CAL U M I L E S T O N E S Corporate philanthropy In May 2011, the Washington County Community Foundation honored the Peacock Keller law firm with its inaugural Excellence Award for Corporate Philanthropy at the foundation’s annual Legacy Celebration. The award recognizes the law firm’s tradition of exemplary giving and community service. The foundation also announced that the award would be named the Charles C. Charles C. Keller ‘47 (left) Keller Excellence Award for Corporate Philanthropy in honor of Peacock Keller senior counsel and Cal U alumnus Charles C. Keller ’47. A founding partner of the firm, Keller is well known for his long-standing dedication to community service both at home and abroad. Dr. Carol Mitchell ’72, founder
60s Carl F. Lander Jr. ’61 is a printer,
historian, artist and the author of Builders of a Country 1706-1806. The book is illustrated with woodcuts, steel and copper engravings, and line art from his private collection of books and artwork dating from 1844-1927. At Cal U, Carl was on the staff of the Industrial Arts Leader newspaper, and its editor in 1960. He also was a founder of the Lambda Omega chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. Carl and his wife, Ruth Ann ’96, live in West Newton, Pa. Stephen Marek ’64 is retired.
He and his wife, Natalie, live in Coventry, Conn. Ronald Galley ’65 is retired.
and president of Verland, based in Sewickley, Pa., was among the first class to be welcomed into the American Network of Community Options and Resources Foundation Legacy Leaders Circle. Twenty-six people were recognized for their contributions to ANCOR. Verland is a provider of services for individuals with intellectual and physical challenges. Dr. Kathleen R. Kelley ’72,
superintendent of the Williamsport Area School District, has been named the 2011 Penn-
He lives in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Walter DeForest ’65 is retired
and living with his wife, Kathleen, in Lago Vista, Texas. Janice Revetta Mahalko ’68 is
retired from Intermediate Unit 1. She and her husband, Nicholas, live in Charleroi, Pa.
70s Dr. Dawn Fredrickson Wilson ’70 is
the executive director of professional development for Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Fla. Dawn was a Sigma Kappa member and Homecoming queen at Cal U. She is married to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dennis Wilson ’69, and they live in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Stephen Duncan ’72 is a retired educator. He and his wife, Deborah Jakubik ’72, live in Newtown, Pa.
sylvania Superintendent of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators. She has been an administrator since 1978 and superintendent at Williamsport since 2006. In 2009, former Gov. Edward G. Rendell named Williamsport as one of the top 50 school districts in the state for its improvements over a six-year period. She authorized the district to develop a differentiated super-vision model, which received a Blue Ribbon Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Pam Lutfy ’73, of Dingman
Township, was a candidate for Pike County, Pa., commissioner. Pam has been a member of the Delaware Valley School District board of directors for 13 years. She is also on the board of the education service agency Colonial Intermediate Unit 20. She is a Pike-Monroe legislative regional coordinator for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and a Federal Relations Network member of the National School Boards Association. Pam is founder and executive director of The Sunshine Station Early Learning Center and former co-owner of the Tom Quick Inn along with her husband, Richard. Henry Heer ’73 lives in Green Cove
J.R. Watkin ’74, who retired in
2009 as a biology teacher after 35 years in the Southern Huntingdon School District, received his recreational pilot’s license on May 21. Earning this license had been a goal for J.R. since the ’70s. Pictured are a Federal Aviation Administration official, J.R. Watkin and Hugo Bartel, a certified flight instructor. The Cessna 150 that J.R. flies is in the background. He is married to Kim, whom he credits for supporting this goal. Rick Creehan ’76 has been named
president of Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, W.Va. Since 2005, he had served as executive vice president at Adrian College in Michigan. He also was the athletic director and baseball coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and athletic director at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pa. Patti Bartus Young ’77 and her
Springs, Fla.
husband, Alan, live in Troy, N.C.
Connie Williams Evans ’74 was
80s
honored as district educator of the year by the New Philadelphia (Ohio) Board of Education. She and her husband, Scott, live in Lebanon, Ohio, where he is an attorney.
Susan-Helene Syrko ’80 lives in
Woodbridge, Va. She works for The Home Depot. Jeff Zigray ’80 was a candidate
for Kingwood (W.Va.) City Council.
Fantasy camper
Paul Stacklin ’82 is a teacher
Dr. Roger Angelelli ’64 participated in the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates
with the Tyndale Education Group. He lives in Tangerang, Indonesia, with his wife, Susylianti Soedjarwo. At Cal U he was circulation manager of the Cal Times and drew a cartoon, “Paul’s Case,” that appeared in each edition.
Fantasy Camp. His team — with Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski as first-base coach and former pitcher and Pirates announcer Steve Blass as manager — finished second at the camp, which is held early each year in Bradenton, Fla. The fantasy camp participants reunited in June for a game to benefit the construction of a Miracle League baseball field, for children with special needs, in Upper St. Clair, Pa. On the morning of June 4, the team played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Roger played catcher for three innings and got one hit. That night, the players were featured during pre-game ceremonies at the PiratesPhillies game, which drew the largest attendance in the history of the stadium. While at Cal U, Roger was a catcher for the baseball team and a member of the 1962 and 1963 NAIA District 30 championship squads. He serves on the board of directors for the Foundation for California University, and he is a past president of the Alumni Association. He is married to Lynn ’65.
Chris Warkala ’82 is manager
of apartments and houses for graduate students and faculty at Princeton University. He also is on the board of trustees for Habitat for Humanity in Trenton, N.J. His wife, Sharon Benedetti Warkala ’82, also works at Princeton University as assistant manager of the Facilities Contracts Department. Sherrie Smithwick-Ward ’83
lives in Glendale, Ariz., with her husband, Peter. At Cal U, she participated in basketball and track. SUMMER 2011 CAL U REVIEW 31 ■