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Daneker, Jack O. (1952)
Jack passed away on April 23, 2002, after a brief illness.
Choir, Lycoming Singers: 1948-1952
Other activities: football team
Residence: Lock Haven, PA
Career: Retired pharmacist
Spouse: Marlene (Caris) Daneker
Children:
Deborah
Leyshon (a music teacher in Easton); Diane Stanzione (a guidance
counselor in the Loyalsock, PA district); David Daneker (a draftsman);
Daniel Daneker (a science teacher in Lancaster); four grandchildren.
Hobbies: singing in a church choir every Sunday
(Daniel) Russo, Leslie (1981)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1977-1981
Degree: Sociology/Anthropology
Other activities: swim team
Current residence: Long Valley, NJ
Employment: Teacher/aide for elementary school
Spouse: Don Russo, employed as an investigator
for the NJ State Treasury Department
Children:
Dana and Carla
Hobbies:
softball, church choir/chimes ringer
Davenport, Steve, (1979)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1975-1979 • President 1978-1979
Degrees: Sociology/Anthropology and Philosophy
Other activities: Big Brother program
Current residence:
Towanda, PA
Employment: 4th grade teacher
Children: Tim, Scott, and Kevin
Hobbies: education-oriented activities, contract
negotiations, tennis, selling swimming pools, mountain biking, church,
adventures with his son
Comments: "I enjoy hearing from Lycoming friends!"
Davis, Rob (1987)
Choir: 1983-1987 • Tour Choir: 1984-1987 • Logistics
Coodinator, Section Head
Degree: Mass Communication
Current residence: Seattle, WA
Employment: Relocation Counselor, the Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts
Dean, William F. (1972)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1968-1972 • President 1971-1972
Degree: Religion
Other activities: Student council
Current residence: Belfast, Prince Edward Island,
Canada
Employment: District director, Canadian Bible
Society
Spouse: Rinda, a family therapist
Children: Sarah, Katherine, Abigail
Hobbies: motorcyle riding, hiking, gardening
Dearing, David (1978)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1974-1978 • President, accompanist,
Tenor 2 Section Head
Degree: Music
Honors: Magna cum laude
Other activities: Chapel
Current residence: Mechanicsburg, PA
Employment: Pastor, Shepherdstown United Methodist
Church. Also the Accompanist for the Chi Rho Singers,
the minister's choir for the Central PA Conference.
Additional education: Master's of Divinity from Drew
University school of Theology in 1982
Spouse: Barbara (Seese) Dearing (Lyco '77), employed
as a Manager of Gift Processing and Donor Recognition for Messiah College
Children: Joshua, a music teacher in Whitehall, PA
Hobbies: Playing the piano and organ
Deitch, William H., III (1966)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1962-1966
Degree: Accounting
Other activities: MSM, Republican Club
Current residence: Knoxville, TN
Employment: Accounting supervisor, Louisiana Pigment
Co., Westlake, LA. Also on the Board of Directors for LSE
Federal Credit Union.
Spouse: Helen Bouma Deitch, employed as a church
organist
Children: Schuyler, Kenton, and William IV
Hobbies: singing, church work
(Devery) Parker, Jessica (2000)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1996-2000 • Tour
Manager 1999-2000
Degree: Biology with minor in Psychology
Other activities: Alpha Sigma Tau, Admissions Tour
Guide, Pre-Health Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, member of RLC
Current residence: Quakertown, PA
Employment: Dental hygienist, Fakowsky Family Dentistry
in Ottsville, PA
Additional education: AAS in Dental
Hygiene and license to practice
Spouse: Brockton Parker (Lyco '99), employed as a
correctional counselor
Children: Logan and Emily
Hobbies: decorating, crafts, cooking, outdoor activities
(Dinsmore) Jaegers, Chris (1980)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1976-1980
Degrees: Business and Economics
Current residence: Selinsgrove, PA
Employment: Director of Continuing Education at
Susquehanna University
Additional education: MA in communications from
Bloomsburg University
Spouse: Chris Jaegers
Children: Michael and Rebecca
Dubose-Smith, Darshell (1992)
Choir: 1988-1992 • Tour Choir: 1990-1992 • Soprano
2 Section Head
Degree: Music
Honors: Cum laude, departmental honor in Music
Other activities: Acting, dance
Current residence: Glen Rock, NJ
Employment: Music educator and author
Additional education: M.A. from Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, NJ
Spouse: Frederick Smith, Jr., employed as a leasing
and re-marketing manager for a car dealership
Children: Diarra Grace Smith
Hobbies: Writing Music, Rollerblading, Swimming and
Dancing
Comments:"I completed my music instruction manual
entitled Darshell's Quality Music: Music Instruction Guide for Beginner,
Intermediate and Advanced Students. In 2003, the manual received a
5 star review and won The Disilgold Soul Literary Review Magazine Award.
In March of 2004, the manual was published by Neshee Publication. In
April of 2004 I was interviewed on the f.m. radio show, The Reading
Circle, to discuss the content of my book. In July of 2004, I performed,
along with two of my music students at the Harlem Book Fair to promote
my book and received the Best Music Instruction Guide of the Year Award
from the YOUnity Reveiwers Guild and recently I was contacted by the
C.E.O. of Amber Books (a large publishing company known for its self-help
books) which is interested in publishing my book in the near future
once my contract with my current publisher has ended."
Duda, Heather L. (1998)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1994-1998 • Tour
Manager 1996-1997, Secretary-Treasurer 1997-1998
Degrees: English Literature and Interdisciplinary
(Women and the Legal System)
Honors: Magna cum laude
Other activities: English Society,
Scholars Council, Resident Advisor, Alpha Psi Omega, Sigma Tau Delta,
Box Office Assistant, Downstage Theatre, and the Arena Theatre Productions
of "Company," "Little Mary Sunshine," and "Into the Woods."
Current residence: Jackson, OH
Employment: Assistant professor, English Department,
University of Rio Grande, Ohio
Additional education: M.A. in literature from the
University of Maryland, Ph.D from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Spouse: Jeremy Hollingshead
Hobbies: piano, reading, and watching movies
Dunleavy, Erin (2007)
Choir: 2003-2007
Degrees: History and Psychology
Honors: Summa cum laude, Bishop William Perry Eveland
Award, Psi Chi Award (2006), Departmental honors in History, Departmental
Honors in Psychology
Other activities: Psych Club,
History Club, Habitat for Humanity, LycoDems, Multicultural Awareness
Group, Best Buddies, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children,
Lycoming Scholars, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta, Psi Chi
Current residence: Dunmore, PA
Employment: Medical Case Manager, The Wright Center
for Primary Care, Scranton, PA
Additional education: MAs from Marywood University
and the University of Scranton
Hobbies:
reading, sleeping, singing, writing, researching, being the
typical workaolic, being around people, and staying active
Comments:
"My ultimate goal is to become a professor
at a small liberal arts college like Lycoming."
(Dykeman) Osborn, Candy (1998)
Choir: 1994-1998
Degree: Nursing
Current residence: Lagrangeville, NY
Employment: Registered nurse, Vassa-Bros. Hospital
Spouse: Scott Osborn
Children: Nathan and Andrew
(Edleman) Block, Barbara (1972)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1968-1971
Degree: Psychology
Other activities: "I take the 5th Amendment on this one."
Current residence:
Fremont, CA
Employment:
Psychotherapist/Consultant
Spouse: Henry Block, an administrator
Children:
David Cain, Dana Ransford, Rebecca Block,
Stephen Maultsby, Phillip Maultsby, Angel; eight grandchildren
Hobbies:
movies, reading, travel, grandchildren (8), scuba diving.
(Eickhoff) Kummery, Rebecca (1996)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1992-1996
Vice-President
1994-1995, President 1996-1996, Choir Mom 1994 &1995, Logistics Coordinator
1995-1996
Degrees: Music and German, with teaching certification
in both
Other activities: and, Woodwind Quintet, Campus Ministry,
PSEA, Peer Ministry
Current residence: Quakertown, PA
Employment: formerly taught vocal/general music
to first through sixth graders in the Central Bucks School District
at PW Kutz and FD Titus Elementary Schools. "I love my job!" Now a
stay-at-home mom.
Additional education:
Masters of Education from Gratz College; post
graduate work at University of the Arts/Villanova Summer Music School.
Spouse: Jon Kummery, employed as a project
manager
Children: Sarah and William
Hobbies: "My husband Jon and I enjoy working in our
garden, fixing and updating our home, biking, walking, reading, and
traveling."
Comments: "I hope
everyone is doing well!"
Ekblom, Robert (1979)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1976-1978
Degrees: Music and Philosophy
Other activities: Alpha Phi Omega, Astronomy/Physics
Club
Current residence: Keene, NH
Employment: bookseller
Spouse: Mary Ann (Gilbody) Ekblom (Lyco '78), employed
as a special education paraprofessional/teacher
Children: Christopher Robert, Nathan Paul, James Ero
Hobbies:
fishing, flying his
plane, his sons
(Erdley) Eakin, Reneé (1992)
Choir: 1989-1992
Degree: Economics
Other activities: Snowden Library employee, College
Annual Fund Drive, Economic Honor Society (Omicron Delta Epsilon)
Current residence: Lincoln University, PA
Spouse: Todd Eakin, an engineer
Children: Brenna and Brett
Estes, Larry (1984)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1980-1984 • Folk
Group: 1981-1982
Business Manager, Program Announcements, Logistics Coodinator, Bass
Section Head
Degrees: Business administration and Music
Honors: Recipient of the Civic Choir Award and Service
to Lycoming Award
Other activities: Campus Activities Board, Living
Group (Residential) Advisor, Union Governing Council, Arena Theater
Current residence: Carlisle, PA
Employment: Regional sales executive, Financial
Healthcare Systems
Spouse: Julie, a "wonderful mother"
Children: John, Laura, Lydia, and Jeffrey
Hobbies:
Children, Singing, Golf
(Faust) Ladd, Jessica (1999)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1997-1999 • Voix
Passe 1999 • Secretary-Treasurer
Degree: Sociology with a minor in writing
Honors: Summa cum laude, member of Phi Kappa Phi
and Pi Gamma Mu, and recipient of the Faculty Prize and Durkheim
Prize
Other activities: Sociology
tutor, sociology society, permanent fixture in the AC lounge
Current residence: Silver Spring, MD
Employment: Supervisory Visual Information Specialist,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Additional education: Pursuing M.A. in Publication
Design at the University of Baltimore
Spouse: Jeffrey Ladd
Children: Jameson Michael
Hobbies: travel, singing, photography, web design,
poetry, volunteering at Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County
(a no-kill cat shelter)
Fenske, AJ (2013)
Choir: 2009-2013 • Tour Choir: 2010-2013 • Chamber
Choir: 2009-2010
Librarian and Alto
2 Section Head, both 2013
Degree: English - Creative Writing, with minor in
Women's and Gender Studies
Honors: Cum laude, Dan Gustafson award
Other activities: Creative Arts Society (Secretary,
VP), theatre
Current residence: Baltimore, MD
Employment: Administrative Coordinator at Johns
Hopkins University
Hobbies: Music, theatre, creative writing, poetry,
performance
Comments: "Choir was one of the very best parts
of college. I miss it dearly."
Ferguson, David (1965)
Choir: 1961-1965 • Tour Choir: 1963-1964
Degree: Religion
Other activities: Resident Advisor 1963-1965
Current residence: Brighton, CO
Employment: Retired from the United Methodist
clergy
Additional education: Master of Divinity degree
from Boston University School of Theology in 1969
Spouse: Christina Mosmann, employed as an R.N.
Children: Sara Anne Dosdall and Todd Jacob Ferguson
Hobbies: the Internet, movies, golf, reading, TV,
music
Fiske, Alice (1974)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1970-1974
Degree: Psychology/Education
Honors: Cum laude
Other activities: campus tour guide, big sisters'
program
Current residence: Davenport, NY
Employment: Third grade teacher, Roxbury Central
School, Roxbury, NY
Additional education: M.A. in Education/Reading
Courses and certification in administration
Hobbies: travel, stamping, and reading
Focht, Lawrence C. (1965)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1962-1965
Degree: Psychology
Current residence: Red Lion, PA
Employment: Pastor of St. Paul's United Methodist
Church, Red Lion, PA
Spouse: Sally Focht
Children: Audra
Hobbies: gardening, tennis, woodworking
(Freeman) Besack, Brittany (2012)
Choir, Tour Choir: 2009-2012 • Choral Assistant
(2 years), Alto 1 Section Head
Degrees: Psychology and Business
Other activities: Cheerleading, UCM
Current residence:
Abingdon, MD
Employment:
Human Resources
Spouse: Gregory Besack, employed as a software engineer
Frick, Bill (1988)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1985-1988 • President,
Tenor 2 Section Head
Degree: Religion
Honors: Magna cum laude and Phi Kappa Phi
Current residence: Norman, OK
Employment: Assistant Professor at the University
of Oklahoma, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Additional education: M.S. degree from Bucknell University
and Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University
Spouse: Kathrine Gutierrez
Hobbies: travel, reading, outdoor recreation and supporting
the arts
Website: http://www.ou.edu/education/people/william-frick
Frick, John (Ed) (1992)
Choir, Tour choir, Chamber Choir: 1988-1992 • President,
Bariton Section Head
Degree: History and PA teaching certification
Honors: Magna cum laude
Current residence: Mount Joy, PA
Employment: Assistant Principal, Donegal High School,
Mount Joy, PA
Additional education: Master's Degree in Educational
Administration from Bucknell University. M.S. in Educational
Administration from Bucknell University (Receipient of the Hugh F.
McKeegan Prize)
Spouse: Kerri (Bloom) Frick (Lyco '92), Kindermusik
Instructor and Homemaker
Children: Avery, Christian Brielle
Hobbies: chess, hockey, reading, travel, livelong
learning
Frick, Ronald (1983)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1979-1983 • Tour
Manager 1982-1983
Degrees: Business administration and International
Studies
Other activities: Chief Justice for Student Judiciary,
Class Officer for three years
Current residence:
Williamsport, PA
Employment:
Vice President in the
Northern Pennsylvania Middle Market Division of M&T Bank. Also a lender
in the Healthcare Banking Group.
Spouse: Judy Frick, a homemaker
Children: Matthew and Michael
Hobbies: coaching kids in baseball and basketball
(Frymire) Patton, Sandra L. (1977)
Choir: 1974-1977 • Tour Choir: 1975-1977
Degree: Psychology
Current residence: Williamsport, PA
Employment: Pediatric physical therapist
Spouse: Jeffrey H. Patton
Children: Gregory and Michelle
Hobbies: skiing, homeschooling
(Fulton) Kennedy, Jeannine (1953)
Choir, Civic Choir: 1948-1949
Degree: Two-year degree in Secretarial Science
Current residence: Williamsport, PA
Career: Retired from employment as a teacher aide
in the Loysalsock School District
Spouse: Francis Kennedy (deceased)
Children: Patrick and Evelyn Kennedy Stoviak; one
granddaughter, Katie Stoviak
Hobbies: bridge, golf, crafts, Elderhostles. Also
a volunteer for St. Anthony and Divine Providence Cancer Unit Center.
(Funk) Ramsey, Cassandra (2004)
Choir, Chamber Choir: 2000-2003 • Tour
Choir: 2002
Degree: Psychology, with a minor in Spanish
Honors: Cum laude
Other activities: Beta Phi Gamma, Peer Counselor
Current residence: Columbus, OH
Employment: Content Developer - Talisma CRM
Additional education: M.Ed., College Student Affairs,
Penn State University
Spouse: Matthew Ramsey, employed as an accountant
Hobbies: Half marathons/Marathons, singing with Capital
University Choral Union
(Furze) Johnson, Barbara (1974)
Choir: 1971-1974 • Tour Choir: 1973-1974
Degrees: Sociology and religion
Honors: Magna cum laude
Current residence: Morehead City, NC
Employment: Real estate broker, GRI, Realty World
First Coast, Atlantic Beach, NC. Recognized
at the 2006 Coldwell Banker International Convention as a member of
The Presiden't Circle for exceptional achievement in sales for 2005.
Spouse: Rick Johnson, employed as a flight instructor
Children: Christopher, Laura, and Jeffrey
Hobbies: kayaking, traveling around the world,
visiting my kids and volunteering as an adult leader in Boy Scouts.
Selected to serve as the 2006 District Chairman for Croatan Trails
District, Boy Scouts of America.
Comments: Barbara invites
all alums to contact her if you are ready to
relocate to the beach!
(Gager) Firster, Pamela (1988)
Choir: 1985-1988 • Tour Choir: 1987-1988
Degree: English Literature
Other activities: English Society, Radio Station
Current residence: Phoenixville, PA
Career: Executive Assistant to the vice-president
of North American Sales and Marketing at Siemens Health Services
Employment: Michael Firster, who sells rare and antique
books (first editions, signed, and rare and out of print books)
Children: Rachael and Nathaniel
Hobbies:
singing
(of course), reading, being a Mom, camping, and fishing
Comments: "Choir was such a great experience. I still have friends that I keep in touch with from Lyco Choir. I haven't been able to get involved too much with singing since college, until recently – now that my kids are older I find I have the time again. In February I'm in a musical version of Macbeth singing in Gaelic, which has been a lot of fun for me. A solo, no less! I've also become involved in a choir where I work, which has been a lot of fun. I find, pretty much wherever I go, that people who love music find a way to congregate and share that joy. Peace."
(Gardiner) Pasek, Melissa (1992)
Choir: 1989-1992
Degree: Religion with Elementary Education Certification
Other activities: PAEA (Pennsylvania Education Association,
Lyco. Chapter)
Current residence:
North Carolina
Employment:
one-on-one teacher working with high functioning autistic
children in the classroom. In previous years taught 6-8 grade history,
geography, and sign language (1998–2000); taught at Sylvan learning
center (2001–03); assistant teacher at the Calais School in NJ
(2002–04).
Spouse:
Bruce Gardiner
Hobbies: "When there is time I like to sew, write,
and read. I still sing in a tiny choir of 10 and I'm the youngest."
Comments:
"Would love to
hear from freshman year, first floor gang if you all remember who
you are Carrie, Caroline, Jennifer, Kelly, etc..... to mention
a few from '88-'92."
Gehron, William H., Jr., M.D. (1938)
* Dr. William H. Gehron passed away on June 25, 2007.
Choir, Tour Choir, Double Male Quartet: 1936-1938
Degrees: Biology and Chemistry (pre-med)
Other activities: President of the Freshman class
Resided: Williamsport, PA
Employment: Retired urologic surgeon
Spouse: Betty Gehron, an R.N.
Children: William H. Gehron III, Amelia G. Chambers,
Hope Elizabeth Ratke, Timothy M. Gehron
Hobbies: tennis, fishing, running, church choir,
Masonic choir. Also participates with local museum and "hosts" as
teacher for reading in grade school
(George) Krise, Minta (2000)
Choir: 1997-2000 • Tour Choir: 1998-2000 • Chamber
Choir: 1999-2000 • Soprano 1 Section Head
Degree: Business administration
Honors: Magna cum laude
Other activities: CAB, Student Senate, Class Officer,
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society.
Current residence: Dillsburg, PA
Employment: Vice-President of commercial lending
at Graystone Bank, Harrisburg, PA
Spouse: Matthew R. Krise (Lyco '00), employed as
a financial representative for Northweastern Mutual/Failor Associates
Children: Julia and Zachary
(Gilbody) Ekblom, Maureen C. (1978)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1975-1978 • Historian,
Alto 2 Section Head
Degree: Music
Other activities: "Too numerous to mention!"
Current residence: Keene, NH
Employment: Special Education para-professional/teacher
with the Keene School District
Spouse: Robert Ekblom (Lyco '79), employed as a bookseller
Children: Christopher Robert, Nathan Paul, James Ero
Hobbies: biking, swimming, piano, continous renovation
of her colonial home
Gillette, Gordon E. (1952)
* Gordon Gillette passed away on May 25, 2009.
Choir, Tour Choir: 1949-1950
Degrees: Psychology and Sociology
Other activities: 1952 Tennis team, 30-hour weeks
as a stock clerk at A&P Stores 1950-52
Resided: Odessa, TX
Career: Retired from from employment as Professor
of Sociology at Odessa College, TX
Spouse: Margie Gillette. (Also preceded in death by
wife Dr. Elizabeth K. "Betty" Gillette, a retired Dean of Odessa College.)
Children:
Sharon,
Sandra, Glenn, Reneé.
Hobbies:
carpentry, music listening, church choir, collecting Norman Rockwells.
Past District Governor (1988-89), Lions District 2-T3.
* Son of Professor
Phil Gillette, professor of Spanish and German at Lycoming College
(1929-72), for whom Lyco's Gillette Foreign Language Prizes are named.
(Gilvary) Huzvar, Maryann (2001)
Choir: 1997-2001 • Chamber Choir: 1997-1998
Degrees: Psychology and Elementary Education
Current residence: Palmyra, PA
Employment: Director, Aa to Zz Child Care and
Learning Center in Hummelstown, PA
Additional education: Has taken a number of
graduate classes in MD and PA in education and administration
Spouse: John Huzvar (Lyco '01), employed as
an insurance adjuster
Children: one daughter born in June 2008
Hobbies: Being a mom and playing with our child
and our dog
Comments: "I hope this finds everyone in good health and happiness."
Godek, Jessica (1998)
Choir: 1994-1998 • Tour Choir: 1996-1998 • Business
Manager, Soprano 2 Section Head
Degree: Music
Honors: Magna cum laude
Other activities: Williamsport Symphony Orchestra,
CAB, FLOAT, Circle K, resident advisor, UCM
Current residence: Hamburg, PA
Employment: Strings teacher, Wyomissing Area School
District. also a private violin teacher at Wyomissing Institute
of Arts and choir director for St. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic
Church.
Additional education:
M.A. in music education at West Chester University
Hobbies: reading, swimming, running, watching
hockey
(Goetz) Jones, Nancy (1978)
Choir: 1974-1978 • Tour Choir: 1975-1978 • Secretary-Treasurer,
Historian
Degrees: Sociology, anthropology, and religion
Honors: Summa cum laude
Other activities: PAC, Soc-Anthro Club, SHARE
Current residence: Lower Burrell, PA
Employment: Verification Specialist, HR Screening
Services
Spouse:
Warren V. Jones, a United Methodist
minister. Warren passed away on June 16, 2008, 18 months after he received
a 5 organ abdominal transplant.
Children:
Daughter Nikki was married on June
28, 2008 to her high school sweetheart.
Comments: 1998: "I have
sung with community choirs wherever we have lived." 2003: "I'm still
living in the Pittsburgh area and am wondering if there are other choir
alums in the area." 2008: "Please consider being an Organ Donor!"
Gold, Steve (1980)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1976-1980 • Chamber
Choir: 1977-1978
President 1979-1980, Bariton
Section Head 1977-1979, Logistics Coordinator
Degree: Business administration
Other activities: Band, Homecoming Committee
Current residence: Ephrata, PA
Employment: Inventory Control Representative, Henry
Schein, Inc., Denver, PA
Spouse: Lori Gold
Children: Matthew and Jason
Hobbies: reading,
sports
Golden, Catherine (2003)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1999-2003
President, Tour Manager, Historian, Alto 1 Section Head
Degree: Psychology
Current residence: Southern Pines, NC
Employment: Psychologist, Fayetteville Veterans
Affairs Medical Center
Additional education: Ph.D. from Ohio University
Gonzales, Jorge (1980)
Current residence: Sebring, FL
Employment: Physician/Internist at Heartland Internal
Medicine Assciates, Sebring, FL
Spouse: Melissa
Children: Jorge, Catherine, Victoria
Gorgas, Nellie F. (1938, 1955)
* Nellie Gorgas passed away on February 4, 2000.
Choir: 1937-1938
Degrees: Secretarial Science from Dickinson Junior
College (1938), B.S. in Social Studies - Education from Lycoming
(1955) ("I
took classes at night until I received my B.S.")
Resided: Jersey Shore, PA
Career: Worked as an English and Business Education
teacher. Taught at Jersey Shore High School. Secretary to Dr. Long,
President of Dickinson Junior College; and Bishop D. Frederick Wertz,
President of Lycoming College from 1955-1962
Additional education: attended summer school at Penn
State; received Master's Degree in Education in 1968
Hobbies: "My hobbies are limited now that I'm in a
nursing service. I do walk around the building every day."
Comments: "I knew most of the students in the choir.
I observed my 80th birthday on Oct. 15, 1998."
(Gray) Glantz, Mindy (2001)
Choir: 1997-2001 • Tour Choir: 1999-2001 • Fridays
@ 4
Degree: Psychology
Other activities: Alpha Sigma Tau, Student Senate
Current residence: Le Raysville, PA
Employment: Preschool Director, The Learning Center,
Rome, PA
Spouse: Robert Glantz
Children: Anna
Greco, Jennifer (1997)
Choir: 1992-1996
Degree: Psychology
Other activities: Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, Panhellenic
Council, Campus Activities Board (CAB)
Current residence: Selden, NY
Employment: Crisis Counselor and Executive Assistant,
Response of Suffolk County, NY. Worked at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
for 6 1/2 years and then transferred to Long Island. In 2004, became
a volunteer at a Suicide Prevention Hotline and began working full
time.
Additional education:
Attended Long Island
University for a year in the Master's of Education program. "I
discontinued because it is my goal and has been for a very long
time to obtain an M.S.W. I was accepted in the program at SUNY
Stonybrook but had to delay my admission due to my job responsibilities
at Enterprise. It is my goal to obtain this degree, time permitting,
as it is a huge time constraint consisting of a full course load
and 14 hours-a-week internship."
Hobbies: "As in college, I still
love music and spending time with those close to me. I like to
read still as well. I just joined a softball team and so far I
like it very much although I had forgotten what a tough sport it
is."
Greenfieldt, John E. (1953)
* John Greenfieldt passed away on May 20, 2011.
Choir: 1949-1952
Degree: Political Science
Other activities: Yearbook, Intramurals, Basketball
Resided: McConnellsburg, PA
Career: Executive Director, Karafin School,
Mount Kisco, NY
Spouse: Caroline Buterbaugh Greenfieldt, an
education director
Children: John W. Greenfieldt and Renee L. Donow
Hobbies: being a lay minister, antique restoration,
Early American Auction (including running an annual one for the church:
22 years in October 2000)
Greger, Adam (2006)
Choir: 2002-2005 • Tour Choir, Chamber
Choir: 2003-2004
Degree: Music with Education Certification
Other activities: Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,
IFC, Dance Club, S.O.S, Admissions, Band (VP), Jazz Band (Pres.),
Black Tie Affair (a cappella men's choir)
Current residence: Stockertown, PA
Employment: Music teacher and choir director, 4-6th
grades, Nazareth Area School District, Nazareth, PA
Spouse: Jennifer Clark (Lyco '05), who is on rotation
to become a physician assistant
Children: Addison
Hobbies:
singing with the guys from Black Tie Affair, writing music,
having fun
(Gregory) Kendrick, Cathy (1980)
Choir: 1976-1980 • Tour Choir: 1977-1980 • Chamber
Choir: 1978-1980
Degrees: Sociology and Spanish
Other activities: Beta Phi Gamma sorority, class
officer, cafeteria employee, ballgirl for the football team
Current residence: Charlotte, NC
Employment: Homemaker. Formerly
employed part-time in sales and marketing
for Innovative Special Events
Spouse: Tim Kendrick, employed in sales
Children: Lyle and Andy
Hobbies: running,
swimming, travel, music, social / church / school / neighborhood
activities, collecting rock and roll CD's to replace her album collection,
singing in Covenant Presbyterian's children's choir
Griesbaum, Kevin (1998 - West Chester University)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1994-1995
Degree: Marketing from West Chester University
Other activities: Student Senate
Current residence: Yardley, PA
Employment: New York Life Insurance
Spouse: Mauli Griesbaum
Hobbies: movies, Disney, Star Trek, swing dancing,
stressing, and writing his autobiography and essays on life
(Griffith) Latranyi, Maureen C. (1989)
Choir, Tour Choir, Chamber Choir: 1985-1989 • Pitcher,
Assistant to Tour Director 1988-1989
Degree: Music with certification to teach
Current residence: Williamsport, PA
Employment: Formerly employed as an elementary teacher;
now a homemaker
Spouse: Erik Latranyi
Children: Nicholas
Hobbies: dog-sitting, reading, movies, decorating
Grim, Wade (1999)
Choir, Tour Choir: 1995-1999 • Chamber
Choir: 1997-1999 • Tour Manager 1998-1999
Degrees: International Business and Marketing
Other activities: CAB, FLOAT, IMS
Current residence: Linden, VA
Employment: Management Program Analyst, US Customs
and Border Protection
Hobbies: running, biking, and
cars
(Groblewski) Frank, Danielle (1996)
Choir: 1992-1994
Degree: Theater with certification to teach Elementary
Education
Other activities: Theater, Resident Advisor, Habitat
For Humanity, Angel Tree, Admissions tours
Current residence:
Bethlehem, PA
Employment: 5th Grade teacher, William Penn Elementary,
Bethlehem Area School District, PA
Spouse: Eric Frank
Hobbies: travel, hiking, church leadership, performing
arts.