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President’s DeskApparently <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>is the place to be in the summer!This year’s summer termprogramming experienced solidenrollment <strong>and</strong> great success,most notably in our Lower Schoolsummer activities, English as aSecond Language (ESL) Institute,wrestling camp, girls basketballprogram, College Prep Institute<strong>and</strong> our largest program, thePerforming Arts Institute (PAI).One of PAI’s weekly conductors,LTC (Ret) Tim Foley, a highlyregardedformer director of theU. S. Marine B<strong>and</strong> “The President’s Own,” commented, “I can’t beginto tell you how much I enjoyed my week with PAI…It seems to methat music <strong>and</strong> the arts offer the one sure way we will always have toconnecting <strong>and</strong> communicating with one another. And as we witness theendless wars, unspeakable violence, cynicism <strong>and</strong> alienation, paralysis<strong>and</strong> hypocrisy of our elected officials – <strong>and</strong> a society generally spinningout of control – music <strong>and</strong> the arts send a simple <strong>and</strong> clear message thatit’s possible to create, rather than to destroy. The gift of music that you<strong>and</strong> the good folks at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> are offering to the youngpeople in our Northeast Pennsylvania community is priceless.”Arts education is certainly about creation <strong>and</strong> PAI’s highly entertainingperformance of “West Side Story” was a highlight of the summer.Now, at the beginning of our 169 th year, I am pleased to report thatour enrollment appears to be turning a corner in a positive direction.Although we had three iconic teachers retire last year, I am enthusiasticabout our outst<strong>and</strong>ing group of new faculty <strong>and</strong> staff members. Inaddition, we have some major projects both in planning <strong>and</strong> underwaythat will help to attract new students <strong>and</strong> families to Sem:•••Early Childhood initiatives: With the help of a major gift, Sem hasopened an exp<strong>and</strong>ed early childhood center in a newly renovatedfacility adjacent to campus. The facility houses our new ToddlerProgram <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>s our preschool program.STEM: Science teacher Rachel Bartron, the new director of theLouis Maslow School of Science, Technology, Engineering <strong>and</strong>Math (STEM), has been busy leading the design of this excitingprogram, generously funded by the Maslow Family.Digital Learning Environment: Once again this year, each fourthgradestudent is using a laptop computer to access the universe ofinformation <strong>and</strong> learn how to make sense of all that information,under the nurturing guidance of their teachers. The third gradersnow each have an iPad to engage their learning. We continue toupgrade our very strong wireless environment that encourages anoptional “bring your own device” (BYOD) technology program inboth the Middle-School <strong>and</strong> the Upper School.A most exciting time•Sprague Avenue: In June, the Kingston Council approved anordinance to permit the closing of Sprague Avenue, which will beaccomplished sometime this fall.•••Carpenter Athletic Center: Spectacular new windows in theCarpenter Athletic Center have produced a like-new building oncampus. The windows also will help with both heating <strong>and</strong> cooling.Center for the Creative Arts: Plans are coming together for thedesign of a new 600-seat auditorium, instruction <strong>and</strong> rehearsalspace <strong>and</strong> art gallery.Football <strong>and</strong> Nesbitt Stadium: The school is now in the process ofhiring a new football coach to assist in our efforts to return footballto Sem. We also are working on plans to transform Nesbitt Stadiuminto two lighted turf fields that can accommodate all our fieldsports, including baseball <strong>and</strong> softball.Our goals for the 2012-13 year are linked to the Accreditation Self-Studynow underway, in preparation for a re-accreditation visit in Fall, 2013.The self-study goals will include reflections <strong>and</strong> recommendations forimprovements in the following areas in particular:• Communications• Programs•Financial Management•People: to help provide a healthy school culture <strong>and</strong> design a salaryphilosophy, system <strong>and</strong> evaluation plan that meets the strategic needs<strong>and</strong> mission <strong>and</strong> guarantees our school will maintain the ability toattract, retain <strong>and</strong> reward those who most reflect that mission.This is a most exciting time in education, as the Sem community movestowards creating a 21 st Century School. We are studying <strong>and</strong> askingquestions about the skills <strong>and</strong> values that this century will dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>reward, <strong>and</strong> we are adapting our efforts to ensure that all our studentsgrow strong in their capacity for creativity, cross-cultural competency,character, critical thinking, collaboration <strong>and</strong> communication.Our mission <strong>and</strong> values provide clear guidance for all our decisions<strong>and</strong> efforts. However, it is the unswerving <strong>and</strong> generous support of ouralumni, parents <strong>and</strong> friends that permits us to continually adjust toensure the best possible education for all our students. Thank you for allyou do for this wonderful school.Best wishes from <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>,Kip P. NygrenPresident
Ro<strong>sem</strong>ary ChromeyJohn DowdKathi S. FlackAnne Nieh HouJeffrey Metz ’88 Robert Tamburro ’91Six new members join board<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>’s Board of Trustees has welcomed sixnew members: Ro<strong>sem</strong>ary Chromey, Wilkes-Barre; John Dowd,Lehighton; Kathi S. Flack, Dallas; Anne Nieh Hou, ClarksSummit: Jeffrey Metz ’88, Shavertown; <strong>and</strong> RobertTamburro ’91, Moosic.Chromey serves as president of the Upper School ParentsAssociation. Most recently she was the global human resourcesmanager at S<strong>and</strong>vik AB in S<strong>and</strong>viken, Sweden <strong>and</strong> had served asthe director of human resources at S<strong>and</strong>vik Materials Technologyin Clarks Summit. She is President of Temple Israel <strong>and</strong> an activemember of the Temple Israel Sisterhood; she also is a past chair ofthe Hebrew School <strong>and</strong> is a member of the board of Jewish FamilyServices, the Jewish Community Center <strong>and</strong> the Suzuki Schoolfor Strings. She also previously served on the Advisory Board ofBlue Cross, the Labor Management Council <strong>and</strong> the advisoryboard of the Lackawanna County Vo-Tech School. She holdsbachelor of music education <strong>and</strong> master of public administrationdegrees from Marywood University, a MBA from the University ofScranton, <strong>and</strong> a postgraduate certificate in labor relations fromCornell University. She <strong>and</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong> DICK GOLDBERG ’55are the parents of Leah ’13.Dowd is founder <strong>and</strong> president of Sundance Vacations, anational travel company that operates in four states <strong>and</strong> employsmore than 400 people. Sundance is an INC 5000 fastest growingcompany in the USA <strong>and</strong> has also been recognized as a “BestPlace to Work” by the PA chamber of business <strong>and</strong> industry. Healso owns <strong>and</strong> manages several office buildings <strong>and</strong> hotels. He isan active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bowmanstown<strong>and</strong> has served the community through his work with theLuzerne Foundation, <strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley Children’s Association,St. Vincent dePaul Kitchen <strong>and</strong> Volunteers of America. He is thefather of Morgan ’13, Madison ’14 <strong>and</strong> Bridget ’22.Flack, a Susquehanna University graduate, currently servesas a member of the Susquehanna University Board of Trusteeswhere she chairs the Learning Committee <strong>and</strong> is a member ofthe Alumni Engagement Task Force. She is a member of theBoard of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic where sheserved as president for four years <strong>and</strong> co-chaired the SponsorshipCommittee for one year. She also is active in the LuzerneFoundation, the Back Mountain Chamber Board of Governors<strong>and</strong> Grace Episcopal Church Vestry. She also previously servedas a member of Misericordia University’s Women With ChildrenProgram, <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>’s Parents Association, CelebrityLuncheons, PCA Governor’s Awards, the Back Mountain Library,as a founding board member of the Northeast PennsylvaniaChapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, <strong>and</strong> many other localcommunity organizations. In addition to her community serviceshe has worked in media services for the Don Bennett AdvertisingAgency, the Lynn Organization <strong>and</strong> Montgomery & Associates.She is the mother of Chad ’01, Alex ’05 <strong>and</strong> Jamie ’05.Hou serves as president of the Lower School Parents Association.She has worked in global management consulting for almost 20years <strong>and</strong> most recently served as the senior manager at KPMGConsulting/KPMG LLP in New York City <strong>and</strong> Stamford, Conn.She previously served as treasurer of the Lower School ParentsAssociation <strong>and</strong> is an active parent volunteer <strong>and</strong> substituteteacher at the Lower School. She also serves on the CornellUniversity Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network <strong>and</strong>Alumni-Student Mentoring Program. She has also been activewith Habitat for Humanity, the United Way-Capital Region <strong>and</strong>the Workforce Diversity Council. She holds a bachelor of sciencedegree from Cornell University <strong>and</strong> a MBA <strong>and</strong> law degree fromthe University of Connecticut. She is the mother of Isabel ’20.Metz serves as president <strong>and</strong> chief executive officer of MetzCulinary Management in Dallas, an on-site food managementcompany that operates 150 accounts in 14 states. The company’srestaurant division includes 14 T.G.I. Friday’s, Ruth’s ChrisSteakhouse, Wolfgang Puck <strong>and</strong> Lucky’s Sporthouse. Under hisleadership, Metz Culinary Management was recently named aTop Five Company to watch by Food Management Magazine <strong>and</strong>placed 18 th on their top 50 food service management companies.He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of the PennsylvaniaRestaurant Association <strong>and</strong> ran the board’s political actioncommittee <strong>and</strong> the political education committee. A graduateof Washington & Jefferson College, he is a member of theYoung President’s Organization <strong>and</strong> the Presidents’ Council atMisericordia University. He is the father of Kaitlyn ’18, Ashley ’22<strong>and</strong> Jeffrey ’28.Tamburro serves as Trustee, General Partner of TFP Limited,a Wilkes-Barre based real estate development <strong>and</strong> managementfirm. He serves on the boards of the United Way of <strong>Wyoming</strong>Valley, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Geisinger <strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley,<strong>and</strong> Lackawanna Valley Heritage Partners. He also servesas first vice president of the Luzerne County CommunityCollege Foundation, as treasurer of SAFE (Supporting Autism<strong>and</strong> Families Everywhere) <strong>and</strong> on the President’s Council atMisericordia University. In addition he served as president of the<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Alumni Council. He chaired the Sem OpenGolf Tournament committee for four years <strong>and</strong> participatesin many other alumni <strong>and</strong> school activities. A graduate of theUniversity of South Carolina where he was named to Phi BetaKappa, he received the Sem Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Young Alumnus Awardin 2003 in recognition of his professional accomplishments <strong>and</strong>contributions to the school. He also takes interest in the TamburFamily Foundation, a philanthropic trust founded by his parents,Robert <strong>and</strong> Virginia Tambur.
News & Laurels con’t.Retiring teachers reflect on their years at SemAt the end of the 2011-12 academic year, three of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>’s most experiencedteachers announced their retirements: Carolyn Foran, Dr. John Moriarity <strong>and</strong> Raleigh Myers. All arelooking forward to spending more time with their families, catching up on their reading <strong>and</strong> maybe alittle traveling. But as they were wrapping up the school year, each teacher sat down with The Journal tolook back over their years at the Lower <strong>and</strong> Upper School.Carolyn ForanLower School Testing Coordinator, Mathematics DepartmentChair <strong>and</strong> math, reading <strong>and</strong> study skills facultyCarolyn Foran first came to the Lower School in 1993 as a substitute teacher <strong>and</strong> within oneyear was hired full time to teach fifth grade. Later she taught reading, math, English <strong>and</strong>study skills <strong>and</strong> was named the testing coordinator in 2001. She also served as AssociateDean of Admission, Marketing <strong>and</strong> Testing for a few years <strong>and</strong> oversaw the introductionof the Educational Research Bureau (ERB) testing program, but the pull of the classroomproved to be too strong; she returned to full-time teaching of reading <strong>and</strong> English in themiddle school. She taught in several different schools before she came to Sem.What were your expectations when you came here?My teaching experiences along the way were unique <strong>and</strong> made me love it even more. … Having ourchildren come here first (Emily ’01 in fifth grade <strong>and</strong> Wesley Carroccio ’97 in ninth grade) <strong>and</strong> seeingwhat they were learning certainly made me know that it was a high achieving school where teacherstook pride in their work. Having pride in what you do is important. Opportunities came to me;being in administration broadened my underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the school environment <strong>and</strong> service to thecommunity.What have you enjoyed the most over the past 18 years?The students, definitely the students. They keep you honest, they ask amazing questions <strong>and</strong> thereis such a sharing of time <strong>and</strong> life <strong>and</strong> hobbies. They are just fun to watch, <strong>and</strong> the actual teaching isalways fun; the actual instructional time is without a doubt the favorite of any teacher.What do you feel you’ve given your students over the years?Honesty <strong>and</strong> reflection; I try to teach them that everyone has strengths. We all grow at different paces;don’t be too hard on yourself; give yourself time. They come with the knowledge; it’s just channelingthe knowledge. Some will learn more quickly than others, but they all get it in time.What are some of your most memorable challenges?I often say to the students: you all didn’t start to walk on the same date; you all started to walk atdifferent stages <strong>and</strong> that was acceptable. So don’t expect to learn at the same rate. I think (the majorchallenge was dealing with) the maturity factor, socialization, all those pieces of growing up, <strong>and</strong>trying to help each student to underst<strong>and</strong> that it’s all right to be different, that it’s all right not to dowell in everything as long as you continue to try <strong>and</strong> try your best <strong>and</strong> take challenges; don’t give up.There were some great kids over the years at both ends of the spectrum: some who push your buttons<strong>and</strong> then there are others who blossom early, who take leadership roles <strong>and</strong> you are always amazedat what they do. … Helping parents to underst<strong>and</strong> a child’s role in school is a challenge. It isn’t whothey are at home; they have a different job here <strong>and</strong> they h<strong>and</strong>le it in a way that a parent may not befamiliar with at home. This is a place to grow, to try out new things in a safe environment, but helpinga parent to underst<strong>and</strong> a student’s performance, student goals <strong>and</strong> student growth here at school issomething that I’ve tried hard to perfect over the years. I’ve been lucky enough to have parents whocare, who’ve been open to listening <strong>and</strong> trust us as professionals, to know that we have their child’sbest interest (at heart).... see Foran on page 9
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org7Dr. John (Jack) MoriarityChair of the Upper School English Department <strong>and</strong> English facultyDr. Moriarity came to <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> in 1972 <strong>and</strong> has taught English at Sem ever since. He had served as a teachingassistant at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned master <strong>and</strong> doctoral degrees in 18 th century British literature.He served as chair of the English department for at least 31 years, dorm master of Darte Hall for 10 years, <strong>and</strong> director ofthe Honor Council. He received the Maslow Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1990.What are some of the courses that you have taught that havestood out in your mind?In recent years the ones I enjoyed the most—<strong>and</strong> all of my courses are values-centered debates—arecourses such as “Rebel, Misfits <strong>and</strong> Renegades” which look at the moral challenges facing someonewho feels he can’t operate within a system or within a particular group; I just really enjoy the kinds ofclass discussions we get. In the fall I taught “The Quest for Success” which is a great time to reflect withseniors on a whole range of issues about what a successful life looks like. In some ways it is a philosophycourse; a reflection on what is a good life. Also there is the juxtaposition of teaching PGs <strong>and</strong> freshmen;throughout my career I’ve had both ends of the spectrum, the youngest students <strong>and</strong> the oldest. Thefreshmen have been a complete joy; the whole dynamic with the younger students is so different fromthe interaction with the older students <strong>and</strong> there is an energy <strong>and</strong> spontaneity; they don’t have all thepressures of the college agenda yet upon their shoulders. The course has been a team-taught course – adifferent <strong>and</strong> enjoyable structure to operate in, with electives being the other counterpoint. Betweenelectives <strong>and</strong> freshmen every trimester, my structure has always been changing so it’s really a pretty activestructure. For many, many years I taught all the PGs which was a whole different challenge in which Iwould have as many as 18 PGs in a writing class. That was a whole other kind of dynamic, since PGs camefrom so many diverse backgrounds. I had kids that were adjusting to the prep school life from all differentangles. As a teacher I encountered diversity <strong>and</strong> challenge in interacting with kids <strong>and</strong> I really enjoyed thatopportunity.What have you enjoyed the most over 40 years?There is no doubt that it’s the academic freedom to embed myself in the literature that I enjoy the most<strong>and</strong> the freedom to structure the study of that literature in the way that seemed best to me. I could havetaught at the college level but I can’t imagine having more freedom to teach quality literature to talentedstudents. Professionally that opportunity was the most meaningful to me. My dissertation supervisor,when I told him I was teaching “Hamlet” at a prep school, said, “Well, it doesn’t get any better than that.You’re teaching something that everybody would want to teach if you’re a serious student of literature.”What do you feel you’ve learned?My early years were definitely trial <strong>and</strong> error, because my biggest mistake as a rookie teacher was usingas my main role models my college professors or the most dem<strong>and</strong>ing teachers, the Professor Kingsfieldsof the world, <strong>and</strong> I thought initially that was the persona to adopt with high school kids. That was amiscalculation …When you come right out of an academically-intense program like getting a Ph.D. inEnglish, your focus is so much on the rigors <strong>and</strong> discipline of literary analysis <strong>and</strong> when you are teachingteenagers you have to find the personal connection in the literature. That challenge has been verymeaningful <strong>and</strong> fulfilling to try to find the point of personal connection for students while you still keepthe rigor <strong>and</strong> discipline of the study of literature. That’s part of what we should be doing. At the highestlevel that’s just taken for granted but with teenage kids I like to take the “value-centered” approach. I’vesaid to kids every year, “I teach courses about success <strong>and</strong> other topics, <strong>and</strong> I teach courses in which Ilike the questions that are raised because I don’t have the answers. I don’t have a formula for success or ablueprint for rebellion.” I’ve had the pleasure of teaching “central question” courses that reflect on thosethings <strong>and</strong> those questions are as meaningful to me now as an elderly gentleman as they were when I was24: the nature of success, the nature of rebellion, the essence of manhood <strong>and</strong> the moral dilemmas thatscience <strong>and</strong> technology present. I have enjoyed wrapping my head around all of those issues.What are some of your most memorable challenges?Early on in teaching, it was to move from just teaching something that would have been appropriateon the college level that is not appropriate for the core agenda with high school students. I’ve found... see Moriarity on page 9
News & Laurels con’t.Raleigh MyersDirector of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program <strong>and</strong> English facultyRaleigh Myers, who began his career in public schools, came to Sem in 1986 from Martinsville, Virginia to teach in theEnglish department. He has taught “Style <strong>and</strong> Structure” as well as all levels of English <strong>and</strong> many electives, especially coursesusing literature from Japanese, Afghani, Chinese <strong>and</strong> Indian writers. In 1992 he became director of the ESL program. He alsoserved on the Honor Council <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> curriculum committee, as an advisor to the Opinator <strong>and</strong> as the assistantdean of students in charge of boarders. He received the Maslow Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2009.What were your expectations when you came to Sem?To survive! (laughing) To try to be a good teacher <strong>and</strong> to watch my two children (R. Dwayne’93 <strong>and</strong> Peter ’97) grow <strong>and</strong> flourish <strong>and</strong> I think they did. The school was especially goodfor them musically. I enjoyed working with the kids in the dorm; that was probably one ofthe nicest things about teaching at Sem, to be able to interact with the kids in the dormduring those years because I lived in the dorm for 11 years (in Darte Hall) <strong>and</strong> then moved toCarpenter Hall. I took one year off (1999-2000) <strong>and</strong> ran a dorm in Thail<strong>and</strong>…that was quiteenjoyable <strong>and</strong> interesting.What have you enjoyed the most over the past 26 years?I have enjoyed watching my own children grow up <strong>and</strong> reaping the benefits of having beenhere. And of course working with the international students…in some ways teaching theinternational students allows me to teach some of the best students in the school; they arehere almost completely because they want to be. In some ways I am teaching some of the beststudents from other countries in the world. The international students are highly motivated<strong>and</strong> they want help, they want to make good grades <strong>and</strong> they will really fight for them as theybuild their skills <strong>and</strong> get ready to move up. … I liked the freedom to teach the books I wantedto teach. It allowed me to meet students that I didn’t meet just in ESL <strong>and</strong> by teaching someof those electives I got to see some of the ESL students again. It helped me to see how theywere doing <strong>and</strong> see how the ESL program was working.What have you learned from your students?I have learned about different cultures <strong>and</strong> to look at people in different ways; one way I’velearned to look at people is that there isn’t a right or wrong way, only different because ofdifferent cultures. One of the things I tell my students every year is that it doesn’t matterwhich country you go to; every country you go to you see the international flag: laundrydrying on the line. People are certainly different from culture to culture but what you begin torealize after a while is that they are much more the same than they are different.What was one of your most memorable challenges?One of my biggest personal challenges came when my older son had cancer because it mademe look at teaching in a somewhat different way. When something like that happens youbegin to underst<strong>and</strong> more fully something you thought you understood before, which is thatalthough academics are important, they are only one piece of the bigger puzzle. There aremore important things in the world. I think one of the biggest challenges for me academicallyhas been to try to keep my classes interesting but at the same time resist the temptationto jump on b<strong>and</strong>wagons: modern technology, for example. I’ve seen the pendulum swingback <strong>and</strong> forth in education because I’m getting old <strong>and</strong> I see things that we discardedcoming up again in different ways. For example in the 1940s in language we discarded theold audio-lingual method. A lot of people are trying to bring it back again under the guise ofcomputer programs. It’s the same thing: it doesn’t really teach people to negotiate meaningin a language. I feel the best way to teach in many cases is to sit in a circle <strong>and</strong> have aconversation. ... And one of the big challenges for an ESL teacher is to come to underst<strong>and</strong>that the more the teacher talks, the less the students are learning. The teacher needs to makethe students talk. Another challenge is fighting the concept that grammar is unimportant.You cannot build any language without building some type of grammar to hang it on. It justdoesn’t work.... see Myers on page 9
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org9Foran con’t. from page 6What are some of yourproudest moments?You feel most proud when a child sayssomething to you about a difference thatyou’ve made. I remember a few times thatstudents have said to me, “You’re notalways easy but you’re always fair.” That’sspecial. Being fair, having students trustwhat you say, knowing that they feel safeto tell you they don’t know, that it’s okayto make a mistake, seeing growth overchallenging time (“I can’t get it, I can’t getit, I get it!”), sharing in the joy of “I getit…now I see.”Any favorite memories?I do have a favorite. As a fifth-grade teamwe took the students to Cape Cod for acouple years on a three-day trip <strong>and</strong> weused to stay at the Morse Pond Schoolin their gym. We did science units on thebeach, we visited Wood’s Hole, we wentto museums <strong>and</strong> Plimoth Plantation. Sowe covered every unit. We cooked ourfood in the cafeteria <strong>and</strong> had our dinnersthere, <strong>and</strong> it was a lot of fun. Some reallygood memories came from that. Wedid a lot of hiking in the spring duringtick season so we dealt with ticks whichreally freaked the kids out. We went to amuseum in S<strong>and</strong>wich <strong>and</strong> there we metpeople who were familiar with Sem. Wealways met people along the way whowould recognize us, talk to us, ask usabout what we were doing, <strong>and</strong> that wasalways nice. If you’re open to learning,you’re always learning. It’s a skill of alifetime.Moriarity con’t. from page 7during much of my career that I had to decide what to forget about my studies, <strong>and</strong>all of the books <strong>and</strong> all of the issues that really weren’t appropriate to explore inmany ways with the group I was teaching. To me, the greatest challenge has alwaysbeen to decide what’s going to work with this age group <strong>and</strong> what’s going to be theangle of attack on a particular work. The other side of that is that you’re supposedto be stretching their talents <strong>and</strong> their thinking. I used to argue that all Englishdepartment classes were AP (Advanced Placement) in content <strong>and</strong> I feel very goodabout that perspective. I feel my classes have been AP level courses year in <strong>and</strong> yearout but somehow within those courses we are supposed to find a dynamic, a rhythm<strong>and</strong> a syllabus that would allow kids with a range of ability levels to have a positiveexperience. That part of teaching to me is why any new teacher going into our systemis going to have an opportunity to grow in so many ways. It’s a great place to growas a teacher if you’re committed to the discipline because there will be so manyopportunities to see different dimensions of presenting literature to students.What are some of your greatest accomplishments?I take my greatest pride in working with my colleagues <strong>and</strong> I would like to thinkthat over my time in my department <strong>and</strong> as an on-line member of the faculty that Ihave been very much a supporter <strong>and</strong> an ally of my colleagues in this profession. Ithink this is a very dem<strong>and</strong>ing profession. It can take the idealism of teachers <strong>and</strong>challenge it in a way that could change it to cynicism very quickly <strong>and</strong> I think there’salways the incredible pace at which teachers work. I like to think in some ways I’vebeen one of the people that has been a good representative of the positive qualitiesthat the faculty have traditionally represented at this school. During my whole careerI’ve had opportunities to consider more administrative positions but I’ve known mypleasure has been to be in the ranks. I hope I have conveyed to my colleagues, bothat Upper <strong>and</strong> Lower School, my pride in being in the ranks <strong>and</strong> I hope I have beensensitive to <strong>and</strong> supportive of the needs of faculty. I think my courses have set up kidsfor success in college <strong>and</strong> in life as men <strong>and</strong> women who are intelligent readers <strong>and</strong>analytical thinkers. My core belief is that <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> should be a reading,writing, <strong>and</strong> thinking school <strong>and</strong> all my energy throughout my time has been directedat getting kids to read thoughtfully, write precisely <strong>and</strong> think critically. That’s why Iconstantly challenge students to reach judgments about what they’ve read <strong>and</strong> tofigure out why they feel what they do <strong>and</strong> to ground their judgments in the evidenceof the text. Those are the critical skills that to me are the cornerstone of an educatedperson. … I’ve had great colleagues, I’ve been able to teach what I want to teach,I’ve had fulfilling relationships with a vast majority of kids, <strong>and</strong> I’ve enjoyed strongadministrative support. It’s been a pretty good 40-year run.It’s just been a great experience.Myers con’t. from page 8What are you particularly proud of?I am proud of the fact that I helped a lot of students, especially the international students, develop theirEnglish skills <strong>and</strong> move on up. I know that the program we employed here at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> forthe last ten to twelve years has worked. I’ve watched a lot of students succeed <strong>and</strong> I don’t believe theysucceeded just because they were using English. I think we actually facilitated their growth <strong>and</strong> helpedthem move on more quickly which is what an ESL program is supposed to do. … For example, in summer2011 I was in Bangkok for a week <strong>and</strong> I saw a number of my old students. I saw successful people <strong>and</strong> Ifeel that we helped them to get there.I certainly would tell anybody that this is a good school. I am sure that everyone will work to keep it agood school. I’ve always felt that <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> is stronger than anybody here <strong>and</strong> it will survive. Ibelieve that.You may contact these threeretired teachers at the followinge-mail addresses:Mrs. Carolyn Foran atcforan@wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.orgDr. John Moriarity atjmoriarity@wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.orgMr. Raleigh Myers atraleighmyers@hotmail.com
Campus HappeningsLower School Green STEMprogram fosters love of scienceTechnology in the form of iPads camein h<strong>and</strong>y when seventh-grade studentspartnered with their preschool friendsto identify trees growing on the LowerSchool lawn, as part of the school’sGreen STEM program. The students inJill Carrick’s science class, who had beenstudying urban forests <strong>and</strong> air pollution,showed the preschool students how touse the iPad LeafSnap app to identifytrees by their leaves. The seventh-gradersalso participated in a LEGOS RoboticsChallenge, <strong>and</strong> sixth-grade studentsworked with LEGOS robots to compete ina Green City Challenge. Both classes built<strong>and</strong> programmed LEGOS robots. Theseventh-grade challenge included usingsensors, <strong>and</strong> sixth-grade class robotstravelled <strong>and</strong> completed tasks on the“Green City” map. LEGO materials, iPadcarts <strong>and</strong> other equipment for the GreenSTEM program were funded by a generousgrant from the Kenneth <strong>and</strong> CarolineTaylor Family Foundation.China sabbatical inspires Ris familyDiscovering the ancient in the midst ofthe modern was only one of the highlightsof a six-week trip that Steve Ris, chair ofthe history department, <strong>and</strong> Jean Ris tookto China in March <strong>and</strong> April. The couplespent much of their time in Shanghaiwhere their son Andrew RIS ’06 lives<strong>and</strong> works as a history teacher, theaterdirector <strong>and</strong> head dorm parent at the newYK Pao School, a middle school that isexp<strong>and</strong>ing to include high school grades.Steve taught a few history classes <strong>and</strong>interviewed several members of the schoolabout ancient <strong>and</strong> recent history, whileJean assisted Andrew with creating props<strong>and</strong> costumes for a play he was directing.They also traveled to Beijing to tour thecity with Sem Director of DevelopmentKay Young <strong>and</strong> attended familyconferences with parents of Sem students.Walking along the Great Wall, studying theterracotta army at Xi’an, marveling at theThree Gorges Dam <strong>and</strong> hurtling along on abullet train at 200 miles per hour were justsome of the many incredible experiencesthe Ris’s enjoyed during their visit. “Wesaw some beautiful places, such as the13th century Jing’an Buddhist temple setin the middle of ultra-modern downtownShanghai,” Steve said. “And we had thebest food; every meal was an adventurein cuisine. I was continuously astoundedat the unprecedented rate of growthcoexisting with present <strong>and</strong> ancienthistory. Seeing the radically rapid changeamidst the most ancient civilization wasa juxtaposition that I was always veryaware.”During their visit to Beijing, Kay Young <strong>and</strong> Steve<strong>and</strong> Jean Ris visited with Sem parents <strong>and</strong> met withprospective students <strong>and</strong> families. Seen at a banquetwith Sem parents are, seated from left: Kay Young; JeanRis, third from left, <strong>and</strong> Steve Ris, fifth from left.Seen learning about leaves are OliviaLovito ’17 <strong>and</strong> Genevieve Nardone’17 with preschool partner Karli Emel ’26.Andrew Ris ’06 works with students who willappear in a YK Pao School play.New toddler program exp<strong>and</strong>s Early Childhood offeringsOn Tuesday, Sept. 4 the newest <strong>and</strong>youngest <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> studentsbegan their Sem educations. Ten toddlers,all between the ages of 18 months <strong>and</strong>three years, happily explored their newclassroom <strong>and</strong> playground, located in acompletely renovated facility adjoiningthe Lower School. Lead teacher MargaretMcCann, a 22-year veteran of thetoddler program at the <strong>Wyoming</strong> ValleyMontessori School, will guide the childrenin a well-designed <strong>and</strong> individualizedprogram that introduces independence,promotes self-discovery, developslanguage skills, fosters self-esteem <strong>and</strong>confidence, <strong>and</strong> provides the foundationto enable the children to succeed inSem’s preschool program. The preschoolprogram, led by veteran teachers LoisFeibus <strong>and</strong> Karen Woytach, is also nowhoused in the new facility.
Inaugural dance marathon benefits area childrenIn April the <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> UpperSchool community raised more than$12,600 in support of the Geisinger JanetWeis Children’s Hospital in Danville <strong>and</strong>Children’s Miracle Network by holdingthe First Annual Sem Dance Marathon.More than 270 Sem students, faculty <strong>and</strong>staff took part in the event, which lastedsix hours. Participants learned a specialdance called a “morale dance,” whichfeatured seven families whose childrenhave been treated at the Weis Children’sHospital. The event also included games<strong>and</strong> activities for the participants.According to Elizabeth Blaum ’07,a Sem student activities staff memberwho worked with student governmentmembers to organize the event, the goalwas to have at least 200 participants<strong>and</strong> raise at least $5,000. At the endof the marathon, the participants hadraised $12,678.25; an additional $665.00was raised after the marathon endedfor a total of $13,343.25 for the WeisChildren’s Hospital <strong>and</strong> the Children’sMiracle Network. Seen following theconclusion of the Sem Dance Marathonare, from left: Blaum; CarolineReppert ’13, government secretary;Devin Holmes ’13, government vicepresident; Renata O’Donnell ’12,government president; Sean Banul ’12,government treasurer; <strong>and</strong> Jennifer Siff,director of student activities.A memorable tripto AsiaSem Director of DevelopmentKay Young also spent sometime in Asia last March, onher second trip to Hong Kong,Taiwan <strong>and</strong> the People’sRepublic of China to visit withparents of Sem students aswell as Sem alumni.1 23 41››› Exploring the sights at Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong with some Sem parents. 2››› Enjoying the enthusiasm of an elementary school class in Nanjing, People’s Republicof China with Steve <strong>and</strong> Jean Ris. 3››› Discussing American education with a radio talk show host on SZMG in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China. 4››› Sharing adelicious dinner with parents of Sem students <strong>and</strong> alumni in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.Four-legged library mascot remembered“Bugsy,” the Golden Retriever library dog known <strong>and</strong> loved by many Upper School students, passed awayfrom inoperable liver cancer in May, 2012. Adopted from Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue in 2005,Bugsy fell in love with the students, employees <strong>and</strong> faculty children at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>. He spent his dayshappily greeting tours <strong>and</strong> having his fur continually stroked by students studying in the library. Diagnosedwith liver cancer last spring, Bugsy split his final days between the library <strong>and</strong> the home he shared withCourtney Lewis, director of libraries <strong>and</strong> Ethan Lewis, history faculty <strong>and</strong> college counselor. Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs.Lewis personally thank all the students <strong>and</strong> adults who filled Bugsy’s life with love <strong>and</strong> belly rubs.
Scene+HeardPhoto credit: Ed BergerJazz B<strong>and</strong> performs at Marywood UniversityThe Upper School’s Jazz B<strong>and</strong> had the distinguished pleasure ofserving as the day two opening act for Marywood University’sCole Porter Jazz Festival in March. The three-day festival featuredcomposition of Cole Porter performed by different types ofen<strong>sem</strong>bles. Sem was the only local high school to perform at thefestival.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Original composition at spring concertOne of the highlights of last spring’s music department concertwas the world premier performance of “Introduction forOrchestra,” composed by Sem orchestra director Anthony J.Kubasek. Although he has written nearly fifty musical works<strong>and</strong> arranged several pieces for orchestra, this is his firstoriginal composition for orchestra. The work is intended tohighlight the strengths of various sections of the orchestra<strong>and</strong> to serve as an instructional work. The orchestra alsoperformed an arrangement of favorite Disney movie themes<strong>and</strong> Ravel’s popular work “Pavane for a Dead Princess.”The <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Orchestra+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Russian composer Dmitri ShostakovichcelebratedThe instrumental <strong>and</strong> vocal work of Russian composerDmitri Shostakovich, one of the 20 th century’s most acclaimedcomposers, was celebrated in a special concert festival on March31 <strong>and</strong> April 1. The festival was organized by Sem artist-inresidenceChristiane Appenheimer-Vaida <strong>and</strong> supported in partby the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.In the first of two concerts, Shostakovich’s Piano Trios No. 1<strong>and</strong> 2 was featured as well as Seven Romances on poems byAleks<strong>and</strong>er Blok for soprano, violin, cello <strong>and</strong> piano.The second concert featured Shostakovich’s piano quintet,his Five Preludes for Violin <strong>and</strong> Piano <strong>and</strong> his Five Pieces forTwo Violins <strong>and</strong> Piano, as well as choral pieces <strong>and</strong> the Adagio<strong>and</strong> Allegretto for string quartet in an arrangement for stringorchestra. The <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Madrigal singers performedthe choral pieces <strong>and</strong> the chamber orchestra featured studentsfrom Sem’s string en<strong>sem</strong>ble who performed with professionalsection leaders.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++“Dance Portraits” highlights secondgrade studentsStudents in the Lower School’s second grade presented theirversion of the Broadway hit musical number “Ease On Downthe Road” from “The Wiz” during the annual spring danceperformance titled “Dance Portraits.” This much-anticipatedevent also included music from the movie “Star Wars” presentedby the H<strong>and</strong>bell Choir, <strong>and</strong> a variety of dances featuringcontemporary music from popular musicians such as Adele <strong>and</strong>Florence <strong>and</strong> the Machine.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++“Our Town” enthralls the Sem CommunityThe <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Players presented the great Americanclassic “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder in late April. Theperformance was presented in a “black box” setting with limitedseating on the stage, which highlighted the intimacy <strong>and</strong>immediacy of the play.Seen during rehearsal for “Our Town” are, from left: Sienna Tabron ’15, EmilyMackesy ’15 <strong>and</strong> Eric Cholish ’12.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org13It’s gonna be a fair fight!The Performing Arts Institute (PAI) wowed audience memberswith a stirring performance of the huge hit musical “West SideStory” on August 2 <strong>and</strong> 3 at the F.M. Kirby Center in downtownWilke-Barre. The performances closed out the fourteenthsummer for PAI.Among this season’s highlights were performances by The Powerof Ten Little Big B<strong>and</strong>, nationally acclaimed jazz drummer SteveFidyk, <strong>and</strong> the Quey Percussion Duo <strong>and</strong> Friends. Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch, principal dancer with the Martha Graham DanceCompany <strong>and</strong> Tim Early, founder of Opus One Dance Companyshared their talents with students, as did Colonel Timothy W.Foley, the 26 th director of “The President’s Own” Marine B<strong>and</strong><strong>and</strong> Michael Barone, host of NPR’s “Pipedreams.”Kudos to ourmusicians <strong>and</strong> artists!Upper SchoolThe following students were honored at Pa. Music EducatorsAssociation (PHEA) festivals:District B<strong>and</strong> – Matthew Blom ’12, Morgan Dowd ’13, BrydenGollhardt ’13, Tyler Harvey ’13, Scott Kwiatek ’13, Chia-Yen Lee’14, Seo Jin Oh ’12, Margaret Rupp ’12.Regional B<strong>and</strong> – Matthew Blom ’12, Morgan Dowd ’13, BrydenGollhardt ’13, Tyler Harvey ’13, Scott Kwiatek ’13, Seo Jin Oh ’12,Margaret Rupp ’12.All-State Concert B<strong>and</strong> – Tyler Harvey ’13, Scott Kwiatek ’13<strong>and</strong> Seo Jin Oh ’12.District Jazz B<strong>and</strong> – Matthew Blom ’12, Scott Edmunds ’14,Bryden Gollhardt ’13, Tyler Harvey ’13, Scott Kwiatek ’13,Margaret Rupp ’12.All-State Wind En<strong>sem</strong>ble – Matthew Blom ’12, BrydenGollhardt ’13.All-State Jazz B<strong>and</strong> – Margaret Rupp ’12.District Orchestra – Kelsey Dolhon ’12, Bryden Gollhardt ’13,Scott Kwiatek ’13, Margaret Rupp ’12.Regional Orchestra – Kelsey Dolhon ’12, Bryden Gollhardt ’13,Scott Kwiatek ’13.District <strong>and</strong> Regional Chorus – Aria Zarnosky ’13.Top photo: West Side Story; Bottom photo: PAI Wind En<strong>sem</strong>ble <strong>and</strong> Jazz B<strong>and</strong>with Col. Timothy Foley, on stool, <strong>and</strong> Michael Barone.Lower School57th Annual Fine Arts Fiesta art exhibit – Lorraine Johnson’17, graphics/colored pencil, Certificate of Merit <strong>and</strong> JoelJones Art Award; Alex McCarthy ’16, graphics/colored pencil,Certificate of Merit; Danica Polachek Mits ’18, photography,Certificate of Merit <strong>and</strong> Maria Livrone Art Award. LowerSchool art teacher Eileen Warren also exhibited a painting in thesenior art division. Seen with their works are, from left: Warren,Johnson, Mits <strong>and</strong> McCarthy.
New FacesNew members of the Sem communityNew Upper School faculty members for 2012-13 include, first row from left:Reed Gilbride, English faculty <strong>and</strong> coach of girls ice hockey <strong>and</strong> boys lacrosse; RachelGleicher, English as a Second Language (ESL) faculty, TOEFL <strong>and</strong> dance; Erin Griffin,English faculty <strong>and</strong> head girls soccer coach; Kathleen Rickrode, math faculty <strong>and</strong> coachof girls basketball. Second row, from left: Harry Shafer ’04, Director of StudentLife; Timothy Goggins, history faculty <strong>and</strong> coach for boys lacrosse <strong>and</strong> boys soccer;Mary Kolessar, math faculty <strong>and</strong> coach for cross country.New Lower School faculty members for 2012-13 include, from left:Douglas Piazza, middle-school music teacher <strong>and</strong> jazz b<strong>and</strong> director; Cecilia Galante,eighth-grade English faculty; Rebecca Scavone, toddler program assistant teacher; <strong>and</strong>Margaret McCann, toddler program lead teacher.Eric Turner, new Director of EnrollmentManagement, oversees all admission<strong>and</strong> financial aid programs for bothLower <strong>and</strong> Upper School. He has servedin a variety of faculty, admission <strong>and</strong>leadership positions at both private<strong>and</strong> public schools <strong>and</strong> is a graduate ofthe Loomis Chaffee School. He holds abachelor of arts degree in philosophy<strong>and</strong> sociology from Colby College <strong>and</strong> amaster of arts degree in liberal studiesfrom Dartmouth College.
upper schoolCommencement1 2 31››› Dr. Jack Moriarity, in his charge tothe graduates, described some of the lessonshe had learned during his 40-year tenure as ateacher of English <strong>and</strong> as chair of the Englishdepartment <strong>and</strong> the Honor Council.2››› Sean Banul gave the student address<strong>and</strong> encouraged his classmates to reflect ontheir memories of connecting with friends,coaches <strong>and</strong> teachers at Sem.3››› Renata O’Donnell received theRuggles Award for Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Graduate.44››› Members of the wrestling teampose for pictures with their coaches afterCommencement.
InternationalreceptionInternational students who graduated in May, <strong>and</strong> one-yearinternational students, gathered with their families for aspecial reception prior to Saturday’s Baccalaureate Service.The Office of International Admission <strong>and</strong> the DevelopmentOffice hosted the event in the Kirby Library.Hyo Bum Austin Shin ’12, fourth from left, celebrated his upcoming graduation with, from left: Jack Eidam,Dean of Admission; brother Jung Bum Steve Shin; father Chang Seong Shin; Librarian Ivy Miller; <strong>and</strong>mother Eun Ju Park.Sem LegaciesRegina Allen, Director of International Admission, visited with JuliaMag ’13, Ute Kraemer ’14 <strong>and</strong> Mengqi Wang ’13.UpperSchoolLegaciesFirst row, from left: FrankHenry ’50, Jane Henry ’12,Clare McCarthy Parkhurst’75, Katrina Grosek ’12<strong>and</strong> Anthony Grosek ’74.Second row, from left: ScottHenry ’76, Scott Parkhurst’78, George Parkhurst ’12<strong>and</strong> Harry Parkhurst ’12.Lower SchoolLegaciesFirst row, from left: Jeanne Roscoe Elinsky’62, Robert Mericle ’16, Richard HughesIV ’16, Alex Grosek ’16, Samuel Parente’16, Alex McCarthy ’16, Kristine ErtleyMcCarthy ’86, Carole Schalm Ertley ’62.Second row, from left: Joseph Elinsky ’56,Carol Valenti ’58, Richard Hughes III ’79,Anthony Grosek ’74, John Parente ’85,Lee McCarthy ’80.Third row, from left: Garrett Boyd ’16,John Platt ’49, Kevin Platt ’16, Alex<strong>and</strong>raCuddy ’16, Barbara Albert Cuddy ’90.Fourth row, from left: Pia Taggart ’83,Hugh Hughes ’86, Hunter Hughes ’16,Dawn Lombardo Gaudino ’87, JosephGaudino ’16.
eighth gradeGraduation2 311››› Gabriel Pascal ’17 opened graduation ceremonies by ringing the Flack Bell,used to begin the school year for the preschool students in the Little White House.2››› Jay Harvey ’80, Dean of the Upper School, presented the faculty response duringthe graduation ceremony.3››› Richard Hughes IV ’16 gave the graduation address.
R<strong>and</strong>olph I. Granger, Academic DeanBernardine Vojtko, creative movement teacher <strong>and</strong> dance company director2012 Maslow Teaching Award recipientsR <strong>and</strong>olph I. Granger, Academic Dean <strong>and</strong> member ofthe history department at the Upper School, receivedthe prestigious Frances <strong>and</strong> Louis Maslow Awardfor excellence in teaching during the school’s 168thCommencement ceremony.Since joining Sem in 1994, Granger has served asa teacher of American history, chair of the historydepartment, associate dean of students, directorof f inancial aid, associate director <strong>and</strong> director ofadmissions, Advanced Placement coordinator, deanof faculty <strong>and</strong> academic dean. He also has served as adormitory parent <strong>and</strong> an assistant lacrosse, boys icehockey <strong>and</strong> football coach. In addition he served asco-chair of a steering committee which established theNational Association of Independent School AdmissionProfessionals.Prior to joining Sem, he served as chair of the historydepartment, director of summer school <strong>and</strong> a member ofthe admission committee at the Wasatch Academy in Mt.Pleasant, Utah, <strong>and</strong> was associate director of admission<strong>and</strong> history teacher at Hebron Academy in Hebron,Maine. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in historyfrom Trinity College <strong>and</strong> a master of science degree ineducation from Wilkes University.Bernardine Vojtko, creative movement teacher at the LowerSchool <strong>and</strong> dance company director at the Upper School,received the prestigious Frances <strong>and</strong> Louis Maslow Awardfor excellence in teaching during the school’s recent eighthgradegraduation ceremony.Since joining the faculty in 1981, Vojtko has worked tocreate a developmental <strong>and</strong> sequential creative movementcurriculum for primary students <strong>and</strong> has choreographednumerous Lower School performances, including theannual Maypole dance <strong>and</strong> several holiday <strong>and</strong> springchoral concerts. At the Upper School she has built a dancecurriculum that today boasts over 50 dancers of all abilitylevels, <strong>and</strong> has directed over 30 annual dance programs<strong>and</strong> numerous musical theater performances. In 2010Vojtko received the Teaching Excellence Award from theBoard of Higher Education <strong>and</strong> Ministry of the UnitedMethodist Church.She has taught dance at Misericordia University,Marywood University <strong>and</strong> Wilkes University’s EncoreKinder Music Camp. She was a faculty member at BravoDance Conservatory under the direction of TrinetteSingleton of the Joffrey Ballet <strong>and</strong> has choreographed<strong>and</strong> directed for numerous regional theaters <strong>and</strong> highschools. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in dance <strong>and</strong>elementary education from Mercyhurst College.
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AthleticsWinter Sports ReviewBoys Basketball:Head Coach – C.J. Kersey ’90Overall Record: 8-14Girls Basketball:Head Coach – Ron StrothersOverall Record: 8-13Boys Ice Hockey:Head Coach – Glenn PatrickOverall Record: 8-16-4Girls Ice Hockey:Head Coach – Leah Eyerman ’04Overall Record: 3-25-1New Leadership for Ice HockeyProgramsJeff Barrett, CEO of the Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonPenguins, has been named director of ice hockeyoperations at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> will beworking with JOSHUA MORGAN ’03, who wasrecently promoted to head coach of the boys icehockey team. Eric Turner, director of enrollmentmanagement, has been named interim director ofthe girls ice hockey program, with Reed Gilbride<strong>and</strong> Brian Tweedy serving as assistant coaches ofthe girls team.Boys Swimming:Head Coach – John Eidam ’90Overall Record: 6-4Girls Swimming:Head Coach – John Eidam ’90Overall Record: 1-9Spring Sports ReviewBaseball:Head Coach – Brian KaschakOverall Record: 8-8Boys Lacrosse:Head Coach – Jon SiffOverall Record: 6-9Softball:Head Coach – Ethan LewisOverall Record: 4-10Girls Soccer:Head Coach – John HanniganOverall Record: 2-10-1Matthew Doggett ’14Grapplers pin down more winsContinuing its tradition as a Pennsylvania powerhouse, the Sem wrestlingteam under second-year head coach Scott Green took first place for the sixthconsecutive year at the Pennsylvania Prep State Tournament <strong>and</strong> came in secondplace at the National Prep Tournament held at Lehigh University, behind onlyperennial national power Blair Academy. This is the sixth time the Blue Knightshave won second place on the national stage. Two wrestlers, Dominic Malone’12 <strong>and</strong> Eric Morris ’13 earned national championships.In all, 10 Blue Knights were named Prep All-Americans:Dominic Malone’12 126 lbs. 4-time Prep All-AmericanEric Morris ’13 170 lbs. 3-time Prep All-AmericanTyler Fraley ’12 132 lbs. 2-time Prep All-AmericanAJ Vizcarrondo ’12 215 lbs. 2-time Prep All-AmericanDaniel Boychuck ’15 106 lbs. 1-time Prep All-AmericanMatt Doggett ’14 195 lbs. 1-time Prep All-AmericanMichael Johnson ’15 Hvwt. 1-time Prep All-AmericanLogan May ’12 113 lbs. 1-time Prep All-AmericanConor Wasson ’12 182 lbs. 1-time Prep All-AmericanTyrel White ’14 138 lbs. 1-time Prep All-American
Photo courtesy of Kristen Mullen, Citizens VoiceKatherine Perrine ’12.Harry Parkhurst ’12, Mike Balutanski, head tennis coach; <strong>and</strong> GeorgeParkhurst ’12: photo courtesy Parkhurst FamilyGirls lacrosse repeats as districtchampionsLacrosse is fast becoming one of the most popularmiddle-school <strong>and</strong> high school sports in the nation,<strong>and</strong> especially in the <strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley, where the Semgirls lacrosse team is building a reputation as theprogram to beat. The Blue Knights defeated rivalDelaware Valley 15-5 to win District II <strong>and</strong> later movedto state playoffs. A tough Cocalico team ended theirrun in the first round <strong>and</strong> capped their season witha 13-8 record. US Lacrosse, the national governingbody of men’s, women’s <strong>and</strong> youth lacrosse, namedEmily Granger ’13, attack, <strong>and</strong> Kristen Mericle’13, center, to the 2012 High School All-AcademicTeam in recognition of their academic <strong>and</strong> athleticaccomplishments.Player of the YearWhen you’re competing for a district championshipin tennis, it really helps to know your opponent. Andthis year’s champion in District 2 Class AA boystennis could expect a tough match: it came downto George Parkhurst ’12 against his twin brotherHarry ’12 for the title. George went on to win <strong>and</strong>helped lead the Blue Knights to a 11-0 regular seasonrecord. George, who has been the Blue Knights’ No.1 singles player for all four years at Upper School,competed in the state singles championship, reachingthe quarterfinals. He <strong>and</strong> the team also competed inthe finals of the PIAA Class 2A Team Championships,bringing home second place <strong>and</strong> ending the seasonwith an 18-2 record. Both the Citizens Voice <strong>and</strong>Times Leader newspapers named him Tennis Playerof the Year. Harry <strong>and</strong> Henry Cornell ’13, bothnamed Tennis All-Stars, finished second in the districtdoubles championship.
<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>2012 ParentAuction12 3If there was a deal to be had on items rangingfrom h<strong>and</strong>made student projects to travel <strong>and</strong> sportingopportunities, then parents, members of the faculty, staff <strong>and</strong>alumni who attended the annual Sem auction on March 30 werenot disappointed.41››› Ro<strong>sem</strong>ary Chromey, the Upper School Auction co-chair, <strong>and</strong>Maureen Conyngham, the Lower School co-chair. (Photo courtesy TheTimes Leader.)2››› Kay Young, director of development <strong>and</strong> Kathy Coslett. (Photocourtesy of The Citizens Voice.)3››› From left, Barbara Straub, Paula Chaiken, <strong>and</strong> Amy Leahy. (Photocourtesy of The Citizens Voice.)4››› Cathy O’Donnell, President, <strong>and</strong> Lois Spath, Vice President of theParent Association. (Photo courtesy The Times Leader.)An online auction conducted two weeks prior to the live eventfeatured over 250 exclusive items allowing out-of-town biddersto participate in the fun. Local bidders were vying for 86 silentauction items, including French wine baskets, a Penn Statetailgate package, fine jewelry, Upper <strong>and</strong> Lower School clubs<strong>and</strong> team photos, <strong>and</strong> unique items like a “green” tub madeby the Lower School environmental club. Following a deliciousdinner, bidders waved their paddles high for over 32 live auctionitems, including a garden shed <strong>and</strong> Yankees tickets.This year’s event raised approximately $40,000 in support ofthe Upper <strong>and</strong> Lower School faculty wish-lists which supportacademic <strong>and</strong> extracurricular programs <strong>and</strong> classroomrenovation projects.This year’s event was chaired by Ro<strong>sem</strong>ary Chromey <strong>and</strong> MaureenConyngham <strong>and</strong> was sponsored by Cathy <strong>and</strong> Neil O’Donnell,Marilyn <strong>and</strong> Kip Nygren <strong>and</strong> the River Street Jazz Café.
2012 Upper SchoolStudent AuctionGoing, going, gone!An enthusiastic crowd of students hung on first yearauctioneer <strong>and</strong> Residential Life Director Logan Chace’severy word, as he auctioned off a variety of attractiveitems. Thanks to the efforts of parents, faculty, staff <strong>and</strong>local businesses who contributed goods <strong>and</strong> services,the auction raised $2,500 for the Upper School StudentGovernment Association.2012 Family Field DayVibrant orange t-shirts could be seen everywhere onLower School’s Zimmerman Field on Family Field Dayin May, as families celebrated the end of schoolwith fun <strong>and</strong> friends.
Alumni“Within an exponentiallychanging world…” so beginsSem’s mission statement. Aswe opened the 169th academicyear of this gr<strong>and</strong> old school,I couldn’t help but reflecton these words <strong>and</strong> becomeexcited about the many changesoccurring right now on campus<strong>and</strong> in the years to come. You see, this year we introduce TheLouis Maslow STEM School at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>. STEM,which st<strong>and</strong>s for science, technology, engineering <strong>and</strong> math, isa national academic agenda in which these four disciplines areintegrated into curriculum throughout all grade levels in a waythat bolsters critical thinking skills in our students.In true Sem form, we have become one of the first schools inour area <strong>and</strong> in the independent school network to begin theimplementation of this agenda to improve college readiness<strong>and</strong> career choices for our students. Through STEM funding,<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> will be able to enhance our already rigorousacademic classroom program with real world experiences,technology <strong>and</strong> problem solving. Our students will be able totake what they learn in one subject area <strong>and</strong> apply it another—asthey will have to do in real life.Think of thisas anotherway to giveback to theschool <strong>and</strong>contribute toits excitingfuture.<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>’s STEMdirector Rachel Bartron <strong>and</strong> I hadthe pleasure of having lunch thissummer with the program’s generousfunder, Richard Maslow. A currentSem gr<strong>and</strong>parent <strong>and</strong> former parent,Mr. Maslow named the new programafter his father, Louis Maslow.Louis was a self-taught engineerwho owned dozens of registeredpatents over his lifetime. His sontold us many stories of his father’shard work, one of which was thesuccess behind Metropolitan Wire Goods Corporation, whichlater became the industry giant InterMetro. Louis developed thecompany’s wire products, designed the machines that producedthem <strong>and</strong> was even personally involved in their marketing <strong>and</strong>sales. Louis certainly embodied the spirit of what is behindour aspirations for this new STEM program <strong>and</strong> for our futuregraduates, <strong>and</strong> therefore is a perfect namesake for our new school.An integral part of the new program is encouraging youngstudents to think about careers in STEM disciplines by exposingthem to current opportunities within these fields of studies. OneCalling all STEM alumni!way to directly have an impact on our students is to introducethem to members of our greater Sem community—alumni,parents <strong>and</strong> friends – who have enjoyed successful STEM careers.Therefore, here in the alumni office we are in the process ofestablishing a Sem STEM network whose members we can call onto be part of a speaker series or mentor our students.We hope that by sharing alumni stories <strong>and</strong> talent we will enrichthis important initiative <strong>and</strong> encourage students to consider aSTEM career. If you or someone you know would like to helpus in this endeavor, please get in touch with me. Think of thisas another way to give back to the school <strong>and</strong> contribute to itsexciting future. In the meantime, I hope to see you sometimethis year or in the coming years on campus or at one of ournational gatherings so you can see <strong>and</strong> learn first-h<strong>and</strong> aboutwhat is happening at Sem. As our full mission says: “Within anexponentially changing world, <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> dares to teachour students to honor <strong>and</strong> strive for the true, the beautiful, <strong>and</strong>the good.” It is a quest worth working toward <strong>and</strong> we welcomeyour involvement!Sincerely,Julie McCarthy Strzeletz ’81Director of Alumni ProgramsTo add your name to the Sem STEM Network<strong>and</strong> become a mentor or future guest speakereither on campus or by Skype, please call or emailJulie Strzeletz at jstrzeletz@wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.orgor 570.270.2142.STEM at SEM Mission: The Maslow School at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>will engage <strong>and</strong> inspire students interested in science, technology,engineering <strong>and</strong> mathematics (STEM) through holistic <strong>and</strong>integrated paths of study within the classroom, exposure to<strong>and</strong> education about current advances <strong>and</strong> career paths withinthese fields of study, <strong>and</strong> opportunities for authentic researchexperiences <strong>and</strong> problem-solving on <strong>and</strong> off campus. The missionof the Maslow school, within the context of a <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>education, is to prepare students for collegiate study <strong>and</strong> toenable them to effectively respond to the global challenges <strong>and</strong>technological advances in today’s rapidly changing world.
FloridaspringGATHERINGS135246Miami, Florida—February 27, 2012 1››› Dr. Kip Nygren, Sem president, <strong>and</strong> Carl Laks ’47 2››› Ellen Dreikorn Redick ’66 <strong>and</strong> RonaldBruni ’84 with Dr. Kip Nygren Boca Raton, Florida—February 27, 2012 3››› Dr. Kip Nygren, Carolyn Goeringer Bassler ’53, KathrynSieminski ’99 <strong>and</strong> Linda Chivers, former Lower School faculty member 4››› Eleanor Hutcheson Epler ’49, Allison Holtzman Garcia’82, Bill Levine ’65 <strong>and</strong> Debbie Rothberg Covitz ’88 Orl<strong>and</strong>o, Florida—February 28, 2012 5››› Marcia Turner Frey ’53, JudyKolfrat Cable ’63, John Shafer ’71 <strong>and</strong> Katia Deriabina ’00 6››› Seated: Marianne Genetti ’55 St<strong>and</strong>ing: Maureen ShedleskiBrady ’50, Dr. Kip Nygren, Irwin Hertz ’43, Katia Deriabina ’00 <strong>and</strong> Marilyn Nygren.1 2 34 5Sarasota, Florida—February 29, 2012 1››› John Shafer ’71, Bob Allen ’62, Susan Allen, <strong>and</strong> Pat Hennigan, 2››› Nelda Jones, KentleyJones ’61, S<strong>and</strong>ra Pritchard, <strong>and</strong> Jack Pritchard ’58, 3››› Bruce Crawford, Joan Patterson Sheil ’54, Marian Berk Barr ’49 <strong>and</strong>Harold Barr Naples, Florida—March 1, 2012 4›››Denise Nelson, Jean Flack, Fred Lombardo, TerrY Casey ’75 <strong>and</strong> Dawn LombardoGaudino ’87, 5›››Betsy Bell Condron ’45, Jean Gonchar, George Bell ’49, Kathy Bell, Martha Wagner Ostrowski ’54 <strong>and</strong> BobOstrowski.
Washing ton, D.C.2143Washington, D.C.—March 21 1››› Megan Dimond Holeman’96, Mathew Lapinski ’98 <strong>and</strong> Jonathan Weinberger ’942››› Caitlin Lucchino ’01, Maria Insalaco ’05, Kyle Dagenais’04, C.J. Libassi ’06, Sean Morgan ’06 <strong>and</strong> David Wallace ’973››› Omeed Firouzi ’10, Molly Allen ’11 <strong>and</strong> Dr. Kip Nygren, Sempresident 4››› Jeanne (Gigi) Lopatto ’77, Jack Evans ’71, MaryLopatto ’72, John Lopatto ’69, John Shafer ’71 <strong>and</strong> DebbiePost Stevens ’71.New YorkNew York City—March 28, 20121››› Joseph Lach ’09, JohnAnistranski ’09, Adam Thalenfeld’10 <strong>and</strong> Gia Querci ’10 2››› First row:Lauren Toczylowski ’02, AlexisAnselmi ’02 <strong>and</strong> Andrea Paciotti’02. Second row: Drew Pascucci, LeslieDewees ’02 <strong>and</strong> Ashley Amato ’05.Third row: Nathan Davis ’99 <strong>and</strong>Christian Weilage ’98.Syracuse, N.Y.—April 11 3››› RobertLaubach ’36, Virginia BanerDewey ’55 <strong>and</strong> John Shafer ’714››› Linda Miller, Peter Miller’62, Hannah Darr ’13, Jan Darr<strong>and</strong> Russell Darr ’79 5››› TessKornfeld ’11, Julianne Merryman’09, Emily Ruopp ’09, Kyun Il Bae’10, Yun Ji Ro ’11, Brianna Wise ’11<strong>and</strong> Am<strong>and</strong>a Quick ’10 6››› RobertDewey, Jean Swengel Arbogast ’40<strong>and</strong> William Arbogast.1 23 45 6
The <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> AlumniAssociation celebrated the life <strong>and</strong>accomplishments of the late RustyFlack ’72 during the 28th Annual<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Open in May.More than 120 golfers turned out toremember Rusty, who was chair ofthe Board of Trustees when he diedin May, 2011.Beginning in 2013, thetournament will be calledthe <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>Rusty Flack Open.12 31››› Seen with the tournament trophy are, from left: Joe Perfilio ’91,Golf Tournament Chair; Alex Flack ’05, Chad Flack ’01, KathiFlack, Jamie Flack ’05, Robert Tamburro ’91, Alumni AssociationPresident; Harry Flack ’06, Hal Flack ’77 <strong>and</strong> Michael Flack ’102››› Kristen Armstrong, Kathi Flack, Carole “Sis” Schalm Ertley ’62<strong>and</strong> Daylene Thomas Burnside ’623››› This year’s Open winners were Danny Kluger ’79, Scott Henry ’76,Lester Smulowitz ’79 <strong>and</strong> Charles Parkhurst ’79.44››› John Henry ’10, Alex Olsen ’10, Michael Flack ’10 <strong>and</strong>Chad Adonizio ’10
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org292012 Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Alumna Award 2012 Oldest AlumnusMary Lopatto ’72, seen withDr. Kip Nygren, Sem president,received the 2012 Outst<strong>and</strong>ingAlumna Award at the AlumniConvocation.Fred Mack ’32, this year’soldest alumnus celebratinghis 80th Reunion, receiveda st<strong>and</strong>ing ovation atConvocation as he accepted aspecial gift.Class of 1967 IcebreakerAbove: Kathy Anselmi, Carol Morris, Janet (Jeffie) Flack, Jeff Grogan <strong>and</strong> MargotMcCormickAbove Right: Ira Goldstein <strong>and</strong> Philip SantarelliRight: Shelley Rosen Chamberlain <strong>and</strong> Jackson KoffmanClass of 72 IcebreakerSeated, from left: Dottie Smith, Rosa Lane Willamson <strong>and</strong>John MoscaSt<strong>and</strong>ing, from left: Enid Harris, Mary Lopatto, MarneySpohrer Smith, Maddy Newman Wolf <strong>and</strong> PollyMitchell
Gathering at Kip Nygren’s homeTop Row Left: Carolyn Wright <strong>and</strong> Orville Wright Jr. ’52 Top Right: Marianne Pearlman, Joel Pearlman ’62, Skip Falbo ’62 <strong>and</strong> Gina Falbo Bottom Row Left:Yaxi Wen ’12, Fred Mack ’32 <strong>and</strong> Junkai Zeng ’13 visited for a few minutes during the party. Right: Joseph Flanagan ’42, Gail Hutcheson Fair, MarianneTinsley Finnerty ’57, John Dimond ’57, Beth Tribler Corrigan ’62 <strong>and</strong> Mark WinterGathering at John Shafer’s ’71 homeTop Row Left: DORIS CRESKO ’67 <strong>and</strong> retired English teacher Harry Nageli Center: Janet Flack ’67 <strong>and</strong> Scott Borowsky ’67 Right: John Mosca ’72 <strong>and</strong>Dean of Upper School Jay Harvey ’80 Bottom Row Left: Director of Athletics Karen Klassner, Jeanne (Gigi) Lopatto ’77 <strong>and</strong> Tim Evans ’77 Right: RosaLane Williamson ’72, Denise Vonderheid, Gail Vonderheid ’72 <strong>and</strong> Joe ShedlAwski ’72
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org31Alumni Gathering at The Cottage at The L<strong>and</strong>s at HillsideTop Row Left: Elliot Miller ’72 <strong>and</strong> Ellie Grosek Stein ’72 Top Row Right: Ira Goldstein ’67, Scott Borowsky ’67 <strong>and</strong> Rick Williams ’77Bottom Row Left: Jeannie McCarthy Clements ’77 <strong>and</strong> Jeanne (Gigi) Lopatto ’72 Bottom Row Right: Polly Mitchell ’72, Cindy PearsallSussman ’72 <strong>and</strong> Steven SussmanAlumni Baseball GameKneeling: Ethan Lewis, head softball coach; Elliot Miller ’72. St<strong>and</strong>ing: Dylan Seeley ’07, Dan Sperrazza ’01, Vincent Lorusso ’01, Jeff Arch ’72,Jim Kersey, Ryan Molitoris ’06, Jon Yoder ’01 <strong>and</strong> Robert Seeley ’73.
Classes of ’42, ’47, ’52 & ’57Class of 1942 Seated: Robert Edgerton, Stanley Davies, Mary Elizabeth Maycock Flanagan, Joseph Flanagan <strong>and</strong>Marilyn Coughlin Rudolph. St<strong>and</strong>ing: Stanley Blazejewski, Charlotte Benjamin Morris, Robert Tippett <strong>and</strong> Richard Levy.Class of 1947 John Sampson, Georgia Johnson Besecker, JohnMachun <strong>and</strong> Ned Hartman.Class of 1952 First row: Benjamin Phillips, Jackie Mulcey, Richard Ide, Elizabeth Tesiny Bohstedt, Deborah Gutman Cornelius, Sally Tonrey Morelli, Helen Miller Davis, BasiaMieszkowski Jaworski, Nancy von Arx Merrill <strong>and</strong> Eileen O’Boyle. Second row: Marvin Metzgar, Warren Epstein, John Dungan, Jim Lord, Robert Morgan, Stuart Uram, John Magagna,Paul Beane, Frederick Trumbore, Claire Conlon Evans <strong>and</strong> Orville WrightClass of 1957Abigail Hutcheson Fair, John Dimond, Marianne TinsleyFinnerty, Fred Eister <strong>and</strong> Elaine Le<strong>and</strong>ri Balderson.SaveThe Date!SpringreunionMay 3-5, 2013
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org33Class of 1962 at Woodl<strong>and</strong>sHolding Banner: Ruth Chariton Shaffer, Steve Alinikoff, Gerry Schwartzbach <strong>and</strong> Rena Bergsmann Rutstein First row: Ken Leyshon, Carol Silberman Nelson Dembert, Barbara RudolphZeller, Lyn Berry, Gail Dixon Menapace, Amy Miner Fleming, Flora Franconi, Daylene Thomas Burnside <strong>and</strong> Millie Kaiser Fleetwood Second Row: Simon Russin, Skip Falbo, HarveyRosenkrantz, Chuck Aqualina, Bill Yoder, Scott Burnside, Al Thomas, Peter Foldes, Joel Pearlman, Dick Steidel, Elizabeth Tribler Corrigan <strong>and</strong> David Massey Third Row: Ed Jenkins, JohnHassler, Berry Mertz, Fred Graboske, Carole “Sis” Schalm Ertley, Bob Allen, Lee Turner, Gwen Weaver Van L<strong>and</strong>ingham, Tony Carey, Chris Lacy, Joan McLaughlin Smith <strong>and</strong> Russ SmithAbove Left: Peter Foldes <strong>and</strong> Joel PearlmanAbove Right: Fred Graboske <strong>and</strong> Steve AlinikoffRight: Ruth Chariton Shaffer, Flora Franconi, Gwen Weaver vanL<strong>and</strong>ingham <strong>and</strong> Rena Bergsmann Rutstein
Classes of ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82 & ’87Class of 1967 Seated: Shelley Rosen Chamberlain, Janet Flack,Doreen Johns Tewksbury, Doris Cresko, Amy-Lyn Pouser Webb<strong>and</strong> Margot McCormick. St<strong>and</strong>ing: Scott Borowosky, Ira Goldstein,Jackson Koffman, Howard Patton, Jim McDonald, Jeff Grogan,Philip Santarelli, Ralph Edwards <strong>and</strong> Deborah Salsburg.Class of 1977 Seated: Barbara Lumia Rogers, Ginny SpohrerWright, Jeanne (Gigi) Lopatto <strong>and</strong> Jeannie McCarthy Clements.St<strong>and</strong>ing: Rick Williams, Tim Evans <strong>and</strong> Jim Rogers.Class of 1972 Seated: Marney Spohrer Smith, Jeffrey Arch, Rosa LaneWilliamson, Dottie Smith, Enid Harris <strong>and</strong> Cindy Pearsall Sussman. St<strong>and</strong>ing:Madelyn Newman Wolf, John Mosca, Robert Clements, Elliot Miller, JoeShedlowski, Rod Kaiser, S<strong>and</strong>y Singer, Gail Vonderheid, Barry Schub, MaryLopatto, Polly Mitchell <strong>and</strong> Ellen Grosek Stein.Class of 1982 Joseph Kluger, Susan Dantona Jolley, PeytonHawkes, Polly Spohrer Bliss, Elaine Elbich <strong>and</strong> MelanieMaslow Lumia.Class of 1987 Seated: Robert Finlay, Mark Johns, CarolynKeplinger Kuduk, Susan V<strong>and</strong>erburg <strong>and</strong> Erin Moore Axton.St<strong>and</strong>ing: Laurie Nelson, Christopher Shenefield, BrianBufalino, John Galante, Dawn Lombardo Gaudino, MegBevevino Cramton, Michael Cramton <strong>and</strong> Jennifer Banks Santo.
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org35Four honored with service awards atTower Society <strong>and</strong> DSA Reception<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> presented its annual Joseph C. Donchess Distinguished Service Award in May to four peoplewho have demonstrated exceptional service to the community <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>: Max Bartikowsky ’48, MarcHoltzman ’78, O. Charles Lull <strong>and</strong> Lillian Davis Smith ’53.The Award is the highest honor bestowed by the <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Board of Trustees on behalf of everyone associatedwith the school. It expresses appreciation for the life <strong>and</strong> example, sacrifices <strong>and</strong> devotion of those who are honored.Seen prior to the award presentation are, from left: MARY LOPATTO, ESQ. ’72, Board of Trustees vice-chair <strong>and</strong>award presenter; O. Charles Lull, award recipient; Evelyn <strong>and</strong> Seymour Holtzman, parents of Marc Holtzman ’78,award recipient; Lillian Davis Smith ’53, award recipient; Max Bartikowsky ’48, award recipient; <strong>and</strong> Dr.Kip Nygren, Sem president <strong>and</strong> award presenter.Tower SocietyTop Left: At the annual reception thanking members of the Tower Society(donors of $1,000 or more to the annual giving campaign), members alsocelebrated the recipients of the Distinguished Service Awards. Seen during thereception are, from left: Robert Schaub, Dr. Peter Casterline ’61,John Vaida <strong>and</strong> the Hon. Richard Hughes III ’79.Top Right: Peggy Wade, Shayna Shramko <strong>and</strong> Anna Cervenak were on h<strong>and</strong>to celebrate with DSA recipient Max Bartikowsky ’48.Left: Enjoying the reception <strong>and</strong> awards presentation were JulieMcCarthy Strzeletz ’81, director of alumni programs; RebeccaSmith ’79, Amy Smith Johnson ’81, Terrell Smith Juth’86 <strong>and</strong> Karen Klassner, director of athletics.
Title<strong>and</strong> Sem <strong>female</strong> <strong>athletes</strong>:a <strong>winning</strong> <strong>combination</strong>Sports fans around the United States<strong>and</strong> the world tune in regularly to ESPNto watch games <strong>and</strong> keep up with theirfavorite <strong>athletes</strong>. So when Title IX ofthe Educational Amendments of 1972reached its 40th anniversary on June23, 2012, the network <strong>and</strong> its womens’athletics channel, espnW, marked theevent with a companywide multiplatforminitiative, featuring broadcasts of variouswomen’s sports <strong>and</strong> documentaries aboutthe ground-breaking legislation <strong>and</strong> thegrowth of women’s athletics.But it was espnW’s remarkablepresentation of a mosaic of photos ofwomen <strong>athletes</strong>, titled “The Power of IX,”that attracted national media attention.The photos were compiled in a digital,moving format <strong>and</strong> were projected uponthe Newseum’s 74-foot-high outdoorFirst Amendment table in Washington,D.C. on June 21. Four thous<strong>and</strong> picturesof women <strong>and</strong> girls competing in sports,submitted by the <strong>athletes</strong> themselves,went into the mosaic (www.espnW.com/IXMosaic), creating the largestever collection of girls <strong>and</strong> womens’sports images. One of those photos wasof <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> alumna LauraSuchoski ’05 during her career as amidfielder <strong>and</strong> two-time captain on DukeUniversity’s field hockey team.But Suchoski was much more than a facein this crowd. As social media managerfor espnW, she <strong>and</strong> a colleague developedthe “Power of IX” project to honor <strong>female</strong><strong>athletes</strong> <strong>and</strong> commemorate Title IX’sanniversary. She contacted well-known“No person in theUnited States shall,on the basis of sex,be excluded fromparticipation in, bedenied the benefitsof, or be subjectedto discriminationunder any educationprogram or activityreceiving federalfinancial assistance.”— Title IX of the EducationalAmendments of 1972Laura Suchoski ’05, social media manager for espnW, is seen during the presentation ofESPN’s Title IX Mosaic displayed on the wall of the Newseum in Washington, D.C.Suchoski, at right, a four-time All-American at Duke University, takes a shot in a 2008game against the University of Maryl<strong>and</strong>. Duke won the game, 3-2.
Athletics has always been an importantpart of her life; while at Sem she playedfield hockey <strong>and</strong> won four varsity lettersin swimming, serving as swim teamcaptain for two years <strong>and</strong> setting poolrecords. In recognition of her swimmingachievements she was inducted into the<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Varsity Club SportsHall of Fame in 1987. A collegiate All-American at Springfield College, Ruthwas a co-captain of the women’s swimteam for three years <strong>and</strong> rememberswriting a letter to the college’s newspaper,defending the team’s right to equalpractice time in the pool under TitleIX. She has competed in triathlonssuch as the 1982 Ironman; has been asuccessful bodybuilder, <strong>winning</strong> a MissPennsylvania title; <strong>and</strong> still lifts weights,bikes <strong>and</strong> runs every day to stay in shape.“If Title IX had been in force when I wasgrowing up, I definitely would have takenup track <strong>and</strong> field, because I was alwayspretty quick,” Ruth says, adding that shewas the first girls track <strong>and</strong> field coach atLiberty High School <strong>and</strong> coached bothboys <strong>and</strong> girls in the throwing sports; shewas the only <strong>female</strong> throwing coach inthe district. “I think it’s wonderful to seehow far women <strong>athletes</strong> have come <strong>and</strong>to see how women can compete at sucha high level even after college. Athleticsdoes so much for girls, allowing them tobe independent <strong>and</strong> competitive.”And thanks to Title IX, athletics is justone of the ways in which women can nowcompete on a more level playing field, saysKaren Klassner, Sem director of athletics.Whether in education, employment orhigher pay, the legislation has madeit possible for women to reach theirpotential in ways not previously available.Klassner began her career at Sem in 1971,just before Title IX was passed. Sincethen she has served as one of the first<strong>female</strong> athletic directors in the area <strong>and</strong>as the first <strong>female</strong> athletic director atSem. She has seen how the legislation hasenabled her to assist her <strong>female</strong> <strong>athletes</strong>to aspire to <strong>and</strong> play for premier NCAAHead field hockey coach Karen Klassner, center, discusses game strategy during a break in the action onKlassner Field.Div. I programs. And she notes that atthe 2012 Olympics the women <strong>athletes</strong>outnumbered the men, indicating thatwomen are taking advantage of a growingnumber of opportunities to excel.“Title IX has also helped males,” shepoints out. “An example of that is theopportunity that boys have had to playfield hockey here, because of their love offield hockey. They could play because therules of the legislation said they could.”Klassner, who played basketball, fieldhockey, soccer <strong>and</strong> softball in high school,says she always aspired to be an educator,to inspire students <strong>and</strong> help them reachtheir goals. Title IX has aided her inrising to leadership positions within theschool <strong>and</strong> in field hockey, <strong>and</strong> in helpingher students to set <strong>and</strong> achieve highexpectations.The future game planUsing the media to teach girls <strong>and</strong> youngwomen about Title IX <strong>and</strong> to develop anenthusiastic audience for women’s sportswill ensure that women maintain <strong>and</strong>advance their achievements in athletics<strong>and</strong> other aspects of life, Aronowitz <strong>and</strong>Suchoski maintain.“Women’s sports need to get the samerecognition as men’s, <strong>and</strong> in ourbroadcasts I do everything I can to makewomen’s sports compelling <strong>and</strong> presentunique aspects about the <strong>athletes</strong> <strong>and</strong>their sport,” Aronowitz says.“You can’t be about what you can’t see,”adds Suchoski. “Even though Title IX isin play, girls need to see what’s possible<strong>and</strong> that’s what the media need to show.”
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org39Class Notes1932FRED MACK, Newton Square, recently returned tothe Upper School campus in Kingston to celebratehis 80th Reunion during the annual AlumniWeekend held in May. A retired aeronautic design<strong>and</strong> industrial design engineer, Mack helped designfighter planes during World War II. A former pilot, hehas completed two t<strong>and</strong>em skydives from 13,000 feet:he made his first dive when he was 95 <strong>and</strong> his secondonly last year, when he reached his 100th birthday.He has been driving for more than 90 years <strong>and</strong> is theoriginal owner of a 1953 Jaguar XK-120; Jaguar hasconfirmed he is the oldest active Jaguar driver in theworld. He was a competitive skier into his 70s <strong>and</strong> didnot stop skiing until his 90s. Mack, who grew up inthe <strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley, was the only member of his classto attend Alumni Weekend <strong>and</strong> received a st<strong>and</strong>ingovation at the Reunion Convocation, where he waspresented with a special gift.194370th Reunion—May 3-5, 2013M. GRACE WHITE WHIDDEN, Post Falls, Idaho,writes, it is now three years since I left my home of fortyyears in Houston, Texas <strong>and</strong> settled in a br<strong>and</strong> new retirementhome in Idaho near my two daughters who had retired here.I feel quite at home now <strong>and</strong> have acquired a whole newcircle of friends <strong>and</strong> become very involved in many of theprograms <strong>and</strong> activities offered. Shortly after I moved in I gotpermission to organize a Residents Welcoming Committee.We assist new residents adjusting to their new lifestyle here.They come from all over the country in order to be near anadult child. Although I am far removed from my “roots” Imust admit I couldn’t be living in a more beautiful part of thecountry. Tourists flock here to take advantage of the countlessrecreational activities available year-round. The naturalbeauty of the area is absolutely breathtaking <strong>and</strong> brings manypeople here to retire. When I first arrived here I contacted ourclassmate JOHN DAVIES who had come to Coeur d ‘Alenewhen he retired to be near his daughter. Unfortunately, Johnnever fully recovered from a stroke that l<strong>and</strong>ed him in anursing home shortly before my arrival. Sadly, we were neverable to get together <strong>and</strong> he has since passed away. I’ d dearlylove to return to Sem for our 70th class reunion if I thoughtthere would be a good turnout. However it would be a majorundertaking were I to attempt it. I am still undecided. I’mcontinually amazed at how far <strong>Seminary</strong> has come just sinceI attended there. I’ve never stopped being grateful for thescholarships I received that made it possible for me to attendas a boarder for three wonderful years. I’ ll always cherish thememories I made there.NORMAN WEISS, Naples, Fla, has published hismemoirs. Titled “Spider’s Web” the hard cover editionis available on Amazon <strong>and</strong> it is available as an ebookon Kindle.1944MARY BURNSIDE MANGELSDORF, NewtonSquare, writes, Just realized it was 68 years ago that Igraduated from <strong>Seminary</strong>—a whole lifetime ago! My husb<strong>and</strong><strong>and</strong> I live in a retirement community outside of Media,Pennsylvania called White Horse Village. It’s not too far fromSwarthmore where we lived for so many years <strong>and</strong> raised ourfour children. Paul taught physics at Swarthmore College. Iworked at the Friends’ Meeting House (Quaker) on campus.194865th Reunion—May 3-5, 2013ELLEN DAVIS BENDER, Fleetwood, writes, Bill <strong>and</strong> Icelebrated our 60th wedding anniversary. We welcomed ourfirst great gr<strong>and</strong>daughter, Riley Baldwin. Our annual familytrip to the Jersey shore is fun!1952PAUL BEANE, Tunkhannock, writes, Barbara <strong>and</strong> I areenjoying retirement with three different lifestyles: Summertimeat our log home in northeast Pennsylvania with family (LakeCarey); Winter time in a retirement community in Ft. Meyers,Florida; International travel with Overseas Adventure travel.We have made 15 trips covering 30 countries. We round thisout by visiting 6 kids <strong>and</strong> 12 gr<strong>and</strong>kids in California, Arizona,Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey <strong>and</strong> New York City.195360th Reunion—May 3-5, 2013RUSSELL CRAMER, Pocono Manor, writes, I’ve beenretired from my family business for over ten years now <strong>and</strong> Iam enjoying every minute. I now have time for my interestswhich include: native American archeology, tennis, kayaking,vintage jaguars <strong>and</strong> of course my eight gr<strong>and</strong>children. My wifeSara has continued her real estate career <strong>and</strong> currently ownstwo realty franchises with our daughter as a partner in thePoconos. For my part I enjoy doing the photography for herhome tours <strong>and</strong> website. All of this seems to keep me very busy<strong>and</strong> the days just fly by.BETTIJANE LONG EISENPREIS, New York, N.Y.,writes, I would love to come to the reunion but, typical NewYorker that I have become, I have Met Opera tickets for May 4.Impossible to change. Our big news since last reunion is thatmy son, Steven, now has his own apartment—a two-bedroomcondo on the 19th floor of a lovely building 11 blocks from me.We are both very happy.LIESEL VON STORCH HICKS, Auburn, Calif., writesWe are enjoying life in our recreation community where wehave lived for 40 years, now with time to improve in golf,tennis <strong>and</strong> to soak in the lake. I gave up my slalom water skibefore my titanium knees <strong>and</strong> the advent of wake boards.Our gr<strong>and</strong>children have added three spouses <strong>and</strong> a greatgr<strong>and</strong>child to the mix. Some are in grad school, college, somein high school, middle school <strong>and</strong> elementary.JEANETTE MORGAN OBORNE, New Castle, Del.,writes, Finally retired after 50 years of nursing in the USNavy, Letterman County Hospital, Veterans Administration inDelaware, school nursing for 10 years. Travel yearly with theVA Medical Musical Group: 300 medical people perform everyVeterans Day in the U.S. then go abroad to continue concerts.WILSON VARCOE, Sellersville, writes, My wife of 53years, Patricia, died in 2011. I am remarried to Tanis W.Varcoe <strong>and</strong> have moved to a new home in Sellersville. I am stillactive in the Methodist Church <strong>and</strong> I have been chairperson ofthe District Building Committee for over 20 years.1957NICHOLAS QUACKENBUSH, The Villages, Fla.,writes, 2011-2012 has been busy for us. We did a 3-monthTDY at the American Embassy in Astana Kazakhstan in thefall of 2011; a ski trip to Telluride in January; <strong>and</strong> another3-month Astana TDY this spring. This summer we are off toAlaska for two months with an Airstream Caravan. Just tryingto get it all in before we fall off the branch.195855th Reunion—May 3-5, 2013KAY ANN KARMILOWICZ GORDON, Burlingame,Calif., writes, I’m currently <strong>sem</strong>i-retired. Every year I doCELDT testing in all schools from Kindergarten through juniorhigh in my district. I’m trained by the state of California.MARY GIFFIN INTLEKOFER, Stuart, Fla., <strong>and</strong> herhusb<strong>and</strong> Al moved from Maryl<strong>and</strong> to a waterfrontcondo on Hutchinson Isl<strong>and</strong> in August 2010. After alengthy illness, Al passed away in May 2012.MICHAEL SUMNER, Teaneck, N.J., writes, My wife,Adele, <strong>and</strong> I returned recently from a 17 day tour of China. Wescheduled the trip a year ago when my nephew was working inShanghai. He was supposed to be there until the end of June,but unfortunately he was asked to return to the USA by hisfirm in March. He did send us information about Shanghai,which we made use of when we were there. Shanghai is theonly city on our trip that had signage in both Chinese <strong>and</strong>English. Based on recommendations from good friends, wesigned up with China Spree as the tour operator. The tripwas fantastic. We saw the scenic <strong>and</strong> cultural sites in Beijing,
Passing Historyon to the YoungBy Don Spatz, Reading EagleEditor’s Note: Stanley Blazejewski ’42 of Downington, Pa. was one of nine members of his class to returnto Sem for Reunion in May. The story below recounts his 2004 return to Luxembourg to commemoratethe 50 th anniversary of the World War II Battle of the Bulge <strong>and</strong> his participation in the war.Sixty years after leaving it, Stan Blazejewski ’42 found hisold foxhole.And he cried.The (87-year-old Downingtown, Pa.) man was aninfantryman in the 9 th Armored Division during WorldWar II’s Battle of the Bulge.Beginning on Dec. 16, 1944, his company of 100 menspent 10 days defending a cliff on the Luxembourg side ofthe Saar River, not allowing attacking German troops topass.Fifty of his comrades <strong>and</strong> several hundred Germans diedin that patch of the dense Ardennes Forest.Blazejewski spent the 10 days in a foxhole behind a tree,st<strong>and</strong>ing in freezing water. His feet went numb <strong>and</strong> stayedthat way.I talked to Blazejewski in November, 2004 for ananniversary package we published on the Bulge, one ofthe most famous battles in the war.He told me he <strong>and</strong> his (then) 17-year-old gr<strong>and</strong>sonJonathan Jordan were going to Belgium <strong>and</strong> Luxembourgin December with other Bulge survivors.“If I can find that cliff, maybe I can find that foxhole,” hetold me.Actually, 101 vets, each with a spouse or companion orrelative, met in Brussels for a tour that surprised them.The streets were lined with people as their buses drove by.They had motorcycle escorts. They were met by Belgium’sPrince Phillippe. They attended – <strong>and</strong> were honored by– memorial services that are celebrated there every fiveyears.“They were so full of gratitude,” Blazejewski said. “Thesepeople were so glad to see us. They wanted to hug us <strong>and</strong>kiss us. I was getting writer’s cramp because they all hadbooks for us to sign.”There’s reason for the gratitude. Hundreds of thous<strong>and</strong>sof Americans gave their lives for Europe.I’ve often thought the best thing that ever happened toEurope was for Japan to bomb the United States.Pearl Harbor got us mad, shook us out of our isolationistlethargy <strong>and</strong> got us into the war in time to stop amadman before hehad the chance todevelop the atomicStanley Blazejewski ’42 is seen at right withbomb <strong>and</strong> the jetpoweredheavy Alumni Weekend festivities.classmate Robert Tippett ’42 at last spring’sbomber that hisengineers were working on.He most certainly would have used them to blackmail therest of the world, including the United States.When Blazejewski’s tour group had a day off inLuxembourg, he <strong>and</strong> another 9 th Armored vet took up anoffer to be driven wherever they wanted to go.They drove to Beaufort, where the other veteran – injuredthe first day of the battle – had been treated in an aidstation in a hotel ba<strong>sem</strong>ent.They couldn’t find the hotel, but their driver found theBeaufort mayor’s secretary, a history buff who knewwhere Blazejewski’s company was during the battle.“He drove us out to the Ardennes Forest on a dirt road,”Blazejewski said. “When we got to the end, we walked,<strong>and</strong> then we saw the area <strong>and</strong> what looked like the pathcoming up from the Saar River, where the Germans werecoming up (in 1944).“We found a bigger foxhole; it was the emplacementfor the 30-caliber machine gun. And to the right was asingle-man foxhole behind a tree, <strong>and</strong> that was mine.“That was really an emotional point. It got a little muchfor us. I took myself back 60 years, to think of thatmorning, <strong>and</strong> what happened.”Protected by a building ban, that foxhole had filled inover the years <strong>and</strong> was only a foot <strong>and</strong> a half deep, he said.Still, his gr<strong>and</strong>son stood in that hole <strong>and</strong> heard the othervets’ stories.That third generation needs to learn what happened 60years ago. What a way to teach it.(Reprinted by permission of the Reading Eagle Company. Thiscolumn originally was published on Feb. 9, 2005.)
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org41Xian, Guilin, Chongqing, <strong>and</strong> Shanghai. Along the way, wetook a three day cruise down the Yangtze River to the ThreeGorges Dam. Highlights include: The Great Wall <strong>and</strong> TheTemple of Heaven in Beijing; a formal tea ceremony <strong>and</strong> theterracotta warriors in Xian; the terraced rice fields <strong>and</strong> theKarst Hills along the Li River in Guilin; the Chongqing Zoo <strong>and</strong>a walk through the old food market; <strong>and</strong> Shanghai’s Bund/Pudong area at night <strong>and</strong> w<strong>and</strong>ering through the old JapaneseConcession community. Aside from breakfast where western<strong>and</strong> Chinese food were served, the meals were all Chine<strong>sem</strong>eals served family style. There was a great variety of foodas each city prepared food slightly differently. My conclusionsfrom the trip are that the Chinese government’s centralplanning facilitates accomplishment of their priorities. “Arolling stone gathers no moss” is an appropriate metaphor ofthe pace of progress. The government is building apartmentsin the cities as the younger generation is moving there for abetter life. Anyone born post 1976, when Mao died, wantsto live the good life. They still are acculturated to remain athome with their family, <strong>and</strong> to take care of their parents <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong>parents. But more of the young people are becomingindependent. Another conclusion is that the Governmentwants to maintain some of the past way of life to show bothforeigners <strong>and</strong> its own young people. I think many currentoccupations will disappear as the current workers retire <strong>and</strong>are not replaced by their children, who will have moved tothe cities. Store mannequins <strong>and</strong> much of the advertisingshows western Caucasian features, which to the Chinese aredesirable, especially for the women. I don’t think I saw anyobese Chinese people. Most appear thin. I am interested inyour opinion of the Chinese life style.1962JOEL PEARLMAN, Columbia, Md., writes, Marianne<strong>and</strong> I enjoyed the 50th reunion <strong>and</strong> wished that it could havecontinued even longer. We want to thank AL THOMAS ’62<strong>and</strong> the reunion committee for their great planning. I retiredfrom a Washington, DC law firm several years ago <strong>and</strong> nowIsaacs named to lead arts schoolNORMAN ISAACS ’62, Pasadena, Calif., a former middle schoolprincipal <strong>and</strong> founder of an arts charter high school, was selected tohead the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual <strong>and</strong> Performing Arts, arelatively new high school in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Hetook over as the principal last fall, coming out of retirement to do so.We caught up with Dr. Isaacs to find out how things are going.Journal: Cortines High School opened in 2009 <strong>and</strong> this year’ssenior class will be the first class to graduate that started out asfreshmen. Tell us a bit more about the school <strong>and</strong> your first yearthere.NI: My first year was phenomenal. The school was developed to meetthe needs of kids in the downtown [LA] area who are not exposed tothe arts. Eighty percent of our students are on free or reduced lunch.It’s a public, audition-free school with 1,800 students. This school year[2012-13] is our first year of full enrollment. We offer an eight-periodday over the traditional six so that our students can take two artsclasses on top of their six academic courses. We have 16 full-time artsteachers. The school’s art syllabi mirror what college art classes offer.Our graduates are able to get college credit in their discipline. As for myappointment, the [LA United School] district had trouble recruiting aprincipal—most declined for various reasons. For me, this is a volunteerposition. I take no salary <strong>and</strong> spend about 12 hours a day here. I hopeto raise $1 million per year <strong>and</strong> I have promised this year’s class offreshman that I’ll stick with them through their graduation.Journal: Why come out of retirement to take on the challenges thatleading a school like this represents <strong>and</strong> not get paid for it?NI: I got excited about it because it really hasn’t been done before atthis level with kids who haven’t been exposed to the arts. They get achance to have that one-on-one support that a dancer, or a painter, or amusician, should have. I took piano lessons as a kid three times a week<strong>and</strong> just never thought about it, it was just money. These kids don’t haveexposure to piano lessons or whatever before coming here. Take dance:the ninth grade girls get here <strong>and</strong> they can’t go on point. And we pairthem with professional dancers from the Martha Graham Company orthe Alvin Ailey Company <strong>and</strong> within a year they are proficient—they arenot experts yet but they have learned the discipline <strong>and</strong> have a basicunderst<strong>and</strong>ing of what it is to become a professional dancer. Besides,I was training for a triathlon <strong>and</strong> tore my Achilles heel. I couldn’t trainanymore, so I took the job.Journal: What do you remember about your days at Sem?NI: I was not a traditional student <strong>and</strong> I stuttered. I ran all the time.We lived out at Harveys Lake <strong>and</strong> I used to run around the lake almostdaily. I didn’t like to sit <strong>and</strong> I couldn’ttake notes but I could memorizeanything I heard if I concentrated.Most teachers probably thought I wasdumb <strong>and</strong> they never called on mebecause of the stuttering. Today theywould probably diagnose me as ADD<strong>and</strong> I would have been that specialed kid. However, Mr. Betterly made a difference-he recognized the wayI learned. But mostly I was bored. There was very little art or musicoffered at that time, if at all. I do recall that the senior oration was avehicle that allowed me to get out there <strong>and</strong> put myself in front of thecrowd. I think that was important.Journal: After Sem you attended Temple University <strong>and</strong> studiedeconomics <strong>and</strong> math. How did you end up in education?NI: I was offered a job with St<strong>and</strong>ard Oil but something didn’t ring truefor me. I always felt this need to give back <strong>and</strong> so I made the decision toaccept a position as a teacher. I thought I’d only do that for a year or so,but here I am.Journal: According to the LA Times article about your latestappointment, you worked your way up through some of the mostdifficult schools in the system before you became the principal atMillikan Middle School in the San Fern<strong>and</strong>o Valley in 1995. Whilethere you nurtured a well-regarded arts program. Later you founded<strong>and</strong> championed a charter high school for the arts. Though you playthe piano, you claim to not be an artist. Why have the arts become soimportant to you?NI: Times have changed. When I went to Sem, all of us could get a job.Go to a prep school <strong>and</strong> you could be a doctor, lawyer, whatever— youdidn’t have to be great. I wasn’t a good student, but I did okay. Nowyou have phenomenal students who can’t get a job. To get a job todayit’s vital to have confidence, poise, <strong>and</strong> be able to express yourself.The arts will make you a better lawyer, better doctor, better writer—everything. I think my time feeling awkward at Sem, remember I wouldhave been that special ed kid, really helps me to identify with these kids[at Cortines HS]. We teach them how to build a support system, how toprepare for college, how to form a study group.Journal: Anything else you’d like to share with our readers <strong>and</strong>your fellow <strong>Wyoming</strong> Seminarians?NI: My son Jeremy is a chemical engineer. My daughter Jenny is ateacher. My wife Cristina is a clinical neuropsychologist <strong>and</strong> thesmartest person I know.
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org431975 (<strong>and</strong> 1988)Last spring, Sem alums TERRY CASEY ’75, Dallas,<strong>and</strong> CATHERINE DEPASQUALE MIHALICK ’88,Shavertown, formed a new partnership, ChancellorFinancial Group, with offices on Public Squarein Wilkes-Barre. Combined with a third partner,Stacey Wy<strong>and</strong>t of Dallas, the group has 61 years ofexperience in the financial <strong>and</strong> investment fields.They have formed a relationship with PennsylvaniaTrust Co., Philadelphia, <strong>and</strong> Fidelity Investments,to provide financial products <strong>and</strong> services. Allare former employees of M&T Bank. Casey ispresident of the firm. Mihalick is vice president, <strong>and</strong>administrative <strong>and</strong> compliance officer.1979ELIZABETH KLUGER COOPER, Great Falls,Va., was the subject of an August 2012 article inthe Washington Business Journal, spotlightingher brokerage career <strong>and</strong> current position asInternational Director at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.The article notes that she has “completed 10 millionsquare feet worth of leases <strong>and</strong> become one of JonesLang’s top five revenue producers <strong>and</strong> was namedone of the [D.C.] region’s top leasing agents.” Cooper’ssecret for success? “You have to be able to step up<strong>and</strong> speak your mind. People who just spew facts<strong>and</strong> statistics really aren’t helping a client solve theirproblem. You have to be a problem solver <strong>and</strong> beanalytical about it. You have to ultimately be able totell your client, ‘This is the right decision. This is whyI guide you in this direction.’…Don’t be afraid. I thinktoo many brokers <strong>and</strong> too many business people don’tlead.” Good advice for just about anyone really!JOHN HORRIGAN, Baltimore, Md., was namedto head the Media <strong>and</strong> Technology Institute of theJoint Center for Political <strong>and</strong> Economic Studies. TheCenter is one of the nation’s leading research <strong>and</strong>public policy institutions <strong>and</strong> the only one whosework focuses primarily on issues of particularconcern to African Americans <strong>and</strong> other peopleof color. Dr. Horrigan, who for nine years wasAssociate Director for Research at the Pew Internet &American Life Project, recently served on the FederalCommunications Commission’s team that developedthe National Broadb<strong>and</strong> Plan (NBP), where he createdthe research agenda for the Plan’s digital inclusionelements. He also designed <strong>and</strong> conducted the FCC’sfirst national survey on broadb<strong>and</strong> adoption <strong>and</strong>usage, the findings of which were highlighted in theNBP’s first working paper.1980ROSS MACARTY, Wilkes-Barre, has been tappedto oversee real estate <strong>and</strong> special projects duties atthe Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business <strong>and</strong>Industry. He is tasked with managing all chamberreal estate development, property management<strong>and</strong> financial analysis. Macarty, who has lived <strong>and</strong>worked in southern New Jersey the past nine years,said he moved back to the area to be closer to hischildren <strong>and</strong> his “ancestral home.” He said he’s lookingforward to the challenge of attracting businesses torelocate to the region, noting “there is a very salablestory to tell. The wind is now beginning to blow atour back <strong>and</strong> we’ve got space available <strong>and</strong> we’ve gotraw l<strong>and</strong> that’s developable.”DAVID SCHWAGER, Kingston, was appointedto the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court ofPennsylvania for a three-year term. The DisciplinaryBoard is an independent agency funded by theSupreme Court of Pennsylvania, consisting of thirteenmembers: eleven attorneys <strong>and</strong> two non-lawyers fromacross the Commonwealth. It assists the SupremeCourt in carrying out its exclusive jurisdictionover the licensing <strong>and</strong> discipline of attorneys inPennsylvania. The members meet regularly to decidecase, policies <strong>and</strong> board administrative matters.Schwager is a partner in the Wilkes-Barre firm ofChariton, Schwager & Malak, with a practice focusingon real estate, title insurance, real estate taxation,business law, commercial litigation, municipal law,<strong>and</strong> creditors’ rights.1981DAWN LLEWELLYN WASHO, Montrose, hasobtained her license to practice geology in the stateof Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is one of 28 statesto adopt the geology licensure practice. Much oftoday’s geological practice affects the health, safety<strong>and</strong> welfare of the public, the environment, <strong>and</strong>the economy <strong>and</strong> feasibility of engineered works.Thus, the public should be protected. Dawn <strong>and</strong>her husb<strong>and</strong> Jerry moved to Montrose in the fallof 2001 <strong>and</strong> started the environmental consultingcompany Resource in early 2002. Dawn received amaster of science degree in geology from BinghamtonUniversity in 2009 after successfully defending herthesis, “Using membrane interface probe (MIP) tocharacterize chlorinated volatile organic compoundsin glacial sediments.” Through Resource, Dawn hasworked with several licensed professional geologiststo develop environmental/geological methods <strong>and</strong>expertise. She qualified to take the ASBOG exams inSeptember 2011 <strong>and</strong> received notice of passing <strong>and</strong>subsequent licensure in November. Resource worksextensively in the areas of pollution prevention,PADEP L<strong>and</strong> Recycling/Brownfields programs, <strong>and</strong>hazardous/non-hazardous waste management.Dawn, Jerry, <strong>and</strong> their children Emma (14) <strong>and</strong> Romey(12) continue to live in Montrose. As a family theyenjoy skiing at Elk Mountain where Jerry is on skipatrol. In the summer they can be seen on st<strong>and</strong> uppaddle boards in Lake Montrose or hiking in one ofthe nearby nature areas.1984Mini ’84 Reunion!Seen at Kevin’s Restaurant in Kingston are (seated)CLAIRE DALEY KENNEDY <strong>and</strong> AMY LLEWELLYN.St<strong>and</strong>ing are MARISSA MENN LINDER <strong>and</strong>CAROLINE MCCARTHY YOUNGMAN.1992TRICIA CLARK WILLETT, Tampa, Fla., writes,Married for 12 years. Have two beautiful boys ages ten <strong>and</strong>seven. Working per diem as a Pediatric Registered Nurse.Godmother to Isabelle Rose Quinn, daughter of GINGERHALE QUINN ’92.1997CHRISTIAN HANISCH, Erfurt, Germany, writes, Thepast year has been quite exciting for us. We moved to Erfurt,Germany in mid 2011 to begin my new assignment within theBosch Group at Bosch Solar Energy in Arnstadt <strong>and</strong> shortlyafter our second daughter, Antonia, was born. Erfurt is abeautiful city with lots of young families <strong>and</strong> children, situatedwithin the state of Thuringia amidst lots of nature. Work atBosch Solar Energy is challenging, the difficult PV market iskeeping everyone quite busy these days. I can also report twoalumni meet-ups: In July 2011, I met PJ WASKIEWICZ ’97 inUlm, while he was on a business trip in Germany. In June 2012,we visited VERONIKA (KISS) KARLSEN ’97 <strong>and</strong> stayedwith her for a couple of weeks in Nøtterøy, Norway. It was apleasure to meet old friends!PETER WASKIEWICZ JR., Portl<strong>and</strong>, Ore., writes,I’m still at Intel, researching next-generation Ethernettechnologies. In addition, I’m now an adjunct faculty professorat Portl<strong>and</strong> State University in the Electrical ComputerEngineering program. I currently teach Embedded OperatingSystems <strong>and</strong> Device Drivers. That’s the biggest update for me!1999ANNIE ZINKAVICH, State College, has been hiredas an assistant coach with the University of Virginiafield hockey program. At Virginia, Zinkavich willcoach the goalkeepers <strong>and</strong> assume the recruiting
coordinator role along with alumni outreachefforts. Zinkavich arrives in Charlottesville afterspending the past six seasons as an assistant coachat her alma mater, Penn State. With the NittanyLions, she worked primarily with the goalkeepers<strong>and</strong> assisted in the day-to-day operations of theprogram. Zinkavich helped Penn State to fiveNCAA Tournament appearances <strong>and</strong> coached theNittany Lions in the 2007 national championshipgame. During her time there, she also mentoredthe goalkeepers to three first team All-Big Ten <strong>and</strong>four All-America honors. Penn State won the BigTen regular season title in 2009 <strong>and</strong> claimed thetournament championship in 2011. Zinkavich, agoalkeeper, played four seasons at Penn State (2000-03) where she was a three-time NFHCA All-Midwestregional selection <strong>and</strong> helped the Nittany Lions to thenational title game in 2002. She was also selected tothe senior all-star game in 2003. Zinkavich receivedher bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State in2004. A native of Kingston, she was inducted into the<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Hall of Fame in 2011.2000BARRET KATUNA, South Glastonbury, Conn.,married Benjamin E. Kehl on December 17, 2011 at theWater’s Edge Resort & Spa in Westbrook, Connecticut.CARA KATUNA WAGNER ’98 was Barret’s matronof honor. Barret is in her fourth year of graduate studyat the University of Connecticut <strong>and</strong> is about twoyears away from finishing her doctorate in sociology.Her research areas include gender <strong>and</strong> humanrights. Barret presently teaches two upper-levelcollege courses; she teaches Political Sociology at theUniversity of Connecticut <strong>and</strong> Women in Society atthe University of Hartford. Barret recently publisheda chapter entitled, “Hurricane Katrina <strong>and</strong> the Rightto Food <strong>and</strong> Shelter” in Human Rights In Our OwnBackyard: Injustice <strong>and</strong> Resistance in the UnitedStates, edited by William T. Armaline, Davita SilfenGlasberg, <strong>and</strong> B<strong>and</strong>ana Purkayastha. Barret is alsothe head United Nations Delegate to the Economic<strong>and</strong> Social Council for Sociologists for Women inSociety <strong>and</strong> will represent this organization at theCommission on the Status of Women at UnitedNations Headquarters this spring. She is also anactive member of the Junior League of Hartford <strong>and</strong>presently co-chairs the Freshplace committee.2002KURT HOFFMANN, Dayton, Ohio, writes, On June 1,2012, Kris <strong>and</strong> I became the fifth couple to sign Dayton’s newlycreated Domestic Partnership Registry. We have been togethernearly four years <strong>and</strong> look forward to the day we can join ourfriends <strong>and</strong> loved ones as a married couple.2003NOYURIMITSUHASHI,Tokyo, Japan, writes,I got a chance to go toBangkok in March forbusiness training <strong>and</strong> gotin touch with YANINEENACHOM ’03 for thefirst time since our graduation from Sem! It was so nice tomeet up with her <strong>and</strong> catch up on the nine years of our livesafter high school. We now both have work <strong>and</strong> things havemoved on, but there was so much that hasn’t changed <strong>and</strong> itfelt so natural talking with her! Interesting enough, we bothwork for similar institutions - Yaninee is an officer at ThaiMinistry of Foreign Affairs <strong>and</strong> I’m with the U.S. Departmentof State (Embassy in Tokyo). We hope to stay in touch for nowon <strong>and</strong> our lives cross somewhere in the world again. I wish Icould see teachers from Sem sometime in the near future too.2004GORAN AMIDZIC, Zagreb, Croatia, was appointedas a project officer at Financial Access Survey withthe Financial Inclusion Division of the InternationalMonetary Fund’s Department of Statistics. And, yes,he admits that’s a mouthful!MEGHAN DAVIS, Philadelphia, won the title of“Mary from Dungloe” at the 45th annual competitionin Irel<strong>and</strong>. Davis is the sixth Irish American to winthe title, which is the culminating event of the Maryfrom Dungloe International Festival in CountyDonegal. To win, one must be of Irish decent <strong>and</strong>show qualities of “kindness <strong>and</strong> generosity whichrepresent what Mary from Dungloe was like.”Contestants do not have to speak or perform, butmost do <strong>and</strong> Davis played the harp <strong>and</strong> performed“Ave Maria.”2005MATT ABRAHAM, Black Canyon, Colo., is now aLaw Enforcement Park Ranger at Black Canyon of theGunnison National Park in Colorado. He graduatedfrom the Parks Law Enforcement Academy at SkagitValley College in Mt. Vernon, Washington in April,2012, <strong>and</strong> began working at Black Canyon in May.Fulbright UpdateSince the publication of the spring 2012 JOURNAL <strong>and</strong> our story “My Fulbright Year” whichhighlighted several Sem graduates <strong>and</strong> their experience as Fulbright scholars, two more Semalumni have joined their ranks: CARMELLO “CJ” LIBASSI ’06 <strong>and</strong> JACK MORTON ’07. Thetwo were selected from a pool of more than 9,000 applicants for the 2012-13 academic year.Libassi, who completed a two-year termwith Teach for America as a foreignlanguage teacher, won a Fulbright TeachingAssistantship to Spain. “I’m teaching in asecondary public school called InstitutoGabriela Mistral in Arroyomolinos, Spain,a suburb of Madrid,” said Libassi. “I’m ateaching assistant—they call us ‘conversational auxiliaries,’ for Englishin some form, either directly in an English class or indirectly in someother content area that is taught in English. In all truth it seems likea very similar role to the one I did when I was a counselor for Sem’ssummer ESL program. I’ll be there for the Spanish school year, whichstarts a little bit later than our own, so I’ll be heading to Spain in earlySeptember <strong>and</strong> my commitment will be done June 30, 2013.” Libassigraduated magna cum laude from The University of Scranton in 2010.A 2011 graduate of John CarrollUniversity, Morton won aFulbright Teaching Assistantshipto the Ukraine. He is teachingEnglish <strong>and</strong> American cultureclasses at East UkraineVolodymyr Dahl National University in Luhansk. “Iwill also be contributing to the city’s English LanguageMicro Scholarship program <strong>and</strong> any other culturalprograms, which might arise,” he said. “The city ofLuhansk is located on the border with Russia <strong>and</strong>its inhabitants mainly speak Russian. Having takenRussian classes with Mr. Konstantin Lyavdansky atSem, I have been very well prepared to communicatein this sort of environment.”
Patel is co-founder of newTanzania orphanage/schoolA summer, 2011 visit to an orphanage in Arusha, Tanzaniainspired Pooja Patel ’10, a junior majoring in political science<strong>and</strong> economics at the University of Pittsburgh, to tackle a projectfew Americans would even consider: to build a new orphanage/school for some of the country’s neediest children. Pooja <strong>and</strong> herfriend <strong>and</strong> fellow Pitt student Robert Snyder came up with theidea after they spent a few weeks volunteering at an orphanage<strong>and</strong> meeting one of the teachers there. That teacher, HeriethJones, had a dream of starting her own new school in her homevillage, <strong>and</strong> Pooja <strong>and</strong> Robert decided to help her. They workedtogether to find a plot of l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> paid the down payment, <strong>and</strong>with that, the new Green Hope Orphanage was born.After spending several weeks there this past summer, Poojareports that the school has more than 50 nursery-school-agedstudents, three classrooms, a kitchen <strong>and</strong> staff office <strong>and</strong> threeteachers. She worked with Robert <strong>and</strong> several other friends tobuild the kitchen, purchase kitchen utensils, construct office <strong>and</strong>classroom space, set up a fence <strong>and</strong> a chicken coop <strong>and</strong> developan accounting <strong>and</strong> management system for the orphanage.Headmistress Herieth Jones manages the school <strong>and</strong> stays intouch with Pooja <strong>and</strong> Robert, who together with a dedicatedteam of volunteers carry out a variety of fundraisers to raiseenough money to keep the school going.To make fundraising more effective, Pooja <strong>and</strong> Robert createda non-profit organization called Green Hope <strong>and</strong> they are in theprocess of applying for 501(c)(3) status. The pair also presentedPooja Patel ’10 is seen with Deborah, one of the students at the new GreenHope Orphanage in Olgilai, Tanzania.the project at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative University. Theireventual goal is to enable Green Hope to be completely fiscallyself-sufficient.“Next year, we hope to raise enough money to tear down theoriginal building <strong>and</strong> create several larger buildings of classroomsso that we can exp<strong>and</strong> the school into a primary school as well.This is Herieth’s dream <strong>and</strong> we hope to see it become a reality ina few short years,” Pooja explains. “Green Hope is also well on itsway to becoming completely self-sustainable <strong>and</strong> we hope to seethat happen within the next two years.”For more information, or if you’d like to contribute to the Green HopeOrphanage, contact Pooja Patel at poojaamipatel@gmail.com.2008ALYSSA HOCKENBERRY,New York, N.Y., writes, I justgraduated from Wilson College withhonors in the major of art history. InMay 2011, I was named the MargaretCriswell Distert ‘20 Honors Scholar,the highest honor at Wilson, for my capstone on the artisticexchange between Robert Rauschenberg <strong>and</strong> Jasper Johns. Ipresented my capstone in April to the Wilson community <strong>and</strong>again to Wilson’s Board of Trustees. In January 2012 Itravelled to Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> for a course on theReformation. While in Edinburgh I was lucky enough to seeJAN MICHALKO ‘06 as he was studying at the University ofEdinburgh. I am excited to say that I am moving to New York<strong>and</strong> will begin FIT’s MA program Art Market: Principles <strong>and</strong>Practices in the fall.2009Neil Philip O’Donnell, Wilkes-Barre, graduatedwith honors from John Hopkins University in May,receiving a bachelor’s of science degree in biomedicalengineering. Additionally, the JHU BiomedicalEngineering Department awarded Neil the LindaTrinh Memorial Award—a high honor for excellencein the department.2011JON SIDNEY APFELBAUM, Lewisburg, is asophomore at American University <strong>and</strong> a memberof Lamada Chi Alpha. He is also an employee ofChesapeake Bay Conservancy.OMEED FIROUZI, Washington, D.C., writes, I servedas an aide to State Rep. Phyllis Mundy (D-Kingston) in herdistrict office during summer 2012 <strong>and</strong> as Back MountainNeighborhood team leader for the Obama campaign duringthe same time. At school I am, among other roles, presidentof GW for Obama-Biden 2012. In this capacity I met VicePresident Biden last April at a fundraiser in which I served asa host committee member; several Sem alumni, parents <strong>and</strong>friends helped me reach my fundraising goal.From a Recent Mock Trial AlumnaNOTE: The student experience at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>is enriched by support from community leaders:faculty, administrators, staff, parents, alumni,<strong>and</strong> friends of Sem alike. It is the enthusiasm,kindness, <strong>and</strong> generosity of each of these individualsthat compels Sem students to strive to become asimpassioned as those who guide them. I would liketo take this opportunity to recognize two of thoseoutst<strong>and</strong>ing leaders, Attorneys Neil T. O’Donnell,Esq. <strong>and</strong> Catherine R. O’Donnell, Esq. In 2005, theO’Donnell’s took their level of support for <strong>Seminary</strong>students to an entirely new level, volunteering toserve as the mock trial team’s attorney advisors. Thetwo spent countless hours working one-on-onewith team members, teaching trial basics, givingvaluable advice <strong>and</strong> insight, encouraging studentsto be confident, <strong>and</strong> indulging the team with theirlight-hearted presence. The O’Donnell’s went above<strong>and</strong> beyond the scope of what a typical attorneyadvisor might do, making arrangements so thatstudents could practice in real courtrooms, havingreal expert witnesses advise the team, <strong>and</strong> more. TheO’Donnell’s level of dedication resulted in the team’sburgeoning successes: the Sem mock trial team mademultiple showings in the quarter <strong>and</strong> <strong>sem</strong>i-finalrounds of State Competition. In 2011, the team wonits first ever State Championship <strong>and</strong> was ranked thesixth best team in the nation. In addition to helpingstudents prepare case materials, the O’Donnell’saccompanied the team to every single competition—whether across the Market Street Bridge at theLuzerne County Courthouse, across the state inPittsburgh, PA, or across the country in Phoenix,AZ. Attorneys Neil <strong>and</strong> Cathy O’Donnell madebeing a member of the mock trial team a rewardingexperience in every sense of the word. After servingthe program for seven years, the O’Donnell’s willno longer be the attorney advisors for the <strong>Seminary</strong>mock trial team. On behalf of all of the studentswho have benefited from Attorneys Neil <strong>and</strong> Cathy’sleadership within the program, thank you for gracingus with your knowledge, kindness, <strong>and</strong> compassion.
Marriages2003REBECCA CONYNGHAM, Dallas, married Eric Weaver on August 4, 2012.1988MARLA PARENTE, Monroe Township, marriedRobert Polisham on June 27, 2012 at the AtlantisResort in Nassau, Bahamas. The bride’s daughters,MARINA SGARLAT ’21 <strong>and</strong> SAMARA SGARLAT’25, were flower girls.1997JACQUELINE GENETTI, Wilkes-Barre, marriedMichael Sullivan II on April 14, 2012 at the GenettiBest Western in Wilkes-Barre. Jacqueline earnedher bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentrationin graphic design at Maine College of Art. She i<strong>sem</strong>ployed by Whole Foods Market in Providence, R.I.,as a graphic artist. The groom is a certified carpetcleaning technician for J. Brian Day EmergencyServices in Plainville, Mass.1998ARIA VAIDA, Malden, Mass., writes, I was marriedto James Antonopoulos on October 15, 2011 in Watertown,Conn. My new name is Aria K. Antonopoulos. CARA MARIECENERA GUILFOYLE ’98 was my maid of honor.Eric <strong>and</strong> Rebecca in NewHampshire on their wedding dayFront Row: Corrine Conyngham ’15, Avery Conyngham ’17 , Lindsay Romanowski’03, Julie Howell ’03, Emily Conyngham ’06, Caroline Anzalone Dehne ’96Back Row: Peter Mailloux ’71, John Schooley ’66, Ed Romanowski ’75, GeorgeConyngham ’75 , Edward Griffith ’66, Jessie Conyngham Griffith ’65, JessieConyngham ’05, Katie Conyngham ’99, Will Conyngham ’66, Rebecca ConynghamWeaver ’03, David Conyngham ’00, Stephen Killian ’66, Elsie Conyngham McHale’81, Frank Conyngham ’70, Cornelia Conyngham Romanowski ’75, Clare McCarthyParkhurst ’75, Scott Parkhurst ’78, Matthew Schooley ’71.MORGAN CAREY, Portl<strong>and</strong>, Ore., married RickJoseph Park on July 21, 2012. The event took placeat the Carey’s home on Lake Louise in Dallas. Thebride’s sister, DEVIN CAREY ’05, was the maidof honor. Morgan is a 2007 graduate of LoyolaUniversity in New Orleans. While at Loyola, she wasan active member of the women’s basketball team<strong>and</strong> a scholar athlete award winner. She is now anelementary school teacher in Portl<strong>and</strong>. Rick works atUnited Pacific Forest Products <strong>and</strong> attends Portl<strong>and</strong>State University pursuing a degree in environmentalscience.Aria <strong>and</strong> James are seen here with Harry Nageli.Morgan <strong>and</strong> Rick Joseph Park2006MAUREEN ARSCOTT, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, Fla., marriedCharles Fraser Ross-MacCormack on September11, 2011. CHARLA KLAAS ’06 <strong>and</strong> CARA JOCASTELLINO ’06 were bridesmaids. JAMESARSCOTT ’04 was an usher. The bride earnedher bachelor’s degree in theatre from MarywoodUniversity. The groom is a graduate of JoelBarlow High School, Redding, Conn., <strong>and</strong>attended Marywood University.2007MICHAEL ‘MAX’ MILLINGTON, Berkeley,Calif., married Mary Wise on May 19, 2012 at theHomestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va. The couple metat Thomas Aquinas College. The bride’s family lives inFredericksburg, Va. <strong>and</strong> the couple currently lives inCalifornia where Max is studying ancient Greek. Theyplan to stay in California until he knows where he isgoing to graduate school.Max <strong>and</strong> Mary Millington
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org47BirthsObituaries1989KENYATTE IRBYWINSTON, Baltimore,MD, <strong>and</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong>Johnny welcomed theirdaughter, KennedySimone on July 30,2011.1991JOANNA SIEGEL GOVER ’91 <strong>and</strong> CLEM GOVER’00, Lehman, welcomed their son Bodhi Gover onAugust 8, 2012. The baby was a healthy 10 lbs, 16.6oz at birth. He joins big sis, Lyla Grace, age three.1994HENNINGER “HANK” BULLOCK, New York,N.Y., <strong>and</strong> his wife Jane welcomed a baby girl,Elizabeth Jane, on April 27, 2012. The babyweighed 9 lbs <strong>and</strong> 11 oz.1996COLLEENCONYNGHAMMAZIN, Natick, Mass.,writes, My husb<strong>and</strong> Dave<strong>and</strong> I welcomed our secondchild, a daughter namedSamantha Jessie, on July10. Mom, dad, <strong>and</strong> bigbrother Joey are all doingwell!1999BROOKESCHULER SCIUTO,Sacramento, Calif.,<strong>and</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong> Johnwelcomed daughterAnnabel Marie onJune 10, 2012. Thebaby weighed 5 lbs,10 oz.1933Eva Ignatovig Townley, Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.,March 30, 2012.1934WILLIAM GUNSTER, Dallas, February 18, 2012.Mr. Gunster was a graduate of the Dean School ofBusiness <strong>and</strong> also attended Bucknell Junior College,which is now Wilkes University. Mr. Gunster wasthe former president of Luzerne Bank <strong>and</strong> was alsoa member of its Board of Directors for 50 years. Heformerly held the Office of Luzerne County Clerkof Courts. He was a licensed Real Estate Agent <strong>and</strong>Insurance Broker <strong>and</strong> owned <strong>and</strong> operated the W.J.Parry Agency in Luzerne up until the time of hisdeath. He was preceded in death by his brother,EDWARD “NED” GUNSTER who studied musicat Sem from 1928-1930 <strong>and</strong> by a sister MARIONGUNSTER BRADY ’46. Surviving are his wife,Ada; two sons, <strong>and</strong> a daughter, WILLA GUNSTERHEVERIN ’63.1935G. HENRY TURRELL JR., Wyalusing, February2, 2012. After graduation, Mr. Turrell went on toCornell University for engineering. Henry assumedresponsibility for running his family’s dairy farm inSugar Run after the passing of his father. He was amember <strong>and</strong> a deacon at the Kingston PresbyterianChurch. He was a life member of the PennsylvaniaSociety, served as the Bradford County RepublicanCommittee Person representing Wyalusing Borough,a member of the Westmorel<strong>and</strong> Club, a member of theGuthrie Health Care System Board of Trustees, <strong>and</strong>the Dairyman’s League. He was a founding memberof the Wyalusing Municipal Authority, <strong>and</strong> a pastdirector of Peoples State Bank. He was predeceasedby his wife, Ellen, <strong>and</strong> three brothers, includingRICHARD TURRELL ’42. Surviving are nephews,caregivers, <strong>and</strong> several cousins.1936THEODORE SMITH, Lakewood, May 1, 2010. Mr.Smith served during WWII as a civilian airplanetechnician for Wright Aeronautical in India for over2 years. He was a Metropolitan Insurance Agent for32 years. He was a member of the Lake UnderwoodNimrod Club for 58 years <strong>and</strong> volunteered at theLakewood Food Pantry for over 20 years. At thetime of death, he was survived by his wife Mary <strong>and</strong>ten children. He was survived as well by his sister,NANCY SMITH EDWARDS ’43. However, Mrs.Edwards died in 2011.1937DAVID PARKE, Kennett Square, April 19, 2012.WILLIAM ROAN, St. Davids, January 3, 2012. AfterSem, Mr. Roan attended Temple University. Heserved four years in the U.S. Army during WWII. Heis survived by his wife, Marianna, his children <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong>children.1938MARION PAYNE TUBBS, Haverford, June 23, 2010. Atthe time of death, she was predeceased by her sisterBARBARA PAYNE ATCHLEY ’39 <strong>and</strong> survived byher sister, ELIZABETH PAYNE SHANNON ’41.1939EDITH WILLIAMS LLEWELLYN, Cincinnati, Ohio,February 28, 2010. Mrs. Llewellyn was a graduate ofthe Dean School of Business.MARIANNE EDER MEBANE, Kingston, November13, 2009. Mrs. Mebane was a graduate of Forty FortHigh School <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> receivedher bachelor’s of science degree in economics fromDuke University. During World War II, she worked forRCA Corporation, Philadelphia, as a time-<strong>and</strong>-motionengineer. After raising her family, she was employedby the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. Marianne was a formerGirl <strong>and</strong> Cub Scout Leader, <strong>and</strong> a former boardmember of the YWCA.BARBARA BLACKBURN SHEPHERD, SaintPetersburg, Fla., February 13, 2012.HELEN ALLEN SMITH, Halifax, April 26, 2011.LOIS ROSSER ZEEK, Picture Rocks, May, 6, 2011. Shewas preceded in death by her husb<strong>and</strong>, Walter, <strong>and</strong>one daughter, Ruth. Surviving are two daughters <strong>and</strong>many gr<strong>and</strong>children.1940BARBARA RIPPARD BROOKS, Las Cruces, N.M.,August 13, 2010. Mrs. Brooks was a Tri-schoolgraduate <strong>and</strong> later the Dean School of Business.She joined the WAVES in 1942 <strong>and</strong> was stationedat Great Lakes Naval Training Center in the officeof the comm<strong>and</strong>er of recruit training. Mrs. Brooksworked in real estate for several years <strong>and</strong> worked asa consultant for Otis Elevator. She is survived by herhusb<strong>and</strong>, Frank, <strong>and</strong> her two children.ELLEN GREGORY CRISPELL, Gorham, Maine,May 26, 2012. Mrs. Crispell was predeceased byher husb<strong>and</strong> DARREL CRISPELL ’33. Both weregraduates of the Dean School of Business.MERCEDES TOOLE LEIGHTON, Wilkes-Barre,August 17, 2012. Mrs. Leighton was a graduate ofthe Dean School of Business. Mrs. Leighton served
Obituaries, cont’d...four terms as Wilkes-Barre City Controller. Duringher tenure she was active on several city <strong>and</strong> stategovernment committees. She is survived by herchildren <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.ROBERT SLOAN JR., Palmdale, Calif., January 30,2012. Mr. Sloan spent his life traveling the worldwith the C.I.A. He is survived by his wife, Bok HuiSloan <strong>and</strong> his son. He was predeceased by his sisters,including MARGARET SLOAN ’40.1941MARY SIMMONS CUNNINGHAM, Charlevoix,Mich., April 20, 2011.MARGARET BRACE GARRIS, Vero Beach, Fla.,January 27, 2012. She was a teacher in the DallasSchool District for 32 years <strong>and</strong> a member of DeltaKappa Gamma. She was predeceased by her husb<strong>and</strong>Ralph. She is survived by her daughter <strong>and</strong> her son.LAURA BERRYMAN JENDRICKS, Troy, Ohio,December 31, 2010. Mrs. Jendricks attended the DeanSchool of Business. After Sem, she attended bothWharton <strong>and</strong> the AIB School. She was a member ofthe V<strong>and</strong>alia, Ohio business community where shewas employed as the managing officer at Bank Onewith over 30 years of service, before retiring in 1986.She was predeceased by her husb<strong>and</strong> Charles.STANLEY MORRETT, Salt Lake City, Utah,December 23, 2011. Mr. Morrett was predeceased byhis wife, Aurora.1942BETTY ANN ASTON HARRY, Plymouth, April6, 2012. She was a graduate of the Dean School ofBusiness. Mrs. Harry worked as a secretary for theRobert D. Kuschke <strong>and</strong> Son Insurance Company for34 years before retiring. She was predeceased by herhusb<strong>and</strong>, Stewart. She is survived by three children.1943LAVERNE HOBLAK BORIS, Harveys Lake, March 12,2012. Mrs. Boris was a graduate of the Dean School ofBusiness. She was preceded in death by her husb<strong>and</strong>,Dr. Frank Boris, Jr., her son DR. FRANK BORIS III ’69<strong>and</strong> by her brother WILLIAM HOBLAK ’45.JOHN DAVIES, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, March 27, 2012.Upon graduation from <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>, Mr.Davies served in the U.S. Navy for three years. Afterthe war, he attended Princeton University, graduatingin 1951.While at Princeton he was a member of theTower Club <strong>and</strong> also performed in the cast of thefamed Princeton Triangle Show. Mr. Davies beganhis career in the advertising business in New YorkCity. This was followed by an extended period asowner <strong>and</strong> operator of a ski lodge in Waterville Valley,N.H. In 1978 he retired to Palm Beach, Fla., <strong>and</strong> thenlater moved to Santa Fe, N.M. Finally he moved toCoeur d’Alene to be close to family. He is survived byhis children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children <strong>and</strong> by his brother,STANLEY DAVIES’ 42. He was predeceased by hissister ALICE DAVIES STANELY ’36 <strong>and</strong> brotherJAMES DAVIES II ’39.S. JANE POWELL PETERS, Mechanicsburg,February 20, 2012. She was predeceased by her latehusb<strong>and</strong>, Roy. She is survived by her two sons.ANDREW ROAN, Oviedo, Fla., January, 4, 2011.1944RICHARD “DICK” WILLIAMSON, Turbotville,December 3, 2010. He was predeceased by a sonwho died at birth in 1948. Mr. Williamson served inthe Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was a Fire ControlMan, 2nd Class on a l<strong>and</strong>ing ship that was partof the “Gator Navy,” as amphibious naval servicewas affectionately known. Following his militaryservice, Mr. Williamson graduated from BucknellUniversity with a degree in commerce <strong>and</strong> financein 1950. He soon joined his father in operatingWilliamson’s Wholesale Meats, Inc. He assumedownership in 1962, <strong>and</strong> served as president untilthe business closed in 1980. During this time heexp<strong>and</strong>ed the business to include a sales areacovering most of central Pennsylvania <strong>and</strong> openeda retail meat market. Following closure of the meatbusiness, Mr. Williamson found his true avocation.He was a passionate advocate for those strugglingwith addiction <strong>and</strong> was employed first as the housesupervisor at Transitional Living Facility, Lewisburg<strong>and</strong> later as lead detoxification counselor <strong>and</strong>coordinator at Geisinger Medical Center. Followingretirement in 1990, he continued to assist othersacting as a patient advocate for those confined tonursing homes. He was survived by his wife, Evelyn;two children <strong>and</strong> his gr<strong>and</strong>children. He is alsosurvived by his sister, BARBARA WILLIAMSONKING ’48.1945RUTH COBURN BLAKE, Burbank, Calif., March 28,2012. Mrs. Blake was a graduate of the Dean School ofBusiness. She is survived by her husb<strong>and</strong> James.ALBERTA MURAWSKI HELMECKI, Harveys Lake,August 14, 2005. Mrs. Helmecki was a graduateof the Dean School of Business. She attended theWharton School of Accounts <strong>and</strong> Finance of theUniversity of Pennsylvania. She held a bachelor ofarts degree from College Misericordia <strong>and</strong> a master’sdegree in psychiatric social work from the WestVirginia University School of Social Work. She wa<strong>sem</strong>ployed by the Veterans Administration System as apsychiatric social worker. She was preceded in deathby her husb<strong>and</strong>, Leonard. She is survived by her sister,FLORENCE MURAWSKI FRANK ’45.GAIL PHILLIPS, Aurora, Colo., April 4, 2012. He issurvived by his wife, Ruth.1946MADLYN BIKOWSKI, Pittston, July 31, 2012. Ms.Bikowski was a graduate of the Dean School ofBusiness. Prior to retirement, she was employed bythe Department of Public Welfare, Wilkes-Barre.DONN INNES, Dallas, March 8, 2012. He attendedthe Harry Hillman Academy, <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>Day School <strong>and</strong> Preparatory School <strong>and</strong> graduatedfrom the Taft School, Watertown, Conn. He servedin the United States Army from 1945 to 1947. Mr.Innes then attended Cornell University, where heearned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.At Cornell, he was a member <strong>and</strong> past president ofDelta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Following college hereceived a commission in the United States Air Force,serving from 1951 until 1953 as an early warningradar specialist in Japan. After his military service,he was employed by the W. H. Nicholson Company,Wilkes-Barre, where he spent his entire professionalcareer. He became president of Nicholson Division,Datron Systems. At retirement, he <strong>and</strong> his wife settledin Amelia Isl<strong>and</strong>, Fla., returning home to Dallas inthe summer. He was a member of the Westmorel<strong>and</strong>Club, Wilkes-Barre, <strong>and</strong> the Amelia Isl<strong>and</strong> Club,Florida. Surviving are his wife Carolyn, <strong>and</strong> children,DONN INNES ’72, TRACY INNES RICCETTI ’76 <strong>and</strong>CHRISTIE INNES ’79.MARGARET STRAYER STROME, Naples, Fla., June18, 2012. She graduated from Skidmore College <strong>and</strong>prior to her marriage to CHARLES STROME JR.’46, taught at Springside School in Chestnut Hill.During her marriage, “Peggy” was active in the JuniorLeagues of Philadelphia <strong>and</strong> Westchester County, N.Y.<strong>and</strong> the League Club of Naples. She is survived by herhusb<strong>and</strong>, children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.REV. BURTT SWEET, Hammond, N.Y., December25, 2011. He graduated from Camptown High Schoolin Camptown <strong>and</strong> then entered the United StatesNavy in 1944. After his service he attended <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> then went on to receive his bachelorof arts degree in 1950 from Lycoming College inWilliamsport. He earned his master of divinity degreefrom Drew University, Madison, N.J. in 1955. Rev.Sweet served at 16 churches during his career, movingto Sheephead Point in Hammond after his retirement.He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, his children <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong>children.1947MARGARET PACKARD ARO, Colorado Springs,Colo., November 17, 2011. Born in Kermanshah, Iran,she was raised in a Presbyterian medical missionthere <strong>and</strong> moved to the U.S. in 1943. After Sem, Mrs.Aro graduated from Colorado College in 1951, as
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org49“Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Senior Woman,” with a double major inzoology <strong>and</strong> education. Her marriage to Ralph “Skip”Houston of Crockett, Texas, brought her two sons.In the 1960’s she hosted KVOR Radio’s “Open Circuit”talk show, chatting with callers, offering advice <strong>and</strong>gathering recipes which she typed <strong>and</strong> distributedeach week. She also emceed fashion shows, taughtmodeling <strong>and</strong> speech diction, <strong>and</strong> chaperoned MissTeenage America contestants to national pageants.She interviewed many celebrities including Nat KingCole, Jack Benny, Loren Greene <strong>and</strong> the SmothersBrothers. In 1963 she married KKTV broadcasterHarold “Sam” Aro, <strong>and</strong> gave birth to two more boys.In the 1970’s Margaret earned her master’s degree ineducation <strong>and</strong> began a 22-year career at Helen KellerElementary School, where she excelled at teachingchildren with learning challenges. She received theClara Barton Award for her work as the Coordinatorof Volunteers with the Pikes Peak Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross, served on the National Boardof Directors of the Boy Scouts of America, <strong>and</strong>chaired the Colorado Advisory Board for the UnitedStates Commission on Civil Rights. She ran for statelegislature, was a soccer referee, volunteer docent atthe Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, <strong>and</strong> sang in the choirat the First Presbyterian Church for over 50 years.In retirement Margaret enjoyed a new marriageto Robert Brooks. She became an accomplishedwatercolorist, selling <strong>and</strong> showing her work atrestaurants <strong>and</strong> galleries. She wrote <strong>and</strong> publishedher father’s story, “Hakim Sahib - Sir Doctor.” She issurvived by husb<strong>and</strong> Robert Brooks of Denver, <strong>and</strong>her sons. She is also survived by her nephew, formerSem President Jeremy Packard; <strong>and</strong> her great nephewsMICHAEL PACKARD ’98, DENNIS PACKARD ’00<strong>and</strong> H. MATTHEW PACKARD ’03.MONSIGNOR F. ALLAN CONLAN, Clearwater, Fla.,June 5, 2012. Monsignor Conlan began his priestlyformation at St. Mary’s <strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> Universityin Baltimore, Md., <strong>and</strong> completed his studies atthe North American College in Rome, Italy. In 1954he was ordained to the priesthood in Rome byArchbishop Martin J. O’Connor, D.D., rector of NorthAmerican College <strong>and</strong> former Auxiliary Bishop ofScranton. Father Conlan received a Licentiate inSacred Theology from Gregorian University, Rome,Italy, in 1955 <strong>and</strong> his Ph.D. from Catholic Universityof America, Washington, D.C., in 1958. Father Conlanserved as assistant pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows,<strong>Wyoming</strong>; Christ the King, Dunmore; St. Lucy’s,Scranton; St. Thomas the Apostle, Elkl<strong>and</strong>; St. Paul’s,Scranton; <strong>and</strong> St. Matthew’s, East Stroudsburg.He was administrator of Holy Cross, Scranton;<strong>and</strong> Pastor of Holy Child, Mansfield; ImmaculateConception, Scranton; St. Ignatius, Kingston; <strong>and</strong>St. Eulalia’s, Elmhurst; <strong>and</strong> upon his retirement hewas named Pastor Emeritus. After his retirement heserved as chaplain of St. Francis Chapel, Eagles Mere;St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst; <strong>and</strong> after his retirementas Chaplain of the Marywood Generalate of theI.H.M. Sisters. He was named a Prelate of Honor byHis Holiness on July 10, 1990. Along with his pastoralduties he was associate editor of the Catholic Lightfrom 1958 to 1961 when he became editor-in-chief,a position he held until January 1970. He served theDiocese as a professor at St. Pius X <strong>Seminary</strong>; a judgein the Diocesan Tribunal; a member of the Collegeof Consultors; <strong>and</strong> as dean of the Kingston area. Hewas director of Campus Ministry at Mansfield StateTeachers College while pastor of Holy Child Parishin Mansfield. Monsignor Conlan was preceded indeath by his sisters ANN CONLAN ’50 <strong>and</strong> MARYKATHERINE CONLAN ’49. He is survived by twoother sisters who did not attend <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>.PEGGY LYNN FIELDS, Kingston, February 6,2012. Following her graduation from <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> then Marjorie Webster Junior College,Washington, D.C., Mrs. Fields attended the Tobe-Coburn School of Fashion Design in New York City.She pursued a career in fashion publicity in New York,working with the Abbott Kimball Advertising Agency<strong>and</strong> renowned fashion photographer Richard Avedon,with whom she coordinated models <strong>and</strong> photo shootsfor Vogue magazine. In June of 1952, she marriedMatt W. Fields of Lancaster where they resideduntil relocating to Kingston in 1955. Mrs. Fields issurvived by her husb<strong>and</strong>, Matt, <strong>and</strong> children, CATHYFIELDS MCHUGH ’78, CHRIS FIELDS ’78, MARKFIELDS ’80, JEFF FIELDS ’82 <strong>and</strong> her gr<strong>and</strong>children,including JESSE MCHUGH ’10.CATHERINE GRIFFITHS JONATHAN, Nanticoke,August 19, 2012. Mrs. Jonathan was a graduate ofthe Dean School of Business. Early in life she wa<strong>sem</strong>ployed as a bookkeeper at J.L. Turner PlumbingCompany, Nanticoke. She served as a deaconess <strong>and</strong>was active in Sunday School at Bethel <strong>and</strong> morerecently greatly enjoyed volunteering at Nebo’sVacation Bible School. She was preceded in death byher first husb<strong>and</strong>, Frank J. Pilarek in 1952 <strong>and</strong> secondhusb<strong>and</strong>, William D. Jonathan in 1978. Surviving areher sons including WILLIAM JONATHAN II ’86 <strong>and</strong>her gr<strong>and</strong>children.PAMELA LAZARUS THOMAS, Wilkes-Barre, June27, 2012. She was a volunteer for the American RedCross, March of Dimes, Commission on EconomicOpportunity, Food Bank, American Cancer Society<strong>and</strong> a Daffodil Days driver. She had been employedby Fowler, Dick <strong>and</strong> Walker as a buyer of variousdepartments <strong>and</strong> as a teller for PNC Bank. She waspreceded in death by her late husb<strong>and</strong>, WILBURTHOMAS ’49. She is survived by her brothers Eugene<strong>and</strong> STEPHEN LAZARUS ’60, <strong>and</strong> sister POLLYLAZARUS THOMAS ’47.REGINALD LUKISH, Luzerne, December 9, 2010. Hewas a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II.Mr. Lukish graduated from Philadelphia University ofScience <strong>and</strong> for 14 years he was the owner of LukishPharmacy in Luzerne. He was a past member of theLuzerne Borough council. He is survived by his wife,Mary.AUDREY BREIDENBACH MILLER, Sudlersville, Md.Date unknown.MILDRED SHOVLIN, Wilkes-Barre, June 23, 2012.Ms. Shovlin was a graduate of the Dean School ofBusiness. She was employed by First Eastern Bank for43 years. She was a board member of the IndustrialDevelopment Authority of the City of Wilkes-Barre,where she participated as a steward of the city’seconomic development. “Millie” also proudly servedas an officer of the Residents’ Council at Little FlowerManor, where she resided for 24 years. She is survivedby her sister, JEAN SHOVLIN WASNICK ’44.1948JEAN ROBBINS HUGHES, Kingston, April 12, 2012.Mrs. Hughes was a 1952 graduate of Wheaton Collegein Norton, Mass., <strong>and</strong> a student at the KatherineGibbs School in New York City. Prior to her marriageto FRANK H. HUGHES ’47, she worked at herfamily’s business, the Robbins Door & Sash Companyin Wilkes-Barre. She spent more than a decadedelivering for the Meals on Wheels program, was alongtime member of the Wilkes-Barre Junior League<strong>and</strong> its sustainers, <strong>and</strong> served as both volunteerreader <strong>and</strong> on the Board of the Greater Wilkes-BarreAssociation for the Blind. Mrs. Hughes was an ownerof <strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley Motors. She sat on numerouscommittees at the Church of Christ Uniting inKingston, where she also taught Sunday school formany years. In 2010, <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> honoredMrs. Hughes with the school’s highest token of itsappreciation, the Joseph C. Donchess DistinguishedService Award. Preceding her in death were herhusb<strong>and</strong>, Frank, <strong>and</strong> brother, WILLIAM ROBBINS’52. Surviving are sons, FRANK R. HUGHES ’74,WILLIAM HUGHES ’76, daughter, Betsy Phillips;<strong>and</strong> several gr<strong>and</strong>children including ANDREWHUGHES ’10.1949HUGH JONES IV, Harveys Lake, April, 25, 2012.Mr. Jones attended Penn State University where hewas a member of the football <strong>and</strong> boxing teams,<strong>and</strong> graduated from Eckel’s College of MortuaryScience in Philadelphia. He enlisted in the U. S.Marine Corps in 1952, serving during the Koreanconflict. He owned <strong>and</strong> operated the Hugh JonesFuneral Home as the fourth generation of his family,located in Edwardsville <strong>and</strong> later in Kingston, untilhis retirement. He was a life member <strong>and</strong> trustee ofthe Franklin Hose Co. 2 in Edwardsville <strong>and</strong> servedas Fire Chief in Edwardsville for 35 years. Mr. Jones
Obituaries, cont’d...was one of the founders of the Edwardsville Fire<strong>and</strong> Ambulance Association <strong>and</strong> first president ofthe unit, comm<strong>and</strong>er of the West Side Mutual AidAssociation for many years, member of the LuzerneCounty Fire Chiefs Association <strong>and</strong> Six County FireAssociation. A member of the Kingston Lodge 395 F.& A.M., American Legion Post 395 of Kingston, IremTemple, Board of Directors of People National Bankin Edwardsville for 30 years, <strong>and</strong> served as secretaryof the board. He was formerly the security chief atthe West Side Mall. He was preceded in death by hisdaughter, Virgina. Surviving are his wife, Marilyn,daughter Janet <strong>and</strong> son Hugh. Also surviving areseveral gr<strong>and</strong>children including gr<strong>and</strong>son, HERBERTNAHAS ’04.NONDAS QUINLAN PLONSKI, Binghamton,N.Y., February 17, 2012. A graduate of MarywoodUniversity, Mrs. Plonski taught elementary schoolgrades at St. Ann’s <strong>and</strong> Floyd Bell Elementary inBinghamton <strong>and</strong> Lincoln Elementary in JohnsonCity, N.Y. She is survived by her three sons <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong>children.1950ANN NOGI, Devon, March 11, 2012. After Sem,she attended Penn State University <strong>and</strong> SkidmoreCollege. She owned <strong>and</strong> operated a women’s clothingstore in Long Beach Isl<strong>and</strong>, N.J., for many yearsbefore moving to Philadelphia. She was a formermember of Temple Israel <strong>and</strong> Temple Hesed, theJewish Community Center <strong>and</strong> Hadassah. She issurvived by three daughters <strong>and</strong> five gr<strong>and</strong>children,including DEBORAH ROTHENBERG ’05 <strong>and</strong> DAVIDROTHENBERG ’08.1951HAROLD EVANS, Mt. Prospect, Ill. Date of deathunknown.DORIS KIRKENDALL MORRIS, Marshall, N.C.,January 26, 2010.COREY WAGNER, Kingston, September 12, 2008. Mr.Wagner graduated from Kingston High School <strong>and</strong>was a postgraduate student at Sem. He went on toearn a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University. Hewas co-owner of Wagner Construction <strong>and</strong> worked inconstruction management for most of his life. He issurvived by his wife ELLEN O’CONNELL WAGNER’57 <strong>and</strong> three children <strong>and</strong> his gr<strong>and</strong>children. Heis also survived by siblings, MARTHA WAGNEROSTROWSKI ’54 <strong>and</strong> MARILYNNE WAGNERHARRIS ’62.1952MADGE KLEIN BENOVITZ, Dallas, March 24,2012. Mrs. Benovitz attended Cornell University,University of Pennsylvania <strong>and</strong> graduated fromWilkes College. She was an Eternal Light memberof Temple Israel <strong>and</strong> its sisterhood, a member of theJCC, an emeritus member of the Board of Directorsof King’s College, a member of the PennsylvaniaState Board of Education, Board of Directors of theNational Association of State Boards of Education<strong>and</strong> many other civic, educational <strong>and</strong> religiousorganizations. She spent her life volunteering <strong>and</strong>was Past Vice President of the Wilkes-Barre Chapterof Hadassah, Past President of the United Way of<strong>Wyoming</strong> Valley, Past President of the League ofWomen Voters of Pennsylvania <strong>and</strong> was chairmanof Temple Israel’s 70th Anniversary Celebration. Shereceived the <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>’s Joseph C. DonchessDistinguished Service Award in 1992. She is survivedby her husb<strong>and</strong> of 57 years, Dr. Burton Benovitz;daughter, JANE BENOVITZ FEINSTEIN ’74, threegr<strong>and</strong>sons, ANDREW FEINSTEIN ’02, ERICFEINSTEIN ’03, <strong>and</strong> ROSS FEINSTEIN ’06. She isalso survived by her brother HARVEY KLEIN ’49 <strong>and</strong>his wife JUDITH RAUB KLEIN ’47.JOANN BONFANTI MILLER, Hershey Mill, March5, 2012. She is survived by a son, a daughter <strong>and</strong> sixgr<strong>and</strong>children.1953MURIEL KELLER JACOBY, South Hero, Vt., March6, 2011. An educator <strong>and</strong> caretaker for most of herlife, Muriel received a B.S.N. from Hood College <strong>and</strong>a diploma from Johns Hopkins in 1958. She practicednursing in various locations including Abadan, Iran,New Haven, Conn. <strong>and</strong> Boston, Mass. In 1974 sheearned a masters degree at the University of Delaware<strong>and</strong> went on to teach nursing at the University ofVermont, Lycoming College in Pennsylvania <strong>and</strong>Atlantic Cape Community College in New Jerseywhere she served as chair of the Nursing <strong>and</strong> AlliedHealth Department. Retiring to Vermont she starteda gardening group <strong>and</strong> newspaper column. Hervolunteer positions included teaching reading at theSouth Hero Elementary School <strong>and</strong> ESL at VermontAdult Learning <strong>and</strong> the Beijing YMCA. She also servedon the South Hero Library, CHAMP <strong>and</strong> HochelegaYWCA Camp Boards. She is survived by her husb<strong>and</strong>Raymond, her children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.1954ROBERT FLYNN, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., November18, 2007.BERNARD MINAKOWSKI, Willow Grove, October17, 2010. He served as a lance corporal in the MarineCorps during the Korean Conflict. He attended<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> went on to earn a bachelorof science degree in electrical engineering fromPenn State University. He worked his entire careerwith Philadelphia Electric Co. as an engineer. Heis survived by his wife, Virginia, his children <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong>children.1955ROBERT DAKE, Lansing, N.Y., November 15, 2010.Mr. Dake attended Ithaca High School in New Yorkbefore graduating from <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>. Heattended college at Bowling Green State Universityin Ohio graduating with a bachelor’s degree ineducation. Mr. Dake was a well respected teacher <strong>and</strong>wrestling coach in the 1960’s at Lansing Schools <strong>and</strong>will be forever remembered by many as the foundingfather of Lansing Wrestling. He <strong>and</strong> his family movedto Westlake, Ohio where they lived for 25 years. Whileresiding in Westlake, he was one of the originalfounding members of the Westlake Demons Junior AllStars football program, a program that is still goingstrong 38 years later. After returning to the LansingArea in the 1990’s, Mr. Dake continued to work withyoungsters, sharing his wealth of knowledge <strong>and</strong>passion for the sport he knew <strong>and</strong> loved so well. In2004, he was inducted into the Lansing High SchoolAthletic Hall of Fame for his contributions to thewrestling program. He is survived by his wife Andrea,his children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.ALFRED PIATT, Greendale, Ind., April 20, 2012. Mr.Piatt graduated from Penn State University. He wa<strong>sem</strong>ployed for many years at U.S. Steel. He served inthe U.S. Army. He was a member of the Penn StateAlumni Association <strong>and</strong> the Elks. While livingin Cape Coral, Fla., he volunteered with the CapeCoral Hospital <strong>and</strong> Police Department. Survivingare his former spouse, Eydie, <strong>and</strong> his children <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong>children. He is also survived by his nephew,CLARKE PIATT II ’86.HERBERT SCHREMPP, Pittsburgh, March 16, 2011.He is survived by his wife, Mary.1956EDWIN CURTIS, Hollywood, Fla., March 5, 2011.1957WILBUR PERSON, Lehighton, August 9, 2011.After Sem, Mr. Person received a bachelor of sciencedegree from Bloomsburg University. Person was anArmy veteran of the Vietnam War, having attainedthe rank of sergeant with the 79th Infantry. As anArmy Reservist, he was called to active duty duringthe Cuban Missile Crisis. A self-employed real estateappraiser, he also taught real estate at Penn StateUniversity <strong>and</strong> worked in the insurance brokerageindustry. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, hischildren <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.WILLIAM PRITCHARD, Hazelton, October 11, 2009.Dr. Pritchard was a chiropractor in Hazelton. He issurvived by his wife, RUTH THOMAS PRITCHARD ’58.WADE RENDLE, Lenox Township, March 18, 2012.He was a 1957 graduate of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong>a 1958 graduate of the Dean School of Business.He also attended Harpur College in Binghamton,N.Y., where he studied business administration.
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org51He was a third generation railroader <strong>and</strong> workedfor the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He retired fromGould National Battery Company, Dunmore, whichlater became Exide Corporation, after 30 years. Healso did government quality control for Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company <strong>and</strong> worked at ANSCOFilm Corporation <strong>and</strong> Charmin. He was a foundingmember of the Railroad Museum of NEPA, belongedto Endless Mountains Model Railroad Club <strong>and</strong>helped charter two chapters of the National RailwayHistorical Society. He is survived by his wife, Gail <strong>and</strong>his daughter <strong>and</strong> two sons.1958ALEXANDER TAYLOR, Greenwood, S.C., January30, 2012. Following <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>, Mr. Taylorwent on to the University of Delaware where he was amember of Sig Ep fraternity. Mr. Taylor was formerlyemployed by Avisun, Home Insurance Co. <strong>and</strong>, in1979, founded T-3 Enterprises, in Wilmington, fromwhich he retired in 2004. He is survived by his wifeLynn, his children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.1959JAMES FIELDING EYSTER, Seven Valleys, May 19,2011. After graduation, Mr. Eyster attended CatawbaUniversity. He served in the U.S. Army during theVietnam War. He was an accountant for Kochenour,Ernest, Smyser <strong>and</strong> Burg. He is survived by his wife,Dorothy, his children <strong>and</strong> their families.ROBERT LYTLE, Williamsport, July 21, 2011. AfterSem, Mr. Lytle attended Lycoming College. Hewas the president <strong>and</strong> owner of Canteen VendingCo. He was involved in several vending industryboards, a board member of the Susquehanna HealthSystem, Penn College Foundation, Hope Enterprises,Community Arts Center, <strong>and</strong> the St. Ann’s CatholicChurch Finance Board. He was a veteran serving inthe Army Reserve. He is survived by his wife Barbara,his children ROBERT LYTLE ’85 <strong>and</strong> STEPHANIELYTLE VOSS ’86 <strong>and</strong> by his gr<strong>and</strong>children.1960EDMUND ROOS JR, Wilkes-Barre, August 16, 2012.Mr. Roos was a longst<strong>and</strong>ing resident of Wilkes-Barre, graduating in 1959 from Meyers High School,where he played on the senior football team as a tightend. Going on to <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> in 1960 as apostgraduate, he then graduated from Wilkes Collegewith a degree in business in 1964. Mr. Roos joinedthe family business of E.A. Roos Meats on SouthMain Street, Wilkes-Barre, <strong>and</strong> helped to continuethe success of the company until the floods of 1972threatened the long-term viability of the plant, whichemployed many local staff. More currently, he hadbeen employed by the Pennsylvania Department ofAgriculture. Mr. Roos was active in the community,including U.S. Army Reserves, mini <strong>and</strong> high schoolfootball refereeing, <strong>and</strong> the Shriners of NorthAmerica. He is survived by his wife, Gina, his children<strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children.1962MYRTIS FUNKE BURNS, Philadelphia, March 13,2012. Mrs. Burns attended the Lower <strong>and</strong> UpperSchools of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> graduatedfrom Beaver College. During her entire career, sheworked for the City of Philadelphia. At the timeof her retirement, she was Deputy Commissioner,Procurement Department. She is survived by herhusb<strong>and</strong>, John, <strong>and</strong> sisters DOROTHY JEANNEFUNKE PERLEY ’53, ELSA ANN FUNKE BAINER’54, <strong>and</strong> GAIL LOUISE FUNKE STETTLER ’57.1964JAMES HEMSTREET II, Bergen, N.Y., died December2, 2006.1965DENISE LINDER DUNBAR, Key West, Fla., May 25,2012. Following graduation from <strong>Seminary</strong> she movedto California <strong>and</strong> attended San Jose State College.Returning to the Scranton area, she owned a ClarksSummit book store <strong>and</strong> was employed by Joseph TheFurrier <strong>and</strong> Jewelcor Travel. She was married to ColinHolmes whom she later divorced. She married GregDunbar in 1982 on Long Beach Isl<strong>and</strong>, N.Y. Over thefollowing years, they lived in Philadelphia, Charlotte<strong>and</strong> Chicago, sharing a goal to someday live in awarm climate. In 1989, while visiting her brotherRobert in Key West, they agreed that was the place. In1995, after many visits to the isl<strong>and</strong>, they purchaseda home, left the corporate world <strong>and</strong> settled in KeyWest. Her brother’s untimely death from AIDS ledto her passion to assist others. She was a tirelessfundraiser for AIDS Help <strong>and</strong> Wesley House FamilyServices. She served both nonprofits as their Directorof Community Relations. After a bout with coloncancer, she retired in 2010 to spend as much time asshe could on their “other isl<strong>and</strong>,” Isla Mujeres, Mexico.She is survived by her husb<strong>and</strong>.HAROLD SEAMANS, Gaines, June 11, 2012.1966LUCINDA WOLFE HUGHES, Elmira, N.Y., August 10,2012. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of thelate Samuel M. Wolfe Jr., <strong>and</strong> JEAN KELLEY WOLFE’32. After graduating from Sem, she went on toSkidmore College, graduating in 1970. She is survivedby her husb<strong>and</strong> Frederick <strong>and</strong> her daughter. She isalso survived by her brother SAMUEL WOLFE III ’64.1967MARGARET BRIGGS, Montgomery Creek, Calif.,June 21, 2012. She is survived by her brother DAVIDBRIGGS ’66.DOMINICK MISTROT, Dallas, April 10, 2010.1971HOWARD GRAEFFE, Emmaus, February 8, 2012.He was a graduate of Wagner College, <strong>and</strong> receivedhis MBA in finance from Temple University. Mr.Graeffe was pivotal in the formation <strong>and</strong> growthof several businesses throughout the LehighValley <strong>and</strong> Poconos. After founding Graeffe <strong>and</strong>Associates with his brother, they opened multipleJiffy Lube locations. He joined the NationalInstitute for Environmental Renewal as the CEObefore becoming the startup executive for CambistInc. He became COO of Markward Group, whichled to the foundation of ValleyWide PropertyManagement. Under Mr. Graeffe’s leadershipValleyWide Property Management, which startedout with only a management aspect, has exp<strong>and</strong>edthree fold to include Real Estate <strong>and</strong> Leasing aswell as Construction Maintenance <strong>and</strong> Services.He was a board member of the Allentown Chamberof Commerce <strong>and</strong> the Wildl<strong>and</strong>s Conservancy. Hewas also a committee member of the Urban L<strong>and</strong>Institute, <strong>and</strong> alternate federal commissioner forthe Interstate Commission for the Potomac RiverBasin. He was a past member of the DistanceLearning Task Force Senate for the Commonwealthof Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania <strong>and</strong> Lehigh ValleyBusiness Education Partnerships, the Alliance forthe Chesapeake Bay <strong>and</strong> the Southern Lehigh SchoolDistrict. He is survived by his wife, Lea Ann, <strong>and</strong> hisfour children.1997JASON ANTHONY WILLIAMS ,Wilkes-Barre,April 23, 2012. He is survived by his sister TRACEYWILLIAMS ’94.
The passing of Sem LeadersGEORGE SORDONI ’64, Dallas,May 22, 2012. Mr. Sordoni splithis time between Naples, Fla.<strong>and</strong> the Back Mountain area.He was an active member ofthe community <strong>and</strong> led a lifededicated to helping others.He was one of the foundingmembers of the LuzerneFoundation, a board member ofthe Geisinger Foundation from1973 to 2010, <strong>and</strong> served on theBoard of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> since 1980. George helped to lead the school <strong>and</strong>the board through the celebration of Sem’s 150 th anniversary celebration duringthe 1993-94 school year. Three <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> presidents benefitted from hisbusiness <strong>and</strong> fund raising acumen. During his tenure as board chair the schooldeveloped <strong>and</strong> constructed the sesquicentennial wing at the Lower School as wellas the addition to Sprague Hall <strong>and</strong> Klassner Field on the Upper School campus.A champion of financial aid, George played a critical role in further broadeningthe socio-economic diversity at Sem. Surviving are his wife Andrea GrosekSordoni, his children SARAH SORDONI BRUNO ’96, SAMANTHA SORDONI’99, NICHOLAS SORDONI ’02, <strong>and</strong> ABIGAIL SORDONI ’07. He is also survivedby his gr<strong>and</strong>daughter ELLA BRUNO ’28, his brothers ANDREW SORDONI ’61,WILLIAM SORDONI ’63 <strong>and</strong> STEPHEN SORDONI ’66, as well as many nieces<strong>and</strong> nephews.ANTHONY GROSEK JR., Dallas,May 29, 2012. He served in theU.S. Navy during World War II<strong>and</strong> earned a B.S. in architecturalengineering from PennsylvaniaState University in 1950. He<strong>and</strong> his late brother, Edward,were partners in Grosek & SonsConstruction Inc., a firm foundedby their father in 1910. Theywere responsible for the buildingof numerous schools, churches <strong>and</strong> residential <strong>and</strong> office complexes across thearea. After Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the firm helped to rebuild many parts of thecommunity. In particular, the renovation <strong>and</strong> reopening of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>Preparatory School in time for the ensuing school year may have been his proudestprofessional accomplishment. Subsequently, he co-founded Management AllianceInc. <strong>and</strong> was President of A.J. Grosek & Associates, developers <strong>and</strong> managers ofsenior housing throughout Pennsylvania. He was also the owner <strong>and</strong> developerof The Ramada Inn on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. An active member of thecommunity, he had served on several boards <strong>and</strong> was honored to have receivedthe designation of Trustee Emeritus from Misericordia University <strong>and</strong> LifeTrustee from <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> as well as its Joseph C. Donchess DistinguishedService Award in 1992. Surviving are his wife Helen, daughters Andrea GrosekSordoni, ELLEN GROSEK STEIN ’72, sons ANTHONY GROSEK III ’74, ROBERTGROSEK ’78 <strong>and</strong> DAVID GROSEK ’83. He is also survived by 13 gr<strong>and</strong>childrenincluding SARAH SORDONI BRUNO ’96, SAMANTHA SORDONI ’99, NICHOLASSORDONI ’02, ABIGAIL SORDONI ’07, KATRINA GROSEK ’12, JULIA GROSEK’14 <strong>and</strong> ALEXANDER GROSEK ’16.JOHN “JACK” MUELLER ’52,Lake Forest, Ill., May 3, 2012.Mr. Mueller attended <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> <strong>and</strong> The Taft School. Hegraduated from MassachusettsInstitute of Technology witha bachelor of science degree inchemical engineering <strong>and</strong> businessadministration in 1956 <strong>and</strong> anMBA from MIT’s Sloan ExecutiveManagement School in 1957. Jackworked at Dow Chemical <strong>and</strong> AbbottLaboratories before he helped create Norse Chemical, where he was responsiblefor the invention of Sugar Twin, one of the first patented dietary sugar substitutes.He subsequently worked at Alberto Culver <strong>and</strong> was a vice president at MaremontCorp <strong>and</strong> Motorola before purchasing G&W Electric in 1978. In 2009 he purchasedMEA Inc. With his extensive experience in the chemical <strong>and</strong> electrical engineeringfields, he had served in various capacities in the National Electrical ManufacturersAssociation in Washington, D.C., which included the Board of Governors <strong>and</strong>Chair of the Switchgear <strong>and</strong> Power Equipment Division. In addition, he servedas chairman of the Executive Council of the Conference Board, New York, N.Y.He was past chair of Alembic Inc., Gr<strong>and</strong> Cayman; G&W Electric Co., Blue Isl<strong>and</strong>,Ill.; Canada Power Products Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, <strong>and</strong> SurvalentTechnology, Mississauga, Ontario. Mr. Mueller was also an active member of the<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Board of Trustees, serving as both the Chair of the Board aswell as the Chair of the Board’s Property Committee. He was awarded the JosephC. Donchess Distinguished Service Award in 2010. He is survived by his wife,Corliss, as well as their children. He is also survived by his siblings ANN MUELLERCOUGHLIN ’47 <strong>and</strong> CHARLES MUELLER ’48.CHARLES LEMMOND JR., Dallas,May 30, 2012. The former statesenator served on the <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> Board of Directorsstarting in 1980 <strong>and</strong> became a LifeTrustee. He grew up in Forty Fort<strong>and</strong> attended Forty Fort schools,graduating as president of his seniorclass. After serving in the U.S. Armyin post-World War II Italy, <strong>and</strong>earning degrees from Harvard <strong>and</strong>the University of Pennsylvania law school, he joined the law firm of Silverblatt &Townend. He served as solicitor for several municipalities, townships <strong>and</strong> schooldistricts; as First Assistant <strong>and</strong> Assistant District Attorney; <strong>and</strong> as judge in theCourt of Common Pleas, Luzerne County. He ran for Pennsylvania state senate in1985 <strong>and</strong> served with distinction until his retirement in December 2006. He wasawarded the Joseph C. Donchess Distinguished Service Award from <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> in 2008. He is survived by his wife, BARBARA NORTHRUP LEMMOND’52 <strong>and</strong> their four children including CHARLES LEMMOND ’77 <strong>and</strong> DAVIDLEMMOND ’83.
Report of Gifts2012
A Bittersweet Year…On behalf of the advancement team, I extend my heartfelt thanksto the alumni, parents, <strong>and</strong> friends of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>, whosegenerosity is celebrated in our Report of Gifts. The Report ofGifts recognizes members of the Sem community who have madea contribution to the School during the period from July 1, 2011to June 30, 2012. They include our leadership-level donors, ourCapital Campaign <strong>and</strong> Annual Fund participants, our corporate<strong>and</strong> foundation contributors, our volunteers, <strong>and</strong> donors who havecreated bequests <strong>and</strong> other gifts that Sem will realize in the future.The following is a comparison of giving for the last five fiscal years:UnrestrictedAnnual GivingRestrictedAnnual GivingTotal AnnualGivingGifts for AllPurposes2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12$759,585 $709,553 $750,904 $621,472 $611,978$965,309 $720,7819 $702,946 $650,979 $643,400$1,724,894 $1,430,334 $1,453,850 $1,272,451 $1,255,378$3,253,429 $2,732,848 $3,136,926 $8,370,689 $5,623,070The 2011 – 12 campaign represents the third most successful fundraising year in the school’s history following on the heels of lastyear’s record-breaking total of $8,370,689. Once again a greatdeal of time <strong>and</strong> volunteer leadership was focused on the “quietphase” of the school’s capital campaign to improve the school’sfacilities <strong>and</strong> to augment the endowment – almost $4.4 millionwas contributed to these two objectives. We are also pleasedthat under the leadership of Sharon <strong>and</strong> David Hourigan ’71 wewere able to achieve our annual giving goal of $1.2 million. They<strong>and</strong> their team, especially the members of the Leadership GiftsCommittee, did an outst<strong>and</strong>ing job.We will remain ever indebted to George Sordoni ’64, Jack Mueller’52 <strong>and</strong> Rusty Flack ’72 for their remarkable <strong>and</strong> dedicatedleadership as board chairs <strong>and</strong> as the driving forces of the capitaleffort which has now stretched over a number of years. A trusteesince 1992 <strong>and</strong> chair of the board from 2008 to 2011, Rusty passedaway in May 2011. Jack Mueller succeeded Rusty as board chairin June 2011 until his death in on May 3, 2012. George Sordoni,board chair from 1993 until 2008, tragically passed away on May22, 2012. It was under George’s leadership that the board beganthe capital campaign with George asking Rusty to serve as thenational chair. Upon Rusty assuming the board chairmanship,Jack Mueller became one of the guiding forces steering the capitaleffort. It is hard to imagine three individuals who loved <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> more than these three gentlemen <strong>and</strong> who have workedharder to make it better in every way than George, Jack <strong>and</strong>Rusty. Their philanthropic support <strong>and</strong> volunteer leadership wasremarkable <strong>and</strong> the void they leave is large. We all know, however,their vision for what this school can be is only partially completed<strong>and</strong> they would want us to accomplish all of the goals of thecampaign they conceived <strong>and</strong> led.I could not be more delighted that at the June meeting the boardof trustees elected Dick Goldberg ’55 as their new chairman.Dick is a loyal <strong>and</strong> dedicated alumnus, an enthusiastic parent oftwo graduates <strong>and</strong> a daughter who is a senior, <strong>and</strong> a respectedattorney <strong>and</strong> leader in our community <strong>and</strong> region. He will bean engaged <strong>and</strong> active chairman <strong>and</strong> has already addressed thefaculty <strong>and</strong> staff as well as the parents at their opening meetingsof the year. He has a clear vision to help the school sustain <strong>and</strong>enhance our mission. Please notethe article earlier in this issueabout Dick <strong>and</strong> Mary Lopatto ’72who the board selected as the newvice chairperson.<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> has beenapproved since October 2001by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a “ScholarshipOrganization” under the guidelines of the EducationalImprovement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Through this program,Pennsylvania corporations who pay certain state taxes can make agift to the scholarship program at Sem in lieu of paying up to 90%of those state taxes if the company makes a two year commitment.We are most grateful to the following companies for their supportduring the current fiscal year: Almo Corporation, Benco DentalCompany, First Liberty Bank & Trust, First National CommunityBank, Frontier Communications, Lackawanna Insurance Group,Luzerne Bank, The Martz Group, Masonry Preservation Services,National Penn Bank, <strong>and</strong> Straub Metal International.A school like <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> has not been able to grow<strong>and</strong> develop the way it has, however, by current gifts alone.Indeed many of the gifts that have helped to grow the School’sendowment to a market value of $49.4 million on June 30, 2012have come in the form of bequests <strong>and</strong> deferred gifts. Since 1982<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> has received more than $20.3 million in estategifts. We are honored the following alumni <strong>and</strong> friends continuedthis legacy during the 2011 fiscal year with bequest distributionscoming from each of their estates to Sem:Sarah Barr ’34 Charles Holman ’49Carol King Frederic Salzman ’28James Scheifley ’30 James Troutner ’43Jerrold Trumbower ’42 Edward Williams ’32As noted above, the School continues in the “quiet” phase of acapital campaign with the dual focus of significantly increasingthe School’s endowment as well as creating some new campusfacilities while also providing major renovations on others. During“phase one” of the quiet phase the school raised $10 million. Thegoal for the second phase is $40 million <strong>and</strong> at this point $25million has been committed. Over the next three years we hope tosecure pledges of $15 million to satisfactorily complete the totalcampaign effort with $50 million!We are most grateful for the leadership <strong>and</strong> financial supportprovided by the members of the board of trustees <strong>and</strong> loyalbenefactors of the institution to achieve the above capital dollartotals. There are some very ambitious plans <strong>and</strong> exciting objectivesfor the next five years to move Sem forward. If we all worktogether they are achievable. Thank you for your commitment to<strong>and</strong> generous support of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>. I look forward toseeing you in my travels around the country or on campus in thenear future.John H. Shafer’71Vice President of Advancement
2012 Leadership Recognition Givingwyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org55Donchess SocietyZelia <strong>and</strong> Quincy Abbot ’50Sidney <strong>and</strong> Carole Hertz Apfelbaum ’44Michael <strong>and</strong> Christina ApfelbaumPaul Beane ’52 <strong>and</strong> Barbara FassettOski Beane ’53Estate of Sarah Barr ’34Shirley <strong>and</strong> Howard Beane ’49James <strong>and</strong> Amy Valli Bennett ’94Black Horse FoundationJoyce <strong>and</strong> Harold Buckingham, Jr. ’48Laurel <strong>and</strong> Richard Caputo, Jr. ’84Marcia <strong>and</strong> Frank Carlucci, III ’48Charitable Gift FundRebecca Binder <strong>and</strong> Chares Cohen ’84Ann Mueller Coughlin ’47Degenstein FoundationJohn <strong>and</strong> Tina DowdFirst Liberty Bank <strong>and</strong> TrustKathi FlackRob Friedman ’73Frontier CommunicationsRo<strong>sem</strong>ary Chromey <strong>and</strong> RichardGoldberg ’55Patricia <strong>and</strong> Frederick Graboske ’62Carl Grivner ’71Dorothea <strong>and</strong> Frank M. Henry ’50Estate of Charles Holman, Jr. ’49Leonard <strong>and</strong> Lita InsalacoEstate of Carol KingF.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.Jin Kyu <strong>and</strong> Sun-Hee KimMary Lopatto ’72Luzerne BankThe Luzerne FoundationLuzerne Intermediate UnitHeeyun <strong>and</strong> John Magagna ’52Martz GroupRichard MaslowMcCole Foundation, Inc.Robert <strong>and</strong> Kim MericleCorliss <strong>and</strong> John Mueller ’52Nesbitt Family CharitableFoundationGeraldine NesbittPerforming Arts Institute GalaHilary <strong>and</strong> Charles Parkhurst ’79Hedy <strong>and</strong> Ronald Rittenmeyer ’65The Rjack Family FundErica <strong>and</strong> Thomas RomanowskiRichard A. <strong>and</strong> Virginia SimmsRose ’81Estate of Dorothy <strong>and</strong> JamesScheifley ’30Rhea <strong>and</strong> Ronald Simms ’56Larry <strong>and</strong> Isabel SmithAnnelise <strong>and</strong> Robert Smith ’56Sordoni Foundation, Inc.Margaret <strong>and</strong> William Sordoni ’63Rebecca <strong>and</strong> Alex Steinbergh ’58Straub Metal InternationalDoug <strong>and</strong> Barbara StraubKenneth <strong>and</strong> Caroline Taylor FamilyFoundationTrey <strong>and</strong> Christina TaylorEstate of James Troutner ’43Estate of Jerrold Trumbower ’42United Way of <strong>Wyoming</strong> ValleyBeth <strong>and</strong> Paul Wasserott ’49<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Alumni Council<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolParents Association<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Upper SchoolParents AssociationHuansha Zeng <strong>and</strong> Sihong ChenPresident’s AnniversaryCircleAnonymous (2)Albert <strong>and</strong> Barbara AlbertSusan <strong>and</strong> Robert Allen ’62Almo CorporationMax Bartikowsky ’48Benco Dental CompanyBloomsburg Metal CompanyBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.Eugene <strong>and</strong> Roslyn ChaikenMatthew <strong>and</strong> Barbara Albert Cuddy ’90First National Community BankPeggi <strong>and</strong> Peter Foldes ’62The Merritt L. Harding EducationalTrustJean <strong>and</strong> John Hassler, Jr. ’62Sharon <strong>and</strong> David Hourigan ’71The Kefalas-Pinto FoundationKNBTJames Levey ’81Hilary <strong>and</strong> Ethel Evans Lipsitz ’51Zhicheng Lu <strong>and</strong> Wenli ZhaoDorothy Darling Mangelsdorf ’68Marjorie Henry Marquart ’78Masonry Preservation Services, Inc.Metz Culinary ManagementScott Meuser <strong>and</strong> Susan Talbot-MeuserMohegan Sun at Pocono DownsThe Nabi FoundationBette <strong>and</strong> Stanley Nabi ’48National Penn BankKip <strong>and</strong> Marilyn NygrenNeil <strong>and</strong> Catherine O’DonnellThe Philadelphia FoundationJane <strong>and</strong> Harvey Rosenkrantz ’62Dorothy <strong>and</strong> Frederick Rudolph ’38Jennifer <strong>and</strong> Arthur Sherwood ’56The Shoval FoundationJudd <strong>and</strong> Susan Weiss Shoval ’70Ellie Kay <strong>and</strong> Alfred Thomas ’62David Wallace ’97Xin Wang <strong>and</strong> Nancy ZhaoNancy <strong>and</strong> Jeffrey Weiss ’73Wells FargoThe Wight Foundation, Inc.Virginia <strong>and</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>er Williams ’39President’s CabinetAcorn Hill FoundationCharlotte Glinka <strong>and</strong> CharlesAlex<strong>and</strong>er ’58Benefit ConceptsDan <strong>and</strong> Anne BoychuckMaureen <strong>and</strong> C.J. Bufalino, III ’78Leslie Turrell Bullock ’63Yen-Chen Chung <strong>and</strong> Chi-Hui LinPatricia <strong>and</strong> Stanley Davies ’42Karen <strong>and</strong> Brian Davis ’73Jeffrey <strong>and</strong> Lisa DoggettClaire Conlon Evans ’52Joseph Flanagan, Jr. ’42 <strong>and</strong> MaryElizabeth Mayock ’42Freddie Mac FoundationViola <strong>and</strong> Charles Gommer, Jr.Helen <strong>and</strong> Anthony Grosek, Jr.Ramah <strong>and</strong> Christopher HackettMary Ann <strong>and</strong> William Hinko ’82Allan Kluger ’45 <strong>and</strong> Sue KlineKluger ’55Lackawanna Casualty CompanyJames <strong>and</strong> Christine LacomisYong Li <strong>and</strong> Aiming HuangS<strong>and</strong>ra Lloyd ’48Melanie Maslow Lumia ’82Marquis George MacDonaldFoundationKevin <strong>and</strong> Helen McDonaldJohn Morton, III ’63 <strong>and</strong> MarionHarvey Morton ’63Janet Murray ’76North Star Consulting, Inc.Charles <strong>and</strong> Mary ParenteRichard <strong>and</strong> Marion PearsallPioneer Aggregates, Inc.Jeffrey <strong>and</strong> Leah PoppleAkemi <strong>and</strong> Thomas Price ’71Paul <strong>and</strong> Avalyn QuickEdward Romanowski ’75<strong>and</strong> Cornelia ConynghamRomanowski ’75Estate of Frederic Salzman ’28Catherine <strong>and</strong> John Shafer ’71Charles Strome, Jr. ’46 <strong>and</strong> MargaretStrayer Strome ’46Qi Hong Zhou <strong>and</strong> Xiao Li ZhaoThe Founder’s SocietyAnonymousBarclaysRedge Meixner <strong>and</strong> Leon Bonner,Jr. ’61Sara <strong>and</strong> Edward Brewster ’43Matthew Bruno ’94 <strong>and</strong> SarahSordoni Bruno ’96Yvette <strong>and</strong> Frank Carlucci, IV ’81Wendy <strong>and</strong> Terrence Casey ’75Communities Foundation of TexasKevin <strong>and</strong> Leslie Dymond Marks ’84Dave Esler ’62Nadine <strong>and</strong> Steven Foldes ’66Robert Hartman ’48 <strong>and</strong> NancyJackson Hartman ’48Hai Duy <strong>and</strong> Thao Minh KhuatHong Seok Lee <strong>and</strong> Koeun KimPatrick <strong>and</strong> Bonnie LenahanLlewellyn & McKane, Inc.James Lord ’52Lynne LordValerie <strong>and</strong> Robert Montgomery ’57Mary Beth <strong>and</strong> David Oblon ’65Daphne <strong>and</strong> Sanford Padwe ’57ParenteBeard LLCJohn <strong>and</strong> Marjorie PassanFoundationJulie <strong>and</strong> John Platt ’49Steve <strong>and</strong> Nicole RifkinAdina <strong>and</strong> Stephen Rosenthal ’93Kim RossJoanne <strong>and</strong> Carlo Santarelli, Jr. ’68Nancy ShaferH. Alex<strong>and</strong>er Smith, Jr. ’44 <strong>and</strong>Lillian Davis Smith ’53Thomas Tengowski <strong>and</strong> CorneliaSaceanuUnited Methodist Church Board ofHigher Education & MinistryGrace White Whidden ’43Nelson Tower AssociatesNorma <strong>and</strong> Hervey Ahlborn ’49Senen <strong>and</strong> Mila AldayStephen Alinikoff ’62 <strong>and</strong> Sally SimsAlinikoff ’65Mary Berninger Allan ’47American Center for PhilanthropyFred Dietz <strong>and</strong> Estelle Andrews ’65Recognition Giving LevelsDonchess Society$10,000 or morePresident’s AnniversaryCircle$5,000 to $9,999President’s Cabinet$2,500 to $4,999The Founder’s Society$1,844 to $2,499Nelson TowerAssociates$1,000 to $1,843Levi Sprague Fellows$500 to $9991844 Club$250 to $499Dean’s Society$100 to $249Blue & White Club$1 to $99Editor’s Note: The Donchess Society was establishedin the mid-90s to recognize the philanthropy ofindividuals who had contributed at least $10,000 ayear to <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>. This premiere giving levelis named in honor of Lucille <strong>and</strong> Joseph Donchess ’26who made very generous gifts to <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>in their lifetimes <strong>and</strong> who also remembered theschool in their estates with bequests totaling $5.9million.Persons listed on these pages—grouped byconstituencies <strong>and</strong> ordered according to givinglevels—have generously supported <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong>’s programs <strong>and</strong> services <strong>and</strong> institutionalneeds. Recognition reflects gifts to the schoolrecorded between July 1, 2011 <strong>and</strong> June 30, 2012.
R e p o r t o f G i f t s2012 Leadership Recognition Giving, cont’d...Bank of AmericaHarold <strong>and</strong> Marian Berk Barr ’49Millicent Auerbach Baschkin ’51Stuart <strong>and</strong> Carolyn BellBell Foundation, Inc.Anthony Berger ’73 <strong>and</strong> CatherineEvans Berger ’75James <strong>and</strong> Georgia JohnsonBesecker ’47William <strong>and</strong> Ena BigelowRobert <strong>and</strong> Judith Casper Bohorad ’59Brennan Electric IncorporatedPaul <strong>and</strong> Elaine BurgMalcolm Burnside, II ’62 <strong>and</strong>Daylene Thomas Burnside ’62Christine <strong>and</strong> Donald Bush, Jr. ’50Charlotte <strong>and</strong> Peter Casterline ’61Daniel Bryant <strong>and</strong> Mei Castor ’78Centris Consulting, Inc.Century 21 Smith Hourigan GroupChien-Tong Chen <strong>and</strong> Wen-WanChuangCheong Sub Cho <strong>and</strong> Jeong Sue JangGrace ChungRobert Clements, Jr. ’72 <strong>and</strong> JeannieMcCarthy Clements ’77Wayne Clements <strong>and</strong> Diane HainesLawrence <strong>and</strong> Sally FriedmanCohen ’59Miriam <strong>and</strong> E. Parker Colborn ’38Betsy Bell Condron ’45Ann <strong>and</strong> Wesley Crompton ’43William <strong>and</strong> Esther BaumDavidowitz ’51Davidowitz FoundationFrank <strong>and</strong> Patricia DeVivaLouise <strong>and</strong> John Dixon ’50James <strong>and</strong> Elizabeth DohertyJon Dungan ’52Tracey <strong>and</strong> Robert Eggleston, Jr. ’87John <strong>and</strong> Elaine Eidam, Sr.Thomas Evans ’51Gloria <strong>and</strong> John Fassett ’51Michael <strong>and</strong> Andrea FrantzGoldman Sachs & Co.Bruce <strong>and</strong> Elizabeth GoverDavid <strong>and</strong> Mary GrangerGabriele <strong>and</strong> Jonathan Greenwald ’60Paul Griesmer ’43John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.Richard Hazzouri <strong>and</strong> Kim Quinn-HazzouriHML Global Packaging, Inc.Seymour <strong>and</strong> Evelyn HoltzmanAlice <strong>and</strong> Frank Hughes ’74Frederick <strong>and</strong> Lucinda WolfeHughes ’66Barbara <strong>and</strong> William Hughes ’76Richard Ide ’52Jewish Communal FundCarole <strong>and</strong> Richard Johnson ’80Michael JuhngBrian KaschakHarry Katerman ’71Gordon <strong>and</strong> Lael KieslingEstella <strong>and</strong> Stephen Killian ’66Do Kyong Kim <strong>and</strong> Seongmee ParkHarvey Klein ’49 <strong>and</strong> Judith RaubKlein ’47Am<strong>and</strong>a Wright-Kluger <strong>and</strong> JosephKluger ’82John <strong>and</strong> Beverley Davies Kolb ’43Jennifer <strong>and</strong> William Kozicki, Jr. ’92Joseph Kraus <strong>and</strong> Paula ChaikenDavid Lauderbaugh ’59Ann Lev<strong>and</strong>oskiJaye Ellen Hindin Lewis ’72Kenneth Leyshon ’62Susan Long ’50Jeanne Lopatto ’77Luzerne Products, Inc.Thomas Mack, Jr. ’51 <strong>and</strong> JudithMills Mack ’56Regina <strong>and</strong> Frank Maguire ’73Mary Jule McCarthyMary Eagen McDonald ’48Gail <strong>and</strong> Marvin Metzgar ’52Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyRichard <strong>and</strong> Lisa Caputo Morris ’82Moyer Realty Advisors, LLCCharles <strong>and</strong> Kim MoyerDavid <strong>and</strong> Cynthia NapeEric <strong>and</strong> Hong Anh Thi NguyenStumpff ’82Quoc Hung <strong>and</strong> Kieu Thu NguyenNorthrop Grumman FoundationPenn State MechanicalContractors, Inc.Van Kha Phan <strong>and</strong> Thi Hai Au PhamElizabeth PhillipsBill Plante <strong>and</strong> Robin SmithPocono Arts CouncilKim <strong>and</strong> Donald Reiff ’88Faye <strong>and</strong> Robert Rosenberg ’72Phillip Roth ’71Abhijit <strong>and</strong> Mousumi RoyGeorgette <strong>and</strong> John Sampson ’47Robert <strong>and</strong> Susanne SundayS<strong>and</strong>erson ’56Irene SantarelliPhilip Santarelli ’67Schwab Charitable FundLaurie <strong>and</strong> David Schwager ’80Susan <strong>and</strong> Gerald Schwartzbach ’62Mary <strong>and</strong> William Scott ’54Elaine <strong>and</strong> Leonard Silverstein ’39Joseph T. <strong>and</strong> Helen M. SimpsonFoundationJane SlaffMatthew Sordoni ’95Jennifer <strong>and</strong> William Sordoni ’93Barbara Soyka ’58Paul <strong>and</strong> Ellen Grosek Stein ’72Barbara <strong>and</strong> Samuel Stettler ’72Lawrence Stirewalt <strong>and</strong> PennyMericleJian Su <strong>and</strong> Qing LinRobert Tippett ’42Edward <strong>and</strong> Margaret BrownTregurtha ’81Kerry <strong>and</strong> Lee Turner ’62Sally <strong>and</strong> William Unger ’63Lillian Langotsky <strong>and</strong> Stuart Uram ’52Bac Vu <strong>and</strong> Lan DinhElizabeth Stevens Walter ’35Woodl<strong>and</strong>s Inn <strong>and</strong> ResortCarolyn <strong>and</strong> Orville Wright, Jr. ’52Jill <strong>and</strong> Bernhardt Wruble ’59Menghu Xu <strong>and</strong> Danqing ZhangJoanne <strong>and</strong> William Yoder ’62TrusteesFaculty & StaffDonchess SocietyMichael ApfelbaumBarbara Fassett Oski Beane ’53Amy Valli Bennett ’94Harold C. Buckingham, Jr. ’48Robert C. Friedman ’73Richard M. Goldberg ’55Frank M. Henry ’50Leonard InsalacoMary Ann Lopatto ’72John F. Magagna ’52John D. Mueller ’52Charles H. Parkhurst ’79Erica RomanowskiRichard A. Rose, Jr.Robert Harle Smith ’56President’s AnniversaryCircleDavid P. Hourigan ’71Dorothy Darling Mangelsdorf ’68Marjorie Henry Marquart ’78Scott MeuserKip P. NygrenCatherine O’DonnellArthur W. Sherwood ’56President’s CabinetCharles J. Bufalino, III ’78Leslie Turrell Bullock ’63Stanley S. Davies ’42Charles F. Gommer, Jr.Anthony Grosek, Jr.Christopher HackettSue Kline Kluger ’55Janet E. Murray ’76Richard L. PearsallCornelia ConynghamRomanowski ’75The Founder’s SocietyFrank C. Carlucci, IV ’81Nelson Tower AssociatesAnthony L. Berger ’73Wesley R. Crompton ’43Harry M. Katerman ’71Stephen B. Killian ’66Joseph E. Kluger ’82Levi Sprague FellowsA. John Dimond ’57Anthony J. Grosek, III ’74Richard M. Hughes, III ’79Dean’s SocietyHarry F. Lee ’53President’s AnniversaryCircleKip P. NygrenMarilyn NygrenPresident’s CabinetChristine LacomisJohn H. Shafer ’71The Founder’s SocietyThomas TengowskiNelson Tower AssociatesRachel BartronElaine BurgPaul BurgPatricia DeVivaElizabeth DohertyJames DohertyElaine EidamJohn R. Eidam, Sr.Elizabeth GoverBrian KaschakJane SlaffLevi Sprague FellowsKayanne V<strong>and</strong>erburg Barilla ’84Charles CarrickJill CarrickSharon ConwayDavid DamicoLaning J. Harvey ’80Claire HornungJohn HornungCatie KerseyChristopher J. Kersey ’90Renee McGowanNancy L. S<strong>and</strong>ersonBen SchallJennifer SiffJonathan Siff1844 ClubCatherine Callahan ’88William DavisKaren KlassnerAlexis M. Kropp ’99Dawn Leas
Current Parents, cont’d...Mr. Richard Williams <strong>and</strong> Ms. LindaCaseyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert C. Williams, Jr.Blue & White ClubMs. Antoinette AllenMr. Michael BertramMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael T. BlaineMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. George A. BlomMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. F. Warren Breig, IIIAttys. Frank <strong>and</strong> Mary Claire BrierMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joseph J. Cappello, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Adam CarlisleMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James ClementeMs. Lynn DobrowolskiMs. Jennifer DresslerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Matthew C. FiskeMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Scott GreenCurrent Gr<strong>and</strong>parentsDonchess SocietyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank M. HenryGeneral <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jin Kyu KimMr. Richard MaslowMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Larry SmithPresident’s AnniversaryCircleMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Albert G. AlbertMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Eugene ChaikenPresident’s CabinetMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Anthony Grosek Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles E. ParenteNelson Tower AssociatesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John R. Eidam, Sr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David GrangerMrs. Ann Lev<strong>and</strong>oskiMrs. Mary Jule McCarthyLevi Sprague FellowsMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Norman DresslerMrs. Carole ErtleyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Walter J. Kuharchik1844 ClubMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John L. CoatesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Clark ConlonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John D. JeremyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John MetzMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leroy StaufferMrs. Debra GrippoAtty. Gerald Idec <strong>and</strong> Dr. MarianHiester IdecMs. Mary InnesMs. Karin KazimiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank KilyanekMr. Jay Lefkowitz <strong>and</strong> Ms. LisaSunday-LefkowitzDr. Carolann LittziMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Christian MackesyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Keith MaloneMrs. Kristine McCarthyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Mark McCormickMs. Kellie McDougalMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John G. McMullanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Anthony MozeleskiDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Prahlad MurthyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James C. Rogers, IIIDean’s SocietyMs. Mary Ann AdameckMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Domenick AvalloneMs. Marie BelascoMs. Madeline BerryMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David BrewerMrs. Loretta BufalinoMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David BuranDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William F. CalhounMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Eugene ChromeyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward M. Curtis, Jr.Ms. Fran DurstMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joseph P. ElinskyMr. Thomas EngleMrs. Bernice FiermanMr. John FletcherMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William HowellMs. Joan KaneMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ahmad KazimiMrs. Elise KenneyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. D. James KerseyMrs. S<strong>and</strong>ra LefkowitzMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert MorrellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John MurphyMs. Gail PoppleMrs. Lydia ReppertMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James C. Rogers, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William J. RomanowMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Dan RossiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert SenchakMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Roger SheetsMrs. Liela TaggartR e p o r t o f G i f t sDr. Michael RuppMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David SminkeyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Sean P. SmithMr. Mark Stavish <strong>and</strong> Dr. AndreaNerozziMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert R. StefanidesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles R. VargoAttys. John <strong>and</strong> Janet WilesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward WoytachMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Emile H. ZafranyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John ToueyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Patrick WalshMrs. Jane WarrinerMrs. Katherine WarrinerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard WassonBlue & White ClubDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank BermanMr. F. Warren Breig, Jr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs.Carol Fells-BreigMs. Susan BreigMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stanley DezjotMrs. Elizabeth DodsonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank DohertyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward GoldenMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leo GoldmanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank GrietenMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Thomas HannonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Walter HiesterMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John HojnowskiMrs. Marion KaskoMrs. Mary KilyanekMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joseph LacomisMrs. Ro<strong>sem</strong>ary LloydMrs. Salome MeyersMs. Regina PagliaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael PlaksaRev. Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jusuf SalamMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Drigelio SaldanaMr. Harry TostMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Gary V<strong>and</strong>erburgFriends,Past-Parents &Gr<strong>and</strong>parentsDonchess SocietyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leonard InsalacoMs. Geraldine NesbittMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard A. Rose, Jr.President’s CabinetRev. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles F. Gommer, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Kevin McDonaldMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard PearsallThe Founder’s SocietyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Patrick LenahanMs. Lynne LordMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Steve RifkinMrs. Jane RossMrs. Nancy ShaferMr. Thomas Tengowski <strong>and</strong> Dr.Cornelia SaceanuNelson Tower AssociatesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stuart M. BellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William BigelowMr. Wayne Clements <strong>and</strong> Ms. DianeHainesMr. Michael <strong>and</strong> Dr. Andrea FrantzMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Seymour HoltzmanMr. Do Kyong Kim <strong>and</strong> Ms.Seongmee ParkMs. Elizabeth PhillipsMr. Bill Plante <strong>and</strong> Ms. Robin SmithMrs. Irene SantarelliLevi Sprague FellowsMrs. Catherine Baumann-HechtDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Burton BenovitzMr. Ron CieriDr. Steven KafrissenDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. C. Warren KoehlMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Rick Kornfeld1844 ClubAnonymousMrs. Raphael BonitaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David DaviesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Paul EyermanMr. Cliff FayDrs. Masoud Firouzi <strong>and</strong> FaribaModares-FirouziDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John GaudioMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Kyle GoyneMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. George IsaacsMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Carl KachmarMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. N. John MazaMrs. Mary MeltzerDr. George NahasMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William Roman, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William SmulowitzDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard SoursMrs. Susan TrynoskiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ernest WeisbergerDean’s SocietyMrs. Deborah AmatoDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Devendra AminMr. Frank AnknerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Marv AntinnesAtty. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael ApfelbaumMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy BeaverMs. Elizabeth BlountMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles BrownDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ivan BubMr. John Burbank, Jr.Mrs. Elizabeth BurgessMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Rick BurkeyMrs. Shirley ButlerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert CaiazzoDrs. Mark <strong>and</strong> Eleanor CapelessDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward CareyMr. Edward Charney <strong>and</strong> Mrs.Deborah Cooper-CharneyDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward ChoiMrs. Dorothy CohenMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Daniel ConantDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Andrew CostelloMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Harris CutlerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Scott DagenaisMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stewart DavisMr. Justin DePhillipsMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen DisneyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Allen ErwineMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Dominic FinoMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Henry FischerDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James N. FrangosMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Glenn FrankMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Peter FrosiniMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Gus GenettiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Donald GilbertMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Howard GoncharDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Thomas W. HanlonMr. Joseph <strong>and</strong> Dr. Patricia HannonDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John Hepp, IVMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Donald HopkinsMr. Alan Hughes <strong>and</strong> Mrs. PollyPentecost HughesRev. Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles E. JohnsMs. Mary KleinMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ronald KosmalaDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William LawrenceMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Dmitry LivitMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. O. Charles Lull
Friends, Past-Parents & Gr<strong>and</strong>parentswyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org59Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William MainwaringMr. Dave MartinMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy McGinleyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael MessersmithMr. Guthrie MitchellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Mark MolitorisMr. Harry NageliDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Gary NataupskyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Spencer Nauman, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles O’HaraMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Patrick OnwunakaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert OstrowskiDrs. Haragopal <strong>and</strong> DwarakiPenugondaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Arthur PicconeMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jeffrey PickerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Persopio PintoMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William Reimer, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James RobsonDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles RogallaMrs. Nancy RossDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John RothschildMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. S<strong>and</strong>or RudinMs. Linda SchreiberMr. John ThalenfeldMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert WallaceMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Thomas WardDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael WeissMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Thomas WilliamsMs. Ann Woodl<strong>and</strong>Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Thomas ZugBlue & White ClubMs. Joan AllesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. George AndersonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles BensonMrs. Irene BlumMrs. Bernardine BorinskiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard BourqueMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Myron BowersDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Fredric BrownMr. James M. 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R e p o r t o f G i f t sClass Reports: 1929–19471929Dean’s SocietyW. Curtis Montz1933Blue & White ClubRuth Dattner SwanEva Ignatovig Townley1934Dean’s SocietyAnn Marsh Potter1935Nelson Tower AssociatesElizabeth Stevens WalterLevi Sprague FellowsEdythe Dickover TessenDean’s SocietyFrank A. Dix1936Levi Sprague FellowsRobert S. LaubachBlue & White ClubRuth Troutman Franklin1937Levi Sprague FellowsGertrude H. SchumakerBesanconDean’s SocietyWilliam H. DendleHenry C. JohnsonBlue & White ClubBarbara Rosenthal Casper1938President’s AnniversaryCircleFrederick RudolphNelson Tower AssociatesE. Parker ColbornLevi Sprague FellowsHarry W. Croop, Jr.Dean’s SocietyRobert R. RossBlue & White ClubShirley Eaton Wirsing1939President’s AnniversaryCircleAlex<strong>and</strong>er M. WilliamsNelson Tower AssociatesLeonard L. Silverstein1844 ClubRobert V<strong>and</strong>enbergDean’s SocietyMarcella McCormick FayJohn PattenBlue & White ClubRowena Davis Watson1940Participation: 47%Dean’s SocietyEttore J. LippiThomas J. McDonnellJo Ann Wilson RoseMary Jeter TraurigBlue & White ClubFlorence I. AustinLouise Traher CochraneElizabeth Crawford KillianJames C. Lurba1941Participation: 55%Levi Sprague FellowsRichard J. MillerDean’s SocietyBarbara Wiener SmithConstance Keller TingleyBlue & White ClubVirginia Price FauxMargaret Schall JohnsonEdna Price Schott1942Reunion Gift Chairperson:Robert S. TippettParticipation: 57%President’s CabinetStanley S. DaviesJoseph P. Flanagan, Jr.Mary Elizabeth MayockFlanaganNelson Tower AssociatesRobert S. TippettLevi Sprague FellowsMarilyn Coughlin RudolphDean’s SocietyClara Kerrick AlvesRobert G. Edgerton, Sr.Miriam Nelson FleischmanThelma Kaftan ZerfossBlue & White ClubWilliam O. AshtonThomas P. RoanIrwin Sagenkahn1943Participation: 35%The Founder’s SocietyEdward C. BrewsterM. Grace White WhiddenNelson Tower AssociatesWesley R. CromptonPaul D. GriesmerBeverley Davies Kolb1844 ClubPeter ManningDean’s SocietyFrank E. DietrickMarion Stephens HeissRuth Pettebone HoffordRichard RushmoreCarl J. SchmittKatherine JohnsonEdgertonElizabeth Miner EstenWilliam L. EvansJacqueline Anderson KeplerDaniel D. OlszewskiHilma UnterbergerStanford L. WeissGloria RothsteinWhitesmanStephen H. WolfBlue & White ClubArthur H. AndrewsCharlotte MuschlitzArbogastBetty Hourigan BurkeNancy Abbott CohenAlvin L. DattnerNancy Cohen JuddMary BurnsideMangelsdorfBeverly Rittenberg Sims1945Participation: 36%President’s CabinetAllan M. KlugerNelson Tower AssociatesBetsy Bell Condron1844 ClubDonald J. EagenNancy R<strong>and</strong>all GwilliamDean’s SocietyFrank W. Anderson, Jr.James P. BaileyLevi Sprague FellowsEdward B. Berninger1844 ClubEleanor NettleshipBowersoxIrwin E. LeckerCatherine TurnbachPetragliaDean’s SocietyIrving S. BravmanBernice Perloff FiermanGeorge J. LeacacosRuth Merwin MoserRobert E. Post, Sr.Blue & White ClubGeorge P. Heffernan, Jr.Rita Malyndziak S<strong>and</strong>orJean Foley Wahlstrom1947Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Beverly Slocum Brougher <strong>and</strong>Edward W. HartmanParticipation: 30%Donchess SocietyAnn Mueller CoughlinNelson Tower AssociatesMary Berninger AllanGeorgia Johnson BeseckerJudith Raub KleinJohn L. SampsonLevi Sprague FellowsJ. Louis BushJohn C. Machun1844 Club1944Participation: 49%The Founder’s SocietyH. Alex<strong>and</strong>er Smith, Jr.Nelson Tower AssociatesDaniel F. Sneberger1844 ClubBarbara Matz BlissRobert C. BuckinghamDean’s SocietyHelen Lewis CackenerRalph G. BeaneArthur H. SchwartzHerbert M. WeissBlue & White ClubKatharine Lamme Stevens1946Participation: 40%President’s CabinetCharles Strome, Jr.Margaret Strayer StromeStanley C. Lange, Jr.Dean’s SocietyWilliam L. AllanEdward W. HartmanGladys Daniels JohnstonMaxwell B. SpoontBlue & White ClubKarl F. Arbogast, Jr.Beverly Slocum BrougherLucille Ichter HorsefieldWilliam Pickering
Class Reports: 1947–1952wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org61Elizabeth Brownlee SherkAlbert C. FoskoMarilou Croop KayeNancy Heffernan ValtinElizabeth Lugg KneereamJoan Friedman Rittenberg1948Participation: 44%Donchess SocietyHarold C. Buckingham, Jr.Frank C. Carlucci, IIIPresident’s AnniversaryCircleMax BartikowskyStanley A. NabiPresident’s CabinetS<strong>and</strong>ra R. LloydThe Founder’s SocietyNancy Jackson HartmanRobert S. HartmanNelson Tower AssociatesMary M. Eagen McDonald1844 ClubEllen Davis BenderElaine Barnett EspeyPatricia HeffernanFerenbachNatalie Isaac HenkelmanGeorge E. LehmanDean’s SocietyVirginia Harris BarrettGeorge J. CardoneWilliam J. DonovanJohn M. FearLouis F. GoeringerWilliam IsaacsM. Evelyn Letham KeatingJohn H. KleinRichard J. LaulorRebekah NicholsonMalkemesElizabeth R. ReynoldsMetzgerJohn E. ToddBlue & White ClubJoseph P. BonchonskyJane Treat CableJoan Wie<strong>and</strong> ThomasDixonJoann Brook EhrlichMiriam Thomas NoussairFlorence Gill ProciakJoan Libenson ScheinholtzJune Johnson StevensC. Merle TischlerPeter L. WardThomas Yeeles, Jr.1949Participation: 44%Donchess SocietyHoward C. BeanePaul D. WasserottThe Founder’s SocietyJohn D. PlattNelson Tower AssociatesHervey D. AhlbornMarian Berk BarrHarvey S. KleinLevi Sprague FellowsRaymond P. Wilson, Jr.1844 ClubJohn H. AllanM. Clark ConlonRita Kilgallon ConlonBayonne Ward GowanHarriet Feinberg SegalDean’s SocietyNancy Luetzel BoyeaShaela Netzel CahillDonald F. DembertJoseph A. EagenEleanor Hutcheson EplerJohn A. KastorLewis J. KleinrockJoan Powell NusbaumMargery GoldsteinRosenbergRodion J. RussinAnn Peterson ZablockiBlue & White ClubEdna Price BaileyGeorge T. BellHans C. DreherMyra Kornzweig SmulyanLois Kiefer Trowbridge1950Participation: 41%Donchess SocietyQuincy S. AbbotFrank M. HenryNelson Tower AssociatesDonald P. Bush, Jr.John D. DixonSusan LongLevi Sprague FellowsJohn P. CossaJacob Antrim Crellin, Jr.1844 ClubAnne Cook DickersonNancy Brader GibsonDean’s SocietyLeonard F. BenziBeverly Balliett BrooksJoel B. GoldsteinKenneth W. Hitchner, Jr.Barry J. IscovitzAuvo I. KemppinenNatalie Cattanach LewisBarbara Miller ScheuerMargery Hutter SilverBarbara Dykins Von DranSally L<strong>and</strong>au ZinmanBlue & White ClubSally Eisen BaschMary H. BestederMaureen Shedleski BradySamuel B. Dilcer, Jr.Ruth Bass FiedlerJack E. LockledgeRichard G. MurphyPriscilla Davis PerryBarbara BaickerReisenbachNancy Gillis SheridanMary Hileman WilliamsWilma S. Hess Williams1951Participation: 33%President’s AnniversaryCircleEthel Evans LipsitzNelson Tower AssociatesMillicent AuerbachBaschkinEsther Baum DavidowitzThomas G. EvansJohn B. FassettThomas J. Mack, Jr.Levi Sprague FellowsRichard D. Rivers1844 ClubNorman A. ClemensMillard F. LongDean’s SocietyHarold C. W. BirthEmilie Davis CaseyVincent E. DioguardiWilliam D. GolightlyKathryn Netzel GrauszSherry Howell HatchE. Bowman McLeanStephen J. ParadiseRobert L. RansavageJohn T. StevensBlue & White ClubJoseph John BarbacciClaire Nachlis BergerHoward A. BermanElizabeth Isaacs CooperRuth James GavenusMarion Stevenson Steiner1952Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Claire Conlon Evans <strong>and</strong> JohnMagagnaParticipation: 49%Donchess SocietyPaul L. BeaneJohn F. MagagnaJohn D. MuellerPresident’s CabinetClaire Conlon EvansThe Founder’s SocietyJames E. LordNelson Tower AssociatesJon R. DunganRichard A. IdeMarvin E. MetzgarStuart Z. UramOrville Wright, Jr.Levi Sprague FellowsMadge Klein BenovitzBarbara NorthrupLemmondJacqueline MulceyBarbara Bauman O’HanlonRobert S. ParkerJerrold R. Williams1844 ClubJean Schoch GriffithRobert N. LevyRobert C. MorganBenjamin F. PhillipsIrving C. RothsteinFrederick R. TrumboreDean’s SocietyNancy M. Wagner BanzElizabeth Tesiny BohstedtBasia MieszkowskiJaworskiNancy VonArx MerrillSarah Tonrey MorelliSylvia Brown NadelWallace L. PeltonJanet Ahlborn RobertsBlue & White ClubLucy Theis BergmanJanice Lamb BeyrentMildred Monchak BilskiC. Ruth Graeflin DiltsWarren M. EpsteinBernadine MalyndziakJastremHarry S. Keller, IIIJoann Bonfanti MillerSheldon NelsonMargaret DombroskiSchmidt
R e p o r t o f G i f t sClass Reports: 1953–19591953Participation: 32%Donchess SocietyBarbara Fassett Oski BeaneThe Founder’s SocietyAnonymousLillian Davis SmithLevi Sprague FellowsWilliam S. AssiffJeanne Malkemes Hickman1844 ClubBettijane Long EisenpreisJack Sallada, Jr.Dean’s SocietyCarolyn Goeringer BaslerBetta Steingart ClairRoger G. ClarkRuth Schulz CottrellR. Lawrence FrazeMarcia Turner FreyRobert Keith HastieMuriel Keller JacobyAhmad KazimiBarbara Harter KoehlHarry F. LeeJoseph F. NearyElena English ParkhurstAlbert A. PrushinskiElizabeth MorganSalisburyCarol Evans StorrsAnne-Louise Strickl<strong>and</strong>John J. TurnerLiesel von StorchSarah Cochran WarmBlue & White ClubSamuel T. Buckman, Jr.Nancy Mains EnnulatBetsy Everett HubingerGaeton A. LongRoxie Daron S<strong>and</strong>ersGeorge Uritis1954Participation: 30%Nelson Tower AssociatesWilliam J. ScottLevi Sprague FellowsWilliam S. PierceLaura Semmer Sobol1844 ClubElsa Funke BainerElizabeth Hutcheson FetterRobert S. HartmanJohn L. Higgins, Jr.Jean Cattanach SziklasThomas E. WatkinsDean’s SocietyEileen Congdon BarrancoMagdalen M. BenishSarah Kear BraunElizabeth Bloss BreischLoretta Knorr BufalinoLouise Engle DoveLeonard R. JaskolRuth Gates KellySally Teller LottickErnest H. MukamalShirley Baroody MyersMartha Wagner OstrowskiRoger K. PagetSarah Ide ShaneJoan P. Patterson SheilSally Skinner-S<strong>and</strong>fordBlue & White ClubMargaret Lyon AllenPaula Heffernan DaleyRalph E. DulaBarbara SchwartzbachFelderLarry E. KaufmanIda Kiefer McClaryDonald H. RoeskeAnthony W. Stremic1955Participation: 28%Donchess SocietyRichard M. GoldbergPresident’s CabinetSue Kline KlugerLevi Sprague FellowsJ. Thomas Williams, Jr.1844 ClubSylvia Kehoe AbrantesVirginia Baner DeweyCarol Ann Hyman LevitinLouise Loucks MooreDean’s SocietyJanet Silver FalkRichard FritzMary W. HaasBarbara Stevens HammondCarl T. HeddenJohn S. HoldenHelen TinsleyLynne Herskovitz WarshalRalph WetzelBlue & White ClubMiriam Hughes CarrollIda Ruth Baum CitronDavid B. ClemensThomas G. DamianiJohn F. DunhamMarcia Deflaun GillisDonna Jeanne Gay KaplanMartha McLean KelleyRichard Carl MaurerDavid M. MicahnikDavid B. RiversRoslyn Nelson SachsEben ShafferJohn T. Valenti, Jr.1956Participation: 26%Donchess SocietyRonald W. SimmsRobert Harle SmithPresident’s AnniversaryCircleArthur W. SherwoodNelson Tower AssociatesJudith Mills MackSusanne Sunday S<strong>and</strong>ersonLevi Sprague FellowsHelen Hoffa HughlettMurray S. Scureman, Jr.1844 ClubAldo J. CasseriKelly J. MatherKeith S. RosennDean’s SocietyLewis D. DanaJoseph P. ElinskyNancy FernRobert S. MeckCharlotte PerkinsSchmuckerBarbara KurlancheekShafferCharles A. ShafferEric StusnickDavid C. TellerHenry T. WadzinskiBlue & White ClubThomas B. DeckerFrederick A. FarberI. Charles FeldmanEllen Gerstein Holl<strong>and</strong>sRobert P. MargieWilliam R. Perry, Jr.John W. PieplowMary Hess QuarrierDonald W. RobertsHelen Schainuck RubinMary Jane Sunday Whelan1957Reunion Gift Chairpersons: A.John Dimond <strong>and</strong> Linda MyersGermanParticipation: 19%The Founder’s SocietyRobert K. MontgomerySanford I. PadweLevi Sprague FellowsA. John DimondStark G. Jones1844 ClubWalter E. Dean, Jr.James O. JudgeDean’s SocietyDorothy Memolo BheddahBonny M. CochranJoseph M. DiGiacomo, Jr.Marianne Tinsley FinnertyJudith A. Decker GeraetsDiane Burnside HaddleBurton KarmielEllen Shaffer MeyerClaire Trethaway OldhamVirginia Margavitch PayneNicholas B. QuackenbushJule Znaniecki WnorowskiBlue & White ClubDavid W. AstonLois Wasserstrom MorrisJane Muncy CampbellJo Ellen Lawson Wilson1958Participation:28%Donchess SocietyAlex M. SteinberghPresident’s CabinetCharles W. Alex<strong>and</strong>erNelson Tower AssociatesBarbara S. SoykaLevi Sprague FellowsAdolf L. Herst1844 ClubSally Edwards BohlinRo<strong>sem</strong>ary Shea CaputoJohn W. CharltonDean’s SocietyJean Gibbons AmickDavid E. BravmanJames R. EdwardsGail Hillard ElstonJay M. ElstonFlorence Moore GoeringerLinda Bryan GossEdward D. Griffith, Jr.Barbara Tiffany PhillipsHowellMary Giffin IntlekoferJohn E. Morris, IIIJohn H. PerkinsJudith Terry SmithGeorge A. ThatcherCarol ValentiDonna Levine WalkerBlue & White ClubJoy Crayton BensonMartha Jones FrederickG. Carl RobertsMichael StemniskiMichael Sumner1959Participation: 32%Nelson Tower AssociatesJudith Casper BohoradSally Friedman CohenDavid M. LauderbaughBernhardt K. WrubleLevi Sprague FellowsSamuel S. PearlmanJacqueline SpencerWilliams1844 ClubGerald P. Dwyer, Jr.Ann Popky FisherRobert E. JonesGayle W. Jenkins M<strong>and</strong>leNancy K. WelkerDean’s SocietySusan Eaton CalvertArthur H. DarlingIrwin S. DavisonLynn Kurlancheek GoncharRobert HausmannBettina Clark MurphyFrancine SteinCharles T. Sutherl<strong>and</strong>, Jr.Jeanne Cowan WalkerRobert L. WoodBlue & White ClubGeorge J. BehlerHarriet Rudolph DavisJohanna Borowski HendonJane Graham KishbaughMarian A. Stevens
Class Reports: 1960–1965wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org631960Participation: 21%Nelson Tower AssociatesG. Jonathan GreenwaldLevi Sprague FellowsDaniel W. RosennJay N. Weinberg1844 ClubEllen MacCartney WarrenDean’s SocietyDeirdre Parker ArntzJudith Fassett AydelottIrving Br<strong>and</strong>Stephen L. Br<strong>and</strong>weneWilliam J. KolbJoseph G. Montross, Jr.Fred W. OrtmanRichard S. ScottMurray UfbergBlue & White ClubCarol AndroskyPlatt Townend ArnoldWilliam L. BarneyEleanor Louise ParsonsCoppedgeSusan Teller GoodmanJane M. MorrisCarol Cutting PickeringPhilip D. ThompsonSusan Yashan1961Participation: 30%The Founder’s SocietyLeon W. Bonner, Jr.Nelson Tower AssociatesPeter F. CasterlineLevi Sprague FellowsJudith Mullens CohenHoward E. Gardner1844 ClubRaymond John BolekMarcia Berger HarrisW. Kentley JonesSheldon W. LawrenceDale H. MosesDean’s SocietyJane Cochran ChambersThomas ChambersSuzanne Hess HazeltonAsher S. LevitskyGeorge Arnold PahlsElizabeth Greene RossBlue & White ClubDavid M. ClostermanCynthia TownendDonaldsonSusan A. Ertley EikenberryRaymond HowardJane Charlton HueyW. David LarmouthElizabeth ClostermanRobertsCharles E. RomaneSanford G. ThatcherHoward T. Watson, Jr.Alan D. Wilcox1962Reunion Gift Chairperson:Alfred ThomasParticipation: 46%Donchess SocietyFrederick J. GraboskePresident’s AnniversaryCircleRobert W. AllenPeter A. FoldesJohn H. Hassler, Jr.Harvey RosenkrantzAlfred W. Thomas, IIIThe Founder’s SocietyDavid P. EslerNelson Tower AssociatesStephen M. AlinikoffDaylene Thomas BurnsideMalcolm M. Burnside, IIKenneth W. LeyshonM. Gerald SchwartzbachLee TurnerWilliam W. YoderLevi Sprague FellowsAnthony L. CareyRobert W. CreskoCarole Schalm ErtleyPeter H. MillerAlbert C. Molter, Jr.Simon S. Russin, IIIRena Bergsmann Rutstein1844 ClubCharles A. AquilinaMichael G. DiNunzioVirginia Greenwood DubbsSkip FalboGail Dixon MenapaceGeorge Z. WilsonDean’s SocietyRuth Shaffer CharitonM. Elizabeth TriblerCorriganRobert L. DeetsJeanne Roscoe ElinskyMildred Kaiser FleetwoodFlora FranconiEmily K. Pickett GriceNorman H. IsaacsChristopher A. LacyAnn Horlacher MurrayCarol Silberman NelsonDembertTerry Salsburg NelsonMarilynn C. PawlowskiNicholsonJoel PearlmanCharles M. PreeceJ. Richard SteidelKaryne Miller WilnerBarbara Rudolph ZellerBlue & White ClubCarl W. GuckelbergerKenneth Dale JonesDavid H. Massey1963Participation: 19%President’s CabinetLeslie Turrell BullockJohn Morton, IIIMarion Harvey MortonWilliam B. SordoniNelson Tower AssociatesWilliam A. UngerLevi Sprague FellowsMarylee BomboyJ. Ronald Seacord1844 ClubRobert G. DealamanNorman H. KresgeSusan L. SgarlatDean’s SocietyMargaret Perkins BeersJohn Johnson, Jr.Harry B. Schooley, IIILon Youngquist SchooleyJohn D. SieminskiBlue & White ClubMary E. GaleKaren LichtigHoward MorrisJill James SmithSara Thomas UriskoLinda Renville Wardell1964Participation: 21%1844 ClubEllen Steinberg HerringSusan Mason HornDean’s SocietyKaren Carter DreyfussRobert EvansHarvey J. GolubockEdward MillerSamuel K. Mitchell, IIIJudith A. RobbinsW. Thomas WalkerChristina Shafer ZardeckiBlue & White ClubA. Anthony AnzaloneMartin W. KeckGail Karnofsky MorrisPatricia Klein RosenthalGeorge J. SickFrank J. SmithMyrtilla Abbott SquitieriLawrence G. Stets1965Participation: 18%Donchess SocietyRonald A. RittenmeyerThe Founder’s SocietyDavid J. OblonNelson Tower AssociatesSally Sims AlinikoffEstelle B. AndrewsLevi Sprague FellowsHoward Y. Harris, Jr.Reuben A. MundayWinifred W. Rowe1844 ClubKathryn Montz MillerDean’s SocietyMichael L. CunninghamHelen M. JonesJoanne C. PattonP. Thomas ShouldiceGailey Chambers TellerMarjorie Shaffer VictorRobert R. ZimmermanBlue & White ClubH. Pamela Bird
R e p o r t o f G i f t sClass Reports: 1965–1971Claire Vonk BrooksRonald L. PostJeffery S. ThielenFrederick S. ValentineStephen K. NelsonStephen F. StettlerGeorgia A. DzuricaSusan Gottesman RabkinDean’s SocietyDean’s SocietyLori Simon PanzerSusan Kelly WagnerSharon Phillips EwingDonald E. MorrealeDiane Giering WasilewskiElizabeth Thomas Young1966Participation: 37%The Founder’s SocietySteven FoldesNelson Tower AssociatesLucinda Wolfe HughesStephen B. KillianLevi Sprague FellowsEmily Harvey MahonEllen L. Dreikorn Redick1844 ClubMeredith Hopkins MosesMaxwellAnn Helen RobertsLeonard J. ThacherDean’s SocietySarah P. CarrLoren N. CrispellJohn F. GagerMartha McDowell GuerinCarol Anne Jackier KingWilliam C. JohnsonRobert N. KlemowEdward W. Lopatto, Jr.Tedi Piken NajarianBarbara L. SmithRosanne SmithRobert WasnickAnn Jones WeigleAnne Fisk WilceBlue & White ClubRichard H. BlumNancy Stewart CableAllison I. CarterDavid F. LacyLawrence E. PuttermanRobert RosenkrantzJill Blum ShermanMark C. StrobinoWilliam H. Vincent1967Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Janet Flack <strong>and</strong> JacksonKoffmanParticipation: 27%President’s AnniversaryCircleAnonymousNelson Tower AssociatesPhilip J. Santarelli1844 ClubJanet E. FlackSusan Pool MosesHoward J. PattonLewis E. ThayneSheldon P. BergerScott C. BorowskyRobert B. Burnside, Jr.Ira M. GoldsteinEllyn Harris-HesliJackson KoffmanMarcia Roeder WrightBlue & White ClubEllen Francis BolarShelley Rosen ChamberlainRalph B. EdwardsCarol MorrisDeborah E. PattonSusan J. SalsburgElizabeth Smith1968Participation: 20%President’s AnniversaryCircleDorothy DarlingMangelsdorfThe Founder’s SocietyCarlo H. Santarelli, Jr.Levi Sprague FellowsSusan Tippett HouseCarolyn GrahamMcLaughlin SmithAnn Kolesar Wood1844 ClubJonathan L. LevyHenry HorbaczewskiBruce G. LoganKenneth MacArthurAtlee RobinsonMia SieminskiBlue & White ClubCathy Rudolph BreishRobert S. DolphCynthia A. GarmanLinda Jeter HarrisJames T. JamesTrisha Johnson ReeceVictoria MattesKaren D. Speicher1969Participation: 24%Levi Sprague FellowsRichard P. AbramowitzMaribeth JonesKathryn Perkins O’Fee1844 ClubPauline A. ThomasDean’s SocietyRobert G. Edgerton, Jr.Joseph W. HarpsterAlan S. Holl<strong>and</strong>erKenneth A. Lambert, IIIRobert J. McFann, Jr.Bruce T. SlaffJoseph J. WaiterRichard C. WeissBlue & White ClubRobert C. BothwellJoan Webster CohenBurrell Montz CoveyK. Christine HibbardM. Elizabeth HibbardNettie Hourigan MaguireDenise Goobic MeckLloyd J. MillerSally Strohl MoorePhilip D. ReidNorma Thomas RucknoSara Parkhurst Van Why1970Participation: 19%President’s AnniversaryCircleSusan Weiss ShovalLevi Sprague FellowsGary L. BushelliEllen Brenton McAllister1844 ClubKathy Isaacs MillerDean’s SocietyJonathan BlumMegan Thomas GoellerRobert M. HymanRobert L. KleinChristina GrahamOuelletteSanford H. PahkBlue & White ClubFrank E.P. ConynghamStanton G. FinkelsteinErika FunkeAlan F. JackierJoel W. Lidz1971Participation: 27%Donchess SocietyCarl J. GrivnerPresident’s AnniversaryCircleDavid P. HouriganPresident’s CabinetThomas M. PriceJohn H. ShaferNelson Tower AssociatesHarry M. KatermanPhillip W. Roth1844 ClubHope Berger RubinDebra Brown SiglinDean’s SocietyDavid J. AbelsonThomas E. DickinsonJack EvansMary Jane Griesmer EvansMichael E. FlowersMichael J. KeoughRobert E. Maloney, Jr.Jack Daniel MillerEllen Firestine RebertBlue & White ClubSharan Jacqueline BaranElizabeth Reid BeebeGary M. CohenLinda Mertz CohenDonald G. ConynghamCarol Wasnick DomskyLee R. EpsteinLee R. Kessler-SalvatoSylvia M. Santarelli KroppDavid E. LopattoVincent F. PerdeusDeborah Post StevensSusan Rogers Spreat
Class Reports: 1972–1980wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org651972Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Patrick Loftus <strong>and</strong> MaryLopattoParticipation: 26%Donchess SocietyMary Ann LopattoNelson Tower AssociatesRobert D. Clements, Jr.Jaye Ellen Hindin LewisRobert L. RosenbergEllen Grosek SteinSamuel L. Stettler1844 ClubSara Hultsch-SmithElliott R. MillerMary Post MitchellJohn W. Smith, IIMadelyn Newman WolfDean’s SocietyJane A. DuvallJack W. FreyGary C. KleinPatrick M. LoftusBrian R. SchlierBarry A. SchubDorothy L. SmithCindy Pearsall SussmanBlue & White ClubRegina EngelElliott R. MillerJoseph F. ShedlawskiS<strong>and</strong>y L. SingerRichard J. ThomasGail W. Vonderheid1973Participation: 18%Donchess SocietyRobert C. FriedmanPresident’s AnniversaryCircleJeffrey A. WeissPresident’s CabinetBrian L. DavisNelson Tower AssociatesAnthony L. BergerFrank P. MaguireLevi Sprague FellowsBarbara Samuel LoftusRobert D. SeeleyDean’s SocietyCarol Weiss BaltimoreRuth Graham ConaghanJames P. Harris, IIIDebra Fainberg Holl<strong>and</strong>erJanet MalkemesEarl W. Phillips, Jr.Frederick M. ShortzElizabeth DeeringWilkinsonS<strong>and</strong>ra M. KabeschatWytoshekBlue & White ClubAlan D. HarrisRichard M. Ross, III1974Participation: 22%Nelson Tower AssociatesFrank R. HughesLevi Sprague FellowsEdward F. DoblixAnthony J. Grosek, III1844 ClubPatricia McCarthy LastDebra Turner ReinhardtDean’s SocietyH. Jefferson GatesMargaret S. HallRobert A. PicconeDavid PollockCharles E. ScottGeorge A. Spohrer, Jr.David B. StettlerBlue & White ClubJane Benovitz FeinsteinJanet Yuscavage HarrisRobert S. LewisDavid P. RittenbergJenni M. Rodda1975Participation: 18%President’s CabinetCornelia ConynghamRomanowskiEdward S. RomanowskiThe Founder’s SocietyTerrence W. CaseyNelson Tower AssociatesCatherine Evans BergerLevi Sprague FellowsClare McCarthy ParkhurstMary Pavia RollaMary Shafer Wakeman1844 ClubElena J. HolakDean’s SocietyGeorge G. Conyngham, Jr.April KrajeskiJennifer Lovel<strong>and</strong>-CurtzeRoberta Bravman MarksBlue & White ClubCarolyn P. SpohrerMarleen A. TroyDeirdre Beckwith Wrenn1976Participation: 19%President’s CabinetJanet E. MurrayNelson Tower AssociatesWilliam HughesLevi Sprague FellowsScott E. HenryKatherine Yohe Linneman1844 ClubHoward Baird, Jr.Thomas E. HeffernanSean MoranDonna Jackson PattersonBruce H. SaidmanDean’s SocietyHeidi Weber GeigerBarbara Klein WindhamBlue & White ClubBruce C. BuckleJohn A. LicataAmy Holl<strong>and</strong>er VeloricJanet Hughes Wiles1977Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Jeannie McCarthy Clements,James C. Rogers, III, BarbaraLumia Rogers <strong>and</strong> Robert J.Wise, Jr.Participation: 19%Nelson Tower AssociatesJeannie McCarthyClementsJeanne T. LopattoLevi Sprague FellowsRobert J. Wise, Jr.1844 ClubScott H. BeyerDale P. HooverDean’s SocietyBarbra Ann Berley-MellitsAmy Prashker CohenTimothy S. EvansKathleen FairmanMarjorie HenkelmanMinnichRobert C. Williams, Jr.Eric A. WroblewskiBlue & White ClubBonnie Jean ReidBarbara Lumia RogersJames C. Rogers, IIIConrad J. Sarnecki, Jr.1978Participation: 18%President’s AnniversaryCircleMarjorie Henry MarquartPresident’s CabinetCharles J. Bufalino, IIINelson Tower AssociatesMei L. CastorLevi Sprague FellowsScott P. Parkhurst1844 ClubNancy Neary BairdS. William GoidellDean’s SocietyStephen J. BoyerRobert D. GallagerDana L. GriffithJohn HogoboomBlue & White ClubJoan Morris HippTimothy J. JordanL. Mark NelsonBarbara Coplan PhillipsCharles W. Umphred1979Participation: 15%Donchess SocietyCharles H. ParkhurstLevi Sprague FellowsRichard M. Hughes, IIIRebecca Ferguson SmithMark A. Weinberger1844 ClubMary Frances DonleyForcierJulie Goldstone MarcleyDean’s SocietyElizabeth Kluger CooperRussell L. DarrDonald Flick, Jr.John P. HendrzakPhilip J. PowlickMichael G. RobsonSara SlaffBlue & White ClubHarvie Ruggles1980Participation: 12%Nelson Tower AssociatesRichard S. JohnsonDavid E. SchwagerLevi Sprague FellowsMaria Agati EdmundsLaning J. Harvey
R e p o r t o f G i f t sClass Reports: 1980–19931844 ClubTamara L. PearsallDean’s SocietyMadhu AlagiriBernard C. Banks, IIIJohn B. McCarthyDonald M. RobbinsBlue & White ClubGarth A. MyersR. Carl Wilbur, Jr.1981Participation: 11%Donchess SocietyVirginia Simms RosePresident’s AnniversaryCircleJames K. LeveyThe Founder’s SocietyFrank C. Carlucci, IVNelson Tower AssociatesMargaret Brown TregurthaLevi Sprague FellowsAmy Smith Johnson1844 ClubJoann S. GoncharF. Paul LumiaJulie McCarthy StrzeletzBlue & White ClubDouglas C. Burak1982Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Elaine Elbich, Margaret NicholsHutchins, Susan Dantona Jolley,Melanie Maslow Lumia <strong>and</strong>Basil MusnuffParticipation: 16%President’s CabinetWilliam W. HinkoMelanie Maslow LumiaNelson Tower AssociatesJoseph E. KlugerLisa Caputo MorrisHong Nguyen Stumpff1844 ClubMargaret Nichols HutchinsMark C. WilliardDean’s SocietyKimberly Albert BoackleChristine Mohr GrenierSusan Dantona JolleyPaul M. KotchJessica A. OskiJocelyn E. PicconeAmy SchallBlue & White ClubElaine ElbichPeyton R. Hawkes1983Participation: 14%1844 ClubPia TaggartDean’s SocietyChristopher L. BarrettLauralie Chapin CookDavid C. GrosekKaren A. JeremyDavid H. LemmondEllen Daley WagnerLynne Harvey ZawadaBlue & White ClubMargaret M. CsalaPaul R. Ryneski1984Participation: 20%Donchess SocietyA. Richard Caputo, Jr.Charles F. CohenThe Founder’s SocietyLeslie Dymond MarksLevi Sprague FellowsKayanne V<strong>and</strong>erburgBarilla1844 ClubChristine Brown TealDean’s SocietyDavid P. BassR<strong>and</strong>olph DomolkySarah Yohe HathawayAmy Beth LlewellynWillisa Y. Rol<strong>and</strong>John D. Warriner, Jr.Caroline McCarthyYoungmanBlue & White ClubChristopher S. BriggiBarbara Hoopes CackovicR. Scott CreskoCharlotte LeSage JavierThomas J. KosmalaJoseph R. Nardone, II1985Participation: 10%1844 ClubPeter BoveDean’s SocietyJohn C. EvansAnn Marie HendrzakLynne D. Morgan LaffertyG. Douglass Lewis, Jr.Blue & White ClubMelissa A. GaudioJennifer L. PearceLori J. Woicicki Tigani1986Participation: 16%Levi Sprague FellowsChristopher BerryTerrell Smith JuthDean’s SocietyJames A. AntinnesClifford K. BoothRebecca Gilli<strong>and</strong> BoothRobert P. Koons, Jr.Donna Swanson ThiessenBradley W. YoderBlue & White ClubLisa Marie Kosenak AyersAmy John KehnerKristine Ertley McCarthySylvia Bain Moran1987Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Susan V<strong>and</strong>erburg <strong>and</strong> ToddVonderheidParticipation: 8%Nelson Tower AssociatesRobert H. Eggleston, Jr.1844 ClubSteven J. FalkowitzThomas A. ImperialeDean’s SocietyAnastasia Fay BassEric M. CohenLaurie J. NelsonBlue & White ClubLiane Kersey Thakur1988Participation: 11%Nelson Tower AssociatesDonald A. Reiff1844 ClubCatherine CallahanCatherine DePasqualeMihalickTara Mugford WilsonDean’s SocietyTretha Milkanin ChromeyScott G. KerridgeMatthew J. LehmanMarla ParenteBlue & White ClubMichael C. AvernaSean Robbins1989Participation: 7%Levi Sprague FellowsDavid J. Bujnowski1844 ClubScott C. CooperJennifer Butler SokolowskiAnthony K. TamaDean’s SocietyFaith Colburn LewisJennifer Wideman-Green1990Participation: 11%President’s AnniversaryCircleBarbara Albert CuddyLevi Sprague FellowsChristopher J. KerseyMelanie Dostie McConvilleDean’s SocietyMary Ann Gaska CameronJohn R. Eidam, Jr.Samantha Ireson SwinskiBlue & White ClubJoanna Garbush DuPriestKimberly KozemchakPasterCarrie Rampp1991Participation: 5%1844 ClubThomas A. LawrenceDean’s SocietyChristie Meyers PoteraBlue & White ClubA. Jeffrey DimondJoseph S. Prusko1992Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Jennifer Riddle Harding <strong>and</strong>Deanna Rapp BaroneParticipation: 5%Nelson Tower AssociatesWilliam L. Kozicki, Jr.Dean’s SocietySarah Fried ClaySusan Stricker CowderJennifer Riddle HardingBlue & White ClubJean M. Bart1993Participation: 6%The Founder’s SocietyStephen J. RosenthalJennie A. York
Class Reports: 1993–2012wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org67Nelson Tower AssociatesWilliam E. SordoniLevi Sprague FellowsDavid Paul BonitaDean’s SocietyThomas ChangBlue & White ClubJeffrey J. Malak1994Participation: 11%Donchess SocietyAmy Valli BennettThe Founder’s SocietyMatthew Bruno1844 ClubJennifer Eidam DavisDean’s SocietyStacey KutishHolly E. ZugBlue & White ClubNatalya Sharp CherryKristen Kasulke HampPenny Ann Treas SchadeHaley Morris Toledano1995Participation: 9%Nelson Tower AssociatesMatthew Sordoni1844 ClubSheila Flanagan-SheilsDean’s SocietyMargaret Rose LombardoBlue & White ClubS<strong>and</strong>ra Davis ChisholmHolly Naugle EatonJames MatysczakJennifer Savage Matysczak1996Participation: 16%The Founder’s SocietySarah Sordoni BrunoDean’s SocietyKatherine A. GaleAlida KuhnChristopher J. MoonCarlo H. Santarelli, IIIBlue & White ClubWendy Taylor BradburyMegan Dimond HolemanKristy KozlekColleen Conyngham MazinJelena Todorovic MeiselMarjorie Bart SalcedoJennifer BradburySchweikertMelissa Stuckey1997Reunion Gift Chairpersons:Betsy Lombardo Tucker, JasonCohen <strong>and</strong> Stephen MolitorisParticipation: 8%President’s AnniversaryCircleDavid Wallace1844 ClubWesley Foran CarroccioDean’s SocietyHrvoje BenkoJason Yale CohenChristian HanischMasato KawashimaCourtney WilliamsSantarelli1998Participation: 5%Levi Sprague FellowsChristian H. Wielage1844 ClubMichael Thomas C. PackardDean’s SocietyJonathan BradburyPatrick J. RosenthalBlue & White ClubKerry I. Morris1999Participation: 11%Levi Sprague FellowsMargaret Sordoni MorrisBrooke Schuler Sciuto1844 ClubAlexis M. KroppTimothy O’DonnellDean’s SocietyCatherine A. ConynghamNathan T. DavisKyle A. DroppersElizabeth RosenthalHoffmeisterLukas PavlicekBlue & White ClubAndrew Holl<strong>and</strong>erKathryn Sieminski2000Participation: 3%Blue & White ClubChristopher D. DaviesJohn G. Doyle, IIIBarret M. Katuna2001Participation: 5%Levi Sprague FellowsEmily Blaum BradshawThomas J. BradshawTrenton A. MillerBlue & White ClubEdward C. PriceKristen A. Yarmey2002Class Agents: Alison Ris Ross,Hume Ross <strong>and</strong> CourtneyDombroskiParticipation: 10%Levi Sprague FellowsLauren Toczylowski1844 ClubAlison Ris RossHume RossDean’s SocietyKathryn A. DelaneyBlue & White ClubAlexis N. AnselmiKurt D. HoffmannKrystin E. KopenLiqian MaConnor McCormickGeorge H. Shafer2003Participation: 6%Blue & White ClubEmily R. AlinikoffChristopher H. BoyleMatthew V. KernsJason B. NataupskyH. Matthew C. PackardNicole M. SantoWittawat Tantisiriroj2004Participation: 4%1844 ClubScott A. KutlickBlue & White ClubLeah EyermanDaniel A. Holl<strong>and</strong>erHarry T. Shafer2005Participation: 6%Dean’s SocietyAli Brennan KornfeldRobert UrbanBlue & White ClubSasha P. AnselmiCatherine K. GibbonsMaria E. InsalacoJason Michael ReckDavid Phillip Vorozilchak2006Participation: 4%Dean’s SocietyRoss Nathan FeinsteinBlue & White ClubAoi Suzuki MarsitJillian L. NataupskySamantha A. Ostrowski2007Class Agents: Elizabeth Blaum,Phillip Kachmar <strong>and</strong> CatriceCarterParticipation: 8%1844 ClubSamantha D. MarquartBlue & White ClubCarrie CravenTimothy FrankPhillip KachmarSasha Fuller Luks-MorganJack MortonDouglas RosnickJustin SmithKaitlyn L. SnyderMichael Vojtko2008Participation: 7%Dean’s SocietyBryn M. HarveyKathleen Curran SharkeyBlue & White ClubRachel Elisabeth AckermanKevin W. BoyleJonathan DoblixAshley Rae FedakAlyssa Ann HockenberryJanet Calhoun HughesAshley Ro<strong>sem</strong>ary Pavill2009Participation: 4%Dean’s SocietyMichael HirthlerBlue & White ClubDuncan CampbellMaria Emily FiskeKatherine Lev<strong>and</strong>oskiJoseph McMullan2010Participation: 4%Dean’s SocietyBrigid SmithBlue & White ClubKyle KopervasMichael McMullanSara OuelletteNicholas StrzeletzAllison Zoranski2011Participation: 17%Dean’s SocietyZachary L. HarveyChibueze OnwunakaMary Elizabeth ThedeBlue & White ClubLina M. BaderJohn CartwrightAshley CasterlineSilas DrewchinEmily Beth EdwardsOmeed FirouziCasey FlynnMeghan E. HouriganAnnabelle L. JonesAlex<strong>and</strong>ra M. KijekSarah KnaggsJoshua McLucasPatrick McMullanSamantha McNeilShane OlenwineLauren SkudalskiCarly Elizabeth SokachLaura A. StrzeletzJessica SwobodaCongratulationsto the first donorsfrom our mostrecent graduatingclass!2012Dean’s SocietyBr<strong>and</strong>on RomeSimon ZafranyBlue & White ClubKristian StefanidesQiu<strong>and</strong>ra Taylor
Honors & MemorialsR e p o r t o f G i f t sIt is a privilege for the school to remember those many alumni <strong>and</strong> friends in whosenames gifts are made for various purposes throughout the year. From July 2011through June 2012, memorial gifts were contributed to the Annual Fund, existingendowment funds or to special purpose funds for the following people:In Honor of Jerome CampbellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Peter BohlinMr. Duncan CampbellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John R. Eidam, Sr.Ms. Nancy S<strong>and</strong>ersonMrs. Virginia S<strong>and</strong>ersonPMEA District 9In Honor of Elizabeth WalkerCarlisle ’22Rev. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles CarrickIn Honor of Winthrop C. CollinsMr. <strong>and</strong> William L. Kozicki, Jr.In Honor of John R. EidamMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Matthew MarsitIn Honor of Carolyn ForanMr. Christopher BoyleMr. Kevin BoyleDr. Timothy Hou <strong>and</strong> Ms. AnneNieh HouMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James KopecMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley Shick<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFacultyIn Honor of R<strong>and</strong>olph GrangerMrs. Christine VaughanIn Honor of Maggie HornungMrs. Megan ThomasIn Honor of Steven KafrissenMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward BirkDr. Ruth HorwitzIn Honor of Nathan KuhlDr. H. Jeremy Packard <strong>and</strong> Atty.Ingrid CroninIn Honor of KonstantinLyavdanskyMr. Jack MortonIn Honor of William S. Merwin ’44Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. R<strong>and</strong>olph DomolkyIn Honor of John MoriarityMr. Christopher BoyleMr. Kevin BoyleMr. Connor McCormickMr. Sean Moran <strong>and</strong> Mrs. KristenKulinowskiIn Honor of Jacob Ruderman ’22Mr. Adam Ruderman <strong>and</strong> Ms.Catherine CallahanMr. Gram DohertyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James DohertyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Christian MackesyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles R. VargoMr. Nikolas VargoIn Honor of Elizabeth SchmaltzMr. Benjamin WoytachIn Honor of John H. Shafer ’71Mr. Alan CrockerIn Honor of Lillian Davis Smith ’53Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William BenderMrs. Bettijane EisenpreisMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James JohnsonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David JuthMs. Rebecca SmithIn Honor of the <strong>Wyoming</strong><strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFacultyMr. John <strong>and</strong> Dr. Claire HornungIn Memory of Jonathan Balester ’72Mrs. Madelyn Wolf <strong>and</strong> Mr. RichardEichenIn Memory of Madge KleinBenovitz ’52Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jorge AbrantesMrs. Nancy ShaferIn Memory of Joseph B.Bittenbender ’47Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Spencer G. Nauman, Jr.In Memory of Dominique AliceBlakelyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Steve RifkinIn Memory of Helen BrownDrs. Joel <strong>and</strong> Deborah GoldsteinIn Memory of Glenn BurgDr. Joseph Kraus <strong>and</strong> Ms. PaulaChaiken<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFacultyIn Memory of Alice CarolanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy ForanIn Memory of ConcepcionMontalban CastroMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy ForanMs. Angela PignataroMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley Shick<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFacultyIn Memory of Charlene Chung ’87Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bubba Eggleston Jr.In Memory of HiYoung ChungDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward ChoiDrs. C.K. <strong>and</strong> Deborah ChungMs. Grace ChungMr. <strong>and</strong> Ms. Stephen CookMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bob DeLlarteDr. Glenn DuPontMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Burdett EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert GelbMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward C. HoffmanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert JabersMr. Michael JuhngDr. David KistlerKoch & Hoffman, P.A.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Rick KornfeldDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael KotchMs. Clementine MacarioDrs. Haragopal <strong>and</strong> DwarakiPenugondaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Emmanuel PonsRenal Consultants of <strong>Wyoming</strong>Valley PCDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Francis RhiewDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Dennis Zeveney, Jr.Ms. Eleanor ZubaIn Memory of Ronald A. Cohen ’52Mrs. Dorothy CohenIn Memory of Donald CooperMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley ShickIn Memory of Donna GrietenCottleMr. Jerome Campbell <strong>and</strong> Ms. NancyS<strong>and</strong>ersonIn Memory of Mary CurleyDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John DickinsonIn Memory of Fern P. PooleDavies ’43Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David DaviesIn Memory of James DurkinMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen J. RosenthalIn Memory of Ronald ErtleyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy ForanDr. Timothy Hou <strong>and</strong> Ms. Anne NiehHouMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Allan KlugerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James KopecDr. Joseph Kraus <strong>and</strong> Ms. PaulaChaikenMrs. Louise MooreMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley ShickIn Memory of ChristopherConlon Evans ’83Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Anthony L. BergerMrs. Claire EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John C. EvansMr. Timothy EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William B. EvansIn Memory of William B. Evans ’44Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Anthony L. BergerMrs. Claire EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John C. EvansMr. Timothy EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William B. EvansDr. Paul GriesmerIn Memory of Anne M. Fassett ’83Ms. Jessica Oski <strong>and</strong> Mr. JonathanShentonIn Memory of Peggy Lynn Fields ’47Mrs. Claire EvansIn Memory of Charles D. Flack ’72Degenstein FoundationMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William DavidowitzMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bruce E. GoverMrs. Ellyn Harris-HesliMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Carl T. HeddenThe Luzerne FoundationM&T BankMrs. Louise MooreBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Edward S. RomanowskiThursday ClubMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ben SchallMiss Elizabeth SmithTimes LeaderMrs. Madelyn Wolf <strong>and</strong> Mr. RichardEichenIn Memory of Buell FlahertyMr. Simon Russin, IIIIn Memory of Saul GelbMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank M. HenryIn Memory of Jean GelbMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank M. HenryIn Memory of Nevin Gerges ’16Mr. Wayne ClementsIn Memory of Emil GoryebMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Vincent GriffinIn Memory of Kathryn NetzelGrausz ’51Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Norman A. ClemensIn Memory of Anthony Grosek, Jr.Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jorge AbrantesDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Fredric BrownMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Harold C.Buckingham Jr.Chancellor Financial GroupDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert ClementsMrs. Claire EvansMr. Timothy EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leonard GoncharMs. Mary Ann KeefeMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John F. MagagnaMrs. Louise MooreMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard RosenthalIn Memory of Janet GunsterMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leonard GoncharIn Memory of Merritt L.Harding ’34The Merritt L. Harding EducationalTrustIn Memory of Mabel HarterMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy ForanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James KopecMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley Shick<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFacultyIn Memory of Lois HarveyMiss Bryn HarveyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Laning J. HarveyMr. Tyler HarveyMr. Zachary Harvey
wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org69In Memory of Jean RobbinsHughes ’48Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jorge AbrantesDr. Mary AllanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Harold C.Buckingham Jr.Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert ClementsMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Clark ConlonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen DisneyMrs. Claire EvansMr. Timothy EvansMrs. Patricia FerenbachMrs. Betty Y. HarrisMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank HughesThe Honorable <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard M.Hughes,IIIMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William HughesMrs. Barbara KoehlMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. O. Charles LullMrs. Herbert McDonaldMr. Guthrie MitchellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leo MoskovitzMs. Elizabeth PhillipsMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard RosenthalMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen J. RosenthalMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John H. ShaferMs. Julie StrzeletzIn Memory of Donn InnesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stanley S. DaviesMrs. Marilyn RudolphIn Memory of Paul Kafrissen ’88Dr. Steven KafrissenIn Memory of Elliott LewisKatunaMr. Benjamin Kehl <strong>and</strong> Ms. BarretKatunaIn Memory of Charles D.Lemmond, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Harold C.Buckingham Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stanley S. DaviesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. A. John DimondMrs. Claire EvansMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leonard GoncharMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John F. MagagnaIn Memory of Gerald Lev<strong>and</strong>oskiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy ForanIn Memory of Audrey RadlerLord ’54Mr. Frank AnknerIn Memory of Diane RingawaMagagna ’58Mr. Stephen Br<strong>and</strong>wene <strong>and</strong> Ms.Anna PruettIn Memory of Lee J. McCarthy ’44Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert ClementsDr. Paul GriesmerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. W. Michael LastMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John B. McCarthyMrs. Mary Jule McCarthyMr. Lee McCarthyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Scott P. ParkhurstMs. Julie McCarthy StrzeletzMiss Laura StrzeletzMr. Nicholas StrzeletzMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles YoungmanIn Memory of Lynn C. ConlonMerwarth ’50Mr. James MerwarthIn Memory of Jozia Mieszkowski ’57Miss Bryn HarveyMiss Maria InsalacoMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David JuthMr. Steve Schneider <strong>and</strong> Ms. LaurieNelsonMiss Samantha OstrowskiMs. Amy SchallIn Memory of Margaret MitchellMr. Guthrie MitchellIn Memory of Betty HopkinsMosesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. James MaxwellCaptain <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Dale MosesIn Memory of John D. Mueller ’52Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Benson BartronMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Paul BeaneMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Harold C.Buckingham Jr.Mrs. Ann CoughlinMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. A. John DimondMrs. Claire EvansMr. Robert FriedmanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Laning J. HarveyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank M. HenryMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. David P. HouriganMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen B. KillianMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John F. MagagnaMrs. Howard A. NusbaumMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles H. ParkhurstMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ben SchallMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John H. ShaferMs. Joyce StroupIn Memory of Michael J. MuroskiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley ShickIn Memory of Joseph M. Nelson ’50Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard A. Rose Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ronald W. SimmsIn Memory of Alfred J. NorrisMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Spencer G. Nauman, Jr.In Memory of Horace ParkerMrs. Claire EvansIn Memory of Marie PayneMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Allan KlugerMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen J. RosenthalIn Memory of Adrian M. PearsallMrs. Nancy ShaferIn Memory of William I. <strong>and</strong>Marion PentecostMr. Alan Hughes <strong>and</strong> Mrs. PollyPentecostMr. Eric Hunt <strong>and</strong> Ms. ElizabethHughesMs. Kathryn HughesMr. Allan Hughes <strong>and</strong> Mrs. PollyPentecostMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Fred C. StringfellowMs. Ann Woodl<strong>and</strong>Mr. Jeffrey Woodl<strong>and</strong>In Memory of John Glenn PoppleMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jeffrey PoppleIn Memory of Kimberly Popple ’82Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Mark BoackleIn Memory of Patricia ReeseMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley ShickIn Memory of John Rindgen<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFacultyIn Memory of Sesto SantarelliMrs. Irene SantarelliMr. Philip SantarelliIn Memory of Anne SchererMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joseph ZinkavichIn Memory of Thomas Earl ScottMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William J. ScottIn Memory of Edward A. Shafer ’36Mr. George ShaferMr. Harry ShaferMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John H. 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StefanidesMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Matthew StretanskiMs. Julie StrzeletzMr. Robert TarudMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Jason ThatcherMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Gary V<strong>and</strong>erburg<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Library AdvisoryBoard<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Lower SchoolFaculty<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Upper SchoolChristmas Chapel Donations<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Upper SchoolFacultyMs. A. Kay YoungMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Emile H. 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R e p o r t o f G i f t sHonors & Memorials, cont’d...Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. A. John DimondDunmore Roofing & Supply Co., Inc.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bubba Eggleston Jr.Mrs. Claire EvansMr. Timothy EvansFirst Liberty Bank <strong>and</strong> TrustMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Timothy F. ForanFriedman’s Men’s FurnishingsGeisinger Health SystemMs. S<strong>and</strong>ra GoldmanMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Leonard GoncharMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. William J. Haas, Jr.Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Laning J. HarveyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Carl T. HeddenMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Frank M. HenryHuntsville Golf ClubMrs. Mary HurlbuttIsle Verde Neighborhood AssociationMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ronald KosmalaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael KowalskiMs. Barbara KrywickiMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. R. Allen LewisMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. O. Charles Lulllululemon athleticThe Luzerne FoundationMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Michael MacDowellMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John F. MagagnaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John MaguireMr. Richard MaslowMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Dave McLaughlin SmithMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert K. MericleMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John MetzDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joel MindelMr. Guthrie MitchellMrs. Louise MooreMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ethan MorrisDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Gary NataupskyMr. Jason NataupskyMiss Jillian NataupskyDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Gary NataupskyNielsen CompanyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joseph ObuhoskyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Robert OstrowskiParenteBeard LLCMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles E. ParenteMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles H. ParkhurstPennsylvania Chamber of Business<strong>and</strong> IndustryDr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles RogallaMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Harold RosennMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Stephen J. RosenthalMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard RosenthalMr. Don RosiniRosenn, Jenkins & GreenwaldMs. Susan RutchauskasMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ben SchallMr. Bill ScrantonMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. A. Joseph SekeraMr. Frank SerafiniMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. John H. ShaferMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bradley ShickMs. Marjorie H. SmithMs. Karen SnyderMs. Julie StrzeletzMr. John ThalenfeldTIFF Advisory ServicesMr. Frank TrembulakMrs. Susan TrynoskiUnited Way of <strong>Wyoming</strong> ValleyMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Rufus WilliamsIn Memory of Wallace F. StettlerDr. Elena HolakRev. Dr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles E. JohnsIn Memory of Ann StineMr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Richard RosenthalIn Memory of Dorothy SnyderStrohl ’42Ms. Sally Strohl MooreIn Memory of Judith BrownTurner ’53Miss Jane MorrisAtty. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Charles A. ShafferIn Memory of Teresa Urban ’89Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Joseph SokolowskiIn Memory of Lily <strong>and</strong> GeorgeVensonMr. Perry VensonIn Memory of Gordon E.Weightman ’75Mr. <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Bruce E. GoverIn Memory of Charlotte DavisWentz ’46Mrs. Louise MooreMrs. Jane RossMrs. Nancy ShaferMrs. Lynne ZawadaIn Memory of J. SherwoodWilson ’53Mrs. Carol StorrsWe are pleased to present to you the 2011-2012<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Report of Gifts. You may notice thatthis year’s report does not include Endowment Funds<strong>and</strong> Awards. You may access this list <strong>and</strong> additionalWeb content by visiting www.wyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org/journal. Thank you for your generous <strong>and</strong> continuedsupport of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>.Yesterday, today & tomorrow.<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>2012-13 Annual Giving Campaign
The Westlake Societywyoming<strong>sem</strong>inary.org71The Westlake Society recognizes those alumni <strong>and</strong> friends of <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> who have indicated that they have made provisions for a gift to the School in theirestate plans, or through membership in The Living Endowment Society. This recognition society was previously known as The Planned Giving Honor Roll, but wasrenamed in memory of Emory H. Westlake Class of 1896 in recognition of <strong>and</strong> with appreciation of his generous bequest to the School in 1996 at the time of the150th Anniversary Campaign. Mr. Westlake creatively planned his estate in order to maximize his giving to those charities most important to him. Within a fewmonths of the 100th anniversary of his graduation, Mr. Westlake’s bequest created the Westlake Scholarship Endowment Fund at <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong>. The Schoolfeels his wise use of charitable <strong>and</strong> estate gift planning is an example for others to emulate.In addition to the names that follow, there are others who have included <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> in their estate plans, but at their request, their names are not listed.19351950196119691975Frank DixEdythe Dickover Tessen1939Marcella McCormick FayRobert V<strong>and</strong>enberg1940Frank SklarisAllan Slaff1942Stanley S. DaviesJoseph P. Flanagan Jr.Mary E. Mayock FlanaganCharlotte Benjamin MorrisRobert S. Tippett1944Helen Lewis CackenerNancy Abbott Cohen1945James P. BaileyBetsy Bell Condron1946Edward BerningerIrwin E. Lecker1948Harold C. Buckingham Jr.Barbara Clark ButlerFrank C. CarlucciNancy Jackson HartmanRobert S. HartmanGeraldine Ruddy HouriganCollette Touey KeanS<strong>and</strong>ra R. LloydMary Eagen McDonaldElizabeth Reynolds Metzger1949Howard C. BeaneQuincy S. AbbotAnne Cook DickersonFrank M. Henry1951John T. Stevens1952Sylvia Brown NadelStuart Z. UramJerrold Williams1953Ronald Del DucaJeanne Malkemes HickmanJoanne Torbert Seifried1954Thomas E. Watkins1955Richard M. GoldbergBenjamin R. Jones III1956Virginia Miller Schmidt1957Linda Myers GermanS<strong>and</strong>y PadweRobert J. SiegelAlice Robinson Thompson1959Bruce AmbroseGerald DwyerRobert E. JonesJackiann Beattie Smith-McKernanBernhardt K. Wruble1960Jennifer Bailey MacPhersonJay N. WeinbergLeon BonnerRaymond S. HowardPeter K. JohnsonW. Kentley JonesV. Paul Zanecki1962Stephen M. AlinikoffVirginia Greenwood DubbsMildred Kaiser FleetwoodPeter FoldesAlfred W. Thomas IIIWilliam W. Yoder1963Leslie Turrell BullockRobert DealamanJohn Morton IIILisa Harvey MortonDavid C. Sanford1964R. Scott Hummel1965Estelle AndrewsElliott S. Robinson III1966Steven FoldesPaul R. FreemanBarbara HauckStephen B. KillianLeonard J. Thacher1967Bruce LoganCrawford C. Smith1968W. Edward Conklin Jr.Robert R. JamesJoseph W. HarpsterM. Elizabeth HibbardJames W. HuntAlexis S. C. IszardJohn S. Lopatto IIIRobert J. McFann Jr.Pauline Rodgers MoonSteven RussellJohn P. SgarlatJoseph J. Waiter1970George P. DroelleMargot Meeks HenningsDonald R. Murray1971Anthony C. AdonizioDavid P. HouriganRobert Maloney Jr.Phillip RothJohn H. ShaferRichard C. Stauffer1972John CioccaDeborah KapralGary C. KleinPatrick M. LoftusElliot MillerThomas PersonRobert L. RosenbergMarian E. SpohrerSamuel L. Stettler1973Charles BaltimoreBrian L. Davis1974Anthony J. Grosek IIIFrank M. Henry Jr.Jeffrey KleinGeorge G. Conyngham Jr.1976Shelley FreemanDavid I. KlugerJohn A. LicataDana Pearce LyonsJanet MurrayWilliam Wolf1977Kathryn Reynolds-BellasJodie Lyons ElyacharJon HallingstadJason KurchnerC. Thomas ShannonRobert J. Wise1978Marc L. Holtzman1980Louis J. ButeraRobert S. Tippett Jr.1982Susan Dantona JolleyFriendsJohn N. Conyngham IIIWilliam MainwaringRichard MaslowCharles E. ParenteRichard PearsallPatricia RummageNatalie SolfanelliLaroy Ziegler
2011–2012 <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> VolunteersBoard of TrusteesMichael ApfelbaumBarbara Fassett Oski Beane ’53, Life TrusteeAmy Valli Bennett ’94Anthony L. Berger ’73Harold C. Buckingham, Jr. ’48, LifeTrusteeCharles J. Bufalino, III ’78Leslie Turrell Bullock ’63Frank C. Carlucci, IV ’81Wesley R. Crompton ’43, Life TrusteeStanley S. Davies ’42, Life TrusteeA. John Dimond ’57Robert C. Friedman ’73Richard M. Goldberg ’55Charles F. Gommer, Jr.Anthony Grosek, Jr., Life TrusteeAnthony J. Grosek, III ’74, Ex-officioChristopher HackettFrank M. Henry ’50, Honorary TrusteeJonathan P. Hosey ’74David Hourigan ’71Richard M. Hughes, III ’79Harry M. Katerman ’71Leonard Insalaco, TreasurerCollette Touey Kean ’48, Life TrusteeStephen B. Killian ’66Joseph E. Kluger ’82Sue Kline Kluger ’55, Emeritus TrusteeHarry F. Lee ’53, Life TrusteeCharles D. Lemmond, Jr., Life TrusteeMary Ann Lopatto ’72John F. Magagna ’52, Life TrusteeDorothy Darling Mangelsdorf ’68Marjorie E. Henry Marquart ’78, SecretaryScott MeuserJohn D. Mueller ’52, ChairmanJanet E. Murray ’76Kip P. Nygren, Ex-officioCatherine R. O’Donnell, Ex-officio TrusteeCharles H. Parkhurst ’79Richard L. Pearsall, Life TrusteeCornelia Conyngham Romanowski ’75Erica M. RomanowskiRichard A. Rose, Jr.Arthur W. Sherwood ’56Robert H. Smith ’56George B. Sordoni ’64<strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> Alumni CouncilJennifer Eidam Davis ’94, SecretaryAlex Flack ’05Janet Flack ’67Dawn Lombardo Gaudino ’87R. Clements Gover ’00Jami Layaou Hearn ’96Rebecca Janerich ’98Sarah Killian ’03Madeline Kropp ’05Debora Maseychik ’83, TreasurerRobert S. Tippett ’42Permanent Voting Members ofAlumni CouncilCharlotte Muschlitz Arbogast ’44Frank M. Henry ’50John E. Morris, III ’58Stephen B. Killian ’66Patricia Klein Rosenthal ’64Samuel M. Wolfe, III ’64Claire BrierSean McCormick ’04Trent Miller ’01Joseph Perfilio ’91, Vice PresidentKristyn Kelleher Polishan ’99Sean Robbins ’88Sara Rosenberg ’05Robert Sherwood ’99Robert Tamburro ’91, PresidentJonathan Tenenbaum ’95Corine Leoni Treslar ’85Louise Loucks Moore ’55Elena Horrigan Parkhurst ’53Robert D. Clements, Jr.’72Philip J. Santarelli ’67Scott P. Parkhurst ’78Claire Conlon Evans ’52M. Elizabeth Hibbard ’69Jonathan Spohrer ’78David Schwager ’80Ross Macarty ’80Tara Mugford Wilson ’88Stephen J. Rosenthal ’93Cathy Fields McHugh ’78Upper School Parents AssociationRo<strong>sem</strong>ary ChromeyMaureen ConynghamMark GavinJoeann GavinLori GoldenDarcy GollhardtLower School Parents AssociationNehal D<strong>and</strong>amudiTony Grosek ’74,PresidentLisa GrossmanRenea HammermanLee Ann LloydCathy O’DonnellClare McCarthy Parkhurst ’75Eddie PlaksaAvalyn QuickMargarita RoseFouzia HancockAmy MaseychickKim MericleShelley MeuserCathy DePasquale Mihalick ’88,TreasurerMarla Parente Polishan ’88,SecretaryJackie SoperLarry StirewaltTina Yvette SmithLois SpathLisa StellaCheryl ThomasKerry TurnerBindu VyasMindy Zafrany
JEFFMARTIN’77Bringing anAmericanstyle to theGermanopera stageJEFF MARTIN ’77 in the role of Baron Kronthal in “Der Wildschütz” (The Poacher) by Albert Lortzing.He’s been a prince with a magic flute, a vengeful Norse fire god, a youngsoldier who tests his girlfriend’s fidelity, <strong>and</strong> a Biblical king who ordersthe death of a great prophet. These <strong>and</strong> other well-known characters ofopera have been a part of Jeff Martin’s life for the past 30 years.Martin ’77 is a well-regarded opera singer who has performed in manyof Europe’s fine opera houses, <strong>and</strong> since the mid-1980s he has made hishome in Germany. After earning degrees in music <strong>and</strong> performanceat Westminster Choir College <strong>and</strong> the University of CincinnatiConservatory of Music, he decided to try his luck as an opera performerin Europe. At the time there were many more opportunities to sing onthe continent than in the United States (although the U.S. now housesmore opera companies than Germany or Italy) <strong>and</strong> Martin started outin Germany, performing in a variety of state opera houses <strong>and</strong> concerthalls. He has also sung in France, Italy <strong>and</strong> Russia <strong>and</strong>, in addition tobeing fluent in German can get by in Italian <strong>and</strong> France. (He admits hehas not had as much success learning Russian.)“I love to sing <strong>and</strong> it doesn’t really matter where,” he says. “There arebeautiful opera houses in Munich, Dresden <strong>and</strong> Moscow where it is areal pleasure to sing.”Martin, whose tenor voice has been critically acclaimed as “clear, strong<strong>and</strong> consistently brilliant,” is highly respected for his interpretationsof works by Mozart, Wagner <strong>and</strong> J. S. Bach; he also received praise forhis lead role performances in Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” <strong>and</strong>Richard Strauss’ “Salome.” Reviewers have commended him for hisacting ability, calling his performances “a pleasure for the eyes <strong>and</strong> ears.”“I have always loved singing Tamino in Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute,’ butas I get older my repertoire has been changing,” he says. “I now sing quitea bit of Wagner. I get mostly character roles but last year I had the chanceto sing Siegfried in a reduced arrangement of Wagner’s ‘Der Ring desNibelungen,’ the Ring cycle. Two other characters from the Ring cycle,Mime <strong>and</strong> Loge, also are among my favorites.”Martin notes that with age, his voice has grown bigger <strong>and</strong> moredependable; he feels he is still on the right path technically <strong>and</strong> that,with few exceptions, he can tackle whatever role he is offered.“One of my dreams has always been to sing Edgardo in ‘Lucia diLammermoor’ by Donizetti,” he says, adding that the roles of Max in“Der Freischütz,” Peter in “Peter Grimes,” Siegmund in “Die Walküre,”<strong>and</strong> parts in less-well-known Strauss operas are also on his wish list.In addition to opera, Martin sings art songs <strong>and</strong> some sacred music.“I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the large choral works ofBach. A few years ago I had the opportunity to sing the ‘St. Matthew’sPassion’ in Paris at Notre Dame Cathedral. It was quite an experience,”he says. “I also enjoy art song repertoire although it is difficult to findaudiences these days. Songs by Schumann, Schubert, Wolf <strong>and</strong> Fauré aresome of my favorites.”A native of Trucksville, Martin now lives with his family in Nürnberg,Germany where he enjoys bicycling. He feels fortunate that his workallows him to travel <strong>and</strong> sample good food in several different countries.And he credits the opportunity to sing with the Madrigal Singersunder the direction of John Vaida, <strong>and</strong> <strong>winning</strong> a silver medal at theInternational Choral Festival in Rome during his senior year, withsetting him on the road to attending Westminster Choir College <strong>and</strong>later to his life in opera.Martin holds out the possibility that he may one day have theopportunity to perform in a major opera house in the United States;if not, he will continue to share his passion for great music <strong>and</strong>gr<strong>and</strong> stories of love, hate, tragedy <strong>and</strong> comedy with appreciative <strong>and</strong>discriminating audiences throughout Europe.To see Jeff Martin’s current performance schedule visit his Web site atwww.jeffmartin.eu.
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