November 2004 Alumni News

In Memoriam
James L Jubelirer ’56
Honorable Gailey C. Keller ’57
Nancy A. Patterson ’69

Friends of DSL:
Mary Ann R. Shughart
Malcolm M. Simons

1948
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association solicitors presented John R. Miller Jr. with a Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in School Law award at a recent conference. He is only the fourth person to receive that recognition from the PSBA solicitors in approximately 50 years. John was also recognized by the State College (PA) Area School District which held a dinner in his honor. Additionally, the Bellefonte (PA) Area school board along with the teachers association recognized him at a meeting.

1962
David J. Humphreys is the Ward 3 Commissioner of Mt. Lebanon Municipality, Pittsburgh, PA.

1963
At its October meeting, The Penn State Dickinson School of Law Board of Governors elected H. Laddie Montague Jr. chairman. Laddie is managing principal and shareholder of Berger and Montague P.C., Philadelphia, PA and chairman of the firm's antitrust department. He has served on the law school board since 1994.

1972
Harris Corporation recently named Eugene S. Cavallucci vice president-general counsel.

Martha “Marty” Baum Walker was recently appointed as a director of Menno-Haven Penn Hall Retirement Communities. She has also been named Advisory Council Vice-President of The Shippensburg University Performing Arts Center.

1977
Joseph R. Ferdinand was recently elected president of the Kiwanis Club of Hazelton, PA. Joseph is a partner in the Gillespie, Ferdinand, Miscavige, Baranko and O’Donnell law firm in Hazelton.

The Columbus Day Association honored Lackawanna County (PA) Judge Carmen D. Minora as its Man of the Year during an October dinner. He was elected to the bench in 1995. He serves on the Tobyhanna Blue Ribbon Task Force and is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County Bar Associations.

1978
G. Philip Rutledge recently joined Shumaker Williams P.C. as a shareholder and member of the corporate and financial services department.

1982
Christopher Houston was recently profiled in the Carlisle Sentinel. He is with the Cumberland County (PA) Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Christopher serves as president of the board of Sadler Caring Center, which provides health care to the poor and is on the board of Historic Carlisle Inc. He is also a member of the Carlisle Rotary Club and Muskets of the Crown, a group of local French and Indian War and Revolutionary War re-enactors.

1984
Elyse E. Rogers was recently elected a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She is with Keefer Wood Allen & Rahal, LLP in Camp Hill, PA.

This past spring and summer, Douglas K. McClaine worked on the SEC registration statement for a secondary offering of MSA stock and moved the company from the AMEX to the New York Stock Exchange. He was present at the bell ringing ceremony which marked MSA’s first day of trading on the exchange. Douglas writes, “It was an extremely exciting and fulfilling time for MSA and me personally and I am grateful to Dickinson for the excellent education that I received which enabled me to accomplish these tasks.”

1985
At the October 1, 2004 National Council Meeting of the Federal Bar Association, a group of lawyers who promote civic and community works and better understanding between the Federal Bar and the Federal Courts, Robert J. DeSousa was appointed to the National Executive Committee of the Federal Bar Association. He is the executive vice president, secretary and general counsel of the Vartan Group, Inc. located in Harrisburg. Bob is also major in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

1988
Michael G. Fitzpatrick was successful in his recent bid for United States Representative. He will represent Pennsylvania’s Eighth District.

1991
In October, Wendy P. Witt, co-presented a three hour seminar to a national gathering of estate planning attorneys, financial advisors, and certified public accountants in Dallas, Texas. Topics covered included Conflicts in Joint Representation, Ancillary Businesses, Multi-Jurisdictional Practice, and Selling a Law Firm. Wendy, co-founder of the Elder Law and Estate Planning Firm of Witt Burkett, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA; is a member of the Elder Law Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Senior Action Coalition, the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She currently serves as a Girl Scout Leader, school volunteer, and “soccer mom” to three children. Wendy and her family live in O’Hara Township, PA.

1992
In October, Conolog Corporation, an engineering and design company that provides digital signal processing solutions to global electric utilities, announced the appointment of David M. Peison to its Board of Directors. He has been with Deutsche Bank's Global Markets Division in New York City since 2002.

1993
Marc A. Ross, founder of Rock the Earth, an environmental advocacy nonprofit organization based in Denver, CO, answered questions about the group in the October 11, 2004 edition of Grist Magazine.

1994
Roger W. Foley Jr. is a partner at Adams and Foley LLC, Pittsburgh, PA.

1995
Montgomery County elder law attorney Robert C. Gerhard III has written a treatise on Pennsylvania Medicaid and Nursing Home Care. Robert helps seniors protect their assets by applying for Medicaid benefits before all their funds are depleted by long term care costs.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School hosted Paige Rosini as the guest speaker at a recent National Honor Society induction ceremony.

Marga Torrence married Dr. Paul Mikulecky on October 9th, 2004 in Telluride, Colorado. Marga is a project director with the Education Commission of the States and Paul is an internist with Swedish Medical Center. The couple resides in Denver.

Mark M. Wall and his wife, Susan, recently welcomed a new addition to their family. Zoey Ilyse Wall was born in November 2003. She is Mark and Susan’s second child. In addition, Mark has joined the law firm of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A. in Tampa, FL where he continues his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation and real estate litigation.

1996
James J. Conaboy has been certified as Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is an associate with Abrahamsen, Moran & Conaboy, P.C., in Scranton, PA.

Dennis R. Marion, Administrator of the Cumberland/Perry (PA) Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program, was recently profiled in the Carlisle Sentinel. Dennis is active with Carlisle Summerfair, North Middleton Parks and Recreation, St. Patrick’s School and the Carlisle Health and Wellness Foundation. He lives in Carlisle with his wife Camille, a Penn State Dickinson School of Law professor, and daughter Anna.

1997
In October, 2004, Susan J. MacDonald began a post as executive director of the Washington County (MD) Commission on Aging. She lives in Shepherdstown, WV with her husband Randolph and daughter Caitlin.

American Lawyer Media in Pennsylvania has selected David P. Zambito as one of Pennsylvania’s “2004 Lawyers on the Fast Track.” He was also recently profiled by the Pennsylvania Law Weekly. David volunteers as a supervisor for Dickinson School of Law’s Field Placement Clinic. He is a business department associate in Saul Ewing’s Harrisburg, PA office concentrating his practice in regulatory and commercial issues involving utilities.

1998
This past spring was exceptionally busy for Merrick J. Benn and his wife Rachel as they welcomed their first child, Ashton Reese, on March 11. Additionally, Merrick joined the finance, financial services and bankruptcy services practice group of Piper Rudnick's Baltimore office.

1999
On September 10, 2004, Pennsylvania Secretary of Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes was the guest speaker during the Hispanic Month Celebration at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine. He spoke on “Health Needs for the Hispanic Population in the State of Pennsylvania.”

Pedro also spoke to students at Newport (PA) High School on September 21, 2004 for Pennsylvania Student Voices, a project designed to engage young people in the political process.

David A. Lopez was recently featured in a Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News article. In addition to his practice, David is the board president of Health Share of Cumberland County, a nonprofit organization that helps poor people with medical expenses.

Donald B. Lynn Jr. and wife Amy are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Ann Sinclair on October 18, 2004. Ann weighed in at 6 lbs 8 ozs.

Jeannie I. Rivera announces her engagement to Jeffrey Baravarian. They plan to wed in August 2005.

2000
Denise M. Cordes has joined Eckell, Sparks, Levy, Auerbach, Monte, Rainer & Sloane, P.C. She will be practicing in both the business and estates and trusts departments.

Julie G. DiSalvio has joined the Philadelphia office of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. She is an associate in the firm’s litigation department concentrating her practice in commercial litigation, including business disputes, civil rights, construction and employment.

2001
Scott W. Brady was recently hired as an assistant United States attorney in Pittsburgh. He will serve in the Violent Crimes and Narcotics group of the Criminal Division. Scott and his wife, Carrie, also recently celebrated the first birthday of their son, Aidan Warren Brady, on September 15, 2004 and love being parents!

Brian J. Dougherty is an associate in the litigation department at White and Williams, LLP, Philadelphia, PA.

2002
Todd C. Hough has joined the firm of Maria P. Cognetti and Associates, Camp Hill, PA as an associate. He will practice matrimonial law.

John C. Porter has joined Rawle & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia, PA as an associate. He will focus his practice on the defense of commercial motor vehicles and their insurers.

2003
Samuel J. Bezek is a staff attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement in Washington, D.C.

Mandy J. Lloyd is an associate at Stetler & Gribbin, York, PA, specializing in workers’ compensation defense litigation.

Christina L. Saveriano joined Hill Wallack of New Jersey in September, 2004.

2004
C. Brian Crane recently took the oath of membership in the Columbia–Montour (PA) Bar Association. He has joined the Derr, Pursel, Luschas & Norton Law Firm in Bloomsburg.

Ray Ghaner was recently sworn in as a member of the Huntingdon County (PA) Bar Association. He joined the firm of Bierbach, McDowell and Zanic, and will specialize in bankruptcy law.

Linda J. Olsen has become associated with Killian & Gephart, LLP in Harrisburg, PA. She will concentrate her practice in the areas of complex litigation, land use and education law.

Georgia Reed married Matthew Stone on August 6, 2004. They reside in Marietta, PA. Georgia is a law clerk for Judge David R. Workman, Lancaster Court of Common Pleas.

Josh P. Parecki and Courtney A. Stouff were engaged on Saturday, October 16, 2004 in San Francisco, CA. The wedding will be held on September 17, 2005 in Fort Worth, TX.

Multiple Years:
Jason P. Kutulakis ’94, Roger W. Foley, Jr. ’94, Christopher M. Kazmaier ’94 and Michael T. Traxler ’03 took top honors during the Golf Tournament held during Alumni Weekend 2004. Second place went to teammates Harvey A. Feldman ’69, Dean A.Weidner ’69, Leo J. “Jimmy” Leo ’99 and Brian M. Addison ’79. Teammates Kenneth E. Nicely ’74, The Honorable J. Michael Eakin ’75, Zygmunt R. Bialkowski, Jr. ’74 and Mac Nelson took third place.

Jennifer L. Spears ’00 and Hillary A. Dean ’04 have joined Martson Deardorff Williams & Otto, as associates.

Jennifer joins the law firm’s litigation practice focusing on all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody, support, Protection from Abuse, adoptions, termination of parental rights and name changes. She is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Cumberland County Bar Associations (Family Law Sections), and the Dauphin County Bar Association. Jennifer is also a member of the Independent Collaborative Attorneys of Central Pennsylvania. She is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Hillary joins the firm’s Estates Group and focuses her practice on municipal law, real estate, taxation and litigation. She is a member of the Pennsylvania and Cumberland County Bar Associations and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. Hillary is also a member of the American Inns of Court. She was recently accepted into Leadership Cumberland, a civic group devoted to community service and leadership. As part of her involvement with the program, she will intern with the Carlisle YWCA Executive Board.