Class Notes CLASS OF 1962
John Dann (front), Richard Weigel (left), Walter Smith (right) celebrated John’s 50th wedding anniversary at the Mendenhall Inn in December.
CLASS OF 1969
Jay Shoemaker, August 15, 2019: Mt Adams summit, Hood and Jefferson in distance.
CLASS OF 1957
Alice McGovern Doering sent this update, “We leave next week for Quebec for a week of fly fishing for trout, hiking, biking, reading, knitting, and good trout meals! I am enjoying retirement after 40 years of working as a landscape designer. I am still involved in volunteer work for Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Jenkins arboretum, I still enter the Philadelphia Flower Show, and I still do the gardening at the Strafford Train Station. I keep busy, but the pace is a little slower!!” CLASS OF 1971
Barbara Harrington Murphy, RG, CPG, Senior Geologist, Clear Creek Associates, is the 2019 recipient of The American Geosciences Institute Medal in memory of Ian Campbell for Superlative Service to the Geosciences, The American Geosciences Institute’s (AGI) highest award. Serving the geoscience community through her more than 40-year career, Barbara has been active in professional organization membership and service at local, national, and international levels, contributing as a board member on various commissions and leading committees for government and nonprofit groups. She has worked with the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), AGI, the Arizona Geological Survey, the Arizona Hydrological Society, Geoscientists Canada, European Federation of Geologists, and the International Union of Geological Scientists (IUGS) to advocate for the geoscience profession. She has supported state geological surveys and professional geologists, notably by offering written and verbal testimony when the profession was under threat of adversity. Barbara serves on the Arizona Geological Survey’s State Mapping Advisory Committee, has been a member (by appointment of the governor) of the Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, as well as a familiar presence with AGI, serving on the Geopolicy Working Group and the Hazards Caucus Alliance to represent AIG for several years. Barbara wrote, “It was a great honor to be recognized by this award which was presented at the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Phoenix,
Arizona on September 22, 2019. My interest in geology developed from 9th grade Earth Science class taught by Art Hill at Friends School. After graduation from Friends School, I attended and graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1975, majoring in Geology. I am still working in consulting at Clear Creek Associates in Arizona. Daughters Erin (in Maryland) and Kelly (in California) are married with families and careers and doing well. My husband, Casey, and I are enjoying local to international travel and visits with family and friends. I still keep in communication with several classmates including Kathryn Hoopes Bowen. Our parents lived at Kendal/Crosslands retirement community in Kennett Square so we would see each other there on occasion. I also had a chance to visit with Violet Richman several times who lived there as well.” CLASS OF 1980
Clark Omholt wrote, “This week we had two foster siblings, David (age 6) and Amia (age 5), move in with Kirsten and me. We’re not sure how long they’ll be with us, but it’s likely to be 6 months to a year. “My observations so far: - These kids are pretty energetic. They love being chased, though Kirsten casts dark looks and mumbles about trips to the hospital (just like 20 years ago). - They are very affectionate, and can’t get enough hugs and cuddles and climbing all over my person. - Harry Potter is even better the 3rd time around. They always outlast me at bedtime/reading time (just like 20 years ago).” CLASS OF 1990
Omar Khan joined WFS upper schoolers for a Lunch and Learn about the misconceptions of Islam and Muslims. In this conversation-style event, students, along with teacher Betsy Renzo, asked Omar many questions, such as wondering if he is treated by his patients any differently because of his ethnicity and asking what it’s like for women in Muslim countries. Omar describes himself as a cultural Muslim and talked about the varied ways that Muslims incorporate religion into their lives, just like people of other faiths. Winter 2020 • QuakerMatters
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