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1950s
Charles F. Hummel, AS55,
of Wilmington, Del., had the Winterthur endowment leadership post named in his honor.
Speros P. Nemphos, AS55M, 57PhD, of Clinton, Mass., a retired chemist, was inducted into the Norristown Area High School Hall of Fame.
William (Bill) K. Brown Jr., AS56, of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been elected to a three-year term as a director/ council member of The Lambs Inc., America’s first professional theatrical club, founded in 1874.
1960s
John E. Wallace Jr., AS64, of Sewell, N.J., retired associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, received the Civility in Government and Politics Award by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy.
George Martin, BE68, of Birchrunville, Pa., who is the founder of Martin Law, has been named to the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
1970s
Fred Stites, ANR71, of Townsend, Del., and his family were selected as 2014 New Castle County Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year.
David Hofer, EG74, of Newark, Del., has been selected as a Water Environment Federation Fellow for lifetime professional achievement in the water environment field.
Michael C. Ritter, BE74, of Chadds Ford, Pa., has been named CEO
of the newly merged Flagship Credit Acceptance and CarFinance Capital.
Ann Palmer, EHD76, of Annapolis, Md., was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the National Health Council.
Diane M. Bernhard, AS77, of Philadelphia, Pa., was recently named “Best in Philly 2014” by Philadelphia Magazine as a five-star professional wealth manager.
R. David Charles, EG78, 81M, of Newark, Del., has been selected as the 2015 Delaware Engineer of the
Year by the Delaware Engineering Society for his work in identifying the “tilting” pillars supporting the I-495 bridge in Wilmington.
Jeffrey R. Cuskey, AS78, of Pebble Beach, Calif., senior procurement specialist/counselor with the Monterey Bay Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), presented “Government Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses” at the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
Susan Garrett, AS78, of Simsbury, Conn., has been appointed
senior vice president, human resources business consulting
at MassMutual, where she leads MassMutual’s business partner organization and directly supports the company’s retirement services business.
Rosemarie LeNoir, AS78, of Wilmington, Del., has been appointed director of development for Newark-based pet therapy organization, PAWS for People.
David A. Riegner, EG78, of Shelby Twp., Mich., was recently hired by the Quinn Law Group PLLC after earning a juris doctor (magna
cum laude) from the Ave Maria School of Law. He concentrates his law practice on the preparation and prosecution of patents in the mechanical technologies.
Debra Rodgers, EHD78, of Flourtown, Pa., senior vice president of Global Risk Management with Aramark, was presented the 2014 distinguished leadership award by the Insurance Society of Philadelphia.
John Stapleford, AS78M, of Newark, Del., has been appointed president of the Caesar Rodney Institute, a nonprofit free-
market research and education organization, where he will manage the staff and direct day-to- day operations.
Harold G. Black, BE79M, of Bethlehem, Pa., has been selected president of The Bach Choir Board of Managers, where he has been
a member since 2003, serving as chair of the Guarantor Committee, Marketing Committee and co- chair of the 2013 Gala, as well as assistant treasurer on the Finance Committee.
Meg Porfido, AS79, of Boulder, Colo., was appointed to the board of directors of Rally Software,
a leading global provider of enterprise-class software and services to drive agility. She will also serve on the board’s audit, compensation, nominating
and corporate governance committees.
Timothy E. Winstead, HS79, of Lewes, Del., is now director of public safety at Delaware Technical
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COLLEGE LEGEND
ANR—Agriculture and Natural Resources AS—Arts and Sciences
BE—Lerner College of Business and Economics EG—Engineering
EOE—Earth, Ocean, and Environment EHD—Education and Human Development HS—Health Sciences
AA—associate in arts or science degree M—master’s degree PhD/EdD/DPT—doctoral degrees H—honorary degree
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