Apr 15, 2014
Wine Consultant David Beckwith ’01 Has Discriminating Taste
Attending wine auctions and bidding on behalf of clients is all in a day’s work for David Beckwith ’01, founding partner of Grand Cru Wine Consulting…
Alumni Profiles
Apr 11, 2014
Catching Up with Former Major League Pitcher Jeff Mutis ’89
Economics and business graduate and baseball player Jeff Mutis '89 discusses his life after Lafayette. Mutis, who is a software engineer for Precision…
Apr 9, 2014
The Connector: Nkrumah Pierre ’06 Excels at Corporate Matchmaking
By Samuel T. Clover ’91 Talking with Nkrumah Pierre ’06 is like boarding a high-speed luxury train: He’s polished, solid, agile, and speaks with…
Apr 4, 2014
Healthy Attitude: Buffie Longmire-Avital ’02 Explores Psychosocial Factors
By Benjamin Gleisser Black women make up 13 percent of the population of women in the United States, but when it comes to new HIV infection cases, says…
Apr 1, 2014
Nicole Stodard ’99 Directs Award-Winning Theater That ‘Explodes with Thought’
By Kevin Gray A logo with a grenade image that declares “theatre exploding with thought” is a clue that Thinking Cap is not typical community arts…
Feb 27, 2014
Step Sinatra ’98 Succeeds in the Business of Living
By Robert S. Benchley In 2007, Step Sinatra ’98 was hospitalized, weighing 83 pounds. Life itself, not its quality, was in question. His ambition to…
Feb 18, 2014
Lia Mandaglio Parifax ’08 and Athlete Ally Praised in Vanity Fair
In the current issue of Vanity Fair, Lia Mandaglio Parifax ’08 and husband, Hudson Taylor, are lauded for their work with Athlete Ally, the nonprofit…
Jan 24, 2014
Design Entrepreneur Terese Brown ’07 Fuses her Talents in Art and Business
By Sharon Sanders Elegant, yet edgy, creations by Terese Brown ’07 are drawing national attention. Owner and creative director of Philadelphia-based…
Dec 9, 2013
Engineering Executive John Pierce ’81 Helps Foster Students’ Success
By Kevin Gray and Sharon Sanders In the same way that a river gains strength as tributaries flow together, the merging of academic challenge and practical…
Dec 6, 2013
Craig Arthur von Schroeder ’01 Creates Exclusive Menswear
By Robert S. Benchley As a goalkeeper, he played professional soccer on three continents. As an attorney, he fought for social justice in the courts. Now…