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Real estate entrepreneur honored for leadership, prowess David A. Ross ’78, president and co-founder of Atlantic Realty Companies, has been honored as an Entrepreneur of the Year by Washington & Jefferson College at the 27th annual Entrepreneurial Leadership Dinner. An expert in acquisitions, land use, development and leasing, Ross has been responsible for the development of approximately ten million square feet of commercial, industrial and retail property throughout the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., metropolitan areas. In addition to his founding role in Atlantic Realty, Ross maintains a very active presence in the community and local organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors of Easter Seals Greater Baltimore-Washington Region and is the founding co-chair of the Easter Seals Bright Stars and VIP Program. Ross was honored with The Clarence Donohoe Award, an award presented to an Easter Seals board member who exemplifies excellence in leadership and volunteerism. Ross, who also serves on the W&J board of trustees and chairs the Property, Building and Grounds Committee, serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Virginia Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and the
Craig E. Simpson received the Allegheny County Bar Association’s 2013 Philip Werner Amram Award in recognition of his professional excellence and commitment to the ideals of the Allegheny County Bar Association and community. Simpson’s practice is focused in the area of attorney and judicial ethics and disciplinary law. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Duquesne University School of Law where he taught professional responsibility.
1975 David W. Beyer, M.D., is the chief of anesthesiology and medical director of Laurel Surgical Center in Greensburg, Pa. Patricia Brletic, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at W&J, was featured in the Observer Reporter for teaching a craft-brewing course. Brletic has been teaching this course for the past 10 years. Craft and microbrewing has become a multi-billion dollar industry, and the course introduces fundamental concepts of chemistry and biochemistry as they apply to brewing. Jesse Penico, M.D., joined the Memorial Physician Clinics in Gulfport, Miss., in the practice of infectious diseases. Penico is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Steering Committee for Reston Interfaith. He also is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks and the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce. Dedicated to his local community, Ross was selected as Reston’s President Tori Haring-Smith Citizen of the Year by the Times congratulates David Ross for being Community Newspapers. He has named W&J’s Entrepreneur of the Year. served on the board of directors of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, Celebrate Fairfax, the Child Development Center of Northern Virginia, the Reston Teen Center, the Reston Community Center, the Committee for Dulles, the Fairfax County Health Care Advisory Board, Fairfax County Long Term Care Council and the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance.
1979 Marc Newman published his first novel “The Last Matador.” In addition to writing, Newman teaches American literature part time. Previously, he spent 27 years working on Wall Street, most recently for a major global investment bank as a senior institutional trader. He currently resides in Towaco, N.J.
1980 Harry Miller was promoted to major general, a two-star position, at a ceremony in Fort Drum, N.Y. He currently serves as commander of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division and is employed as executive director of Veteran Services for Easter Seals New Hampshire/New England. A two-tour veteran of the War in Iraq, Miller previously served as rear detachment commander of the 10th Mountain Division while the division headquarters was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010-2011. Lee Spangler, Ph.D., associate professor at Montana State University and director of the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership, is engaged in a regional experiment to see if carbon dioxide can be safely
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and permanently stored underground. In geological formations of ancient basalt half a mile deep, the partnership injects the greenhouse gas and carefully monitors the results. The partnership’s mission is to find safe and affordable ways to permanently store the greenhouse gas emissions of the U.S.
1981 Eric Lundgren, M.D., and Lauren PrattLundgren ’82, write “Our oldest daughter Jessica is in her second year of her internal medicine residency at UVA Medical Center, and our daughter Megan is in her last year at Jefferson Medical College preparing for general surgery residency interviews. Our son Eric is in his first year at Capital University Law School.” A. Michael Pratt was inducted into Uniontown Area High School’s Hall of Fame. He currently serves as vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and is a partner at the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP. He is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American bar associations and president of the Barristers Association of Philadelphia.
1982 The Honorable Kevin A. Ohlson was invested as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He currently resides in Virginia.