Since I haven't heard from any of my classmates, I will continue with the postcards I received.

From Barbara "Babs" Fuess Folts: "We have been living in Doylestown, Pa., for the last 19 years. My husband, Roger, and I have two grown children and four grandchildren. For the last 17 years, I have had a private practice as a psychologist and really love it. My hobby in spring, summer and fall is gardening, and in February we plan on a trip to Singapore to visit my sister."

From Mark B. Peterson: "Carol and I retired in December 1997 and journeyed to Zimbabwe to see our first grandchild. We then headed east to Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand and Australia. We returned in May and are unsure what next will happen. So far, retirement is great fun."

From Virginia "Ginny" Notari Fisher: "My daughter, Andrea '96, is engaged to Evan Berkley '96.The wedding is in 2000. A clan trend seems to be to get engaged in Paris." (Personal note) "Ginny, I miss your visits to Bucknell. Don't you have anyone else you could send to Bucknell, or could at least visit? Your room is always available."

From Homer Moore: "I retired as a partner of the accounting firm, Trout, Ebersole & Groff (Lancaster, Pa.) in 1997 after 33 years with the firm and 37 years in the accounting profession. I enjoy traveling and visiting the families of son and daughter and five grandchildren."

From Rachel "Rach" Coronios Doyle: "Married, five children, five grandchildren. Master's degree '92 - major, history, Iowa State University. Currently, office manager for parent company of WaffleWorks, a new restaurant chain in the Northeast; co-manager of a consignment shop; teaching ESL, traveled to Rzeszow, Poland, last July with Bridges For Education to help teens improve their English fluency; will go again this summer. Involved in hiking, traveling, gardening and grandchildren."

From Ann Schawe Schulik: "As I rapidly approach 60, I have so much to be thankful for. Twenty-three years ago, we left New York for Texas, and we still love it. Our children, their spouses and three terrific grandchildren live only 10 miles from us. We enjoy traveling, always planning at least two trips ahead. Today, we should be heading toward Istanbul, but the Grand Princess wasn't ready, so it's off to Portugal and Spain in the fall with the cruise on the Grand next year in June."

That's it for the postcards I have received. If you don't write to me, there will be no news for the next Bucknell World. I'll have to do what I threatened when I took this column: if I don't hear from you, I'll have to tell you about Tommy A. Thompson, Dick Skelton and yours truly. So, please, send me your news. My e-mail address is jharley60@hotmail.com. - J.S.H.

Dirk Hofman was elected the 1999 Engineer of the Year by the professional Engineers Society of Mercer County (N.J.).

Clifford "Mickey" Melberger was appointed to the board of directors of Scranton (Pa.) Tomorrow, an organization helping to guide the city's growth through 2010.

As promised in the last issue, here's news gleaned from Christmas communications from Ruth-Eleanor "Ellie" Dobson and husband, Ron Jensh '60 M'62, and David and Ruth Liming Ackroyd '65. With so much to report, there will be no chit chat from me.

We'll start with the Jensh family, where Ron continues as A full-time professor at Jefferson Medical College, a job which took him halfway around the world for scientific and educational purposes. Last spring, he was guest speaker for a seminar on the "History of Teratology" (the study of birth defects), his area of research for almost four decades at the University of Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation. Then, in June, he was accompanied by daughter, Libby, as they attended the Teratology Society meetings in San Diego. Early December found Ron in the Netherlands, exploring a possible mutual relationship between Jefferson and the University of Twente to develop computer-assisted instruction and distance learning programs. Closer to home, Ron participated in a program for gifted Philadelphia School System high school students, guiding them through his microscopic anatomy lab. In conjunction, he served on a committee to determine Jefferson's direction in the use of state-of-the-art techniques to create virtual classroom/laboratory experiences. A CD-ROM student guide to microscopic anatomy, created by Ron and published this year, will hopefully be used by college and medical students throughout the world. Ron is also a coinvestigator and consultant for the development of an indwelling insulin delivery system for the treatment of diabetes. Last March, the family celebrated Ron's 5th rebirth-day after receiving his "new" heart. Whew.

Ruth-Ellie continues her job as Hallmark Card associate, in which she designs creative marketing ideas and enjoys customer contact. After 20 years of service as the Haddonfield United Methodist women's treasurer, she is now the financial interpreter of their executive board.

In August, Ron and Ruth-Ellie celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary with a trip to Cape Cod. The Jenshs can be reached at 230 E. Park Ave., Haddonfield, NJ 08033-1835.

Dave Ackroyd, now residing in Montana, continues to commute to Los Angeles to do the narration for The History Channel's "In Search of History," and the occasional audio book (including the recording of the Starr Report). March and April 1998 found him in Cambridge, Mass., and Russia, doing a play at the Moscow Art Theater. Ruth Liming was able to join Dave in Russia where, in spite of the chaos taking place, they found it a fascinating country where the arts are revered above almost anything else. During the summer of 1998, Dave received a William and Eve Fox Foundation Fellowship for Advanced Study, a grant given to established actors to help them further their craft. To that end, Dave will be in Europe in the spring of 1999 to visit various cutting-edge theaters there. Ruth and Dave are still located at 273 North Many Lakes Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901.

Thanks, again, to those of you who have been writing. Keep up the great work. To those of you who have not done so, please consider composing a letter to share your news with your classmates. - B.K.S.

As I write this column, I am listening to the songs of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. You can't beat that for Bucknell memories. The CD was created by the Ohio Nu chapter of SAE from the University of Toledo, so unfortunately there is no hint of "Bucknell, hail to thee ... hail to dear old SAE." I have the CD, thanks to the generosity of Dick Coleman Brown. When he heard we could order the CD from the SAE Website for $11, a lot less than the $250 donation required for a "free" one, he jumped at the chance to fund the venture. It is hard to believe that we could be thinking ahead to the next serenade. Dick just hopes we don't ask him and Gary Heck to light the heart at the end of the event. Now would we ever do that?

I received a note from Linda Garrett Greenberg. She wrote to extend wishes to me after my December surgery. She also told me that she and her husband, Fred, recently spent a month in Thailand and Bali, a trip that was "fabulous, exotic, educational and fattening." Back home, she and Fred spend about 10 days a month in Key West, and the rest of the time in the New York metropolitan area. She admits it is a somewhat schizophrenic existence, but says they like the "intriguing juxtaposition of the decidedly Type-A bustle of the New York City area and the laid-back, funky, jasmine-scented feeling of Key West." She invites any Bucknellians to look them up and stop in on Sugarloaf in Key West when they are in the area. Linda is still enjoying trustee work for Bucknell, especially her work on diversity, gender and spirituality-on-campus issues. Drop Linda a note at her New Jersey home at 3 Brook Ridge Court, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009.

I have no more tidbits, but I expect more as the leisure of summer arrives. Write with news. - W.S.B.

Andrew DelGrego was promoted to president of the trust investment services group of Wright Investors' Service, Bridgeport, Conn.

Allan Stewart, president of stores for Sears, Roebuck and Co., gave a lecture on "The Sears Story" on campus in March. Stewart is responsible for the selling organization of Sears' seven domestic regions and Puerto Rico, with 175,000 store employees.

Linda Haigh Tozier
286 Courtney Place
Wexford, PA 15090
e-mail: ltozier@nauticom.net

In March, I met Carl "Dick" Pace while attending a Bucknell function in Greenwich, Conn. Seeing Dick is always an adventure; he is always good for news and a lot of laughs. Dick's son, Richard '99, has attained in excess of a 3.20 grade point his last couple of semesters, proving once again "apples do not fall from the tree." Dick's other son is in college in Colorado, majoring in skiing, which Dick and Mary participate in when they visit. Dick lives in Riverside, Conn., and stays in shape by swimming and lifting weights. Dick arranged a minireunion at the Bucknell/ Boston College lacrosse game, which Bucknell won. In attendance were Thomas "Jeff" Traub, Roland Capone, Jim Marcille, Edward "Bub" Morgan, Edgar "Bart" Frame and Ben Elliott.

Jeff lives in Langhorne, Pa., and is semiretired. He will soon be trading Pennsylvania coal for spurs and cowboy boots. He is in the process of building a home in Idaho. He has four children, three of whom already reside in Idaho; the fourth is completing college in West Virginia.

Bart Frame lives in Manchester, Maine, and has a son and daughter. Son, David, is 30 years old and was married in June. Bart also has a vacation home in Maine. According to Dick, Bart is a rather frugal individual (frugal in time and money). Therefore, Bart bought his vacation home less than 10 miles from his main residence. This location saves him both travel time and travel dollars.

Ben Elliott live in New Canaan, Conn., which was the site of the lacrosse game. His 4-year-old daughter, Grace, accompanied him to the game. Ben's son will be a Bucknell freshman this fall. Daughter, Meredith, is a junior. Not only does Ben support Bucknell as a trustee, he also makes certain all his children attend Bucknell.

Bub Morgan still lives on his New Hampshire farm and has three children, Tim, 13, Jack, 7, and Sam, 5. By utilizing the latest farm techniques, Bub expects to more than double his lettuce cash crop from $200 in 1998 to $500 in 1999. Good luck, Bub. He continues to study the possibility of raising rabbits, as well as lettuce.

Jim Marcille flew in from Denver for the game. Jim reports, while at college he was the one in this group with the highest average - a startling 2.3 - and he is the only one of the group without a job. According to Jim, "It did not pay to study so hard." Jim has four children and in actuality has done well for himself; however, at this time he is between jobs.

Roland Capone's son graduated from Amherst and while there captained the football and lacrosse teams. Roland lives in a large older home in Ridgefield, Conn., complete with an elevator. For those of you who do not know, Roland is a Marine, now on inactive duty. Marines have never been overly bright (also being a Marine, I can say this). In any event, Rollie locked himself in his elevator and could not get out for over an hour. To make matters worse, the above-mentioned gang of ne'er-do-wells was there to torment him though the elevator grate. I have no doubt it was one of the longest hours Rollie ever spent. I am also positive his "friends" will not let him forget his misadventure.

Also in attendance at the game was Don "Booker" Niddrie '65, who had come to watch son, Bryan '99, play. According to Dick, he tried to engage Don in conversation, but Don was not only engrossed in the game but also had brought along an electrical engineering book he was reading.

Lastly, poor Stephen "Rex" Rexford was on the Bucknell bench helping coach Sid Jameson and trying (not so successfully) to ignore all those individuals on the sideline. John "Jack" and Judy Berk Dorr had hoped to attend the game; however, they were unable to make it. - J.D.

William Valentine

David Kelly was appointed vice president and treasurer for Exide Corp.

William Valentine heads Wendy's Asia/ Pacific region, which includes more than 200 franchise restaurants.

Lisa Marshall Headley was awarded an MBA from Belmont University in Nashville.

William Harding has retired from the Vallecitos (California) school board after six years. He also served as board president for four years. Harding has published three novels and sold the rights to a number of screenplays.

Amos Smith III is a distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh. His collaborative work with Ralph Hirschmann on diverse monosaccharide scaffolds was written up in Chemical & Engineering News last summer.

Janet K. Kiehl left the corporate world to pursue a Ph.D. in organizational behavior on a full-time basis at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, Ohio, one of the top 15 U.S. schools in research funding with a premier scholar/practitioner department in organizational behavior. "I now see my professional life as a form of service, rather than just a vehicle to solving interesting puzzles and self-reward," she explains.

David Gordon

Janet is interested in returning to the East Coast when she's finished with her work in Cleveland, and submitted a proposal to present at the Eastern Academy of Management (EAM) annual conference to connect with people in the region. Debora Sholl Humphreys, another CWRU Ph.D. graduate, collaborated with her on the proposal, "Operationalizing Spirit at Work," which was accepted in a juried selection process for presentation at the conference, held in Philadelphia in May.

David Gordon has joined the firm of Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Princeton, N.J., as counsel.

Susan Hennings Neilson, an attorney with the Health Care Practice Group in the business clients department at Cummings and Lockwood law firm in Stamford (Conn.), has been named to the board of directors of the Waveny Care Center, New Canaan, Conn.

Well, the Pulitzer Prizes for journalism were announced this morning, and the judges ignored me again. Hard to believe, especially in light of the wellspring of interest this column has evoked among Bucknell literati. In fact, my incessant whining about the need for information about my classmates has produced a number of noteworthy responses, including one from England, one from a guy trying to reach the Class of '65, one from a very hot Tri-Delt and a missive from Susan Davis Barnes:

"Enjoyed your last column in Bucknell World. How 'bout mentioning in your next column that I am director of marketing for two long-term care facilities, Newark Manor in Delaware, and Green Hills Manor in Reading, Pa. I am also part time at the Central YMCA in Wilmington."

Dipping into the old mailbag, Preston Hadley writes:

Dear Linda:

How's this for a surprise? Lydia and I moved to the Shenandoah Valley (from Hershey - from Williamsport) about three years ago. We hope all is well with John and you. My Sig Ep "Pop," Barry Straus '65, and I will meet after 28 years this Tuesday. I'm attending a fundraising conference near his home in the Atlanta area. I'll send you a follow-up note.

Dear Preston:

John and I are very happy together.

Please stop calling me Linda.

Also received the following note from Randolph "Russ" Rogge: Woodsy…

Just read the latest Bucknell World and saw what you've been up to all these years. Way to go. I couldn't be more proud to be a brother of yours. Try to make the next Reunion. It was a blast. Brother (Richard) Cawley might even pick up the tab. Take care, and keep up the good work. We need more people like you.

Dear Russ:

Thanks for the lovely sentiments and words of encouragement. It's nice to know that Class Notes can evoke such emotion among my classmates. Please stop calling me Woodsy.

My hot streak with the Tri-Delts has now reached 30 years, as evidenced by this nice note I received from Sue Cassidy Lankford:

"Mark and I are still alive and well and living in Harleysville, Pa. We still work in the family business in Norristown selling Buicks, Pontiacs and GMCs. Our three sons are grown, and we are very close to having them all out of college. Unfortunately, we couldn't get any of them to look at Bucknell. They thought if Mark and I had gone there it must be very square.

"Recently, Mark and I had dinner with Gerry Mehner and his wife, Kiki. They live in Annandale, N.J., although Gerry works in Easton, Pa., and travels a lot. Lately, he's been seeing lots of South America. They have one son, Eric, who Gerry recently took to see the Bucknell campus. He's still a little young to make a decision, but Gerry is planning ahead.

"Last week Mark and I spent a week on a boat off the coast of southwest Florida with John Schmidt and his wife, Jane. We have all been severely bitten by the "boating bug." John and Jane are actually planning on spending considerable time aboard a boat when they find the right one. John has been joined in his law practice by daughter Laura '93, so he's hoping that could mean more time to go boating.

"Lastly, Mark speaks to Fred Hertrich from time to time, as he is also in the automobile business in southern Delaware.

So much for my news of the Class of '68. I'll try to keep in touch in the future."

Dear Sue:

I love you. I hope you don't find this off-putting. Can you tell me how I can get in touch with Bonnie Shihadeh Smithwick?

And finally, this letter from Ron Petersen, who writes from Picket Piece, Hale Lane, Wendover, Bucks. HP22 6NQ, England:

"Reading your first effort as Class Reporter in the recent issue of Bucknell World inspired me to write and bring you up to date on my activities and those of my wife, Lynn Schaefer, both of the Class of '68.

"We've been living in Britain for most of the years since 1971, and our roots are pretty deep. Our daughter, Carolyn '91, attended Bucknell, while our son, Chris, graduated from Bates three years later.

"From a career standpoint, the last year or so has been pretty busy. I was chief executive of Bridon Plc, a major producer and distributor of lifting products, until we sold to a larger engineering firm in September 1997. After taking a few months off, I worked with a venture capital team to put together the purchase of a company that we then "reversed" into Brunel Holdings Plc, an engineering company listed on the London Stock Exchange, where I am now chief executive.

"Lynn has had a bunch of fascinating jobs in her career, but she moved on to the biggest assignment in October of last year when she took over as managing director of the European marketing practice for Burson Marsteller, the world's largest PR company, in the unit of Young & Rubicam. Between Burson Marsteller and her horses, there are not enough hours in the day.

"We stay in touch with a number of Bucknell people, including Dick McGinnis (still on the campus as a professor in engineering), Jack Phillips in Toledo, Ohio, and Steve McConnell, another Ohio resident. We are always pleased to see Bucknell visitors when they get a chance to get to England."

Dear Ron:

Your address is much too complicated for anybody who was not a math or engineering major. Speaking for the liberal arts bunch, we'd really appreciate it if you'd move. You need to make a serious effort to meet people from someplace other than Ohio. - B.B.

George Benson, dean of the University of Georgia's C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, was the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Brunswick-Golden Isles Economic Outlook luncheon at the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, Ga.

L. David DeNooyer has joined First Morris Bank as senior vice president/ senior lending officer in New Jersey.

George Corbin, a professor of art history at Lehman College, organized and was curator of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History (NYC) of historical photos that illustrates the artistic heritage of a region within Papua New Guinea. He has received several grants for field research in the native art of this area of the South Pacific.

Gregory Harper, director of the John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center, has been elected the first president of the newly formed Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology (PSOH). He is an oncologist at Lehigh Valley Hospital and a professor of clinical medicine at Penn State's College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center.

History professor, Charles Sacavage, played the lead role in An Evening at Ford's Theater: A Re-Creation of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hosted by the Schuylkill County (Pa.) Council for the Arts. He is an adjunct professor of history for Alvernia College and chairman of the social studies department at Pottsville Area High School, where he teaches U.S. history.

Sally Richards was elected president and chief executive officer for Cancer Hope Network, Chester, N.J.

Richard Koch has been appointed vice president, investor relations and public affairs, by the Olin Corp.

William Welaj retained the number one ranking in the men's 50 and over division in the national racquetball rankings. Bill began playing competitive racquetball in 1978 and won his first New Jersey State Racquetball Champi-onship in 1981 in the men's 30 and over division. Since then, he has won the New Jersey State Racquetball Championships in every five-year age category in which he has competed. "In 1997, I decided to curtail my private law practice and devote more time to enjoying life, part of which involved playing in regional, national and worldracquetball tournaments. My goal was to earn a number one national ranking and win a national or world tournament."

Judy Bennett joined the Peace Corps and traveled to Lithuania in June for a two-year assignment as an NGO (non-governmental organization/nonprofit) developer. "I look forward to the experience," she says, "but dread learning the language as much as I did those 8 a.m. Spanish labs. Any Bucknellians in the Baltics?" Judy can be reached via e-mail at Judsadie@aol.com.

Return to table of contents.