Class of 1992
Award-Winning Poet Anthony Caleshu ’92 Mines Experience, Research for Prose
By Kevin Gray Translating inspiration into art involves a bit of magic, says Anthony Caleshu ’92. “For a poem to be outstanding, I’ll echo Harold Bloom’s idea that there has to be a ‘strangeness’ about it,” says Caleshu, professor of poetry and manager of the master’s program in creative writing, University of Plymouth, England. “An [...]
Kevin Mandia ’92, CEO of Mandiant Cybersecurity Firm, Featured in The New York Times
Kevin Mandia ’92, founder and CEO of the Mandiant cybersecurity company, has been featured in the top story on the New York Times website. Mandiant has released a 60-page report claiming that a military unit in China’s People’s Liberation Army located in an office just outside Shanghai is responsible for numerous cyber attacks on American corporations, [...]
Looking Back on 9/11: Brian Gregorek ’01 Recalls His Escape; Kay Adams Manion ’92 Guided Rescuers at Ground Zero
Although 10 years have passed, the memories of eyewitnesses of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City remain vivid. Brian Gregorek ’01, financial adviser, Edward Jones Investments, St. Louis, Mo., worked for a company in Jersey City, N.J. at the time. He had gone into the city [...]
Reunion 2011: The Band ‘Weird People’ Rocks the Quad
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Seven Lafayette graduates are performing a very special concert under a tent on the Quad. They’re celebrating the 20th reunion of the Class of 1991, the graduating class for five members of the band. They’re also celebrating their first joint show since they graduated. They sound so fun and funky, it [...]
A Strong Voice in Washington
Lobbying firm founder Mike Merola ’92 secures nearly $100 million Medicaid reimbursement After serving two years with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, Mike Merola ’92 returned home to follow an idea that came to him via the airwaves. “At times during those two years, my only friend was my radio,” he explains. “There [...]
Unaverage Soccer Mom
Karen Higgins-Carter ’92 is chief information officer at GE Asset Management By Dan Edelen “I’m just your average, suburban, minivan-driving, soccer mom,” says Karen Higgins-Carter ’92, senior vice president and chief information officer of GE Asset Management. Maybe not average. Higgins-Carter is saluted in Wall Street & Technology magazine’s Gold Book for 2008, which singles [...]
Swimming on the Islands
Kevin Tyrrell ’92 coaches U.S. Virgin Islands swim team Kevin Tyrrell ’92 is head coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands swim team, but much of his time isn’t dedicated to helping swimmers improve their times. He spends many hours teaching athletes how to swim, period. “I was hired to train the Olympic swimmers and to [...]
Lawyer Thomas Spratt ’92 With Pro Bono and Charity Work
Lafayette professors and small, encouraging campus community inspired him The Philadelphia Bar Association honored Thomas Spratt Jr. ’92 with the Craig M. Perry Service Award, presented annually to a young lawyer “who has devoted substantial time and energy to community-oriented activities, including but not limited to pro-bono and charity work.” A lawyer at the Aramark [...]
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 [...]
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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