Alumni Deaths
MAR./APR. 2006 VOLUME 108 NUMBER 5

'24 BS HE--Martha Signor Bier of Silver Spring, MD, January 26, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'25 BS HE, MEd '32--Doris L.Mitchell of Ithaca, NY, January 24, 2005; retired home economics teacher; active in community and religious affairs.

'27 BS HE--Ruth Bohnet Jenkins of Saratoga Springs, NY, February 16, 2005; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.

'27 BA--Zaida Hanford Pierce of Orange City, FL, February 12, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'27 BA--Louis L. Seaman of Sykesville,MD, January 22, 2005. Pi Kappa Phi.

'28 BCE--John R. Hawkins of Delmar, NY, April 22, 2005; worked for NY Telephone; veteran; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs.

'28 BME, PhD '38--Ludolph F.Welanetz of Palm Bay, FL,March 13, 2005; worked for Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins U.; veteran; also worked for Westinghouse, Sibley, Thiokol, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp.; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon.

'29 BME--Robert I. Dodge Jr. ofWashington, DC, February 4, 2005; retired Army colonel; mechanical engineer, AT&T; veteran; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta.

'29 BME--Ranald M. Garrison of Houston, TX, January 20, 2005; manufacturing manager, Hanson Van Winkle Munning Co.; chief engineer, Verson Allsteel Press Co.; asst. chief engineer, Bullard Co.; consultant, Briggs and Stratton Corp.; veteran; ham radio enthusiast; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.

'30 BA--Benjamin E. Krentz of Naples, FL, formerly of New York City,March 23, 2005; physician; veteran; active in community affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.

'30 BME, BS Ag'47--Frederic R. Minns of Nashville, TN,March 5, 2005; aeronautical and ordnance engineer; farm manager; veteran; active in community and religious affairs.

'30 BCE--Charles D. Oliver of Austin, TX, formerly of Atlanta, GA,March 13, 2005; senior vice president, Liberty Mutual Insurance; taught at Emory U.; veteran; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.

'32--Clarence A.McCarthy Jr. of Center Sandwich, NH, February 12, 2005; department store and mail order executive; taught marketing seminars; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. Kappa Alpha.

'32 BCE--William E.Mullestein of West Chester, PA, April 20, 2005; CEO, Lukens Steel Co.; active in professional and alumni affairs. Chi Epsilon.

'32 BA, MA '33--Elisabeth Oldenburg Parsons (Mrs.Merton S., PhD '37) of Fairfax,VA,March 9, 2005; elementary school librarian; Civil War expert; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.

'32 BME--Robert E. Patrick of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Wilmington, DE, February 18, 2005; worked for DuPont; active in religious and alumni affairs. Chi Phi.

'32 BA--Edna Tanzer Rudiger (Mrs. Carl E., MS '31) of Perry, NY, January 21, 2005; retired high school English teacher; active in community affairs.

'33--Isadore I. Belloff of Adams, NY,March 25, 2005; operated Belloff 's Dept. Store; research engineer; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'33 BA, JD '35--John D. Bennett of Greenport, NY, February 1, 2005; former NY State legislator and Nassau County Surrogate Court judge; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Chi.

'33 BA--Louise O'Donnell Brownell of Largo, FL, formerly of Medina, NY,March 14, 2005; retired lab technician; active in community and religious affairs.

'33 BA--Herbert Gussman of Tulsa, OK,March 12, 2005; oil company executive; chairman, executive committee,Missouri Pacific Railroad; art collector; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho.

'34--Laurence S. Bierds of Plantation, FL, February 25, 2005; worked in printing.

'34 BS Ag--Jean L.Merkel of Boynton Beach, FL,March 31, 2005; orchid grower; plantsman; veteran; active in professional affairs. Kappa Sigma.

'34 BS HE--Florence MoultonWagstaff of Winthrop, NY, April 19, 2005; substitute teacher and home tutor; active in community and religious affairs.

'35--John A. Custons of Ossining, NY, February 13, 2005; veterans' counselor, Town of Ossining; retired from Murphy Bed & Door Co.; veteran; active in civic and community affairs.

'35 BA--Lawrence B.McArthur of Scotia, NY, January 27, 2005; assoc. commissioner for manpower, employee relations, and training, NYS Dept. of Mental Hygiene; veteran; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.

'36 PhD--Arnoldus Goudsmit of Fairport, NY, February 11, 2005; leader in clinical oncology; chief of surgical oncology,Minneapolis V.A. Hospital; Unitarian minister; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.

'36 BA--Sarah Jane Wilder Silcox of Lansdale, PA, April 4, 2005; nurse; homemaker; active in community and religious affairs. Delta Delta Delta.

'37 BS HE--Doris Smallridge Dykes of Southern Pines, NC, February 25, 2005; real estate agent; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta.

'37 PhD--Paul E.Newman of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Cayuga, NY, and Leesburg, FL, February 27, 2005; retired from Beacon Milling Co.; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Theta Xi.Wife, Julie (Robb) '38.

'37 BA--David G. Schwartz of West Palm Beach, FL, April 12, 2005; physician; veteran; active in professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.

'37 BA--Edmund L.G. Zalinski of Haverford, PA, January 20, 2005; retired president, Life Insurance Co.; active in community and professional affairs.

'38 BEE--Austin K. Bennett of Decatur, GA, February 22, 2005; electrical engineer.

'38 BME--Robert T. Brunton of Buffalo, NY,March 3, 2005; retired machine tool distributor; active in community and professional affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha.Wife, Alice (Guttman) '37.

'38, ME '39, MME '40--Gerald W. Ehrhart of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Trumansburg, NY, January 26, 2005; owner, propane gas business; taught mechanical engineering, Cornell U.; supervised Cornell's Civilian Pilot Training Program in WWII; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.

'38, BS Ag '43--Stephen C. Fordham Jr. of Surprise, AZ,March 29, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'38 LLB--Edward Harris Jr. of Rochester, NY,March 16, 2005; attorney; veteran; horseman; active in civic and community affairs.

'38 MCE--Maj. Gen. Clarence C.Haug of Decorah, IA,March 2, 2005; retired US Army officer; engineer; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. Chi Epsilon.

'38 BS Ag--Walter Johnson of Hector and Ithaca, NY, February 4, 2005; fruit farmer; extension agent; county legislator; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho.

'38 JD--Sol M. Linowitz ofWashington, DC,March 18, 2005; attorney; partner, Coudert Brothers law firm;Middle East peace negotiator; Panama Canal treaty negotiator; ambassador to the OAS; counsel to Presidents Johnson, Carter, and Clinton; former chairman of Haloid Corp. (which became Xerox); veteran; author; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.Wife, Evelyn (Zimmerman) '39.

'38 BS Ag--Nelly Scott Roberts of Needham, MA, February 25, 2005; bookkeeper; active in civic and community affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.

'38 DVM--Stephen J. Roberts of Bath, NY, January 21, 2005; veterinarian; retired professor, Cornell Vet college; “Dean of College Polo”; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Psi.

'38 BEE--William S. Rockwell of Alexandria, LA, formerly of Menlo Park, CA, April 25, 2005; engineering sales mgr.,Varian Assocs.; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.

'39 BS Ag--George Abraham of Naples, NY, January 27, 2005; greenhouse operator and syndicated gardening columnist; co-host of “The Green Thumb,” a longrunning radio program; author; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.Wife, Katherine (Mehlenbacher) '43.

'39 BS Ag--Donald W.Hammond of Potomac, MD, formerly of Mesa, AZ, January 28, 2005; agricultural extension agent; Onondaga County Coordinator, Extension Service; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.

'39 MEd--Maurice L. Patterson of Interlaken, NY, February 18, 2005; educator; author; editor; school district principal; math and science teacher; president, Interlaken Historical Society; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.

'39 BS Ag--William C. Twaddle of Chateaugay, NY, February 3, 2005; taught vocational agriculture; farmer; owner, dairy equipment business; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'40 BA, JD '42--Jerome S.Affron of Newburgh, NY,March 15, 2005; president, Affron Fuel Oil Co.; active in civic and community affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.

'40, BS HE '41--Jane Caryl Dean (Mrs. Donald J., DVM '41) of Altamont, NY, April 20, 2005; BOCES teacher; active in civic and community affairs.

'40 BS Ag--Harold J. De Brine of Rochester, NY, April 12, 2005; worked for Curtice-Burns; veteran; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.

'40 BS HE--Constance Logan Gros of Millbrook, NY, February 16, 2005; home economics teacher; active in community and religious affairs. Delta Delta Delta.

'40 LLB--Ralph A.Higerd of W. Hartford, CT, January 20, 2005; attorney, Aetna Life and Casualty Co.; veteran; floral designer; photographer; active in community and religious affairs.

'40 DVM--Ferdinand A. Lombard of Troy, NY, January 27, 2005; veterinarian.

'40 BME--Alex H. Luedicke Jr. of Newcastle,WA,March 10, 2005. Delta Tau Delta.

'40 BS Ag--Paul A. Lutz of Columbia, MO,March 26, 2005; community development specialist, U. of Missouri Extension Service. Kappa Delta Rho.

'40 BEE--Norman C. Robinson of Buffalo, NY, February 18, 2005; electrical engineer; business owner; veteran; active in community and religious affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.

'40 BA--Rabbi Sanford E. Saperstein of Longboat Key, FL, formerly of Merrick, NY,March 26, 2005; rabbi emeritus, Temple Beth Israel; adjunct professor, New College; active in community affairs.

'40 MD--Edward M. Shepard of Oyster Bay, NY, April 3, 2005; internist; taught at Cornell Medical School; veteran; active in community and professional affairs.

'41 PhD--Vitold Arnett of Worcester, MA, formerly of Tenafly, NJ,March 3, 2005; retired psychiatrist; veteran; active in community and professional affairs.

'41 BS Hotel--Robert L. Bartholomew of Delray Beach, FL, February 5, 2005; retired teacher and administrator, Palm Beach Community College, Florida College of Business, Northwood Inst., and South College; veteran; salesman; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs. Theta Delta Chi.Wife, Eddie (Burgess) '41.

'41 BS Ag--Einar A. Eklund of Stamford, NY, February 25, 2005; president, Stamford Bank; owner, Eklund Farm Machinery and A. Eklund and Sons Farms; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'41 BEE--Peter C. Foote of Ephraim, WI,March 22, 2005; retired president, int'l division, Cutler-Hammer; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Psi.

'41--Oliver C. Fuller II of Shelton,WA, April 23, 2005; veteran. Chi Psi.

'41 BME--Leonard G.Hooper of Scottsdale, AZ,March 7, 2005; engineer; active in alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.

'41 BA--Bernadette Kane Inkeles of Palo Alto, CA, February 3, 2005; active in alumni affairs. Husband, Alex Inkeles '41, MA '46.

'41 BEE--Raymond W.Kruse of Peterborough, NH,March 26, 2005; executive director, Nat'l Assn. of Plastics Distributors; worked for Rohm & Haas; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.

'41 BA--Jessie Hallstead Pearce of Corsicana, TX, February 2, 2005; art collector; active in community affairs. Delta Delta Delta. Husband, Charles S. Pearce '42.

'41 MS--Jay S. Roth ofWoods Hole, MA, February 7, 2005; professor of molecular and cell biology, U. of Connecticut, Storrs; author; worked on the Manhattan Project; veteran; headed labs at Marine Biological Laboratories; active in community and professional affairs.

'41--Edward L. Saunders of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 16, 2005; insurance agent, Prudential Life; veteran; active in community and religious affairs. Kappa Delta Rho.

'41--Nathan Schweitzer Jr. of New York City,March 22, 2005; president, Nathan Schweitzer Meat & Poultry Corp.; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Pi Lambda Phi.

'41 BS Ag--Maja Cavetz Stamp of Ithaca, NY, April 13, 2005; secretary, premedical advisory committee, Cornell U.; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs.

'41 MME, PhD '43--Paul S. Symonds of Providence, RI,March 28, 2005; professor emeritus of engineering, Brown U.; author; active in professional affairs.Wife, Ilese (Powell) '42.

'41 BS Ag--Leonard J.Uttal of Blacksburg, VA,March 16, 2005; botanical curator, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State U.; hotelier; also worked for the USDA; veteran; author; active in community and professional affairs.

'41 BS Ag--Albert C.Waite ofWilson, NY, February 18, 2005; maintenance supervisor, SUNY Buffalo; mgr., Ontario Orchards Cold Storage; gen. mgr., Niagara County Milk Producers Cooperative; active in community and religious affairs.

'42, BA '41--Hans A.Adler of McLean,VA, January 29, 2005; senior economist,World Bank; consultant to the Polish Ministry of Finance; taught economics at George Mason U.; veteran; author; active in professional affairs.

'42 BA--Lois Deming Armbruster of West Halifax, VT, April 3, 2005; physician; taught at Waterbury Hospital; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'42 BCE--Glenn R. Botsford of Ithaca, NY,March 27, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'42--Frank K. Burgess of Batavia, IL, January 23, 2005; vice president, Burgess-Norton Manufacturing Co.; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Chi Psi.

'42--Charles F. Coffin of Baltimore, MD, February 1, 2005. Theta Xi.

'42 BS HE--Renee Dick Gould of Albany, NY, January 31, 2005; home economics teacher; former head dietician, Pentagon; active in community and religious affairs.

'42 BS Hotel--Roger M.Merwin of Sykesville, MD, February 13, 2005; Deputy Chief of Services, US Air Force; veteran; active in alumni affairs.

'42--James P.O'Donnell Jr. of Herkimer, NY, February 4, 2005; retired NY State Supreme Court justice; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'42 PhD--Maynard J. Ramsay of Bowie, MD,March 20, 2005; economic entomologist; beetle specialist; worked for the USDA; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'43, BA '42--Robert H. Dinegar of Los Alamos, NM, April 21, 2005; adjunct professor, chemistry, U. of New Mexico, Los Alamos; Episcopal priest; researched the Shroud of Turin; veteran; author; active in community and religious affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.

'43 BA--John J.Murphy of Worcester, MA, February 11, 2005; retired insurance salesman; veteran; active in religious affairs.

'43 DVM--Richard H. Parmelee Jr. of Warsaw, NY, February 6, 2005; retired veterinarian; veteran; active in community and religious affairs. Alpha Psi.

'43 BME--Mario F. Pierpoline of Media, PA,March 19, 2005; retired Westinghouse engineer; expert in power generation and jet engines; active in professional affairs.

'43--Marshall D. Post of Williamsport, PA, April 17, 2005; manager of media relations, Bethlehem Steel; journalist; veteran; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Sigma Nu.

'43 PhD--William J. Tapp of Apex, NC, February 17, 2005; worked for Union Carbide.

'43, JD '49--Walter Weiss of Teaneck, NJ, February 3, 2005; vice president of human resources, Lightolier; human rights legal advocate; veteran; active in civic and community affairs.Wife, Stephanie (Thurnauer) '48.

'44, BArch '49--C. Gates Beckwith of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL,March 25, 2005; architect; senior partner, Eggers Group; veteran; active in civic and professional affairs. Zeta Psi.

'44, BS ORIE '43--Chandler Burpee Jr. of Goffstown, NH, January 24, 2005; industrial engineer, Raytheon; veteran; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.

'44--Guy F.F. Garman of Parkville, MD, February 20, 2005; president and owner, Royal Lumber Co.; veteran; active in professional and religious affairs.

'44 BS HE,MAT '67--Betsey Skinner Lazcano (Mrs.William R. '64) of Ithaca, NY,March 3, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'44 BS HE--Lois LeedsMarcello ofWest Palm Beach, FL,March 8, 2005; host of public television show “Stitch With Style”; home economics teacher; founder,Mother's Day Out; active in community and professional affairs.

'44 DVM--Kenneth McEntee of Eustis, FL, January 26, 2005; veterinarian.Wife, Janet (Fraser) '47.

'44 BS HE--Donna McChesney Robinson of Penfield, NY,March 22, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'44 BS Ag,DVM '49--Malcolm M. Sharpe ofWest Palm Beach, FL,March 27, 2005; veterinarian; owner, South Dixie Animal Hospital; state veterinarian, Palm Beach Kennel Club; worked at the Bronx Zoo; active in professional affairs.

'44 BS Ag--George F.Weick of Tonawanda, NY, April 3, 2005; manager, Cramer Hardware; active in community and religious affairs. Beta Theta Pi.

'44--Janet M.Willetts of Encino, CA, February 2, 2005; veterinarian. Alpha Phi.

'44, BA '43--Anthony T. Zambito of Elba, NY, January 26, 2005; commodities futures broker; chemist on the Manhattan Project; helped to found Genesee Community College; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.

'45--John H. Doughty III of Highlands, NJ, February 10, 2005; salesman, Hutchinson Inc.; veteran. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

'45--William C.Haughwout of Exton, PA, February 11, 2005; worked for GE Corp.; veteran; active in civic and community affairs.

'45-46 GR--Burton W.Manth of North Tonawanda, NY,March 7, 2005; founder,Manth Manufacturing and Manth-Brownell Inc.; veteran; active in professional and religious affairs.

'45 BS Ag--Joseph D.Minogue of Ithaca, NY, January 29, 2005; retired Cornell U. administrator; veteran; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi.

'45 PhD--Richard H. J. Pian of Tempe, AZ,March 11, 2005; professor emeritus, civil engineering, Arizona State U.; consulting structural engineer; active in professional affairs.

'45--Herbert T. Smith of Fayetteville, NY,March 7, 2005; worked for Bristol Laboratories; veteran; active in community and religious affairs. Delta Tau Delta.

'45 BS HE--Jeannette Bradley Valentine (Mrs. Robert J. '45) of Lexington, KY, February 9, 2005; active in community and religious affairs. Sigma Kappa.

'45, BS Ag '47--Charles G.Whinfrey Jr. of Geneva, IL,March 29, 2005; founder, Producers Chemical Co.; veteran; active in professional affairs.

'46 BS HE--Louise Wilson Ely of Winston-Salem, NC,March 31, 2005; active in religious affairs.

'46 MA--Marie R.MacNamara of Lady Lake, FL, formerly of Elmira, NY,March 2, 2005; taught at Elmira College, Elmira Free Academy, and Cooperstown High School; active in community affairs.

'46, BA '45--Estelle LoringWeinrib of New York City, February 11, 2005; Broadway singer and actress; psychotherapist; author.

'47 BCE--Allen E. Dekdebrun of N. Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Amherst, NY,March 29, 2005; former pro football player; sporting goods dealer; chairman, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority; active in civic and community affairs.

'47 BEE--Matthew W. Farmer of Minnetonka, MN, February 21, 2005; president, MWF Systems. Phi Gamma Delta.

'47 BEE, MEE '58--John LaTour of Daytona Beach, FL, April 3, 2005; worked for Economy Electric Co.

'48--Joseph E. Bishop Jr. of Barnegat, NJ, April 11, 2005; worked for Bishops Dairies; active in community affairs.

'48--Edwin L. Brashears Jr. of Wilmette, IL,March 31, 2005; president, Nat'l Realty & Investment Co.; veteran; active in civic and professional affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.

'48 BA--Herbert S. Brody of Bound Brook, NJ, April 2, 2005; urologist; veteran; active in community and professional affairs.

'48 JD--Ogden R. Brown of Orchard Park, NY, April 21, 2005; attorney, Brown & Kelly.

'48 BS Ag, PhD '54--Gordon J. Cummings of Rochester, NY, April 5, 2005; retired professor of rural sociology, Cornell U.; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.

'48 BME--Joseph O. Danko Jr. of Baltimore,MD,March 26, 2005; chairman, Danko Arlington Inc.; veteran; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Theta Chi.

'48 MD--Joseph A. Elliott of Laurel, DE, April 14, 2005; physician; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'48 MD--John H. Ferger of Dryden, NY, February 10, 2005; family physician; school doctor, George Junior Republic; worked for Alaska Native Service; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.Wife,Martha (Fuchs), PhD '49.

'48 BS HE, MFS '49--Carmel Along Fischer of Cinnaminson, NJ, April 6, 2005; retired adjunct prof., Penn State U.; active in alumni affairs.

'48 BEE--Robert E.Greenquist of Hackensack, NJ,March 1, 2005; electrical engineer,Western Union; veteran; active in community affairs.Wife, Theresa (Dellapenta) '44.

'48--Edward B. Jenner of Lake Forest, IL,March 5, 2005; professional horse and dog breeder; active in community and professional affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon.

'48 BCE--Walter D. Smith of Scottsdale, AZ, January 25, 2005; construction superintendent,Mid Western Pipeline; general manager,Midway Chevrolet; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon.

'48 BA--Charles M. Snyder of North Scituate, RI, April 10, 2005; director of computer services, Bryant U.; taught high school physics and chemistry; active in religious affairs.

'49 BA--Pauline Carson Bloch of University Heights, OH,March 11, 2005; owner, Bloch & Co.

'49 BS Hotel--Walter J. Buzby II of Linwood, NJ, February 21, 2005; retired arson investigator; operated the Hotel Dennis in Atlantic City; veteran; author; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.

'49 LLB--Herbert Fishbone of Bethlehem, PA,March 29, 2005; attorney; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'49--Arthur G.Heidrick of Lakewood, CA, April 20, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'49 BME--Howard E. Kellberg of Winter Haven, FL, April 2, 2005; engineer, Corning Glass; veteran; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.

'49 BA,MBA '61--Charles O. Lee Jr. of Cape Elizabeth, ME, April 16, 2005; chairman and president, David Wendell Assocs. Kappa Alpha.

'49 BA--Philip F.O'Rourke of Hilton Head Island, SC,March 21, 2005; owner, real estate brokerage; veteran. Sigma Chi.

'49 BS HE--Helene Banta Peterson of Salt Lake City, UT, February 8, 2005; dietician; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.

'49 BS ORIE--George B. Rittenhouse of Villanova, PA,March 1, 2005. Pi Kappa Alpha.

'49 BS Ag, PhD '54--Maurie Semel of Bucyrus, OH, February 10, 2005; professor emeritus of entomology, Cornell U.; active in alumni affairs.

'49 MS--Charles R. F. Smith of Vancouver,WA, April 1, 2005; chemist, Atomics Int'l and Argonne Nat'l Laboratories; active in religious affairs.

'50 BS Ag--Seward T. Besemer of Spokane Valley,WA, February 22, 2005. Lambda Chi Alpha.

'50--Robert F. Brown of Kingston, Ontario, April 18, 2005; hotelier; founder, Hovey Manor; veteran; active in professional affairs.

'50 BS ILR--Francis A.Curry of Bethlehem, PA,March 4, 2005; president,Moser Industries; also worked for Rockwell Manufacturing; veteran; active in community affairs.

'50--Edward G. Dugan of Bridgewater, NJ, formerly of Somerville, February 13, 2005; retired general manager, Gloeckner and Co.; veteran; active in religious affairs.

'50 BS Hotel--William L. Dwyer of Orlando, FL, January 31, 2005; hotel and restaurant owner; veteran; active in religious affairs.

'50 BA--James R. Farrell of Livingston Manor, NY, January 31, 2005; retired insurance broker; veteran; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon. Wife, Vera (Johnston) '49.

'50 PhD--Laurence E. Fogarty Jr. of Mesa, AZ, November 6, 1998; internationally recognized expert on flight simulation; co-founder, Applied Dynamics computer corp.; professor of aerospace engineering, U. of Michigan; chief engineer, Link Aviation; active in professional affairs.

'50 PhD--Howard E.Gruber of New York City, January 25, 2005; psychologist of creativity and thinking; science historian; author of Darwin on Man.

'50 BS HE--Sally Morrison Kersey of Reno, NV, February 28, 2005; worked for the State of Nevada Welfare Division; active in community and religious affairs.

'50 BS ILR--John T.Nesterowicz of Angola, NY, April 2, 2005; parole officer; veteran; active in community affairs.

'50 LLB--Charles R. Simpson Jr. of La Habra, CA, February 12, 2005; attorney; judge, L.A. Superior Court; former chief deputy director, California Dept. of Industrial Relations; executive, Southern California Edison; veteran; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.

'50 BA--Darius J. Spain of Woodbury, CT,March 9, 2005; attorney; commissioner, CT State Workers' Compensation Commission; state representative, CT General Assembly; operated Spain Oil Co.; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.

'50 BS Hotel--Glenn Van Wagenen of Cleveland, OH, February 7, 2005. Zeta Psi.

'50 B Chem E--David G.White of Washington, DC,March 11, 2005; professor emeritus of chemistry, George Washington U. Tau Beta Phi.

'51 BS Hotel--Barbara Mapes Bodnar of Phoenix, AZ, April 6, 2005; retired accountant.

'51 BS Ag--Carleton P. Cook of Auburn, NY, formerly of Port Byron, NY, February 9, 2005; active in alumni affairs.

'51 B Chem E--Harry J. Feehan Jr. of Columbiana, OH, formerly of Farmington Hills, MI, April 21, 2005; chemical engineer, General Motors and Detroit Diesel; coowner, Tarry's Bowling Center; active in community and religious affairs. Seal & Serpent.

'51 BS HE--Diana Jaszek Gaza of Lakewood, NJ, January 27, 2005; director, adult studies program, Polish Cultural Center. Alpha Xi Delta.

'51 BA--Marjorie Mahoney Martin of Yardley, PA, January 29, 2005; policy asociate, NJ School Board Assn. Alpha Xi Delta.

'51 BS Hotel--Phyl R. Payne of San Juan, PR,March 22, 2005; hotelier.

'51 BS AEP, PhD '55--Harry E. Petschek of Lexington, MA,March 29, 2005; physicist; inventor; president, Avco Everett Research Laboratory; founder, OmniFlow and Autogen; research fellow, Center for Space Physics, Boston U.; active in professional affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi.

'51 PhD--Gavino B. Rotor Jr. of Signal Mountain, TN,March 8, 2005; founder, Crestwood Orchids; active in professional affairs.

'52 BS Ag--Floyd E. Brown of Orchard Park, NY, February 26, 2005. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

'52, BA '53--James A. Gash of North Chatham, NY,March 3, 2005; journalist; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Tau Delta Phi.

'52 BME--Rolf S. Kolflat of New Braunfels, TX, February 4, 2005; mechanical engineer. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

'52 JD--David O. Lynch of Washington Depot, CT, February 12, 2005; attorney.

'52 BS Ag--Lee C.Naegely of Elmira, NY, April 3, 2005. Lambda Chi Alpha.

'52 BA--Arthur M. Reader of Arden, NC,March 18, 2005; scientist; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.

'52 BS HE--Patricia Cox Robbins of Marion, OH, April 6, 2005; home economics teacher; active in civic, community, and religious affairs. Delta Delta Delta.

'52 BA--Peter T. Schurman of New Canaan, CT, April 13, 2005; founder, Plastic Forming Co.; veteran; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi.Wife, Judith (Calhoun) '52.

'52 MD--Peter E. Stokes of Rivervale, NJ, January 22, 2005; professor emeritus of psychiatry,Weill Cornell Medical College; pioneer in psychopharmacology; active in professional and religious affairs.

'52, BEE '53--L. Jack Williams of East Aurora, NY, February 6, 2005; retired aerospace engineer,Moog Inc.; designed control systems for the space shuttle and missiles; active in community affairs.

'53 LLB--Emerson R.Avery of Cortland, NY,March 21, 2005; attorney; veteran; Cortland County judge; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'53 BA, JD '56--Robert Cantwell of Greenwich, CT, April 10, 2005; general counsel, Colgate Palmolive Co.; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.

'53--Minton B.Cronkhite of San Diego, CA,March 12, 2005; engineer; project mgr., Cubic Corp.; also worked for General Dynamics; veteran; active in community affairs.

'53 BA--Joan Zweier Dodge of Fishkill, NY,March 30, 2005; retired postal clerk; active in religious affairs. Pi Beta Phi.

'53 BS HE--Marlene Gilliland Fowler (Mrs. Robert Z. '53) of Knoxville, TN, formerly of Ithaca, NY, January 23, 2005; active in community and religious affairs. Delta Delta Delta.

'53 BA--Andrew F.Hanley Jr. of Pinehurst, NC,March 26, 2005; Armstrong World Industries executive; veteran; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Sigma Pi.

'53 BA--Edith Weisbord Kirsch of Colorado Springs, CO, April 14, 2005; professor of art, Colorado College.

'53 BS HE--Lydia Whitlock Linaweaver of Riverside, CA, February 26, 2005; personnel trainer; active in community affairs. Pi Beta Phi.

'53 BEE, PhD '60--David Zammat of Summit, NJ,March 30, 2005; electrical engineer.

'54 BA, LLB '56--Arthur J. Golder of Trumansburg, NY, January 23, 2005; attorney; partner in Ithaca law firm of Wiggins, Tsapis, Golder and Freeman; jazz collector; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Seal & Serpent.

'54 BS Hotel--Marley Halvorsen Jr. of Auburndale, FL, April 2, 2005; hotelier; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.Wife, Barbara (Webster) '57.

'54 BA--Norman Jaskol of East Falmouth, MA, April 8, 2005; worked in finance and investments; veteran; active in community and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.

'54 MEd--Edwin L. Kirby of Columbus, OH, February 10, 2005; environmental science administrator, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture; associate administrator of Extension Service, USDA; taught at Ohio State U.; veteran; active in professional affairs.

'54 PhD--John H.Madison Jr. of Newfield, NY, formerly of Gualala, CA, and Davis, CA, February 13, 2005; retired landscape horticulture professor, UC Davis; veteran; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.

'54 BEE--Alexander M. Prochazka of Owings Mills, MD, February 3, 2005.Wife, Frances (Hazell) '55.

'54 MA--Louise Gamble Schuchat of Bellevue,WA, February 21, 2005; former teacher,Washington Int'l School; active in community and professional affairs.

'54 JD--Richard B.Wachenfeld of Chestertown, MD, April 7, 2005; senior general attorney, Conrail; VP, New Jersey Central; gen. attorney, Erie Lackawanna; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.

'54 MS Ag, PhD '57--Sidney Waxman of Storrs Mansfield, CT, February 10, 2005; horticulturalist; expert on dwarf conifers; established nursery at U. of Connecticut; veteran; active in professional affairs.

'54 BA--Catherine MacDonaldWigsten of Ithaca, NY, April 4, 2005; worked for Ithaca City Schools. Alpha Phi.

'55--Charles W. Benter of Macon, GA, February 4, 2005; sales manager,Mid Georgia Sales Co.; sales rep, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.; veteran; active in community and professional affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.

'55 BA--Susan Michaels Epstein of Commack, NY, February 21, 2005; active in alumni affairs. Husband, Herbert R. Epstein '52.

'55-59 GR--Peter Max of Queenstown, MD, January 26, 2005; antitrust economist; senior vice president, NERA Economic Consulting; taught at Carnegie Mellon U.; active in community and professional affairs.

'55 MD--James F. Oates III of Richmond, VA, April 19, 2005; physician; active in community affairs.

'55 BS Ag--Otto E. Schneider Jr. of Newton, NJ,March 29, 2005; active in alumni affairs. Tau Delta Phi.

'56 PhD--William C. Denison of Corvallis, OR, April 8, 2005; founder, Northwest Mycological Consultants; retired professor of botany and plant pathology, Oregon State U.; author; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.

'56 LLB--Carl W. Peterson Jr. of Venice, FL, February 7, 2005; attorney; partner, Hancock and Estabrook; corporation counsel, City of Syracuse; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.

'56 DVM--Norman Pick of Oklahoma City, OK, January 24, 2005; veterinarian; founder, Normac Foods; president, Anderson Meats and Provisions; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Psi.

'56, BA '57--Leo Rubinstein of Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 2005; clinical psychologist; rational-emotive behavior therapist; musician; artist. Tau Epsilon Phi.

'57 MA, PhD '60--James F. Forrest of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada,March 26, 2005; professor of English, U. of Alberta; collector of John Bunyan's works; active in professional affairs.

'57 BS Hotel--Walter J.Hartline of Sebastian, FL, February 12, 2005. Phi Kappa Sigma.

'57--Ronald J. Knasiak of Venice, FL,March 7, 2005. Delta Upsilon.

'57 BS ILR--Rabbi Sanford L. Lowe of Santa Rosa, CA,March 21, 2005; rabbi; biblical scholar; gay rights activist; taught at Santa Rosa Junior College; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.\ '57, BCE '59--George J. Oehrlein Jr. of Ashland, OR, February 7, 2005. Theta Xi.

'58 LLB--J. Carter Bacot of Montclair, NJ, April 7, 2005; chairman, Bank of New York; director, New York Philharmonic board; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.\ '58 BS Hotel--Michael Pavelka of Tequesta, FL,March 19, 2005; hotel owner; pilot.

'59 B Chem E--William H.Anckaitis of Colonial Heights, VA, February 6, 2005; retired lieutenant colonel, US Army; logistics engineer; taught at Virginia State U., Florida Inst. of Technology, St. Leo College, and Chapman College; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.

'59 BS Ag--Edmund V.Hollenbeck of Ithaca, NY, February 17, 2005; first vice president, United Engineers; veteran; active in community affairs.

'59 JD--Jack Lincoln Sanders of Snyder, NY, April 22, 2005; attorney.

'59, B Chem E--R.Alan Witherspoon of Sharonville, OH, February 24, 2005. Lambda Chi Alpha.

'60 BA--Thomas E.Armstrong of Greenwich, CT, April 12, 2005; executive VP, Brant-Allen Industries; active in community affairs. Theta Delta Chi.

'60--Rebecca Silverberg Koeninger of Paso Robles, CA, February 11, 2005; nurse; elementary school teacher; civil rights activist; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.

'60, BA '66--Robert T.Wood of Clyde, WI,March 3, 2005; corporate vice president, government relations,Wisconsin Physicians Service; economic and political officer, US State Dept.; linguist, US Army Intelligence; veteran; artist; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. Delta Chi.

'61 MPA--Kenneth S.Woodward of Middletown, CT, April 24, 2005; veteran; active in community affairs.

'62, BS Ag '63--George E. Agle of West Chester, PA, April 1, 2005; chairman, Stonebridge Financial Corp.; president, Stonebridge Bank; active in community and alumni affairs. Sigma Chi.

'62 BA,MBA '64--Charles D. Delsanter of Dallas, TX, February 18, 2005; active in alumni affairs. Chi Psi.Wife, Kathy (Skinner) '63, MS '65.

'62 BS AEP--Stephen A. Engelberg of Millburn, NJ, February 24, 2005; assoc. professor of economics, Keane College of New Jersey; active in alumni affairs.

'62 BA--Anne C. Ripley of Brick, NJ, February 8, 2005. Delta Gamma.

'64 BS Nurs--Patricia Mazzola Lewis of Kent, CT,March 23, 2005; chair, Dept. of Nursing,Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; active in professional affairs.

'65 BEE, MEE '66--Ken S.Hall of Ridgefield, CT,March 4, 2005; VP, Herbert J. Sims Co. Delta Tau Delta.

'66 BS Hotel--John G. Prentiss of Rabun Gap, GA, February 13, 2005; real estate developer; hotelier; potter; musician; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi.

'66 BS Ag--Charles H. Roland of Albany, GA, February 22, 2005; worked for Rohm & Haas; veteran; active in professional affairs. Alpha Zeta.

'66 BA--Robert B. Schorr of Modesto, CA, January 27, 2005; child psychiatrist; mental health advocate; asst. clincal professor, UC Davis Dept. of Family Medicine; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.

'66 BS Ag--Robert J.Wilcox of Stamford, CT,March 8, 2005; investment banker; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Phi.

'67--Anne Wolkoff Frazier of Orlando, FL, April 16, 2005; founder, Anne Frazier Realty; director of business consulting, Century 21; artist. Husband, Peter C. Frazier '65, BS AEP '67.

'67 LLB--H. Kenneth Wolfe of Staten Island, NY,March 6, 2005; attorney.

'69 BS Hotel--Bruce R. Butterworth of Beverly, MA, and Lakeland, FL,March 11, 2005; owner, Pewter Pot restaurant chain. Psi Upsilon.

'69 DVM--James G.McClure of Fairfax, VA, February 16, 2005; veterinarian; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Psi.

'70 BA--William W. Phelps Jr. of Cypress, CA, January 23, 2005; vice president, labor and legal affairs, NBC Universal; former counsel, Disney Studios and the Writers Guild of America. Sigma Chi.

'71 JD--Thomas O.Kellogg of Avon, CT, February 11, 2005; founder, Commercial Loan Partners; attorney; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.Wife, Kathleen (Williams), MA '70.

'72 BS HE--Dianne Nelson Binger of Salt Lake City, UT,March 23, 2005; president/CEO, Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau; active in professional affairs. Delta Gamma.

'72, BS Ag '71--Karen Isaacs Friedman of Larchmont, NY, April 16, 2005; high school science teacher; active in religious affairs.

'72, BA '73--Richard D. Lockwood of Highland Park, NJ,March 3, 2005; chairman, French Dept., Rutgers U.

'74 MPS--James E. Lowenhagen of Morrisville, NC, February 18, 2005; healthcare manager; director, Joseph E. Robert Jr. Center for Surgical Care; veteran; active in community and professional affairs.

'74 MCE--Terrence J.McManus of Phoenix, AZ, January 31, 2005; director, environmental health and safety technologies, Intel Technology & Mfg. Group; active in community and professional affairs.

'74 BS HE--Marie Phillipps-Dowd of Freehold, NJ, April 9, 2005; occupational therapist.

'76 BS Hotel--Rod A. Siler of Tucson, AZ, formerly of San Antonio, TX,March 24, 2005; president, Tubac Golf Resort; general mgr., Omni Tucson Nat'l Resort; active in community and professional affairs. Kappa Sigma.

'78, BA '82--Dale F. Phillips of Milwaukee, WI, February 23, 2005; taught at Milwaukee Area Technical College and in Chicago public schools; environmentalist; active in civic and community affairs.

'78, BA '79--Joanne M. Sollecito of Norfolk, MA, April 4, 2005; attorney; director of affirmative action, Dept. of Correction, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

'79 MS--Andrew M. Conners of St. Petersburg, FL, April 17, 2005; physicist; engineer; real estate developer; active in community affairs.

'80 PhD--Maureen B. Cavanaugh of Midland, VA, April 4, 2005; professor, Penn State Dickinson School of Law; professor,Washington & Lee U. School of Law; taught classics at Middlebury and Pomona colleges; author; Newfoundland breeder; active in community and professional affairs.

'80 BA--Timothy C.Harrison of Cincinnati, OH,March 31, 2005; executive, Procter & Gamble; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Phi.

'84 BS Hotel--Andrew J.May of Englewood, NJ, April 21, 2005; hotelier. Phi Sigma Epsilon.

'84 BA--Madeleine N.Youman of Madison, AL, April 9, 2005; English professor, U. of Alabama, Huntsville; advisor, Int'l Cultural Organization; active in community and professional affairs. Delta Delta Delta.

'85 MPS--Nami Thiyagaratnam of Richmond, British Columbia, April 10, 2005; president, U. of Victoria.

'86 MPS Hotel--Balroop K.Mann of Merritt Island, FL, February 2, 2005; executive asst. manager, Hyatt Hotels; active in community and professional affairs.

'86 BS Hotel--Charles D.Margolin of Snowmass Village, CO, February 7, 2005; real estate broker; active in community and professional affairs.

'87 DVM--Maryanne S. Kern of Kinnelon, NJ,March 19, 2005; veterinarian; active in professional affairs.

'90, BEE '97--Edwin R. Colon Jr. of Las Vegas, NV, February 3, 2005; engineer.

'94 BS ILR--Ryan M.Holmes of Columbia, MD, April 22, 2005; information technology consultant; active in religious affairs. Delta Phi.

'96 BS Ag--Stephen R. Breakey of Walton, NY, February 2, 2005; superintendent, Rolling Oaks Golf Course; active in community affairs.

'01 BS ORIE--Hocul A. Choi of Singapore, February 17, 2005; CEO, BSI Group.

'08--Dan Alexander Pirfo of Washington, DC, April 24, 2005; engineering major.

'30, BS HE '31--Ione Koller Borsher of Alexandria, VA, February 5, 2005.

'38 BS Hotel--Kathryn Dunn Earls of Nacogdoches, TX,March 13, 2005.

'41 BA--Jean R.Humphrey of Tucson, AZ,March 6, 2005.

'42--Lucy Ward Schmidt (Mrs.Willard C. '41) of Ithaca, NY,March 29, 2005.

'48 BS ILR--Robert F.Anzenberger of Wakefield, RI, April 19, 2005.

'51 BS Hotel--Louis A. Cappello of Upper St. Clair, PA,March 30, 2005.

'52 BS Hotel--Raymond E. Beck of San Francisco, CA,March 19, 2005.

'54 PhD--Jay E. Treat Jr. of Tucson, AZ, April 28, 2005.

'57--Robert A. Luss of Cortland, NY, formerly of Dryden, NY,March 23, 2005.

'59 MBA--Leroy K.Young of Shorewood, WI,March 2, 2005.

'63 BS HE--Anita Bishansky Burch of Queens Village, NY, February 26, 2005.

'77 MA--Sharwyn M. Dyson of Brooklyn, NY,March 25, 2005.

'85 GR--Linda Susan Clark of Bath, NY, formerly of Moravia, NY,March 22, 2005.

'88--Lennard D. George of Fort Washington,MD, April 21, 2005.