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1945
Charlotte Garretson Cronin CW’45, Baltimore, a retired newspaper columnist and founder of the Aberdeen Room Archives and Museum, which preserves the history of Aberdeen, MD; June 15. At Penn, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Her daughter is Cheryl Cronin Levitan GNu’80 (Dr. Dean B. Levitan C’71 Gr’76 M’78).
1946
Mary Ellen Danley CW’46, Sun City, AZ, a retired schoolteacher; June 13, at 100. At Penn, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Dr. Joseph H. Goldberg D’46, Pompton Plains, NJ, a dentist; May 28.
Betty Kirshner Small CW’46, Lancaster, PA, Aug. 15, at 101. As a student at Penn, she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. As an alumna, she was a volunteer and officer for her Class, past president of the Association of Alumnae, and she received the Alumni Award of Merit in 1985. In 2001, the University recognized her family for its four generations of women graduates who were featured in a video documentary celebrating 125 years of Women at Penn. Two daughters are Sara Small Hodge CW’72 (Ian G. Hodge Jr. C’72) and Martha S. Small CW’76 FA’77. One granddaughter is Dr. Blair Hodge Pendley C’02 V’06 (Lt. Col. William P. Pendley III C’03).
1947
Clifford W. Baumbach Jr. C’47, Philadelphia, retired information technologist for the Cigna Group, a healthcare and health insurance company; May 20. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity and the baseball team, and he was a volunteer for his Class.
Cynthia White Hamilton DH’47, Schenectady, NY, a retired executive secretary to the medical staff at a hospital; May 10, at 99.
Jessie Colehower Somers Ed’47, Elkins, WV, a retired kindergarten teacher; May 16, at 100.
1948
Richard L. Creviston W’48, Naples, FL, retired president and CEO of a bank; July 17, at 101. He served in the US Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and he also served in the US Naval Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity.
Eileen Wirtshafter Leibowitz Ed’48, State College, PA, July 12. At Penn, she was a member of Sigma Delta Tau sorority.
1949
Edna Ryan Gehrke DH’49, Hamden, CT, a retired dental hygienist; June 27. One daughter is Sharon Ryan Reichart DH’80.
Phyllis Ford Victor Ed’49, Delray Beach, FL, May 14, at 99. One son is J. Scott Victor C’80.
1950
Gerald J. Feldman G’50, Bethesda, MD, retired training manager for Montgomery Country, MD; March 12, at 102. He served in the US Army during World War II.
Janice Warshaw Rosenthal Ed’50, New York, a retired professional ballet dancer for the Metropolitan Opera; June 3. At Penn, she was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority. Her son is Bob B. Rosenthal C’74.
Martin Torodash C’50, Teaneck, NJ, a retired professor of history and political science at Fairleigh Dickinson University; March 5. He served in the US military. At Penn, he was a member of WXPN.
1951
Dr. Edward Armstrong Jr. C’51, Hudson, OH, a retired oral surgeon; May 30. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Acacia fraternity and the soccer team. One son is Edward B. Armstrong III EAS’86.
Patricia Bellwoar Campanella CW’51, Hammonton, NJ, a retired psychiatric social worker; July 2. At Penn, she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, and the field hockey and tennis teams.
Mark S. Gleeson G’51, Oakmont, PA, retired president of the Refractories Institute, a national trade association; June 22, at 99. He also authored several history books. He served in the US Merchant Marine.
Robert B. McKersie EE’51, Arlington, MA, a professor emeritus of management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; July 11. He studied industrial and labor relations. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, the rowing team, ROTC, and Sphinx Senior Society.
John C. A. Rigney Jr. C’51, Drexel Hill, PA, June 6. He served in the US Army.
1952
Florence L. Denmark CW’52 Gr’58, Oakton, VA, a social psychologist, educator, researcher, and advocate for women in psychology; May 25. She taught at several colleges including Pace University, CUNY, and Hunter College. At Penn, she was a member of WXPN and the French Club.
Hon. Jan E. Dubois W’52, Lafayette Hill, a district court judge for the US District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania; PA, May 10. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, Friars Senior Society, the swimming team, and ROTC.
David M. Gray C’52 G54 Gr’65, Ardmore, PA, retired vice president of Arcadia University; May 13. He was a pioneer in college study abroad programs and established the Center for Education Abroad at Arcadia University and the Institute for Study Abroad at Butler University. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Epsilon fraternity and WXPN. One son is Jonathan D. Gray WG’91 (Lisa Dannecker Gray WG’91).
Knud C. Hansen G’52, Wilmington, DE, June 8. He worked for the Iron Workers Union.
Henry S. Harrison W’52, Melbourne, FL, an entrepreneur who worked in real estate appraisal, adult education, healthcare, public speaking, writing, and publishing; April 17. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, the sailing team, and ROTC.
Dr. E. Gardner Jacobs Jr. M’52, Audubon, PA, a retired psychiatrist; June 5, at 100. He served in the US Navy during World War II.
Dr. Irwin Steuer C’52, New York, a retired orthodontist; May 25. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Kappa Nu fraternity and the fencing team.
1953
Richard M. Burk WG’53, Deerfield, IL, a former financial executive; July 24, 2024.
Dr. Alfred B. Lewis Jr. M’53, New York, professor emeritus of clinical psychiatry at Cornell; Feb. 17. He served in the US Army.
Robert J. Magee W’53, Reading, PA, a retired corporate director of employee relations; May 22. He served in the US Marine Corps and the US Marine Corps Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and WXPN.
Marion Jackson McCreary Ed’53, West Brandywine, PA, a retired elementary school teacher; July 8. At Penn, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, and the softball, fencing, and basketball teams.
Dr. Sydney “Syd” E. Pulver M’53 GM’57, Philadelphia, a clinical professor in the department of psychiatry in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, as well as the former medical director and a senior attending staff psychiatrist at the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital and former chief of psychiatry at Philadelphia General Hospital; March 23. After completing a psychiatric residency at the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital in 1957 he joined the hospital’s staff that year. He later became a senior attending physician in 1964 and served as medical director from 1981 to 1983. He was also named assistant chief of psychiatry in 1957 and chief of psychiatry in 1962 at Philadelphia General Hospital. In 1960, he joined the faculty of Penn’s School of Medicine in the department of psychiatry, eventually becoming a full clinical professor. At Penn, he taught graduate students and psychiatry residents, and taught popular courses like The Mind in Conflict, Freud’s Papers, and the History of Psychoanalysis. In 1987, he won the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching. He never retired from Penn and continued to teach until his death at age 98. He served in the US Army during World War II. One child is Susan Pulver Mardinly GEE’81.
Myron J. Resnick W’53, Winnetka, IL, a retired insurance executive; July 13. He served on the Board of Advisors of Penn’s Institute for Law and Economics. As a student at Penn, he was a member of the Debate Council and the rowing team. One son is Clay B. Resnick C’92.
C. Ronald Scheeler W’53, Sandusky, OH, a retired managing partner at Ernst & Young; May 4.
Rosemary “Rosie” Adams Thurber CW’53, South Haven, MI, an actor and cofounder of a theater troupe that performed for children; June 8. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Penn Players.
George Weinbaum C’53, Philadelphia, a retired biochemist; Feb. 14. As a student at Penn, he was a member of Beta Sigma Rho fraternity and the rowing team. As an alumnus, he volunteered for his class. Three of his children are Dr. Cindy M. Weinbaum M’93, Laura I. Weinbaum G’96 (Brett H. Mandel G’93), and Elliot H. Weinbaum Gr’04, who is an assistant professor at Penn’s Graduate School of Education. Two of his grandchildren are Jonah P. Weinbaum C’21 and Ariel Mandel Weinbaum, a clinical research coordinator at Penn Medicine.
1954
Yonathan Bard ChE’54, Newton, MA, a retired computer scientist at IBM; June 21.
George B. Harvey W’54, New Canaan, CT, retired president, CEO, and chairman of Pitney Bowes; July 2. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.
Carl F. Oster Jr. CCC’54, Greece, NY, retired head of research for Eastman Kodak; June 7. He served in the US Merchant Marine during World War II.
Alfred J. Pankowski C’54, Jacksonville, FL, July 1. He served in the US Army Veterinary Corps. At Penn, he was a member of the track team.
1955
Salvatore “Sal” Caltabiano GME’55, Newtown Square, PA, a retired engineer at General Electric; July 9.
Richard G. Dooley WG’55, Enfield, CT, a retired life insurance executive; June 18.
Dr. Ira S. Drazner C’55 D’57, Woodbridge, CT, a retired dentist; June 15. He served in the US military. Two children are Dr. Ellen Drazner Saffir D’84 and Dr. Michelle Drazner Lipshultz D’85 (Dr. Richard B. Lipshultz D’85).
Ann Pritchard Granville CW’55, Sun City West, AZ, June 2026.
Francis J. Hartman L’55, Moorestown, NJ, a retired attorney; July 1.
Barbara Binder Levy Ed’55, Media, PA, a retired elementary school teacher; May 17. One daughter is Gayle P. Levy C’83 W’83, and one grandchild is Jason L. Liebmann W’20.
Arlene Feinstein Litvin CW’55 G’75, Bryn Mawr, PA, a former faculty member at the Hahnemann Hospital School of Medicine; June 6. Her husband is Jerry Litvin L’54, and one daughter is Caren Litvin C’78 L’84.
Allan King Sloan GCP’55, Bedford, MA, a retired transportation planner; July 9.
1956
Rev. Francis T. Cafarelli G’56, Manchester, NH, a priest and former Benedictine monk who served as postulant director of a seminary; June 5. Earlier in his career, he worked in many positions at the University of Notre Dame.
James E. Falen W’56 Gr’70, Louisville, TN, a professor emeritus of Russian language and literature at the University of Tennessee; June 2. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and Penn Players. His wife is Eve Niederdrenk Falen CW’62 G’64 and one son is Geoffrey C. Falen C’88 G’97.
Lois Greiss Graver DH’56, Audubon, PA, a former dental hygienist; July 27. One son is Dr. Jay D. Graver C’82 D’86.
Stephen B. Gray EE’56, Santa Monica, CA, Jan. 26. At Penn, he was a member of Penn Players.
John G. Teltsch WG’56, Sea Island, GA, a former custom home builder; Feb. 7, 2025. He served in the US military during the Korean War.
Dr. Herbert W. Wilkinson GD’56, Cedar Hills, UT, a retired oral surgeon; May 19, at 102. He was also founder of Resort Properties Ventures, a vacation home fractional ownership company. He served in the US military.
1957
Dr. Marino A. “Gus” Bramante D’57 GD’60, Indian Wells, CA, a retired orthodontist; June 12. He also taught orthodontics at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Columbia University, was the director of a bank, and was a commercial real estate investor. He served in the US Navy.
Marjorie “Margie” Sisler Brookes HUP’57, Jensen Beach, FL, a former nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; April 15.
John M. Clure W’57, Clermont, FL, retired founder of a data management company; Jan. 19. He served in the US Army. At Penn, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and the golf team.
Jacqueline Verna Fergione Nu’57, Charlotte, NC, a former nurse and teacher; May 13.
Dr. Lawrence S. Harte D’57, Livingston, NJ, a retired orthodontist, director of a cleft palate clinic, and founder of clinics for facial pain, sports dentistry, and cosmetic enhancement; May 15. He served in the US Air Force. One son is Dr. Douglas S. Harte D’88 GD’91, and one grandchild is Rebecca Rhode C’29 W’29.
Richard C. Marx WG’57, Miami, retired vice president of a hospital; Oct. 27, 2025. He served in the US Army.
John A. Morton GEd’57, Blue Bell, PA, retired dean of a middle school; June 21. He served in the US Army.
Dr. George P. Quirk GD’57, Houston, an oral surgeon; June 21. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War.
Howard F. Ruby W’57, Los Angeles, founder and chairman of a company that provided temporary furnished apartments; April 28, 2025. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity.
Jay H. Schultz W’57, Shaker Heights, OH, a retired movie producer and cofounder of a distributor of VHS tapes; June 13. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
Dr. John E. Weise C’57 D’62, Wyckoff, NJ, a retired endodontist; Jan. 6. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and in the US Navy Reserve. At Penn, he was a member of the rowing team, which, in 1955, won the Grand Challenge Cup for Penn at Henley Royal Regatta. One daughter is Amy Weise Williamson Nu’02 GNu’04.
1958
Bruce R. Besser W’58, Santa Fe, NM, a property developer; Feb. 24. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity, Mask & Wig, Sphinx Senior Society, and the cheerleading, squash, and fencing teams.
Charlton H. “Chuck” Carpenter W’58, Castle Rock, CO, a retired attorney specializing in real estate and corporate law; July 1. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, the cross country and track teams, and he was a Franklin Scholar.
John J. Grauer L’58, Hilton Head Island, SC, a retired attorney; May 12. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Richard I. Landy W’58, Miami, an entrepreneur in the communications field; July 12, 2024. At Penn, he was a member of Beta Sigma Rho fraternity and The Daily Pennsylvanian. One son is Douglas J. Landy C’89.
John P. Polychron W’58, Winston-Salem, NC, retired president and CEO of the Planters Lifesavers Company; July 16. He also owned a flight company. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Mask & Wig, and the swimming and baseball teams.
Jeffry A. Wisnia GEE’58, Winchester, MA, a retired engineer and manager of his wife’s speech-language, occupational, and physical therapy services business; Jan. 3.
Florence Avidon Wolfson CW’58, Peabody, MA, a retired librarian; June 17.
1959
Dr. Bruce P. Anderson D’59, Yarmouth Port, MA, a retired dentist; June 6. He served in the US Army.
Susan Gebhardt Belles Nu’59, Providence, RI, a former nurse and retired CEO of Lifespan Diversified Services; Nov. 16, 2024. At Penn, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Stephen S. Carp W’59, Danville, CA, a manufacturer’s representative; July 24. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
Joyce Harple Goebel Nu’59 GNu’64, Honey Brook, PA, retired director of nursing at a hospital; June 3. One sister is Shirley Harple Datner Nu’59 (Charles David Datner GAr’59).
Richard C. Hartman Jr. WG’59, Naples, FL, a retired consultant for the National Association of Regional Councils, a nonprofit that connects regional councils, governments, and agencies to help them work together; Aug. 22, 2025. He served in the US Army Signal Corps.
Dr. Edward B. Rotheram Jr. M’59, Mt. Lebanon, PA, retired head of the infectious diseases department at a hospital; April 24.
Robert H. Rubin L’59, Westport, CT, a retired lawyer; Jan. 25. His children include Joanne M. Rubin C’82 and Dina K. Rubin C’88.
Richard A. Schiffer W’59 L’62, Longboat Key, FL, May 24, 2025. His wife is Deana Talens Schiffer Ed’61.
Elaine Shay W’59, Rydal, PA, board chairperson of a cemetery; June 13. Two children are Robert M. Shay ME’83 and Heather Shay-Herzig C’88 (Jack J.C. Herzig GEd’94). One granddaughter is Elizabeth A. Shay C’14 EAS’14.
Dr. Steele F. Stewart M’59, Naples, FL, a retired obstetrician-gynecologist; Aug. 24, 2025. He served in the US Army.
Janet Magerman Widra CW’59, Bala Cynwyd, PA, June 15.
1960
Herbert M. Chubin WG’60, Rockville, MD, an auditor and chief financial officer for several companies; June 24. He was also an adjunct accounting professor at Northern Virginia Community College. He served in the US Army Reserve.
John G. Cleminshaw C’60, Akron, OH, retired founder of a mass appraisal firm; June 9. He served in the US Coast Guard. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Alyce Ford Hild Ed’60, Bloomfield, CT, retired executive director of a soup kitchen; June 16. Her husband is Dr. David H. Hild M’62 GM’66.
Frederick L. Muller C’60, Savannah, GA, an investment banker; May 19. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity.
Dr. Jan A. Olenginski D’60 GD’68, Dallas, PA, a retired orthodontist; May 10. He served in the US Army.
Jane Brandon Pfaff CW’60, West Hartford, CT, May 18. She retired from a life insurance company. At Penn, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Dr. Edwin M. Rascoe M’60 GM’62, Atlanta, a retired psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Emory University; June 23, 2025. He served in the US Navy.
1961
Dr. Donald M. Felber D’61, Montclair, NJ, a retired dentist; June 16.
J. Jeffrey Press W’61, Morristown, NJ, a former attorney; March 8, 2025. At Penn, he was a member of Kappa Nu fraternity and WXPN.
Evelyn Vetterlein Wozniak CW’61, Berkeley, CA, a political organizer and former legislative aide who worked to increase recreational opportunities at the Berkeley waterfront; Sept. 20, 2025.
1962
Dr. John F. Farquhar D’62, Seaford, DE, a retired dentist; May 19.
Julian B. Feibelman Jr. C’62, New Orleans, retired head of an advertising and public relations firm; April 6.
Peter M. Hahn GEE’62 GrE’68, New York, Aug. 18, 2024. Two children are Karen Ann Hess W’85 and Paul F. Hahn EE’86 W’86.
Dr. Ernest N. Kraybill M’62, Chapel Hill, NC, a pediatric neonatologist and professor emeritus of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina; May 23.
Elliott H. Mittler W’62, Mount Kisco, NY, Oct. 9, 2024. He worked in the financial industry. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity. One daughter is Rachel Chase Mittler C’91.
Robert L. “Bob” Protzmann ChE’62, New City, NY, a retired research chemist at AkzoNobel, a paint manufacturer; March 9. He held multiple patents. At Penn, he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. One daughter is Laura Protzmann C’98.
John P. “Jack” Reardon WG’62, North Weymouth, MA, former associate vice president for university relations at Harvard; June 23.
Franklyn W. Robbins W’62, Northbrook, IL, October 2025. At Penn, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the soccer team.
Jin-Chen “J. C.” Su Gr’62, Pittsburgh, a retired mathematics professor at the University of Massachusetts; Dec. 1.
Bennett P. Weinstock W’62, Philadelphia, former owner of an interior design company with his wife; Sept. 30, 2025. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and Penn Players. His wife was Judith Weintraub Weinstock CW’62, who died July 5, 2025. His daughter is Nancy Weinstock Yecies W’90 (Michael S. Yecies C’89 L’94), and his brother is James D. Weinstock W’74.
Judith Weintraub Weinstock CW’62, Philadelphia, former owner of an interior design company with her husband; July 5, 2025. At Penn, she was a member of the Pennguinettes synchronized swimming team. Her husband was Bennett P. Weinstock W’62, who died Sept. 30, 2025. Her daughter is Nancy Weinstock Yecies W’90 (Michael S. Yecies C’89 L’94), and her sister is Alene Weintraub Alper CW’58.
1963
John H. Beal WG’63, Minneapolis, a real estate executive; June 23.
Joel D. Frankfurt C’63, West Chester, PA, January 31, 2025. At Penn, he was a member of Tau Delta Phi fraternity.
Monte Fried W’63, Mount Pleasant, SC, a retired attorney; May 16. He served in the US Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity and the lacrosse team. One daughter is Rachael J. Fried C’97.
Robert J. Partlow L’63, Lewes, DE, a retired lawyer; March 5, 2025.
1964
Dr. Charles B. Bird M’64, Bend, OR, retired professor and chairman at Oregon Health and Science University; March 27.
Frank Felleman L’64, Monticello, NY, a retired attorney; June 13.
John R. Gibbel L’64, Lititz, PA, a retired attorney; May 28.
Rev. William E. Hershey G’64, Albuquerque, NM, a pastor, director of a crisis clinic, and former adjunct professor at several universities; May 18. Earlier in his career, he served in the campus ministries at Penn.
Dr. Robert A. Lawton D’64, Thousand Oaks, CA, a retired periodontist; May 19. He served in the US Navy.
Dr. Donald E. Schwartz V’64, Mancos, CO, a retired veterinarian; June 10. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
Dr. Jerome S. Weisberg C’64 GM’75, Ithaca, NY, a retired rheumatologist; May 10. His wife is Pamela Diamond Weisberg CW’67, and one daughter is Georgia F. Kornblatt Nu’99.
Barbara Nelson Winslow PT’64, Scarborough, ME, a retired physical therapist; May 28. Her husband is Warren E. Winslow Jr. L’67.
1965
Aileen Kohn Beckman CW’65 GEd’70, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, a former schoolteacher and professor of education at Cabrini College; June 1. At Penn, she was a member of Penn Players and WXPN. One son is Bradley T. Beckman L’88.
Jon E. Hart C’65, Williamsburg, VA, a retired dentist; June 17. He served in the US Navy. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.
Gilbert C. Junkunc WG’65, Upland, CA, April 13.
David L. Kniffin WG’65, Wilton, CT, retired director of equity investments at the United Church of Christ Pension Boards; March 24. One daughter is Bethany Kniffin Hoogs EAS’91 (Anthony J. Hoogs Gr’98).
Audrey Zinner Nagler CW’65, Minneapolis, Jan. 22. Her daughter is Rebekah H. Nagler C’02 Gr’07 Gr’10 (Dr. Adam B. Jeffers GM’08).
Robert L. Woodson SW’65, Silver Spring, MD, a leader in the Black conservative movement and founder of the Woodson Center, which empowers low-income communities to transform their own neighborhoods; May 19. He served in the US Air Force.
1966
Hon. Donald S. Coburn L’66, Morristown, NJ, a retired judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey; Aug. 7, 2024. He served in the US Army. His wife is Ellen Jacobs Coburn GEd’66.
William T. Hangley L’66, Philadelphia, cofounder, chairman, and CEO of a law firm; June 23. One daughter is Michele D. Hangley L’98.
Dr. James R. MacBride III M’66, Spring Lake, MI, a retired physician; June 18.
John J. Serke GAr’66, Ardmore, PA, a retired architect, founder of a roofing company, and a forensic roofing consultant; May 16.
Richard A. Windatt WG’66, Essex, CT, an investment banker; May 24.
1967
Rena B. Burstein GEd’67, Bryn Mawr, PA, a retired psychologist; June 14, at 99.
Anne Mangels Farber CW’67, Santa Fe, NM, June 3. She retired from the Office of Child Development at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ellen Becker Finn SW’67, Aston, PA, a school social worker focused on serving children with chronic illnesses and disabilities; May 18.
Carol R. Hayashida CW’67, Kaunakakai, HI, a retired social worker for the State of Hawaii who licensed preschools and day care facilities; May 18.
Roger M. Leachman C’67, Portland, OR, a retired librarian; March 19. He served in the US Army.
Dr. Richard T. Lunger M’67, Arlington, VA, a retired emergency room physician; April 13, 2025. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. One son is Richard T. Lunger Jr. C’90.
Dr. Charles B. Millstein GD’67, Brighton, MA, a retired endodontist, professor of dental medicine at Tufts University, and dental historian; June 21. He served in the US Air Force.
Hiroshi Obayashi Gr’67, Morristown, NJ, a retired professor of religion at Rutgers University; May 13. His son is Hal Naoya Obayashi C’83.
Dr. James A. Roberts D’67, Auburn, IN, a retired dentist and pilot instructor; May 20.
Ruth B. Rothman G’67, Haverford, PA, a biologist and teacher; April 9, 2023. Her children include Steven D. Rothman C’75 (Janice A. Fisher C’76) and Carol Rothman Tycko GCh’81, and one grandchild is Joshua Charles Tycko C’14.
Glenn F. Spachman WG’67, Roselle, IL, a retired village manager for several communities; April 17. He served in the US Army.
Richard R. Stover C’67, West Cornwall, CT, founder and president of a biotech company; May 26. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the sprint football team. One daughter is Frances C. Stover C’01.
Donald M. Thompson WEv’67, Philadelphia, a retired Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) operator for Penn’s Information Systems & Computing (ISC) department; Feb. 7. His Penn career, which spanned nearly 70 years, began when he was 17 years old in 1955 and served as a messenger in the development office. In 1958, he became a clerk in the same department, where he served intermittently until 1967. That year, he graduated from Wharton Evening School and joined the staff of Penn’s Institute of Cooperative Research as a duplicate machine operator. Later in 1967, he became a tech records clerk at Penn’s Data Processing Office. Two years later, he became an assistant computer operator in the Data Processing Office, which was renamed University Management Information Services (UMIS) in 1972. He rose through the ranks in UMIS until 1992, when he joined Penn’s department of Information Systems & Computing (ISC) as a Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) operator. He retired from Penn in 1996 but remained at ISC in a temporary role as a computer technician until 2024. As a student at Penn, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. His sister is Carol C. Collins SW’84.
Frances Schultz Trendler WEv’67, Brigantine, NJ, May 16.
1968
Kurt W. Lutz C’68, Yarmouth, ME, May 26.
Dr. Philip H. McKinley Jr. C’68, Winston-Salem, NC, a retired ophthalmologist; May 26. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Sphinx Senior Society, and the rowing team.
Carl E. Wasmuth Jr. L’68, Amberson, PA, a retired attorney; May 26.
1969
Harvey W. Burden Gr’69, Williamsburg, VA, a retired Navy officer and professor of aeronautics at the Naval Postgraduate School; June 19. He went onto become a civilian engineer working on airplanes and helicopters.
Joseph B. Carder Jr. Gr’69, San Diego, retired president and managing partner of the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs; Jan. 10, 2024.
Vincent J. “Jim” Deleo PT’69, Dover, DE, a retired physical therapist and instructor of physical therapy at the University of Delaware; May 7. He served in the US Army Medical Specialist Corps during the Vietnam War.
Paul J. Forrest WG’69, Essex, CT, retired chief financial officer for Heating Oil Partners in Connecticut; June 25, 2024. He served in the US Navy.
Gordon A. Hasse Jr. WG’69, Orlando, FL, a former creative director; May 12.
Joyce Herrington Nu’69, Towanda, PA, a retired nurse at the US Veterans Administration; June 27. She served in the US Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War.
Ronald O. Klein WG’69, Southborough, MA, a retired actuary; May 25.
Robert M. Levin G’69 Gr’74, Albany, NY, former director of urologic research and cofounder of the Uro-Pharmacology Laboratory at Penn’s School of Medicine; April 13. His daughter is Sharon Levin Rosenberg C’92 SW’94.
John C. Reinstein L’69, Brookline, MA, a retired lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union; June 16. One child is Sarah Reinstein O’toole C’95.
Allen H. Sheptow L’69, Bay Harbor Islands, FL, May 15.
Sidney J. Smith Jr. W’69, Georgetown, SC, a former life insurance executive; Aug. 22, 2025. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and Friars Senior Society.
1970
Dr. Willa H. Drummond M’70 GM’74, Gainesville, FL, a retired professor of pediatrics and neonatology at the University of Florida; May 4. She also had an honorary appointment at the school’s College of Veterinary Medicine, due to her work in the field of equine neonatology.
Lois Goodman Ontell L’70, Washington, DC, a retired civil rights lawyer and criminal defense attorney; June 1.
Dr. John Closs “JC” Williams GM’70, Prescott, AZ, a retired radiologist; June 6. He served in the US Navy.
1971
Alice Rockoff Agrin OT’71, Bridgewater, NJ, a retired occupational therapist for a school district; April 10. Her husband is Dr. Richard J. Agrin M’71, and one daughter is Rachel N. Agrin C’99.
George L. Granger Gr’71, Johnson City, TN, a retired professor of economics and finance at East Tennessee State University; June 6. He served in the US Air Force.
Dolores A. Hilden Nu’71 GNu’73 Gr’85, Newtown Square, PA, retired chair of the nursing department at St. Ambrose University; June 9.
Claudia Deering Hilko PT’71, Los Alamos, NM, a retired physiotherapist and folk dancer; April 26.
Orville E. Kean Gr’71, St. Thomas, VI, retired president of the University of the Virgin Islands; Jan. 19, 2025.
Oliver J. Larmi Gr’71, Bala Cynwyd, PA, retired philosophy professor at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg; Sept. 2, 2023. A talented folk dancer, he also established a folk dance program at the school and cofounded a dance hall with his wife.
Georgianne McVay Gr’71, Drexel Hill, PA, a retired professor of English, literature, and American history; April 19.
Rena Logan Poole MT’71, College Grove, TN, a retired medical technologist in the pediatric hematology/oncology lab at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; May 22.
Marianne Sohonyay Sachs Nu’71, Annapolis, MD, a retired therapist; May 4.
Calvin J. Speight CGS’71, Cinnaminson, NJ, a retired chemical engineer; Dec. 7.
1972
Donald F. Cybulski W’72, Hudson, OH, an attorney; June 22. One daughter is Katherine E. Aparicio C0’7.
Hon. Jacques C. Leroy G’72, Longmeadow, MA, a retired judge in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; May 25.
Jeffrey Montanye WG’72, Atlantic Beach, FL, May 23, 2025.
James T. Vernile L’72, Media, PA, a retired attorney; May 16.
1973
Susan Lee Anderson GAr’73 WG’89, Ambler, PA, June 19.
George Castelle C’73, Winchester, CA, retired chief public defender of Kanawha County, WV; July 14. He was also an adjunct lecturer at West Virginia University College of Law and a senior visiting lecturing fellow at Duke University. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
Duncan A. Christie WG’73, Burlington, VT, an investment banker and high school math teacher; May 1. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. His former spouse is Ellen T. Christie GEd’72.
Edward A. Dennin WG’73, Hanover, PA, retired manager of the employee safety program at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; June 21. He served in the US Army.
Michael Hochman GRP’73, Long Island City, NY, June 9, 2024.
Jack St. Girard Jordan L’73, Marlton, NJ, retired general counsel for GlaxoSmithKline; May 31. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Katheryn A. Lorzing Nu’73, Copley, OH, a retired hospice nurse; May 20. She served in the US Air Force.
1974
Douglas L. Purvis CGS’74, Las Cruces, NM, retired director of facilities management at Penn Vet who spent more than 40 years at Penn across multiple schools; June 19. He came to Penn in 1966 as a laboratory research technician in the department of anatomy at Penn Vet, where he supervised the preparation and maintenance of specimens for gross anatomy courses. He advanced to the position of laboratory course preparator in 1976. His anatomical preparations, which often represented particularly challenging structures and were of outstanding quality, have helped to educate generations of Penn veterinary students. In 1979, he moved to the Wharton School’s administration, where he served as manager of the school’s physical plant. Three years later, he became the manager of building and engineering services for the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter; and in 1986, he became assistant director of facilities at the School of Medicine. In the fall of 1988, he returned to Penn Vet, first as a construction project manager and then as director of facilities management, a position he held until his retirement in 2007. During his second tenure at Penn Vet, he initiated and oversaw hundreds of projects at Penn Vet’s urban campus in Philadelphia and at the rural large animal facility at New Bolton Center. He served in the US Air Force Reserve during the Vietnam War. His wife is Nancy Minugh-Purvis Gr’88.
Pascal E. Scoles Jr. GrS’74, Lafayette Hill, PA, a retired professor of behavioral sciences at the Community College of Philadelphia; May 14.
Dr. Alan Z. Shusner D’74, Cincinnati, a dentist, rehab counselor, and insurance agent; May 10.
1975
Dr. Nabil A. Abaza D’75, Philadelphia, a retired professor of oral surgery at Drexel University; June 19.
Hon. Stephen A. Doherty C’75, Missoula, MT, a retired attorney and former Montana state senator; May 25. At Penn, he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and the rowing team.
Bruce Macbain Gr’75, Brookline, MA, an author and former history teacher at the high school and college levels; Sept. 27, 2019. For a time, he taught at Vanderbilt and Boston Universities. He also wrote historical novels set in imperial Rome and the Viking era (c. 1000). His posthumously published political thriller, Shanghai Blues, features an American Creole jazz trumpeter caught up in one of the great political movements of the 20th century.
1976
Joyce D. Block SW’76, Lafayette Hill, PA, June 23.
Daniel J. Graham GEE’76, Shamong, NJ, cofounder and director of InTest; May 11.
Patricia Snyder Guth GrEd’76, Perkasie, PA, a longtime teacher and school administrator; June 2. The Perkasie Elementary School was renamed the Patricia A. Guth Elementary School in her honor.
Jesse Phifer III SW’76, Toledo, OH, a retired psychiatric social worker for the US Department of Veterans Affairs; June 18.
Dr. Michael S. Tierney V’76, Newtown, PA, a veterinarian; May 23.
1977
Prabhudas P. “John” Chauhan WEv’77, Swarthmore, PA, former secretary and treasurer of the Manufacturers’ Appraisal Company (MAC); June 3.
Robin I. Eisenberg GEd’77, Elkins Park, PA, May 16.
Marlon E. Fuentes WG’77, Orange, CA, a photographer, filmmaker, and conceptual artist; Aug. 23, 2025. He was inducted into the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
Susan R. Pincus W’77, Southampton, PA, former secretary and treasurer of a soda and beverage systems supplier serving restaurants and commercial services; July 24, 2025. Her brother is Andrew J. Pincus W’75 WG’77.
Mark Wovsaniker W’77 WG’77, Whippany, NJ, retired senior vice president at AOL Time Warner; May 17.
1978
Richard A. DeMaria PT’78, Philadelphia, a physical therapist specializing in cancer recovery and rehabilitation; May 12.
Bryce L. Holland Jr. WG’78 L’79, Mercer Island, WA, a business lawyer; May 2025.
Clinton E. Lambert Jr. GNu’78, Thomson, GA, a retired psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist; May 25. He served in the US Army.
Joseph J. Malan Jr. W’78, Mount Ephraim, NJ, a paramutuel manager at Parx Casino; May 20. At Penn, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the football team.
Joseph W. Meador Gr’78, Arlington, MA, a retired professor at Northeastern University; June 21. He served in the US Army Signal Corps. His wife is Mary Dolores Vinet Meador Nu’69 GNu’74.
1979
Beverly J. Bump Nu’79, Philadelphia, retired staff nurse at Tastykake; June 2. She served in the US Air Force Nurse Corps and the US National Guard.
Eugene F. Latchford WEv’79, Spring City, PA, a former senior engineer at Lockheed Martin; June 1. He served in the US Air Force.
James E. Scheib Gr’79, Iowa City, IA, retired staff development coordinator for Grant Wood Area Education Agency; June 17.
Dr. Jeffrey H. Schimandle C’79, Oklahoma City, OK, a physician; May 1. At Penn, he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and Friars Senior Society.
Steven A. Smolinsky WG’79, Chester Springs, PA, former consulting practicum region manager for Wharton Global, focusing on Africa, Middle East, and Latin America; Sep. 8, 2025.
1980
Thomas L. Fare EE’80 GEE’82 GrE’85, Doylestown, PA, a retired expert in biosensors and drug development at Merck; Sept. 23. His daughter is Charlotte M. Fare Gr’22.
Laraine J. Kazanjian-Ballard W’80, Newtown Square, PA, May 23. Her husband is Bruce D. Ballard W’80 WG’94; and her children are Armena M. Ballard C’10, Christopher J. Ballard C’12 G’12, and Michael A. Ballard W’15. Three sisters are Robin Kazanjian Williams MT’77, Nancy Kazanjian Dersimonian W’84, and Lisa A. Kazanjian W’87.
Etsuko Ueoka Lynch GrS’80, Brooklyn, NY, a social worker and founder of a summer camp for Japanese American children; June 21.
Phyllis Zimbler Miller WG’80, Beverly Hills, CA, an author, playwright, podcaster, and filmmaker who worked to combat antisemitism; June 11. One daughter is Yael K. Miller C’05.
Lee A. Perselay C’80, Alexanderia, VA, an attorney specializing in disability rights; June 30, 2025. He was the former disability counsel for US Senator Tom Harkin and most recently oversaw a team of attorneys at the US Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center. At Penn, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
1981
Janet Klaw Cohen GEd’81, Washington, DC, retired grant writer for Crispus Attucks Community Center in York, PA; January 24, 2025. Her husband is Donn I. Cohen C’51.
Deborah Irwin WG’81, Baldwinsville, NY, a former data analyst; May 20, 2025.
Dr. Thomas J. O’Laughlin C’81, Fresno, CA, a physician specializing in pain management and physical rehabilitation; May 23.
Michael H. Vasileff WG’81, Stamford, CT, cofounder and chief financial officer of Greenful, a manufacturer of construction panels made from textile and plastic waste; June 12.
1983
Carol Pfuderer Gardner Gr’83, Indianapolis, a professor of sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; June 1.
1985
Michael J. Carr WG’85, New York, global co-head of mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs; May 12.
John E. Conway WG’85, Simsbury, CT, an entrepreneur; May 2.
David Drager-Davidoff GEE’85, Baltimore, a digital architect and software developer; Feb. 26.
1987
Mark W. Higginson WEv’87, Collegeville, PA, longtime owner/operator of a Dairy Queen; March 20, 2025.
1988
Paul J. Mayer WG’88, Middleburg, VA, founder and president of SoFi Bank, an online-only bank; June 8. At Penn, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Society fraternity.
1989
Thomas “Tom” C. Gizzi C’89, Franklin, VA, a sports coach and teacher; May 28. At Penn, he was an all-Ivy lineman on the football team, helping the Quakers win three Ivy League championships and serving as a captain his senior year. He went on to play professionally in the Arena Football League.
1991
Mel John Bridgman WG’91, El Segundo, CA, a former pro hockey player who played 14 seasons in the NHL and was a captain for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1979 to 1981 and later the first general manager of the Ottawa Senators; Nov. 8, 2025. At Penn, he was a member of the Wharton Follies.
1992
Felicia L. Cianciarulo Gr’92, Coraopolis, PA, professor emeritus of biology at Carlow University; March 17.
1993
James J. Kropp WG’93, Prior Lake, MN, founder of several small businesses in the healthcare technology sector; May 27.
Sridhar N. Seshadri WG’93, Stanford, CA, president of the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center; Nov. 26. Earlier in his career, he led the medical informatics group at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he devised a picture-archiving and communications system to digitize X-rays that was used across the hospital.
1995
Dr. Sameer Dixit EAS’95, New York, a sports medicine physician and educator; Dec. 29, 2025. He provided coverage for many professional sports teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Knicks, USA Lacrosse, and the New York Giants. He was also on the faculty of several universities, including most recently the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. His brother is Sandeep Dixit W’99.
2002
Paul C. Rohricht GEx’02, Kutztown, PA, a founder of several biotechnology companies and a dog breeder; Jan. 18. He was part of the team in 1996 that cloned the first animal, Dolly the sheep.
2003
Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Tracy SW’03, Southampton, PA, a parochial vicar and senior priest in a Catholic church; April 30.
2005
Bassey L. Adjah C’05, Media, PA, May 29. At Penn, she was a member and captain of the track team and won the Ivy League long jump title in 1999.
2006
David B. Garrison WG’06, Drumnadrochit, Scotland, a systems developer for several companies; March 6.
Francine Tama CGS’06, Princeton, NJ, a retired nurse and electrologist; April 11.
2007
Andrea L. Cannon CGS’07 GEng’10, Feasterville Trevose, PA, technical director at Penn’s Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility, where she specialized in CAR T-cell treatments for childhood leukemia and other cancers; May 14.
2009
Patrick Papadopulos GEng’09, Maple Heights, OH, a mathematician, engineer, and teacher; May 22. He taught mathematics during his time at Penn and won multiple teaching awards.
2010
Andrew C. Stewart WG’10, Darien, CT, a finance executive; May 1.
2011
Darren Smith C’11, South Plainfield, NJ, billing manager for Dream Warranty and editor in chief for Vending Machine Media; April 20. At Penn, he was a member of the basketball team, where he emerged as a freshman starter on the Quakers’ 2006–07 Ivy League championship squad.
2014
Stuart T. Andreason Gr’14, Decatur, GA, executive director of programs at the Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit data laboratory; May 5. His wife is Lauren M. Andreason SPP’11.
2023
Erasmo M. Troia Nu’23, Manhasset, NY, a firefighter, EMT, and police officer; Aug. 15.
2024
Jenn Dimaya Lim GNu’24, Millville, NJ, a nurse practitioner for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; May 26.
Faculty & Staff
William J. Bank, Portsmouth, NH, an associate professor emeritus of neurology in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine; Feb. 19. Born in 1934 in Baden, Austria, he was a Holocaust survivor and came to the US at a young age. He became an associate professor of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1967 and began a career as an academic neurologist with a focus on neuromuscular diseases. Among his many achievements, he was included in the second edition of The Best Doctors in America. In 2001, an art show of his paintings was featured in Penn’s Burrison Gallery. He retired from Penn in 2003. One son is David A. Bank C’86.
Sidney A. Bludman, Chevy Chase, MD, professor emeritus of physics in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences; Aug. 21, at 99. He joined Penn in 1961 as a physics professor in the School of Arts & Sciences. During his time at Penn, he conducted research on supernovae and their neutrino signals. He sent a historic fax from Penn to colleagues at the University of Tokyo about Supernova 1987A, which encouraged the Kamiokande group to detect the neutrino signal from the explosion; this work later contributed to a Nobel Prize–winning project. Other research interests at Penn included covariant field theory, general relativity, properties of ultradense matter, gauge symmetries, and the rapidly accelerating universe. He served in the US Navy. One son is Lee E. Bludman W’80.
Marjorie “Margie” Sisler Brookes. See Class of 1957.
Andrea L. Cannon. See Class of 2007.
Dr. Brian S. Englander, Philadelphia, a professor of clinical radiology and interim chief medical officer of Pennsylvania Hospital; April 27. He was the Robert E. Campbell Professor of Radiology in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He began his career at Penn and was appointed chief of breast imaging at Pennsylvania Hospital in 2003. In 2014, he was named chair of radiology at the hospital, and at the time of his passing, he was serving as its interim chief medical officer. His leadership transformed the radiology department, significantly increasing access to tertiary/quaternary care for the West Philadelphia community. More recently, he helped to secure a mobile mammography unit to conduct breast cancer screening across Philadelphia. He played key roles in establishing Penn Medicine partnerships with cancer centers and medical schools in Rwanda, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Israel. He remained deeply engaged in global health projects in Haiti, Romania, Sri Lanka, and Egypt, while enthusiastically mentoring Penn trainees and international medical students and residents pursuing global health. His wife is Juliet McGarry Englander GEd’09, and two children are Margot P. Englander C’29 and Raphael B. Englander C’27.
Ronald E. Frank, Atlanta, former professor of marketing and vice dean in the Wharton School; July 1. He began his career at Wharton in 1966 as an associate professor, then became a full professor in 1968. He later served as the department chair, then went on to serve as the associate dean of research and PhD programs, and as vice dean of the Wharton School. In addition to his work at Wharton, he held faculty positions at Northwestern University, Harvard University, and Stanford University. He went on to become dean of the business schools at Purdue University and Emory University, and then became president of Singapore Management University. One daughter is Lauren C. Frank C’85 W’85 WG’90.
Rev. William E. Hershey. See Class of 1964.
Robert M. Levin. See Class of 1969.
Jenn Dimaya Lim. See Class of 2024.
Joan E. Lynaugh, Gwynedd, PA, former associate dean and director of graduate studies in Penn Nursing, as well as a professor emeritus in the school and the founding director of Penn Nursing’s Center for the Study of the History of Nursing; July 10. After earning her nursing degree, she became a pioneer in interdisciplinary education and practice, alongside her physician collaborator and partner, the late Dr. Barbara Bates G’88, helping shape what has evolved into the modern role of the nurse practitioner. She was recruited to Penn in 1980 to lead Penn Nursing’s new primary care nursing initiative. Among her many leadership positions, she served as associate dean and director of graduate studies from 1993 to 1996, and she held a term chair in the history of nursing and health from 1994 to 2000. Her research examined the social, economic, technological, professional, and demographic factors shaping 20th-century American hospitals, the role of women in building institutions, healthcare workforce issues, and the relationships between medicine and nursing. Perhaps her greatest institutional impact was her work establishing the history of nursing as a formal field of study. She served as director of Penn Nursing’s Center for the Study of the History of Nursing from 1985 to 1995, laying the foundation for today’s Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The Bates Center continues to honor her legacy through the Joan E. Lynaugh Archives and Special Collections, formally named in her honor in 2018.
Barbara L. Nichols, Madison, WI, a trailblazing leader in nursing and a former member of the Penn Nursing Board of Advisors; July 22. She broke barriers throughout her career and served as the first African American president of both the Wisconsin Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association (ANA). She served on Penn Nursing’s Board of Advisors from 2011 to 2020, where she collaborated closely with Dean Antonia Villarruel GNu’82, who said, “Barbara Nichols was a visionary, a mentor, colleague, and a personal friend, whose courage paved the way for generations of nurse leaders. Her deep belief in the honor, responsibility, and power of nursing elevated our entire profession.” Her lifelong commitment to equity and advocacy earned her the profession’s highest honors, including designation as an American Academy of Nursing Living Legend in 2010, induction into the ANA Hall of Fame in 2022, and recognition as an Inaugural Luminary Fellow of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing in 2024. She served in the US Navy Nurse Corps as a head nurse.
Dr. Sydney “Syd” E. Pulver. See Class of 1953.
Douglas L. Purvis. See Class of 1974.
Reed E. Pyeritz, Radnor, PA, professor emeritus of medicine and genetics in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, Aug. 10. He came to Penn in 2001 and was the codirector of Penn Medicine’s Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HTT) Program. His life’s work was dedicated to Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that can cause life-threatening enlargement and dissection of the aorta. He cofounded the Marfan Foundation in 1981 and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics in 1991. His research and clinical work advanced the understanding and treatment of Marfan syndrome, extending patient life expectancy by 30 years. His research in identifying the role of the FBN1 gene in Marfan syndrome led to advances in the medical and surgical management of the disease. He served in the US Army Reserve Medical Corps, including during Operation Desert Storm.
Myron J. Resnick W’53. See Class of 1953.
Sridhar N. Seshadri. See Class of 1993.
Steven A. Smolinsky. See Class of 1979.
Donald M. Thompson. See Class of 1967.
