Class of 1972
Alumni Summer College 2012 Is Feast for Lifelong Learners
Alumni and friends returned to campus July 19-22 for the third annual Alumni Summer College. Some were back for the second and third time, citing the camaraderie and intellectual focus as the drawing forces. “This was fertilizer for the brain,” says Mark Goldstone ’81. “I especially loved the creative writing, the film study, and Russian [...]
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 [...]
First Women of Lafayette Reunion Stirs Reflection and Pride
Forty years ago, in September 1970, Lafayette College welcomed its first official coeducational class with 146 women. About 30 members of that pioneering group from the Classes of 1972, 1973, and 1974 returned to campus April 29 for the inaugural First Women of Lafayette Reunion. “Lafayette has always been special to me and, while I [...]
Shirley Blackall ’72 Celebrates 25 Years of Masterpiece Dolls Creations
In 1985, Shirley Merk Blackall ’72 founded Blackall Associates Incorporated/ Masterpiece Dolls of Providence, R. I., to develop her own doll creations. Now celebrating its 25th year, the company introduces new dolls every three months through its web site, www.masterpiecedolls.com. Blackall created her first line of dolls in 1978 at the Gorham Company, where she [...]
On the Record With Successful Risk Taker
Henry Dubroff ’72 writes about leaving a secure job to found a business journal and other career adventures I graduated from Lafayette in 1972, amid the social upheaval and political turmoil of the Baby Boom generation’s coming of age. I never had much of a plan for my career. But, I’ve always been able to [...]
Jay Mattola ’72 Provides Insights in Wall Street Journal
Jay Mottola ’72, former Alumni Association president, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in an article on how golf clubs are coping with losses in membership and revenue caused by the recession. An excerpt: Keeping membership pipelines full is always the best defense, said Jay Mottola, executive director of the MGA [Metropolitan Golf Association] [...]
Summer Panel Series Tells History of Biology Department
Project shares legacy of accomplishments by previous biology students and faculty During the first part of the 20th century, the “Batman” was a real person whom generations of Lafayette students had seen making his rounds on campus. Except his trusty companion was never a masked Robin, but a small brown and black dachshund, and his [...]
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