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1979
Rich Cresson, ’79, Lisa Bernzott Etter, ’79, Mary Henry Saldana, ’81, and Jeffery Gray, ’79, at the High Falls of Cheat. See 1979.
state-owned firms and improvement of municipal services. The EBRD is owned by its member/shareholder countries, the European Community and the European Investment Bank.
1973 While vacationing in New Smyrna Beach, FL, Tom Allen, ’72, his wife, Carol, Manhasset, NY, and Jeff Pfeifer, ’72, and his wife, Maureen, Pittsburgh, PA, got together for a TKE reunion with Frank, ’73, and Sally McCauley Miller, ’75, DeBary, FL, Steve Andreasen, ’70, New Smyrna Beach, FL, and Rev. Jim Spencer, ’72, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
1975 Joanne Dempsey Glaser, Clarksburg, WV, graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in May 2009. She is now serving three churches in the Elkins area – Belington Presbyterian Church, Beverly Presbyterian Church and Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church. Her son, Ben, and her daughter, Elizabeth Glaser Troyer, ’05, also graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and are currently seeking pastoral calls.
1977 Bradley E. Armentrout and his wife, Joy, live in McKinney, TX, with their four children, Clara, Paul, Jenna and John. This summer, Brad and the two older children, Clara and Paul visited D&E. They enjoyed a golf cart tour of campus, "brought back a lot of memories – it was great!"
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WV, and Roy F. Simms, Elkins, WV, after a Snowshoe Foundation event and golf outing in Snowshoe, WV.
During Homecoming, Rich Cresson, ’79, Swarthmore, PA, Lisa Bernzott Etter, ’79, Farmingville, NY, Mary Henry Saldana, ’81, Tarrytown, NY, and Jeffery Gray, ’79, New York, NY, enjoyed the scenic train ride aboard the New Tygart Flyer to the High Falls of Cheat.
1980 Nick Blanton, Shepherdstown, WV, is president of the Rumseian Society of Shepherdstown. He is an authority on James Rumsey's quest to build a steamboat and Benjamin Franklin's endeavors to finance the quest. By trade, Blanton is a musical instrument maker. After obtaining his BA in History from Davis & Elkins College, he worked as a gunsmith in Colonial Williamsburg for several years before moving to Shepherdstown in 1985. With the move, Blanton joined the effort to build a replica of James Rumsey's steamboat, the Rumseian Experiment, where he also served as mechanic, patternmaker, historian and crew member. The Rumseian Society is a non-profit organization. For more information, visit the website, jamesrumsey.org. Mary Ann DeLuca, ’80, Elkins, WV, enjoyed getting together with Chris Keelips, ’82, Rowayton, CT, John "Aldo" Little, ’82, Cleveland, OH, Martin Allen, ’83, Sylvania, OH, Debbie Payne Fragale, ’81, Moseley, VA, Laura Billups Santmyer, ’79, Elkins, WV, Bill Walwik, ’82, Mocksville, NC, Dave Camp, ’82, Parkersburg, WV, Ian Allen, ’14 (son of Martin Allen), Steve Wamsley, ’83, Valley Bend, WV, Lisa Tennant Wamsley, ’92, Valley Bend, WV, Lori Grimes Gray, ’95, Elkins,
Arlene K. Glascoe-Jones, ’81, has developed two new lines of self-esteem fashion called Phrilly Girlz, for teens, and Phrilly Girlz II, for ladies of all ages. See 1981.
1981 Arlene K. Glascoe-Jones, Culpeper, VA, has developed two new lines of self-esteem fashion called Phrilly Girlz, for teens, and Phrilly Girlz II, for ladies of all ages. As artist and fashion designer, Arlene is beginning Phrilly Girlz as a blouse and T-Shirt line that will include art that address a variety of subjects ranging from inner to outer beauty, focusing more on true spirit of the authentic girl while cherishing, preserving, respecting and protecting her individual and invaluable qualities. For more information or an e-catalogue, Arlene invites you to contact her at arleneblsgsus@aol.com with S.E.W. (self-esteem wear) in the subject line. Chris Keelips, ’82, Mary Ann DeLuca, ’80, John "Aldo" Little, ’82, Martin Allen, ’83, Debbie Payne Fragale, ’81, Laura Billups Santmyer, ’79, Bill Walwik, ’82, Dave Camp, ’82, Ian Allen, ’14 (son of Martin Allen), Steve Wamsley, ’83, Lisa Tennant Wamsley, ’92, and Lori Grimes Gray, ’95. See 1980.