CLASS NOTES | 2019
Class Notes | 2019 1950 s u Paul Cunningham ‘56, Lancaster, honored by the McCaskey Alumni Association as a member of the Distinguished Alumni Class of 2019.
196 0 s u Joyce Weaver Nolt ‘62, ‘85M, Lancaster, received the 2019 McCaskey Alumni Association’s Susan J. Garafola Service Award. u Robert Clemm ‘63, Camp Hill, received a Congressional Honor from Rep. Scott Perry for his 60 years of service to the Camp Hill Fire Company. He is also a state-certified fire instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Company, instructor in the Fire Science program at HACC, and advanced from assistant fire chief to the company’s fire police division. u Roger Raspen ‘67, Trevose, and Tim Wissler ‘75, Lancaster, participated as basketball players in the 75-79 age group at the National Senior Games in Albuquerque, NM and came in fifth out of 17 teams.
1970 s u John Bricker ‘71, Harrisburg, honored at the March of Dimes Chef’s Auction for his fundraising efforts in the annual March for Babies.
u Sandra Messersmith Millin ‘72, Confluence, elected national president of Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865. u Joan Detz ‘73, Philadelphia, authored “How to Write & Give a Speech” (St. Martins’ Press), which was translated into Chinese and published in Mainland China. u Robert Gibb ‘74 Lititz, retired as a senior programmer analyst after 45 years at Woodstream Corporation. u Penny Zioch Ray ‘75, St. Petersburg, FL, retired after 30 years as an elementary school teacher. u Robin Stryker ‘76, Lititz, retired in 2019 after 22 years as a 6th grade math teacher in the Ephrata Area School District. u Douglas Zima ‘77, Lancaster, achieved and continued to refresh his national registry paramedic certification since 1999. u Jamie Kegerise ‘78, Wilmington, DE, saved the life of Jeffery Onopa ‘78, Reading, a fellow alum and football teammate, after donating his kidney to him. Both are doing well. u James Kramer Jr. ‘79, Wiconisco, bested 40+ players to win the battle line card game tournament at the 2019 World Board Gaming Championships at the Seven Springs Resort in western PA.
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u Marilyn Hansen ‘79, Princeton Junction, NJ, recognized for her 37 years of service by President Eisgruber of Princeton University at the Service Recognition Luncheon in May 2019. Hansen is a staff member in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton. u Randy Swope ‘79, Mount Gretna, completed a boxing biography about Leo F. Houck. u Dave Witmer ‘79, Stuart, FL, published “Then Comes Evening” in May 2019.
1980 s u Michael Callahan ‘80, Shavertown, retired in 2016 after 32 years of foreign language instruction as an educator in the Wilkes Barre, Mid Valley and Halifax Area school districts. u Joni Hackett Lyon ‘80, Mechanicsburg, retired in 2017 after 24 years of teaching in the Lancaster, Hempfield and Cumberland Valley school districts. u Elizabeth Crum ‘81, ‘91M, Lancaster, retired after 34 years of teaching in the Penn Manor School District. She was named Penn Manor’s outstanding elementary teacher in 1999. u Susan Gottlieb ‘81, Lancaster, featured in the May 2019 issue of “Lancaster County Magazine.”
