Sep 13, 2013
Chris McCumber ’89 Named President of USA Network
Creator of the transformative slogan “Characters welcome” and head of the team that made USA Network the number one cable TV destination, Chris McCumber…
Alumni Success Stories
Sep 2, 2013
Pat Anderson Myers ’82 Oversees Computer Systems for Oil Refining
By Bill Kline A future class valedictorian from Southern New Jersey who wanted to be a math major, Pat Anderson Myers ’82 visited Lafayette for a one-week…
Aug 26, 2013
Jazz Pianist Dave Roper ’60 Has Charmed Lehigh Valley Crowds for 54 Years
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Ballads and boogies are played with an elegant fire, an easy zest. This pianist sounds so comfortable, so deep in the pocket; he…
Aug 22, 2013
Rosemary Steinbaum ’74 Curates Philip Roth Exhibit
“Newark has been to Philip Roth’s writing what whaling was to Melville,” said Rosemary Konner Steinbaum ’74 in an article in the Huffington Post…
Aug 16, 2013
Physicist Silas Beane ’88 Researches Simulated Reality
By Matt Sinclair ’90 What if the world we live in is simulated reality, and just what does that mean? That is one of various questions on the mind of Silas…
Aug 7, 2013
Holly Helgerson Paul ’94 Is Nationally Recognized Authority on Human Resources
By Margie Peterson “Managing people is all about motivating and inspiring them to get the most out of their work to achieve your goals,” says Holly…
Jul 23, 2013
CEO Charles “Chip” Bergh ’79 Recharges Levi Strauss
By Andrew Faught When Chip Bergh ’79 became president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. in 2011, the iconic American company’s sales had dropped from a peak…
Jul 23, 2013
Don Lancaster ’61 Discovers Ancient Canals in the Arizona Desert
Donald “Don” Lancaster ’61 is credited as one of the fathers of the personal computer based on his invention of the TV typewriter featured in Radio-Electronics magazine…
Jul 19, 2013
Lindsay Majno ’10 Impacts Ghana’s Arts Community
By Kevin Gray In Accra, Ghana, Lindsay Majno ’10 created cohesion in a fractured arts community. She worked there for 18 months prior to her current…
Jul 19, 2013
Currency Analyst Chris Vecchio ’11 Keeps Watchful Eye on International Markets
By Kate Helm Rising well before the sun, Chris Vecchio ’11 starts his workday at 3 a.m. A currency analyst for DailyFX in New York City, the research…