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1949 Thomas J. Tredici, M.D., Colonel, U.S.A.F., M.C., received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. The award recognizes his distinguished military service, professional contributions and sustained dedication to public service. Tredici serves as a senior scientist at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks City-Base, Texas.
Presidential Unit Citation, Korean Presidential Unit, and Korean War medal with six combat action stars. During the remainder of his 28-year military career, in which he held the ranks of captain, major and colonel, Henderson’s other honors included the Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Vietnam Medal with four battle stars, Joint Chiefs of Staff Commendation Medal and Legion of Merit first and second oak leaf cluster.
1955 Arthur Sohn and members of his “gray guard” received a surprise during their sixth annual W&J reunion in Florida. For the work they did last year in organizing and facilitating the transition of the Haitian earthquake victims into the Sarasota, Fla., environment, the City Council invited the group to a three-day fantasy baseball camp hosted by the Baltimore Orioles. Alumni participants included: A.J. Friedman, Don Kamerer, Demas McVay, Steve Oliphant, Bob Simonin, Paul Smilow, Bulter Waugh and Vic Wood.
1950 John K. Henderson was inducted into the Crawford County Veterans Hall of Fame. He served as a lieutenant in the Korean War, earning the Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor,
Walter Cooper enjoyed the 2010 Homecoming football game with Jim Philips ’54, John Unice ’65, Tim Hurley ’98 and Graham Knox ’96.
W&J honors alumni entrepreneurs Railroad executive William Stout ’64 and business leader Samuel Paisley ’72 were named 2010 Entrepreneurs of the Year by Washington & Jefferson College at its annual Entrepreneurial Leadership Dinner in November. The award recognizes alumni and friends of the College who have taken an entrepreneurial approach to starting or building successful businesses. Stout is the chief executive officer of Atlas Railroad Construction Co. in Eighty Four, Pa. Atlas started as a small business founded by Stout’s parents. Stout worked on the railroad tracks as a teenager and, after graduating from W&J, began an upward career path at Atlas, becoming president and owner in 1986. “After assuming ownership of his family’s flagship business 30 years after its founding, Mr. Stout embraced the tradition of the company while taking on new, large-scale transit projects to expand the reach of his business from New York City to Washington, D.C., to Maine,” President Tori Haring-Smith, Ph.D., said. Paisley is a business consultant and investor who most recently served as chief financial officer at Razorgator, Inc., a leader in online premium ticket exchanges and ticket management technology platforms for Fortune 100 companies. With more than 37 years of experience in business, Paisley is an expert in Internet marketing, e-commerce and finance.
Joseph Hardy III (right), founder and chairman of 84 Lumber Co., congratulates William Stout (left) and Samuel Paisley (center) on being named W&J’s 2010 Entrepreneurs of the Year.
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“Mr. Paisley is adept at identifying and building on the strengths of businesses to accelerate their growth,” Haring-Smith said. “It is a skill he honed as an economics and mathematics student at W&J, and we are proud to honor his achievements as an entrepreneur and as an authority in finance and corporate strategy.” W&J established its Entrepreneurial Studies Program in 1986 with the support of Joseph Hardy III, founder of 84 Lumber Co. and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.