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| Stephanie
Laicha Zimmerer, Ed.D. Class Year: 1972 acrockofbaloney.com Date: 11/25/08 |
Hi Everyone! Please view our
website www.acrockofbaloney.com to see our new and exciting gift
item... A Crock of Baloney(r)!!! Also be sure to see our You Tube
commercial..look for my sister Diane Laicha Lenovich (1975) in her
"starring" role! Have a great Holiday!! Stephanie |
| Karen
Steverson Norwood Class Year: 1977 mathdoc2@yahoo.com Date: 9/23/08 |
Hi all! It's been a long time. I
am currently living in Kansas City, MO. I am on leave from North
Carolina State University where I've been an associate professor of
mathematics education since 1988. I have two sons, 23 and 25. I visited
CCC last week and had an opportunity to meet the new president. So many
memories. Feel free to email me at mathdoc2@yahoo.com. |
| Sue
Norman Calamoneri Class Year: 1979 matlison@embarqmail.com Date: 5/16/08 |
Hi everyone! Was trying to
update my e-mail and stumbled upon this site. Wow - was happy to see so
many familiar names. Had a weekend away with four other CCC buddies at
the end of March. In attendance were June Mitchell Ingraham, Lindy
DeBoer Lauer, Jean Modzelewski Landen and Joyce Wilhelms Barthold. We
somehow pulled all of our schedules together and came up with a common
weekend. Our trip was to Mohonk Mountain House in new Paltz, NY. We had
gone there last year to celebrate our 50th birthdays. If you've never
been, check out their website. The surroundings are beautiful and there
is something for everyone including (but not limited to) hiking,
swimming, relaxing with spa treatments. It is an all inclusive resort
so we were also fed well. Anyway - hope that whoever reads this has as
many fond memories of Cedar Crest as I do. Would love to hear from
other fellow classmates. Be well! |
| Beth
Perkins Class Year: 1978 perkinsb@mccc.edu Date: 4/29/08 |
Hi Class of '78!!! I just signed
up to attend the activities for this year's 30th Reunion 2008. I can't
believe that much time has past. I am looking forward to catching up
with everyone. I hope we have a great turnout. See you there. BAP's |
| Daniel
Laws Liberty Mutual www.libertymutual.com Date: 1/29/08 |
The Cedar Crest Alumnae Association has teamed up with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to offer our members Group Savings Plus. This unique program allows you to purchase high quality auto, home and renters insurance at a group discount rate of up to 20%. for a FREE no-obligation rate quote, Lehigh County Residents call James Pagliaro at (610) 398-9800 ext. 51473. All other locations please, call (800) 526-1547 to be directed to the nearest Liberty Mutual office. |
| Arnita
"Dee" Adams Johnson Class Year: 1979 Date: 1/13/08 |
If it had not been for Donna
(Draft Parris), I don't think I would have graduated from Cedar Crest.
My Girl had my back and I had hers. We agreed in 1975 that no matter
what...we would graduate in 1979 and we were the only African American
women that began the journey in 1975 to graduate on May 20, 1979. She
sang like an angel and often gave me a personal concert singing my
favorite "Summer Time." I had just spoken with her in August 2007 and
she told me she was going to fight to live with all her might. I know
she did just that. Donna will forever live in my heart. When I walk the
halls of Butz while visiting the CCC campus, I know she will be there
with me whispering to me...I told you we were going to make it. God
Bless you my Dear Friend. Now you can sing "Summer Time" to the rest of
the angels. |
| Donna
Draft Parris Class Year: 1979 Date: 10/2/07 |
A celebratory concert among
friends of Donna Parris will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, October
13, 2007 at DeSales University, Labuda Center (Center Valley, PA). Join
us for this special evening of song in honor of Donna. Music will range
from spirituals to show tunes, great hymns to the classics. |
| Donna
Draft Parris (posted by Alexa Henson '83) Class Year: 1979 Date: 9/24/07 |
Donna M. Parris, 50, of 1953
Peppermint Rd., Coopersburg, died Saturday, September 22, 2007,
surrounded by her family at her home. She was the wife of Gene E.
Parris. Born in Camden, NJ on March 24, 1957, she is survived by her
mother, Leota Y. (Williams) and stepfather John Roland of Sicklerville,
NJ and her father, Donald Draft Sr. in PA. Donna was a self-employed
voice and piano instructor, Pleasant Valley Music Studio Springfield
Township. She worked at DeSales University as a part-time voice
teacher, at Lehigh Valley Christian High School for six years as a
Choral Director, and at Quakertown High School as a vocal coach for
three years. A graduate of Edgewood High School, now Winslow High
School, in NJ in 1975 with honors, she earned a bachelor of arts degree
from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, and a masters degree in Music in
Vocal Performance at Temple University, Philadelphia. Donna served as a
member of Calvary Bible Fellowship Church, Coopersburg, where she was
the choir director, treasurer of Womans Ministries, and member of the
Worship Committee and Fellowship and Hospitality Committee. She was the
founder and director of the Palisades Community Chorus and volunteered
vocally at Christian Womens clubs. She taught the African American
Portrait experience through song and drama in community schools and
churches, volunteered many visits to nursing homes with song and
sharing her gifts, giving people her time, especially during the
holiday seasons, and always had time for a home-cooked meal with a time
of fellowship and reflections within the family. Survivors: Loving
husband of 28 years last February; mother, stepfather, father; sons,
Gene E. II and his wife Kamari D. of Richmond, VA, Joshua L.D. at
home; daughter, Courtney Y., wife of Stephen M. Doncevic of Hellertown;
brothers, Anthony C. and his wife Rose of Anaheim, CA, Mark S., Ronald
D. and his wife Sheila, and Donald Jr. and his wife Dyon, all of
Sicklerville; sister, Vicki B., wife of Jerome White of Sicklerville.
Services: family and friends are invited to a visitation period from 5
to 9 p.m. Thursday, September 27, 2007, at Calvary Bible Fellowship
Church, 6782 N Main St., Coopersburg. The service will be at 11 a.m
Friday at the church with Rev. Thomas P. Shorb and Rev. Rick Paashaus
officiating. The interment at the Calvary Church Cemetery will conclude
services. The Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, is in charge
of arrangements. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at
www.heintzelmanfh.com. A Celebratory Concert Among Friends of Donna M.
Parris will be announced via the website of the funeral home.
Contributions: in lieu of flowers, memorials to Lehigh Valley Hospital,
John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center;
American Cancer Society and the Lydia Project-Atlanta, GA, c/o the
funeral home, 326 Main St., Hellertown, PA 18055. Published in the
Morning Call on 9/24/2007. |
| Judi
Johnson Ferrara Class Year: 1975 judieferrara@comcast.net Date: 9/16/07 |
Greetings Classmates. I am class
of '75 correspondent. Please email any of your latest news to share.
I'm still working in banking and hope to cut back my hours to part time
in the next year and do some volunteering. |
Nina Behringer Loiodice
Class Year: 1976
Date: 8/07/07
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Just keeping everyone updated. Vito and I are married 25 years today. Alex is a Senior at Philadelphia University and studying abroad in Rome this semester. Anna is a sophomore at Penn State, State College, studying Bio Medical Engineering. I would love to hear from everyone. |
Lou Ann Corsi Date: 7/31/07 |
Time to update the old e-mail. It just dawned on me that the last post I made was 9 years ago! So much has changed since then. Sons Matthew (25) and his wife hve relocated back to New York and are settling into their home. Joe graduated from St. Bonaventure and is a LT. in the Army presently serving in Afghanistan with the 173rd Airborne after being stationed in Italy for a year. The youngest, Greg (21), is also wearing cammo and is serving in Iraq as an MP with his company from Ft. Lewis, WA. Please keep in touch and I'll see you all for the big one in a couple years! Start making plans now, cause its going to be a good time. |
Evan Reichlin Skinner |
Just stumbled on this site and had a great time reading it although the dates skew all over the place so it makes it hard to know what you're reading. My last posting said my kids were 10, 9, 7 and 4 1/2 and now they're 19, 18, 16 and 13 so there ya go. Currently President of my kids' high school PTO - a job I wouldn't have taken on without the experience of being the President of the Alumnae Association first! Being the local prez means you're buttonholed in the grocery store, at hockey games, etc. etc. All good though. Our oldest is a sophomore at the School of International Service at American in DC; second was accepted ED to Union College in Schenectady for 9/07. Two down, two to go. It's a ride... |
Laurie Ekes |
1974's most famous alumnae Judy McGrath is featured on the cover of Business Week. There is a full story on her success as president of MTV as well as her 1974 Cedar Crest yearbook picture. |
Valerie Wingerter Crawford |
Deb Harakal Seaman and I are looking forward to seeing many of you at our Class of '76 reunion. We are working with the reunion committee and are busy planning activities to make May 19-21 "fun and memorable"! We will be sending more info to you shortly. |
Sally Treitman Eisenberg |
Just wanted to update my email info! Happy New Year! |
Susan Shabus Fertig |
Please note my change of email address. Does anyone know where Alice Chen '72 is? |
Nina Behringer Loiodice |
Wow - what took me so long to find this? Great place to find old pals. I want to hear from you all. |
Beverly Rau Burns |
I'm trying to get in touch with fellow classmate Lorrain Freeman - would love to have her address. |
Anita Martin Cowles |
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Meg Lewis Schoenemann |
Hi everyone! This is a great service from the college to keep us in touch. I'm looking forward to reunion. I was married five months ago and my husband is waiting to see if other husbands will be at reunion before he commits! So, any other guys planning to come? |
Laurel Williams Fraser |
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Eileen Klein Barnett |
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Marti Hodges Butler |
Please note the new email address. We moved back to the US to Cincinnati in July, 2001. Children are much older! Sean graduated from Drexel. Jeff is a sophomore at the U. of Iowa and Brianne is a senior in high school and will attend U. of Iowa in the fall. I teach 8th grade English and love every minute of it! Husband Brian "commutes" to Mexico City for his job. |
Lorraine Koch Yao |
I have been teaching ESL/EFL in Japan at various universities and work full-time at a vocational school in Tokyo. If anyone is interested in finding out about this country and various opportunities, please contact me. |
Leisel Locke Lengyel |
Just looking. This is great. I enjoyed looking for other classmates. I am looking forward to our reunion this year. I hope we have a great turnout. |
Nancy Hayes Clune |
Hello, CCC has-beens! Stumbled across this site by accident...Doing well in Massachusetts. Daughter Emily heads off to Boston University in the fall. Son James seriously "into" acoustic and electric guitar. Tom still designing software for medical instrumentation (not that I understand any of that). Would love to hear from fellow CCCers, especially 3rd Center Curtis, the no-visitation hall (HA!)--NHC |
Wangui Karanja |
I would appreciate any news/whereabouts of my first room mate Kathy Casey (Butz Hall) who was from NJ. I would also appreciate contact for Janice Jervay of Philadelphia, PA. Just to update you about myself I am currently serving as a commissioner with the electoral commission of Kenya. This is a Presidential appointment. The main function of the commission is to conduct and supervise free and fair elections. This is a big challenge of which I am proud to be a part of for my country. |
Debra Dighton Pember |
Hope to make it to one of the Class reunions in the near future. Maybe for the 30th!! |
Twila Barbis Christian |
Hello to all of my 1972 classmates. I am presently living in Michigan. My son is 17 years old and is presently looking at colleges. My daughter is 15 years old and just finished her freshman year of high school. Jum and I have been married for 26 years. Sorry I could not make the reunion. I am presently working as a Pre-K teacher in two different schools. Loved the reunion pictures. Don't we all look great! |
Sally Treitman Eisenberg |
This website is terrific! I attended our 30th reunion 2 weeks ago and enjoyed connecting with so many people. Richard and I have been married for 28 years and have a 22 year old daugther who is currently teaching 2nd grade and will attend Univ. of Penn. next year. I have been teaching Spanish in NJ for 30 years, and I still love it! |
Debby Terfinko |
Check out the homepage of the college's website and click on the news article about F.A.D.E.D. This is a project of my daughter's who is employed as a Residence Life Counselor at CCC. It's a great program and very interesting! Come to the next performance! |
Jill E. Berger |
What a great place to live and learn! |
Drena Kardashian Contreras |
Just stumbled on the website as I realized I had lost my CCC ring after all these years. I have been married 25 years, have 22 year-old twins daughters - one applying to law school, one to vet school, living in NY, taught for many years and have had my own card and gift store for seven years. Who would have thunk? Five years ago, when my girls were looking at colleges, we had to stop at CCC. My has it changed. They wondered about all the sculptures!! Hi to all from me...was it really that long ago? |
Linda Oleksiak Zembron |
Like Evan, I too find the need to be with friends and find out if all are well. Our family survived with no losses, physically, but mentally, everything has changed. I soon began emailing all that I thought might have been at the WTC. Thankfully all are present and accounted for. Please stay in touch. My Cedar Crest friends are my most cherished. Love to all, L. |
Joanne G. Rocco Carter |
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Ann Wiley |
Just got the letter from Suzy Genthner about the Annual Fund. As an Annual Fund person, I hope everyone from the class of '74 will give because we are the BEST! |
Sylvia D. Chisholm-Neal |
Does anyone have any info on Sharon Patterson? Julie and I have been searching for her. |
Pat (Ross) Conover |
Doesn't seem at all possible that our 30th reunion is rapidly approaching! We're not that old are we?! Reunion last year was really a great time. It was fun being back on campus with so many, many CCC alums. |
Kathleen Glassell |
Just lookin'! |
Wendy Ward Hoffman |
My first visit to the CCC web site ... it's great! Look forward to "coming back soon". |
Dianne Melnychuk |
After 29 years in academic libraries, 28 of
them at Cedar Crest in various positions, I have stepped off a very
high diving board into an exciting new realm. On July 5th I became
Cedar Crest's Director of Foundation and Corporate Giving. I am really
looking forward to making a significant contribution to the College in
my new position. My librarian's research skills will be of great use,
but there is no doubt I am venturing into a arena completely new to me!
Are there any other grantseekers out there? Would someone like to be a
mentor??? By the same token if anyone is affiliated with an
organization which can be a source of funding for Cedar Crest, Let me
know!! |
Judi Johnson Ferrara |
I'm now class correspondent and hope to hear from fellow classmates so we can have some updated news in the next Commentary. Please note my new e-mail address. We missed so many of you at the 25th reunion. Please write, e-mail, or call 610-565-6190. Hope to hear from some of you soon! |
Elizabeth Berry Jaranowski ("Wiz") |
We've moved to the beach in Jacksonville, FL. (actually Atlantic Beach). I'm the Director of Grace Lutheran School. Married to John for 23 years. Our daughter, Jessica, is 19, a student at University of North Florida. E-mail me! |
Kathy Wilson Schmidt |
Great to see the web site and to "hear" what other graduates are up to. Our oldest, Amanda, is a senior and has a classmate who will be going to Cedar Crest in the fall. That made me realize in a flash just how much time has passed! Amanda will be going to Mount Holyoke College and can hardly wait, her sister Allyson is a busy 11 year old. Hope to see friends at reunion. |
Caren Silber Zetlan |
After 25 years of living in Delaware, we are
now in sunny California (San Jose area). Would love to hear from some
of my long lost friends. |
Doralee Halperin |
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Judi Johnson Ferrara |
It's great to read all the messages. Our son Brian just completed his freshman yr at Lehigh and is a brother with Psi Upsilon. It's deja vu for us to be parents of a college student. Looking forward to the 25th reunion! We love coming back to the Lehigh Valley. |
Pat Ross Conover |
Excellent webpage! It's great to read about all that's happening at CCC. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the Reunion 2000! It doesn't seem at all possible that so many years have passed since we've all been together. See you in June! |
Linda Oleksiak Zembron |
This is great! It's so easy to say hello to anyone signed in. I've already heard from someone on the list. Our latest news is that our son, John will be attending Lafayette next year. The Valley is a great place to go to college! Hey Cresties! I would love to hear from you all. I'm in CT now and would love to hear from anyone. Maybe we can restart the CT chapter of the Alumnae Association. Anyone interested? Linda |
Eileen Klein Barnett |
This is a very inviting web site.I look forward to reading about my fellow CCC alumni. |
Doralee Halperin |
Congratulations on establishing the Cedar Crest College Alumnae homepage! Love the tag line, "125 years of sisterhood!" |
Susan Shabus Fertig Class Year: 1972 |
looks great! |
Elaine Hukowicz Argabrite |
Hello to the Class of 1972. I have really enjoyed contacting folks through E-mail. Hope to hear from some of you soon. I was at Cedar Crest on July 25th with my family. We spent some time looking at the campus and shopping in the bookstore. Campus looks GREAT!!!! |
Patricia Decker Shaw |
Lived in Miami, Florida for 22 years. Teach 4th Grade. Divorced in 1993. One son, Danny, age 22; one daughter, Tracy, age 14; one granddaughter, Olivia, age 4 months in Bradenton, Florida. |
Debby Patten Terfinko |
Congratulations on a site well done! I especially like the Ginko leaf bullets :-) |
Suzy Davis Vitale |
This web page looks great! Glad we now have an alumnae page. I like the upcoming events section. Maybe it will stimulate more interest. |
Karen Flaster Langer |
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Heidi Bright Butler |
Cindy does cyberspace! What fun! CCC's alumnae page is one of the best I've seen. What a great way to keep informed and in touch. |
Amelia (Nam) Keeler |
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Kathryn (Kitty) Kish Pochman |
With a son looking at colleges I see a lot of college web sites. Cedar Crest's is one of the best! I'm the Director of the Maria Mitchell Association in Nantucket. Maria Mitchell was the first professional astronomer in the U.S. and the first woman inducted into the Americal Academy of Arts and Sciences. Check out our web site. |
Susan DeBoer Mangan |
Great web site! Enjoyed looking through it to see who has signed in. Went to CCC in Sept. for dedication of Miller building - unbelievable! All's well in Wilton,CT. Husband Scott great, Melissa is a freshman (gulp!) at Dartmouth, Greg is a freshman in high school and Steve is in 7th grade. They keep busy with sports and the social scene. LOVE to hear from CCC classmates. |
Lou Ann Voight Corsi |
I am keeping busy with work and 3 kids. I love my job as clinical director of the Chemung County Health Department. The boys are Matt 16 (driving yikes!), Joey 14, and Greg 12. Guess no potential Cear Crest Alumnae here. We keep busy every day with practice, games etc. I think about you all often. |
Ginny Pityo Mihalik |
This is great! Class of 1977: send me your news for the next edition of the Exchange. It will be a wonderful way to keep in touch, not to mention quick and convenient... I know how valuable our time is! Greetings to all of my CCC friends from 1973 on! Congrats, Sue and Barbara Ann. This is a great site! |
Evan Reichlin Skinner |
Twenty-two years ago I had only laughing contempt for the Cindy Cedar Crest's who ran the show...in three weeks I'lll become the President of the Alumnae Association! One of the many, many lessons of age and maturity is make no predictions about how the future will come out. My work with CCC has been and promises to be one the most rewarding aspects of my very full life. Balancing the needs of 4 kids ages 10, 9, 7 and 4 1/2 with my husband's, my own, volunteerism, an active athletic schedule, etc.etc...How much of that is possible because of the positive grounding I got at Cedar Crest. If anyone has questions or suggestions about the Association or what's happening here (there?), I'd love to hear from you. Not to mention my friends from (way too many) years ago. |
Ayhan Oktem Ege |
The warmest place on the internet! I think I had my best years at CCC. Many thanks and I hope my long lost friends drop me a line. |
Phyllis Segal Gould |
Hi...I just found this website & really like it. I started teaching piano in March 98 & am going back to college to take some music classes (at the community college). So much for a foreign language major! Sorry to miss my 25th reunion, but Dave & I went to his at Lehigh! |
Angela Masaro Kris |
Have enjoyed browsing the CCC site. Would enjoy hearing from any others. Presently in Arizona! |
Nyda Novodvorsky Budig |
I enjoyed viewing the Website very much. It certainly makes me proud of the college. Can't believe it's been 25 years since I left CCC. Time has really flown. Life in D.C. is great. |
Linda Adler |
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Marti Hodges Butler |
I live in Buenos Aires and depend on the internet for information from the States! Please help to keep me updated! Our oldest is in college a Drexel in Philadelphia, and the 14 and 16 year olds are in high school. They attend, and I teach at an international school in BA. We've been here for almost three years, probably two more. |
Candy Reardon Amesbury |
Getting on-line is putting me in touch with my past and I am having a great time. I live in Chatham, NJ, still stay in touch with Patty Decker Shaw and would love to hear from old friends. |
Barbara Dennis McInnes |
Glad you're on line. Would enjoy hearing from friends! |
Karen Flaster Langer |
Hello to everyone! Had a great time at my last reunion! It was so fun to walk around the campus, especially Butz Hall. Hung out in the rooms just like we did in college. Ian and I have two sons, David age 10 and Steven, 3 years old. They are a lot of fun!!! Looking forward to the next reunion-hope to see everyone there!!! |
Carol Crosby Baker |
1st time signing in on the Guestbook, but I have enjoyed visiting the site and seeing messges from some former classmates. |
Lisa Grunza Ewell |
Living in NJ and loving it! |
Carol Stager Giegerich |
I have been wondering how to find the email addresses for my fellow classmates. How wonderful to find this guestbook at the CCC website. Great! I would be interested in getting back in touch with everyone from my years at CCC. Where are all of you? I miss the contact from being class correspondent. Is anyone going to the big event this coming June? I am in IL. outside of Chicago, if anyone is in this area, let me know. All is well with myself and my family. Son, Tim is in college, and daughter Melissa is looking at colleges to attend. I work at a local college, so you see what the main emphasis of my life is at the moment. Take care. |