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LETTERS
National Champs
Heartfelt congratulations on the forensics team’s recent successes at the national tournament! I cannot describe how proud I am of the students and coaches for this amazing accomplishment. First place in our division, with 12 entries making it to out-rounds! Quarter-finalist awards in three speeches, semi-finalist awards for three speakers, and a national finalist award! Not only that, the debate team took fifth place in the nation. Five debaters were finalists of some sort, and two were ranked in the top six overall!
The other forensics alumni and I are so proud of this team. The hard work and dedication it took to get the team to this point have made the students better competitors, better speakers, and better participants in the college community. The skills they are learning will serve them well in their professional lives, and they will cherish their memories of Lafayette. Believe me, I know.
—Rachel Korpan Lee (née Korpanty) ’03, Fairfax, Va.
Blessed by Lafayette
My letter, long overdue, is to praise my alma mater and its staff. My second child and eldest son wants to be an engineer, and Lafayette was a leading candidate when he started his college search. We visited three times, impressed each time by the campus and the presentations.
Chris received many acceptance letters, I am happy to say, but none was as impressive and touching as Lafayette’s. Specifically citing his essay, it was no form letter, but an actual invitation to attend. We were amazed. Thank you for the entire application process and the wonderful impression Lafayette made on my family. (In the end, Boston won out over Easton, and he enrolled at Tufts. His younger brother is a junior, so I may win yet.)
After master’s degrees in theology and ordination to the Catholic priesthood, I changed gears, completed medical school, and started an internal medicine practice in New Jersey. We now have 11 doctors, 3 nurse practitioners (including my wife), and a staff of almost 35. I am in this year’s New York Magazine Best Doctors and in line to be president of the medical staff at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.
I hope this reminds you that many grateful alumni and parents feel blessed by Lafayette.
—Stephen Brunnquell ’77, Harrington Park, N.J.
PS. An avid runner, I clocked 2:59 in the New York City Marathon last November, wearing, as always, an old Lafayette singlet. I stopped counting at over 100 shouts of “Go Lafayette!”
Kudos for PBK Advisers
Our daughter, Shelley Dreibelbis ’09, was recently inducted into the Lafayette chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Professors Randy Stonesifer and Andy Smith did a wonderful job conducting the ceremony. They were very personable, down-to-earth but serious about the importance of the occasion. Each took time to express his individual insights regarding being a member of this honorary society. They were articulate speakers, and I’m sure everybody in attendance—parents, guests, and inductees—felt these professors were a big part of making the ceremony so special.
—Daniel B. Dreibelbis P’09, Berwyn, Pa.