Obituaries
Mar|Apr 2014
Doomsday in the District
Here are the stories of Penn alumni trying to carry out the increasingly embattled mission of public education in Philadelphia.
Putting It Together
Eric Johnson C'94 is creating a "virtual library" that will reunite pieces and pages of medieval manuscripts from around the world.
Expanding the Student Athlete Network
TCPW hosts first-ever Penn Women Athletes Career Networking Panel.
Finding an Old Flame
Michael Chazan C’85 has been blazing a trail back in time from Biblical to Lower Paleolithic archaeology.
Magic Man
Once upon a time, Dan Fields C’88 was this close to bringing his acclaimed production of a “lost” Arthur Miller play to Broadway. Now he creates live entertainment for Disney theme parks, resorts, and cruise ships.
Putting Out Fires
In politics and the firehouse, Matt Klapper C’05 has learned to take the heat.
The Three Authors
From cloaks to biosuits, three Penn alumni span several centuries with their thought-provoking debut novels.
Homecoming 2013
Photos from the festivities.
Alumni Awards of Merit
Alumni Award of Merit citations.
Betting on Vegas
Oscar Goodman L’64 and the Mob (Museum).
The Art of Rightful Recovery
Howard Spiegler C’69 pioneered the legal fight to recover Nazi-looted art.
Whiskey Men
Rye-revivalists John Cooper W’78 and Herman Mihalich CHE’80 WG’84.
Literary License
Shivani Tibrewala C’00 runs a theater company in Mumbai and writes (a lot).
The Voice of Sports
Brian Seltzer C’07 is the voice of Penn sports—and some others, too.
Coming Full Circle in University City
USciences presidency latest first for Helen Giles-Gee CW’72 GEd’73 Gr’83.
Events
Jan|Feb 2014
Alumni Notes
Jan|Feb 2014
Obituaries
Jan|Feb 2014 1934 Roscoe A. Bolton W’34, Alexandria, La., former chair of the old Alexander & Bolton, Inc., his family’s insurance agency; Sept. 26, 2012. At Penn, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and the men’s rowing team. During World War II, he served in the US Navy. Jackson G. Denton W’34, Haverford, Pa., retired associate manager of the mortgage and real-estate department of Provident Mutual Life Insurance;July 20. Mark Willcox C’34 L’37, Glen Mills, Pa., a retired partner of the Philadelphia law firm of Hepburn, Willcox, Hamilton & Putnam; Feb. 18. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity. During World War II, he served in the US Navy. 1935 Dr. Norman M. Wall C’35 M’39, Heathrow, Fla., a retired cardiologist who had served as medical director of the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Pottsville, Pa.; Sept. 3. During World War II, he served with the US Army in the Middle East. He later helped establish the Sheba Medical Center in Israel. 1936 Monroe Geller C’36, New York, Nov. 16, 2011. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. His son is Thomas Geller C’69, one of whose sons is Timothy Geller C’99. George E. Speake ME’36, Oxnard, Calif., Dec. 7, 2012. At Penn, he was a member of the men’s varsity rowing team. 1937 Helen Keffer Battista Ed’37 GEd’38, Ft. Worth, Tex., May 16. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority and the women’s tennis and swimming teams. James S. B. Beerer W’37, Audubon, Pa., a real estate and insurance broker; June 12, 2012. At Penn, he was a member of the rowing team. During World War II, he served with the US Army in Europe. Margaret M. Gerhart CW’37, Philadelphia, Aug. 1. William O. Spiess W’37, Lake Park, N.C., Feb. 18. At Penn, he was a member of the men’s rowing team. 1938 Alfred J. Dann W’38, Doylestown, Pa., former senior contract negotiator for the US Defense Logistics Department; Aug. 30. At Penn, he was a member of the men’s volleyball team. During World War II, he served with the US Army in Europe, including Omaha Beach and the Ardennes, and later in a provincial military government in Germany. His daughter is Andrea Dann Urban GNu’93 and his grandson is Brett A. McCurdy C’09. Marcus M. Fisher W’38, Pittsburgh, retired financial vice president for U.S. Steel; Aug.... Read More
Thinking Small
Alumna Kimberly Sher LPS'09 has found a big place in the world of miniatures.
Theatre Today
What's happening in the theatre world right now? A group of alumni movers-and-shakers came together on Homecoming to share their observations.
Philo Phorever
As it enters its third century, America’s oldest continuously existing college literary society still has a role to fill on campus, in keeping with its unofficial motto: “Raise hell with your brain.”
Music and the Mother Tongue
Flutist Mimi Stillman G’03 Gr’12 crosses cultures.
Blood, Turf, and Toil
Elizabeth Greenspan CGS’99 Gr’06’s Battle for Ground Zero.