ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS
LGBTQA ALUMNI CHAPTER the LGBtQA Alumni Chapter completed successful elections for our new board of directors in March. our officers are spencer Pyle (President), Jeff Pagliei (Vice-President), Phil Fuchs (treasurer), Chris Keller (exec), Mike Robinson (exec), Chris Kazmierczak (exec), and nick Polcini (exec). We have decided to move our 3rd Annual september Picnic to coincide with the Homecoming Weekend festivities, so please watch our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/groups/ wculgbtqaalumni/) for updates on that and the plans we have for more social events in the 2013-2014 calendar. You can also email us anytime at contact@ wculgbtqaalumni.com.
M ARRIAGES
Kelli Abendschoen ’09 to Donald Loehr
Nicole Campbell ’10 to Ben Ford ’10 Megan Fix ’07 to Rahul Asher Kyle Mullins ’07 to Lauren Cobb John Rozance ’03 to Mariam ogle
POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ALUMNI CHAPTER the Political & Government Affairs Chapter invites you to attend the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the WCU Political science Department on saturday, october 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Philips Autograph Library. We will honor alumni contributions to the fields of political and government affairs at this reception for alumni, faculty, and friends. $10/person. All are welcome to celebrate with us! Please RsVP to Rick Loughery, President of the Political & Government Affairs Alumni Chapter, at wcualumni. pga@gmail.com.
YORK COUNTY CHAPTER the York County Chapter held their 93rd Annual Dinner/Meeting on April 17th at the home of current presidents Gerry and Karen Kucherich. the chapter awarded scholarships to incoming WCU freshmen tim Foust and Colby Webb. An enjoyable evening was had by all who attended. Please email dlfan@mail.com for further chapter information.
F UTURE A LUMNI Frank ’07 and Kate Kalogris Cipriano ’00 welcomed Hope Frances on June 6, 2013 Chip Junker ’01 and wife Paula welcomed Garin William on February 14, 2013 Judd ’04 and Shannon Gaffney Strauss ’04 welcomed Connor Jude on August 12, 2012 24 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
Robert Becker ’11 to Dina Konetski ’09
Nicholas Maraini ’08 to Shara Hill ’04
Janelle Werst ’10 to Brandon Roda Holly Wielebinski ’05 to Gary Panagiotakis
E NGAGEMENTS Christopher Bagnato ’05 to Veronica Gonzalez Joseph Carr ’05 to stephanie Lane Steve Haemmerle ’08 to Kim McGrath ’08 Jenifer McKernan ’10 to Nathan Mohler ’09 Erika Ackley ‘11 to Alan Day ‘11
I N M EMORIAM 1933 1935 1940 1941 1941 1942 1948 1949 1951 1951 1951 1952 1953 1954 1954 1956 1956
Rose Englander Chartock Margaret Newhard Ziegenfuss Harold Domchick Dorothy Thomas Kirk Margaret Esbenshade Tate Lefever Elinor Smethurst Crompton Marion Huebner McConnell Elizabeth Eichenberg Edwards Janice Morgan Gilmore Walter Lamont Nancy Gensler Edmanson Christine Molly Kimes Bowen Gene Wenner Ronald Slavecki Richard D. Miller Raymond Kanter Marie Curcio McMaster
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Joan Lennox Belczyk Thomas Taglang Robert Blair Dirk Ballendorf Joanne Yochum Horvath Helene Hetrick Snyder Allen Schutt Susan Weikert Howell Lucille Thomas Porter David W. Thomas Shirley Hess Penelope Addison Beckers Lisa Sarbello
Faculty/Faculty Emeriti Robert E. Carlson Ruth McCoach
DEATH NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE to notify West Chester University of the death of an alumnus, please contact the Alumni Relations office via email: alumni@wcupa.edu or via Us Mail: 806 s. Church street, West Chester, PA 19383. the notification must include a copy of the decedent’s obituary from a newspaper or the internet, or, a copy of a letter or email from a family member of the deceased. Please note: death notifications will not be accepted via telephone.