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\u201950 BA, MD \u201953\u2014John S. Aldridge <\/strong>of Jupiter, FL, October 7, 2021; specialist in obstetrics and gynecologic surgery, OB\/GYN Assocs. of Ithaca; veteran; avid photographer; enjoyed nature, sailing, and playing guitar and piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201950 MD\u2014Richard C. Austin <\/strong>of Shelburne, VT, August 20, 2021; industrial physician, Raytheon Co., including overseas assignments on military bases; surgeon, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA; chief surgical resident, Massachusetts General Hospital; veteran; volunteer in the anatomy department, U. of Vermont College of Medicine; member, New England Surgical Society and American College of Surgeons; enjoyed travel and camping; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201950\u2014Harry S. Davidson <\/strong>of Pittsburgh, PA, December 5, 2021; owner and president, Davidson\u2019s Ladies Apparel; veteran. Beta Sigma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201950 BS Ag, MS \u201963\u2014Frank H. Osterhoudt <\/strong>of Fairfax, VA, October 2, 2021; research economist, Federal Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Interior, where he collaborated with the Bureau of Indian Affairs; agricultural economics professor at New Mexico State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201950 BS ILR\u2014Harold P. Stangel <\/strong>of Woodbourne, NY, November 20, 2021; personnel manager, Channel Master, providers of broadcast entertainment products; farm inspector, USDA; veteran; member and secretary\/treasurer, Woodbourne Fire Dept.; enjoyed international travel, hunting, and fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BS HE\u2014Phoebe Eisenbrown <\/strong>Berner of Harrisburg, PA, formerly of Camp Hill, PA, October 1, 2021; employed as a secretary at Johnson Whiteprint, the American Heart Assn., Pennsylvania, and the Camp Hill School District, Lincoln School. Delta Delta Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BA, LLB \u201956\u2014William H. Emerson <\/strong>of Lake Forest, IL, November 7, 2021; attorney, Amoco Corp.; veteran; enjoyed vegetable gardening, reading, skiing, sailing, cycling, genealogy, dogs, and studying history; active in religious affairs. Alpha Chi Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BS HE\u2014Mabel <\/strong>\u201cMibs\u201d Martin <\/strong>Follett <\/strong>of Bethlehem, PA, October 29, 2021; homemaker; worked in the development office, Lafayette College, and at Ladies Home Journal<\/em>; elder, deacon, and Sunday school teacher, First Presbyterian Church of Easton, PA; member, AAUW-Easton and several garden clubs; active in religious and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta. Husband, Don S. Follett \u201952, BME \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BS Ag\u2014Harold C. Gould <\/strong>of Pavilion, NY, November 17, 2021; co-owner\/operator, Har-Go Farms LLC, a family dairy farm; veteran; active in community, educational, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 PhD\u2014Karl E. Lemmerman<\/strong> of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Cincinnati, OH, May 18, 2021; research chemist, Procter & Gamble, Miami Valley Laboratories; helped establish and build the Compton Swim Club in Mt. Healthy, OH, for neighborhood children and families; volunteer, Civil Service Commission and Planning Committee; veteran; member, Cincinnati Corvair Club; enjoyed vegetable gardening, growing apples and making cider, and Road Scholar travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BS Hotel\u2014Edwin J. Saeger <\/strong>of Punta Gorda, FL, and Canandaigua, NY, November 27, 2021; owner\/operator, Edison Hotel and Cadillac Hotel in Rochester, NY; veteran; taught quantity cooking at Sampson Air Force Base; enjoyed water sports and woodworking; active in religious affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BS Hotel\u2014Ernest C. Sofis <\/strong>of Arlington, MA, November 5, 2021; hospitality, food service, and marketing professional; head of the division responsible for furnishing and equipping all Howard Johnson\u2019s restaurants and hotels; also worked at Pepperidge Farm and McCormick Co.; veteran; advocate for veterans experiencing housing, financial, and social difficulties; Mason; avid sports fan; active in civic, community, and religious affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951 BS Ag\u2014Frederick M. Strawson <\/strong>of Casville, NC, November 21, 2021; sales representative, Niagara Corp. (later FMC) in Avon, NY, and Winchester, VA; veteran; owned a farm, where he raised and trained Brittany spaniels, ran public field trials, and created a quail refuge; named to the American Brittany Club Hall of Fame in 2020; conservationist; enjoyed writing, singing, and sailing; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201951, BEE \u201952\u2014William J. Strong <\/strong>of Nashua, NH, November 6, 2021; worked for Sanders Assocs. (sold to Lockheed); also worked for General Electric and Bell Labs; adjunct faculty, Clarkson U. engineering school; veteran; enjoyed hiking, fishing, skiing, and gardening. Alpha Chi Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BS Nurs\u2014Patricia Simmons <\/strong>Blodgett of Wauwatosa, WI, April 14, 2020; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BA\u2014MaryJane Hall <\/strong>Hutto of Delta, CO, formerly of Grand Junction, CO, November 13, 2019; early childhood educator; instrumental in founding several preschools; advocate for at-risk children and families; helped establish local Stephen Ministries; enjoyed music, the outdoors, and cooking; active in community and religious affairs. Husband, Francis B. Hutto Jr., PhD \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952, DVM \u201954, MS \u201963, PhD \u201965\u2014Robert F. Kahrs <\/strong>of Colfax, NC, October 28, 2021; worked at the US Dept. of Agriculture; dean of veterinary medicine, U. of Missouri, Columbia; department chair, U. of Florida Veterinary College; longtime professor in CALS and the Vet college, Cornell U.; expert in bovine vaccines; also served as associate dean and director of veterinary admissions; practiced veterinary medicine in Interlaken and Attica, NY; member, Dryden Board of Education. Alpha Gamma Rho. Wife, Evelyn Payne Kahrs \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BA\u2014Nancy Cooney <\/strong>Kolb <\/strong>of Neptune Beach, FL, April 26, 2021; homemaker; also worked for a realtor in New Hampshire and in the art department at Elmira College; volunteer swim instructor for disabled children; recorded books for the blind; avid reader and tennis player; enjoyed wordplay, poetry, Shakespeare, horseback riding, skiing, golf, sailing, and bridge; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BA\u2014Jonathan Lane <\/strong>of Wayne, PA, July 14, 2021; architect, builder, general contractor, and author; senior architect and founder, Poplar Homes; early proponent of solar housing. Watermargin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BA\u2014Eben C. Lang <\/strong>of Audubon, PA, August 15, 2021; worked for Container Corp. of America; veteran; enjoyed reading and long walks. Delta Phi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BS Ag\u2014Leon C. Longchamp <\/strong>of Middlebury, VT, June 10, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BS Ag, MS \u201956, PhD \u201962\u2014Peter L. Monkmeyer <\/strong>of Minneapolis, MN, September 30, 2021; consultant, department chair, and professor, U. of Wisconsin, Madison Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; expert in fluid mechanics, water waves, coastal engineering, flood routing, and groundwater\/seepage; Fulbright scholar; member and officer of the board, Friends of the Max Kade Inst. for German-American Studies; active in professional affairs. Wife, Mary Kurtz Monkmeyer, MS Ed \u201956.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952, BS Ag\u2014Philip M. Oppenheim <\/strong>of Delray Beach, FL, September 14, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952\u2014James D. Petlock <\/strong>of State College, PA, May 17, 2019; worked at HRB Singer; Mount Petlock in Mill Glacier, Antarctica, named in his honor by the US government for his research on the ionosphere during the US Geophysical Year; recipient of several amateur radio awards; veteran. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BA\u2014Joan Schmeckpeper <\/strong>Richards Torelli of Boynton Beach, FL, November 12, 2021. Alpha Omicron Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BS HE\u2014Elaine Shannon <\/strong>Zimmer of Schenectady, NY, September 16, 2021; Shaklee distributor; elementary school teacher, Duanesburg Elementary School; taught home economics at the junior and senior high school and college levels; organist and choir director; enjoyed gardening, playing the cello, international and domestic travel, and motorhome and RV camping; active in civic, community, and religious affairs. Husband, William W. Zimmer \u201951.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201952 BS HE\u2014Dorothy <\/strong>\u201cDani\u201d North <\/strong>Zirkle of Round Pond, ME, November 28, 2021; real estate salesperson; volunteer, Miles Memorial Hospital, where she founded a thrift shop; enjoyed various social groups; active in community affairs. Alpha Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201953\u2014John W. Howard <\/strong>of Annandale, NJ, May 7, 2021; held management positions at New Jersey Bell Telephone; also worked at the Bell Telephone Laboratories on the development of the first electronic switching system; veteran; active in the PTA, Little League, and Boy Scouts; enjoyed golf and travel. Theta Xi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201953, BS HE \u201955\u2014Carroll McConnell <\/strong>Manning of Webster, NY, September 21, 2021; homemaker; bookkeeper\/dispatcher for her husband\u2019s first veterinary practice; advocate, president, and board member, Girl Scout councils; helped develop the Webster Arboretum and received Webster\u2019s Woman of the Year award and entry into the Women\u2019s Hall of Fame; enjoyed singing, gardening, entertaining, and knitting; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201953 JD\u2014Barbara Goldstein <\/strong>Paltrow of Garden City, NY, March 8, 2021; attorney, Paltrow & Paltrow, Massapequa, NY, specializing in trusts and estates law; social justice and women\u2019s rights activist; first woman appointed chair of the Surrogate\u2019s Court, Estates and Trusts Law Committee of the Nassau Bar Assn.; president, Nassau County Women\u2019s Bar Assn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201953, BEE \u201958\u2014James L. Todd Jr. <\/strong>of Hopewell Junction, NY, November 24, 2021; engineer, Sandia Nat\u2019l Labs; veteran; enjoyed photography, hiking, and skiing. Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201953 BA\u2014Charles A. Walworth <\/strong>of Santa Barbara, CA, September 13, 2021; worked at public accounting firm Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte) in San Francisco, NYC, and Nashville; veteran, US Army Finance Corps; enjoyed genealogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201954 BA\u2014Donald R. Buckey <\/strong>of Sebring, OH, December 2, 2021; professor of philosophy and religious studies, U. of Mount Union; enjoyed domestic and international motor home and air travel; active in civic, community, and religious affairs. Theta Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201954 BA\u2014Joan Dinkel <\/strong>Crews of South Kent, CT, September 23, 2021; English teacher, New Milford High School; also taught in Newport, RI, Norfolk, VA, and Branford, CT; pianist\/organist in several churches; enjoyed reading, assisting local charities, and working at library sales; active in community and religious affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201954 MD\u2014Seneca L. Erman <\/strong>of Tucson, AZ, September 29, 2021; general and abdominal surgeon; member, Shriners Int\u2019l; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201954 BS HE\u2014Ann Heagle <\/strong>of Ellensburg, WA, November 10, 2020; food production supervisor, Sky Chefs Inc.; volunteer Travelers Aid ambassador, Dallas-Ft. Worth Int\u2019l Airport; enjoyed worldwide travel and exploring the National Parks. Alpha Omicron Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201954, B Chem E \u201955\u2014David J. Nerrow <\/strong>of Schenectady, NY, May 31, 2021; worked in the silicone division at General Electric and participated in the NASA Space Shuttle program; communicant and lecturer, Church of St. Clare; enjoyed genealogy, golf, bridge, and following professional sports. Alpha Chi Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201954\u2014Robert E. Reininga <\/strong>of Portland, OR, October 31, 2021; investment analyst in the oil and gas industry, Harris Bank of Chicago and Reininga & Co.; engineer, Universal Oil Products; veteran; enjoyed college sports, jazz music, bicycle riding, and nature and the outdoors. Alpha Tau Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201955, BA \u201958\u2014Donald W. Marshall <\/strong>of Mason, OH, October 3, 2021; specialist in export sales at GE Silicones, South Pacific Business Development in Waterford, NY, traveling to more than 50 countries; recipient of the Engineered Materials Group\u2019s Executive Award; member, American Chemical Society, Int\u2019l Assn. of Jazz Record Collectors, and the Duke Ellington Society. Alpha Tau Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201955, BCE \u201956\u2014Francis J.<\/strong> Ripp <\/strong>of Whispering Pines, NC, November 26, 2021; metallurgical and aerospace engineer, IBM\u2019s Federal Systems Division, including work on the Saturn V rocket for the Apollo space flight missions; also worked at Grumman Aircraft; member, Sandhills Natural History Society; enjoyed photography and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201955, BS Ag \u201956\u2014John Manville Sayles II <\/strong>of Mechanicville, NY, October 20, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201955, BA \u201956\u2014David L. Siegel <\/strong>of Wilmington, NC, October 5, 2021; founded the sign-making business Goshen Signs; also taught at the Wharton School; systems analyst and consultant for major accounting firms in Maryland and Philadelphia; worked as a Disney cast member in Kissimmee, FL; avid golfer. Wife, Carole Brann Siegel \u201957, BME \u201958. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201955 BS ILR\u2014R. Tad Slocum <\/strong>of Moraga, CA, October 5, 2021; financial services professional, Morgan Stanley; veteran; member, Kiwanis; elder, Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church; enjoyed international travel and flying his private plane around North America; active in community and religious affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201956, BEP \u201957\u2014Paul Gorenstein <\/strong>of Watertown, MA, November 26, 2021; award-winning astrophysicist, High Energy Astrophysics Division, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; also worked at American Science & Engineering; expert in X-ray astronomy, instrumentation development, and lunar and planetary sciences; built the primary detector on the Einstein Observatory, the first non-solar X-ray telescope; fellow, NASA Inst. for Advanced Concepts and the American Physical Society; author of more than 350 scientific articles; enjoyed long walks, classical music, and strong coffee; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201956\u2014Gerald Sedor <\/strong>of Durham, NH, October 24, 2021; management consultant in ocean engineering; also taught engineering courses at the U. of New Hampshire; Navy veteran; expert in the operation and maintenance of nuclear submarines; high school mentor and judge, FIRST Robotic Competitions; board VP, USS Albacore<\/em> Museum, Portsmouth, NH; enjoyed travel and photography; active in religious affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201956 BFA\u2014Barbara Abrash <\/strong>Solomon of Bronx, NY, August 27, 2021; longtime social worker, Mount Vernon Hospital; artist, illustrator, and art teacher; society editor, Scarsdale Inquirer<\/em>; grade school classroom aide; enjoyed Broadway, travel, and the New York Times<\/em>; active in community and civic affairs. Alpha Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201956 BS Ag\u2014Robert C. Wilson <\/strong>of Palm City, FL, August 9, 2021; 4-H Extension educator in New York and Connecticut; veteran; avid sports fan; enjoyed tennis and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201957 BA, JD \u201959\u2014Richard W. Edwards Jr. <\/strong>of Ottawa Hills, OH, October 24, 2021; law professor emeritus, U. of Toledo; expert in international law; recipient, UT Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship Award; chairman, UT Faculty Senate; founding member, University Interfaith Council; assistant director, American Society of Int\u2019l Law, Washington, DC; author; member, Monroe Street United Methodist Church; studied the culture, art, and religion of the Crow Nation; enjoyed the outdoors; active in community and religious affairs. Wife, Alice Witzeman Edwards, GR \u201957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201957, BArch \u201958\u2014Arnold L. Feinsilber <\/strong>of Rhinebeck, NY, September 1, 2021; architect; active in civic, community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201957 MBA\u2014Ronald E. Kramer <\/strong>of Toronto, ON, December 2, 2021; co-owner, G.S. Dunn & Co.; also worked at Gustin-Kramer manufacturers; enjoyed crossword puzzles, politics, and professional sports; active in humanitarian, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201957 BS Hotel\u2014Richard C. Nelson <\/strong>of Houston, TX, November 22, 2021; award-winning hotelier; vice president, managing director, and general manager, Hilton and Hyatt hotels in Washington, DC, and Houston; veteran; executive-in-residence, Cornell U.; mentor; enjoyed travel, music, golf, and the performing arts; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201957 BA\u2014Robert F. Willey Jr. <\/strong>of Scottsdale, AZ, June 12, 2021; support liaison for NASA, with General Electric, during building of the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System ground terminal at Valley Forge, PA. Chi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958, BCE \u201959, MBA \u201960\u2014Donald G. Armstrong <\/strong>of Houston, TX, November 8, 2021; principal consultant, Interface Consulting Int\u2019l, serving as an expert witness, arbitrator, and consultant on construction management issues; senior vice president and director, Raymond Int\u2019l; veteran, US Army Corps of Engineers; chairman, Int\u2019l Construction Committee of the Associated General Contractors of America; published four books on family history and genealogy, including the American Society of Genealogists Award-winning New Jersey Pioneers<\/em>; active in professional affairs. Tau Beta Pi. Wife, Dorothy Rose Armstrong \u201960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958 BS HE\u2014Elizabeth Fuchs <\/strong>Fillo of Princeton, NJ, November 8, 2021; lifelong musician, actor, and jazz singer; performed in Cambridge, MA, Princeton, NJ, and NYC, including a duo cabaret act; appeared in national commercials and on soap operas; president, McCarter Theatre Center board of trustees; avid gardener and cook. Delta Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958 MD\u2014Richard G. Middleton <\/strong>of Salt Lake City, UT, October 10, 2018; urologist; chief of the Division of Urology, U. of Utah; teacher and mentor; developed innovative surgical techniques; author of two books on urology, 130 scientific articles, and numerous book chapters; served on myriad boards and associations; veteran; enjoyed international travel, tennis, classical music, college and professional sports, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958 BS ILR\u2014Joseph W. Noonan <\/strong>of Bowie, MD, May 15, 2021; director of personnel and air traffic controller, FAA, where he received numerous recognitions and awards; veteran; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958 BS Ag\u2014George E. Sidney <\/strong>of Liberty, SC, September 18, 2021; worked at the Springer\u2019s farm equipment dealership, Richfield Springs, NY; assistant vice president, State Bank of Albany, Richfield Springs branch; veteran; member, Rotary Club; enjoyed RV travel and gospel music; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958 BA\u2014Ruth Horwitt <\/strong>Singer of Del Mar, CA, formerly of Wilmette, IL, March 1, 2019; manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201958 PhD\u2014Donald E. Willmott <\/strong>of Owen Sound, ON, May 10, 2021; pioneer in diaspora studies and applied sociology; professor, Glendon College of York University; also taught at the U. of Toronto; first sociologist and advisor to the Dept. of Social Welfare, Memorial U. of Newfoundland; taught the first course in Canada on environmental sociology; veteran; served as translator in China during WWII for the Office of Special Services; organizer and activist in local and global grassroots initiatives; co-founder, Canada-China Friendship Assn.; recipient of the 2014 YMCA Peace Medallion; enjoyed the outdoors, listening to and playing music, and singing; active in civic and community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BA\u2014Norma C. Dean <\/strong>of Newburyport, MA, formerly of Salisbury, MA, December 5, 2021; manager, Dean Enterprises Inc., Salisbury Beach; teacher in Danvers and Amesbury, MA; enjoyed sailing, travel, and skiing. Chi Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BA\u2014Andre Philip J. Derdeyn <\/strong>of Lovingston, VA, formerly of Little Rock, AR, November 15, 2021; family and forensic psychiatrist; professor and director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; psychiatrist-in-chief, Arkansas Children\u2019s Hospital; professor of psychiatry and director, Child and Family Psychiatry, U. of Virginia School of Medicine; veteran; avid photographer; enjoyed outdoor exploration, whitewater canoeing, travel, and landscaping the family farm; active in professional affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BS ILR\u2014Susan Genzburg <\/strong>Glycopantis of London, UK, November 6, 2021; labor economist and teacher; program leader, MA Human Resource Management course, Middlesex U. business school, London; corporate member, British Inst. of Personnel and Development; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 MBA\u2014Richard C. Herrmann <\/strong>of Sun City, AZ, September 2, 2021; hospital administrator, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, St. Vincent\u2019s Hospital of Richmond (Staten Island), and Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, NY; served on the American Hospital Assn. board, the NYS Catholic Healthcare Council, and two Governor\u2019s Hospital Review and Planning Councils; mentor; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BA\u2014Richard A. Hyde <\/strong>of Suwanee, GA, October 31, 2021; worked for United Airlines; attorney, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold; member, Commemorative Air Force in St. Louis and Atlanta, preserving WWII aircraft; taught WWII history courses at Washington U. in St. Louis\u2019s Lifelong Learning Inst.; enjoyed travel, aviation, college and professional sports, and running. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BA\u2014Theodore F. Munday <\/strong>of Kendall Park, NJ, October 21, 2021; research chemist in R&D, FMC Laboratories, Princeton, with numerous patents and publications; enjoyed running, camping, mountain hiking, and playing baseball; active in religious affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BA\u2014John M. O\u2019Connor III <\/strong>of Chambersburg, PA, November 13, 2021. Delta Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 MD\u2014Eugene R. Perrin <\/strong>of Portland, OR, April 22, 2021; plastic surgeon in private practice; Chief of Plastic Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children; member and president, Northwest Plastic Surgery Society and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons; veteran; enjoyed nature, farm animals, vegetable gardening, and cooking; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201959 BS Ag\u2014Richard W. Watson Jr. <\/strong>of New Providence, NJ, July 12, 2021; microbiologist and chemist; quality assurance director, Laboratory Corp. of America; clinical director, National Health Laboratories; developed new procedures for drug trials; veteran; enjoyed Civil War history, genealogy, and international travel; active in professional affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201960 LLB\u2014Dwight R. Ball <\/strong>of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Binghamton, NY; October 22, 2021; attorney, Hinman, Howard & Kattell, Binghamton, NY, and in private practice; veteran; enjoyed international travel, playing and watching sports, reading, and fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201960 LLB\u2014William D. Matthews <\/strong>of Naples, FL, formerly of Oneida, NY, November 21, 2021; general counsel, senior VP, chairman of the board, and CEO, Oneida Ltd.; corporate attorney, Whitlock, Markey & Tait in Washington, DC, where he was admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court, and in the Division of Corporate Finance at the SEC; served on numerous boards of directors and as chair of the Business Council of NYS; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201960 MS\u2014J. Richard Wrobel <\/strong>of North Chesterfield, VA, October 27, 2021; mechanical engineer supporting the US space program; enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being in nature; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201961 MS, PhD \u201969\u2014T. Lynwood Barber <\/strong>of Littleton, CO, September 12, 2021; researcher, US Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service; worked at the Animal Disease Research Lab, Federal Center in Denver; also worked at the UC Davis vet school and in Athens, Pretoria, and Mexico City; author of 73 scientific publications and co-editor, Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses<\/em>; volunteer, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Jefferson Unitarian Church, and Denver Lyric Opera Guild; enjoyed travel. Partner, Helen Scott Santilli \u201952.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201961, BEP \u201962\u2014Daniel T. Christianson <\/strong>of Garden City, NY, May 10, 2021; senior engineer, Westinghouse nuclear power plant production, Monroeville, PA; veteran; earned the National Defense Service Medal; member, US Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Mattituck Gun Club; certified boating safety instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201961 MS\u2014Kathleen Van Konynenburg <\/strong>Kelly of Millburn, NJ, November 26, 2021; worked for New Jersey Bell; also worked for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC; taught sewing and home economics; volunteered in after-school programs and managed two 4-H cooking clubs in Newark; enjoyed knitting, sewing, needlepoint, baking, and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201961, BS Ag \u201960, DVM \u201961\u2014Aloysius A. <\/strong>\u201cBill\u201d Lenhard <\/strong>of Fairport, NY, October 29, 2021; veterinarian, Brighton Animal Hospital; veteran; volunteer, Boy Scouts and Rochester Humane Society; enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, gardening, and sharing his culinary talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201961 BS Hotel\u2014Gardner L. Lewis III <\/strong>of Morriston, FL, formerly of Falmouth, MA, October 7, 2021; owner, Pancake Man restaurant; chairman, Falmouth Finance Committee; veteran; enjoyed boating, fishing, tennis, hiking, cycling, and skiing; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201962 MA\u2014Rita Derjue <\/strong>of Littleton, CO, June 15, 2020; professional painter, arts educator, and historic preservationist; taught art at Arapahoe Community College and elsewhere; exhibited in more than 100 galleries and museums; enjoyed international travel; active in civic and community affairs. Husband, Carle C. Zimmerman Jr., PhD \u201963.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201962 BS Ag\u2014Bruce R. Porter <\/strong>of Baldwinsville, NY, May 1, 2021; farmer in egg production, beef cattle, and crops, Porterholm Farms; also owned and operated Hencle\u2019s Berry Patch; president, Farm Bureau and Baldwinsville Farmer\u2019s Cooperative; member, Van Buren Town Planning Board and NYS Berry Grower\u2019s Assn.; trustee, Baldwinsville First Presbyterian Church; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201963 BS Ag, MBA \u201964\u2014Richard W. Faddis <\/strong>of Flagler Beach, FL, March 20, 2021; management professional, US West Inc., New York Telephone Co., and other regional Bell companies; also worked in social services and participated in international mission trips; ranch owner; enjoyed hiking, camping, boating, hunting, whitewater rafting, skiing, and off-road vehicles; active in community and religious affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201963 BS Ag\u2014George E. Hatch Jr. <\/strong>of Stamford, NY, July 7, 2021; dairy farmer; enjoyed woodworking, reading, history, science, canoeing, and debating current issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201963 BA\u2014Jacqueline S. <\/strong>\u201cJill\u201d Mithun <\/strong>of Tesuque, NM, April 13, 2021; anthropologist and social worker; taught sociology and anthropology at Sangamon State U. (now U. of Illinois, Springfield) and SUNY Old Westbury; worked for the State Dept. in Washington, DC; enjoyed nature and outdoor recreation, travel, genealogy, reading, and the theater. Delta Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201964 BS ILR\u2014Joan Greenspan <\/strong>of New York City, October 29, 2021; national director, industrial organizing for the Screen Actors Guild; first female president of the ILR Alumni Assn.; recipient, ILR Groat Alumni Award; volunteer, Bottomless Closet, which helps women re-enter the workforce; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201964\u201365 GR\u2014Gale R. Mellum <\/strong>of Minneapolis, MN, September 18, 2021; attorney, Mellum & Welsh LLP; managing partner, Faegre & Benson, in charge of all foreign offices and influential in his firm\u2019s decision to represent the fishing community impacted by the Exxon Valdez oil spill; served on several boards of directors; enjoyed the outdoors, academic and intellectual pursuits, Broadway musicals, world travel, and fine dining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201964, BME \u201965\u2014Charles A. Willus <\/strong>of Newtown, CT, July 22, 2021; mechanical engineer; had a passion for science and technology; enjoyed swimming, boating, fishing, travel, and skiing. Beta Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201965 BS Ag\u2014Larry L. Darrah <\/strong>of Columbia, MO, November 28, 2021; professor of agronomy and research scientist in plant genetics, U. of Missouri, Columbia. Alpha Zeta. Wife, Bonnie Bissell Darrah \u201964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201965 BS Ag\u2014Arthur H. Hanson <\/strong>of New Port Richey, FL, October 20, 2020; conservation planner; enjoyed working outdoors, watching hockey and news, and doing jigsaw puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n