class notes • 1950s
• Irene (McCulloch) Castagna ’59, Chester Springs, celebrated her 52nd wedding anniversary with husband Don in September. They recently celebrated with a family tour of Italy.
• 1960s • Joyce (Weaver) Nolt ’62, ’85M, Lancaster, celebrated 50 years of marriage with husband Sam in May. They commemorated the occasion with a dinner at the Lancaster Country Club and a cruise to Bermuda.
• 1970s • James A. Richards ’71, Villas, N.J., was elected vice president to the board of directors of the
East Lynne Theatre Company of Cape May and New York. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club of Cape May. He serves as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of the City of Cape May. • Judith Anttonen ’73, ’76M, Millersville, celebrated 50 years of marriage with husband Ralph in June. The couple traveled through New England and New York, revisiting places they enjoyed in their younger days. • Virginia (Pleiss) Young ’73, Lititz, retired from Manheim Township School District after 29 years as a third and fourth grade teacher and reading specialist. • Kathy Horne ’74, Lancaster, became a human resources generalist for Interface Solutions, Inc., in Lancaster. She was also elected the recertification core
Picnic for ’50s Alumni
leadership area director for the Pennsylvania State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). • Marlin S. Kerchner ’75, Reading, retired in June from the Hamburg Area School District, where he taught elementary general music for 35 years. • Deborah (Turnbach) Van Horn ’75, Winfield, retired after 36 years of teaching in the Lewisburg Area School District. She taught first grade for 10 years, second grade for 15 years and was an elementary librarian for 11 years. • Brian Worrell ’76, Wernersville, qualified as a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable for 2012 based on his performance and service as a financial professional with Prudential. • Richard Wisener ’79, Kunkletown, was ordained as a nondenominational Christian
Held for the 13th year, the reunion was on September 15 at the home of Robert and Mary Lehr, and 26 alumni with spouses and friends enjoyed a beautiful afternoon in Lancaster. First row, left to right: Nelda Shoemaker ’57, Dona C. Smith ’57, Mickey S. Nissley ’59, Mary G. Lehr ’58, Dorothy Lykens ’57, Jerry Barger ’52, Eleanor R. Holzhauer ’58, Bob Holzhauer ’59, Donna G. North ’57. Second row: Arthur Shoemaker ’57, Dick Mull ’57, John Long ’59, Dominick DiNunzio ’53, Don Zook ’58, Janice E. Weitzel ’58, Gerald Dunkle ’58, Elsie N. Weinhold ’57, Ted Weitzel ’60, Patty Eyster ’57, Ronald Mable ’58, Perry Love ’58, Bill Wolgamuth ’58, Bill Romans ’57 and Bob Lehr ’57. Not pictured: Cathy H. Love ’60 and Jack Ernst ’54.
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minister in 2005. He specializes in officiating weddings on location and has officiated 355 since becoming ordained.
• 1980s • Sandy (Coombs) Emerich ’80, East Petersburg, was hired as director of human resources for State College Area School District. She is also director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials and a member of the PASBO human resources committee, serving as a speaker and educator for conferences and workshops. • Peter Baurer ’82, Marlton, N.J., achieved project management professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. He is a system engineer principal leader at CSC in Egg Harbor Township. • Susan (Weicksel) Mull ’82, Quarryville, received a scholarship to the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. In addition, her poem, “My Favorite Statue Ever,” about Joan of Arc was published by the Syracuse Cultural Workers. She was selected for a second time to take part in a National Consortium of Asian Studies program for teachers at the University of Pa. She also attended the International Conference on AIDS in Washington, D.C., as an advocate for all women around the world living with HIV/AIDS. • Kent Sweigart ’84, Ephrata, earned his doctorate in educational leadership from Immaculata University. • Anna (Kraemer) Devine ’85, Lebanon, was promoted to director of home and community based services at Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging.