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Obituaries

01 Jan 2013
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Jan|Feb 2013 1933 Grace Hehr Laucks EF’33, Ephrata, Pa., a retired head bookkeeper with Orr & Sembower, Inc.; Sept. 4. 1934 Edward A. Doelp W’34, Burke, Va., Oct. 14. Dr. Elias M. Solomon M’34, Lancaster, Pa., retired chief of staff at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital; Sept. 6. During World War II, he served in the US Army. 1936 Leo B. Morse W’36, Hernando, Fla., July 9, 2011. At Penn, he was a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, and the men’s baseball, soccer, and lacrosse teams. 1937 Peter Day W’37, Philadelphia, former vice president of the Kenya division of Day and Frick Inc.; June 20. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the men’s squash team. Julian B. Finkel ME’37, Atlanta, former general manager of Blair Manufacturing; Sept. 29. He served in the US Navy as an architect during World War II. Richard H. Shelly C’37, Columbus, Ohio, a retired land surveyor; Aug. 20. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, the football team, and the Mask and Wig Club. He served in the US Army during World War II. 1938 Wayne W. Greenawalt W’38, Souderton, Pa., Sept. 27. During World War II, he served in the US Navy. Milton A. Mausner C’38, Red Bank, N.J., a former partner of the law firm of Reussille, Mausner, Carotenuto, Barger, Kenny & Steel, LLC; Aug. 30. He helped establish Monmouth Regional High School. His granddaughter is Dvorit K. Z. Mausner C’07 LPS’09 WEv’11. Beatrice R. Moore SW’38, Olympia, Wash., May 14, 2011. 1939 Dr. Saul S. Artis C’39 D’41, Haddonfield, N.J., a retired dentist who had maintained a practice in Camden for over 50 years; April 1. During World War II, he served with the US Army in the Panama Canal Zone as a captain in the Dental Corps. His son is Kenneth Jay Artis C’67. Theodore S. Matter ChE’39, Delran, N.J., Sept. 27, 2011. 1940 Hon. Mark Addison L’40, Norfolk, Mass., a retired state superior-court judge; March 30. He served in the US Army during World War II. Jerome J. Karpf Jr. C’40, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Oct. 16. Walter F. Swartz ME’40, Media, Pa., Feb. 4, 2011. 1941 Rollin B. Foster CE’41, Bethlehem, Pa., May 12. He had worked on the design and erection of bridges for Bethlehem Steel. Rosina Di Lullo Gore Ed’41, Ambler, Pa., Aug. 31. Dr. Gilbert D....
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Drone’s Day Scenarios

01 Nov 2012
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An invasion of unmanned aerial vehicles—drones to you—is on its way, but these flying robots are here to help, not enslave the human race. (At least, that’s what they say at Penn’s pioneering GRASP Lab, where some of the most sophisticated ones are being created.)

The Transformer

01 Nov 2012
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He turned an abandoned stretch of elevated rail tracks on Manhattan’s lower West Side from an eyesore to a treasured urban amenity, and put playing fields and green space where a garbage dump taller than the Statue of Liberty once sprawled. Now Penn Design alumnus and professor James Corner is creating a modern-day pleasure garden on the site of London’s Summer Olympics.

The Case of S. Weir Mitchell

01 Nov 2012
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He’s now remembered, if at all, for a misguided “rest cure” that inspired an iconic piece of early feminist fiction, but in his day alumnus and longtime University trustee S. Weir Mitchell found fame in several fields—as a noted surgeon and physician, a leading medical researcher, and a best-selling author.

From Brand to Role Model

01 Nov 2012
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Less than a decade after launching her own label, Tory Burch C’88 is one of the most recognizable names in fashion. Through mentoring and microloans, the Tory Burch Foundation is empowering other women entrepreneurs to follow in her footsteps.
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