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Class Notes
1936
Charles Berry
was one of five senior citizens recently awarded the Geri Award from the Maryland Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. He was also one of 50 nominees inducted into the Maryland Senior Citizen Hall of Fame for the year 2002. Hall of Fame Nominees are selected based upon their service to their communities after they have obtained "senior citizen" status. Geri Award recipients are recognized for performing extraordinary service in their communities. Berry's nomination was based on his overall contributions to his church and civic organizations and community. In recent years, his primary focus has been the Wicomico Retired Teachers Association and the Ward Foundation.
1938
Luther Bergdall
and his wife, Bernie, said "goodbye" to a family farm and "hello" to a great grandson in 2002. Bernie sold "Willowbrook," her lifelong home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The couple left the farm in July and spent several months visiting family in California. At the end of the summer, the couple welcomed their sixth great grandchild, David Luther Smith. They just moved to Sacramento, CA.
1939
George Eisentrout
is working on a flora and fauna woodcarving for the Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial.
Charles Leiman
and his wife, Jane, recently celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary.
Clarence L. Kibler
and his wife, Mary, celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in September.
1941
Raymond Jervis Cooke
wrote that four alumni are now living at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, DE. Raymond is delighted that Mary Sargent '38 and Dr. Asher Carey '41 are his neighbors.
1949
John Leonard
recently had both eyes operated on by Dr. Stark, the same doctor who operated on Sugar Ray Leonard when he suffered a detached retina.
William E. Wright
retired from IBM 12 years ago. He raises Scottish Highland cattle in Virginia.
1950
Edward Robbins
and his wife, Joan, are excited about their latest endeavor, a new Hampton Inn and Suites which they opened on Chincoteague Island, VA. The couple recently visited Gulf Shores, AL, to see Joan's 100-year-old mother. During their visit, the couple had to evacuate twice due to a severe tropical storm and hurricane.
1955
David Dougherty
recently merged his law practice to form a new law firm, Dennison, Schultz, and Dougherty, in Arlington, VA.
Thomas H. Law
is selling his farm in Virginia where he raised beef cattle. He plans to move to Mexico.
Herbert J. Castellani
recently retired and is living in California.
1959
Ed Dryden
is a professor of English at the University of Arizona, where he teaches and edits the Arizona Quarterly. He has a new book, Monumental Melville, forthcoming this year from Stanford University Press.
1960
Donald and Susan Davenport
are the proud grandparents of their first grandchild, William Christopher Davenport. William was born to their son, Steve, and his wife.
Robert Keady
and his wife, Jody, are happily married and enjoying retirement. They live in Oak Harbor, WA, and enjoy boating.
Edward L. Mantler
is retiring from the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, MD.
1961
John Buchanan
is employed at the law firm of Buchanan and Hennessy in La Plata, MD. He also enjoys spending time with his daughter, Lara '92, and granddaughter.
Richard Irvin
is semi-retired from his nursery and landscaping business in Phoenix, MD.
1962
Holly Burke
announced that her daughter, Samantha Bohlinger Hale, was married October 5, 2002. Samantha's twin sister Sarah was her maid of honor. It was a beautiful wedding-great weather, lovely bridesmaids, and a fabulous band. The family loves their new son-in-law.
Llewellyn Zuck
is enjoying retirement but continues to be very busy pursuing his interests.
1963
Katherine Yoder Eaton,
after living happily for four and a half years in Island in the Sky, her cabin on top of a mountain, has decided to move closer to her office. She is buying a summer "Caribbean" cottage in Cashiers, NC.
1964
Cynthia Aebischer
is enjoying retirement after 35 years of teaching school. She resides in Orlando, FL.
1966
Catherine Fronheiser
recently relocated from Pennsylvania to Williamsburg, VA.
1969
Pete Joslin
is President/owner of Bryco Controls, which provides automation solutions to customers like Honda, Hyundai, Coke, UPS and others within the Southeast. The company has offices in Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga and Huntsville, with one planned for Nashville. Pete also recently completed flight training.
Virginia "Ginna" Hamel Joslin
is director of the physician assistant program at Emory College in Atlanta. She and husband Pete (see above) recently completed construction of a new "getaway home" on the coast of Maine where they sail and relax. Their oldest daughter is expecting her second child in July and the couple is delighted to be grandparents! They look forward to seeing everyone at their next reunion.
Raye Harris Simpson
retired from the Worcester County (MD) Public School System two years ago. and now works at Salisbury University.
1970
BARBARA OSBORN KREAMER
is a solo practitioner of law in Harford, Cecil and Baltimore counties. She was re-elected to the Democratic Central Committee for Harford County, MD, in September.
NANCY B. WHELAN
received a doctorate in educational leadership and administration from Seton Hall University.
1971
HARRY KILPATRICK
and wife Cathy are proud of son Ryan, who is a freshman at George Washington University.
>ERIC RUARK
is working on a master's degree in American studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
1972
THOMAS FINKBINDER
teaches theater and English at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD.
1974
SUSAN SCHEIDLE
participated in the Maryland Senior Olympics held at Towson State University in October, winning gold medals in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard individual medley, a silver in the 50-yard butterfly and a bronze in the 100-yard freestyle. Lots of her co-workers from Coca Cola Enterprises were there to cheer her on. She qualified to swim in the National Senior Olympics to be held this spring in Hampton, VA.
1976
JANE MITCHELL
was appointed by the president of the University of Delaware to the Visiting Committee for the Nursing Department. She is head of the Alliance of Professionals for the Homeless which provides free medical care. She also is coordinator for Meals on Wheels for St. Paul's Catholic Church. If this weren't enough, she is an artist who has had her work shown at the Dover Art Center.
1977
KEITH TWITCHELL
reports that he has taken his "first real job in 16 years"-he is vice president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans.
1978
HAROLD D. NORTON
has been appointed attorney for the City of Havre de Grace where he and wife Kate make their home. He recently received national publicity in a case decided by Maryland's highest court, which upheld protections for ancient family graveyards. He also has been recognized for his pro bono work with the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service and for legal publications for the Maryland Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He still enjoys keeping in touch with fellow Theta Chi's as far away as Venezuela through a series of "rolling e-mails."
SHELLEY SHARPE
reports that life with a 2-year-old (Allison) and a 6-year-old (Andrew) is "a lot like downhill ski racing. It's very exciting, the scenery is a blur and you are always on the verge of spinning totally out of control." Nevertheless, Shelley and husband Greg are still enjoying life in Florida where she is a global marketing consultant with AT&T Business.
1980
DENISE BELMORE MCEACHERN
is celebrating her promotion to vice president for Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs with global responsibility for the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Franchise LifeScan. She lives in Livermore, CA.
1981
KANE BENDER
is vice president of a start-up company, Internetseer.com. He lives in West Chester, PA, with wife Elizabeth and kids John, 10, and Ali, 5.
JIM GRAHAM
couldn't be more pleased with the sales resulting from his December show "Along the Waterline" at a Wilmington, DE, gallery. He's busy planning a show of new work from Mexico and Italy in April. Those interested in his work should check out www.jimgrahamphotography.com.
1982
ALLEN LUTHY
and wife Kathleen '82 are still in Florida where Allen is an attorney in the Air Force.
1984
LINDSEY EVANS-THOMAS
spouse Peter and two sons live in Annapolis, where she is working in film production.
PAMELA PEDRICK MANTICA
lives in Cary, NC, with husband David and daughters Paige, 5, and Heather, 2.
1985
SCOTT BREWSTER
and wife Beth Wolf-Brewster '87 live on the water in Denton, MD, with their two children Drew, 4, and Hannah, 2. Scott works with Biogen Pharmaceuticals as a national account manager and Beth has begun a career in restaurant consulting. She is vice president of the Caroline County Humane Society.
1986
JOHN C. NOSTRANT
and wife Gina live in Haverford, PA, with their three children-Olivia, John, and Marcella.
1987
DAN FORZANO
has lived in California since 1994. He manages a worldwide testing group at Apple Computer. He hopes to get to Reunion 2003 and urges all to contact him at dforzano@apple.com.
CHRIS STRONG
is enjoying life in Annapolis with two daughters-Reilly, 5, and Audrey, 3.
1989
ED CONRAD
congratulates Al Hepting '88 and Tom McVan '87 on qualifying for the PGA tour. They finished at the top of their
q-school class and will play on the buy.com tour this year.
SANDRA PEREZ ENGLAND
is homeschooling Benjamin, 5, and Emilici, 3, in the Columbia, MD, area.
JANET SIMMS KENNINGTON
has worked at the Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, MD, as director of marketing for the past 12 years. She and husband Corey are expecting a second child in June. They have a son, Wil, 2. They are in a new home and enjoying life.
ARIAN D. RAVANBAKHSH
works for the National Archives and Records Administration at University of Maryland, College Park. He was recently elected to the steering committee of the Government Records Section of the Society of American Archivists.
1990
DAVIS JEFFERSON
and wife Judy, along with their terrier Holly, live in Newark, DE.
PETER JOHNSON
and wife Sharyn live in Lawrenceville, NJ, with their daughters Morgyn and Haethyr. Peter works in New York City as director of group insurance benefits for Citigroup. He urges all classmates to email him at petertjohnson@yahoo.com.
SARAH PYLE MOORE
along with husband Cary and two-year-old son Charlie have moved to a new home in North Arlington, VA.
MARIO MORANI
is still involved in international equestrian competition.
MEG MURRAY
is a singer/songwriter and has performed throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with bands such as Non-Fiction, Hussy and August West. She's just released a solo CD, Ready, featuring ten original songs which is available at www.megmurray.com. She plays weekly in Annapolis (check out the website for times) and urges all classmates to come out and say "Hi!"
MARY JO ALLISON WHITE
lives in Wilmington, NC, with husband Don and daughters Vivien, 3, and Sophie, 2. She is a commercial program manager for GE Nuclear Energy.
1991
KELLI FARRELL HELBLING
lives in Fredericksburg, VA, with husband Todd and their four children. She is active in her local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group and in a weekly Bible study. She is also a Creative Memories consultant and enjoys working on her photo albums whenever she can.
1992
KRISTIN CUMMINGS
and husband Dan check in from Towson, MD, to report that son Colin Burk, 1, and daughter Caroline, 4, are doing well.
JENNIFER GOLDEN
works as a product manager in Boston.
JASON IMBER
loves writing for the Independent newspapers. Being the sports editor is "a lot of work but it is well worth it." He lives on the east end of Long Island and has "never been happier."
REBECCA SMITH MAUL
is an instructor of biology at Arkansas State University and is assistant editor for the Journal of Raptor Research. Husband Jonathan is finishing a Ph.D. in environmental sciences.
1993
YVETTE HYNSON
graduated from the University of Maryland, University College, with a master of science degree in nonprofit management last May. She is director of member services for The Maryland Association of Community Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc., located in Severna Park, MD.
1993
Dave Taibl
and his family were excited to ring in the new year with the birth of their third child, Mary Lane, on January 2, 2003. She is well cared for by older brothers Hayes, 4, and Grant, 2. Dave is pursuing his M.Ed. in administration through the University of Virginia while working as dean of students at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, VA.
1995
Marianne Culbertson
finds her teaching experience at Ridgely Middle School in Timonium, MD, extremely rewarding. She grew up right around the corner and is constantly reminded of her own experiences at the school in eighth grade. She loves seeing her students outside of school. Her students are brilliant and creative. She teaches them to read non-fiction, fiction, and poetry strategically. The parents are very supportive. This year, Marianne is the sole sponsor of the school literary magazine, The Inkling.
SUSAN CZECHOWSKI
is a professor of art at Western Illinois University. She admits she has an attraction to tractor pulls.
DAVID DENNEHY
is assistant dean of students at Marvelwood School in Connecticut. He plans to begin working on a graduate degree soon.
JENNIFER DOUGHERTY
is in her second year of doctoral work at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. She presented a paper, "Culture, Rhetoric and Reconciliation: The Place of Language in the Northern Irish Conflict and Peace Process," at a conference at the University of Massachusetts.
TYLER MCCARTHY
encourages any classmates who are interested in getting together in the New York area to e-mail him at tmccar2278@aol.com.
PATRICK OPLINGER
is living the life of "an American ski bum" in Avon, CO.
1996
JODIE CLARK
completed her master's degree in English Linguistics at the University of Strasbourg last spring. She recently moved to England where she is working on a Ph.D. in linguistics at Loughborough University. She can be contacted at j.l.clark@lboro.ac.uk.
SCOTT CULPEPPER
is a first-year student at the Medical College of Virginia, where he is training as a physician's assistant.
CAREY HARGROVE
works for his brother's new company, Hargrove III Events, Inc., through his new business, Produce It Now, LLC. He was a major player in the great success of this year's Birthday Ball. In his free time he enjoys riding motocross, boating, and self-improvement.
MARK STEPHENS
writes from Largo, MD, that he is a junior officer at the Department of State.
1997
AMY RIZZITELLO DUGUAY
completed training at Princeton University in June. She lives in Lawrenceville, NJ, where she works in medical communications.
JOHN GUCHEMAND
and wife Ellada Gamidova are the proud parents of Kamran, 1.
PAUL W. SMAIL
is currently working for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science as a faculty research assistant at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. He exchanges fish stories with Professor Walt Boynton and other colleagues in the Ecosystem Ecology Group.
CHRIS WIMER
completed a move from Annapolis to Lynchburg, VA. He is vice president/project manager of Smith-Wimer Construction Inc., focusing on design, building and marketing pre-engineered metal buildings.
1999
KASSIE JONES BLAKELOCK
checks in from Snow Hill, MD, where she has opened a picture frame business with her sister called "Oh, That's Cool!." She is the proud mom of Jack and Kallie.
Eric Johnson
is a First Lieutenant with the U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps. In February, he finished officer training school as a "distinguished graduate," ranking among the top 10% of his class. Eric is currently attending the Air Force's Health Services Administration School in Texas. During deployments, he will be involved in the coordination of the Air Force's EMEDS (Expeditionary Medical Services) operations. Eric and his wife Jamie are expecting their second son, Heath, in April. They reside at Andrews Air Force Base.
HEATHER LANGLEY
has received her doctorate of physical therapy at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
MASTERS
1982
JOHN KUNTZ
has been pretty busy: he received an MLA from Johns Hopkins in 1985, wrote a children's book, Tennessee Tiger, in 1986,was awarded a certificate of Advanced Studies in 1989 and is working on a Ph.D. at the University of Glamorgan in Wales.
1988
CARL BEASLEY III
teaches English and Religion at the West Nottingham Academy, a college preparatory school in Colora, MD.
LAURA BROWN DEEN
works at Trenton Elementary School in Trenton, FL.
SHARON WEST
is a patient advocate for the State of Maryland. She works in the Developmental Disabilities Administration.
1996
CAROL LUPIS
has begun a new business, "Creative Design Concepts." She is focusing on formatting digital videos, specifically for weddings and home interiors. She and husband James live in Chestertown, MD.
2002
Taylor Crocker
has taken her place in the family business, John R. Crocker Company, where she is training to be a project manager.
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