Class Notes

1941 B. B. Maurer, BS, Zelienople, OH, published an oral history of St. Paul Lutheran Church titled The Lutheran Mission in Morgantown. . . T.W. Sommer, BA, Loveland, CO, retired as an attorney with the US Treasury Department.

1947 Robert H. Powell, BS, Atlanta, GA, is featured in a combat action painting by Robert Bailey.

1948 George Manzuk, BA, '52 MA, Pittsburgh, PA, and his wife, Jean, BA, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

1951 Douglas D. Glover, BS, '59 BS, Morgantown, WV, is listed in the 56th edition of Who's Who in America.

1952 Margaret W. DeBolt, BS, Savannah, GA, wrote Savannah: A Pictorial History, 1733-2000. . .Walter M. Glenn, BS, Franklin, IN, retired from Flower Power Nursery and Landscaping. . .Kenneth F. Haines, AB, '53 MA, Keyser, WV, was named a Distinguished West Virginian by Governor Bob Wise. . . Robert K. Parsons, BS, '83 JD, Shalimar, FL, is commodore of the Fort Walton Yacht Club.

1953 Mausby W. Rogers, BM, '68 MA, Keyser, WV, is a retired band director.

1955 Edwin C. Jones Jr., BS, Ames, IA, received the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award.

1956 Richard A. Hamilton, BS, Aiea, HI, is listed in the 18th edition of Marquis Who's Who in the World.

1957 Liang-tseng Fan, PhD, '58 MS, Manhattan, KS, received the 2001 Taiwanese-American Foundation's Sciences and Engineering Award of Kenjohn Wang.

1958 Deno Capello, BM, '65 MM, Caldwell, OH, retired as director of bands in 2001. . .Ruben Rodeheaver, BM, '60 MM, San Diego, CA, retired as professor of music emeritus at Point Loma Nazarene University.

1960 Sheldon C. Downes, MS, Greenville, NC, is an elected fellow of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association. . .Homer R. Pankey, MA, '67 EdD, Thomasville, GA, retired after serving nine years as president of Thomas University.

1962 Harry E. Davis II, AB, '66 MD, El Paso, TX, is associate professor of medicine and clerkship director at Texas Tech University School of Medicine's El Paso campus. . .Roy L. Kirkpatrick, BS, Blacksburg, VA, retired as associate dean of undergraduate studies in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech. . . H. William Leech, BS, '64 MS, Lewisburg, WV, retired as professor of physics at West Liberty State College.

1964 Stephen Chapnick, BS, '66 MS, retired as business manager of East Cleveland City School District. . .Carl D. "Denny" Avers, BS, '65 MS, Reston, VA, received the 2001 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Fellow Award. . .Clarence D. Watkins, BS, Morgantown, WV, retired after 26 years as supervisor of engineering at Allegheny Power.

1965 William Courtney, BA, Washington, DC, is senior VP for national security programs of Dyn Corp and president of the US Committee for the National Laboratories. . .H. Marshall Jarrett, BA, '69 JD, Falls Church, VA, is director of professional responsibility in the US Justice Department and was awarded the rank of Meritorious Executive by President Bush.

1967 Barbara C. Sullivan, BA, '77 MA, Fayetteville, NC, is assistant professor of English at Methodist College.

1968 Susan Van Haren, BS, Prescott Valley, AZ, is co-owner of Lucky Seven Transfer and Storage . . .Elizabeth "Libby" Street, BS, '69 MA, '77 EdD, Ellensburg, WA, is executive assistant to the president at Central Washington University.

1969 Lowell "Larry" Pullen, BA, West Chester, PA, wrote Christian Ethics and US Foreign Policy: The Helsinki Accords and Human Rights.

1970 Anthony E. Licata, BS, Blakeslee, PA, is construction cost manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. . .Linda Griffith Stevenson, MSW, West Chester, PA, is program coordinator of neuro-oncology at the University of Pennsylvania.

1971 Ken Joseph, MA, Martin's Ferry, OH, is in his 32nd year of teaching at Martin's Ferry High School. . .Linda L. Lewis, BS, Columbus, OH, is director of communications and planning, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio . . . Stephen Montgomery, BA, Syracuse, NY, is assistant professor of advertising design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.

1972 Danielle R. Bauer, BSW, Pittsburgh, PA, is executive director of Campfire USA in Western Pennsylvania. . .C. Arne Sten, BM, Washington, PA, is managing director of operations for the Mony Group.

1973 Robert Falter, BM, Richmond, VA, is a Navy recruiter.

1974 Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, BFA, '77 MA, Bloomington, MN, is assistant director of education at Brown College in Minneapolis. . . Kenneth Foglesong, MBA, Glenville, WV, is an agent for Nationwide Insurance and owner of Hays City Auto Sales. . .Richard Hudson, MA, '81 PhD, Richlands, VA, is the president of Community College Business Officers, a national organization. . .Daniel J. Marinacci, BS, '78 MS, Cochranville, PA, recently returned from a sightseeing trip to Australia. . .Janice F. Nelson, BS, Bristol, PA, is deputy director of pensions and health benefits for the State of New Jersey. . .Adam Sucho, BS, Indianapolis, IN, is an assistant scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts. . .Harold N. Zarin, BA, '75 MS, Rockville, MD, is counselor/assistant professor at Montgomery College.

1975 Barbara Lee Welton Foster, BA, Morgantown, WV, is an appointed member of the board of editors for the American Chemical Journal. . .Emory E. Knowles, MS, Baltimore, MD, is chairman of the American Society of Safety Engineers Governmental Affairs Committee.

1976 Ken Darnell, BS, Mount Sterling, KY, is plant manager of Quality Cabinets. . .Patricia A. Glass, BS, Fort Lauderdale, FL, is membership director at Coral Ridge Country Club. . .David Lied, BS, Wexford, PA, is president of MatchPoint Marketing.

1977 Robert K. Armstrong, BS, Rawlings, MD, is chief pilot for Allegheny Wood Products in Petersburg, WV. . .Henry Grossek, BM, '85 MA, Charlotte, NC, is a principal in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system. . .Terry McGinnis, BS, Miami, FL, is VP, credit administration, at Metro Bank.

1978 Marleen Delauder, MS, Lynchburg, VA, is VP of emergency services at Lynchburg General Hospital. . .Kathleen Harper, BS, '83 MBA, Perth, Australia, owns a real estate investment business and restores period houses. . .Donna B. McGinnis, BS, Miami, FL, is employed by AON Consulting.

1979 James J. Bean, BS, Collierville, TN, is forestry business relations manager at BASF Corp. . .R. Mark Ginn, BS, Oswego, IL, is senior project engineer at Caterpillar. . .Kurt Repanshek, BS, Park City, UT, is an author with three published books.

1980 Tim Myers, BS, Hickory, NC, is the author of a mystery novel, Reservations for Murder, published by Berkley Prime Crime. . .Dale Olson, BS, Cincinnati, OH, is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force.

1981 Joyce D. Chernenko, JD, Wellsburg, WV, is an appointed family court judge in the First Judicial District. . .Carl S. "Sam" Colombo, BA, Red Lion, PA, is a fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Internists. . .Richard Lively, BS, Easton, PA, is VP of human resources at Foster Wheeler Energy International. . .Harry Moore, BS, Richardson, TX, works for the Ambath Corp of Mesa, AZ. . .Lori J. Stark, MA, '85 PhD, Cincinnati, OH, is an elected fellow of the American Psychological Association. . .David J. Teachout, BM, Apple Valley, MN, is chair of the Division of Music Education and Music Therapy at the University of Minnesota. . .Craig Winkelmann, BS, '84 MS, Boca Raton, FL, is in dental practice with an emphasis on cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry.

1982 Robert P. Crytzer, BS, Robinson Township, PA, is national communications director for Lifestyle Advantage. . .Chuck Huggins, BS, Naples, FL, opened an art and design showroom, Chuck Huggins Inc. . .Stephen R. Rapp, PhD, Winston-Salem, NC, is a fellow in the American Psychological Association and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the Department of Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest University. . .David Rogers, BS, Charleston, WV, is manager of business development for the Charleston Area Medical Center Health Education and Research Institute.

1983 Mary R. Furbee, BS, '91 MS, Morgantown, WV, is a part-time faculty member at WVU and author of nationally published nonfiction articles and books, including Outrageous Women of Colonial America. . .Gordon S. Nelson, BS, Rockville, MD, is tax systems manager for Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, MD.

1984 Vicki A. Jenkins, MS, Martinsburg, WV, received the Women Helping Women in Education Award given by Martinsburg Soroptomists. . .Frank Sarver, BS, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, is operating Bellavista Bed and Breakfast. . .James Stephens, BS, Huntersville, NC, is market manager for Clariant. . .Bob Thomas, BS, Cary, NC, is VP, business development, for UbiNetics, a wireless company headquartered in the United Kingdom. . .Susan F. Thomas, BS, Columbia, SC, is a quality consultant.

1985 Debra Fluker, BS, '87 MS, Silver Spring, MD, is manager of employee benefits for the Carlyle Group in Washington, DC. . .Tim Freeland, BS, Bryceville, FL, is a golf course architect with Golf Management in Jacksonville.

1986 Gwen N. Ardinger, BS, Glen Mills, PA, is a professional sales representative for Janssen Parmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson . . .Gregory W. Bowman, BS, Winchester, VA, is practicing law independently. . .Tim Buckley, BS, Mechanicsville, VA, is information technology project manager for Dominion Virginia Power. . .Lisa D. Burtner, BS, '94 BS, Morgantown, WV, is a landscape architect and winner of the 2001 West Virginia State and Mid-Atlantic Grand Prix Bodybuilding Competition . . .Bruce A. Mason, BS, Leland, NC, is a criminal defense attorney and owner of Lucy's, a New Orleans-themed restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC. . .R. Marshall McCabe, BS, Fayetteville, GA, is recipient of the Chick-fil-a Symbol of Success Award for the second consecutive year. . .George Schuller, BS, Prenter, WV, is operations manager for Peabody Energy at Big Mountain Operating Unit.

1987 David A. Cornell, BS, Gainesville, FL, is partner in the law firm of Dell Graham. . . Howard Kutzler, BA, Bethlehem, PA, is director of planning and economic development for Bethlehem Township. . .Linda D. Wright, BS, Moorefield, WV, is a math teacher at Moorefield High School. . .Mark H. Wright, BS, Moorefield, WV, is senior VP, commercial lending, for Summit Community Bank.

1988 David Wilkison, BS, Philadelphia, PA, has been named bureau chief for the Associated Press in Louisville, KY.

1989 Jeffrey W. Dickens, BS, '91 MS, '95 MS, Annapolis, MD, is director of operations with iPrecision. . .Angela Roman, BA, Immaculata, PA, is an instructor of psychology at Immaculata College.

1990 Susan Reimel-Campbell, BA, '94 JD, San Clemente, CA, is general counsel of Metagenics.

1991 Dominic J. Cottrell, BA, Winston-Salem, NC, is a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University. . . Jason Garner, BS, '93 MS, Oklahoma City, OK, is manager of western business unit planning at Dominion Exploration and Production. . .Ralph J. Poling, BS, Manakin Sabot, VA, is employed by First Union Securities. . .Linda Vincent, MA, Ramstein AFB, Germany, works at a dependent school for the Department of Defense.

1992 Mark Adams, BS, Fairbanks, AK, is moving to Fort Leavenworth, KS, to work on a master's in military operational research. . .Erika Bailey, BS, Charleston, WV, is campaign manager for the Jim Humphreys for Congress 2002 campaign. . .D. Courtney Black, BA, Morgantown, WV, is technical director of the Water Research Institute at WVU. . .Trisha Fox-Fagula, MS, Glen Ellyn, IL, is senior human resources manager for Quaker Foods. . . Haniff Mohammed, MS, San Angelo, TX, is staff economics engineer at Johnson & Johnson . . .Edwin N. Prugh IV, BS, Sterling, VA, is senior director of client service for the Washington, DC, office of Rapp Collins Worldwide. . .Andrew Szymanski, BS, Santa Clara, CA, is a recent graduate of Palmer West Chiropractic College. . .Mark VanKirk, BA, Washington, DC, is director of client solutions at Ameritrade. . .Sean Wokasien, BS, '94 MS, Kennesaw, GA, is a regional sales manager.

1993 Amy Schultz Autrey, BS, New York, NY, is chief financial officer of eBank. . .Amy Burris, BFA, East Dundee, IL, is an electric forms designer for the College of American Pathologists. . .Stephanie Hamm, MSW, Grand Prairie, TX, is a contract play therapist. . . Marcie Ley, BM, Hoboken, NJ, is a freelance opera singer in New York, NY. . .Jennifer Riddick, BA, Raleigh, NC, is a human resources technologist with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

1994 Daniel Giacomelli, BS, Langhorne, PA, is a senior technology consultant for Micro Endeavors. . .Dan Mario, BS, Montville, NJ, is co-founder of Drug Delivery Technology, a pharmaceutical publishing company. . . Nikki Orkoskey, BS, Erlanger, KY, is a child life specialist at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH. . .Richard Silva, BS, Henderson, NV, is an engineer on the Yucca Mountain Project in Las Vegas, NV. . .Kim Webster, BFA, Los Angeles, CA, is a cast member on the NBC series The West Wing. . . Sharon Wentworth, BS, Monmouth Beach, NJ, is a certified athletic trainer.

1995 David Cohen, BS, '01 MS, Camp Hill, PA, is an athletic trainer for the Boston Red Sox and recipient of the Minor League Baseball Athletic Trainer of the Year Award. . .Cristie Noble, BS, Bridgeville, PA, earned a master's degree in taxation at Robert Morris College. . .Scott Rimer, BS, Dennison, OH, is a physical education teacher and assistant athletic director at Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School. . . Anthony Shrewsbury, BS, Greenville, NC, is a project engineer with PCS Phosphate in Aurora, NC. . .Maximilian T. H. Suchy, BS, Ponte Verde, FL, is a senior design associate and project manager for Golf Management.

1996 Janine Flood, BFA, Jersey City, NJ, is assistant to the president of Dramatists Play Service in New York, NY. . .Janet B. Fournier, BA, Orlando, FL, is a physician's assistant practicing dermatology. . .Sharmen L. Taxley Jackson, BA, Tallahassee, FL, is studying for a PharmD at FAMU. . .Susan Schwartz-Silva, BFA, Henderson, NV, is an art teacher.

1997 Mary Katherine "Katie" Oaks, BA, Wilmington, DE, is consumer finance senior account manager for MBNA America Bank. . . Denise Petraco, BS, Avenel, NJ, is education coordinator of the children's unit of Summit Hospital. . .Blaine Riggleman, BA, Ridgeland, MS, is program director of the EMT/Paramedic Program at Holmes Community College. . . Matthew E. Umstead, BA, Washington, PA, is a news reporter for the Observer-Reporter. . . Michael J. Walters, BA, Germantown, MD, is an economist for the IRS.

1998 Jeffrey A. Gacad, BS, Lansdale, PA, is a biologist technician/assistant trainer, marine mammals and birds, at the New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden, NJ. . .Natasha Manners, BS, Bronx, NY, is programs operations manager at ABC Television Network . . .Joedy McCreary, BS, Wheeling, WV, is sports editor for the Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register and an adjunct lecturer at WVU . . .Heather J. Purpura, BS, Orlando, FL, is a seventh-grade language arts teacher at Union Park Middle School. . .Veronica Rose, BS, Pittsburgh, PA, completed a master's degree in English and communication with a secondary education certification. . .Michael Smith, BA, Alexandria, VA, is a GIS specialist for the City of Alexandria. . .Scott Tallman, BS, Houston, TX, is a corporate/securities attorney with the law firm of Andrews and Kurth, Mayor, Day, Caldwell and Keeton. . .Tonia Teresh, BS, '99 MA, Davis, CA, is leadership development coordinator at the University of California. . . Amie L. Buck-Walters, BS, Germantown, MD, is an interior designer for Mastercraft Interiors in Washington, DC.

1999 Cynthia Bruck, BS, Lyndhurst, NJ, is a television producer for Columbia Tri-Star Pictures in New York, NY. . .John F. Derenge, BS, Rockaway, NJ, is a chemical engineer with the US Army ARDEC's Armament Systems Process Division. . .Paul R. Fowkes, BA, St. Louis, MO, attends Washington University School of Law. . .Jennifer Ripley, BS, Woods Hole, MA, earned a master's degree in biology at Boston University. . .Jeffrey S. Rothman, BS, North Huntingdon, PA, earned a master's degree in physical therapy at Chatham College in Pittsburgh. . . Jeffrey Smith, BS, Raleigh, NC, is a technical support engineer for Quest Software. . .Sheri Smith, BS, Raleigh, NC, is an environmental engineer for CDM. . . Gregory Southers, BS, Chattaroy, WV, is a physician's assistant. . .Karen Travis, BS, North Charleston, SC, earned a master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nurse Midwifery.

2000 Nicholas S. Carte, BS, Leland, NC, is a registered nurse and is working on a master's degree at the University of North Carolina. . . Kelly J. Caswell, BA, MA, Middeleboro, MA, is an eighth-grade teacher at Nichols Middle School. . .Rebekah Knott, BS, Martinsburg, WV, is an underwriter with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Companies in Frederick, MD. . .Benjamin J. Meyer, BM, Fairfield, OH, is enrolled in a master's degree program at Miami University in Oxford, OH. . .Rachele M. Orsini, BS, Hedgesville, WV, is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Southern Florida in Tampa. . .Cynthia Ann Smith, MS, South Charleston, WV, is a family nurse practicing at the Cabin Creek Health Center in Dawes, WV. . . Nicole (Rafiani) Valles, BS, Savannah, GA, is a television news producer at WSAV-TV.

2001 Amber McKinney, BA, Washington, DC, is attending George Washington University Law School.

Marriages
Bobby Banerjee, '93 MA, and Kelli Birchfield, '99 BA, Carlisle, PA, September 2, 2000. . .Brittany Barill, '97 BA, and Daniel Beavers, '94 BA, Chagrin Falls, OH, September 23, 2000. . .Jeanne Ann Blakemore, '98 MA, and Andrew Horner, November 6, 1999. . .Diane Lynne Brown, '98 BM, and Tom Brown, Morgantown, WV, May 26, 2001. . .Joanne Chieppa, '98 BS, '00 MS, and Jerimy Rinker, '99 BS, Badin, NC, July 7, 2001. . .Lorrie Cipriani, '98 BS, and Scott McMahon, '95 BA, Follansbee, WV, May 13, 2000. . .J. D. Concepcion, '94 BA, and Colleen Rafferty, Pine, CO, August 19, 2000. . .Justin Eisenhofer, '98 BS, '01 BA, and Fran Radabaugh, '98 BA, Morgantown, WV, August 11, 2001. . .Kenneth Foglesong, '74 MBA, and Linda K. Moore, Glenville, WV, September 21, 2001. . .Carrie M. Fuhrman, '00 BS, and Devin E. Barger, Morgantown, WV, June 16, 2001. . .Stephanie S. Gutherie, '95 BS, and Jason Hammer, Denver, PA, October 12, 2001. . .Jennifer M Kichko, '93 BA, and Dean Riddick, Raleigh, NC, September 15, 2001 . . .Kimberly A. Lackovitch, '93 BA, '96 MA, and Anthony S. Easter, '93 BA, '96 JD, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15, 2001. . . Kathleen Linger, '78 BS, '83 MBA, and Stephen Harper, Perth, Australia, June 24, 2001. . .Andrew Lissak, '01 BS, and Laura Marshall, '00 BS, Centreville, VA, July 2001. . .Nicole Rafiani, '00 BS, and Andrew Valles, Savannah, GA, September 2, 2001. . .Michael Smith, '98 BA, and Mary B. Stahl, Alexandria, VA, October 20, 2001. . .Susan Taggart, '98 BS, and Dale Tyska, '98 BS, Wheeling, WV, August 5, 2000.

Births
Matthew Louis to Mary J. Ayoob, '82 MS, and Perry Ayoob, '84 BS, Charleston, WV. . . Parker Andrew to Jodi G. Bailey, '97 BA, Aylett, VA. . .Bryn Natalie to J. D. Concepcion, '94 BA, and Colleen Rafferty, Pine, CO. . .Kyle Gatha to Kimberly F. Drake, '86 BS, and Roy Drake, Matthews, NC. . .Shane Michael to Gail M. Dryer, '85 MS, '84 DDS, Buffalo, NY. . .Ryan Anthony to Anthony A. Easter, '93 BA, '96 JD, and Kimberly Lackovitch-Easter, '93 BA, '96 MA, Philadelphia, PA. . .Julianne Christine to Charles Ely, '90 BS, '94 MBA, and Christine Ely, '90 BS, '96 BS, Katy, TX. . .Alyssa Marie to Victoria M. Gamble, '84 BS, and Charles Gamble, Pittsburgh, PA. . .Jessica Marie to Daniel Giacomelli, '94 BS, and Kelly Giacomelli, '94 BA, Langhorne, PA. . .John Hollis to Gwendolyn "Wendy" Hiner, '85 BA, and Greg Dodge, Staunton, VA. . .Hannah Jean to Jeanne Horner, '98 MA, and Andrew Horner, Martinsburg, WV. . .Alia Mae to Page King, '91 BA, Lexington, KY. . .Sarah Graceanne to Gregory Laible, '93 BA, and Jennifer Laible, Annandale, VA. . .Connor Brayden to Lisa Wansley-Layne, '87 BA, '90 JD, and Paul Lee Layne, '91 BS, Charleston, WV. . . Thomas Jack to Adrienne C. Machnik, '89 BA, and Gregory R. Machnik, '86 BA, Sewell, NJ. . .Matthew to Jeffrey A. Manning, '89 BA, and Kim Manning, Woodbridge, VA. . .Lauren to James McDonald, '82 BS, Alexandria, VA . . .Madelyn Emma to Matthew J. McKinney, '96 BS, and Trish P. McKinney, Palms, CA. . . Bryce Leander to Aaron Moore, '96 BS, '99 JD, and Amanda Moore, Parkersburg, WV. . . Joseph Charles to Carol Napolitano, '82 BS, and Whit Andrews, Omaha, NE. . .Riley to Cristie Noble, '95 BS, and Mark Noble, Bridgeville, PA. . .Darien Spencer to Pam Oliva, '91 BS, and Stephen Oliva, '91 BS, Jamesville, NY. . .Mitchell Ryan to Mark Parsons, '87 BS, and Karen Parsons, Murfreesboro, TN. . .Carter Michael to Maria F. Patrick, '89 BS, '91 MS, and Michael E. Patrick, '91 BS, '93 MS, Morgantown, WV. . . Patricia Grace to Charlotte R. Perham, '80 BS, Fairfax, VA. . .William Gregory to Chris Robinson, '91 BS, and Jenni Robinson, St. Albans, WV. . .Jacob Anthony to Micahel Rzempoluch, '93 BS, and Tammi Rzempoluch, '93 BS, Midlothian, VA. . .Brock Leeson to Patricia L. Scriba, '90 MA, Baltimore, MD. . .Sara Grace to Jennifer Shanley, '94 BS, and Tom Shanley, Annapolis, MD. . .Richard Lewis to Richard Silva, '94 BS, and Susan Schwartz-Silva, '96 BFA, Henderson, NV. . .Madison Paige to Kelly Sites, '92 BS, and Nikki Sites, Petersburg, WV . . .Morgan Alexandria to John Stolarik III, '86 BA, Pittsburgh, PA. . .Jake to Jeffrey Strovel, '89 BS, and Erin Strovel, North Potomac, MD. . .Reghan Mayfield to Donald E. Truesdell, '91 BA, and Tracy M. Jackson-Truesdell, '92 BA, Shoreham, NY. . .Holly Kathryn to Greg Van Voorhis, '85 BS, and Lee-Ellen Van Voorhis, '87 BS, '89 MS, North East, MD. . . Kameron Avery to Amie Buck-Walters, '98 BS, and Michael J. Walters, '97 MA, Germantown, MD. . . Matthew Aaron to Laura L. Winston, '93 BS, '94 MS, Atlanta, GA. . .Khalan Jane to Sean Wokasien, '92 BS, '94 MS, Kennesaw, GA.

Alumni Deaths
Ruth B. Bailey, '34 BA, Weirton, WV, September 23, 2001. Patricia S. Baker, '35 BS, '58 MA, Springfield, VA, December 22, 2001. A.E. Griffith Bates, '34 BS, Riverside, CA, March 3, 2002 Jennifer Marie Baxter, '78 BS, Atlanta, GA, March 8, 2002. Carolyn Glasscock Boyle, '74 BA, Windermere, FL, January 12, 2002. Jon L. Brown, '87 JD, Schofield, WI, December 25, 2001. G. Richard Bunner, '55 BS, '66 JD, Rivesville, WV, September 26, 2001. Gerald E. Calvert, '77 MPA, Morgantown, WV, October 25, 2001. Elizabeth W. Camp, '37 AB, Abingdon, MD, January 26, 2002. Ruth S. Carter, '68 MA, Morgantown, WV, November 26, 2001. Melvin S. Clemans, '36 JD, Bridgeport, WV, October 1, 2001. Donald E. Coe, '49 BA, Parkersburg, WV, October 16, 2001. Robert L. Collins, '59 BS, Southfield, MI, February 12, 2002. Peter G. Communtzis, '34 AB, '36 JD, Morgantown, WV, December 21, 2001. John W. Compton Jr., '44 BS, Goldsboro, NC, October 27, 2001. Troy B. Conner Jr., '47 AB, '48 JD, Bethesda, MD, January 24, 2002. Thomas H. Covey, '57 BS, Weston, WV, November 22, 2001. Robert T. Crawford, '49 BS, '52 JD, Arlington, VA, November 11, 2001. Helen H. Davis, '47 MA, '48 MS, Walnut Creek, CA, February 26, 2002. Richard B. Davis, '65 BS, Jane Lew, WV, September 8, 2001. Horner DeJournett, '30 BS, Littleton, CO, December 10, 2001. Virginia C. Dillon, '35 AB, Phoenix, AZ, October 18, 2001. Carol R. Dodge, '52 AB, Aurora, OH, February 17, 2002. Richard F. Dorrell, '48 BA, Terra Alta, WV, November 5, 2001. George W. Drainer Jr., '65 MA, Grafton, WV, November 13, 2001. Frank M. Ellison Jr., '51 JD, Charleston, WV, May 16, 2001. George J. Evans Jr., '67 MD, San Rafael, CA, June 24, 2001. Robert E. "Bob" Gall, '65 MS, Lynn Haven, FL, December 6, 2001. Virginia M. Gaston, '56 BS, Morgantown, WV, August 12, 2001. Charles C. Gear, '94 BS, Elkins, WV, May 22, 2001. Eleanor R. Gibson, '29 AB, Morgantown, WV, August 21, 2001. Victor J. Glaser, '51 BS, Kerrville, TX, October 18, 2001. Martin S. Goldman, '49 BA, Morgantown, WV, February 1, 2002. A.E. Griffith Bates, '34 BS, Riverside, CA, March 3, 2002. Anthony S. Guido, '61 BS, Westover, WV, October 31, 2001. Henry W. Gventer, '60 MS, Jersey City, NJ, November 19, 2001. Elizabeth E. Hall, '48 BA, Lady Lake, FL, February 4, 2002. John C. Hall, '47 BS, Corina, CA, January 17, 2002. Kenneth N. Hamilton Jr., '75 PhD, North Canton, OH, June 5, 2001. Imovee Handley, '44 BS, Morgantown, WV, December 28, 2001. Virginia R. Hanway, '49 MA, Grafton, WV, August 7, 2001. Melvin Harris, '40 BS, Princeton, WV, September 11, 2001. Virta C. Hess, '53 MA, Westover, WV, February 23, 2002. Joshua Hill, '72 EdD, Houston, TX, May 27, 2001. John C. Holtz, '57 BM, Naples, FL, October 29, 2001. Helen Homes, '43 AB, '51 MA, Charleston, WV, February 20, 2002. Robert E. Johnson II, '47 AB, San Antonio, TX, December 4, 2001. Louis F. Kalmar, '42 BS, Savannah, GA, February 16, 2002. William H. Kitts, '41 BS, Anacortes, WA, August 28, 2001. Joann G. Klempa, '75 BS, Redondo Beach, CA, December 1, 2000. Andy Kovach, '64 BS, Morgantown, WV, December 11, 2001. Frederick W. Lang, '40 BS, Morgantown, WV, February 16, 2002. Marguerite B. Lee, '44 BS, Morgantown, WV, November 29, 2001. Esther S. Levine, '50 BS, Morgantown, WV, November 14, 2001. Nathan E. Levine, '74 AB, Richmond, VA, December 19, 2001. Charles Y. Lopinsky, '48 BS, Claremont, CA, February 21, 2002. Geraldine "Jerry" Lugar, '41 AB, Morgantown, WV, November 14, 2001. William K. Lyons, '71 BS, Richmond, VA, May 25, 2001. M.E. "Mac" Machamer, '50 BS, Westport, MA, February 13, 2002. Rodney D. Malone, '66 BS, '69 MS, Morgantown, WV, January 30, 2002. John R. "Jack" Martin Jr., '48 BS, Fairmont, WV, December 15, 2001. Donald M. McCann, '42 BS, Pittsburgh, PA, August 30, 2001. Martha H. McCoy, '58 BA, Ravenswood, WV, January 2002. Mildred P. Miller, '50 BS, Pittsburgh, PA, January 12, 2002. William A. Morrison, '45 BS, '64 MD, Baltimore, MD, November 4, 2001. Herbert D. Nease, '53 BS, Lititz, PA, December 18, 2001. William H. Oaks, '50 BS, St. Albans, WV, December 3, 2001. Joe M. Okhakhu, '75 BS, '76 MS, Benin City, Nigeria, December 27, 2001. Kathleen C. Osborne, '29 MA, Houston, TX, November 12, 2001. Paul B. Pack, '77 BS, Newark, OH, October 15, 2001. Carolyn F. Patton, '57 BS, '62 MA, Spencer, WV, September 2001. Virginia T. Perry, '29 AB, '50 MA, Morgantown, WV, December 31, 2001. Daniel R. Pestun Jr., '78 BM, Morgantown, WV, September 8, 2001. Michael A. Priest, '94 BS, Reisterstown, MD, August 16, 2000. James J. Riffle, '51 BS, Ukiah, CA, February 10, 2002. Scott S. Rogers, '82 BS, Harmony, NC, September 9, 2001. Fred J. Seiler Jr., '46 BS, Bethel Park, PA, August 8, 2001. Guy C. Shafer, '46 BS, West Palm Beach, FL, July 14, 2001. Blanche P. Shortridge, '29 BA, '31 MA, Morgantown, WV, November 5, 2001. Deborah A. Smarr, '94 BS, McCandless, PA, October 29, 2001. Harold H. Smith, '39 BS, Concord, NC, February 17, 2002. Doris B. Snyder, '55 BS, '60 MA, Morgantown, WV, November 28, 2001. Curtis Stallard, '65 BA, Red Jacket, WV, March 15, 2002. Michael P. Stanislawczyk, '72 BS, Keyser, WV, October 21, 2001. June L. Stansbury, '43 BS, Los Angeles, CA, October 13, 2001. Larry N. Sullivan, '89 JD, Whispering Pines, NC, February 3, 2001. Glenn W. Thorne, '41 BS, Colonial Heights, VA, January 7, 2001. Ward P. Tinney, '50 BS, Las Vegas, NV, November 22, 2001. Sherry D. Turner, '93 BS, Falling Waters, WV, February 4, 2002. Howard C. Ullum, '37 BS, Charleston, WV, August 28, 2001. Nancy A. Waitkus, '59 BS, '63 DDS, Richwood, WV, January 23, 2002. Bruce Weiser, '76 BS, Aurora, IL, December 16, 2001. Theron E. West, '61 BS, Belpre, OH, November 17, 2000. George H. Williams, '72 BS, '76 MA, '77 MA, Frederick, MD, December 3, 2001. J. Ralph Williams Jr., '53 BS, Tampa, FL, January 5, 2002.

Faculty and Staff Deaths
John D. Clarkson, '52 BA, Morgantown, WV, December 8, 2001, professor emeritus in the College of Creative Arts. Margaret H. Gluck, '42 BS, Morgantown, WV, February 18, 2002, director of the Harrison County 4-H Club for the WVU Extension Service. William Gilbert Martin, '63 PhD, Morgantown, WV, January 3, 2002, professor emeritus in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences. L. Ted Moore, Morgantown, WV, January 21, 2002, retired professor in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Herbert Warden, Morgantown, WV, January 14, 2002, professor emeritus in the School of Medicine. He performed the world's first successful open heart surgery in 1954. He began WVU's open heart surgery program and established the cardiothoracic surgery training program.

Studying Southern West Virginia Bears
Photographs by Dan Friend

WVU alumni working for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) are gathering data on the reproductive activity of the black bear population in southern West Virginia. Encounters with "nuisance" bears are a growing problem in the lower part of the state, where females produce more cubs per litter than do females living in the traditional bear strongholds of the Monongahela National Forest. More than 1,000 complaints were received by DNR when nuisance bears destroyed the 2001 blackberry crop.

Law Graduate Helps Fight the War on Terrorism
By Bill Nevin and Laura Tuckwiller

As a law student at WVU in the late 1980s, Anne Asbury never envisioned she would someday be on the front lines of one of the biggest battles America has ever fought: the war on terrorism.

Now an agent with the FBI in Washington, D.C., Asbury finds herself involved in perhaps the most intense and far-reaching investigation ever undertaken by the U.S. Department of Justice. Her assignment: counter-terrorism, and the investigation of John Walker Lindh, the California native accused of conspiring to kill Americans as a member of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Despite her high-profile mission, the Huntington native has not forgotten where she came from. Asbury, 37, earned a degree in political science and criminal justice in 1986 from Marshall University. She enrolled that fall at the WVU College of Law.

"Early on, I realized that being a lawyer in the private sector was not the career I was looking for. Law enforcement had always been in the back of my mind," Asbury said.

Just before beginning her final year of law school, Asbury joined the Navy in hopes of becoming a member of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. After graduation in 1989, she attended officer training school before returning to West Virginia to take the bar exam. While temporarily assigned to the Naval Legal Service Office in Norfolk, Virginia, she learned she had failed the exam.

After stints working at a surf shop and doing research for a Norfolk law firm, she applied for a job with the FBI. Her first assignment was in Philadelphia working white collar crimes, drug arrests, and bank robberies. In April 1997, Asbury was temporarily assigned to Washington, D.C., to investigate campaign financing activities during previous presidential elections. Later that year, she was transferred to the FBI's Washington Field Office and assigned to the National Security Division, counter-terrorism branch.

Much of her work involved events surrounding the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassy in East Africa. Then came September 11, 2001.

"I was actually driving by the Pentagon when the plane hit," Asbury said. "I assisted in traffic control and listened as the local police announced over a loudspeaker to motorists that another plane was headed for Washington. To say the least, it was very surreal."

When Asbury finally reached her office that day, a command post had already been set up and people were in action. Her role in counter-terrorism had taken on a new, much more significant meaning.
Since 9-11, Asbury's duties have taken her to Afghanistan as one of the lead investigators in the case against John Walker Lindh. An affidavit she wrote was filed in federal court to obtain an arrest warrant against Lindh.

The U.S. military took the 20-year-old into custody last December after a bloody prison uprising in northern Afghanistan. Among the charges against him: providing material support or resources to terrorist organizations, including al-Qaida; engaging in a conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals abroad; and engaging in transactions with the Taliban. If convicted, he could face life imprisonment.

While she can't discuss specifics of the case, Asbury says "being a part of this investigation has been emotional, educational, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Like so many others, Asbury says her life will forever be changed by the events of 9-11. "I don't think anyone in law enforcement, especially in counter-terrorism, will ever look at their job in the same way," she said.

And while that job often takes her to far-off lands where it's commonplace to be put in harm's way, Asbury's memories of West Virginia and her days at WVU are fond.

"I am very proud to say that I'm from West Virginia and was educated there. I can't say enough about the WVU law school. Even though I wasn't the greatest student, I feel I received an excellent education. Many of my classmates have gone on to very successful careers as attorneys."

Asbury likes what's she's doing, and has no immediate plans to try and pass that bar exam again. But every once in awhile, she admits, "I think about that job at the surf shop."

Capital Crab Feast Marks 25 Years of Fun
By Christy Day

Twenty-five years of tradition and loyalty are behind the many Mountaineers who travel in crusade fashion to Washington, D.C., each summer for the annual National Capital Area Chapter Crab Feast. Their motivation has nothing to do with political agendas, business deals, or other professional intentions. Instead, they come ready to gather around the picnic table and crack crab shells until their arms are tired, while talking fondly about WVU and the Mountain State.

"When we created this event, we wanted something that would stand on its own," explained Paul Farmer '56, NCAC board member.

To that end, the board was extremely successful. During the history of the crab feast, the Alumni Association chapter has raised $200,000 for WVU. With the silver anniversary approaching in August, Farmer describes the crab feast as a labor of love. "We used to cook the crabs ourselves on-site. Let me tell you, that was backbreaking work. I would hardly be able to move the next day," he said.

These days, the chapter has the blue crabs catered. But as for the corn, hot dogs, hamburgers, shrimp, and other barbecue favorites, chapter volunteers do the cooking. "We have been planning this event for months," Farmer said. "Many people don't see the behind-the-scenes work: they just show up and have a great time. And that is the way it is supposed to be."

Because of his tireless work in organizing the feast, Farmer is affectionately known as the Head Crab. The event now draws guests from all across the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, and even brings in alumni from other colleges and universities in West Virginia. "We've had groups from Fairmont State and the University of Charleston attend. Our own WVU Tech is also very loyal," Farmer said.

Although the food is the centerpiece of the day, most people travel the distance to share in the camaraderie. The Crab Feast has become a rite of summer for many families. They attend each year to see their Mountaineer friends and talk about old times. "Because people take a break from crushing crabs to socialize, and then get more to eat later in the day, this has become an all-day, family-oriented event," Farmer said. "In other words, they come early and they stay late."

The 2002 Crab Feast is on Saturday, August 3, at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. It begins at 2 p.m. and winds down at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $30 in advance, call (703) 425-5426, or $35 at the gate.

Stolarczyk Makes Fast 50 List

The March issue of the magazine Fast Company included Michael J. Stolarczyk '86 on a list of 50 exceptional achievers selected from on-line nominations by the magazine's readers.

Stolarczyk, managing director of the Maersk Agency, an international shipping company, has led his organization to exceptional growth in Central Europe. In two years its annual turnover more than doubled, from $18 million to $40 million.

The "Fast 50" list includes executives, activists, marketers, designers, scientists, engineers, and other leaders from a variety of backgrounds. They were selected by a panel consisting of astronaut Sally Ride, management guru Tom Peters, futurist Watts Wacker, Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts, and Markle Foundation President Zoe Baird.

Profiles of Stolarczyk and others on the list are on line at www.fastcompany.com/fast50.

Moving in Stereo
By Laura Spitznogle

Sounds like the future is coming in stereo for George Cicci. He's half of the team that's making it possible for you to play video with high-quality stereo sound on your Palm Pilot.

Cicci, who received a B.S. in journalism from WVU in 1997, says his inspiration to become a creative person—and a businessman—came early in life from his grandmother and the movie Star Wars. His grandmother started her own dance supply business in the 1940s and it quickly became a family concern. When she passed away, he says, "I felt I had to take the skills she'd given me to start something or I would be wasting her knowledge."

Cicci combined that knowledge with his love for electronic music. "Sound has always been a big thing with me. I can remember watching The Making of Star Wars . . . I could not get the sound effects for Star Wars out of my mind."

Cicci's first creation was the chorus of "We Three Kings" on Merlin, an early platform for computer-generated music. He went from there to a high school band, then to making sound for web pages.

"I had friends who moved to New York, San Francisco, and D.C. for the dot-com rush. They were in web design." He says he began freelancing for those friends when they needed "kickin'" sounds for their web pages.

When the dot-com rush began to falter, so did Cicci's business, Singularity Studios. So, he shifted his work from web pages to other outlets such as the Palm Pilot, his biggest project so far. Cicci collaborated with an independent video producer in New York to merge video and sound for the Palm Pilot.

Other jobs are coming in. So fast, in fact, that Cicci plans to hire a couple of employees and has already contracted out several jobs. He also works with another WVU graduate, Chris Coleman B.F.A. '01, on video art pieces. They entered some of their work in Ponte De Futura, an Italian video art festival, last year. They also entered an artistic piece in a Toronto video festival.

Seven's the Lucky Number for Dominion and WVU
By Melissa Soave

What are the odds that seven out of 15 vice presidents of one of the nation's leading electric power and natural gas companies are West Virginia University graduates? Well, trust us, it's not a common occurrence. Not because WVU grads aren't executive material, but because of the sheer numbers involved in the equation: 15,000 employees, 15 vice presidents, seven Mountaineers.

But such is the case at Dominion, a $24 billion electric power and natural gas company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Dominion has nearly four million retail customers in five states through its 13 subsidiaries. Seven of its top-level executives are alumni of the WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources or the WVU College of Business and Economics. And these alumni are proud to be Mountaineers, admitting that they engage in some good-natured ribbing of their University of Virginia, Naval Academy, and Virginia Tech colleagues whenever possible.

These seven corporate leaders have parlayed their Mountaineer pride into the establishment of the Dominion Executive Endowed Scholarships, which will provide tuition and fees to undergraduates enrolled in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources or those enrolled as pre-majors or majors in the College of Business and Economics. To establish the scholarship, the "Dominion Seven" together pledged $25,000, but because they work for a matching-gift company, the total gift is $50,000, enough to perpetuate sizable scholarships each year beginning in 2006.

"This is a great opportunity to show our pride as alumni and help students with academic potential and financial needs," said one of Dominion's WVU-educated executives, Leslie Hartz.

Hiner, Arnold Honored in Washington

The West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C., has selected two WVU graduates as Son and Daughter of the Year.

Glen H. Hiner '57 and Phyllis Huff Arnold '70 were honored by members of the society and the West Virginia Congressional delegation at ceremonies in Washington on March 6.

Hiner is chairman and CEO of Owens Corning, based in Toledo, Ohio, a world leader in the production of fiberglass products for home insulation and industrial applications. He joined Owens Corning after a 35-year career with General Electric. A native of Morgantown, Hiner earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from WVU. In 1990, he received an honorary doctorate from WVU. He travels to West Virginia often, and is an active WVU supporter.

Arnold is the West Virginia central regional president of BB&T, with her headquarters in Charleston. BB&T is a North Carolina-based company with banking activities in seven states and the District of Columbia. Arnold was born in Parkersburg and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from WVU. She holds an MBA from Marshall University and completed the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. She, too, is an active WVU supporter.

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