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1940
Eleanore Gross Schmid DH’40, Philadelphia, a retired dental hygienist; April 4, at 101.
1943
Dr. Henry Litvin C’43 M’48 GM’53, Jenkintown, PA, a family physician and psychiatrist; Feb. 20, at 99. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War, as well as the US Navy Reserve. His children are Lisa A. Litvin Chaiken C’77 WG’81, who is married to Joseph Chaiken C’75; and Joel M. Litvin W’81, who is married to Lisa Eggert Litvin.
1944
Johanna Weiss Lever CW’44, Lancaster, PA, a retired teacher of reading and English as a Second Language; March 1.
1945
Betty Johnson HUP’45, Jamestown, NY, a retired nurse; July 1, 2021.
1947
Edmund S. Garcia W’47, Cooperstown, NY, Feb. 22. He worked in the real estate industry.
Theresa Von Carlowitz Hunt CW’47 WG’48, Cary, NC, March 21. At Penn, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Keshub Mahindra W’47, Mumbai, chairman of a multinational automotive manufacturing company in India; April 12, at 99. Forbes named him India’s “oldest billionaire.” At Penn, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the squash and tennis teams. One daughter is Leena Mahindra Labroo C’84, who is married to Sanjay Labroo W’84, and two granddaughters are Nisheeta Bakht W’10 and Aneesha Labroo C’13.
Dr. Clifton F. West Jr. M’47 GM’54, Chestertown, MD, a retired surgeon; Feb. 28, at 99. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
1948
Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II G’48, New York, a retired vascular surgeon; Dec. 4. He served in the US Navy.
Paul C. Kitchen Jr. C’48, Gwynedd, PA, retired general sales manager for a manufacturer of corrugated boxes; Jan. 28, at 99. At Penn, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and the sprint football team. One sister is Jean Kitchen Grey Smith CW’50.
Ruth “Christine” Yohe Kumagai WG’48, Cheverly, MD, retired dean of women at Juniata College; Feb. 26. She served in the US Navy during World War II and the US Navy Reserve. One daughter is Sueko E. Kumagai C’91 GEd’92.
Jeanne Kawamura Saiki OT’48, Madison, WI, a former occupational therapist; March 22. Growing up in Honolulu, she witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II.
Cal M. Sandman C’48, Atlanta, former finance director for DeKalb County, GA; March 18. He served in the US Navy and the US Navy Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity and the ROTC.
Barbara Grafton Shepard CW’48, Troy, OH, a historic preservationist and founder and director of the Museum of Troy History; Dec. 4. At Penn she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the Choral Society. One daughter is Louisa Shepard, who is a writer in Penn’s Office of University Communications, and two grandsons are Nicholas B. Escobar C’18 and Alexander S. Escobar C’21.
Jack O. Vance WG’48, Huntington Beach, CA, former managing director at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm; Feb. 3, 2022.
1949
Dr. Joseph F. DeMichele C’49 D’54, Gladwyne, PA, a retired general surgeon; April 23. His children include Joseph F. DeMichele C’83 and Annette R. DeMichele C’85.
Homer G. Gere W’49, North Syracuse, NY, a retired insurance agent and community activist; March 1, at 100. He is also the father of actor Richard Gere. He served in the US Navy during World War II.
Dr. John J. Mendillo GM’49, Branford, CT, a retired general and thoracic surgeon; April 2, at 103. He served in the US Army Air Corps and the US Coast Guard. His son is Dr. James H. Mendillo C’71 D’75, and one grandchild is Hillary A. Mendillo C’02.
Leroy B. Raffel W’49, Miami, retired cofounder of the Arby’s restaurant chain; March 21. He served in the US Navy during World War II. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. One daughter is Nancy Raffel Osherow C’85, and one grandchild is Sophie X. Raffel C’18.
Leroy Supowitz W’49, Pittsburgh, president of a shoe store; April 18. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
1950
Henry Milgram W’50, Bala Cynwyd, PA, cofounder of a movie theater chain and a retired stage show producer; Feb. 28. He served in the US Army Air Forces during World War II. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
William E. Simeone Gr’50, Carbondale, IL, a retired English professor at Southern Illinois University; April 2, 2022, at 99. He served in the US Army.
Stanley B. Smulyan W’50, Wilkes-Barre, PA, retired chairman and CEO of Sperling Tobacco; Nov. 13. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity and the baseball team.
Robert A. Souders W’50, Downingtown, PA, a retired high school social studies teacher; March 6. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. At Penn, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Sphinx Senior Society, and the rowing team. One daughter is Alison Souders Frysinger Nu’80.
Franklin M. Thomas Jr. W’50, Hagerstown, MD, retired president and CEO of a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers; March 2. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. One granddaughter is Julia E. Thomas Nu’21 W’21.
1951
Joyce Sloan Anderson Ed’51 GEd’52, Linwood, NJ, a professor of sociology at Atlantic Community College and author of five books; April 4. Her sister is Shirley Sloan Fader Ed’48 GEd’49.
Anna L. Ehrich Batson CW’51, Sunnyvale, CA, a retired office manager and partner in her husband’s ophthalmology practice; Oct. 24.
Joseph N. Cotter Ed’51, Oxford, PA, a retired high school principal and chess tournament player; May 23, 2021. He served in the US National Guard. At Penn, he was a member of the chess team that won an Ivy League championship.
Gerald R. Curtis WG’51, Milton, MA, a retired investment banker; March 9. He served in the US Air Force.
Neil M. DeVries L’51, Fairport, NY, an executive at a life insurance company; Dec. 29.
Allan J. Ford C’51, Wynnewood, PA, a retired advertising executive; April 14. He served in the US Navy during World War II. At Penn, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Patricia McDivitt Frey FA’51, St. Petersburg, FL, a schoolteacher; April 6.
Jean Thompson Kane Ed’51, Fernandina Beach, FL, a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher; March 5. At Penn, she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
William E. Purnell PT’51, Omaha, NE, a retired physical therapist; March 17. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
Joan Todd Robinette CW’51, Bryn Mawr, PA, a retired social worker; March 29. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and the Penn Players.
Dr. William N. Roddy GM’51, Houston, a retired physician; June 29, 2021.
1952
Allan Brooks C’52, Elkins Park, PA, a psychoanalyst and child psychiatrist; March 25.
Maynard E. Burstein W’52, San Antonio, former owner of a ComputerLand franchise; April 8. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity.
Dr. James E. Jones W’52 M’59, Mechanicsburg, PA, a retired pediatrician; Feb. 26. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and the Sphinx Senior Society.
Dr. William Kamerling C’52 GM’58, Cherry Hill, NJ, a retired ophthalmologist; Feb. 28. His children include Dr. Joseph M. Kamerling C’84, who is married to Susan Nudelman Kamerling Nu’84 GNu’88; and Debra Kamerling Stern W’87 WG’92, who is married to Dr. Robert M. Stern D’87. His grandchildren include Samuel T. Stern EAS’14, Dana R. Kamerling C’15, Justin E. Kamerling W’17, Allison L. Stern C’20, and Noah J. Kamerling EAS’21.
James M. Kriebel Jr. C’52, East Norriton, PA, retired senior research chemist at a chemical company; June 27, 2020. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War and in the US Navy Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the ROTC. His son is David W. Kriebel G’86 Gr’00.
Gilbert P. Lappen C’52, Bethlehem, PA, a former car salesman; March 6. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. His son is Louis D. Lappen C’85.
Ellen Magill Rose Ed’52, Wayne, PA, a retired children’s reading specialist; April 1.
Dr. Richard R. Ryan C’52 V’56, Deland, FL, a retired veterinarian; March 1.
Richard C. “Sandy” Sanders C’52, Winston Salem, NC, March 8, 2022. He retired from Western Electric. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Doris Boardman Schick HUP’52, Louisville, CO, a former nursing arts instructor at Fairview Park Hospital School of Medicine; May 16, 2022. She served in the US Army Nurse Corps.
Walter J. Till CE’52, Pittsburgh, retired manager at a steel company; March 27. He served in the US Army.
1953
Barbara Martin Beale DH’53, Newtown Square, PA, a dental hygienist; April 7.
Alan D. Bleznak W’53, Palm Beach, FL, a real estate developer and philanthropist; March 2. With his wife Kathleen Harrison Bleznak, he established Penn Medicine’s Patient Facilitated Services Program. As a student at Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. One daughter is Patricia Bleznak Silverstein C’81, who is married to Howard A. Silverstein W’69.
Bernard Goldstein W’53, Rye, NY, retired managing director of a mergers and acquisitions firm in the software industry; March 13. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, the Daily Pennsylvanian, and Friars Senior Society. One son is Mark H. Goldstein C’83.
Dr. Alan M. Gordon D’53, New Haven, CT, a retired dentist; Feb. 25. He served in the US Navy during World War II.
Dr. Robert S. Herman C’53, Columbia, MD, a retired physician; Nov. 2. He served in the US Army Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
Paul T. Nettler W’53 WG’54, Floral Park, NY, a former sales executive; Feb. 25. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, WXPN, the Daily Pennsylvanian, and the rowing team. One grandson is Maxwell D. Nettler C’19.
Robert R. Rodecker WG’53, Cumming, GA, April 10. He retired from Valley Mould and Iron Corporation. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
Dr. Lawrence Tama M’53, Towanda, PA, a retired surgeon; July 7, 2022. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
Edith Boone Hill Toussaint GEd’53, Nashville, NC, a retired nurse; Oct. 12, at 101.
1954
Dr. Richard C. Baumbach D’54 GD’57, Harleysville, PA, an oral surgeon; April 17. He served in the US Navy Dental Corps. His brother is Clifford W. Baumbach Jr. C’47.
Harry B. Bernhard W’54, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, a retired director of retail and management development at IBM; March 31. He also worked in executive education at several colleges and consulted for the US nuclear industry on safety training. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and the ROTC. His children include Michael H. Bernhard C’79 and Nancy E. Bernhard Gr’91, who is married to Dr. David H. Margolin Gr’90 M’90.
Noel Davidson W’54, Avon, CT, CEO of the retail chain Casual Corner; March 28. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Kappa Nu fraternity.
Dr. Donald N. Dubrow C’54, Dallas, a retired physician; June 21, 2022. He served in the US Air Force.
Edith Greeby Elinsky Ed’54, Jackson, WY, a sixth-grade teacher; Sept. 20, 2021.
Dr. Howard Gooen C’54, Fredon Township, NJ, a retired physician; Aug. 22, 2022. At Penn, he was a member of the swimming team.
G. Peter Jennewein Ar’54 GAr’54, New Canaan, CT, an architect; Dec. 21. One grandson is Christopher P. Koch EAS’20.
1955
Dr. Martin J. Bukowski M’55 GM’59, Lorain, OH, a retired pediatrician; April 15, 2021. He served in the US Navy.
Valerie van Es Davidson DH’55, Powell, OH, a former dental hygienist; Feb. 24.
Gerald E. Haughey W’55 L’62, Somers Point, NJ, a retired attorney specializing in land use and environmental law; Feb. 17. He served in the US Air Force.
Suzanne Nasfay Heiny CW’55 G’56, Midland, MI, a retired chemist for Dow Chemical; Jan. 19. Originally from Hungary, she and her family lived in a Bavarian refugee camp for four years during World War II.
Dr. William P. Hipple C’55 D’57 GD’62, Robbinsville, NJ, a retired dentist; Oct. 22. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Paul Miller Gr’55, Allentown, PA, a retired physicist for Bell Laboratories; Feb. 25, at 101.
Barbara Fischer Shupp Ed’55 GEd’58, Fort Washington, PA, a reading specialist; July 8, 2022.
Mark H. Solove W’55, Highland Beach, FL, a partner at a mortgage brokerage; March 20.
Dorothy Earhart Swope Nu’55, Lancaster, PA, a retired school nurse and nursing instructor; Feb. 5.
1956
Dr. Donald L. Bogdon M’56, Glendale, CA, a retired physician and clinical professor at the University of Southern California; Feb. 23.
Dr. Harold B. Ginsberg D’56, Beacon, NY, a retired dentist; April 8. He served in the US Air Force. His son is Dr. Stuart M. Ginsberg D’81.
Sydney Greenwood C’56, Caroga Lake, NY, a retired sales representative for a chemical company; March 19. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War, earning a Purple Heart. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
William “Jim” Harman C’56, Austin, TX, retired executive vice president of New College Foundation, which funds the New College of Florida; March 25. Earlier in his career, he also served as assistant dean at the Wharton School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Richard F. Kline Jr. W’56, Thurmont, MD, vice president of a highway construction company; Feb. 9.
Dr. G. Robert Lange D’56, Bethesda, MD, a retired dentist; Aug. 9, 2021. He served in the US Navy during World War II.
Joseph P. Laver Jr. C’56, Williamsport, PA, a former fundraiser for several colleges; April 12. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and the rowing team. One son is Joseph P. Laver III L’90, and one grandchild is Abigail B. Laver C’21.
John B. Mowell W’56, Tallahassee, FL, founder of an investment firm; June 23, 2021. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.
Alice Thomas HUP’56, Fairborn, OH, Feb. 24.
Thomas I. Unterberg WG’56, Rumson, NJ, retired head of an investment firm; Jan. 10.
1957
Edwin B. Carpenter L’57, Waynesboro, PA, a retired human resources executive; March 8. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War and also in the US Navy Reserve.
D. Edward Curran W’57, Bryn Mawr, PA, an executive at an advertising agency; March 23. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Phi fraternity.
Dr. Leonard J. Garrett WG’57 Gr’61, Dresher, PA, a professor of computer science at Temple University; Feb. 25. Earlier in his career, he taught at Penn in the department of management. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. His daughter is Dr. Susan Garrett Trevisan C’84.
Elaine Kemmerer HUP’57, Williamsport, MD, a nurse; March 15.
Lowell H. Lamb W’57, Middleton, NH, a retired executive and actuary at Metropolitan Life Insurance; Feb. 25. He served in the US Army Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and manager of the wrestling team.
Jean Cecilia Monka HUP’57, Dallas, PA, an infectious disease nurse; Feb. 26.
Joan Holzwarth Steinke CW’57, Boulder City, NV, a librarian; Nov. 2. At Penn, she was a member of Penn Players.
1958
Paul F. Derridinger C’58, Louisville, KY, April 4. He retired from General Electric. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and the track team.
Mary “Ginny” Lanahan Durnan DH’58, Wilmington, DE, a retired dental hygienist; July 8, 2021.
Lucy Barr Fowler OT’58, Omaha, an occupational therapist; March 24.
Dr. Edwin D. Joy Jr. D’58, Evans, GA, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Medical College of Georgia; April 18. He served in the US Navy and the US Navy Reserve.
William V. Kriebel Ar’58, Burlington, MA, a retired architect; April 10, 2022. He maintained a practice in Philadelphia with his wife, Marjorie Olewiler Kriebel Ar’58, and taught in Drexel University’s interior design program. He served in the US Navy and the US Navy Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epislon. His children include Michelle Kriebel C’88 and William Scott Kriebel EAS’90.
Ramsay A. Moran WG’58, Annapolis, MD, a retired finance executive; March 26.
Paul G. O’Leary WG’58, Wyckoff NJ, a retired investment manager for Prudential Insurance; Feb. 15. Earlier in his career, he worked in development for Penn. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard. One son is William G. O’Leary C’86.
Charles Ranlett WG’58, Orland Park, IL, a municipal government employee; March 24. He served in the US Army Transportation Corps.
John W. Roberts L’58, Greenwich, CT, an attorney; March 3.
Dr. R. Nevin Rupp M’58, Santa Cruz, CA, a retired otolaryngologist; Jan. 23. He served in the US Army and the US Army Reserve.
James M. Sawyers PT’58, Lakeland, FL, a physical therapist; April 11, 2021.
Dr. Lincoln B. Scott M’58, Waxhaw, NC, a retired physician for the University of North Carolina’s student health services; Dec. 30, 2021.
Beatrice M. States G’58, Hatfield, PA, a retired biochemical medicine researcher at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Feb. 25.
Rudolph W. Stroh Jr. WEv’58, Warminster, PA, a retired marketing manager for AT&T; March 23. He served in the US Army.
George A. Swartz Gr’58, Hallandale Beach, FL, a retired physicist for RCA Corporation; Oct 27.
Dr. James Francis Toole GM’58, Winston Salem, NC, a professor of neurology at Wake Forest University; Sept. 12, 2021. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War.
1959
Dr. Chris T. Armen D’59, Lebanon, NH, a retired dentist; March 19. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
George J. Bender Jr. W’59, Northborough, MA, a former executive at an aviation services company; March 31. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. At Penn, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Leo H. Berube Jr. W’59, Burlington, CT, a retired real estate developer; July 30, 2022.
Dr. Jerome V. Blum GM’59, Los Altos Hills, CA, a retired ophthalmologist; Jan. 24, 2022. He served in the US Navy.
Dr. A. Cleveland Brown V’59, Burtonsville, MD, a retired veterinarian; Feb. 9. His wife is Jane Law Brown DH’58.
Timothy J. Connolly W’59, Atlanta, founder of a commercial real estate agency; March 18. His children include Timothy J. Connolly II CE’85 and Carolyn Connolly Schaffer W’87. One grandchild is Meghan C. Connolly W’15.
B. Mason Flemming Jr. C’59, Ross, CA, a former investment banker; Sept. 1. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Friars Senior Society, and the ice hockey and rowing teams.
Dr. Leigh W. Kendall C’59, Lancaster, PA, a retired physician; Feb. 11. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and the rowing team, and he was also a Franklin Scholar.
Joseph E. Klimek ME’59, Langhorne, PA, a retired manager at several companies; Jan. 26. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
Manuel R. Schonhorn G’59 Gr’63, Kingston, NY, a retired English professor at Southern Illinois University; April 22, 2021. He served in the US Army.
Rev. Howard F. Wood C’59, Perris, CA, a retired rector of an Episcopal church; March 8. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and Penn Players.
Richard H. Wood Jr. W’59, Prescott, AZ, Dec. 20. He retired from Exxon Mobil. He served in the US Army National Guard.
1960
Dr. James R. Buell V’60, Reno, NV, a veterinarian and horse breeder; 2023. He served in the US Air Force.
Eugene J. Ferry WEv’60, Philadelphia, March 8. He worked for Cigna, a health insurance company.
Gail Whitehead Kagler PT’60, Loveland, OH, a former physical therapist; Jan. 24. At Penn, she was a member of the swimming team.
Karolyn Kaye CW’60, Raleigh, NC, retired executive director of a hospice care provider; June 18, 2021. Her brother is Dr. David E. Kaye C’66.
Dr. Francis R. Moliterno GD’60, Myrtle Beach, SC, a retired oral surgeon; March 30. He served in the US Air Force.
Dr. Thomas P. Petrick M’60, Hermitage, PA, a retired surgeon on a Navajo reservation in Arizona; March 25. One child is Dr. Thomas P. Petrick Jr. D’87.
Irwin M. Pikus G’60, Hanover, NH, a former director at the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Export Administration; April 6. One brother is Edward Pikus GEE’69 L’77.
Ronald Silver EE’60 GEE’65, West Grove, PA, a retired engineer; June 14, 2021. He served in the US Navy.
William A. “Webb” Wade C’60, Jacksonville, FL, a retired salesman; March 24. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Robert B. Whittlesey GCP’60, Acton, MA, founder of three affordable-housing businesses; Feb. 27, at 101.
Richard T. Wilson WEv’60, Indianapolis, a retired executive at Nabisco; March 6.
1961
Wilson S. “Stu” Harrison GEd’61, Rehoboth Beach, DE, a retired manager of research and reporting for the Brandywine (DE) School District; Feb. 17. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
Dr. Winifred Shearer Kost M’61, Wilmington, DE, a retired physician; Feb. 20. One daughter is Dr. Susanne I. Kost M’87 GM’91.
Anthony J. Mascena EE’61, Cherry Hill, NJ, a retired fire protection engineer; March 3. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.
Dr. Howard Myers C’61, Mount Laurel, NJ, a retired psychiatrist; March 15. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. One son is Franklin P. Myers C’91.
Dr. Bernard G. Park D’61, Colchester, CT, a retired dentist; March 22. He served in the US Army.
Ralph Rottenberg W’61, East Greenwich, RI, retired owner of a lawn and garden company; April 7.
1962
Roberta Eager Chinchar Nu’62, Orwigsburg, PA, a retired nurse, March 6.
Cynthia “Cynda” Johnson Hubbard DH’62, Cambridge, MD, a retired dental hygienist; March 5.
Dr. Edward W. Lieberman M’62, Hampton Falls, NH, a retired radiologist; Jan. 31. He served in the US Navy. One son is Dr. James A. Lieberman M’94.
Dr. Gordon E. Shipman D’62, Selinsgrove, PA, a retired dentist; March 28. He served in the US Army.
Dr. Michael D. Strong III C’62, Cherry Hill, NJ, a retired cardiothoracic surgeon and professor of surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital; Dec. 6. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and WXPN.
1963
Philip S. Auchincloss W’63, Winston-Salem, NC, a retired market researcher; Aug. 22. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity, WXPN, the ROTC, and the rowing team. One son is William T. Auchincloss WG’98.
Marjorie G. Carlson CW’63, Kissimmee, FL, a retired editor at the Christian publishing firm Loizeaux Brothers; March 4. She later worked in a high school office.
Nancy Stutzman Esterly DH’63, New Oxford, PA, a retired dental hygienist; April 1.
Leo H. Hendler D’63, Boynton Beach, FL, a retired dentist; March 6. His children include David A. Hendler W’83, Dr. Karen L. Hendler‑Goldberg W’84, and Jeffrey A. Hendler W’88.
Dr. Daniel Nussbaum II C’63, Rochester, NY, a retired developmental pediatrician; March 1. He served in the US Air Force. At Penn, he was a member of Theta Rho fraternity. His wife is Alice Rosenthal Nussbaum CW’63.
Richard V. Rudolph Jr. C’63 GEE’68, Coatesville, PA, a retired engineer and professor of computer programming at Drexel University and Delaware County Community College; April 7. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. One sister is Dr. Rosemary Rudolph Shy CW’69, who is married to Michael E. Shy C’69.
Dr. Kenneth J. Simpson GM’63, Denver, a retired anesthesiologist; Feb. 12. He served in the US Army.
Garrett J. Thrasher GCE’63 Gr’69, Lyme, NH, a retired engineer; Feb. 26. He served in the US Marine Corps.
1964
Dr. John D. Bentley M’64, Springfield, MO, a retired physician; March 10. He served in the US Navy.
Sidney H. Hoover Ar’64 GAr’65, Sonoma, CA, a retired architect; Oct. 22, 2021.
G. Richard Kline C’64, Lancaster, PA, CEO and co-owner of a tire company; March 8, 2022.
Erik B. Nagel GEE’64, Greenville, SC, retired president of a textile machinery business; Feb. 23.
Dewitt L. Sage Jr. C’64, Westport, CT, an Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker; April 7. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity.
Gail O’Brien Zapp HUP’64, Stewartsville, NJ, a former pediatric nurse and realtor; April 1.
1965
Janice Laub Babitt CW’65, Pikesville, MD, Nov. 8. At Penn, she was a member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority. Her daughters include Dr. Karen L. Babitt C’92 W’92 and Jodie L. Babitt C’94.
Christopher Battista W’65, Rye, NY, a retired computer contracts manager for Hewlett Packard; Dec. 26, 2021. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.
Dr. Harold S. R. Byrdy GM’65, Pittsfield, MA, a retired psychiatrist; March 21. He served in the US Army Medical Corps.
James W. Dorschel W’65, Canandaigua, NY, a retired park district superintendent for the City of Rochester (NY); April 10. He served in the US Army and the New York Army National Guard. At Penn, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity.
Ernest M. Eissele Jr. WG’65, Newtown, PA, former director of development for a chemical company; March 29.
Lawrence H. Herber WG’65, Toronto, a retired real estate developer and a former president of a department store chain in South Africa; March 6.
Carl H. Keener GrEd’65, Muncie, IN, a retired social studies education teacher at Ball State Teachers College; Feb. 24. He served in the US Army during World War II.
Peter S. Latham L’65, Panama City Beach, FL, a retired lawyer; Feb. 16. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
Dr. Daniel A. Rader D’65, Ardmore, PA, March 31.
Dr. James L. Stinnett M’65 GM’70, Yardley, PA, a retired professor of psychiatry at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine; April 6. He joined Penn’s faculty in 1972 and was appointed director of consultation and liaison psychiatry in 1978, serving until 2005. He held many leadership roles at Penn Medicine, including director of clinical services in the Department of Psychiatry, chairman of the medical board, acting director of clinical practices, and acting vice dean of clinical affairs. Among the accolades he received were the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Penn Pearl Award for outstanding clinical teaching. He served in the US Army.
Dr. Joseph R. Zaientz D’65, Haddam Neck, CT, a retired dentist and longtime firefighter; March 11. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
1966
Anthony J. Brancato GEd’66, Cedar Rapids, IA, April 6. He retired from the Camden (NJ) Board of Education.
Robert J. Farley GEd’66 G’70 Gr’73, King of Prussia, PA, a retired college and high school science teacher; Sept. 28, 2021. He served in the US Army. His wife is Irene Halasz Farley GEd’66.
Robert J. Feldman W’66, Boca Raton, FL, founder of a chemical products business; April 16. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Delta Phi fraternity and the rowing team.
Ralph W. Grambo Jr. WG’66 Gr’73, Poyntelle, PA, a retired finance professor at the University of Scranton; March 24. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
Rene L. Guerster GME’66, Winter Park, FL, a retired pharmaceutical company executive, engineer, and inventor; March 9.
Hon. Jay Paul James L’66, Wilmington, DE, a judge; March 24.
Stephen D. Leshnoff ME’66, Philadelphia, retired manager of steam generation for Exelon Nuclear Generator Company; July 5, 2022. His wife is Susan Kriegel Leshnoff CW’67.
Dr. John M. McClure III C’66 M’70 GM’77, Clearwater Beach, FL, an orthopedic surgeon; March 4. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
J. Thomas O’Connor W’66, Scottsdale, AZ, president and CEO of Phoenix Digital Corporation; March 29. At Penn, he was a member of Friars Senior Society and the football team.
Marshall Winokur G’66 Gr’73, Grantham, NH, a retired professor of Russian and German at the University of Alabama; Sept. 2. He served in the US Army. His wife is Janice Richardson Winokur CW’67.
Dorothy Wexler Wolfe Gr’66, Haverford, PA, a retired mathematics professor at Widener University; April 5, at 102.
1967
Peter D. Barber GEd’67, Chatham, MA, Dec. 22. He served in the US military during the Vietnam War, where a mortar explosion left him paralyzed. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Mamie Jennings Fains SW’67, Silver Spring, MD, retired southeast regional director of community affairs for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; March 23.
Douglas A. Hedin L’67, Minneapolis, a retired attorney specializing in employment and discrimination law; March 20. He served in the US Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Carl M. Koch GCE’67 Gr’72, Glen Mills, PA, a retired partner at an environmental engineering firm; April 2.
Julie M. Nadel MT’67, Santa Barbara, CA, founder of the party production company Parties Plus and a philanthropist focusing on local healthcare; March 29.
Jerome J. Pockar G’67, Euclid, OH, a writer; March 1.
David Williams G’67, Rockport, MA, Feb. 24. He served in the US Army.
1968
Iris Braunstein SW’68, Wynnewood, PA, a retired social worker; March 15.
Peter H. Dodson L’68, Wellesley, MA, a retired attorney; March 18.
G. Marc Hamburger WG’68, Atlanta, a retired marketing executive at Coca-Cola; March 7.
Jean Kochan Kelly Nu’68, Easton, CT, a retired nurse; Feb. 22. She served in the US Air Force.
Jan L. Kreader G’68, Los Angeles, retired codirector of childcare and early education research connections at the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University; Feb. 26.
Dr. Ronald R. Kresge D’68, Naples, FL, a retired dentist; March 17. He served in the US Army. His sister is Pamela Kresge Kassner DH’72.
Robert J. Miceli C’68, Northport, NY, president of a printing company; July 28, 2022.
Roger A. Morrison Gr’68, Newtown, PA, a research chemist for ExxonMobil; March 14. He served in the US Army.
Garry A. Preble C’68 GCE’76, Delray Beach, FL, Oct. 25.
1969
Syed A. Ali GCE’69 Gr’73, Gaithersburg, MD, retired research specialist at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; April 9.
Graham W. Bauerle C’69 WG’79, Cambridge, VT, a retired financial analyst and accounting instructor at the Community College of Vermont; April 14. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, the ROTC, and the rowing team.
George W. Davies L’69, Mirror Lake, NH, a retired attorney; Feb. 9. Later, he coached middle school and high school wrestling and lacrosse. He served in the US Navy. One daughter is Carol Davies Whitaker L’88.
Laura Stretch Griffin Nu’69, Pennsville, NJ, a retired assistant professor of nursing at the University of Delaware; March 29.
Richard W. Hines W’69, Saint Augustine, FL, librarian emeritus at the University of Portland; May 11, 2021.
Laurence J. Ruggiero C’69 G’72 Gr’75, Winter Park, FL, former director of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art; March 23. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. His wife is Virginia F. Ruggiero CW’69.
Richard A. Ruwell EE’69, Colorado Springs, CO, a former executive recruiter; Jan. 15. He served in the US Marine Corps. One sister is Mary E. Ruwell G’76 Gr’89.
Dr. Roger D. Soloway GM’69, Norristown, PA, a former professor in the department of internal medicine in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine; Jan. 29. He served in the US Army. He came to Penn in 1971 as an assistant professor of medicine, eventually becoming full professor in 1982. His research on gallstones, hepatitis, and the liver was published in prestigious American and international journals and has long been cited by colleagues. He left Penn in 1987 to join the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston as a professor and chair of gastroenterology and hepatology, as well as acting chair of medicine for two years.
1970
James F. Babcock WG’70, Blacksburg, VA, a retired bank executive; Sept. 2. He served in the US Navy.
Dr. Craig W. Fischer D’70, Naples, FL, a retired orthodontist; Nov. 29, 2021.
1971
George E. Carvell PT’71, Pittsburgh, professor emeritus of neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh; March 5.
Dennis J. Gray GEE’71, Marriottsville, MD, a retired property manager; Sept. 24.
Anne Henderson Gr’71, Needham, MA, professor emeritus of occupational therapy at Boston University; April 19.
Gregg T. Kail C’71, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 31, 2021. At Penn, he was a member of the tennis team.
1972
Gerald E. Bisbee Jr. WG’72, New Canaan, CT, founder of ThinkMedium, a content creator for the healthcare industry; March 10.
Paul Goldenberg SW’72, Philadelphia, a retired social worker; April 8.
William J. McKinnon Jr. WG’72, Virginia Beach, VA, an investment banker; March 9.
1973
Naomi Levin Breman WG’73, Philadelphia, a former bank manager and horticultural volunteer; Feb. 9.
Dr. Robert Louis Cerciello GM’73, West Hartford, CT, a pediatric neurologist; April 3.
Kenneth C. D’Apice C’73, Winter Park, FL, a retired scout executive for Boy Scouts of America and former real estate lawyer; July 25, 2022. At Penn, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity.
Bruce L. Fields C’73, Aurora, CO, a theologian and faculty member at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; April 2023.
Dr. John T. Sack GM’73, Seattle, a hand surgeon; Feb. 3. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War, earning a Purple Heart. At Penn, he was a member of the rowing team.
Nancy S. Sparks CW’73, Falls Church, VA, managing director of regulatory affairs for FedEx; Feb. 24. At Penn, she was a member of the Daily Pennsylvanian.
Daniel W. Wheeler Jr. W’73, Birmingham, AL, co-owner of a Baskin-Robbins ice cream franchise; Feb. 15.
1974
Glen A. Payne GL’74, Henderson, NV, retired counsel for a law firm; Jan. 3.
Ruth Alber Stuenckel CGS’74, Savannah, GA, a retired social worker; March 21. Her husband is Elton E. Stuenckel CGS’70, and one son is Dr. Gregory W. Chapman C’71.
Carl J. Weber CGS’74 WG’80, Warminster, PA, a real estate agent; Feb. 27.
1975
Ora Mae Hester Avellino‑Carroll CGS’75, Ocean City, NJ, a former communications specialist for the Philadelphia Housing Authority; March 29.
1976
David L. DeGiorgi W’76, Hingham, MA, president of a software and hardware manufacturer; March 25. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the ROTC, and the rowing team. One sister is Deborah Degiorgi Sala C’78.
Margaret L. Finn C’76, Ambler, PA, an adjunct professor at Temple University; July 1, 2022.
Thomas J. Schlageter L’76, Breezy Point, NY, an attorney; March 5, 2022.
1977
Dr. Randall D. Cebul GM’77 GM’79, Chagrin Falls, OH, a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University; March 16.
David J. Hague GEE’77, Mary Esther, FL, a retired electrical engineer; Dec. 22, 2021. He served in the US Navy.
Elisabeth Petry Riley L’77, Middletown, CT, an attorney, author, and newspaper reporter; Feb. 22.
Dr. Eric R. Wolf M’77, Alpharetta, GA, a retired dermatologist; Feb. 19. His former wife is Dr. Linda Denese Wolf M’79.
1979
Donald C. Baur L’79, Alexandria, VA, an environmental lawyer; Dec. 15.
Joel T. Fry C’79 G’84, Philadelphia, a curator and historian at Bartram’s Garden; March 21. One brother is David A. Fry W’77.
Richard L. Galbreath WEv’79, Sanford, FL, March 30. He retired from IBM. He served in the US Air Force.
John F. Hall III G’79 Gr’84, Provo, UT, a professor of classics and ancient history at Brigham Young University; March 14.
1980
Anne Noble Bradley G’80, Rose Valley, PA, an archaeologist and realtor; March 16.
Eugene A. Dimariano Jr. C’80, Palm Harbor, FL, an attorney; March 23. At Penn, he was a member of the track and cross country teams.
Carol Benenson Perloff C’80 GFA’84, Philadelphia, a writer and historian; October 2022. She is the author of To Spread the Light of Knowledge: 250 Years of the Nation’s First Medical School, about Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine [“The Link,” Jul|Aug 2015].
1981
Lorraine M. Gardner C’81, Philadelphia, a former editor at Temple University and a massage therapist; March 13.
Beverly A. Giardinelli OT’81, South Abington, PA, a retired occupational therapist; March 31.
William J. Letzkus GEE’81, Kennett Square, PA, a former computer engineer and philosophy teacher; April 27, 2022. He served in the US Marine Corps.
Ilene L. Sokolsky G’81, Chevy Chase, MD, an engineer at NASA; March 31.
1982
Dr. Peter H. Arger GM’82, Haverford, PA, professor emeritus of radiology in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine; Dec. 28. He joined the School of Medicine faculty in 1972 as an assistant professor of medicine, eventually becoming full professor. He retired in 2000 but remained active in the School of Medicine’s Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty, chairing its committee on data collection in 2004.
Mary T. Folkerth GNu’82, New Madison, OH, a former nursing professor at Indiana University East; March 22.
1983
Anna Maria F. Adamo L’83, Okatie, SC, May 18, 2021. She worked in the US foreign service.
Dr. Russell Windsor GM’83, New York, a retired orthopedic surgeon and professor at Weill Cornell Medicine; July 3, 2022. At Penn, he was a member of the rowing team. His children are Gillian L. Windsor C’09, Russell J. Windsor W’11, and Eric N. Windsor C’13.
1984
David B. Ingerman C’84, Summit, NJ, a former marketing executive for MapQuest; March 19. His children are Alexander C. Ingerman EAS’19 and Dylan Ingerman W’22.
Lawrence M. Kranseler L’84 WG’84, Sharon, MA, an outside general counsel; Oct. 13, 2021. His brother is Kenneth B. Kranseler W’84, who is married to Lisa Coopersmith Kranseler W’84.
Joanne Glavin McClatchy WG’84, Sebastian, FL, a retired bank executive and cofounder of a private middle school; March 5.
1985
Christopher M. Cieri C’85 G’85 Gr’05, Springfield, PA, executive director of the Linguistic Data Consortium at Penn; March 25.
Dr. Robert L. Kass C’85, Boston, a former manager of critical content at Zynx Health, a healthcare company; March 17. At Penn, he was a member of WXPN.
Richard M. Moskowitz C’85, Narberth, PA, April 12. At Penn, he was a member of Mask & Wig. His sister is Lisa Moskowitz Sloan W’82, who is married to Randy M. Sloan W’78.
Joel D. Reigart CGS’85, Pittsgrove, NJ, a retired construction superintendent for an equipment manufacturer for the energy industry; Jan. 6, 2022. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.
1988
Neil C. Bernstein C’88, Rockville, MD, a television and radio producer; Feb. 1. At Penn, he was a member of the Daily Pennsylvanian, WXPN, and the basketball team.
Dennis J. Farrell GNu’88, Telford, PA, a retired US Army nurse; March 22. He also served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
William P. O’Brien GAr’88 GCP’88, Fort Worth, TX, retired director of construction for the City of San Francisco; March 26.
1989
Ann Lauenstein Dore McLaughlin Korologos WG’89, Washington, DC, former US secretary of labor from 1987 to 1989; Jan. 30. After leaving the Labor Department, she chaired several companies, including RAND Corporation, and later managed an art gallery.
Pilar C. Lim G’89 GrW’90, Doylestown, PA, a senior biostatistician at the pharmaceutical company Janssen; Jan. 11.
Richard C. “Chris” Sur C’89, Saint Paul, MN, an attorney; Feb. 25.
1990
David B. Dohner C’90 L’93, Hollywood, FL, an attorney; Feb. 6. At Penn, he was a member of the sprint football team.
Danielle Iovine Prieto W’90, Clearwater Beach, FL, a former managing director at an investment firm; Jan. 8. At Penn, she was a member of the gymnastics team.
1991
Taeyeon Kim Song C’91, Bel Air, MD, May 13, 2022.
Dr. Mark K. Wynn V’91, Pine Beach, NJ, a veterinarian and instructor at the College of New Jersey and Rowan College at Burlington County (NJ); March 22. He served in the US Army Reserve.
1992
Philip J. Colicchio C’92 G’93, Exton, PA, a digital strategist and marketer; April 6.
1993
Kristi N. Gamble C’93, Brooklyn, NY, assistant general counsel at New York Federal Reserve Bank; March 9. At Penn, she was a member of Penn Dance Group and the gymnastics team.
1995
Daniel P. Cummings WG’95, Franklin Lakes, NJ, a bank executive; Feb. 23.
Jennifer Patton Debellis WEv’95, Daniel Island, SC, retired director of financial reporting and operations for patient accounting at the University of Pennsylvania Health System; March 13.
1996
Kelly A. Brogan GNu’96, East Alstead, NH, a nurse and midwife; Feb. 4.
Dr. Margaret M. Mullin V’96, Clinton, NJ, a sports medicine veterinarian; March 10.
1997
Andrew S. Feuerstein W’97, Scarsdale, NY, an accounts executive at a winery; Sept. 25.
Laura Balles Witt WG’97, Park City, UT, an investment banker; Jan. 30.
1999
Joan Asprakis GEd’99, Philadelphia, June 2, 2022. She worked for the Philadelphia School District.
Marc S. Fried G’99, Norfolk, VA, a former general manager at Ryder; April 17.
2005
Donna M. Ayres G’05, Barrington, NJ, director of applications and reporting at AtlantiCare health system; Jan. 25.
Benjamin S. Vancik CGS’05, Delmar, NY, a document preservationist; March 5.
2006
Barbara Smith Grandstaff Gr’06, Oreland, PA, a former lecturer at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine; Feb. 6. She joined the Penn Vet faculty in 1987 and served for over 25 years. She also mentored students in the department of Earth and environmental science in the School of Arts and Sciences. In 2018, she won Penn Vet’s V’21 Laboratory Teaching Award.
2007
Kimberly A. Daniels Nu’07 GNu’12, Villanova, PA, a clinical nurse specialist and clinical data analyst at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Jan. 27.
2013
Bryce L. “Trey” Holland III WG’13, Bainbridge Island, WA, senior manager for mobile products at Amazon; Feb. 28. His father is Bryce L. Holland Jr. WG’78 L’79.
2019
John U. Karlawish C’19, Raleigh, NC, a tennis coach at a country club; March 28. At Penn, he was a member of the tennis team. His sister is Lela Anne Karlawish GNu’23, one uncle is Dr. Jason H. Karlawish GM’99 [“The Humanist Is In,” Mar|Apr 2021], and one grandfather is John W. Karlawish W’58 WG’61.
2023
Hannah R. “Lilith” Rowland LPS’23, TX, a pre-law student and officer at an immigration detention facility in Texas; Feb. 7.
2027
Yalong “Allen” Chen Gr’27, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, a PhD candidate in Penn’s department of anthropology; May 30, 2022.
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Peter H. Arger. See Class of 1982.
Harold Bershady, Philadelphia, professor emeritus of sociology in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences; Feb. 18. He joined Penn’s faculty as an assistant professor of sociology in 1968 and was promoted to full professor in 1991. A beloved educator, he taught courses in sociological theory, urban studies, and the dynamics of organization and won a Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1993. He retired in 2002 but continued to teach graduate-level courses at Penn and engage with the sociology department until 2005. His son is Matthew A. Bershady C’85.
Christopher D. “Casey” Brown, Haverford, PA, an associate professor of genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine; March 18. He was recruited to Penn in 2013, becoming an associate professor of medicine in the division of genetics. His work centered on approaches to understanding how human genetic variation controls gene expression. He developed and integrated cutting-edge informatic approaches and benchtop experimental designs to identify and characterize DNA sequence polymorphisms, epigenetic elements, and regions of accessible chromatin that determined variability in transcription expression and underlay consequent phenotypic alterations. While he initially focused on expression in the liver, these studies quickly expanded to a wide array of cell types and tissues.
Leonard S. Charlap, Princeton, NJ, a former associate professor of mathematics in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences; Feb. 5. He taught in Penn’s mathematics department from 1964 to 1969, before becoming a full professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he received a National Science Foundation Award. He retired in 2000.
Christopher M. Cieri. See Class of 1985.
Joan Wadleigh Curran, Gladwyne, PA, a former senior lecturer of painting and drawing in the Weitzman School of Design; March 29. She was a senior lecturer in Penn’s School of Design, now the Weitzman School, from 2001 to 2016. She also taught at Moore College of Art and Design, Swarthmore College, Drexel University, Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, and other colleges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Georgia. She worked in charcoal, paint, and other media for more than 50 years, and her pieces have been displayed in hundreds of exhibitions, galleries, and private collections around the world.
Kimberly A. Daniels. See Class of 2007.
Dr. Leonard J. Garrett. See Class of 1957.
Robert Geddes, Princeton, NJ, a noted Philadelphia architect and former faculty member at Penn’s Graduate School of Fine Arts; Feb. 13, at 99. He was recruited to the Graduate School of Fine Arts (the precursor to today’s Weitzman School) as an assistant professor of architecture in 1951. In 1964, he designed the Roundhouse at 7th and Race Streets in Philadelphia, which up until recently served as the Philadelphia Police headquarters. He left Penn in 1965 to become dean of Princeton University’s School of Architecture while continuing to design distinctive buildings around the region, such as the Northeast Regional Library in Northeast Philadelphia. He served in the US Air Force during World War II. His son is David S. Geddes Gr’80.
Barbara Smith Grandstaff. See Class of 2006.
William “Jim” Harman. See Class of 1956.
Charles H. Kahn, Penn Valley, PA, professor emeritus of philosophy in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences; March 5. He came to Penn in 1965 as an associate professor of philosophy. He was a leading scholar in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly on the pre-Socratics (in the early decades of his career) and on Plato (in later decades). He retired in 2012.
Dr. Richard L. Nemiroff, Moorestown, NJ, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine; Jan. 29. He joined the faculty at Penn’s School of Medicine and Pennsylvania Hospital in 1970. He served a long and fruitful tenure at Penn, garnering a reputation for kindness and a gift for mentoring.
Paul G. O’Leary. See Class of 1958.
Robert G. Ousterhout, Philadelphia, professor emeritus in the history of art in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences; April 23. He taught at Penn from 2006 to 2017. A recognized specialist in Byzantine architecture, he researched the documentation and interpretation of the architectural heritage of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly the Byzantine architecture, monumental art, and urbanism in Constantinople and Cappadocia. His husband is C. Brian Rose, Penn professor of archaeology and curator-in-charge of the Penn Museum’s Mediterranean Section.
Dr. Roger D. Soloway. See Class of 1969.
Beatrice M. States. See Class of 1958.
Dr. James L. Stinnett. See Class of 1965.
Donald Voet, Kennett Square, PA, associate professor emeritus of chemistry in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences; April 11. He joined Penn’s chemistry department in 1969 as an assistant professor. While at Penn, he and his laboratory researched crystallography, using X-rays to understand structure-function relationships in proteins, and received multiple rounds of funding from the University Research Foundation (URF) to support this work. He retired in 2009. His children are Wendy Helaine Voet C’91 and Douglas P. Voet C’96 EAS’96.
