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1970

Class Reporter:
Kathryn Zierdt Grubb
171 Riverbend Road
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

1971 

Class Reporter:
Whitney A. Gay
5 North Gateway
Winchester, MA 01890

1972

Class Reporter:
Scott C. Truver
SCTRUVER@aol.com
410-544-0369

After 16 years with General Dynamics, Scott Truver '72 joined Gryphon Technologies LC in November (http://www.GryphonLC.com). Headquartered in Greenbelt, Md., Gryphon Technologies is one of the nation's fastest-growing defense and military firms. The company specializes in systems engineering, logistics, information technology and program management support to customers in government and industry, both in the United States and overseas. Reporting directly to P. J. Braden, Gryphon's president, Truver is establishing a new business area focusing on national/homeland security, defense, naval and maritime studies, analysis and strategic communications/program advocacy support. He continues his "outside" writing and speaking efforts, including a lecture series on the terrorist threat of naval mines and underwater improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to U.S. port and waterways security. He can be contacted at SCTruver@GryphonLC.com or 703-268-0634.

Jeff Winter '72 is the pastor of Faith Community Church on Martha's Vineyard. He is also the founder and president of One by One, a national organization that helps the church reach out to those who struggle with homosexuality, pornography and sexual abuse. 

1973 Reunion Flag

35th Reunion
at Homecoming
October 4, 2008

Class Reporter:
S. John Price
108 North 9th St.
Ashland, PA 17921-1233

Joyce Brown '73 accepted a position with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg, Pa.

1974

Class Reporter:
Susan Lang Martin
430 Savannah Lane
Kernersville, NC 27284

Meg Shaw '74 Ellacott relocated her business to the beach. After living a fast-paced life in Northern Virginia for 30 years, she's taken the leap and moved to Rehoboth Beach, Del. Ellacott started her own business in trade show and special events management nearly seven years ago. She can be reached at meg@ellashow.com.  

Steven Kramm '74 was appointed senior vice president of the operations/technology division at the Juniata Valley Bank. He lives in Belleville, Pa.

1975

Class Reporter:
Bill Snyder
107 Lincoln Avenue

Johnson City, NY 13790

Rick Dorman '75 was named president of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., effective July 1.

Bill Snyder '75 as Lilas Pastia and Marjorie Johnson '77 Olson in the Tri-Cities Opera production of Bizet's Carmen. Bill is the classical music director at WSKG Radio, and Marge is the high school vocal music teacher at Sidney, N.Y., and has a private voice studio in Windsor, N.Y. This was the first time they had been onstage together since SU's 1974 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel. Marge was Nettie Fowler and Bill was in the chorus.

Snyder and Olson

1976

Class Reporter:
Brenda Zboray Klinger
968 Bluejay Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111-5005
slbzklinger@verizon.net

1977 

Class Reporter:
Lynn Sarf
844 High Point
Claremont, CA 91711
lynn.sarf@ponoma.edu

1978  Reunion Flag

30th Reunion
at Homecoming
October 4, 2008

Class Reporter:
Judy Rile
2-F Olympic Drive
Reading, PA 19607-3333

Jane Wiedemann '78 Candela has been promoted to vice president of knowledge services at Packer Engineering Inc. in Naperville, Ill. Candela was also one of the 30 librarians selected in 2007 by the Illinois State Library to participate in Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative. She and her husband, Vince, live in Palatine, Ill., near their two grown sons.

Ed Clancy '78, president and chief operating officer of ACE Overseas General, has been named executive vice president of ACE Group Holdings, responsible for Global Accident and Health. In this newly expanded role, Clancy will be responsible for all of ACE's accident and health insurance businesses around the world, including Combined Insurance Company of America upon its closing next year. He also will be responsible for leading the integration efforts to ensure a smooth transition of Combined to ACE.

1979

Class Reporter:
Sue Odjakjian
22745 Miranda Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

50th Birthdays

Friends from the class of 1979 celebrated their 50th birthdays together in Avalon, N.J. From left to right: Robin Swenk Hilton, Gail Griffin Ryan, Tracy Uhl Jones and Margy Eldred Malott.

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