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Muhlenberg College has appointed
Trustee Edward M. Davis '60 Chairman of the Circle of 1848, the College's
planned giving recognition society. Mr. Davis has served on the Board of
Trustees since 1999 and is a member of the Student Affairs and Religious Life
Committees.
The Circle of 1848 recognizes those individuals who have made trust
arrangements, life income gifts or bequest intentions for the College's benefit.
THe Circle includes more than 300 alumni, faculty, parents and
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'62 James E.
Goggin and his wife Eileen (Brockman) recently published a book called
"Death of a 'Jewish Science': Psychoanalysis in the Third Reich" through Purdue
University Press. Goggin says that one of the sources of inspiration for the
book was his four years at Muhlenberg. Plus, he writes, "the history faculty,
Hagen Staack and his friends helped form the basis that led to the historical
questions this book attempts to answer."
'65 Donald S.
Heintzelman recently released his 16th book dealing with birds and wild
life, titled "The Complete Backyard Birdwatcher's Home Companion," published by
Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill. Drawing on nearly 50 years of experience in
ornithology, Heintzelman tells readers how to plan, organize and shape their
backyards to create a perfect environment for attracting birds.
'67 Fred Baus and
his wife Cathy are pleased to announce that their daughter, Laura, has graduated
from Syracuse University. Fred is CEO of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium in
Worcester, Mass.
'68 Lehigh Valley
Magazine named Stefan Goslawski a 2001 Lehigh Valley Mover & Shaper
for his role in developing a program to deter inner-city youth from drugs and
street crime. Founded in 1995, his initiative, known as Community Bike Works,
gives young people the opportunity to earn a bicycle through self-discipline and
commitment. Students in the program, ages nine to 17, spend one day a week for
13 weeks learning to ride and repair donated bikes. Those who successfully
complete the program get to keep their bikes and, to date, 300 youngsters have
done so.
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'71 In May the Senate
unanimously confirmed Arthur F. Rosenfeld to be General Counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board. He was nominated for the four-year position by
President Bush. Prior to the appointment, Arthur served as senior labor counsel
of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
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Paulette (Kutzler)
Obrecht has just completed her second year as director of pupil services for
Nazareth Area School District in Nazareth, Pa. Paulette and her husband John
experienced their first year of "empty-nest syndrome," since their two sons,
John and Peter, were both away at college this year. Dr. Ralph E. Mirarchi was recently named the
William R. and Fay Ireland Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Science in the
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University in Alabama. Ralph
has been teaching and conducting research at Auburn for the last 23 years. He
and his wife Cynthia F. (Flora) Mirarchi live in Opelika, Ala., and Cynthia is a
teacher's aide with the Opelika school system.
'72 Since retiring as
senior operations manager with Poly Hi Solidur in Scranton, Pa., Charles E.
Henry has been keeping busy by writing articles on hiking/history for the
Easton Express-Times newspaper -- two of which have been picked up and
distributed by The Associated Press. An economics major at Muhlenberg, Charles
reports that in the future he plans to devote some time to writing about
economics. He and his wife Donna live in Easton, Pa.
'73
The Rev. Allen R. Riethmiller is a member of the board of directors of
the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., and chairs the development
committee. He is the pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in West Newton, Pa.
'74 Kudos to David
Laubach, who graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas,
with a M.S. in rehabilitation counseling in May of 2000. David now works for the
Texas Rehabilitation Commission in Fort Worth.
'75 Proactive might be a
good word to describe Sherri (Lander) Flynn and her husband Les, who
decided that there was no better time than the present to enjoy the peace and
quiet of Sparks, Nev. Sherri writes, "We moved away from the crowds and insane
pace of the Bay Area last May to beautiful northern Nevada. We were planning to
retire here but decided 'why wait ?' if we can go now. I love having a life
again. Five years of living and working in Silicon Valley was more than enough."
Today, Sherri works as a computer programmer for the City of Sparks and she and
Les own a house on 10 acres that they share with a horse, two llamas, a dog and
three cats. Sherri also reports that in her "other life" she worked with Mike
Kurtz, who is doing well and working for SBC Communications in San Ramon.
'76 It really is a small
world after all, as Julie Campbell and retired Muhlenberg sociology
professor Frank McVeigh met up in Kenya this spring. A former social work
student at Muhlenberg, Julie heads a Protestant missionary for Africa Inland
Missions. She has also worked at the Cheppema Children's Home and Orphanage in
East Africa.
'78 Michael F.
McDevitt recently began a new job as marketing coordinator/technical writer
for Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc., a civil engineering and consulting firm
in Delaware. Mike is currently living in Bear, Del., with his three dogs, while
working on his gardens, his music and a book about his experiences.
'79 Bob Vaias,
his wife Karen and their daughter Emily live in Basking Ridge, N.J. Bob is a
physical therapist, although he still continues acting on the side. Bob most
recently starred in "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" at the Somerset Valley
Playhouse Theatre. Fellow alums Mitch Goldblatt, Rich Romeo, Mark Paris
'80 and Tammy Bormann '83 attended one of Bob's performances.
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