1937
Lorena Bell Hare, BS, DeLaul, FL, celebrated her 90th birthday in February. . .Adam Fay Wilson, BS, Pt. Pleasant, WV, celebrated his 90th birthday in Cancun, Mexico, with family members.


1938
David Cohen, MA, Longmeadow, MA, has been married for 63 years and traveled to Ireland with his family. He teaches students at a local school about the Holocaust with photographs he took at two concentration camps.

1943
H. Carman Crago II, BA, Dallas, TX, celebrated 60 years of marriage with his wife, Kay, in 2005.

1948
Lee Shaffer, BS, ’50 MD, Moneta, VA, married Mary Lou Moore in 2004. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their extended families. . .John C. Shott, BS, Bluefield, VA, retired and loves spending time with his two children and five grandchildren. He is looking forward to welcoming great grandchildren into the world.

1949
John Lowe, BS, ’53 MS, Vero Beach, FL, and his wife, Charlotte Lowe, ’50 BS, moved to Florida in 2004, and even though they were hit by two hurricanes, they still love it.

1951
Ted Sweetland, BS, Hopewell, VA, enjoys seeing his granddaughter begin college and his three children well-employed in and around Richmond. He writes a news column with Master Gardening.

1952
Jeanne Sheets Carter, BA, ’70 MA, Wheeling, WV, was recognized by Governor Joe Manchin as one of the History Heroes in 2005. The award recognized her work in historical preservation and her presentation of historical women.

1954
Marian Casto McLaughlin Kidd, BS, Marietta, OH, is the mother of seven children (five of who are WVU graduates) and has 19 grandchildren. She enjoys traveling, reading, playing bridge, and spending time with her grandchildren.

1956
Jack Elbon, BME, St. Cloud, FL, will be 75 this year and is still going strong. He is a full-time realtor with ReMax Executive Group, President’s Club 2004. . .Donald L. Wadsworth, BS, Abilene, TX, retired from the U.S. Air Force and Dillard’s Department Stores.

1957
Gene Lathey, BS, Dunbar, WV, founded the Gene Lathey Insurance Agency in Ripley. He and his wife, Chris, have two daughters and four grandchildren.

1958
William Robert Villers, BS, Lost Creek, WV, retired as a United Methodist pastor after serving as campus pastor at WVU.

1960
George Dukas, BS, ’63 MS, Greenville, SC, is listed in the ninth edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers for 2005. . .Emerson Dale Farley Jr., BS, Fork Union, VA, is a retired doctor. He is director of Coventry Health Care Corporation. . .David A. Maselli, BS, Fairmont, WV, is 69 years old and works full time as a pharmacist at the Rite Aid in Shepherdstown.

1961

Wilson L. Williams, BS, Kenner, retired as VP of Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, LA, and enjoys playing golf and fishing.

1962

Charles W. Lewis, MD, Greenwood, IN, was honored with a professorship in dermatology established in his name at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he has taught since 1994. . .Charles Lonchar, BS, Beaver, PA, is enjoying his retirement after 42 years of working in hospitals. He and his wife, Betty, have two sons. . .H. John Rogers, BA, New Martinsville, WV, presented his paper, “Paris Is Worth a Mass: But How Much Higher Is the Psychological Price of Office in the 21st Century” to the 28th Annual Convention of the International Psychohistorical Association at Fordham University in New York City. His paper examined the psychological effects that political campaigns have on candidates.

1963

Jim McCormick, BSPE, Lexington, KY, was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame for basketball in 2005.

1964

H. William Leech, MS, Wheeling, WV, returned to West Liberty State College as professor of physics after four years of retirement. . .Kay Swiger, BS, Fort Mill, SC, retired from nursing education after 25 years of service. She is director of maternal, child, and acute care services at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC. . .Hank Wagner, BS, Louisville, KY, retired as CEO from Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Health- Care in Louisville after 25 years of service.

1965
Vernon Ellis Goff, BS, Looneyville, WV, is a retired school principal and now lives on his Roane County farm, where he spends his time raising goats and building furniture for family members. . .Carol Ramsey Ramsburg, BS, Morgantown, WV, marks her 20th year as owner of The Finery, a specialty fashion shop for women in the Seneca Center in Morgantown.

1966
Carole J. Modispaugh, BSN, Stonewood, WV, is an RN care manager at United Hospital Center. . . Ronald Noonoo Solte, BS, Las Vegas, NV, retired from Experian Marketing Solutions. He enjoys seeing shows in Las Vegas. . .David Wiley, MSJ, Centreville, MD, is in his 30th year as a professor at Anne Arundel Community College.

1967

James E. Cook, BSF, Charlottesville, VA, is enjoying retirement with his wife of 38 years, Roberta Johnson Cook, BS. . . Robert Perkins, PhD, Lillington, NC, is a retired geology professor and research scientist. He teaches part-time at a community college.

1968
Daniel G. Ellis, BS, Valrico, FL, is director of finance for Masonite Corporation, a manufacturer of residential doors in 70 countries. He celebrated his 40th anniversary with his wife, Becky, in 2005. They have two children and two grandchildren. . .Alan E. M. Tucker, BS, Buckhannon, WV, moved from Fairfax, VA, and is senior VP with Avanco International.

1969
Steven P. Castin, MS, Fairborn, OH, received the Outstanding Civil Service Medal at a luncheon celebrating his retirement from the Department of Defense after more than 36 years of service. . . Gary Wade, BS, Duluth, GA, has been VP of security to Atlas Air, Inc. in Purchase, NY, since retiring as special agent in charge of the DEA where he worked for 32 years.

1970
Carolyn Martino Conte, BA, Glenshaw, PA, retired from teaching in 2005 after teaching English at Shaler Area High School for 35 years . . .Donna Jadot, BS, Spotsylvania, VA, has been doing mission trips to Haiti since 1990, including taking a group of medical professionals to start a free clinic. . .David L. Joner III, MA, Petersburg, WV, is principal at East Hardy High School in Baker.

1971
Kenneth E. Joseph, MA, Martins Ferry, OH, retired from teaching English after 34 years of service. He plans to spend his time doing charity work.

1972
James C. Hunt, BS, Clarksburg, WV, received a RUPRI/European Union Fellowship to study rural policy issues in Brussels, Belgium. He is president of the National League of Cities. . .John W. Larner, PhD, Altoona, PA, completed two publications which are being sold at the West Virginia Penitentiary gift shop. . .Michael F. Polach, MA, Williamsburg, VA, retired from his job at the Department of the Interior in 2004. He lives with his wife, Elona Bacho Polach, BS. . .Craig Skaggs, MS, Charleston, WV, wrote a novel, Deceiving Destiny, and returned to Charleston after 25 years in Philadelphia as a DuPont executive.

1973
Richard “Kubla” Burns, BA, ’77 MA, Ambridge, PA, owns and operates his own commercial cleaning business, Maye & Maye, with the help of his family . . .Clyde DiAngelo, MA, Steubenville, OH, is an administrative assistant for Steubenville City Schools . . .Carney Jackson, BS, Lexington, KY, is a pathologist at the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center. He served in the U.S. Army from 1983-1995 and is currently enlisted in the U.S. Air National Guard 123 Airlift Wing in Louisville. . . Chris McSwain, BA, W. Trenton, NJ, works for Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton. . .Kathleen Mikitin, BA, Washington, DC, is senior auditor of operations financed by the World Bank in the nation’s capital. . .Shelia Wilson, MA, Linn, WV, retired from the Berkeley County Board of Education where she taught first grade.

1974
Gregory R. Jones, BS, Brigham City, UT, was included in the 2005 Best Lawyers of America List for Intellectual Property Law. . .Victor Joseph, BS, Winfield, WV, retired in 2004 and lives in West Virginia after spending 28 years in Wyoming.

1975

Linda Cunningham, BSN, ’85 MSN, Indiana, PA, is staff development coordinator/supervisor with VNA of Indiana Company.

1976

Alan G. Boyton, BS, Phoenix, AZ, is west region sales director at Novaquest Pharmaceuticals. He is engaged to Marena Lynn Leia. . .Harry G. Deitzler, JD, R. Edison Hill, JD, and Larry Winter, ’70 JD, Charleston, WV, received the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation. . .LeJay Graffious, MA, Bruceton Mills, WV, is principal at Ridgedale Elementary School in Morgantown. . .Marilyn Orr, BA, Langhorne, PA, received her MBA from LaSalle University and works in Tom’s River, NJ, as a rehab manager.

1977

Henry Hagen Hodges, BA, Wardensville, WV, teaches social studies at Moorefield High School. . . Paul Pozonsky, BA, Washington County, PA, was named Professional of the Year by the Mental Health Association of Washington County for his efforts in forming a Mental Health and Drug Treatment Court in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County.

1978
Donna Earley, BS, Paden City, WV, works with the Wetzel-Tyler Volunteers for Better Reading, Inc. . . James F. Hilgenberg, PhD, Ocean Isle Beach, NC, retried after 35 years of teaching at Glenville State College. He coauthored a textbook, A History of Crime and Criminal Justice in the United States, which was published in 2005. . .Valerie Nieman, BS, Greensboro, NC, is assistant professor of English and journalism at North Carolina A&T University. She is also chairwoman for the 2006 HBCU National Newspaper Conference. . .Tom Osborne, BS, High Bridge, NJ, graduated from Lehigh University with an MBA in finance. His son is a junior at WVU. . . Mark W. Stewart, BS, Morgantown, WV, is director of contracts and facilities for the Institute for Scientific Research, Inc.

1979

Richard J. Crowley, BS, Cheyenne, WY, is the vice wing commander of the 90th Space Wing at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne. . .Ellynne Davis, MM, Leonardtown, MD, appeared as Reba in the College of Southern Maryland’s TheatriText production of A Bad Year for Tomatoes in 2005. . .Sharon Lassar, BS, Miami, FL, was named Educator of the Year at the American Society of Woman Accountants and the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants joint National Conference. She also received the 2005 American Taxation Association/Deloitte Teaching Innovation Award. . .Elizabeth A. Pyles, JD, Fairmont, WV, earned a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and the David D. Watermuler Prize in Church Leadership at the school’s 193rd commencement in 2005.

1980

Thomas S. Critchfield, BA, ’84 MA, ’89 PhD, Bloomington, IL, is president of the Association for Behavior Analysis, an association with 5,000 members in 36 countries. . .Ron Davoli, BS, Winter Springs, FL, is president and CEO of Wharton-Smith, Inc., an ENR Top 400 contractor. . .Zane R. Lawhorn, BA, Princeton, WV, is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2006 election. . .George Mancini, BS, Bristow, VA, is CFO for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, a global Department of Defense Army operation. . .Edgar Allen Poe Jr., JD, Charleston, WV, is a member of Pullin, Fowler & Flanagan law firm in Charleston. . .Cheryl Ray, BS, Myrtle Beach, SC, teaches reading at Conway Middle School. . .Judith Ryerson, BS, Las Vegas, NV, teaches design and art in schools and professional theatres and will soon teach in the theatre department at the University of Las Vegas. . .Mark Steinberg, BA, Wausau, WI, is president of Wausau Signature Agency. . .William Van Tol, BS, Charles Town, WV, is a senior horticulturist in Vienna, VA.

1981

Mike D. Clark, JD, Charleston, WV, is an attorney with the law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, where he focuses on banking and finance, energy, consumer protection, and real estate. . .Terri Lepto, BS, Akron, OH, is volunteer ombudsman program assistant for the Area Agency on Aging in Akron. . . Patricia Coyle Sakon, BS, Bedford, PA, celebrated five years as director of graduate services at Frostburg State University. . .Christine Widgren, MS, Newton, NJ, works for the New Jersey Department of Labor in employment services.

1982
Ginger Brookover, BA, ’84 MA, Fairview, WV, is a part-time scenic and still-life photographer. She has been teaching speech communication at Fairmont State University for 18 years and volunteers at Mason Dixon Elementary School. . .Eric Katchmar, BA, Parkton, MD, earned his master’s degree in information technology from Johns Hopkins University. In 2005, he joined FutureHealth Corporation as chief information officer. He lives with his wife and three children. . .Kurt M. Marisa, BS, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, is assigned as an air attache to the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. . .Charles “Chip” Till, MS, Concord, CA, is a health, safety, and environmental advisor for Chevron International Exploration and Production in Kazakhstan.

1983
John Hendricks, BM, ’90 MM, Morgantown, WV, is director of bands at WVU. . .Earl W. Kennedy, BS, Lehigh Acres, FL, is a retired safety manager and a major in the U.S. Army Reserve. . .Jo Ann McCumber, BA, Dundalk, MD, is payroll manager for the Maryland Department of Transportation. . . Andrea Patrick, BS, Connellsville, PA, founded Patrick Talent Agency, a talent and modeling agency, more than a decade ago. The agency has offices in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. She is married to ’50s rock-and-roll icon Fabian. . .Philip H. Spare, BS, Carlisle, PA, is a partner with the law firm of Stock and Leader in York, PA.

1984
Adrienne C. Davis, BS, Jefferson, PA, is senior operations manager at Teletech Customer Service Management. She and her husband, Dale, have two children. . .Barton W. French, BS, Oakmont, PA, works in sales for Joe Ball Pontiac/GMC in Glenshaw, PA. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two teenage daughters. . .Robert J. Jones, BS, Anderson, IN, works for Menards, a Midwest home improvement company. . .Jim Lynch, BS, Geneva, IL, is senior VP of the Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade supply chain for PepsiCo in Chicago, IL. . .Michael Stolarczyk, BS, Columbus, OH, is senior director of business development for Exel and lives in his home state of Ohio.

1985

Bill Dowdell, BS, Cocoa Beach, FL, is technical operations director and chief of the Mission Management Office for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center . . .John Dowling, BS, Canonsburg, PA, is executive officer with 312th Training Support Battalion of the U.S. Army Reserve. He trains troops at Fort Dix, NJ, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. . .Ken Hart, BS, Vancouver, WA, celebrated ten years with MAXIM Integrated Products, Inc. He and his wife, Cindy, have been married for 18 years and have two daughters. . . Joan Propst, MSN, ’93 EdD, Philippi, WV, is a professor of nursing at Alderson-Broaddus College. . .Norm Schwertfeger, MPA, Wellsburg, WV, is a WVU Extension agent in the Northern Panhandle community, economic, and workforce development.

1986
John Christopher Amrine, BA, Fairfax, VA, is in his tenth year as an RN at INOVA Fairfax Hospital . . .Mary Jaco-Krueger, BS, Phoenix, AZ, is a new business owner of IMTELCO Telecom. She has two children—Morgan (named after Morgantown) and Madison (named after her husband’s alma mater—the University of Wisconsin). . .John W. Walker II, BS, Phoenix, AZ, is in his sixth year as senior VP of business development for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.

1987
Richard G. Cavasina, EdD, McMurray, PA, received the Presidential Award for Research at California University of Pennsylvania. . .Jim DeMasi, BS, Clarksville, MD, is an investment strategist at Legg Mason in Baltimore, MD. . .Heidi Godman, BSJ, Sarasota, FL, is an anchor and medical reporter for WWSB-TV. She was named a journalism fellow in the American Academy of Neurology and is the first television reporter in the country to receive the honor. . .Paul Richard, BS, Manassas, VA, earned a master’s degree in national security strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is assigned to the Department of Defense as deputy project manager for Mobile Electric Power.

1988
Garrett B. Cottrell, BS, Charleston, WV, completed a two-year tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with the U.S. Army in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. . .Harry Goodman, BSBA, Proctorville, OH, is married and has an 11-year-old son. He is sales manager for Sissler-Phelps Building Supply. . .Tammy L. Maynard Jarrell, BS, ’89 MBA, Winston-Salem, NC, is senior VP for BB&T Bank Corporation in Winston-Salem. . .Deborah Kalinoski, BS, Weeki Wachee, FL, is the southeast regional director for Maxim Healthcare Services. . .Yuhang Rong, MA, Marlborough, CT, is an advisory member to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education for 2005–2006. . .Kathy Kelley Yonge, BSJ, Jacksonville, FL, is director of marketing and celebrity relations for Smartphones Technologies and enjoys spending time with her daughter, Morgan.

1989
Jerome C. Pando, PhD, Hamilton, MI, is director of quality control for Perrigo in Allegan, MI. He lives in Hamilton with his wife, Kathryn Pando,’87 MA, and three sons. . .John F. Phillips, EdD, Somers Point, NJ, is a consultant for the New Jersey Education Association, grad school instructor, and martial arts instructor. . .D. Scott Stitcher, BS, Charlotte, NC, earned the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst designation, the only globally recognized credential for investment analysis and management.

1990
Patricia Leeson Scriba, MBA, Baltimore, MD, was promoted in 2005 to the position of fleet technical support supervisor for Baltimore Gas and Electric.

1991
Kim Brayton, BS, Queensbury, NY, moved to the Empire State to open her own psychology practice . . .Page Whitty Borger, BA, Chagrin Falls, OH, is a veterinarian and lives with her husband and two young sons. . .William R. Gray Jr., BS, Westminster, CO, is director of the commercial products division for the Americas for Amphenol Corporation. . .John Rohrbaugh, BA, Middletown, PA, is agency manager of the Clatfelter Insurance Agency in York, PA.

1992
Tim Humphrey, BA, Charleston, WV, launched his own company, Mountaineer Investigative Services, LLC, which provides comprehensive investigative services throughout the state. . .Kevin Kaufman, BSJ, Philadelphia, PA, is media relations manager at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in the city with his wife, Gina, and their daughter, Lucia Jane. . .Shawn Neice, BS, Neptune, NJ, placed 4,075th out of 5,317 athletes at the Annual Spring Lake Run triathlon. . .Nikki Cavalier Rabel, MS, Huntington, WV, is training services coordinator for Link Child Care Resource and Referral at River Valley Child Development Services. She and her husband, Tom Rabel, ’93 MS, have two children.

1993
Michael Bundy, BA, Jonesborough, TN, is corporate director of support services for Wellmont Health System and graduated with an MBA from Tiffin University in Tiffin, OH. . .Gregory Paul Freed, BSBA, DeLand, FL, moved to Florida from Atlanta. He and his wife have a baby boy. . .Shawn Gilson, BS, ’96 MS, Jamesport, NY, is manager of the training and compliance department for Miller Environmental Group. . .R. Scott Unger, BS, Allentown, PA, is manager of park and recreation services and land development services for Spotts, Stevens McCoy Staff Promotions where he oversees site engineering and landscape architecture.

1994

Chris Howell, BA, Gainsville, VA, is in real estate sales in Northern Virginia. . .Kristen Murphy-Parkes, BS, Gilbert, AZ, is assistant retail buyer for Prestigious Health Club and Spa in Scottsdale. . . Daniel Shane Price, BS, Tampa, Fl, earned an MBA from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale . . .Christopher Tenaglio, BA, Albany, NY, is area manager for Heinz North America. . .Gwendolyn Jane Viewey, BS, Morgantown, WV, has been working with children at the WVU Hospital Child Development Center in Morgantown since 1995.

1995
Jennifer Bearden Autry, BA, Herndon, VA, is an INMC Technician for Arbinet. She is married to Raymond Scott Autry. . .Scott Cobb, BA, Morehead City, NC, is a major in the USMC and returned from a seven-month combat tour in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He and his wife, Kristin Cobb, ’93 BS, ’95 MS, have a daughter, Lindsey. . .April Kay Love-MacIver, MS, Parkersburg, WV, is director of workforce and community education at the Center for Corporate and Community Education at WVU at Parkersburg. . .Wendy Brewer Lukitsch, BSBA, Allison Park, PA, is a branch technical analyst with UBS Financial Services in Pittsburgh. . .Patrick J. Quigley Jr., BA, Rochester, NY, joined the law firm of Harter, Seacrest & Emery LLP where he focuses on real estate. . .Judy A. Ryan, MSN, Parkersburg, WV, is a nurse practitioner in the emergency express department at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg. . . Matthew Staudt, BA, Oakland, CA, is the executive producer and air talent for Alice Radio. He also has a small part in Pixar’s next film, Cars.

1996
Frank Bennett, MA, Clarksburg, WV, teaches special education at Washington-Irving Middle School and is the head coach of boy’s varsity basketball and assistant varsity football coach at Robert C. Byrd High School. . .Serdar Cetinbas, BA, Jersey City, NJ, graduated from the physician assistant program at Long Island University in Brooklyn. He passed the medical board exam in 2005 and moved to New Jersey. . .Terri Rounion Davies, MBA, Kernersville, NC, is spending time at home with her three sons . . .Arvonda West Foster, MSW, Hopwood, PA, is a licensed clinical social worker doing family and individual counseling in Uniontown. She is also a bereavement coordinator at Hospice in Morgantown . . .Lisa Schreiner, BA, Fuquay-Vanna, NC, graduated from Campbell University Law School in 2005. She and her husband, Brandon Schreiner, ’97 BS, have a daughter, Sydney Rachel. . .Douglas Shannon, BS, Abingdon, MD, works for T. Rowe Price and is married with two young sons. . .Mark A. Smith, EdD, Marian, IN, is president of Circleville Bible College. . .Bob Gough, BSR, Wilmington, NC, was named the 2005 Health and Safety Volunteer of the Year for the Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross in Wilmington.

1997

Rachelle Beckner, BSJ, Malden, WV, is a fundraiser for the American Lung Association of WV. . .Aaron Bushko, BS, Delaware, OH, is national sales manager for Ashland Chemical. He has a son and a daughter with his wife, Erin. . .Scott Fisher, BS, Chicago, IL, is the Great Lakes regional manager for Precor Fitness Products in the home products division. . .C.J. Malanga, MD, Chapel Hill, NC, is an assistant professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

1998
Mattia Buffolino, BS, Bayonne, NJ, is a compliance analyst at Goldman Sachs in Jersey City, NJ. . .Matthew D. Bush, BSPE, Cranberry, PA, is a senior category manager in the licensing department of a Pittsburgh-based research and development firm. . .Dale Davies, MBA, Kernersville, NC, is senior VP of financial services at BB&T in Winston-Salem. . .Jeanne Finstein, EdD, Wheeling, WV, is president-director of development of Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc., a multimedia software development company. . .Kerry Murano, BS, West Caldwell, NJ, is director of special events for the American Cancer Society.

1999

Leona Richards Cook, MSN, Kearneysville, WV, is a family nurse practitioner and started a free clinic in Charles Town which is modeled after other Health Rights. . .Christopher Flores, BS, Woodbridge, VA, is engaged and planning an October 2006 wedding. . . Joshua Kakel, BSBA, Sparks, MD, is head of fixed income trading for Mercantile Investment & Wealth Management in Baltimore. . .Jason Martin, ’99 BS, Indianapolis, IN, received the Cushman Memorial Fellowship and is working toward a master’s degree at the Indiana University School of Journalism. . .Christian A. Meyer, BS, Charlestown, MA, is married and is a regional manager for Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. . .Robert W. White II, MPH, Fairmont, WV, is a regional epidemiologist with the West Virginia Department of Health.

2000
Kyle Beckett, BA, Gloversville, NY, is finishing a master’s degree in chemistry at Rutgers University and is a quality chemist for Baxter Healthcare. . .Katherine M. Flory, BS, Baltimore, MD, is an adoption counselor for the Maryland SPCA and works part-time for several Infinity radio stations. . .Kathleen R. Nissel, MSN, Conover, NC, is a family nurse practitioner. . .Cathy Ricker, BS, Pompton Lakes, NJ, earned a master’s degree in nutrition and food science from Montclair State University. . .Nicole Hvizdzak Tingler, BS, Aiken, SC, is a senior production leader for Barnwell Plant at Milliken and Company. . .Cindy Vance, MA, Hambleton, WV, is principal at Union Educational Complex in Grant County.

2001
Franklin Bryan, BS, Lexington, KY, earned a master’s degree in manufacturing systems engineering from the University of Kentucky and works for Webasto. . . Praveen Paul Lobo, MS, Washington, DC, misses WVU, but loves being in the nation’s capital interacting with various people in her policy-making work. . . Kristopher Tingler, BS, Aiken, SC, is the process and product improvement leader at Kinsley Plant at Milliken and Company.

2002

Ryan Eddy, BS, Charlotte, NC, is a commercial market claims adjuster for Liberty Mutual Insurance. He has only missed six home football games since the new stadium opened in 1980 . . .John A. Gatens, BSA, West Harrison, IN, graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. . . Jill Grise, BS, Amherst, NY, is a registered diagnostic ultrasound sonographer in abdominal sonography and physical instrumentation at Amherst Diagnostic and Imaging. . .Terrance R. Hartman, BS, Hollidaysburg, PA, is a teacher and a coach. . .Jennings L. Hart III, BA, Pittsburgh, PA, earned a JD from Duquesne University School of Law in 2005 . . .Adam Justice, BA, Morgantown, WV, is associate pastor at Suncrest United Methodist Church. . .Morgan Warner, BS, Oceanside, CA, is an assistant programmer with High Moon Studios.

2003
Andrew Beckner, BSJ, Malden, WV, is a sports writer for the Charleston Daily Mail and enjoys spending time with his daughter, Belle Maria. . .Nicole Drvar, BS, Morgantown, WV, is pursuing a master’s degree in the online MBA program at WVU. She is also a full-time project manager in information technology at WVU Hospitals. . .Michael W. Funk, BRBA, Vienna, VA, enjoys playing sports when he is not working…Norleen F. Hoadley, MS, Shepherdstown, WV, teaches special education at Jefferson High School and is president of the Jefferson County WVU Mountaineer Parents Club. Her daughter, Meggie, is a sophomore at WVU. . .Ryan Johnson, BA, Port Jefferson Stations, NY, sells real estate for Prudential. He also owns and operates his own home improvement company and will soon be a financial advisor with American Express. . .Candice D. Judy, PhD, Beverly, WV, is the pharmacy manager for Kroger Pharmacy in Buckhannon. . .Eric Michael Lekuch, BS, McLean, VA, founded the Web site www.collegewarriors.com. The site features a tribute to WVU and its football team. A portion of the proceeds benefits the United Way of Monongalia County. . .Daniel James Rogers, BS, Orlando, FL, is a front desk host in Walt Disney World. He hopes to be working with the financial team in the near future. . .Brent VanGilder, BA, Fairmont, WV, is managing a local U.S. Cellular retail outlet.

2004
Brooke W. Bailey, BA, Syracuse, NY, is a complimentary services and sales supervisor at the Homewood Suites by Hilton. . .Scott Edmonds, DDS, Lavalette, WV, purchased a dental practice in Huntington in 2005 and is expecting his first child with his wife, Cassie. . .David Luke Furbee, JD, Middlebourne, WV, is a general partner with Rymer and Furbee. . .Kristin Gail Haney, BS, Mt. Nebo, WV, works at Plateau Medical Center. . .Mary Helen Hinchliffe, MSJ, Morgantown, WV, is a reporter for the Dominion Post . . .Neil Leput, BS, Ellamore, WV, is co-manager of 84 Lumber in Oakland, MD. . .William Nash Locke III, Hampton, VA, serves in the U.S. Navy. . .Emily R. Tolley, DDS, Morgantown, WV, is a second-year prosthodontic resident at the WVU School of Dentistry. . .Derek B. Vanderlinde, BS, Syracuse, NY, is a financial planner with Prudential.

2005
Abigail McCarty, BA, Morgantown, WV, is a substitute teacher for Monongalia and Harrison counties.

Marriages

Jasmine Baver, ’99 BS, to William Steven Silence, Wichita, KS, September 4, 2004. . .Danielle Markle Brooks, ’99 BSBA, to Eric Brooks, Bland, VA, September 25, 2004. . . Mattia Buffolino,’98 BS, to Taryn Kauanaugh, Hoboken, NJ, September 17, 2005. . .Christina Fleres, ’99 BS, to Brian Cuminskey, Westfield, NJ, July 9, 2005. . .Brandy Haines, ’00 BSW, ’02 MA, to Nathan Fisher, ’97 BS, Keyser, WV, June 19, 2004. . . Tammy Ann Hoskins, ’95 BS, to Thomas Raymond Elliott,’91 BS, Morgantown, WV, July 1, 2005. . . Nicole Hvizdzak, ’00 BS, to Kristopher Tingler, ’01 BS, Weirton, WV, September 20, 2003. . .Andre Janecki, ’89 BA, to Pamela Kitle, St. Pete Beach, FL, May 1, 2005. . .Collen Kelly, ’95 BS, to Derek Botti, Holly Springs, NC, April 23, 2005. . .Wendi Jo Kinross, ’99 BS, to Norb Kinross, Mason, OH, April 16, 2005. . .Janine O’Brien, ’96 BA, ’98 MA, to Matthew Conner, Callaway, FL, September 17, 2005. . .Eric Resseger, ’95 BS, to Maura Buckley, Rockville Centre, NY, May 29, 2005. . .Christopher Tenaglio, ’94 BA, to Deanna Sherlock, Negril, Jamaica, May 13, 2004. . .Brandy Leigh Tomor, ’98 BA, to David Rossi, Washington, PA, June 26, 2004. . .Jacqueline R. Triggs, ’97 MA, to Clayton A. Ellwanger, ’97 BA, Bunker Hill, WV, October 16, 2005. . .Beth A. Williams, ’98 BA, to Eric P. Van Houten, ’96 BA, Hopatcong, NJ. . . Deanna Wrenn, ’01 BA, to Jason Martin, ’99 BS, Morgantown, WV, August 6, 2005.

Adoptions/births

Landen Todd to Joshua Bach, ’99 MA, and Jill Bach, ’98 BS, Hurricane, WV. . .Gwendolyn Renee to Dave Beaver, ’91 DDS, Charleston, WV. . .Sasha Hope to Diana Friedman Cole, ’96 BS, and Eric Cole, Ladson, SC. . .Garrett Stephen to Stephanie F. Cole, ’92 MSW, and John R. Cole, Cantonment, FL. . .Zoe Elizabeth to Michael Cowdright, ’99 MS, and Pamela Cowdright, ’99 MOT, Florence, SC. . .Cameron Joseph to Dale Davies,’98 MBA, and Terri Rounion Davies, ’96 MBA, Kernersville, NC. . . Madelyn Rae to Nathan Fisher, ’97 BS, and Brandy Haines-Fisher, ’00 BSW, ’02 MA, Keyser, WV. . .Andrew Stratton to Dan Gick, ’90 BS, and Ginnie Skaggs Gick, ’90 MS, Clarksville, MD. . . Keegan Justice to Lori Thorpe Gravley, ’95 BR, ’98 BS, and Kevin Gravley, Ashburn, VA…Sydney Nicole to David Hess, ’98 MD, and Michelle Hess, ’98 MD, Glendale, WV. . .Caitlynn Marie to Charlene Hobot, ’93 BFA, and Jeff D. Hobot. . .Emma Madeline to Scott Kozelnik, ’96 BA, and Jill Kozelnik, ’96 BA, Pittsburgh, PA. . .Anthony Russell to Kimberly Lackovitch-Easter, ’93 BA, ’96 MA, and Anthony Easter, ’93 BA, ’96 JD, Boothwyn, PA. . .Hannah Ruth to Stacey Leventhal-Caguff, ’87 BSJ, and Jeff Caduff, Kendall Park, NJ. . .Elizabeth Chance to David MacDonnell, ’93 BS, and Amanda White, ’93 BS, Yorktown, VA . . .Sophia-Anne to Kent Muscaro, ’88 BS, Orlando FL. . .Rebecca Lynn to James Pietraski, ’00 BS, and Katherine Pietraski, ’00 BS, Plainfield, IL. . .Piper Grace to Vicki Rabozzi, ’83 BS, and Joe Cosek, Oswego, NY. . .Kevin to Melissa Suzanne Rhoads, ’98 BS, Black River, WV. . .Xander Emanuele Rossi to Brandy Leigh Tomor Rossi, ’98 BA, and David Rossi. . .Owen Mitchell to Stacie Hutchinson Shreffler, ’92 BS, and Colin Shreffler, Castle Rock, CO. . .Kaylee Ryan to Charles Edward “Chaed” Smith, ’94 BS, and Wendi Smith, Ripley, WV. . .Ian Robert and Neil Curtis to Robert Smith, ’91 BS, ’93 MS, and Nancy Smith, Columbus, IN. . .Aidan Calvert to Salem Conway Smith, ’95 BS, ’98 JD, and Kim Smith, Charleston, WV. . .Sydney Elizabeth to Nicole Hvizdzak Tingler, ’00 BS, and Kristopher Tingler,’01 BS, Aiken, SC. . . Reagan Lee to Kimberly Barnes Tremblay, ’94 BS, and Keith Tremblay, Charlestown, RI.

Deaths

John O. Aeree Jr., ’57 BS, Goldsboro, NC, June 24, 2005.
Kay Bailey, ’57 BA, Morgantown, WV, July 23, 2005.
Martha Hopkins Barker, ’46 BS, Charleston, WV, January 8, 2005.
Robert M. Beck,’54 BS, Circleville, OH, March 21, 2005.
Robert D. Bittle, ’49 BS, ’50 MS, LaVale, MD, December 21, 2003.
James C. Bosley, ’70 MD, Keyser, WV, August 19, 2005.
Richard Eugene Bunner, ’50 AB, Morgantown, WV, September 8, 2005.
Ray C. Cavendish, ’50 BS, Bradenton, FL, April 5, 2005.
Charles Thaddeus Cox Jr., ’77 MA, Belle, WV, July 21, 2005.
William F. Cunningham, ’50 MA, Brooksville, FL, July 29, 2005.
Thomas Richard Ebeling, ’83 MSEE, Core, WV, August 6, 2005.
John P. Edeke, ’52 BS, Arlington, TX, July 16, 2005.
Nicola “Nick” Fantasia, ’53 MA, Fairmont, WV, September 12, 2005.
Mattie M. Faust,’36 MA, Adelphi, MD, October 9, 2004.
Robert Franklin Fonner,’46 BA, ’48 MA, Morgantown, WV, February 16, 2005.
Randolph B. Gainer, ’73 BS, Draper, UT, July, 2005.
Carol Headley, ’66 BS, Morgantown, WV, August 22, 2005.
Esther L. Heath, ’37 BS, Charleston, WV, July 30, 2005.
Frances Heffrin Higginbotham, ’66 PhD, Venice, FL, July 25, 2005.
Michele Leigh Straight Hewitt, ’93 MA, Morgantown, WV, August 30, 2005.
E. Grant Hutchinson III, ’87 BSSC, Morgantown, WV, September 6, 2005.
Elizabeth W. Kessel, ’48 BA, Columbia, MO, February, 2005.
Mary Ann Kitzmiller, ’70 BS, Columbia, SC, February 26, 2005.
Ellen Wilfong Latimer,’53 BA, Charleston, WV, May 12, 2005.
Sara E. Logan, ’56 MA, Morgantown, WV, September 4, 2005.
Robert Patrick Mellace, ’42 BS, Morgantown, WV, September 6, 2005.
Mary N. Moats, ’59 MA, Rescue, CA, April 18, 2005.
Foster Glenn Mullenax, ’66 MA, Elkins, WV, July 18, 2005.
James Clifford Murdoch, ’72 MA, Pittsburgh, PA, August 28, 2005.
John Olexa, ’50 BS, BA, Morgantown, WV, September 9, 2005.
Alberta H. Ross, ’39 MS, Lombard, IL, August 18, 2005.
Jeri A Sabadics, ’96 BA, Weirton, WV, October 22, 2005.
Donald Sadusky,’87 BS, Falls Church, VA, July 31, 2005.
Phil S. Spahr, ’51 MA, Kingwood, WV, August 7, 2005.
Mark Edward Wilkins, ’81 BS, Belington, WV, August 27, 2005.
Richard Edward Windon, ’48 BS, April, 27, 2005.
Joseph Meil Yeager, ’67 MA, Buckhannon, WV, July 22, 2005.

 

 

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