Alumni Profiles
Peter Donovick ’61 Uncovers Mysteries of the Brain
By Tiffany Bentley With an insatiable curiosity, Peter Donovick ’61 has delved into a broad spectrum of research topics. As professor of psychology and director of the environmental neuropsychology laboratory at Binghamton University, State University of New York, Donovick has studied aging and dementia, stereotype bias, multiple sclerosis, dementia, environmental toxicology, malnutrition, incarceration, compassion, health [...]
USC’s James Steele ’65 Brings a Global Perspective on Architecture to Students
By Dan Edelen “As globalization continues to expand, and we all become part of one big global village, the importance of knowing about and respecting the diversity of other cultures will increase exponentially,” says James M. Steele Jr. ’65. “The degradation of the environment is tied to this, since increased population and development will increase [...]
Neuroscientist Lisa Schrott ’87 Studies Memory Loss and Prenatal Exposure to Opiates
By Kate Helm “I have always been curious about how complex behavior emerges from the millions of chemical and electrical releases in the brain,” says Lisa Schrott ’87, associate professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport. “A lot of neuroscience is reductionistic—trying to understand the mechanisms of behavior by [...]
Christine Thomas ’01 Researches Use of Solar Energy to Make New Fuels
By Dan Edelen As her research on using solar energy to synthesize new fuels garners accolades, Christine Thomas ’01 is also focused on the accomplishments of her students. Thomas, assistant professor of chemistry, Brandeis University, is a recipient of the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, which annually recognizes about 100 early-career scientists whose achievements and [...]
Keith Hanigan ’85 Is Senior Technical Adviser for New U.S. Embassy in London
By Kate Helm In midst of an intense spring and early summer with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and preparations for the Summer Olympics, Keith Hanigan ’85, facility manager for the U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom, representing the Embassy in London, has also been playing a key role in planning for the new U.S. Embassy [...]
John Hasnas ’74 Is Founding Director of New Institute on Business Ethics
By Matt Sinclair ’90 One of today’s leading thinkers in business ethics and legal philosophy, John Hasnas ’74 says, “Lafayette provided me with an excellent basis from which to pursue a career of ideas. I received a wonderful education and worked with caring and inspiring professors, including Professor Ralph Slaght, Hogg Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, [...]
Dr. Richard Edlich ’58 Advanced Medicine, Advocates Medical Reform
By Kevin Gray This summer, Dr. Richard Edlich ’58 of Brush Prairie, Wash., hopes to receive news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will cap a nearly lifelong pursuit—a ban of cornstarch-treated medical gloves. A respected pioneer in the surgical field, Edlich has dedicated his career to improving the safety and outcome [...]
Susan Swett ’72 Provides Small-College Touch at George Mason
By Kate Helm As assistant dean for student affairs in George Mason’s College of Health and Human Services, Susan Swett ’72 strives to recreate aspects of the small-college experience that was so important to her at Lafayette. “Although the small liberal arts experience cannot be replicated at a large university,” she says, “I remember how [...]
James Simmons ’65 Is Award-Winning Expert in Bat Echolocation
By Dan Edelen One of the foremost experts in bat echolocation, James Simmons ’65 knows about the invisible. He seeks to understand the nature of perception by studying the tiny mammal’s sounds pitched beyond the range of human hearing. “Most people interested in perception are interested in vision,” says Simmons, professor of biology, neuroscience department, [...]
Kareema Gray ’94 Is Involved in Social Issues as Professor and Activist
With both intellectual and practical expertise in the field of social work, Kareema J. Gray ’94 expresses her passion as a professor, adviser, researcher, and community leader. As assistant professor of social work and undergraduate program director for the Department of Social Work, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C., Gray says her favorite course to teach [...]
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