Class of 1994
Kathryn Kerge ’94 Helps Drive Global Growth as Vice President of Ralph Lauren’s Club Monaco
By Samuel T. Clover ’91 At Club Monaco, Ralph Lauren’s hip clothing and accessories division, Kathryn Kerge ’94 oversees the “nuts and bolts” aspects of human resources. She handles recruiting, employee relations, and performance management, as well as helping determine organizational strategy for Ralph Lauren’s international expansion. “I feel like there are very few opportunities, [...]
Nicholas Kalra ’13 Improves Electronic Trading Software for NYSE Euronext
Economics major Nicholas Kalra ’13 (New York, N.Y.) has always been tech savvy. In high school, he worked as a sales specialist at an Apple retail store. Then in his sophomore year at Lafayette, he and two Apple co-workers co-founded a technology consulting company. This summer as an intern with the technologies arm of the [...]
Kareema Gray ’94 Is Involved in Social Issues as Professor and Activist
With both intellectual and practical expertise in the field of social work, Kareema J. Gray ’94 expresses her passion as a professor, adviser, researcher, and community leader. As assistant professor of social work and undergraduate program director for the Department of Social Work, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C., Gray says her favorite course to teach [...]
Vanessa Davis ’12 Explores PR and Marketing at HarperCollins in New York City
Before her externship with HarperCollins Publishers, Vanessa Davis ’12 (New York, N.Y.) hadn’t considered a career in publishing. But after observing the business first-hand, she can see how the industry could be a good fit for her. “This externship exposed me to a field that I could truly see myself striving in while furthering my [...]
Ears To You Founder Ruth G. Crane ’93 Featured in Ladies Home Journal
When Ruth Gilbert Crane ’93, of Medina, Ohio, wasn’t wearing her wig or earrings, she felt even more vulnerable than the breast cancer had already left her. Accessories allowed her to feel “normal,” and she knew she wasn’t alone. In 2008, Crane founded Ears To You, a jewelry donation program for women undergoing chemotherapy. To [...]
A Test to Catch Pro Athletes Cheating in Their Tracks
Thomas Dunlap ’94 leads company that’s quickly developed process for detecting human growth hormone By Kevin Gray Thomas Dunlap ’94 considered the options, about a dozen in all, for his new company’s first project. The decision was critical because Ceres Nanosciences needed to raise capital to ensure a viable launch. Two words leaped from the [...]
Ruth Gilbert Crane ’93 Writes about Fighting Cancer and Founding a Program to Help Others
When Ruth Gilbert Crane ’93 wasn’t wearing her wig or earrings, she felt even more vulnerable than the breast cancer had already left her. Accessories allowed her to feel “normal,” and she knew she wasn’t alone. In 2008, Crane founded Ears To You, a jewelry donation program for women undergoing chemotherapy. Read Crane’s firsthand account [...]
A Three-Way ‘Pard Connection
A pro soccer stadium project brings together alumni from three companies By Samuel T. Clover ’91 You never know when you’re going to meet a fellow Lafayette alum. For Carl Gambello ’94, a vice president of sales at an IT integration company in New Jersey, it happened during a typical business appointment — a meet-and-greet [...]
Maintaining Connections
Alison Falt ’94 strengthens Lafayette bonds via Alumni Online Community Because her Lafayette friendships are special to Alison Falt ’94, she uses the Alumni Online Community to stay connected. “I value the time I spent at Lafayette and the life-changing relationships I formed there,” says the American studies graduate. “The online community is an opportunity [...]
Justin Wineburgh ’94 Carves Out Niche In Entertainment Industry
Lawyer is in great demand by film clients and others By Kevin Gray Justin Wineburgh ’94 began working at the international law firm Cozen O’Connor in 2000. With a background in defending engineers sued in professional liability matters, Wineburgh, an electrical engineering graduate, was brought in to work the other side and pursue claims against [...]
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