Class of 1974
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, [...]
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 [...]
Jacquelyn Wilkins ’77 Oversees Environmental Standards for Massport
By Matt Sinclair ‘90 People may have different opinions on what size a city government should be, but everyone wants things to run smoothly. And when it comes to environmental standards for Boston’s Massport, that’s just what Jacquelyn Wilkins ’77 ensures. As sustainability program manager for Massachusetts Port Authority — better known as Massport — [...]
Quilt Exhibit by Liza Lucy ’74 Runs in Skillman Library Through Dec. 31
A member of the first class of women at Lafayette, Liza Roos Prior Lucy ’74 majored in psychology, but then in her sophomore year she made a quilt for her boyfriend’s waterbed from 25 navy blue bandanas and found her life’s work. “It was a totally amateurish thing,” says Lucy, a renowned quilt maker. “It [...]
Dwight P. Miller ’74 Crosses Artificial Academic Boundaries
The electrical engineering and psychology graduate worked in aviation safety, helped design a security portal system for the White House, and now consults in custom home design By Dwight P. Miller ’74 My years at Lafayette studying for my B.S. in electrical engineering were not easy. I had little practical experience with electronic circuits and [...]
Team Player
Terrence Byrd ’74 thrives in providing access to quality health care Nearly 50 million people in the United States lack health insurance or access to proper medical care. Ask Terrence Byrd ’74; he knows. The same intensity he brought to the gridiron as a wideout at Lafayette he summons daily on behalf of the needy—and [...]
A Warm Heart Behind An Open Door
Alma Scott-Buczak ’74 improves lives of NJ Transit workers, children in New York, and the underprivileged A grease gun, a spark plug gapper, and a good set of wrenches in the hands of a master mechanic keep the buses and trains of the New Jersey Transit running. But a box of tissues, a jar of [...]
Life in the Space Business
Thomas C. Bagg III ’74 reflects on career and role in Hubble Space Telescope mission By Thomas C. Bagg III ’74 Lafayette was a part of my life from my earliest recollections. My father, Thomas C. Bagg Jr. ’39, hosted many Washington D.C. area Lafayette alumni picnics. There were usually about 200 people at these [...]
The Sky is Not the Limit
Kelley Goodman ’11 writes about her summer internship working for NASA Kelley Goodman ’11 (Foxboro, Mass.), a chemical engineering major, served a three-month summer internship working on the fourth servicing mission of the Hubble Space Telescope at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. It was more than a decade ago that I first [...]
You Do These Things Because Lafayette Was There For You
Frank Campbell Jr. ’74 serves College in student mentoring, admissions, fundraising, and alumni events Not every man can say that he’s been both a football player and a cheerleader. Yet Frank Campbell Jr. ’74 not only carried for Lafayette during his playing days as a fullback, he carries Lafayette with him throughout the Boston area, [...]
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