Jun 29, 2012
William Gillies Jr. ’78 Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Day by day, the glaciers that drape the pinnacle of Mount Kilimanjaro are receding. For William Gillies Jr. ’78, each drop of water from the melting…
Alumni Profiles
Jun 20, 2012
Dr. David Goldstein ’68 Teaches Next Generation of Doctors
By Kate Helm “The business of medicine has moved us away from the practice of medicine, and we need to recapture that,” says Dr. David Goldstein ’68…
Jun 14, 2012
Sue McDonnell ’73 Known Worldwide for Revolutionary Equine Behavioral Research
By Carrie Havranek As she grew up on a Pennsylvania dairy farm, Sue Miller McDonnell ’73 of West Chester, Pa., probably never envisioned being jokingly…
Jun 12, 2012
Leah Figur Akins ’82 Receives SUNY Award for Teaching in Engineering
By Kevin Gray For her teaching skills and work on curriculum to support the awareness and development of sustainable systems and retention of students…
Jun 10, 2012
Ali Berlin Weinstein ’99 Investigates Impact of Mental Stress on Cardiac Patients
By Kevin Gray Long intrigued by the notion that the mind and body interact in reciprocal ways, Ali Berlin Weinstein ’99 is conducting novel research…
Jun 6, 2012
John Eaton ’48 Is Featured Lecturer on Titanic 100th Anniversary Memorial Cruise
By Lori Burke and Tiffany Bentley Over the stern of the MS Balmoral on April 15, John Eaton ’48 watched as memorial wreaths bobbed on the ocean’s surface…
May 19, 2012
Rick Lettieri ’69 Predicted Emergence of E-Discovery in Legal Practice
By Matt Sinclair ’90 Today, Rick Lettieri ’69 focuses his law practice on the discipline he foretold more than 25 years ago. As founder of Lettieri…
May 14, 2012
Amy Sichel ’75 to Lead National School Administrators Group
Superintendent of Abington School District in Montgomery County, Pa., Amy Silverstein Sichel ’75 is president-elect of American Association of School…
May 10, 2012
Alexandra Meis ’08 Wins National Public Policy Challenge from Penn’s Fels Institute
Alex Meis ’08 is part of a team that won the inaugural National Invitational Public Policy Challenge, with a $15,000 award, sponsored by the Fels Institute…
May 7, 2012
Josh Oshinsky ’00 Wins National Sports Emmy for TV Series
At the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony, Josh Oshinksy ’00 and his team took home the top award in the outstanding edited series/anthology category…