Director of Marketing and Communication Robert Skinner '75. “This year, we had golfers from as far away as California and Texas.  We also tried a new format which allowed players to play their own shot after the team selected the best drive.  Our participants and the generous support of our sponsors made this year’s golf outing a financial success.”

Wesleyan is proud to present the names of the organizations and individuals whose contributions helped make the 11th annual Bobcat Open a success.

BOBCAT OPEN SPONSORS
Aladdin Food Services; Brannon Graphics; Domino’s Pizza; First Central Bank;Herald Printing; High Point Construction; Huntington Banks; ICG; Jenkins Ford; Manchin and Aloi; Morgantown Printing; PNC  Bank; Pepsi; Record Delta; Sodexho; St. Gobain; Steptoe and Johnson; Bill Fahrner, Joanne Soliday and your friends at Performa; Upshur County Development Authority; Wendy’s; and Weyerhaeuseser.

SPECIAL APPRECIATION
*PNC Bank for sponsorship of prizes.
*Bill Minsker and Buckhannon Auto Mall for sponsorship of our Hole-In-One prize.
*Mike Ross and I. L. Morris, Canaan Valley Resort, The Greenbrier Stonewall Resort, The Farmstead, and the Meadowlands for donation of auction items.

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Class Notes: June / July 2006
E-mail your Class Notes to alumni@wvwc.edu

1940   GELIA WAMSLEY SHAW, Orange, CA, celebrated her 88th birthday on March 31, 2006 and would like to let her classmates know that she is doing quite well.

1951   ARDEN R. BECK, Belington, WV, and his wife, Maysel, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on November 21, 2005.

1956   ROBERT SAMMIS, Stratford, CT, has retired from The Waterfront and Harbor Management Commission after 39 years of service.  A reception was held by The Waterfront Commission for the occasion.  Bob is a retired senior vice president for Trust Investments of Union Trust Company now Wachovia Bank.  He also serves as a board member and consultant to various community organizations and charities in the Fairfield County area.

1958   MICHAEL M. BROUMBERG, Ellicott City, MD, would like all his fellow classmates to know that he is looking forward to 2008 when the class of 1958 will become members of the Emeritus Club.

1959   WILLIAM H. HOLMES, Phoenix, AZ, and his wife, Carolyn, and their son, Geoffrey, designed, built and operate the Great Harvest Bread Company in Tempe, AZ.  Bill retired from college administration in 2000, played golf for a couple of years before he decided it was time to “unretire.”  An important part of the Great Harvest mission is to “build community, one loaf at a time” by providing a caring environment along with high-quality products.

1961   ROBERT H. LANG, Surfside Beach, SC, recently retired from territory sales.  He currently is working as a substitute teacher in the Myrtle Beach area.

1962   R. MALLORY STARR JR., Chevy Chase, MD, has been appointed president of the Institute of Management Consultants, Inc. for the Washington, DC region.  He is also the director of the Sequoia Presidential Yacht Group, LLC, a founding director of Presidential Museums Foundation, and serves on the advisory board of the Great Falls Tavern. 

1966   LAWRENCE J. LEE III, New York, NY, was inducted into the Hunter College Alumni Hall of Fame in May 2006.  He has two graduate degrees from Hunter, receiving an MA in psychology in 1974 and an MSW in 1976.  *   STEPHEN H. GUTEKUNST, Suffolk, VA, was united in marriage to Alexandra Sandway in April 2005.  They moved from Martha’s Vineyard, MA to Suffolk in December 2005.

1967   WILLIAM B. GIBB, Hermitage, PA, is completing his 37th year of teaching with the Hermitage School District.  He still loves to teach.  He and his wife, Carol, have three children and two grandchildren.   *   SAMUEL D. FEOLA, Highlands Ranch, CO, was named the program director for Raytheon Polar Services Company, a business unit of Raytheon Technical Services Company.  As program director, Sam supports the United States Antarctic Program under contract to the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs.

1970   DAVID C. MYERS, Alexandria, VA, has been named pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Washington, DC.

1973   HELEN GROVE, Oxford, OH, has been appointed senior vice president for Instruction and Provost at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH. (picture right)

1976   GAVIN APPLEBY, Atlanta, GA, recently joined the Atlanta office of the law firm of Littler Mendelson, the nation’s largest employment law firm.  Gavin, named one of Georgia’s best lawyers, continues to litigate employment cases on behalf of employers as well as provide expertise in drug testing and pre-employment testing matters.  Gavin reports that Chris, his 16 year-old son, is a better musician than he ever was, even when he played with the WVWC jazz band.  Chris is considering attending WVWC.

1978   ROBERT (BOB) BERNARDI, Bridgeport, OH, wife, Charlene, recently had a reunion in Wheeling, WV to celebrate Bob’s 50th birthday.  Alumni and friends in attendance were ANDREW (ANDY) THOMAS, RENEE BRADAC THOMAS, VICKY STARNES, ED KROUPA, SCOTT DAVIS ‘79, MATTHEW (MAT) MILLER ‘79, RICHARD (RICK) KOPP ‘79, and RICHARD (RICH) DIETRICH ‘79.  “It was a wonderful party and get together – and many of the folks had not seen each other for 25 years or so.”  (picture left)*   PETER F. DELLOMO, Warren, NJ, retired in 2005 as a Captain from the Berkeley Heights, NJ, Police Department.  He also became a pilot in 2003, earning his instrument rating in 2005.  Peter now co-owns a construction firm in NJ.

1980   CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) MOORE, Oak Ridge, NC, and BARRY H. WOLFE, Peachtree City, GA, hosted the first annual “Chi Phi Beach/Golf Outing” in Holden Beach, NC to benefit the “Root Ranch Preservation Fund.”  Participants included GREGG BROWN ’87, PETER DUGAN ’80, JAMES EDDINS ’87, JOSEPH EDDINS ’73, EDWARD GREENAN JR. ’86, DAVID HAMBURG ’83, MALCOLM HOOD JR. ’79, CHAD HORNE ’86, TODD LEONHARDT ’86, MICHAEL LUTZ ’85, CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) LYNCH ’88, RONALD WEBER ’79, JOHN WELLS III ’80, TIMOTHY (TIM) SHIPLEY ‘80, and ROBERT (BOB) THAYER ‘85.  Barry and Chris thank everyone for their generosity/support and hope for an even bigger turnout next year.

1983   LEIGH ROSS JOYCE, Dryden, NY, has completed her master’s of science degree in childhood education with a technology emphasis from SUNY at Cortland, NY, on May 8, 2006. (picture left)

1984   THOMAS M. SMITH, Mechanicsville, VA, was recently selected as president-elect for the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). (picture right) He has been a member of NAHQ since 1996, and is currently the director of professional development on the NAHQ board of directors and has served as chair of NAHQ’s conference planning team and as a member of its strategic planning team.  Thom is currently employed as director of performance improvement/case management for Henrico Doctor’s Hospital in Richmond, VA.  He is married to DENISE HEAD SMITH ’85.

1986   KAREN REED HALLOWELL, Lebanon, PA, is teaching elementary computer at Ebenezer Elementary School to 670 students and “loves every minute of it.”  *   MARGARET LOCKET SPANN, Port Charlotte, FL, and her husband, J. C., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 10, 2005 with friends from all over the United States including the preacher that married them.  Margaret’s uncle who gave her away along with her bride’s maid and her husband’s best man were also in attendance for the celebration.   *   CHRIS A. WOOD, Hurricane, WV, has accepted the position of vice president for Institutional Advancement at Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, NC effective August 2006.

1987   MICHAEL C. SHAW, Fairmont, WV, has retired as fundraiser at the WVU School of Medicine in Morgantown, WV after 12 years of service in July 2005.  He opened a fine wine shop in Fairmont named The Montis Wine Room.  Michael’s wife, Kim, is director of nursing at the Arbors of Fairmont, and they are the parents of two daughters, Shannon and Emily.

1988   DEANNA SHRADER STEINER, Chesapeake, VA, and her husband, Marc, announce the birth of their daughter, Rachel Nicole, on March 13, 2006.  She joins her big brother, Jimmy, and big sisters, Elizabeth and Julia, at home.   *   BRIAN R. SWIGER, Dunbar, WV, has joined the staff of Jackson Kelly PLLC of Charleston as a member of the Litigation Department. (picture left)    *  JEFFREY R. KIRK, Monmouth Junction, NJ, and his wife, Joanne, announce the birth of their sons, Aidan James, Daniel Richard, and Ryan Dolan, on June 13, 2006.  Jeff is owner of Clearstream Benefit Plans, Inc. a specialist in employee benefits.

1989   ROBERT W. EVANGELISTI, Woodbury Heights, NJ, is currently employed as a regional sales manager with Hoya Vision Care.

1991   LISA OERTEL REICH, Brooklyn, NY, and TAMMY PAXTON MILLER, Huntersville, NC, who are old friends and amateur musicians have joined forces once again and are currently on an East Coast tour in a Grateful Dead cover band called “Uncle John Wesley’s Band.”  Tammy’s husband, MATTHEW MILLER ’92, is the band manager and occasionally performs as backup vocalist.   *   SHELLEY GOUGH LAUFFER, Mt. Airy, MD, and her husband, KEVIN LAUFFER ’92, announce the birth of their daughter, Marisa Kathleen, on December 3, 2004.  She joins her brother, Brandon, at home.

1992   JILL SCHUSTER PERRY, Beaver, PA, has been promoted to program director of the Tom Rutter and Moffett Halfway Houses for men which is part of Gateway Rehab halfway house services.  She was actively involved in the expansion of both halfway houses and the relocation of the Moffett House to its current home in Beaver Falls.   *   KELLEY DUFFY CONLEY, West Mifflin, PA, and her husband, Thomas (Tom), announce the birth of their son, Ryan Duffy, on June 8, 2006.  He joins brother, Patrick, and sister, Shannon at home.

1995   SARAH VINCENT CRICKENBERGER, Oak Hill, VA, and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Eric, on February 27, 2006.

1996   MELINDA LAPAN, Neptune, NJ, company, Seasonal Retail Service (SRS), has been selected to receive an Excellence in Human Resources Award from the National Human Resources Association.  Melinda is the director of human resources for SRS.  She will also be appearing on a PBS television program, CEO Exchange, “Winning the Game:  The Rough-and-Tumble Business of Sports” in the near future.  The program is underwritten by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in which Melinda was selected to ask a question of Bud Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball on the show. (picture left)    *   JENNIFER SHUSTER STRICKLAND, Warrenton, VA, and her husband, ROBERT STRICKLAND, announce the birth of their daughter, Allie Marie, on February 17, 2006.  She joins her brother, Colin, and her sister, Morgan, at home.   *   KERRI HALL, Hamlin, WV, was united in marriage to Christopher Smith on May 20, 2006 at the Hamlin Central United Methodist Church.  Alumni in attendance were SHANNON COTTRILL ’95 and ELLEN HAWK ’98.

1997   LAURA SHOOK-MARINO, Raleigh, NC, and her husband, Richard (Rick) Marino, announce the birth of their son, Alexander Lee, on March 12, 2006.  He joins big brother, Noah, at home.  Alexander was born, not only on the same day as his cousin, Kate Presley Simpson, but in the same hospital and with the same doctor.  Kate is the daughter of MARY SHOOK SIMPSON ’96 and her husband, Christopher Simpson.  *   GEORGE COYNE, Alexandria, VA, and his wife, Allison, announce the birth of their son, Jackson Innes, on May 13, 2006.  George continues to build his psychotherapy private practice by counseling adolescents, adults, and couples.

1998   STACEY FRYE KERR, Greensburg, PA, and her husband, Glenn, announce the birth of their son, Levi, on February 13, 2006.

1999   BARRY GEORGE, Cumming, GA, was recently named president of American Pool Service in Atlanta, GA.  Barry and his wife, AUBRYN FALK GEORGE, relocated to Atlanta in June 2005.  Aubryn is currently employed at SAIC as the Lead Project Controller with the Center for Disease Control.   *   NATALIE NILAND-LINT, Gainesville, VA, and her husband, MICHAEL “BUDDY” LINT ’00, announce the birth of their daughter, Gracie Anne, on April 18, 2006. (picture left)

2000   JENNIFER SIMMONS-MOSS, Montgomery Village, MD, has established senior level recognition as a service manager at Ultimate Staffing, and she plays a lead role in the team that is currently one of the top performers in the country while working with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to major communications corporations to aid with staffing/hiring solutions.  Her husband, STEVEN (STEVE) MOSS ‘04, was promoted to vice president of sales for United Business Machines in December 2005. *   STACY NOLAN, Owings Mills, MD, earned her master of science degree in environmental studies from Towson University in May 2006.  She is currently the head of the science department at Liberty High School in Eldersburg, MD where she teaches all levels of chemistry.

2001   NATHAN D. CRICHTON, Stanley, NC, currently is proprietor of a State Farm Insurance Agency and his wife, DANA ADAMS CRICHTON, stays home and cares for their two children; daughter, Emerson, and son, Palmer.   *   JENNY L. DAVIDSON, Columbus, OH, has completed preschool Montessori Certification and is currently teaching at New Albany Montessori in New Albany, OH.   *   KILEY WINGFIELD, Buckhannon, WV, was united in marriage to James Rowan on May 19, 2006.  An alumnus in attendance was ALICIA HYLTON LANGEVIN.  Kiley is employed as an economic service worker. (picture right)    *   CHRISTOPHER T. PRITT, Fayetteville, WV, recently graduated from Ohio Northern’s Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University.  He received the degree of Juris Doctor.

2002   ALLISON QUINN, Whitman, MA, was united in marriage to CRAIG H. GUIDO ’00 on January 26, 2006 at the Sandals Grande Resort in Gros Islet, St. Lucia.  An alumnus in attendance was CHRISTOPHER LONG ’00.  Allison and Craig met in the Atkinson Theatre at Wesleyan.  Currently they operate Almar Building and Remodeling, an award winning Design Build firm, in Hanover, MA. (picture left)    *   LUKE C. MCELWAIN, Cowen, WV, graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine with the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine on May 27, 2006.  He is interning at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, WV. (picture right)

2003   KATIE M. BOWLES, Columbia, SC, graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law on May 5, 2006.  She moved to Raleigh, NC, to take the North Carolina bar exam and pursue her legal career in Raleigh. (picture left)

2004   ELIZABETH A. MAXIN, Zelienople, PA, received her master of social work degree from the University of Pittsburgh in April 2006.  She is currently employed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as a medical social worker, specializing in organ transplant.

2006   KATHRYN MILLARD, Hammondsport, NY, was united in marriage to ANDREW SMITH ’05 on May 12, 2006 at Camp Casowasco where they first met in Moravia, NY.  ANGELA GAY KINKEAD ‘79, Dean of Chapel at Wesleyan, officiated the ceremony.  Others in attendance where SCOTT GREEN ’05 and RAYMOND (RAY) LAMORA ’04 MBA ’05.