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1967
JACK RIDL’s poem, “Remembering the Night I Dreamed Paul Klee Married the Sky,” was selected for commentary and featured in The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
1973 ARTHUR “SKIP” WINTER was awarded the Martin Luther King Award by the Cranford (N.J.) Clergy Council and the Interfaith Human Relations Committee in January. The award recognizes those who work to foster better relations among all people.
1976
JAMES CARPER is the pastor and parish life director for St. Bernadette Catholic Church in South Central Los Angeles. His parish runs a service kitchen which feeds those in need five days a week. He is also president for the Los Angeles Police Department Clergy Council, Southwest Division.
CHRIS SHOVLIN called his 1,000th NCAA Division I basketball radio broadcast on March 4, 2020, when Robert Morris University (RMU) hosted St. Francis-Brooklyn in the Northeast Conference playoffs on ESPN Radio Pittsburgh (WBGG-AM/FM). It was his 996th RMU game; Chris had also worked play-byplay on radio for the University of Pittsburgh and Princeton. Chris, who has been at RMU for 33 seasons, is also the university’s football play-by-play announcer.
1979 TOM CORRY of Alexandria, Va., was given a presidential appointment as director of communications for the Centers for Medicare
LEAVING A LEGACY
At 101, Lt. Col. Donald “Russ” Dahlburg ’40 joined Westminster’s Legacy Society and endowed a scholarship in memory of his wife, Madeline Blackadore Dahlburg ‘40. Development officer Rob Klamut looks on in support.
and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. As a senior adviser to the CMS administrator, Tom is responsible for member strategy, websites, call center, stakeholders and the media relations group.
CAROLYN STOVES ZIMMERMAN of Pittsburgh received the 2019 Robert J. Myers Public Service Award for a single noteworthy achievement or a career devoted to public service. She has made exceptional efforts to provide sound guidance to inform pension actuaries and protect pension benefits and beneficiaries.
1981 WILLIAM KERR was named the conductor of the Cumberland County Community Band. He resides in Crossville, Tenn.
1983 LISA SMOLK DUKE was named assistant director of career services and professional development at the Florida State University in Tallahassee.
1984
JULIANNE LAIRD
earned a doctor of musical arts degree in voice performance from West Virginia University. She is director of choruses and orchestras for Indiana (Pa.) Area High School.
1985 RANDY BOBBERT was recently promoted to global business continuity officer of Philips Medical Devices, North America. He resides in Pittsburgh. State Rep. MARK LONGIETTI, co-chair of the House Life Science Caucus, was named 2019 State Official of the Year by Life Sciences Pennsylvania. On receiving the honor, he said, “Discoveries by researchers in the biotech, biomedical, pharmaceutical and other fields lead to vaccines, breakthrough treatments and other tools that help us fight disease and live longer, healthier lives.”
1993 JEFF GRAY works in the quality assurance department of PNC Bank. He lives in Mars with his wife, TRICIA CERVI GRAY ’94, and their two children.
LT. COL. CHRISTOPHER MADELINE
retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after more than 24 years of service, which followed 10 years in the U.S. Navy. He works as a program manager for Patricio Enterprises and lives in Stafford, Va., with his wife, Stephanie.
1997
VALENTINE BRKICH
of Beaver recently published his first work of fiction. The Secret of the Lost Amulet is a middlegrade adventure story that follows a group of kids as they race to find a magical relic before it falls into the hands of some nefarious treasure hunters. All of Val’s books are available through his website, SmallTownDad.com.
1998 NANCY GILLESPIE LOVE of Monroeville was selected to serve as a member of the Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis Scientific Area Committee’s Fire Debris and Explosives Analysis Subcommittee within the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science, which facilitates the development of technically sound forensic science standards and promotes their adoption.
ANDREW TINKER of Murfreesboro, Tenn., earned a Ph.D. in rhetoric from Duquesne University and is a lecturer in communication studies at Middle Tennessee State University.
1999
LORI ZIMMERMAN ROSENSTEEL
earned an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction from Liberty University.
JEFFREY WITKOWSKI was promoted to manager of support operations at SAP Ariba in Pittsburgh.
2002
GREG MARQUIS, principal in the Pleasant Valley School District, received the Dr. Walt Kealey Leadership Award, given annually to a Pennsylvania principal who supports parent involvement, interacts openly with the community and creates a quality learning environment for all children. He and his wife, STACY TEMPALSKI MARQUIS, and two daughters live in Moon Township, where Stacy teaches fifth grade math and science at the middle school.
2007 MATTHEW KERNS is associate dean of admissions at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg.
2012
WILL ARMENTROUT
recently joined the scientific team at the Green Bank Observatory, where he had been completing his postdoctoral residency. The Green Bank Observatory, located in West Virginia, is a facility of the National Science Foundation.
2013 LEAH HUNTER earned a Ph.D. in school psychology from Penn State University in August 2019. She is currently working as a postdoctoral research associate in the College of Education at Penn State. She and her husband, DAN MATT, reside in State College.
2014
KATHERINE
FRANCOIS was named the 2020 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year at Gwinnett Technical College where she is a chemistry instructor. The award recognizes instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation and leadership in their fields. Eli Franchi 1998 p JESSICA NAPLES FRANCHI and her husband, Jason: a son, Eli Natale, on March 28, 2018. He joins big brother, Enzo, at home in Pittsburgh. 2015 KATHRYN PATTERSON was named a “30 Under 30” award recipient by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The award honors leaders in Pittsburgh’s business and nonprofit communities who are under 30. Kathryn was recognized for her work as the supervisor of patient transition at Allegheny Health Network.
2017 JACKIE SCHULTZ was recently named multimedia graphic design coordinator for the Heart of Florida United Ways.
2018
KORNEL FOREMSKI
recently accepted a position in Miami as an account executive of membership sales with Inter Miami/ CF, a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise owned by globally-recognized soccer star David Beckham.
CHRISTIAN NA, marketing coordinator at BrightTree Design Studios in Pittsburgh, received
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Hudson Brown
2012 p EMILY SAULSBERY BROWN and her husband, Jason: a son, Hudson Thomas, on Feb. 12, 2020. He joins big sister, Everly, at home in Oakdale. Business Times’ Corporate Citizenship Award for his philanthropic efforts with BrightTree. He established a sustainability program; collected school supplies for The Education Partnership, a nonprofit that provides school supplies to teachers with students in need; and coordinated a project with Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, a nonprofit that supports homeless and in-need veterans with housing, meals and support services.
2019 EMILY BONDI was named director of media relations for the professional indoor football league, the National Arena League (NAL).
ZACH FRYDA
and ANNA
LISH KAISER
received their white coats from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineBradenton. Zach, a biology major, and Anna, a neuroscience major, were part of the 4+4 early acceptance program between Westminster and LECOM.
