Class Notes

1930 J. Vernon Sacher, BS, Glen Mills, PA, retired from Allied Chemical in 1970. At 92 years old, he has 38 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

1942 Nancy Murphy, BS, '73 MS, Charleston, WV, sings in a choir and swims regularly.

1947 Robert S. Jacobson, BS, '55 JD, Lewisburg, WV, competed for the first time at the 2002 National Shuffleboard Tournament in the doubles category. He and his partner played well and came in fourth.

1948 Robert D. Carroll, BS, '52 MS, and Emily Carroll, '52 MA, Scottsdale, AZ, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 2, 2002. . .James R. Kidd, BSJ, '53 MA, and Barbara R. Grizzle Kidd, '57 MA, Winchester, KY, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 26, 2001, while at their winter home at Ft. Myers, FL.

1949 Edgar H. Willard Jr., BS, Winter Haven, FL, celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary on October 9, 2002. He received a citation from the USAF surgeon general for participating in a 20-year study of the effects of Agent Orange on veterans of the Vietnam War.

1950 Asel P. Hatfield, BS, Harrisville, WV, closed his medical practice in 1996 and is busy on his farm. . .Roberta Wildman Hill, AB, '51 MA, Winchester, VA, and husband Douglass O. Hill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family at Kiawah Island, SC.

1952 Robert L. Skidmore, BA, '53 MA, Oakton, VA, published his 12th novel, The Hollow Men of Capitol Hill.

1953 Gordon R. Thorn, BA, '55 MA, Morgantown, WV, was inducted into the WVU Order of Vandalia.

1954 H. Summers Harrison, BS, '56 BA, Morgantown, WV, is retired after 44 years as a physician.

1956 James T. Hughes, BS, '58 BS, Ripley, WV, is retired from the active practice of internal medicine after 42 years.

1958 Glenn E. Higgins, BS, Lakeland, FL, was elected to the City Commission in Lakeland, a city of 100,000 in central Florida.

1960 Jack Bowman, BS, '63 JD, Morgantown, WV, is key associate for corporate ethics at Acacia Business Solutions. . .Sylvester W. Fretwell, BS, Elkins, WV, is retired and returned to West Virginia. . .Arnett C. Mace Jr., BS, Athens, GA, is interim provost at the University of Georgia. . .Catharine Crow Porter, BS, Amherst, MA, is ombudsperson for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts.

1961 Ralph W. Judy Jr., BS, and wife Helen Isley Judy, '60 BS, New Orleans, LA, recently realized their lifelong dream of retiring to New Orleans.

1962 William "Bill" Turner, BM, '66 MM, Platteville, WI, is retired from teaching music.

1963 Sue J. Maisel Carpenito, BS, Vero Beach, FL, retired after 22 years of supervising and teaching in the blood banking field of medical technology.

1964 Kenneth A. "Ken" Kissell, BA, Fairfax Station, VA, is VP for laser and electro-optical systems for Boeing. . .Coral M. Wurzel, MA, Clearwater, FL, has seen all 50 states after traveling to Alaska last summer.

1965 Mary Walsh Eskay, BS, Leetonia, OH, is retired after 32 years of teaching in the Columbiana County schools. . .Mary Turner, BM, Platteville, WI, is retired from teaching music. . .Susan H. Vaughan, BA, St. George, ME, is retired from teaching after 32 years.

1966 William H. McNeil, MS, Lake Worth, FL, is retired from the Palm Beach County school system. . .Charles G. Toth, BA, Wurzburg, Germany, is assistant superintendent of the Department of Defense Dependent Schools in the Wurzburg district of Bavaria, Germany.

1967 Kitty (Bartholomew) Frazier, BA, '68 MA, Cross Lanes, WV, was appointed by Gov. Bob Wise as one of 11 members of the West Virginia Women's Commission.

1968 Marleen C. Burford, BS, Sandy Springs, GA, is managing partner with High Oak Partners LLC, a marketing communications consulting group.

1970 Roy E. Brant, MA, '76 PhD, Saegertown, PA, is retired. He serves on the Pennsylvania Transportation Advisory Committee, Crawford County Airport Authority, and Crawford County Planning Commission. In the winter, he works as a ski instructor. . .Thomas P. McKeever, BS, Warren, PA, is senior VP, operations and administration, with Blair Corporation, a national catalog and direct marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products. . . Robert H. McNabb, BA, Houston, TX, is chief executive officer of Futurestep, the middle management recruitment arm of Korn/Ferry International. . .Michael Zylka, MS, Webster Groves, MO, is a member of the Washington University Physicians Network.

1971 Dana G. Cable, MA, '72 PhD, Frederick, MD, is a member of the board of Kiwanis International . . .Scott Morris, BS, Woodbridge, VA, is director of design and construction for PBDenberry, a joint venture of Parsens Brinckerhoff and the Denberry Design Group, located in Arlington, VA. . .Mark Royden Winchell, BA, Clemson, SC, is author of Too Good to Be True: The Life and Work of Leslie Fiedler, published by the University of Missouri Press.

1972 Katherine G. Fox, BS, Huntington, WV, is a drug and alcohol counselor in Portsmouth, OH . . .Merlin A. Wentworth, MS, Pleasant City, OH, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation where he serves as chairman of the government affairs committee.

1973 Joseph D'Aurora, MA, Richmond, VA, is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Chaplain Corps Reserve.

1974 Christine Chisolm, MSW, Flagstaff, AZ, is behavioral health clinical coordinator at the Flagstaff Medical Center. . .William R. Lyons, BSBA, St. Albans, WV, is director of management information systems with the Children's Home Society of West Virginia.

Our $1.5 Trillion Man
Fidelity Investments is the largest mutual fund company in the United States and one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with 16 million shareholders. With so much at stake in its success, the firm is fortunate to have a Mountaineer at its summit: Robert L. Reynolds, '74 B.S., chief operating officer since 2000.

Reynolds, who lives in Concord, Masachusetts, with his wife, four children, and dog, studied business administration and finance at WVU, then started his career as a trust officer for Wheeling Dollar Bank. He stayed on when Wheeling was bought by NCNB Corp., of Charlotte, North Carolina, which later merged with Bank of America. Reynolds ran Fidelity's 401k unit during the 1990s, growing assets under management from $9 billion to $224 billion, making it the nation's largest 401k manager.

Son of Bill Reynolds, former mayor of Clarksburg, this executive has held fast to his West Virginia roots, despite his soaring business success. He is also a proud WVU alumnus. "Attending West Virginia University was an experience I wouldn't trade for anything. The University combined the best of all worlds— challenging academics, a beautiful campus, and a lively social life. In my opinion, it's what college should be."

A fan of golfing, skiing, and fishing for blues and bass, Reynolds is also a former college football referee—making him an especially astute Mountaineer fan.

It is remarkable that Reynolds has time for his hobbies. He has overseen soaring budget outlays at Fidelity, including new hiring and a 20 percent increase in technology spending, to $2.3 billion.

In addition to more than 300 Fidelity mutual funds, Fidelity also offers discount brokerage services, retirement services, estate planning, wealth management, securities execution and clearance, life insurance, and more. Customer assets total $1.5 trillion, including managed assets of $859.8 billion and an additional $653.9 billion for which Fidelity performs record-keeping and other administrative services.

1975 Frederick Dillon, BSBA, St. Albans, WV, is national VP of the Association for Accounting Administration. . .Larissa M. Toth, BS, Wurzburg, Germany, is a teacher at Wurzburg American Middle School.

1976 Linda B. Arnold, BS, Charleston, WV, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young for West Virginia's business services sector. . .Steven E. Dietrich, BS, Portland, OR, is senior VP, chief financial officer, and treasurer for Crown Pacific Partners, L.P., an integrated forest products company. . .John C. Hill, BS, Owensboro, KY, is operating manager of Arclar Company, with responsibilities for operations at the Willow Lake underground coal mine. . .Paul M. Puskar, BSIE, Oakdale, CA, is plant manager for Hershey Chocolate.

1977 Walter Kent Brown, MS, Fairmont, WV, is an instructor at Marion County Technical Center in Farmington, WV. . .Michael Krawic, BFA, Santa Monica, CA, has guest-starred on Star Trek: Enterprise and the Lifetime Network's Strong Medicine. He also directed Made in Taiwan, a one-woman show in Los Angeles. . .Bernadette L. Puzzuole, MA, South Fayette, PA, is a member of the Pittsburgh law firm Rothman Gordon, P.C. Also, she is chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Women in Law Committee. . . Ellen "Lynn" Woods Ramey, BM, '90 MM, Pleasureville, KY, was awarded the Scottish Rite Foundation Doctoral Fellowship in K-12 Educational Administration at the University of Louisville. . .Scott Rotruck, BA, Morgantown, WV, is president of the Greater Morgantown Chamber of Commerce.

1978 Ellyne Brice Davis, MA, '79 MM, Leonardtown, MD, appeared in a production of Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace presented at the College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown campus. . .Tim Gardner, BSF, Monrovia, MD, is owner/president of Gardner Environmental Services Inc. . .Jay A. Garner, BA, '79 MPA, Chattanooga, TN, is executive VP and chief economic development officer of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. . . Joseph M. Koch, BS, Fresno, CA, is sports copy editor at The Fresno Bee.

1979 Sam Baisden, BSBA, Glendale, CA, is a marketing consultant for the aviation industry . . .Peggy Van Zoeren Byram, BS, North Caldwell, NJ, completed the Danskin Women's Triathlon. . .Tom Crow, BS, Apex, NC, is senior project engineer for the consulting firm Padiar . . .Richard J. Crowley, BS, Minot, ND, is commander of the 91st Logistics Group at Minot Air Force Base. . .Mark C. Ferrell, JD, Wheeling, WV, is executive VP and senior trust officer with Security National Trust Company . . .James C. Hall, BS, Franklin, TN, is VP with the CUNA Mutual Group. . .Kay Brooks Koch, BS, Fresno, CA, is the news desk copy editor at The Fresno Bee. . .Thomas J. Leonardi, BSBA, Middletown, DE, is CEO/president of Bocchi Americas, a world-wide fresh produce grower and marketing company based in Philadelphia, PA. . .William B. Schneck, MSW, Bloomsburg, PA, is director of the North Central Secure Treatment Unit in Danville, PA, a state-run secure care facility for court adjudicated, juvenile male offenders.

1980 Mark Elko, BS, Massapequa, NY, is manager of the government and municipal bond sales desk for JPMorgan Chase in New York City. . . Mary A. (Mastalerz) Jones, BS, Freeland, MI, works at Dow Chemical corporate headquarters in Michigan as a human resources technology leader with the North American Employee Data Resource Center. . .Russell E. Pitzer, BS, Franklin, TN, is an associate with Gresham, Smith and Partners, headquartered in Nashville, TN, among the largest architectural and engineering firms in the United States. . .Bernard P. Twigg, MPA, Glen Dale, WV, is president of the West Virginia Planning and Development Association.

1981 Tom Knowles, BSR, Columbia, SC, is director for landscaping and environmental services with the University of South Carolina's Physical Plant Department. Also, he is president of Taylor & Knowles Inc., an arboricultural and horticultural consulting firm. . .Paul Mills, BSME, Germantown, TN, is North American director of manufacturing for branded products with Lucite International, based in Memphis, TN. . .Dana Shears, BS, Cary, NC, is director of sales for the British-based firm Bespak. . . William V. Weaver II, MA, Ringgold, GA, is director of education at the Sylvan Learning Center in Chattanooga, TN.

1982 Ekpenyong Eyo, BS, BA, Calabar, Nigeria, is a government director of statistics. . .Joyce Gensel, BA, '84 MA, Townsville, NC, earned a master's of divinity from Duke University in May 2002. She is a pastor at Tabernacle United Methodist Church.

1983 David Michael Gross, BSBA, Honolulu, HI, is Asia-Pacific region sales program manager for Motorola. . .Karen Imperatore Kovac, BS, Washington, PA, is membership concierge at The Health Club in Southpointe. . .J. Timothy Martin, BSBA, Fairmont, WV, is a CPA with Tetrick & Bartlett in Clarksburg. He obtained his CVA and is a member of AICPA, WVSCPA, and NACVA. . .Rick Plotz, MS, Geneva, IL, is VP of human resources for Experian Marketing Solutions.

1984 David Busatti, BS, Wichita, KS, is chief financial officer of Wesley Medical Center. . . Lyle Eugene "Gene" Fisher Jr., BS, '88 MD, Springfield, IL, is associate professor of pediatric critical care at Southern Illinois University. Also, he is director of the pediatric intensive care unit at St. John's Hospital. . . Michael Hegarty, BS, '85 MS, Salt Lake City, UT, is VP and West Region transportation director with Michael Baker Jr. Inc. . .Dianne Vagnozzi Holacek, BS, Ashburn, VA, works for the supply management department of the U.S. Postal Service. . .Barbara Ann Navarini-Higgins, BSBA, '97 MBA, Charleston, WV, is a compensation/risk analyst with McJunkin Corporation.

1985 John Kevin Diserio, BS, Wellsburg, WV, is city manager of Follansbee, WV. . .Salvatore Garofalo, BS, Wrightstown, NJ, is employed with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, NJ. . .Bill Kaigler, BS, and Melissa Kaigler, BS, North Huntingdon, PA, have started their own business, medSage Technologies, a medical device and services provider for chronically ill patients living at home. . .Marjorie Jane Sims, MA, Grantsville, WV, is a regional math mentor for the West Virginia Dept. of Education's Project MERIT.

1986 William Johnston, PhD, Mount Pleasant, IA, is president of Iowa Wesleyan College. . .Steven Lee, MS, Athens, WV, is director of athletics at Concord College. . .Brad Lusk, BS, Venetia, PA, is a partner with the accounting firm Sisterson & Co. LLP. . .Tom Ogle, BA, Jackson, WY, is lead appraiser with the real estate firm of Hoffman & Associates, where he specializes in commercial appraisal.

1987 Amy Cavazos, BM, Falls Church, VA, is a freelance musician and flute teacher. She performed with the flute quartet Flauto Dolce at the National Flute Association 2002 convention in Washington, DC. . .Morgan R. Clevenger, BSJ, '96 MBA, Philippi, WV, was named 2002 Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the West Virginia Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. . . Pamela S. Payne, MS, Nutter Fort, WV, earned a PhD in health administration from Kennedy-Western University. . .Heidi Reed, BSNU, Chesterfield, MO, is a certified registered nurse anesthetist at St. John's Mercy Hospital . . .Mary Simons, BSIE, Bernardsville, NJ, is general manager for the Northeast Region of GES Exposition Services. . .Tracy Bigler Starnes, BS, Stow, OH, is a senior claim service adjuster for Allstate Insurance in Hudson, OH.

1988 Jim H. Bishop, BS, Laguna Hills, CA, is a residential real estate agent with Prudential California Realty. . .F. Bronwyn Jones, BA, Evans, GA, is a sales manager for Verizon Wireless in Augusta, GA. . .Rick McGee, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, is a partner at the nationally recognized firm Hilbish McGee Lighting Design and is presently completing numerous high-profile projects across the country.

1989 Elizabeth A. Gilbert, BSBA, '90 MBA, '96 JD, Charleston, WV, is an associate in the business department of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, practicing in the areas of commercial transactions, financing, business organizations, and real estate. . .Craig Rice, BS, Monessen, PA, is a physical therapist.

Seeking Answers About AIDS
When the AIDS epidemic first emerged in the early 1980s, no one imagined that the disease would claim more than 20 million lives worldwide by the turn of the century. Understanding the nature of this ongoing tragedy is one of the great moral challenges of our era, and it is one that David Caron, '89 M.A., is tackling head on.

Caron, who went on from WVU to receive his Ph.D. in French literature from the University of California, Irvine, is the author of AIDS in French Culture: Social Ills, Literary Cures, published by the University of Wisconsin Press. The book seeks to understand why it took France so long to react to the AIDS crisis, analyzing the intersections of three discourses—literary, medical, and political—and tracing the origin of French attitudes about AIDS back to nineteenth-century anxieties about nationhood, masculinity, and sexuality.

As associate professor of French at the University of Michigan, Caron continues to ponder these and similarly vexing cultural issues. "My main areas of interest are twentieth-century French literature and culture, gay and lesbian studies, cultural studies, and, more recently, Jewish studies," he writes.

Caron plans to continue his exploration of questions of community and universalism, taking up these and similar themes in his new book project, The Contested Ghetto: French Republicanism and the Politics of Community.

1990 Natalie Ross Adkins, BS, Omaha, NE, earned a PhD in marketing from Virginia Tech in 2001. She is assistant professor of marketing at Creighton University. . .Sherri Bowman Williams, BS, '01 MSN, Princeton, WV, is assistant professor of nursing at Bluefield State College.

1991 Randy Bowers, BS, Lutherville, MD, is VP of campaign management for the Maryland chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. . .Valerie Brassfield, BS, Baltimore, MD, is a sales engineer at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments in Columbia, MD. . .Kim Brooks, BS, Antioch, CA, earned a JD and passed the California bar exam in 2001. . .David Colville, BA, San Diego, CA, is coeditor of Biotech Investor Insight, an on-line investment publication covering the biotech industry. . . John C. Forester, BSBA, Morgantown, WV, is CEO of HealthSouth Mountainview Rehabilitation Hospital. . .David Lilly, BA, '93 MS, Charlotte, NC, is a compensation consultant with Wachovia. . .Michelle Lombardo Martin, BSN, Pittsburgh, PA, is a staff nurse in the emergency department at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. . .John P. Noullet, BA, '95 MS, Mt. Gretna, PA, completed a 2,169-mile hike of the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine. . .Jane Stone, BS, Waukesha, WI, moved to Wisconsin with her husband, Edward Van Every, to expand their computer forensics business, Digital Intelligence.

1992 Gina Martino Dahlia, BS, Fairmont, WV, is an adjunct faculty instructor in journalism at WVU.

1993 Mat Currey, BA, South Charleston, WV, is VP of Currey & Associates, LLC, general manager of Currey Realty, and owner of Family Home Sales. . .Paula Dillig, BS, '94 MA, Munhall, PA, is major gifts officer for Carnegie Mellon University. . .Dennis W. Malloy Jr., BS, Cortland, OH, is state field director for Whitetails Unlimited Inc., a nonprofit deer conservation organization. He also serves on many local, state, and national boards for conservation-related activities. . .Gabriella Blyler Olson, BA, '97 MD, Tucson, AZ, is a major in the U.S. Air Force. She is staff physician at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. . .Lora Rosenecker Ometz, BS, Manassas, VA, is a part-time pharmacist at Kaiser Permanente in Woodbridge, VA. . .Nancy Defibaugh Pyle, MSN, Bedford, PA, is director of occupational health at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. . . Melanie D. Wolfe, BS, '96 PharmD, Jacksonville Beach, FL, is coordinator of pharmacy education programs for Mayo Clinic.

1994 Dearl "Jay" Drury, BM, '00 MM, Morgantown, WV, is adjunct assistant professor in the WVU Division of Music, assistant director of the WVU marching band, and director of the basketball pep band. . .Ryan Thomas Flemming, BA, San Diego, CA, is a special agent with the U.S. Customs Service. . . Michelle Kerr Lilly, BA, BS, Charlotte, NC, is a pricing analyst for Progressive Insurance. . . Dan Marino, BS, Montville, NJ, is cofounder of Drug Delivery Technology, a pharmaceutical publishing company. . .Angela L.D. Perry, MD, Greensboro, NC, is a hospitalist at High Point Regional Hospital. . .Jennifer Dickens Ransbottom, JD, Huntington, WV, opened Ransbottom Law Office in Huntington, specializing in family law. . .Kimberly Ridenour, BS, Clermont, FL, is marketing director for Harper Mechanical. . .Kimberly M. Ruppert, BS, '95 MS, Bressler, PA, is a physical therapist at Florida Hospital.

1995 John F. Brown Jr., BA, Baltimore, MD, is senior partner and chief operating officer of Express Real Estate Auctions. . .Cynthia Drumm, BSW, '00 MSW, Auburn, AL, is a resource center manager at the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley in Columbus, GA. . . Jason D. Harrah, BA, Foley, AL, is a physician in private practice, specializing in family medicine. . .David Krakoff, BS, Carnegie, PA, teaches English at Pine-Richland High School and is the head basketball coach at West Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh. . . Dorothy A. Smith-Akubue, PhD, Lynchburg, VA, is associate professor of history at Lynchburg College in Virginia. . .Sharon Michelle Spencer, MA, Bellaire, TX, earned an EdD from the University of Houston and teaches ESL at a Houston, TX, high school. . . Deborah R. Weiner, MA, '02 PhD, Baltimore, MD, is a research historian with the Jewish Museum of Maryland.

1996 Colleen M. Hewitt, BA, Piscataway, NJ, is a human resources manager with Enterprise Marketing Solutions and the Janus Group. . . Darrell Jones, BS, Loretto, PA, is head women's golf coach at Saint Francis University, an NCAA Division I school. . .Patrick D. Krantz, BS, New Wilmington, PA, is assistant professor of education at Westminster College . . .Cristie Ritz-King, BS, Arnold, MD, earned a master's in education from the University of Maryland College Park. . .Douglas Roberts, MA, Morgantown, WV, is program development and training manager for PACE TEC. . .Julie M. Talley, BS, '02 MS, Hammonton, NJ, earned a master's in physical therapy from Widener University.

1997 Stephanie Arthur-Tannenbaum, BSEL, Tampa, FL, earned a master's degree in education technology from Pepperdine University. . .Arvonda West Foster, MS, Hopwood, PA, is a licensed psychological counselor in Uniontown, PA. . .Eric Hastings, BFA, Madison, WI, received the 2002 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center. . .James J. Howard, MS, Baltimore, MD, is senior industrial hygienist with Constellation Energy Group. . .Matin Momen, BA, Bridgeport, WV, earned a JD from Pitt Law School. . .Dollie J. Newhouse, BA, Florence, SC, is instructor of English at Francis Marion University. . .Brian C. Richards, BSBA, Newmarket, NH, is inventory control specialist for Northeast Distribution, distributor of hearth products to 250 New England retailers. . .David Brian Roby, BA, '00 MA, Austin, TX, is a Spanish instructor at the University of Texas at Austin.

JD at the DQ
Scott Briscoe likes to work both sides of the street. Literally.

The 31-year-old attorney spends most of his days seeing clients at his busy law office, located on Route 85 in his hometown of Danville, West Virginia. But you can also receive his services—at much lower fees—directly across the street, where he often lends a hand behind the counter at the Dairy Queen he owns.

"It's convenient," he noted. "If they're super busy, I can run over and help."
Combining the snack bar with the West Virginia bar was never a career goal for Briscoe. In fact, just the opposite was true.

"I've been around the Dairy Queen since I was born," he recalled. His grandparents, Gladys and Leonard Ramsey, bought the restaurant in 1969, when it was located where his legal offices now are. Drema Ison, Briscoe's mother, raised him in a one-room apartment at this location. As a teenager, he joined his mother, aunts, uncles, and cousins in spending countless hours making shakes and grilling burgers.

Ison said, "I always wanted something better for him." Briscoe was ambitious too. "One of my motivations in school was that I never wanted to work in the fast food industry again."

It was an effective motivation. Briscoe graduated from Scott High School in 1990 and went on to study journalism at WVU. After receiving his bachelor's degree in 1994, he went straight to law school, receiving his J.D. from WVU in 1997. After leaving Morgantown, he enjoyed a conventional legal career for several years, working as an associate with the firm of Shaffer & Shaffer in Charleston and Madison, WV.

"I'm proud of my school," proclaimed Briscoe. There is no reason to doubt him, judging by the decor of his office: blue and gold everywhere, from the trash can, clock, and welcome mat to the stadium photograph, helmets, and footballs.

WVU has reason to be proud of Briscoe in turn. He served on Mountaineer Council and as a tour guide when he was an undergraduate. He was president of his law school class for three consecutive years. Today, he is an active member of the WVU Alumni Association's legendary Boone County chapter, which has raised nearly $100,000 for student scholarships since 1987 through its annual Pig Roast and other activities.

It was in 2000 that this attorney's professional life took an unexpected turn. His grandfather had passed away and his grandmother was ready to retire. She decided that he should carry on the family tradition. Briscoe remembered that, "Nobody else wanted to take it over, and I couldn't imagine it not being in our family." So—after a bit of persuading—he moved back home, bought the business, and opened his own law office across the street.

Now, Briscoe enjoys the change of pace offered by his restaurant where his mother still works. He is planning to expand his law practice with a focus on adoption services. And with both his businesses thriving, he is happy to be right back where he started, on Route 85 in Danville. "It's a good time."

1998 John Argyrakis, BS, Jacksonville, FL, is a director at SunScript Pharmacy Services. . . Steven Walker Bierer, BS, Greenville, NC, is assistant director for equipment in the Athletic Department at East Carolina University. . .Monica Amy Cegelski, BS, Wexford, PA, is an application support specialist for Fairmont Supply Company in Canonsburg, PA. She earned an MS from Robert Morris University in 2000. . .Dale Davies, MBA, Kernersville, NC, is a CPA and senior VP and financial control officer for BB&T. . .Diana Foster, BM, Morgantown, WV, is a graduate assistant in choral conducting at WVU. . . Norbert Kurkowski, MS, Wheeling, WV, received his LPC license in July 2002. . .Crystal (Carr) Maynard, BS, Alachua, FL, is a pharmacist with Wal-Mart in Gainsville, FL. . . Scott Maynard, BS, Alachua, FL, earned an MD from Marshall University in 2002 and is an anesthesiology resident at the University of Florida. . .Lisa Nicholson, MS, Columbus, OH, is leading an effort to create a local chapter of the WVU Alumni Association in Central Ohio . . .Anthony T. Securo, MD, Douglas, GA, is an emergency room physician. . .Jill Sieracki, BSJ, Brooklyn, NY, is associate editor at Playgirl magazine.

1999 Ann Ashcom, BS, Hamilton, NJ, earned a master's degree in counseling and human services from the College of New Jersey. . . Krissie (Nau) Benson, BS, Wheeling, WV, is advancement director at Bishop Donahue High School. . .Michele D. Fleak, MD, Dover, OH, completed her internal medicine residency at Ohio State and started a private practice at Union Hospital in Dover, OH. . .Stephen A. Klautky, MD, Worcester, MA, completed his three-year internal medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center. . .Robin A. Lewis, BS, '02 MSN, Charleston, WV, is clinical director of Cabin Creek and Riverside Health Clinic in Dawes, WV. . .Dale E. Shriver II, BA, '00 MA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is a consultant and project manager for Campus Management Corporation, a software company. . .Stephanie Fuller Sterling, MA, Greensburg, PA, is a part-time education and human relations instructor at Westmoreland County Community College. . . Nathaniel Shawn Swick, BS, Keyser, WV, earned an MS in exercise science from Appalachian State University.

2000 Holly Balchan, BS, Rutherford, NJ, won the 2002 Wyndham Women on Their Way writing contest. . .David Brooks, BS, Waynesboro, PA, is facilities and special events coordinator for the Washington County, MD, government. . . Diana Brooks, BS, Boulder, CO, is employed by the City of Boulder's Department of Open Space and Mountain Parks. . .Cynthia Bunner, BS, Morgantown, WV, earned an MSN from WVU. . .Carrie Christine Copp, BSBA, Winchester, VA, works in Reston, VA, for DynCorp, in the Payroll Liabilities Group. . . Kerry Ann King, BA, Williamsport, PA, is visiting instructor of economics at Lycoming College. . .Leah Welsh Lowe, BA, Guthrie, KY, is clerk for the City of Guthrie Police Department. . .Drew Ross, BS, Charleston, WV, is legislative information representative for the West Virginia Legislature. . .Jeremy Scott Sibert, JD, New Orleans, LA, is a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. . .Justin Scott Vargo, BSBA, Oak Hill, WV, is assistant general manager at Garfield's restaurant. . .Scott Zemerick, BS, Morgantown, WV, earned an MSEE from WVU.

2001 Megan Anglin, BA, Pittsburgh, PA, is a sales executive for Pitney Bowes.

2002 Melina Sissum, BA, Morgantown, WV, was named the Don Marsh Scholar in Health Care Writing by the Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center and the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism.

Marriages
Shan Anthony, '99 BA, and Micah Light, Eleanor, WV, April 20, 2002. . .Ann Ashcom, '99 BS, and Chris Wilmot, '98 BM, Hamilton, NJ, June 28, 2002. . .Gina Barcinas, '94 BSN, and Brad Greathouse, '93 BS, Windham, NH, June 15, 2002. . .Tiffany Bennett, '01 BA, '01 MA, and Jeffrey Huff, '02 BS, Mount Morris, PA, July 13, 2002. . .Darcy Berry, '00 BA, '02 MA, and R. Bruce Vest Jr., '99 BSBA, '00 MPA, Morgantown, WV, June 7, 2002. . . Melissa Bindocci, '93 BS, and Thomas Jefferson Powers III, Williamsburg, VA, June 29, 2002. . .Kathryn L. Britton, '00 BS, and Benjamin A. McGinnis, '01 BS, Stonewood, WV, July 28, 2001. . .Rebecca Marie Britvec, '01 BSFC, and John Lee Kisner Jr., Morgantown, WV, December 1, 2001. . .Scott Brokmeyer, '93 BS, and Robin Teter, Martinsburg, WV, October 5, 2002. . .Kenneth Brown, '94 BA, '96 MSW, and Sandra Johnson, Jamaica, NY, August 17, 2002. . .Molly J. Brown, '99 BS, and Christopher Scott, Charleston, WV, June 15, 2002. . .Kelly Byrd, '97 BS, '01 MS, and Ronald A. Beckner, '99 BS, Morgantown, WV, July 13, 2002. . .Crystal Carr, '98 BS, and Scott Maynard, '98 BS, Alachua, FL, May 18, 2002. . .Paulette Ann Coleman, '95 BA, '96 MS, and W. Dana Hutchinson, '94 BS, South Riding, VA, May 2002. . .Darby Lynn Cook, '93 BSFR, and Harry Edward McDowell Jr., Cheat Lake, WV, July 20, 2002. . .Amanda Craft, '01 BS, and Phil Mullens, Morgantown, WV, August 24, 2002. . .Joseph Michael Dinneen, '97 BS, and Kimberly Kohler, Marlton, NJ, October 5, 2001. . .Steven Patrick Gergely, '01 BSLA, and Mary Colleen White, Lancaster, PA, June 22, 2002. . .Laura Grimm, '96 BA, and Edward "J.R." Hiser Jr., BS '97, Bowie, MD, December 7, 2002. . .Jennifer Harper, '02 BSBA, and Kenny Richards, North Myrtle Beach, SC, September 14, 2002. . .Erika Ravin Hart, '01 BSAG, and Paul Michael McCrobie, Morgantown, WV, March 21, 2002. . .Edward Hawkins, '70 BA, '74 DDS, and Bobbie White, Morgantown, WV, August 3, 2002. . .Amy Hayes, '96 JD, and John Clark, '92 BS, Philadelphia, PA, September 14, 2002. . . Jessica Dawn Humbertson, '99 BSW, and Michael James Simpson, Wana, WV, August 17, 2002. . .Christina Lee Hyre, '02 BA, and Michael Todd Nestor, Elkins, WV, August 3, 2002. . .Lori Klein, '96 BA, and Ed Brennan, Bryn Mawr, PA, June 9, 2002. . .Deanna Lakios, '97 BSBA, and Jason Gallagher, '98 BSBA, Wheeling, WV, September 15, 2001. . . Sara Lazenby, '01 BA, '02 MPT, and John Michael "Moose" Lester, '97 BS, Bluefield, WV, July 13, 2002. . .Carla Rashelle Lemley, '00 BS, and Aaron Dale Wilson, '00 BSF, Daybrook, WV, July 20, 2002. . .Jennifer Lipscomb, '01 BA, '02 MOT, and Ralph Lambert, '02 MS, Grafton, WV, October 12, 2002. . .Julie Long, '94 BS, '94 BA, '98 MPT, and Philippe Toret, Morgantown, WV, June 22, 2002. . .Stephen Macko, '93 BS, and Jennifer Hibbard, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 8, 2002. . .Amanda Mansberger, BSN '96, and Craig Street, BSBA '96, MPA '98, Arthurdale, WV, October 20, 2001. . . Misty Marra, '95 BA, and Todd Williamson, Huntington, WV, August 2, 2002. . .Laura Lynn Mayfield, '97 MA, and Jason Michael Mazza, '97 BA, Morgantown, WV, July 13, 2002. . .Michelle Lee Mayhan, '01 BSN, and Jeffrey Lynn Anderson II, Kingwood, WV, July 20, 2002. . .Angela J. Merbedone, '98 BSED, and Jeffrey L. Arnett, '99 JD, Morgantown, WV, May 25, 2002. . .Debra L. Miker, '85 BS, '90 MA, and Ronald D. Cline, Westover, WV, June 23, 2001 . . .Dawn Mitter, '94 BA, and Terry C. Frazier, '94 BA, Clarksburg, MD, May 18, 2002. . .Krissie Nau, '99 BS, and Michael Benson, Wheeling, WV, June 8, 2002. . .Nicole Newhouse, '96 BA, and Paul Alan Zeitlin, Somerset, PA, July 13, 2002. . .Andrea Riel, '01 BSBA, and Scott Shirey, Mineral Wells, WV, June 15, 2002. . .Beth Ann Rogers, '00 BS, and Jacob Anthony Galik, Westover, WV, June 8, 2002. . .Michael Alan Rogers, '96 BA, and Staci Everetts, Mount Wolf, PA, April 10, 2001 . . .Renee Dawn Scragg, '97 BS, and Perry W. Fugate, South Charleston, WV, September 22, 2001. . .Valerie Shaheen, '98 BS, '99 PhD, and Jason Dunigan, '97 BA, Charleston, WV, October 12, 2002. . .Stacie Lynn Sine, '96 BSBA, and Andrew Scott Holland, Charleston, SC, May 18, 2002. . .Daniel Clay Smith, '96 BS, and Jennifer Faux, Allston, MA, May 2002 . . .Jeremy Terry, '01 BSBA, and Chrissy Dawson, Morgantown, WV, July 3, 2002. . . Talia Ann Toffolo, '01 BSBA, and John M. Conover, '01 BSBA, Akron, OH, September 14, 2002. . .Linda Turner, '01 BS, and Miguel Sanchez, '00 BS, '00 MS, Erie, PA, July 27, 2002. . .Aundrea Lynn Yost, '01 BA, and Casey Shane Kelley, '01 BS, Morgantown, WV, August 3, 2002. . .Edward L. Yost, '94 MS, and Lauren Delaney, Port Orange, FL, June 29, 2002. . .Rachel Elisabeth Young, '99 BA, and Benjamin Douglas Maatman, Morgantown, WV, July 21, 2001. . .Leah Hope White, '99 BSBA, '00 MS, and Richard Allen Atkins, Morgantown, WV, April 27, 2002. . .Lea M. Wolfe, '00 BA, and Bryan M. Sickles, Morgantown, WV, April 13, 2002. . .Terica Wolfe, '02 BS, and Clint Springer, '99 BA, Morgantown, WV, June 6, 2001. . .Tharon Wright, '97 BA, and Sean McGinnis, '99 BA, Morgantown, WV, April 6, 2002.

Births
Ryan Nathaniel to Natalie Ross Adkins, '90 BS, and Randall "Randy" E. Adkins, Omaha, NE. . .Andrew Frederick to Kevin Atkinson, BSBA '93, and Melissa Atkinson, Pittsburgh, PA. . .William and Joseph to Ralph Baird, '88 BS, and Carole Baird, Fairfax, VA. . .Jason Preston to Matthew D. Brady, '97 BA, and Dina Chakalos Brady, Bristow, VA. . .Owen Keith to Kelly (Carolan) Brewer, '93 BS, and O. Keith Brewer, Eldersburg, MD. . .Madalyn Marie to Tracy Comer, '89 BSPH, and Matthew Comer, '88 BSPH, Barboursville, WV. . .Sarah Lynne to Kelley Haught Cunningham, '89 BSBA, '93 JD, and Matt Cunningham, Buckhannon, WV. . .Kendal Faith Donnelly to Shelly Evans Donnelly, '93 BA, and Brian Donnelly, Indianapolis, IN. . .Ava Catherine to Kathy Goins '92 BA, '94 MA, and Leath Mills, '94 MA, Baltimore, MD. . .William (Liam) to Jennifer (Hall) Gray, '93 BS, and Bill Gray, '91 BS, Westminster, CO. . .Kiley Marie to Brandie (Westfall) Haney, '97 BS, and Kiley Haney, '98 BS, Fort Drum, NY. . . Jordan Elizabeth to Currie A. Hinz, '98 BS, and Brian P. Hinz, '97 BS, Ellicott City, MD. . . Jordan Marie to Terri (Weimer) Howes, '85 BS, '89 MS, and Tony Howes, '89 BS, Morgantown, WV. . .Luke Anthony to Kirk Jackson, '95 BS, and Jill Jackson, Erie, PA. . . Sarah Jean to Robert E. James III, '88 BSME, '91 MSME, '96 PhD, and Mandy Jean James, Fairmont, WV. . .Jordan Louise Jackson to Felecia Jordan-Jackson, '86 MA, '89 EDD, and Dale Jackson, '90 BSPE, Tallahassee, FL. . .Robert Thomas to Brian Kaputa, '93 BS, and Beth Kaputa, Exeter, NH . . .Charles "Charlie" Maxwell to Kathy (Loftin) Kerzak, '92 MM, and Charles Kerzak, '91 BM, '93 MM, Morgantown, WV. . . Lauren to Brenda Kuhn, '95 BSFR, and George Kuhn, '93 BSIE, '95 BSJR, Woodbridge, VA. . .Turner Joseph to Tracey Lawrence, '96 PhD, and Robert Brent Lawrence, '93 BS, Point Marion, PA. . .Justin Alexander to Crystal Dawn Lindsey, '99 BA, '02 MA, and Mike Adkins, Rivesville, WV. . . Grace Elizabeth to Suzanne Cusick Luikart, '98 BRBA, '00 BA, '01 MPT, and Christopher M. Luikart, West Newton, PA. . .Shauna Brooke to Karen (Springer) Mahoney, '94 BA, and John Mahoney, '93 BS, Boyds, MD. . .Emily Agnes to Dan Marino, '94 BS, and Danielle Marino, Montville, NJ. . .Aleah Taylor to Lori Meek, '95 BS, and Jeff Meek, '92 BS, Cranberry Twp., PA. . .Austin Curtis and Brooke Rebecca to April Morris Mitchell, '98 BS, and Brian Mitchell, Lost Creek, WV. . .Louis William to Kent Muscaro, '88 BSBA, and Kelly K. Muscaro, Orlando, FL. . .Parker Christian to Gabriella Blyler Olson, '93 BA, '97 MD, and Jeff Olson, '93 BA, '97 MA, Tucson, AZ. . .Rachel Anne to Lora Rosenecker Ometz, '93 BA, and David Ometz, Manssas, VA. . .Elliott Robert to Robyn Kirtley Pochettino, '85 BS, and Michael Pochettino, '85 BS, Laurel, MD. . .Noah to Ellen Lycan Rasnake, '99 BS, and Rob Rasnake, '98 MA, Lexington, KY. . .Katherine Elizabeth to Julie Pfeiffer Shepard, '98 BA, and Nick Shepard, Alexandria, VA. . .Justin Michael to Kristi (Witzke) Turley, '94 BS, and Brian Turley, '94 BS, Phoenixville, PA. . . Ava Janine Turner to Lynda Tranchitella Turner, '92 BS, and Andrew Turner, '92 JD, Davidsonville, MD. . .Kayden Ann to Charity (Clark) Upton, '97 BS, and Thomas Upton, '96 BS, Charleston, WV.

Alumni Deaths
Jeffrey William Adams, '76 BS, Hilton Head Island, SC, June 10, 2002. Benjamin V. Blagg II, '42 BA, Sarasota, FL, July 31, 2002. Paul D. Bolyard Sr., '59 MS, Denton, MD, September 30, 2002. Louis H. Bordok, '51 MA, Barstow, CA, April 5, 2002. William J. Bozett Jr., '47 BS, Logan, OH, May 25, 2002. Irene Burdette, '65 MA, Indianapolis, IN, July 20, 2002. Pauline Nicholson Camp, '31 AB, '36 MA, Morgantown, WV, August 5, 2002. Franco L. Cernero, '67 BA, Bloomington, IL, September 20, 2002. Katharine M. Church, '24 BS, Keyser, WV, September 10, 2002. John O. "Bud" Collins Jr., '52 BS, Kingwood, WV, August 16, 2002. Harold A. Core, '42 BS, Morgantown, WV, August 10, 2002. Elvin Davenport, '54 MS, Columbus, OH, July 2, 2002. Marvin E. Dodson III, '98 MA, '99 PhD, Conway, AK, August 26, 2002. Nora Atwell Eckhardt-Robbins, '69 MA, Port Saint Lucie, FL, August 5, 2002. Mary-Jane Baker English, '36 AB, Morgantown, October 24, 2002. Harold Ray Fetty, '27 BS, Morgantown, WV, July 16, 2002. Martin A. Gallagher, '60 BSBA, Morgantown, WV, August 16, 2002. Helen S. Garrison, '49 MA, Wellsburg, WV, September 21, 2002. Julia Gruver, '83 JD, Lafayette, LA, September 2, 2002. Kathryn Virginia Hartley, '38 BS, '51 MS, Aiken, SC, September 1, 2002. Olivia Kendrick Hastie, '39 BS, Deer River, MN, September 17, 2002. Burhyl Tilman Henry, '24 BS, Parkersburg, WV, September 16, 2002. Louis S. Hurst, '56 BS, Ashland, OH, May 11, 2002. R. Patrick Johnson, '94 BS, Morgantown, WV, September 8, 2002. Joyce F. (Stump) Judy, '74 BSMT, Petersburg, WV, March 25, 2002. Evelyn R. Kaufman, '32 AB, Akron, OH, November 2001. Charles William Kidd, '37 AB, Lancaster, PA, April 21, 2002. Betty Bord Klebe, '38 AB, Easton, PA, May 8, 1999. Howard C. Klebe, '38 AB, '40 JD, Easton, PA, June 6, 2002. K. Kiki Konstantinos, '52 BS, '55 MS, Medford, NJ, October 2002. C. Arch Logue, '45 BS, Morgantown, WV, July 11, 2002. Marjorie Annon Marstiler, '41 AB, Clarksburg, WV, August 14, 2002. Glenn C. Miller, '69 MS, Gainesville, FL, May 2002. Mildred Popvich Miller, '50 BS, Pittsburgh, PA, January 12, 2002. John G. Mirides, '48 BS, '50 MA, Canton, OH, July 19, 2002. Carl Ralph Morris, '48 AB, Parkersburg, WV, August 4, 2002. Juanita Meadows Peregoy, '62 BA, Charleston, WV, September 20, 2002. Connie L. (Harr) Peterson, '50 BS, Sun City, AZ, July 26, 2002. Louis Prete, '51 BS, Lancaster, SC, August 11, 2002. Robert Quigley, '57 MA, Wheeling, WV, August 28, 2002. Mary Lenora Rehe, '55 MA, Morgantown, WV, October 9, 2002. Lynden E. Reynolds Jr., '41 BS, Pataskala, OH, August 8, 2002. Margaret Ruff Shaffer, '35 BS, Atlanta, GA, September 12, 2002. Jo Ann Sharrar, '59 AB, Akron, OH, July 29, 2002. John Robert Spears, '68 BS, '69 MA, '75 PhD, Morgantown, WV, July 25, 2002. Marjorie W. Stenger, '43 AB, Pensacola, FL, August 28, 2002. Thomas C. Stewart, '78 JD, Morgantown, WV, August 14, 2002. Ruth Chalfant Strosnider, '40 MA, Blacksville, WV, July 1, 2002. Charles Tackis, '57 BS, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 3, 2002. Jerry R. Teter Jr., '90 BSBA, Bruceton Mills, WV, September 30, 2002. Brentz Franklin "Ben" Thompson, '47 BS, Dunedin, FL, June 25, 2002. James Holland Ware, '53 JD, Philippi, WV, September 2, 2002. Julia Eckert Warrick, '35 AB, Sherman Oaks, CA, March 18, 2002. Troy Waybright Jr., '55 MA, Coshocton, OH, April 8, 2002. Blake Andrew Weaver, '50 BS, Coolville, OH, July 17, 2002. Nancy Lee Sims Webb, '53 BS, Raleigh, NC, March 9, 1998. Charles N. Wimer, '48 MA, Keyser, WV, December 29, 2001. Michael H. "Mike" Young, '74 BS, Cumming, GA, January 25, 2002.

Faculty and Staff Deaths
Martha Howard, former English professor, assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, and first director of the WVU Honors Program, Syracuse, NY, October 8, 2002. Ralph E. Nelson, former director of International Programs, Terra Alta, WV, October 18. Jurgen E. Schlunk, professor of German in the Department of Foreign Languages of the College of Arts and Sciences, Morgantown, WV, July 23, 2002.

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