cl ass notes Elizabeth J. Wells’60 and Richard G.’58 of Pottstown, Pa., were honored this September at Kutztown University when, as part of the renovation of the Schaeffer Performing Arts Center, a new rehearsal hall was dedicated in their names. Both were honored by the University for their teaching careers. Richard, who retired in 1997, had been an associate professor of music at Kutztown for 29 of his 40-year teaching career. Elizabeth retired in 2000 after four decades as a teacher in the Pottstown School District.
1970s
Tom Faustman ’70 authored, Dylan’s Monster, an indie thriller. Linda Hill-MacDonald ’70, M’84 has been named interim head coach of women’s basketball at Fredonia State University. Bradley M. Gottfried ’71 is the author of a recently published title from Savas Beatie, The Maps of the Bristoe Station and Mine Run Campaigns. Scott Vandergrift ’74 was inducted into West Chester University’s Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Joseph Catov ’76 was promoted to acting chief of police by the West Whiteland Township Board of Supervisors. Deborah Chase ’76 was inducted into West Chester University’s Sturzebecker Hall of Fame. Nancy Stevens ’76, University of Connecticut’s field hockey coach, is now her sport’s NCAA Division I all-time winningest coach. Barbara Tachovsky ’76 was inducted into West Chester University’s Sturzebecker Hall of Fame. Geno Auriemma ’77, 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Coach (UConn), released a coaching DVD with Bobby Knight. Robert Gross ’79, M’81 released his first major music album (smooth jazz) entitled Bob Gross and Friends. Performers on the album are: Bob Gross - piano, organ, synth, percussion, trumpet, vocals; Gary Grainger – bass; Andrew Neu – saxes, flutes (Andrew Neu band, Bobby Caldwell, Smokey Robinson); Pat Petrillo - drums (Patti Labelle, Gloria Gaynor); and WCU faculty member/Grammy winner David Cullen - electric/acoustic guitar. Timothy Murphy ’79 is the head coach of men’s and women’s swimming and diving at Penn State University. He spent the last 15 years as the head men’s coach at Harvard University.
1980s
Susan Bailey ’80, served as writer and researcher for the award-winning documentary, Justice is a Black Woman: the Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley. The documentary was named Best Feature Documentary at the 2013 St. Tropez Film Festival and garnered an Emmy nomination for best cultural film. Bailey also won a Telly Award for writing. The film was named Best Higher Education Film at the Seedling Film Association’s Offshoot Film Festival. Most recently the Accolade Competition in LaJolla, CA gave the movie an Award of Merit for Short Documentary and another for quality research. Richard Cooper ’80 is the host of the weekly Karamu Show that airs on 900 AM WURD in Philadelphia. He recently featured a special program that explored West Chester University’s unique history of addressing oppression as part of honoring the 50th anniversary of the death of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Richard Dunlap ’82 was named superintendent of the Upper Darby School District in September. Tammie Hack Queen ’82 was inducted into West Chester University’s Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Jeff Andersen ’83 received his doctorate of education from ETSU (Johnson City, TN) in May 2013 in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Barbara Reilly McDermott ’84 was inducted into West Chester University’s Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Christian Burchill ’85, PhD, RN, CEN has joined the staff of the Office of Nursing Research and Innovation at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio as nurse researcher. His current research is on factors that make emergency nurses feel safe from violence committed by patients and visitors, a growing problem worldwide. Earlier this year, he received a grant, jointly sponsored by the Emergency Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International, to support his research in this area. He has spoken on this topic and his other research topics at national and international conferences. Michael Klesch ’85 was named to the 2014 Design Team for the Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts.
Julie Moyer Drochek ’86 received the Addy Kelly Award at West Chester University’s annual hall of fame banquet on September 7. Mark Drochek ’86 received the Bill Vansant Award at West Chester University’s annual hall of fame banquet on September 7. Cecilia Rodden Forte ’87 was inducted to the Ridley Township Old Timers Hall of Fame for basketball. Rich Robbins M’87 was selected by NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising to receive the 2013 Virginia N. Gordon Award for Excellence in the Field of Advising. This is NACADA’s most prestigious award, which recognizes a member who has made significant contributions to the field of academic advising in higher education on both national and global levels. Edward “Ted” Mingle ’88 was named senior pastor of Lower Providence Presbyterian Church. Kevin Guskiewicz ’89 was inducted into West Chester University’s Sturzebecker Hall of Fame. Benjamin Morrison ’89 and his wife Suzanne recently opened Stone Barn Cellars Winery on their ten acre farm in northern Chester County (Spring City, PA). Visit the winery online: stonebarncellars.com.
1990s
Betsy McCabe Billie ’90 is the Executive Director of the West Chester Area Day Care Center and has worked there for over 22 years. The center recently opened a new infant/toddler playground. Todd Bullivant ’90 is an entrepreneur and philanthropist having started several companies as well as heading his family’s foundation, the Bullivant Family Foundation. He holds several patents in fields ranging from chemical coatings to data communications. He holds U.S. Government Secret Clearance status and has acted as a consultant to the U.S. military for classified programs. Todd is currently the operating partner at MILSPRAY Military Technologies, a company he founded in 2001 and which he then sold a majority stake to RAF Industries in 2008. In addition to f al l 2 013
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