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Class Notes
1935
Dr. Ivon E. Culver
has been reelected director and trustee of the Richard Baumgartner Center for the Performing Arts, Ruth Ecked Hall, in Clearwater, FL. He has been a director for six years. Ruth Ecked Hall is a premier performing arts center that serves as a home for the Florida Symphony and offers a complete educational program in the performing arts.
1940
WILLIAM J. COLLINS
lives in Ocean City, MD, and is an emeritus member of the Washington College Alumni Council.
1948
ANNE E. BURRIS
is the 1940s decade representative on the Washington College Alumni Council. She and classmate Don Derham are organizing activities for the 55th Class Reunion in 2003.
1950
OWEN KNIGHT
enjoyed representing Washington College at the inauguration of Dr. E. Joseph Lee as twelfth president of Thomas More College, located in Cincinnati, OH.
1953
CHARLES "CHUCK" WAESCHE
of Rock Hall, MD, is an emeritus member of the Alumni Council.
1954
ROBERT LIPSITZ
commutes from Baltimore for Alumni Council meetings as an emeritus member of the organization. He reports that he and wife Roxy were in China for a few weeks in October.
1955
JOHN PARKER
co-owner of The Parker House, a bed and breakfast in Chestertown, is the 1950s decade representative on the Alumni Council. John just returned from Greenwich, CT, where he witnessed the christening of granddaughter number four. He also has taken delivery of his fifth book NEWS MEDIA: The Weak Slat Under the Bed of Democracy.
JUNE WALLS TASSELL
was in a mountain mood last year, traveling through Switzerland and the Canadian Rockies.
1959
DOUG GATES
is an alcohol and drug education consultant in Chestertown, and a member-at-large of the Alumni Council. Doug is a strong proponent of "copious class notes as in the days of yesteryear with the old Alumni Bulletin." He wants all to know that he recently spoke with Jim "White Cloud" Holloway '59, recently retired and living near Ocean City where he and wife Betty have built a new home.
ELLEN GREEN REILLY
is the Southwest Florida chapter co-president on the Alumni Council. She and husband Dick '58 split their time between Easton, MD, and Naples, FL, and welcome the time on the Eastern Shore which enables them to attend events at the College. She is a member of the Alumni Council's nominating committee for positions on the Board of Visitors and Governors and urges all classmates to vote when the ballots arrive in mid-January!
1960
RICHARD B. CALLAHAN
is enjoying retirement after serving 30 years as Director of Recreation and Parks for the City of Annapolis, MD.
DOUGLASS S. LIVINGSTON
reports that he and Carole Faherty Livingston '66 have two sons, William (aka Brock), 33, and Michael, 29. They have no grandchildren but proudly claim one nice spotted granddog named Ali. When not busy with member-at-large duties for the Alumni Council, Doug owns and operates a publishing and book design business, Sutter House, founded in 1974. Carole is a buyer/planner for Phillips Electronics in Lancaster, PA.
1968
JEFFREY SEKULOW
is the owner of Sekulow Realty and Associates, Inc., a real estate development firm with interests in Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
1969
STEVE AMICK
experienced a very busy fall as he sought reelection to the Delaware State Senate where he has served as Minority Leader. He's been a member of the Delaware General Assembly for 16 years and has also been a loyal member of the Alumni Council. Wife Louise '69 is chair of the mathematics department at Washington College.
LORRAINE KENTON POLVINALE
was awarded a summer sabbatical by the Garrison Forest School. She used her sabbatical for travel to Ireland. She and husband Tom '70 celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary in August and are busy making plans for daughter Tina's wedding in May '03. She is the vice president of the Alumni Council and chair of the nominating committee.
1970
BARBARA OSBORN KREAMER
reports that daughter Elizabeth graduated from William Smith College and son Nathaniel was married in 2001 and has begun business school at Rice University in Houston, TX. Barbara lives in Aberdeen, MD.
1971
TRICIA BRAUER
e-mails that, even though she attended WC for only a year, she's proud to be called an alum. She's a technical services manager in the city public library in Round Rock, TX.
1973
J. P. CANN
is executive vice president and COO of Arrowhead Credit Union in San Bernadino, CA. He's in the process of relocating his family from Olympia, WA, to Southern California.
MARY RUTH YOE
is in her 17th year as editor of the University of Chicago Magazine. She reports daughter Mairead will be a freshman at Grinnell College this fall while daughter Hanna will be a junior at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Mary Ruth recently visited Poland.
1975
KIM C. DINE
is Chief of Police in Frederick, MD. He recently retired as Assistant Chief of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department after his 27 years in Washington, he held every rank but Chief. He notes his WC liberal arts education has continued to prove invaluable during his career. He has a "wonderful wife" and two "incredible" daughters, Haddon, 11, and Harper, 7.
1976
JAMES A. CALLAHAN JR.
has been appointed senior director of leasing and asset management in the Office of Johns Hopkins Real Estate. He oversees leasing activities and asset management as well as acquisitions and dispositions, serving both The Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins Health System. He lives in Lutherville, MD.
MARGARET GOLDSTEIN JANNEY
is co-chair of the Southwest Florida chapter and is a member of the Alumni Council. She and husband Bill '76 own Janney Real Estate Services, Inc.
1977
PATTY GROSS
lives in Morris Plains, NJ, raising two teenage sons, Stephen and John, while working as a project manager for Pfizer. She urges '77 classmates to send her an e-mail at pattygross77@aol.com.
JUDY MILLS
is a technology resource teacher in the Worcester County (MD) schools. When not at her computer, she is purr-fectly pleased with pet cat Adam-Eve who has been named "Miss April" in the 2003 Wicomico County Humane Society calendar contest. Judy is an at-large member of the Alumni Council.
1981
SUSAN BENNETT M'87
is restoring a 1940s-era beach cottage in Wicomico County. She coaches youth sports in Denton, MD.
1984
TINSLEY BELCHER
along with her husband and daughter sold their belongings and moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. On the trek to Europe, she visited with Vanessa Haight '84 and Sarah Mawson Fechtner '82 in New Jersey and Nancy Gillib-Terry '86 in England.
1985
CAROLE PURSELL COULSON
writes that after losing her best friend in the World Trade Center, she began making weekend visits to her parents' house in PA, where she renewed friendship with her "high school sweetheart" after 22 years. They're now married!
1986
RUTH BRADLEY
is director of fundraising and special events for George Trescher Associates in NYC. She is married to Todd Harrington and is the proud mother of Lillian Helene Harrington (Lily) born April 23, 2001.
PAUL EICHLER
celebrates over 10 years with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Wife Lynn is a third grade special education teacher in Hartly, DE. They have three sons-Steven, 7, Will, 5, and John, 18 months.
NANCY GILLIO-TERRY
lives in Birmingham, England, with her husband and assorted pets. She is the IT manager for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and sings in the chorus-which means lots of tours and lots of fun.
ERIC GERINGSWALD
has been named director of Corporate Services for LexisNexis. In addition, he manages all branch offices. He also has been elected president of the National Public Records Research Association, a trade group of 250 member companies. He and his wife, Victoria Fuchs Geringswald '88, live in Wheatley Heights, NY.
PETER L. SHAFER III
organized the recent alumni and parent event at the Gallup Organization headquarters in Washington, DC, where he is director of marketing. In addition to his duties as Strategic Assessment Committee chair for the Alumni Council, he has formed a WC business network in DC. The inaugural meeting was attended by Andy Bucklee '82, Rob Alexander '88, Chris Ellinghaus '83, and Rick Wheeler '86. The group will provide DC area alums an opportunity to develop business contacts and to offer the College expertise in various areas for future internships and career development opportunities.
VALARIE A. SHEPPARD
has taken a position in Washington, DC, as an administrator with the public schools. She is the president of the Alumni Council.
ZOELYNNE WEIL SURSOCK
one of the most peripatetic of her class, is currently in China enjoying the Shanghai international scene. She is learning about survival in the East.
1987
CHRISTIAN H. ENGLE
continues to live in central Florida with wife Michele and children Grace, 7, and Camille, 3. He is president of CAC-CE, a multi-disciplined state certified contractor responding to the commercial applications sector. If this weren't enough, he has rediscovered golf and is working on lowering that handicap!
LAUREN HALTERMAN
And husband Chuck '89 live in Easton, MD, with their children Alex, Riley and Jimmy. Chuck manages Annapolis Paint Co. in Easton and Lauren is director of development at Chesapeake College. Lauren and Chuck recently visited Mary Brown Lester '87 in Virginia Beach. "It was a lot of fun seeing all six of our kids together!" Lauren is the Talbot County Chapter President and serves on the Alumni Council.
BROWNYN McNEESE
and husband Dan '85 live in Kansas City with kids Matt, 10, and Tomm, 7. Dan owns a large commercial landscaping maintenance and irrigation company, still loves to hunt, is a total golf junkie and occasionally tosses a lacrosse ball around with the boys! Brownyn sells real estate, loves being involved in children's school activities and looks forward to summer vacations. She encourages classmates to keep in touch: brownynm@msn.com.
MICHELLE ROYAL
has moved to Cairo, Egypt and welcomes-well, begs-any classmates who would like to see the pyramids and mummies to visit! She works for the Grand Circle Cruise Line. (see Marriages)
1988
KATHERINE BROOKHART HALL,
married to Tim Hall '88, keeps busy with twin daughters, aged 6, and a son, 8. She's vice president and director of operations for Associated Administrators, Inc., a family business with 150 employees. The Halls are still close to Amy '88 and Bryce '89 Chase, Mark '86 and Kristen '88 Darwin, Paul '88 and Emily '90 Miller, Tommy '86 and Alden '88 Gaines, John '86 and Gina Nostrant among others.
SARAH PINNEY HARRIGAN
lives in Vernon, MA, with husband Rich and infant son, Walker Thompson Harrigan. She works for Travelers Insurance while Rich works for the State of Massachusetts in Springfield. Sarah urges all classmates to e-mail her at pinneyharrigan@aol.com.
KRISTINA TATUSKO HENRY
signed copies of her children's book, Sam: the Tale of a Chesapeake Bay Rockfish, at the Baltimore Book Festival, heralded as the mid-Atlantic's best celebration of the literary arts. Well into its second printing, Sam has been declared a Maryland classic and was featured in The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Times and Chesapeake Bay Magazine.
WILLIAM JONES
is an intelligence analyst with the 113 FW (DCANG), which flies combat air patrols over Washington, DC.
1989
TOM CONATY
recently returned from a successful big game hunt in South Africa. He practices law in Wilmington, DE, and is a member of the Alumni Council. Tom and wife Jennifer have a daughter, Louise, 3.
1990
SUZANNE SIEGEL SANDERS
and husband Tom are enjoying life in Bel Air, MD, with sons T.C., 5, and Pierce, 2.
1991
STEVE ARDINGER
and wife Patty were married in '96 in Negril, Jamica. After such a romantic beginning, they currently live in Downingtown, PA, where Steve is a financial planner with the Delaware Valley Financial Group. They have two children, Erica and Noelle. Steve wants to touch base with lost WC friends: "Merritt, where ARE you?" He urges all to e-mail at sardinger@hotmail.com.
CHRIS DRISCOLL
sailed the Caribbean on a 60-foot Hatteras Sportfishing boat named "Highway 61." (Remember the Dylan song?) He headed north to fish the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 and the Ocean City, MD, tournament. Reach him at BHcharters@aol.com.
SUSAN STOBBART SHAPIRO
lives in Annapolis with husband Robert and darling son Max. Susan still practices law at Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A. She is past president of the Alumni Council.
1992
JENNIFER GOLDEN
is an eight-year resident of Boston (having spent five of those years circling for a parking space). She is a product manager at CNet Networks. She urges all to write her at Jennifer.golden@cnet.com.
JASON IMBER
is now a reporter for the Independent, a newspaper based on Long Island.
TROY PETENBRINK
is director of public relations for the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
1993
WILLIAM BRANDENBURG
reports that all is well in Orlando where he lives with wife Chris and daughter Darby. Will works for Charles Schwab & Co. He invites all Theta Chi brothers and other friends to watch him wrestle alligators at Gator Land. When not engaged in humor, Will is a member of the Alumni Council representing the Orlando area.
MARC BREWEN
recently completed Foal Eagle '02, a naval training exercise designed to provide a "real-world" training scenario. Marc is a Navy lieutenant assigned to Commander Amphibious Squadron 11, which is embarked aboard an amphibious assault ship whose home port is Sasebo, Japan.
YVETTE HYNSON
graduated from the University of Maryland, University College (UMUC) with a master of science (MSM) degree in nonprofit management on May 18, 2002. Yvette is director of member services for the Maryland Association of Community Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc., located in Severna Park. e-mail: yhynson@goeaston.net
ELEANOR SHRIVER MAGEE
recently completed year one of course work toward a doctorate in education at Wilmington College, DE. She and husband Jack just bought a house in Centreville, MD, and she continues to love coaching at WC.
1994
JEFF GRAFTON
is a financial analyst and senior operations officer with MBNA Technology Services. He lives in Chestertown with wife Sally '93 and son Andrew. He is the president of the College's Kent and Queen Anne Chapter and is a member of the Alumni Council.
DOUG PETERSON
is a Navy lieutenant bomber pilot flying a single-seat F/A-18 Hornet.
STEPHANY SLAUGHTER
is a teaching assistant in her second year of a Ph.D. program in Spanish at Ohio State University. She visited WC in April to give a lecture titled "From Man to Myth: Images of Emiliano Zapata." During the summer, she taught in OSU's summer program in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
TONY WRIGHT
dropped a line to say he's still enjoying Alaska-especially since his marriage July 3 to Alex Johnston, a lifelong Alaskan and avid fisherwoman. They own a "big ol' cedar house together on a big ol' wooded lot" and report plenty of bears, moose, horse and rabbit neighbors. Tony is buying his second company, a small web hosting business. Look for wedding pics at http://www.tonywright.com/photogallery/tabest.jpg.
1995
KELLY BURNS
still loves Georgia and "most of her Southern neighbors' eccentricities." She enjoyed memorable experiences in Paris and has taken in Australia. She spends her career time as director of business operations for a telecom company.
ALICIA CARBERRY
recently graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University in Arlington, VA, with a master's degree in human resource management. She works in the Human Resource Department of Deloitte & Touche's Central-Atlantic Cluster. Alicia lives in Annapolis, MD.
KAREN WRIGHT
has finished up her MSW. She is working at the Pentagon as a counselor and has moved to Capitol Hill where she is looking forward to "having a normal schedule." She urges all to write at codenamered@aol.com.
1996
JODIE CLARK
completed her master's degree in English linguistics at the University of Strasbourg last spring. She moved to England where she is pursuing a Ph.D. (in linguistics) at Loughborough University. Write her at J.L.Clark@lboro.ac.uk.
LIZ LIKENS
is serving her first year of a six-year term as a member of the Board of Visitors and Governors. She is the Board representative to the Alumni Council. When not volunteering at WC, Liz works in Baltimore as director of DRADA, a non-profit association.
MARK REYERO
is a sales engineer with GE Capital IT Solutions in Annapolis, MD, and is currently nearing completion of his MS in management. In his "free time," Mark serves on the College's Alumni Council and is the Annapolis Chapter President. Mark is already training for the 2003 NYC Marathon, where he will be running in memory of his late father and will be raising funds for Fred's Team/The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Mark welcomes e-mails at mark_reyero@hotmail.com.
1997
MARCELO BRUTTI
is employed by the Wells Fargo Bank. He has worked in their offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ROBYN CARSTENSEN
reports she is the director of admission and financial aid at The Barrie School in Silver Spring, MD. Robyn is the Washington, DC, chapter president and is a member of the Alumni Council.
ELIZABETH MOGA
sends thanks to Dr. Pat Horne and Dr. Jim Siemen for their guidance and advice. She is pursuing her MSW at Smith College's School for Social Work.
JENNIFER BIONDI NAVARRO
and husband Jake are enjoying life in Chicago with son Nick, 1. She reports that she is a stay-at-home mom and loves every minute of it.
PEARL PHAM
announces a move to Washington, DC, to begin a tax law career. Pearl has just graduated with an LLM from BU.
ALICIA SIEVERT
is a recent grad of the Medical University of South Carolina and now lives in Beverly Hills, CA, enjoying her career as a staff perfusionist at the UCLA Medical Center.
1998
AMY FRITZGES
completed the inaugural Baltimore Marathon and qualified for the Boston Marathon. She competed in the second annual Baltimore Marathon in mid-October. When not running, Amy works as a pediatric physical therapist and lives in Harford County, MD, with husband Greg.
BRIGID D. KOLISH
is a legislative assistant with Van Scoyoc Associates and lives in Washington, DC. Her responsibilities include support of clients with special emphasis on health care, biomedical research and related funding issues. She is a member of the Alumni Council and was a speaker at the recent Life After Liberal Arts symposium on campus. In addition, she's heading up her Five Year Reunion and hopes to see lots of '98 classmates back on campus in May '03.
PAIGE PATTERSON RANDOLPH
exhibited chromogenic and gelatin silver prints, titled "Rosewood Hospital I, 2001" at the John Fonda Gallery at Theatre Project in Baltimore.
DANIELLE SULLIVAN,
a two-time All-American swimmer in college, participated in the 2002 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona, HI, in October. With its grueling course consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile marathon run, the Ironman is considered the world's toughest one-day endurance challenge. Last November, Danielle won Ironman Florida for her age group.
1999
NATALIE BRECHT
received a promotion to Research Associate at T. Rowe Price in Baltimore, where she has been working since graduation. Natalie and fiancÈe Charles Seal are building a
house in Owings Mills New Town.
ELIZABETH GARROTT
is working at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in San Francisco, currently staging a production of Tony Kushner's new play Homebody/Kabul. The play is emerging as one of the first major theatrical works to address the post-September 11 reality. Liz traveled with Michelle Morain, who plays the lead role, to Kabul, Afghanistan, for two weeks in September to meet with Afghani artists. Liz hopes their visit will encourage American support of Afghani artists and the rebuilding of that country. Liz is applying to the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre to be held in Bali this winter.
AMY PETERSEN,
the College's first anthropology major, is living in New York. Last May, she completed her master's degree in elementary education. She now teaches preschool for a Head Start program in Brooklyn. "My anthropology studies came in handy for so many situations," she says, "school, preschool children, and teacher certification tests I had to take. There was a question regarding how one should go about writing a research paper for social science. Ha! My thesis! All those papers! Hope I answered it correctly."
2000
ELENA AGAPALOGLOU
graduated from Loyola College in May with a master's degree in education. She's working as a school guidance counselor at Bear Creek Elementary School in Baltimore and is a new home owner in Harford County.
MARILYN MCDONALD
is a communications assistant at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is in grad school at the College of Notre Dame working toward a teaching degree and lives with two fellow alums, Vicky Smrcka '00 and Kristi Willis '00.
MEGHAN NOONE
and Katie Smith '00 placed second in the Fairfax County Women's Invitational Golf Tournament held in August in Fairfax, VA. They traveled to South Carolina for the third annual South of the Border Tournament in November. When not hitting those drives, Meghan is a member of the Alumni Council.
NICOLE WILLIAMS
is the novice women's rowing coach at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.
2001
JAMIE COHEN
is in graduate school at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
JILL COWPERTHWAIT
is a graphic artist at Audio Visual Xperts in New Castle, DE. She's back in the student mode as she studies at Delaware College of Art and Design to become certified in computer and graphic arts.
JILLIAN J.P. MATUNDAN
graduated from the Coro Fellows Program in May and is the Regional Director for Field Operations for Carl McCall and Dennis Mehiel, who are running for governor and lieutenant governor of New York.
STEVE SHAW
is living the transient life, climbing and hanging out in the great outdoors. When employed, he works at Outward Bound in Baltimore, at Longacre Expeditions in PA, or at the Alldredge Academy in WV. He recommends a philosophy degree "for anyone who doesn't aspire to a real job."
CHRISTINA WINGATE
is working with senior citizens, coordinating three programs in Talbot County, MD, for Upper Shore Aging, Inc., the agency on aging for Talbot, Kent and Caroline counties.
MATT YOUNG
who earned his bachelor's degree in English and Hispanic studies, recently completed a master's in journalism program at Northwestern University.
2002
SARAH BLACKMAN,
winner of the Sophie Kerr Prize, has had one of her stories accepted for publication. "The Twentieth Century" appeared in the online literary magazine Tatlins Tower in August. Readers can find the story at www.tatlinstower.com.
DAVID LEJUEZ
who graduated with a degree in Hispanic studies and business management, is excited about his employment in the financial field in NYC. He writes: "I am primarily involved in buying securities and setting up 401K plans for Marsh & McLennan companies' clients and employees."
DAVID ORVIS
is working toward a Ph.D. in English, with an emphasis in Renaissance literature, at the University of Arizona.
JORDAN YELINEK
is off to Yale University for a Ph.D. in molecular biology. He was awarded the Kappa Alpha Order Founder's Memorial Scholarship.
M'91
SCOTT SWAIM
is director of education at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, FL. This new position encompasses educational programs specializing in marine science, animal-assisted therapy, youth camps and eco-tourism.
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