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and a first lieutenant in the Maryland Army National Guard. William Passano is president of Zensights, a biopharmaceutical vendor management company based in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Rev. Sanford L. Spangler, Jr. ’55 is a retired Lutheran minister, currently residing in Seymour, Tennessee.
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1960s Geranne Schwarzenbach Schulz ’66 is happily retired in New Bern, North Carolina. history at Roanoke College, Radford University and Virginia Western Community College. A contributing columnist for The Roanoke Times, he has also written extensively on local history and the Second World War.
1970s The Rev. Andrea Caruso Conklin ’72 is an active member of the clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas. Erskine “Sandy” White ’72, a former Maroon swimmer, recently retired as longtime sports administrator for the Blind Sports Organization. He is living in a golf community in Florida with wife, Heidi, and their youngest daughter, Marina, and has started a senior swim team. Daughter Jennifer, is an assistant principal, and son Jeff, works for Nokia. Cristina Brescia Michta ’74 enjoys living in Bavaria, and loved attending her 45th class reunion, held during Alumni Weekend 2019. “It was wonderful celebrating with the Class of 1974,” she says. William M. Passano III ’78 is proud to announce that his eldest daughter, Catherine, married Will Cagney IV on June 22, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. Catherine works in fundraising at the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Will is a policy analyst at the Department of Defense in Washington,
1990s Kenneth Wingfield ’88 has published a new book, “All I Ever Wanted to Be…,” about his lifelong struggles with debilitating health issues, including polio and multiple sclerosis. “In many ways, [Roanoke College] has afforded me to live such an exceptional life,” he writes. John D. Long ’89 has authored “Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case,” a book about the trial of Charles Watkins for the murder of his wife. In the book, according to a publisher’s note, Long “resurrects the truth of who killed Susan Watkins.” Long, who is the director of education at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Roanoke and Master of Arts in history from the University of Virginia. He has taught
Dianna Board Parrish ’90 is an advisor and adjunct professor of social work at Mary Baldwin University. Jonathan R. Hausner ’93 has joined the law firm of Bowditch & Dewey, LLP as a partner. Jonathan, an attorney in Bowditch’s real estate and environmental group, holds a B.A. in political science from Roanoke College, and a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. He also completed a Barrister’s Pupilage, sponsored by Suffolk University Law School and the Chambers of Georges Khayat, QC, London, England. Bowditch has offices in Boston, Framingham and Worcester, Massachusetts.
Former Nike executive Michener Chandlee ’91 has been appointed chief financial officer of Fanatics, the largest online seller of licensed sports merchandise. Michener, who has nearly 30 years of global finance experience — including the past 18 years with Nike — will oversee the business and financial planning, accounting, investor relations, purchasing, tax, treasury and divisional finance for Fanatics. Michener comes to Fanatics having held a variety of CFO positions across several key Nike divisions. His appointment as Fanatics CFO comes on the heels of the announcement that the company would manufacture and distribute all Nike NFL and MLB fan gear sold across all retail channels beginning this year. Michener holds a B.A in international relations from Roanoke and an MBA from IESE International Graduate School of Management in Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO COURTESY OF FANATICS
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