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Joe Maddon '76 Named Baseball's American League Manager of the Year
Nov 13, 2008
Jacki Wilkins ’77 Makes Transportation More Earth-Friendly in Boston
As a senior project manager for environmental permitting and planning for the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), Jacki Wilkins '77 helps develop programs that make Boston’s Logan International Airport more earth-friendly. Measures include the CleanAir Cabs incentive program, which gives limited front-of-the-line privileges to taxis using hybrid fuels; designating prime parking spaces near garage elevators for vehicles that use hybrid and alternative fuels; and encouraging airport access via transit options. Wilkins also is president of the 400-member Boston chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar and a core organizer of Altwheels, a grassroots group that promotes alternate energy sources and sustainable modes of transport.
Aug 20, 2008
Frank Campbell Jr. '74 Serves Lafayette Admissions, Alumni, Students, and Others
“I’ve organized numerous events over the last 34 years, worked as an alumni admission representative, attended a ‘million’ alumni events, participated in nearly every fundraising phonathon, and been active as a mentor for students,” says history graduate Frank Campbell Jr. '74. Class fund agent, Maroon Club, Marquis Society member, executive committee member of the Greater Boston alumni chapter—Campbell finds many outlets for involvement. In addition, he serves on the McDonogh Committee, working with other African American alumni to foster diversity and a sense of individuality at Lafayette. “You do these things because Lafayette was there for you," he explains.
Aug 13, 2008
New York Times Features Baseball Manager Joe Maddon '76
Aug 11, 2008
Michael Lightner ’71 Upholds Workplace Justice
"I've been with the National Labor Relations Board as long as I have because I believe in workplace justice and public service,” says Michael Lightner '71, who was sworn in as regional director last December by U.S. District Court Judge Joel Pisano '71. Throughout his 34 years of service to the NLRB’s Newark office, Lightner’s bettered the lives of workers by enforcing the National Labor Relations Act. In 1998, he received a Hammer Award from former Vice President Al Gore for his work on the NLRB’s Impact Analysis Task Force. Lightner also helps others as a trustee of The Medical Needs Foundation, which works with corporate donors “to provide financial assistance for medical needs people can't afford to pay for."
May 27, 2008
Mitchell Berger '77 and Jeffrey Robinson '80 Portrayed in New HBO Movie Recount Dec, 8, 2000. Mitchell Berger ’77 and Jeffrey Robinson ’80 are riding in a van, chatting idly about the recent Lafayette-Lehigh football game. They seem oblivious to the television cameras trained on their every movement. That night, footage of the conversation appears on ABC’s Nightline—sans sound—accompanying a story about how the Supreme Court of Florida had ordered the Circuit Court of Leon County to tabulate by hand 9,000 presidential election ballots in Miami-Dade County. Berger and Robinson were key members of the team representing Al Gore in a recount of votes in the contest between him and George W. Bush. Their roles are being reprised in Recount, an HBO original movie scheduled to debut at 9 p.m. May 25.
May 12, 2008
Dee Bradbury Jacob ’74 Helps Companies Realize Breakthrough Success As managing partner of the Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute (AGI), a global consulting firm headquartered in New Haven, Conn., Dee Bradbury Jacob ’74 helps companies take their results to the next level. "The most rewarding part for me is when we work with clients directly and really see breakthrough success, not only in the bottom line but also in the work life of the employees,” she says. Jacob, who has been with AGI for 17 years, is responsible for creating and leading the firm’s strategic direction, including new product and service development, business growth plans, and leadership development. AGI provides solutions in strategic planning, project management, supply chains, market demand-pull, production, and day-to-day problem solving.
Apr 27, 2008
Raquet ’76 Pioneers in College, Law Enforcement, and Juvenile Detention
Maureen Graham Raquet ’76 is the only female administrator of a detention center in Pennsylvania and the first female president of the Juvenile Detention Center Association of Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell recently appointed her to the state’s Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. She oversees operations of a 48-bed co-ed residential facility where 10- to 18-year-olds live while awaiting juvenile court hearings. It serves 1,000 at-risk youth annually. She was the first woman to serve on the police department in Lower Merion, Pa. An adjunct professor of criminal justice at West Chester University, she won the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission’s Outstanding Scholarship in Juvenile Justice Award.
Apr 21, 2008
Gen. Mike Milano ’79 Leads Comeback of Public Utilities, Services in Baghdad
When Mike Milano '79 arrives at the office at 6:45 a.m., his typical schedule includes trips to local markets, checking the status of civic works projects, chatting with residents about issues like trash removal, and meeting with area political officials—all the duties expected of a mayor or commissioner in a sleepy New England town. Only Milano makes his rounds under far more hostile conditions as deputy commanding general of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division/Multi-National Division-Baghdad, stationed in Camp Liberty, Iraq. For Brigadier General Milano, it’s a daunting mission overseeing the rebuilding of Baghdad’s public utilities and services.
Apr 19, 2008
Class of '78 Excited to Catch up with Old Friends
Victor Angeline ’78 is looking forward to renewing old friendships with classmates, fraternity brothers, and teammates at Reunion. “My fondest memory of attending the Reunions was when I sang with the band under the tent,” he says. “Once you get on campus, walk around, and begin conversing with classmates, you can’t believe so many years have passed. It brings back lots of memories.” Class Reunion Chair Alan Good ’78 says that everyone should attend Reunion. “You never know who is going to come; you may run into someone who lived in your dorm,” he says.
Apr 04, 2008
‘Good Party’ in Store for Class of ’73 at Reunion
Class Reunion Co-Chair Lester W. Wurfel ’73 says he got involved in organizing his class’ reunion because he “wanted a good party,” and this year’s program, like years past, is expected be an outstanding celebration of friendship and academia. Co-Chair Joel L. Nemec says, “I’ve stayed in contact with a bunch of my good friends from Lafayette, but it’s always great to see some you haven’t seen in a while and find out how their lives are going,” he says. To classmates undecided on whether to return to campus for Reunion, Wurfel says, “I would just remind them what a good time they probably had up at school and that there are people coming back that they know."
Mar 17, 2008
Stephen Pryor ’71 to Become President of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. Stephen Pryor ’71, a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, has been appointed president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. Pryor has been president of ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company since 2004. He joined Mobil Corporation in 1971 and has held a number of financial and managerial positions in the United States, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. In 1993, he was appointed vice president, Mobil Chemical Company, and general manager, Plastics Division. In 1996, he became president, Mobil Asia Pacific, and in 1998, executive vice president responsible for Mobil’s international downstream business. He was appointed president of EMRS in 2004.
Mar 12, 2008
Bill Scott ’74 Leads Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Bill Scott ’74 is president of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), "the largest and most respected provider of legal education for lawyers across the Commonwealth,” he explains. “We provide live seminars across the state and a vast number of those are available on our web site for attorneys to have access to on a regular basis. We also have a publishing arm that produces books and other publications on law-related topics.” After spending the first 20 years of his career in small-town practice either by himself or with a single partner, Scott joined Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin 12 years ago, limiting his practice to workers’ compensation defense. “I enjoy the trial practice,” says Scott.
Jan 21, 2008
Donald Landry ’75 Honored by Columbia University Medical Center Columbia University Medical Center honored Donald Landry ’75 by choosing him as the speaker for the 2008 Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Clinical Sciences. Landry is professor of medicine, director of the division of experimental therapeutics, director of the division of nephrology, and interim chair of the department of medicine at Columbia University. He completed his Ph.D. in organic chemistry under Nobel laureate Robert Burns Woodward at Harvard in 1979 and earned an M.D. from Columbia University in 1983. His research focuses on novel therapeutics for intractable problems such as cocaine addiction and nerve gas intoxication. Clinically, he specializes in the care of critically ill patients.
Jan 10, 2008
Time Abroad Made Big Impact on Northern Trust Corp. Treasurer Bill Dodds ’74
Bill Dodds ’74 is executive vice president and treasurer of Northern Trust Corporation, a Chicago-based global provider of investment management, asset servicing, and fiduciary services. He spent five years as general manager of Northern Trust’s London office. "It gave my family and me the opportunity to learn about a foreign culture, to live it day to day, and see America through a non-U.S. perspective." In 2002, he established the William & Ann Dodds Study Abroad Endowment Fund so more Lafayette students could benefit from living in another country. “Our living abroad was a great experience from a family, business, and growth perspective,” he says. "I would not have traded it for anything in the world."
Jan 07, 2008
Cornell Wright '74: Plan Well and Execute When Cornell Wright ’74 speaks with clients and colleagues, he closes with a simple statement: “Plan well and execute.” He followed that mantra during nearly 20 years with IBM Corp. and is still guided by it today as principal of the Parker Wright Group, the management-consulting firm he founded 13 years ago in Stratford, Conn. Wright also writes a biweekly column for the New Haven Register and has taught six different business courses at Housatonic Community College. He is president of the boards of the Community Economic Development Forum and Greater New Haven Business and Professional Association and a member of the boards of the United Way of Greater New Haven and Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce.
Jan 04, 2008
Marcia Bernicat ’75 to Serve as Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
The White House has announced that President George W. Bush plans to nominate Marcia Bernicat ’75 to the post of ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Bernicat, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as country director of the Office of India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State. Prior to this, she was director of the Senior Level Division of Career Development and Assignments in the Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State. Earlier in her career, she served as deputy chief of mission in Bridgetown.
Dec 13, 2007
Alfonzo B. Owens III '75: Dedicated Dentist At dawn most days you can find dentist Alfonzo B. Owens III ’75 commuting from Mt. Vernon, N.Y., to the Brooklyn clinic he helped found to tend to the oral-health needs of the less privileged. Owens works with three other dentists to deliver high-quality care at the Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center, part of New York City’s public hospital system. His patients, mostly Caribbean, Hispanic, and Eastern European immigrants, cling to hope for a better future, a hope Owens has nurtured for more than 27 years. “I look at each person as an individual and as a child of God,” Owens says. His patients know he will “treat each person as I would like to be treated.”
Dec 10, 2007
Bill Forsyth ’70 Follows His Heart as Entrepreneur
Blessed with an entrepreneurial spirit, Bill Forsyth '70 makes the most of every opportunity. The owner of PhotoGarden photo labs in Burlington and Williston, Vt., Forsyth transformed a love of photography into a thriving business. In addition, he owns Harrington Brothers, a coffee distributorship, and Climate Care Self-Storage, an indoor, temperature-controlled storage facility. When Harrington Brothers, originally developed as a grocery wholesaler, faced a slew of new competitors in an already crowded market space, Forsyth and his business partner repositioned the company. Coupling strong brand recognition to a niche market, they relaunched as a coffee distributor, increasing their profits in a less competitive portion of the food industry.
Oct 15, 2007
Donald Richwine ’73 Owns and Leads Manufacturing Company
After working 25 years in sales and marketing at General Electric, Donald Richwine '73 acquired Precision Profiles two years ago. It took a big leap of faith to jump from working for a company to owning and running one. "You trust that your engineering, sales and marketing, and finance experience will carry you through. After two years, I’m now wondering why I did not leap sooner." Based in Titusville, Pa., the manufacturing company makes and designs custom stainless steel products for the heavy industrial and power generation markets. Some of the company’s main clients include General Electric, Northrop Grumman, Siemens, and Dresser-Rand, the prime producers of land-based steam generation as well as nuclear-powered ships.
Oct 12, 2007
