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Warner Schlaupitz writes, “I am a WWII veteran who was an infantry soldier during my tenure in the service of my country. Currently, I have the privilege to address various high school students and enlighten them on the strategic differences of WWII and current wars. I have noticed a great thirst for knowledge about WWII and I am attempting to fill this gap.”
W. Robert “Robby” Robertson writes, “We were at a wonderful alumni meeting in Chicago when I looked around and saw that I was the oldest one there. The good news is—I was there enjoying every minute of it. The span of graduates was from 1955–2007 and what a great time we had exchanging notes about our years at W&J and our lives up to the present time.”
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Reed Day and other members of the class of 1952 met for a mini-reunion in Savannah, Georgia, in October. Pictured from left to right: Arthur “Art” Holder, Roger Rollin, F. Leo Wright Esq., Charles “Chuck” Roazen, Irwin “Cookie” Kabat, Forrest “Woody” Tompkins, Paul Kiell, Day, and Jerome “Jerry” Brown.
Mark J. Goldberg, Esq., a partner in the Pittsburgh firm of Goldberg, Gruener, Gentile, Horoho & Avalli, P.C., will be honored at a special reception for lawyers from across the country who have been on the list of Best Lawyers in America for 25 consecutive years. Every year, Goldberg has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and one of the top 100 lawyers in Pennsylvania. He is a charter member of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and an elected officer and member of the executive committee.
1964 Peter B. Taylor has closed his Patriot Travel, Inc., offices after 33 years of business. “I’ve taken some incredible trips and cruises,” he writes. These trips
included six safaris, a 55-hour Pan American trip around the world, a balloon ride over the Serengeti wildlife, and heli-hiking in the Canadian Rockies. Taylor’s son graduated from West Point in 1996, flew a Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq, taught at West Point for three years, and, after getting his master’s degree at Stanford University, is now headed to war.
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Dr. Richard Lodish returned from a book tour throughout China this year. For the past 32 years, he has been associate head/lower school principal of Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. Lodish has written a book, A Child in the Principal’s Office, expecting it to be of value to educators and parents in China, just as it has been to teachers and parents in the United States and around the world. This book
Library Auditorium Dedicated to Celebrated University Leader A new auditorium in the renovated and expanded library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale now bears the name of longtime SIUC administrator John C. Guyon, Ph. D. ’53. The chancellor emeritus is praised by colleagues for his leadership and contributions to the University. As chancellor, Guyon led the University through a number of changes and improvements until his retirement in 1996. During his 30-year career at SIUC, he served the University in multiple roles, including first permanent dean of the College of Science, associate vice president for research, dean of the graduate school, and vice president of academic affairs and research. “John Guyon brought knowledge and commitment to his roles on campus as a dean, associate vice president, and as our second-longest-serving chief administrator,” SIUC Chancellor Samuel Goldman said. “It is appropriate that we honor his dedication to SIUC and to this region.” Under Guyon’s leadership, SIUC became the first American university to offer an off-campus program in Japan in 1988. A year later, officials dedicated a $7 million campus in Nakajo, Japan. He also launched a distance-learning initiative allowing students in the healthcare field to attend classes via interactive video with the region’s community colleges. In addition, Guyon set forth a minority recruitment and advancement plan and helped launch the Black Alumni Group, the Black American Studies program, and the University Women’s Professional Advancement organization. 20
Dr. John C. Guyon, chancellor emeritus at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, visits with Brad Cole, mayor of Carbondale, during the dedication ceremony for the John C. Guyon Auditorium at the University’s library.
“John Guyon took some bold steps as chancellor of SIUC,” Benjamin A. Shepherd, former provost and vice president for academic affairs and research, said. “Some of his accomplishments were exemplary and unprecedented.” During Guyon’s tenure, SIUC also experienced capital improvement and expansion, including the funding and construction of the electron microscopy laboratory, the $6 million Small Business Incubator, the Center for Environmental Health and Safety, and the Transportation Center. A chemist, Guyon graduated magna cum laude from W&J and was honored with the Jesse W. Lazear Prize in Chemistry. Today, his passion for science education is carried out through the John C. Guyon Scholarship at SIUC, which provides financial assistance each year to a freshman student pursuing a career in science.
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