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Alumni Association 1937 Adam Fay Wilson, BS, and Nelma Johnson Wilson, '39, Point Pleasant, WV, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on August 14, 2002. They have three sons, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. 1938 Richard H. Ross, MS, Moscow, ID, retired after 31 years in dairy science at the University of Idaho. 1939 Filba "Fil" Frasher, AB, St. Albans, WV, is a volunteer for the WV Alzheimer's Association and was corecipient of the Rockefeller Stand By You award at the third annual Thanks for the Memories luncheon held each spring in Charleston. 1942 William J. Jennings, BS, Charlotte, NC, was inducted into the athletic hall of fame at Williamson High School in Williamson, WV. 1945 Nell H. Friebertshauser, AB, Stuart, FL, moved to a new apartment at Ocean Pines and enjoys playing bridge and making lots of new friends. 1946 Marjorie Ramsey Oakley, BA, '49 MA Ed, '87 ABD, Logan, WV, was honored by the WV Dietetic Association as this year's outstanding dietician and is the first woman in WV to become an officer of an institutional food processing and distribution corporation. She formerly hosted a daily food show on TV and was VP of an institutional food processing and distribution company in CA. 1951 Dewey Helmick, BS, Park Forest, IL, retired as copy editor for the Chicago Sun-Times. 1952 Joseph E. Cassis, BS, Moundsville, WV, has been a member of the Moundsville Lions Club for 46 years and is a member of the club's board of directors. He was honored as Lion of the Year. 1953 Boyd H. May, BA, '54 BS, Mosley, VA, is a retired physician and Episcopal priest with four children and nine grandchildren. He enjoys painting, gardening, and playing the bagpipes. 1954 Dallas E. Boggs, BS, Nashville, TN, wrote a book, FrontiersAn Appalachian Survival Story, from the Memories of Ira I. Boggs, which is based on the memories of his father growing up in WV. The book was released by Publish America in July 2003. . .Martin B. McMillion, BS, Christiansburg, VA, is looking forward to Emeritus Weekend. 1956 Thomas E. Bumgardner, BA, Ballard, WV, wrote a book entitled Lawgic: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, which was published in March 2002. . .Phillip B. Donley, BSPE, '65 MA, West Chester, PA, was the 2003 recipient of the distinguished trainer award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. The annual award honors a trainer for distinguished service to the NATA and to the athletic profession. 1958 Robert H. Grimes, BA, '60 MA, Wheeling, WV, retired as a professor of English at California University at Pennsylvania, and is now back in Wheeling where he has presented chamber music concerts for the Oglebay Institute for many years. . .Roy W. Rishel, BS, Spencer, WV, is a member of the WV Board of Accountancy. 1959 William F. Brassine, BA, '63 MD, Estero, FL, retired to FL in 1999 after 35 years of practice in obstetrics and gynecology. . .Byron B. Riley Jr., BA, '63 JD, Kerrville, TX, retired from judging WV workers' compensation claims and is having fun delivering meals on wheels to the needy in TX. 1960 Robert Eugene Costante Sr., MS, Towson, MD, spent 14 years with the MD State Department of Education, retired after 12 years working for the Insurance for Personal Injury-Workers' Compensation department as the director of risk management, and now teaches evening classes part-time in public education. . . James G. Hart, BS, Oak Ridge, TN, worked for Hercules Inc., Olin Corp., and the Department of the Army before joining the Department of Energy in 1974, and is now retiring after 30 years of service with the federal government. 1961 Karen Murphy Graham, AB, Willits, CA, retired as a resource specialist teacher with the Willitts Unified School District. 1962 John A. Cardea, BS, '66 MD, Richmond, VA, was chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of VA for 27 years. Since February 2002, he has continued to practice orthopaedics, is codirector of the Total Joint Fellowship Program, and remains active in academic administration at the university. 1963 William R. Walter, BS, Columbia, TN, has been the administrator of Maury Regional Hospital for 29 years, and was honored in a dedication ceremony renaming Columbia State Community College's nursing building after him. 1967 Lowell E. Alt Jr., BS, '68 MBA, Salt Lake City, UT, is executive staff director of the Public Service Commission of Utah. . .Pat C. Fragile, BS, '68 MS, '77 JD, Lewisburg, WV, was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in a July 3, 2003, ceremony in Chicago, IL, joining WVU grads Jerry West and Sam Huff as inductees. He has been one of West Virginia's top officials in football, basketball, and baseball for the past 34 years. He resides in Lewisburg with his wife, Mary Lou, and practices law in Beckley. . .Daniel L. Smith, BS, Pearland, TX, has been appointed by Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Phil Gramm to serve as the representative from TX on the Senate Inner Circle Committee, which meets in the Senate chambers. 1968 Bettijane Christopher Burger, BA, Park Forest, IL, completed 21 years as an English teacher with Kanawha County Schools and is now an adjunct professor at WV State College. . . John E. Gouker, BM, '74 MM, Red Lion, PA, retired after 35 years as music supervisor with Red Lion Area School District and is the owner of McPherson Christmas Tree Farm in York County, PA. . .Thomas J. Gulliford, BS, retired from Gulliford Sales Company, a manufacturers' sales agency representing manufacturers to hardware distributors in MN, WI, ND, and SD. . .Vince Paoletti, MA, Corrales, NM, moved to Albuquerque, NM, and retired in September 2002 from Marshall County schools after serving 28 years in administration. . .Thelma S. Krell Scherer, MS, Palm Desert, CA, retired and moved after living 41 years in San Diego. . .Ronald B. Yuss, BS, Peter's Township, PA, was inducted into the Mid-Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame. He is a former USAF fighter pilot with two combat tours in Vietnam and 12 years of active duty. He was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and 13 times awarded the Air Medal for combat valor, and retired with the rank of colonel. He owns RBY Industries, an engineering firm in Pittsburgh, serves as an admissions counselor for the Air Force Academy, and is married to Barbara Sutherland. 1969 Linda Frye Campbell, BA, '70 MA, Alpharetta, GA, is a full professor at the University of Georgia. . .Candace Schuh McCarthy, BS, Wheeling, WV, is a teacher of pregnant or parenting students in Belmont County, OH. . .Michael L. Ramsey, BA, Roanoke, VA, was honored with a reception and citywide mayoral proclamation declaring September 18, 2003, as Michael L. Ramsey Day in recognition of his years of dedicated and outstanding service as president of the Roanoke Public Library Board since 1999. . .Kenneth Van Meter, BS, Alpharetta, GA, is the chief technology officer of Prenova Inc., a leading-edge energy management company in Marietta, GA. . .Gary E. Wade, BS, Duluth, GA, retired from the Drug Enforcement Administration after 33 years and now is VP of security for Atlas Air Inc. of White Plains, NY. 1970 Gerald J. Pitzer, MS, Pittsburgh, PA, is VP of GAI Consultants Inc. in Monroeville, PA, and is cochair of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) national conference that is to be held in Pittsburgh in June 2005. . .David F. Shaffer, BS, Somerset, KY, retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 27 years in the army, has been married 32 years, has three children and four grandchildren, loves to play golf, and is teaching JROTC. 1971 Maggie Anderson, BA, '73 MA, '77 MSE, Kent, OH, is the author of four books of poetry, a member of the Kent State University creative writing program and coordinator of the Wick poetry program, and is the 19th recipient of the Helen and Laura Krout Memorial Ohioana Poetry Award. . .Mary Kimble Holden, BS, Conyers, GA, is the department chair at P.E. Newton High School. . .John A. Peters, MS, Charleroi, PA, is retired and resides in Speers, PA. 1972 Daniel G. Covert, BS, Suffern, NY, is the director of parks and recreation for the town of Ramapo. 1973 Marilynn Mattox, BS, Blue Springs, MO, is a member of the class of 2005 in the ministerial education program at Unity School for Religious Studies, Unity Village, MO. . .Alan P. Moran, BA, '75 MS, Monroe, NY, is senior director of corporate safety and health at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Madison, NJ. 1974 Nelson B. Douglas, BS, Parkersburg, WV, has a son, Jason, who will be graduating this year from WVU with a dual degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering. . .Robert E. Kristofco, MSW, Birmingham, AL, was among five authors sharing the 2002 B.C. Decker Prize for the best original research paper appearing in the 2002 Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. The study, "Physician Internet Medical Information Seeking and On-line Continuing Education Use Patterns," was conducted by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Division of Continuing Medical Education, where he is associate professor and director. . .Andrew Secosky, BA, Fairfax Station, VA, is VP at Washington Mutual Mortgage Corp. in Alexandria. . .Robert W. Wycoff, BS, Chesterfield, VA, works for KrogerSwift Creek in Richmond, VA, in retail store management. 1975 Rosemary A. Buck, BA, '78 MA, Hindsboro, IL, is a full professor of English at Eastern Illinois University, where she specializes in linguistics and medieval language studies. . . George W. Dunbar, BS, '84 MS, Morgantown, WV, is a colonel on active duty in a mobilized status until March 14, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and is assigned to U.S. Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, DC . . .Kathryn Erb Mathias, BS, Hollidaysburg, PA, has three children, Matthew, Sarah, and Adam, all of whom are WVU Mountaineers. . . John Shemo, MD, Charlottesville, VA, has been elected to distinguished fellow status in the American Psychiatric Association where he serves as the VA representative to the governing assembly. . .John P. Young, BS, '88 BSCE, Hanover, MD, is senior engineer for the design of Intelligent Transportation Systems for the State of Maryland, and oversees the development of plans, specifications, and estimates for ITS-related programs and other design elements of Maryland's ITS program. 1976 Scott Albertson, BS, Colorado Springs, CO, retired from the navy and is a senior analyst with a local defense contractor. . .Janice Dani Flezzani, MS, Pfafftown, NC, earned her PhD in 2001 from the University of NC and teaches social work at Winston-Salem State University . . .Cynthia Muntzing Gordon, BS, Myrtle Beach, SC, co-owns three award-winning Atlanta Bread Company franchises along the Grand Strand with her husband Bob, and serves on the board of directors for the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. . .Richard Johnstone, BS, Newark, NJ, formed a nonprofit corporation to combine expertise of industry, academia, and government to solve vegetation management problems. . .Thomas Kijowski, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, founded a firm called Thomas Kijowski Investment Consulting Group. . .Martha J. Lake, BS, '79 MA, '93 EDD, Barrackville, WV, is thrilled to have returned to WV and WVU as the program director of medical technology. . .Mary Ann Pate, BA, Westerville, OH, joined the trusts and estates practice group of the law firm Buckingham, Doolittle, and Burroughs, LLP of Columbus, OH, as an associate. . .Mary Shemo, MD, Charlottesville, VA, is a distinguished fellow in the American Psychiatric Association. 1977 Raphael P. Deegan, AB, Leesburg, VA, retired from the U.S. Army and is a senior defense analyst with Science Application International Corp. (SAIC). . .Lester Milton Frank, MA, Cartagena, Columbia, has been living in South America since December 2002, and is a senior instructor for the Columbian-American Language Institute and the new pastor of the Methodist Church of Cartagena. . . Robert Bryan Gordon, BS, Myrtle Beach, SC, co-owns three award-winning Atlanta Bread Company franchises along the Grand Strand with his wife Cindy, and serves on the board of directors for the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association, Junior Achievement, and the Grand Strand YMCA. . .James Hill, BA, Daytona Beach, FL, formerly the interim VP of university advancement and executive director of the Northern Arizona University Foundation in Flagstaff, AZ, is VP of development at Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University. . .John Manchester, MA, Lewisburg, WV, is mayor of Lewisburg. . . Jeri Lynn Zak Ommen, BS, Brookings, SD, has been living in SD for 11 years with her husband and children. She teaches and works with teenagers and college-age students at South Dakota State University. 1978 Dennis Boyer, JD, Dodgeville, WI, had his first fiction work published. Snow on the Rails is a collection of midwest railroading stories. . . Jean Judy Carlson, BS, '84 DDS, Stevensville, MD, has been in private dental practice in Washington, DC, since 1985. She resides with her two children, Ty and Steven, and Tom, her husband, who is a business owner in Dover, DE. . .Julie Keplinger Hess, BS, Morgantown, WV, is a clinical dental hygienist for the Morgantown Dental Group with Drs. Mike Wilson, Jack Lindsay, and Ed Hawkins. . . Kenneth Oldfield, PhD, Springfield, IL, published an article titled " Social Class and Public Administration: A Closed Question Opens" in the September 2003 issue of Administration and Society. . .Sandra A. Strom, BSN, Huntington, WV, retired after 26 years at St. Mary's School of Nursing. . .A. Lynn Williams, BS, '80 MS, Johnson City, TN, wrote a book entitled Speech Disorders Resource Guide for Pre-School Children which is in its second printing in less than one year. 1979 Kimberly Cameon, BS, '02 MBA, Morgantown, WV, has served as adjunct professor in the WVU School of Journalism, and is a development officer for Rosenbaum Family House, WVU Hospitals. . .Larry Jackson Legg, BA, Meadow Bridge, WV, is a licensed psychologist and owner of Timberline Health Group Ltd., a licensed behavioral health center in Lewisburg, WV. 1980 Nancy Ramsey Bock, BA, '81 MA, Annandale, VA, is VP of education for the Soap and Detergent Association in Washington, DC. . . Stephanie G. Crittenden, BS, South Charleston, WV, has muscular sclerosis and would like to extend an invitation to anyone in the Charleston, WV, area to join her team, Footloose Sole Supporters, for the MS Walk on April 17, 2004. . .Brian A. Gallagher, BS, Atlanta, GA, is the VP for risk management and governance for NDC Health. . .Dave Hankinson, MS, Hagerstown, MD, is director of human resources for the Washington County, MD, county commissioners offices. . .Jeffrey P. Kenny, BS, Cincinnati, OH, is president of the document and label solutions SBU for Standard Register in Dayton, OH. He and his wife, Nancy, have five children. . .Randy N. Veltri, BS, Matthews, NC, has enjoyed living in NC for the past 22 years. 1981 Mark Lannan, BS, '83 MS, New Castle, DE, and his wife, Marian Young, purchased WIK Associates, the 15-person environmental consulting firm that they had worked at for the past nine years, and changed the name to BrightFields Inc. . .Rich Stemple, BS, Hickory, NC, is CEO of Royal American Company LLC. 1982 Joyce Gensel Day, BA, '84 MA, Clarksburg, WV, is the director of discipleship ministries at Duff Street United Methodist Church, and is commissioned as probationary deacon with the North Carolina conference of the United Methodist Church. . .William H. Lively, BS, Charleston, WV, is chairman of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association for a two-year term. . .Debbie Ellison DeShazo Stephens, BA, Cordova, TN, has worked for FedEx Corp. for 20 years and is a senior human resources planning and administration specialist. 1983 Rebecca P. Campbell, BS, Clifton, VA, is happily married with two children and teaches at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, VA . . .Jeffrey L. Fanto, BS, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, is the public affairs officer for the U.S. Air Armament Center at Elgin AFB and is deputy operations chief of the Coalition Press Information Center at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Iraq. He is in charge of some 800 "embedded" news correspondents who chronicle Operation Iraqi Freedom. . .Pamela K. Sparks, BS, Waldorf, MD, is an 18-year veteran of the trade show and convention industry and is now director of exhibitor services at Hargrove Inc., in Lanham, MD. 1984 Sandra L. Boross, BS, Chesapeake, VA, is an elementary school teacher for Chesapeake public schools. . .William C. Davis, BA, Riverview, FL, was the 2001-2003 squadron commander 353 Maintenance Squadron in Okinawa, Japan. He is now a lieutenant colonel stationed at USSOCOM MacDill AFB, FL. 1985 David J. Bennett, BS, Peoria, IL, has been working for 10 years as an emergency physician, and enjoys ice and roller hockey, teaching professional tennis, and hiking. . .F. Thomas Boross Jr., BS, Chesapeake, VA, is a lieutenant commander serving as a U.S. Coast Guard falcon jet pilot and is executive officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, NC. . .Clay B. Marsh, MD, Columbus, OH, is a physician scientist with 18 years on the medical staff at the Ohio State University Medical Center and is director of OSU's Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is internationally known for his work as an investigator in inflammation as it pertains to lung disease and received the President's Award for Outstanding Leadership and Volunteer Service from the American Lung Association of Ohio, one of the highest given by the association. . .Michael L. Saporito, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, is the VP of finance and operations for True Commerce Inc., in Wexford, VA. 1986 King Harvey III, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, has been living in Pittsburgh for over five years and is a site coordinator over group homes for adults. . . Louis Schlesinger, BS, '89 MS, Spruce Pine, NC, is the proud, first-time grandfather of Grace Helen Fox born May 22, 2003. . .Coy Doug Whittaker, MS, Chesapeake, VA, is a kicking coach for AFL2 Norfolk Nighthawks and Doug Whittaker Kicking Camps for high school and college instruction and consultation. 1987 Sally Bailey Deskins, BS, Myrtle Beach, NC, has been the nurse manager of two medical surgical units at Grand Strand Medical Center for the past eight years, and has a nursing home administrator's license in the state of SC. She and her husband, Tim, have two children, Jake and Bailey. . .Bryan L. Maust, BS, Rockville, MD, after 16 years with Washington Sports and Entertainment, is now a loan officer with Legacy Financial. . .John N. Panos, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, is a certified athletic trainer for Fox Chapel Area School District. . .Denise DelSordo Porter, BS, Westminster, MD, has been married 14 years, has three children, and is a reading specialist at Manchester Elementary School in Canell County public schools. . . Lake Summers, BS, Lexington, SC, served on the staff of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and as legal advisor provided guidance to the commanders and staff on target selection, rules of engagement, and the law of war. . .Mary Anne Wilsbacher, BS, Dublin, OH, moved to Ohio after living in Los Angeles for 12 years, and is a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U. S. Trustee, a government agency that combats bankruptcy fraud and abuse. 1988 Terri Bowersox, BS, Matthews, NC, and her husband, Christopher, have one daughter, Caroline Grace. . .Curtis L. Miller, BS, '90 MS, Sunbury, OH, is VP of Geotechnical Consultants Inc. (GCI), of Westerville, OH, and will also be involved as managing partner with GCI's new Charlotte, NC, office. . .Robert Morris, BS, '00 MS, Clay WV, has been selected outstanding agriculture education teacher for West Virginia in 2002 and 2003. . .Michael Scales, BS, Madison, MS, is director of health informatics for the Mississippi State Department of Health and is on the board of directors for the Madison County Habitat for Humanity. . .David M. Wilkison, BS, Louisville, KY, has been Kentucky bureau chief for the Associated Press since 2002 and is regional director of state news for the AP where he will oversee state news operations in 13 western states. 1989 Andrew Fizer, BS, Charleston, WV, is the state comptroller for the state of West Virginia. . . Christy McCloud West, BA, Greenwood, IN, married in December 2002, and is a research scientist for a major pharmaceutical company in Indiana. . .Diane Carol Rice Weston, BSSP, '91 MS, Morgantown, WV, lives in Morgantown with her husband. 1990 Peter J. Cameon, BS, '00 MS, Morgantown, WV, lives with his wife, Kimberly, and their daughter, Simone. . .Kelly J. Clifton, BS, Baltimore, MD, has a joint appointment in the civil and environmental engineering department and the urban studies and planning department at the University of MD at College Park, where she teaches and conducts research in the area of transportation planning. . . Christy Day, BS, '93 MPA, Charleston, WV, is director of marketing at Charles Ryan and Associates, a full-service public relations and advertising agency. . .Kathleen Watz Fabrizio, BS, Morganville, NJ, is an athletic trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles Camps and World University games in South Korea during the summer of 2003. . .Katherine J. Robinson, BA, Montgomery Village, MD, earned a PhD from Texas Women's University, and is now on the faculty at University of Colorado. . .Scott Samuel Santibanez, BA, '94 MD, Decatur, GA, worked in internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital, infectious diseases at Tulane University, and since 1999 has been a medical officer with the rank of lieutenant commander at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. . .Rick Smith, BS, Huntsville, AL, is the media relations team leader for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center . . .Angela Kay Winters Warnick, BS, Lexington, VA, is a full-time wife and mother and a part-time floater pharmacist for Rite-Aid Corp. in the Shenandoah Valley. 1991 Lisa DiBartolomeo, BA, Morgantown, WV, teaches at the University of Pittsburgh. . .Matt Hinkle, BS, Dryfork, WV, was selected as rotarian of the year by the Rotary Club of Tucker County, WV. . .Holly Keiper, BS, Bushkill, PA, earned her MSEd from East Stroudsburg University and is a reading specialist for the Pocono Mountain school district. . .Douglas S. Pearson, BA, '92 MA, Orange, CT, is associate director of graduate admissions at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. . .Youmei Zhao, MS, Canton, MI, is the senior project engineer for the design, development, and testing of front impact dummy prototypes for government regulations at First Technology Safety Systems. She received the 2001 Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award. The award recognizes authors who deliver the most outstanding paper at a society or section meeting on the subject of automotive safety engineering. 1992 Keith Beard, BS, Huntington, WV, is director of the psychology clinic at Marshall University . . .D. Courtney Black, BA, Indiana, PA, is the director of government programs at Indiana University of PA and deputy director of the university's John P. Murtha Institute for Homeland Security. . .Trevor Crocker, BA, Charlotte, NC, is director of operations at Lash Group Healthcare Consultants. . .Reed Durbin, BS, Temple, GA, was named 2003 teacher of the year for Douglas County, GA, and is one of 12 semifinalists for the 2004 state award. . .Susan M. Evans, BS, Erie, PA, is director of Westlake Woods Assisted Living Community in Erie. . .Michael C. McCormick, BS, '97 DDS, Cranberry, PA, has his own dental practice in New Castle, PA. . . Troy Miller, BA, Round Rock, TX, and his wife, Sharon, have two daughters, Chloe Nichole and Jordan Paige. . .Timothy S. Mitchell, BA, Warrington, PA, married in October 1998 and has a daughter, Julie Anne, and a son, Nicholas Scott. . .Andrew Urbaczewski, MBA, Canton, MI, is an assistant professor of management information systems at the University of MIDearborn. . .Christine Wilson, BA, '96 MD, Uniontown, PA, is in private practice as a gynecologist and is expecting a child in October 2003. 1993 Heather Baker Cicini, BSW, '95 MSW, Berwick, PA, has two children, Gianna and Anthony, and is a psychotherapist. . .Adam Columbo, BA, Bethlehem, PA, was awarded the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from PCOM and earned the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association award in recognition as an outstanding graduate upon recommendation of the PCOM faculty and administration. He is interning at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineLehigh Valley Hospital. . .Wendy Davidson Cunningham, BA, Valencia, CA, is marketing product manager for Gilead Sciences, a biotech company specializing in HIV and hepatitis medications . . .Shawn C. Gilson, BA, '96 MS, Jamesport, NY, has been in Long Island for four years and has been working with Miller Environmental Group for one year. . .Kim Malinky, MBA, Wellsburg, WV, is president and CEO of Canonsburg General Hospital (CGH) in Canonsburg, PA. She began her career with CGH in 1983 as a staff nurse, eventually assumed a role as director of the hospital's emergency department, and then was VP, responsible for operations, patient care, and support departments. . .Mark Monday, MFA, Santa Clara, CA, is in charge of the acting program at Santa Clara University and also acts and directs professionally in the San Francisco Bay area. . .Brian E. Shinn, BS, Columbus, OH, has been appointed by mayor Michael B. Coleman as his liaison to the Columbus Community Relations Commission, which he has served on as a commissioner for over a year . . .James T. Strather, BS, '94 MS, Pittsburgh, PA, is executive director of SMACNA of Western Pennsylvania. . .Christa D. Washington, MPA, Pittsburgh, PA, was named the 2003 national big sister of the year by Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of America. She was also honored by the Pittsburgh community in a June 23, 2003, ceremony held at PNC Firstside Center where she is an assistant VP in human resources at PNC Financial Services Group. 1994 David S. Goldberg, BA, Haymarket, VA, is the VP for community development and planning at Loudoun Healthcare Inc., in Leesburg, VA. . . David Hash, BA, '99 MD, Sarasota, FL, enjoys living in FL and has a great sense of humor. . . Brent J. Huffman, BS, Canton, GA, has been a senior retail credit underwriter with Bank of America for the past six years. . .Holly Bess Kincaid, BFA, Dublin, VA, is an art teacher at Dublin Middle School and is one of 30 participants in the prestigious Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Power of Art Workshop held at the Lab School of Washington, DC. . .April Lawson-Bruce, MA, Lynchburg, VA, is supervisor of instruction for Lynchburg City Schools. . .William C. MacDonald, BA, Wilmington, DE, lives with his wife, Sarah, and is a marketing manager for MBNA Corp. . .Paul Rach, EdD, Monongahela, PA, retired from the Yough school district after 34 years as a teacher, coach, and principal, and for the last seven years as superintendent. He and Jan, his wife of 30 years, have two daughters, Kelly, a recent NYU graduate and Julie, a 2002 WVU graduate. . .Kimberly Ridenour, BS, Sanford, FL, earned an MBA from the University of Phoenix/Orlando campus, and received the certified professional services marketer designation through the Society for Marketing Professional Services. . . Joseph E. Starkey Jr., JD, Pittsburgh, PA, is an elected shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll Profesional Corp. . .Allison Grote Thompson, BS, Laytonsville, MD, is VP of Commodore Management, a property management company. She lives with her husband, Scott, and their daughter, Megan. . . Scott A. Thompson, BS, Laytonsville, MD, is chief financial officer of Fabiani & Co., a government lobbyist firm in Washington, DC. . . Kimberly Barnes Tremblay, BS, BA, Charlestown, RI, earned a global MBA in organizational leadership from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI. 1995 John August Cantwell, BA, Daytona Beach, FL, is a teacher and football coach at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, GA. . .Amy S. Compton, BA, '98 JD, Hilton Head Island, SC, is a government contracts lawyer and operations planner for the offices of Concurrent Technologies Corp. . .Yisteen Dubose, BA, Charlotte, NC, is a senior loan specialist at Bank of America . . .Shelley D. Kile, BS, Franklin, WV, moved back to her hometown of Upper Tract, WV, and is executive director of the Pendleton County Economic and Community Development Authority. . .Jason D. Nulton, BA, Charleston AFB, SC, earned a master's degree in human resources development from Webster University. . .Melissa Alton Nulton, BA, Charleston AFB, SC, earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. . .Ron Opel, BA, Grantsville, MD, is a social studies teacher, assistant boys basketball coach, and head boys track coach at Northern Garrett County High School. . . Matthew Simpson, BS, '96 BS, King of Prussia, PA, is the manager of Qwest Communications in Philadelphia.
Serving up Nutrition in Iraq Let the embedded journalists complain about
MREs. Captain Kerryn Davidson, '96 BS, knows firsthand how seriously
the American military takes nutrition.
1996 Gerald Craig Cottrill, BS, '97 MS, Elmore, AL, is a U.S. Air Force captain and an instructor at the USAF Officer Training School. . .Randy Dell, MA, Martinsburg, WV, is assistant chief of the U.S. Marshalls Service Headquarters, Judicial Security Division in Washington, DC, and has also been selected by the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon as IMA Air Force Reserve officer in logistics directorate. . .Kelly Gannon, BS, Northvale, NJ, is a veterinarian in Hillsdale and is engaged to be married. . . Arin Glennon, BS, Baltimore, MD, is doing consulting work with Quality Environmental Solutions in Annapolis. . .Leslie Hayden, BA, Farrell, PA, accepted a tenure-track position as reference and instruction librarian with the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh . . .Seth Kaufman, BS, Aventura, FL, is sales director of a preconstruction condominium company and previously had been in the real estate business in southern Florida and sold luxury condominiums in the Miami area. . . Mary Thrasher Martin, BSW, Mountain Lake Park, MD, has two sons, Jonathan and Andrew, and works for Abilities Network, providing support and case management to people with disabilities. . .Chrisie Klinakis Stankowitz, BS, Tinton Falls, NJ, earned a master's degree in clinical social work at Monmouth University and is a school social worker providing therapeutic counseling at Woodbridge Township School District. . . Samuel Styers, BS, Bridgewater, VA, has been an environmental engineer with Patton Harris Rust and Associates for six years, and recently passed the Professional Engineers Exam for the State of VA. . .Michelle Stokes Van Tassell, BS, Purcellville, VA, teaches 7th grade in Loudoun County schools. She lives with her husband, Darin, a respiratory therapist at Loudoun Hospital. . .Nathan C. White, BS, Westminster, OH, earned a JD from Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University. . . Michael Wilson, BS, Uniontown, PA, is finishing his doctor of pharmacy degree at Duquesne University and works part-time as a pharmacist. 1997 Martha Sapp Alexander, BA, Washington, DC, finished classwork for an MS in public health at Johns Hopkins University and will be moving to New York City. . .Beth Dunbar Brun, BS, Hummelstown, PA, earned a DVM from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, and is an associate veterinarian in Hershey, PA . . .Erin Johnson Butterfield, BS, '99 MS, Parkersburg, WV, works at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in the cardiac rehabilitation department. . .Lynn Michelle Dingess, BA, Conway, SC, earned paralegal certification in August 2003 and is working toward a BS in finance and a BS in marketing at Coastal Carolina University. She is learning to ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for fun. . .Lisa Anne Fagioletti, BA, Bear, DE, graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry in 2001 and is working as a family dentist. . .Michelle Moore Gearhart, BS, '99 MA, Carlisle, PA, is a speech-language pathologist for the Carlisle Area School District. . .Ray Gonzales, MA, Los Angeles, CA, earned a PhD in public administration from Rutgers University. . .Erin Ammons Henkins, BS, Waynesburg, PA, is assistant controller of Synoptics Inc. She and her husband moved from MD to PA in November 2002, and have a three-year-old son, Dylan, with a second child expected in December 2003. . .M. Scott Holcomb, JD, Decatur, GA, served on the staff of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and as legal advisor provided guidance to the commanders and staff on target selection, rules of engagement, and the law of war. . .Trisha Kalbaugh, BA, Rockville, MD, earned a PhD in pharmacology from Duke University and accepted a postdoctoral position at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD. . .Jeffrey S. Knepper, BS, Pulaski, VA, married on August 10, 2002, and is a staff biologist with Olver Inc., in Blacksburg, VA. . .Tomoko Rie Sampson, BS, Iowa City, IA, is a first-year medical student at the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, and expects to graduate in 2007. . . Carissa Thomason, BS, '98 MS, Bend, OR, is a physical education teacher at Pine Ridge Elementary. . .Tracy Zinn, BA, Nacogdoches, TX, earned a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology at Auburn University and is an assistant professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. 1998 Neysa A. Tennant Angelos, BS, '99 PhD, Parkersburg, WV, is married and is a pharmacist at St. Joseph's Hospital. . .Eileen Delaney, BFA, Pittsburgh, PA, has been working since 1999 as a corporate staffing coordinator in corporate human resources at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. . . David Laishley, BA, Cockeysville, MD, is a promotion manager for radio station 102.7 WQSR/Ravens Radio in Baltimore. . .Bret A. McDaniel, BA, Indiana, PA, is a petroleum geologist and is pursuing an MS degree in geology at WVU. . .Danny A. Montgomery, BS, Masontown, WV, graduated from veterinarian school in 2002 and is practicing in Princeton, WV. . .Scott A. O'Lone, BS, Harborcreek, PA, is a juvenile probation officer for Erie County Juvenile Probation in Erie, PA, and is married to Kristen Umpleby. . .Carla J. Roy, MA, Winchester, VA, is the department chair and a teacher at John Handley High School and is working toward a doctorate in education at the University of Virginia. 1999 Paul R. Fowkes, BA, Tampa, FL, earned a JD from Washington University in St. Louis and is now an attorney in Tampa. . .Joseph Giovengo, BSR, Benwood, WV, opened a new business named Mountaineer Bar & Grill in Mt. Olivet, WV, and has a daughter, born on February 20, 2003. . .Willard M. Oliver, MA, '00 PhD, Huntsville, TX, is an associate professor in the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston University, for the 2003-2004 academic year. . .Dinesh S. Rathore, MS, Bryn Mawr, PA, is the manager of the university animal care program at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. . .Shelby Barr Serig, BS, Orange Park, FL, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and works for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc. Her husband, Michael, is also a WVU graduate. . .T.J. Whorton, BS, '01 MS, Columbus, OH, is a safety consultant for Kip Prahl Associates. 2000 Stewart W. Caldwell, BS, Hico, WV, works for Ingram Barge Co. and is still an avid Mountaineer football fan. . .Cynthia M. Cline, MA, Tallahassee, FL, is senior legislative policy analyst at the office of program, policy analysis, and government accountability with the Florida Legislature. . .Katherine M. Flory, BS, Baltimore, MD, is working in sales for a country club while continuing to work part-time for Infinity Broadcasting. . .Stacy A. Humphreys, BA, '02 MA, Washington, DC, is a ranger with the National Park Service and is working on the National Mall in Washington, DC. . .Michele Mansfield, JD, Alexandria, VA, is a trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice, working in the executive office for United States Trustees in Washington, DC. . . Richard C. Mendoza, BA, San Diego, CA, earned a JD degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. While at the school he received the pro bono honor, was event coordinator for the public interest law foundation, and the treasurer for the society for law and medicine. . .Dean W. Miller, BM, Woodbridge, VA, lives with his wife, Cassandra, and was awarded a position with the army's premier music organization, the U.S. Army Band. . .Jaime Morris, BA, McMechen, WV, graduated magna cum laude and order of the coif from Boston College Law School and is an associate at the law firm Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP in Morristown, NJ, where she will concentrate her practice in litigation matters. . .Ann Nutter, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, is a senior financial analyst at PNC Financial Services Group. . .Jeremy Alan Posey, BA, Morgantown, WV, is handling business accounts for Cellular One in north central WV. . .Anne Quintavella, BS, Orange Park, FL, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in May. . .Megan Revak, BA, '02 MS, Belmar, NJ, teaches at Wayside Elementary School in Ocean Township, NJ. . .Michael Serig, BS, Orange Park, FL, lives in Jacksonville with his wife, Shelby, who is also a WVU graduate. . .Matthew Showalter, BS, Washington, WV, opened a restaurant with a friend and fellow WVU graduate in Morgantown. . .Teresa Skaff, BS, Myrtle Beach, SC, is the manager of Froggy Bottomz, Club Boca, Malibu's, and Broadway Louie's at Broadway at the Beach. . .Carrie Verbanick, BS, Elizabeth, PA, has been working for Civil and Environmental Consultants Inc., an environmental engineering consulting firm in Pittsburgh, PA, for the last three years. 2001 Bridget Boyce, BS, '03 MS, Morgantown, WV, is finishing a MSDH at WVU. . .Jennifer Carlin, BS, Baltimore, MD, works in the sales and marketing department at Viacom/CBS. . . Daniel C. Carlson, BA, Norwalk, CT, writes two sports columns a week for Fox Sports.com and Rotoworld under the name of Chris Carlson. . .Kelly J. Caswell, BA, MA, Roslindale, MA, teaches sixth grade language arts at Thurston Middle School in Westwood, MA. . .John Conover, BS, Akron, OH, is a sales representative for Pelia Corp. . .Talia Toffolo Conover, BA, Akron, OH, is an assistant buyer . . .Victoria Powell, BS, Deerfield Beach, FL, is a personal advisor to the president of a medical processing company for auto insurance and is continuing on with graduate school at Barry University in occupational therapy. . . Megan Moran Sheehy, BA, Westfield, NJ, is a specialized paraprofessional at Children's Specialized Hospital. . .Stacie Siegel, BA, MA, Fayetteville, NC, is a program manager with Sylvan Learning Center and is engaged to be married. . .Krista Morgan Whorton, BA, Columbus, OH, is a sales manager for Ohio Auto Club. 2002 Michael P. Mihalyo Jr., DMA, Bethany, WV, is interim VP for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Bethany College. He has been a member of the college faculty since 1995 and while there has conducted the college athletic bands, pit orchestra, and wind ensemble, as well as teaching and serving on college and east central colleges consortium committees. He is a member of scholastic and music honor societies and has been the recipient of numerous grants, honors, and awards. . .Cassandra Bell Miller, BM, Woodbridge, VA, lives with her husband, Dean.
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Faculty Deaths Henry F. Mengoli, MD, Morgantown, WV, May 15, 2003.
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