
SALLY ANN GROOME COOPER
retired from full time science teaching in 2003 but is mentoring
new science teachers in Howard County, MD. She continues to
consult for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She saw her
classmate and Alpha Chi sister, Eleanor Sewell Briggs, recently
for the first time in 45 years.
TOM CROUSE
and his wife, Kay, sold their 20-year-old business in July 2004.
Tom moved to New Hampshire in semi-retirement but Kay continues
to work in Washington, DC, at the Hay Adams Hotel. “We
will rendezvous regularly until she gets tired of supporting
me.”
SHIRLEY SCROGGS LAW JACOBUS
moved last year and is still busy decorating and painting. She
has plans to travel extensively in Europe the next three years
since her daughter and family are in Copenhagen. Shirley has
four grandchildren, ages 1 month to 5 years.
BOB WILSON
is still selling beer after 42 years and counting. “If
you’re in the Annapolis area, there is an open invitation
to stop by for a cold one.” He and his wife, Bobbie, celebrated
their 40th wedding anniversary by taking a limo into DC to see
The Producers with Bruce Cooper ’59 and Dick and Ellen
Green Reilly ’59 ’58. “Lotsa bubbly!”
1960
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: WARREN DEFRANK
WARREN DEFRANK
is loving retirement and plans to attend his 45th Reunion May
20-21. He hopes all old Phi Sigs will come back too.
BOB EISSELE
is enjoying his retirement from The Rouse Company as well as
his four grandchildren. He is also looking forward to his wife’s
retirement in a few years. They are planning a trip to Savannah
and Florida to visit family this spring.
CAROL VUONO
tried to retire this year but didn’t like it. She is working
as a sales assistant for a national builder in the busy southwest
Florida real estate market. She is enjoying occasional visits
from children and grandchildren and of course, living in paradise—Venice,
FL.
ROBERT WARREN
finally retired after 38 years with the Navy, the last 19 with
the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, VA, as
the supply department head. He will be traveling, fishing and
visiting grandkids in the foreseeable future.
1962
CLASS AGENT: BOB LEITCH
ANN KANE BAILEY
is happy in her job as creative director at a graphic design
firm. One daughter lives nearby in Pasadena, CA, with her two
children, so she sees them often. Her other daughter and two
children live in San Francisco, where she visits frequently.
HOLLY BURKE
recently visited with three alumnae in North Carolina: Lisa
Ruedi ’63, Judy Baetzner Betz ’63 and Kitty Yoder
Eaton ’63.
1963
CLASS AGENT: KITTY YODER EATON
LARRY GOLUB
retired three years ago after 39 years in private practice as
a dentist. He finally received his B.S. degree from Washington
College last year! He now lives in Florida and Vermont with
his wife and devotes his free time to a credit union directorship.
JUDITH CLAYTON HOGAN
has retired as a teacher in the Kansas public schools. She and
her husband survived the four Florida hurricanes with minimal
damage. They “still love Cape Coral, or, as it is advertised,
‘Paradise.’”
1964
CLASS AGENT: JUDY ROMANIK WHITINGTON
SUSANNE BOLTEN GUTPELET
has been “grateful and happy in my life as a wife, mom,
grandmom and working professional. It has been an adventure
with its ups and downs. We all know what those are. Sorry to
have missed the 40th Reunion but reunion weekend always falls
on my birthday and family wins. Thelma von Behren Smullen ’64,
I think of you every day. Remember the fork!!??”
1965
REUNION CLASS CO-CHAIRS: DALE PATTERSON ADAMS AND JOHN CONKLING
RICHARD EVANS
refuses to consider retirement. He bought a large farming operation
in Texas last year (cotton, corn and wheat). He traveled to
Argentina to investigate forestry and agricultural opportunities.
“My mind is almost as busy investigating new fields as
it was 40 years ago at WC. Life’s challenges have their
own rewards!”
1966
JOHN DALY
continues to lead folk dance classes in Brevard County, FL.
1968
CLASS AGENT: PETER ROSEN
ROBERT VANDERCLOCK
has been speaking at UFO seminars, notably the annual Bordentown,
NJ, “Great UFO Congress and Earth Mysteries Festival”
last November. He will be a featured speaker at the April 2005
Exopolitics Conference in Gaithersburg, MD.
1969
CLASS AGENT: LINDA SHEEDY
LOUISE MASTEN AMICK
has been selected for the third time for inclusion in Who’s
Who Among America’s Teachers. Only 5% of college faculty
members are honored each year.
STEVE AMICK
was re-elected to the Delaware State Senate for his fourth term
this past November. He has now served for 19 years.
MARGARET NUTTLE MELCHER
attended the 2004 graduation exercises and her Class Reunion
last May and enjoyed it all. She says Bennett Lamond “graduated”
into retirement, was honored by her class and taught a “last
class” that was—as always—”superb.”
She has gone back to work as a private service trainer to Starkey
International. “It’s odd but very interesting.”
JOHN OVERINGTON
was re-elected to his eleventh term in the West Virginia House
of Delegates. He is now the most senior legislator in the House.
“It has been an enjoyable, inspiring and challenging 20
years.”
SHARON STUMPF
has self-published Sunbeams and Shadows, A Memoir in Verse under
the pen name of Sharon Leigh.
1970
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: GINNY COLFELT ARTHUR
BARBARA MOORE VANZANDT
has been living on a 23-acre farm in southern Vermont with husband,
Tim, for 25 years. “We have four horses, one dog and two
cats. Our daughter, Annike, who recently graduated from St.
Lawrence, works for John Hancock in Boston. Our son, John, is
a junior at the University of Vermont in sports medicine.”
1971
MARSHA MILLETTE BLANN
started her own pet memorial business. Check it out at www.treasurepetcreations.com.
PHOTO:
Del Boardman ’71 (center) and his wife, Ellen Patterson
Boardman ’71 (front left), joined Ed Schulman ’71
(left), Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu ’71 and Frank Creegan
for a mini-reunion at Muir Woods in March 2004.
ERIK RUARK
is having a photograph exhibited at “Celebrating Connecticut
Artists” in the Matlitocke Museum in Waterbury.
PAUL WHITON
and his wife, Molly Thompson Whiton ’73 are doing fine
and enjoying their granddaughter, Hannah, 5.
1973
CLASS AGENT: BETH KAHN LEAMAN
PHOTO:
John Wayne ’73 hosted a group of alumni at his villa,
Belle Vue, on Saint-Barthelemy Island in the French West Indies.
Pictured with John (back row, from left) are John “JD”
Hall ’70, Frank “Binger” Marion ’70,
David Bruce ’70, Peter Boggs ’73 and Taylor Wilde
’70. Pictured (front row) are Lynn Tobin Wilde ’70,
Jennifer Wadkovsky Wayne ’94, and Gail MacPherson Boggs
’73. For bookings, visit www.stbarthsvillarental.com.
John says those who identify themselves as alumni may receive
either “a courtesy discount or a surcharge if I have a
negative memory.”
1974
CLASS AGENT: GREG LANE
RON AND JOANNE RENDA HOGG
are well and living in Marriottsville, MD. Their daughter, Maria,
is a sophomore at WC and “loves it as much as we did.
We enjoyed seeing old friends at our 30th Reunion last May.”
LISA TURNER
is the Chief Learning Officer for Tyco Fire and Security in
Boca Raton, FL. In 2003 she married Jerry Stadtmiller, who restores
antique aircraft. Lisa continues work on her second aircraft
project in her garage.
PATRICIA PERRY VIAMONTE
teaches English to corporate officials at Honda Greis and at
Emerson College. The company owned by her husband, Norberto
’73, is listed on the NY Stock Exchange.
1975
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: KEVIN MURPHY
1977
CLASS AGENT: SANDY DENNISON-JAMES
ROBERT AND DIANNE GRUBB COPP
are doing well.
KEITH TWITCHELL
has been named President of the Committee for a Better New Orleans,
a nonprofit organization that works as an agent for change to
improve the quality of life in that city. “It’s
a substantial organization and a huge responsibility. Congratulations,
condolences and contributions all gratefully accepted!”
1978
CLASS AGENT: MIKE BROWN
ALLISON ROBSON BATEMAN
and her husband, Bernie, spend much of the winter skiing in
Park City, UT. They enjoy the beach in the summer. Their daughter,
Courtney, is a freshman at the University of Denver.
MARY AIKIN LYMAN
is still teaching but has taken on additional duties as a counselor
at Telesis Preparatory Academy. She also has a new grandchild,
Kaytee.
SHELLEY SHARP
reports that she and her family survived hurricane season in
Florida. They packed, boarded and sandbagged, then removed everything
a few days later. There was only minor damage to their home
in Tampa. In addition to raising Andrew, 8, and Allison, 4,
and working full time, she has been a volunteer for Metropolitan
Ministries, which serves homeless families and children, as
well as for AT&T Pioneers and Andrew’s school. The
family spent spring break in Key Biscayne and were in Ocean
City, MD, in July.
1979
TAD JACKS
has been named head of The Odyssey School in Stevenson, MD.
The school specializes in serving dyslexic children in grades
one through eight. Tad was previously at Friends School of Baltimore.
DUKE MEEKS
says “It’s good to be alive. Life is good.”
ROGER REBETSKY
is a freelance marketing writer and author of 200 in 2000: A
duPont Family History.
1980
REUNION CLASS CO-CHAIRS: STEVE PERRY AND JOHN WHARTON
1982
CLASS AGENT: SCOTT HANSEN
FREEMAN DODSWORTH
has been recalled to active duty and deployed to the Arabian
Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dodsworth, a Commander
in the U.S. Naval Reserve, is assigned as Operations Officer
for Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 25. His unit provides force
protection to ships and personnel, and ensures safe passage
for all materiel arriving by sea to the war zone. He expects
to return to his wife, Ellen, and children Jack and Emma in
the spring of 2005. E-mail him at freemandodsworth@yahoo.com.
LESLIE LIGHTON-HUMPHREYS
has made the transition from testing computer software used
in Merck Research Laboratories to auditing computer system and
lifecycle documents for global regulatory compliance.
JOSH PETRIE
and his 5-year-old twin boys have moved to the Richmond, VA,
area. He’d love anyone in the area to get in touch.
1983
SARAH MOTYCKA
is running dry land sled dogs (Alaskan Huskies) and competing
in several races. T-Bone and Hopper are the lead dogs. After
17 years, she is still teaching.
1984
CLASS AGENT: LOIS IRELAND
TINSLEY BELCHER
and her husband, Scott Van Osten, are enjoying life in Amsterdam.
They have had visits from Vanessa Haight ’84, Nancy Gillio-Terry
’86 and Becca Hutchinson ’91. Their daughter, Samantha,
just turned 14 and is in her first year at a Dutch high school.
AMY JEAN STEIGLEMAN
is an attorney handling criminal and family law matters.
SCOTT VOGEL
and his wife, Heather, moved to a new house this year. They
have two children, Connor, 3, and Blake 1.
1985
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: KELLY CUPKA VAN ISHEM
MELISSA COMBES
is Director of Development for Babcock Graduate School of Management,
a position she has held since 1996, and the Calloway School
of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University.
BETZY DEACONSON-WILLIS
teaches seventh grade math at Catonsville Middle School. She
does not teach her daughter, Sarah, who is in seventh grade
at the same school! Luke, 15, is at the local high school and
Jake, 8, is in second grade. All play soccer coached by dad,
Jack ’82. This year she completed the Annapolis 10-miler
and the Baltimore half-marathon.
NIMI NATAN
is founder and Managing Director of Aquetong Capital Advisors,
a boutique investment bank with offices in New York and outside
Philadelphia. The firm provides sell- and buy-side advice to
companies, private equity firms and entrepreneurs. Nimi, his
wife, Denise, and their children Daniel, Benjamin and Tali still
live in New Hope, PA. He can be reached at n.natan@aquetongcap.com.1986
PETE SHAFER
has left Gallup to become Director of Sales and Marketing for
EBSCO Industries, a market-leading publishing company based
in Birmingham, AL. He will be working from home in Baltimore
when not traveling.
PHOTO:
The Spurrier families— Wayne ’84 and Judy with Hannah
and Jill, and Scott ’84 and Darlene Gencavage Spurrier
’86 M’92 with Rachel and Allison—shared Thanksgiving
dinner at Chef Mickey’s at Disney World.
1987
CLASS AGENT: LAUREN EBAUGH HALTERMAN
PHOTO:
Skip Middleton ’87, shown here with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Super Bowl 2003 trophy and two Bucs cheerleaders, is living
outside of Boca Raton with his wife, Christa, and their son,
Conor. Skip works in marketing for Verizon and does a lot of
work with the NFL. 1988
LESLIE D’ABLEMONT FEELEY
is designing beaded jewelry. Her web site is www.lesliesbeadeddesigns.com.
DAVID HEALEY
served as a judge for this year’s Baltimore Book Festival
Literary Award for Best New Novel. The judges chose Dan Fesperman’s
The Small Boat of Great Sorrows; the runner-up was Anne Tyler’s
The Amateur Marriage. David’s new non-fiction book, 1812:
Rediscovering the Chesapeake Bay’s Forgotten War, was
published by BellaRosa Books in late 2004.
1989
CLASS AGENT: SARAH JOHNSON HOFFMAN
RICHARD BRASSER
and his wife, Megan, have two children, Dolan, 2, and Hailey,
6 months. He started his own company, Targeted Fold, four years
ago and was named 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year in Charlotte,
NC.
1990
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: CARRIE BLACKBURN RILEY
LALEH MALEK
was recently promoted to Coordinator of Internship, Career Services
and Professional Experience for the College of Business and
Economics at Towson University. She is still teaching marketing
and business courses.
1991
MARIE ENSOR GOODWIN
and her husband, Craig, reside in Perry Hall, MD, with their
two daughters, Lauren, 4, and Olivia, 2.
APRIL DEAN WHITACRE
and husband, Rodney, have opened a clothing boutique in St.
Michaels, MD. Charisma carries clothing lines from top U.S.
designers such as Trina Turk, Nicole Miller, Betsey Johnson,
Tianello Tencel, Haven Bleu and Ingenuity, as well as stylish
and original shoes, jewelry and handbags. Their other shop,
Mind’s Eye, was voted the number 3 fine craft store in
the country by Niche Magazine.
1992
CLASS AGENT: TROY PETENBRINK
PETER DEJONG
has been promoted to Director of Programming and Production
at A&E Television Networks International, where he will
manage the content, programming and scheduling strategy for
their international joint venture and affiliate channels as
well as program acquisition deals.
JENNIFER GRIFFIN
is a museum and client services specialist for Museum Software
Company.
TODD KAGLER
reports his stepdaughter, Heather, married a paratrooper with
the 82nd Airborne based at Ft. Bragg last year.
1993
CLASS AGENT: LIZZIE O’HARA LAZO
NIURKA GOENAGA
welcomes any visitors to the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Miami,
FL, where she is the general manager. She is also working on
her dissertation in applied mathematics.
CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN
reports: “All is well here in New York. I see Charlie
Linehan ’93 quite a bit. He’s still up here at the
DA’s office. I’ve also been out to visit Ted Greeley
’93 in California. He was recently promoted to Major in
the Marines following his seven-month tour in Fallujah. I’m
in regular contact with Chris Kleberg ’93 too, although
I haven’t been down to Dallas to see their new son yet.”
1994
CLASS AGENT: CHRIS SANCHEZ
WILLIAM BRIMHALL
has been hanging out with the horses on Doug Hoffberger ’94’s
farm. Matt Johnson ’94, Charlie Rienhoff ’94, Peter
Green ’94 and David Dennehy ’95 have been seen at
the farm, too.
JEFFREY S. GRAFTON
changed careers and accepted a position with Kent County Public
Schools as Supervisor of Human Resources. “Although I
had ten successful years with MBNA Corporation in Wilmington,
DE, I can’t beat my new walking commute! I currently serve
as the Kent & Queen Anne’s Counties Alumni Chapter
President, the Alumnus Advisor to Beta Omega chapter of Kappa
Alpha, and serve on the Vestry of Emmanuel Church in Chestertown.
Sally Haynsworth Grafton ’93 and I are enjoying raising
our two children, Andrew and Molly, in Chestertown as well as
participating in the community. Please call or stop by if you’re
in town!”
PHOTO:
Doug Hoffberger ’94 and fellow classmates participated
in the Howard Head Memorial Grass Court Doubles Tournament held
at the Baltimore Country Club. Doug and his partner, Wells Obrecht,
lost to Dave Marshall ’88 and Mike Duquette in the finals
6-3, 6-4. Pictured from left are Bo Lewis ’79, Doug Hoffberger
’94, John Cheek ’77, Dave Marshall ’88 and
Mike Duquette, WC’s men’s assistant tennis coach.
ANDREW PARKS
received his Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Stetson
University in December. “If any of you are ever in the
Orlando area, please look me up!”
1995
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: ALICIA CARBERRY HAM
ALICIA CARBERRY HAM
became a proud aunt/godmother to Taylor McLean Baratian, daughter
of Jackie and Chris Baratian.
TONY HIGGINS
and his wife, Susan Garille, moved to Bethesda, MD, in 2002.
He works for EMC Corp. in Rockville, selling IT equipment to
the military. He recently visited Stephen Berger ’95 in
Heidelberg, Germany, where Stephen is teaching.
SUSAN HIMMELHEBER MCDONOUGH
is an elementary school teacher in Hollywood, MD, and will be
graduating this spring from the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore
with a master’s degree in teaching. She married Matthew
McDonough, a sergeant with the Calvert County Sheriff’s
Department, on June 28 2003. Alumni in attendance were April
DeMarr Todd ’95, Laura Heidel ’95 and Bruce Alexander
’94. They welcomed a baby girl, Callie Elizabeth McDonough,
on June 11, 2004. They reside in Lusby, MD.
GREG MILLER
and his wife, Kouri ’96, have moved back to Maryland after
nine years in Houston, TX. Kouri was promoted at NASA and works
at their headquarters in Washington, DC. Greg started his own
logistics company. They have two children, Grant, 6, and Lauren,
3.
JOHN SHANNAHAN
is Vice President of Shannahan Artesian Well Co., Inc. He and
his wife live in St. Michaels, MD.
JULIE KLEIN WINTER
and her husband, Tim, have moved from Jacksonville, FL, to Arnold,
MD. “Aside from enjoying family and friends, we’ve
been busy with our 3-year-old daughter, Neely, and 8- month-old
son, Grady. I am loving motherhood!”
SHELLEY BROWN WOJCIECHOWSKI
has been married since 2000 to her husband, Joe, who is a web
developer. They live in Baltimore, with their daughter Anna
Elizabeth (see Babies, p. 35) and enjoy get-togethers with Scott
and Cheryl Bull Overend ’93 ’95, Amy Draper ’95,
Pam Hendrickson Boan ’94 and Mike and Denise Coleman Hanifee
’94.
SUSAN HUNTLEY WRIGHT
and her husband, Kyle, have finally settled in Nashville, TN,
after years of moving around. “We actually bought a house,
so we must be staying for a while! Please drop us a line, especially
if you live here or would like to visit! And just for old time’s
sake: ZLAM!”1995
PHOTO:
R. Ervin Meeks ’95 sold the family farm and bought his
own home and some rental properties. He is in the process of
selling his grandfather’s farm. 1996
HEATHER ADAMS
has been employed as the Resource Conservationist for the Franklin
Conservation District in Pasco, WA. She is married to Gregory
Wendt and has a one-year-old daughter, Allyson.
RACHEL A.B. FORD
is sales manager for Bay Lighting in Crofton, MD. She still
lives on the farm in Lothian, spending her free time fox hunting
with her sister, Molly ’93. She has her own pack of foxhounds,
called Bright Leaf after the prize leaf on a tobacco plant.
1998
DINA ABBATE BECK
recently co-authored a paper published in The Business Review,
Cambridge, titled “Rewards and Personality in the Workplace.”
The paper also was presented at a business and technology conference
in Las Vegas. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Jeffrey,
and attends graduate school at Rowan University.
BILL BRAWNER
is working within the DC community to improve the educational
needs of children, as well as various environmental problems.
1999
CLASS AGENT: GILLIAN T. MATTIMORE
MELISSA CHRISTINE
received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Chicago School
of Professional Psychology last year.
STACY LARKIN
and her husband, Ben, moved into their new home in Jarrettsville,
MD, with their three golden retrievers. Stacy’s a Sourcing
Buyer for Procter & Gamble in Hunt Valley and Ben is President
of Golden Construction in Jarrettsville.
CARMEN HUHTA MULHERN
and her husband, Owen ’00, are living in West Chester,
PA, where Owen works as a financial advisor and Carmen is at
home raising their children, Logan, 2, and Keller, 6 months.
FILIP PERICH
completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science in May 2004. He is now
employed as Senior Research Engineer at Cougaar Software, Inc.,
and is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of
Maryland, Baltimore County.
2000
REUNION CLASS CHAIR: MARIAH STUMP
JENNIFER KIEFER
is living in Chapel Hill, NC, and working for Ipas, an international
women’s reproductive health and women’s rights non-profit
organization. “Drop me a line at jlkjitterbug@hotmail.com.
I’ve got great stories about losing an eye and the art
of getting a new one.”
JESSICA WATTS TOWER
and her husband, Larry, were married in June 2003. They bought
a house in Pennsylvania. She received her master’s degree
from Towson University in occupational therapy and works for
a local school system. Her husband works at Lancaster Regional
and is an associate professor at York College in the nursing
department.
KATIE SNYDER SMITH
has been working from home for the past year, “which has
been great! My job allows me to travel all over the US to install
medical equipment, and train and lecture medical technicians
on different lab methodologies. I have also coached volleyball
at my alma mater for five years.”
2001
CLASS AGENT: JILLIAN MATUNDUN
CHARLIE ATHEY
is in his second year of law school in Baltimore. He is currently
law clerk for the Investigations Division of the Baltimore County
State’s Attorney’s Office.
JAMIE COHEN
earned her master’s degree in Special Education and Human
Development from the George Washington University in 2003. She
bought a house and became engaged last spring, and is planning
an April wedding.
PHOTO:
Sarah Ruby Cox ’01 takes care of her 17-month-old, Chelsea,
and looks forward to expanding her family soon. “It turns
out Chris Porter ’01 also lives in my neighborhood, Fox
Grape Farm (small world!).”
ALISON GIOVAN
completed her master’s degree in Asian Studies and International
Business at Seton Hall University. “In April 2004, I bought
a house in Kennett Square, PA, and got married in June. I am
now working for an international relocation company in New Castle,
DE, relocating corporate executives overseas or bringing them
into the U.S. If there are any alumni taking an overseas assignment
with their company contact me!”
KARA LEE
married David Brunton in March 2004, and graduated from law
school in May.
COLLEEN MOORE
moved to Johnson City, TN, in May to attend East Tennessee State
University where she is pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching
for Elementary Education. “I got the teaching bug while
working onboard the Schooner Sultana in Chestertown after graduation.”
ROBERT PAGE
is living and working in scenic Delaware, enjoying the successes
of friends and family. He is a marketing account executive with
MBNA. Robert reports that Matt Webb ’01 will be completing
his master’s in public administration from Wilmington
College this spring.
CHRISTINA WINGATE
is working as an Admissions and Marketing Director for Genesis
Health Care. She recently became engaged to Matt Spence, Program
Director and morning show co-host for 96.7 WCEI in Easton, MD.
2002
CLASS AGENT: JORDAN YELINEK
PAM BAADER
has been working in Materials Management with Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NGC), a global defense company, for almost four
months now. “I love it. It is extremely challenging, but
in a good way. I couldn’t be happier. I am also getting
ready to buy a house this month so I am really excited for that
as well.”
KAT BENNETT
has been working at Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace,
MD, since graduation. She is Assistant Director and volunteer
coordinator there. “I live in Chesapeake City, and miss
all my WAC buddies desperately!”
ALICIA GILLIS
is in nursing school at Salisbury University.
AJA JONES
is working at Winslow Township Middle School in Atco, NJ, as
an Educational Assistant, as well as the cheerleading coach.
She began taking graduate courses in the student personnel services
program at Rowan University this January.
PHOTO:
Nicole L. Mancini ’02, pictured here at Walt Disney World
with boyfriend Sean McGurk, is living in central New Jersey.
She teaches fifth grade Reading/Language Arts at Bedminster
Twp. Elementary School and is the adviser for the Homework Club,
Writing Club, and Yearbook. She also serves as a committee member
for the Governor’s Teacher of the Year award. Her class
recently raised more than $1,000 for foster children.
PHOTO:
Sheena McCleary ’02 is a single mom raising Jalen, 2,
and pursuing a career in real estate. She plans to open a multi-family
housing unit that will provide housing for low- to moderate-income
families with a goal of ownership.
MEGAN KATE RIDOLFI
reports that after completing one year of law school, she decided
to retire from the field of law. She is now working toward her
master’s in education. “I am student-teaching fourth
grade and writing the second thesis in my lifetime. My hard
work is about to pay off. In January I became certified to teach,
now all I need is to find a classroom of my own. Hopefully in
May I will have completed my thesis and held on to my 4.0, so
that I can graduate with honors.”
JONATHAN RATICAN
is attending the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University.
The church school of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown
sent Jonathan the proceeds from a recent pancake supper to help
provide school supplies.
MICHAEL SCOZZAFAVA
completed his master’s in Environmental and Energy Policy
at the University of Delaware and is working with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency in Washington, DC, as a Presidential Management
Fellow.
TARA WAGNER
is pursuing her master’s and doctoral degrees in Loyola
College’s Psy.D. program. “I have just completed
my first semester. It’s tough, but I love it! I am living
at home in Baltimore. I have been seeing an amazing guy since
September and still keep in touch with many of my ZTA sisters
and fellow WAC alumni.”ERIC WATERMAN
has been building a financial services company designed to teach
families how to become debt-free and financially independent.
2003
CLASS AGENT: COURTNEY BUSCH
SEAN ASKHAM
is working for the St. Paul Travelers company in northern Virginia
as an underwriter in the executive liability department.
ANNETTE BANGERT
is a teaching assistant at University of Virginia.
STACY BARNES
is living in Honolulu and attending the MA/COM graduate program
at Hawaii Pacific University. She is also working full-time
at Dave & Buster’s. “I love it here and am very
much looking forward to a snow-free winter on the beach! I hear
that Katie Kastner is here, too. There’s a free place
to stay.”
JOHN CRONIN
is back in school in New Orleans. He reports he is “settling
into the rhythms of being a scholar once again (or at least
going to class and spending god awful amounts of time in the
library, if that’s what qualifies a scholar).”
PHOTO:
Alison Gersen ’03, MaryBeth Brennan ’03, Jenn Carey
’03, Matty Gillespie ’01 and Brendan Cunningham
’04 got together in Newport, RI, to ring in the New Year.
KELLY MCCLURE
reports: “After the L.A. Marathon in March, I thought
I’d try something a little more diverse. So, on the sixth
of November I participated in and finished my first triathlon
on Catalina Island! Still volunteering with junior highers and
will resume grad classes in the spring. Work is okay. Elizabeth
Smith ’04 is playing on the U. of MD varsity women’s
basketball team and married Allen Gilchrist last August.”
MEG NICHOLS
is a second-year law student at the University of Maryland.
She says she can’t wait to be finished with school “so
I can finally make a contribution to WC.”
CHRISTINA MARIE ORTA
is pursing a master of science in Health Service Administration
at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
MEG PRESTON
is attending Widener University Law School three days a week
and working with autistic children at a nature center.
HEATHER RUSSELL
passed her master’s comp. exam in mathematics at the University
of Iowa. She also received the Teaching Assistant Award.
CLAY SWEARS
is in his second year of law school at the University of Maryland.
RICHARD WALLACE
started Advanced Thermal Solutions-Engineering Manufacturing
Executives.
2004
CLASS AGENT: ALLISON LAMARCA
DAVID BAUER
is in graduate school at George Washington University.
LOUIS BLANCHETTE
is teaching tennis in Atlanta and going to graduate school.
GEOFFREY FOLTYN
is studying to be a financial advisor.
EMILY GETMAN
has moved to New York and is a master’s candidate in Fordham
University’s International Political Economy and Development
program.
ALLISON LAMARCA
is working at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY as an assistant
examiner. She is training to become a commissioned bank examiner
and will start graduate school next fall.
TYLER LOWRY
has a new job at Drexel Technical, an IT outsourcing company
in King of Prussia, PA. “Great job with a bright future.
I miss WAC and the swim team. Have made it for one meet already.
Good luck Swim Team.” He also returned to WAC and visited
with Dave Bauer ’04, Vincent Sibilia ’04 and Alex
Kuhn ’04. “Great time had by all.”
MELISSA MAENNER
has returned to Chestertown and is teaching 10th grade English
and supervising the yearbook at Kent County High School. “The
purple house is always open, so stop on by and say hi!”
SARAH MIDDLETON
bought a house in Harford Co. with her boyfriend Scott Applefeld.
She has a Production Management & Casting Internship with
Everyman Theatre and has been the box office manager for PWTC
in Baltimore. She also performed in the Royal Court Cast at
the Maryland Renaissance Festival.
CHRISTINE SCHMIDT
is earning a master’s of science in Environmental Education
through Audubon Expedition Institute and Lesley University.
The program requires travel—she recently returned from
the Pacific Northwest and is in Hawaii this semester.
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