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1939
Virginia Gehr Stackel Ed’39, Matthews, NC, a former middle school math and English teacher; Oct. 8, at 106. At Penn, she was a member of the Choral Society.
1942
Peter Scotese WEv’42, New York, former president and CEO of Springs Mills, a cotton textile company; July 25, at 104. He served in the US Army during World War II. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi fraternity.
1944
Dr. J. Malcolm Masten M’44, Fresno, CA, a retired physician; March 26, at 104.
1948
Rachel Funk Jenkins CW’48 GEd’50, Haverford, PA, retired director of youth service at the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania; June 4. Earlier in her career, she was a national umpire and official for USA Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse and taught physical education at Penn. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and the badminton, basketball, field hockey, and lacrosse teams. One stepdaughter is Mary Stuart Champion C’85 GAr’98.
1949
Evelyn Rose Benson NEd’49, Brookline, MA, retired assistant dean at La Salle University’s School of Nursing; Oct. 20, at 100. She served in the US Cadet Nurse Corps. Her daughters are Miriam E. Benson C’82 and Rebecca J. Benson C’79 G’79, who is married to Arthur P. Kreiger C’77.
Dr. Jay D. Edwards C’49 D’51, Vero Beach, FL, a retired dentist; Oct. 10. He served in the US Army Dental Corps. At Penn, he was a member of the Penn Band.
Robert N. Taylor WG’49, Newport News, VA, a shipbuilder and former owner of a marina; July 21. He served in the US Navy.
Frederic W. Thomas Jr. WG’49, Lebanon, NH, a retired bank executive; Sept. 13. He served in the US Navy.
1950
M. William Jones W’50, Lancaster, PA, retired assistant to the president at Armstrong Cork, a flooring company; Oct. 7. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and the track team. His children include M. William Jones III C’76 GEd’78 Gr’83 and Carol Adaire Jones CW’73.
Patricia Mackey Schach von Wittenau CW’50, Groton, CT, former member of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee and a justice of the peace; Oct. 8. Earlier in her career she worked in public relations for the US Army. At Penn, she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Her sister is Mary Mackey Carbone Ed’53, who died June 21, 2021 (see Class of 1953).
1951
Helen Hogg Artigues Gindele CW’51, Haverford, PA, a former director of donor relations in the School of Arts and Sciences; July 20. She joined Penn’s development department in 1965 as a writer and editor. In 1973, she became the first woman to head a division in the department, serving as the director of the newly created stewardship office. She then became the director of donor relations in 1976, a role she held until 1987. She served on the public relations committee of the University of Pennsylvania Antiques Show and was an active member of the Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum. As a student at Penn, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
William T. Green C’51, Glenview, IL, a retired insurance underwriter; Aug. 27. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II and the US Army Transportation Corps during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the soccer team.
Evelyn Stambaugh Mechtly HUP’51, New Oxford, PA, a former nurse; Nov. 9.
Marian Mazis Jurin Rubin CW’51, Mount Laurel, NJ, a retired teacher and school counselor in the School District of Philadelphia; Oct. 2. At Penn, she was a member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority and WXPN. Her sons are Eric J. Jurin C’79 and Bruce E. Jurin W’81.
David J. Sautter W’51, Warrington, PA, a retired bank executive; Sept. 8. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. One daughter is Amy Sautter Valerio C’87.
Mae Grasser Smith GEd’51, Telford, PA, a retired elementary school teacher; Oct. 4, at 100.
1952
Mark H. Goldman WG’52, Wilmington, DE, a retired accountant; Jan. 20. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Berrill T. “Bud” Jacobs WG’52, West Hartford, CT, a retired accountant; May 31. He served in the US Army during the Korean war.
Dr. Calvin Moon V’52, North Hanover, NJ, a retired veterinarian; Sept. 5, at 100. He served in the US Navy during World War II. One daughter is Dr. Mary Moon Kandebo V’83.
Harry P. Pappas W’52, Towson, MD, Sept. 5. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and the soccer and lacrosse teams.
Bloor Redding W’52, Indianapolis, a commercial real estate appraiser; Oct. 2. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Mask & Wig, Penn Players, and the ROTC.
1953
William G. Bohn W’53, Bismarck, ND, retired North Dakota court administrator; Aug. 27. He served in the US Marine Corps. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Mary Mackey Carbone Ed’53, Hyannis, MA, June 21, 2021. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Her sister is Patricia Mackey Schach Von Wittenau CW’50, who died Oct. 8 (see Class of 1950).
Vincent A. Crisanti C’53, Shadyside, PA, a retired estate and real estate lawyer; Sept. 18. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and the tennis and soccer teams. His daughters are Lynn M. Crisanti C’88 and Caren Crisanti Grau C’93.
Richard A. Eliasberg W’53, Baltimore, a former insurance executive; Oct. 12. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, ROTC, and the swimming team.
Janet Cohen Fink Ed’53 GEd’55, Audubon, PA, a former elementary school teacher; Sept. 1. One son is Dr. David M. Fink C’81.
Dr. David P. Jacobus M’53 GM’57, Princeton, NJ, founder of a pharmaceutical company; May 23. His company developed Paser, an antibiotic for tuberculosis. He served in the US Army.
Marie H. Laessig CW’53, Westfield, NJ, a retired bookstore manager; Oct. 9. At Penn, she was a member of the Choral Society.
Howard L. Lidz W’53 Ar’57 GAr’58, Philadelphia, an architect; Sept. 28.
Dr. John D. Miller M’53, Leesburg, FL, a retired pediatrician; June 4, 2023. He served in the US Air Force.
James W. Reagan W’53, Eagan, MN, a retired bank executive; Sept. 2. He served in the US Army Finance Corps.
Dr. William R. Shoulberg C’53 D’56, Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 30. His wife is Barbara Ruche Shoulberg CW’62, and two grandchildren are Matthew J. Martos C’12 W’12 and Carly E. Shoulberg C’20.
William J. Young Jr. WEv’53, Roslyn, PA; Aug. 9, at 100. He retired from Moore Products. He served in the US Army during World War II.
1954
Janet Loucks Parkerson CW’54, Cutler Bay, FL, retired head of a reading department at a private school; May 24. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Hubert A. Riester Jr. GEE’54, Willow Street, PA, a retired engineering executive at Fischer & Porter Company; Aug. 29. He served in the US Army during World War II.
Marion Hamer Tippetts CW’54, Amelia Island, FL, an artist who formerly taught art in public schools and art therapy to people with addictions; Feb. 20. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
1955
Douglas Ann Boutin Bohman PT’55, Chatham, MA, a retired physical therapist; Oct. 4. At Penn, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Dr. Thales Bowen GM’55, Haverford, PA, former chief of anesthesiology and staff president at a hospital; Sept. 1. He served in the US Army. One son is Richard P. Bowen EE’83.
Dr. John M. Krouse M’55, Greensburg, PA, a retired vascular and thoracic surgeon; Sept. 14. He served in the US Army.
Raymond Moskow WG’55, Wilton, CT, Oct. 2. He retired from IBM. He served in the US Army.
Dr. Wayne B. Ranck D’55, Lancaster, PA, a retired dentist; Jan. 3, 2021. He served in the US Air Force.
1956
Stanley L. Chaplin Jr. W’56, Portsmouth, VA, Aug. 10. He spent his career in the furniture industry. He served in the US Air Force. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Sphinx Senior Society, and the football team, where he was among the last of the “Mungermen” caught up in the gears of Penn’s transition to the Ivy League [“The Price They Paid,” Nov|Dec 2024].
Charles H. Davis W’56 WG’63, Lancaster, PA, owner of an export management company; Sept. 11. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Phi fraternity, and the lacrosse and squash teams.
Gladys Heiken Goehringer Ed’56 GED’59, Cherry Hill, NJ, a retired regional supervisor of the Division of Developmental Disabilities for the State of New Jersey; Sept. 20. At Penn, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
Bernard M. Gross W’56 L’59, Audubon, PA, an attorney and former Pennsylvania State Representative; Sept. 21. One daughter is Deborah Gross Kurtz W’82, and one grandchild is Emily R. Kurtz EAS’16.
Dr. David G. Kline C’56 M’60, Amite, LA, a retired neurosurgeon and head of the department of neurosurgery at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine; Sept. 20. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Sphinx Senior Society, and the wrestling team, and he also received the Spoon Award.
Rocco A. “Rocky” Ortenzio PT’56, Lemoyne, PA, a physical therapist and founder of several rehabilitation hospitals; Oct. 26. One grandchild is Bryan A. Ortenzio C’12.
Paul C. Smith C’56, Philadelphia, professor emeritus of Spanish at UCLA; Nov. 10, 2022. In 2006, he established the Paul C. Smith Endowed Fund at Penn Libraries to support acquisitions in the field of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies.
Dr. Ellen A. Wiener V’56, Medford, NJ, a retired owner of a veterinary hospital; Sept. 11.
Charles A. Winans Jr. WG’56, Vero Beach, FL, a retired bank executive; May 24, 2023. He served in the US Navy.
Dorothy M. Zimmerman DH’56, Pompton Plains, NJ, a retired administrator of several psychiatric hospitals; Sept. 16.
1957
Dr. William L. Earp M’57, Tampa, FL, a retired orthopaedic surgeon; Nov. 6, 2023. He served in the US Air Force.
Bruce H. Gleason W’57, Bailey Island, ME, a retired travel agent and tax preparer; Sept. 11. He served in the US Army Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and the rowing team.
Edward D. Goldberg W’57, New York, former chancellor of higher education for the State of New Jersey; Aug. 28. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Delta Phi fraternity and WXPN.
Robert J. Hilly WEV’57, Ocean View, NJ, a retired accountant; Aug. 1, 2023. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and in the US Army Reserve.
Dr. Stephen H. Homer C’57 M’61 GM’65, Kernersville, NC, a retired surgeon and former professor of medicine at Wake Forest University; Oct. 15. Later in his career, he was general partner of a real estate management and investment firm. At Penn, he was president of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. His brother is Mark D. Homer C’65.
Eugene M. Kornblum W’57, Saint Louis, retired founder of a distributor of musical instruments; Sept. 17. He served in the Missouri Air National Guard. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, the Daily Pennsylvanian, and the swimming team. His daughter is Nancy G. Kornblum C’85.
Philips W. Marshall W’57, Portsmouth, NH, a retired insurance executive; Aug. 9. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Leonard Packel W’57, Philadelphia, professor emeritus of law at Villanova University; Sept. 9. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity.
Ruth Lederach Rittgers GEd’57, Saint Petersburg, FL, a former nursing teacher and owner of a real estate business; Aug. 27.
Dr. Ralph Dale Schmoll M’57, Bloomfield, CT, a retired physician; Aug. 31.
Dr. Robert M. Siegel D’57, Spring Valley, NY, a retired dentist; Aug. 2.
1958
Dr. Richard P. Albertson W’58, Wynnewood, PA, a retired anesthesiologist and former president of the Lankenau Hospital medical staff; June 13. He served in the US Army and US Army Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, ROTC, and the rowing team. His wife is Charlotte Ann Sutula Albertson GEd’60.
Lynda Fowler Bailey W’58, Fairport, NY, retired owner of a computer training business that delivered courses to companies such as Xerox and Kodak; Nov. 27, 2020. Her husband is John M. Bailey GEE’60.
Howard A. Cox WG’58, Willow Street, PA, Sept. 7. He retired from IBM. He served in the US Army.
George Peterson III C’58, Mendham, NJ, a retired investment bank executive; Oct. 8. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity and the soccer team.
Ingrid Wagner Reed CW’58, Skillman, NJ, a civil rights advocate and public policy expert; July 27. She led the New Jersey Project for Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University for 15 years and served on the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women.
Letty Gail Schacht W’58, Rochester, NY, an accountant; Oct. 1.
Deborah Alterman Spungen CW’58, Bala Cynwyd, PA, founder and executive director of the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia, and former owner of a natural foods store; Sept. 12. Her son is David M. Spungen C’83.
Alfred M. Weiss C’58, West Caldwell, NJ, a high school guidance counselor; Aug. 31. He served in the US Army Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Alpha fraternity.
Kamal N. Yacoub GEE’58 GrE’61, South Miami, FL, a former professor of electrical engineering at the University of Miami; Aug. 31.
1959
Dr. Howard Berg C’59 D’63, San Jose, CA, a retired dentist; Oct. 18.
Janet Ellis Cherry W’59 G’72, Philadelphia, a statistician who worked in public health and the nonprofit sector; Aug. 17. She was also a math tutor up until the time of her death.
John J. Francis Jr. L’59, Mendham, NJ, a retired lawyer; Sept. 16. He served as the former assistant US attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Dale T. Kidd WG’59, Allentown, PA, a retired customer service manager at Pennsylvania Power and Light; Sept. 24. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
Robert G. Morrison Ar’59, New Holland, PA, an architect; Aug. 30.
Phyllis Cohen Seligsohn Ed’59, Philadelphia, a retired teacher; Oct. 25. Her husband is Sheldon Seligsohn W’53, and her children are Jeffrey R. Seligsohn W’84 and Deena L. Seligsohn C’86 G’96.
Dr. Barry D. Trabitz GD’59, Manchester, CT, a retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon; Aug. 29. He served in the US Air Force as an oral surgeon.
1960
Cecile Parris Frey CW’60 GEd’62 GrEd’75, Haverford, PA, an English teacher; Sept. 28. One child is Lauren Remick Martone C86, and one sibling is Barbara Parris Meyer CW’64.
Inez C. Friedman-Lipetz Ed’60, Pennington, NJ, a retired children’s speech pathologist; Sept. 13. Her son is Jed A. Fishback C’93 W’93, one stepchild is Andrew K. Lipetz W’82, and her brother is Merwyn M. Friedman C’62 G’66.
Gordon C. Pine W’60, Brattleboro, VT, Sept. 3. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Penn Players.
Capt. J. Ashley Roach C’60 L’63, Arlington, VA, a retired officer of the US Navy Judge Advocate General Corps and an attorney adviser for the US State Department; Aug. 20. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, WXPN, and the rowing team. His son is Ashley P. Roach C’96.
Dr. A. Dean Steele M’60, Temple, TX, a retired physician; March 15.
Charles M. Weisman GL’60, Rosemont, PA, an attorney; Sept. 17.
1961
Dr. Robert L. Graeff D’61, Reading, PA, a retired dentist; May 30. He served in the US Army as a dentist.
George S. Koval W’61, Broomall, PA, a retired administrator at Penn; June 15. He worked in the Office of Student Financial Aid and Student Employment from 1960 to 1969, and also served as assistant football coach. After spending five years as director of financial aid at Temple University, he returned to Penn in 1974 for the rest of his career, taking on roles including director of financial aid, director of housing and security, and acting vice provost, until his retirement in 1995. He served in the US Army National Guard and Reserve. As a student at Penn, he was a member of Sphinx Senior Society and the football and baseball teams. As quarterback of the football team, he threw a famous touchdown pass to Barney Berlinger Jr. ME’60 to lead Penn to its first Ivy League championship in 1959 [“Sports,” Nov|Dec 2019]. One daughter is Lisa Koval Babitz C’86, who is married to Martyn S. Babitz W’84 L’87. His grandchildren include Eric C. Babitz W’18, Keith F. Babitz W’21, Kelly S. Babitz EAS’21 GEng’21, and Kevin D. Babitz W’21 GEng’21.
Dr. John M. Rusk M’61, Ardmore, PA, a psychiatrist and former clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University; Aug. 28. One son is Dr. Matthew H. Rusk M’92, GM’95.
Joseph B. Witz W’61, Miami, owner of a real estate consultancy; Sept. 10. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity and WXPN.
1962
Franklin A. Josef W’62, Fayetteville, NY, a lawyer and former judge in the Town of Manlius, NY; Aug. 9. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Delta Phi fraternity and the rowing team. One son is Brian M. Josef C’93.
Thomas R. Mayhew GEE’62, Langhorne, PA, a retired electrical engineer; Sept. 25.
Sandra Neff Packel CW’62, Jenkintown, PA, an elementary school French teacher; Oct. 11. At Penn, she was a member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority. Her husband is John W. Packel L’63.
Elizabeth Ridley Rivers SW’62, Yardley, PA, a retired social worker for the Pennsylvania State Department of Public Assistance; Nov. 20. Her husband is William H. Rivers SW’62.
Donald A. Wood GEd’62, Wayne, PA, a former fire chief and high school physics teacher; March 14.
1963
Clara Gearhart-Allen CW’63, Laurel, MD, a former analyst for the US Department of Social Security; July 4.
Thomas R. Leggett WG’63, Bonita Springs, FL, a retired market researcher and adjunct professor at Drexel University; Sept. 21.
John F. Magagna GEd’63, Wilkes Barre, PA, a teacher and administrator in Morocco, Iran, and Indonesia; Sept. 29.
1964
Madeline Becker Frey CW’64, Flower Mound, TX, Sept. 27. She worked with her husband at the FMS Group. At Penn, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
1965
Alan R. Finkelstein W’65, Long Island, NY, cofounder of a life insurance and employee benefits company; Oct. 23. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and the golf team. One son is Andrew L. Finkelstein C’97.
Donald L. Flamm W’65 WG’66, Danbury, CT, Aug. 11. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity.
Gwen Jacoby Hauser CW’65, Bala Cynwyd, PA, a retired teacher in the School District of Philadelphia; Aug. 26.
Richard F. McCloskey WG’65, West Chester, PA, a former chief financial officer at Philadelphia Biologics Center; Aug. 29. He served in the US Navy. His wife is Rosemarie K. McCloskey CW’62, and one son is Richard F. McCloskey Jr. C’92.
1966
Herman J. Hedeman Joosten WG’66, Retie, Belgium, Oct. 1.
David V. Manoogian GEE’66 GrE’76, Lynnfield, MA, a retired engineer at Raytheon; Sept. 14. He held several patents for radar technology.
Dr. Donald H. Schubert C’66 D’70, Earleville, MD, a retired dentist; Sept. 4. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and the football team.
John M. Wetherhold Jr. C’66 WG’69, New York, an investment banker; May 2. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Dr. Linton Wray M’66, Chevy Chase, MD, a physician and professor of medicine; Dec. 7, 2023. He served as a physician and medical researcher for the US Army for more than two decades.
1967
Nello Augustine Jr. SW’67, Plains Township, PA, retired chief operating officer for a mental health facility; Sept. 15.
Bhaskar Bandyopadhyay GCh’67 Gr’69, Gainesville, FL, a retired research and development process engineer and manager in the phosphate industry; Oct. 1. He also taught chemistry at Santa Fe College. His wife is Rosalie S. Bandyopadhyay CW’70.
Barry Carol W’67, Aberdeen, NJ, a retired securities analyst at US Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund; July 23. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. His son is Charles H. Carol C’99, who is married to Amanda Shiffman Carol C’02.
Paul M. Farber C’67, Philadelphia, former head of the Rosengarten Reserve at the University of Pennsylvania’s Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; Aug. 29. He was hired at the library in 1974 as a clerk at the Wharton Duplicating Center and rose to head of the reserve in 1998. His efforts helped thousands of Penn students find resources for their courses, and he also supervised other library staff and coordinated the reserve’s lending schedules. He retired in 2012. His son is Noah B. Farber C’02.
Dr. Lawrence J. Friedman V’67, Crossville, TN, a retired veterinarian; Sept. 9. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
John C. Parry IV WG’67, Plymouth, MA, a former athletic director at several universities, including Brown, Butler, and Cleveland State; Aug. 4. His former wife is Anne P. Becker CW’67.
Phyllis Lenow Steingard GEd’67 GrEd’99, South Burlington, VT, a former elementary school principal and cofounder of the International Dyslexia Society; Sept. 16. One son is Ronald J. Steingard C’73.
1968
Dr. Irwin L. Klein C’68 GM’77, Northport, NY, an endocrinologist and former professor of medicine at New York University; July 5. At Penn, he was a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity and the lacrosse team.
Melinne Owen CW’68, Santa Fe, NM, an artist renowned for her batiks and hand-painted scarves; Aug. 13.
William J. Travis C’68, Saint Louis, a former lawyer and president of a real estate business; Aug. 26. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. One sister is Anne Travis Shapleigh CW’72.
1969
Gayle Ford Sewell Nu’69, Lawrence, KS, a former nursing instructor at a vocational-technical school; Sept. 6. At Penn, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and Penn Singers.
Thomas A. Tedesco Gr’69, Land O’ Lakes, FL, a retired laboratory director at the University of South Florida and former director of an IVF program at a women’s hospital; Sept. 6. He served in the US Army.
Siraik Zakarian Gr’69, Philadelphia, a biochemist; Aug. 15. She worked at Penn’s Wistar Institute studying endorphin peptides. In 1989, after a fire devastated the historic Bergdoll Mansion in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, she bought and restored the building, which was built in 1886.
1970
Thomas N. Gilmore GAr’70, Philadelphia, an expert in workplace psychodynamics, cofounder of the Center for Applied Research, and former senior fellow at Wharton; July 20. His wife is Sally Walker G’68 SW’85.
1971
Dr. Pauline R. Chusid CW’71, Fort Myers, FL, a former hospice physician; Oct. 13. One son is Zachary C. Williamson C’09.
Jack S. Davis WG’71, Hideaway, TX, July 20, 2021.
Arnon E. Garonzik EE’71, Cherry Hill, NJ, former president of a hazardous waste collection and treatment facility; Nov. 7. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and Friars Senior Society. His wife is Nancy D. Gold CW’73.
Dr. Joel H. Goldberg D’71, Port Richey, FL, a retired dentist; Sept. 4.
James R. Magee L’71, Fremont, MI, an artist and poet who spent four decades building “The Hill,” a monument of stone and steel in the West Texas desert; Sept. 14
Dr. Thomas Scanlin M’71, Flourtown, PA, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and at the Perelman School of Medicine; Sept. 10. He joined Penn’s faculty in 1973 as an instructor in pediatric medicine in the School of Medicine and at CHOP. After a series of promotions, he became a full professor in 1996. He led the Cystic Fibrosis Center for 24 years, and his clinical programs were consistently ranked among the top five in the nation. In 2016, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation honored him with its Distinguished Service Award. His wife is Susan VonNessen-Scanlin, who has a graduate nursing certificate from Penn.
1972
Frederick E. Ball II WG’72, Scarsdale, NY, a retired banker; Aug. 19. He served in the US Navy.
Frederick G. Ferguson Gr’72, State College, PA, a retired professor of veterinary science and director of the animal resource program at Penn State University; Aug. 8.
Elizabeth Williams Fox GEd’72 L’80, Philadelphia, a lawyer and history teacher; Sept. 8.
Louis C. Mahlman C’72 WEv’80, Bethlehem, PA, retired president of the United Way of Southeast Delaware County; Sept. 12. He served in the US Army.
Alfred F. Sama WG’72, Devon, PA, a former director of business operations in the chemical, aerospace, and transportation industries; Sept. 14. He served in the US Merchant Marines during the Vietnam War.
David J. Walton WG’72, East Lansing, MI, former director of finance for Goodwill Industries; June 2024.
1973
Paul L. Carmichael Jr. EE’73, San Antonio, a computer engineer for the US Navy; June 30. His siblings include Mary C. Carmichael MT’74 and Robert W. Carmichael W’80.
Dr. Albert U. “Lib” Liberatore D’73, Bangor, ME, a dentist; March 8, 2023.
Alison B. Rea CW’73, New York, a business journalist who worked for magazines such as Fortune and Business Week, and consultancies such as McKinsey; June 28.
William G. “Chip” Rueter III C’73, Monkton, MD, Feb. 17, 2023. He worked for several rental car businesses. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity, Mask & Wig, and the sprint football team.
1974
Axel D. Steuer Gr’74, Jacksonville, IL, president emeritus of Illinois College; Aug. 14.
Dr. Gary P. Williams M’74, Reston, VA, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin; Aug. 21.
1975
Michael C. Mulitz W’75, Bethesda, MD, a retired aviation finance and leasing attorney; Sept. 19. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
Dr. William E. Munley D’75, Newtown Square, PA, a dentist; Sept. 14.
Jerold H. Price Gr’75, Fleetwood, PA, a chemistry professor at the Community College of Philadelphia; Sept. 5. He served in the US Marine Corps.
Raymond B. Regan C’75, Lakehurst, NJ, a medical social worker; Aug. 26. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
1976
Robert B. Scott Jr. Gr’76, Fulton, MO, Aug. 31.
1977
Dr. David M. Fenster D’77 GD’80, West Windsor, NJ, an endodontist; Sept. 8.
Dr. Kenneth J. Mello D’77, Newport News, VA, an endodontist; March 17. He served in the US Navy as a dentist.
1978
Paula A. Bishop W’78, Bellevue, WA, an accountant and a college financial aid consultant; July 2. At Penn, she was a member of the Pennguinnettes synchronized swimming team.
Dr. Robert R. Johnson V’78, Paso Robles, CA, a veterinarian; Aug. 15. He was a part of Team USA’s equestrian veterinary staff during the 1984 Summer Olympics. At Penn, he was a member of Theta Xi fraternity.
1979
Dr. Joel S. Delfiner M’79, Bronx, NY, an associate professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Aug. 29. His wife is Dr. Madeline S. Ginzburg D’79 GD’80, and two children are Dr. Alexandra S. Delfiner C’10 and Matthew S. Delfiner C’10.
1980
Betty Rabinowitch Liefer G’80, Philadelphia, a former information system manager at Penn’s Clinical Research Center; July 6. After earning her master’s in demography and statistics, she worked as a research assistant at Penn’s Population Studies Center. She joined the staff at Penn in 1984, where she installed hardware and software and managed data for various groups at the University. Her expertise was in math, statistics, and research, and for over 30 years, she educated and supported researchers at Penn, analyzed statistical data at Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, and supervised surveys, studies, and reports for the health department’s Division of Statistics and Research. She retired in 1992. Her husband is Philip L. Leifer C’60 EE’60 GEE’64, and one daughter is Stephanie D. Leifer C’89.
Amy J. Tananbaum C’80, Belmont, MA, founder of a coaching and consulting company; Sept. 17. At Penn, she was a member of the Sphinx Senior Society and a Thouron Award recipient.
1981
Steven L. Herring G’81, Mobile, AL, March 25.
Sylvia B. Jones GrEd’81, Wallingford, PA, a retired educator, principal, and assistant regional superintendent for the School District of Philadelphia; Sept. 19.
1982
Sujittra Chaturongkul CGS’82, Somerville, MA, Aug. 19.
Dr. Donald F. Leatherwood II C’82 M’87 GM’92, Fort Washington, PA, an orthopedic surgeon; Sept. 10. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity, Friars Senior Society, and the wrestling team, and he was a Thouron Award recipient.
Jerry M. Sorkin CGS’82 G’84, Philadelphia, founder and president of a travel company specializing in cultural and historical tourism; Sept. 12. He wrote an essay for the Gazette on Tunisia, where he lived and led tours for many years [“Alumni Voices,” Nov|Dec 2015], and he taught for nearly a decade a class on Oriental rugs at Penn.
1983
Jill E. Fishbein C’83, Cupertino, CA, an attorney specializing in corporate law; April 15.
Russell W. Stabler C’83, Lancaster, PA, a lawyer; Sept. 24.
1985
Nadine Y. Markham-Itteilag C’85, Silver Spring, MD, a lawyer; Sept. 14.
James R. Solomon WG’85, Glenview, IL, founder of an investment firm; Nov. 1, 2022.
Brian R. Tarasi C’85, Sewickley, PA, Aug. 26. He spent his career at American Airlines. At Penn, he was a member of the rugby team.
1986
Thomas M. Moran W’86, Plano, TX, Aug. 21. He worked in the golf finance management industry.
1987
Nancy S. Hart WEv’87 WEv’89, Springfield, PA, Sept. 4. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry.
1988
Eugene A. Bolt Jr. C’88 G’01, Philadelphia, an author, historian, and former director of foundation relations at the University of the Arts; Sept. 12. At Penn, he was a member of the rowing team.
Kathleen Winters Plehn GNU’88, Stoughton, WI, a nurse practitioner teacher at a technical college; Sept. 17.
1990
Raffaele A. “Ralph” Perrini WEv’90, Culver City, CA, an advertising executive at Investor’s Business Daily; June 2. He served in the US Army and the US Army Reserve.
1991
Augustine A. “Gus” Long G’91 WG’91, Cincinnati, an investment banker; Sept. 2.
Dr. Mark A. Urban GM’91, Minneapolis, an orthopedic surgeon; July 6.
1998
William J. Zee III GEd’98, Lancaster, PA, an attorney specializing in education law; Sept. 22.
2000
David E. Brown GEx’00, Mantua, NJ, an attorney; Aug. 4.
2001
Deanna Page Kemler Gr’01, Philadelphia, Aug. 22.
2004
Cristen M. Place GEd’04, East Stroudsburg, PA, a high school mathematics teacher; Sept. 21.
2007
Marvin E. Black CGS’07, Philadelphia, cofounder of a children’s summer camp; Aug. 30, at 99. He served in the US Navy during World War II.
2008
Curtis McCaskey GEd’08, Beaufort, SC, retired coordinator of nontraditional programs at the Eastern Lancaster County School District; Aug. 31. He served in the US Navy.
2017
Zachary M. Cross C’17, Chicago, a fourth-year medical student at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine; Oct. 20. While at Penn, he served as a research technician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a tutor at nearby high schools.
2019
Thomas J. Rose Gr’19, Philadelphia, a clinical research associate and manager in the pharmaceutical industry and at Penn; July 15.
Faculty & Staff
Paul M. Farber. See Class of 1967.
Thomas N. Gilmore. See Class of 1970.
Helen Hogg Artigues Gindele. See Class of 1951.
Sol H. Goodgal, Paramus, NJ, professor emeritus of microbiology and medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine; Sept. 8, at 103. He joined Penn’s faculty in 1961 as an associate professor of microbiology in the School of Medicine, where he researched the applications of RNA and DNA on infectious diseases and taught a renowned freshman seminar titled Philosophy Problems in Modern Biology. In 1971, he was promoted to full professor. He received several University Research Foundation grants for projects like “Studies of Genetic Controls of Light Sensory Response of Phycomyces” (1972), “Studies on Transformation in Haemophilus Influenzae” (1974), and “Transformation in Haemophilus” (1990). He retired in 1991 but continued to teach until 2002. He served in the US military during World War II. His son is Charles “Chuck” Goodgal C’84 WG’86.
Rachel Funk Jenkins. See Class of 1948.
George S. Koval. See Class of 1961.
Betty Rabinowitch Leifer. See Class of 1980.
Thomas J. Rose. See Class of 2019.
Dr. Thomas Scanlin. See Class of 1971.
Dr. William W. Schlaepfer, Wallingford, PA, an emeritus professor of pathology and laboratory medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine; June 20. He joined Penn’s faculty in 1979, as a professor in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine. He held this appointment until retiring in 2014. His research at Penn focused on peripheral nerve disease, and his laboratory specialized in the biochemical and molecular properties of neurofilament (NF) proteins, and explored mechanisms through which the disruption of NF assembly and aggregation of light neurofilament proteins led to motor neuron degeneration and disease. One daughter is Dr. Linda Schlaepfer Werner M’91.
Jerry M. Sorkin. See Class of 1982.
Michael R. Topp, professor emeritus of chemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences; June 18. He joined Penn’s faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry in 1973, moving up the ranks to full professor in 1990. Alongside his work in the chemistry department, he held an assistant professorship in what is now the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. His research, much of which was conducted at Penn, was focused on physical chemistry, with specific interests in conformational relaxation in isolated molecular clusters, hydrogen-bonded molecular dimers, and ultrafast electronic relaxation of hydrogen-bonded molecules, studied through femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy. He received multiple University Research Foundation awards and retired from Penn in 2017. His daughter is Stephanie D. Topp C’04.
Guy R. Welbon, Newtown Square, PA, an associate professor emeritus of religious studies and South Asia studies in the School of Arts and Sciences; Sept. 26. In 1972, he joined Penn’s faculty as an associate professor of religious studies. In 1978, he took on a secondary role as associate professor in what is now the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. He later became chair of the religious studies department in 1984, a position he held until 1989. In 1995, he was appointed chair of the department of South Asia studies and director of the South Asia Center, where he served until 2002. He also served as graduate chair of the religious studies department from 2003 until his retirement in 2005. He specialized in Hindu and Buddhist ritual practices, the agama and South Indian “temple Hinduism,” the history of Burma and Cambodia, and Pali Buddhist texts. One son is Christopher T. Welbon C’92.
Siegfried Wenzel, Chapel Hill, NC, professor emeritus of English in the College of Arts and Sciences; Sept. 27. He joined Penn’s faculty in 1975 as a professor of English. He wrote widely on medieval vices and virtues, as well as on Chaucer, Langland, and many aspects of Middle English literature, including analysis of religious texts. He received two Guggenheim Fellowships and a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies, among other accomplishments. Two children are Anne B. Wenzel C’81 GCP’85 and Tom P. Wenzel C’85.
Aaron V. Wunsch, Philadelphia, an associate professor of landscape and architectural history in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; Sept. 20. In 2008, he joined Penn’s department of historic preservation as a visiting assistant professor. He lectured in the graduate program in historic preservation and later became an associate professor. He regularly taught two core courses in the historic preservation department: Documentation I and Introduction to Public History. His seminars addressed various aspects of the American built environment, including therapeutic landscapes, cemeteries, suburbs, and commercial architecture. He also cotaught interdisciplinary classes on topics such as the history of epidemics and 19th-century Paris and Philadelphia.
Siraik Zakarian. See Class of 1969.