Class of 1960
Master of the Brush
Professional oil painter Hale Johnson ’60 depicts autumn images in traditional realism It was during his service in the Army, of all places, that artist Hale Johnson ’60 started painting, with exhibitions at Fort Dix in New Jersey. “Talk about the cultural center of the Northeast!” he jokes. Johnson, whose two stints included time outside [...]
Homecoming Shines
Dreary skies don’t stop good times for alumni Forget about the gloomy skies and intermittent drizzle – all was bright and sunny at Homecoming. On a different kind of day, with sun blazing and temperatures balmy, the annual tailgate party and clam bake is held in mostly open air, in the parking lots and the [...]
Managing Magazine Chaos
Following stints at Cosmopolitan, Giant, and Talk, Sara Culley ’96 leads staff at Elle By Dan Edelen Keen-eyed visitors to the offices of Elle magazine in New York City might catch sight of a blur zooming from desk to desk. That would be managing editor Sara Culley ’96. With titles like Cosmopolitan, Giant, and Talk [...]
The Pirates of Penzance
David Williams ’60 plays major role in D.C. production; discount, chance to meet cast members offered Students, alumni, and friends of the College are invited to take advantage of a discount, meet cast members, and watch David Williams ’60 in The Pirates of Penzance next weekend in Washington, D.C. Williams portrays the Sergeant of Police, [...]
Renewing Friendships A Half-Century Later
Alumni Online Community connects Peter Veruki ’60 with long-lost classmates It wasn’t just the miles, but the years—almost 50 of them—that separated Peter Veruki ’60 from his closest friends at Lafayette. “Alan Staats was in mechanical engineering with me,” he recalls. “We were close friends all four years at Lafayette because we were in classes [...]
Thousands of Lives Touched
Paul Eugene Thurston ’60 inspired generations of students as a professor of chemistry at Texas Southern University By Dan Edelen For Paul Eugene Thurston ’60, a career filled with purpose and accomplishment as a chemistry professor at Texas Southern University grew from one of the oldest of sayings: Take it or leave it. As a [...]
Rallying Alumni in Houston
George Gick ’60 recounts an event with Lafayette President Dan Weiss and discusses why he serves as chapter president by George Gick ’60 On a late summer afternoon in September, Lafayette College President Daniel Weiss, along with his sidekick John Leone, Lafayette’s associate director of major gifts, arrived in Houston, Texas, aboard a silver-winged steed. [...]
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