1950s

’52

Len Kreisler has self-published a new book, In Bed Alone: A Caregiver’s Odyssey — The Good, The Challenging, The Costs. Dr. Kreisler welcomes comments and questions at doctorlenk@gmail.com

’58

Thomas C. Jones has written a new book called From the Family Doctor to the Current Disaster of Corporate Health Maintenance: How to Get Back to Real Patient Care!. The book is co-authored with Betsy M. Chalfin, and is published by AuthorHouse UK.

1960s

’61

Jack T. Ericson discussed two of the main sources for Iroquois family history — the Native American Annuity Rolls and the Kansas Claims forms — at the Western New York Genealogical Society in May 2016. An author and local historian, Ericson has been retired from Fredonia State College for 10 years.

’67

Peter Vance reports that he and his wife, Ellie, have moved to a condominium in Holland, Michigan, from their long-time 10-acre home in Fenton.

’68

Pamela Smithberger Blair has retired as assistant head of school at the Winchendon School, a private co-ed boarding school in Massachusetts. “Yes, Pam Blair is putting the cap on her proverbial red pen in favor of spending more time with her grandchildren — a dream that she has had for several years,” wrote John Kerney, head of school.

Joy Marburger retired from federal service in December 2015. She was the research coordinator for the Great Lakes National Parks based in Porter, Indiana, for 13 years. Prior to that she was an environmental scientist for nine years with the St. Johns River Water Management District in Florida. She currently is an adjunct professor at Purdue University Northwest. She can be contacted at jmarburg@frontier.com.

John Thompson Sr. was recognized in spring 2016 by the American Chemical Society for celebrating 50 years as a member of the society.

’69

Richard Fields has retired from his practice in emergency medicine at Livingston Regional Hospital in Tennessee. He was chief of surgery at Bayonet Point Medical Center In Hudson, Florida, until moving to Tennessee, where he has been the director of emergency medicine and EMS medical director for the past 30 years. He will be able to continue "full time" with karate along with his wife, Sue Hawkes. He currently holds the rank of 9th degree black belt (Hanshi) after 42 years of study in the arts of Shorin Ryu and Shorei-Goju Karate.

Albert M. Manville II retired from the Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in mid-2014 as the agency lead on avian-structural impacts. Since then, he created his own wildlife consulting business, and as an adjunct professor he continues to teach graduate classes for Johns Hopkins University’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (D.C. campus). He was awarded the Morley Nelson Conservation Award by the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee for his past work with birds and power lines.

1970s

’70

Karin Arentzen Stahl is the author and editor of two recently published books about suicide: The Option: A Memoir of Suicide, Mystery, and Finding Our Way, and Silent Warrior: Finding Voice After Suicide, a collection of poems and short prose written by her daughter, Kristina Stahl, who died in 2002. They are available on Amazon.com.

’71

James Cohen has been named an adjunct professor in jewelry/metalsmithing at New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico. In addition to his teaching duties, he continues his metalsmithing practice, focusing on judaica, from his studio in Santa Fe. His judaica can be viewed on his website, www.jimcohenjudaica.com.

’73

Mark Noble says that after living overseas for 16 years, the Nobles are returning to the United States. “Our most recent stay of five years in Switzerland was a lot of fun and a great learning experience. We will be living in our home in Beaver Creek, Colorado. As always, visitors are welcome.”

’74

Tony Magistrale, chair of the English department at the University of Vermont, discussed how literature is adapted to film, particularly with the popular movie “The Shawshank Redemption,” during a talk at Rutland Free Library in Vermont in June 2016. He received his master’s and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. His most recent book is Stephen King: America’s Storyteller.

’75

Dusty Elias Kirk has been named chairperson of an 11-member judicial advisory commission chartered to review the qualifications of individuals seeking interim appointments at several levels of the Commonwealth judiciary. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf named her to this position. Kirk is a partner and co-chair of the Global Real Estate Group at Reed Smith, an 1,800-member international law firm founded in Pittsburgh.

’76

Karl S. Essler has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Rochester Litigation — Real Estate Lawyer of the Year. Only one lawyer in any practice area in a city is honored as the Lawyer of the Year. He is an attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King.

Ronald W. Ruth has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. He is an attorney in Boston at Sherin and Lodgen and co-chair of the Environmental Law Group.

M. Roy Wilson, president of Wayne State University, was one of two honorees in June 2016 at the second annual Justice Awards Tribute at the Music Hall in Detroit. Wilson was honored for dedicating his life to equality and justice. He also received an honorary degree at Allegheny in May.

’77

Margaret Smith Corchnoy’s bead-embroidered necklace, The Rani Weds, took second place in the Seed Bead Jewelry category at the 2016 Bead Dreams competition. This is a prestigious juried competition with entries from beaders around the world. Maggie, a beadwork designer and teacher, spent five months designing and beading this necklace. She and husband Jonathan Corchnoy ’78 are in the process of moving to the Gulf Coast of Florida.

’78

Mary Moodey and her son Sam ’11 have completed their next book, When the Camel Sneezed. It is available at www.marmooworks.com.

’79

Thomas Carter, head team physician for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, received the award of NBA Head Team Physician for 2016.

Chevron has appointed Greta Lydecker as managing director of its upstream operations in Europe. She moved from Bakersfield in California where she was most recently vice president of the company’s San Joaquin Valley business unit. She joined Chevron in 1982 as a geologist.

1980s

’80

Richard A. Ortoski of Erie, Pennsylvania, was installed as president of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society, an organization representing family physicians holding the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed postgraduate training at Flint (Michigan) Osteopathic Hospital.

’82

Jonathan R. Cooper was named to the list of The Best Lawyers in America for 2017. He is a member of the Tucker Ellis law firm in Cleveland.

James Jacob reports that he and fellow alums Sonya Crane Guediche '95 and Sam Spiegel '11 meet in Kansas City for College Board Advanced Placement Biology readings.

’86

Barb Klein has published her first book, 111 Invitations: Step into the Full Richness of Life, which was released in July 2016. It is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You can connect with her and follow her offerings at www.barbklein.org.

’88

John M. Lewis, CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System, was featured in a “Q&A” article in Metro magazine. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science. ​

Lillian Abraham Schumacher has been appointed the sixth president of Tiffin University in Ohio. She is the first woman president in the university’s 128-year history and has more than 28 years of experience in higher education. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Allegheny, as well as two master’s degrees and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University.

1990s

’90

Laura Stevens, who teaches at Kaler Elementary School in South Portland, Maine, received the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching in August 2016. She has taught in South Portland since 1999.

’91

David Bergh has been named vice president for planning and institutional effectiveness at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York.

David Price was named senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for CNA Canada. He will be responsible for underwriting oversight and governance for all products and lines of business written within CNA Canada's Commercial and Specialty lines. He has a degree in economics. He is based in Toronto.

’92

Glena Temple, formerly Viterbo University vice president of academic affairs, has been named president of the university effective Jan. 1, 2017. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, a Ph.D. in botany and plant sciences from the University of California–Riverside, and a master of arts in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota.

’93

Maris Harrington was named development director at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Michigan. She brings more than 20 years experience in development, education and the arts to her new position. She is also a violinist who has played in orchestras in Europe and the United States.

’94

Brenda Baker Costa is the executive director of the French Creek Valley Conservancy in Meadville, Pennsylvania. She is a state-licensed geologist and a director of the Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists. She has an MBA from Pennsylvania State University.

Sarah McEwen started a new role in February 2016 as the global head of marketing for Proxima Group, a London, UK-based procurement services organization. “When not working remotely from my home in Savannah, Georgia, I am in our Chicago and London offices where I am helping to add to our client base that includes companies like Staples, Walgreens, JetBlue, Universal Music, Morrisons, Warburtons, British Airways and Dairy Crest among others,” she says.

’95

T.J. Grubisha has moved to Helsinki, Finland, for a three-year assignment as counselor for press and cultural affairs at the U.S. Embassy after studying the Finnish language for 44 weeks. He is joined by his wife, Karolina, and three children, Julia, 16, Anastazja, 13, and Eryk, 11.

Jennifer Moorefield Schwanke, a school administrator in Dublin, Ohio, recently published her first book, titled You're the Principal: Now What?! The book is published by ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching and leading. She was a language arts educator for several years and is now in her 10th year as an administrator. A graduate instructor in educational leadership, she has written frequently for literacy and educational leadership publications and blogs about her experiences in learning and leading at jenschwanke.com.

’98

Ken Gavrity has been appointed executive vice president and group head of KeyBank's Enterprise Commercial Payments Group. He has an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Adam VanHo recently joined with a former law school classmate to form the firm of Judge & VanHo, LLC. The Akron-based firm serves clients throughout Ohio and focuses on family law, criminal advocacy and civil and appellate litigation. Adam has served as an expert legal commentator for various news programs in the Cleveland and Youngstown media markets.

2000s

’00

Mark M. Luellen has been appointed vice president for advancement at the University of Virginia. He had been senior associate vice president for development and director of the third century campaign at the university.

’05

Alex Mericli and Lindsay Nagle Mericli ’04 live in Houston, Texas. Alex is an assistant professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Virginia followed by a fellowship in microvascular and reconstructive surgery at MD Anderson. While in Charlottesville, Lindsay worked in development for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which is tasked with the preservation of Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, Monticello.

’06

Craig Berger was named chair of the American Democracy Project Steering Committee for 2016–17. The multicampus initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities promotes higher education’s role in preparing the next generation of civically engaged students. Berger will preside over meetings throughout the year and work with the organization's program manager to craft the organization’s strategic plan and to coordinate the June 2017 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting. Berger also will continue in his current role as coordinator of Campus and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

’08

Annie Schmitt and Jude Shingle ’08, co-directors of Box of Light — an educational nonprofit studio in Erie, Pennsylvania, that uses technology to create workshops for students that engage them in critical thinking — were featured in the Erie Reader for their work. The publication also named them to its list of “40 Under 40” young professionals excelling in the Erie region.

2010s

’11

William Brewer was one of the winners of the 2016 Open Competition in the National Poetry Series for “I Know Your Kind.”

’12

James Bruce III and Michael V. Gallo received their doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in June.

Elizabeth McMichael graduated from Ohio State University with a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, with focus in cancer biology and immunology. She has accepted a postdoctoral research position at the Hillman Cancer Center in Shadyside, Pennsylvania.

Caitlin Rothman '12 and Michael Andryka '12 were engaged on July 1, 2016 on the Allegheny campus.

’13

Nicholas Wyckoff Millington '13 and Laura Thorn '13 became engaged in June 2016. The couple live in Arlington, Va. Nicholas works as a communications and logistics coordinator at the Pentagon, and Laura works as an investment operations associate for Cambridge Associates. The two are planning a 2017 wedding, and hope to have many fellow Gators attend!

’14

Tito Aderemi-Ibitola received the Lagos-Berlin Residency from the Goethe-Institut Lagos (Nigeria). The scholarship encompasses a three-month residency at the Berlin-based Center for Arts and Urbanistics. She is a Lagos-based multimedia artist working primarily in video/performance. You can see more about her work at www.taibitola.com.

’15

Austin Cosgrove has been named research assistant for global and public health at the Harvard School of Medicine.

Phoenix Cooke was featured in The Chronicle of the Horse in May for claiming the division championship at the North American League Adult Jumper Classic at the Devon Horse Show (Pennsylvania).

’16

Joe Killian received three major Division III honors in four days as he was named a D3Baseball.com All-American honorable mention and a D3Baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region first-teamer. He finished his career at Allegheny in the top five in doubles (52), hits (211), at-bats (564), runs (141) and RBIs (145). He batted a conference-best .438 and hit six homers in the 2016 season.

Jimmy Lasher, an Allegheny men’s golf standout, has been named Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America. He graduated magna cum laude with a double major in German and managerial economics, finishing with a four-year cumulative GPA of 3.70.

Natalya Nannen received the Doris Winship Newton Endowed Scholarship from the Bradford Hospital Foundation and Auxiliary (Bradford Regional Medical Center, Pennsylvania). She has a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.