ALUMNAE CLASS NOTES
Alumnae CLASS NOTES 1950s Nancy Dougherty Lavin ’56 and her husband, Thomas, are blessed with five children and 13 grandchildren.
1960s Kathryn Pierce Cox ’61 is enjoying her time with her 29 grandchildren, including 17 boys and 12 girls who range in age from six months to 22 years.
Norita Heim ’70 is married to John Heim. They have two sons, five grandsons, and another grandchild on the way. Mary Ellen Hymel Kenney ’70 and her husband, Larry, have four children (pictured below) and five grandchildren.
Gina Bacci ’64 works in the courtrooms at the Montgomery County Courthouse, having the opportunity to learn firsthand about the legal system. Christine Gauthier Williams ’70 (pictured below) and her husband, Forrest, have five children and six grandchildren.
1970s Dorsey Sitley Adler ’70 and her husband, Robert, are the founders of the Textile Design Group, the largest privately-owned textile library in the United States. Karalyn Morrone DeLuca ’70 is retired from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Regulatory Compliance Team. She and her husband, Pip, have three children and three grandchildren. Cynthia Leone Halpern ’70 will celebrate 47 years of marriage with her husband, Bernard, this year. Professionally, she received her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College in Spanish Literature.
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Dr. Judy Hoover Kirby ’82, an ophthalmologist, attended Drexel University Medical School and completed her residency at Baylor College of Medicine before she founded the Kirby Eye Center in Dallas, TX. Jackie Murray Thomas ’85 is a Reading Specialist for the Tredyffrin / Easttown School District.
Eileen Pfister Luscombe ’61 is enjoying retirement with her 10 grandchildren.
Dr. Carole Samango-Sprouse ’68 is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics at Florida International University. She is trained in neurocognitive development and is also currently the Director of the Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Center for Children and the Executive Director and Chief Science Officer of The Focus Foundation.
1980s
Donna Shaw Melzi ’75 is engaged to be married to Greg Eaton in 2021. Elisa Hibbs ’77 minored in Theatre at Fairfield University and received her Master of Arts in Theatre from Villanova University. She held various acting and administrative theatre positions in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington and has worked at Villanova University in the Theatre Department for the past 27 years. Her daughter, Ciara, is a Class of 2020 graduate from the Academy.
Amy Murray ’86, Senior Director of Global Marketing for McDonald’s Corporation, played a crucial role in the FBI undercover investigation of how $24 million was stolen from the McDonald’s Monopoly game of the 1990’s. Amy and her role in this investigation are featured in the hit HBO six-part documentary series, McMillion$, and she attended the 2020 Sundance Film Festival for the premier of McMillion$ on January 28, 2020, in Park City, UT. Prior to her current position, Amy lived in Singapore, and was a leader in Family and Sports Marketing for McDonald’s in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Dr. Emilie Larrazabal, DMD ’88 is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American Dental Association, and Academy of Osseointegration. She is in private practice after receiving her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. Tara Bullock Frohner ’89 is a financial professional at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
1990s Lisa Hodgson ’90 (pictured below) served as a Naval Officer and is a Retired Surface Warfare Officer living in California.
