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40s

'40

Earl T. Gresham Jr. (ME) retired as president from E. T. Gresham Co. Inc. He now serves as board chairman.

50s

'58

D. Ray Salyer (ME) retired from Newport News Shipbuilding after 42 years of service as an engineer and engineering manager in the nuclear engineering division.

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60s

'64

G. Andrew Cleek (ME) retired as manager of Neon/PT Cruiser Climate Control Engineering after 35 years of service in the vehicle engineering organization, DaimlerChrysler, Auburn Hills, Mich.

'65

L. D. Bowers Jr. (DE) will assume "Of Counsel" status with the firm of Wilson & Bowers and will continue in his position as substitute judge in the general district courts of the 26th Judicial Circuit.

G. G. Brummitt (METE) retired after 35 years of service as a metallurgical engineer with Armco Steel/AK Steel in Ashland, Ky.

Curtis E. Chadwick III (ME) was promoted to manager of petroleum and marine sales for Latin America for Caterpillar Americas Co.

Michael P. Swain (ME) was named president, Alcoa Wheel Products Japan Ltd. and general manager, Alcoa Wheel Products Asia-Pacific. Mike and his wife, Jane, have relocated to Tokyo, Japan.

Alfred W. Woody (ME) was elected to senior associate/stockholder by Albert Kahn Associates Inc.

'66

Richard L. Zirk (AGE) has been selected as DCMDE's new deputy commander.

'67

R. A. Boynton (ARCH) was reappointed by Gov. James S. Gilmore III to the Virginia Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects.

'68

John F. Farley (BAD) retired as foreign service officer after 27 years of service.

D. Laurence Rubini (PSCI) retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. He served in Desert Storm, Haiti, and Central America and is a U.S. administrative law judge in Philadelphia.

'69

Gary W. Crawford (BAD) retired from the USAF after 30 years of service and is chief administrative officer for the Department of Animal Science at UC-Davis.

D. A. Throckmorton (ASE) has been named deputy manager of the Structures, Mechanics and Thermal Department in the Engineering Directorate of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Roslyn H. Wingett (HIST) retired from the Martinsville, Va., school system on July 1, 2000, as facilitator for Success for All, Patrick Henry Elementary.

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70s

'70

Kathryn A. Hall (FL) was hired as assistant professor of English at Valdosta State University. She received her Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1999.

'71

Ralph H. Thurman (ECON) was named chairman of the board and CEO of Viasys Healthcare Inc., a world leader in respiratory and neuroscience technology.

'72

Christopher J. Bise (MINE) was named a distinguished member of SME and was the recipient of Penn State's George and Anne Deike Chair.

Clifford E. Smith (ASE) will be honored by ASME International and is being recognized for a paper he co-authored entitled "Passive Control of Combustion Instability in Lean Premixed Combustors." He will receive the society's Gas Turbine Award.

'73

Scott D. Corbin (ARCH) was elected to stockholder and principal at Hart Freeland Roberts, a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm. He is a vice president and runs the Midwest office in Kansas City.

William A. Gresham (ME) is the third-generation president of the family company E.T. Gresham Co. Inc.

'75

Richard Wells Gresham (ARCH) is the newly-elected secretary of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation as well as one of the foundation's directors. He is also vice president of the E. T. Gresham Co.

Betty J. Harris (MICR) retired from Virginia Wesleyan College. She served as professor of microbiology and biochemistry and as the pre-medical adviser. She was also the chair of the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics.

James B. Watts (UA) was a featured speaker at the Swedish National Crime Prevention Network meeting in Vasteras, Sweden. He is working on a joint research project with the Swedish police.

Garry C. Zettersten (ESEN) was promoted to chief, program management division, Office of the Chief of Staff, Engineering, Directorate of Public Works, headquarters of the U.S. Army, Europe.

'76

Louis E. Berkowitz (ACCT) is director of consulting with Goodman Consulting, a division of Goodman & Co.

E. Ann Bristow (FW) is the telecommunications specialist at GSA.

James R. Clark (BIOL) was promoted to distinguished scientific associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.

Frances J. Moorer (CTRA) received an M.B.A. with honors from Regis University, with an emphasis in e-commerce and operations 2001, and was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities.

'77

Gregory B. Jones (ACCT) was named senior vice president and chief credit officer for NetBank Inc.

Brittain P. Mallow (SOC) is the deputy commander of the Army Criminal Investigations Command.

Sandra J. Zettersten (ARCH) was promoted to client services director for Buchart-Horn GmbH, an architectural engineering firm in Eschborn, Germany.

'78

Ralph E. Mirarchi (FW) is professor of wildlife science at Auburn University and was recently named the William R. and Fay Ireland Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Science in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.

Jane T. Walker (CTRA) received her Ph.D. from UNC-Greensboro.

'79

Douglas E. Gehley (ARCH) was promoted to principal of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture and Engineering, P.C.

Eric J. Shaw (PSYC) received his Ph.D. in humanities from Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in December 2000. Cmdr. Shaw is currently the U.S. Coast Guard liaison to the Navy Warfare Development Command at the Naval War College.

Edward G. Tezak (ESM) was named the American Society for Engineering Education's Outstanding Teacher/Educator of the Year.

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80s

'80

Peggy K. Morrison (UA) was elected president of K. W. Poore & Associates.

C. Robert Neal (ARCH) was promoted to principal at Cooper Carry Inc.

'81

Steven B. Jones (ACCT) is the director of technology for the town of Blacksburg, Va. He is working with the town and Anderson & Associates to implement a networking infrastructure overhaul.

John D. Mashburn (BAD) argued before the U.S. Supreme Court as lead counsel on behalf of C&L Enterprises Inc., in the case of C&L Enterprises Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.

David G. Pollock Jr. (AGE) was selected by undergraduate students in civil and environmental engineering as the recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, for the year 2000.

'82

Donna M. Fernandez (EDVT) was elected parliamentarian for the Virginia Western Region of the Business and Professional Women's Organization. She will be the corresponding secretary at the state level.

Mark S. Zitz (ACCT) is the Mid-Atlantic president for Cavalier Telephone of Maryland and Pennsylvania.

'83

James R. Goodwin IV (EE) received an award at the Pentagon from the Defense Standardization Program for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense as an electronics engineer with the U.S. Navy.

Patrick S. Severo (BIOL) has joined Sutro & Co. as senior vice president, investments at its Hollywood, Calif., branch office.

'84

Thomas P. Lanagan (IEOR) was appointed to lead the contract management group with DORRA.

Clayton W. Preston (ARCH) is an architect and founding owner of Village Habitat Design, LLC, the recipient of the 2001 National AIA and HUD Award for Smart Growth.

Charles J. Westgate III (AOE) was promoted to lt. col. in the USAF and has taken command of the 654th Combat Logistics Support Squadron at Tinker AFB, Okla.

'85

Deborah A. Baum (CHE) was promoted to business unit director, chemical synthesis, in the Performance Chemicals and Intermediates Organization at Eastman Chemical Co.

Derek A. Emmerson (POUL) was promoted to vice president of research and development for Aviagen North America.

Michael D. Miller (ARCH) was promoted to principal at Smith Garrett Architects in Charlottesville, Va. With the firm since February 1998, he is responsible for projects ranging from high-end custom residential to health and fitness centers.

John J. Sullivan (AOE) was selected for promotion to lt. col. in the USAF.

'86

K. Brooks Ballance (BC) was promoted to director of operations of the Richmond office of W. M. Jordan Co.

Mark D. Burrows (HIST) completed his M.B.A. at George Mason University and is currently a business and training developer for Science Applications International Corp.

Eddie G. Dalton Jr. (CHE) was promoted to operations manager with BASF Corp. in Washington, N.J. (19 Mockingbird Rd., Hackettstown, NJ 07840).

Amy W. Ray (ACCT) has joined Bentley College as trustee professor in the Department of Accountancy.

'87

Martha C. Dennis (COMM) is the vice president and senior counsel at Merrill Lynch Europe, Plc. in London.

Kenneth L. Turner (PHED) has taken the position of arena sales manager for Basketball Products International. He is responsible for basketball equipment sales in college and NBA markets.

'88

Dana Q. Boyd (LASC) is president and CEO of a national medical research foundation, the Sarnoff Endowment for Cardiovascular Science.

Xiang Chen (STS) received tenure from California Lutheran University.

Anthony J. Morosini (IEOR) was named vice president and managing director of the Western Region for Aptegrity, Inc. promoted to partner and director of the Insurance Coverage and Insurance Fraud Section of Kalbaugh, Pfund & Messersmith, P.C.

'89

David H. Baker (PSCI) is president and CEO of Exit 1 Inc.-Expert Internet Technology, an internet solutions provider.

Robert M. Brown (SYSE) serves as commander of the Defense Contract Management Command in Baltimore. He participated in the U.S. Army's 225th birthday celebration, held at DCM Manassas.

Stephen C. Caldwell (CS) received an M.S. in information systems from George Mason University. He also received a certificate in software systems engineering.

Christopher W. Clothier (MGT) was promoted to the position of vice president, information technology for Sterling Commerce Inc.

Scott D. Ehrig (COMM) was promoted to assistant treasurer and investment officer, responsible for the active management of trust and investment portfolios for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Sandra C. Gonzalez (MATE) was named manager, heat treat, in the Timken Co.'s automotive business at the Lincolnton Bearing Plant in Lincolnton, N.C.

Lance F. Grenevicki (BIOL) passed the oral examination by the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and is now board certified.

Ray A. Mottley (CE) was promoted to the rank of maj., USAF.

John A. Murphy (ARCH) was part of a professional panel in Richmond that presented various aspects of the design-build project delivery method.

James L. Richardson (FIN) was promoted to vice president of credit administration with CitiCapital, a unit of CitiGroup.

Michael E. Weber (ARCH) was selected as the director of national accounts for Fiberstars Inc.

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90s

'90

Scott C. Asbury (AE) joined Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Westminster, Colo. as a program manager for telemetry, tracking, and command antennas in the Advanced Antennas and Video Systems Division.

Christina M. Motley (COMM) is the Sweepstakes Award winner in the Virginia Press Women's Annual Communications Contest. She received 12 first-place awards, four second-place awards, and one third-place award.

Michael T. Poole (LAR) accepted a position with the Department of Corrections as its NT systems manager for the western, northern, and eastern regions.

William H. Wade Jr. (EE) received his master of divinity from the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America. He is the assistant pastor at Parkview Church in Lilburn, Ga.

'91

Joanne N. Franks (BION) passed the board certification exam to become a member of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Christopher L. Gaj (BION) was promoted to project manager at National Analysts Research & Consulting Healthcare Practice in Philadelphia, Pa.

Brian J. Gottstein (COMM) is working for Legg Mason in Roanoke, Va. as a financial advisor.

Tina D. Merritt (ECAS) was named to Dolan's Virginia Business Observer's "40 under 40" list, which recognizes the top 40 rising business stars in Hampton Roads under age 40.

David B. Pritchard (ACCT) began a new position as fraud MIS/DA manager in risk operations for Capital One Services Inc., Richmond, Va.

Donald W. Shaver (BIOL) received an M.S. in environmental management from the University of Maryland. He is a biologist at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md.

James R. Stafford (EDCI) received his Ph.D. from UNC-Greensboro.

Ann Marie Stephens (FCD) published her first children's book, Surprise for Ray.

'92

Erin R. Brewster (ENGL) is an associate with Offutt Fisher & Nord in their Charleston office. She specializes in medical malpractice defense.

Matthew B. Coppage (LASC) earned the Microsoft Certified System Engineer certification and is working at Capital One as a network analyst.

David W. French II (CE) is the new project manager and airport engineer with Anderson & Associates' Blacksburg office.

Russell A. Harrison (SOC) received an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Tampa and was inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta National Honor Society. He is an office manager/administrator with Bay Area Legal Services.

Kelli Y. Kolling (IS) recently joined Booz-Allen and Hamilton as an associate in their McLean, Va., consulting practice.

Richard J. Watson III (BIOC) is the director of

'93

William B. Moore (GEOG) took a job in Washington County, Va., as GIS manager.

Edwin O. Rueda (ESM) was deployed to Africa as a military observer with the United Nations mission in Western Sahara.

Robert F. Uhrin (ARCH) was promoted to associate at Cooper Carry, Inc.

Jeffrey K. Woodford (MKTG) accepted a position as investment representative with Edward Jones Investing (310 Horseman Dr., Lynchburg, VA 24502).

'94

Kimberly R. G. Bell (HLED) is the healthcare consultant for Sullivan Consulting Group.

Sean L. Ingram (EE) has become an associate at Sughrue Mion Zinn MacPeak & Seas, PLLC.

Kenneth W. McCain (MATH) has become an associate with Weltman, Weinberg & Reis. He will work in the legal department of the Cleveland office.

Cheri R. Taylor (COMM) was promoted to furniture buyer for Circuit City Stores Inc.

'95

James E. Bell (PAPA) was promoted to vice president of operations at American Health Care Management Inc.

Dawn M. Knight (PSYC) is the owner/director of Turtle Tots Preschool and Child Care, which was featured on several local news broadcasts and mentioned in USA Today for installing webcams so parents could log on and see their children.

Stacey L. Sinclair (PSYC) received her Ph.D. from UNC-Greensboro in counseling and counselor education (6955 Golfcrest Dr., Apt. 303, San Diego, CA 92119).

John F. Woodall (OE) received an M.S. in mechanical engineering from George Washington University. He is currently a marine engineer with CSC Advanced Marine in Arlington, Va.

'96

Bridget B. Brodie (BAD) was promoted to director of marketing of trainAbility Inc.

Camille K. Chapman (LASC) is the personal banking officer for MBNA America Inc.

Thomas A. Harvey (FIN) is the senior technology specialist for New Technology Management, Inc.

Andrea M. Lawson (TA) was appointed to the board of directors for the Ohio Art Presenters Network, one of the oldest presenters network organizations in the country.

Jennifer R. Luong (BIOL) was accepted to attend the American University School of Law beginning fall 2001.

Brian M. Tanner (ME) is licensed as a professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and works as a project engineer for TOLK Inc. Consulting Engineers in Fairfax, Va.

Timothy N. Tyler (CE) received the Charles and Sue Ragan Gelet Excellence in Teaching Award in Engineering and the Professor Gerald H. Moore Overall Excellence in Teaching Award.

'97

Christine M. Andrews (COMM) earned her M.A. in graphic design at SCAD in Savannah, Ga., and is senior designer at First Marketing in Pompano Beach, Fla.

Jason A. Cecil (BIOL) earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond and his master of health administration from the Medical College of Virginia.

Johanna L. Farin (PHED) graduated with an M.S. in cardiac rehabilitation and exercise science from East Stroudsburg University in Pa. She now works as an exercise physiologist for Duke University.

Adam J. Langer (BIOL) was honored with the IAMS/VECCS Award for excellence in veterinary emergency medicine and critical care.

Kelly K. Ryan (PSYC) joined the family and school law practice groups of von Briesen, Purtell & Roper, S.C. as an associate attorney.

'98

Amanda H. Cordes (BIOL) received a master's degree in paleontology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and is the curatorial specialist in ornithology at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

'99

Crystal F. Abbe Graham (COMM) is the managing editor of two weekly publications in Virginia, The Observer and The Waynesboro-Augusta Observer.

Holly S. Bonessi (COMM) is an English and history teacher with Hopewell Public Schools.

Holly M. Chichester (HORT) was hired by the city of Staunton as the city horticulturist.

Sherry Haar (CT) received the 2001 Commerce Bank Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.

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00s

'00

Kevin A. McDade (ARCH) joined the Charlotte office of Clark Nexsen as a project designer.

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WEDDINGS

'72 Robert L. Keeton and '73 Elizabeth G. Peebles, 12/30/00.

'81 David W. Knight and Kristi Latture, 1/13/01.

'87 Martha Colter and Shad Dennis, 7/1/00.

'87 John D. Slaughter and Tamara L. Garnett, 11/11/00.

'88 Lisa A. Winters and Keith E. Burke, 10/14/00.

'88 Robert S. McClelland and Jennifer L. Rose, 12/30/00.

'88 Christina A. DiPalo and Tommy R. Stroupe Jr., 10/14/00.

'89 Leslie Glatz and William B. Hudson, 5/19/01.

'90 Kyle H. Hendricks and Valerie L. Bell, 5/13/00 .

'91 Christine A. Dodelin and Frank Merritt Jr., 2/17/01.

'92 Jay A. Altizer and Amy E. Stone, 3/3/01.

'92 Katherine Small and Christopher H. Collins, 5/5/01.

'92 Christopher W. Gallant and Jane Ellen Donoghue, 3/14/01.

'94 Lisa Perkins and J. Trenton Cannon, 3/31/01.

'95 Lucille Kwas and Jason Cirillo, 2/18/01.

'95 Anna M. Stump and '95 Bradley J. Jacobson, 10/29/00.

'95 Robine M. Humphrey and Aaron Kurtz, 4/14/01.

'95 Margaret A. McGurk and Zack Robertshaw, 10/28/00.

'95 Stacey Lynn Morgan and Timothy Smith, 7/8/00.

'95 Sharlyn Thacker and Jeff Underwood, 4/24/01.

'95 Amy L. Strickland and '96 Russell E. Gates, 5/4/01.

'96 Marshall E. Ferguson and '98 Elizabeth W. McCallum, 6/17/00.

'97 Kevin E. Brown and '97 Tammatha Moore, 5/20/00.

'97 Steven G. Dishner and Elizabeth Shepard, 5/19/01.

'97 Keith A. Driscoll and '98 Hillary S. Baker, 3/16/01.

'97 Mark A. Puttock and '99 Robin L. Ziegenbalg, 9/23/00.

'97 Lewis B. Rock IV and '99 Julie M. English, 3/3/01.

'99 Holly A. Hurt and Michael R. Van Poots, 12/30/00.

'00 Jennifer Bridges and '00 Russell K. Middleton, 1/6/01.

'00 Tina Smith and Jason Prescott, 12/30/00.

'99 S. Elizabeth Brumfield and '00 Paul R. Van Buren II, 2/4/01.

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BIRTHS

'77 Hugh E. Elwood Jr., a son, 1/15/01.

'79 Edward R. Estes III, a son, 8/1/00.

'79 Curtis A. Martin and '83 Cindy P. Martin, a daughter, 12/13/00.

'83 Douglas G. Stewart, a son, 3/17/01.

'84 Robert L. Hundley Jr., a daughter, 4/6/01.

'84 Pam Sadler-Hom, twin sons, 2/23/01.

'84 Nancy Lyon Stadler, a son, 3/14/01.

'85 Brian E. Bohall, a son and a daughter, 3/16/01.

'85 D. Craig Gilley and '88 Susan M. Albuerne, a son, 3/28/01.

'85 William D. Pollard Jr., a daughter, 2/24/01.

'85 Robert B. Smith Jr., a son, 4/2/01.

'85 Brian A. Telfer and '85 Linda A. Tempelman, a son, 8/23/00.

'85 C. Monty Wenk Jr., a daughter, 3/10/01.

'86 K. Brooks Ballance, a son, 2/22/01.

'86 Joseph J. Collins, a daughter, 1/18/01.

'86 Kevin B. Dye, a daughter, 4/15/00.

'86 Kurt R. Holderied, a daughter, 2/1/01.

'86 Kristin J. Mascia, a son, 2/6/01.

'86 Matthew D. Michel and '87 Heidi M. Michel, a daughter, 12/20/00.

'86 Michael L. Papay and '94 Kristy W. Papay, a son, 1/19/01.

'87 Sybil B. Hutchens, a daughter, 2/8/01.

'87 Edward P. Lawrence and '87 Nancy M. Lawrence, a daughter, 10/23/00.

'87 Amy D. Munson, a daughter, 9/14/00.

'87 Shelley S. Riley, a daughter, 12/18/00.

'88 Dana Q. Boyd, a daughter, 8/18/00.

'88 Elizabeth C. Cunniffe, a son, 12/11/00.

'88 Julie C. Duerson, a daughter, 8/2/00.

'88 Lorenda S. Gauronski, twin sons, 1/29/01.

'88 Jo A. Greenberg, a daughter, 4/11/01.

'88 Jennifer D. Lauderback, a daughter, 4/11/01.

'88 Bibhu R. Misra, a son, 3/6/01.

'88 Christina F. Najjar, a daughter, 7/7/00.

'88 George A. Newsome Jr., a daughter, 9/21/00.

'88 Sharon T. Romano, a son, 7/11/00.

'88 Brian J. Schuh and '96 Jodi A. Schuh, a daughter, 4/2/01.

'88 Elizabeth W. Strader, a son, 5/3/01.

'89 Jodi L. Barry, a son, 1/29/01.

'89 Robert W. Bird and '91 Cynthia M. Bird, a son, 10/16/00.

'89 Maureen H. Bornstein, a son, 10/24/00.

'89 Tracy D. Buzzeo and '89 William E. Buzzeo, a son, 3/8/01.

'89 Laura R. Cooper, a daughter, 12/21/00.

'89 Matthew L. Mandrgoc, a daughter, 1/31/01.

'89 Michael D. Overstreet Jr., twin daughters, 4/11/01.

'89 Brian C. Pelletier, twin daughters, 1/13/01.

'90 Steven J. Davenport, a son, 1/28/01.

'90 Bernard M. Dillard, a son, 1/12/01.

'90 Stephen V. Gobrecht, a daughter, 3/9/01.

'90 Michael T. Poole and '91 Stacy L. Decker Poole, a son, 12/8/00.

'90 Brian L. Robinette and '90 Wendy S. Robinette, a son, 7/29/00.

'89 David L. Weger and '90 Kristin A. Weger, a son, 6/20/00.

'91 James M. Blum and '92 Angela C. Blum, a son, 4/7/01.

'91 John S. Frost Jr., a daughter, 2/19/01.

'89 Linda A. Hanson and '91 Theodore S. Hanson, a daughter, 10/20/00.

'91 Lisa L. Jatulis, a daughter, 1/9/01.

'91 Matthew E. Krotz and '91 Susan K. Krotz, a daughter, 10/9/00.

'91 David B. Pritchard and '91 Nena E. Foster-Pritchard, a daughter, 2/28/00.

'91 Lee C. Rosson, a son, 6/9/00.

'91 Charles A. Rosson, a son, 3/20/01.

'91 Kenneth F. Schrock II, a son, 3/26/01.

'91 Mark E. Winn and '93 Stephanie D. Winn, a daughter, 5/10/01.

'92 Matthew B. Coppage, a son, 3/24/00.

'92 Glorianna M. Hadermann and '92 Walter W. Hadermann Jr., a son, 2/16/01.

'92 Robert E. Hicks, a daughter, 12/20/00 .

'92 Michael P. Hollis, a daughter, 3/20/01.

'92 Melissa M. Johnson, a son, 2/8/01.

'92 Paul R. Johnson, a daughter, 2/12/01.

'92 Brian T. Mutty and '92 Kimberly D. Mutty, a son, 2/12/01.

'92 Lori C. Rice and '92 Tony R. Rice, a son, 5/3/01.

'92 Gregory J. Samuels, a son, 8/11/00.

'92 Trevor M. Schaub, a son, 2/2/01.

'93 Jeffrey S. Bartel and '94 Teresa M. Bartel, a son, 3/3/01.

'93 Christopher H. Bishop and '93 Kathleen M. Bishop, a son, 3/20/01.

'93 Richard M. Luttenberger, a son, 4/7/01.

'93 William B. Moore and '96 Christina L. Moore, a son, 2/21/01.

'93 Molly S. Purser, a son, 4/18/01.

'93 Renee L. Swinson, a daughter, 2/22/01.

'92 Kristine M. Ellison and '94 William L. Ellison Jr., a son, 3/9/01.

'94 Alex J. Fritz, a daughter, 9/28/00.

'94 Laura C. Holt, a son, 4/5/01.

'94 Karen K. Johnson, a son, 3/22/00.

'94 Christopher J. Larsson and '94 Laurie C. Larsson, a daughter, 2/26/01.

'94 Denise D. Liebowitz, a daughter, 4/23/01.

'94 Danny L. Sterling, a daughter, 3/9/01.

'94 Ronald J. Streck, a daughter 4/9/01.

'94 Cheri R. Taylor, a daughter, 10/29/00.

'95 Joshua A. Berry, a son, 1/5/01.

'95 Michael Del Grosso, a son, 2/18/01.

'91 Susan S. Elgart and '95 Richard A. Elgart, a daughter, 1/18/01.

'94 Melissa S. Hendrickson and '95 Mark Hendrickson, a daughter, 6/9/00.

'95 Eric G. Parr, a son, 2/6/01.

'95 Leslie J. Mastropaolo and '96 Kevin S. Mastropaolo '95, a daughter, 3/17/01.

'95 Millicent A. Powell and '96 Darren J. Powell, a daughter, 4/10/01.

'93 Kristi P. Turner and '96 Mark A. Turner, a daughter, 2/12/01.

'97 Marc A. Nester and '97 Meredith C. Nester, a son, 1/25/01.

'98 Dennis J. Seay and '98 Janet L. Sabin-Seay, a son, 10/12/00.

'00 Adam C. Richards, a daughter, 2/23/01.

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DEATHS

'24 Orren S. Clark, 12/14/00

'26 Harold C. Cox, 4/3/92

'26 Thomas B. Pringle, 7/30/95

'27 Elmer C. Smith, 5/11/01

'28 Charles J. Blair, 6/21/89

'28 John R. Burner, 1/16/01

'29 P. William Logan, 12/24/99

'30 C. Bowie Lanford, 8/9/98

'31 Lloyd A. Murden, 10/5/00

'32 A. I. Osborne Sr.

'32 George E. Schultz, 4/8/01

'33 Samuel S. Mantz, 1/16/01

'33 V. A. Shurm, 5/11/01

'34 Henry H. Downing, 4/23/01

'34 C. Thomas Hardwick, 9/1/97

'35 Joseph M. Dixon, 4/7/00

'35 Julian D. Ellett, 3/4/01

'36 Sheldon F. Hall, 4/2/00

'36 Edwin B. Morse, 12/17/98

'36 E. Spencer Wise, 3/1/95

'37 Elwood L. Harris, 3/6/01

'37 Eugene H. Hurst, 4/30/01

'37 Harold B. Smith, 9/10/00

'37 Harry T. Stultz Jr.

'38 Clarence P. Pittman, 1/6/01

'38 J. Brooke Pruden, 3/26/00

'39 C. H. Armentrout Jr., 2/15/01

'39 J. P. Dempsey Jr., 3/10/01

'39 A. C. Fuller Jr., 7/13/98

'39 Leonard H. Futrell Jr., 11/30/95

'40 W. K. Grogan, 1/14/93

'40 Oskar S. Gulbrandsen, 9/21/00

'40 Julius G. Kaplan, 12/4/95

'40 Horace A. McNeer Jr., 10/5/00

'40 William N. Mobley, 5/3/01

'41 Frederick V. Benjamin, 1/18/01

'41 Mark P. Harris, 9/6/00

'41 Thomas B. Mahone Jr., 10/28/00

'41 Ernest H. Puckett, 2/5/01

'41 R. T. Rives, 7/1/99

'41 Hugh P. Tuggle, 1/5/01

'41 Clarence R. Wood Jr., 4/1/01

'42 Willard H. Cannaday, 11/1/00

'42 Ellis L. Hall, 5/30/01

'42 Herbert V. Leonhardt, 10/18/99

'42 Lester T. Mann

'43 Lee H. Beville, 4/23/01

'43 William A. Fraughnaugh, 1/29/95

'43 Richard D. Fuller

'43 David L. Wassum, 11/23/98

'44 Robert L. Bryant, 9/20/00

'44 Henry E. Carter Jr., 10/21/91

'44 Joseph M. Cross, 3/17/99

'44 Robert M. Hutchison, 11/14/99

'44 Edward L. Noble Jr., 9/12/95

'44 William F. Saunders, 4/4/01

'44 E. C. Sprague Jr., 2/27/01

'45 John H. Clarke, 10/4/00

'45 Thomas E. Hall Jr., 3/4/01

'45 Irvin A. Wolfson, 11/27/97

'46 John C. Edwards, 4/8/01

'46 Meredith J. Moffett, 2/5/01

'46 Edward D. Slate, 4/18/98

'47 Howard A. James, 1/27/01

'47 James H. Sadler, 7/30/00

'48 Harold S. Applewhite, 5/13/01

'48 Kathleen M. Wright, 3/16/01

'49 Richard P. Brice Jr., 10/12/98

'49 John P. Cornett, 9/20/95

'49 Robert E. Johnson Jr., 4/17/98

'49 Donald M. Shelor, 4/9/01

'50 S. J. Cannady, 5/10/98

'50 Walter R. Debusk, 5/20/01

'50 Joseph W. DeHart

'50 Allen A. Geiger, 5/5/01

'50 Griffin Hardy, 4/25/01

'50 M L. Hendry II, 1/29/99

'50 Louis C. Kemo

'50 Wilton F. Melhorn, 5/2/97

'50 Vernon R. Minnix, 3/30/01

'50 R. B. Noftsinger, 3/10/01

'50 Edward W. Thomas Jr., 4/3/91

'51 John D. Coles, 2/25/95

'51 Clayton S. Duncan Jr., 3/24/99

'51 Hoge A. Holliday, 8/11/99

'51 Thomas H. Howard, 10/1/79

'51 Silas A. Maddox, 7/14/91

'51 J. Harry Moore, 5/25/01

'51 R. M. Price, 5/10/01

'51 Ralph A. Reed Jr., 12/3/94

'51 John C. Reynolds, 9/4/99

'51 Joseph A. Slagle, 12/27/00

'51 William C. Wheeler, 1/25/95

'52 C. I. Brennalt, 2/24/01

'52 Ambrose D. Galup, 5/27/01

'52 Aaron B. Olsen, 1/30/00

'52 Zella N. Potterfield

'52 Howard B. Stanton Jr., 4/12/01

'52 James P. Tipton, 2/1/00

'52 Thomas E. Waldrop, 9/16/98

'53 Thomas M. Collie Jr., 4/14/01

'53 Calvin C. Craighead, 4/6/01

'53 Ann M. Maxton, 11/1/96

'54 Charles G. Cluff, 8/24/98

'54 Paul D. Seay, 3/25/99

'55 Charles A. Bruce Jr., 11/2/00

'55 James T. Via, 3/29/01

'56 A. Arlene Bumbaugh, 3/25/93

'56 G. B. Campbell, 7/30/00

'57 Davis H. Crawford, 2/9/95

'58 Theodore Drigan, 3/29/98

'58 Bradley L. Finley, 2/1/87

'58 Walter E. Holdaway, 4/9/00

'58 Dale E. Hymes, 6/1/01

'58 John Lubenow, 3/1/01

'59 G. Edward Brown, 4/7/00

'59 Johnny F. Cook Jr., 4/1/95

'59 Robert L. Neal III, 11/1/88

'59 W. C. Taliaferro, 7/18/00

'60 Theresa U. Wade, 12/23/95

'61 T. Patrick Reardon, 12/9/00

'62 Nancy H. Ascue, 4/24/99

'62 Kenneth W. Fink

'62 Robert T. Trafton, 8/28/98

'64 Maurice C. Hendrick, 4/17/01

'64 Lewis R. Semones Jr., 6/17/96

'64 Charles L. Van Natta

'65 John H. Abbitt, 10/1/97

'65 Gary P. Cochran, 9/30/99

'66 Stephen A. Brandt

'66 Jerry L. Foster

'69 Douglas R. Kahle, 3/16/01

'69 Rodney M. Wise, 8/16/99

'71 Keith Robinson, 3/9/00

'72 Marilee S. Caro, 1/1/93

'72 Nancy L. Chapman

'72 Edward W. Tennis Jr., 3/20/96

'73 Larry B. Daniels, 10/1/98

'73 Joseph T. Ellis, 4/4/01

'74 David W. Lenhart, 1/20/95

'75 Stephen J. Lloyd, 9/17/98

'75 Patrick H. Musick, 3/24/01

'76 Donald E. Lutes, 10/27/93

'76 Theodore A. Manly, 2/2/91

'77 Mary S. Cassidy, 5/23/00

'77 George S. Foster, 8/30/88

'77 Chandois B. Phillips, 9/22/99

'77 Douglas C. Wine II, 11/13/00

'80 Sylvia M. Gersch, 3/5/97

'81 John S. Gilleece, 11/25/00

'81 Charles A. Tampasis, 4/16/01

'82 Paul R. Learn, 1/23/00

'84 Maryanne Benson, 8/11/97

'84 Gillett G. Ford Jr., 4/3/01

'85 Herbert H. Golden, 7/2/00

'86 Donald L. Gibbons, 8/1/92

'87 Dennis C. Bevins, 4/8/01

'89 Wayne H. Kawano, 2/19/96

'89 George Parides, 2/25/96

'89 Frederick V. Watkins III, 3/3/01

'94 Howard E. McCoy Sr., 3/1/99

'95 Kenneth S. Lefkowitz, 3/29/01

'99 Jocelyn L. Rodgers, 3/8/01

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FACULTY AND FRIENDS DEATHS

George E. Stern, who was known for setting international standards of construction, died March 19. Stern, the Earle B. Norris research professor emeritus of wood construction, essentially pioneered the wood sciences program at Virginia Tech and was the creator of the Stern Fastener and Pallet Research Laboratory and the inventor of the particle board. "George was especially known throughout the world for designing fasteners, or nails and screws, and as the pioneer in pallet design and construction," said Department Head of Wood Science and Forest Products Geza Ifju. Because of his lifetime of contributions toward researching and improving fasteners, Stern was known as "Mr. Nail." Although retired, Stern still came to Tech almost daily to work on his research projects and gave presentations around the world on his findings.

Naomi Wilson-Nicely, chapel manager for the War Memorial Chapel, died April 10. She began working at Virginia Tech in 1973, when she was hired part-time to help her father, Franklin Thompson, who was the watchman/host of the chapel. In 1976, she was hired as the full-time chapel manager. Her assistant, Pricilla Soucek, noted that the chapel was a big part of Wilson-Nicely's life, adding that "Through the chapel, she touched a lot of peoples' lives." Claressa Morton, associate director for university unions and student activities and Wilson-Nicely's supervisor, said, "Naomi was without a doubt one of the most loyal, dependable employees I've ever had the privilege to work with. She will be missed by the entire university community."

Duncan Lyle Kinnear, an alumnus and professor emeritus of education and psychology and the university's official historian, died June 6. The well-known author of a comprehensive compilation of the university's history, The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Kinnear earned his bachelor's in biology from Tech in 1933 and his master's in vocational education in 1938. Kinnear taught at Virginia Tech from 1936 until 1971. Warren Strother, a long-time friend, noted that Kinnear's long association and familiarity with Virginia Tech, as well as his "mass of information about the early history of VPI," led to his being asked to write the almost 500-page volume of Tech's first 100 years. Strother added that when Kinnear was asked to give talks about Tech's past, he made "cheerfully irreverent comments on the earlier years of the land-grant college."

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