CL ASS NEWS & NOTES Steve Roberts ’65 and his wife, Janet Gessner Roberts ’68, retired. They were the owners of EchoData Group. Steve is a member emeritus of the LVC Board of Trustees who served for almost two decades, receiving emeritus recognition in 2013.
Tax-wise giving from your IRA If you’re age 70.5 or older and have an IRA, you can make a gift to LVC and save on taxes— even if you don’t itemize. It’s called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), and it’s fairly simple to do. •
Instruct your IRA administrator to make a distribution from the IRA directly to LVC. We’ll direct your gift to whichever College
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of Florida College of Education, shared some LVC memorabilia with LVC President James MacLaren. John sent Dr. MacLaren a pin from the 1966 Centennial Tyler Isabelle ’19 and Paige Bryson ’20
married Oct. 10, 2020, at the London-
one as part of the 100-year celebration.
derry Historical Society in N.H. Paige is a
The students then voted on who had the
permit coordinator at Momentum Solar.
best beard that year.
CLASS NOTES
Betty Criswell Hungerford ’54, H’09
distribution comes directly to The Valley. And the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) returns in 2021. A QCD gift will count toward your RMD (if you have one this year).
For many donors, a QCD is the most tax-advantaged way to support LVC students because it’s a gift made from pre-tax assets. Please contact Joe Martellaro, director of gift planning, at martella@lvc.edu or 1-866LVC-1866 for additional information on IRA giving.
stepped down as chair of LVC’s Alumni Awards Committee. She received an LVC Alumni Citation in 1992, a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004, and an Honorary Doctorate in 2009.
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Zoom 2020—Ed Ruth ’65, Don MacGowan ’66, Bob Corsaro ’66, Lewis Nieburg ’68, Phil Buchanan ’68, Ron Beckley ’66, Paul Tietze ’67, John Dennelsbeck ’67, Richard Henzel ’66, Phil Thompson ’68, and George Hollich ’65
Rev. W. Franklin Lantz ’57 celebrated his 40th anniversary since ordination
Don MacGowan ’66 shared a photo of a
to Christian ministry in the Evangelical
Zoom reunion of the West Hall Gang,
United Brethren Church (Methodist), now
held during LVC’s virtual Homecoming
United Church of Christ. He said LVC was
Weekend last fall. Don said the “gang,”
his prelude to the ministry.
primarily members of the Classes of
’60s
1965–69, “have many fond memories of living in the former West Hall.” Dr. Michael J. Campbell ’69 retired as a
June Stringer Rietdorf ’63 directs and
music professor from Young Harris Col-
plays for two choruses in Englewood,
lege in Georgia. He taught saxophone,
Fla., where she and her husband, Timo-
directed the jazz band, taught advanced
thy, spend six winter months each year.
conducting (instrumental and choral),
George J. Hollich Jr. ’65, P’95, P’98 was
and music appreciation. He served as
made an honorary alumnus of Milton Hershey School.
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dents were not allowed to have a beard at the time but could petition to have
eligible. You do not claim it as income
that noted he had a “Beard Permit.” Stu-
Paige Bryson ’20 and Tyler Isabelle ’19
’50s
for tax purposes since the
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of mathematics education, University
Gifts of up to $100,000 are
priority you choose. •
Dr. John Gregory ’66, a retired professor
an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor throughout the U.S.
