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Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. Corriveau is a member of the Senior Executive Service and a Department of Defense expert in countering emerging chemical and biological threats.
Douglas M. Hershman, AS83, of Rockland, Del., has been named an Industry Practice finalist in SmartCEO’s 2015 Philadelphia CPA & ESQ Awards. He is a director and chair of the Executive Committee at Bayard, P.A., a law firm based in Wilmington, Del.
Vincent P. Meconi, AS83, of Wilmington, Del., has been named COO of the Delaware River Port Authority.
Michelle Davidson, AS84, of Philadelphia, Pa., has joined Health Partners Plans as the vice president of communications and marketing.
David J. Ford, BE84, of Hockessin, Del., was hired by Wilmington Trust as their senior relationship manager in the company’s Integrated Family Wealth group in Wilmington, Del.
CLASS NOTES Brian F. Lane, BE84, of Asbury, N.J., had partnered with the accounting
and advisory firm of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause.
Michael McGowan, ANR84, of Wilmington, Del., former New Castle County Police Chief, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as U.S. Marshal for the State.
Matthew R. Verderosa, AS84, of Vienna, Va., was promoted to assistant chief of police and chief of operations by the U.S. Capitol Police.
Karen Jacobs Astle, AS85, of Newtown, Pa., is vice president of program partnerships at Liaison. With over 25 years in university administration, she has focused on adopting technology solutions to support strategic enrollment management.
Thomas W. Hare, HS85M, of Pennington, N.J., has been appointed vice president of clinical operations at Advaxis, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies.
HONORING THE CLASS COUPLE
Tom Schonauer, AS62, and Betty Jane Howe, AS62, were class sweethearts. Well-known and well- liked,
they were quintessential “Double Dels,” long before
the phrase existed. In 1963 Tom, a varsity basketball player and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity member, and Betty, the class valedictorian, working as an instructor at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, married, as Tom pursued his medical education at Jefferson Medical College. The Schonauers eventually settled in York, Pa. and raised a family of three daughters and a son. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2013. Sadly, Tom was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and died in January 2014.
In 2015, a former classmate and friend anonymously established the Schonauer Scholarship in Tom’s memory and Betty’s honor. This endowed scholarship is awarded to students who emulate Tom and Betty’s journey to the University of Delaware from out of state to pursue careers in the medical field.
The Class of 1962 invites their classmates to contribute to the Schonauer Scholarship by making contributions to: University of Delaware, Gifts Processing, 83 E. Main St., 3rd Fl., Newark, DE 19716. Checks can be made to the ‘University of Delaware,’ with a note on the memo line that says, ‘Schonauer Scholarship.’ Gifts can also be made on the University of Delaware’s secure website, www.udel.edu/makeagift. z
and consulting firm with offices in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
John Bortz, EG82, of Owings Mills, Md., associate technical fellow at the Naval Air Systems Command, was awarded the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award for successfully leading the government engineering team to correct problems with the Navy’s
new F-35C Joint Strike Fighter arresting hook system so the aircraft can operate at sea aboard aircraft carriers.
John Celentano, AS82, of Newtown, Pa., was appointed to the Board of IGI Laboratories, Inc.
Joseph L. Corriveau, ANR83M, of Alexandria, Va., was appointed director of the U.S. Army
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