Class of 2001
From New Zealand to Sweden, Jessika Luth ’01 Begins Study of Environmental Policy
A world citizen. A teacher. An environmental activist. A park ranger. All of these roles and a purposeful journey from California, Pennsylvania, and Washington to Australia, England, New Zealand, and on to Sweden, came together in the next step for Jessika Luth ’01. In September, Luth began work on a master’s in environmental management and [...]
Sarah Glacel ’01 Helps Break through Barriers to a Free Press
By Matt Sinclair ’90 As Americans, it’s easy to think that the Information Age enables everyone with a computer to have access to almost any desirable tidbit of information. But the world is not quite that free. Indeed, even young democracies are not necessarily allowing news to flow to all their citizens. Sarah Glacel ’01, [...]
Merging Theater and Engineering, Kim Corbett ’01 Excels in Cutting-Edge Profession
By Barbara Mulligan When Kimberly Corbett ’01 enters a theater to see a performance, she dreams of being caught up in the music, the drama, or anything but the reality of hidden microphones, motors, and trapdoors. “Unfortunately, I have a hard time doing that,” she says, with the trace of a playful sigh. “I’m looking [...]
Beth Wynstra ’01 Focuses Her Research on Theater for Social Change
Sometimes dramatic performances spur audiences to political or social action. Take, for example, the work of El Teatro Campesino or the San Francisco Mime Troupe. El Teatro began with performances on flatbed trucks to dramatize the cause of California farm workers. Both use theater to highlight a social problem and encourage audience participation to solve [...]
National Champions of Barbecue Ribs
New Jersey upstarts Steve ’01 and Loren Berkheimer Raab ’00 traveled to Missouri and took first prize among 500 teams by Kevin Gray Kansas City, Mo., is to barbecue what Chicago is to deep-dish pizza. So imagine the reaction when an upstart team from Red Bank, N.J., crossed over the Mississippi River, slathered pork ribs [...]
Offering Hope to the Young
Angela Neal ’01 helps abused children and researches healing solutions By Dan Edelen When a timid boy, scarred by abuse, whispers his devastating story, Angela Neal ’01 provides the listening ear. In her dual roles as a child welfare researcher and an intern for Hennepin County (Minn.) Child Services, she offers hope to broken children. [...]
In My Own Words: “Quite A Fulfilling Experience”
Lafayette professors shaped career path of child welfare scholar Angela Neal ’01, who published research with Ann McGillicuddy-DeLisi By Angela Neal ’01 Overall, I had quite a fulfilling experience at Lafayette. I was in an environment that encouraged me to challenge both my mind and my body. As an athlete, I learned the value of [...]
Deal Or No Deal
Mike Levy ’01 wins $274,000 on popular NBC game show Would you take a guaranteed $199,000 or turn it down for a shot at more? That was the choice contestant Mike Levy ’01 faced recently on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal. Previously, he had elected to continue playing rather than accept an [...]
Corporate Matchmaker
Tom Neff ’59 has earned a reputation as the nation’s top executive search professional By Dan Edelen Conventional wisdom claims that CEOs wield the power in the business world. However, the truly wise pay attention to those behind the boardroom curtain, such as Tom Neff ’59. His discreet orchestrations as the top executive search professional [...]
Our Proximity Advantage: Externships in New York City
During winter break, 74 students shadowed alumni and parents at ESPN, ABC News World News, The New York Times, CNN Headline News, and many others During January’s interim session, 74 students participated in externships at 39 business firms, government agencies, and other organizations in nearby New York City. Lafayette alumni and parents hosted the students [...]
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