Marriages
The wedding of Lindsey Coates ’99 and Alexander Brown, October 11, 2008.
Carson Higby-Flowers ’01 to Adrienne Herr-Paul ’01, January 20, 2009. Matt Levantovich ’95 to Tara Disbro, December 6, 2008. Justin Smith ’03 to Noelle Bassi ’02, September 20, 2008.
Faculty Jason Bershatsky to Angela Wood, January 1, 2009.
A Class of ’53 mini-reunion in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Back row (L–R): Howard Abrams ’53, Hank Burhans ’53, Bill Draper ’53, John Ross ’53, Jan Burwell. Front row: Marijane Harper, DeeDee Ross, Carol Abrams, Betsy Draper, Mim Burhans, Don Harper ’53, Peter Burwell ’53.
has made a significant contribution to the advancement of wrestling, other than success as an athlete or coach. Arno wrestled collegiately at Cornell University, where he led the Big Red to a third-place NCAA finish in 1953. He has supported wrestling throughout his life, and in 2008 received the FILA Gold Star, which is the highest award given to an individual by the world governing body of wrestling. Arno has been a supporter of the Rick Hendrickson Wrestling Fund and the Fred R. Kuhn Scholarship Fund. He has been CEO, president, and chairman of Niemand Industries and Body Bar Systems since the 1960s, and joins Larry Sheridan ’51 in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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In October, John Ross and his wife, DeeDee, hosted a mini-reunion for several members of the Class of 1953 at their home in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Carol and Howard Abrams, Jan and Peter Burwell, Mim and Hank Burhans, Marijane and Don Harper, and Betsy and Bill Draper attended and participated in the well-organized activities the Rosses planned, which included cruising Lake Tahoe, visiting famous Virginia City, and a round of golf—but most of all, sharing Mercersburg memories.
u Jack Connolly jackconnolly@cfmr.com
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Bob Leekley’s wife, Lee, passed away July 29, 2008. Bob lives at a retirement/ assisted living community in Carlsbad, California.
u Richard Zirkle 703-502-6996
u Dave Ulsh ducu1960@comcast.net
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u Alex Burgin burgin-enterprises@sbcglobal.net u Bob Walton waltonrr@comcast.net
u Guy Anderson guykanderson@att.net u George Kistler gwkistler@aol.com u Steve Kozloff riokoz@cox.net u Ross Lenhart rlenhart@sc.rr.com
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u Jim Starkey starkyj1@universalleaf.com u Bill Vose wovose@kaballero.com u Alan Wein alan.wein@uphs.upenn.edu Ross Lenhart retired as executive vicepresident of Stein Communications. In his career in educational marketing, Ross has worked with more than 140 universities, colleges, boarding schools, and educational associations from the Stein headquarters in Atlanta. He has written many articles (including “Bo and I Go Home Again” for the winter 2005 issue of Mercersburg) and has lectured extensively on branding and marketing for nonprofit organizations. Ross was director of admission for Marietta College from 1968 to 1973. He served on the board of trustees of the Atlanta College of Art, and is an emeritus trustee of Marietta College and a life trustee of the Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges. He and his wife, Kathy, have moved from Atlanta to Pawleys Island, South Carolina (Ross’ birthplace).
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50th Anniversary Reunion June 11–14, 2009 u Clem Geitner hkyleather@aol.com