Class of 1988
Reunion 2013: Coming Back for Usual and Unusual Reasons
By Geoff Gehman ’80 More than 1,200 alumni returned June 7-9 to enjoy Reunion Weekend with their classmates. Here’s an inside view of the groups marking key anniversaries: 5th, 25th, and 50th. Read or watch the annual State of the College address Read about the special event on Gettysburg, Lafayette, and the Civil War Read [...]
David Farese ’88 Helps Build Infrastructure for Hydrogen Fueling Stations
By Matt Sinclair ’90 The fuel-efficient hydrogen-powered car is no longer the stuff of science fiction; indeed, all of the major automotive companies have large fuel-cell vehicle programs. Among those at the heart of the movement is David Farese ’88, engineering manager for the Hydrogen Energy Systems group of Air Products, Allentown, Pa., which designs, [...]
Admissions Staff and Alumni Volunteers Hold Interview Receptions for Prospective Students across the Country
By Kate Helm When John Sperduto, a prospective Lafayette student from Middletown, N.J., arrived on campus for an alumni admissions reception with his father, he immediately liked the vibe. Lafayette was the first school among 10 others he’s applied to that saw him as something other than a walking application. “Through the event, the admissions [...]
Flirty Fashion Success Created by Beth Roy ’88 and Jamie Hoff ’88
By Tiffany Bentley “When mom looks good, mom feels good” is the business philosophy of FlirtyFinds, an online fashion merchandising collaboration between Beth Hyer Roy ’88 and Jamie Dublirer Hoff ’88. Launched in May 2008, FlirtyFinds is a web-based boutique featuring a hand-picked line of stylish accessories for cost-conscious women. The venture pairs the different, yet [...]
Lafayette Cast of Godspell Has 25th Reunion at New York Revival
By Dan Edelen When the lights dimmed for a revival of Godspell in New York City’s Circle in the Square Theater Nov. 12, the audience included members of the 1986 cast of Lafayette students who performed the play 25 years ago. In March 1986, a cast and crew of a dozen students enlivened Colton Chapel [...]
Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88 Appointed Executive Director of Alumni Relations
Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88, Lafayette’s associate director of career services for externships and internships, has been named executive director of alumni relations at the College. Reporting to James W. Dicker ’85, vice president for development and college relations, Moeller will lead an alumni relations program that is aligned with the College’s mission and advances the [...]
Boyd King ’88 Manages the World’s Largest Algal Production Facility
When Boyd King ’88 graduated from Lafayette he followed an urge to “play hard” and became a dive instructor in the Caribbean. His curiosity and sense of adventure led to a job as a refrigeration engineer in industrial northern England, then operator of a dive/tourist business in Belize exploring caves, ocean, and jungle, then a [...]
Reunion 2011: Amy Herman ’88 Reveals the Power of Keen Perception
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Two dozen spectators in a Kirby Hall lecture room are watching a video of two basketballs passed by a half dozen people. After the video ends they’re asked to count the number of passes. Their answers range wildly, from 11 to 26. Then they’re asked if they noticed the person in [...]
Patrick Kelly ’88 Heads National Recruiting for IBM
By Samuel T. Clover ’91 An old joke among IBM employees is that the acronym stands for, “I’ve been moved.” While it once had a pejorative edge, in today’s global economy moving means opportunity. Over the last seven years, Patrick Kelly ’88, currently IBM’s director of recruiting for North America, has helped hundreds of people—including [...]
Migrant Workers’ Best Friend
Kelly Melear-Hough ’88 brings health services to vulnerable Tennessee residents Imagine going to see your doctor in the middle of a tomato farm where card tables and folding chairs serve as makeshift exam areas. That sight is an oasis for migrant farm workers in rural Tennessee who otherwise would have no access to health services. [...]
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