ALUMNI NEWS

After an extensive national search, the National Crime Prevention Council has selected Paul Del Ponte, Beta Psi ’80 (Catholic University) as Executive Director to move the nonprofit organization into a new era of educating communities to prevent crime and help consumers avoid fraud–online and off. Paul is an accomplished nonprofit executive, award-winning communicator and consumer advocate. Over his decades-long career, he guided a range of nonprofit organizations, foundations and corporations to reach broader audiences through digital outreach and other communications, including leading the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, positioning the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s largest domestic initiative to make pivotal health policy changes, and launching the National Academy of Medicine’s landmark work on medical errors. Paul lives in Kensington, MD. As Executive Director of the National Crime Prevention Council, his work is focused on expanding NCPC’s impact and introducing McGruff the Crime Dog® to a new, digitally savvy generation of Americans.

Ray Morro, Beta Xi ’85 (NJIT), placed first in his age group and ninth place overall for the medio (60 miles distance) at the 10th annual Highlands Gran Fondo road cycling event held at the High Point Brewing Company in Butler, N.J. on June 6, 2021. This cycling event is part of a series, the Grand Fondo National Championship Series (GFNCS) which hold events in Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia,

Education from West Virginia University and spent his career in education ending as a principal. He also served as a councilman and was active in many organizations including the Steubenville Alumni Club where he was secretary for many years. He also served in the US Army reserves in the early 1960s.

Donald “Red” Nolfi, Beta Omicron ’53 (Youngstown), passed away July 18 in Lowellville, Ohio at the age of 88. He was a founder and first president of Beta Omicron Chapter. Red was also vital in the Youngstown Alumni Club, and the club had an APD Foundation scholarship named for him. He served for two years in the US Army with the Third Infantry Division in Fort Benning, Ga. For 40 years, he worked for The Conti Corporation in Lowellville, as their Chief Financial Officer. After retirement, he was associated with the Mahoning County Drug Task Force for several years.

Daniel Killilea, Beta Xi ’65 (NJIT), passed away March 26th in Canton, Ohio. Daniel had received a full academic scholarship to NJIT (Newark College of Engineering at that time). He graduated magna cum laude in 1967 with a degree in mechanical engineering and in 1973 with a master’s degree. Daniel went on to hold positions as a licensed professional engineer with the title of chief engineer throughout the United States and in multiple international countries.

John Barbaro , Eta ’56 (CCNY) , passed away on Saturday, August 14 after a heart attack. He was 85 and leaves behind his wife Louise, sons David and John, daughter Lisa, six grandchildren and two older sisters. John was a long-time Brooklyn native having moved there from Italy as a young boy. He was a civil engineer and worked until his death managing many construction projects throughout that borough. Young engineers whom he trained considered him a wonderful teacher and mentor More fraterity obituaries can be found online at: https://www.apd.org/chapter-eternal.html.

Florida, Colorado, and California. A gran fondo is a type of cycling event, originating in Italy (it’s Italian for big ride), that is in a timed format, either the overall distance, or over certain sections, usually climbs. Ray is an avid road cyclist and a veteran member of two of the larger bicycling clubs in the northern New Jersey area, BTCNJ & MAFW.